Hi all! I have returned, like promised, with a new chapter for my AkuDemy story ^-^
Okay, now, don't think I'm a total nerd for this but, I was SOO excited after I got those reviews! I mean, I only got, like, three, but it made me feel all happy when I read them! So, thank you to all who reviewed, reviews are like a bunch of hugs to me! =P
The poor red-headed Nobody was exhausted by the time he had finally reached the library, located one floor just above the basement levels. After eight flights of stairs, and three football-field length hallways, the pyro was at his limits. He panted and leaned heavily against the doorframe leading to the library, and took a few moments to collect himself and catch his breath.
"Well…'least I….made it…here…" He huffed.
Axel automatically started making his way towards the back of the library, heading straight down one of the long aisles of books and collapsing into a chair next to one of the reading-tables. Though, Axel couldn't very well afford to rest too long; the mullet-haired boy had spotted him just a mere twelve seconds after Axel had fled from the Grey Room. He sighed. It was to be expected, after all, those long hallways were troublesome. And of course Demyx would see him if he was going straight down the corridor, not even bothering to turn a corner.
Axel was right to be on his guard, though, because just a few short seconds later, the pyro spotted the blonde entering the room, panting and short of breath just as he had been. The red-head jumped out of his seat, hurriedly ducking low behind a shelf of books to keep out of sight. And plus, his bright red hair was a dead-give-away. A few seconds passed before the sitarist started traveling down the rows of books, and Axel made sure to move around to where he was just out of sight of the water-wielder.
Demyx was surprisingly quiet in his movements, eyes darting around the room like a spastic cat. Axel nearly let out a sigh of relief when he realized it'd already been six minutes. If he could last a few more minutes, he'd win this round. The blonde seemed to realize this too, as he attempted to peer over one of the bookshelves to try and spot the red-head. Demyx whined in frustration as he continued to stalk around the library. He would NOT lose to the pyro, especially not on the first round! Unbeknownst to most other members, the young Nobody was actually a very competitive player, and the only thing worse than an angry Saix, is an angry Demyx… Trust me.
Another minute or so of lurking just out of sight of Demyx and Axel was growing bored. Yeah, he gets bored easily, like, really easily, deal with it. The red-head was always a bit over-confident, and already he was sure he would win this round.
'Man,' Axel mentally sighed. 'this is way too easy. If I were It, I would've found that mullet-head ages ago! I swear he's looked right past me, like, three times now. I'm almost compelled to step out and show him where I was hiding, just to end this game quicker.'
Axel, obviously preoccupied with his thoughts, didn't notice when the Nocturne suddenly spotted his red-spikes through the bookcases, and started hurriedly stalking towards the pyro.
"Hah!" Axel's eyes widened and he was suddenly snapped out of his daze at the blonde's exclamation. "I found you!"
The Flurry sighed as he felt Demyx's hand resting on his shoulder. He turned to look up at the bright-eyed Nobody, only to see him smirking triumphantly back at the fire wielder. Axel, keeping his cool, resisted the urge to smack that silly smirk right off the sitarist's face.
"Looks like I won this round!" Demyx shouted excitedly.
'Geez,' Axel thought, shaking his head slightly. 'he really is a kid. I don't think I'd get too excited over winning a dumb game of Hide and Seek…'
"Looks like it." Axel replied. He got up off the ground then, just as a certain Schemer spotted the two.
"What are you two doing here?" Zexion asked, a large quantity of books in his arms. He eyed the two suspiciously, Axel and Demyx weren't very well known for visiting the library often, and it was certainly strange for him to see anyone else wondering about.
The blonde Nobody looked up in surprise at Zexion. "Oh, hi Zexion! Me and Axel are here playing Hide and Seek!" He shouted cheerily.
"Hide and Seek?" The steel blue-haired Nobody cast a confused look at the Nocturne and the Flurry. "What on earth is Hide and Seek?"
Demyx's mouth opened to form a large 'O', and Axel face palmed, sighing. Demyx looked at the Schemer as if he was crazy, and before he could begin to explain, Axel conjured a Corridor of Darkness and promptly pushed the water weaver through. Demyx fell through the portal with a small squeak of surprise, as he flailed about. 'How very graceful…' The red-head thought sarcastically.
"Well," Axel said, to a rather befuddled looking Zexion. "I've got a game to finish, so I'll see 'ya later, Zexy." And with that, the fire wielder followed Demyx into the swirling darkness, and was deposited in the Grey Room a moment later.
"That was mean!" Axel heard, almost immediately after stepping onto the white floors of the room. He sighed, folding his arms across his chest in a 'like-I-care-' kind of fashion.
