I've finally updated! xD

So this is gonna be the final chapter of Water and Fire. I'm pretty sure you guys will like it!

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Thanks for all the great reviews.

Disclaimer: Nope, I still don't own Kingdom Hearts. I also don't own My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson.

On with the story!

Aquamarine eyes slowly opened to the light of another day. Green eyes belonging to the red-headed fellow next to him remained closed for the time being. Demyx smiled at the way Axel had curled up to him as he slept and wrapped his bony arms around his waist. He was quietly snoring and Demyx found it completely adorable.

"Axel," he whispered. He kissed his lips and smoothed back his hair which had come free of the gel and hair spray used to maintain its spiky appearance. Axel remained asleep even after Demyx slid out from under the blankets to go to work.

He hurriedly jumped into the shower and washed his hair with his favorite ocean-scented shampoo. He blow-dried his hair and jerked a comb through it before coating it with Heavy Hold Hair Spray to keep his signature mullet/mohawk in place. After searching for his favorite pair of skinny jeans, he returned to the bathroom to take one more good look at himself.

"Who's that good looking guy?" Demyx asked himself as he looked in the mirror.

"That would be my amazing boyfriend." purred Axel. He leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed and a sexy smirk on his lips.

The blonde whipped around and found Axel there. "You . . . you saw that?" he said, thoroughly embarrassed.

Axel slowly approached him. "Yes I did, and I find that embarrassed look of yours quite adorable." His grin widened as Demyx's pink blush deepened to an almost-red.

"You seem to be feeling better, Ax."

"Well it just so happens that I had a little dream last night after we got back from the ride." He leaned in but stopped several inches away. "I'll tell you about it later." He leaned in even closer, so close that Axel's lips grazed his own when he spoke.

Demyx closed his eyes and enjoyed the tickling sensation upon his lips. There was no way he could pull away from the fiery feeling that Axel gave him. He would even risk being late to work for this.

"Axel," he whispered. Axel's lips immediately pressed against Demyx's. His arms wrapped around Demyx and pulled him so close that Axel could feel the heat radiating from the other's body from his recent shower. His hands reached down and his index fingers slipped into the belt loops on his jeans at his hips. Demyx smiled at this new trick Axel had learned. Demyx reached one arm behind Axel's neck, and the other traced the outlines of the slight muscles on his upper body. He allowed Axel to begin kissing his neck, and the feeling was incredible. He even moaned from the pleasure.

"Dem," he whispered in between a kiss. He placed a finger beneath Demyx's chin and tilted it upwards slightly to find the soft spot that gave Demyx the moans. He kissed the soft spot between his jaw, and as hoped for, Demyx moaned. Axel smiled. Mission completed. He kissed again, and again just to hear those pleasure-moans. After what seemed like an hour, he ceased kissing Demyx's soft spots to take a glance at the blonde man's face. Of course Demyx wore that goofy, yet adorable crooked smile, and his eyes were brighter than he had seen them for a while.

"You know me so well, Axel."

"Yes I do. Now listen. You. Me. Willow Park. 3:00. Be there. Got it memorized?"

Demyx nodded.

"Now, go to work. I don't want you to be late." Axel kissed him once more before giving him a friendly shove out of the bathroom. "By the way Dem, those jeans look fantastic on your ass." He gave him a flirty wink.

Demyx thanked him, waved goodbye and left the apartment although he collapsed on his knees as soon as the door shut behind him. He felt as if he would burst from happiness at any second! Clearly, taking the motorcycle ride with Axel yesterday had helped get the rid out of the strange moods he had been in, and the extra 50 munny for gas was so worth it . . .

Axel prepared himself a perfect breakfast of bacon, scrambled eggs, and he even treated himself with home made pancakes. He didn't even burn anything this time. Not even Demyx's stove. What an accomplishment!

As he bit into the soft fluffiness of the perfect pancake, the dream once again flashed through his mind, and it caused him to smile and finish the rest quickly. He suddenly wondered why he had ever even slightly considered breaking up with Demyx. His ex-girlfriend told him some stuff. . . so what? He loved and was in love with the mulleted musician and he knew it. Nothing would change that. Another thought crept into his mind. A spontaneous desire that he was sure would eventually come along. And he had been saving up his munny for a while now, and even though it was set aside to go on a trip to Destiny Island's Seasonal Resort he was absolutely sure that Demyx would like this much more than going to the resort. Originally, his five o'clock plan was to apologize to Demyx at the place where they first confessed their love and explain that he still loved him completely, and more than ever. And he would do just that, but with a little something extra.

Axel glanced at the Heartless-shaped clock noting that the time was already one o'clock. Plenty of time to go shopping. He rinsed the dish and placed it back into the cabinet where it was meant to go. He even decided to clean the remaining dishes in the sink, just to make his Dem-Dem happy.

