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Got it memorized?

Some new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailers were released a few weeks ago and everything about it looks so breathtaking and I knew right away that it’s going to ruin me emotionally; I couldn’t get this idea out of my mind since… so I drew it. Now everyone else must suffer with me.

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It took him a moment. Back home?...

Oh.

"Right! Of course." Lea snapped out of his stupor and grinned, patting the girl on the back. "Now you're talkin'. Who's the best teacher ever? This guy." He pointed a thumb at himself before swiveling around. " 'Kay. Need to find the old man's wizard hut." Merlin couldn't hear him say that. He had to keep his silver tongue dulled around his elders. He tried as hard as he possibly could to respect them. Even if some of them seemed really irrationally traditional. That was a thing.

And on that note, they were heading down the long and winding steps of pastel blue and lavender that would lead them down a ways. Lea, as per usual, kept his eyes peeled for heartless... OR any previous, nefarious ex-confidants. If he could have ever even called them that. He kept a protective hand on his little sister's shoulder as he led her into the small and very humble abode.

- My muse to hold yours as they cry and shake

How could this happen…How could they be….

They were gone! They should have gone back! Why, why why why why why!? The minute Sora showed her those memories

Those faces

Those *eyes*

Namine’s usually unbreakable calm completely shattered. It was one thing to live that life once but now…..

“Th-th-th…they’ll find me!!!! They’ll take me again!!!”

The girl was crying to herself when she felt familiar warm arms surround her. “I c-cant….I can’t live under them again! Big brother please don’t let them!” The young teen buried her face into his chest, a wet spot forming from just how hard she was crying, and truing to squeeze him son she stopped shaking. “I can’t go back! I can’t be used again! N-n-no! Don’t let them find me!”

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"Of course, daisy. I'll be okay, just trust me." Lea knelt down to her level and let his arms gently envelop her, a tender and familial embrace. "It's all gonna be okay." He let a hand stroke her hair a moment before he stood back up and smiled down at her. "Is there anything you'd wanna do to cheer ya up? Anything, you name it. Take advantage of the offer 'cause I don't do this all the time, you know."

- My muse to hold yours as they cry and shake

How could this happen…How could they be….

They were gone! They should have gone back! Why, why why why why why!? The minute Sora showed her those memories

Those faces

Those *eyes*

Namine’s usually unbreakable calm completely shattered. It was one thing to live that life once but now…..

“Th-th-th…they’ll find me!!!! They’ll take me again!!!”

The girl was crying to herself when she felt familiar warm arms surround her. “I c-cant….I can’t live under them again! Big brother please don’t let them!” The young teen buried her face into his chest, a wet spot forming from just how hard she was crying, and truing to squeeze him son she stopped shaking. “I can’t go back! I can’t be used again! N-n-no! Don’t let them find me!”

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The girl was absolutely heartbroken. The sight killed Lea. His arms tightened around his little sister, eyes snapping wide. "Shhhhhh, Naminè. Look at me." His hands rest on her shoulders and he looked at her with stern concern. "You gotta know that I'm here now, little daisy. You're my sister. And that means that I'm not going to let a damn thing happen to you." Lea's expression softened from his previously overprotective demeanor. "Just stay close by to me. I'll always be here. Okay?"

- My muse to hold yours as they cry and shake

How could this happen…How could they be….

They were gone! They should have gone back! Why, why why why why why!? The minute Sora showed her those memories

Those faces

Those *eyes*

Namine’s usually unbreakable calm completely shattered. It was one thing to live that life once but now…..

“Th-th-th…they’ll find me!!!! They’ll take me again!!!”

The girl was crying to herself when she felt familiar warm arms surround her. “I c-cant….I can’t live under them again! Big brother please don’t let them!” The young teen buried her face into his chest, a wet spot forming from just how hard she was crying, and truing to squeeze him son she stopped shaking. “I can’t go back! I can’t be used again! N-n-no! Don’t let them find me!”

