Sorry that this chapter is short! I've been really busy lately with exams, and my wrist is still healing from where I sprained it not too long ago. So please be kind and leave a review.
Chapter three
Sora and Roxas stood in front of Naminé, Axel glaring at them.
"Roxas," Axel smirked, "Food over us?"
"It's Naminé!" Roxas yelled jumping towards Axel.
Roxas stood in front of Axel, jumping to the side as he lashed at him with his paw. Roxas jumped towards Axel's neck, sinking his teeth in. Axel began thrashing his head back and forth, trying to get the small cub from his neck. Sora jumped up, slashing Axel across his eye. (Sorry Shakko) Axel let out a cry of pain as Roxas was thrown off of the flaming red feline's neck.
"Alright Roxas!" Axel grinded his teeth, "Lets try this test."
Axel jumped over Roxas and grabbed Sora by the scruff of his neck. Roxas turned to see him with a paw on Naminé's back.
"Sora! Naminé!" Roxas ran over to Axel and glared up at him. "What's the big idea?"
Axel grinned and motioned to Naminé and then to Sora who was trying to claw at Axel's eyes but was failing miserably.
"Chowwse," Axel said as clearly as possible with a lion cub in his mouth.
"What? No way!" Roxas shook his head and stared at Axel.
"Roxas," Naminé said softly, "Choose your brother, if you don't…"
Axel's claws sunk into the back of Naminé before she finished her sentence.
Roxas immediately ran at Axel slashing him across his face causing him to drop Sora who in turn, bit into the forearm that held Naminé down. She crawled out from underneath Axel's paw and ran behind Roxas.
"GAH! Can't you two just calm down for a second?" Axel said holding the two of them off with his paws. "I won't hurt her, you happy?"
Axel shook of the blood that was running down his face. He glared at the two who simply looked up at him with defiant stares.
Roxas turned to Naminé who was checking the wounds on her back. He then looked towards the Pridelands as he heard the sound of someone approaching
"NAMI!" Kairi cried as she tackled her sister. "It's okay, daddy's coming!"
"What?" Naminé said pushing Kairi off of her.
Kairi looked at the wounds on Naminé's back, the two marks leaving red patches of blood in her fur.
"What happened?" Kairi asked worriedly, she turned and glared at Roxas. "It was you wasn't it!?"
Roxas opened his mouth to explain but Sora beat him to it. "He helped her! Axel's the one who did it?" Sora pointed a paw accusingly at Axel.
Axel rolled his eyes and went back to licking his paw that had Sora's tiny teeth marks in it.
Naminé turned to Roxas. "Roxas…thanks, I'm sorry if I…" A loud roar cut her of from behind.
They all turned to see Diz (a.k.a. Naminé and Kairi's dad XD poor them, I couldn't think of anyone else to use) rushing towards them. He let out a loud piercing roar and stood in front of Naminé and Kairi causing Roxas to flinch as he stared down at him.
"How's it going old man?" Axel smirked as he walked up Diz.
"Get out, now, before my fangs find you," he bared his teeth.
"Hey, hey, no need to be so pushie, I don't feel like getting in another fight today," he gave Sora and Roxas glares.
"Then I suggest you leave," Diz brought his paw back and smacked Roxas over where he lay next to Axel.
"Roxas!" Naminé ran forward, crouching down next to Roxas as he lifted his head to stare up at Diz.
"Naminé, here now."
"Nami, get over here!" Kairi ran over to her sister, pushing Sora out of the way who stood beside Naminé.
"Hey! Why are you always pushing me out of the way?" Sora cried with a pout.
Kairi turned to look at him with a smile. "Maybe if you stayed out of the way, I wouldn't have to get you out of the way."
Axel walked over to the four cubs and picked up Roxas by the scruff of his neck, and began walking towards the Outlands. Sora stuck his tongue out at Kairi and then followed after him. Naminé watched them with a worried expression and Kairi pouted that Sora had gotten the last 'laugh'.
