Chapter 8: I Really Like It Here
Two weeks went by since the two new arrivals at The Castle That Never Was. Rexial and Tryxel went through various trainings but no real missions yet. Everyone seemed to be okay enough to live with and their new life was great.
The two were hanging out in the grey area when Marluxia came over to Tryxel.
"Tryxie darling. Your first mission. You're paired with me." he said with an odd smug excitement.
"FIRST MISSION!" Tryxel nearly echoed throughout the whole castle.
"Tryxie is MY nickname." Rexial growled.
"Oh yes sorry. Come along Tyrxel, we need to head off now." Marluxia continued, pulling Tyrxel along.
"Bye Tsuin. See you later!" Tryxel called.
"Bye-Bye." Rexial responded.
Axel came in coincidently at that moment.
"There's my beautiful brunette!" he exclaimed with opened arms, swallowing her into a tight hug. Rexial turned slightly pink.
"Hey Ax." she said with a smile.
"Hey, where's your friend? Off to Rubber Band World already?" Axel asked, looking around.
"RUBBER BAND WORLD?" Rexial exclaimed. "Um, I mean, what an odd name." she restated calmly. Axel chuckled.
"Yeah. He was thinking of sending the two of you, but I explained your uh, phobia." he winked. Rexial recalled Axel playing with a rubber band, thus finding out her fear. She smiled at the fact he had remembered.
"Thanks for saving me then." she said. "But how do you know so much about the missions? I thought they were like, confidential?"
"Ah, me and Saix go wryly back. Isn't that right, Isa!" Axel called over to him. Saix glared at the red head then went back to staring straight ahead at nothing.
"Way too serious these days." Axel said, shaking his head. "So, wanna go into Twilight Town?" he asked Rexial. "Ya kno, walk around, get some ice cream, enjoy the weather?" Axel scratched his head with, nervousness in his eyes?
'OMAGOSHOMAGOSH He's basically asking me out!' Rexial screamed in her head, beginning to blush. 'Get it together Rex.' she mentally scolded.
"S-sure." she said, still being flustered.
"Great!" Axel perked up, his normal confidence returning. "Let's go." he smiled opening the portal to Twilight Town.
They entered the town and Axel was right. There was relaxing warm weather with a slight breeze, perfect.
"You don't have a mission today?" Rexial asked, slightly worried that their moment would be interrupted.
"Nope, I'm free today. All yours." Axel smirked.
Rexial was sure she was going to nosebleed, faint, and die right then and there, but she remained calm.
They strolled around, talking casually. Rexial had never really been around Twilight Town so she was also taking everything in.
After awhile, they had wandered nearly the entire place and Axel stopped them at an ice cream stand.
"Two sea salts, please." he said to the man, then turned to Rexial, "You've gotta try this." he said soon exchanging munny for the ice cream bars.
"But first, up to the clock tower!" he said, looking up at it in the not so far distance.
"Wait, we're going.. ON it?" Rexial asked staring nervously.
"Don't worry, I won't let you fall." Axel said, grabbing hold to Rexial's hand. She blushed while he lead the way up to the clock tower.
"The sunset is kinda beautiful from up here. You can see it all." Rexial said, eating her ice cream. She held it in one hand as Axel held the other.
"Told you it wasn't so bad." Axel smiled at her and she smiled back. "You never gave your opinion on the ice cream." he frowned playfully. Rexial laughed.
"It's salty, and sweet. I like it!" she said, "if you hadn't noticed me devouring it."
They both laughed for awhile then sat for a few minutes in silence.
"Hey Rex? How do you feel about this place? I mean, the castle and everything?" Axel asked, turning serious.
Rexial thought for a moment. Everyone she had really associated with was nice enough. They excepted her and Tryxel as if they belonged there. For once it all felt, right.
She looked over to Axel, whom she wouldn't have met if she never came.
".. I.. really like it here." she answered, sure of herself.
"Good." Axel nodded. "I'm glad."