A Good Deal (part1-b)

[Axel]

22:17:25 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Yeah, we tried them out when we came around on mission here, those noodles you recommended were killer X3

22:21:57 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: I'm going cali rolls and sesame fried rice noodles this time. Oh, hot and sour soup. And the ginger flan. *grins and hops up as was to teeter on teh edge of the steps by the crook of his boot, he'd done it a thousand times: backflipping off of it with a sight bounce at the end and a knowing swipe of his blade that dispatched the upcoming rhapsody as soon as they were out* Cheap but damn good.

22:29:54 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: You sound like a bottomless pit, Firebrand. *chuckles, his gun appearing and taking out two heartless that happened to pop up to play*

22:34:11 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *pauses at the fat one his mun can never remember the name for, popping out one chakram over it's head at the right angle to come back and take it from behind, before he half-hopped towards the alley chuckling and in a very good mood re-sheathing his left hand blade for now* The muscle I've been putting on has to come from somewhere.~

22:36:17 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: And here I thought you were just getting fat in all the right places. *wide grin, quirking an eyebrow at the redhead*

2:42:27 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *stopped at that, hands going to his hips, raising his brows* Fat..? P.. *huffs once thouggh he's still smiling, that cocky expression to his eyes he didn't waste time unzipping his jacket all the way, leaning his shoulders back and lifting his shirt to flex his stomach. There was a very defined six pack down there* That look like fat to you? *before he dropped the tank again, chuckling and shaking his head* Hell no. I worked my ass off the last year man..

22:43:21 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *looked back at it over his shoulder* Well.. not off..

22:50:50 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ....*stares a long moment, that eyebrow going up a little bit more* You...certainly did. *blank look a moment before blinking a couple times and then bringing his eye up to look at Axel, who was apparently checking out his own ass at the time* If I didn't know you better I'd call you a dumbass XD

23:02:37 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *looks back to him with a slight blink before rubbing the back of his head and laughing* Yeah well.. sometimes. Everybody has their moments I guess. *this time, doesn't hide the fact the looks the Free Shooter up and down, though quick; and he took a step back to get them going again* But.. funny stuff out of my body catching up with my head. I stuffed Set in my cloak when I came to get my proof? We had to put him in a corset. *leaaans* A corset. I don't think I could fit into those things any more even if I did want to at this stage, knowing that. He's not much thicker than I am now.

23:20:55 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ...I knew you had the childbearing build but I didn't think a corset would be necessary to imitate you XD That's pretty fuckin hilarious, dude. *shakes his head a bit*

[Axel]

23:26:11 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: x3 Well I had that toothpick waist man.. *turns at the lift, and steps up onto it, shaking his own head* I guess it had to happen sometime though. I mean.. I was ...nineteen when I joined the outfit? Hard to believe it's been almost five years though..

23:28:55 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Well at least you filled out well. *chuckles*

23:32:42 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: Thanks. *smiles a bit, it was one thing to glance at his own ego, it was another thing entirely to have a compliment like that* I've got nothing on guys like Xal and Saix though. I mean damn.. *chuckles as the lift starts, and he's run out of things to say, looking back as the door to the place comes into sight* Kinda surprised you did come along though, to be honest..

23:40:31 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *arcs his eyebrow again* Why's that? You think I'm a chicken?

23:44:10 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: No.. nothing like that.. *starts to pass him up to step off, he was going to say something but ended up not; pausing and just giving him a small smile before he kept going, opening the door for both of them*

23:45:04 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *grins a little at him as he passes* Just because you grabbed me first doesn't mean I'll turn tail and run like a scared deer...boi. *cackles a little*

23:52:28 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *snorted a bit at that last one, slipping into his favorite booth at the back along the wall aquarium, waiting for the wiatress and looking around a bit for Dahl* ..first? *he couldn't help but smile a little wider at that* You make it sound like you had it in your head to beat me to it.

23:57:31 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ...well...maybe a little...though I wasn't going to jump you yesterday cause like I said, I have no effin clue how to read you, Axel. *actually says his name for once, sitting across from him and plucking the menu off the table to flip open hastily*

00:13:22 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: Heh.. *picks up a pair of chopsticks and starts twirling one* Well.. to be fair.. I try to keep it that way. Especially in that place. *points one at him* Not that I'm the only one who's hard to read at this table..

