Kairi could do nothing to stop what was happening. She was practically helpless in Axel's arms as he transported with her to God knows where in the castle. Why did this stuff always happen to her?
"Put me DOWN!" She yelled, as she found herself in a large, round room. By peering out the window, she could tell that they were very high up; overlooking what seemed to be the rising falls.
Axel grunted. "Fine, have it your way." He dropped her flat on her back, which caused her to give a short, but loud, yelp. "The better thing to say would have been, 'would you kindly set me on the ground, please?', but I guess you're way works too."
Kairi huffed and got up quickly, backing up so she was at least a good three yards away from him. "Why did you bring me here?" She said, as she dusted off her skirt. "Afraid of Sora beating you up or something?"
"Is THAT what you think?" Axel snickered. "While I won't deny that Sora is powerful, I am not afraid of him. I know for a fact that there are stronger sources. Much stronger sources. It's a pity how some go to waste…" He gave her a contemplating look, as if he were in deep thought. Kairi felt it was almost as if her were looking through her. It creeped her out.
It was a short, uncomfortable silence.
"But, we shall discuss that another day." He said while snapping out of it. "Now, I have something far worse to tell you. About you're beloved Sora."
Kairi snorted. "And that's why, I suppose, he couldn't be here?"
"Yes."
Axel hit a switch that looked like a light switch on the wall, causing a small section of the floor to go into the ground and for a large, circular machine to appear.
"This," He said, "Is a very advanced projector. It can show you the entire universe, or at least all we have discovered of it." He hit several buttons on the machine, until a bright light shone. All around them, in 3-D, were little dots of lights, hundreds of them, each one representing a planet.
Kairi momentarily forgot that she was a hostage. "Whoa…" She gasped in awe. "It's so pretty… just like in Star Wars…."
"Like what?"
"Nevermind."
"Now," Axel said as he hit a few more buttons. As he did so, almost all the planets turned red. "All the planets that just turned red are infected with, to some degree, heartless."
Kairi looked around the room. "My God… all of them…"
"No, not all, I'm sure out of the thousands that are in this room there are a couple that aren't. They're just hard to point out. Anyways….."
He started to hit a few more buttons. As he was doing so, Kairi looked up at him. For a few seconds, she could see him illuminated by the glowing red of the plants. It sent a chill down her spine.
She was about to open her mouth to say something, but he cut her off.
"These planets," He said, as about a fifth of them turned green. "are the ones that Sora has been to over the years saving from the heartless. While there are still many more red ones, being to this many is quite an accomplishment, as of right now he has saved 198 planets."
"Wow." Kairi said, the green planets primarily around where she was standing. She reached out to touch them, her hand passing through them. "So he's saved lots of planets, why is this bad?'
"Kairi..." He sighed, hitting a few more buttons, causing all of the planets that weren't green to disappear. All of the green ones then formed a circle around them. Kairi was amazed. "All of these planets had people. Many people. Example…" He walked over to one of the green dots and clicked on it. It enlarged, and he spoke the word "Jasmine."
Instantly, a small figure of Jasmine appeared, along with several paragraphs next to her, obviously her profile.
"I know her from… somewhere…" Kairi said, thinking deeply. She looked so familiar…
"Yes, you do. She is also a princess of heart. She lives here on Agrabah."
Kairi smiled. "Oh." Was all she said. "But what does this have to do with Sora?"
Axel ignored her. "Here, another one." He said as he clicked another dot. "Alice, of Wonderland." He clicked yet another planet. "Belle, of 3rd Earth. Ariel, of Atlantica!" He continued to list off several more names.
Each time Axel said a new girl's name, his voice seemed to get louder. Kairi was almost scared.
"Tell me Kairi," He said suddenly, his voice deadly serious. "Has Sora ever told you that he loved you? That you were going to be together? That you were the only one for him?" He was advancing on her, and she kept backing away until she hit the wall. He seemed to be going crazy, and she was dreading what was coming.
"Answer me!"
Kairi shuddered. "Y-yes."
"Kairi…" He was inches from her face now, yet she did nothing about it. His was up against her now. Her mind was in hysterics. Don't say it, she thought, don't say it…
"He lied."
Kairi pushed him away from her with all her might. "No!" She said angrily, though she felt despair in the bottom of her heart. "YOU'RE lying!" Her voice echoed around the room.
Axel laughed. "Don't you see?" While you've been on that cursed island, being called a liar, being criticized, waiting in agonizing pain for YEARS, your precious Sora has been livin' it up! He's been going to planets all over the universe, having the time of his life! Sure, he fought the heartless too, but that was basically how he got the girl. Every time."
