Author's Notes: Oh no, not another story from Crack!

I've been playing with this idea a while, but unsure of what to do with it. After talking to Roxy, I've decided to try and go through with it.

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts is amazing, but alas, it is not mine ):

Story Notes: The Organization, summer camp and Axel – oh my! Will probably contain slash themes, so be careful. Adult language will most likely be used, and well, you know me, this story is bound to involve total and utter rambling. Axel wants to get Roxas to join a group of elitist kids at summer camp.

Down the Barrel of a Gun

Chapter One

Camp Kingdom Hearts:

Ever had that feeling that you've taken a step back, slipped out of your body and stood there, watching as your life unravelled before your eyes? You saw it coming a mile away, you were warned that it was going to happen, but you did nothing to stop it, so in the end, it just turns out to be your own fault that you're standing there, watching your life come crashing down like a ton of bricks.

"Kill me now,"

"What?"

Head, plus table equals a pathetic attempt to make the real world go away. All it really left him with was the sensation of a spinning head and the horrible revelation that now he was going to get a headache. No amount of trying to destroy his skull was going to get out of the inevitable fate that he had found himself in. Oh, if only he had listened!

"Camp...Kingdom...Hearts..." he said through gritted teeth. The name sounded like something from the flower power era. It was going to be flooded with girls with a name like that – he was sure of it.

Hayner burst out laughing, dropping the book he was reading onto the table in the dinning hall where the small group sat. His brown eyes glittered as he laughed, a hand reaching up to cover his mouth as the youth that sat across him gave him a glare and he pretended that he wasn't really laughing.

"I think it sounds like a wonderful place, Roxas" came Olette's soft voice, hand reaching out to touch Roxas' arm lightly in a comforting manner.

Head met with the surface of table again, and the spiky haired blond let out and long, low groan. "Why me?" he whined. It just wasn't fair. Why couldn't they go to a place called Camp That-Doesn't-Have-A-Gay-Name? Why did it have to be 'Kingdom Hearts'? It sounded like a gay festival, or a girls camp. He would of preferred something like Camp Destiny – at least that didn't sound as gay! "I hate my life..."

"Oh, don't say that, Roxas," chimed in Pence, trying to cheer his depressed friend up the best he could. He didn't like seeing Roxas in such a state, usually things didn't phase the teen in such a way, but for some reason, Roxas just didn't seem enthralled about the fact that he was going to camp for the summer holidays. "I'm sure Sora isn't acting like this," he mused, eyes scanning over the student filled cafeteria, in search of the blond's twin.

Twins were strange beings. Usually, they tended to be very alike in their ways, but occasionally, there was an exception to the rule. Roxas and Sora were just that. Roxas was a calm, collected person. He was happy, but not the I'm-so-happy-I'd-still-smile-if-I-had-a-kick-me-sign-on-my-back happy. His twin brother; well he was that type of happy.

Sora was sitting at his table, chatting animatedly to his friends. Pence was surprised that Sora didn't hit one of them in the face with the way he waved his arms enthusiastically in the air. His blue eyes sparkled as he talked about what possibly could be the same subject that Roxas was talking about. Amazing how different twins could be.

Pence motioned his hand towards Sora to prove his point. "See, he seems fine."

Roxas merely grumbled.

"Oh do stop doing that," Olette scolded, quickly pushing her bag under Roxas' head so that he didn't leave a big red mark on his forehead since he seemed so persistent in banging his head against the cafeteria table. Usually Roxas acted so mature, but for some reason, he was being so childish today. There were only a few days left of school until the summer holidays began and now he chose to act like a pre-teen. Shaking her head, Olette left Roxas to his head banging. And so, she focused her attention on the other two male members of their little group. "What are you guys doing for summer?" she asked, almost an exact replica of the question she had asked Roxas that had spurred him into falling to pieces over the name of a summer camp.

"I'm going to visit my grandmother," Pence said proudly.

"Doing anything that involved avoiding homework and responsibility" admitted Hayner as he slouched in his seat. "I've already been set an entire years worth of work, plus my mother wants me to help her redecorate the house – again!"

"But she only just redecorated for Christmas," stated Pence as he packed his little plastic lunch box into his bag. His mother always lovingly prepared his dinner every morning, complete with cutting the crusts off his sandwiches. "Why is she decorating again?"

Hayner snorted, folding his arms across his chest. "Why else? So she can decorate for summer. She'll want to decorate for Christmas again when it comes round. It's what she's like!" Hayner's mother was the direct opposite from Pence's. She left money on the kitchen counter, not a neatly prepared lunch. She didn't give him a big, warm hug and a kiss goodbye when he left the house.