00:14:04 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Hard to read? Who, me? *sticks his tongue out* I'm like an open book, don't you know?

00:16:01 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *chuckles* You're nearly as bad as I am. *considers chucking it at his head, but leaves that thought in exchange for giving his order when the waitress came up; along with sake*

00:23:13 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Am I? Or do I just fake being as bad as you~? *wide grin, gives the waitress his order as well, way too amused*

00:30:01 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *sticks his tongue at him, waiting until she was gone* Well.. I dunno. I'm not too stupid to count.. and even though I don't know the number I can tell the age difference. Then.. there's the general concensus on my end to take into account. *rolls the chipstick around a bit, and shrugged*

00:39:11 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ...dude, I have literally like no idea what you're talking about. *chuckles, resting his head against his hand*

00:40:50 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *shrugs a bit and waits for the drinks to be set down, looking around to change the subject* I thought for sure Dahl would be here though. They must be eating in at the shop.

00:45:40 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Or she's playing workaholic. *chuckles* The way you make her sound she sounds a little Vexen-ish work wise.

00:47:25 <BlindTaleTeller> Axel: *makes the nodding 'i didn't really think about that face* Hmm..... nah. She's not that bad. At least I don't think so..

<anime-oujo> Xigbar: Well I don't think anyone can be quite as bad as him, but maybe she's a close second?

01:03:52 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: Maybe. *a slight chuckle and he ended up looking at the tabletop*

01:07:31 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ...*watches Axel a moment* Something interesting about the woodgrain?

01:10:34 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *shakes his head out of it, smiling again* Nah, just, thinking. And also wondering what you were thing.. after I left last night. *looks up as the waitress briefly as she drops the drinks by, along with most of the order, except the flan, that's taking a little more time apparently*

01:13:50 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: I was a little blown away...just a little. *chuckles* I don't know what's going on with you, dude. I heard you were on with the General's brother for a while. *drums his fingers against his cheek*

[Axel]

01:19:36 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *goes at the noodles and sauce first, pausing slightly* That whole thing has me wondering too.. I mean, I asked him out in part just because of that. Gets lonely around there, and Hiro? He helped me out even more than Saix has. He worries about the fact they're so.. isolated all the time, even though I hear Daj was being a real ass about their relationship at the beginning. *takes his first bite and swallows before he says* I flirted a lot I admit.. but .. I don't know if I want anything with someone my age or younger on a permanent basis or not, and he is younger. Only had trouble with my age bracket in the past.

01:29:25 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *tilts his head* I think Xaldin told me something about that a little while after I came outta the water...*picks up his chopsticks and goes after his dumplings, nomming on them a little before speaking again* So what kind of trouble does your age bracket bring? *grins a little* What do they do that old men don't?

01:33:15 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *can't help but laugh a bit at the 'old term, feeling the need to toss out first* You're not old. *starting to top his rolls, wasabi, ginger.. more wasabi. Then the mushroom soy* All kinds of stuff though... excessive drama mostly, in my experience, what little there is. Which --- not needed, especially not now. I have plenty enough of that between Ansem, his stabbity Nobody, Dahl, Set and DiZ leftovers.

01:38:48 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: I'm thirty-six, I think I have a right to say I'm old... *chuckles, taking a sip of his soup* Mmm in fact I just turned thirty-six a couple weeks ago. Only a couple more years till forty~ *chuckles, shaking his head* Excessive drama? What, do they try to kick your ass everytime you happen to look at anyone? *annnnnd now its computed, a momentary blink as it was processed into a question* Wait, what about Ansem?

01:48:11 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: So I'm .. thirteen year behind you. That's not too bad. Cid's 40 and I was dating him for a while. The cigarettes though.. *waves his hand in front of his nose and chuckled* Even I have my limits. *a nod* Well.. that's one, yeah. *he glanced up mid bite with the question, a slight dulling to his expression, though it didn't last long, he swallowed and shok his head* Well.. I been digging around his old research a lot. I didn't really want to share.. but the situation's changed. Those claw marks came from his guardian. I escaped shortly after while he was stitching me up. It's part of why I want to see Dahl today. She's been doing digging of her own, that much I know: and she knows a lot about heartless, maybe more than we do... and especially the rare types. I thought she might know what he did to my back. On top of that, she's the one who did the rest of teh stitches, so I'm curious why she didn't say anything.

