DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own KH or its characters.
Warning: yaoi, shonen-ai, boy x boy, AkuRoku, AkuSo below.
A/N: To all of u who dislikes/hates AkuSo: there is this pairing's content below, read on your own choice. So I've been thinking about this horrifying scenario of one's best friend betraying him/her by cheating with his/her lover. And it was something I feel like I should write about, so I did. This is a sad revenge story, so no like, no read. Dedicated to all who lost both their lover and friendship in this kind of situation.
Summary: It started out as an innocent encounter on a swimming-gathering-thing day. Roxas was happy and love-blinded to introduce his boyfriend Axel to his best friend Sora, just as a simple socialization. But maybe he should think twice...
Chapter 1: An encounter due to his delay
"Come on Roxas! You're lagging!"
"Just one sec!"
"What's taking you so long?" Thumping footsteps amplified on the carpet until the bedroom door was swung wide open by a boy with nutmeg spikes. He blinked his deep pools of sapphire at his friend, "Oh my gawd, Roxas. You're a guy, not a girl! You don't have to pay extra attention on your fashion to make yourself look dazzling!"
"Shut up." Roxas growled, continuing to check himself out in the mirror to make sure he looks the cutest he can, "My boyfriend's going to be here today so I must look absolutely stunning." He remarked as he fixed some of the wild golden spikes that were in the way.
"Yeah, should I wait for you to put on makeup too?" The brunette smiled sarcastically, earning another loud 'Shut up' and a toss of towels and goggles into his arms. "Just go to the pool and start swimming yourself if you're that bored." Roxas groaned, straightening the ends of his swim trunk.
"Alright, fine." The other boy shrugged and turned to leave the room for the pool. The base of his slippers shuffled on the pebbles as he went over to the little table and umbrella to throw down the fluffy towels in his arms; then he proceeded to slide out of the slippers and equip his goggles before quickly diving into the peaceful tank of aqua, creating waves of ripples. There was a moment of anticipation until his body became buoyant enough to surface and he started kicking water, swimming in swift free-style.
Loud buzz of vibration died away as the engine of a motorcycle stopped running. The owner of the bike unplugged his helmet, letting disheveled ruby spikes out. He hoped he didn't got to the wrong house; after all, this was the first time he went to Roxas' house. Locking his bike in space, he ambled up around the house before him and arrived at the gate that seemed to lead to the backyard. He knew the proper way to go into a house is through the main door, but the sounds of water splashing has somehow caught his attention and got his interest even more to find the gate unlocked.
The brunette made a 270 degree roll as he approached the other end of the pool to push off from the edge, making his way back to the edge he had dived into the pool. He'd expect to see Roxas getting ready for jumping into the water; but he didn't expect to see black boots right in front of him, so he let out a startled yelp.
"Did I startle you?"
The brown-haired boy looked up to find an amazingly good looking young man with crazy blood red locks and sparkling emerald eyes, and a pair of triangular tattoos to accompany with. "I'm sorry." He said.
"W-Who are you?" He asked, having still being shocked from the sudden encounter.
"You must be Sora." The man smiled, "I'm Axel, Roxas' boyfriend. The gate was unlocked, so I invited myself in."
"O-Oh!" Sora exclaimed, taking his goggles off and pulling himself up from the water, "Yeah, Roxas should be here in just a moment." He gave an effort of a smile before turning to the house, "ROXAS!! Axel's here!"
"Coming!" Muffled tumbling thumps pounded on what sounded like the staircase and soon the blond emerged into the backyard, "Axel!"
Said redhead stepped forward to embrace Roxas, explaining why he was first in the yard instead of at the front porch. Sora watched them, feeling like an outsider. Wait-that's his best friend! How can he think that?!
"You look so adorable, Roxas." Axel smiled, earning a cute 'Thank you' from the blond. "Oh, do you want to change? Let me show you the bathroom." Roxas said as he held Axel's hand, leading the tall and slim redhead into the house. Sora sighed as he sat at the edge, hanging his feet into the water and kicking them disinterestedly; couples in love always tend to forget about everyone else present. If only he had someone special to be with too at the moment...
A figure joined him and hanged their feet into the water too. Sora turned and found Roxas, "Took you long enough."
Roxas chuckled, "So, what do you think? Isn't he hot?"
"I guess so..." Sora shrugged nonchalantly.
"What's wrong?" Roxas asked concernedly, "Are you jealous?"
