"So... Roxas," my brother said as looked at me with a goofy grin on his flawless, tan, child-like face. "ol' little brother o' mine." He said as we walked into the 8 th period of the day ; Science class.
"Yeah, Sor ?" I replied looking back at him. He had on dark blue jeans and a plan white T-shirt with a pocket on the right side. He was holding his cell phone in his left hand and his dark black bookbag in his right hanging dangurously close to the ground.
Sora chuckled as he read a text making his wild, spiky , brown hair bounce slightly before shutting his silver phone and looking at me. "Okay, so I've got a huge favor to ask you," He said."You remember the guy , Riku, I've been talking to you about?" He asked smiling like a fool.
I pretended to think for a minute before I said " Oh, yeah, the creepy one you meet online?" with dull intrest.
"Hey! He's not creepy!" Sora yelled making me laugh quitelyas he pouted and returned his attention to his cell phone for the fourth time since we walked in the class room.
"Yeah, i remember.". I sighed as he put his phone into his tight jean pocket. "What about 'im?"
"Well," he said as his smile returned. "He wants me to go meet him ton-" Sora began but was interrupted by our teacher, Mr. Allen, cut him off.
"Good afternoon, class." Mr. Allen said loudly. "Today we will begin our dissection of our little friend, here and take notes." He continued as he held up a plastic slate with a big, green bull frog nailed to it. A mixture of exciited chatter and discuted groans erupted from the occupants of the class room. I was one of those that groaned. " Now, now, it will be fun I think. " Mr. Allen mused as he began passing out the slabs of dead frogs.
Sora chuckled as our slab on the lab desk along with the small scalpel, two sets of white, vinyl gloves, and two sets of science goggles. "Oh, look at that Roxas," Sora exclamined. "Isn't he so cute?" he finished with his big, blue eyes full of mirth.
"Shutup, asshole. You know; I'm squeamish." I grumbled as I pushed the slab over to him. "Plus, I love frogs. I refuse to cut his body open." I stated turning away and crossing my arms stubbornly.
Mr. Allen watched the whole scene and chuckled before he pushed his dark rimmed glasses up his nose and looked at me with a twinkle of mischief in his eyes. "Well, then, Roxas," he said as a sly smile brightened up his thin, pale face. "Looks like you can do it by yourself when you retake the class next year. "
"What? How would I still be in this class I'm passing it now!" I yelled comicly.
"Well, this assignment ,right here," he said holding up the slab, still smiling at me. "It's worth seventy-five percent of your grade." h finished as he moved his short red hair out of his eyes and walked around his desk.
I groaned and cut my blue eyes to my older brother who was laughing hysterically. "Shutup, you dick." I said with a defeated sigh as I picked up the goggles.
"Roxas, watch your mouth in my class room." said in a normal voice as he sat down. "Now begin , class."
I stared at the frog for a minute feeling sorry for it. Then Sora brought me out of my thoughts as be started speaking "So, anyway, as I was saying. " He giggled. "Riku wants me to meet him tonight at Walmart." Sora whishpered excitedly and began to cut the frog down the middle. "But, we're not going to stay there. We're going to go to get something to eat and see a movie. He said he's just picking me up from there in his car." he continued to ramble as he moved the thin layer of skin aside to reveal the organs of the frog.
My stomache turned at the sight. I gulped back the pizza I had for lunch and breathed in slowly. "What's that have to do with me, Sora?" Sora humbed in the back of his throat at the site moving the small intestans. then turned and handed the scalple to me. "Ugh, I don't want that thing. " I screeched urgently.
"Just take it. My phone buzzed and I wanna see what he said." Sora said as he took my pen and paper from me and made me take the scalple. "I'll ' take notes' for alittle". he said with air quotations before pulling out his phone and reading his message.
I looked at the mutilated frog pinned to the slab, then at the scalple and my stomach got a little weaker. I looked back at Sora as he giggled quietly typing his text message back. I sighed and poked the liver and watched waiting for the frog to move. After a moment more of thinking, what Sora said sunk in and I jerked my head towards him. "Wait, What is this ' favor ' exactly?"
"Huh?" Sora, lost in his text message, said looking at me stupidly for a second. "Oh, yeah, the favor." he chuckled. " Well, I don't wanna go alone the first time. So I said you wanted to go. He asked how old you were, so I told him and he said yeah and asked if you liked older guys so it could be a double date." He said looking at me with a sheepish face.
"You told him 'no' right?" I questioned suspiciously.
"Well, not exactly. I asked how old and if hed send a picture. He sent a picture of a pretty cute guy and said he was twenty-three. I thought you'd be okay with it so I said you thought he was cute and you were okay with it."
