AUTHORS NOTES:
-I do not own KH, Roxas, Axel, or any other characters
-I do not own any songs mentioned
-This is my first fanfic, so be nice.
-This is rated M for a reason, definite lemon later on. you were warned.
Chapter One: "In Which There is Joy Division"
ROXAS
Roxas dropped his keys on the table and sat down on the couch. Coming home after a long day of working in his studio, all he wanted to do was sit and catch his breath for a few minutes. Living alone has its depressing moments, he thought to himself. Roxas lived in a third floor apartment near the school. It wasn't much, but he called it home. Sometimes he missed the hustle and bustle of when he used to have roommates, but that thought was always quickly vanquished when he remembered how little privacy he got to himself then.
Another long day spent on his final project for the semester, and he was nowhere near satisfied with it. But thats the life of an art student, Roxas sighed. He relaxed back into his chair, uncurling his back from hours spent hunched over his drawing table, when he heard a furious pounding at the door. Maybe if I just close my eyes and pretend I'm not home, they'll go away, he prayed silently to himself.
"ROXASSS!! I know you're in there you nerd! You never leave!" cried a familiar voice. Roxas grudgingly got up and walked through the kitchen to the door, he knew Sora would not be discouraged.
"Hey man, you really need to get out more," Sora laughed as he walked in. "I'm always doing work, you know that." Roxas replied with a shrug. Sora walked over to the kitchen table and sat down, eyeing his brother. "Well you're going to take a break from work tonight, we're going out." He said. Roxas let out a long sigh, thinking up any possible excuse he could. "I don't know man, I--"
"I'm not taking any excuses from you Roxas, I'm worried about you, you spend too much time in this apartment." Sora interrupted forcibly. "There's a few parties going on tonight, and then we can maybe hit the bar or something. You need to get out of here." Roxas stopped trying to argue and thought about what his cousin was saying. Maybe he did need a change, hadn't he just been saying things were getting depressing? "Alright, you've got a point I guess. So what's going on tonight?"
Sora smiled. "Well there's some kids from painting throwing a dance party at their house tonight down on 8th, and we were planning on pre-gaming at my place for a little while before showing up. So whaddaya say cuz, are you in?" Roxas gave a halfhearted smile back at Sora. "Yeah, I'm in."
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As he put the last finishing touches on his outfit for the night, Roxas checked himself in the mirror. He was shamelessly metro when it came to going out. Normally, he didn't make a big fuss about how he looked, he was too busy with his work to care. But tonight, he definitely made an effort. Black skinny jeans, a black acid washed tee, and a dark grey hoodie were his modest attire for the evening, but when it came to his hair, it had to be perfect. Spiked just right with a little twirl, you had to admire that kind of styling talent. Satisfied with his appearance, he checked his pockets, some cash, a fake ID, pack of cigarettes, lighter, and his keys. All set. He grabbed his phone off the table and called Sora. "I'm heading out, I'll be at your place in a few."
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AXEL
Lighting a cigarette on his porch, Axel shut his eyes and took a long drag. Bastard roommates were driving him nuts. God knows why he decided to live with all of them. Demyx was already blasting the music, and the party hadn't even started. "My bodddyyyy is your bodddyyy, I wont tell anybodddyy if you want to use my boddddyy gooo forrrr itttt!!" Demyx sang, while he boogied out onto the porch and bumped into Axel.
"Fuck Demyx, you'll get the cops called on us already and nobody's even here yet." Axel growled. He wasn't in the best mood of his life. Demyx decided they should throw this party to try and lighten Axel up, get his mind off the other things that were bothering him. Axel lost himself in thought while Demyx squealed and frolicked away into the house. Axel hadn't been right for the past couple months. I'm so sick of everything around me, he thought. I need something new, I need a change. He stubbed out his cigarette on the railing and flicked it into the yard before going inside.
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ROXAS
Sitting on the couch in Sora's apartment, Roxas was actually enjoying himself, much to his surprise. He was laughing at Sora's boyfriend, Riku, do impersonations of the german drawing professor they had last year. I've become too much of a recluse lately, Roxas thought. It really feels good to be around people once and a while.
