A/N: Yep. Third chapter.

Hope you enjoy it.

Ohayou/Ohayou gozaimasu – "Good morning"; first is informal, the other is the formal.

Ne – basically 'right?'

Itai – "ow", "ouch", etc.

…don't hurt me for supporting Marluxia/Larxene. XD

Reincarnation

By Kyoto-chan

chapter three:

the never ending chain

a x e l

I woke up to a loud banging noise on the front door of the apartment, picking up the book that lay on my face and putting it on the nearby table (I fell asleep studying on the couch), and removing the blanket that I inferred Kairi put on my body when I fell asleep, and grumbled sleepily as I went to answer the door.

To my surprise (horrified surprise or joyous surprise, don't know – but it was more of the horrified kind), I saw a familiar blond-haired female standing in front of me. And boy was she pissed.

"Ohayou, Larxene!" I greeted pseudo-happily.

She glared, "Don't you 'ohayou, Larxene' me, asshole. Now quick, gimme the keys to Demyx's and Zexion's place, they're not answering my calls 'cause they saw the caller ID."

I stared at her for a moment.

"Why do you need it?"

"I need a place to stay, dumbass," Larxene leered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

I teased, "Is it that time of month?"

It only made the short-haired blonde-with-antennae's glower even colder.

I gulped, "Just kidding, jeez, take a joke once in a while. Why do you need a place to stay? I thought you were sharing an apartment with Marluxia."

"He kicked me out. I may have, er…walked in on him showering. And I might have accidentally drowned his petunias."

I burst out laughing.

"You walked in on him in the shower? But I find this more amusing: he let you water his flowers?"

Larxene frowned angrily.

"It's not funny! I need a place to stay, dammit…" she hissed.

"Fine, fine, jeez, don't twist your panties in a bunch…" I sighed, reaching for my keys on the key rack nearby the door. Of course, Oji-san's and Oba-san's were still missing; they were still on their trip.

"I'll walk you there – just in case Demyx screams like a sissy again…he never quite got over what happened after he accidentally walked in on you changing…"

Larxene smirked sadistically.

"That was fun, though."

I twitched ever-so-slightly.

"Your idea of 'fun' frightens me."

"It frightens most people. And I still don't care."

"Whatever. So Marli-chan still as gay as a rainbow?" I questioned, using the very impertinent nickname we gave to him back in junior high, the one that pissed the hell out of him.

The sole female in our group shrugged, "He doesn't have as vibrant colors anymore. I'd say he's gone partly bi at the most."

I raised an eyebrow.

Marluxia. Bisexual? Now that was one adjective that I'd thought never be used to describe the pink-haired gardener.

"Yeah, that's right. You heard me. I've started to find lesbian porn on the computer, seriously. Now, you know I don't watch porn, so who else as access to the computer but Marluxia?"

"Never thought I'd see the day that that paper clip would uncurl himself," I snickered.

I nudged her lightly with my elbow, "Well, at least now you have a chance with him, ne?"

She growled at me through the light blush that covered her face.

"I. Do. Not. Like. That. Gay-ass. Butterfly. That. Way," she snarled through gritted teeth.

I smirked as I walked up to room 396, inserting the silver key into the doorknob's keyhole and swinging the door open.

I poked my head in and Demyx grinned happily at me.

"Hi, Axel! What're you doing here?"

"Dropping off Larxene because she needs a place to stay because Marluxia kicked her out of their apartment," I smiled, then poked my head back out while Demyx was looking quite shocked.

I dragged Larxene into the apartment by the arm and Demyx merely squeaked, grabbing one of the couch cushions.

"Have fun!" I snickered as I walked out of the apartment and closed the door.

Cue Demyx-sissy-scream.

r o xa s

I awoke suddenly because I had eventually rolled out of bed from tossing and turning so much in my sleep.

"Itai…" I grumbled under my breath.

I looked up at the blue clock on the gray wall of Nii-san's and my room. I groaned. It was still eight, and it was Sunday, for crying out loud. No school whatsoever.

"N-no! Sakuro! Don't! Pratty belongs to Sugar!" Nii-san stirred in his sleep, flailing his arms before letting out a content sigh and calming back down.

I rolled my eyes at Nii-san and grumbled as I balled up my comforter to put it back on top of my mattress and yawned as I made my way to the bathroom. Maybe Okaa-san had already prepared breakfast. Even if she hadn't, I was still able to go eat cereal with milk or something.

While brushing my teeth drowsily, my mind continued to wander off into the nether regions of my mind – namely, my dream last night.

They'd seemed so much like hazy memories I had merely forgotten…but it was impossible. I looked exactly the same in the so-called memory as I do now.

