this was not written by me. this was written by my amazingly talented friend, Joelle. who some of you may know as MarisaRoseheart. if you don't read her stuff on here, you should go do it.
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-RockOnRose

Mission: move like Jagger

At first Axel thinks they are joking.

After all, Roxas is the toughest of all of them. Axel and Bruixe are no soft warriors – but even together they can hardly beat him. Bruixe and Demyx could never do it. Bruixe is fantastic – but, well, it's Demyx.

They'd never beat Roxas – let alone Roxas and Axel – but that's what they've asked.

And maybe it's Bruixe's typical smirk or the light in Demyx's eyes, but Axel agrees.

It's then that Bruixe and Demyx reveal just what it is they've been working on nearly nonstop for the past month – a new method of fighting, because Demyx's style is so ingrained in the rhythmic and musical that Bruixe is pretty sure she can figure out how to augment it with a little bit of magic and a whole lot of practice. And Demyx is babbling something about not being ready for prog rock and the really intense stuff yet, but a little pop goes a long way and then Axel isn't listening anymore.

He's kind of confused when Bruixe doesn't draw her long knives, just twiddles her fingers enough to draw up a hint of silver magic around them and sends it swirling around her feet. Demyx starts up a simple strum pattern that is one parts funk, one part disco, and eight parts ridiculously catchy – and then Bruixe whistles.

Axel recognizes the song immediately and has to grin.

A few bars of that, and then her foot starts going – one two three four one two three four – and then she is dancing. Axel has approximately five seconds to process whether that's ridiculous or just plain sexy before the two of them take off.

Just shoot for the stars

If it feels right

And aim for my heart

If you feel like

And take me away

And make it okay

I swear I'll behave

Demyx holds his ground, fountains of water springing up around him (and Axel knows better than to try and get through those). The message is clear – Bruixe is the target here. If Axel and Roxas can take her down, Demyx will have to engage them.

Trouble is, she's twisting like a dancer around the field, leaving ethereal ribbons of silver magic wherever her feet pass. The effect is mesmerizing. And that whistle is still echoing, and Axel finds himself nodding along.

"That's right, keep to the beat," he mutters, still strumming.

You wanted control

So we waited

I put on a show

Now we're naked

You say I'm a kid

My ego is big

I don't give a shit

Bruixe stops for a single beat to sing along. "And it goes like this."

Axel barely has time to block with the center of one chakram before her foot connects. Silver sparks fly from the point of impact and she jumps – and flips easily over his head, landing nimbly and pulling into a sideways roundhouse that would have sat Axel's ass on the ground if Roxas hadn't caught the kick with the hilt of his Keyblade.

Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

Axel has never seen Bruixe move so fast. Maybe it's the upbeat tempo of the song, or the added energy from Demyx's music, but her fists and feet are everywhere and it's all Axel can do just to fend them off – even Roxas on her other side is having trouble keeping up with the onslaught, because Bruixe never stands still, not even for a moment.

I don't need to try to control you

Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With them moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

Roxas slices at her head with startling speed, but suddenly Bruixe is no longer there – she's eight feet in the air, and then Axel realizes the purpose of the ribbons of light – they're solid. Here she stands on one, dancing along its edge with a grin on her face, caught up in the beat and the melody; here she's dropped and flipped herself under another, using the full momentum of the swing to knock Roxas full on his ass.

Baby it's hard

When you feel like

You're broken and scarred

Nothing feels right

But when you're with me

I'll make you believe

That I've got the key

Suddenly Axel sees why she was so eager to test this out.

"Ax," Roxas tells him as he finds his feet again, Bruixe whirling away on silver steps. "One of us has got to get to Demyx, we'll never beat her like this."

So get in the car

You can ride it

Wherever you want

Get inside it

And you wanna steer

But I'm shifting gears

I'll take it from here

As Axel sprints for the columns of water, Bruixe's voice is suddenly in his ear. "And it goes like this."

He ducks instinctively right as her elbow comes down on one shoulder, and as he falls she goes with him. They roll together, and Bruixe springs away before Axel can pin her, swinging up and over another ribbon of light. Axel tries to follow but his hand goes right through it – apparently its magic only works for Bruixe.

Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

Before she can get to Roxas, who has managed to circle round to Demyx's other side, Axel sends both chakrams flying at her, and she's forced to abandon her dash to avoid their fiery punishment. Axel catches them one right after the other, and throws one again – the other he spins into his right hand, sprinting under the silver path Bruixe is making. By now he's found the pattern – and he leaps up, driving the spikes of his chakram right where she was about to plant her foot.

Bruixe trips and nearly faceplants into her own magic, but manages to catch herself and flip around the band of light like a gymnast around a bar, righting herself with a smirk.

I don't need to try to control you

Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With them moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

All of a sudden there is a strange hole in the sound, and Bruixe's magic vanishes abruptly; with a yelp she plummets, falling into a roll as she hits the ground to avoid breaking an ankle. Axel blinks, confused, until he realizes that Demyx has stopped playing – Roxas has gotten to him, and Bruixe is off running again, the beat of the song still present but Demyx's sitar riffs missing.

You wanna know

How to make me smile

Take control on me just for the night

And if I share my secret

You're gonna have to keep it

Nobody else can see this

They seem to have planned for this occurrence, though, and Bruixe brings her hands together, slamming them into the ground and releasing a shockwave that knocks both Axel and Roxas off their feet; Demyx resumes strumming as if nothing had happened.

So watch and learn

I won't show you twice

Head to toe, ooh baby rub me right

And if I share my secret

You're gonna have to keep it

Nobody else can see this

Axel throws a chakram as he climbs to his feet, but he's anticipated the beat too early and Bruixe is out of his range; she leaps, closing the distance between them before he can catch his weapon, and plants a foot square in his chest with strength Axel didn't know she had.

And he can still hear her singing, that bitch. "And it goes like this."

Take me by the tongue and I'll know you

Kiss me till you're drunk and I'll show you

All the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

She laughs as she twirls around him, hips swaying like a dancer in some club, and those same silver beams of light surround him, but this time they're solid even to his touch. Trapped.

And then the movement of her steps carries her to Roxas.

I don't need to try to control you

Look into my eyes and I'll own you

With them moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

I got the moves like Jagger

The kid puts up a damn good fight, Axel will give him that. Bruixe is panting by the time she finally forces him away from Demyx, letting the momentum of her dance drive the movement of their battle. Demyx aids her where he can, but her kicks aren't as high and her punches lack force.

As Roxas takes the upper hand Bruixe seems to realize her mistake, and she backs away. Roxas pursues her, Keyblade flashing – Bruixe kicks once, twice, silver sparks and beams of light nearly blinding – and then the Keyblade skitters across the marble floor. Bruixe lunges, thinking to finish it before Roxas can recall his weapon –

And then silence falls, and Bruixe's magic sputters out. Her hands slide uselessly past Roxas and he seizes her arm, using her momentum to throw her bodily across the hall. She manages to roll and ward off the worst of it as the beams entrapping Axel vanish.

"What happened?" Axel asks.

Bruixe tries to stand, and falls back down, knees shaky from exhaustion. Her silver eyes pierce Demyx, who grins sheepishly.

"Whaaaat?" he pouts. "That was the end of the song! I said you only had three minutes!"

Bruixe flops on her back, laughing wearily. "Gee, thanks," she says dryly, but her tone lacks bite, and Axel wolf-whistles.

"One hell of a gig you two have going there," he comments, and Roxas nods his agreement.

"At least give me some warning before you cut out on me!" Bruixe tells Demyx, who shrugs.

Roxas locks his hands behind his head, grinning. "Or find a longer song."

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