Summary: Ever since Roxas, his brother, began dating Riku, his best friend, Sora can't help but feel...left out. Maybe spending some time with Roxas's "bad-boy" ex will help? AkuSor RokuRiku minor AkuRoku

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They were cute together, really. Sora wouldn't lie, he knew it. His brother had had a bad history with boyfriends and Riku...he was nice, charming. Roxas needed someone like him, especially since the lastest ex. Sora had never seen his brother so...happy before. He really liked that guy, and they were together for almost a year when Roxas came storming home one night, crying, and screaming that he was a liar and a cheat and he never wanted to see him again.

Sora frowned, leaning against the wall of his room. He could remember that night too well, really. He had finally come to grips that he had a crush on his best friend Riku, and wanted to ask Roxas for advice. Obviously, Roxas hadn't been any mood to talk. Even now, two years later, in their Junior year, Sora couldn't get the full story out of his brother about what had happened.

"Sora!" Roxas called from his own bedroom across the hall. "Sora, where are my checkers??"

The brunette rolled his eyes. "Under the bed."

There was a pause. "Thanks!"

Tonight was another one of their dates. A few monthes after breaking up with "We-Shall-Not-Speak-of-Him", Roxas had told Sora that he might be in love with Riku. Sora felt his heart ache, since he had also liked Riku, and he thought that Roxas might be using the older boy as a rebound, since they were seventeen and had no idea what 'love' was. But the older brother just smiled, telling him to go for it, ignoring how badly it hurt.

And, Roxas did. And Riku said yes, and they were together even now. But in those two years, Sora had noticed things changing. Horribly. He couldn't spend time with his best friend anymore, since Roxas always wanted to be there too, telling Sora, annoyingly, that he saw Riku all the time and not be so selfish. But that wasn't the case. Riku and Roxas were always together at school too. And he couldn't talk to them there, since they were usually making out and being 'lovey-dovey' on each other.

Sora wanted to feel glad, happy even, for his brother. But he couldn't. Roxas being happy with Riku meant that the brunette was being shut out and ignored. On a few occasions, they even forgot about him. It made the ache even worse. He loved them, they were both his brothers, but he didn't know how much more he could put up with being pushed around for two years was making him go insane.

"I'm so nervous, Sora!" Roxas said excitedly as he ran into the older sibling's room. "I mean, what if he proposes?! I think I'll cry!"

'Me too,' Sora thought dryly. Riku proposing meant that they'd be together even more...if that was possible. Sora didn't want to find out.

"I still can't believe he's taking me to the Land of Dragons!" the blond continued. "That's like, the most expensive place here in Twilight Town! I hope he brings the car too..." A dreamy look passed over Roxas's face.

"Roxas, stop thinking about sex." Sora snipped, frowning. Lord knows he heard them enough.

"Sorry, sorry." There was a knock on the door, making Roxas smile. "See ya later, Sora!"

He dashed out. Waiting until he heard Riku pulling away, Sora fell on to his bed, sighing. His brother had changed so much in the past two years...It was horrible. Sora missed when Roxas was quiet, nice, modest, smart. Now, he was whatever he thought Riku would like. Loud, somewhat bitchy to other girls, somewhat slutty, and just downright stupid. It made Sora furious! His little brother shouldn't be worrying about...sex, and what that bitch in class A4 said about Riku being cute, and how suddenly, they're mom having to work three jobs wasn't enough because Roxas didn't have new, slutty clothes for his "Riku-kins".

'I'm going out for a walk,' Sora decided. He needed to get out of this house. He didn't want to be home when Mom got back since she was always fussing about money, and trying to get whatever Roxas asked for, even though the blond usually never touched it once he had it. Sora went out of his way to not ask or want things. His mom had enough on her plate already.

Twilight Town was nice and warm today. Summer break was looming over the horizon, meaning that Riku would be graduating soon. Sora sighed, arms crossed. In a few monthes, they'd be seniors. And then, he could get away and let Roxas and Riku have their perfect life where they wanted, instead of right in front of the brunette. Sora walked up on to Sunset Hill, leaning against the rail and looking down at the trains and the ocean.

"Am I...selfish?"

"Not if memory serves me right."

Sora jumped, eyes wide and almost falling over the rail if it wasn't for someone grabbing the back of his shirt and pulling him up. The brunette stared, stunned, at the person who saved him. Bright red hair, green-green eyes, tall.

