Title: Twist of Irony (Working title, may change later, authoress is lazy)
Catagory: Kingdom Hearts II
Genres: Alternative Storyline, Romance/fluff, Drama, Angst, Action, Adventure, Humor
Rating: T
Notes: 3rd chapter ish here! And a little bit more ish revealed...XD; Forgive me for this being a little later than expected, I had trouble keeping Kairi in character...
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Chapter 3

Axel walked down the hall and came to a stop outside of Demyx's room and listened hard. He heard Demyx talking about Roxas' differences from Sora. Then, there was silence. After a moment, he heard a gasp.

He heard Demyx ask what was wrong and put his hand on the knob and was going to enter when he heard her.

"I think... I think I've talked to him."

With widened eyes, he opened the door and stepped in. The two of them immediately looked over at him. "You talked to him?" The redhead asked quietly, voice sounding strained.

Kairi nodded a little. "I think. I mean... I was trying to remember Sora's name, and suddenly I heard this voice in my head, and this mental image. He was trying to talk to a girl, Namine, I think." She said. Axel stiffened a little, but nodded for her to go on.

"So I told him I wasn't her, I was Kairi. He said: 'You're that girl he likes.' At the time, I couldn't remember who Sora was, and so I asked him, he said his name was Roxas. So I asked spesfically for Sora's. And then...I heard Sora's voice. After that, it seemed to fade."

Axel frowned a little. Why would Roxas want to talk to that Namine girl? And how did that play into him talking to Kairi? He thought it over for a moment, before something suddenly dawned on him. Of course... He shook it away mentally and looked over at the girl.

"Well, sounds like you've had quite the mental experiance, hearing voices and all in there," He joked. Demyx laughed and Kairi cracked a smile and laughed a little. "I guess so,"

The redhead sighed. "Well then, how about we get on our way and I take you to see Sora now?" The girl nodded and stood up, directing a smile at the blond. "It was great to meet you, Demyx." She said. The blond bounced up and grinned back at her. "You too! Thanks again for listening to me play," He said.

Her smile widened. "Anytime," The green-eyed male smirked. "Hm, so you actually listened to Mulletboy's playing, huh?" He asked. Kairi nodded at him. "Yeah, I liked it." Axel smirked. "Well, we'll just have to see if he can give both of us an encore sometime, then."

Demyx grinned at them. "Yeah!" He cheered. Kairi laughed and nodded. "Okay, sounds great!" Axel turned and started walking towards the door. "Thanks again, Dem., I owe you." He said. Demyx smirked. "Damn right you do!" He replied smugly.

"Yeah, yeah," Axel waved it off. "Anyway, we'll see you, Demyx." The redhead walked out of the door and started down the hall. Kairi waved a little at the blond as she walked out of the door after him.

Demyx's smile dropped as soon as the girl was out of sight. He sighed. Somehow, he knew he should feel bad. But he just couldn't. He knew he'd probably never see the girl again, or if he did... He shuddered and shook his head. He never did agree with most of the Organization's ways, but went along with them anyway because he didn't want to made into nothing.

He especially didn't agree with Axel's manipulation's, and how good he was at it, able to do it with ease. The girl didn't deserve that... But who was he to interfere? He sighed and picked up his sitar and began to play a tune to what he hoped was fitting to his thoughts.

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Axel led Kairi out of the castle, managing to avoid any of the other members - it would not be good to reveal to the others what he had planned, or at least give them an idea of it. He especially didn'y need VII seeing what he had.

Once outside, he summoned another portal, turning to Kairi. "Shall we, then?" He asked cheeily. Kairi smiled a little and nodded, stepping through the darkness without hesitation this time, with the redhead right behind her.

"It looks so endless in here, how can you find your way?" Kairi asked as the green eyed male began to lead her again. Axel grinned a little. "You get used to it. You begin to be able to sense where you are after a while." He explained, waving his hand nonchalantly.

The girl nodded. It made sense a little.

They continued walking and Axel faultered for a moment. Kairi stopped and looked over at him. "What's wrong?" She asked concernedly. He sighed, his eyes looked downcast for a moment before he looked over at her and smiled. "Nothing, I'm okay. It's just..." He shrugged a little. "Your presense... It reminds me of someone. Kind of like Roxas', but not." He admitted.

She looked a little sad. "I'm sorry," She said. He shook his head and smiled again. "Nah, it's okay. I like you here. It makes me feel like, I'm not alone. Roxas and I used to go everywhere together," He said, before they he started walking again.

"So...what was he like?" Kairi asked as she fell into step beside him. Axel chuckled dryly. "I don't really know. He was...plain, a little dull. But he was my best friend in all of these worlds. Just his presense could make me feel like I was really alive, I don't know... When he first joined it just felt like, I had known him forever."

Kairi smiled kindly at him. "He sounds like a very good person, then." She said. To this, Axel's green eyes seemed to light up as he whistfully replied, "Yeah..."

They walked a bit further before Axel stopped and held his hand out, once again summoning an opening. "Here we are." He said. Kairi stepped through and into a small, but lively looking town with the sun midway in the sky, trains going by in the distance, a by clock up ahead, and buildings everywhere. "Axel, where are we?" She asked. The redhead smiled a bit.

"Twilight Town, Kairi."

TBC
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Another Cliffhanger...really sorry people! I always seem to end it in the worst of places...sorry!