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Who: Axel [ignis_procella] & Demyx [manic_melody]
When: Sometime after Demyx's post
Where: Axel's rather broken down room.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Some minor cursing, drunken antics, and mature conversations
Summary: Demyx wants to avoid Zexion and Axel is interested in learning what's up.

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[manic_melody]

Demyx was in turmoil, even the walk to Axel's place could distract him from his thoughts. He'd packed a few bottles of liquor from the tavern, and some bread and meat from the stocks. Doumeki seemed alright with it, but Demyx still felt obligated to leave payment for it behind. He sighed for what must have been the hundredth time that day.

"I have got to get my mind off of this..." He muttered to himself, looking up at Axel's place and moving toward it quicker than before. Within moments, he knocked at the door and called out.

"Axel! I'm here..." Waiting, Demyx shifted the basket of things had in his arms and looked off.

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"It's open!" Axel yelled once he heard the knock coming from his door. If you could even call the poor thing a door. It was barely hanging on by its hinges, and the place was about as private as you could get anyway. The building was on a faulty foundation and was lucky to still be standing after all this time.

When he heard Demyx's foot steps walking over the creaky floor, he shifted and poked his head back inside the large opening in the roof. "Yo ~ out here!" In the moon light, his green eyes seemed to glow as they eyed the basket of goodies. Score!

[manic_melody]

Demyx made his way in, opening and walking through the door and shuffling into the house. Making his way to Axel's room, he waved at the male and offered him the basket.

"Thanks. I guess I just need something to occupy myself with for a little while. I don't wanna impose, though..." He sighed again, trying not to sound as confused and flustered as he was.

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Axel waved an arm at the empty loft, "Imposing? Shit... its not like I can come with you guys anyway." His way of saying he was glad for the company, and the food! Axel patted a spot on the stone ledge for Demyx to sit on while he took the basket.

His attention was put totally on what was in his hands. He muttered to himself as he rummaged. Bread, ham, and oh god liqour! Demyx was his official hero for the time being. Axel tore off half a chunk of bread and bit into it. His mouth was already full to the brim when he went about opening a bottle of liqour to drink.

"Man -- stuff -- 'lly --- good!" He spoke between chews and swallows.

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Demyx stared wide at Axel as he engorged himself, somewhere between awe and being disturbed. Likely both.

"Well...Thanks, I guess..." He sighed, looking off and grabbing a piece of bread. Nibbling on it, Demyx stared off for a few moments. Not saying much, which was really odd for him, but not really bothering to make a problem of it.

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Axel ate most of what had been brought within the first few minutes, it was the liquor that managed to be left for last and savored. At some point when Axel had finished gorging himself, he grabbed a second bottle of liquor and pulled it open with his teeth before he passed it towards Demyx. Poor kid looked like he needed a drink.

Axel wasn't usually the type to ask questions, unless asking meant annoying the hell out of the other person. However, Demyx seemed to be in a bit of a state over whatever had made him so worked up. "So..." Axel paused unsure of what to ask next. He choose to drink instead of continuing his question. More booze could help.

[manic_melody]

Demyx nodded, taking a long drink from the bottle and handing it back. It wasn't often that he drank, especially when he saw people drinking every day. Still, after everything, he agreed that a long stiff bout of alcohol was in order.

"Yeah." He said, distant. It wasn't like him to dance around things, but this was so awkward and new to him that he really didn't know what to do about it. Back in the Organization he never really had much in the way of close contact interaction with anyone, and he couldn't remember much of his old life to tell if he had been romantic before with anyone.

"What was it like...? With Roxas, I mean." He asked, looking over to the male. It seemed about the best way to ask the question, it was a little vauge, but Axel was normally good with getting things like that anyway.

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Axel just let the situation ride, it wasn't like he didn't care. He didn't have a heart to care in the first place, but it didn't mean he wasn't concerned. He figured when and if Demyx wanted to say anything, he would, and Axel would offer his own Axel-Brand advice. That's what friends were for. Axel never really imagined though that Demyx would phrase things quite like that though.

He nearly did a spit take when Demyx asked his question. The red head, blinked a few times before he turned his head to the side and begun to laugh. Axel's chest burned as he fought to catch his breath, "Is that what all this is about?" Well, not what he did or may have done with Roxas, but the fact that Demyx was in the middle of personal issues with another person? Axel couldn't help but grin as he stared over at the other Nobody. This was going to be so awesome, black mail worthy awesome

[manic_melody]

"You guys being friends, I mean. Wait, wait." Demyx blinked, confused. He hadn't really meant to infer anything more personal than that, but thinking on it now it did sound like that. His palm met with his forehead quickly, and he cursed under his breath.