It was getting close to midnight, almost time to head over to the party. Roxas finished his beer and helped Sora pack some drinks up for later at the party. "We really need to hook you up with someone tonight." Sora said, nudging him. Sora made a habit of trying to play matchmaker for Roxas, luckily Roxas had evaded every attempt so far beautifully. He'd long ago admitted to himself he was bi, so Sora took advantage of that fact and had tried to set him up with anything on two legs. "I think I can hook myself up with someone just fine thanks." Roxas said with a smirk. The truth is, he hadn't been with anyone for the past couple of months, no one really got his attention, they all just seemed like copies of each other. "Suit yourself man," Shrugged Sora. "But you seriously need to get laid."
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Heading up the front steps to the party, Roxas was almost overwhelmed by the amount of people already there. Well we party as hard as we work here he reminded himself. He watched as a drunken girl was being carried out by her friends. Sora clapped him on the back."So let's go dance!" He squealed. Roxas couldnt help but nod, as they ran up the steps to where the music was blasting inside the house.
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AXEL
Axel looked around the party. God, it's always the same damn people, he groaned. The party was in full swing, and there were already people being carried out of the house. Not suprising, from his first day of school here, there had been parties like this. Art students mostly borderline alcoholics.
He high-fived a few people he recognized on his way through the party, making his way toward the living room, which had been converted for tonight, into a dancefloor. Demyx was still grinding on his boyfriend, Zexion, as he had been for the last hour, and suffice to say, Zex didnt look all that amused. Axel chuckled to himself and went back to the kitchen to mix himself another drink. The way the night was going so far, he thought he'd probably need it. Walking down the hallway, lost in his own thoughts, he nearly fell over a passed out guy who looked like he belonged in a frat. He pondered for a moment whether or not to kick the guy a few times for being in his way, but decided against getting the vomit and sweat on his boots. He turned the corner to the kitchen and had to do a double take. Standing near the window in the kitchen was the most gorgeous boy he'd ever set eyes on. Looks like that change I need came a lot sooner than I thought, Axel grinned.
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ROXAS
Needing a break from watching Sora molest his boyfriend on the dancefloor, Roxas headed to the kitchen for some fresh air, and another beer. Too easily he got lost in his thoughts, staring out the window. When he came back to reality, he was startled to see green eyes reflected in the window.
Roxas quickly turned around to see those same green eyes locked on his. Apparently while he'd been spacing out, a handsome redhead had decided to corner him. The redhead's hand was on the wall above Roxas' head, and he was leaning in close to Roxas, with a sly smile on his face. "Hey there blondie, I don't think I've had the pleasure of meeting you before, what's your name?" The redhead inquired. Roxas was startled, and uncomfortable with the closeness between himself and the redhead, and had to pause before he could respond. "I'm... Roxas... I'm a drawing major." He stammered. The redhead only smiled wider. "So Roxy...' He said, leaning in even closer. "I'm Axel, painting major. And I also happen to live here. Got it memorized?"
AXEL
The blonde was to die for. Axel couldn't get enough of him, he wanted him to keep talking with that sweet voice of his. "Oh.. I didn't know.." The blonde blushed. Oh god, I can think of a million other reasons to make him blush, Axel swooned a little. "It's fine Roxy, you're more than welcome here, any time." He emphasized the last two words, looking the blonde directly in the eye. What gorgeous eyes they were too, the brightest blue, so innocent... Axel was almost drooling. "I got an idea Roxy, you want to go dance?"
ROXAS
He was unnerved and intrigued at the same time by the impressive redhead. He was incredibly handsome, that was for sure. Pale skin, Flaming red hair that stood out in spikes, those strange tattoos, and Roxas doubted if he would ever get though piercing green eyes out of his head. When Axel came near him something came alive in Roxas' chest... something that felt like a million butterflies trying to get free. But on the other hand, Roxas knew about guys like this. They would tease, amd jerk you around, and in the end it never turned out to be more than a one night stand. Guys like Axel could never be trusted.
So when Axel asked him to dance, every fiber in his body screamed 'YES!' But all he could do was blush even more. "I'll take that as a yes Roxy. Come on, their playing our song."