Roxas breathed heavily, the beer bottle shimmering in his hand. The moon seemed to light up the bottle, making Roxas want only to drink more of the precious liquid. Wide blue eyes scanned the area, where was he? From the moonlight, he could see the outline of his bedroom. He had made it home. A huge sigh escaped the boy's chest. He had been sober for weeks now, but tonight Axel pushed him over the edge once again. Roxas couldn't live like this anymore. Roxas didn't want to spend the rest of his days praying to god that Axel would care enough to open up and take care of their relationship. "More like Relationshit." Roxas muttered to himself.
"You told me you stopped drinking." A disappointed boy appeared in front of Roxas. The sound of disappointment dripped off his tongue. "You are such a liar Roxas." Roxas could feel Sora's tears. He could feel Sora shake with anger. He knew he had hurt Sora, but Roxas needed to drink. He needed to drink away the pain that Axel had left. Roxas turned his head away, he couldn't bear to look at the damage he had done. He could feel the despair and anguish he had cased.
"Please Sora, don't cry. I'm not that drunk this time. I only had one…I promise." Roxas tightened is grip on the bottle in his hand. He wanted to drink more, but the bottle was already empty.
"Why? Tell me why you felt the need to drink again. No more lies. Can you promise me that at least?" Sora felt the hot tears roll down his cheek. He couldn't stop them any more than he could stop Roxas from drinking.
"Axel…" That was all Roxas could say. He lifted his sleeve to reveal a trail of bruises leading up his arm. "It helps the pain." He didn't need to look at his cousin. He could feel Sora shudder before starting to sob. Sora made his way over to Roxas. The two cuddled. Roxas buried his face in Sora's chest.
"He's always doing this now; I don't know why you take it." Sora leaned his face on his cousin's head.
"Something happened, he drink to cope. He only hits me when his drinking gets out of hand. It barley happens anymore." The two embraced for a good hour before Roxas finally drifted off to sleep.