A/N: From here on in in the series, there will be random journal entries from Axel's POV starting with this chatper

A/N: I have no idea what a day in the life of a soldier in training is like, well actually I do have an idea, I just don't know what really goes on. So whatever I say is fact in my little world here. It's my story, after all.

Axel collapsed on his bed and kicked off his combat boots. He and the others had just met the most anal drill instructor that had ever existed. Ancon didn't waste time making sure every single new recruit hated his guts before the day was over. He sure did like going out of his way to be an asshole, but it was all part of the training, right? Either that or he had a petrified tree up his ass.

"I don't think I can survive living like this every single day," San said in a muffled voice. He was lying face down on his bed with his face buried in his pillow. Ancon had really pushed everyone to the limit. Axel slowly stood up and decided to change out of his uniform so he could actually get some sleep. Every muscle in his body ached from the 100 pushups to the 10 mile run. "I feel sorry for that little dorky guy with the glasses." Hunter said as he unbuttoned his shirt. "What was his name? Rodent or something."

"Yeah, it was Rodent." Axel said as he folded his uniform, clad only in his white boxers and wife-beater. "Sure he wasn't exactly in top condition, but he didn't have to trip him."

"This Ancon guy is nuts," San commented, then pushed himself up into a sitting position. "Have you guys ever seen Full Metal Jacket?"

"Yeah, that is a fuckin' good movie," Hunter said while Axel and Razor nodded in agreement.

"You know that part where the fat guy keeps getting picked on by the Drill Instructor and when everyone else starts getting punished for his screw-ups they tie him to the bed and beat him with soap, and then after graduation he goes crazy and shoots the Drill Instructor and then himself? That kind of reminds me of Ancon and Rodent. You don't suppose…"

"Not likely," Hunter replied. "Rodent seems like a mild-mannered kinda guy. I doubt he'd go on a killing spree."

"Speaking of killing spree, here comes Ancon."

"Shit!"

Everyone scrambled to get their belongings in decent order so as not to provoke the beast that is Ancon. He had put a huge emphasis on neatness that morning as it was a part of discipline and those who didn't abide got to see true discipline first hand. Ancon's sudden entrance, though predicted by the recruits, made all four of them snap to attention. The slender brown squirrel looked over the bunk with his hard and patronizing eyes. In his hands he held a riding crop which he slapped the palm of his hand with for that extra element of fear. "Lights out maggots. Tomorrow, the REAL work will begin, so don't let me catch any of you outside of this bunk until then. Understood?"

"Sir yes sir."

"Good night ladies."

Ancon turned heel and shut off the light as he made his exit. He slammed the door shut behind him and continued on to the next bunk. He was incharge of all troops bunking in 20-30. Figures we had to get the old fart guy with the riding crop. Axel thought to himself as he closed his trunk. Could be worse I guess, "How could it get any worse than this guy?" Hunter whispered as if he had been reading Axel's mind. "I don't even want to know," San replied with his face in his pillow once again. Everyone mumbled in agreement and crawled into bed. It had been a rough day and they were all dead tired. At least they had those eight hours of peace to look forward to every night, right?

However, peace doesn't come to everyone when they sleep.

"Okay, WAKE UP DIPSHITS!" Ancon's loud voice was accompanied by the ear shattering sound of a nightstick on a trashcan, a sound that pierced into Axel's dream and woke him with a start. However, it wasn't the rude awakening that was making his heart thump wildly in his chest. He was actually thankful that the wake-up call came when it did as his mind was just about to slip into another nightmare. "I will be back for inspection in 30 minutes, if you are not fully dressed and straightened out this bunk by the time I return, there is going to be hell to pay! I want those beds made pronto!"

"Sir yes sir!"

Once again the door suffered a mighty blow as Ancon made his exit. His footsteps were heard leaving their bunk and heading off to the next, the trash can digging into the earth, and soon the sound grew too faint to even bother listening for. That is until he reached the next bunk where the racket of his wake-up call could clearly be heard by all that were awake.

