"Ah yes, I remember the naiveté." It was certainly a feat to do regarding the fact that they were nothing more than optimistic island kids back then. Axel chuckled quietly to himself, smearing a forkful of pancakes along the surface and chewed diligently at the contents.

Whether it was his good mood or an attempt to recover from losing Roxas, he suddenly reached over and let his hand linger on top of the brunet's spikes before ruffling them lightly. It had been only 11 days since he arrived (maybe more or less, he couldn't really remember at the moment) but a lot had certainly happened within the span of two weeks.

Axel didn't remove his hand just yet, leaving it there for nearly half a minute before finally deciding to pull back.

"Kairi told me what happened to her the other night." His voice was barely audible by then, letting his eyes linger about the Cafeteria before spotting the aforementioned girl talking to what appeared to be another redheaded... girl.