Disclaimer: I do not own any or all of the characters mentioned in this fanfic, this is purely a work of fan work, not to be taken as if I'm taking claim of these characters

Disclaimer: I do not own any or all of the characters mentioned in this fanfic, this is purely a work of fan work, not to be taken as if I'm taking claim of these characters. They are owned by Disney/Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura. Thank You.

Author's Note: Pairings in this are AkuRoku, Zemyx, HaynerSeifer, CloudLeon, and eventually RenoVincent will show up, but not until the end. If you find you are a NON FAN of Fanpairings…then why in the world are you reading this fanfic?

-Last time on Tides-
"…I always thought life was always going to be filled with that empty feeling that was until someone came into my life and fixed that question, gave me an answer and a reason to still live," Roxas paused as he felt he would become tearful as he gazed out into the faces of his classmates, until he found Axel, "…The man responsible for helping me through that is sitting in this Graduating Class today. I'm going to close with saying…when we're born, we are born with one simple wish; grow up and become happy. So, Class of 2008, my wish for this Class and the classes after us, is this: Grow up and become happy. Thank you."

The crowds roar of applause was almost a matched pitch to that of the Graduating Class as Leon ascended to the stage, "It is with my great Honor to not only give you the Graduating Class of 2008, but as well, make my final announcement, as this class moves on to other part of their lives, I am, as of this day, resigning from the position as this School's Principal. As well as our Business Ethics Teacher; he shall be leaving us to pursue a more promising career. Once again, congratulations Class of 2008, you've earned it."

When life begins, we don't expect much from it, we only know that at some point in our lives we are either going to float or sink after we are thrown into the ocean of life, the only way we can survive is by relying on the kindness…of strangers. As cliché and as farfetched a line it may be from such a play as 'A Streetcar Named Desire', it works for such a moment as all that has come across the lives.

"…So, Axel, any plans for the future?" Roxas wrapped his arms around the man's waist as the students stood up to traditionally throw their graduation cap's to kick off Graduation, "Or are you just going to wait and see what fate throws your way?"

"Hmm, well…one plan is to always have you still in my life…and not let you go, ever again," eyes were locked as the moment seemed to slow down around them, "…If you'll always have me."

Fate is fickle and strange, but people have a way of answering questions regarding fate; Roxas' hands cupped around Axel's face as he pulled him down to him, "…You never have to ask," the moment their lips touched, the roar of the students war hooping over the fact that school was officially out, but for Axel and Roxas; it was a roar of joy that life could truly begin.

When I first started life 18 years ago, I never thought it would all come out like this, Mom has changed in a way that I have never seen her look like before; she's actually a parent, for once. Principal, I mean ex-Principal, or is it…Dad, has been coming around more often and let's just say, his "wife" is quite an interesting person. It seems that my, in a way, "Fairy Godmother's" wish to grow up and be happy…really came true, and she was there to see it come true and see it at work. I guess…that's just how life…is meant…to be.

Graduation, it was a time to realize, no longer are we just young hell raising teenagers, we've become young adult about to raise Hell on an unsuspecting world. 18 years, 18 years had been spent climbing and scratching to get out of the Hell life had dealt him and only to end up landing in the safety of arms that had managed to guide him to a pure, blissful heaven. The crowds were thinning out from the stadium as the last of the students started to thin out and head home, but two had remained locked in each other's embrace ever since the final roar of the crowd. As much as the others wanted to go home, they couldn't bring themselves to stop them. Roxas Leonhart, a mere child who had lived in a living Hell that was filled with bringers of Hell on either side of him, his Mother who could've cared less months ago if her son was alive, mixed in with a slut for a girlfriend. He had thought that the only thing waiting for him was a life of endless pain and misery, but, it changed the day Axel had come into his life and from the first mistaken come hither to a few questionable moments; they had both managed to find themselves hopelessly in love.
Axel had been scorned by someone he thought was a friend who now was a friend and truly close acquaintance now; all he knew was that people couldn't be trusted because they'll own hurt you. But not Roxas, Roxas was someone he could confine in and tell him all his deepest thoughts, fears, and desires he had about the boy. Things truly had changed since the start of everything.

Roxas softly moaned through his kiss with Axel as he softly pulled away now and again, but a soft laugh would come out from him every time he felt Axel playfully pull him back into the kiss, "Mmh…Axel, come on, the others are waiting," every time he pulled away the more Axel wanted him, "I think the Stadium cleaners would like to see us go home already."