"Yeah, whatever," He huffed, rolling his eyes at the blonde. "Not like you were ganna die or something. Besides, I barely even pushed you. You fell through because your such a klutz, nothing' more to it."
Demyx looked visibly heart-broken, and tears began to well up in his eyes. He turned away from the red-head as to not let him see him crying again, and made his way to take a seat on the lounge chair across the room. Axel, noticing this, sighed.
"Oh, geez, not this again. Look, Dem-"
"D-don't talk to me!" He shouted at Axel, keeping his head turned away. Axel cringed at his shouted words. The Nocturne was not known very well for yelling, and any time he did yell…well, then you've done gone and screwed up big time, somewhere. "All I wanted to do was p-play a game with you, Axel, and then you have to ruin the g-game! I don't even wanna play with you anymore!" The sitarist wailed.
Axel felt like he was being hit with a brick with every word the blonde said. True, he'd been a little harsh, but that was just the usual teasing, and it's not like he got mad when the other members tantalized him a little. But, then again, the kid was sensitive, like, really sensitive, and the pyro would have to remember that, unless he wanted one of these little outbursts happening ever five minutes.
The red-head tried to get Demyx to smile, cracking jokes that only Demyx would think funny, offering cookies and candy, and pulling funny faces that he was sure would get the sitarist laughing. But it didn't work, and every time the fire wielder attempted to talk to him the blonde would cross his arms, huff, and mutter, "I don' wanna talk to you…" Axel wasn't sure why he was so keen on getting the mullet-haired boy to laugh, but for some reason, he just wanted to see that bright, cheerful smile on his lips again.
'Ah, I know how I can get the kid over this. If I can convince him to play Hide and Seek again, I'll just let him win, and then he'll be back to his usual cheery-self.' Axel thought. But then another thought occurred to him, and he grinned devilishly. 'Or…a faster way would be to just do this….'
"Say, Demyx, have you ever heard of the tickle-monster?" Axel asked, kneeling down next to the Nocturne.
Demyx perked up a little bit, but kept his eyes purposely away from the red-head. "No…" He muttered quietly, trying to keep the fact that he was now slightly intrigued out of his voice.
"Oh, you haven't?" The Flurry smirked to himself. "Well, that's a shame…because the tickle-monster could be anyone, anyone in this whole castle, and you wouldn't even know it until they snuck up behind you and tickled you to death!"
The blonde's eyes widened a little. "The tickle-monster…is someone here?" He asked, quietly.
"That's right, Dem…and I'm the only one who knows who it is." The red-head was thoroughly enjoying himself now, trying hard to not laugh at the frightened expression on the sitarist's face.
"Who is it?" Demyx asked, only now turning to look at the Flurry. Axel smirked at the Nocturne, inwardly laughing at his naivety.
"You really wanna know?"
Demyx nodded, eyes growing just slightly wider.
"Are you sure?" The red-head drawled out, grinning like a chesire cat.
"Yes, yes, please tell me, Axel!" Demyx nearly shouted.
"Alright…I'll tell you, but only because you're my friend. The tickle-monster, Demyx…" Axel whispered, leaning closer to the blonde. "The tickle-monster is," Demyx shivered when he felt the pyro's breath ghosting over his face. "me."
Axel grinned hearing Demyx's gasp as his hands found the blonde's rib-cage. The water weaver started giggling, cringing away from Axel and trying to push his hands away. Though, when the Flurry gave Demyx's sides a harder squeeze, he laughed louder, and tried to squirm out of his grasp. Axel giggled uncharacteristically at the laughter from the Nocturne, but non the less continued his assault of the blonde's rib-cage. Demyx attempted to scoot back in the lounge chair and escape, but instead ended up flat on his back in the chair. The Flurry quickly crawled on top of the Nocturne almost straddling the boy's hips, and started in again at his sides. The laughter went on for another few minutes, before Axel decided it was enough and let the blonde catch his breath.
"Ahem…" Both boys turned, wide-eyed, towards the Grey Room's entrance, to see a rather amused-looking, dread-locked Nobody standing in it's wake. "Dinner's ready." He said simply, before turning and heading back towards the kitchen, with a knowing-smirk playing on his lips.
Yay! Xaldin's back from his "mission" xDD But darn it, now you have to wait another day to see what's gonna happen next! _ I'll try and get the next chapter done as soon as possible, because, I know, it's a pain in the ass waiting around for an update all day =P
Also, sorry for the overly-dramatic Demyx, but it works in with the story. So, a little OOC is okay, right? ^-^