Infact, almost everyone at the table would rather have Pence's mother than their own parents.

Especially Roxas.

He was quiet now, resting his sore head upon Olette's bag, nuzzling into the plush fabric. She had a cute little brown bear for a bag, with a pair of bright brown glass beads for eyes. It was so cuddly, and Roxas found himself snuggling the backpack and sniffing it. It smelled of paper and Olette. Olette always smelled nice – like a mixture of coconut and milk.

"Mmm...coconut milk..." he murmured happily.

"What?"

Olette merely chuckled, and reached over, shaking Roxas' shoulder. "Hey, no falling asleep," she said softly. "Classes start soon."

The was almost a grumble in unison from the other three members of the group. Pence usually didn't mind going to class, but the next class happened to be Maths and he wasn't doing so well, which was cause for the lack of enthusiasm towards moving from his spot in the cafeteria.

Watching them, the only female in the group shook her head, then made up her mind to give them a good reason to get moving. Clapping her hands together on putting on her brightest face, she stood up. With swift and precise movements, she pulled her bag from beneath Roxas, once again bringing his head in contact with the desk, smacked Hayner around the back of the head causing him to mumble at her, then offered her Maths notes to Pence in hopes it would give him a boost of confidence in his class if he had some extra help.

They all still didn't feel like moving, but did so anyway – especially since two out of the three males were now experiencing head pain.

- - - -

The last few days of school went as if a blur in Roxas' mind, and then he was standing in the driveway of his family home, watching as his father packed his bags into the boot of the car. His blue eyes scanned his surroundings, taking everything in while he waited for his friends to arrive and wish him a farewell.

Sora's had already turned up and were giving him hugs and telling him not to cry about being separated from them. He'd already been a blubbering mass of tears at breakfast earlier that morning, and he was now while his friends did their utmost to console him. Another difference with these twins, was that Roxas and Sora had different sets of friends. Roxas had his little group, and Sora had his much larger group which included more girls than guys.

Roxas only had Olette as his only girl friend. Not girlfriend as in dated, but as in a friend who is also a girl.

Cloud was perched on the porch steps, headphones resting at his neck while he said his goodbyes over the phone. He'd had his cell phone confiscated by their mother, saying that he couldn't take it to camp with him, and so was forced into using the house's cordless. His blue eyes scanned the road as he waited to see if any of his other friends would turn up to wish him goodbye.

Cloud was the oldest in the family, and had attended camp Kingdom Hearts before. This year, he was going back as a councillor and to keep an eye on his younger brothers. He'd gone when he was Roxas' age with his friend Zack before the boy moved away, but Roxas and Sora didn't go along. This year the twins were going because their parents were going on a tour of Europe and didn't want to leave the boys home alone. Cloud was then enlisted to go along and make sure that they stayed out of trouble while they were there.

"Roxas!" came a shout, and the teen pulled his head away from his older sibling to see Olette waving to him with Hayner and Pence in tow. Grinning, he lifted his arm and waved to them. Feet carried him to where they were, and Olette instantly wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. "We're going to miss you" she said as she pulled away.

"Yeah," said Hayner, giving his best friend a pat on the back. "And don't do anything stupid while you're there either,"

"Like what?" he asked, ducking away from the hand now ruffling his hair.

"Like forgetting about us," Pence replied cheerfully. "You have to write to us at least once a week"

Olette beamed, and pulled out a small letter writing pack from her bag and handed it to him. "It has everything you need to write us a letter, so I don't want to hear anything about you not being able to send us a letter," she explained as Roxas examined the package.

Roxas smiled, feeling tears prickling at the corners of his eyes. "Oh you guys," He felt like crying, but wasn't going to turn himself into a blithering mass like his brother, so tried his best to keep the bright smile on his face. He was only going for a month, what harm was going to come to him while he was away? And he was definitely going to write to them all as much as possible.

"I also put all our addresses in there too," Olette continued. "So they'll be able to reach us without getting lost. I even included Pence's grandmother's address, because he'll be there for about two weeks" She really had thought of everything to make sure they all stayed in touch. "Don't forget to send us the address of the camp so that we can write back to you"

Hayner nodded. "Yeah, Olette got us all one, and they're all different so you know who the letter is from before you even open the envelope!"

Olette giggled, then let out a slight squeak as she was pulled into a tight hug from the spiky haired blond.

"Thank you," he muttered, smiling at her as he pulled away. "I'll be sure to write to you every time I get the chance!"

