Love Comes in a Box
by lovely-sagacchi

Sagacchi: Hello everyone!! Thank you for the reviews, I love you all! But I'd like to specially thank jka1 and Mamotte Ageru (oh, and thank you for your constructive criticism... it was helpful :D) for being the first ones to leave a review (and add my story to their story alert!) a few minutes after I put up the first chapter. Thank you!! And thank you to everyone who told me that this story is original! It made me happy. And a lot of people put me on 'story alert'! xD So, anyway, this chapter is dedicated to:

jka1, Mamotte Ageru, Keiko Tenyoku, Cavechan, Raivyn, Bubblegum Head, Silver Tears 11, Erinicole12

...and to everyone who read/alerted/faved or just simply wanted to read this chapter!

Axel: Stop saying so much thanks…

Sagacchi: But I love all them all… ;A;

Roxas: Hey, what's going to happen next?

Sagacchi: Axel and Roxas… make-out scene. –evil cackle-

Axel: Oh nooooeeessss! Come on Rox, we have to get away from here!! She's a loony!!

Roxas: But we won't be in the story anymore if we do…

Axel: … Good point.

Sagacchi: Don't worry, I was joking, anyway. Sort of. Well, at least for now. Okay, enough of my random rambling. I don't own anyone or anything or any nobodies from KH. So no need to sue. Here's the next chapter. I hope you enjoy. ;D


Chapter 2 :: He's Cute for a Brat
Axel's POV

"Aw, come on, Roxas, come out of there already!!"

After the kid happen to kick me, he ran upstairs and locked himself in the bathroom. Just great. I just knew that the kid was going to be a problem for me already. So then I find myself banging at the door, Riku standing next to me.

"Maybe we should just break the door down," Riku suggested.

"NO!" I protested immediately. "Last time that happened, it took a fucking month to repair it! Do you know what's it like to use the bathroom when there's no door?"

He shrugged. "So what? I've seen you naked a couple of times already…"

"That's besides the point," I grumble, and continue pounding on the door. "Come on, kid, I promise I'll be gentle with you…"

"That sounded wrong," Riku commented, grinning.

"Shut up," I bit out, and then sighed. "Look, Roxas… if you lock yourself in there, you're still in our house. And as long as you're staying in this house, you're my property."

Yes. My ingenious did the trick. The door creaked open, and the blond kid poked his head out. He stared at me with his wide, blue eyes. Man, did he have beautiful eyes or what… They were like the color of the ocean. Wide, innocent, and pure.

"Axel?"

I snapped out of it as Riku called me. Coughing slightly to cover up my embarrassment, I told the kid, "Okay, Roxas. Here's the deal. You can stay for a while, but you have to do what I say. I won't do anything bad, don't worry. Got it memorized?"

Roxas nodded, stepping out of the bathroom. Hm, for some reason, he seems shier than he was before. It's actually kind of… cute. Gah, Axel, what are you thinking… You're not gay. And you wouldn't like a kid that you've barely met. Ah great. Now the kid is staring at me funny…

"Say, Roxas," I start, trying push these thoughts aside. "How old are you? You look like you're in middle school…"

"I'm sixteen," he hisses with a glare. Spunky little guy, isn't he? It's obvious that he doesn't like to be insulted by his height (hey – I'm a little more than a head taller than him, and I'm older by two years). Heehee… I've got to note that down for future reference.

"Hey, you're just a year younger than me," Riku comments. "So anyway, how did you get lost again?"

"Like I said…" Roxas huffs. "I was looking for my brother, Sora. Well, we were downtown, and it was really crowded, so…" He bit his lips, stopping there, staring at the textures of the wooden floor. God, did he look heartbreakingly sad, or what… He must really love his brother. This kind of melted my heart as I started down at the kid.

"Ah, so you're still looking for him?" I asked. Roxas nodded in response. "Well, have no fear, 'cause you'll be living here! For a while, at least. Until you find your brother. But in the meantime you're going to be my slave- err, personal property and do all of the chores, but that's beside the point…"

Riku chortles, giving me the 'oh-my-god-you're-so-stupid-Axel' look. God, I hated that look…

Suddenly we heard a low grumble. Riku and I turned to the source, finding that it was Roxas's stomach. He blushed, looking down. Riku looked at me.

"Axel, as I recall, it's your turn to cook…"

"Okay, kiddo!" I tell the little blond guy. "Here's your first task as my property. Come with my grocery shopping. You're going to have to help me carry food and ingredients home to cook."

