AN: Ok, for the people who don't know, this is a sequel to Valentine's Play. So if you haven't read that, it'd be best if you did. Otherwise this may be VERY confusing. This takes place a year after that whole incident. And I just realized...I meant to name the last chapter on VP "Dance To The Death" well, I made a typo and called it "Death To The Death" T.T Sorry for the late story!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except a Hiei keychain.
Summary: (Valentine's Play sequel) With Axel in college, things get more hectic around the place. Especially when Roxas is introduced to adult chocolates. But how will they live their lifes now that nothing is normal? AU Akuroku, Zemyx, Nasaix, Soriku Rated for safety.
"Do it, do it, do it!" Axel, Demyx, and Vexen said in unison. Beads of sweat rolled down Roxas' little face as his gaze shifted between the two objects. "Stop it, you're making me nervous!" He shouted. "But...Which one?" He asked himself. Axel put a hand on his shoulder with confidence. "The red one."
Demyx slapped Axel's hand away. "No! That'll be a fatal mistake! The blue! The blue!" Roxas snapped around and growled. They weren't making this any easier on him. "I agree with Demyx for once. The blue one is obviously the right choice." Vexen said calmly as he watched Roxas struggle at making a desicion.
The little one tugged at his own hair and ran his hands down the side of his face. "I...I.." Roxas quickly shot his arms out infront of him. "I choose the purple one!" He said as he flung a notebook into a shopping cart. The three older men threw their hands up in the air and sighed loudly.
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Roxas got out a pen and flopped down on his bed. He then began writing in his new journal. "Dear Journal,
Today has been like any other day. After school I have to go visit Axel. See, I only get to visit him on Fridays. During the week he's pretty busy with his college work and what not, and on weekends he's too busy getting drunk with Xigbar. So he makes time for me on Fridays. After I realized he was going to be taken away from my life for four years after highschool, Axel and I decided to try dating. One thing lead to another, and before you know it, we're official boyfriend/boyfriend! The bad part is, I'm still only 16, and Axel turned 18 shortly after we got together. We just don't let the cops know that. Sora finally let the word slip on how come Riku started going with him. And it only took three cups of sake to get him to tell! I'm so glad I'm over him, but it did take a while. At least it was worth it. On Zexion's 18th birthday, his 'best' gift was Demyx. Trust me when I say, having Zexion as a replacement roomy isn't exactly what one would call 'fun'. And with Axel gone, I used to have his old room all to myself until the spawn of the devil moved in. We used to share the same bedroom until Demyx got this 'wonderful' idea that I should now sleep in Vexen's room, while Demyx would move into my room with Zexion. Zexi does go to college, and he does have a job, but he doesn't live there, he just takes his classes and goes to the cafe on breaks. Damn having the option of living there or not. Speaking of jobs, I recently got hired at Mickey's Bs. I'm going to quit as soon as I get enough for a car. Everyone now has a license, but only Vexen, Demyx, and Zexion have cars...Which would've been easier is listing who doesn't have one. I wonder what Axel is doing now?" He set down his journal and pen and stretched out a bit.
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"Xigbar! Get ready! Roxie will be here any moment now!" Axel shouted at his roommate while hitting him several times with a throw pillow. Xigbar stretched out and groaned loudly. "But we JUST got back from class! What does it matter anyways? He'll be here to see you, not me." Axel hit him again with a pillow, except hard enough for it to almost burst open. They heard a knock on the door shortly after. Axel pulled the older man up by his collar before shoving him into a closet so he could hurry up and get himself looking half way decent.
"Axel! It's me, Demyx! Vexen and I are dropping Roxie off!" Demyx shouted through the door. The redhead listened closely and heard Roxas mumbling something along the lines of "Only Axel can call me Roxie." He quickly ran to the door and swung it open, greeting the three. Once they were in, Vexen looked around with a confused expression. "Where's that Xigbar guy?" He asked.
Hearing his name, the man walked out of the closet to see the three. "Did Xigbar just come out of the closet?" Roxas asked. Axel shook his head slowly with his eyes closed. "Nah, he's still in denial." Demyx chuckled before ruffling Roxas' hair and walked out of the room with Vexen. "Be good Roxie! If you're having any problems, call Zexion. You know the number at his work and what to say, right?" Demyx tried making sure everyone had everything memorized.
