Axel/Naminé
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Pairing: Axel/Naminé
Theme set: Beta
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers for Chain of Memories. And yes, I've done this pairing before. I'm going to try to go for all five sets!
#01 - Walking
Axel had just asked her for a walk around the castle, that's all; oh, how naive she had been.
#02 - Waltz
The first time Axel asked her dance she didn't know what to say, but let herself be led away.
#03 - Wishes
She wishes she hadn't responded that first time, had said no or pushed him away, but she also knows how feeble the attempt would have been.
#04 - Wonder
It was the thirteenth wonder of the world, a circus of freaks, with them at its center stage as the main attraction.
#05 - Worry
As he worried her lip she shut her eyes, grasping at the back of his hair.
#06 - Whimsy
She stood on the ceiling and he on the floor; he called for her to jump, but she couldn't, she just couldn't--gravity wouldn't allow it.
#07 - Waste/Wasteland
If Axel treated her as he did his toys, then it was only a matter of time before she was discarded as well.
#08 - Whiskey and rum
"Come now Naminé, here, drink this and tell me all about him;" Zexion thought himself so clever.
#09 - War
She could see his rebellion, by the little plots he thought no one knew about, by the laughter he let out when he thought he was alone; but she knew.
#10 - Weddings
Naminé knew she would never have the wedding she dreamed about and that it wasn't his fault.
#11 - Birthday
They celebrated their birthday together because neither of them had one of their own; it was either long forgotten or never existed at all.
#12 - Blessing
Her prayers had for all that time gone unanswered, so it was almost a twisted blessing when Axel had irritably told her to just give it up.
#13 - Bias
"I'm older, and therefore wiser," he had told her as an end to the argument; she wondered what Axel thought of his wisdom as compared to his elders.
#14 - Burning
Her throat burns and she coughs against the sensation; it only grows worse.
#15 - Breathing
It was taking more and more effort with each breath, but she didn't want to stop.
#16 - Breaking
The pencils cracked and broke underneath his feet.
#17 - Belief
He lost faith in gods and religion long ago, but he never stopped thanking them for her.
#18 - Balloon
Naminé hated balloons and static electricity, but she hated Axel most of all for putting them both together.
#19 - Balcony
She doesn't understand why Axel wants to take her to the balcony to behold the nothingness around them, but then she sees the stars and she knows.
#20 - Bane
Marluxia happened to be a common source of annoyance and disdain for both of them, and while Naminé checked Axel's temper, he helped to alleviate her fear.
#21 - Quiet
She was such a shy girl by nature, but when she had called for him, he thought he had cracked her quiet exterior.
#22 - Quirks
Even a quiet girl like Naminé had her quirks and he was determined to find them; at least, the ones he could find in a bed.
#23 - Question
As long as they don't ask each other what draws them together, then they can keep pretending there's something there.
#24 - Quarrel
Naminé does not want to find herself between Axel and his chakrams.
#25 - Quitting
Just when she thinks she can't take it anymore, Axel plants a kiss on her brow and moves away.
#26 - Jump
As Naminé skipped her way up the steps, taking two or three at a time, Axel wondered just how little they all knew about her.
#27 - Jester
"You look like you got in a fight with a paint can," she told him, trying hard to suppress a smile; he just grinned, "Yeah, but I won."
#28 - Jousting
Jousting for Axel consisted of poking Naminé in the stomach when she wasn't looking.
#29 - Jewel
He found her the perfect jewels, each one blazing brilliantly in its color; As for Naminé, she was delighted with her new colored pencils.
#30 - Just
If all was fair in love and war, then Axel was justified in both.
#31 - Smirk
They all smirked at her, even Axel, but while the others made her feel cold and alone, Axel's made her strangely warm.
#32 - Sorrow
It was a sad existence, living for the benefit of someone else, but she liked to think that it didn't matter if it was him.
#33 - Stupidity
"You're.. an idiot," she had told him, and her eyes had quickly widened in shock when she realized what she had said; he smiled inwardly to himself, noting that maybe she was finally growing a spine.
#34 - Serenade
Naminé imagined love to be bouquets of flowers, whispered promises, and serenades in the moonlight; Axel proved her otherwise.
