one flame ☆ one lock

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Two teenage delinquents appear on the Plane. The tallest one stands out quite a bit due to his crazy red hair and an equally crazy coat that could pass for punk. The shorter one looks slightly more tame, though his blond hair is quite spiky.]

I don't know how he got the recipe, but you have to... [Axel stops and looks around.] ... I didn't do it.

[Roxas also pauses in his "listening" and looks around. Then he gives Axel a skeptical look.] You sure about that? Looks like just your kind of place.

Don't get me wrong, I love the night life... but this isn't where we were going, Roxas. And we didn't walk through any portals.

Yeah... Actually, it kind of reminds me of someplace I've been before, too. I thought that was just a dream...?

[That earns Roxas a slightly questioning look, then it's gone and the normal goofball Axel is back in place-- at least for the moment.] Why don't we find out? Hellooo~~~! Is anyone there?

Comments

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Anyone who puts junk on their feet is just stupid.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[He glances nonchalantly at her feet.

And then his own boots.]

Well, she wore heels all the time, if it's any consolation.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

...heels?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like... this. [He lifts one boot up at a painful-looking 45-degree angle and gestures to an invisible heel.] Apparently it's uncomfortable. Who knew.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

[She frowns, peering in the direction of his feet.] Why the heck would you want something like that? I mean, I can understand regular shoes, but that's just dumb.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

You're asking a guy to explain the mysteries of girls?

[He watches her for a long moment, then bends down and unzips his boots. It's only a second to step out of them, then he wiggles his toes and exhales.]

Muuuch better.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

[She grins hugely once he takes his feet off.] There ya go! I like the way you think.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

I've been wearing these alllll day. This? This is awesome.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Ohh yeah. Nothing better than being able to feel the wind between your toes and getting dirt under your toenails.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Definitely.

... Makes me miss the beach.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Eh. Not really one for water. Sand either, really. But there's a beach around here... [She shifts her feet and then points off to the right, her gaze still on some vague spot near Axel's feet.] Over that way.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel glances in the direction she points, then down at Toph.]

How do you do that?

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Do what?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Be so amazing~ If I didn't know better, I'd say you were blind and leave it at that.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

I am blind, but I see with my feet. I sense vibrations in the ground, so it lets me see where everything is. Basically I see with earthbending.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

No clue what earthbending is, but that's pretty awesome. Is your sense of hearing better than anyone else's?

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

It's a martial art from back home. I'm an earthbender--it means I can control earth.

Yeah, but I see best with my feet.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh. No wonder you have a bias against shoes.

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

Exactly! See, you get it.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

I'm Axel. What's your name?

[got-the-stones.livejournal.com]

I'm Toph. Nice to meetcha, Axel.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

You too.