Office Akuroku
By Lady Areilite
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or anything. Please be gentle with the criticism-this is my first real fanfic and I am very nervous.
Summary: Axel mentally complaining about his life and how nothing ever…surprises him. Rated M for later chapters. Please note: This story contains yaoi, which means boyxboy, so if you do not like it, you do not have to read it.
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Axel sighed. The rain pounded ceaselessly upon his office window. It was another long, boring office day, exactly like the long, boring days that had preceded it.
He was pissed.
He hated his job, he hated his crappy apartment that had both leaks and noisy neighbors, and he hated being stuck in the same monotone of things over and over again.
Axel glanced over at his computer, which lay stubborn and blank before him. Just like everything else in his claustrophobic cube office, it was old, boxy, and slow.
So,as Axel drummed his fingers impatiently on the desk, he saw it.
A single flash of gold that was seen on the sidewalk, just visible below. Axel glanced out of the window, searching for the thing that had just fallen into his line of vision.
At that moment, his computer beeped, and he turned back to his work. He forgot about the flash of gold until lunchtime, while he unwrapped a hastily made sandwich. He winced as he took a bite. He hated egg salad sandwiches. He sat there moodily, chewing slowly. He heard footsteps approaching his cubicle. He turned, just in time to see his boss arrive. Larxene stood over him, glaring. His eyes trailed up to her blond hair. Maybe that's what I saw this morning, Axel thought dully. Just Larxene coming to work.
"Hem hem," Larxene cleared her throat. Axel glanced up at her-after taking another bite.
"We have a new intern on our floor. I'd like you to show him around." Larxene said. Axel glared. "Why me? I've still got five reports to type up, and these documents have to be signed, and-" "You'll do what I tell you if you want to keep your job." Larxene huffed. Axel groaned. "Fine. Just let me finish this." He held up the remainder of the wilting sandwich. Larxene scrunched up her face. "Why are you eating that? You hate egg salad." Axel shrugged.
The truth was, even though she was a hard, sadistic boss intent on ruling the world(or at least the office) Larxene was one of Axel's best friends. They had known each other ever since high school, but had never liked each other beside friends. That was because in their junior year, Larxene had come out of the closet and admitted to being a lesbian. Her girlfriend, Xion, was constantly in and out of the office, as sweet as Larxene was cruel.
Axel shrugged in response to her question. " I went too fast this morning." Larxene rolled her eyes. "Yeah, that's obvious. Must have been killer on your head though-weren't you at that party last night too?"
Axel shook his head. He was one of the very special people in the world who could get totally smashed at a party then come out fine the next morning. Larxene, however, had a huge hangover and she was very grouchy. Axel decided it was better not to edge her on too much.
Axel threw the sad remainder of a sandwich into the wastebasket that was perched precariously on the edge of his desk. He stretched. "All right, where is he?" Larxene gestured vaguely. "Second cubicle to the right."
He stepped over various boxes and papers to the exit, where he made his way through the long rows of identical cubicles. When he finally reached the right one, he popped his head in, and immediately got hit by a flying eraser.
"Oh-I'm so sorry…it flew out of my hands…"
Axel glanced at the apologizing offender. He was a good deal shorter than he was, but he gained a couple of inches by his spiky hair. He looked as if he hadn't bothered with it at all-it was sticking to one side bizarrely. He had fair, cream-colored skin that looked tender and soft to the touch. Axel resisted the urge to feel those cheeks to see if it was true. His eyes were round and vividly blue. And-his hair was blond.
Axel tore his eyes off the blond to glance around the office. No pictures, no personal touches…wait. Of course there wouldn't be, the kid just got here. Axel mentally kicked himself and remembered what he was there for.
"So, I'm supposed to show you around. I'm Axel…got it memorized?"
He held out his hand. The blond shook it hesitantly. "Roxas."
Cute name, Axel thought.
He gave the smaller hand(which in actuality was very soft) a slight squeeze and gestured for him to follow. He wandered the building, pointing out various random things and places. He dragged his feet-partly because the kid seemed to have a hard time following and because he wanted it to last as long as he could. He wanted to get to know the kid better. Once Axel had taken him to all the spots he could think of , though, he was out of ideas.
Axel shuffled his feet. "So…uh…if you need anything, my cubicle is the one next to the window. Come in anytime." He winked.
However, as he walked away, he couldn't help but feel that he had just missed out on the opportunity to finally do something interesting.
The next few days went without incident. Every day, he would nod to the blond as he passed his cubicle. Axel moodily stared into his coffee. His life had gone from bad to worst in the last few days, seeing as how his girlfriend broke up with him. Axel had been drunk one night, and had made out with a random stranger in a bar. She had caught him. Needless to say, that had effectively ended their relationship. Axel ran a hand through his spiky hair. He had always had trouble with relationships-either he couldn't care less or he couldn't stay interested. This last relationship had been going down the drain anyway-ever since his girlfriend had found out that he was bisexual, she had lost respect for him. She kept thinking she was going to find him wrapped around some exotic gorgeous guy who she had never seen before, and she couldn't take it. The truth was, Axel didn't date much because he just was just bored too easily.
His computer beeped and he automatically glanced toward the screen. A tiny flashing icon sat there, showing he had an email. Since the only email he ever got were the long, boring company memos, he was surprised when he saw an address he didn't recognize. This little message, from someone called SeaSaltLover13, sat there blinking innocently up at him from on his screen. Axel measured his chances. It wouldn't be worth getting caught slacking off by Larxene if it turned out just to be a sort of hoax. However, his hand automatically drifted to the mouse and pressed "Read."
"Hey Axel, it's Roxas, the intern that you showed around last week. Do you wanna go out for coffee later?"
Axel stared. Was this kid asking him out on a date? Boredom, and the need for revenge out of the newly found relationship status, made him send a quick email back saying, " Sure, at what time?" And, if he was truly honest with himself, he had waited for a chance to get to know Roxas better. The way those piercing blue eyes bore into him gave him a squirming sensation in his chest that he couldn't explain.
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Sea Salt Lover 13...sorry, I couldn't help it.
This is only chapter one...there will be more...
Review? Please? I would love to be able to improve my work!
