Axel / Lea x Reader One Shots (Requests Open)

At First Sight

A/N: Inspired by the song "Love At First Sight" by The Brodbecks

Finding love one day was the last thing that was ever on Axel's mind. Being sucked into the Organization at such a young age, he had little time to even think about love. With missions day after day, eventually the years just became one big blur; before he knew it, ten years had flown by in a blink of an eye. He grew so accustomed with not having a heart or any feelings to dwell on that he never expected any of that to change in a single moment.

And he certainly never expected to hear music, either.

Ten years of walls built up around him came crashing down in an instant the moment he saw you. It was as if the perpetual dark cloud that followed over his head had suddenly vanished into thin air. Sure it may have been from a distance, but he knew right then and there your destinies would become intertwined. Years later when re-telling your shared story, he'd call it a 'gut feeling'.

You were spending an evening out with two of your closest friends, sitting in front of a small cafe in the middle of Market Street. The three of you were laughing away while drinking coffees; your laugh rang the loudest, and to Axel it was the most beautiful sound he heard in a long time. It was almost...euphoric. Your eyes met his, curiously looking at the man who was dressed in all black standing dead center of the street staring at you. A blush crept up on your face as you bowed your head down bashfully.

Axel blinked out of his trance and realized just how long he was staring at you. How embarrassing.

"Go talk to him," your friend whispered to you.

"Huh? Why me??"

"It's obvious he's interested in you, silly!"

"I don't know..."

"Could you please for once take a chance? He's really cute!"

Biting your lip nervously, you stumbled out of your seat and walked your way to the lone man. The whole walk over your heart was leaping inside your chest. You've never seen him before, which was weird considering the town was so small; everyone knew everyone around here. The mysteriousness behind this man only piqued your interest in finding out who he was.

Axel's eyes grew larger as you walked closer, his hands clammy with cold sweat as he tried to form some sort of greeting.

Could this be love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
You're photogenically dressed
The conversation begins.
Oh God, now what did I say?
Let me start over again.

"Hello," you smiled.

"Er—hi."

"Are you new around here? I've never seen you before."

"Uhm...sorta. I came here to meet some friends of mine. We usually hang out at the clock tower after work." Axel's tongue felt swollen in his mouth as he fumbled over his words.

"Oh, then I won't bother you! Sorry," you said quickly as you started retreating back to your friends.

"Wait! I—I didn't catch your name?" Axel blurted.

"It's [Y/N]."

"[Y/N]." The way your name sounded coming out of his mouth made your knees weak. "I'm Axel, got it memorized?"

"Very memorized," you giggled.

"Listen, I can meet my friends tomorrow. They're probably running late anyways. Do you... wanna get some ice cream together?"

You turned back to look at your friends over-enthusiastically ushering you to run off with the handsome man you had only met a few moments ago. "I would love that."

The two of you spent the next few hours getting to know each other over sea-salt ice creams. The conversation was going so well, you both actually went back for seconds. Eventually you made your way to the top of the clock tower to watch the sunset together, enjoying the best view in town. There was never a person before in your life that you felt such instant connection with than Axel. All the butterflies from your stomach seemed to dissipate as the evening went on. Honestly, you didn't want this night to ever end.

Neither did Axel. In the back of his mind, he was dreading returning to the castle more than ever tonight. He didn't want to run into anyone from the Organization who would ruin his joyous mood, especially Saix's sourpuss face. But he knew he had to return, or face the consequences from his Superior.

"I have to get going," Axel whispered.

You didn't even try to hide the pout that formed on your face. "So soon?"

He laughed as your lower lip stuck out and brushed it with his thumb. "Gonna miss me?"

"Maybe..." You rested your head on his shoulder, hoping it would prolong his departure at least by another moment.

Wouldn't you like to, wouldn't you like to kiss her?
Wouldn't you like to, wouldn't you like to dance with her?

"I'll come see you tomorrow. Same time?"

"Deal. And I'll have ice cream waiting."

For a few moments more, the two of you gazed into each other's eyes. You both longed to kiss the other, but unsure who should make the first move. Axel was too afraid to ruin a good thing too soon; he didn't want to rush everything all at once. Not on the first day he's felt any sort of emotion in the last decade. Instead, he opted to kissing the top of your hand. It was a cliche gesture and he knew it, but when his lips met the warm, soft skin of your hand he felt his heart melt all over again. For now, that was enough.

You smiled as he got up and left the clock tower, giving him one last wave before he disappeared out of view. Staring back at the sunset, you closed your eyes and felt the wind calmly blow through your hair. Even if it was spontaneous, tonight was the best first date you've ever had in your life.

Axel disappeared into a dark corridor and instantly reappeared in his bedroom. He stood still for a moment before stripping off his leather jacket and crawling into bed. In the darkness, he recollected his thoughts and memories from the evening and tried to sort them out. Everything happened so fast, he didn't know where to begin. But all he knew was that for the first time in ages, he felt alive.

Turning onto his side, he stared out at the large heart-shaped moon that glowed before him, longing to be re-completed. Longing to have a heart once again.

Turn the lights off, I'm falling in love with you.
Wouldn't you like to, wouldn't you like to kiss her?
Wouldn't you like to, wouldn't you like to dance with her?
Dark, dark nights and violent things
Vaudevillian girls and violin strings
All of the these are the prettiest things when I'm in love.