A bit of a refresh. Tell me what you think.

'Girlfriend in a Coma by The Smiths'

Chapter 1

"I want Samuel L Jackson, Morgan Freeman, and the guy from the Allstate commercial to tell me a bedtime story. Yeah."

Demyx eyed him for a second, a funny smile plastered on his face. He averted his gaze from the redhead to the silver haired boy. He grabbed the piece from Axel and took a hit…sorta.

"I feel like…I'm smoking the air," Demyx said as he tried taking another hit.

"You mean breathing," Riku looked at him with a 'you're a moron' look.

"Oh yeah," Demyx smiled.

Riku rolled his eyes then looked back at Axel, who was putting ice in his bong. Axel's eyes flickered over to Demyx, who was packing the piece with his own dope. Axel smiled at the sight and then focused back on his own dope. He picked up the lighter and lit the greens that were in the stem. He inhaled and then removed the stem, causing the smoke to rise up. He continued to inhale until most of it was gone.

He handed it over to Riku, his eyes closed. Riku smirked as he took it from him and repeated what he did. Axel exhaled slowly, his lips slowly forming into a dopey smile. They both turned their heads at Demyx's sudden outburst of laughter. Riku raised an eyebrow and Axel giggled.

"What's…*cough* so funny?" Riku asked.

"Pfft," Demyx laughed. "We're high stupid. Everything's funny."

"Scandalous bitch you are Demyx," Axel giggled.

"I have to shit." Riku got up and headed for the bathroom.

Axel's half-lidded eyes now matched his carpet and drapes, his body ones if ya get me. He glanced over at Demyx, who was just staring at nothing. Wasn't he laughing a while ago?

Axel adjusted himself by sitting up and leaning closer to the coffee table. He began rolling a nice blunt. It took him a good few minutes to realize how quiet it was.

"Demyx….play some music will ya?"

"You want me to play….or the radio to play?"

Axel smiled.

"Surprise me."

Riku walked back into the room, rubbing his nose, as Demyx began fiddling with Axel's acoustic guitar.

"You guys interested in frying?"

"Hmm…I'm down," Axel said as he began licking the blunt to seal it.

"Demyx?"

He pondered for a second…."How much?"

"15 a tab…it's cheaper if I get a large amount."

"Cool. Let's do it," Demyx grinned.

Axel placed his finished blunt in between his dry lips as he grabbed his lighter from the coffee table.

"You got any candy?" Demyx asked.

Axel handed Riku the blunt as he reached under the coffee table and pulled out a white groceries bag filled with old Halloween candy, candy he bought yesterday, and trash from being too lazy to find a the trash bin.

"Mmm Pixie Stix," Demy smiled as he pulled out like ten of 'em.

Axel stood and yelped when he tripped on his cat. The cat hissed at him and then jumped out the window.

"Fucking a…"

Riku flicked on the TV and the X-box 360. He played a random episode of Dilbert.

"Stop making noise Demyx," Riku said as the show began.

Demyx frowned as he stopped playing the guitar.

"I've never seen that show," Axel said as he came back from the kitchen, a bottle of water at hand.

Everyone burst into a fit of giggles as Alice picked up Wally and used him to clean to coffee mess he made.

"'Ello?" Axel answered his cell phone with a mouth full of chocolate.

"Yo Axel, bring me the car, or give me a ride."

"Ughhhhhh….whyy?"

"Mine's at the shop, I have to be at work in 20."

"And you're calling me right now? You could've given me a heads up man."

"Just hurry asshole."

Axel closed his phone after Reno clicked. He sighed and then began his search for the car keys.

"What are you doing?" Demyx asked.

"…the car…keys.."

"Where you going?" Riku asked as he moved out of his way.

"Reno needs the car. Wanna go for a ride?"

Riku and Demyx agreed by standing up and walking towards the door. He found the keys in the damn cat's bed. He groaned as he stood and made his way to the door.

"Quit walking like a zombie Riku," Demyx giggled. He immediately stopped when Riku turned to glare at him.

Axel rubbed his eyes as he got into the car. He turned the key making the engine come to life. Riku sat in the passenger seat while Demyx slouched in the back by himself. Riku turned the radio on as Axel pulled out of the drive way rather slowly. As they came to a stop light, Axel fetched for his eye drops from his pocket. He squirted a few drops into each eye and then tossed it over to Riku, who tossed over to Demyx.

Reno was waiting impatiently once they made it to his pad. Axel rolled down his window as he stopped right next to him.

"How much?" Axel smirked.

"Fuck you guys took long…and you smell," Reno said as he jumped into the back.

He gave Demyx a look of disgust as Demyx greeted him with a cheery smile.

"Why'd you bring retard here?"

