Wednesday, that's better than Friday, no? Here you go, the sequel to "The Other Side isn't so Green". It may read a little slow because it's been six months since "The Other Side…Green" ended and I'm trying to show what everyone is feeling and what they've been doing. Enjoy.

Here, at the Other Side – Chapter 1

"Rob, baby. It's been six months. How do you want me to kill him?" Morgan Akuseru asked her husband. "I can do it slowly or make it quick. Mr. Clemons and I can even torture him for a couple years before we do it. What do you say?"

"Mr. Clemons?" Rob Akuseru asked. Jail had sucked these last few months. But when that bullet landed in the woman he loved, he knew he deserved this. He pleaded guilty at his trial and was in for life.

"Well, you were too busy fucking your son to pay me any attention. You don't expect me to embrace the life of celibacy do you? Mr. Clemons is my boyfriend." Much to his surprise, that didn't bother Rob too much. "So what should we do to that rotten child of yours?"

"You better be feeding him!" Rob demanded.

"Don't worry; we feed him when we remember to." Morgan said as she started picking at one of her nails.

"What?!" Rob yelled.

"Hey, he's chained in the basement. It's easy to forget about him. You know it's not like he screams or anything. He's been depressed since he was kicked out of that blond kid's house. So should we start hitting him? You know like you use to. Because we just ignore him now."

"Just let him go, divorce me, and start a life with this Mr. Clemons." Rob demanded. He was getting tired of these visits with Morgan.

"Apparently you're still not ready to make this descision. We'll start hitting him that might make him feel better. See you soon."

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"Roxas, you need to prepare yourself for the fact that he is probably dead." Ellen Hikari told her son at breakfast. "It's been six months and the police can't find him."

"He's not dead!" Roxas yelled. Sora and Riku excused themselves from the table and snuck away. "I would know, I would feel it, he's not dead!"

"Roxas honey, I know how you feel. I mean, I was the one who sent him out that night. Imagine how I feel. I practically killed him. It could very easily be my fault he's dead." Ellen tried to convince her son to move on. He hadn't been the same since Axel went missing.

"You're right." Roxas said quietly.

"I am?" She asked, excited that she had finally gotten through to him.

"Yeah, you killed him. If he is dead, it's because of you." Roxas got up and walked away from the table. He made his way to the beach and sat down in the hot sand. Throwing his head into his hands he began crying.

He knew Axel wasn't dead, he just had a feeling, and he trusted it. Nora, Rude, Reno, Demyx, Zexion, and he had snuck in and searched Axel's house top to bottom, not long after he went missing. They weren't able to find anything. They had even cornered Morgan. Either she was a great actress or she really didn't know anything about it.

Roxas refused to give up, though. He needed to find Axel. He felt a hand wrap around his shoulder as his twin brother, Sora, sat down next to him. "I'd say happy birthday, but it's not really happy. So, congratulations on turning seventeen today." Sora said quietly.

"Thanks Sora, and happy birthday to you." He responded sadly.

"Aww, you know I can't be happy when you're so sad." Sora said.

"He's not dead Sora."

"I know we all want that to be true. But Roxas, if you get used to reality you'll be able to be happy again." Sora tried to convince Roxas, "You need to let go of the past to be happy Rox."

"Six months ago is not the past and I will never be happy without Axel?" Roxas yelled letting more tears slide down his face, "Go celebrate your birthday with mom before the family gets here." Sora quietly stood up and walked away from his twin. He was worried about Roxas, everyone was.

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Sora walked into the kitchen, where his mother and Riku were sitting in silence. "I don't think he's coming to our party mom. He's still really depressed." Sora sighed as he sat down next to Riku. "It hurts me to see him like this. I just want him to be happy again."

"I know what you mean." Ellen said.

"What if he isn't dead?" Riku inquired.

"Riku honey, we all want to believe that, but it's unlikely." Ellen reiterated.

