Pieces of my Heart
by Jessica Cooper

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts I or II, it's owned by Squeenix (Square Enix). I own the story proceeding though and all the situations the characters go through.

This is my first KH fic, so go easy on me.

"Roxas! Why are you leaving the Organization?!" yelled Axel, the spiky haired, flaming red head. His long, black trench coat swished as his long legs carried him to the blond boy. 'Why are you leaving me?' He thought. Roxas' face looked startled as he was confronted by the older boy.

"I'm tired of sneaking around behind everyone's back! It's scary, and I don't want to wait around and get caught!" Roxas yelled back. His chest heaved under his black trench coat that matched Axel's. "You saw what Xemnas did to Mari and Larxene!" (A/n. That's another story! That hasn't been written yet)

Axel's green eyes looked over his little Roxas. His Roxas. The youngest member of Organization XIII. The Key of Destiny. When that thought passed through his head his lips pulled up in a smile and Roxas eyed him strangely. He started down at the Keyblade wielder fondly, until a loud yell from the boy snapped him out of it.

"What the hell are you smiling about? What made you so happy? Everything we do we have to tip-toe around, hide everything, live in near silence!" Roxas' voice rang through the alleyways as his stance turned defensive towards the tallest of the pair. A look of annoyance and anger passed over his features before he stepped towards Axel and relaxed his stance. Tears streaked down his face. "I'm sorry Axel. I shouldn't have yelled at you."

Axel's arms lay at his side for a brief moment, as his pale face lit up in shock. As Roxas cried into his shoulder, he wrapped his arms around him and his lips smiled.

"It's okay Roxas, Ssh." Axel cooed to him, "We're all frightened of Xemnas. It'll be okay!" The redhead picked up Roxas and carried him through the dark streets of the World That Never Was back to the Organization's Castle. By the time they returned to Roxas', room the sun was slowly beginning to peek over the horizon. Roxas murmured into Axel's shoulder, a series of intangible whines. This made Axel chuckle and then deposit his blond onto the bed in a less than graceful move.

Roxas rolled onto his stomach and cuddled into one of the many pillows situated on the king size bed. Axel sat on the floor beside the bed and waited for Roxas to fall asleep. His eyes scanned under the bed, just to check. He noticed a light brown, fuzzy lump pushed entirely against the wall.

His long fingers reached under the bed and wrapped around a plush hand. Axel pulled the mysterious object out and smiled brightly when he saw what it was.

It was a teddy bear with Roxas' name stitched into it's behind. Axel inwardly wondered why it wasn't on the bed with the boy, and then he remembered movie night.

Begin Flashback

Marluxia, Demyx, Axel, and Roxas all fell through the door into Roxas' room. The Organization boys were laughing about a joke when Axel, Demyx, and Mari started pulling off their trench coats and throwing them into a chair. Roxas jumped onto the bed and snatched up something from between the pillow, he hung off the other side until Demyx noticed him and pointed it out to the other two.

"Roxas!" mewed the guitar playing blond. "What are you dooooing?" Roxas jumped, startled by Demyx's loud voice, and promptly fell off the side of the bed.

"Ow!" Roxas' head popped up behind the bed and he glared at Demyx. "I uh... set a mouse trap, and thought I heard it snap. I was just checking it." Roxas breathed a sigh of relief as Demyx shrugged and continued disrobing. "So what movie are we watching tonight?"

Roxas stood up and removed his trench coat just as the other boys had gotten down to t-shirts and boxers. Once his long-sleeved, black shirt was removed, and he stood in jeans and a t-shirt while other guys started pulling out extra blankets from the closet.

The one Axel wanted was stuck in the back of the closet so he bent over and started tugging at it. He was starting to get frustrated and Demyx and Mari could tell by the steam coming out of his ears. They scampered to the other side of the bed and hid behind Roxas. Axel tugged and tugged on the green material until it started to come loose.

Roxas looked up to see Axel coming out of the closet in triumph. Roxas tossed his pants to the ground and jumped onto the bed leaving Demyx and Mari standing there arguing with each other about the movie they would be viewing tonight.

"Axel, you have serious issues and I think you should see a counselor." Axel smiled brightly before spreading the blanket out on the floor; he folded it over and over until it was comfortable enough to sleep on.

End Flashback

Axel smiled and stood up with the bear in his hand. He looked down at a sleeping Roxas and leaned over placing the stuffed thing right next to him. A sigh escaped his lips and he turned his back on Roxas and headed to the door. If Xemnas caught Axel in here this late at night he'd be punished. His punishment would be to spend a few weeks in the castle's dungeon.

Axel opened the door and peered into the hallway making sure it was clear before he made the sprint to his room on the opposite side of the hallway. Seeing that is was clear he took off like a bat out of hell, his trench coat billowing behind him like a cape. He reached his room; he pulled off the coat and fell onto the bed with a heavy sigh. He fell asleep thinking about the many ways he could tell the Superior about Roxas and himself.

Next Morning

"AXEL!!! WAKE UP!!" The blond pounced onto the bed of the redhead and jumped up and down trying to wake his friend. His mission was futile. Axel lay there like a zombie, a snore emanating from him occasionally. "Aww, come on Axel. I've got a great idea!" This seemed to get Axel's attention. He was a sucker for ideas and plans, and when Roxas had an idea, he had a plan.

The redhead mumbled and rubbed his eyes until he was awake enough to give Roxas some attention. He sat up on his pillows and looked up at the boy. "Sit down. What's this big idea?"