Demyx quit smiling. "Ahh phooey, I'm getting sick of being polite to y'all. Just cause I'm still in high school, it's no reason to pick on me."

Reno mouthed the word 'wow' as he buckled up.

"Reno why you gotta pick on my friends?" Axel said as he pulled out of the driveway.

"I have to be at work in 7 minutes."

"Apologize to Demyx and I'll speed up."

"Don't apologize!" Demyx said with big eyes.

"I'm sorry kiddo."

Axel smirked as he stepped on the gas. Demyx squealed as he held on for dear life. Reno rolled his eyes as he pulled out his iPhone. Riku has been smoking his shitty Camel's quietly this whole time.

Once Reno was dropped off, Axel decided to drive to the mall. It was Saturday; this was how all three of them usually spent their weekends. Sometimes a head was added or subtracted.

Axel and Riku both go to the community college that's ten minutes away. They met Demyx, who's still in high school, at a party. He's, how Axel say's "Down para su mierda", which means down for your shit. Riku has his own apartment, so Axel and Demyx moved in together. Demyx just turned 18, but he's an adult since he was 15. He was emancipated from his parents. He was tired of their bullshit and called it quits.

Riku's parents are filthy rich. Once he got the chance, he grabbed a handful of cash and moved out. He hasn't contacted his parents since he left. He now works at a café that's across the street from his apartment.

Axel moved out once he had saved enough money. He's been working since he was 15; he fixed things for people, did favors, worked under the table. He never liked the idea of having a stable job. After much thought he said 'what the heck, I'll just be a dealer.'He was out of the house before he hit the big one eight.

And so…another weekend, another trip to the mall.

"If I were to go to a town square, cover myself in gasoline, and burn myself in protest of the drug war I would be labeled a crazy person driven mad by the illegal narcotics I abused. However if I did the same thing in the name of religion I would be a martyr and hero…"

Riku stared at him with bloodshot eyes from across the table. Demyx turned to face Axel, who sat next to him. They sat in the middle of the food court at the mall.

"And I'm the one who's high," Demyx finished saying.

Axel blinked and took a sip from his icee. "Dude…are you a spy or something? You're fucking crazy."

"Okay so ima buy the tabs tonight, so cough up some cash," Riku butted in.

"I am NOT a spy okay….I'm a fry cook."

Demyx works at a burger joint near Riku's apartment. On a good day, he flips over 200 patties…or so.

"Random curiosity, do you have any friends besides us?" Axel asked.

Demyx tapped his chin… "A few yeah…I haven't seen anyone though."

"Why?" Riku asked.

"He's been helping me sell and worked full time at the burger joint this past week."

"Just drop out of school," Riku suggested.

"Yeah spend more time with me," Axel grinned.

Axel and Demyx really hit it off when they met. For a while they liked each other. They ended up deciding to remain friends, but the feelings remained…sort of.

After the mall, they headed home. Later that night Riku showed up with 5 tabs. Axel and Demyx were both handed one.

"How does this work?" Demyx asked.

"Let it sit on your tongue for a while. Eventually you'll just eat it."

This was Demyx's first time and Axel's second. Riku's millionth probably.

The body high was like cotton. It felt giddy. Everything seemed to be moving so quickly. Axel and Riku watched Demyx being all scandalous. Axel had drunk about three beers so he was melted onto the couch. Riku had drunk a 40oz. He was around the same as Axel.

"ahhh!...why does my head hurt so much?"

"It may feel like that your first time," Riku said quietly.

"Fuck acid. This ain't worth it. Fuck your acid!"

Axel began laughing. He couldn't help it. It was SO funny!

After a while Demyx quieted down and began looking around, while holding on to his throbbing head. Axel started playing The Smiths from his Xbox.

"Oh man.."

Demyx's eyes were wide and dilated. He was sitting on the coffee table staring at Riku and Axel. Riku was hunched forward with a can of beer in his hand, looking back at Demyx. Axel was leaned back against the couch staring lazily at Demyx.

"Everything is moving funny…everything is breathing.." Demyx whispered.

Everything had a strobe like motion. Every scene his eyes were capturing was moving so fast. The world was spinning.

Demyx looked down under the couch. The shadow underneath it began spreading…it slowly morphed into a hand and grabbed onto Axel's boot. Demyx gasped and flew backwards and off the table.

Demyx.

"I'm losing my mind!" He yelled as he ran into the kitchen.

Riku.

"Demyx put the knife down."

"NO!"

Axel.

"GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA I KNOW, I KNOW, IT'S SEEERRIIOUSS!" Axel sang.

Riku tackled Demyx down, who ended up stabbing the back of the couch.

They were probably the greatest friends ever.