Diz cleared his thought causing them to look up at him. "May I ask what you two were thinking?" He roared.
Naminé cowered behind Kairi, who stood tall in front of him, shaking. "It was my idea…don't blame Naminé…"
"Why didn't you try to stop her Naminé? You know its not safe, and you go and do it anyway!"
Naminé looked down at the ground. Kairi stared at her sister with a sad expression. She turned to Diz. "Why are you acting like its all Nami's fault?"
Diz scoffed and turned around and began walking back to Pride Rock. Kairi sighed and looked back to Naminé.
"Nami…are you okay?"
"Its always my fault isn't it? He hates me…they didn't want me, just you.," Her eyes were covered with what seemed like a mist.
"Naminé…" Naminé turned away and ran down the path Axel and Sora had left by not too long ago. "Naminé!!" Kairi only watched as her twin ran off.
"…You know I can walk right?" Roxas sighed.
"Whatever, you'd just run back to Nami," Sora chuckled softly.
"Shut up Sora!"
Axel rolled his eyes as they continued slowly walking back to the tree at the center of the canyon. His right eye was shut, which meant he was using his left eye alone to walk, his head turned so it was easier for him to see…and also for Sora and Roxas to argue the way back.
"Roxie loves Nami!" Sora cried running ahead.
"Put me down!" He began squirming. Axel opened his jaws, Roxas falling to the ground landing on his paws.
Roxas began chasing after Sora, the two zigzagging across the path. Axel smirked as he watched Roxas pin Sora to the ground.
"What about you and Pinky?" He smirked at his brother.
"No way," Sora gagged at the thought of the light red furred lioness cub.
Roxas got off of him and walked over to Axel. He looked up at the lion, who stared down at him with his right eye.
"Wow buddy, do me a favor and get on my blind side so I don't have to look at you," Axel smirked as Roxas huffed.
Axel's ears perked up and he turned to the rear. He smirked and stared down at Roxas, only to see a small smile spread onto his face, only to have it return to the blank expression it usually held.
"Roxas!" Naminé skidded to a stop in front of them, looking up at Axel with a pained expression. "Can…I please stay?"
"What?" Axel laughed, "Why would you want to stay with us?"
"What's the matter?" Roxas walked over to Naminé.
"Nothing…but…you would let me stay here wouldn't you?" She directed this toward Axel.
Axel looked around nervously, "Well…I guess…"
"You guess what Axel?" they all turned to see Xemnas walking towards them, or more exactly Axel.
"Superior," Axel took a few steps back where he was in front of Naminé and Roxas.
"Move," Axel did as he was told and moved out of the way. Xemnas looked down at Naminé who stared at the red dirt beneath her feet. Roxas moved closer to her, their bodies shaking. "Did I hear correctly?" Naminé looked up at him. "You wish to leave your pride and join us? They will not welcome you back you understand?"
"I do…I wasn't welcome there before anyway…" Naminé spoke softly.
He scoffed and turned away, walking back towards the tree that was a few miles ahead. "You may stay…but you will hold your own." With that he left them.
Naminé let out a sigh of relief, turning to Axel. "So…"
"Whatever, come on lets just get back," Axel groaned. "This heat is killing the mysterious wounds that I got somehow."
Roxas and Sora snickered and ran ahead of Axel, Roxas stopped and turned to face Naminé. "Hurry up!"
Naminé shook her head and ran ahead of Axel with Sora and Roxas. They soon arrived at the base of the tree. Naminé looked around, her excitement from a few minutes prior had vanished. Eleven other lions and a lioness sat around the tree, a few drinking from the small watering hole. So this is where they live…it feels so depressing. I can see why Axel laughed earlier.
She sighed as Roxas and Sora ran towards one of the lions near the water pushing him in. He let out a cry and began chasing them around after he had quickly climbed out. This place was going to be a lot more interesting than home, and to this she smiled and ran over to where they were.
Sorry its so short, please leave a review!
