The Clock Tower. Riku took a slow pull on his cigarette, vaguely thinking, not for the first time, that he should quit. He was a jock, a member of the football team. He wasn't worried about the ultimate effects, everyone had to die of something, but he liked football. He liked doing his best. Glancing out over the city, he reflected that the Clock Tower had the most amazing view in the town. He'd never really come here much before. He and Sora had favored something completely different, a cave they'd found down by the river. Thoughts of the brunette in his mind, Riku was oblivious to the movement behind him.

"Riku? What are you doing here?" Axel. Riku turned his head to look at the redhead, silent for a moment.

Axel wasn't exactly his friend. More like… an acquaintance. They didn't do the same things or run in the same circles. Riku was a jock and Axel was a 'bad' kid, hanging out with the other weird ones like Larxene and Demyx. But they'd been connected through the twins they loved, so Riku was more familiar with him than he might have otherwise been. Riku smiled faintly, reflecting that he was probably the only person in the school who didn't like or dislike Axel. Most people decided how they felt about the redhead instantly but Riku just hadn't felt anything at all.

"Just enjoying the view." Riku looked back over the town and blew a smoke ring, watching it slowly break apart under the breeze. "Roxas broke up with you." There was no question there, just certainty, and Riku could almost feel Axel's glare.

"Look, just because you still have your fluffy – " The redhead began hotly, but Riku shook his head.

"Sora broke up with me." He said, silencing Axel. Then he turned to look at the redhead for a moment, a small smile on his face. "They are supporting each other through this difficult time." Riku said with just the faintest shade of irony and Axel growled something foul. Then he took a deep breath and walked up, taking a seat beside the silver hair.

"Sorry." Riku shrugged, not caring. He felt like he was a giant puddle of not caring at the moment.

"I suppose, if you're bisexual and have a choice in the matter, it's much easier not to be gay." Riku mused, ignoring the harsh look Axel was giving him. "Especially if you already have a girl in mind. Of course, it's a bit hard on the people left behind."

"Just shut up, would you?" Axel looked out over the city and Riku glanced at his profile. Axel looked handsome like this, illuminated by the dying sun, his red hair catching the light and almost creating a nimbus around him. Riku said nothing but tapped Axel's shoulder then offered him a cigarette. Axel stared at it a moment then took it, letting Riku light it for him. "I quit smoking for Roxas, you know."

"I know." Sora had asked him to quit too, but Riku had found it very hard going. He'd been the nutty kid who tried a cigarette in the playground and found he really, really liked them. "It's not like it matters now."

"I guess it doesn't." They sat together companionably for a time, smoking their cigarettes and looking at the city as the sun slowly died. "So, uh, shit. I don't even know you. What kind of books do you like?" Axel finally asked and Riku smiled faintly.

"Harlequin romance." He replied calmly and had the pleasure of seeing Axel almost swallow his cigarette. "I lie. Actually, I like science fiction, especially the heavy military ones. You?"

"I like fantasy. Swords and spells and all that shit." Axel puffed on his cigarette a moment, thinking. "I've tried some of that stuff you're talking about but the military stuff is a bit too intense for me." Riku nodded.

"Sora felt that way." It had been one of their differences. "What do you do for fun?"

It didn't take them long to establish that their interests and hobbies were completely different. Riku liked football, nature walks and reading. He hated TV and movies. Axel loved several TV shows and watched them religiously, went to concerts and clubs and disliked nature. He also liked online games, which was something Riku had never tried at all. About the only thing they had in common was reading somewhat similar books. There was a bit of overlap in their taste.

"And this is why we were never friends." Axel said, finding it almost funny. Riku smiled.

"Opposites attract sometimes." He said and Axel snorted.

"I'm not attracted to you." And he wasn't. Riku was good looking, for certain, but not really his type. Well, usually. Right now Axel thought he looked good, with the setting sun frizzing his silver hair and smoking a cigarette.

"And I'm not attracted to you. I'm just saying." Riku said, knowing he was lying a little. Axel wasn't anything like Sora, not in the slightest bit, and right now that was appealing. But he wasn't going to admit it right after Axel's comment. "That's often how it goes."

"Not with me and Roxas." Axel countered and Riku shrugged, not voicing the first thing that came to mind… that that hadn't worked out, so it hardly counted.

"Not with me and Sora either. But here we are." That was the closest he could come and Axel still gave him a dirty look before looking out over the city again.

"He wants to date Olette." Axel finally said and Riku nodded, unsurprised. "How the fuck is that going to work? I mean, we played bondage games. Don't tell me she'd do that."

"You never know." Riku briefly tried to picture Olette being into bondage. No, it didn't seem to fit. "Maybe not. But whatever, it's not our business anymore."

"The hell it's not." Axel shot Riku an almost puzzled look. The silver haired boy seemed so calm, almost zen-like. "Doesn't this bother you?" Riku paused, thinking a moment, then shrugged.

"If you really want to know, I cried my heart out this morning and finally took enough of dad's prozac to feel no pain. I'm in the land of do not care at the moment." Riku stretched for a moment and Axel couldn't help but think how angelic he looked, with his silver hair and aqua eyes. "It feels good. It won't last, but it'll help. I did the same thing when my favorite uncle died. I have a few pills left if you want them."

"No thanks." Axel was more pissed than anything at the moment. His reaction to hurt was usually anger, and he didn't want to control it. "You want to know what I did? I mean, after we had our screaming break-up fight." Riku blinked at that. He and Sora hadn't fought, it had just been a tearful message on his answering machine. "I banged a couple holes in the wall, keyed that damn motorcycle of his and egged his house."

"…Are you going to be arrested as soon as we get off this tower?" Riku asked, morbidly curious. Axel shrugged.

"Maybe. I don't give a shit." He really didn't. Roxas would probably vandalize his car right back, but Axel didn't care about that either. It was a wreck anyway. "He can die in a fire for all I care." Riku vaguely considered their personality differences. It was all the exact same situation, really, but Roxas and Axel had gone for the crazy couples breakup method while he and Sora were more like something out of a sad romance. But it all led to the same place.

"It's getting cold up here. Want to go get a coffee? If the police aren't laying in wait for you at the bottom of the tower." Riku glanced over the edge suspiciously but there was nothing. Not that they would expect to find Axel at the Clock Tower. Axel thought about it a moment then shrugged.

"Sure, why not." He'd never palled around with Riku before, but why not? The jock was proving to be pretty good company and they certainly had more in common than they ever had before. Riku nodded and stood, crushing out his cigarette before he started down the stairs. Soon they were comfortably ensconced in a local Starbucks, and Axel frowned as he picked up a little brochure entitled Make It Your Own.

"What in fuck?" With a snort of disgust, he tossed it onto the table and Riku picked it up curiously. "Just order off the fucking menu, that's what it's for." Riku blinked as he realized the little pamphlet had definitions for every Starbucks term and was designed to cheerfully help customers customize their order.

"I would have to agree. Why would they encourage that behavior?" It was a mystery to him. Really, what was wrong with the menu. Axel snorted again.

"Trying to make it a 'special' experience for the customers. It's just fucking coffee, but they're afraid people will catch onto that and start making the stuff at home. Did I tell you I worked as a barista for a while?" Axel sipped his pumpkin latte as Riku tilted his head, interested.

"No, I thought you worked as a stocker at K-Mart." Axel only did that on weekends but he worked very late and often came to school tired on Mondays.

"I do, but I tried a local coffee shop first, before I figured that actually dealing with the fucking customers just isn't my thing." Riku noticed a young mother glaring at Axel for his language, but decided he didn't care anymore than the redhead did. "A bitch threw her coffee on me, gave me some shitastic burns." Axel extended his arm, pulling back his shirt a bit and Riku could see the scars. They were faint but there.

"Did she go to jail?" Throwing hot coffee on someone was assault. Axel shook his head.

"When they called the cops the bitch ran off, and no one knew who she was. I had to go to the hospital and then the manager fired me for not managing the situation properly." Axel spat in the ashtray and Riku winced, as much at the story as his action.

"You're disgusting." He said reprovingly as Axel grinned. "And that's horrible, even if you probably did provoke her." Axel could be mouthy as hell. "You know, Axel, you need to be more careful. People can really be batshit crazy sometimes."

"Yeah, I know. That's why I'm a stocker at the big K. The only thing I have to worry about is the troll dolls. I swear those fuckers are out to get me. If you ever find me sliced into little pieces or castrated or something, it was the fucking trolls I tell you." Axel shook his head as Riku grinned and sipped his coffee. It was full of cream and sugar and tasted great.

"You're crazy. Did you know I work at a strip club?" Riku was quite pleased with the way Axel goggled at him.

"No fucking way! You're a total preppy!" Riku rolled his eyes at that. "Bullshit!"

"No bullshit. I'm a bartender at Tits R Us down on Benson street." That was the red light district in Twilight Town. "The hours are great for a student, I just turned legal last year for alcohol and I desperately need the money." Riku smiled faintly. "Plus, not many people order anything fancier than booze on the rocks. Although I've worked on my bartending just in case." It wouldn't be fun if someone came up with an unusual order and he wasn't ready for it. Axel stared, amazed.

"Holy shit Riku, and I thought you were a total square. So you get to watch tits all night?" Riku snorted and shook his head.

"No, I get to pour drinks for inebriated men all night. Once I got groped by a guy who was so blind drunk he thought I was a girl." Axel burst out laughing at the image. Riku proceeded to make it worse. "And he called ME a fag when he figured it out. Like I was the one doing the groping!"

"Well, he was right." Axel pointed out, then laughed again. "What did the bouncers do to him?"

"Tossed him in the dumpster." Riku said with relish. Molesting the bartenders and wait staff was just as bad as trying to grab the dancers, and maybe a little worse. "Then, he called the police and tried to get the bouncers arrested. They told the police exactly what happened and they told the guy to get lost. He didn't take that well and tried to assault the cops, so they beat him up and took him away. I've never seen him again." Riku was sure he was still around, haunting other titty bars, but he hadn't come back to Tits R Us. Which was just dandy. Axel grinned.

"The cops can be scary around here. Did I tell you about that time I got arrested?" He actually had, it was a good story. Riku smiled, just letting the old story roll over him. They talked for what felt like hours, and with a start of surprise, Riku realized that it had really been hours. They'd both skipped classes today so it didn't really matter, but it was still something of a surprise. "Hey, d'you have work today?"

"No, I mostly work weekends like you." Riku smiled, a bit amused by Axel's sudden concern. The redhead relaxed, grinning. "That's when the crowds come out."

"Good. So, hey. Would you be interested in coming to my place tonight?" Axel asked, a bit too casually, and Riku looked at him with limpid aquamarine eyes.

"To play video games?" He asked with artful innocence as Axel blushed slightly. "Or maybe a game of King's Cribbage? Or were you more thinking about the horizontal mambo?"

"Jesus Riku! You're fucking dirty, or is it just all that prozac in you?" Axel twitched slightly and Riku dug out a cigarette. "Thanks. I just, uh, think it might be a good idea. You know?"

"No, I don't know." Riku's tone was suddenly hard and cold. "If you think you're going to use me to make Roxas jealous, think again." Then he snorted. "Although I might be down for a mutual using if I thought it would make Sora jealous, but I know it wouldn't. Oh, I can see it now. 'Riku, it's so nice you and Axel are comforting each other like Roxas and I are!'" Axel blinked at the almost perfect imitation of Sora's voice, and Riku leaned back with a sigh, tempted to follow Axel's example and spit in the ashtray. But he restrained himself. "So if you're thinking of making Roxas jealous you're SOL."

"That's not it." Axel said sharply as Riku looked at him, lifting his eyebrows. "It's… fuck. I want to forget, you know? I want to just have some mindless sex to forget that the guy I'd pinned all my hopes and dreams on just kicked me to the curb. I could just get shit-faced but then I'd have a headache tomorrow and miss more classes."

"Oh." That was almost practical and a little surprising from Axel. "Alright, but we're not going to your place. Sora said the stench nearly killed him. You can come to my place." Riku had never been to Axel's place but knew from Sora's descriptions that something furry could usually be found in an out of the way corner. And it wasn't a pet. Axel looked a touch irritated, then shrugged.

"It's not THAT bad. But okay." He was sure that preppy Riku kept a cleaner house than he did. Riku stood, tossing his empty cup in the trash. They walked to Axel's car in companionable silence. Riku didn't have a car, depending on public transportation, so Axel had driven them here from the Clock Tower. And…

"I see Roxas has been busy." Riku observed as Axel muttered something foul. There were deep gouges in the paint job that hadn't been there a few hours ago, and the seats were trashed. "Look on the bright side. He didn't slash your tires." Angry as Roxas was, he'd clearly settled for the things Axel could afford to live without. Replacing all his tires would have been unbelievably expensive for the redhead and Axel had no money to spare since he'd been kicked out of his mother's home. Riku knew that his father's child support was paying for part of Axel's rent, but nothing else, and Roxas would know it even better than him.

"Yeah, yeah." Axel groused as he sat on a slashed seat, muttering about springs. Riku took a seat beside him and winced as he felt the sharp edges prickling him. Still, it was endurable. Axel gunned the engine and Riku gripped the dashboard as the car surged into traffic with a squeal of tires on pavement.

"Do you remember the way to my place?" Riku asked. He was living with his father, technically, but the old man was hardly ever home.

"Yeah, yeah. Go to the place with the creepy garden gnomes." Riku blinked. Creepy? "I swear, have you looked at those things? They're as bad as the trolls. The way they're smirking just screams, 'we're definitely going to kill you, but we'll be having some fun with you first.'"

"What is with you and your fear of trolls and garden gnomes? Were you traumatized as a child?" Axel seemed to actually consider that as he maneuvered the car through traffic.

"Yeah. You remember that old horror movie Dolls? It freaked me right the fuck out. Mom had to take all the toys out of my room." Riku scratched his head thoughtfully.

"I've never seen it. Sounds interesting, maybe I'll have to see about renting it." Axel shot him a dirty look and Riku grinned. "Come on Axel, I bet if you watched it now you'd get over the trauma. It can't possibly be that scary for a grown man."

"Hm. Maybe." Axel didn't think he was going to test the theory though. Axel pulled up to his house and Riku looked critically at the garden gnomes for the first time in years. Maybe Axel had a point. They certainly hadn't weathered the forces of time well. "You're thinking about getting rid of them, aren't you? Come on, do it man!"

"I'd have to replace them with pink flamingos." Riku said absently as he left the car and Axel made a face.

"Your sense of style is worse than mine…" Riku tuned the redhead out as he worked at the lock, letting them into the house. "Shit! When was the last time someone decorated this place? It's like a fucking time warp!" Riku sighed, shaking his head.

"No one's decorated for at least ten years, which is when mom died and the last time I saw my dad regularly. Get over it, Axel." Riku didn't much care what the house looked like. Sure, it was stuck in the 70's and sort of horrific, in a shag carpeting, hippy curtain way but what could you do? He wasn't spending any money to fix it. Axel blinked and shook his head.

"Looks like my grannies house. Just tell me there's no carpeting on the toilet." Axel gingerly took a seat in a battered couch and looked up as he realized Riku was silent. "There is, isn't there." Riku blushed and scowled.

"So what if there is?" Axel looked like he was trying to decide if he was appalled or amused, and finally settled on amused, laughing. "Just don't pee in it or I'll have to make you wash it." Riku shook his head in disgust as Axel snorted. "So are you hungry?" It was past supper time and Riku was beginning to feel famished. Axel nodded.

"Starving. Got anything fast?" Riku nodded and went to the kitchen to look around.

"I have some Annie's instant udon soup. It's pretty good, would you like some?" It was also a touch expensive but Riku had developed a taste for the instant bowls and his father covered the food expenses anyway. Axel looked thoughtful for a moment.

"Sure. I've never had udon soup before, sounds interesting." His usual foods leaned towards ramen and kraft dinner with a bit of pizza delivery thrown in for variety. And a whole lot of coffee. It wasn't healthy, but it was keeping him alive. Riku opened the packages, pouring hot water over the noodles from a nearby water cooler and straining them. Then he added more hot water, the packets of spices and put the two bowls in the microwave. "Say, why do you have a water cooler?" That was a bit unusual. Riku shrugged.

"The water here tastes like shit. Don't ask me why, but dad decided to get the cooler." Riku thought it had been a good investment. The microwave dinged and he pulled out the soups. "Here you go." Axel noisily slurped his soup as Riku took a seat, eating his more carefully. It was good and they both finished it quickly, Axel looking wistfully into the bottom of his bowl. Without being asked, Riku went to get some cookies for the lanky redhead. Axel's appetite was the stuff of legends.

"Thanks Riku." Axel grinned as he started working on the arrowroot cookies. They went well with the coffee Riku had poured. Riku shrugged.

"It's nothing. Um, Axel, I have a question." Axel looked up questioningly as Riku cleared his throat, looking a touch embarrassed. "…Who's going to top?"

"Huh?" Axel blinked. "I figured I would." Although on a bit of reflection, he could see it wouldn't be that simple. Riku had probably always topped Sora and the silver hair was looking a little miffed at his response.

"I've only been on the bottom once." He admitted, remembering. "And it wasn't very good." It hadn't been with Sora. Riku hadn't managed to convince Sora to try topping him, he was afraid of hurting him, and Riku thought he had a point considering the way his first time had gone. He'd been left bleeding. "Actually, it was kind of brutal." Axel blinked.

"With Sora? No way!" Riku looked away and shook his head. "Oh, someone else? Um… hey I know!" Riku looked at the redhead suspiciously as he grinned. "Let's decide this by the length of our cocks!" Riku choked on his coffee, accidentally spraying it across the table.

"Axel, fuck!" Riku wheezed as he coughed, trying to clean up the mess with a few Kleenexes from the box on the table. "Are you seriously suggesting we measure our dicks?" Axel thought about it for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes. Yes, I am." Axel grinned as Riku stared at him. "Come on, don't tell me you've never done it before!" Riku blushed as he remembered.

"Okay, I did once. But I'm not sure how long it was." Long enough was all he could remember. "Oh fine. Do you have a ruler?" It took a little while but they managed to locate a measuring tape. "Looks like six and 7/8 inches. You?"

"A full seven. You lose." Axel looked smug and Riku was outraged.

"That's an eighth of an inch! Are you even measuring right?" It took a little while but they managed to determine Axel was just that tiny bit longer. "Oh fine. Although you're making me rethink sleeping with you in the first place."

"Stop being a sore loser. I'm going to make you sore somewhere else." Riku winced as Axel gripped his wrist, and the redhead paused. "Well, not really. I mean it's an expression."

"I know." Riku couldn't help but feel very nervous though. He didn't want to revisit his first time. But it wouldn't be like that, would it? The guy he'd been with had been a virgin too, they hadn't even used lube. Axel knew what he was doing and Roxas certainly hadn't complained. "Okay, this way." He showed Axel to the bedroom and Axel winced as his eyes were assaulted by more decorations that hadn't been changed since the 70's.

"Uh, Riku. I'm not sure I can do this on choo-choo train blankets." He said as he looked at the bed and Riku paused in pulling out a box of erotic aides.

"Really? Sora thought it was hot. He'd make train noises sometimes." Axel choked at the mental image.

"And I thought Roxas and I were perverted! Holy shit! I'm learning more about you than I'd've ever guessed at." It was amazing, and got a little bit moreso when he leaned over Riku's shoulder to look into the box. "Are those handcuffs?"

"Yes, but that's not for tonight. Well, unless you want to cuff me." Riku considered it and shook his head. "Save that for some other time." Although that assumed they would have another time. Riku shrugged to himself. He'd see how good Axel was in bed then decide. Riku pulled out an anal spray and an anal relaxer. "So, um. I got this when I was trying to convince Sora to try topping me but we've never used it." Axel looked at it curiously, turning the bottle over.

"That's new, I've never seen one of these before. Pjur backdoor anal comfort spray? Lightly desensitizes the anal sphincter… that's not a bad idea actually. I love the name, backdoor, hah!" Riku smiled as Axel took both the bottles and began pulling off his clothes. Axel blinked, then set the bottles on the bed before following suit. Riku paused for a moment to just look at him. Disrobed, Axel was pretty much what he'd expected… tall, lanky but well muscled. Riku blushed slightly before stepping close and giving the redhead a tentative kiss. Axel's hand slid through silvery hair and he deepened the kiss, cradling Riku against his chest with his other arm.

"You like what you see?" Axel gently teased him when they parted, and Riku blushed again before smiling.

"Yes, actually." And it was the truth. Axel and Sora were only similar in that they were both well muscled. Their body types were completely different and Riku didn't think this would remind him of the brunette at all. Right now, that was what he wanted. "Do you like what you see?" He asked Axel, feeling almost vulnerable, but the redhead grinned.

"Do I? Hah!" Axel's next kiss was hot and demanding, and Riku yielded to it, letting the redhead guide him to the bed. They were touching each other, engaging in foreplay, but Riku felt curiously disconnected from it. Maybe it was the memory of Sora in this room or the pills, but he wasn't focusing –

"Ah!" Pain touched him as Axel bit his shoulder, drawing blood. "What the hell, man?"

"You weren't paying attention, I could tell. Stop thinking so much you freak." Axel muttered in his ear and Riku took a deep breath, concentrating on the moment. Axel was hard against him, and Riku reached down to stroke him, swallowed as he felt Axel's warm hand encircling him. It felt good, pumping each other together as they rolled their hips together, but he wanted more. Axel clearly felt the same way, stopping what he was doing to grab the bottles.

