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Fire & Moonlight , a Kingdom Hearts fanwork: Drabble challenge by Wishing-Fire, written by Raberba girl
29. Her
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Summary: Friendship before duty.
A/N: Takes place in the universe of one of my unpublished AUs, so I apologize if it doesn't make any sense.
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"I found her crying in the woods today." Axel lay on his back with his hands behind his head, gazing soberly up at the stars.
After a moment, Saïx came over to sit down beside his friend. "Is that so."
"...She found out about Naminé."
"She already knew about Naminé."
"No. She thought Naminé was a dream. She found out that Naminé's her changeling."
"I see." Saïx lay back as well, wondering if Axel could see pictures in the stars the way humans sometimes did. "Was Larxene around?"
"No. Heh, those Riku and Sora kids were taking care of her."
"Impressive."
"It's amazing how dangerous humans can get when they spend enough time in a library." Axel suddenly frowned and turned his head toward Saïx. "Wait, why are you here?"
"I got Aqua to cover for me. You need me right now more than the princess does."
Axel stared a little longer. Then he smiled. So their hearts were still connected. And maybe this whole mess was upsetting him more than he thought, if Saïx could sense his grief and turmoil and thought it worth abandoning duty for. "Thanks, Sai."
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Author's Notes: Okay, so what happened was, my plot bunny for the "Her" theme was a certain image. However, when I started writing a story that would work its way toward that image, I soon had two problems. One was that the fic was becoming way too AkuShi-disguised-as-AkuKai to qualify for an AkuSai series; the other was that the scope of the story was too big to condense into 600 words. So I figured I would write a separate fic for the sake of context, then whip up a little AkuSai drabble set in the same universe to use for this challenge (which is this one posted here).
So I was trying to scribble out the AkuShi/AkuKai fic before it came time to post this - but then I ran into a brief but very strong spiritual crisis, and became uneasy about allowing that fic to be read in public, which pretty much killed my inspiration flow. Later, I decided that I might be able to make a postable version if I took out the AkuKai romance, but...ugh, my muse has chased after fifty shinier plot bunnies since then, and I give up for now. I'm just gonna post this drabble as is and hopefully, someday, eventually be able to complete and post an acceptable version of that context fic, which is the one actually containing the image I have for this theme. Soooo...yeah. My apologies. -.-
(Ftr, the AkuShi was age-appropriate; the AkuKai...kind of wasn't, though that's not the reason I felt like it needed censoring.)
*Spoilers* The unnamed "her" is Kairi, whose protective and resourceful best friends are Sora & Riku. The rival Faerie courts are trying to get their hands on Kairi without starting a war with each other. The fact that Axel is falling in love with Kairi while still grieving for Xion doesn't help matters at all. And I'm now realizing that Kairi sounds rather Mary Sueish here, but...I mean, I don't even like her, how can I make a Mary Sue out of a character I dislike? o.O
Complete: 29/101