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Axel smiled, though it looked evil on his face and made the teeth stand out even more. He had killed some poor farmer who was out too far in the fields where no one could hear him if he should scream, and the red head took the man's hands. Now he felt actually happy. He could touch things, like the fur of his horse.

Aku had been with him since he had turned fifteen, when he first joined the Nobodies. The horse had been little, and everyone planned on having it killed but Axel asked for it to be his. They had laughed, but the young red head showed them all up the next season when he could outrun them on Aku.

"So..." Axel gently rubbed the black fur and mane of the horse, smirking when those red eyes looked at him. "Guess we're stuck together for eternity now, huh? We can handle it though."

In all honesty, Aku was the only thing Axel could ever say he loved. He'd quite literally had been to hell and back with the black Thoroughbred, he'd put up with all the Nobody training with her, and they'd died together. He was just glad that he hadn't been forced to watch when they cut her down. He would've gone berserk and killed all of them.

Getting on her saddle, Axel took off to the small town of Twilight Hollow. The place was still familiar to him, and his senses were telling him where to go since that little witch Xion had put the hair in his neck.

'It's a shame I can't kill them all' he thought, frowning. 'Though, all of the men that killed me are probably either dead, or well on their way there already. But I'll just take care of them later,'

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Roxas awoken to shouting. Prying his eyes open, he jumped to his feet and threw on a jacket before running to the front door. His parents were nowhere to be seen, and everyone further down the road everyone was running away from his direction to the hills.

In the distance, Roxas saw an eerie yellow glow. It took a minute of listening to what people were yelling, but he realized that the Mayor's house was on fire. He wondered if Hayner was alright, but then shook his head. He should be worrying that everyone got out, and he should be helping. But he was frozen.

'Something doesn't...feel right,' he realized, watching as the main road emptied out. He was suddenly alone, and he felt even worse than before. What was going on? His skin seemed to rise and he felt goosebumps.

He was about to turn and go inside, waiting for his parents, when he heard something. Hoofs. But...no one was allowed to use them so late at night. Could it be whoever had lit the Mayor's house on fire? Frowning, Roxas waited in the shadows to see who it was.

"Attempting to spy, boy?"

Roxas jumped. A black horse, tall and lean, with red eyes was just to the left of his house. A man sat on the back, holding the reins with one hand and in the other was a burlap sack.

"W-who are you? Did you light the Mayor's house on fire?!"

He laughed. "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. Maybe I just happened to knock a candle over because they wouldn't stop struggling and screaming? Who's to say these days?"

Roxas paled, backing away from him. "...Who are you?"

The man jumped off his horse and Roxas yelped, tripping over his own feet and falling against the wall of his home. 'No way...it couldn't be. Those were all just stories,'

"Name's Axel." the red head sneered, grinning down at him. "And you are?"

Nothing would come. A mantra went over and over in his head, just repeating 'he's dead'. Seeing that he wasn't getting an answer, Axel just hummed, tapping his chin while staring at the boy.

"Actually, you seem kinda familiar...couldn't be one of the guys who killed me, they weren't blond...not the mayor's kid..."

"M-my name's Roxas!" he snapped, getting to his feet. "What did you do to the mayor?"

Axel lifted the sack. "Decapitated them. Seemed kinda fitting, right? Eye for an eye or whatever." He eyed Roxas again, though this time he backed him into a corner. "Dammit, where have I seen you?"

Somehow, Roxas paled even further. 'He killed them...he killed the Mayor and...and his family. I-I have to run, I have to tell people,' He looked around, but he was caught between the outer walls of the house and the wooden fence of the porch. He couldn't get away unless he pushed Axel out of the way.

"That's it!" Axel snapped his fingers, making Roxas jump. "You look like that little blond girl. Can't remember her name...Xion never mentioned it."

'Little...blond...girl,' "Namine...?"

Axel frowned, scuffing. "Whatever, doesn't matter I guess. I should probably kill you though since you've seen me, but I can't say I feel like it. You're pretty cute."

Roxas glared, somewhat disgusted that a murdering ghost, or whatever the hell he was, had dared compliment him. His eyes widened and he almost fell again when Axel leaned forward so their noses were touching.

"Scared?" the red haired man sneered, smirking. "I won't kill you, Roxas. But I promise that you'll be seeing me again very soon. Because as soon as I return to to life fully, I'll be coming back here and killing every single one of you."

Roxas watched as he mounted his horse and left. He somehow managed to drag himself back into the house, heart racing and his palms sweaty. He didn't tell anyone about Axel the next day and he didn't answer his parents when they asked why he hadn't helped with putting the fire out. He just dragged himself to where he was needed and he sat through the mayor's funeral, learning that his wife had died, as well as Hayner.

'He really killed them all...Why?'

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"There you are."

Axel growled at the two waiting for him, noticing that the little blond girl (Namine?) was still tied up and awake. Xion looked displeased while Marluxia was expectant. Snorting and rolling his eyes, he threw the sack at Xion, grinning when she didn't catch it and was knocked over.

"Spending some quality time alive before you bury me again." Axel muttered, getting off Aku. "How long will I be asleep?"

Xion scowled up at him. "A few days. Next is Ansem Wise. But don't touch his Granddaughter."

"Tch." Axel walked over and lifted the girl by the front of her cloak. "I don't think I take orders from little whiny bitch apprentices. If I happen to feel like cutting her limbs off and carving her up then I will. You can't stop me."

Marluxia looked in the sack, raising an eyebrow. "You even killed their son?"

"He got in the way." the red head answered, shrugging. "But I want to know. Who the fuck took my Chackrams? I'll burn them alive."

"Most likely...it was probably Jenova." the black haired girl answered. "He likes having trophies. He'll most likely be the next mayor now that they need one."

Axel crossed his arms, thinking. "Someone saw me last night."
Marluxia shrugged. "It doesn't matter, really. Who was it?"
"He said is name was Roxas." He saw that Namine had stiffened. "Cute kid. Might want to keep him alive."

"Sick." the young witch muttered, getting a dark look.

"Y-you can't hurt Roxas!" Namine shouted, getting looks from all of them. "Please. Don't hurt him."

Axel grinned. "Oh? And what is he to you?"

"M-my older brother." Namine whispered, trembling. She suddenly wished she hadn't said anything. "Roxas is my brother."

"Your brother?" Axel chuckled. "We'll just have to see what happens then."

He allowed Marluxia to undo the spell that was keeping him alive, remembering this time to close his mouth as the life faded from him. His last thoughts were of Roxas's blue eyes, and making sure to get back his weapons the next time he was awaken.

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It's not as much as the first chapter. Sorry. But I didn't want to get too much into something and then cut it off. I was surprised by how many reviews I got for the first chapter though, so thanks to everyone who reviewed!!
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