"Okay," he replies.

A man of many words, isn't he?

xxx

Soon we find ourselves at the grocery store, picking out some food to cook for lunch today. Or rather, I'm the one picking out the food and Roxas is holding them in a basket. I picked out some veggies, fruits, meats, ramen, and other ingredients that would be of use for our lunch.

"Um… Axel, right?"

"Huh? Oh." I notice that the kid is calling me. "Yeah, that's my name. What do you want?"

Roxas held out a red box to me that looked like… Pocky. Actually, it was Pocky. I seemed to get the message that he wanted me to buy it for him.

"What? You want that thing?" I have never really been too fond of chocolate. "Sorry, kid. I'm not buying it."

"But…"

"I said no. And that's final."

Roxas then made the cutest puppy-dog face I've seen – his lips turned to a pout and he stared at me with the widest, most innocent eyes I've ever seen – it made my heart melt. I stood there staring back at him agape, looking like an idiot in the middle of the grocery store, until I found the will to speak again and asked:

"… How many of those did you want…?"

xxx

We were then walking back to the apartment, Roxas munching happily on a Pocky stick, carrying half of the bags while I carried the other half. Dammit, when did I become such a softy to those kind of expressions…

"Satisfied, you little runt?"

"Hmm?" Roxas looked at me, sucking on the Pocky stick. Oh. My. God. Did that look wrong, or what. I couldn't tear my eyes off the blond as he tried to suck off all the chocolate on the biscuit stick, pulling it in and out of his mouth.

… I think I was drooling. I couldn't help it, it was turning me on. Wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait. Rewind. A kid was turning me on!? Oh my god, what has become of me… I've turned to a total freak because of this squirt! I'm not gay, I am not gay! But he does look hot sucking on that damn Pocky stick… GAH! I was officially confused.

I squinted my eyes shut, debating on whether I was gay or not in my head.

"Axel?"

I looked at the kid, who thankfully decided to finish up that Pocky stick he was eating. Taking a stick out of the box, he lifted it towards me. "Do you want one?"

Without a word, I accepted the Pocky stick. He went back to eating his Pocky stick, only nibbling on it cutely this time. A small smile broke out on my features as I took a bite of the biscuit stick.

You know. Maybe I'm starting to like chocolate.

xxx

"Where have you guys been?"

When we came home, Riku was complaining how hungry he was, something about it being four P.M. already. Hm. Did we really take that long grocery shopping? I didn't notice. Well, better get cooking.

"Come here, Roxas," I call the kid over. "You're helping me cook."

Without a word of complaint (but he did frown a bit), Roxas comes over to help me in the kitchen. Riku chuckled as he laid on the couch, flicking the T.V. on with the remote controller.

"How cute. He follows you around like a lost puppy."

"Shut it," I snap at Riku. I glance at Roxas at the corner of my eyes, who was now helping me chop some veggies. I had to admit, he's as cute as a puppy… No, bad Axel, dirty thoughts not allowed. Wait. I wasn't thinking anything perverted. Not this time, anyway. Okay, no gay thoughts allowed. That's right. Keep your cool, you're completely straight. As straight as a curved line – wait, that came out wrong.

"Axel, you're mumbling to yourself," Roxas informs me. Oh, I hadn't noticed that I was talking to myself aloud. Hm. What an idiot I must have looked like. I hope blondie didn't hear anything… Then I'd be caught. Wait. Caught with what? Gah, I'm talking to myself again…

Okay. I'm back to concentrating on cooking. I take out some instant curry and dump it into the boiling pot in front of me. Then I covered it with the top, waiting a few moments for it to be finished. So I was going to proceed with making desserts until…

"Ow!"

"Hm?" I notice Roxas flinching. "What happened, Roxas?"

"I… I accidentally cut myself…"

"Let me see." I take a look at his finger, and indeed, I see some blood seeping from a fresh cut. Instinctively, I latch my lips on his finger, tasting the blood on my tongue. Hm. Doesn't taste half bad. I'd pass for a vampire. I made sure to lick it clean.

"Ah…"

I then realize what I was doing. Almost immediately, I let go of Roxas's hand, turning around so be won't see my heated face that currently resembles the color of a tomato. Oh. My. GOD. I can't believe I just did that. It must have been a habit by now, doing that, because every time I cut myself, I would lick the blood off. I can't believe I did that to Roxas's finger! He must think I'm a freak. What do I do now?