"Boys, hurry up or you'll be late!" called their mother from the front passenger seat of the car

Waving goodbye to his friends and giving Olette one last hug, taking a moment to breathe in her coconut and milk scent, Roxas headed to the car hoping he'd get there before Sora so that he didn't have to sit in the middle.

Cloud instantly had the seat behind their mother without argument. His long legs meant that she had to have the seat positioned so that he wasn't crumpled up. Plus, he got travel sick and needed a seat by the window. It also meant that if they needed to stop to let him out, there was no climbing over anyone to get out before he blew chunks. Needless to say, Cloud was starved before any long driving trip.

Sora was too wrapped up with his friends that he didn't notice the call, and Roxas quickly claimed the seat behind the driver. When the brunet did realise it was time to leave, he grumbled and began protesting about how he didn't want to sit in the middle. He even had the nerve to squirm and fidget in his seat and make a fuss over getting his seatbelt on.

"Sora, behave!" snapped their mother, adding emphasis to the 'have' part.

Pouting, Sora folded his arms across his chest with a huff. "Why do I have to sit in the middle?"

"Because Roxas got the window seat before you, sweetie," she explained, watching her son through the rear view mirror. "And you know that Cloud gets travel sick easy, and the breeze from the window helps soothe him." She idly picked at a clump of mascara that had built up in the corner of her eye while waiting for her husband and first born to hurry themselves to the car.

Cloud had to return the phone back to it's rightful place in the hall while being distracted by one of his friends that had turned up in person to say their goodbyes. The fact that Zell lived only four doors away had nothing to do about it, nor was it the reason why he turned up five minutes before the family were set to leave. Once Cloud had freed himself from the energetic blond man's hug, he made his way to the car and took his rightful seat, his headphone blasting out some kind of music loud enough that, even though they weren't over his ears, Roxas could distinguish the words that the singer sang.

"Is everybody ready?" came the jovial voice of the boys father as he climbed into the car after locking up the house and making sure everything was secure for the fifth time that morning.

"Ready!" chimed Sora enthusiastically.

"Yeah..." murmured Roxas.

"Can we just go?" was Cloud's response. He hated travelling in cars, and the event was made even worse by the fact he was stuck in the back seat.

Their father started the car with a "To Camp Kingdom Hearts!"

"To Camp Kingdom Hearts!" repeated Sora, punching his fist into the air, almost elbowing Roxas in the face if it wasn't for the fact he'd turned his head to stare out the window to wave goodbye to his little group of friends that stood at the side of the curb, each of them waving goodbye in their own way.

"Don't forget to write!" Olette called after the car, hand cupping the side of her mouth in hopes that her words would reach her friend.

- - - -

The long car journey went almost uneventful, apart from one incident where Sora elbowed Cloud in the stomach and they had to stop to let him out so that he could heave out the minimal amount of contents in his stomach. Roxas felt sympathy for his older brother – the only thing worse than throwing up, was the act of throwing up when there was nothing to actually bring up. Cloud had been drinking water during the journey though, but what came back up in liquid form didn't look anything like water.

Back in the car, Sora made a long and drawn out 'eww' sound.

For the rest of the journey, Sora was under strict orders not to bounce around, and an extremely ill looking Cloud tried to sleep.

Roxas, on the other hand, took in the sights of the world around him, admiring the scenery as they passed.

Camp Kingdom Hearts was set in a large, rural area, complete with a huge lake with an island in the middle. Their mother delighted herself in telling them all the contents of the brochure as they drove towards the camp, talking about how much land was owned, the various facilities and activities the camp provided and how much of a generally amazing place it was.

Roxas wasn't impressed though. It was just the name that put him off.

There was already a gathering of people at the entrance when they pulled into the parking lot. A man in a pair of shorts and t-shirt, white with blue trim and the Camp's logo printed on the back, and a smaller one on the pocket of his shirt, jogged up to them with a huge grin on his face and helped them find a place to park while informing them all of what would happen when the got out of the car.

Cloud was conscious, but he didn't seem 'all there' as he slumped against the side of the car, grateful to feel his feet back on solid ground. Roxas looked over at him, then walked to his side, offering up a pat to his arm in brotherly comfort. "How're you feeling?" he asked, looking up into the sickly pale face.

"Like total and utter shit," replied Cloud, tilting his head back and gulping down air.

"Cloud, don't swear!" called their mother as she stood talking to the man in the shorts.

Cloud grumbled to himself, then called out a "Sorry Mum!" to her the best he could. His blue eyes glanced over at his younger brother from behind heavy lidded eyes. "You're enjoying this aren't you?"