"It's only five fuckin' thirty one in the morning!" San mumbled angrily. He threw his digital watch into his trunk and began digging for his uniform. Hunter yawned slightly as he began making his bed and Axel, who was already halfway dressed, began scraping the dry mud off of his combat boots. Razor moved silently and swiftly as he dressed and made his bed, moving of to perfecting his daily attire before any of the other three had even finished their first task at hand. "Damn Razor, how'd you do that so fast?" Hunter asked when he completed his bed making. Razor remained quiet as he made certain his uniform was presentable before cleaning up his boots. Hunter sighed. Ever since he first met Razor he was determined to get the silent squirrel to say something. He began wondering what his voice sounded like, as the only time he spoke was when he replied with the others. Of course, several guys were talking at once and it was difficult to make out his voice from the others. He shrugged his shoulders and sleepily returned to the task at hand. He could tell already that today was going to suck even worse than yesterday.

After Ancon's bunk inspection later that morning, some recruits were already experiencing muscle cramps before the training even began, making the group of Bunk 24 glad they had efficiently completed their tasks before Ancon returned, despite how tired they all were. Now, each recruit in Ancon's squad stood ready for whatever was to happen. They were all a bit impatient and just wanted to get their morning session over with. The sooner that happened, the sooner they could eat, and they were all pretty hungry. Still, 'tis better to train on an empty stomach than to get stomach cramps.

"All right maggots," Ancon yelled abruptly as he made his entrance, his hands behind his back and his steps strong and rhythmic. "Listen up! You see that?" Ancon pointed behind him to a varied obstacle course complete with ropes, tires, and monkey bars. "It should take you no more than five minutes to complete this course. You got me? Five minutes! If you don't complete this course in five fucking minutes, which should be more than enough time even for lazy asses such as yourselves, you don't eat. Got it?"

"Sir yes sir!"

"Let's begin."

Ancon sent a random pair of two squirrels to take on the course and ordered the others to line up in two single file lines. After each pair completed, the first two in both lines were sent in. So far, everyone had completed in less than five minutes. That is until Axel noticed who was standing right in front of him. He quickly shot a concerned and sympathetic look to Riley, who was right next to him in the other line. "I feel sorry for that Rodent guy," Riley whispered to Axel. "I don't think he's going to make it." Axel nodded in agreement. Rodent was visibly getting more and more nervous as he approached the front of the line. Ancon was definitely going to give him a hard time, no doubt about that. Axel couldn't take it anymore. As the last squirrel in front of Rodent took off, he was almost shaking. It was only a matter of time before he made a fool of himself like yesterday. That's when he felt a friendly paw on his shoulder. "You can do it," Axel whispered to him. "just pretend you're being chased by something. Don't let Ancon take advantage of you again."

Rodent slowly looked over his shoulder. He had the strangest and most insecure look in his eyes, but Axel could tell his words of encouragement had had some effect on him. "You really think I can do it?" he asked in a quiet voice. Axel smiled and nodded. "Get ready, you're on next. Just remember what I said." Rodent quickly looked forward just in time to see the last squirrel complete the course. "Who's next?" Ancon said as he turned around. He grinned almost evilly when he saw who one of the next runners was. Rodent gulped silently as he and his running partner took position. Ancon set his watch, glancing at Rodent now and then. There was a grin on his face as if he couldn't wait to yell at him when he screwed up. "Go!"

Axel and Riley were slightly amazed by Rodent's sudden burst of speed. For a while, he was neck and neck with the other recruit. They reached the rope net and Rodent scurried up as fast as he could, which wasn't quiet fast enough to stay even with the other recruit. Add to that the fact that he nearly got his foot stuck, but he eventually made it. He ran to the wall and began climbing, but he nearly lost his footing a few times. "Come on, Private Rodent, keep it together!" Ancon yelled as he struggled to make it over the wall without falling. He made it down and ran over to the tires. He took in a deep breath as he started across. "Hey, he's actually doing pretty well." Riley whispered just a nano second before Rodent tripped, landing right on his face. Axel elbowed Riley hard. "Nice goin'! Ya jinxed him!"

Rodent got right back on his feet and tried to make his way through the tires, only to trip again. Axel sweatdropped and sighed. "Well, he had a good start. That's got to be worth something." Riley tried not to laugh as Rodent finally made it past the tires and struggled not to fall off the monkey bars. He felt sorry for the lil' guy, but his performance was somewhat amusing. "Think that's funny?" Axel whispered to him. A sinister grin then spread across his face. "You won't be laughing when I kick your ass at this thing." Riley leered back with his trade mark smirk. "You think so do you? Sorry to say, Shithead, but you couldn't beat me if I were quadriplegic."

