It was all Sora's fault.

And this time, Roxas really meant it. Yes, there were times when Roxas blamed his over-eager twin for things that may or may not have been his fault in the first place, (like that thing with the microwave and the lizard, that if anyone asked, was definitely Riku's idea), but this time it really was Sora's fault.

Roxas was going to die, and it was all Sora's fault.

As he ran, Roxas tried to recall how he'd gotten into this situation in the first place.

-Earlier that day-

"Roxas please!"

"No! I told you I'm not going to submit myself to that humiliation again!"

"Roxas, you're overreacting." Sora walked over to where his twin was laying on his bed and plucked the book right out of Roxas' hands. "I was reading that!" The blonde huffed and crossed his arms. "I'm not going to the gym with you again just so you can impress some girl."

Sora let out a long whine. "But Roxas! It'll look weird if I go by myself!" Roxas was very tempted to argue and ask just exactly how taking another guy to the gym would be less weird for the situation, but for the sake of his growing headache, he gave in. "Fine. But if I trip again, you stay away from my funeral." Sora jumped off of his brother's bed. "Just stay away from the elliptical and you'll be fine!"

-Currently-

Roxas winced at the memory and sent a look of utter betrayal across the gym to his brother, who just so happened to be talking with the cute redheaded girl he's been pinning after and making a show of how many weights he's lifted. The blonde rolled his eyes when he heard the girl giggle from all the way across the room and tried to focus on his treadmill.

"I'm going to die on this elliptical and it's going to be Sora's fault." He mumbled aloud. "I'm going to come back from the afterlife and kick his-" Roxas was cut off by another giggle. He turned in the direction of the sound expecting to see Sora putting on a show, but instead he almost tripped on his treadmill.

The giggle did come from a girl, but not the redhead Sora was talking to. It came from the little blonde at the front desk, but that's not what had Roxas tripping over his feet. It was who she was talking to.

Leaning on the front desk was a tall man, about a whole foot taller than Roxas, if not more, he noticed. He had the most vibrant red hair that Roxas had ever seen before that was pulled back into a low ponytail. This man's eyes were a chilling shade of green, so startling that Roxas could see their color from where he was, not that he was staring or anything. He wore a tight black shirt that read 'trainer' on the back, and a pair of every day gym shorts.

"I'm pretty sure it was Saix who took out his eye." The tall man said with a laugh that went straight through Roxas. "Axel! Don't say that. He'll hear you!" The blonde giggled and gently slapped the man- no, Axel on the shoulder.

"And then what? Fire me? I'm the best trainer here!" The red head gave a stunning smile. "Anyway, gotta go, it's my lunch break." He tapped the counter twice and began to walk away. "Talk to you later, Namine." Axel sent a wave behind his shoulder. "See ya later, Axel!" the small blonde smiled back.

Roxas watched Axel as he walked to the back room, slowly getting his treamill working again. However, just as he was getting back on track, the redhead turned and caught Roxas staring at him, a grin breaking out across his face. Before he had a chance to look away, Axel gave Roxas a wink, causing the blonde to stutter his movements, and this time, he did fall off his machine.

"Hey Roxas, you're drooling." Sora's voice snapped Roxas back into reality. "What?!" he swiped at the side of his mouth. "Am not!" Roxas quickly looked back to where Axel had been standing, but found just an empty space.

Sora laughed as he watched Roxas fumble on the treadmill. "That's Axel. He's one of the trainers here at the gym. I'm sure I could set you up with some private lessons." Sora wiggled his eyebrows, earning a slap from Roxas. "Shut up! Someone'll here you." The blonde looked around, but they were mostly alone in the gym, despite a person or two. Sora rolled his eyes. "Well, Kairi left a couple minutes ago, so we can go home now." Roxas sighed in relief as they walked to the door.

"Have a good day boys!" Namine waved from behind the desk. "Thanks, you too!" the boys said in unison as they walked out.

"So, are you gonna come back with me tomorrow?" Sora asked Roxas, crossing his arms behind his head as the two walked home. "Maybe." Roxas replied simply. "I managed to not injure myself today, so things are looking in my favor." "You just want to see that trainer again." Sora laughed when Roxas elbowed him.