As much as Axel would've loved to be able to stay in that one spot with him forever, holding him close like he had when the Graduates had tossed their caps to show they were free, "Fine, but…you owe me later," he smirked as he held Roxas closer to him as he heard the boy squeak playfully.
"You two going to stop making out long enough to go home and celebrate properly at home with family?"

Demyx was less then blunt as he softly chuckled at how happy Axel was; he was happy to see him happy again, seeing him in a pit of depression was not the way he wanted to see him, "Come on…the rest of us were ready to go home hours ago."
The once Business Ethic Teacher, Zexion, could only softly chuckle under his breath as he shook his head, "Let them have their moment, Demyx, they deserve this…because the next thing waiting for them is College, as I hope it is for you too."
"Aww, come on, Zexy, I was hoping to get spend sometime with you before I had dash off to yet another school," Demyx had developed the technique of making
Zexion just melt at the simplest things he could do to make the man melt as he played with the front of the man's coat, "It's not going to be any fun without you at College…I won't get to see you until School Holidays…"
"Demyx."
The blond was taken back by the man's forwardness as he felt the man grab his face to his and crush their lips together, shutting the man up, "You've still got a lot to learn, and besides," his face cracked into a soft smile as he wiped away the shocked drool that had was hanging on the teen's lips as he curled his fingers around the tie he was wearing, "…You won't have to wait that long to see me, I'm going to be teaching at the College you're going to."
"You're kidding," Demyx wasn't sure whether or not to be scared or utterly thrilled as he flailed his arms at his side, not sure whether or not to crush the man to him or freak that his once teacher, now boyfriend, was going to be at the same College as him, "Please tell me your kidding."

Zexion pulled the boy down as he whispered against his ear, "If you want to have me at all tonight…you'll believe it," he softly nipped the man's ear that about sent the teen over the edge as he cupped the man's face in his hands, crushing their lips together as they fell over onto the grounds of the Stadium.

Yes, it had been along four years of High School, many trials and tribulations had been rode out, many of the hurdles had been passed with ease while others were rocky and took much time to figure out how to get over it. No matter where you turned there was always something there to further the journey out and make it harder to get over it; relationships made out of untrue love, mysteries of pasts among other things. The friends had reunited up at Roxas' house as the group talked amongst themselves, Demyx was excitedly running around telling everyone the news that he and Zexion would be together at the College in the fall. It was driving most of the people crazy as everyone tried to tell him off, nicely, that they were happy for him and Zexion, but Zexion seemed to be more like a child being lead around like a show dog.

"Demyx, you better let Zexion go before you make him dizzy," Olette laughed as she tried to keep a hand on her cup of punch as she watched the antics.

Hayner watched as everyone was enjoying themselves; he was happy to see that Roxas had found his way to happiness, it would kill him to see his friend come to school looking like a kicked puppy, "Let him have his fun, Olette, its all harmless fun."

Pence was filming the fun as well as taking photos now and again; he had been accepted into a school for film and photography and he wanted to be able to have memories of all his friends, "Yeah, like you could call you and Seifer being found in the Janitor's closet, two weeks before Graduation, doing unspeakable THINGS!"

"I TOLD YOU NEVER TO BRING THAT UP AGAIN!" Hayner chased after the boy as Pence kept his camera on Hayner; he was going to enjoy his moment of triumph, but it was cut short as Seifer caught Hayner by the wrist, "Let go, Seifer! I have to pun--"

Seifer caught Hayner unawares as he crushed his lips in deeply against the boy's lips as he kept him against the wall among the gawking eyes and soft whispers of "Ooo's" and "Awww's".

"…Let him have his fun, because I'll make sure that you get "your" punishment…" he smirked as he nipped the boy's pulse point, causing Hayner to softly buck and moan, "…later."

It may seem hard to understand or even comprehend; how in the world had two people that hated each other since Kindergarten, how did they learn to go from immortal enemies to making out against Roxas' living room wall? No one had seen it coming, but during an incident that involving a fight on the quad that landed them both in detention where it only escalated. In place of fists after a time, crushing kisses under the desks in the back of the room among the sounds of gasping screams, moans, groans were heard under the desk among the sight of no shirts and it would have been lack of pants had the teacher in charge of detention hadn't caught them. Days had passed and neither one had spoken to the other about the "fling" as Seifer seemed to had classified it as until Hayner decided he wasn't going to let it go as being only a "fling". Seifer wasn't expecting what Hayner did next as he found the boy walking into school the next day wearing a frilly girls night outfit to school, complete with faux fur heeled pumps; everyone at school half thought he had lost his mind.

Seifer had about lost his mind when he saw that Hayner was wearing no cover of the bottom half of him, save for the frilly thong that was threatening to expose everything he had or there of, lacking not to mention the way his bumps on his chest seemed to be standing at attention. Hayner almost found himself facing the Principal if it hadn't been for Seifer dragging him into the Janitor's closet and reprimanding him for it, among other things. Sounds of screams coming from the Janitor's closet had alert almost the entire student body; Leon couldn't walk past it for the weeks that followed into Graduation without thinking of sight of seeing both teens stark naked and the use of a Janitor's broom being used for an entirely different reason beyond sweeping the floors.

Leon shuttered at the mere sight of the two boys against the wall as Seifer had his lower half pinned hard against Hayner's with Hayner's fingernails dug deeply into the boy's lower back, "…I told Cloud about the incident with those two and let's just say…I had to take a short leave of absence before Graduation no thanks to mentioning it to him."

He directed the words towards no one in particular as Roxas stared on in utter disbelief until he finally told Hayner and Seifer that if they were going to neck one another into the wall of nearly screwing on his Living Room floor; they could go home instead of demeaning his Virgin wall. Rinoa laughed softly at how her son was reacting to the way his friend and boyfriend were acting, but she was even more surprised when the two boys took the hint.

"Oh come on Leon…you know you liked it…" Cloud rested his chin on the man's shoulder as he wrapped his arms around the man's waist from behind, "Besides…it got you to take some needed time off before the big day at school."

"Yeah, but I had to walk with a slight limp at the school the days previous to Graduation," he squeezed the man's hands as he lightly bucked against him as he smirked, "Besides, I got you back for that little stunt."

Cloud softly blushed but he shut his man up as he pulled the man around so he catch his lips, "You talk too much."

Rinoa watched the two men having their fun; she had learned to live with the fact that the man she had once fallen for, and had bore her a son, was now with someone that made him utterly happy. She could see it in Roxas as she saw Roxas playing with his love as they sat in the corner of the Living Room sofa; Roxas was sitting in the man's lap as his boyfriend seemed to be trying to find reason to get under his skin. Hearing his laughter as he batted away Axel's wandering digits was something she had never heard before all of this, but seeing him now; she felt that maybe she wasn't completely at fault. Roxas' eyes were filled with joy and happiness as he intertwined his fingers with Axel's as he captured the man's lips in his own, happily purring at the man's reactions, but Axel was always one to ruin the moment at times as he raised their hands up high over their heads as he started to lower Roxas against the sofa; keeping his knees locked in around the boy's small frame. The two seemed to fighting for dominance as Axel's head seemed to be bobbing up and down as was his lower frame as he found he was losing the battle over getting down Roxas' throat as the boy's fingers squeezed back at his Roxas was guiding them to do something. Half expecting it to be that Roxas was alright with making out on the sofa with friends and family just moments away to the point of possibly getting kinky on the sofa he found the smaller male pushing him upwards and off of him.

Axel stared at him questionably, "Why did you stop?"

"…I'd rather my Mom not see me screwing my boyfriend on her sofa with our friends and family still around," he gave the man a reassuring nip against the ear as he whispered in it, "…If you really want to do, let's go upstairs where its more private."

"I can handle that," Axel softly kissed his boyfriend back, but with a fierce feeling of just wanting him now on the sofa because he had a surprise that was waiting for the boy to unveil under his shirt, "…Put I think before go upstairs, there is something I'd like to tell everyone and its kind of under my shirt…"

Roxas eyed him oddly, "…If it's to reveal you have a six pack, then No, come on, I don't want my Mom to see me deflowered her sofa."

Axel had to move quickly or else he was going to lose the moment he wanted and had been planning out in his mind for weeks now; he wanted to unveil to everyone a question he had been dying to ask Roxas and hear him answer, "Just one minute…give me one minute and then I promise we'll go up to your room…"

"Axel, what's wrong with you? You've never been this hesitant to go upstairs before?"

Axel's heart was pounding in his chest as he knew he was losing the battle and was liable to the lose the war at this point if he didn't move quickly as he grasped Roxas' hands, It's now or never Axel…seize the moment, bite the bullet, make him take off your shirt for you in front of everyone or just scream out that you want this kid to marry you!