Holding Half of my Heart

Seventeen

Axarhs raced to the castle, killing off Organization members; he's going to be here! She ran up Nothing's Call, past Soundless Prison; the twinge of pain in her chest indicating Xigbar was gone, not slowing her down. He was a sparring partner, nothing more. I'll find you Sora and I'll make you pay for what you did! Her newly sharpened ice spears dragged across the floor in Crooked Ascension, leaving a trail of identical scratches. 

She stopped in Twilight's View to stare at the heart-shaped moon; remembering the conversation she'd had with Xemnas. That is Kingdom Hearts-the reason why I and the rest of the Organization need you. Every day that passes, Kingdom Hearts grows stronger-our time as Nobodies will end when it is complete.

 She screamed and slashed the stairs behind her-breaking the path. "My heart is only for Axel and Demyx, nobody else!" She watched the pieces of glass and metal fall before continuing to locate Sora. She slashed through the Nobodies in The Hall of Empty Melodies and Naught's Skyway, hardly noticing the pain indicating Luxord was gone.   

Proof of Existence. She moved around the room, looking at each grave.

 The Freeshooter  

The Whirlwind Lancer

The Chilly Academic

The Silent Hero

The Cloaked Schemer

The Luna Diviner

Axarhs stopped in front of the two graves marked The Flurry of Dancing Flames and The Melodious Nocturne. She thought about everything they'd done, going to Atlantica, eating Sea-Salt Ice cream, laughing and just having fun.

A strong feeling of relief swept over her body, like thousands of pounds had been removed from her shoulders. Saix is gone, she thought. Sora will be here any minute. The thought of not having to see-or put up with Saix did give her some relief, but it wasn't enough to snuff out the anger she felt toward Sora. The sound of footsteps and soft whispers floated into Axarhs's ears.

"Who is that?" A male voice spoke.

Not Sora. She thought, not looking up from the graves.

"Is that the girl you were telling us about?" A female spoke this time. Not Sora. 

"What are those things coming out of her palms?" The female spoke again.

"Axarhs?"

Sora! 

"You did it, didn't you?" She whispered.

"Did what?" The man who wasn't Sora asked.

"You took them away from me!" She screamed and lunged for Sora. One of them; a tall, tam man tried to step between them.

"Riku! Kairi! Get out of the way!" Sora shouted, brandished his Keyblade and stopped Axarhs's ice spears.

Kairi...that's the girl Axel took! And this Riku must be another one of his friends. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she swung blindly at the Keyblade wielder, "how would you feel, Sora?! How would you feel if someone took away all your friends?! Everyone you loved was taken away in an instant! No more spending time together making jokes, having fun or playing games, all of that is ripped away from you! And no matter what you do, you'll never see them again!"

A sudden realization smacked Axarhs across the face. She fell to her knees, "no matter what I do, I'll never see Demyx and Axel."

Sora took a step forward, "Axarhs I-"  

"No," Kairi interrupted and knelt down next to her. "You loved them, didn't you?"

Axarhs sniffed and wiped her eyes, "they were my only friends, and I'd do anything for them...anything to see them again." She whispered. "I never wanted to say goodbye-goodbye means forever, but..." another wave of crying overtook her.

Kairi gave Axarhs's shoulder a comforting squeeze, "I sort-of know how you feel. When I lost Sora and Riku, I was heartbroken. I was always afraid that they'd never come back, but I held on to hope and believed in them."

"B-But you got to s-see them again," she stuttered.

Kairi shifted her gaze to the floor, "I did; and I can't imagine how you feel right now. Sora told me and Riku how close you were to them."

You have no idea, she thought.

"It reminds me of how I feel about Sora and Riku; we all had the same goal; to see each other again. Didn't you and your friends have something like that?" Kairi asked, hoping to give Axarhs something to hold onto, even if it was something as small as a shared goal.

Her breath hitched, "we did. We were going to get rid of Organization XIII together, but it's just me." She stood up and crossed her arms, "Demyx and Axel may be gone, but I'm still here and I'm not going to let our goal die!" Kairi stood and smiled.

"Um...Sora?" Axarhs took a small step toward him. "I'm sorry for what I just did. Err...attacking you." She shifted uncomfortably.

He smiled, "oh! I have something for you. He handed her the folder and necklace. "They're from Axel, and just so you know, we were fighting together when he...left. He helped us get here."

Axarhs blinked away her tears at seeing the empty necklace before slipping it over her head; joining the other two. She scanned the contents of the folder, "what?"

"What is it?" Sora and Kairi asked.

"It's...my information. No wonder Twilight Town looked so familiar to me! That's my home, my real home! Xemnas used my mom, kidnapped me when I was seven, fed me lies and even changed my appearance! He ruined me, ruined my future, ruined everything!" She crumpled up the folder and all its contents. I may not have gotten the chance to get rid of Saix, but Xemnas is still here. He caused all of this. Oh yes, Xemnas is going to pay.