That night, Roxas dreamt of red hair and green eyes.

-The next day-

"Roxas wake up! We gotta go to the gym!"

Roxas' dreams were being rudely interrupted by a rather annoying twin of his. He growled and opened his eyes groggily. "Sora… It's almost eight in the morning!" Roxas had every intention on smacking his twin something fierce when he was fully awake. "Exactly! Yoga class starts soon!" Sora tugged the blonde out of bed.

"Wait! No one said anything about yoga!" Roxas rubbed at his eyes and sent Sora the most threatening glare he could muster at such an early hour. "Trust me, Roxas! You'll love it!" Sora threw some clothes at his brother and left the room.

Usually when Roxas decided to trust Sora, things never turned out right for him. The only bone Roxas had ever broken was because Sora told him it was a good idea to jump out of that tree. (Roxas was pretty sure he told that lizard to trust him before he put it in the microwave too.)

Deciding that maybe this time would be different, he put on the gym clothes that were thrown at him and followed Sora out the door, hopping on one foot in attempt to pull on his sneakers.

"Did that girl talk you into doing yoga, Sora? She might just ask you to paint her nails next too." Roxas yawned. "No! Well, yes, Kairi did tell me to come, but that's beside the point! Plenty of guys do yoga! Just you wait!" the smile Sora gave Roxas put him under the impression that he definitely knew something the blonde didn't know. Which he did.

The sense of betrayal returned moments later when Roxas was sitting uncomfortably barefoot in a scorching room full of girls in colorful skin tight clothes on a sticky purple yoga mat. "I thought you said there would be other guys here!" He hissed at his brother, who sent him a shrug from next to the redheaded girl. "Just wait, you'll be fine!" Sora attempted to reassure his twin unsuccessfully. Roxas sighed.

Their instructor was five minutes late. He just wanted her to show up so he could make a fool of himself and then go home and back to sleep to forget any of this ever happened. "And why is it so hot in here?" The blonde was beginning to sweat and the class hadn't even started yet. "This is hot yoga, Roxas!" The girl sitting next to Sora whispered. "It's like regular yoga, but without air conditioning." She explained. "Don't you tell him anything?" She hit Sora lightly, making him smile.

Roxas wasn't sure if he had the best luck or the worst luck in the entire galaxy when his instructor finally walked in.

"Hey everyone, I'm Axel. Sorry I'm late; one of my meetings ran too long." The redhead from yesterday strolled in, turning down the lights.

While Axel made his barefooted way to the front of the room, Roxas couldn't help but notice the incredibly tight pants that he was wearing, and a tight tank top to match. Yes, this class was going to be the end of Roxas, and once again, it was Sora's fault. Roxas turned and glared at his twin who only wiggled his eyebrows back, and the blonde was glad the lights were dim to hide the blush that crept up on his face.

Axel gave another brilliant smile as he reached the front of the room and sat down in some weird position Roxas couldn't really see himself ever getting into. "Alright, we'll start off easy to loosen your mind and body, and then work our way up." He said. Maybe this won't be as bad as Roxas originally thought.

The first thing that told Roxas he was very wrong was that Axel had stripped himself of that tank top he was wearing.

The second thing was Sora giggling uncontrollably next to him. In this hot room, Roxas felt like the lizard that was ceremoniously sacrificed to the microwave when they were young.

The third thing was the sighs and moans that left the instructors mouth as he stretched.

"Okay, lets start off with the Sukhasana pose." Axel started and Roxas almost fainted from the way the name rolled off the instructor's tongue. "If you can, go ahead and sit in your lotus position like I am, and if youre not there yet, then just sit half-lotus or crisscross applesauce."

Roxas looked over to Sora for guidance and folding his legs similarly, with one resting on top of the other.

"Now, reach your arms up and clasp your fingers together above your head and reach for the ceiling." Axel continued, doing just that. When he raised his arms, Axel's eyes closed and his back arched just so, and Roxas almost had to physically slap himself to keep his brain on task. He did his best to only focus on the redhead's face, because if he didn't, Roxas knew he'd have an issue.