Roxas ran his fingers through his hair, trying to fix it back. "Yes, mother." He hissed bitterly, yet jokingly at the same time. Vexen smirked when he saw a certain walk up to the door. "Did he just call you 'mother'?" Zexion asked. Demyx snapped around as quickly as he could. All he could do was nod in response. The three walked away, waving. When the door was shut, Axel could hear Demyx nagging his boyfriend about hurrying to get to his job.
Once they were out of earshot, Axel shoved Xigbar back in the closet. After locking the closet door -and ignoring the shouts- Axel grabbed Roxas by the collar of his shirt and pulled him up for a passionate kiss. He pulled back, but only for a moment. "This week has been hell without you, Roxie." The taller whispered before kissing the younger one on the jawline. "Same." Roxas whispered back. Xigbar tried staying in the tiny room for as long as he could, but after a while of hearing them saying sappy lines and hearing kissing noises, he had had enough. "Cut it out you two! And let me out!"
He waited a few seconds before hearing something that really tied his stomach into a knot. "Does Xigbar still sleep on the bottom bunk?" Roxas asked. Immediatly Xigbar had started to remember the last time Roxas was there. Let's just put it this way: Axel and Xigbar have a bunk bed, Axel and Roxas sleep on the top, the top isn't too sturdy. 'Nuff said. He didn't even wait for them to try to open the door, he just kicked it down without warning.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The three rushed over to see who it was, but really it was just a man that none of them knew. "Hello, my name is Ryo. I'm the exterminator you called." He said as he got out a clip board with a pen attatched to it by a chain. He flipped through some paper and stared at a certain page for a minute. "Axel, right?" He asked, trying to get the name right. Axel nodded, but stared at him like he was crazy. "We called last month. What took so long? And can't this wait until tomorrow?" He knew that if he went along with this, they would all have to leave for a few days.
"We've been busy! And no, because we'll be busy. Priorities sir. You can always reschedule for next week." The man wrote something down on his clipboard, or at least acted like he was. "You've got bugs?" Roxas whispered. Axel nodded sheepishly, not really sure he should've admitted that. "I'll reschedule, I guess. Just don't make it on Friday." Roxas tugged on his sleeve while shaking his head. "No! I don't want to be sleeping with creepy crawlies." He mumbled. Creepy...crawlies? Xigbar thought in the background.
The redhead sighed and picked up a few things, as did Roxas and Xigbar. "All right, how long do we have to stay out?" Axel asked. The man looked at his clipboard and shrugged. "Just a few days." After packing a few items and a couple pairs of outfits, the three left the room to let the man do his business. "So...Where are we headed?" Roxas asked, following his boyfriend and friend. "To some guy's room across the hall. He'll either welcome us with open arms, or murder us in our sleep. Either way, he's the only one on the campus that I actually know." Axel explained. That didn't quite make the younger one feel too good, but he had to trust him.
They walked all the way down the 300 foot hallway, up a small flight of stairs, and another 15 feet just to get to a certain room. When they got there, it was almost as if they could feel an evil aura coming from the room. That couldn't be good. Xigbar began knocking rapidly on the door, while shouting "It's us!" as if the person would know. The door finally opened, but Xigbar accidently ended up knocking on the man's head a few times. He growled while baring his teeth, preparing to go off on them until he noticed Roxas. "Hey, Saix, mind if we stay here for a couple days?" Axel asked, smiling innocently. The man with long, blue hair still stared at Roxas with his golden eyes. "Actually, I do mind." He said calmly, looking back up at the older males.
Xigbar stormed past him like he never heard a thing. "'Kay, thanks!" He said happily, waving the other two inside. Axel shrugged and led Roxas inside, listening as Saix slowly closed the door behind them. "Thanks so much, Sai'! We really appriciate it." The man went back to staring at the kid, which was really freaking him out. I always knew Axel and Namine had something...But I never expected it to be a kid. He thought, thinking about how much he resembled the two. "After I'm finished fixing supper for Xemnas, I really need to go. Don't touch anything while I'm gone. I'll be back in the morning." Saix informed as he walked into a kitchen and immediatly opened the lid of a pot that was on the stove. He got a long black spoon and stirred whatever was in it before putting the lid back on.