He changed into his favorite Metallica shirt and black Tripp pants. With a steady hand, he traced on a small amount of eyeliner as well. If this was going to happen today, why not look his best? Now, the nearest jewelry shop was Gainsborough Jewelers, and only a block away.

The shop was on the small side, and two stories high, but what it lacked in size, it made up for in diamonds. Axel's eyes widened at the sight of so many rings. He wondered which one could possibly be "the one."

"Excuse me, would you like assistance?" asked Aerith, the shop owner.

Axel nodded. "I'm looking for an engagement ring."

"How lovely!" exclaimed Aerith. She clapped her hands together. "Is there any specific type you're looking for?"

"Not really," mused Axel. He tapped a finger on his lip while continuing to browse the rings. A specific one caught his eye, and as soon as he saw the diamond sparkling just right from the sunlight pouring in through the windows, he knew that one was it. "I'll take that one!"

"Fantastic choice. What size does your– "

"Boyfriend."

"–Boyfriend wear?"

He scratched his head as he tried to remember. "Size nine." he said finally.

"Your total is 5,000 munny. Would you like to pay all at once?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here 'ya go." He handed over all the munny he had saved.

"Your ring will be ready in two weeks."

"What?" He banged his hands on the glass counter, shaking a rack of watches. "Two weeks? Can't I have it now?"

Aerith seemed to have understood the urgency. She walked into the back of the shop and came out with a blue box in which she placed the show ring, which just happened to be a size nine.

"Oh my God. I cannot thank you enough. Got it memorized?"

And with that he ran out of the store. With an hour to kill, he walked into the Coffee Shop that Never Was to announce the news to Xigbar.

Axel burst into the coffee shop causing the bell to ring rapidly. Xigbar and the new employee Roxas looked up from what they were doing at the madly happy red-head that was running right towards them.

"Xigbar! Look!" He pulled out the box and showed him the ring.

"Nice, man! You gonna pop the question to Dem?"

"Yes indeed!"

Xigbar hi-fived him. "It's about time, dude. Demy's been talking about it to me for about a month now. He was just too afraid, and, you know, a little too broke, to buy one."

Axel's spirits lifted even higher. This meant that it would be a guaranteed yes from Demyx. Today, September eighth, would be a day that the both of them would remember forever. He ran a hand through his wild hair and closed his eyes. He imagined himself hugging Demyx tightly, taking in the musician's oceany scent. In his fantasy, Demyx would gaze deeply with that certain soft, loving look into his eyes and Axel would declare that he loved him more than ever before, and that they would be together always.

"Axel, dude!" Xigbar snapped his fingers once more and Axel drifted back to reality from his dream.

"Hm? What?"

"Man, you must really be psyched about the engagement. You got all spacey."

"Well, I'm just hoping that everything goes the way I want."

"You need a nice coffee to calm your nerves?" asked Xigbar.

Axel stared at him for a moment. "And how is a shot of caffeine going to calm my nerves?"

"I dunno. Just trying to get some business. Slow day today, ain't it Roxas?"

The young blonde boy didn't reply. He merely stared at Axel with a completely unreadable expression with a slight pink tinge on his cheeks. "Hmm," said Xigbar, "He doesn't usually space out. You must be rubbing off on him already Axel."

"Yeah, Xig, slow day." said Roxas.

Xigbar laughed at the teenager. "Little late there kid. That's beside the point. I've only had 'bout seven customers today. Only two in the last hour. Some crazy-haired brunette and a silver-haired dude came in together."

Axel hummed at this. Crazy-haired brunette . . . that seemed familiar. "I'll have mocha coffee."

He slammed his hand on the counter. "Coming right up."

Axel handed over the munny and searched for a seat. He walked to the back of the shop where he usually sat with Demyx. He heard two voices as he rounded the corner.

"Riku, don't! You're making me blush!"

"You know you want it."

The silver and brunette Xigbar had spoken of were sitting at a booth leaning across the table with lips locking. The silver had his hand on the other's jawbone and was clearly the one in control out of the two. They pulled away, and the brunette batted away the other man's hands. "Stop Riku," Although he was telling the other to cease, Axel could tell that the guy enjoyed it. He actually looked pretty familiar . . .

"Sora?" he called.

The blue-eyed man peered up at him. "Oh hi Axel! This is my boyfriend Riku!"

"Hey there . . . Riku."

Riku waved but said nothing.

"Sora, if you don't mind me asking, what happened to Kairi?"

"She dumped me after she found out I was bisexual. But it's so worth it now that I have my Riku." He fluttered his eyelashes at Riku.

Axel chuckled at that. That girl was so homophobic. "Well I hope you two are happy. It's probably for the best that you and Kairi broke up. I'll see you around." He waved goodbye and walked back to the counter to receive his coffee.

"You know what? I'll just take this to go. It's quarter to three and I can't be late."

