"I can't BELIEVE Xemnas!"
A portal opened up, and out stepped a very frustrated Number XIII. She walked off, quickly, leaving boot prints in the firm, crunchy know. A second or two later followed Number VIII, an unreadable scowl set upon his face.
"And do you think I'm happy?" He walked after the girl at a leisurely pace. "I'd rather be locked in a room with Saix than on a mission with you."
Xed kept walking, not bothering to look back. She had begged and pleaded with the Superior for weeks to allow her to go on a mission. And when he finally caved, he just HAD to pair her with the most pompous jerk in the entire Organization:
Axel.
"Slow down, Twerp. We're not doing anything unless we're both there. Got it memorized?"
She stopped and turned on her heel to face him, glaring fiercely. He only chuckled.
"Temper, temper, Xedramon." He sneered, using her full name to aggravate her. He grinned when her expression darkened.
"Shut up." She snapped.
"Look, kid, you can make that face all day long if you want, but it won't change a thing." He caught up to her in a few quick strides.
The girl said nothing, but turned back around and kept walking, a little slower this time. "Let's just get this over with." She growled.
"Why?" He walked around her and stood before the girl, forcing her to stop.
"Why what?" She refused to look at him. She tried to step around the man, but he matched her steps and stayed in front.
"Why are you so quick to get it over with? We might as well have a bit of fun while we're at it."
A scoff was her reply. "You're kidding, right? You hate me, and I hate you. End of story. There's no fun to be had."
"What if I didn't hate you?"
She looked up at him at last. "What?"
"Hypothetically." He looked down at her, craning his neck to make up for the 3-head difference between them. "What if I didn't hate you? Would you hate me?"
She thought a moment. "Well…no, I wouldn't."
He grinned cockily, which brought a scowl to her lips.
"I'm talking hypothetically, here." He nodded, pursing his lips.
"Would you like me then?"
"We're still speaking hypothetically?" She confirmed. He nodded. "Then…sure. Would you?"
"Don't see why not."
"How much would you like me?"
He paused. "Hypothetically?"
"Hypothetically."
"A lot."
She raised an eyebrow, in surprise. "Is that so?"
He didn't answer her. Instead, he asked, "And if I told you I liked you, –hypothetically, no duh— would you like me back?"
"…possibly…" She considered a little longer. "…yeah, I would. But how would you tell me that? You're not the kind of person to say stuff like that." After a moment, she added in quickly, "Hypothetically speaking."
He brought a finger and scratched his chin lightly. "Hm…if I did like you, hypothetically speaking, I would show you…like this."
And then he kissed her.
It was a little rough, a little hot, and a bit odd, but it wasn't bad.
Xed's eyes widened slightly in surprise, but she didn't pull away, or push him away.
The fiery embrace broke off and died down a few seconds later, the embers still tingling on their lips, and they simply looked at each other with awkward, unreadable expressions. After a while, his grew cockier, while hers grew more flushed.
"But, of course," Axel said quietly, to shatter the thick silence, "that was all hypothetical."
"Hypothetical." She repeated softly. She then said with more strength, "But you're still an insensitive jerk, who hates my guts, and if you kissed me I'd kill you, right?"
He smirked in that cocky, smug way that only Axel could pull off.
"I'm glad you've got that memorized."
She pushed past him and kept walking, with him trailing after. And they pushed it away and attempted to forget.
Afterall, it was all hypothetical.
…or was it?
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OH MY LANTA I never thought I'd have to write this pairing…AxelXed…the world is ending… XD
This was actually a request given to me by xXOnyx-AisuXx, who PMed me and asked to write this pairing and have them kiss. X3
I hope you liked it, and thanks for being a fan of Xed! I'm sure she really appreciates it :3
FOUR MORE DAYS…