It was just a fantasy, wasn't it?

But I couldn't help but get an aura of sadness from that strange dream…

I sighed after I rinsed the toothpaste out of my mouth.

Maybe I was just thinking too much…

x

"M-mistress, are you okay?" a voice faltered.

Deep breaths were taken.

"I-I'm fine…" the second voice hesitated. "But if I heard you correctly…did you just say that they've begun to remember?"

A sad nod was performed.

"I'm sorry, mistress."

A long silence soon followed.

"…you did your best. It was expected from them."

"Mistress, is the chain going to reform again?"

"It is only what happens every time they begin to remember…"

The servant girl let out a melancholy sigh.

"Why is it that they always will them to be reborn, Mistress? They've always been doomed with each lifetime…"

"Because every time…that boy says the same thing…and they are sympathetic towards him and will his wish to happen."

a x e l

I looked up from my book at the door when I heard the small click of the lock on the door being opened.

I saw Kairi looking down on the floor, her reddish auburn hair hanging over her eyes.

But I could see the tears streaking down her cheeks as she turned to head to her room after hanging her keys on the key holder.

"Kairi. Stop right there. Do you think I'm that insensitive – that I won't ask what's wrong when I can see that you're obviously crying?" I frowned as Kairi was halfway to her room.

She stopped right in her tracks and turned around, then shook her head.

I sighed, opening my arms up to hug her, "Come here, tell me what's wrong…"

My cousin quickly took my offer for the embrace, and began to choke on her sobs.

"A-Axel-nii-chan, i-i-it ju-just ha-happened so qu-quickly…now I kn-know th-that the g-guy I th-thought who lo-loved me do-doesn't, a-and my be-best friend no-now ha-hates me…" she cried.

I tried to comfort her by patting her back.

"There, there…tell me from the beginning now."

I made way to the couch with the young teenager still in my arms, and sat down with her.

She wiped away some more tears that formed in her eyes with the sleeves of her sweater.

"Na-Naminé-ch-chan told me that she'd confessed t-to Riku-kun today… S-she had three cr-crushes th-that I knew about…Ri-Riku-kun, Ro-Roxas-kun, and S-S"—she began to exhale shakily, but then went back to normal—"S-Sora-ku-kun…but sh-she'd li-liked Riku-kun th-the most…"

She began to cry harder.

"O-oh God, sh-she was cr-crying so hard when he rejected her…sh-she said h-he told he-her th-that he li-liked So-Sora-kun…a-and that h-he knew S-S-S-Sora-ku-kun l-liked him too…"

She began to bawl loudly, digging her face into my now tear-soaked shirt, attempting to muffle the loud sobs.

"I-it h-hurt s-so much he-hearing th-that…but th-then Naminé-chan k-k-kissed me…I j-just panicked a-and ra-ran away…I j-just know she hates me now…th-three broken he-hearts in o-one day…I-I just h-hope R-Roxas-kun won't d-do the same…"

I gulped slightly, recalling the 'restroom incident'.

"I-I-I l-like S-Sora-ku-kun s-so much…I-I thi-think i-it's l-love…b-but I-I th-thought he fe-felt the sa-same way…" she mumbled through my wet shirt.

I exhaled sharply, squeezing my little cousin a little tighter.

"It'll be okay…you'll get through it…" I hope.

We merely sat like that for a long time, with Kairi in my arms, sobbing into my shirt, until she fell asleep from all the energy those tears took to cry.

Sleep was supposed to make people feel better, wasn't it?

I carried her to her room and tucked her in her bed then kissed her forehead. I smiled at her now-peacefully asleep figure, then exited the room.

It was a long day for Kairi; she deserved that sleep.

I took off my drenched shirt, then headed to Oji-san's and Oba-san's room's closet (because that's where they put all my clothes) and changed into a new, dry one before tossing the old one into the laundry hamper.

I returned to my beloved couch and began to study a bit more.

Before long, I could feel sleep trying to take over me.

…maybe Na…have a heart…

Maybe...ora will…

A/N: Yep. Another six pages on Word.

Ugh, took me a week to write this…I've just been so stressed this past week. Yesterday was my "w00t unwind!" day, being the day of my outing with my best friend, and the Halloween dance at my school. So I still didn't have time to work on this, because I was so tired out by the fun I had (didn't come home until almost ten at night).

Oh well, enough about my life.

Props if you figure out what game Sora was having fantasies about in his dream. XD

That last bit was part of the translation of the new Axel-Roxas interaction scene in Final Mix+'s trailer...yeah. The one with Axel with a sea-salt ice cream. xD

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