Fire & Moonlight, a Kingdom Hearts fanwork: Drabble challenge by Wishing-Fire, written by Raberba girl
25. Bee
Summary: Round Room meetings are boring. Doesn't help that Axel was probably up late playing video games the night before.
A/N: They're 15 or 16 years old here.
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"Our top priority at the moment should be to find new members. Though we have been doing well enough with our current numbers, we must step up recruitment if we are to achieve our goal of creating Kingdom Hearts..."
As Xemnas droned on, Saïx gave the impression of paying close attention, but was, in fact, discreetly surveying the other members gathered in the Round Room. Xigbar was lounging haphazardly in his seat, but undoubtedly not missing a thing; Xaldin was looming ominously, as if ready to tear off the head of anyone who annoyed him; Vexen was either taking vigorous notes or working out his next project and totally ignoring the meeting; Lexaeus was...being Lexaeus; Zexion was leaning back in a relaxed manner but listening closely; and Axel was...
Saïx frowned.
"...hearts lurking in the dark, grieving and wailing, all that glorious dark power just waiting to be harnessed..."
Xigbar was beginning to grin. Xaldin's eyes narrowed in growing suspicion. Both of them were staring at the same thing.
"...and then we shall merge with the Void and be indwelt with the great Nil-"
Saïx summoned his weapon and hurled it with all his berserker strength. "Haaaahhhh!"
The claymore's impact with the head of Axel's chair was explosive, causing bits of shattered white marble and clouds of dust to rain down. The young red-haired Nobody shrieked and nearly toppled off the throne-like structure, catching himself with both hands just in time.
"S...Saïx! Did you just try to kill me?"
"Number VII, explain yourself," Xemnas demanded.
Saïx sat almost demurely, legs crossed, both hands resting on one knee. "There was a bee," he murmured.
Everyone stared at him for a long moment.
"W...Well, Saïx, thanks for killing that bee for me," Axel finally said weakly, which made Xigbar laugh.
"If I may, Lord Xemnas," Zexion finally said, apparently choosing to ignore the interruption, "I would greatly appreciate it if you could explain your last statement in more detail, since...in my ignorance...I did not quite understand it."
"You didn't understand it because it made no sense," Xigbar said bluntly. "Look, Xem-sama, seeing as how the rest of us are Void-challenged and all, let's maybe stick to more practical business, like trying to figure out how to collect hearts without a Keyblade."
After the meeting, as soon as they had corridored to Twilight Town together, Saïx turned to Axel and smacked him upside the head.
"Ow!"
"Moron."
"Why are you picking on me all of a sudden!"
"You're getting off easy. You should have seen the look Xaldin was giving you."
Axel gulped. "Oh."
"Lea, don't ever fall asleep during a meeting again."
"Yessir."
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Author's Notes: Inspired by a scene from the movie Ever After.
Ftr, Xigbar was using the "-sama" honorific teasingly here.
Complete: 25/101. Next: Um...theme 26 appears to be missing. And 27. And 31. o.O I'm going to assume that means it's writer's choice, though I'll still e-mail Wishing-Fire about it.