Twenty-Second Keychain-[Action]

[perplexme]

[After about 11 days, the Malnosso finally decided to return Roxas back to the village. He's walking pretty slowly with an almost-limp, the usual cuts and bruises from kidnapping on him and few feathers missing from his wings, but the most noticeable mark is the bleeding gash on the left side of his chest soaking through his shirt. He gets about as far as outside building two before he has to stop moving and hits the ground]

Comments

[perplexme]

Why?

[flaring]

[jabs his finger against the blood stain on Roxas' shirt] This was just your warning.

[perplexme]

[watches as Axel's fingertip disappears inside his chest cavity but says nothing]

[flaring]

I'm going to burn all your work.

[perplexme]

Don't.

[flaring]

Going to stop me?

[perplexme]

You bet. [obviously is not in well enough condition to stop him no matter how much he'd want to]

[flaring]

We'll see.

[perplexme]

...how long was I gone anyway?

[shieldinside.livejournal.com]

Since January.

[perplexme]

I've never seen you, I think.

[flaring]

...eleven days.

[perplexme]

...eleven?

[flaring]

Yeah.

[perplexme]

I didn't realize it was that long.

[iterance.livejournal.com]

Does it hurt too badly?

[perplexme]

[shrugs a bit] Not particularly. [which is to say, yes, but he won't say so]

[iterance.livejournal.com]

Do you think you'll need to visit the clinic?

[perplexme]

I don't want to if I don't have to.

[iterance.livejournal.com]

It's up to you, but it might get worse before it gets any better.

[perplexme]

I'll live with it. It's my problem anyway.

[iterance.livejournal.com]

. . . All right.

[perplexme]

Don't believe me?

[iterance.livejournal.com]

I believe you'll be fine. And Axel will be there for you.

[perplexme]

You've got a point...thanks, Naminé.