Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Burn ❯ Chapter 23 Axel ( Chapter 23 )

Burn

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy nor am I making any money by writing this.

A/N: This chapter is really really short. I was originally going to combine it with the next chapter, but then I decided to split them back into two so the next chapter won't take as long to post because I'm already pretty far into it. I'm still determined to get this finished by November, or at least as finished as I can so I have less to do when December comes around. It will be finished before the new year. That's a promise.

 

Chapter 23 Axel

I got a great surprise today. A random nurse I had never seen before came into my room and told me to come with her.

“Why?” I asked curiously.

“There's someone here to see you,” the nurse answered.

“Who?” I frowned.

The nurse smiled mysteriously. “You'll see.”

I followed her out of the room, wondering who could possibly be here to see me. It couldn't be my parents; they didn't care that much about me and it couldn't be Zexion because was already here. I had no idea who else it could be.

When I stepped into the room, I saw Ansem with a redheaded man who looked vaguely familiar. Then, he turned around and I gasped softly.

“Reno!” I cried out.

I ran forward and threw myself into his arms, and he wrapped his arms around me.

“I'm so glad to see you,” I mumbled.

“Yeah, I am too,” he responded. “I can't stay for long, but I wanted to say hi to you. Well actually, it was Dr. Wise's idea but I just went along with it.”

I looked up at Ansem, tears burning in my eyes. It meant so much to me to be able to see him again, this time not as Zexion's godfather, but as my brother.

“Thank you, Ansem. Thank you,” I said.

Ansem smiled at me. “You're most welcome, Axel.”

Reno cleared his throat. “I have to go. I'll come back and see you again. I promise.”

I could only nod. Reno pulled away from me and gently kissed my forehead before leaving.

“It's time for us to go too, Axel,” Hannah said from the door. “You need to have breakfast.”

“Yeah,” I agreed. I was really hungry.

I followed her out of the conference room and to the cafeteria. Everyone else was already there so I grabbed some food and joined Roxas, Zexion and Demyx at our usual table.

“You look happy,” Roxas noted as I sat down.

“Do I?” I asked, surprised.

“Yeah.” Roxas nodded.

“Well,” I said slowly. “I met my brother today.”

“Reno was here?” Demyx asked.

I nodded.

“That's great!” Demyx smiled.

“Yeah.”

We ate our meal in silence. Zexion was only picking at his food, as usual.

“Come on, Zexion,” Demyx encouraged. “You've gotta eat something. Anything.”

Zexion shook his head. “I'm not hungry.”

“I know, but you've still gotta eat. Just a couple bites.”

Zexion sighed softly and lifted up a forkful of scrambled eggs and put it in his mouth. He chewed the eggs, swallowed them and then glared up at Demyx.

“Are you happy now?” he asked.

“Yes. Now finish them,” Demyx answered, giving Zexion a stern glance. “We're not leaving until you do.”

Zexion rolled his eyes and started eating. I was astonished when Zexion's plate was empty. He glared at me.

“What?” he asked.

“Oh nothing,” I answered with a smile.

After breakfast, I went with Hannah to Ansem's office for my session.

“Did you like seeing Reno today?” Ansem asked as we got settled.

“Yeah,” I answered enthusiastically.

“Good. I'm glad.” Ansem smiled. “Are you ready to continue with our hypnotherapy session?”

“Yup.” I nodded.

I went and lay down on the couch. I closed my eyes and started doing the deep breathing exercises Ansem taught me, allowing Ansem's voice guide me to the past.

Reno was at the door with is bags.

“Reno, where you going?” I asked.

Reno didn't answer, his blue eyes filled with sadness. I was filled with a sudden fear. I didn't know what was going on. My parents appeared at the door.

“Come on Reno, let's go,” my dad commanded.

He grabbed Reno's upper arm and dragged him out the door.

“Reno!” I cried. “Come back Reno! Please!”

My mom picked me up and held me as I cried.

“Is Reno gone?” Ansem's voice cut through my memories.

“Yeah,” I answered, sniffing softly.

***

Ansem brought me out of my trance. Tears were streaking down my face and I was breathing heavily. Ansem handed me a tissue.

“Are you okay?” he asked. “Do you think you're okay to continue?”

“Yeah.” I nodded, wiping my eyes with the Kleenex. “I'm good.”

I took a deep, shuddering breath, and closed my eyes again. I calmed myself down and slid back into my trance. Ansem brought me to when I was five.

I started getting scared and I didn't know why.

“What's wrong?” Ansem asked.

It was dark and cold. That was the only thing I could tell. There was also a musty smell.

“The basement?” I asked.

“Why are you in the basement?” Ansem asked.

“I've been a bad boy,” I said.

The darkness was penetrating. There was no way for me to escape.

“Axel? Ansem asked. “Axel!”

Something touched my arm. I jerked away.

“Don't touch me!” I cried. “Don't hurt me! I'll be a good boy! I promise!”

I started screaming. I was in pain. My whole body hurt. Blood filled my lungs and I started coughing, trying to breathe, though every breath I took hurt so bad.

“Axel, listen to me. Come back to the present moment.” The voice was far away. “Come on Axel.”

My eyes flew open. All I could see were lengthening shadows. I screamed and screamed. A man was speaking to me, but I couldn't understand what he was saying. He reached out for me. I pulled away. He was going to hurt me!

Someone took my forearm. I tried to get away, kicking and screaming as hard as I could. The blurred face of a man came into view.

“This is a sedative. It'll help you calm down, okay?” he said.

A needle was jabbed into my arm.

I screamed until I blacked out.

To be continued…

A/N: Again, I'm sorry this chapter was short. And please don't kill me for the cliffhanger. Okay? The next chapter will be a whole lot longer and there will be a lot of important stuff revealed. I've already gotten a lot written since I split this chapter in half so it won't take as long for me to get it posted.