Rating: M

Summary: His doubts about Vexen and Zexion's abilities faded away as he approached it. It looked as perfect as, "…Roxas?" Axel breathed. The look alike opened its ocean blue eyes, giving Axel a questioning stare.

A/N: Sorry it's been so long… If you're happy I updated, thank ComandoMomo for reading and asking me to update haha;

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Chapter 3

The next two weeks seemed to drag by for Axel. Day after day, he and Roxas' lookalike seemed to get along less and less, mostly because of Axel's attitude toward it. When they were over, no progress had been made, and during that time, the only thing the red-head had to look forward to were his trips to go see his blond.

Needless to say, Vexen and Zexion were not pleased.

xXx

"Axel! What have you been doing all this time!" Vexen demanded when the red-head came to them empty-handed.

"Failing miserably, obviously," Zexion interjected. Axel crossed his arms.

"It isn't my fault."

"I don't believe that for a second," Vexen replied. "Next time you'd better have something."

"Or what?"

"Ventus will be handed over to The Superior and Roxas will be moved and if continually worthless, eventually terminated." Axel looked away. "Are we clear?"

"Sure."

"Oh and Axel, don't go to any extremes and try to hide Roxas," Vexen continued. "You'll be considered a traitor if you do."

xXx

Axel walked the halls of the Castle for the first time in a long time, unsure of what to do. He paused at Roxas' room, slowly opening the door and stepping inside. Deep down, he knew that if he went against what Vexen said, he'd be turned into a dusk. The red-head sighed softly then went to the blond's bed and sat on it, smiling sadly as he held Roxas' hand for a long time, eventually lying beside him.

"Hey, Rox," he said quietly. "I miss ya, partner. More than you'll ever know." He hugged the smaller nobody's form tightly. "I'm so sorry that I put you in danger, I just wanted you back," Axel whispered. "All I wanted was to talk to you and to hold you and to be with you because I'm so empty without you… I'm so sorry…" He whispered, apologizing over and over.

xXx

Axel slipped into his room noiselessly but despite his efforts, Ven noticed.

"You look unhappy," the blond commented.

"Well, I can't say that I am happy," Axel stated, telling the truth, since technically he couldn't feel.

"Care to talk about it?" Axel raised an eyebrow. "Well… it's better to talk about your feelings, rather than bottling them up inside."

"I don't think it'd be a good idea."

"Do you ever talk about your problems?"

"No."

"Makes sense." The red-head crossed his arms.

"What do you mean?"

"Bitter people usually don't." Axel resisted the urge to light the blond on fire.

"I'm not bitter." Ven shrugged.

"Then it shouldn't feel like you are." Axel hesitated for a moment, supposing that if he could feel, he might seem bitter. He thought it was rather cruel of fate to let Sora still exist and to take Roxas from him, after all.

"Feelings," he sighed, "They're so… overrated." Ven blinked in surprise.

"What makes you say that?" Axel approached him, sitting beside him on the bed.

"Because, it's the truth."

"I don't think so… feelings are wonderful! They make you passionate about life and make it interesting, not mundane or boring…" Axel snorted.

"What do you suppose it feels like, not to feel?" Ven looked crestfallen at the thought.

"I bet it'd feel terrible."

"No." The blond looked at the red-headed nobody questioningly. "It wouldn't feel like anything, because you wouldn't be able to feel."

"I guess…" Axel shrugged and then glanced away.

"Axel…?" Ven waited for the red-head to acknowledge him before continuing to speak. "What made you think of that? It'd be… such a terrible, lonely, shallow existence, if you had to live that way... wouldn't it?" Axel laughed a humorless laugh. Something about it was unsettling for the blond.

"Nothing. Nothing at all," he replied, which, again, was true, because the entire Organization was, quite literally, nothing.

"But…"

"Do you like magic, Ven?" The red-head asked, both wanting to change the subject and to stop their feuding, which had been going on for a good two weeks.

"Yes… why?" Axel snapped his fingers and a flame appeared in his palm. Ven's eyes lit up.

"I was just wondering, I guess." The blond reached out, motioning to touch it and Axel closed his palm, extinguishing the flame. "Careful. We don't want to burn that perfect skin of yours, do we?" Ven shook his head, still staring at Axel's hand fixatedly.

"How did you do that?"

"Can't tell you, it's a secret." The clone gazed up into the nobody's eyes.

"Can you do more?" Axel nodded. "Will you show me sometime?" he asked enthusiastically, a huge smile coming across his face. Axel couldn't help but smile a little.

"Sure."

xXx

-TBC-

A/n: Anyone still reading this, care to tell me your thoughts? Thanks (: