Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in Kingdom Hearts. Don't want to, to much responsibility. So for the time being, all just own the muffins I make sometimes and the plot.
A/N: Hello sweetlings. This is my first fic here, so I'm a wee bit nervous. So be nice. I'm trying some new things with this story, so please just know, if you flame, I'll be pissed. What am I doing differently? Well, gender swamping! I'm keeping the names the same though, so try not to get confused. The first chapter is sort of fluff-like. I'm starting a year after the actual story starts. The second chapter will start at the beginning. So don't worry about me having a place to go. I hope you like it. Loves for those who review.
Morning found a tall redhead stirring sleepily next to the shorter blonde. Sunlight filtered through the blinds, staining the redhead's eyelids red. Axel sighed and slowly opened her eyes. She took in the sight of her younger lover, lying next to her asleep. Her arms wrapped around the blonde's waist.
A smile toyed at the edges of her lips. Everyone always said I'd find someone. That one person that would complete her, make her happy. Make her feel. And she loved it.
"Morning sweetie." She whispered into the neck of the younger blonde.
The blonde squirmed, rolling over and burying her head in the pillow. Roxas yawned and her eyes fluttered open slowly. She turned back into Axel's chest and sighed contentedly.
Axel leaned down and pressed her lips to Roxas' forehead. A smile graced the smaller girl's lips. She yawned, scrunching up her face adorably.
Axel smirked. "You remember what day it is?" She asked, her red hair tumbling into her eyes, she impatiently brushed it out to better see Roxas.
"Axel! How drunk do you think I got last night? You really think I'd be so hammered that I wouldn't remember what day it is the next day? It's Saturday." Roxas said rolling her eyes at her older lover.
Axel laughed. "That's not exactly what I meant. I meant that today's the anniversary of when we first met." She said, kissing the blonde's neck.
"Yeah, I knew that." Roxas claimed.
"Sure you did sweetie." Axel smiled. "Do you remember how we first met?"
"Of course! You nearly killed me!"
Axel chuckled. "That's not what happened!" She said. She loved this, the banter. She loved waking up next to the blonde. She kissed the blonde, smiling into the kiss. "So, what do you want to do today?" She asked.
"I don't know, stay in bed all day?" Roxas suggested, tilting her head up to deepen the kiss.
Axel chuckled, but pulled back. "No, now get up. We have all day, and all night." She added with a grin. "But now you have to get up so we can get started." She said, pulling herself up from the bed, and walking to the kitchen.
Roxas groaned and stumbled to her feet. She yawned and stretched, rubbing her shoulder as she walked to the bathroom humming softly to herself.
"Hey, what are you making for breakfast?" She called over her shoulder as she turned on the shower for the water to heat up.
Axel laughed. "That's for me to know, and you to find out." She called with a smile.
The blonde sighed, a smile on her lips. She walked over to the sink, splashing water on her face, and pulling her hair out of the ponytail she had tied it into the night before. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Her eyes reflected brilliantly blue, her blonde hair framed her face and fell lightly to her shoulders. She smiled, her beautiful lips curling up playfully. "Hey, you aren't going to join me this morning, are you? Not if you want to get out of the house that is." She had to yell over the water to make sure Axel heard.
The redhead laughed softly. "No, not this morning." She called back. She heard Roxas get into the shower, and looked down at what she was making for breakfast. Apple skeevers. Roxas' favorite. A light, fluffy ball with a little apple sauce in the middle to flavor it slightly sweet. Topped with a dusting of powdered sugar, and served warm. Perfection on a plate. She had dug out the special pan from storage especially for this occasion.
Axel finished cooking the first batch, and pulled them out of the pan, putting them in the bowl she had ready. She poured more batter into the pan, and then turned to the ones that were ready to serve. She dusted them with powdered sugar.
She heard the water shut off and smiled to herself. She tended the third batch of skeevers and waited for Roxas to get dressed. She looked up when Roxas came in and smiled. "If I go change, will there be any left when I get back?"
Roxas smiled. "Not sure, depends if you hurry or not." The blonde had changed into jeans and a t-shirt that clung to her nicely.
Axel smiled, rolling her eyes. "Or, I could stay like this until after breakfast." She said, looking at the tank and pajama pants she wore at the time. The thin hemp bracelet that wrapped around her left wrist twice suited her skin tone perfectly.
The blonde walked forward, wrapping her arms around the taller girl's waist. "I don't know, I sort of think this covers too much skin." She said with a grin and a tug of the tank top.
Axel grinned. "Baby, did you not notice the apple skeevers?" She asked sweetly. The blonde leaned back slightly, untwining one of her arms and snagging one of the skeevers and popping one into her mouth. Looking back up at the taller woman, she raised her eyebrows.
Axel chuckled. "No, we have plans. It's our anniversary, we can't just spend the whole day in bed. And how am I the one who is trying to get us out the door? Usually that's your job, while I try to keep you in bed all day." The redhead observed.
Roxas laughed. "Ok, ok, I'll be good. Now, what exactly do we have planned for the day?"
"Again, me to know, you to find out, now sit down so I we can eat." Axel instructed. She grabbed the bowl, and brought it to the table. She had really made an effort to make the breakfast nice, knowing that Roxas liked it. She wasn't always willing to do such things, preferring to eat a quick bowl of cereal on the way to work, while pulling on her pants then actually take the time to make a meal in the mornings. Roxas had been through a lot to get to the place they were now, and she knew the younger girl missed the family feel of eating together in the mornings.
People often thought that Axel was hard. Not sweet, or caring, sexy yes, but lacking the gentleness to carry on a long time relationship. But that was not the case. She put on a hard outer shell, and pretended to be untouchable. Years of living on her own and being hurt had taught her that it was safer to reveal nothing. But she had also been hurt because of her walls. And when she had fallen for Roxas, she had promised herself that she would show the blonde the softer side to her. The blonde deserved to be cared for, looked after. And that's what Axel wanted to do. Keep the younger girl safe.
Pain flashed across the redhead's face. All she had wanted to do was make Roxas happy. And it killed her to know she had caused her pain. She watched as Roxas happily served herself some of the skeevers, and smiled softly. She loved the blonde with all her heart. More than that, all her soul. The girl was so sweet, so innocent when they had met. Happy. She had ruined that. She looked down, until a light touch of her hand made her look back up.
Bright blue eyes met the older girl's green ones. "Hey." Roxas said softly, having caught the sadness in her lover's features. "You know I love you." She said, searching for what had made Axel sad so suddenly. And there it was. Axel didn't need to say anything. She just knew. "I'm happy." She said seriously, looking straight into the older girl's eyes. Begging her to believe her. "With you, forever."
She smiled. "I know." She said simply, brushing a strand of blonde hair away from Roxas' face as she leaned down and kissed her.
Ok, well there it is. I had so much fun writing that. Let me know what you think? Please? Also, I'm thinking about changing one person's name. Not much, just one letter. Changing Riku to Rika. Since I'm changing Riku to a girl as well. In the next chapter author note I'm going to post a list of couples that will appear in the story and the genders of each of the characters that I know at the time. I might add some later. Ok, well I hope you like it. Review PLEASE!!! Ok, cookies or muffins for those who respond. Loves and stuff.
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