Sorry for such a short chapter! I'm having writer's block, but I promise the next one will be long. I'm halfway done writing the next chapter, so look for an update sometime in the next week or two!
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts...
In the past week since meeting Sora and Kairi in the coffee shop, Axel had been acting out of the ordinary. The usually fiery and energetic red-head had been much quieter than usual, and kept more to himself. He would stay for hours alone in his apartment without interruption from anything. He had also become somewhat spacey as well, as Demyx had observed. Axel's emerald orbs often gazed into space, a blank look in his eyes, his lips curved into a small frown. Even his hair appeared less spiky.
Long sad sighs accompanied these actions. They came everyday sounding breathy and depressed. Demyx wondered if it had been something he's said at the coffee shop, or if Kairi had told him something that triggered this sad thoughtfulness from somewhere in the depths of his mind. It seemed that nothing could pull him from this depressed state.
Demyx got a discount on CD's at the music shop where he worked, so he saved up his money and bought Axel a collection of Metallica disks, hoping that his reaction would be one of those big, bright smiles.
"Tada! All of your favorite songs from your favorite band! Metallica!" Demyx held the gift out to Axel, who was lounging on the couch in his living room.
He smiled warmly at Demyx, and held the case of disks in his hands. "Thanks Dem."
A small smile followed by two syllables . . . This wasn't the expected reaction . . .
. . . So he took off work one day and packed up a picnic basket full of Axel's favorite foods. There was an entire far of crunchy Dil pickles in there just for him, even though Demyx preferred cucumbers. He bought two train tickets to Twilight Town just so that they could share a meal on Sunset Hill. But Axel barely uttered a word and only ate three pickles.
Demyx being who he was didn't stop at these attempts to bring that smile back to Axel's face.
He walked Axel to work at the local pizza shop for a change. Two days later he drove Axel to the Fire Festival in the Land of Dragons, thinking that seeing the fire all around would make the slight pyro happy. He did see Axel smiling a lot more than usual that day, but only half-heartedly. Demyx was running out of ideas to cheer up Axel. He racked his brain for anything that would possibly spark an interest in Axel, but he couldn't find a thing.
One day about two weeks after the Fire Festival, Demyx decided to take a ride on his motorcycle. Somewhere far. Distant. Away from the city. He wanted to get away and just take a ride to get a change of scenery. He turned on the engine, listened to the purr of it, felt the slight vibrations. He loved the old bike.
From the corner of his eye, he spotted Axel slipping out the door into the garage.
"Hey" Axel said, just loud enough to hear.
"Hey"
"Where you heading?"
"Anywhere the roads take me.
"Can I come?"
"Sure." This took Demyx by surprise. It was the first time in about a month that Axel had asked something of him.
Demyx tossed his companion a helmet. Axel took his seat behind Demyx, wrapping his arms around his waist as they began their drive out of the city.
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