The Second Match

[realitymods]

Characters: Roxas, Axel, Spectators
Location: The Coliseum.
Time: Two days after Weber's announcement.
Summary: The second of the death matches.
Warnings: Character death warning.


When the arena cleared, the man rose from his seat to again address the Coliseum. His smile was untouched, undisturbed by what it had seen. He made no apologies. "For a fairer fight, friendship. Axel," a twist of irony in the smile at the name, "in the red corner. Roxas in, oh, the yellow? Or it will all be fire, and this will be red and gold."

The sand drained up through the hourglass as he spoke. When it had all slipped through to the top, it held its place, waiting patiently for the start, still defying gravity.

"Good luck."

But gravity won out, and the sand began its descent.

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[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

She didn't look up until she heard the glass placed in front of her. She took it in both hands, and it would be comical how large the glass was if she weren't such an emotional wreck. She took a sip before looking up at Mu, her eyes still sad.

"Thank you, Mu." She fidgeted in place. "I appreciate it."

[lamb_of_gold]

He nodded, somewhat relieved that her tears had eased up. "You should stay away from there for the time being," he said quietly after a few minutes had passed, "I'm under the impression this circus will last for some time."

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

She nodded. "I know. I realize now." She didn't need to go back there. As far as she was concerned, she'd seen the worst of what could possibly happen there, and she didn't want to see anything more.

She wondered if she should explain. "Mu, it was..." she began, but her voice caught onto a sob, so she stopped and looked to the side.

[lamb_of_gold]

Mu put one of his rough, callused, hands over hers, letting it's weight rest before speaking again, quiet and slowly.

"Take your time. Breathe and think through your words."

[breathenothing.livejournal.com]

She did just that, taking a minute to just breathe deeply and calm herself before speaking again.

"In the Colosseum, I saw... Axel and Roxas. Against each other." She closed her eyes tightly, thinking maybe it would keep her from crying.