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[Axel nods before turning to face the corridor again. Somehow looking at her sad expression for longer than a few seconds makes him uneasy, and, somehow, staying on this clocktower makes him sick. He knows that Xion can't replace Roxas, he knows that Roxas can't replace Xion, because the fact of the matter is that those two are entirely different Nobodies.
And yet...Xion's jealous of Roxas. She said so earlier. Even in the midst of her screaming and crying he caught every point she brought up. I'm not Roxas. He wants to tell her that that's true, but that's probably the last thing she wants to hear at the moment.
With her hand in his, Axel heads for the portal, steps inside, and they both appear outside of his apartment. Pluto must be sleeping otherwise he'd be barking madly from inside. He's about to let go of her hand so that he can open the door, but decides against it, thinking that she might not yet be ready to let go.]
Couch? [He asks once they're inside and the door closes. Pluto's snuggled into a ball, as expected, at the foot of the couch.]