Hello again guys! Yay! Another chapter! Thank god I made it through this one. –gasps for air- Oh man that was hard. Anyway, have fun! And don't forget to review so I know what's shit and what's not! XD And there might be some slash in it for you faithful readers. DD

Disclaimer: No, they are not my imagination's love children. T-T


"Hey, Roxas!"

The blonde turned around and spotted the red-head that had defended him. He was way taller than he was, even though they were in the same year, and was probably ten times skinnier than him. He had a fiery feel about him, like he was ready for a fight at anytime.

He was wearing a red t-shirt and black jeans and looked surprisingly hot even though he was so skinny. Roxas made a mental note to watch out for this guy … he wasn't hostile towards him or anything … it was just … he seemed kind of volatile. Like an unattended flame. Like when you look away and the next minute your house is on fire.

"So, you going back to your dorm then?" The red-head said, putting one hand on his hip and bending over to get a better look at the rather short Roxas.

Said blonde nodded, keeping in mind to be weary of him and held out his hand.

"Hi. I'm Roxas. Nice to meet you."

The taller boy laughed and grasped his hand. "Nice to meet you, Roxas. I'm Axel. Number one hottest guy in lower year, at your service." At this he bowed, swinging his arm out behind him dramatically.

Roxas laughed and smiled. 'Maybe this kid isn't so bad after all … Hey, I might actually have made a friend here!'

They walked off to Roxas' dorm, chatting away happily, not paying attention to the looks they were getting through the hallways.

XxXxXxX

"Hey Sora! How're you today?" Roxas dropped into his usual seat next to Sora's bed at the nurse's and started pulling his books out of his bag. "Mr. grumpy-ass Xaldin wants you to do all of chapter 1D and 1E so you don't "miss out" on any maths practise, and ol' Vexen, your favourite teacher in the world –"

Sora rolled his eyes.

" – wants you to read about thirty pages from the book and all the questions in it! Haha! Lucky you Sora!" Grinning, Roxas stuffed the books back into his bag and dropped it onto the floor.

The brunette just sat there pouting childishly with his arms crossed. "Can't I just get back to class and do work normally like the rest of you? This bites, I have to lie here and daydream the whole day away! I'm perfectly fine now! The stupid nurse just can't see that! She thinks I've got cancer or something …"

Roxas laughed and patted his friend's arm. "It's cool, she'll probably let you out tomorrow! It's not like you look as if you've nearly died or are suffering from a terminal illness. You look your usual adorable self."

The blonde blinked and froze. 'What? Adorable? Where? What? No! I didn't mean that, I …' He blushed at having thought his best friend was adorable and felt his stomach tie itself in knots.

Sora blushed too and stuttered, "Errr … thanks, I guess." He then lowered his eyes to his hands and stared at them as if they were the most interesting objects in the room.

Roxas felt his face become hot as they avoided looking at each other. The silence dragged on, and he couldn't work up the guts to break it.

The brunette coughed, clearly embarrassed. 'I'm … cute? But why would my best friend say that? Boys don't say that! Not … normal ones … Roxas? No. He couldn't be …'

Roxas tried to speak but nothing would come out. 'Shit! He's going to think I'm crazy! Oh now I've done it! He's gonna be all uncomfortable around me now! Ohhh damn it!'

Luckily for him the nurse walked in, making as much noise as she possibly could. As she bustled up to them, the two boys' eyes met and they looked away quickly, blushing again.

"Oh! Deary you've got a visitor! That's nice."

Roxas rolled his eyes, still careful not to look in Sora's direction.

"Good news, you're good to go child! Remember to be careful now, we get a lot of younger students in here, wouldn't want you to be a regular now do we?" She smiled and walked off, leaving the two boys to awkwardly make their way out of the small hospital and back to their dorm.

XxXxXxX

Sora looked to the back of the class at Roxas. He was passing notes and laughing with his new friend that he'd acquired while Sora had been bed-ridden. He had only known Axel for a couple of days but still wasn't really friends with him. He would just drop in on Roxas every now and then. Not really talking to the brunette at all.

And now they were at the back of the class together, passing notes as if they were best mates. It was normal for friends to do that he supposed … but every time Roxas laughed at something the other boy wrote, Sora could feel his insides twisting about painfully. He turned his attention back to the lesson and began writing notes, ignoring Roxas and Axel's chatter to the best of his ability.

'Sedimentary rocks are those that are created by erosion and deposition of rock particles which are then compacted and cemented by … '

"Hehehe you serious?! That's why he's so pissy about everything –"

' – pressure and heat. Sedimentary rocks can then become eroded again and become other sedimentary rocks or go on to make a –'

"—really tall and awesome looking –"

'-- metamorphic rock. These rocks are formed under extreme –'

"Sexy –"

' – conditions where their crystals –'

"-- run away from home. –"

' – The –'

"-- sexy son of a bitch takes them all out and saves his ass!"

' – and when the new rocks are melted they become –'

" – seriously retarded –"

' – to the point where –'

" – a shit load of anti matter –"

'-- becomes molten magma –"

"Therefore ridding the world of evil sloth monsters!"

"Wow that's so cool! Man, Axel, you're awesome!"

"THAT'S IT!!"