Kairi felt tears swell in her eyes. "N-no... it's not true! This is just some plan of yours to turn me against him, isn't it?"
Axel smiled. "No. I must hand it to you though; you're smarter than I thought you'd be. Many would be in tears right now, believing the worst right away. That's a quality you should always keep- never trust the enemy unless there is undeniable proof. However, I am not lying." His eyes were flashing with malice; it was obvious he enjoyed tearing down their relationship. "All of the other Princesses of Heart have lost their purity to him, whether you chose to believe it or not. And not just them, almost a hundred more. He almost qualifies for a sex addict. That's why he tried to rape you while under the influence of the spice. It what his body thirsts for the most."
Kairi felt herself go numb. Her mouth was open, but she couldn't seem to form words.
"We can prove it, too. Observe." He hit several buttons on the projector, and inserted a small disk, like a tiny DVD. A small clip started to play. It was dated "August 19th, 2004."
It showed Axel in a small room with Jasmine, a small desk between them.
"What do you want with me?" Jasmine said, reluctantly. She was obviously here against her will.
"I only want a few answers, Princess. Then you are free to go back to your Aladdin. And don't worry; everything said in here is strictly confidential."
Jasmine snorted. "I'm listening."
"First… do you know the Keyblade master?"
"Yes."
"What is his name?"
"Sora."
"Do you know this.. Sora well?
"Yes."
"Tell me about him."
Jasmine crossed her arms and frowned slightly. "I know he saved our planet, and many know him as a hero, but he's actually a jerk."
"Oh? And why is Sora a jerk?"
"Because, he swept me off my feet and then the next day he-"
Jasmine clapped her hand over her mouth, her eyes wide.
"Don't be alarmed, Miss Jasmine. I… forgot to mention earlier, I slipped some truth potion into your drink. You cannot lie, and as soon as you uncover your mouth, you will continue to talk. But don't worry, your secrets are safe with us."
Jasmine looked so offended that her glare even scared Kairi. After a moment, however, she continued to speak.
"The next day he was gone, just like that, after saying that he loved me above anyone he had ever met." She said this all very quickly, as if it would stop him from hearing it. "And I thought that drink tasted funny."
Axel was smiling. "So, you had sexual relations with Sora?"
"…Yes."
"What about your precious Aladdin?"
"I… It was almost like I forgot about him. Something about Sora made me want him… It was like a trance or something…" Jasmine was blushing at this point. "May I leave now?"
"Not yet. Was Sora your first?"
There was a pause before she spoke. "… Yes. And I'm ashamed of it; it was one of my biggest mistakes. But at the time, it just sort of… happened."
Axel laughed. "You just… couldn't help yourself?" He said in a sexy voice.
Jasmine glared, but the word "Yes." came from her lips anyways.
He laughed again. "I see. Well, I suppose that's al I needed to know. You're free to go, and like I've said before, this information shall never reach Aladdin, or anyone else on your planet for that matter. I trust you won't tell a soul?"
Jasmine glowered. "Of course not. As a matter of fact, this never happened."
"Understood. Good day, Princess. I do hope that Aladdin was at least better than Sora." He said, with sarcasm dripping from his voice. Jasmine flicked him off as she walked out the newly unlocked-door.
The tape ended with Axel laughing.
Kairi continued to stare, even after the tape ended.
"Do you believe me now, Princess?" Axel said in a somewhat mocking tone.
So many thoughts were going through her head. This wasn't supposed to happen. No, it was supposed to be her and Sora, together forever, traveling the universe fighting off the heartless. It was supposed to be like a fairy tale, where the prince and princess lived happily ever after. But how could she look at him the same ever again?
Axel slowly put a hand
on her shoulder. He realized that she must horrified right now,
though he would have no idea. What was he supposed to do?
As soon
as he touched her, Kairi whipped around and twisted his arm so hard
he fell to his knees, and then she kneed him in the head. He ended up
on the other side of the room. Axel did not expect that. He did not
expect that at all.
"Don't touch me." Kairi said with hate in her voice. When he looked up at her, though, he saw that her eyes were drenched in tears. Before he could say anything, she raced out of the room, wiping her eyes with her arm as she went.
The room was silent as Axel sat in it alone. No one dared to touch him and get away with it. No one.
Sry this one took so long to update ppl! I sorta forgot : P Oh well , the next will come reaaaaaally soon, I promise!
R and R! duh.
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