01:52:21 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ...you dated him? Guh...I had such a thing for him back when I was an apprentice...*chuckles at the memory, as fragmented as it was he still remembered that; his expression soon changed though at the summary of what happened, the man actually having a frown which was pretty rare* I see...jeez kid, you really should travel with some back up on that kind of shit, you could've been killed again. That guardian is nothing to fuck with. *the frown leaves finally and he wears little more than a grimace* No wonder you were kinda jumpy the other day.

02:02:15 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *nodded, a but expression* Don't trust many people around there.. the ones I do in most cases I wouldn't drag into that kind of potential fight. Saix sure hasn't been in the kind of way to help: Hiro's got his boy toy to deal with.. Xal and I only started getting to where I could talk to him comfortably recently, never mind trusting him with my back. *waves the chopsticks a bit as he chews another bite to say* Add in a little of everything else working at me from the outside, and yeah. I have issues asking for help on this stuff. But. *picks at the last of his noodles* I am a big boy, and I did come back alive.. both count for something right?

02:06:19 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: They only count for blind luck in my opinion, seeing as his other half throws skyscrapers at certain keybrats I'm sure the guy has a few building throwing techniques of his own...*sighs, giving him a grin* Big boy or no you should watch your ass more carefully. Or at least learn how to be a proper ninja.

[Axel]

02:12:52 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *chuckles at that* I'm not the ninja type, usually. The closest I got to that was repelling up the side of the castle while Set played the distraction role, I think. Besides.. it's really hard to hide from someone like him when in his territory. But.. *lifting his cup he smiled a little wider* ..maybe, you could give me a few private lessons, oh great master?~ *he couldn't help but chuckle a little into that drink before he did take the sip*

02:14:03 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Tch maybe, thuogh not everyone is as stealthy as I~
02:14:08 <anime-oujo> *though)

02:17:38 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: This is true. *another sip* Not everyone can manage to get porn of the Superior and not die within a five minute span from said act. *grins, yeah he knew about that* Did I mention the reason why I never put anything on that coffee table? *laughs a bit*

02:18:22 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: I think someone should light that on fire XD; There's nothing that can possibly clean that piece of furniture enough.

02:20:33 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: Well you're definitely talking to the right guy for that. x3

02:20:41 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Those pictures ended up in Xal's gift to them supposedly...I hope they don't think too hard about where they came from.

02:26:38 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: ...hmmmm...I wonder if they'd even miss that coffee table. *tilts his head, looking over Axel completely not discreet at all*

02:30:04 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *smiles* I know, he told me. I was looking to get them something unique and pressured him to tell me what he got them. And.. if I know Hiro, he won't let Xemnas have the time to think about it any time soon. *smiles all the wider as he's looked over, just a little color there* ..I doubt it. *and he returns the look, smiling still before he finished off the cup. Finally gathering up enough curiosity and confidence, he reached over the table to run his thumb down along the long scar that pointed towards his eye*

02:39:07 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *it takes him nearly a full 30 seconds but he eventually leaned into it, just a little; despite having the thing forever he still felt weird about his scar*

02:44:15 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: ...'s soft.. *smiling still he let his fingers move out over that cheek, brushing hsi thumb back up and across it under his eye: the temptation was definitely there to just stand up, lean over the table and kiss that spot, if not his lips: that thought making that pink color reappear in his cheeks*

02:51:07 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *trying his damnedest not to turn any colors but he fails at that murmur, his face turning at the very least a light red; he was kind of hovering over the same idea Axel had*

02:57:23 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *searching his face for a moment, his own went almost serious before he did do just that, standing up and landing the other hand on the table top as he leaned over it, he slowed teh approach almost to stop before the kiss landed: smiling again softly and pressing in. He still tasted like the wine, with as little as he'd had: and something else spicy that wasn't on his plate. A few long second press and he drew back by an inch or two, very tempted to go after another, in public or not, in the back of the resturaunt or not*