"What?! No!" Sora exclaimed, "I mean, i-it's just that... I wish I can have someone too, y'know..."
"What about the last guy?" Roxas tilted his head, rolling his eyes in a manner of thinking, "The guy with the silver hair. What was his name? Riku?"
"He's history." Sora sulked sadly, "Including him and the last few breakups, I think I might have exceeded a hundred breakups in my life..." Roxas let out his sympathetic 'awww's and hugged his best friend, "It's okay... I'm always here..."
"Thanks." Sora gave a light smile, "I'm so glad you're my best friend."
"I'm glad too!" Roxas giggled, his cerulean eyes thinning to lines, "Well, let's get in the water!"
Before the two boys could move, though, a red-haired figure swiftly ran past between them and dived into the water, making both of them jump and slightly shrieked. Axel swam gracefully across the pool in freestyle; Roxas squealed gleefully, cheering for his boyfriend's awesome movements while Sora held his breath at what he saw. Clear beads of water dancing across Axel's pale skin reflected the sunlight, shimmering the redhead's motion as light rays were radiated off to awestruck azure irises. It wasn't until another splash echoed due to Roxas jumping into the pool that Sora snapped out of his daze, realizing that he had actually been staring and checking out his best friend's boyfriend. He shook his head, telling himself that it's only because it's the first time he met Axel and people usually tend to check out others at first encounters. He quickly jumped into the pool, joining the other two males for their swimming day.
-- Two months later --
"Honey, what do think about going to a movie tomorrow night?" Roxas strolled on a street, asking for his boyfriend's opinion through his cell phone.
"I don't know, Roxas. You decide." Axel replied impatiently, "I"m working, okay?"
"Oh you're working? Okay, I'll get the tickets and I'll tell you later. I love you too, bye." Roxas hang up hastily; he knew better than to bother Axel when he's working. The redhead had a strange but strict no-interruption policy about work. Just as he hang up, his mobile rang again.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Roxas? It's Sora."
"Oh hey! What's up?"
"Are you free tomorrow night? Wanna go over to my house and we'll party?"
"I'm sorry... I'm gonna go to a movie with Axel."
"Oh... I guess I have no luck."
"I'm sorry..."
"Nah, it's okay... Wait did you just say you're going with Axel?"
"Yeah."
"Do you mind...if you guys count me in for the movie?"
"'Course not! You're welcomed any time!" Roxas chuckled cheerfully, "So I'll buy your ticket too?"
"Yea, thanks."
"No problem!" Roxas giggled one last time before hanging up, approaching his car to drive himself to a nearby theatre.
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The deserted movie hall was quickly filled with people as they exited the houses after the movie ended. Roxas and Axel discussed about it wholeheartedly, hands and fingers interlocked. Sora followed behind silently, feeling like an outsider again. Roxas' cell phone rang off unexpectedly.
"Hello? Hey! Oh... Uh-huh... Aww... Are you alright? You sound..." There was a sudden loud outburst of cry from the cell, so loud that even Sora can hear it from behind Roxas who was of course, startled, "Okay, okay... Don't cry! I'm be there in ten minutes! Don't try anything stupid!"
"Who is it?" Axel asked, concern ringing in his voice.
"It's a good friend of mine, he just got dumped by his boyfriend..." Roxas turned to him, "Hey, I have to go, okay? Just drive Sora home. I might spend a night over at my friend's house." With that, he promptly left the cinema, leaving Sora and a quite unsatisfied Axel behind.
"What happened?" Sora stepped up and asked Axel.
"He said a friend of him just got dumped and he's going over to comfort him." The redhead sighed, "Do you know who that friend is?"
"I think... his name was Demyx, I guess." Sora shrugged, "Don't worry, they're fine."
Axel heaved another helpless sigh before gesturing Sora to follow him to his car. Halfway through the trip, Sora suddenly demanded for the redhead drive somewhere else.
"Where are we going?" Axel asked, steering the wheel around.
"Let's go get a drink." Sora gave a faint smile, "I mean, it's still so early..."
"Sure." Axel reassured with a handsome grin. Sora swore that if he didn't know Axel was already going out with Roxas, he would've thought that Axel was flirting with him.
"...And so I told him, 'Who do you think you are, Riku? I only chose you because you were the only that promised me something different during that time... It's not like you're any special than the others...' I bet I hit his Archilles' heel because he didn't say another word..." Sora whirled a finger drowsily, chuckling in between hiccups. Axel looked at his drunken state and chuckled, "You look drunk, let's go."
