Summary: Axel's a different person every day. Multiple Personalities, his Doctor says, and he's not allowed outside the Asylum. But then, a young boy named Roxas joins to pay off something he's done and becomes Axel's personal "nurse". [AkuRoku

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"He flew into another rage, I'm not sure what to do-"

"He refused his medicine?"
"He won't take them from anyone!"

"He just keeps getting worse."

"Get him into isolation, now!"

"Axel, come on now. Wake up."

"Axel, you're scaring your mother, stop this!"

Green eyes fluttered open, taking in his mother's blue eyes. "M-mom?"

She smiled through her tears. "It's going to be okay, hunny. The doctors are going to fix you."

Axel wanted to reach out to her, but the straps on the bed prevented him from doing that. He began to panic, his eyes widening.

"Please don't go! I'll try harder, I really will! Please, Mom, don't leave!"

She sobbed. "Good-bye."

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Aeris smiled sadly as she watched the teenager sit in the corner of his room, sulking. That's really all he did these days; he sat there and brooded. He hated it when people bothered him and there was no way he was taking his pills so most left him alone.

"Axel, it's time for your medicine." she said sweetly.

He scuffed. "I don't want it."

She frowned. "Axel, you need to start taking them. Do you want to spend the rest of your life in isolation?"

"I'll take them when I have a reason to leave." he snapped, not facing her.

She winced. Well, his parents did leave him here. They also sent papers and disowned him. That day was one of the worse; not because he got angry, but because he was depressed. He tried killing himself that night.

"Oh, and Axel?" He finally turned to face her. "We're getting some help from some students, so don't be surprised if someone else is here, okay?"

He hid his face in his arms. "You're just sick of putting up with me is all. I don't care."

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Roxas gave his Aunt a dark look. "And I'm helping out here because...?"

Tifa sighed. "You're lucky you only got this! They were seriously considering putting you into jail! You can't start fighting your teacher and get away with it. I know things have been hard since your mother died, but you can't take it out on other people. Do you want them to take you away?"

"They can't do that." Roxas muttered.

"Yes, they can. If they think I'm doing a bad job, they will take you away and put you into Foster Care. Roxas, I can't have that. They could take away Sora and Denzle too."

Roxas fell silent to that. Sora was a happy kid with his mom since his Dad, Cloud, had to leave with his job, and Denzle was quiet, but he never said anything about his Father leaving. Tifa had a job as a Bar Manager, and a lot of people disagreed with such a job when raising three kids. Especially since Roxas had to be put on to Anti-Depressants by his Therapist.

"...I'm sorry."

Tifa smiled, ruffling his hair. "It'll be alright, Roxas. We just have to keep trying."

They arrived at the 'Hospital' in no time; Roxas swore he swallowed his own tongue. He had never felt so nervous. An Asylum wasn't the first place he'd want to work off his Community Service. He had been in one once...It was the most horrible thing he had ever seen.

"My Dad used to be in one of these." he whispered to Tifa, not meeting her eyes. "He had something wrong with him, and the doctors said he was only getting worse until he killed himself...Drug Overdose."

Tifa frowned. "Is that way you hate taking your medicine?"
He nodded. It made him feel like he was following in his Dad's footsteps. He sighed. He wished that his Mother had never left for work that day.

The Lady behind the Desk gave him a smile as he walked in. Tifa waved good-bye and left in her car, needing to go get Sora and Denzle from school. Roxas watched her go, smiling faintly. She was a great Mother, that was for sure.

"You must be Roxas." she said.

He nodded. She typed something on the computer, 'hmmm'ing to herself softly. She was pretty, with big brown eyes and brown hair. Her name-tag read Selphie.

"I'll show you to your Patient. If we move you to someone else, please don't get discouraged. He's a bit of a handful for most of our regular nurses and he's caused some to quit." Selphie said.

Roxas gulped. "O-oh. Uh, what's wrong with him?"

She sighed, walking over to the elevators. "Multiple Personality Disorder. They renamed it, but I can never remember what they call it. Anyway, he's got four personalities, including his actual person."

She handed him a Clip Board. Roxas gulped again, reading it over. His parents had disowned him, and he had been here for...ten years?

"He's been here ten years?" Roxas asked, eyes wide.

Selphie nodded sadly. "He just refuses to get better. He won't take his medicine and is in isolation regularly. We've been trying all we can, but he just doesn't want to listen."

Roxas frowned. "I'll try my best."

She beamed. "That's the spirit!"

The elevator 'ding'ed, the doors opening. They began walking down the hallway when they stopped. Roxas frowned, seeing three men holding down a teen boy and seemingly wrestling with him.

"Squall, what happened?!" Selphie asked, eyes big.

A brunette with a scar between his eyes forced the boy's arms behind his back. "He went into another rage after Aeris left. We're waiting for the shots."

Slephie sighed. "Maybe we should get you someone else..."

Roxas gaped at her. This was the person he was charged with?! The boy had the brightest red hair and his eyes were shockingly green. He had bruises up and down his arms.

"I...I want to help him." He said.

She gave him a confused look, but Roxas took a step forward. She went to grab his arm but he pulled away, kneeling in front of the boy. 'Axel' if he remembered from the Clip Board.

"Axel?"

The teen snarled, eyes flashing as he tried to get Squall to release him. Roxas almost got up and leave but he seriously wanted to help Axel. The teen had nowhere else he could go and his parents had left him here. And by the sound of it, he was replacing this 'Aeris' as his "Nurse".

"You have to take your medicine, Axel." he said softly.

Axel scuffed, still trying to throw Squall off as the other men ran to get the shots. "I won't take them! I'm not going to be a freak for the rest of my life!"

Those words sounded very familiar to Roxas. He had thrown them at the Judge when he was ordered on Anti-Depressants. The blond smiled.

"I have to take pills too, Axel."

Axel seemed to pause. "You're a liar!"

Roxas reached into his jeans pockets, showing him the bottle of pills. Axel stilled, staring at it. Roxas smiled again as Squall sat Axel on to his knees.

"See? I take them too. They're making me better."

Axel's eyes softened, his whole personality changing. But that was to be expected. His eyes were shining with tears. Roxas was surprised by this, especially when Squall released Axel.

"See Axel? Roxas is going to help you." the brown-haired man said.

Roxas nodded. "If I take my medicine, will you take yours?"

Axel searched his eyes before nodding. Selphie sighed in relief, getting his medicine from a tray in Axel's room.

"What...what's your name?" Axel asked, suddenly very shy.

Roxas smiled. "Roxas. Roxas Strife."

Axel smiled, making all the nurses stare. "Can I call you Roxy?"

As much as Roxas hated the nickname, he nodded. "Alright."

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::phew:: I hope you all like it! It's different than what I'm usually working on, but I like it.

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