"Wait, you're going to Xemnas' place soon, but you're not leaving until the morning? Ooohoo, someone's gettin' lucky." Xigbar teased. He rumaged through one of the bags he brought and pulled out two bottles of sake. He tossed one to Axel, and gave him a grin that reminded everyone in the room of the grinch. "Don't have another one of those 'chug-a-lug' contests while you're here either. You'll hurt someone..." Saix said as he watched the two pulled the corks out of the bottles, and was truly amazed how they only had to dig their nails in and twist it a bit.
"Kill-joy." Xigbar said as he pouted. Axel nodded in agreement, kind of forgetting that Roxas was there. "Roxas, that's Saix: Ruiner of all fun." Xigbar continued, watching Saix turn the stove off. "Ruiner? Is that even a word? Oh, um Saix? I'm Roxas. Axel's boyfriend." The boy tried being polite by introducing himself, even though it was a bit late. The man with blue hair was a bit surprised to hear the last part, but shrugged it off. Axel wasn't the first pedophile he had met. "Pleased to meet you. There are some chocolates on the table over there if you want any. But don't eat too many, they were made for adults..."
Roxas looked over to a table that had a box of chocolates sitting on top of it. Why would a guy like him have chocolates? And why were they called "adult chocolates"? It's not like they had porn painted on each one with icing or anything...Or...did they? "Ok, thanks...But why are they for adults?" He asked kind of curious, ignoring the evil looking grins on his boyfriend's and friend's faces.
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"He is so loved..." Axel said as he watched his younger boyfriend sway side to side and back and forth, almost like a circle at times. His face was a bit pink, and he had a huge goofy grin spread across his face. His hair was a bit messed up, and because of his constant movement, his clothes were a bit more wrinkled than usual. He would giggle a little after every time he hicupped, which was quite often. Saix was in the back taking deep breaths while rubbing his temples. After he was calm enough, he went to the box of chocolates and arranged the candies so the empty spaces looked like they were just decorations. "Because they have liquor in them.." He mumbled to himself as he picked up a few items, such as a cooler, the big pot of soup, and placed the tiny box of candies on the cooler which was strapped around him so he had empty hands to carry the pot. He also placed a plastic bag full of other types of food on the cooler. "I'm leaving now. Please you two, do not get drunk. It's bad enough Roxas got drunk off candy...I need someone to be sober in the morning."
And with that, the man was gone. Xigbar burst out laughing as soon as he left. "This is pure entertainment! Who needs sake when you can just watch the little dude drunk off chocolate?" He snorted. Axel nodded, agreeing completely. They didn't know how, but it was very amusing to watch a sixteen year old drunk. They stared for a moment, and out of curiosity, Xigbar poked Roxas' forhead and watched him fall backwards, passing out before hitting the floor. Now that their entertainment was gone, Xigbar's grin came crawling back as both him and Axel pulled out the sake bottles again.
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Saix reached his lover's house, a little late because of the unexpected guests. He felt a bit bad, leaving his house alone like that with those three. What if they found out he had a cat? Poor little feline. He tried shaking the thoughts off and took a deep breath before knocking on the door. The man that answered the door welcomed him with a peck on the cheek. "Good afternoon, Superior." He said before returning the kiss. Xemnas smiled and looked down. "What's all that?" He asked, motioning towards everything the college student was carrying. They both went inside before Saix presented the items. "Well, I hope you haven't eaten just yet, because I've prepared a dinner for you. First I have a T-bone steak -sauce of choice-, along with a garden salad and homestyle, homemade mashed pototaoes. Not much into steaks and salads? Well I also made a pot of vegitable soup." He opened the lid to let his Superior smell the stew.
Xemnas smiled, glad that Saix was so open and silly towards him. He sure was a keeper. "Too much to swallow? Well I brought you some champagne..." He contiued setting everything down to pull out bottles of champagne from the cooler, along with with a tiny bucket. "..On ice!" Saix smiled back, happy that he found Xemnas. They were so good together, and it was even better now that Saix was eighteen. When he was seventeen and in science class, it was really tough except on the days Vexen took over. Though he was always filled with concern on those days, not knowing what that creep had done to his Superior. He was even happier that he talked Xemnas into quitting and just giving Vexen the job, because now he's a profesor at the college. Life was good.
