"No, it's..." His eyes flick to Sora's briefly, then away again. "It isn't your fault," he says. "It's kind of a complicated situation, but... I mean you didn't do anything wrong, so you don't have to apologize."
He makes a mental note, right then and there, to write down everything he can think of about Xion as soon as he can procure a notebook or something. Technology can be wiped. Memories can be wiped. But if he writes it down on paper, that won't disappear of its own accord. That way, if time marches on toward the future Sora is from, maybe Xion can still be a part of it, even if it's only in the pages of a book.
Sora makes a confused sound then, and Axel looks up at him again, then gives a start.
"Are you--?"
He watches the kid swipe a tear from his cheek, and then he just stares at him for a moment. Maybe... maybe there's a chance that Xion hasn't completely disappeared from the future after all. If she's gone back to Sora's heart, maybe memories of her are still there, somewhere, locked away like hidden treasure somewhere in the depths of Sora's subconscious.
Ugh, this is all so confusing.
Axel shakes his head, quickly this time, like he's trying to clear it, then sort of waves a hand at Sora.
"Hey, come on, don't... do that," he says awkwardly, and then ventures a hesitant sort of smile, pulling at the back of his neck. "I never know what to do when people cry." He blows a sigh up toward his hair, then holds Sora's gaze for a moment before looking down at his hands. "I'll tell you about her," he says. "Sometime. Not... not right now." He's still reeling from Sora's side of this whole insane story. "But sometime." He looks up again. "She wasn't really supposed to be here," he says, frowning. "Like all of us Nobodies aren't really supposed to be here, I guess. But she was here, and... she's still here." He taps his temple. "So even if no one else remembers, I've still got her memorized."
For now. And with luck, forever; he's absolutely buying a notebook somewhere, come hell or high water.
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"No, it's..." His eyes flick to Sora's briefly, then away again. "It isn't your fault," he says. "It's kind of a complicated situation, but... I mean you didn't do anything wrong, so you don't have to apologize."
He makes a mental note, right then and there, to write down everything he can think of about Xion as soon as he can procure a notebook or something. Technology can be wiped. Memories can be wiped. But if he writes it down on paper, that won't disappear of its own accord. That way, if time marches on toward the future Sora is from, maybe Xion can still be a part of it, even if it's only in the pages of a book.
Sora makes a confused sound then, and Axel looks up at him again, then gives a start.
"Are you--?"
He watches the kid swipe a tear from his cheek, and then he just stares at him for a moment. Maybe... maybe there's a chance that Xion hasn't completely disappeared from the future after all. If she's gone back to Sora's heart, maybe memories of her are still there, somewhere, locked away like hidden treasure somewhere in the depths of Sora's subconscious.
Ugh, this is all so confusing.
Axel shakes his head, quickly this time, like he's trying to clear it, then sort of waves a hand at Sora.
"Hey, come on, don't... do that," he says awkwardly, and then ventures a hesitant sort of smile, pulling at the back of his neck. "I never know what to do when people cry." He blows a sigh up toward his hair, then holds Sora's gaze for a moment before looking down at his hands. "I'll tell you about her," he says. "Sometime. Not... not right now." He's still reeling from Sora's side of this whole insane story. "But sometime." He looks up again. "She wasn't really supposed to be here," he says, frowning. "Like all of us Nobodies aren't really supposed to be here, I guess. But she was here, and... she's still here." He taps his temple. "So even if no one else remembers, I've still got her memorized."
For now. And with luck, forever; he's absolutely buying a notebook somewhere, come hell or high water.