"We'll just see about that,"

Rodent staggered across the finish line. His breath was short and quick as he was obviously not physically up for such things. Ancon stopped his watch just as Rodent collapsed on the ground. He raised his eyebrow in disbelief. "4,59. Unbelievable." He turned towards the other trainees. "All right, listen up! If that little lightweight disgrace over there can finish in less than five minutes, there shouldn't be any excuses for the rest of you! All right you two, you're next!"

Axel slightly leaned his weight forward. He mentally prepared himself to take off as soon as the signal was given, but before he knew it, he was already off and sprinting towards the first obstacle with Riley just a few inches behind. The signal was inaudible to him and most likely to Riley as well, but pure instinct told them when the signal had been given which allowed Axel, who had better reaction time, to pull out slightly ahead.

He hit the rope net dead on and began climbing it in a somewhat hastened fashion, then forced himself to use a distinct rhythm as he climbed which proved to be more effective. However, Riley had maintained this rhythm at the beginning of the climb, allowing him to pull ahead. When they had both cleared that mission, they ran towards a wooden, ladder-type wall. This time, Axel sustained a rhythm at the beginning, allowing him to stay close behind Riley. As they reached the top, Riley lost his footing a bit and Axel took this opportunity to pull ahead. He swung his foot over and allowed gravity to aid him in his descent.

When his foot met with the soil, he turned on heal and dashed towards the tires. He could hear Riley's foot steps not to far behind him as he jumped to the first tire. He then jumped to the next one, making sure his foot wasn't caught before jumping to the next. However, Riley was older and slightly taller than Axel which allowed him to take the lead. With the tires behind them, Axel and Riley raced straight ahead to the monkey bars. One obstacle after another caused Axel and Riley to exchange places for the lead until the finish was in sight and the courses were long gone. Now all that was left was a straight sprint.

Axel put all of his power into his run. He pushed the ground with his feet and took off with every step. It was almost as if he was flying for an extremely short period of time as he dug his boots into the ground and pushed off. With the finishing point drawing nearer, Axel felt rather confident that he had beaten his friend, until a green and grey blur whizzed past him. Riley had waited until the last moment and launched himself into a mad sprint that allowed him to over take his rival easily. He skidded to a stop behind the checkpoint and turned just in time to see Axel join him. He groaned when he saw the patronizing look in Riley's eyes. Oh god, here it comes. "Well, that was certainly enjoyable. Now what was that about you kicking my ass again?" Riley said on his high horse. Axel sighed and decided to let it pass. Riley had won and therefore had the rightful bragging privileges, even though it did bug the hell out of him.

Every recruit there after had completed the coarse in the required five minutes or less, and therefore received their reward of sustenance. Of course, what was served wasn't exactly what one could call a reward. Axel picked at the odd, and very unappetizing, looking concoction on his tray. It was some sort of weird blob of scrambled eggs, salsa, cheese and ham. At least, that's what it looked like, and that's what he hoped it was. Everyone else who actually mustered up the courage to taste it didn't seem phased, so he thought he might as well give it a try.

Oddly, it didn't taste as bad as he thought it would, but it didn't really taste that great either. The eggs were a bit on the soggy side and the ham was cold, but other than that it tasted all right. Better to have that than to go hungry. "I wonder if they're going to give us that gravy soaked stuffing casserole thing they fed us yesterday for lunch." Hunter said as he poked his food a bit with his fork. "That didn't taste half bad."

"I just hope they don't give us that fried chicken beef stake they gave us for dinner again. That tasted like tuna shit." Riley said.

The others mumbled in agreement and continued their meal at an unrushed pace. Upon scanning the room, Axel noticed that Rodent was sitting all by his lonesome at a table across the room. There was a distinct look in his eyes that told he hoped someone, anyone, would sit down at his table. No one did, and a crowding at other tables suggested why. "I think I'm gonna invite that Rodent guy over here. You guys all right with that?" Axel said, never taking his eyes off the lone squirrel.

"Fine with me," Riley replied.

"I don't really care. Do what you want," San said as he poked his food around.

That said, Axel got from his seat and headed over to where Rodent was sitting. At this moment, he noticed that another recruit was walking towards Rodent as well, but he didn't seem to have the friendly intentions that Axel had. He wouldn't do anything to him, this isn't high school after all. Those thoughts, though logical, didn't ease Axel's doubts. That one guy had that look in his eyes, he was about to make Rodent's life miserable and have loads of fun while doing it. Axel glared at him, but the other squirrel didn't seem to notice. The only thing on his mind was his target.

