A/N

Well hello everyone and welcome to my first published Fan-fiction!

Ignore small spelling and grammar errors – But don't be afraid to criticize.

Language will be profane, if you are a sensitive person in general I advise you to press the back button.

Second Chances are Full of Regret

Chapter one: Xigbar in an apron

"Axel, you awake? School is in an hour." Xigbar yelled into his room.

Oddly enough this was normal, Axel had been living with Xigbar for awhile now. He woke up in the back in some random alley in New York City. He was found when the police were called after several people spotted a boy in his teens walking around naked. He was not blessed enough to wake up with clothes on. Frazzled and confused he was not exactly all there in the moment.

After the authorities found him they took him down to the police station and he was harassed with questions – they also thankfully gave him some clothing. He could recall things like his age, favorite color, his education and what his favorite food was but not a single memory.

They sent him for an evaluation at the hospital and they came up with the same thing. Not even a single piece of information could be found for him. It felt so clichéd when the doctors said he had amnesia like he was in some poorly done movie. Because there was no information on him there was no one to contact and he couldn't just be released since he was underage.

After that he was put into the system and that is where things really started to get out of hand and when he ended up in this situation, living with Xigbar as a guardian. Xigbar Who had been a Sharp Shooter in the military saw firsthand children suffering without their parents – some of which Xigbar had killed himself, Maybe it was the guilt that caused him to decide to adopt and foster, But that didn't matter whatever helped.

His first experience was when he met and had taken Larxene into his home, Larxene at the time was a moody thirteen year old. The only problem is she still acts like a moody thirteen year old but her and Xigbar have some sort of special relationship. The women in the adoption office always praise Xigbar for being a single dad, and how great he is for doing this. Too bad Xigbar is a horrible role model – surprisingly not a bad parent though.

Along with Axel, Xigbar adopted Zexion, Demyx, Larxene, Namine, Marluxia, and finally Roxas. As large it was people wise it was also dysfunction wise. Their personalities constantly clashed but there was some sort of odd unity between them their mishmash family had unity. Perhaps it was because none of them really could belong anywhere else but in all the dysfunction somehow it worked.

When Roxas joined the family Axel had his first memory return, the wind felt like it was knocked out of his body and his mind had been transported somewhere else there. Everything felt blurry there was pain coursing through out his body as he saw flames all around him and a bright eyed boy who reminded him so much of the new boy Roxas running away.

After that he was transfixed on the new boy – did he know him? What was that? A delusion, or was it a memory? Over the months more and more of these events would happen, just not as drastic as the first time.

Somehow he knew they were memories though, true events. He would remember sitting on a tower looking over a city eating popsicles with the bright eyed boy who simultaneously existed in his thoughts and in the world he knew now.

That didn't mean they got along though. Roxas was a bit edgy and his reactions to things were on the unpredictable side- he had gotten into many fights in his last home which led him to being added to the insanity of Xigbar's home. He faired pretty well for his size was the understanding Axel got.

They seemed to constantly bicker and a few threats had been issued here and there. But nothing had gotten out of hand yet.

"Axel?" the voice said again sounding a bit more on edge.

Standing at the door was Xigbar in an apron.

In his 'memories' Xigbar is a fierce looking man in a black cloak, and always has some sort of gun on him. Though the apron was a present Namine made for him, and it makes him look rather girlish from the neck down. He still is a fierce looking man, but not as fierce in personality. Not as being key words.

"Axel, get the fuck out of bed did you understand me when I said you have fucking school. You are not going to be late today." Before Axel could even register what was going on he was freezing – a bucket of water had been thrown over his head and now he was drenched head to toe.

"Xigbar, What the hell what that for!" Axel yelled out. He was now drenched – and that pissed him off.

"I've been calling you to wake up for twenty minutes now – you have school in 40 minutes and god knows it takes you forever to mess with that ridiculous hair of yours!" Xigbar retorted back in an agitated tone.

"You didn't need to drench me to get that point across!" Axel said agitated.

"Well I guess at least you don't need to take a shower now." Roxas who he just realized was waiting by the door watching the whole thing spoke out. Roxas smirked – damn that kid was snarky. Demyx and Marluxia stood behind him.

"Shut up Roxas." Axel growled back.

"I want to be covered in water!" Demyx said in what seemed a disdained voice.

"You're so weird Demyx." Marluxia said to the blue eyed boy next to him.

"Look who's talking, the pink haired flower boy" Demyx retorted back with a mischievous grin.

Demyx proceeded to run down the hall Marluxia tailing behind. Yelling of all sorts could be heard the whole way.

"What have I gotten myself into." The eye patch wearing man holding a bucket said with a short chuckle at the end.

Axel could ask the same thing.

Sorry if it was a tad bit confusing I love the idea of this story and I already have all the other characters planned out but the plot of the story is sort of hard to write.

I had fun writing it though and I am glad you all stayed to read.

Your reviews and favorites are very much cared for.

Don't worry if your favorite character hasn't been included yet – That will happen in following chapters.

I have great plans for Riku and Sora.

Oh, Riku is going to be such an angst whore just warning you.

I can't wait to get some Saix in here to, I'm thinking of making him Xigbar's Romantic interest. Not sure yet though, I'm not partial to stories where everybody seems to be paired up so I am going to try to not do that.

Love, Klaacky