"What! Sora, I'm only seventeen! How did you think I'd be okay with twenty-three?" I said louder than I ment to.
Mr. Allen looked over the rim of his glasses and a few students turned around to see what was going on. " Do you two care to tell the rest of the class whats going on?" Mr. Allen said fairly annoyed by the outburst.
"Um, no. Roxas and I were just being silly. Right, Roxas?" Sora said as he looked at me pleadingly.
"Right," i said and looked down at the frog acting like I was talking about the large intestians until the other stundents and Mr. Allen returned to their projects.
"Roxas, damnit, you almost got us busted!" Sora said grumpily. I continued to look at the organs with my stomach turned from the replusive sight.
"Here, Sora. I want to take the notes now. My stomach's hurting." I murmured and held out the bloody object to him. After a few moments of holding it in his direction and the tool not being taken from my hands I turned to Sora. He had an evil look on his face for a slipt second but then the look was replaced with a sicky-sweet smile. A smile that said: ' you do something for me; I'll do something for you'.
As if to prove my thoughts Sora leaned in closer and said, " You really, really don't want to disect this, poor, sweet, innoccent frog, and I really , really, really,really, want to go on the date tonight. I believe i smell a compromise in the air." He smirked evily.
"Sora, you can't-!"
"Oh, but I can. You go with me tonight and I wont say I'm not feeling well and leave you here all alone for this dissection. I think that's fair."
"But, Sora! You're 18! you could go out with someone whose twenty-three and it wouldn't look weird. Me; it would look weird. Plus, I've never even talked to the guy!"
"So, you'll talk to him tonight and if you don't like him you can let him down easy. Also, Riku is only 21 thank you very much."
"Okay,21, whatever. And besides I'm gonna talk to Olette remember? I told you I liked her."
"Oh, come on, Roxas! You've been ' going to talk ' to her for almost four years now damnit!"
"Sora, i dont wanna do it damnit!" I finished heatedly.
Sora looked blankly at me for a moment, then raised his hand . "Mr. Allen," he called.
"Sora, no! I'll go okay, don't do this!" I said in a paniced voice right before the teacher answered.
"Yes, Sora?" He answered questionaling as Sora looked at me triumphantly.
"Can Roxas and I have the tweasres, please" He asked innocently as if he hadn't just black-mailed me into going on a double date with his creepy boyfriend and his friend. told Sora to get them and finish up quickly. As Sora came back to the table skipping he said "Knew you'd see it my way, little brother. Here just take the notes." he said giving the pen and paper to me.
"Ugh, you tricked me." I groaned as he smiled at me.
The rest of 8 th period pasted by quickly and we finished the horrible project. Before we left explaned a few things and said we would have a test on with we've learned today and we needed to take our notes home to study over the weekend.
"I told him we'd be there at 7:30 tonight. He said he was glad and couldn't wait to meet me. Oh, Roxy I'm so excited!" He yelled and hugged me tightly.
"Well have you figured out ; what you're going to tell mom yet? You know if you say 'hey mom, I'm going to meet my internet boyfriend, I'll be back at my usuall time' she'll laugh at you abd take the keys from you. You know that, right?" I said as he let me go.
"Mom's going on her business trip remember! I'm so excited!" he said changing the subject as we got into his chevy Impala LT.
"Oh, yeah, over joyed." I said sarcasticly as I put my earbuds in.
"You'll see, Roxas it'll be fun." Was alll I heard before brokeNCYDE blasted in my ears blocking out everything else.
After about twenty minutes of driving we turned down Wilgus Street and Sora took my head phones out and said; "Look if mom's home, do NOT say ANYTHING about tonight. You got it?"
"Oh cause I was really planing on telling mom I was gonna go behind her back and go on a date with a guy I don't even know." I grumbled under my breathe.
"What did you say?" Sora asked confusedly.
"Nothing. I said nothing at all." I sighed as I got out of the car and walked up the sidewalk to the plan white house. As I went to open the dark wooden door my Mother, Yuffie Strife walked out with my father, Cloud Strife following close behind both talking on their cellphones about busy, as always. "Hey," I began to say before my mother put her hand up at me and continued to talk to the man on the other end of the line and walked up to Sora. "... mom" I finished dejectedly.
My father stopped right in front of me and patted my shoulder "Hold on Connie," he said looking at me "Your mom has a lot going on with the up coming trip, Rox, you know its nothing personal." He said with a slight smile "What? No Connie I wasn't talking to you I was talking to my son," he said then paused and held his phone away form the his mouth. "Well Your mom and I will be off to New York for the weekend. Don't have any parties you understand me?" he said.
