Axel laid down to rest in a deserted area of Twilight Town. If Roxas came back, he'd be there and ready to make another attempt. But more importantly, he had to kidnap Kairi. She had refused him once now, and tomorrow he'd try again if she came out in public with her new friends.
He sighed deeply, not even bothering to remove his coat. It was the only way he could feel warm at night, without the comfort of Larxene's embrace. As he dreamed, he saw a gruesome image of Larxene fading away and falling apart into nothingness. The same dream he had every night. It wasn't fair. Usually loved ones came back to life for their roles in dreams to give happiness to the dreamer. But his were always sickeningly accurate to reality, and in his sleep he couldn't push her memory away.
When the morning eventually came, and Axel woke himself up to his usual routine of emptying his mind of distracting thoughts and setting his goals for the coming day. He was going to get Kairi, he was going to get Roxas…he was going to grab Larxene and drag her away giving her the pleasure she deserved, he'd kiss her until she couldn't speak his name anymore…
The smile quickly left his face as he determined this plan a hopeless cause. But he couldn't help it. There were still endless amounts of things he wanted to do with Larxene. The ideas came to him at the worst times, especially now that he faced Kairi, Hayner, Pence and Olette. He carried out his mission flawlessly, as the kids had no way to stop him. He grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her into the portal he had opened. He felt a sudden shock as the sensation as the girl's skin touched his own. Kairi was a small struggling breathing reminder of his first encounters with Larxene. She had been unwilling at first. Then he'd tamed her, found out her real feelings. Hw couldn't tame Kairi. She obviously had no reason to warm up to him, and he was fine with that. If only Roxas could grow to accept him again…his mind wandered to his other goal.
"Do you wonder why this occurred? I've finally found a reason."
DIZ made a second intrusion into Larxene's own private world several months later as he spotted her curled up by the bloodstained panel.
"Yeah…I've wondered, but somehow I don't see why I should care."
She raised her teary blue eyes up to his and narrowed them, he merely laughed.
"I thought I was doing you a favor Larxene. At least you could thank me."
"I want to get out of here, that's all I want…tell me. If you can't, then I'm not interested."
"May I ask you a question?" DIZ looked up toward the sky and back down at Larxene.
"Why do you yearn so to escape, what keeps you going? This is a paradise, endless food, water, soft sand, light and shelter…"
"Because I love Axel! Commit it to your damn memory! Everything is useless without him, all I need is him and I'm fucking desperate here!" She grabbed onto his robe and he bowed his head as she shook him.
"That's exactly it Larxene. I know now with full confidence that the reason you gained a second life is that…"
"I said I didn't care."
"Let me finish, please. You have a second chance at life because you didn't vanish in anger and hate. You faded with the true makeup of a heart. You died for love, the most beautiful sacrifice. You aren't finished yet Larxene, you still have something to give, so if you'd allow me…"
DIZ strode over to the panel and lifted it with a slight tug and she saw a dark tunnel beneath.
"Are you sure? Once you go there's no turning back…"
"Don't even bother asking," she raised a sharp nail on her hand up to his face and he laughed.
"You are ridiculous. I hope Axel still wants you. I've made it so that this will transport you directly to him."
She couldn't help but smile at the mention of his name as she climbed into the portal. Whether he wanted her or not, she was coming for him, life had a purpose again, the future was looking as if it existed.
