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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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[ignis_procella]

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!

Axel cleared his throat, after he took another sip of liquor and took on a more serious face. He didn't want Demyx to try and run off on him, not when he hadn't even gotten details yet. "What do you mean with Roxas." Part of him was sick enough to want to hear, exactly what everyone else in the Organization thought was really going on between Roxas and him.

( OOC: I have no idea if the new Roxas applicant is into Axel/Roxas as a pairing, I'll be general for now that way in case I have to play BFF only A/R later if they accepted and don't like slash. )

[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.

[ignis_procella]

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."

[manic_melody]

"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.

[ignis_procella]

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.

[ignis_procella]

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.

[ignis_procella]

"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.

[manic_melody]

Demyx froze, gripping the bottle he had in his hands harshly. That shut him up fast, and he sat awkwardly for a moment before shifting in his seat and getting up abruptly.

He still hadn't said anything, just took a drink and started pacing around nervously. Axel had hit the nail, alright. Hit the nail right on Demyx in-born panic button.

[ignis_procella]

When Demyx didn't answer and got up, Axel nearly begun laughing again. "Oh my god..." he exclaimed suddenly as he realized that what he said, was probably close to exactly what had happened. Axel suddenly found the entire situation much more amazing than before.

"Well, it could be worse," Axel begun to explain as Demyx drank. "You could've done it while naked or something."

He had no idea he was just making things worse by offering more 'kind' words.

[manic_melody]

Axel couldn't possibly understand how much worse that made it for Demyx. Likely, he wouldn't understand why Demyx abruptly stopped, moving toward the wall of the house, and repeatedly hit his forehead against the wall.

There were no words to describe how screwed he thought he was, really. None he could think of, at least.

[ignis_procella]

When Demyx started to beat his head against the wall, Axel figured he should probably quit while he was ahead. He took a moment to down the rest of the bottle he had been drinking from and ran a few fingers through his hair.

He waited just a few more seconds, each thud of Demyx's head against the wood seemed to make the loft shake. "Oy ~ if you aren't careful you'll knock the place down."

Axel really did suck at trying to help things, and after a few more thuds he got back up to his feet and walked towards Demyx. "Hey. You know you worry too much?"

[manic_melody]

"I'm so screwed." Demyx sighed, just standing there for a moment with his head against the wall. He would have screamed, or just flailed or something if he didn't feel so defeated about it.

"Yeah. Bathhouse, me, Zexion. Slipped and fell, nude, kissed him." Demyx honestly would have been close to tears if he hadn't already panicked about it and cried some.

"Again." He added meekly, keeping his head against the wall and just sighing.

"Screwed."

[ignis_procella]

Axel snorted that time, when Demyx put it like that, it was hard not to laugh. Axel reached out and put a hand on the other's shoulder and pulled Demyx back and away from the wall.

"You know that really depends. Are you sure he didn't like?" It was hard to actually determine if Axel was serious or joking.

[manic_melody]

"I dunno. He didn't kill me for it, but that might have been the shock. I...more or less high-tailed it out of there immediately there-after." He slumped, a little ashamed of his quick retreat. Looking up at Axel, he had to wonder if the male was being altruistic, or preparing to use this against him in some way. It was his thing, sometimes, but not always.

Still, when did Axel ever pass up a chance the blackmail someone out of something? Really.

"He hasn't said anything to me, but he hasn't changed houses or anything either. I don't know what to think, which is why I'm so...Ugh." Demyx threw his hands up, smacking his face with his palm out of annoyance and dragging it down.