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Chapter 2: Who Am I?
In walked a tall red haired young man in a black cloak. On his face was what looked like permanent upside-down tear drops. "I see that you're awake now. 'Bout time, too." The mysterious man said a smile on his face.
The girl reached behind her, hoping to grab the hilt of her sword, but all she grabbed was air.
"Looking for this?" the man asked. She looked over to see him, dangling her weapon by a finger.
"Taking your opponents weapon before battle is the work of a coward!" She yelled. Then, in the blink of an eye, she reached down to a strap around her ankle, grabbed the hidden dagger and had it at the man's throat.
"Who are you?!" She demanded. The young man tensed up but kept a calm voice.
"Whoa, take it easy!" He backed up and pushed the blade away.
"The name's Axel. Got it memorized?" He said, tapping his forehead. She brought her dagger level to his neck, turning it and said, "Axel, huh? Well, Axel, I'm…I'm…" the girl was absolutely shocked. She couldn't remember her won name! She lowered her weapon in disbelief. Axel looked away in empathy. He remembered when he was as confused and helpless as this girl.
He slowly walked closer to the girl, reaching for the blade in her hand. She let him take it and put it with the other sword. As he turned to face her again, she collapsed under her pain, hugging her sides. Axel hurried over to help her.
"It hurts," She whispered before losing consciousness once again. Axel picked her up and put her back on the bed.
"Jeez, maybe I went too far…" He thought as he watched her pained expression soften. He stood up, scratching the back of his head. He sighed and shook his head, watching the girl for a minute.
There was something about her. It just stirred something in his heart.
"If I had one, that is," he thought. He looked at the girl's dark blonde hair and slightly pursed lips. She had a fair figure and a nice complexion, but her hands were coarse and tough. The hands of a warrior.
"You know, you shouldn't get too close with her." A surfer dude voice said. Axel turned to the wall behind him to see a swirling blue and black portal open for an older man with a scar on his cheek and an eye patch. His grey and black hair was pulled back in a ponytail and he was wearing a cloak identical to Axel's.
"I know Xigbar. I'm not." The red head retorted. He and Xigbar didn't get along well. Especially after Axel's painful failure on a crucial mission.
"Xemnas wants to see the girl when she wakes up. You be a good boy now." Xigbar teased before leaving with a crooked grin on his face. Axel was about to shoot back an angry reply, but decided otherwise. He sat staring at his gloved hands for a while, then looked at the girl one last time and went next door to his room.
His room was identical to the girl's, but he had a window revealing the world outside the large castle. The World that Never Was. The sky was a combination of murky green, dark purple and black, all swirling together. There were no stars, but there was a single large, golden white, glowing form in the sky. It looked like a moon, yet was shaped like a heart. Kingdom Hearts. The only source of natural light, and hope, for the beings in this small city-like world.
Axel flopped onto his bed, thinking about the argument that had just taken place in his room.