So since "There's Something Wrong With Me" is almost over, I decided to start another story! I hope you guys like this one too.
He always tried to stay strong. He wasn't the type to show his real emotions unless it was anger. But behind that sardonic shield, there was a human being. There was a heart that no one got to see. Except for me. All I could do was sit and watch him sit there and cry. It was unbelievable that he was crying in front of people, my family and friends and everyone who knew him. He still tried to hide it somewhat but it wasn't working. I guess he just didn't care anymore. He had nothing left to care about. It sounds vain of me to think, but now that I was gone, he had nothing left.
"Axel?" He looked up abruptly and wiped his eyes. He hoped no one noticed him sobbing quietly on the folding chair.
"Yea?" Axel asked and moved over so Sora could sit down next to him. He tried not to look at him for multiple reasons. His eyes were red, his face was covered with tears and Sora looked too much like me which would only make him burst into another fit of sobs.
"Axel, are you ok?" Sora rolled his eyes at his own stupidity. "That was a dumb question. Sorry. Can I do anything?"
"No, I'm a-alright." Axel took a deep breath and lifted his head up to try and smile at my brother. "I'm just being a big baby."
"No you're not. I mean I understand Axel...we all miss Roxas." The redhead could only nod and hold everything in. He tried not to cry anymore. He felt like an idiot but he couldn't seem to stop. "It's ok...to be upset." Sora stopped himself and squeezed his eyes shut. He may not be as "manly" as Axel, but he didn't want anyone to see him crying either. But he couldn't stop himself. He quietly whimpered, earning a strange look from Axel. "Sorry I just uh I'm upset." Sora shrugged and pulled a tissue out of his pocket.
"Like you said, I get it. I'm upset too man." Axel tried to smile some and Sora couldn't help it as his lips turned up slightly. "Come here." Axel wrapped his arm around the younger boy's shoulder and pulled him against him. "I know it sucks now but it's gonna be ok. I promise. I've lost a lot of people and all you need is time."
"Axel, I want it to stop hurting." Sora cried onto his shoulder as a comforting hand rubbed his back. "I've never felt anything like this. I didn't realize how much it would hurt."
"I promise it'll stop. I promise." Axel wanted it to be true but this time around he wasn't sure if it was true. It wasn't like this any other time something bad had happened in his life. He had gone through so much shit and this just wasn't fair. Nothing had hurt like this. He felt like he had a hole running through him. Through his heart, his soul, everything. Part of him was missing. He couldn't feel me anymore.
That was the rest of the funeral. Axel sitting and crying, holding my crying brother. It was hard to watch. All I wanted to do was tell them to move on, to just live their lives. But I couldn't. So I sat there and watched the two people I loved most suffer and I wondered if I had been sent to hell.
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It was finally over. Everyone hugged and wiped their eyes and got in their cars and drove away. Everyone except Axel. He smiled sadly and hugged my parents. He waved at our friends who looked back at him with worry. He patted my brother's shoulder and hugged him tightly. And then everyone was gone. He walked back to the grave and stared down at it. He didn't know what to say. He cried silently.
"I didn't even get to say goodbye." He whispered and sat down on the grass. It was too sunny for such a sad day. Everything was lit up, so bright, almost to the point of being on fire. "I didn't get to tell you..." I begged him to keep talking but he didn't. He just sat there on top of me, me buried beneath the grass and dirt. Of course he sat there. I never got to be on top.
First chapter. Like or dislike? In case you can't tell, Roxas is the narrator of the story from afterlife/the beyond/heaven/whatever you'd like to call it. So please review and lemme know what you think!