"I wasn't dad, I probly wont even be home. I'll stay with Josh McCoy down the street maybe." I replied under handedly.
"Okay, son." He said then returned to his phone call.
"Okay Mom, I love you. Good luck with your trip." Sora said and my mother waved at him and blew us both a kiss and continued to her important conversation as she got into the car.
After they left Sora looked answered his buzzing phone. "Hello,Riku" he giggled. "Yeah, sorry it took so long I was talking to my mom before she left for her trip." he continued as he walked past me into the living room. "Huh? oh yeah, Roxas is excited to meet your friend tonight." Sora turned around and smiled as he said that.
I rolled my eyes and mumbled sarcasticly "oh yeah, so excited talked to him so many times." before shutting the door and heading to the right hallway where the kitchen was. I walked into the bright green room and over to the black fridge to get a sprite before I headed upstairs. 'ugh, Stupid teacher making me have to agree to this stupid date.' I thought defeatedly. as I swung into my door on the left side of the hall at the top of the steps. I closed the dark wooden door and looked around the black and white checkered walls cover in posters and pictures of me , Sora ,Olette, Hayner and Josh. Most of them were taken last summer at my grandmothers beach house. ' Ugh, what would Olette think of me if she knew I was going on this date?' I thought irritatedly.
'I know i've said I was going to talk to her about dating for a while... it just never feels right when I try.' I thought sadly.'maybe somethings wrong with me'
"-nts to talk to Roxas?" Sora's excited high-pitch voice broke my thoughts. "He can, Roxas is right infront of me." He said as he fell back on my bed and laughed.
"I don't want to talk to him Sora. I'm busy." I grumbled.
"Ahw." Sora whined in the phone ignoring me completely."I'm gonna miss hearing your voice, Riku" he said frowning. "Yeah, go ahead and out him on and I'll put Rox on... k" Sora handed me the phone smiling. "He wants to say 'Hello' so you're not complete strangers when you meet. You were complaining about it so I told Riku so... Your fault. Get on." He demanded leaving no room for discussion.
I glared at Sora for a moment then took the phone and held it to my ear. "Good afternoon, Roxas." A deep masculine voice said. "How are you?" I didn't know what to say at first. I don't know why, but his voice sounded so... enticing. "Are you there, Roxas?" he asked after I didn't respond.
"I , uh, yeah. I'm here." I stammered.
He laughed a bit before he said; "Well, hello then. How are you this afternoon?'
"I'm... okay, I guess. What 'bout you?"
"Hmmm. I'm okay i suppose."
"That's good then." I trailed off, feeling uncomfortable.
"Well, My names Axel. A-X-E-L." he chuckled. "Got it memorized?"
"Uh, okay... yeah."
"Well, this is a bit awkward, I'm not gonna lie. You said you didn't know anything about me so I figured talking to me a bit would help. But," he dragged out 'but'. "you don't seem to wanna talk." He finished with a deep sigh.
"I, it's not that. I just don't know what to ask. I mean I don't know what to talk about, I guess." I said a bit quickly. I liked his voice. it drawled me in and I didn't want it to stop just yet.
His warm laughter filled my ears. "Well, how about this ; how was your day, Roxas?"
"How was my day? " I repeated stupidly.
"Yes, how was school?"
Angry flew into me as I thought about my day. "My day was just horrible. Oh my god, like for real! First I got up late, so I missed my bus and Sora had already left. Which ment I had to walk to school. Then I was twenty-nine minutes late for class which put me in lunch detention. Then in second period Some Jackass stole my money for lunch and stuffed me into the locker." I began rambleing as I threw myself on the bed. " Third period wasnt too bad I guess. then fourth period, lunch, was spent in detention and I was freaking hungry as hell. oh yeah did I mention I had to write 'I will not be late for class again ' like a million times! then fifth period I go tripped on my way to my seat and the girl that tripped my told the teacher I threatended her-"
"Well did you threaten her?" Axel chuckled.
"Well, yeah I did... But She tripped me so I had every right to! " I yelled defensively. "Anyway, which brings me to sixth period, gym. They play dodge ball and I was the main damn target! There were like ten other kids on my team they couldve threw the balls at but they didn't. then in the showers they fucking whipped me with the damn towels! It hurt like a bitch. and on top of that they shoved me into a freezing cold shower with all my clothes on! so I got stuck going to seventh period soaking wet. Every freaking person in the class laughed even laughed!and I forgot the project was due today so I flunked the assignment. then brings me to the last class of the day, Science class. Now, don't get me wrong I love science but Damnit! Today of all dayas you had to bring out the frog? I love them and you want me to cut them open! and My damn brother he just..." I paused as Sora made notions for me not to tall him about me not wanting to go on the date. I sighed.
