Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and characters belong to Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura.
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Sketch IV (Wishing Well)
Sora looked up when the young girl in front of him spoke his name. Somehow, he felt a sort of pinch in his heart whenever she spoke, and he wondered why.
"So...can I say your name now?" The boy flashed a grin at Namine, and pulled at her hands. Now, the two persons were standing up, and Namine had to tilt her head up to gaze into the older boy's eyes.
"...Yes."
"Great! Now then, Namine..."
She flinched.
"...let's get you outta here."
She blinked, and loosened her grip on Sora's gloved hands. "'Get...get out' But I can't lea-"
"No way I'm leaving a girl in a place like this all by herself! Didn't you know this mansion's supposed to be haunted? Now c'mon!" He tugged at her hands, and Namine smiled at his gullible ways.
"Okay, but--"
"Namine!"
Both Sora and Namine turned around, and found a dark entryway forming in front of him, revealing a black-clothed individual. Sora instinctively stepped protectively in front of Namine, but Namine only stood still with a horrified look on her face.
"No..."
"Someone's been a bad girl!" the figure taunted, and pulled down a hood that hid his face. At once, Sora recognized the thorn-like strands of blood-colored hair, and the piercing emerald eyes that glared back at him. He was at a loss for words.
"Axel...! You...you're alive!"
The redhead blinked, and lowered his guard by slouching a bit. "Eh? What's this? You...remember me?" His eyes immediately focused on the trembling young blonde behind Sora, and his eyebrows raised.
"Princess...?" Axel questioned, a look of confusion spreading on his face. "Didn't the memory switch work?"
Namine shut her eyes tight.
Axel took a look at Namine, then turned his gaze to Sora, somewhat grinning. "Thought you finished me off? Ha! There's only one person that can beat me, and sorry kid, but that ain't you!"
Strengthening his guard by summoning the Keyblade, Sora stood in a battle stance, furious at the redhead's words, and at himself for his past careless actions.
"Axel!" Sora growled, aiming his Keyblade towards the taller man and taking a step forward. "If you're here for Namine, you gotta get through me first! And don't underestimate me, I'm a lot different from the last time we fought! This time, I'll be sure to destroy you!" Angry sky blue eyes locked with those of emerald color.
Axel, now crossing his arms across his chest, stared at the hostile brunet. "Hey now, I'm not here to fight anyone, 'specially not you!" His gaze shifted back to Namine. "Princess...did something go wrong...?"
Namine, by now, was shedding her share of tears, wanting to be somewhere else. She didn't want Axel to be here, and Sora wasn't helping. She didn't know what to do anymore.
She didn't want to be a caged bird anymore.
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Somewhat believing the amiable actions of Axel, Sora sheathed his weapon and stood straight, but still in a protective stance for the sake of Namine. He set his glare towards Axel, trying to figure out the secrets past those green eyes.
Axel, noticing the younger boy's anger, smirked.
"Hey now, no need for the angry face, kid. Didn't I say I wasn't here for a fight?"
Sora's lips remained in a set frown, still unconvinced about Axel's actions. He decided it was about time to question the older man's reasons for being at the mansion.
"Axel...if you aren't here to fight me, then why are you here? And if it's to take Namine--!"
"Relax. Geez, you're even worse than him." Axel let out a perfect drawl, uninterested in Sora's questions. Glancing at Namine, he saw that she letting out slow tears, and sighed.
"Okay, look. Just to let you know...I'm not with the Organization anymore." Noticing the surprised looks on both Sora's and Namine's faces, he continued. "Well, they still think I am, but I'm not. Kinda. It's a bit complicated, but all in all, you can trust me. So you got nothing to worry about, 'k? I'm not here to fight, and I'm not here to steal Nami!" The redhead finished with a grin, his arms crossed against his chest.
Sora, being clueless about such difficult matters, wore a confused expression, while Namine stared at Axel with widened eyes.
"You...you mean..."
Axel, realizing the question, cut her off, "Yeah. He's here." His eyes darkened, coloring his eyes a sad monochrome shade.
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The rain started to fall, and the young man unfortunate enough to be outside at such a time looked up at the grey sky. Ice cold raindrops framed his rough face, and his dark eyes. His lips parted to form soundless words.
"An angel has fallen..."
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A/N: There, chapter 4! I'm sorry it's so short (it's hard to write long chapters), but I hope everyone liked it! I'm gonna start developing the main plot now, so stick with me!
Yeah, here's come XIII, yay:D I was tempted to use "The XIII Order", but most people are familiar with the USA name (Organization XIII), so I used that instead :)
Ah, and by the way. Updates might be a bit slower from now on, as finals are coming up and school's being a bitch. I will keep updating, no worries about that, but just not so often.
And for those who didn't get the last paragraph: I read a theory saying that when it's starts raining, the raindrops are the heaven's tears because an angel has just died/fallen. :)
Thank you for the lovely reviews! hugs you all