The Rhythm of Love Chapter 1, a kingdom hearts fanfic

Nicole: Hey everyone and welcome to Rhythm of Love.

Duo: We had to delete two of our old stories and if you want to know why then just ask us in a review.

Nicole: So anyways, if you couldn't tell from the summary, this is a Roxas and Axel fanfic. I love those two. I really do. dazing off

Duo: snaps fingers in front of her face any way, we hope you enjoy our story and review review. Yes that is not a typo. I put review twice.

Rhythm of Love

Rain fell hard from the sky while Roxas ran down the street. He knew he was late to meet up with Hayner, Pence, and Olette, but he really didn't care too much. He was taking the long way to their secret spot. Though he was pretty sure that everyone in Twilight Town knew about it.

He arrived soaking wet from head to toe. Hayner glared at him angrily while Pence stared at the floor. Olette seemed to be fascinated with something in the opposite direction of where Roxas was standing.

Hayner was the first to speak up. "So what's going on with you, Roxas? You know, since you don't seem to think that any of us give a damn about you or your life. Jeez. Ever since…"

He was cut off by Olette. She gave him a death glare before turning her eyes towards Roxas. "We're not mad at you Roxas. We've given you time to yourself and we only called you here to let you know that we are here for you. You know that don't you?"

Roxas only stared back at her for a second. He turned his eyes towards the dart set that he and Hayner had always played with on those long summer days. He shrugged his shoulders slightly. "I know. But I didn't ask for you guys to worry about me. I'm perfectly fine. I have no problems or complaints. Can I just go?"

Olette looked a little hurt but that didn't stop her from making a huge mistake. "Look Roxas. It's just that you haven't acted the same since Sora…"

That set Roxas off. He grabbed her wrist and threw her onto the couch. He gripped tightly while she looked at him with scared eyes. "Don't you ever talk about that."

Hayner shoved Roxas out of the way so that he could let go of Olette's arm. It was dark red. Roxas took this as a diversion and ran for his house. It was quite a few blocks away so it was a shorter walk when he ran through other people's yards. He wanted to make it home before his parents did. He sighed when he realized that it was already way to late. Both of his parent's cars were home.

He took a deep breath and glanced at his watch. About now, his dad was already drunk and his mother was half way there. He only had a few seconds to grab some of his stuff and get out before his dad made a hit towards him and he was so not staying for that.

He grabbed a hold of the door knob and breathed in before opening the front door and running down the stairs into his room in the basement. He grabbed his book bag, a change of clothes, and a flashlight. He opened the small window that was just above his bed. It was small but large enough for him to fit through.

He threw his bag first and was just about to climb through himself when he heard his mother's voice at the stairs.

"Sora? Where are you going so late? Don't you want to stay home with your father and me while we watch your favorite movie. Please Soraaaaa…."

Her voice slipped when she almost fell down the stairs. Roxas ran to catch her before she fell all the way down. He made a mistake though when he looked at her.

SMACK! That was the only sound that could be heard for the moment. Roxas moved his hand up to his cheek. It was definitely going to leave a mark. His mother started to sob and grab for him.

"WHY ROXAS? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO KILL HIM? WHY DID HE DIE AND YOU LIVED?" She screamed at the top of her lungs which caused his father to come down the stairs.

His father had been holding an empty beer bottle but he shattered it on Roxas' arm. Blood started to trickle down his hand and some on his bed. His father didn't say anything but continued to try and hit him. He ducked out of the way and crawled out his window.

He grabbed his bag and ran down the street still hearing his mothers screams. After a few blocks he let up and moved at a steady pace. He couldn't go to Hayner's so the Usual Spot was the only place he could think of going. But of course, Hayner and them would still be there.

He walked around town until he found himself standing in front of a club/bar that Sora was always going to. He shrugged his shoulders and walked inside. There were tons of people of people crowded around the stage screaming the word boo at this guy who was playing.