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Kiss + 20 (I'm sorry XD)

"I dare ya to kiss me." Axel was grinning now, a devlish look of satisfaction glued to his lips. One couldn't back out of a dare, especially once they've agreed to it. And even then, he'd probably just make up some loophole if she'd gone back and chosen 'truth'. 'Is it true you're going to kiss me?'A foolproof plan if he said so himself.

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"Tch." The fire elemental roused up, knowing a challenge when he saw it. And he was aware Riku likely knew this tactic would work. Well, he wasn't wrong. "Fine. But say Kairi is better than me one more time and it's on." There was that competitive glare once again, a gleam in his emerald eyes like Greek Fire, intense and unwavering.

"I can do this. I'm just a smidge outta practice is all." He hoisted himself back up to his feet and cracked his knuckles. "Alright, laps as you requested. Let me know when it's over." And with that, he took off again, feeling his whole body burn. If he were going any faster, he was sure he'd catch fire.

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His own cheeks darkened slightly, matching his crimson-red mane. "Yeah... Sure. I mean, it'd be cute. Since you have a cute bellybutton." He almost cringed at his last sentence. Really? 'You have a cute bellybutton'??? How weird was that?

❉ - Stretching their arms up, showing their midriff

Rubbing his tired eyes, Axel would sit up with a grunt. Upon noticing the woman there, his eyes nearly bugged out of his head. Welp, guess he wasn’t tired anymore.

“…..You should consider a navel piercing,” he quipped, unsure even himself if he was being sarcastic or not.

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❉ - Stretching their arms up, showing their midriff

Rubbing his tired eyes, Axel would sit up with a grunt. Upon noticing the woman there, his eyes nearly bugged out of his head. Welp, guess he wasn't tired anymore. ".....You should consider a navel piercing," he quipped, unsure even himself if he was being sarcastic or not.

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Guess who's back back back?

And with a username change! Formerly known as flurrious-flame. And now am hearth--and--heart. Hope I can get some new stories flowin' or even resume some beloved favorites.~

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A slight knock would rouse Axel from his contemplation. It wasn’t like he’d be getting back to sleep anyway, it seemed, and it wasn’t looking like he was much in the mood for it anymore, either. The first half had been majorly uncomfortable and full of nightmares. He hadn’t really committed to staying awake until he was sure someone else was there. Was it Isa?… Er, Saïx?

He turned his head to glance toward the door, scrambling to his feet. He could just barely make out faint shards under the pale moonlight. Crystals of some sort… That must be the youngest member, Ojex. With a sigh, Axel dragged his feet to the door. He was much too tired, but he’d soon get used to the ache in his bones so little sleep would give him. “Coming.” Reaching the door, he’d open it ajar, peering out. “Come in,” his voice was quiet. He kept it that way in case he woke up any of the particularly ornery members like Vexen…

A Fate Worse Than Death

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A Fate Worse Than Death

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Alive. It was a word that Lea had once known the meaning of. Jumping up in the morning and scarfing down his breakfast, ignoring his mother’s chastising and rushing himself outside. He KNEW what it was to be alive. Every day was the same routine, but he always got sunlight, exercise, and excitement. Every day was the same, but blissfully so, spent with his best friend. But that was the last real time he truly felt the sensation of ‘ALIVE’. To be quite honest, the sensation of it had been overlooked and taken for granted by the teen. Now all he had of it was a memory… but it was vague. Except for in his dreams, where that sensation would mock him, his brain pulling from his only memories. He’d awake in his stark white room, drenched in sweat, crying and gasping out in agony before he’d fall back, exhausted from his bout and begin the restless tossing all over again for another 4 hours.

Lea knew what it was to be alive. But Axel didn’t. No, he only had the faintest ghost of a feeling, and even that wasn’t right. He had nothing, he remembered being told. Nothing, no one. He could be given purpose… But he felt like each day he stayed confined to these white walls, he was being driven further away from the purpose he used to have. Before all this. Before he had begun his descent into madness. Before he would lose himself and accept that Lea was no longer here. He was dead. It was only Axel. And Axel didn’t care about anything. He didn’t abide by weakness. That’s what he would continue to tell himself for the remaining days it would take to get into the swing of things here in Organization XIII. Tomorrow was his initiation. Which meant he was to be branded based on his uncanny new abilities that were only just now beginning to arise.

