So this is my very first fan fiction EVER! I would absolutely love to hear and criticism you might have on it. That would make my day! Please tell me if you like the first chapter. I'll post the next chapter as soon as possible!

A Very Merry Birthday

Axel awoke to bright sunshine streaming through his bedroom windows and the sweet smell of Marluxia's flowers wafting up from down below. If he listened really closely he could just make out the sounds of Demyx's sitar, mingling with the cool splashing sounds of the fountain by the small pond in the center of the garden.

"Today, I'm going to take Roxas somewhere special. Some place he won't forget. Someplace he will remember as the best birthday ever."

He jumped out of bed, stripped out of his red flannel pajamas and into one of his black cloaks. He quickly slicked his hair back and fixed the spikes that had wrinkled in his sleep. He took a quick glance in the mirror that hung on his closet door and grabbed the sack of all his munny.

"I really hope Roxas is feeling ok today. That potion Vexen decided to experiment on him really made him sick there for a while….I just hope he's up for a trip out of the castle."

He hopped down the hall to the kitchen.

"Hey Zexy, got anything ready that I could put into a quick little lunch basket?"

"You know I've always got sandwiches in the sandwich drawer…..wait a sec! You're the reason we have the sandwich drawer in the first place! Why would you ask me this? What are you scheming?" Zexion said, squinting his eyes while trying to riddle out what Axel was up to.

"Ahhhhh, Zexion…..you must really be more trusting of people." Axel said with a tisk tisk.

"Oh…..but…Axel WAIT!" Before Zexion could get off another sentence, Axel took the sandwiches, placed them into his picnic basket, and disappeared through the dark corridor with a puff of smoke.

Axel walked through the dark corridor right into the middle of Marluxia's garden, with the soft trickling of the fountain and the splashing of the Koy fish, he set off for Roxas's room.

Axel took a deep breath of the flower scented air and said, "Today is going to be perfect…and I know just the place to take Roxas!"

Off axel went on the start of a beautiful day for Roxas.