Rodent was generally a shy squirrel. He usually kept to himself so as not to make too many enemies, but there were always those who picked on him. Though no one was talking to him, he thought that all the recruits had out grown bullying, until he suddenly found his face in his breakfast. The other squirrel, whose nametag read Jones, laughed as he slammed Rodent's face down onto the tray. Everyone suddenly grew silent and all eyes were on them. A few other squirrels, probably Jones's stupid friends, were laughing but other than that, no one said anything.

Jones loved to bully other around. He thought he had the right to do so, as he was a bit higher in society what with him being born into wealth and all. He had never been challenged by anyone and all of his peers did what he said. That was all about to change. Jones was just about to turn around to join his friends when he was suddenly knocked to the ground. Looking up, he saw Axel glaring down at him, his fists tight and resting at his sides ready to be drawn in case a fight broke out. "My God, aren't you a little old to be picking on others like that?" Axel said with anger straining his voice. He then raised his fists, as if getting ready for a fistfight. "You wanna pick on someone? Pick on me then!" Riley was at Axel's side in a heartbeat, though it wasn't Axel's safety he was concerned about. Axel was a hot head with a nasty temper. It didn't take much to make him angry, and when he was pushed enough, there was always hell to pay. Riley was there mainly to hold Axel back just incase Jones decided to throw a few insults their direction.

Jones slowly rose to his feet. No one had ever spoken to him like that, much less pushed him down. He was outraged by this and decided he had to maintain his superior position. It was only when Jones was standing that Axel noticed how much bigger he was. He was about twice Axel's size, but that didn't frighten him in the least. The last thing he was gonna do was let some big oaf push him around. "You have no idea what you have gotten yourself into, pal!" Jones said, lifting his finger to Axel's face. "You're gonna regret ever messing with me." Jones then stormed off, his lackeys following him.

Axel shook his head and sighed with frustration. At this time, Hunter and San had made their way over. "You just can't go anywhere without making an enemy, can you?" Riley said. "You're too violent. You need to learn to control your anger."

"My anger is under control, thank you very much." Axel replied, leering at him. Riley gave him a skeptical look, but decided it was not a good idea to point out Axel's flaws when he was in that mood.

Rodent had just finished wiping off his face when he felt a paw on his shoulder. "Come on, you can sit with us," a familiar voice said. He turned around and found himself once again facing Axel. "Hey, you're that guy from earlier. Why are you being so nice to me?" Axel narrowed his eyes at Rodent and his somewhat friendly grin turned into a loose frown. "Would you rather I be mean to you?" Unaware of the fact that Axel was joking, Rodent's eyes grew large and he started sputtering out random words in order to save himself a beating that Axel's eyes threatened to unleash upon him. A swift chuckle escaped Axel as his expression suddenly changed from dark to amused. "I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Come on, sit with us." A swift wave of the hand in the general direction of the table Axel and co. were just dining at brought Rodent to his feet. He was glad to be finally accepted as something more than the little dork with glasses. Strange thing was that Axel was almost never such a social squirrel and usually let Riley invite new comers to join them for lunch or whatever. But being social was easy when the target of your sympathy was obviously begging for compassion. A beg that Axel couldn't ignore.

After breakfast had finished, the recruits were herded out of the cafeteria like cattle and back onto the training field. Jones kept leering at Axel and Axel kept trying not to laugh at how stupid Jones looked. Rodent never strayed from their group, as it was the only place he was accepted and Hunter took on a friendly rivalry with one of Riley's bunkmates, Blaine. Over all, the day sucked. The training missions got more and more tedious and Ancon made them do double push-ups when Rodent tripped during the ten mile run. Rodent was sure everyone would hate his guts after that, but Riley and Axel assured him otherwise. San did get annoyed with him messing up, but not to the point to where he'd hate him and Hunter just sympathized with him. Razor remained silent the whole day and, though he showed a slight fondness for Rodent as a companion, he remained neutral. All in all, the boys were glad when the day was over and they could return to their bunks for some much needed sleep.

Axel had finally achieved the state of rest in which neither outside distractions nor terrifying nightmares could disturb his slumber. Dreamless sleep. It was rare that his mind would allow him this bit of heaven on earth as his fragile subconscious was prone to frightening situations and gory images as he slept, but only in this state would he fully and truly have a good night's sleep. However, someone was determined to drag him out of his paradise and let him take part in another type of heaven on earth.

