Axel's Girl (On Hold For KH3)

I'll Always Be There

                   Laxh took a deep breath and slouched against a dingy wall. She pulled the envelope out of her pocket and looked at the message again. Just a bunch of crudely-written digits on the inside of an envelope. She scoffed at a weird little drawing next to it. What is this supposed to be? It looks like a hammer.

                   "Kupo!" A Moogle shouted. "You look like you're not doing so well, kupo. Need a sandwich?"

                   Laxh rolled her eyes and glanced over her shoulder at the weird creature. "I'm broke." She said blatantly.

                    The Moogle let out a disappointed sigh. "You could window shop." It floated up next to her, it's little frame dressed in a perfectly-sized brown cloak. "Have a look at my wears, kupo."

                     Laxh chuckled and gently skirted around Moogle. "No thank you." Moogle remained floating beside her as she walked away. She ignored it, and kept walking. Laxh really had no idea where she was walking to, but she was walking and that made her feel like she was being productive. "Moogle," her voice softly echoing into the dark underworld of Coruscant. "I'm lost."

                     "I've got a location devise, kupo."

                     "I'm not sure it's that kind of lost." Laxh took a deep breath, and stared up at the smoke-filled night sky. "I could know where I am, if I wanted, but I would still feel like I'm wandering." Thunder bellowed in the distance and Laxh felt the raindrops hit her face.

                     "A storm is coming." Moogle pulled an umbrella out of his infinite bag of things. "This matches your black coat nicely, kupo."

                     "I have no munny. None. Not one single piece." She turned her head sideways to look at it. "Nothing."

                      Moogle opened the umbrella and held it over her head. "Than allow me to keep you dry."

                      Laxh smiled. "Thank you." She stood still underneath Moogle's umbrella as it held. Laxh pulled out the envelope again, looking at the folded paper to see if some secret would reveal itself.

                      Moogle floated higher to see over her shoulder. "Who's Star-speak number have you got there, kupo?"

                      "Star-speak? What's that?"

                      "It's for inter-world communication." Moogle handed her  the umbrella as it pulled something else out of its bag. "See?" Laxh tucked the envelope in-between her forearm and shoulder. She looked at Moogle to see it nodding at her. "First call's on me, kupo."

                      "Thank you, I'll make it up to you. Trust me, after this you're the only Moogle I'm buying anything from." Holding the envelope, the umbrella, and the Star-phone, she dialed the number with the buttons on the front. Laxh held the Star-phone up to her ear and heard the gentle tone that indicated it was ringing.

                      "Huh?" A familiar voice answered. "What do you want?!"

                      Laxh kept the Star-phone to her ear and didn't speak for a few minutes, shocked. "Was that doodle supposed to be an axe?!" She yelled into the receiver.

                      "Lash...." Axel's voice softened for a minute before becoming hard and tough again. "Yeah, and what do you want, little miss runaway?!"

                       Laxh growled. "I don't know, you tell me!! You're the one who left me your number!"

                       "I thought maybe you'd need help, but you know what? I'm just about done giving out help." Axel made a groaning noise into the receiver and then lowered his voice. "I'm about to help someone for the last time. It's going to hurt, but not as much as watching you leave did. I know we don't have hearts, and I'm sick of trying to feel something that can't be there!"

                       Laxh handed the umbrella to Moogle and stepped out into the rain, letting it all pour down on her. "What do you mean for the last time? Axel, what are you gonna do?!" No response came. "Axel!"

                       "Lash. Sora is coming, I have to protect him, I have to protect Roxas." Axel took a deep breath. "This is good-bye, Pirate. Stay safe, maybe I'll see you on the other side."

                       "Axel, no."

                       "Fine. Don't stay safe. I don't have to kiss you once I find you." Axel teased lightly.

                       Laxh laughed a little. "You're not going to remember me." She stated as a fact.

                       "How could I forget?" Axel chuckled. "I've got us memorized." He hung up.