"No I'm not!" Sora yelped after a loud hiccup, sloppily pushing himself up from the table; but his eyes were so blurred and his head was spinning so much that he was overwhelmed by the sudden nausea hitting him and staggered backwards. Axel lunged forward quickly, arms reaching out to catch Sora in time before the brunette would fall with the back of his head hitting the floor. Sora's large sapphire eyes blinked at emerald ones, having received shock from the sudden imbalance. The boy could tell he was blushing by the way his cheeks heated up, but it wasn't visible for his face has already been tinted by alcohol.
"Jeez, try not to get yourself killed." Axel chuckled, bringing Sora back up to his feet, "We should really go." He said, dragging Sora by the arms, not giving the younger boy an option.
Sora had fallen asleep for the rest of the car trip back home. And Axel found Sora weighting more than he looks for he transported the brunette back into his bed. The redhead gazed at Sora's sleeping state and let out an amused snigger before leaving and returning home.
-- Next Day --
Axel woke up to the usual frying noise and gentle humming of an angelic voice. He groaned and forced himself off the bed, brushing his teeth and doing the rest of his ordinary routine before went on sitting at the dining table.
"G'd Morning, hun." Roxas chirped as he placed a neat plate of sunny-side up egg and sausages directly in front of the redhead.
"Morning..." Axel rubbed his eyes and was startled when his cell phone buzzed, signaling a reception of a text message. He picked up the mobile and flipped it open:
Hey Axel. Thanks for getting me home yesterday, I was so drunk I couldn't even remember half of the things happened after the second glass of martini. Lol XD Anywayz thanks a lot -Sora
Axel chuckled at the brunette's childish use of text talk. Roxas looked up from the grill, "What's so funny?"
"Nothing." Axel snapped his cell phone close, for some reason he hadn't want to tell Roxas the truth, "It's just a good news from my secretary."
"Oh..." The blonde hummed uninterestedly, setting down his own plate of breakfast before him and sat down.
"So, got any plans for today?" Axel asked, grabbing a fork and started eating.
"Um... I have to go out with my friend Demyx." Roxas started, slightly nervously, "You know, the friend I had to go comfort yesterday? He said he's going to the mall today no matter what; and I don't know what he would do with his credit cards in a mall, seriously. He just got dumped, after all."
Axel tried not to glare but ended up staring nonetheless, "Him again?! How old is he? Five?! Why does he need you to look after him?!"
"Axel!" Roxas frowned, "He's my friend! How can you say that?! I'm just trying to help my friend!"
"Yeah, you think of him as a friend but maybe he doesn't think the same way!" Axel growled, a little louder than intended, "What if he has some private intentions?!"
"Axel!!" Roxas really got mad, "How can you say that?! Are you not believing in me?!"
"I'm not doubting you! I just don't trust him!!"
"Axel you're disappointing me!" Roxas hollered furiously, standing up as tears formed in his eyes uncontrollably, "I thought you were way more mature than that!!"
"...I'm sorry babe." Axel stood up and ambled to the blonde's side, pulling Roxas into an embrace, "I'm sorry... I didn't... Oh I'm sorry..."
"...It's ok..." Roxas said, his voice muffled through Axel's shirt since he buried his face into the redhead's chest, "I know you're a little bit possessive, but that means you care, right?"
"Exactly." Axel smiled, lifting Roxas' face up by the chin to plant a chaste kiss on his soft lips. Roxas smiled back, "So what are you gonna do today?"
"I don't know." Axel shrugged, "Work I guess."
"Work? That's so boring..."
"Yeah but I have a project I'm following on with my boss." The redhead proceeded to sit down at the dining table.
"Oh okay..." Roxas nodded unconcernedly, sitting down and continuing the Sunday morning.
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"Hey Roxy what do you think of this?" An unusually cheerful voice asked, almost sounding like its owner has forced its cheerfulness.
"Don't you think that's a little bit too colorful?" Roxas replied, squinting at the florid shirt that the dirty blonde was holding, "And how much is i-Oh my goodness! Demyx! This is WAY too expensive!!"
"But Roxy..." Demyx pouted, "I just got dumped! Don't I deserve something to make myself happier?"
