How to Save a Life has moved to ! It's also on Wattpad, the link is on my page. Enjoy :3
So here's the summary/teaser type thing. Imma put a different one at the beginning of each chapter.
I didn't actually think about exactly what I meant by 'help you'… "Roxas, I want to teach you how to be a friend and have them, to smile, to live..." And maybe to love again…
Warnings: A lot of swearing, some incest, suicialness, possibly rape, horrible poetry, Yaoi/Yuri, could go anywhere. Smut type scene(s) VERY far in the future, because Roxas needs to turn less emo and get over the past before he'll let Axel fuck him. XD
…anyways. Now after all this, you can read it .
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I sigh heavily, setting down my book bag and plopping down on a chair beside it.
One, two, three, four…
"Hey bro, how's you doing?" Reno barges in and plants a huge slobbery kiss on my cheek, almost knocking me over. As expected, he's drunk already.
I sigh again and push my brother away. "I'm fine Reno, just let me relax."
He tries to say something, but I cut him off. "Quiet and alone, please."
Reno laughs "Fine tough-ass, see you in the morning." He half hugs me and leaves, slamming the door. I am so fucking glad he's not like that sober or I would've off'd myself when I was 12.
I get up and look around the amazing space. It looks just like my old bedroom. The walls have been painted black and black lights were put in the overhead light. My old, comfy, orange futon is shoved into one corner, and my black computer desk in another. I walk over to the closet and all of my clothes are hung up neatly, or in a small dresser. Everything's perfect. Either Reno knows me way better than I thought, or he went through my old room. Who the hell cares? Anyway, it's still considerate of him.
I flop down onto my couch and I'm suddenly drained. It's weird how much traveling takes it out of you. Or it could be the looming thoughts of school tomorrow and the possibility of being stuck with fucking aberzombies again. I close my eyes, imagining that my old friends moved here too, as the world disappears around me.
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My eyes snap open. What is that noise? Uhg…
"Axel! Axel! Axel!"
Reno's screaming at me. What a lovely way to wake up. Not.
"Coming jackass, shut your fucking pie hole!" He stops screaming.
I sit up, resting my elbow on one knee and I yawn loudly. What is that smell? Shit, Reno is cooking again, this can't be good.
I hop up and throw open my door, rushing into the kitchen to find Reno hovering over a pot on the stove.
"Reno, what the hell are you cooking?
The red head grins manically. "I'm making some hot cereal. Want some?"
"No thanks. Now move your butt before you burn the place down." I slide over, pushing him out of the way with my hip.
"What the hell…" I mumble. He was boiling fucking fruit loops and milk. Defiantly not the brightest crayon in the box. And he's still grinning at me…
I shake my head as I turn off the stove and pour the contents of the pot down the drain. "I'll pick up something on the way to school. Please don't touch the stove."
"Okay, can I-"
"The microwave is off limits too."
He deflates visibly. "Fine… I'll eat goober again…" And I'm supposed to be the younger one? I think our birth certificates got switched or something…
I head back to the bathroom to take a quick shower before going back to my room. I pull on some underwear, then some black skinny jeans that show off my lean legs. After than, I put on a nice form-fitting tee with my favorite singer, Assassin, on it. I top off my outfit with a huge black sweater and combat boots. Now I'm ready to kick aberzombies ass or make a few friends.
The digital clock by my couch reads 7:14. I gotta hurry if I want to figure things out before school. I grab my black bag and walk through the kitchen, then the living room, but I stop short at the door. I turn around slowly. Reno is eating something out of a jar. With a fork.
"Jesus Christ Reno, you put goober on bread!"
The redhead faces me with a mouth full of peanut butter and jelly, nodding. I doubt he'll listen to me. The bastard doesn't have basic listening skills. Or basic survival skills, for that matter…
I sigh loudly. "Bye Reno…"
On the way to school, I stop at a gas station to pick up some milk and a banana. Just like I used to with mom- I pinch myself to stop that though. She's gone, and she doesn't deserve my tears. If I didn't cry then, I won't now.
I start eating my banana as I drive, and I can't help but think what it's shaped like. I giggle a little, and then pinch myself again. Don't be so fucking immature, Axel. Pinching myself is my way of bringing me back to reality and feeling, kinda like cutters. Except my way is safer. I need to write a book or something… Yeah, I bet I'd save hundreds of lives. Maybe I'll be a therapist or something, like Dad. Hell with that…
A red and tan brick building looms up ahead of me. School, Yay…
I park my car and get out. I'm going to die in a place like this without some friends. I'll pull up my hood for now. Incognito! None of the preps will approach a grim reaper look-a-like. My attention-avoiding idea doesn't work, because I see a screeching whirlwind of colors and brunette heading my way as fast as a bullet.
"Per-son! Why are you covering up your oh-so-beautiful Hai-or!"
I don't have enough time to dodge as the brunette tackles me, pulling my hood down. Deep, bright blue eyes lean in close, nearly seeing into my soul.
"I'm Sora! Your hair is weird n beautiful n different like Riku's was…" The boy, Sora's happy air is instantly gone, but a taller brunette heads over yelling at him to get off. He drags Sora off me and smiles apologetically.
"Sora, I know he has epic hair," I smile at the complement, "But you can't tackle people because of that."
The smaller brunette sniffles. "He reminded me of Ri… Rik…" Sora takes off back in the direction he came from, wailing and sobbing. The older guy sighs.
"I'm Leon, by the way. You should go over and meet our group. If Sora tackled you then everyone else will approve." Leon takes off after Sora, following him out of sight.
It only takes a few seconds to spot the group of people Leon mentioned. Many of them have abnormal hair colors and are wearing black. Now this looks like my kind of crowd.