"Alright," said Xigbar as he handed Axel the steaming cup of coffee. "Good luck,"

Demyx unloaded the final case of disks and told his boss that he was leaving for the day. He slid his arms into his comfortable leather jacket and zipped it up to the middle of his chest. "See you tomorrow Mr. Boss Man!"

As he walked into the chill of the day, he couldn't help but wonder what it was that Axel wanted at the Willow Park at three o'clock. It could be just about anything based on his recent out-of-character behavior. The worst possibility that Demyx imagined was that Axel had decided to break up with him. His mind whirred with possible ways that Axel could break up with him, and possible reasons why, but why would he have been so delightful this morning? It was also possible, thought Demyx, that this morning's little make-out was Axel's "last hurrah" with him.

The uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach suddenly worsened to the point where he almost felt as if he were going to vomit. He crossed his arms tighter and continued walking to the park.

As he neared the familiar entrance from the sidewalk, the scenery suddenly changed. The dried grasses became covered in blankets of sparkling snow, the sky darkened to deep indigo, and the street lamps brightly illuminated the icy sidewalk. A light sprinkle of snow began falling, and he felt a chill jolt down his spine. He was in his thick black winter coat with his blue gloves on, and he sported a bright blue hat that matched his gloves. This scene–it was so familiar.

A shorter man approached him. He also was dressed in typical winter-wear; knee-length black coat, violet scarf, and a matching pair of violet gloves. Demyx felt himself smile at this guy and wave. The expression on this guy's face appeared to be somewhat pained, rather than its most common blank expression.

"Hi Zexy!" exclaimed Demyx. He clutched the others hands in his own and pulled the glove off of one. He brought it up to his lips and almost kissed it before "Zexy" yanked it back.

"Not now Demyx." He pulled his glove back on. "We need to talk."

Demyx's eyes widened. The talk, a.k.a. the breakup. "Zexion–"

"We're just too different."

"But I can change! I'll do anything for you. Anything, Zexion, you name it."

The short, charcoal-haired man sighed. "Then don't bother anymore. It's not going to work out."

"No, please don't. I'll change, I swear I will! For you!" He quickly grasped his hands before he could yank them back.

Zexion pulled his hands gently from Demyx, who didn't attempt to hold on any longer. "Goodbye Demyx." He walked away, and was gone. Just like that. The best man he had ever had just walked out of his life, and he didn't even run after him.

"Demyx," Zexion, had he come back? Demyx couldn't bring himself to move. He just continued to watch Zexion walk until he could no longer see his form in the snow.

"Demyx, are you okay?"

He was back. Back to the current time where he stood in amongst leaves decorating the sidewalk and people walking by. The snow had disappeared, and Zexion's form no longer walked away in the horizon.

"Axel . . ."

"Oh Demyx," Axel wrapped him in his strong arms. He felt hot tears on his shirt from Demyx, who had buried himself in Axel's chest. "What is it? What's wrong?"

Sobs.

He comfortingly patted Demyx's back and waited for his crying to cease. He whispered words to Demyx in an attempt to make him feel better, even though he had no idea what was the matter.

"Axel, please don't." he muttered.

"Don't what?"

"Don't leave me like he did. I couldn't bear it if you left. You just can't. I could barely stand after he left. Don't make me have to go through it again. Please Axel. Please." By this point, Demyx was clutching Axel's shirt and crying even harder.

"Who? Zexion?"

Demyx began crying even harder.

"Oh, ok. Avoiding names." He continued to pat his back. "Why would I leave you? You're my Dem-Dem, remember?"

"Kairi. She told you something. You've been acting weird ever since that day at the coffee shop."

"No, no, no. I understand fully now that she had her opinions of life, and I have mine. Demyx, last night I had a dream–more like a nightmare, actually. You left, Demyx, and you didn't come back. When I woke up I realized how much my life would suck without you. There's no way in hell that I'm gonna break up with you, so I guess you're stuck with me." He gave Demyx a grin. His crying had finally stopped, and he looked to Axel with those big, puppy-dog green eyes.

"You mean that?"

"Yes, and that's why I'm doing this." Axel released Demyx from his arms and got down on one knee. He pulled the box from his pocket and opened the box. "Demyx Melodious Nocturne, will you marry me?"

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!"

Axel took him in his arms. "I love you so much Demyx! Nothing will ever change that."

"Axel, I do have one question . . ."

"Anything."

"Who's going to be the bride?"

End

'Cause we belong together now, yeah

Forever united here somehow, yeah

You got a piece of me

And honestly,

My life would suck without you.

That song fits so perfectly! x3

Reviews, as always, are greatly loved and appreciated.

Also, about the setting, Demyx and Axel are Nobodies, but they live in a world similar to that of Kingdom Hearts. In this world they can feel true love, and visit all the other Kingdom Hearts worlds as well. They aren't in Organization 13, but they do own black trench coats. They also can summon their weapons. They aren't living in a world from Kingdom Hearts, but my own mixture of a few worlds worlds all smashed together. Hope that straightens out any questions. =)