#35 - Sarcasm
Naminé was beginning to learn that Axel was really spelled S-A-R-C-A-S-T-I-C-J-E-R-K.
#36 - Sordid
She was reminded each day that Axel lacked any sense of moral responsibility as she felt his hand creep up her leg for the third time that afternoon.
#37 - Soliloquy
He never gave voice to those feelings while around her, but he cursed himself while he was alone.
#38 - Sojourn
It was a moment's rest as he watched Naminé draw, her hand drifting lightly over the page, before he went back to whatever it was he was supposed to be doing which was, coincidentally, nothing at all.
#39 - Share
When Marluxia had commented on the time Axel had been spending with the girl (which also meant stay away from his, Marluxia's, charge) Axel had grinned and told him he didn't feel like sharing, leaving Marluxia to puzzle that one out.
#40 - Solitary
The solitary nature of the castle was almost unbearable, and he had often said that without her he would go insane; she thought he already was.
#41 - Nowhere
Naminé had stopped crying over her fate; she wasn't exactly going anywhere.
#42 - Neutral
When Naminé asked his opinion on her drawing he found he didn't really care either way; he was too busy watching her fingers.
#43 - Nuance
She was one of the first to truly distinguish between the slight variations in his emotions, and knew just the right moment to lace her fingers through his and lean against him.
#44 - Near
He sat with his back against hers, and he felt a warmth unlike any he had ever felt before.
#45 - Natural
The way their bodies fit together--his large and whole; hers small and thin--was strangely natural.
#46 - Horizon
She looked out her window as far as she could, but all she saw were the yellow paths twisting into the horizon.
#47 - Valiant
She turns towards the opening of the door, wistfully hoping her valiant knight had come, but is shocked to see Axel instead.
#48 - Virtuous
Well, she wasn't what they called a 'virtuous woman' anymore.
#49 - Victory
When he had made her laugh he triumphantly called it victory.
#50 - Defeat
Naminé tends the long cuts and gashes Axel had received from Marluxia and pretends not to hear when Axel begins detailing his revenge.
Pairing: Axel/Naminé
Theme set: Beta
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers for Chain of Memories. And yes, I've done this pairing before. I'm going to try to go for all five sets!
#01 - Walking
Axel had just asked her for a walk around the castle, that's all; oh, how naive she had been.
#02 - Waltz
The first time Axel asked her dance she didn't know what to say, but let herself be led away.
#03 - Wishes
She wishes she hadn't responded that first time, had said no or pushed him away, but she also knows how feeble the attempt would have been.
#04 - Wonder
It was the thirteenth wonder of the world, a circus of freaks, with them at its center stage as the main attraction.
#05 - Worry
As he worried her lip she shut her eyes, grasping at the back of his hair.
#06 - Whimsy
She stood on the ceiling and he on the floor; he called for her to jump, but she couldn't, she just couldn't--gravity wouldn't allow it.
#07 - Waste/Wasteland
If Axel treated her as he did his toys, then it was only a matter of time before she was discarded as well.
#08 - Whiskey and rum
"Come now Naminé, here, drink this and tell me all about him;" Zexion thought himself so clever.
#09 - War
She could see his rebellion, by the little plots he thought no one knew about, by the laughter he let out when he thought he was alone; but she knew.
#10 - Weddings
Naminé knew she would never have the wedding she dreamed about and that it wasn't his fault.
#11 - Birthday
They celebrated their birthday together because neither of them had one of their own; it was either long forgotten or never existed at all.
#12 - Blessing
Her prayers had for all that time gone unanswered, so it was almost a twisted blessing when Axel had irritably told her to just give it up.
#13 - Bias
"I'm older, and therefore wiser," he had told her as an end to the argument; she wondered what Axel thought of his wisdom as compared to his elders.
#14 - Burning
Her throat burns and she coughs against the sensation; it only grows worse.
#15 - Breathing
It was taking more and more effort with each breath, but she didn't want to stop.
#16 - Breaking
The pencils cracked and broke underneath his feet.
#17 - Belief
He lost faith in gods and religion long ago, but he never stopped thanking them for her.
