Drabbles Written between 11:30 and Midnight
A/N: This one is a bit ridiculous, but it made my sister laugh :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or its associated characters.
The challenge she gave me was… OCTOPUS!
Drabble 11: Octopus
"Whoa," the blonde boy declared, "It has, like, eight legs. Rad."
"That's because it's an octopus, Tidus," the boy's friend, Roxas, told him.
"And that's spelled O – C –T – O – P – U – S," Roxas' red-haired best friend, Axel, spelled out slowly to Tidus, who had his hands and nose pressed flat against the glass of the aquarium display.
Tidus shot Axel a glare. "I'm not stupid, Axel. Why don't you just appreciate nature? Let your negative thoughts, I dunno, flow out?" Tidus shrugged and turned back to the octopus. "Whoooooa."
"Alll righty then," Axel muttered, and then headed off to admire the leafy sea dragons.
"Hey Roxas," a brown-haired girl hissed, "Could you tell Axel to back off and stop picking on Tidus already?"
"Olette, you know he's just kidding around," Roxas reassured her, patting her shoulder.
"Well, I don't think, just because Tidus likes to surf, that Axel should be so condescending and –"
"Who's condescending, sweetheart?" Axel approached the duo, smirking slyly, on his way back from the sea dragons.
"No one, Axel, we were just – "
"YOU!" Olette cried, interrupting Roxas and pointing her finger at Axel. "YOU – YOU – you POMPOUS JERK!"
"Hey now, little lady, why so fired up? I was just teasing," Axel grinned, putting his hands on his hips nonchalantly.
"JERK! JERK JERK JERK! POMPOUS! ARROGA – "
"Hey dudes, what does pompous mean?" Tidus asked, looking over at them, momentarily distracted from his octopus viewing. "And what's got you guys all angry? Positive thoughts, my friends, positive thoughts."
"I'm sure Axel has Zero positive thoughts in his head unless they're related to his own REAR END!" Olette claimed, raising a fist in the air. "How many times did you admire yourself in a mirror today? Huh, Axel? Don't think I didn't see you glance at your reflection in EVERY aquarium display!"
"352 times, guilty as charged, and DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS OUTSIDE, PIPSQUEAK?" Axel yelled, causing the mothers in the exhibit to rush their children out quickly.
"GUYS! Chill out! Let's all just become one with the octopus, 'kay?" Tidus placed himself between the two combatants, arms outstretched, blocking their raised fists from approaching each other.
"Become one with the octopus?" Axel spluttered incredulously, a murderous gleam in his eyes.
"Axel, I think we should all just calm down and take his advice," Roxas interjected, stepping towards the trio. "I mean, seriously. This octopus is kinda cool."
"And friendly," Tidus added helpfully.
"Whatever, man, I don't even care anymore," Axel sighed, putting his fists down.
"Jerkwad," Olette muttered, but also relaxed.
"Now, my friends, since we have agreed to a no-violence pact, let's all have a seat in front of Benny here." Tidus gestured toward the octopus tank.
"Benny?"
"The octopus, dumbbell."
"No foul language here, Olette," Tidus chided as everybody sat around the tank. "Now let's all close our eyes and envision an underwater paradise… green fields of seaweed, cute mermaids, yummy fish… Ahhh, now that's the life. Now imagine you had eight strong, noble, and totally rad legs. Become one with the octopus inside of you. Now, what is your octopus name?"
"Seafoam…" Roxas murmured dreamily, seemingly in a trance.
"Inky," Axel stated matter-of-factly.
"Conch," Olette revealed peacefully.
"And I am Captain Eight-Legs," Tidus finished. "Now, imagine you are floating gently, gently in the ocean, the warm current enveloping – "
"Excuse me, kids, but there is no loitering or sitting on the floor allowed in here. I'm afraid your séance is a fire safety hazard," a stern looking security guard informed them, breaking the trance. The four teens sleepily stood up.
"Yes ma'am… we were on our way out," Roxas told the guard, who merely nodded in response.
"Guys… I feel… light! And… jelly-like!" Olette exclaimed as they made their way to the next exhibit.
"I feel refreshed!" Roxas stretched his hands toward the skys.
"Kind of like you just jumped in the ocean on a sunny day, right?" Tidus said knowingly.
"Whatever," Axel said in a bored tone, and shrugged. "You guys are lame."
"Excuse me, tentacle head, but don't think I didn't see you say goodbye fondly to Benny!" Olette challenged.
"It wasn't a 'fond' goodbye! I was merely expressing my dislike for octopi!" Axel insisted defensively.
"Axel, you kissed the glass. We all saw it," Roxas clarified, rolling his eyes.
"Whatever," Axel hissed, embarrassed, "Move it, Captain Eight-Legs, I want to see Sweetie the Dolphin."
"Aye Aye, matey!"