"Yeah but not like that!" The blonde pointed accusingly at the shirt, "At least get something decent, this is way too eye-catching. You might as well just go pretend to be a peacock..." Roxas sighed, snatching the shirt and put it back onto the rack; then something caught his attention. He grabbed something and went onto the pants section then to the shoes section and returned to Demyx, shoving everything into the dirty blond's arm, "Go try these on." He said as he rushed Demyx into the fitting room.
Since the dirty blonde was known for taking forever to change, Roxas resorted to calling Axel. "But I'm bored..." He whined when his boyfriend refused to talk to him any longer, "C'mon, baby. It's Sunday, you don't have to work, and once you start working you can't stop!"
"I know, but I've already started, Roxas."
"Can't you just stay on the phone for ten more minutes?"
"Roxas..."
"Five minutes?"
"Honey, I'm trying to concentrate."
"One minute?"
"Look, try and be more mature, okay? I'm tired..."
"Okay..." Roxas replied dissatisfied before hanging up. Just as he did so, loud thumps and hangers rattling could be heard from the fitting room. The blonde quickly rushed in, and found Demyx squatting on the floor with a lilac-haired man, clothes all over the place.
"Demyx!" Roxas hurried to him, "You're so clumsy!" He complained as he helped his friend picking those clothes back up.
"Those look nice on you." The periwinkle haired man complimented, causing a blush to form on Demyx's cheeks, "Th-Thanks..."
Roxas immediately saw the magic between the two, "I'm gonna... go get more samples for Demmy to try on..." He turned around; before leaving, he whispered to Demyx's ear, "Try and get his number!"
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Axel was irritated at the moment; not only is he stuck on the project, but he also had a great idea that just slipped when Roxas called him. Seriously, how many times does he have to tell the blonde for the message to sink in? Do NOT bother Axel when he's busy! Apparently the message hasn't sink in because Axel's cell phone rang yet again.
"How many times do I hav-"
"Hi, Axel?"
"..." The redhead hesitated at the foreign yet familiar voice, "...Sora?"
"Yeah! Um... I was wondering, is it okay for you to spare 30 minutes? I want to thank you for bringing me home last night."
"You don't have to..."
"But I want to!"
"Okay then...where should I meet you?"
"I think there's a Starbucks a few blocks across your place, is that okay?"
"Sure. I'll be there in five minutes." Axel hang up, an unknown swirl of happiness swarming in his stomach. He didn't notice, but a smile was hanging right on his lips.
When Axel walked into the coffee store, he immediately caught sight of the brunette for he was waving to him gleefully. Axel let out an automatic delighted grin as he approached Sora in the line.
"What you wanna drink?" Sora asked adorably.
"...I'll have a grande Caramel Machiato." Axel replied, rubbing his chin like he actually had to think to order his usual choice, "You know you really don't have to treat..."
"It's ok, Axel. I said I want to..." Sora smiled, "I...didn't say anything weird yesterday, did I?"
"Yeah you did."
"I-I did? What did I say?"
"You talked about how you got into a fight with your ex when you broke up with him." Axel said, "Or rather, when he dumped you."
An evident blush surfaced Sora's face, "L-Look, that's only for your ears, okay?"
"Okay..." Axel smirked, suddenly feeling the urge to hold the brunette in his arms and kiss his forehead; only his conscience snapped him back. Maybe it was because of the frightening similarity between his eyes and Roxas'.
"Axel? Hello?" Sora blinked his dodger blue orbs at the redhead, calling him from his thoughts, "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, nothing." Axel waved casually, "I was just thinking about a project I have at work..."
"Really? What project?" Sora asked after going to get his drink and went on to sit down on a chair, "Now that you talk about it, I still don't know what your job is."
"I'm an architect." Axel said as he sat down across and put down his hot coffee, "Something was just missing about that house... And I don't know what is..."
"Well what's it like?"
"What more do you need in a house that already has a master bedroom, two single bedrooms, a study, normal dining hall and living room and everything that's ordinarily in a house?" Axel frowned, hoping Sora could give him some ideas.
"A garden." Sora replied simply. Oh yeah, why hadn't Axel think of that? "A living room is for a family gathering like you intended the house for since the bedrooms can fit four people. But a garden is the space where two people truly in love with each other can spend their time quietly there. Of course, children can still play around there, but if the owner of the house had decorated the garden with enough care..."
"You know... you're my savior." Axel grinned handsomely, "I would've been killed by my boss if I couldn't turn in my work in time." He grabbed Sora's hand, showing intense gratitude, "Thank you."
So there's your chapter 1. Review will be luuuffed.