After a few moments of soft breathing, the instructor opened his eyes with a grin and brought his hands slowly down to his lap. "Good job, guys. Alright guys, time to get on your hands and knees."

Roxas almost chocked, launching Sora and Kairi into fits of giggles. Thankfully, no one seemed to notice as they were getting into their next position. Roxas' face turned scarlet and punched Sora in the arm before the two got into their pose.

"This is called the table pose. Make sure to align your palms under your shoulders and your knees under your hips." Axel demonstrated in the front of the room. "Try and lengthen your spine." Roxas tried to imagine his spine lengthening, but felt just a tad silly. The silliness, however, went away as Axel did the next pose.

"When I tell you, inhale and arch your back, reaching your tailbone to the sky, and remember to look up. Ready? Inhale." When Axel arched his back and stuck his butt out, Roxas did everything but inhale, his breath getting caught in his throat. It was only when Sora reached over and smacked him did Roxas return to earth and arched his back as well.

"Alright hold it for six breaths." Axel said and Roxas' brain began to work again as he counted his breaths.

"Now, we'll be doing Adho Mukha Svanasana. Or downward facing dog, for short." The redhead straightened his back. "From here, tuck your toes under and lift your hips to the ceiling." Axel let out a sigh as he demonstrated. From there, he stood up. "I'll be walking around to make sure you're all doing this right." He grinned and started to make his way around the room.

Roxas watched as Axel would occasionally praise a student who had done the pose well, or readjust the hips of others, pulling them back or forward. "Spread your fingers wide apart, with your middle finger facing forward and your hands shoulder width apart. Press your fingers and palms into the floor."

Roxas heart nearly stopped beating when Axel finally reached him. Axel studied the blonde's form for a second before stepping behind him and placing his hands on the exposed skin where Roxas' shirt rode up and pulled his hips back slightly, causing Roxas to feel a stretch in his back. "There you go." He tapped the small of Roxas' back lightly. "Lookin' good." Axel flashed a brilliant smile and a wink before moving on to the next student, and Roxas's arms and legs nearly gave out.

Axel took the class through the warrior poses and the sun salutation before class was finally over. "Alright." He clapped his hands together. "You all did awesome today!" The instructor grinned and several girls giggled. "I'll see you all next week." With a wink, Axel walked over and turned the lights back up and wiped his face off with a towel as the air conditioning turned on.

"You okay there Roxas?" Kairi laughed as Roxas flopped down on his mat from exhaustion. "Yeah, if you count not being able to move for the rest of my life okay." Sora extended a hand and his twin helped him up. "Did you have fun? I knew you would." Sora grinned and Roxas rolled his eyes. "Yeah whatever. Just don't expect me to come back here next week." "Aww, you're not coming back?" Roxas didn't notice Axel walk over until he spoke, putting an arm around Kairi.

"Oh, I, uh-" Roxas' heart dropped when he saw the affectionate gesture. Were Axel and Kairi dating? He looked to Sora who didn't seem to be put out at all by it. "Axel you're pressuring him! And what did I tell you about touching me when you're sweaty!" Kairi made a grossed out face and elbowed the taller redhead in the stomach, causing them both to laugh. "Aw calm down little sis, you're sweaty too."

Roxas hoped his relief wasn't too visible. They were siblings, of course.

"So, are you going to introduce me to your friends here, Kairi?" Axel smiled at Roxas. "Oh yes of course! Axel, this is Sora and Roxas, the twins I was telling you about." She gestured to each of the boys. "Roxas, huh? A cute name for a cute face." Axel winked and Roxas was glad he was already flushed from the workout because his face was fifty shades of red. "You did really well today, Roxas. If you ever want any private lessons, let me know." Axel grinned one last time before ruffling Kairi's hair, who let out a squeak and a slap of protest, and walking away.

As soon as Axel was out of hearing reach, Roxas let out a long breath an Sora laughed. "So what was that about not coming back?" "If I die because of yoga, I will kill you." Roxas sent a murderous glare to his brother and walked past him, leaving Sora and Kairi giggling.

Yup, Roxas was really beginning to feel like a lizard in a microwave.