"Unlikely, not impossible. Demyx, Zexion and I have been talking and Demyx has known Axel most of his life. We all agree Axel isn't going down easily. You kicking him out probably distracted him from his usual focus, but Axel's a fighter. He's not letting Roxas go."

"Riku you're teenagers. You all think you're invincible but it isn't true. Axel, despite all beliefs, is susceptible to death. And I killed him." Ellen threw her head I her hands and started crying.

Sora quickly wrapped his arms around her and comforted her, "It's not your fault mom."

"Yeah, Roxas should've lost his virginity in a public bathroom or something. Sure it's not special, but his boyfriend wouldn't have gotten thrown out and gone missing. What was he thinking?" Riku said with sarcasm dripping from his voice.

"Riku!" Sora scolded.

"Sora, it was Roxas' choice, it was decided. Somehow, somewhere it was going to happen. He's a teenage boy, that's what we do." Riku fumed. Demyx was seriously pissed about what happened and it was rubbing off on Riku. "Sora, Demyx told us how special it was for Axel to sleep with Roxas.

"Roxas is the only person who has ever slept with him because he loves him and not because of his looks, talents, or for punishment. It's not like it meant nothing, it probably meant everything to him. And Axel was punished for that. Now he's missing and Roxas is pretty much the living dead. I'm not saying what they did was right but it wasn't wrong. Those two need to be together. Axel is not dead. He would not let that happen without saying bye to Roxas."

"I agree that Axel shouldn't have been kicked out, but I don't believe it's my mom's fault he's dead." Sora said hurt.

"I didn't say it was her fault he's missing." Riku responded.

"Then why'd you bring it up?!" Sora yelled, he never yelled in anger. And yet, here he was yelling at Riku and overflowing with anger. Riku wanted to fix that, he hadn't meant to make Sora mad; he was just venting his frustrations.

"Let's not fight, it's your birthday." Riku calmed down.

"Why don't you just go hang out with Demyx!" Sora said as he ran to his room and slammed the door. Riku walked out the door, without a word to Ellen, and headed to Demyx's. Sora was mad at him, and he felt like shit.

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"Where are you going?" Roxas asked Riku, who was storming away from the beach, "Aren't you staying for Sora's birthday party."

"No, I pissed him off, and it's your party too." Riku said as he walked towards Roxas.

"I know. But the only person I want to hear say, 'happy birthday' is Axel. Because that's the only way it'll be true, if Axel were here it'd be a happy birthday. I'll celebrate when he gets back." Roxas said miserably. "So what did you do?"

"I may have implied that it is your mom's fault Axle's missing."

"Well it is." Roxas accused.

"No, it isn't. It's partially her fault that he was out that night, but Axel could've said no to you, and you could've stayed in your room." Riku reasoned, "But the true person who's at fault here, is whoever kidnapped Axel. My money is on Morgan."

"So you don't think he's dead?" Roxas asked.

"No, he wouldn't give up. He's gonna do everything in his power to get back to you."

"We asked Morgan about it. It seemed like she was sincere when she said she didn't even know he was missing. She said she was too busy with Rob's trial."

"I'm sure it also sounded convincing when she said they didn't abuse him."

"Good point." Roxas agreed. "Maybe we're talking to the wrong parent."

"I'm not following." Riku said confused at Roxas' words.

"Rob pleaded guilty at his trial. He obviously knows what he did was wrong. So, maybe we should talk to him. Maybe he's talked to Morgan. It can't hurt."

"It's worth a shot." Riku agreed.

"Now you need to turn your ass around and go to Sora." Roxas demanded. Riku shook his head.

"He doesn't want to see me."

"You know those movies where the whiny bitch runs away and the man runs after her and there's a happy ending?" Roxas waited for Riku to nod. "That's the same as this situation, except you're both being whiny bitches. You need to be the man and apologize to Sora."

"I'm not a whiny bitch." Riku mumbled.