"No, no. Not..." And again, face met plam.

"Not romantically. Oh, hell. I'm sorry, I'm such an idiot..." In his absent-mindedness, he had said something insulting without really meaning to. It wasn't like he didn't do it sometimes anyway, though. He was kind-of notoriously clueless.

"Just...Never mind it." He sighed, muttering something about stupidity under his breath.

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Axel snorted as Demyx fell over his words, and went so far as to apologize. If anyone in the organization had nothing to apologize for it was Demyx. Next to Roxas, he was the only guy Axel could actual tolerate. Axel lifted up his arms and shrugged. "Don't mistake feelings for feeling. He made me feel like I had a heart, but I think the reason I felt anything at all was because I stopped caring about getting a new heart in the first place."

None of them were like Roxas, and when Axel had learned that his other half was still out there, alive. It changed the ball park that they were playing on. Roxas could regain his heart, he could become whole ... but only because he could re-unite with his other half. For them, there was no going back and no second chances. At least not in Axel's book.

"Don't apologize either, last thing I care about is what you guys thought of our relationship." Axel paused and leaned back. "Just because we don't have hearts doesn't mean you can't be happy, it doesn't mean you can't like someone either."

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"No, no. I know..." He mused, looking off for a moment before taking another drink.

"This place...Taught me that. And...Gave me back a lot of the things I lost, things I wanted a lot." He smiled for the first time that day, remembering all the things he'd done since coming here, people he'd met and become friends with.

"Desolate and depressing as it is? I love it here, this place is home." He laughed, surprised at his own statement. He was kinda happy, having found a place that he could start over in.

"It's a new life, and I'm finally living. Just...gotta setle this little...problem." And there went another sigh, his knees huddled close to him, and he curled up a bit.

"You know, this kinda sucks. I wish I weren't so clueless sometimes, otherwise I'd know how to just come out and appologize." He said, laying his head on a knee and looking off.

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Axel half smiled as Demyx talked about feeling like this place was home, and he was happy to have a second chance at life. To be honest, Axel had always hoped there wouldn't be a next life. They had no place in the world, and no existence was better than a non-existence. Most of his feelings on the matter just stemmed from the fact that he knew he'd never see his best friend again. Roxas had no place in a world like this, he had Sora after all.

"Something happen between you and what's the kid name? Tsukasa?" Far as Axel could tell, Tsukasa seemed to care about Demyx a lot. Far be it for him to assume, but he smirked a bit as he suggested something personal had occurred between the two.

[manic_melody]

"Tsuki? Nah, not him." Demyx laughed, finding it kinda funny how easily the assumption could be made. In truth, he did like Tsukasa, but in a 'friends forever' kind of way. Demyx knew Tsukasa needed someone, someone better than him. More than what Demyx could offer, more than he could fully give.

"He's a sweet kid, I like him. Just...I dunno. I don't think I'm the one he needs." He mused, kicking his legs out for a moment and laying back. Sitting in one place, even while he was a little down, was difficult for him. He was used to moving around, being active.

"Nah, this is...This is a Zexion thing." He finally caved, admitting at least that much.

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Zexion? Axel nearly spit out his drink when he heard that. Huh. Axel's brain seemed to come a complete and utter stop, and as his thoughts took time to catch up with the rest of him which had taken a sudden vacation.

"No shit...," he finally replied before he begun to chuckle again. Something about Zexion and Demyx was just far too amusing. He probably wasn't being helpful at this point.

[manic_melody]

"What? It's just Zexion..." He looked over at Axel, curious. Blinking for a moment, he quirked his eyebrows and paused. Had he said more than he wanted to?

"It's nothing serious, just a bit of awkwardness between us..." He sighed, yet again. This funk was troublesome for Demyx, and he really needed to shake it. But, true to character, he was kind-of clueless about how to react and what to do.

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"It's Zexion." Axel said as he lifted his arms in a bit of a flail. Seriously, creepy emo always in a book Zexion. The same Zexion he happened to send the wonder clone after. He cleared his throat after that thought and leaned back.

"Awkwardness huh? What'd you do ... fall down and like kiss him on accident?" Axel laughed, oh that'd be a site. Axel had no idea he had hit the nail on his head.