"Well? what did your brother do?" Axel's deep voice asked.
"He laughed at me. He was gonna leave me in classs cause he... didnt want to cut the frog open... And then I got home to my mom and dad leaving. and came upstairs and now I'm talking to you." I finished with a short sigh.
"Well, Roxas. That was a very interesting day then."Axel said. "I'll try to see to it that tonight makes up for your bad. Uh, I suppose we will talk more later though. Riku keeps holding his hand out for the phone back." He said.
"Oh, well... Okay, I guess." I said.
"Don't sound so down in the dumps its only for two more hours. Then we can talk in person." He laughed.
"What? I'm not down. I was just saying okay." I said in an edgey voice.
"Okay then." he said then all I heard was ruffling of the phone beinging passed to whomever was with Axel.
"Hello?" said a voice a little lighter than Axel's.
"Uh, hi... is this Riku?" I asked.
"Yeah. This Rox?"
"Roxas," I corrected, boredly. "Here's Sora." I said as i handed the phone back to his excited waiting hands.
"Hey, Riku... Oh, no. He doesnt hate you."Sora giggled. "Roxas sounds that was alll the time... A-huh... Oh, I see." Sora continued saying as he began to pout. "yeah,... I know, and I'm excited but its two hours away from now... Can't we meet a little earlyer?"
"You're such a baby." I told Sora as i flopped myself back over to face my checkered wall. 'Axel's voice was so... mysterious... It sounds like... I don't know it's just so ... hmm sexy?" I thought before hitting my head and mentaly scolding myself 'No, Roxas. You don't not find men attractive in any way. that includes their voice. You like girls. You like girl.' I continueusly chanted in my head.
At some point during my train of thought, I must've fallen asleep. The next thing I saw was Sora over top of me in a nice , tight, sky blue and black striped t-shirt on with dark black skinny jeans on. "Get up come on," He said pushing me back and fourth.
"What?" I groaned truing to push his hands away
"We have fourty-five minutes to get there ."he said ergently. "Hurry up! Get up, get changed!"
"What? Really? you're gonna rush me when it's your fault for not waking me up earlyer." I asked irritated.
"I did wake you twice." He stated.
"What no you didn't" I said as he threw My black skinny jeans with my green Get Crunk t-shirt to the bed where I still sat.
"Whatever get dressed damnit! I don't want to be late!" He screamed frustrated.
I got up and changed my pants and took my shirt off. I took my time going to the bathroom and brush my teeth. Sora was hot on my heels with every move I made.
"Ugh! Come on where's your shirt?" He questioned rather loudly.
"'ts on fhe beh" I attempted to say around a my tooth brush and the foam escaping my lips. Sora clapped his hands and disappeared only to retun with the shirt and My chuck taylors a minute later. I spit the foam out and rinsed my mouth out before slipping the shirt on and the black converse on.
"OH FOR PETE'S SAKE! LET'S GO, DAMNIT!" Sora said annoyedly while pushing me down the steps and out the garage door. "If we're late; it's your fault Roxas." He continued to repeat over and over again. He backed out of the driveway making sure the garuage door was closed, then sped awayto walmart.
"Sora, slow down!" I yelled. "You're fuckin' scaring me. I'd rather be a little late then not go at all because I'm wrapped around a tree somewhere!" I paniced as he turned into the walmart parking lot like a darranged fool. He looked at the green numbers on the clock that read ' 7:41'.
Sora groaned then threw open his door while he yelled at me "See! We're eleven minutes late because of you! What if they've left already?"
"Jeeze Sora, relax." I said as I tried to loosen his grip on my arm as he dragged me to Walmart's entrance. "I'm sure they've no-"
"No, Roxas! You're not sure they've not left!" He said turning around to yell in my face. A few people stared as they walked by looking sorry for me. Others, looked as scared as I felt. Sora continued his rant while I tall male with sliver hair walked closer and closer chuckling at Sora's actions. "AND, if he's left you're going to tell him it's all your fault we were late! I ca-" Sora stopped as the silver boys arms came around his waste. Sora looked shocked for a minute before he started struggling. "What the hell? Who the hell is that get off me! Roxas, dont just stand there!"
The silver haired boy chuckled and said "Well I've not left but the way you're talking to me makes me want to leave." He let go of Sora and turned him around.
