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Disclaimer – I don't own Kingdom Hearts 1 or 2, just Exsor… so… yeah.
"What do you think you're doing Xaldin!" Exsor tried her best to keep her voice from shaking.
"That's not really any of your business, peon. All you need to know is that your little boy friend here isn't doing to well." Xaldin pushed down harder and scraped the heel of his boot back and forth over Axel's back.
"Did you… ki-kill him?" Exsor couldn't help her voice from shaking now.
Xaldin shook his head. "Nah, he's still alive, but just barely. I couldn't afford killing him, although I sure would love to." He picked up his foot and slammed it back down, his face set in a wicked smile.
"What are you going to do to him?" Exsor asked, winching as if the boot had slammed into her back instead of Axel's.
"Oh he'll live, as long as you do as you're told." Xaldin crossed his arms over his chest, his foot still resting on Axel's back.
"What do you want?" Exsor asked sadly, not taking her eyes off of Axel's face.
"Ah, I knew you would see it my way in the end."
"I never said I'd do anything, I just said I'd listen!" Exsor tried to sound strong, but she knew it was useless.
Xaldin chuckled. "All I want is for you to do a bit of undercover work within the Organization."
"You want me to spy on Xemnas?"
"Hmm, more or less. But it'll be a bit more fine tuned then that. You'll report to Saix, he'll be your new master." Xaldin paused. "Oh, and another thing, you won't be allowed to talk to him anymore." Xaldin poked Axel with the toe of his boot. "At least not on a friendly bases."
"And if I don't… don't do what you say?"
Xaldin chuckled again. "Let's just say, your friend won't be around when his heart's ready."
Exsor was silent, they weren't terms at all, if she accepted them then she would be living a dead life. She wouldn't be able to talk to Axel anymore; she'd have to hide everything from everyone. It was suicide! But if she didn't do as Xaldin said… Exsor couldn't bring herself to think of it. As if urging her to make a choice Axel muttered her name, it almost made Exsor lose the little control she had over her self.
"Al…alright." Exsor said, still not looking at Xaldin.
"Good, you can have him back now." Xaldin took his foot off of Axel and rolled him over onto his back with that same foot, taking care to push ever so roughly in the ribs. Xaldin opened a dark portal and watched for a moment as Exsor crouched down next to Axel, wiping some of the blood away with her sleeve. "Oh, by the way Exsor."
Exsor looked up.
"You're a Nobody; you didn't honestly think you could fall in love, did you?" Laughing at Exsor's distress Xaldin left, sealing the portal shut behind him.
Letting her tears fall freely now that Xaldin was gone Exsor tore a long strip off of the shirt she wore under her Organization coat and wrapped it around Axel's forehead crookedly, covering the worst part of the cut across his eye. Bending over she pulled Axel onto her back as best as she could, his weight making her practically bend double. Using all of her remaining strength Exsor opened a portal and carried Axel through it, coming back out in the white room of the mansion. Opening the door Exsor staggered out of the room and headed down to hall to a bed room she had found earlier when she was searching for Axel. Setting him down on the bed Exsor commenced to doctor him up the best she could.
99
Axel woke up slowly, a splitting headache making him wince whenever he moved. Opening his eyes Axel found that he could only see out of one, the other remained closed. Lifting his hand Axel felt the bandage over his eye and then noticed the other make shift bandages that littered his body. Looking up with his one good eye Axel saw Exsor. Her back was turned to him; she was looking out of a small window that looked over the back courtyard of the mansion.
"What happened?" He muttered, watching as Exsor jumped slightly then turned around to him. Her face was drawn and her eyes were blood shot red, dark rings under them. It looked like she had been crying.
"I… don't know. I came back from reporting to Xemnas and couldn't find you. So I went into the woods and found you all beat up…" She looked at the dirty floor. "I was hoping you remembered."
Axel shook his head. "All I remember is following Roxas and his band through the woods, I was about to turn around and come back here when… I don't know."
Exsor nodded. "Well I think we need to head back to Castle Oblivion, you're in no condition to continue the mission."
Axel attempted to stand, but his legs wobbled uncertainly below him. "I'm not abandoning the mission!" He said angrily. "It's going to take more then this to keep me down!"
"We're going back to the Castle!" Exsor's voice was sharp and strong. But when Axel looked into her eyes she only looked away, there was strength in her voice, but not anywhere else.
"… fine, but I'm continuing the mission once I recover!" Axel wobbled and almost fell down. He would have hadn't it been for Exsor grabbing his arm and putting it over her shoulder, using her strength to hold him up. Axel blushed ever so slightly at her touch, but instead of Exsor coming in close to him she stood rigid and away, trying not to touch him anymore then she needed to. Axel frowned, something had happened while he was out, Exsor wasn't acting like herself.
"Can you walk far enough to reach the Castle?" Exsor asked stiffly.
Axel nodded slowly. "With some help."
Exsor took her free hand and opened a portal, squeezing through its opening with Axel by her side. It took all of her will strength to keep from resting her head on Axel's shoulder, to keep from melting in his arms. She knew that this would be the last time she would ever be this close to him, and the thought almost choked her up again. Exsor mentally shook her head. No, she had to be strong. This was the path she chose, it was no ones fault but her own, and there was no turning back…