Open Mic Night

That had to be the only reason why the manager of this club would even let that guy on the stage. He sucked beyond reason and Roxas wished that he had a pair of ear plugs. He saw an empty booth next to one in the corner so he sat down there and listened to the endless stream of boos coming from the crowd until the guy finally got down.

The next band was already set to perform. The crowd had already began screaming and chanting whatever the bands name was so it was pretty obvious that they were regular players here.

The lead singer took the stage and Roxas could only focus on one thing. Red spiky hair. How much hair gel and spray that must have taken was beyond Roxas but the other band members weren't any better. One had blonde hair but it was in a half Mohawk, one had long blue hair and an X on his face, and the other had silver hair with half sticking up.

Roxas mainly kept his eyes on the lead singer. His green eyes reminded him of the ocean. That was, until he noticed that the singer was staring straight at him. He looked around him then back up at the singer. He smirked slightly before nodding to the other band members.

this is my life
its not what it was before
all these feelings i've shared
and these are my dreams
that i'd never lived before
somebody shake me
'cause i
i must be sleeping

now that we're here,
it's so far away
all the struggle we thought was in vain
all the mistakes,
one life contained
they all finally start to go away
now that we're here its so far away
and i feel like i can face the day i can forgive
and i'm not ashamed to be the person that i am today

these are my words
that i've never said before
i think i'm doing okay
and this is the smile
that i've never shown before

somebody shake me 'cause i
i must be sleeping

i'm so afraid of waking
please don't shake me
afraid of waking
please don't shake me

Roxas stared at the singer throughout the entire song. He had mainly kept his eyes on him while Roxas stared back. He felt like the song had been made to tell how he felt at this very moment.

The crowd screamed loudly and applauded them as they jumped of the stage for their hour break. A DJ had taken over and now everyone was on the main floor dancing. The band members grabbed a few drinks and sat down in the booth behind Roxas with his back towards them.

The guy who ran the bar gave him a look before getting a Mountain Dew and moving towards Roxas' table. He set it down and half smiled at him.

"My name's Cloud. If you need anything, let me know." He pointed to a picture on the wall. It was of Sora with Cloud right next to him.

Roxas took a few sips of the drink before zoning out into his own world. He was brought back quite quickly when the booth behind him started to shake.

"God damn it, Demyx. Can't you keep a drink in your cup for like 5 seconds. Jeez!" The red head was up and brushing of some sort of alcohol beverage that was now staining his shirt.

The blonde grabbed the napkin dispenser but it was empty. Roxas felt a tap on his shoulder. "Um…dude can we borrow your napkin thing?"

Roxas grabbed it and handed it to him. "Here. I was just about to leave anyways."

Demyx nodded and made a move to grab it. He pulled back and stared at Roxas' arm. "Dude. Did you know that you're bleeding? Your hoodie is soaked with blood."

Roxas gasped slightly before looking down at his arm. Demyx was right. He had forgotten about the cuts on his arm from where his dad had broken the beer bottle. He was surprised that he didn't see it before.

Cloud had suddenly appeared with a first aid kit. He opened it and pulled out some bandages. "Roxas. I'm going to need your arm. Roll up your sleeve."

The red head looked at Roxas surprisingly. Cloud cleaned the cuts and bandaged his arm really quickly. He put everything back in the box and grabbed Roxas' hoodie. "Pick this up tomorrow after school. I know how to get all of the blood out so it doesn't stain."

Roxas was about to protest but got silenced by one look. It was still raining out too. "What else could go wrong?"

The red head threw a black hoodie at Roxas. He caught it and looked back at him surprised. "Don't ruin that one. It was a gift from a friend. I want it back tomorrow night. The name's Axel. Got it memorized?"

Roxas nodded and quickly put down the money for the soda and left. He ran to the Usual Spot and made a small bed on the couch. He tried to sleep but his mind was full of Axel.

Nicole: Yay. Chap 1 complete. Hope you liked it.

Duo: Review please. Got it memorized?

Nicole: The song was So Far Away by Stained.