03:13:01 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *shivers a bit, kissing back almost instantly, the vague taste Axel was intriguing and good in a weird way, though he was honestly not sure why it was weird. He had kind of expected the spicy part* Mmm~... *when they parted his hand came up quickly, pressing against the back of Axel's head to bring him into a follow up kiss; not caring about being in public at all*

03:20:22 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: Mmh!~ *that at almost a squeaked tone, if that table weren't between them he would be right in his lap. Distantly, he could hear some murmers and chuckles but they weren't registering just yet as the hand at his cheek warmed over with an added fever to his touch that came up almost too fast, the Flurry gasping softly after at the near miss and murmering* ..one more..? *just before he took it, not even waiting for the answer, his hand slipping back to cup the back of Xigbar's neck as well; the thumb brushing warm and soft just behind his ear*

<anime-oujo> Xigbar: *his answer would have been a "Hell yes" if the other man had allowed, nodding into the kiss just a little as if to make up for the answer and give a little more to the green eyed Nobody, his fingers curling somewhat into his hair* Mmmnn~... *he just barely notices the extra warmth in Axel's hand, though he's not exactly sure if its really the fire user or him at the moment*

<firstsilentGOD> Axel: *took a few extra moments to rally his self control enough not to come around the table and end up in his lap anyway: a soft hum of a groan, and he finally did manage to attempt it.. though, his mouth did grab onto his lower lip before hand, suckling softly. It made a nearly wet sound as he let go, and bit his own lower lip, a little slow to try to sit back down, but managing it with a very soft and very happy smile* ..well. *he had to clear his throat a little, and that blush was trying to take over along with the smile* I could definitely get used to kisses like that. *though, his eyes as steady and playful as they were said he wasn't just thinking about kisses any more: they dipped down a little for a moment. And then he realized, the flan was there. Suddenly* x3

<anime-oujo> Xigbar: *kind of dazed, hasn't had some action for a while even though he's by no means rusty at making out* ...oh really. *flushed that same, rather bright color from before, running a hand through his hair with a deep breath* Jeez...she must've just slid it between us, huh? *feels a little bad for the waitress...just a little*

<firstsilentGOD> Axel: Yeah.. *looks to the side for a moment, grinning a little wider before his expression evened and he started to settle again, clearing his throat softly and picking up the spoon with a chuckle* Well.. she's seen stranger things..? Like the time Xal and I came in here plastered after we got booted out of his favorite bar the next alley over. He stole the dancer's garter. I thought she was going to keel over when he used it for a headband, little red leather bow and all. *a soft hum with the first bite, good stuff*

02:27:41 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: Jeez, no wonder she didn't interrupt. Your reputation precedes you. *shakes his head, chuckling a little* Though I'm not sure that wearing a garter for a headband is all that odd.

02:29:37 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *shook his head, brows raised* It is when you center the bow in the middle of your forhead, raise your hand like an old TV indian and welcome the waitress by saying 'how.'

02:29:55 <firstsilentGOD> axel: ...yeah, we were drunk. *laughs and goes at that flan*

02:36:26 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *cackles a little at the image* You'd make a shitty Indian, dude. You're paler than the General is. Maybe a spray tan would help~?

02:39:31 <firstsilentGOD> Axel: *snorted* Oh yeah.. that would work well.~ *laughs* Nooooo. *and offers a taste of his dessert* I could always try toasting myself, but I dunno how well that would work..

02:41:38 <anime-oujo> Xigbar: *grins* You'd probably turn into Nobody-Jerky. Or Axel-Bacon. *snorts and cackles at that last one, the image of Axel as a piece of bacon hilarious to him*

<firstsilentGOD> Axel: ... *pretty much imagining the same thing* ...aw man, that's.. *chuckles and shakes his head, a slight shrug taking the bite himself as the other didn't seem interested: now done with the food* .. I guess we should head to the shop. You ready?

<anime-oujo> Xigbar: Yeah, just a sec. *catches the waitress' attention, getting the check and paying for them both just like he promised, grinning at the woman as she retreated with the payment* Ok, now I'm ready.

[Axel]

TO BE CONT'D x3]