one day i'll walk away and say, you disappoint me

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

[Yep, it's that Larxene and her bb again.

It's supposed to be Axel's turn to watch Akane, but after waiting for him to show up for a while Larxene is annoyed enough to go looking for him. He wasn't in the kitchen, so she's checking out his old room next.

Of course, she still doesn't bother to knock before entering.]

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[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

[he's laid up in bed, torso wrapped in bandages again, face bruised from smacking the wall. half-asleep, he doesn't hear her]

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

[freezes for a moment, taking it in. She's fairly certain there's only one person who could be responsible for this.]

Again, Axel?

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

[he's a bit disoriented as he shifts awake, blinking at her]

...'Xene?

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[she considers just turning around and letting him fend for himself- from the bandages it looks like someone's taken care of him already- but... She lingers anyway, standing a couple feet from the bed.]

Looks like you had fun.

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

Depends how you define fun.

[Axel murmured the words, a bit loopy with sleep still]

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

What'd he try this time?

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

Something about needles. Broke my ribs instead.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

[shakes her head]

Let me guess. It was for a good reason and he totally still loves you.

[adds under her breath:]

Pathetic.

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

[lets his eyes slip closed, sighing]

Yeah yeah.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Guess I can find someone else to babysit while you recover.

[she's really come to resent the poor kid. :| ]

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

I can watch her for a while. She's young enough, it's not like I have to go chasing after her.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

No, no. You need your rest~

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

'Xene, I can take her for a few hours.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

[sits at the foot of the bed, her back to him- keeping Akane out of his reach, of course. D: ]

No, really. It's okay, lovely-mine~ I'll manage, I promise.

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

[rolls his eyes, even though they're closed]

As you like it.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Sooo. You're not threatening to kill yourself, so I'm assuming he didn't do this to dump you.

[meaning, of course, "Plan to crawl back to him as soon as you've healed up?"]

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

Wasn't that. Just had a tussle with his demon side.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

The usual routine, then.

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

[waves a hand, wincing as the gesture tugs]

Sure.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

[turns to glare at him, frustrated by how she's failing to rile him up as intended.]

Are you even listening to me?

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

I'm in pain and a bit hungover. I hear you, but if you're looking for a fight, you're barking up the wrong tree, princess.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

[a short, harsh laugh]

Just wondered if you were paying attention.

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

My ears weren't ripped off.

[lightning-larx.livejournal.com]

Not this time, anyway.

[Akane squirms around a bit in her sling. It's tempting to just hand her over for a bit and get the hell out of this room, take a much-needed break... maybe go wreck something in the garden just to annoy Marluxia. But Larxene's simply too proud to back down so easily.

It's almost worrying how passive Axel's being, when she thinks about it.]

Did you get a potion?

[selfishprick.livejournal.com]

Double-mint brought me the best one. It's called vodka.

[he thinks it's because of all the injuries he's had before, the ones that didn't heal quite right even with a potion. like the claw marks on his hip that gave him that damned limp]

They don't do a thing for me anymore.