"Let's run away! Let's find the islands Xemnas was talking about." Roxas spoke quickly in his animated, excited state. Axel just sat up and stared at him as he continued talking about running away. Roxas said that his bags were already packed from before and that he would help Axel pack if he wanted the help. Axel just shook his head and as he stood up off the bed and headed towards the bathroom. He bent over the sink and splashed some cold water on his face.

"What do you think Axel? You wanna do it?" He asked as he turned and looked into the bathroom where the redhead stood. Axel looked tense under his black shirt; he turned around and walked closer to Roxas. Axel leaned against the door of the bathroom and let his green eyes wander the bare room.

A lonely desk sat in the corner. It was scattered with papers and books that he had been reading. A few spaces away from the desk was a shelf, packed with books and few movies. A television sat on the floor, and some clothes were scattered around, giving the room the appearance that a normal teenaged boy lived in it. Instead, it belonged to a Nobody. One without a heart. Axel looked at Roxas giving him his infamous smirk.

"Know what Roxas? Let's do it. Let's get outta here." Axel nodded as he walked to where he threw his coat off. He pulled it on and plopped down on the bed. Roxas' eyes lit up as he bounced a little on the bed. "There's nothing here for us. Nothing that we want anyways." said Roxas as he flew off the bed and into Axel's closet. He found a suitcase and opened it, and began throwing in some of Axel's clothes.

"This is so great! We're getting out of here!!! And never coming back." Soon the suitcase was spilling clothes out onto the floor. Axel quickly stood up and pulled Roxas out of the closet. He made the youngest member of the Organization sit down on the bed while he fixed the suitcase with proper clothes and necessities.

"Yeah. But if you aren't quiet, Larxene or Marluxia will here us and go tell Xemnas." That shut Roxas up real quick. Axel soon finished packing his suitcase, and retrieved a duffel bag from under the bed. He threw some of his favorite books and movies, little things he wanted, into it. "Roxas, go get your bag and meet me at the Alley to Between."

Roxas nodded and pounced off of the bed. He ran to the door and flung it open, into the hallway and off down it to his room. Soon he arrived with his bag, and similar duffel bag full of things he wanted but didn't necessarily need.

He peeked into Axel's room to make sure he was gone. He was, so Roxas set off towards the entrance. He kept his eyes peeled for Xemnas or any of the Members loyal to him. He was alone until he got into the Alley's directly outside the castle. Demyx was leaning against a wall, partly concealed by shadows.

"So Roxas, you've finally got up the nerve to leave." The blond musician stepped out of the shadows and walked up to Roxas. "I won't tell, for a while. I'll give you a day or so head start. Then Xemnas will find out, and come to probe everyone." Demyx sighed. "Is Axel going with you? He walked by a while ago, but didn't have any bags."

Roxas stared at Demyx, his light eyes looking at bit sad. He hadn't realized he would be leaving all his great friends behind. Maybe one day they too would be free of the Organization.

"I'm sorry Demyx. One day I'll come back and visit. Will you... tell Naminé I said goodbye? She should know where we're going." Roxas turned his back on Demyx and took a few steps down the alley. "Bye Demyx." Roxas flung his bag over his shoulder, clenching the suitcase handle tight in his hand.

He took off running then. He didn't want Demyx to see his eyes begin watering. He soon slowed to a walk and saw Axel waiting in the distance. A smile lit up his face and he took off running again. Axel's bag lay at his feet and once he caught sight of Roxas he picked them up and moved a few steps to the right.

"Let's go! I'd rather not wait around here much longer. Surely Xemnas has noticed we're missing by now." Roxas nodded and came to a halt in front of the dark portal leading to the mansion basement in Twilight Town.

"Here we go Axel, this is so exciting." Roxas took a deep breath and then took Axel's hand. "Let's go." Axel nodded and they both stepped through the darkness, away from the World That Never Was, and away from the life they lived because they had to. Soon they were off, out of Twilight Town, and on their way to the Destiny Islands.

They soon had to shed their coats and t-shirts because the sun was shining high above their heads. The boat they had found soared along on the current and they soon had the Islands in sight. Roxas let out a whoop of joy and almost caused the boat to turn over.

"Roxas, sit down, I'd rather not find out what kind of fish live in these waters." Axel leaned back and soaked up the sun. He knew he wouldn't tan, or burn, that's why his flesh stayed so pale. Roxas grinned and found a paddle. He steered the boat toward the Islands, and soon they were docked by a port. Axel sat up and threw all the bags onto the wooden dock while Roxas tied the boat down.

Some of the local teens came up and looked at the newcomers. Roxas smiled brightly and asked if there was anyplace they could stay... for a long time. A young girl about 16 introduced herself as Selphie and got the two boys who were with her to introduce them as well. The taller one with orange colored hair was called Wakka, and the shorter blond was Tidus.

Axel and Roxas grabbed their respective bags and followed the chattering Selphie as she took them to a tree house way far up on the Island, explaining that it had been vacant for a while. The boy who used to live here had to move back to the main island. Roxas and Axel thanked the girl, and told her that they had traveled a really long way and would like to lie down.

She left them in silence; they looked around the little house and saw only one bed, and a small kitchen area. There was a green rug on the floor, which reminded Axel of...

"OH NO!!!! I left my blanket!" A/n it WAS in Roxas' room but it IS Axel's blankeh. He said out loud. Roxas smiled some and opened his suitcase. Axel was tearing up as Roxas tugged out a thick, green material.

"Axeeeeeeeeeeeel!" Roxas threw the blanket over his head and Axel squealed in delight.

Finally they had everything they needed. They were free.

The End