Day 77
Ever since my confession to Roxas, well, since he knew, I've been more complete than I thought.
He and Axel are my top two picks when it comes to my missions, although I've been having a tough time 'loving' Roxas, so I decide to stay away from him and pick Axel more often.
Xion's just as good, as my third top pick, but today's mission involves Axel, but I had no idea what was planned for me.
While Yexum was getting ready for her mission with Axel today, her bracers ready, she heard a knock on her door. "Enter!" she called out.
Saïx entered her room. "Yexum," he said, "you know your mission with Axel today. I'm glad you decided to pair up with him today, instead of mostly with Roxas."
"At least," she said, "I want to spend some time away from him, too."
"Here's the details to track down the Heartless!" He handed her some papers. "This Heartless will be tough to beat. I trust you are ready?"
"Ready as ever, Saïx!" Then he left without another word. When Yexum is ready to leave she was surprised to see Xion was just about to knock. "Xion!" She cried out. "What're you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be paired up with Roxas today at Beast's Castle?"
"I was," she said, "but Saïx has located an unknown Heartless in Halloween Town and asked me to take it out!"
"Odd, because me and Axel are heading there, too. Taking out an unknown Heartless as well!"
"Oh! How about a contest, then?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm saying," Xion said, making a bet, "that if I can defeat the Heartless first, you have to stay away from Roxas."
"And if I win," Yexum countered, "you have to see me and Roxas kissing for five minutes! No blinking! But," she added, "if we have to work together, the bet's off! Deal?"
"Deal!" Xion agreed and they shook hands.
Yexum looked at her papers that Saïx has given her. "I'll have the advantage because of the location is where it was last known, but I'm not telling where!"
"Saïx," Xion said, "has given me intel that a large quantity of Purebloods is infecting the place, too!"
"Right," Yexum said slowly, then realized something else. "Wait! Are you jealous?"
Xion was a little shocked to realize that this bet is filled with her jealousy of Yexum being Roxas's girlfriend. "N-No, I'm not jealous! I just want to see who's faster!" Xion blushed while she said that, because she was obviously lying.
"Alright, then! You're on!"
Yexum just finished a ghost with a slam of her bracers, a heart floating upwards, opening her and Axel's way forward.
"Nice going, Yexum," Axel shouted. "At this rate, we'll be finished in no time."
"Yep! Just gotta keep moving!"
"Right."
Axel and Yexum approached the Manor Ruins where the Heartless was last seen by a recon from an Organization member. "Weird," she said calmly, "I don't see the Heartless anywhere."
"Yexum!" Axel said quietly.
"Yeah?"
"Don't look…it's right behind you!" She saw that, from the corner of her eye, a large Heartless right behind her, oblivious of their presence.
"That's a Carrier Ghost," she whispered, "as long as it doesn't see us, we should be fine." She slowly approached Axel, and whispered her strategy to Axel. He nodded, following suit with her plan. Axel slowly got closer to the Heartless, not knowing someone's behind it, while Yexum predicted it's turn towards the blast and hid.
When Axel got within striking range, he spun his chakrams above him, and casted Firaga. It dealt little damage when hit, but attracted the Heartless' attention. When the Heartless turned around, it saw Axel and decides to attack him by using its hands.
Axel easily dodged it and placed a Blizzaga mine above him, and the Heartless took the bait, encased in ice, frozen in place! Yexum attacked it from behind with the strongest hit she ever did, hoping to finish it. But the attack never connected as her fist hit the ground without any force from the Heartless. When she looked around, she saw Xion there, brandishing her Keyblade.
"What's wrong, Yexum?" she said. "Couldn't strike the Heartless down?"
"XION!" She shouted out. "You took my swing!" She took a few slow deep breaths to calm down. "Besides, I'll reach Saïx before you." And then she ran, with Axel at her heels.
"Those two don't know," Xion said to herself, "that an Invisible is on the loose. That's why I took out the Purebloods." Then she walked towards the Boneyard.