Roxas and the whole class looked up at Sora, shocked at his outburst; usually he was a quiet kid.

"I've had it with your 'Wow Axel! You're the best! You rock!' Shit!!"

His face was bright red with anger but he felt it blush an even more impossible colour as Roxas stared at him. He lowered his head and rushed past the blonde in an attempt to escape, but on second thoughts, walked up to Axel and slapped him across the face.

The crack resounded through the class as some people gasped and "Ohhh'ed".

'Shit.' Sora thought, and decided that now was probably the best time to leave. He ran from the room, not being able to stay in there any longer.

'Stupid Roxas … how dare he think Axel's so cool!? He's only known him for what … three days?! And they're best friends all of a sudden? I don't think so!! How bloody dare he!? I thought I was his best mate! What ever happened to me huh? Oh! I've found someone else to be friends with! Bye bye Sora! Won't be needing you anymore-- !'

"OOF!"

Sora was abruptly wrenched back into the world of reality by bouncing off the chest of an unknown person. "S … sorry!" he looked up and his eyes met bright blue ones.

"Hi."

"H … hello. Look, sorry about that, I …"

The taller boy waved his apologies away. "It's ok little guy. What you doin' out during class time?" he questioned, looking at Sora with interest.

"Errr …" Sora thought back to his outburst and coughed, he settled to go for a slightly different story. "Oh … I'm just errr … I forgot my book in my dorm! I'm going to go get it." He sighed, feeling as if he'd just cleared a particularly high hurdle.

The other boy smiled and gestured Sora to follow him. "Me too! Come with me yeah? That way you can tell me about yourself. I heard you were that kid the upper year boys got to! That started that fight yeah? –"

Sora squirmed uncomfortably but began walking anyway. He wasn't really open to talking about what had happened that day, but this kid was kinda ok. And who else did he have to talk to in this dump of a place? Certainly not Roxas. 'No. Mustn't think about him, you'll only get angry.'

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Oh! I'm Sora."

"My name is Demyx."

XxXxXxX

They both lay there, a cool breeze blowing through the window as the darkness surrounding them. The two boys were facing away from each other as the slightly awkward silence dragged on.

Roxas sighed deeply and rolled over to face the other boy. He kept trying to speak but was too nervous to. 'How am I going to do this …? Oh he'll never say yes! I can't just ask him! Oh … but I have to! There's no going around it! I'll do it! I have to!' Eventually he gathered up the courage to talk.

"Sora … do you hate me?" the blonde flinched, half expecting a harsh yes or a slap to the face.

Sora looked up at the ceiling with a pained expression. "No Roxas. I don't hate you." He sighed and looked over at the blonde.

"Well …you might now…"

"What?"

"Well… one of my mates, Axel, you might know him, well he … needs some help with a little something." he could see his friend's expression turn sour.

"I do hate you now."

The blonde flung his legs off the side of the bed and leaned forward. "Oh come on! It won't be that bad! He really needs help!" He watched Sora hopefully. Axel really did need his help, and he couldn't do it alone. He needed the right person for this job and he wasn't it. It had to be Sora. He was perfect for it.

"Help with what?"

Roxas got up and walked over to the door. He stood there, hands in pockets, and sighed heavily.

"This is a very dangerous job. You could get injured in more ways than you could imagine. It is very hard for me to put you up for something like this …"

He looked at Sora over his shoulder mysteriously and sighed again. He stood straighter and pushed his shoulders back. His expression turned to one of hardness, he fully turned around to look at Sora.

Said boy blinked at his friend's sudden change of mood and swore he looked more seme too.

"You will begin immediately." Roxas said, face blank and eye glazed over, staring at the wall.

"We need a plan. One that is subtle and effective. That's where you come into it. You will be the mastermind behind our mission. If you choose to accept …"

Sora paused, letting it all sink in. "I … I suppose I could …"

Roxas walked up to Sora so they were only centimetres apart, looking him right in the eye. "Are you willing to accept this mission?"

The brunette blushed at the distance between Roxas and himself and closed his eyes. "I …"

Roxas grabbed Sora's wrist painfully and shook him slightly. "Are you man enough for this mission!?"

Sora nodded frantically, his blush increasing ten-fold.

The blonde let go of his friend's wrist and backed off. "Good. Now, for the brief."

Sora gulped and looked at his friend nervously. 'Oh god! What have I gotten myself into!? It sounds so dangerous! What could possibly be this terrifying at a school!? Oh Roxas! I don't wanna die!'

"Y … yes sir!"

Roxas nodded. "During class time and normal school life, we have to complete this mission without anyone noticing us. If they do … you won't have to worry about classes anymore."

Sora twitched involuntarily.

At this, Roxas started pacing the length of the room, looking like a military commander. "We need the best plan available, and the best person to make said plan."

The brunette looked at his new 'commander' with curiosity.

"But what do I have to make a plan f—"

'The commander' poked Sora in the chest forcefully. "I will only say this once, so listen carefully."

"…"

"We need to … hook Axel up with someone."


-sigh- Oh yeah! Another chappie done! -dances- Hope that wasn't so bad ... I need help with what to put in mai next one! T-T oh well ... please review! I'll love you for it!

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