Burning the Yellow Brick Road

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Who: Axel & Riku & Aros
What: "Collecting" another member for the trip to Oz.
When: Presently
Where: The woods
Summary: Axel meets with Riku and invites him to join Axel and Aros on their trip to the Malnosso.
Rating: Possibly PG-13 for language?

"Still have that fighting spirit, huh?"

It never ceased to amuse Axel how easy it was for a Nobody to sneak up on someone. Even the most alert soul could be taken off guard; it said something, something grim about the nature of their nonexistence, but fortunately Axel wasn't exactly in a position to be disheartened by that thought. In another world, at another time, Riku probably would have been one of the few people upon whom he could not pull such a trick -- but here, in this place, it was easy. He stood back, face shadowed in the hood of his coat, but made no move to attack. He was curious to see if Riku would come willingly (even though, with his coat and his smirk and his cold eyes, he might as well have said, "Hey kid, I've got some candy in my van.")

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To say the least, Riku hadn't been expecting someone to sneak up on him, of all things. At first he gave a slight jump before he turned to face Axel, his expression stern. To say the least, the black cloaked figure seemed somewhat suspicious, especially considering that he had never met anyone from the Organization prior to this (not that he even knew the cloak implied that much). Regardless, he crossed his arms, appearing far from intimidated.

"I'm not about to give up," he said. "There has to be at least some way out, and once I find it, I'll be leaving. The longer I take, the better chance that Kairi might not get her heart back."

He then proceeded to roll his eyes; why was he even bothering with this guy? The whole ordeal with Kairi was hardly anyone else's business, but it wasn't as if he could take back what was already said. Instead, he simply waited for a response.