"You spoil me, Saix." Xemnas said. He knew that most of the things Saix would have to cook there, considering it would be impossible to carry everything over if he cooked them over at his dorm. He didn't care though, it was the thought that counts. The only thing that made him feel bad was that he already ate. "Ah ah! Still one thing left. After settling down, have something almost as sweet as a kiss...Chocolate!" He said happily as he held the box of candies in front of him. How come he was so open, kind, and silly towards Xemnas, but no one else? Man were they missing out. Xemnas couldn't help but put the chocolates aside and slip his arms around the younger one's waist. He quickly pressed his lips against the other's, and gave them a tiny lick, begging for entrance. Immediatly Saix' lips parted as they deepened the kiss. Forget life being good, it was great! And dinner could always wait a little while.
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Marluxia walked down a sidewalk near the edge of the road, trying to get to his boyfriend's house before he had to go to work. It seemed like everyone and their mothers had a boyfriend now. Demyx, Zexion, Axel, Roxas, Riku, Sora, Sephiroth, Cloud, even Xigbar was seeing someone! He knocked on the door of the house of his boyfriends, waiting for a reply. "Hun, I'm going to work!" He said through the door, hoping he would be able to hear. The door opened as the man stood there with a smile. "Hey, Marluxia. You could've just called, you didn't have to walk all this way." He said.
"I know, Vexen. But I wanted to." He said back before giving a quick hug. He hid his face in Vexen's chest -even though he had to bend down a bit to do so-, feeling a bit bad. He would've called, but something made him come to visit...Which only made him feel worse, seeing how Vexen felt. He only started dating him to get closer to Zexion and make him jealous enough to break up with Demyx for him. He knew it was an unrealistic and greedy plan, but it was worth a shot. The part that was really bugging him was that he was actually starting to feel something for Vexen, and everytime he thought about if his plan would work, guilt would strike him like lightning because the thought about dumping his current boyfriend would never cease to run across his mind.
"You better be on your way. I would let you in for a while, but you're late enough as it is." The scientist said, waving as the younger one walked away. Life seemed perfect, but something seemed to be wrong. He would have to talk to Marluxia about that later.
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A silver-haired boy spun around slightly on a tiny chair infront of a counter at Ze Cafe. A boy and two girls sat near him, talking to the bartender. "So Riku, what's it like having the teachers and prinicipal considering advancing you a grade -which means you would be heading to college-?" Zexion asked as he wiped down the counter. Some customers were way too messy. They could at least wipe the bottom of their cups before setting them down! Man oh man were those coffee ringlets the most annoying of stains. "Heh, it's nothing special. Even if they do garduate me and send me to college, I'm not going." Riku said, looking over at his boyfriend, Sora, then over at his two friends, Kairi and Namine.
"Suit yourself. It'd be better if you did though. That way you won't end up with a job like this...Or worse, you could have Roxas' job at Mickey's Bs." Riku jumped back when he heard Zexion say that. Was he hearing things right? "Roxas has a job? And of all places! Do you know his schedule?" He asked the other silver-haired boy. The other one nodded and smirked. "He works Mondays through Thursdays." Riku bit his lip, trying to stifle a laugh. This was too much. He probably wishes he was rich again. "Hey you three want to go to Micky's Bs on Monday? We haven't been there for a while." He invited his three friends for a surprise visit for Roxas.
Namine smiled at her friend. "Sure, I'll go. I'm sure Roxas would love to see us!" She couldn't help but to let a tiny giggle slip. Kairi and Sora nodded, also wanting to go. Zexion turned around to make himself a quick cup of coffee. He wasn't sure why, but it now seemed like Roxas' friends were his friends too. "Be sure to make a mess. His job is mainly to clean things up. Did I mention his uniform includes mouse ears and a belt with a mouse tail in the back?" Sora lost it, he -along with Riku- could no longer hold back any laughter. That, they HAD to see. It was official. They were so going over to Roxas at his job on Monday.
AN: I know, I know, this chap was short. It's also very late and lame. However, the next chap shouldn't be as bad. Ok, I want people to think of a name for Saix's cat, and submit it in a review if you don't mind. The one I like best will be put in the story at some point. Not quite sure when, may be next chap, may be the chap before last...Who knows. And yes, adult chocolates are real. Some chocolates have liquor in them
.In the next chapter, Axel and Xigbar have the worst hang-over ever, but they have to walk 15 feet, down a few steps, and then 300 feet just to drop Roxas off, then all the way back! How will they make it? Stay tuned!