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They missed him. At those words, Lea’s expression would once again soften. He knew good and well that he could still salvage what he’d thought was lost all this time now. He hadn’t doubted it before, but now he knew. It was confirmed in the their gesture, causing Lea to gently squeeze their hands. Raising back up to meet their eyes, his emerald orbs would find themselves entranced by Isa’s. That look in their eyes… It was heartbreaking. But there was hope there. They needed reassurance. “I missed you, too…. Isa.” His gaze lingered on him a little longer, still studying their expression as he contemplated his next words. He swallowed thickly. “I’m not going anywhere. I want you to know that. Now that I’ve found you again, and we’re both okay, things can be like they used to… Or at least, we can try.” To emphasize this, Lea looked up at them with a weak smile, gripping their hands in his. “Got it memorized?”

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That perma-smile, one he never thought would falter right now, especially at seeing Isa,- it slowly fell. He could tell they were worried. He'd known something was off about them. Even though he hadn't seen them in so long, he still had every little mannerism of theirs memorized. He knew when they were upset. "Hey..." The brash redhead's hand rest upon their shoulder, and his intent gaze softened. "I don't believe anything that happened was your fault. You were just carrying out orders... and trying to find purpose. You're human. And even if half of them, or none of them were, you always were. Your feelings, whatever they may be on the matter, are valid. And they may fear you now, but they like me." That soft smirk was returning to his lips. "They'll listen to me when I tell 'em you're different. They can be hesitant about you, just like I am about everyone else but you here. But we'll all get over it. As long as you'll be on our side..." Lea's words grew quiet toward the end. His head turned, eyes drifting down to the floor. It wasn't that he doubted Isa. But he was a little scared about how they were to react here. It'd been so long since heavy words had passed between the two; so long since he'd tried to convince Isa of anything. He'd thought those days were over. That they were just childish, stupid memories. The truth was, Lea felt somewhat as though their connection had grown stagnant, while the worlds changed and evolved around them. While THEY changed. But their connection had been frozen in time. So, Lea felt himself picking up old, childish habits, or trying to. He stopped. It was Isa's decision. There wasn't much Lea could say. Well, there probably was. And though, he was always often the relentless one, he kept quiet. He wouldn’t muddle them and their decision making, especially when he could tell just how stressed they seemed to be.

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Not even bothering to knock, Lea had just quietly pushed the door to Isa's room right open. And there they had been, just sitting there and thinking evidently. That wasn't new. Lea just hoped that whatever it was that was on his mind, things were okay. Funny enough, Isa ended up asking the same question that lay on Lea's mind about them. A knowing smile slid along his lips as he strode into the center of the room, not bothering to close the door behind him. "Yeah, for sure. What about you? I'd say you look like you're a little too in your head today." He knew it was in their nature to be that way, but being the extrovert he was, Lea was willing to try and bring Isa out of their proverbial shell. He plopped down on the edge of their bed and sat, studying him with amused and intrigued eyes of shiny, sea green. "Wanna talk about it? Wouldn't pass up a discussion right about now." It was true that Lea was in a talking mood today, so that meant he was in fairly good spirits. His arms crossed in front of his chest and he leaned forward. "C'mon. Lemme pick your brain a bit. I'm always tryin' to figure out what's goin' on in there." He tapped at his temple and quirked his lips. "No fun if there aren't any clues."

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Everything was all mixed up. They were a tool, a weapon, but their wielder was dead. They were Lea’s friend, but Lea had helped to kill him. They were a mage without a staff–they were watched suspiciously whenever they left their room–

Frequently, as now, they had to stop and just breathe. They were alive. They’d–they’d won, done what they’d tried so hard to do. They were alive, and Lea was alive.

Did they still want it?

They startled out of their thoughts when the door opened to reveal Lea. They smiled despite themself, relieved as ever to see him. They got to their feet, worried instinctively. “Is everything okay?”

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Aye! Give this lil' old post a LIKE if you'd like a starter from kid Lea. Been feelin' some muse for him lately!

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Namine

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