Part Three – to the cove! I actually had to go back and play around on Destiny Islands in the beginning of KH1 so I could accurately write this part...that's how obsessive I am. Well, on with the story!

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We exchanged greetings as we walked past Sora and Kairi, and I could tell they thought something might be "blossoming" between Axel and myself. I licked my ice cream to calm my nerves. Why did I always have to act so weird around guys I liked?

We soon reached the little door that led to the cove on the other side of the island. After passing through the doorway, we had to cross the bridge, stepping or jumping over places where the planks had fallen out. I stumbled once, and Axel caught my arm, helping to steady me.

"Thanks," I muttered, blushing.

"No problem," he answered.

When we had gotten back to sturdy ground, I saw the ladder that led to the top of the tower that rose up in front of us.

"Hey, you wanna climb up there?" I asked, motioning to the tower.

"Sure," he replied.

I started forward to place my hands on the rung when I realized I was still holding my ice cream. I hesitated and Axel seemed to notice.

"Need my help with the ice cream again?" he asked mockingly.

"I think I can handle this on my own," I retorted and shoved it into my mouth. I proceeded to climb the ladder, wincing against the coldness in my mouth. Once I got to the top, I hoisted myself up onto the platform and ripped the ice cream out of my mouth, my lips puckering. Axel soon reached the top as well, ice cream sticking out of his mouth, and a pained expression on his face.

"You want me to take that for you?" I asked. He nodded instantly, so I reached forward and pulled it out with my free hand.

"Whoo! That was cold!" He exclaimed as he lifted himself onto the platform.

"Hyeah it is."

"Okay, you can give it back now."

Feeling giddy, I started to hold it out to him, but as he reached to take it, I pulled my hand back at the last second. He rolled his eyes and tried to snatch it back from me, but I pulled my hand away again.

"You asked for it," he said, and grabbed my arm, but I turned away so that my back was to him, and his arms were reaching around me. Finally he caught hold of it, but by now, both of our hands were covered in the sticky melted ice cream. I had started giggling and began licking my hand off. God, I thought, he must think I'm an airhead…all I do is laugh insanely when I'm around him.

He had pulled away from me and was blushing. Then I realized what an "interesting" position we had just been in. I cleared my throat. "I'm just gonna sit down…" I said, trying to relieve the awkwardness. I plopped down on the edge of the tower, my legs dangling over the edge. He followed suit and we sat, contentedly licking the remains of our ice creams.

Feeling the silence close in on us, I tried to think of something to say…Oh! There was one thing I had been wanting to hear about from him.

"So, Axel, what was it like while you were in the Organization?" I asked, turning to him. It was something he had never really talked about, but I was too curious not to ask him at some point.

"The Organization? That…was interesting." He exhaled and continued. "I was never really involved in all their evil plotting…I had just wanted a heart. As you know, I ended up helping Sora fight against the rest of the Nobodies. And now I'm here." (A/N: In this story, Axel, Roxas, and Naminé somehow all get hearts and come to live on Destiny Islands. Axel obviously doesn't die)

"But what was daily life like? What did you do when you weren't in those meetings?"

"Well, I was always rather bored there. I hung out with Demyx mostly, until Roxas came along, of course. That was when the fun began. We pulled a few interesting pranks during our time in the Organization. They mostly consisted of misplacing people's weapons, or putting dye in the shampoo…it was pretty funny. But when Roxas left, I was pretty depressed. He had been my only real friend that whole time. But at least he's back now. I definitely like it here on Destiny Islands."

"Yeah, I love it here too," I said. "So, what about Larxene? She being the only female Organization member…weren't the guys all over her?"

"Huh, funny you should ask that. I at one point in my early days of being an Organization member, found her rather attractive. I went up to her to just, y'know, talk to her, but she turned out to be a heartless bitch. Ha! Literally…"

"That must have sucked…to have no love life…" I sighed, but as soon as it came out of my mouth, I regretted it. I had brought up the subject of love…crap!

"Well, that's gonna be changing soon," he said slyly. "I mean, I hope," he added. Then he glanced at me and held my gaze. My stomach was in knots…did this mean there was someone else he was going after? I couldn't possibly think who – not Selphie! That would be depressing if he chose her over me.

"D-do you have your eye on someone?" I managed, dreading his reply.

"Actually, I was hoping I could have your advice on that," he said. My stomach did a flip. Damnit – there was someone else! "There's this girl I like, who has the sweetest laugh, and I never get tired of gazing into her beautiful blue-grey eyes," he was totally staring at me now, and it slowly reached my brain that my eyes were blue-grey. "I wonder if she'd go out with me if I asked…"

"Wh-who is she?" I stuttered, my heart fluttering in my chest.

"You, silly!" He grinned. My jaw practically dropped.

"M-me?" I didn't think this was possible! So Naminé was right.

"Yes, you. Got it memorized?"

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I held off using Axel's trademark line until it felt right, and I think it goes well here. I hope you all liked this chapter...more exciting parts are yet to come!

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