Just when I'm in the middle of freaking out, Roxas decides to speak up. "Um… thanks. I think. The blood's gone. So… I think you should get back to that curry you were cooking before it overflows."

I turn, seeing the pot was, indeed, overflowing. I left it boiling for too long.

"FUCK!! What do I do, what do I do!?"

xxx

So. I solved the problem about the curry overflowing. Somehow. You know what, don't ask. So we're gathered around the table, now having dinner (it was too late to be called lunch) peacefully, like a small, happy family. NOT. Well, Riku kept kicking my leg from underneath the tablecloth. Which I had no idea why. Maybe it was because the overflowed curry had to be thrown away… Wait. You didn't hear that. Just because Riku was sitting across from me, he thought he had the right to kick me. So I kick him back, and for a moment I am thankful for having longer legs. Soon we get into a kicking fight. Underneath the table.

Roxas is oblivious to all this, eating his meal so innocently, that it makes me want to jump him. Yeah. I'm too caught up with the kicking fight that I don't care what I say anymore. Does that make me insane? Sure, it does.

So anyway. We finish up our dinner about forty-five minutes later. Riku claims that he needs to hit the sacks for work tomorrow, but I bet it was a damn excuse so he wouldn't have to clean up after himself. So Roxas and I are stuck putting the plates away and washing them.

When we finished, I figured that there was going to be a problem. Where was Roxas going to sleep?

"You can have the couch," I say, but feeling a little guilty about making him sleep there. What was I thinking? The kid was freeloading off of us, so that's what he deserved.

"Axel, he's your puppy, so why not let him sleep on the bed with you?" Riku calls from the bedroom. Ah. So he's still awake. Now I really know that he was trying to get away from doing chores. I stare at Roxas. He shrugged, looking back at me with those pure, cerulean eyes. Great… it's that look again. The look I can't resist.

"Alright, kid, you can sleep with me on my bed," I tell him, and for a moment, it seems like his expression brightened. "Hey, you don't have any other clothing with you, do you?" I ask him, although I already know the answer.

"No," Roxas replies, looking down, his cheeks turning pink. Aw. Was he embarrassed? That was rather… adorable. But I would never say that aloud. So anyway, I'm now looking through my drawers for something he can wear to sleep. I hand him a pair of blue cotton pants along with a matching cotton shirt.

xxx

"Aww, he looks so cute," Riku comments from his place on his bed.

I had to say, he looked edible. For one thing, the pajama clothing I handed to him was a size too large. The sleeves covered his hand, hanging loosely, while the hem of the shirt almost reached his knees. The pants had covered his feet as well, and because of it, he had some trouble walking.

Roxas pouted, making him all the more adorable.

"Alright, come here," I call to him, scooting over on my bed.

"Don't molest him at night," Riku tells me. I glare at him in return. The blond kid seemed to be hesitant after hearing this. Damn you, Riku, you conniving little bastard. Make me look like the horrible, scary man that molests kids in their sleep. I sighed. "Rox, I don't bite. Just come here."

Roxas seems to trust me enough, because he climbed onto my bed and snuggled into the empty spot I left. "It's kind of cold," he tells me. Cold, huh? Well, kid, I should tell you, never tell me that or this is what I'm going to do: I scooted closer to him, wrapping an arm loosely around his waist, causing him to look surprised.

"There. Better?"

For a second there, I thought he was going to start protesting – but he didn't. He snuggled closer to me instead, feeling the warmth.

"Yeah. Better."


Sagacchi: OMG AkuRoku in the second chapter already. Am I the only one who thinks it's weird to fall in love with a kid after knowing him for a day?. D: Well, besides that, good news! I made the chapter longer than the first by about 900 words! Yay! (It still was short, though…) Reviews are love! The more review, the faster the update! That's my model. –beams-

Axel: Please do ignore her, she seems to be on crack lately…

Sagacchi: D8 WHAT!? I'm offended!

Roxas: He has a point…

Sagacchi: Well then! Roxas dress-up will be in the next chapter, then! –cackles evilly-

Roxas: -gasps- Dress up!?

Sagacchi: … Oops. Did I say that aloud? Well, if you want to see what happens next, leave a review! That's all you have to do!! Story alert/faves and such would be extremely nice, too! Thank you for reading!!

Riku: I feel ignored…

Sagacchi: Aww I'm sorry, Riku! Don't worry, you'll have a chapter to yourself soon! Aw damn, spoilers again. DX Well, review and find out! Please! –sends much love…again-