I know I should probably be working on my other stories, but I've been working on this piece a while and it's almost done so I feel safe uploading this one. I may upload a drabble dump fic for all of the Rise of the Guardians pieces my mind dreams up, but it all depends on how you guys would feel about it, since they would be mostly dark and sad like this one.
NOTE: I put the character as Demyx, but in this fic he goes by Dem because of issues with his parents which I will explain when I upload that chapter. This also was going to be an original piece at first but I decided to make it a KH fic because I could and wanted to, so if I don't catch where I had a different name for an already established character, please let me know. I'm keeping the different last names, because I spent a fair bit of time researching names that had the same meaning as their original last name so those are staying!
Shoutout to Ms. Amy who helped me with Axel's last name, though it doesn't appear for a while!
WARNINGS FOR THIS CHAPTER: extreme angst, possibly triggering, a homosexual relationship, and an evil cliffhanger at the end!
Warnings will be a chapter by chapter basis, but overall the tone of this will be dark with hints of light like the night sky with stars!
RATING: The rating may change to M later purely because of the violence that is planned. If you can't handle large amounts of violence, then I wouldn't even start reading this.
Reviews are welcomed and it makes my day to be greeted by reviews when I check my email each day! They also inspire me to write!
ON TO THE FIC! (marches off in random direction)
A door creaks open
a bedraggled form slips in
dropping everything it had on the floor
wearily slipping onto the couch
as though its legs had just Jello'd instantly
upon arrival into their owner's sanctuary.
A voice piques up
strong but tentative,
more afraid of the actions then the person.
"So, how bad was it today?"
A hefty sigh ,
as though three worlds
have taken up permanent residence on his shoulders.
"It could have been worse."
A small pause,
just enough to cause tension and anticipation
to form thickly in the surrounding air.
"Instead of yelling at me,
telling me how unnatural I am
and that I should have been aborted
right when my mom found out about me,
they could have just thrown things and
shoved me into lockers and brick walls between classes.
Oh and the only thing they didn't break was Sasha,
cus I had her, thankfully, in her case all day."
He sinks into the comfortable couch,
oppression and degradation weighing heavily
on his heart, once open and loving,
his soul, once a blinding beacon of hope,
and most of all
his eyes,
once bright but now a dull charcoal remnant
of the burning oceans which used to resided there.
His lover sinks onto the couch next to him,
strong, lanky arms gathering the withering teen up and
holding him securely against a solid, lean chest,
soft, long fingers running deftly through sandy blonde locks,
habitually loosening the hair spray-infused mullet
to dangle limply and raggedly around a square face
sculpted with hard lines from years of torment
and etched by venomous words constantly thrown in it.
"Ssshh, Demy. It'll be ok.
You'll see.
The whole world isn't this mean."
They're rocking softly,
as though being cradled by a soft breeze and gentle current,
the older teen wiping tears away from ashen cheeks,
thumbs slowly massaging his hardened face,
migrating downwards to throat and shoulders
before sliding onto arms,
finally resting on soft, calloused hands,
grasping them tightly with their smooth, loving partners,
all the while planting chaste, passionate, open-mouthed kisses
along the taut flesh of his cool neck and jawbone,
ending his ministrations with a tender kiss upon colorless lips
and a fierce reassuring hug.
"Thanks Axel,"
A contented sigh escaping loosened lips
as though steam from a covered pot.
"I really needed that."
The smallest of smiles has graced his stony face,
reviving hope in Axel that his Dem is still in there somewhere.
With an acknowledging purr, Axel slides sideways onto the couch,
turning Dem so he is cradled lovingly against his chest,
as a parent would their scared child.
Shuddering breaths are the only disturbance
of the tomb-like silence inhabiting their apartment.
"I really don't want to go back there."
Dem sighs, burying his head further into Axel's black tank top.
"I don't want you to either, but you have to get a high school diploma. Plus…"
"Plus, it's the only way my parents will let me live with you. I know. It's just…"
A frustrated exhale and a few irked huffs for good measure.
"I know, it's just ridiculous that we have to do this period.
But hey, you only got less than 2 months and then…"
Axel pulls Dem closer, so their faces are close, lips nearly touching.
"You can come to college with me. Oh you'll love it there! They've got…"
Chuckling, Dem places two fingers against Axel's lips,
silencing him from a rant about The Great and Powerful college.
"I know I'll love it there. You've told me this a million times!"
He punctuates each word with a quick peck of the lips,
and then rests his head against Axel's chest as he purrs in contentment.
'He's my forever and that's the way it'll stay, no matter what.'
Axel muses as they both drift off for a nap.
How could either have known
that their peace would be shattered so violently,
like a hammer destroys a window,
and so soon,
like a finger snap, loud but fleeting.
I hope you all enjoyed it! Once again please review! Next chapter will be up soon!