"So go make up with Sora. Don't' let him have a crappy birthday because you were venting. He's been waiting to show you off for months."

" Thanks Roxas. You know, Axel wouldn't want you to have a shitty birthday because he's missing." Riku attempted.

"I can't help it Riku. I miss him so much. The only thing that's holding me together is the fact that I know he's alive, and he needs me. Going to a party, where everyone tells me 'smile', 'be happy', 'this is a wonderful day'…I can't do that." Roxas broke down in tear again. Riku moved closer to Roxas and rubbed his back as he let his emotions out.

"Go to Sora, Riku." Roxas cried, "Don't worry about me." Riku slowly stood up and took his phone out as he walked towards the house.

After a few more minutes of crying alone, Roxas felt yet another person wrap their arm around him and sit down. "Can I cry with you?" Demyx asked.

"Riku sent you?" Roxas asked and Demyx nodded. Roxas allowed Demyx to wrap his arms around him, encasing him in a makeshift cocoon. This is the company he needed. Someone who wouldn't tell him to be happy, or tell him that he was insane for thinking Axel was alive. Demyx would allow Roxas to be sad and give him what little comfort he could, and Roxas would do the same for him.

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Riku knocked on Sora's door. 'Come in' he heard Sora's shaky voice. He opened the door and hesitated before entering. "Sora."

"What, do you wanna blame my mom for something else?" Sora snapped sitting up on his bed. Riku could tell he had been crying. Knowing he was the one that caused that, his stomach lurched.

"I'm sorry, Sora. I didn't mean that. I already apologized to your mom." Riku walked farther into the room to stand in front of Sora. He used his finger to gently wipe Sora's tears away. "I'm really sorry. I'm upset about Axel, and taking it out on the wrong people. I don't want you mad at me or to ruin your birthday. Can you forgive me?"

Sora looked up, his large cerulean eyes staring into Riku's oceanic eyes, "Of course." Sora grabbed the front of Riku's shirt to pull him in for a kiss. Riku gladly allowed himself to be pulled on top of Sora. Sora opened his mouth to allow Riku entrance as he ran his fingers through his boyfriend's silvery hair.

Riku loved the feeling of Sora's hands in his hair but they soon fell away. His moan of frustration turned into a moan of pleasure as Sora's hands found their way into his shirt, and his clothed hips began grinding into his. "Sora." Riku half moaned half scolded. Sora captured his lips to keep him from talking. Riku felt Sora attempt to get his shirt off but he grabbed his hands.

Riku quickly covered himself back up before speaking, "Do you really think this is a good idea?" He asked looking at the door.

"It's my birthday." Sora whined trying to free his hands, "I'm seventeen, you're eighteen. Please."

"Sora your mother's downstairs, your entire family is coming over."

"I'm not a baby anymore. I can make my own decisions!" Sora said as he sat up and took his own shirt off, just as his mom walked in.

"It's not what it looks like!" Riku said wide eyed, holding his hands up.

"Yes it is!" Sora insisted.

"What is with you and your brother?!" Ellen asked before walking out and slamming the door.

AN: I'm sure many of you are pissed that Axel's not in this chapter but I assure you he starts out the next chapter and is in about half of it.

There will be more insight into why Ellen is so insistent that Axel is dead in chapter 3.

Also, so far, and I'm writing chapter 6, there's a lot more SoRiku. I think it's because I like to have a little romance in my stories and there's an obvious lack of that since Roxas and Axel have been separated.

I have a feeling that this story may be shorter than "The Other Side isn't so Green". And I'm not sure about a threequel yet. I left the ending of my plot open for a few different options. So we'll see what happens with that.

Mr. Clemons will also be in the next chapter, he was actually in "The Other Side…Green", he just wasn't introduced. Kudos if you figure it out. In chapter 3 Rob will explain it.

Thanks for Reading, and I hope I'm keeping up with my "Other Side" Standards.

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