"Oh Riku! You didn't leave! I was so worried you would've left because we we're so late." He said as he pulled Riku into a bone crushing hug. "I'm so glad you stayed!"
Riku chuckled and held out his phone that displayed the time, 7:37. "You're only 7 minutes late, Sor. Had you not argued with your brother and scared half the people going inside you would've only been 2 minutes late."
That's when I remembered mom setting the clocks in the house ahead of time so she would never be late to work. "Wait, Hold on. So I just got yelled at you for five freaking minutes for nothing ? " I yelled frustrated. and watched Riku's eyes move to something behind me. I followed his gaze to see a a tall skinny man. He had bright flaming red hair with purple upside-down tear marks on both cheeks with a ciggerrete hanging out of his mouth.
"Come on over here, Axel."Riku called. The man took one more puff of his cig then threw it out on the sidewalk and began walking towards us. as he came closer I could see his outfit. It was plan Levi jeans with a white tank top which clung to his well formed body and showed of his toned arms. He had a sexy smirk on his light pink lips and was really tall I noticed as he came to stand right infront of me.
"Hello, Roxas. I'm Axel in the flesh." He chuckled. His smiled shined in his bright green eyes.
' he's... fucking... gorgeous...' I think as I star at his thin tan face. He stared back continuing to smile.
"Well, I don't know if you'd hug me right yet beings you haven't talked to me that long. But, could I at least get a hand shake?" He laughed as he stuck out his hand. I just continued to look into his eyes. They're the perfect mixture of dark green and light green. " Hello, Roxas... anyone home?" He said and waved a hand infront of my face.
"Huh," was my dignified answer. " I mean, I uh... I , umm yeah. " I stammered and looked at the ground feeling suddenly really shy around him for some reason.
"Wow, Roxas. great frist impression." Sora said flatly. and came over behind me. "If you're gonna be rude and star you should at least hug Axel." He commented and pushed me forward into Axel's tone chest.
Axel's laughter rumbled through his chest and vibrated my head as he put his arms around my back and I put my arms awkwardly around his small frame.
After a minute of him hugging me I said something I wish I'd hadn't ; "You smell good" Axel paused in his laughter for a second and looked down at my face. then Axel, Sora and Riku all brust out laughing like it was the funniestthing they'd heard all day. "Let go, " I grumbled as I tried to pul away from Axel but Axel just tightened his grip a laughed a little harder at me. So instead I hide my extreamly red face into his his white shirt. 'God why cant i just go crawl in a hole and die' I thought miseribly.
"Well, that was a good laugh." Riku said as he grabbed Sora again and began moving towards the parkinglot in front of us. "How about we get going ?" he said.
"Yeah, I agree." Sora said excitedly. "Let's go." I looked over to Riku and Sora just in time to see Riku give Axel a werid but serious look. I looked to Axel and he shook his head and we followed My brother and them .
Before we got too far I pulled away from Axel. 'Somethings not right. I have to tell Sora somehow.' So I looked to Sora then back to Axel who wasn't smiling anymore he looked way too serious for this to just be a fun outing. "Hey, Sora. I'm gonna go to the bathroom real quick," I said as I ran up to him and his boyfriend. "How about you come with me." I told him trying not to raise any suppisions. Riku gave me a weird tightened his grip on Sora.
"Oh, come on Roxas. You can go at the restuerant." He said and contiuned walking.
"I really don't think I can." I erged and grabbed Sora's arm. "Come on, please." I pleaded.
"No, Roxas. Just come on damnit."
"Yeah, Roxas. The resturant isn't that fair from here. Just wait until we're there okay?" Axel intoned in my ear and grabbed my hand pulling me towards an all black SUV.
"I... I just don't think..."
"You can hold it, Roxas" He said in that smooth voice of his.
"o-okay."I said as he opened the door to the passager side and helped me step inside. he closed my door and I watched as Sora and Riku got into the back seat. Then Axel climbed into the driver's seat. When we left the parking lot we turned left onto a dark back road instead of taking the highway. "Hey, where are you going?" I asked a little confused as I looked out the window to the highway.
"Shhh, don't worry so much, Roxas. Everythigns gonna be okay." Axel said.
I heard some sudden movement in the back so I turned around just intie to see Sora go limb in Riku's hands as Riku held a white rag over his mouth. I stated to panic yelling for Sora to wake up. As I tried to get to the back to do something for Sora , a long musculare arm wrapped around my stomach and a bad smelling rag was held over my mouth an nose. The smell burned my nose and I took a few breathes in trying to scream. My vision began to get blurry and go black I was geeting real sleepy.
"Night, Roxas." I heard Axel say before everything went black.