#18 - Balloon
Naminé hated balloons and static electricity, but she hated Axel most of all for putting them both together.
#19 - Balcony
She doesn't understand why Axel wants to take her to the balcony to behold the nothingness around them, but then she sees the stars and she knows.
#20 - Bane
Marluxia happened to be a common source of annoyance and disdain for both of them, and while Naminé checked Axel's temper, he helped to alleviate her fear.
#21 - Quiet
She was such a shy girl by nature, but when she had called for him, he thought he had cracked her quiet exterior.
#22 - Quirks
Even a quiet girl like Naminé had her quirks and he was determined to find them; at least, the ones he could find in a bed.
#23 - Question
As long as they don't ask each other what draws them together, then they can keep pretending there's something there.
#24 - Quarrel
Naminé does not want to find herself between Axel and his chakrams.
#25 - Quitting
Just when she thinks she can't take it anymore, Axel plants a kiss on her brow and moves away.
#26 - Jump
As Naminé skipped her way up the steps, taking two or three at a time, Axel wondered just how little they all knew about her.
#27 - Jester
"You look like you got in a fight with a paint can," she told him, trying hard to suppress a smile; he just grinned, "Yeah, but I won."
#28 - Jousting
Jousting for Axel consisted of poking Naminé in the stomach when she wasn't looking.
#29 - Jewel
He found her the perfect jewels, each one blazing brilliantly in its color; As for Naminé, she was delighted with her new colored pencils.
#30 - Just
If all was fair in love and war, then Axel was justified in both.
#31 - Smirk
They all smirked at her, even Axel, but while the others made her feel cold and alone, Axel's made her strangely warm.
#32 - Sorrow
It was a sad existence, living for the benefit of someone else, but she liked to think that it didn't matter if it was him.
#33 - Stupidity
"You're.. an idiot," she had told him, and her eyes had quickly widened in shock when she realized what she had said; he smiled inwardly to himself, noting that maybe she was finally growing a spine.
#34 - Serenade
Naminé imagined love to be bouquets of flowers, whispered promises, and serenades in the moonlight; Axel proved her otherwise.
#35 - Sarcasm
Naminé was beginning to learn that Axel was really spelled S-A-R-C-A-S-T-I-C-J-E-R-K.
#36 - Sordid
She was reminded each day that Axel lacked any sense of moral responsibility as she felt his hand creep up her leg for the third time that afternoon.
#37 - Soliloquy
He never gave voice to those feelings while around her, but he cursed himself while he was alone.
#38 - Sojourn
It was a moment's rest as he watched Naminé draw, her hand drifting lightly over the page, before he went back to whatever it was he was supposed to be doing which was, coincidentally, nothing at all.
#39 - Share
When Marluxia had commented on the time Axel had been spending with the girl (which also meant stay away from his, Marluxia's, charge) Axel had grinned and told him he didn't feel like sharing, leaving Marluxia to puzzle that one out.
#40 - Solitary
The solitary nature of the castle was almost unbearable, and he had often said that without her he would go insane; she thought he already was.
#41 - Nowhere
Naminé had stopped crying over her fate; she wasn't exactly going anywhere.
#42 - Neutral
When Naminé asked his opinion on her drawing he found he didn't really care either way; he was too busy watching her fingers.
#43 - Nuance
She was one of the first to truly distinguish between the slight variations in his emotions, and knew just the right moment to lace her fingers through his and lean against him.
#44 - Near
He sat with his back against hers, and he felt a warmth unlike any he had ever felt before.
#45 - Natural
The way their bodies fit together--his large and whole; hers small and thin--was strangely natural.
#46 - Horizon
She looked out her window as far as she could, but all she saw were the yellow paths twisting into the horizon.
#47 - Valiant
She turns towards the opening of the door, wistfully hoping her valiant knight had come, but is shocked to see Axel instead.
#48 - Virtuous
Well, she wasn't what they called a 'virtuous woman' anymore.
#49 - Victory
When he had made her laugh he triumphantly called it victory.
#50 - Defeat
Naminé tends the long cuts and gashes Axel had received from Marluxia and pretends not to hear when Axel begins detailing his revenge.