Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, though I do own this little bit of story. :)
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"He made me feel like I had a heart," Axel said weakly. "Funny... you make me feel the same..."
"Axel," Sora whispered, feeling his eyes start to water. He couldn't explain it. Kneeling here next to someone he just met, someone he barely knew, yet feeling like he was losing someone as important as Kairi. There was an aching pain in him, not only in his head, but in a place just behind his heart also.
Let me out! screamed a voice inside of Sora.
What! he thought, confused. He then watched in awe as a teenage boy walked out of him. How is that possible! Sora thought.
"Axel," the boy said. He was slightly transparent with spiky blonde hair. "It's me. It's Roxas." Roxas!
"Rox?" Axel whispered. "Holy shit, it's really you."
"Yeah," the blonde boy said, struggling to hold back tears.
"Where the hell have you been all this time?"
"It doesn't matter," he said. "I'm here now, aren't I?" He took an awkward breath. "Please. Hold on, Axel."
"I can't. You know that full well."
"No!" Roxas cried, full fledged tears pouring down his face. "No! Axel! Please."
"You were the only one I liked," Axel murmered. "You know that?"
"Yeah... Same right back at yah. I - I'm gunna miss you so much!" he ylled, no longer able to contain himself, and flung himself on top of his quickly disappearing friend. Axel weakly lifted his arms around the boy.
"You won't. You can't, remember?"
"I can, goddamnit. I don't care what they say. You make me feel like I exist." Axel smiled weakly, though Roxas couldn't see it.
"You do the same."
"Don't go," Roxas begged. "Please. Oh, please, Axel."
"I can't," he said, growing fainter and fainter. "Sora," he added. "Take care of Roxas here. Kairi's in the dungeon." He created a portal with a wave of his hand.
"Axel!"
"Go! Now!"
And Axel was gone.
"No!" screamed Roxas, thrashing about. "No! No! Why now! No!" He whipped out his Keyblades and threw them as far as they would go. They came right back to him. "Damn you! Damn you! I hate you!" He fell to his knees.
"No..." he whispered. "Axel... no..." The boy suddenly became sane. He walked toward Sora with a stony expression, although tears were pouring down his face. He held out his hand. Sora took it confused.
"You didn't see this," Roxas said to him and with a small flash of light he was gone. He turned to Donald and Goofy, who were standing behind him.
"What just happened?"
"Axel told us that Kairi's in the dungeon," Donald quacked, giving Sora a look.
"After that." Donald and Goofy exchanged glances.
"Garwsh, Sora. You asked us what happened."
"You mean...?" But he saw it. He remembered it so clearly. He felt someone talking to Axel through him. He felt himself throw the Keyblades. Axel told him to take care of Roxas. How? Who is Roxas? And why the hell did Sora become him?
Donald and Goofy were staring. Sora shook his head and grinned.
"Ha! It's just a teenage thing."
"Hey!" Sora said, acting offended, as they walked to the portal. In reality, he hoped Donald was right. I just imagined it, Sora thought. He looked over his shoulder.
But it seemed so real.
-fin.
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I cried while writting this. I had difficulty typing this because my paper was all wet. :( I miss Axel.
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