When I'm about 20 feet away, a girl with black hair spots me and is in front of me in a flash. Damn, theses shorter people are really speedy…
"Hey. You're that guy Sora tackled, right?"
"Yeah, why does he do that?"
"It's just his thing. He does it to someone at least once a week. It's always Leon though. But when it's someone else it's like a right of passage into our group."
That's weird, but I'm not complaining. "Awesome. Hey, is Leon Sora's brother or his boyfriend? I couldn't tell." The girl giggles lightly.
"I'll let them explain that one. I'm Xion, by the way. Now, lemme tell you who people are." She comes and stands beside me and points at the girl she had been talking to.
"You see that girl in the skirt with the blue hair?" I nod.
"That's my girlfriend, Aqua. And the two guys with the spiky hair over there?" She points to a blonde and a brunette who are deep in conversation.
"They're Ven and Terra, also a couple."
"Is everyone here," I point to the corner, "Gay?" She snorts loudly at that.
"More or less. You homophobic or something?"
"Nope, I'm actually gay too. More or less." We grin and laugh before Xion continues.
"Now, on the bench there." She motions towards a guy reading a huge book expressionlessly and a blonde musician type with hair like a mullet.
"They're Demyx and Zexion" If I had to guess, Demyx sounds like the blonde guy…
"You know, it seemed like a lot less people from farther away…" I mutter. I mean, how long have we been standing here? 15 minutes in my time? The raven-haired girl rolls her eyes.
"Anyways, now for the three singles." She winks at me. What does she think she is, matchmaker?
"Pinky over there, his name is Marley, Short for Marluxia, used to have a thing for Namine." She motions towards a girl in a white dress that looks utterly out of place yet entirely like she belongs.
"Oh Nameless guy, shall go introduce you?" With out waiting for an answer, she drags me over towards everyone. Damn it, not only are the short ones fast but damned strong too!
"Hey people!" My guide screeches. "We got a new guy his name is-"I take over in a voice much more confident than I feel.
"The name's Axel, A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?" A few people wave and acknowledge that they heard me, but a lot don't. Oh well, rude bastards.
Xion plops down next to her girl friend and pats the seat next to her. Might as well follow suit.
I glance around the group and my eyes settle on a blonde girl. Namine, Xion said. She notices me looking at her and her eyes widen. Squealing, she pulls out a sketch pad and pencils and starts drawing, her eyes darting upward every few seconds with a mischievous smile.
"Um, Xion, what is Naminé doing?" Because she is fucking creeping me out right now…
Xion looks over at Naminé and grins at me. Almost evilly…
"Hey Aqua! Guess who caught the eye of the queen of all Fangirls?" The bluenette looks over and a slow smile spreads over her face. She starts digging in her book bag as her girlfriend sits and giggles at me.
"Eureka! Xi, can I show him what Namine made us?"
Xion giggles even louder. "Do it Aqua."
I cautiously take the paper from Aqua and unfold it. Holy Shit. I blink a few times in hopes of changing the picture, but it's not working. It's still two naked girls… I'm not even going to describe it.
I hand it back to the pair. That image will forever be imprinted in my brain.
"So she draws naked people? How does that make her a fangirl then?"
Both of them look at me with shock. Xion pokes me in the forehead. "Don't you know what Yuri and Yaoi are?"
Yuri and Yaoi… "Nope, no clue. Care to share?" They both burst out laughing at that. And I thought they were emos or something…
Once they calm down, Xion starts explaining. "Okay, Yuri is Japanese for girl-on-girl, like me and Aqua." She gives the said girl a peck on the lips.
"And Yaoi is Japanese for boy-on-boy." She points behind me, giggling again. On the bench a few feet away, Demyx is straddling Zexion, holding his arms above his head, and kissing him fiercely.
Okay, now I'm a little scarred of what Naminé is drawing. About two seconds later, a bell rings and a scheduale is thrust into my hands as I get up. Leon smiles above me.
"I went and got your stuff from the office for you. And you happen to have your first class with me. C'mon, before we're late."
It takes me a minute before I follow him. "Hey, thanks man."
"No problem. Sora's better now, if you were wondering."
That reminds me… "Hey Leon, mind if I ask you a personal question?"
"As long as I can ask back sometime, sure, shoot." I'm not a big fan of 'personal questions', but curiosity is murder.
"I was just wonder, by the way you treated Sora, if you're his brother or his boyfriend. I asked Xion, but she told me to ask you." He stops in the middle of the hallway and turns to face me, his face unreadable."
"Please don't run away screaming." He looks almost… scared.
"Why would I do that Leon?" I mean, it can't be that bad…
"Because Sora is my brother and my boyfriend." I can't help, it, I burst out laughing. The brunette's expression darkens, so I stop.
"It's different, but I'm not judging. Honestly, I think my brother would be all over me too if I let him."
Leon lets out a sigh of relief. "It's nice that someone understands right away for once. We're usually avoided for a while like we're infectious or something before we're accepted. Thanks Axel."
"Sure. Now we should get to class, right?"
"Oh, yeah."
We weave around a few people rushing to class. I glance at the clock. Exactly 8:13.
When I look back to the hallways, that's when I see him. He looks almost like Ven does, except he has ear buds jammed into his ears and black-purple bags under his eyes. And then he's gone, into the same classroom Leon's leading me towards from the looks of it. There's just something that draws me to this boy. I gotta ask Leon about him. Now that I think about it, I saw someone in the corner outside. Xion did say that there were two 'singles' too…
Oh gods. It's a math class. Kill me now. Wait, as soon as Leon tells me who that blonde was…
So how do you like? How can I improve? I love pinchy Axel for some reason. Does anyone want to tell me what kind of car Axel should have? R&R please! I want a few to post the next one :3