A/N: Welcome to my new story Rockstars. This if for Yoyito who won my contest back in Of Red Wolves And Blond Tails. Dear I hope you enjoy this fic! So without further aduo here's chapter 1!

Rockstars

Chapter 1: Hospital Visits

Axel's POV

"Thank you guys! We'll be here playing again tomorrow night!" I cried into the microphone. Boy was I wrong. I was in a band along with three other people and we called ourselves Rockstars. We were an underground band trying to become famous by playing anywhere and everywhere that would accept us.

My boyfriend Sephiroth was our manager and one of the band mate's brothers. The four of us drove home that night in a high. We were so excited that when we got to my apartment it took us a minute to see Sephiroth standing there arms crossed.

"Leave." He growled to my three other band members.

"But... but Sephiroth." I whispered reaching over and grabbing his arm. Glaring at me he threw me across the room where I hit my head against the wall. I had learned to not make a sound when Sephiroth was in one of these moods. He hated when I screamed or cried out when he was hitting me.

"We're not leaving him with you!" My best friend and band mate Demyx cried. "All you do is abuse him!"

"Please guys. Everything will be fine just go." I begged standing up and hobbling forward. My head was pounding and I knew I was going to have bruises in the morning.

Demyx with his mullet/mohawk hybrid and bright blue eyes looked from me to Sephiroth and back to me.

"Axel." He whined.

"Just go. I'll see you guys tomorrow for the show." I said with a smile.

Demyx's boyfriend and my other band mate Zexion sighed. "Come on Demy let's go home." Zexion was quiet with periwinkle colored hair and blue eyes. Then there was Riku he was currently dating his newest conquest Sora who I had yet to meet. Riku had the most beautiful silver colored hair and aqua colored eyes. He was currently glaring a hole into Sephiroth.

Shaking his head Riku and Zexion pulled Demyx away making sure to close the door behind them.

Turning to Sephiroth I offered a small smile. "What'd you think?" I asked.

"I think that you can't play to save your fucking life! Nor can you sing!" He growled grabbing my arm and twisting it behind my back.

I couldn't stop the yelp of pain that flew out of my mouth.

"I'm sorry!" I cried. "It'll never happen again! I'll play and sing better!"

Just as I said this I was pushed to the ground and a kick was landed on my side. I couldn't stop the yelps and I knew Sephiroth was only going to get angrier. Finally with each hit he was shouting at me to shut up. I wanted to apologize I wanted to tell him that I would be quiet if he stopped kicking me but my vision started to blur and my head was throbbing with pain.

I passed out a few minutes later and when I woke up next I was staring up at the bright fluorescent lights of the apartment. Sephiroth was probably in bed asleep which meant I should be in the kitchen making breakfast. My whole body ached and there was a trail of blood oozing from somewhere on my body as I hobbled into the kitchen. There was a line of red and I knew I had to clean that up before Sephiroth saw it first.

He wasn't always like this. When we first met though we were drunk out of our minds. We had sex the first night but I knew he felt the connection between us immediately. When we started dating he didn't want Riku to know because he said that Riku had liked me for a very long time. So we had to keep our relationship a secret. I should have known right then what was about to happen but I was so blinded by what I thought was love that when he first cheated on me I didn't see it coming. I was shattered. He promised he'd never do it again and I believed him.

Several weeks after we got our own place though he started becoming angry. Little things would set him off. If his dinner was cold when he came home late for work, if I didn't clean the house right, if I accidently left the light on in another room that I wasn't in. First it was just yelling, he'd apologize to me and tell it'd never happen again. Then the punishments came. Sometimes those were as twisted as he was. Locking me in the bathroom for several days without food or water because I was talking to another man, chaining me to the bed and... and... having brutal sex with me because another man touched me. It wasn't sexual I had been friends with him for a long time but Sephiroth didn't want me to have friends he just wanted it to be us.