"How the fuck do I use this? It's a spray." Axel examined the bottle a moment as Riku laughed, feeling somewhere between sexy and nauseated. This had to be the oddest sexual experience he'd had in his life… well, except for the Halloween party where Sora had been dressed as a pink bunny. Nothing was ever going to compete with that one.

"I think you spray it in there. Just an idea." Axel rolled his eyes and decided to do just that, parting Riku's legs. Riku shivered a little at the coldness, then winced as a finger slid inside him. "Ah…" The comfort spray actually seemed to help, though. It didn't feel bad at all, just a little strange and Riku quickly eased into it, closing his eyes as he got used to the feeling. "Mmm." Riku drew a breath as Axel added a second finger, scissoring them and looking for something inside him. "Ah!" Riku gasped, opening his eyes as Axel found that spot inside him. "Oh… that's good…" He'd known it felt good, of course. Sora had loved it, but he'd never really had the experience himself. His first time had seemed to bypass it entirely. Then Axel added a third finger and Riku squirmed a little, biting his lip. That hurt but he tried to relax, accepting what Axel was doing.

"You're tight." Axel was a bit astonished by how tight Riku was, but then, Riku and Sora weren't like him and Roxas. He'd been on the bottom with the blonde plenty of times and Axel briefly hoped this wasn't going to hurt the silver hair. But Riku was as stretched as he was going to get and Axel's body had needs, so he pulled his hand away and slowly eased himself inside, wincing at Riku's strangled cry.

Riku bit his lip, trying not to cry out. It hurt, the relaxer numbed things a little but it still hurt and he just hoped he wasn't going to bleed again. Then, abruptly, Axel scraped across that special spot inside him and Riku's eyes went wide as he gasped. Axel looked into his face and grinned as he saw the difference.

"Told you I'd make it good." He murmured into the silver hair's ear and Riku was about to ask when he'd said that when Axel started to move, dragging another ragged gasp from his throat. The redhead felt so good inside him, so big and right. It was just as good as being with Sora but completely different, and Riku gladly gave himself to the difference… but couldn't resist making a train sound. "Fuck Riku!"

"Come on Axel, harder." Riku gasped out and groaned as Axel complied, speeding his thrusts and rocking him into the bed. "Fuck yes!" Riku was tempted to add something else but Axel firmly put a hand over his mouth.

"If you say here comes the choo choo train or something fucked up, I'm pulling out and going to finish in the bathroom." Axel muttered and Riku nodded, deciding not to push his luck. This felt too good, he didn't want it to end like that. Axel pulled away his hand and they kissed, exploring each other's mouths as they moved together. Riku cried out again, tensing around Axel as he hit that spot so hard sparks seemed to erupt behind his eyes. It just felt so good and Riku felt the need to come building inside himself, but held it back. He wanted this to last.

"Riku, god, you're so damn tight." Axel gasped, licking and nipping Riku's throat, tasting his sweat and the sweet taste that seemed to be Riku. Riku clenched around him again and Axel gasped, feeling himself pulled almost to the edge. "F – fuck!" Reaching down, he stroked the silver hair in time with each thrust, making him mewl and shudder with pleasure. Riku kissed Axel again, then cried out in his mouth as he suddenly found his release, white fluid splattering them both. Axel's eyes went wide as he felt Riku tensing around him and he came a moment later, filling the boy with his hot seed. Riku felt wonderful, almost floating, and when Axel came it didn't seem bad the way it had the first time… it felt right. They stayed together for a long moment, and Riku reached up to pet sweaty red hair, marveling at how soft it felt under his fingers.

"Have I ever told you you have beautiful hair?" He said suddenly and Axel chuckled, tiredly before nuzzling Riku's throat again.

"No, but you can as much as you want." Riku smiled as Axel pulled away from him, then winced as sat up.

"We're a mess. Want to take a shower?" That was his usual routine with Sora, but it was purely practical. Riku had trouble falling to sleep messy like this, and he was even messier now than usual. Axel grinned.

"With you? Sure, sounds great." Riku laughed and stood, a bit wobbly, and took Axel's hand, leading the redhead to the shower.

This felt like it might be the beginning of something interesting. What, neither one of them was sure… but something interesting. They would just have to see.