Roxas quickly shook his head. "I'm sure Sora is, but I'm not. I'm just glad I don't have to suffer like you"

Cloud chuckled, pushing himself away from the car. "Thanks for your support, Rox," he said, hand flying up to hold his head as it began spinning. "Urgh, I think I need a drink..."

Pulling open the door, Roxas quickly found his bottle of water he'd been drinking and offered it up to his older sibling who was clearly still suffering from the effects of his travel sickness. The male took it with a smile and quickly gulped down the rest, then handed back the clear plastic bottle. Taking it with a soft smile, Roxas looked over at the man with his parents and twin brother. "Do you think you'll be stuck wearing a uniform like that?" he pondered aloud.

"I hope not," replied Cloud, sounding a little better. His voice wasn't as scratchy and weak sounding anymore. "I hate wearing shorts"

The short wearing man seemed to have finished his conversation with the parents now, and was walking in that strange and happy bouncy sort of way towards the main lodge where a large banner hung above the doors with the words 'Welcome Campers' painted in brightly coloured paints. "Follow me please," he called, leading the family along.

Roxas noted that most of the families had a person wearing shorts with them. His eyes cast over the other families that were in the lodge with them, all huddled into their little family units. Their short-wearing person quickly hopped to the front of the crowds and up onto a podium at the front, wearing that stupidly silly grin.

"Welcome families!" he announced proudly, arms sweeping out at his sides. "I see many old faces here among us today, and many more new faces too! I do hope that each and every one of you enjoy your stay here at Camp Kingdom Hearts. My name is Port, and if any of you have any question, please do not hesitate to come to me with them!"

"Are you going to shut up any time soon!?" came a shout from somewhere in the crowd, and a few giggles and laughs followed.

Port merely smiled. "I see we have a joker in our midst," he stated. "But don't worry Zexion, everything will happen in due time!"

"I doubt it will be this century though!" shouted the voice again, followed once more by the chorus of laughter.

At this, Port rolled his eyes and took to ignoring this 'Zexion'. "Well, will all campers please collect their belongs and say goodbye to their parents, because Camp Kingdom Hearts is about to begin! And, is our way here, for your first night here there will be a huge bonfire and everyone will be able to introduce themselves!"

Port was just filled with energy, while many of the crowd merely groaned. There was one lone shout of "Bonfire! Hoo!" from someone, but Roxas was unable to see who they were.

- - - -

He found out later though when the guy just wouldn't leave the huge stack of burning wood alone. He kept finding various things to toss into the flames.

Port once again had found the highest spot to stand and was busy trying to focus everyone's attention upon himself. But Roxas didn't want to look at him, he was more interested in finding his older brother who, after announcing who he was to another person in a pair of shorts, was whisked away and Roxas hadn't seen him since.

They'd all been shown to their cabins, each holding a total of twelve. The boys were kept separate from the girls, and had their own colour coded cabins. The boys were in blue – the girls had yellow.

Sora had instantly claimed 'top bunk', and being kept with his twin, Roxas took the bottom. Being the social butterfly that he was, Sora instantly made friends with a silver haired boy named Riku. They were both sitting side by side and chatting merrily at the bonfire, and despite his attempts, Roxas just didn't want to join in with their discussion about whatever it was they were talking about.

In his search for his big brother, Roxas had found a group of what he could only suppose were friends. There was twelve of them, each wearing a black badge with a strange white symbol on it. They all sat together, talking amongst themselves about whatever it was that groups of people that size talked about.

Well, eleven of them did. The twelfth was the one tossing things into the bonfire.

He was tall, had a thin, slender build. He wasn't scrawny, but he wasn't built amazingly well either. What stood out most about this individual though was his hair. A flaming red furry of spikes styled in a way that they travelled down the back of his head and still moved like non-gelled hair.

But then he noticed his eyes.

Emerald green. A passionate jade with a brightness all to themselves.

And they were locked on him.

Pulling his own blue gaze away from the pyromaniac, Roxas returned on his search for Cloud, when he sensed movement on the log beside him.

"Why so blue, panda bear?"

- - - - - -

Author's Notes: Yes, I understand I have Glory and Nobody's Loveletter, but I just couldn't resist!

I couldn't make up my mind as who to use as the man in the shorts, so I just turned Port (FFVIII) OOC and probably made him oh-so-gay x3

Car sickness is the worse! -pets Cloud- And for those of you that have only ever played Kingdom Hearts, Cloud does suffer travel sickness in FFVII! He just forgets he suffers from it x3

I also apologise for how long this is. Most of my stuff just gets over the 3000 word limit. This one is borderline 4000 x3