He felt someone shaking him and whispering harshly at him to wake up. He growled loudly as he was brought back to consciousness against his will. He opened one eye and sneered at the one that had disturbed his rest. "Dammit! What the fuck do you want, Hunter?"

"So you woke up this time," came Riley's voice, causing Axel to sit up. Upon looking around the bunk, he saw that Hunter, Riley, and Blaine were all in uniform, while San was getting dressed. Razor was still asleep and he also noticed that it was midnight. "What the hell is going on?" he said as he threw the covers off of his body. "The Air Force camp is nearby and we have a few friends that are expecting us." Riley explained. "We told them about you last night and they're looking forward to meeting you."

"You went last night without telling me?"

"Hey, we tried to wake you up, but you were out cold." Hunter explained.

"Why does Razor get to sleep?"

"We asked him if he wanted to go with us, and he said he didn't."

"You mean you actually got him to talk?"

"Well, no, but you could tell by his body language."

"Okay," Axel sighed and got out of bed. "Just who are these 'friends' of yours?"

"Oh you'll see," Hunter said, winking to San who had finished getting dressed.

When Axel was dressed as well, all five squirrels crept out of the bunk, doing all they could to remain undetected. They swiftly made their way out of the campgrounds and into a nearby forest. From there, they proceeded to climb a rather tall (not steep, mind you) hill that over looked both the Army training grounds and the Air Force camp. Far from the lights of the city, the sky was lit by the large full moon and the millions of stars that covered the sky. Then they waited, but not for long.

"Hi guys," came a voice from the opposite side of the hill. The voice sounded somewhat sensual and very feminine. It was then that five female squirrels dressed in military Air Force attire appeared. As they approached, Axel took note of their physical appearance. All of them were beautiful young women, yet for some reason they each wore official training uniforms of combat aviator trainees. Surely they can't be going into actual air combat, right. The one in the front was a brown squirrel, with dark brown hair and green eyes. She had a slender figure and a beautiful tail. The one to her left was a grey squirrel with black eyes and blonde hair. To the right of the first squirrel was a red squirrel with green eyes and long brown hair with a white tip at the end of her bushy tail (sort of like Conker's tail). To her left was another grey squirrel with long red hair and dark brown eyes. To the far right was the one that really caught Axel's attention.

This squirrel was also grey. She had deep blue eyes and a beautiful face. She had a lovely bushy tail and soft grey fur. Her hair, which was almost spiky (not spiked up, mind you) was just a few inches short of shoulder length, but it was the oddest color. It was…..blue. Short spiky blue hair, blue as the sea, that matched her eyes perfectly. Definitely not what Axel was expecting. "Hope we didn't keep you boys waiting too long," the brown squirrel said. She then grinned and skimmed her gaze across the soldiers before her. "And you must be Axel, right?" she said when her eyes rested on him. Axel remained speechless, but without a surprised look on his face, and nodded his head.

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Miya. The grey squirrel to my left is Gena, the red one is Sabrina, the grey on with the red hair is Kaila, and the one with the blue hair is Pretz." Each of the girls nodded as their names were called and Axel noticed a hint of humiliation in Pretz. He couldn't tell if it was that fact that she was known as "the one with blue hair" or if it were because of her unusual name. Whatever the reason, Axel (being the gentleman that he is ^_^) shook paws with each of them.

After the introductions were complete, all ten squirrels sat in a large circle in the grass and talked. Not of anything particular, just random thoughts. It was then that Axel noticed the bits of 'romance' happening around him. Sabrina and Hunter obviously had a thing for each other, Miya and San were really hitting it off, Blaine and Gena just got right to it and were making out on the grass, while Riley and Pretz were deep in their own conversation. Really, Riley's always been what one could call a 'ladies man' Axel thought to himself with a sigh. While it may not have been apparent to anyone else there, Axel knew better. Riley was secretly making the move on Pretz and while she may not even notice it herself, she was falling for it. Hook, line, and sinker as they say. Not that Riley was a lady starved bastard like too many guys are, he just had a way of making a girl fall for him before she even realized it.

"Pretz and I have been best friends for years," Kaila said when she noticed Axel observing the love line forming between the blue haired squirrel and his best friend. "Same with me 'n Riley. You guys sign up together?" Axel asked as he turned his gaze back to Kaila. "Yeah, when we heard that the Air Force…"

"Sorry to interrupt," Riley said, causing both squirrels to look up. "Pretz really wants to get to know you, Axel, and we don't know much about each other, Kaila. Say we switch off for a bit?"