He accused me of cheating on him. I told him that I loved him and only him there was no one else in my life. I think that was the first time he ever struck me. Once he calmed down he promised me that he'd never do that again he was just jealous. The next day when I dropped and broke a dish he broke my arm. I was surprised that he let me continue on in the band, but he said that he was going to be the manager so he could keep watch over me, make sure I was safe.

By this point Demyx was in tears begging me to leave him. Riku was screaming at me that his brother did this to all the people he dated and Zexion was just trying to calm everyone down. Sephiroth never visited me when I had to go to the hospital. He was usually with someone else in our home though when I finally made it back. He stopped promising to not cheat on me and hit me and I stopped wondering what was wrong with me because I knew in the end I would never be enough, but I loved him to much to leave.

My head was pounding as I cracked the first egg open and I could hear his thundering footsteps as he made his way out of bed. When I turned to call a good morning to him everything went black.

When I woke up again I was surprised to hear machines somewhere in the distance. They were beeping and my head was still throbbing. I knew I should get up and finish breakfast but I wanted to sleep just a few more minutes.

But I couldn't. I needed to finish breakfast or else I would get punished even more. When I tried to sit up gentle hands pushed me back down. I didn't recognize these hands, they weren't big and strong like Sephiroth's. Opening my eyes I saw a man, he was shorter than me I could tell with spiky blond hair and the most gorgeous blue eyes. I was attracted to him immediately.

"Oh good Sleeping Beauty's awake. I was wondering how long we'd have to wait." He said with a smile.

"Well you know true loves kiss always seems to work." I said.

Chuckling he came over and sat down on the side of my bed with a clipboard in hand.

"You've been out of it for three days. I thought we were going to have to resort to that." He responded. "Oh by the way my name is Roxas. I'm your doctor."

"Aren't you a little short to be a doctor?" I teased.

Chuckling he thumped my leg lightly with his clipboard. "Maybe. I'm keeping you here under observation for a week though so I hope you don't mind. You have a really bad concussion and I'd hate for you to slip into a coma." He said with all seriousness.

"No!" I cried just as he got up and started for the door. "I have to play tomorrow night and get back home to my boyfriend he's probably worried sick about me." I knew that was a lie but I wasn't about to tell him the truth. I hardly knew the man.

"Play? Boyfriend?" He asked as if trying to wrap his head around the whole ordeal.

"Yeah I'm in a band called the Rockstars. We haven't made it big yet but we're going to, and my boyfriend is our manager. I have to play you don't understand!" I whispered.

"Calm down! Calm down. I can't let you out I'm sorry. You can leave if you must but I wouldn't advise it. Look you can talk to me if there's something going on with you and your boyfriend. No one ever showed up that claimed to be your boyfriend but I did get three angry gentleman who said they were your friends. They'll probably be here any minute actually. They've come every day since you've been here." Roxas explained with a gentle pat on my head.

"I'm fine doc thanks though." I responded leaning back against the plush pillows.

"Ok well I'll send your friends up when they arrive." With that he got up and left the room.

I didn't have to wait long before Demyx popped out of no where and rushed into the room.

"Axel! You're awake thank god! We've been worried sick about you!" He cried climbing on the bed and wrapping me in his arms.

That was Dem for you. He was a social butterfly and affectionate as hell. Pulling him close I allowed him to hug me for a few moments. As soon as Zexion came into the room I pulled away and dropped my head. I didn't want him angry at me for hugging his boyfriend.

"You're not going back to him are you?" Riku asked.

I felt a dip on the bed and I looked over to see Riku sitting beside Demyx and Zexion standing behind his boyfriend.

Shrugging Riku pulled me into his arms letting me rest my head against his chest.

"I don't have anywhere else to go." I whimpered as tears gathered in my eyes and threatened to fall. "If I don't go back I'll be homeless. Besides he's doing better. He promised not to be so mean. He's going to change I know it!" I cried.

"Even after your buried six feet under he'll never change." Zexion interrupted.

I knew they were right. I knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were right but I couldn't stop loving him. He promised to make us famous, he promised to love me and to take care of me when we were old and most of all he promised to stop hitting me. I didn't want my belief to be for nothing.

