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A knife barely avoided hitting Axel in the face, instead it became trapped in the wall next to the emperor's head. He turned and stared at it before looking up at the thrower.
"Whoops. Forgive the slip, my lord. We've been having thieves running around lately." The burly mask maker, Xaldin, walked up to him and pulled the knife out of the wall.
"Thieves? Who would steal from a man like you, Xaldin?" Axel asked, looking surprised.
His surprise was certainly well founded. What fool would steal from one of the largest men in the city? The well-built man had long black hair, the rope like strands pulled back into a high pony tail, and oddly styled side burns, and besides just looking intimidating by sheer muscle mass, he was also one of the best knife and spear users in the empire.
It made sense that a man good with knives would carve wooden masks for a living. Now if only he worked on his people skills…
The large man shrugged and walked over to a large slab of stone held up by other stones. "The masks are coming slower than expected."
The emperor blinked, and was pulled out of his inner musings. "What? What do you mean?" Axel walked up next to him, frowning deeply.
Xaldin rolled his eyes. "Like I said, thievery problems."
Axel looked at all the half-finished masks, and saw that there were nowhere near enough masks for the ceremony. There were masks needed for the dancers, the high priest, the musicians, himself, and so many other important people had to wear them…
"You remember Larxene, don't you?" Xaldin's smooth voice mused aloud, causing Axel's head to snap up and stare at him in shock.
"She's the thief?" Larxene, a tall blonde with a huge attitude problem, had been Xaldin's apprentice for a long time, and, though she had also been talented with knives, she had been worse at turning the harsh blade into a tool used to make art, as far as the emperor had heard.
The black haired man grumbled under his breath, but nodded. "She wanted a larger pay, but I told her her work wasn't to master quality yet and she became angry and quit. The moody bitch snuck in during the middle of the night and stole some masks. I am trying to catch up, but it is harder with only one working, as I'm sure you can understand."
Axel shook his head. "I do understand, but you need to have that woman arrested! Not only for thievery but for interrupting and stalling work for the gods! She should be killed for her actions." Axel glared seriously down at the masks. Xaldin sighed and nodded before crossing his arms over his broad chest.
"I am trying. She's not in her home, and the warriors from the law enforcement office I sent out to find her cannot seem to hunt her down, even though it has been days. I wish I could have gone out looking for her in their place, but the masks need to be tended to."
The hard expression on the man's face showed how much he wished he could exact his revenge on the one who had stolen from him. Axel decided he never wanted to cross the man, simply looking at the murderous expression on his face.
"I am sorry for what has happened and you will be paid handsomely for the trouble, but will all the masks be done? I understand the strain you are under, but we need those masks…"
The mask maker growled, but nodded. "I know. I have been sleeping as little as I can and will not accept any other orders until I am finished… The gods are more important. I will finish them before the ritual, and will try to be as quick as I can."
The large man nodded solemnly and Axel knew he could trust the man.
"Thank you." Axel lifted an awkward hand up to pat the man's arm.
"Is that everything? " Xaldin asked gruffly, making Axel hide a chuckle.
"Yes, that is everything. Have a good day, and I hope you catch her." The emperor offered the other man a smile before turning and walking out of the shop.
The emperor walked down the same street he had used to get to the market place, and was a little surprised to see the table and its drunken inhabitant gone. Getting over it, he walked through the streets, this time he was too caught up in thinking about things that he had heard from the day to bother responding to the citizens that wished him a good day.
When he got to the palace, he figured he should get to the work that needed to be done; taxes that needed to be counted, especially horrible prisoners that were waiting for a sentence, and the like.
After about fifty minutes, Axel decided he could not stand the sight of his desk any longer and, after grabbing important papers, he began walking through the hallways, trying to find a new place to work.
As he walked he read a letter asking for help, sent from a nearby conquered territory asking for food since they were going through a famine.
Suddenly a flash of blond caught the corner of his eye, and he looked up in time to see a flash of pink.
A "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FLOWERY FREAK!" was screamed, and then everything made sense.
"You can't run away from my love forever, Vexen!" Marluxia cackled evilly as he chased after the palace healer.
"I sure as hell can try you freak!"
And like that, the two disappeared behind a corner. Axel stood there staring at the place they had once been and, for a moment, he debated with himself about going to help the poor blond man.
"…Nah." The emperor shrugged and started off again down the hall.
Axel ended up outside again, in his usual spot where he usually saw his Roxy-bird. He smiled softly to himself at that thought, and even glanced up to look at the tree were the little golden bird usually sat and tweeted at him.
The emperor pouted a little when he glanced at the sun and saw it still wasn't afternoon yet. The redhead sighed to himself and resigned himself to work.
His human was there! Sora tweeted happily as he landed on the branch and flapped his wings at the red-furred human, trying to gain his attention.
He hadn't expected Axel to be at their spot so early, and he had expected to be waiting for another hour at the least. He had spent his morning exploring the jungle that he lived in while getting food, and just trying to pass the time as quickly as possible.
He still hadn't spoken to Riku, and he was not about to apologize.
The human glanced up at him, and Sora was happy to see a large smile spread onto his cheeks.
"Roxas! Come here little birdie." The emperor lifted his hand up for the bird, setting his paperwork on the bench with his other hand.
Sora chirped happily and hopped off the branch he had been on and flew till he reached the human's finger and landed on it gracefully.
The human chuckled. "Hello little one, how was your day?"
Sora bent down and nuzzled the man's wrist. 'I missed you all day! I was so bored…'
"Aww Roxy, you are too cute." Axel used his free hand to gently stroke the bird's side. "I have a big surprise for you! You'll have to wait to see it, though. I'm sure you'll love it though."
Axel smiled down at him and Sora flapped his wings in excitement. 'My name isn't Roxas… But I guess I don't mind being your Roxas…'
"My lord!" A voice called, and Axel's head snapped up to see the newcomer.
It was that silver furred human followed by a strange blue furred man with a scar.
Sora tweeted in fear and hopped onto Axel's shoulder and hid in his red mane. He didn't like this blue furred human… He didn't look safe.
Axel shushed him gently and lifted a hand up to stroke the bird's feathers.
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Reviewer responses:
P5hng-Me-A'Wy:
XD I am so happy you like it! Right? I would love to be Roxas/Sora! All that luxury and all you have to do is flap your wings and eat. XD You are so wonderful, thank you! Thank you for the review, and a thousand more thanks for the fanart! It was absolutly amazing and I shoved it into the faces of everyone I knew! Thank you! THANK YOU!
Formidable Rain:
But it's original eh? ;) I'm sorry you're confused, it'll all get better soon, after all, when you get a new pet, don't you rename it? :) I'm so happy you reviewed, thank you so much!
Akio F:
Hey Ana! :D Thank you for reading! Yes. as you've clearly seen, there are other side pairings... some just aren't as... consenual as others XD I love you!
Dolly-D-Mushroom:
YOUR ART WAS AMAZING! YOU CAN ASK MY FRIENDS, CAUSE I SHOVED IT IN THERE FACES! :D I WAS ALMOST CRYING WHEN I SAW YOUR PICTURE! And your review was so sweet, so it made me want to cry even more! lol, I actually through that into the story for you, to show that it couldnt be Vexen; he's to busy beating off a stalker of his own! Thank you for reviewing as always!
Russiada:
As always, I love reading your reviews :3 I'm happy your still here! Thank you for reviewing!
Please find it in your heart to review. Think of the children... The poor children... They want an update, you want an update... Do it for both of you...Just... Please push that button... Even if all you put down is the letter J and submit it, I will love you! REVIEW!
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