Yexum slowed down as she realized what the true Heartless was when Axel finally caught up to her. "What," he said breathlessly, "is going on, Yexum?"
"I'm thinking that Carrier Ghost was not the Heartless because Xion said there was a large quantity of Purebloods, but we only saw Emblem Heartless. Unless…" She suddenly turned around and started running again, this time towards the Boneyard. Axel had to yet again follow her to find the Heartless.
Xion just approached the Boneyard when she saw Yexum there with Axel. "I thought," she said, "you were checking in with Saïx."
"Change of plans, Xion! Something was wrong when me and Axel only encountered Emblem Heartless!"
"HEY!" Axel shouted, making them both jump. "You two are memorizing what's happening here, right? Even I don't understand what's gotten into you two to be so competitive! Either you two need to make up, or I'll tell Roxas what's happened with you two! Got it memorized?!"
Xion was shocked to have Axel bring up Roxas while Yexum was paralyzed, having a boyfriend for only one day just to lose him again. "You're right, Axel," Xion said, breaking the silence. She then walked up to Yexum and held out her hand. "Yexum, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been mean in the first place! We should work together to take out the Heartless!"
"I'm sorry too, Xion," Yexum shook hands with Xion, which turned out to be a hug.
"Nice!" Axel said. "Now that we're together again, we should really focus on-" He didn't have time to finish because he was thrown backwards all of a sudden.
"AXEL!" Yexum and Xion both shouted when he hit the ground, and then ran after him, hoping he's alright! He just barely got up when he pointed behind them, and they turned around.
What they saw was a giant, black-ish blue Heartless, holding a sword with a sharp, wave-like blue pattern. It had an empty heart shape on its chest. It also had small, blue wings, even though it's floating without using them. The Heartless also had a tail with a blade of an ax at the end of it.
"That's our target," Axel groaned. "You two need to work together to beat it. I can't even get up all the way!"
"Don't worry, Axel," Yexum said. "I know how with a perfect strategy!" She whispered it in Axel's ear, then Xion's.
"Nice going, Yexum!" Xion said. "I'm sure this will work! I won't judge you!"
"Thanks, Xion!" Yexum said happily. "But now, let's get serious! Time to take out the Invisible!" Xion summoned her Keyblade and followed Yexum's strategy on taking out the Heartless.
~Time Skip: Clock Tower, Twilight Town~
When Yexum and Xion got to the clock tower, Roxas wasn't there yet so they could chat before he shows up. "Yexum," Xion said, "I'm sorry about Axel! How are we gonna tell Roxas? He's bound to find out one way or another!"
"You're right, Xion! No use putting him in a good mood and then tell him! We should tell him outright!"
"Yeah!"
Just then, Roxas showed up. "Hey! How's my two best buds going on?" He looked, but he didn't see Axel. "Where's Axel?"
Yexum stood up and faced Roxas in the eyes. "Axel," she confessed, "couldn't make it tonight."
"Oh," he said. Probably at Castle Oblivion as soon as he got back. "When's he coming back?"
"Never!" Xion said.
"WHAT?!"
"Roxas," his girlfriend said, "Axel couldn't make it because the giant Heartless, which was an Invisible, in Halloween Town struck him too hard, ad now he won't come back. He's gone for good!" Yexum learned from another member that, when an Organization member died, nothing is left. They have fallen for good.
Roxas took a moment to notice what's going on. When he did, he turned around and ran away from them. "Roxas!" She started to go after him, but Xion stopped her. "But-"
"Wait!" she said. "Let him grieve alone. He needs to remember the memories he's had with Axel!" Yexum looked at Xion at her eyes and can tell she's telling the truth.
"You're right, Xion! I should let Roxas give some time to cool off!"
"That's the spirit!" Xion said as they had some ice cream together, friends again as they enjoyed the sunset.
Who knew that friends could become bitter enemies, but then become friends again?! Anyway, this story is still being worked on, and I'm planning on finishing this!