We didn't talk about Sephiroth any more after that. But I still thought about him, his large warm hands and eyes that matched Riku's, they even had the same color hair. Actually Riku and Sephiroth were brothers.

Riku had told me not to get involved with him because he was bad news but I stupidly thought I could change him.

"He'll fuck anything with two legs. Axel don't do this he's not only a cheater but he beats his lovers. Axel I'm begging you!" Riku had shouted to me after I confessed to him that I was in love with his brother.

Sephiroth was the one who named himself manager when we first started getting paid. He took the money I had earned from me though and used it to buy his cigarettes and cheap porno mags. I suspected he was hiring hookers to but I could never prove it.

They tried to talk to me about happy things. Tried to lift my spirits but I couldn't be helped. They only stayed for a few hours. Riku was the last to leave and when he did he kissed me on the forehead and told he'd be back tomorrow before the others. I asked about his current boy toy Sora and he said that they had made it official now and were dating. After congratulating him, he left.

That was when I noticed my doctor standing in the doorway waiting for Riku to leave.

"Just wanted to check out your vitals. I'm on the night shift so if you want we can talk. It doesn't have to be about your boyfriend. It can be anything you like." He offered coming over with that same clipboard.

We didn't talk much. I tried to keep my distance from the hot new doctor who was treating me and after a while when I told him I was tired he left. I really wasn't tired but I just wanted to be alone. I lay there for a long while just thinking. About Sephiroth, about Roxas and Riku even about the band before finally I fell into a dreamless sleep.

Roxas POV

What the hell was I doing here? It was way past my shift! Damn him for coming in and damn me for offering to treat him! I really didn't understand why I was still here. I had a beautiful girlfriend waiting at home for me. It was at that exact moment that my phone started to buzz. Pulling it out of my white lab coat I answered it knowing full well who it was.

"Where the hell are you?" Namine my girlfriend shrieked.

"I'm still at work! I'm sorry we're severely understaffed tonight so I thought I'd help." Namine used to be kind when we first started dating. But then all of a sudden she changed into this psycho bitch. She was controlling and every time I wanted to go out she had to know who it was with.

If it was with a girl she would do everything in her power to keep me home even if there were going to be guys around she still would find a way to stop me. I had friends from high school that I still kept in touch with but she loathed Olette.

We were a group of four. Three guys and a girl. Olette was pretty with plain brown hair and green eyes nothing special and besides she was dating my other best friend Hayner. Hayner looked a lot like me except he wore way too much camo, and his hair was a little lighter than mine. Then there was Pence, he was chubby with black hair and blue eyes.

I think the reason why she hated Olette so much was because Olette stood up not only for herself but for her friends as well. It was one night after a late shift I went out to have a few beers with the guys and Olette tagged along. We were just catching up it was innocent when Namine came out of nowhere and started screeching at me.

She accused me of cheating on her, and then tried to tell everyone that I beat her! Halfway through her crying wolf Olette stood up and poured a beer on her head, told her to shut the hell up and go home. Apparently even though Olette was right (Namine would never admit that she was) I shouldn't have clapped and laughed. I was sent to the couch for a week.

"Fine whatever!" She growled, "Hope you have fun sleeping on the couch!" After she ended the call I sighed and headed to the nurses desk.

Aerith was there looking over some paperwork. When she saw me she smiled and waved me over. Aerith was motherly and kind she was always there to listen to you bitch and complain.

"What's up sweetie?" She asked as I came around the nurses desk and took a seat beside her.

"Namine's pissed again." I answered putting my head in my hands.

"Ah is it because of the new patient?" She always had a knack for knowing just about everything. At my nod she continued on, "You're keeping him here for a week I noticed. You know we could send him home tomorrow right?"

"Yeah I know. It's just I think his boyfriend is abusing him. When his friends brought him in he had bruises all over his body. I just want to talk to him." I said standing up and grabbing a few files. I didn't want to be here, I didn't want to hear this conversation again.

"Roxas honey its ok. Whatever you are we still love you." Aerith said placing a hand on mine.