"A-Axel??"

Axel Kasaiko smirked. "Hey Sora. How've you been?"

Sora blushed. "G-good. It's, uh, been awhile."

At this, Axel chuckled. He was a lot taller than Sora remembered. Sure, the red head had always been taller than him, but he had only been Riku's height. Now, Axel was pushing six feet ten inches. His hair had grown out as well, reaching his back in the familiar spiky style from two years ago. Another change was the tattoos. Axel had two black tattoos under each eye. Black teardrops from what Sora could see.

He was wearing a black msucle shirt, showing off his arms. He had definitly gotten more muscular since the last time Sora had seen him. The shirt was tight, showing off his natural-skinny body, and the tight black jeans finished it. He had black combat boots and black fingerless gloves, along with a obsidian chackram necklase on a lether cord around his neck.

Axel raised an eyebrow, looking the brunette up and down. "Well, Sora. You've gotten cute since the last I saw you. Finally fit into your shoe-size?"

Sora blushed, pouting. "Shut up. What're you doing here, anyway? I thought you left for good to Destiny Islands?"

"Yeah, well..." Axel shifted uncomfortably, frowning. "Things...didn't work out."

Sora eyed him, not quite sure what to make of their meeting. He had missed Axel, true. He had really liked him when Roxas dated him. He was always to nice to him, even when Roxas clearly wanted more attention, and he hung out with him at school when Roxas couldn't.

"Hey...Axel?"

"Yeah, Sor?"

The brunette sighed. "I...missed you."

The red head looked surprised, leaning down and crossing his arms on the rail, making them eye level. "Really? Thought for sure you'd hate my guts."

"What? Why?!" Sora demanded.

"Roxas."

There was a pause. Sure, he was Roxas's brother and was suppose to protect him, but...the Axel he remembered wasn't a bad person. He was a bit rough around the edges, sure, but what person wasn't? He wasn't a cheat though, so he never really got mad at Axel. Surely it was a mistake, right?

"What...happened?" Sora whispered.

Axel smiled sadly. "Hasn't told you?"

"N-no..." Sora couldn't help himself. "He's...changed too much, Axel. I miss my brother. The Roxas now isn't...he's such a jerk now, always making his boyfriend top priority, and he actually forgot about me when he needed to pick me up from school when I got dention because he and his precious 'Riku-kins' were having sex for the first time in his car." Sora felt tears blurring his vision. "I want my brother back, Axel. He was never like this when he was with you. He's such a slut now, and he gets snappy easily, and..."

Axel ruffled the brunette's hair. "Hey, come on. The Sora I remember didn't cry, no matter what, remember?"

"I-I know..."

Axel smiled, wrapping an arm around the shorter boy's shoulders. "So don't cry then, okay? I'm not going anywhere this time."

Sora nodded. He stood there with Axel for a few minutes before the red head began telling him about Destiny Islands, and some of the people he met. The younger male thought it sounded wonderful, and asked if maybe he could go there with him one day. Axel smirked, nodding, and called it a date.

It was then that Sora realized what had just happened. He was talking to Roxas's ex. And not only that, but...he was seriously crushing on him. The nice, brotherly image of Axel had been erased, and now Sora could only see him as a very attractive guy who was single and bi. Which meant, Sora had a chance...Unless Axel didn't see him that way.

Sora blushed. "H-hey, Axel?"

The red head hummed, letting him know he had his attention. Sora's blush darkened. He had to get this out now, before it became another accident with Riku. No, if he liked someone now, he wanted to get it out before his hopes were completely crushed.

"W-would you...maybe, um..." He couldn't say it.

Axel raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Hey Sor?"

Sora sighed, cursing himself for being so shy. "Yeah?"

"Want to go out?"

He almost fell over. Axel...wanted to date him? After only seeing him for, what? An hour? Then again, he himself just tried to ask him out. The red head must've noticed and this was his way of saying yes. Sora smiled through the flush undoubtedly on his face.

"Y-yeah. I'd like that."
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Two new stories in one day... :stares: Wow. This idea just hit me as I was looking around for some good stories to read and I thought it was pretty cute! lol. I don't neseccarily like RikuRoku, but I'm getting more and more used to it, thanks to the wonderful and beautiful artwork of I'llbewaiting. XP She's awesome. And she sometimes draws AkuSor, which I love. But AkuRoku is still my one love!!
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