to watch it burn

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

[This kid's in the garden, lying on his stomach and watching an anthill thoughtfully. After a moment, he flicks the lighter in his hand open and starts carefully directing the small, flickering flame along a line of ants.]

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[preflame]

[Oh look another kid pyromaniac. Roxas here will just wander over and watch absentmindedly.]

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

[Hearing another person nearby makes him lose his concentration and the fire sputters out.]

[preflame]

[He just pockets his hands and looks at Axel.]

Whatcha doin'?

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

What's it look like?

[Shoots Roxas a dirty look for making him lose his concentration like that, and restarts the lighter to try again.]

[preflame]

[Shoots him a look right back, but just watches silently.]

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

[He manages to control the fire better this time, though it's still not very large, which makes him scowl a good deal.]

[preflame]

[Roxas is staring at the fire too, as if in concentration. That fire miiiight be growing a bit.]

[hidesandseeks.livejournal.com]

[hey look Axel - it's your bestest friend! she came to the garden to get flowers.]

What're you doin'?

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

[Ugh why. His concentration's broken, but he doesn't even glance at her, looking grumpily down at the burnt ants.]

Playin'.

[hidesandseeks.livejournal.com]

[steps up closer to look, then gasps.]

Are you burning them?!

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[Still not looking over. In fact, he's going to start again.]

[hidesandseeks.livejournal.com]

[what, no.]

Stop it!

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

[Sends her a 'why-are-you-still-here' kind of look.]

Why?

[radiantprodigy.livejournal.com]

[...lighter + garden != good. Naturally, Ienzo's skeptical, so he'll approach the kid.]

Pardon me, but what is it that you're doing?

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

[The world is against him today, isn't it. Looks up in a huff when the fire dies out.]

Playing.

[radiantprodigy.livejournal.com]

Hasn't anyone ever told you that it's dangerous to play with fire?

[...predictable, but true]

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I don't see how. 's not like I get burned.

[And he'll shove his palm over the lighter flame just to prove it.]

[radiantprodigy.livejournal.com]

... Strange.

[but he is an Axel. Still...]

Nevertheless, that doesn't mean others can't be harmed, and this is a garden. Fire could cause damage if you're not careful.

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

I'm not stupid, I know that!

[Buuuut it's harder to find bugs in other places.]

[mini-key.livejournal.com]

Why'd you like killing ants?

[he's seen a different Axel killing them.]

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

I'm practicing.

[Stops for a moment, though, glancing over.]

Better than hurting some other animal, right? Bugs are small, and there's billions of 'em everywhere.

[mini-key.livejournal.com]

yeah, but...

...what if you were the ant? Would you like to be killed?

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

Why would I be an ant?

[mini-key.livejournal.com]

I dunno, but why are you a human?

[pardon him; Ri's lessons with him have made his thinking weird.]

[kidfire.livejournal.com]

'cause I did something in my last life that made me deserve to be.

[Why yes, he believes in reincarnation. Go figure.]