"I know what I am. Damn it I know! I took the classes I went for her! I know, just stop bringing it up!" I hissed taking the files and scurrying off.

It had been a few hours since I had checked on Axel so I quietly made my way into his room making sure to lightly knock on the door first. I found him asleep with the tv on and his monitors beeping. When I did a CT scan on him I saw a small concussion nothing major. I would have kept him overnight anyway but for some reason I had said a week. I should tell him that he could leave tomorrow but I couldn't and I knew I wasn't going to.

His red mane was splayed against the pillow and he was ghostly pale. His eyes were the most exotic green I had ever seen. I was curious, I wanted to touch his hair just to see if it was as soft as it looked. Reaching a tentative hand out I brushed the strands off of his face.

Eyes fluttering they opened and spotted me instantly.

"What are you doing?" He asked curiously. Both of his eyes were black and blue and I knew under that gown there more bruises lining his side and arms and even on his legs. It was as if his boyfriend really didn't care where they were. He could get charged with domestic violence but I didn't think Axel was the type of person to press charges. There were also cuts on his body some of them old and healing while some were fresh. One of them I had to stitch up because it was oozing blood so fast. Thankfully though none of them were infected.

I could have lied and told him I was just coming to check his vitals but he would know. He wasn't stupid he would know I was lying. So instead I settled for the truth, well part of it.

"I just wanted to check on you." I answered. I took the classes, I reminded myself. I passed the classes everything was fine! "Um you're all good I have to go!" I cried rushing out of the room and silently closing the door behind me.

The next day before I left for home I went to see Axel again. I told myself I was just going to check his vitals and make sure he was ok, I mean it wasn't like I liked him or anything. He noticed me immediately and waved me in. His friends came shortly after and he introduced me to them all. The blond haired mohawk/mullet man was Demyx, his boyfriend was the slate haired Zexion and his other best friend with silver hair was named Riku.

I was quick with my business and before I left I swear I saw Demyx's eyes glittering with knowing. They couldn't know, no one knew. It had been so long ago I would have recognized him. Shaking those thoughts away I headed home intent on getting some good rest.

Namine was there nursing a cup of coffee. Her blond hair was wild with sleep and her eyes were furious.

"There you are! I called the hospital last night they said they weren't understaffed! You lied to me! Is there someone else I should know about?" She cried. Her voice was like nails on chalk board and I tried hard to cover my wince of pain. "Are you cheating on me?"

Mustering up the most incredulous look I could I snorted, "Seriously Nam? I'm sorry ok. The truth was there was a patient that had come in. He got beaten up pretty badly I just wanted to make sure he was ok, and for the last time no I'm not cheating on you! Damn would you like me to bring you the surveillance tapes from work?"

I couldn't tell her that he got beaten up by his boyfriend either. Namine wasn't much for the gay community, in fact she hated them. That's probably why she got along with my parents so well. It was that mutual hate that had bonded my family and her together and led me to dating her.

I regretted it now. Couldn't they have chosen a better girl for me? But no they loved Namine just as much as she loved them.

With a small smile she giggled and walked over pulling me into a hug making sure to press my face in her boobs. "I'm sorry baby you know I get jealous sometimes." She said with a giggle.

Sometimes? Sometimes she got jealous? She'd scream at a lamp post if she felt like I was getting too frisky with it. How about she was jealous all of the time? With a sigh I pulled out of her boobs and told her that everything was fine and I was going to bed. I had to be back at work in the next five hours so I wanted to spend all my time asleep.

After changing out of my scrubs and donning on a pair of pajamas Namine said she was going out with her mother for the day. Kissing me she wished me a good day and left.

For the next two hours I tossed and turned thinking about that red head. What was he doing? Was he ok? He wasn't going to go back was he? That's how I fell asleep thinking about those toxic green eyes and those awesome purple upside down teardrop tattoos under each eye.

A/N: Chapter 1 is complete! I hope you liked it there's more to come! So review and let me know what you think and I'll see everyone in hopefully a week with chapter 2! So review!