[KH] FireAndMoonlight: Black and White (theme 13)

Fire & Moonlight, a Kingdom Hearts fanwork:  Drabble challenge by Wishing-Fire, written by Raberba girl
13. Black and White

Summary:  Like anything else, time travel has its pros and cons.

A/N:  Takes place during KH2.

Okay, so maybe it was a bad idea to go through the door just because he was curious about what was on the other side.  But, hey, Sora was gallivanting around the Coliseum where Demyx was, which meant that Axel couldn't risk showing his face there yet.  He also did not relish the thought of hanging out at their little campout in Agrabah, where Naminé was bored and was just going to Puppy Eyes him into posing for her sketches again.  He needed a way to kill time until Demyx RTC'd, so why not spend it investigating this random door in Hollow Bastion that had popped out of nowhere?

BECAUSE SAÏX MIGHT BE WANDERING AROUND IN THERE, that's why.

"Holy flying cheese puffs, what are you doing here?!"

Number VII and ex-Number-VIII stared at each other.

"I could ask you the same question," Saïx finally said.

"Well, you could also ask a different question," Axel offered.  "Like, 'Hey, should I call you Axel or Lea now that you look like you're fourteen years old again?'  I think that's a good question."

"Sometimes I can't tell whether you really are stupid, or if you're just pretending to be," Saïx said in disgust.  "This world is obviously located in the past."

"Which would explain why everything's in black and white.  So, Isa - you don't mind me calling you that, right? - do you think we've really got our hearts back, or do we just look like we do?"

"This would be far too easy a solution," Saïx grumbled.

"True that.  You wanna test it, just to make sure?  Call me a loser, or lame or laughable or something, and I'll see if I've got feelings to be hurt."

"Axel, surely you're aware that you've betrayed the Organization and I'm now obligated to destroy you?"

"Heh.  With what, exactly?"  Axel held out his arms.  "Chakrams, I choose you!"  Nothing happened.  "See?  No powers.  Couldn't even light a birthday candle.  I'll bet you 5,000 munny you couldn't go berserker on me here even if you stripped naked, killed a rabbit with your teeth and howled at the moon."

Saïx closed his eyes and tiredly pinched the bridge of his unscarred nose.  "Leave it to you to complicate what was supposed to be a simple recon mission...."

"Always happy to oblige.  So, Isa.  There's something we need to talk about."

"No, we're not going to let you turn Sora back into a Nobody just so you can have your little pedo-bait back."

"Hey!"

"He's much more easy to manipulate as he is now."

"Think he'll still be that way when I tell him that you sinister black-coated villains are actually cheering on his valiant Heartless-slaying?"

"Axel," Saïx growled.

"Heh, drop that Don't-you-dare face, you can't pull rank on me anymore.  I left the Organization, I can do what I want now.  And you don't even have an assassin to send after me, hah!"

"As soon as you set foot outside this world, you had best be watching your back."

"Love you too, Isa.  So, up for some ice cream before we have to grow up and be jerks to each other again?"

"...Why is it always ice cream with you?"

"You'd prefer raw rabbit?"

"I'd prefer you to cease making unimaginative werewolf jokes."

"Can't help it, Mr. Berserker!"

"Not in this world."

"True.  Here, I'll buy your ice cream to make it up to you."

"No, you'll buy my ice cream because you still owe me 5 munny."

"Flaming pants, that was from, like, six years ago!  How do you still remember that!?"

Author's Notes:  Although they had temporarily regained their BBS appearances in Timeless River (though, technically, they probably should have been little kids...), they had their adult selves' memories and were still missing their hearts.

If you're not familiar with KH2 Final Mix, there's a scene where Axel, Riku, and Naminé are watching Sora, Donald, and Goofy take the train to Mysterious Tower from Twilight Town.  At the end of it, Riku ends up letting the other two escape together, so presumably, Naminé's been hanging out with Axel during most of the game.

Heh, my research for this drabble involved skim-watching most of the KH2 cutscenes again, and of course I got deliciously distracted.  I love Demyx so, SO MUCH in both languages, and Saïx has a lovely voice in Japanese, I wish I could find more than just the Final Mix additions for him.  AXEL, YOU NEED TO EAT MORE.  It is just not healthy for a 25-year-old man to be that skinny.

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