Author's Note: THIS IS THE SEQUEL to my story Butterflies! So please read that before this! And…Butterflies is the sequel to LMBYPopsicle, which goes first in this trilogy! They are fast, easy reads, so it shouldn't take long =) IF you've already read both stories, then please, continue! ALSO, this story picks up RIGHT AFTER butterflies, so yeah, just thought I'd let you know ^_^
Roxas woke up from the most romantic night of his life. After he shared a candle-lit dinner with his boyfriend, they returned to Axel's room, where Roxas found the entire room and bed smothered with red rose petals. Once Axel confessed that he had to sneak into Marluxia's garden and steal them, the two made sweet love. It was the most pure, enjoyable, and romantic love making Roxas ever had, and when he woke up the next morning, he smiled down at the sight of his boyfriend sleeping soundly. Roxas sat himself up slowly, even as Axel kept his arm around Roxas' waist.
"M?" Axel stirred in his sleep when Roxas rested against the headboard.
"Sh, go back to bed." Roxas combed his finger through Axel's hair as the redhead immediately fell back into a deep sleep. Roxas slipped out of Axel's hold, warped to his room, and got ready for the day.
Once he was in his robe and boots, Roxas warped outside of Zexion's room, not surprised to see Demyx opening the door, but he was surprised to see Demyx in nothing but his boxers.
"Hey Roxy, what's up?" Demyx put a hand on his curved hip.
"I uh, I wanted to talk to Zexion."
"Oh, he's here." Demyx moved aside and Roxas found Zexion buckling his pants and pulling down his robe. Roxas laughed at how worried Zexion looked, but continued anyway.
"So what's the next step?"
"Huh?" Zexion fixed his bangs in his face.
"We all know that you're working with Vexen, and now that his love potion was a fail, he must have a back-up plan." Roxas explained his thinking.
Zexion sighed, "You won't like it Rox."
"Tell me." Roxas pressed.
Zexion sighed again, louder. "He's bringing Sephiroth back."
Roxas eyes widened so much, that even Demyx became worried.
"Why?"
"Because we need his help Rox. I hate him as much as you do; we all hate him. But we can't conquer Kingdom Hearts without him."
Roxas folded his arms. "What's his new mission?"
"I don't know. Vexen hasn't informed me yet. Why?"
"I don't want him to go anywhere near Axel."
Zexion nodded and Demyx gave a weak smile.
"Don't worry Roxas. I'll make sure Axe stays safe." Demyx patted the blondes shoulder before the younger warped back to Axel's room.
"Where have you been?" Axel asked Roxas.
"Just wanted to say hi to Zexion."
"Oh, well, we better go to breakfast before Saix throws a fit." Axel said and Roxas nodded, the two of them holding hands as they warped to the dining table.
"The hell is this?" Xigbar poked his unidentifiable food with a fork.
"It's Japanese; raw meat." Xaldin answered.
"Ewww! Yuck!" Demyx stuck out his tongue.
"Shut up and eat it!" Xaldin flared and Saix rolled his eyes.
"Number eight, I can't believe I'm saying this, but could you use your powers for those that prefer their food cooked?"
Axel grinned. "Alrighty." The pyro stood, snapped a flame into existence, roasted food for anyone who asked, and a few for those who didn't.
"Idiot! I said no!" Marluxia growled.
"Ah quit your bitching and eat it. It's all shit anyway." Axel smirked and Xaldin summoned a lance.
"Put it away number three. As much as I'd like to see that pierce number nine, I have an announcement to make." Saix stood up and everyone went silent. "As you all know by now, Vexen's potion was a fail, and it's uncontrollability is a factor we did not consider. So, we have come up with a new plan. However, it requires outside help; again."
"Fuck no, not that silver haired prick again." Xigbar rolled his eyes.
"He's coming back?" Axel whipped around to face Saix, who nodded.
Axel stood up, before Xemnas ordered him to sit down again.
"We have no other choice. We must win Kingdom Hearts before Sora grows any stronger." Xemnas explained.
"Are we really that desperate to recruit his assistance again?" Luxord folded his napkin after he spat his burnt food in it.
"We are in no position to refuse help." Xemnas retorted.
"Our guest will not be staying nights with us, but he will be spending much time here at Castle Oblivion as we try to perfect this plan so we do not run into a dead end again." Saix said, staring down Vexen.
"How was I supposed to know it would explode and go airborne?" Vexen shrugged and Saix rolled his eyes.
"From now on, everyone is responsible to make sure that they are contributing to the success of our main mission. Anyone who prohibits production will be punished."
"And will you be delivering the punishment?" Axel asked slyly to Saix, who growled as Xemnas stood up and snapped a metal cage into being.
"Any more questions Axel?" Xemnas smirked and Axel went silent at the familiar sight.
"Alright then." Saix ended his announcement, and after they each finished eating, they all warped away.
"When's he going to be here?" Roxas asked Zexion when the two were in the library.
"Sephiroth will be arriving first thing in the morning. From what I understand, he and Vexen will work together to create a new method of capturing heartless and experimenting on them without using us as bait or test subjects."
"So, he won't need Axel's help then, right?" Roxas remained helpful.
"I can't say for sure, but I don't think so."
"Good. Do you know what method's they're thinking about?"
"Not really. I don't get told things until they're ready to execute them."
"Alright. Thanks Zexion." Roxas said, replacing a book on its shelf.
"Roxas, Axel's going to need your help." Zexion said the obvious and Roxas nodded, aware that with Sephiroth back, he had to help Axel stay strong.
"I won't let anyone or anything come between us." Roxas nodded with a confident smile before he heard his name on the loudspeaker.
"Roxas to the Superiors office NOW!" Saix ordered and with a sigh, Roxas warped away.
"Roxas, I am in need of your assistance." Xemnas said calmly and Roxas gulped, unsure of what request he'd make and how he, the newest of the members, could possibly help.
"What is it Superior?" Roxas asked, trying to control his nerves.
"We are going to have two guests with us, although I'm inclined to think that the second might stay long enough to be a new member. This is of the utmost secrecy, so I am entrusting you to keep the addition of another member an absolute secret. Understood?"
"So, we are adding another member, and I can't tell anyone?"
"Exactly."
"But, why me?"
"Because, this person has the same power you do. I want you to be responsible for training this new member."
"Another member with a keyblade?"
"Precisely. I will be making the official announcement in two days' time, the day of the arrival of number 14."
Roxas nodded. "Wait, it isn't Sephiroth, is it?"
Xemnas gave a low chuckle. "He can't use a keyblade."
"Right. Just had to be sure."
"Don't worry. He won't be going near Axel." Xemnas read the concern on Roxas' face before releasing him to leave.
"So what did Mansex want?" Axel asked Roxas, using Xemnas' most hated nickname.
"Oh, he just wanted to know some stuff about the keyblade. Nothing big." Roxas sat on Axel's bed.
"Sounds dumb." Axel played with his lighters at his desk.
"It was. But hey, about Sephiroth," Roxas started, not sure where to go from there.
"I'm just going to ignore his ass and hope I don't have to work with him."
"Good. And, I'm here for you Axe. I love you." Roxas stood up and walked over to Axel's chair.
"I love you too Roxy." Axel stood to give Roxas a hug.
Author's Note: I know it's a short chapter, but I just had to set the stage for what's to come. Anyway, I feel bad, but I should warn you that I didn't really work on this as hard as I should have/would liked to have, because I started writing this during Exams, so I didn't have much time at all .
Thanks to my beta, Drunkoncookies, for editing!
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Thanks for reading!
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