"Uh, sure.." Axel and Kaila answered in unison. "I'll finish that thought later," Kaila said as she got up and Pretz took her place beside Axel. Riley winked at Axel as he indicated Pretz with his hand. Axel sighed and shook his head. There was no doubt Pretz was in his little 'love trap' and it'd be no time before she noticed 'what a great guy' he was. Axel wasn't nearly as lucky with the ladies, that's why he treasured Sarah so. She was his one true and only love, and now…….

Dammit! You're doing it to yourself again, Axel! He thought as he sighed. Pretz was sitting next to him with her knees to her chest and pulling grass out of the ground. It was obvious she was waiting for him to say something. Unfortunately, he wasn't all the great with starting a conversation. His shyness prevented him from doing so, but he could tell that Pretz was just as shy, if not shyer, than he was. "So…Pretz," she looked at him, "No offense, but what kind of name is Pretz for a girl?"

"What kind of name is Axel for a squirrel?" she retorted playfully.

"Touché`."

Pretz let out a small laugh. "You know, you're friend, Riley, is something else." She said, hugging her knees a bit. Here it goes… Axel shook his head with that thought and a small grin. "You're best friends, right? How long have you known each other?"

"Well," Axel thought as he turned his gaze upward "I think it was second grade that we met. That'd be eleven years I guess."

"Do you remember how you met?"

"Uh, I think it was at recess. I got in a fight with this one guy. I was kicking his ass until a bunch of his friends ambushed me from behind,"

"What happened?"

"Basically, I got the shit beaten out of me."

"You got into a lot of fights in school?"

"Plenty. Anyway, when I started bleeding from both my nose and mouth they decided I had 'learned my lesson' or whatever. I was actually hurt pretty bad and I couldn't get up on my own. That's when Riley came over and helped me to my feet."

"Interesting, Riley said that you two first met in class on the third day of school."

"Well, that was the day that we had to go around and get to know our class mates. I didn't remember anyone on that day, and I didn't really care. Before I met Riley I didn't have any friends."

Pretz's eyes widened a bit at this. "You didn't have any friends at all? Why not?"

"I was just scared to talk to the other kids. I made plenty of enemies though. That's why I got into so many fights. That and I have the worst temper you'll ever see in your life."

Pretz tried to conceal her laughter, but failed. "What's so funny?" Axel asked, raising an eyebrow. "I just can't picture someone as shy as you with a bad temper,"

"Oh trust me, when I get mad enough, you won't need to. Anyway, Kaila said you were best friends,"

"Yeah, grew up together, signed up together as well,"

"Really, traffic control?"

"Nope, airal combat."

"Actual combat? I didn't think they allowed women to serve in combat positions."

"That's why we signed up for the Air Force. It's the only branch that allowed it. Besides, the military's really hurting for soldiers, so they finally decided to let women fight as well. Over half the Air Force is made up of women right now. Also, it was a Tedi air raid that attacked my home town a few days ago."

"Sharmon right?"

"Yeah, were are you from?"

"Pincas Jerslin,"

"That's way out there, isn't?"

"Yeah,"

"Look at those two hit it off over there," Riley whispered to Kaila. "They really complement each other," And if Pretz had some how evaded my love trap, I'd say they'd make a great couple. "I'll say they do," Kaila added. "It would do Pretz good to get a boyfriend. She needs to get out more."

"I doubt Axel will be looking for love after what happened,"

"Right, his girlfriend.." Kaila mumbled quietly.

"You know, Pretz sort of looks like Sarah. Guess that's why it's so easy for Axel to talk to her."

"Yeah, he didn't really say much to me. Is he all right?"

"He's just unstable and prefers to be left alone, that's all."

Kaila sighed as she nodded. She felt sorry for they guy, she even liked him a little, but it was too soon after Sarah's death for her to want to try anything. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt him. Axel and Pretz continued talking for the next hour. It was as though something clicked and they were suddenly old friends. Axel was a bit concerned about Pretz when she began discussing Riley again. He'd definitely got her and Axel just hoped Riley could keep his girlfriend this time. His relationships never lasted more than a month. Axel sweatdropped remembering Riley's last girlfriend. He chuckled and hoped it wouldn't be as ugly this time as he and Pretz continued talking.

To be continued….

Um, so I don't get sued…

Disclaimer: The name Pretz is a copyright of whoever made the Final Fantasy animated movie/series.

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