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Riku and Mai
Fifty three
Mai, Riku and Axel sat down at the dining room table.
The dining room was a mix of milk chocolate brown and strawberry red. The table was brown, made of solid wood and the floor was a red carpet and the walls were brown. The windows were white and the ceiling too.
Mai ate while her boyfriend and her friend talked.
So far, Axel explained the meetings to Riku and he spoke of them in detail, the kiss to the hand on Black Friday, the kiss full on the lips in Midgar and his ability to open the portals. Riku just sat there; he shook his head every now and again but as Axel got deeper into his story Riku started to get bored. Mai could see it but she wasn't sure Axel was. Then Riku surprised her.
"Can you take us to Doki's hideout?" Riku asked leaning on the table. "I totally forgive you and stuff but I want to know if you can do that for me?"
Axel paused; he lowered his eyes without moving his head and bit his lip. Mai looked into his mind and read what he was thinking. He was confused, he couldn't…
"Riku, he can't tell you," Mai said after her wide eyed gasp-then calming down. She waited for Riku's response. He flickered his eyes to her then back to Axel and then exhaled through his nose. Riku rested his face in his hand. He drummed his fingers on the side of his face out of irritation.
Axel nodded once to Mai, as a thank you. "She's right, I can't tell you… I don't remember. That was the deal, I forget where the hideout was and I could be free to see her again."
Mai collected the plates, she had a feeling she should leave the dinning room table to give them space and time together. She went to the kitchen and closed the door behind her.
Riku watched her leave.
Axel stared Riku down but not as hard as Riku stared him down.
"Look, Doki wants me to do something for him, that's why I'm here, but I don't plan to go back unless I can defeat someone."
Riku lifted his head and blinked and confusion, Axel's word choice was strange. "What are you hiding?" Riku asked, he knew this man too well.
"I can't say, Mai's in danger if that's what you want to know."
Riku just sat there, wondering. He wanted to know but if he pressed Axel wrong and Mai walked in he'd be betraying her trust again, he wasn't going to let that happen. "Okay, Axel, do what you have to and get lost, if what you say is true you have to get out of here before Mai gets hurt."
"I know that," he said flatly. But his eyes flickered to the kitchen door then to Riku again with a grin. "Valentine's day is coming up, what do you plan to do for her?" his voice was sad now.
Riku looked at him puzzled. Why would he change the subject like that? "Why do you need to know?" Riku sat back in his seat and folded his arms; he slightly turned his head away.
"So what'd you get her?" Axel could see through Riku's fake irritation.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Riku shook his head with his arms still folded.
Axel chuckled, "Man, just tell me, it's not like I'm going to tell her."
Riku glared at him, "If she can read your mind who's to say that you won't tell her?"
Axel chuckled, "Well if you don't tell me I'll just find out myself and then tell her… or I'll get something better than what you're giving her."
Riku chuckled he wasn't agreeing with Axel, but instead he was chucking out of victory, "What I'm giving her you'll never give her anything better."
Axel blankly stared with a grin on his face. "So, you're going to give her that huh?"
"Of course," Riku grinned out of victory again, he didn't have to explain himself, Axel, being Axel thought he knew what he was talking about. Riku had other plans, not just giving her his world. Riku had other things, better things. "Sure, Axel, sure."
Axel looked at the kitchen door as if waiting for something then he looked at Riku. "What is she doing?"
"I don't know, probably cleaning, I did take that liberty away from her living in my mansion and all." Riku sorta chuckled. "She doesn't like the high and fancy life so much."
"I notice, she's forgotten her memory but her subconscious knows what it hates."
"Axel, do you think she's… hateful?"
Axel stared at him confused for a moment. "No, I mean… she does… have hatred for many things but mainly towards things… not people."
"Hm." Riku pondered for a second, why was he talking to him about her? Was he that suspicious of Axel's presence? "Well, I'd better help her out with her powers, I've been putting them off for the little things I tricked her into."
Axel watched at Riku stood. "Can I watch?"
"Fine, I don't care."
Riku went into the kitchen and found Mai with her back turned. Riku didn't think nothing by it until her hair was pushed back by a strong gust of wind… or power. Mai shivered as the gust was gone. Riku stared in confusion.
"Mai?"
"Oh, you were watching…" she turned around after a second. She smiled sheepishly and tried to look innocent. It didn't work.
"Were you using your Chakra?" Riku asked.
Mai's smile that was clearly filled with nervousness vanished. "Yeah… I wanted to see if I could control it or not…"
Riku chuckled, "I was suppose to teach you remember?"
"Yeah I know… but…"
"No buts, Chakra is dangerous when you can't control it," Riku said. Riku went to her side and smiled, then took her arm and pulled her to their back yard. "Okay summon your Chakra," Riku said after pacing for two seconds.
Mai tilted her head and did so. It was harder with him staring at her. Mai summoned the Chakra and it was as she remembered in Midgar, it was a flame colder but stronger. It was floating less than a inch from her hand but it remained over her hand like it was held there. Mai looked at it. Riku reached out his hand to touch it. Oddly he didn't see it as a flame, if he had Mai was sure he wouldn't be reckless and touch it. Riku touched it and pulled back. He examined his hand and wondered for a moment. He nodded to himself and reached out again. This time he wrapped his fingers around it and took it from her hand. Riku squeezed it and it broke with a glass breaking sound.
"What were you going?" Mai asked.
"You're Chakra is something far different than anything I've ever seen. It's strong but weak at the same time, it doesn't burn but it does chill things but only for a second. You're Chakra is a mix of blue and white. Almost like mine," he said he was still studying his hand.
"Okay but how do I control it?"
"Let me answer this one," Axel said, he was standing, watching them from the porch. "You see Mai, your powers are mixed with light and darkness thus you can do many things like Riku and Doki can. But here's where Riku's wrong," he gave Riku a smirk and turned to Mai again, "Your powers are not far different it is the same as all that is around you and the only colors that come up are blue and white because of what's most important to you. Doki's Chakra is a mix of orange and black, he claims the orange is you and the black is himself. For you the blue is Riku and the white is everything else you hold dear. The colors of Chakra are different for every person." he finished. "Top that," Axel folded his arms out of victory and smirked at Riku again.
Mai rolled her eyes, "Cocky," she murmured. She turned to Riku again. "Okay so how do I control them?" she waited she was sure that Axel's cockiness was going to get in Riku's way of teaching.
"Well Axel I already knew that, I didn't even get a chance to explain." Riku rolled his eyes, "Mai there's one sure-fire way to controlling Chakra, focus on," Riku said.
"Actually for her kind they just have to tell it what to do, the Chakra is like a servant to them, they can boss it around like it's some kind of slave," Axel said.
"Listen I'm the one who's suppose to teach her not you," Riku argued.
"But as far as I can see you need help and she's not some normal girl, she's an Emotion Controller, she has the ability to control emotions. But since you don't understand or know that I have to relieve you of your duty."
"Guys…" Mai tried to break this up before it got out of hand.
"You can't relieve me of anything you porcupine, I'm the one who has to teach her, and while you had your chance to volunteer you were off playing hero, but it seems you failed."
"Don't start super-model, I can kick your butt any day," Axel taunted.
Mai tried again but her voice couldn't reach over this little argument.
"Cocky porcupine," Riku rolled his eyes and folded his arms.
"Spoiled rich model," Axel folded his arms and turned his back to Riku.
Mai sighed and looked at the sky, 'This is going to be a long day.'
