So here is the second chapter! I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. I wish I did though.

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Spring arrived as it always does, though it appeared to take its sweet time for a certain Prince and flower shop owner. Once more they were able to begin meeting on a more regular basis by which it can be meant that they met every other day. Before they knew it the field that they met in was covered in newly budded flowers, courtesy of the warmer weather.

"So what is the name of that flower?" Axel asked the blond by his side. Up until that point they had spent the day simply relaxing and talking about what they had done that morning.

"Which one?" Roxas asked as he scanned the field trying to figure out which flower his friend was referring to.

"That one, the red one." The Prince replied pointing at a small cluster of red flowers.

"Oh those? Those are Carnations, a big hit this time of year actually." Roxas replied. "In fact the other day a boy came in and bought a whole bouquet of them, though I fear he picked the wrong color."

At this the boy seated beside him shot him a questioning look honestly confused about Roxas' statement. "The wrong color? You can pick the wrong color of a flower?"

"You don't know?!" Roxas asked shocked, half expecting the boy beside him to be joking. The look on Axels face however told him otherwise. "Weren't you ever taught the language of flowers?"

Axel thought back, trying to remember if flowers were ever brought up in any of his lectures. "All I remember learning about flowers were other countries National flowers, though I doubt that that has anything to with what you are talking about."

At this Roxas gave an exasperated sigh and fell backwards sprawling out on the ground. "Okay" he said as he tucked his arms behind his head "here is a brief rundown of what I mean. Each flower has a meaning and different colors of different flowers have different meanings. Take that red Carnation for example, that means admiration or something along the lines of your heart aching for someone. But a Yellow Carnation like the one the boy bought earlier means that you are disappointed in someone, or that you have been rejected."

Turning his head to look Axel in the eyes he continued, "Of course, not everyone knows what each flower means so you should be okay not looking up each meaning each time you want to give someone a flower. But you are a Prince and when the day comes that you meet that special Princess I am sure she will know the meanings. If you want I can teach you their different meanings to avoid a future mishap. Consider it payment for all of the Magic you have taught me."

"Thanks, I think I will take you up on that offer! So which one is that then?" Axel asked pointing to one that was only about a foot from where Roxas lay.

Turning his head once more the blond responded almost as quickly as he saw the plant. "That's a Pink Convolvulus, and it means worth you gain from tender affection."

"And that one?" Axel continues pointing to one relatively close to the last.

"That one is Hyacinth, and in that color it means consistency. Now say it wasn't blue but purple then it would mean something like please forgive me." Looking back at Axel he asked, "Are you remembering these? I can go a bit slower."

"No I'm alright. I've got them memorized." He replied with a grin, which made an almost unnoticeable blush spring up on the blonde's cheeks. If it weren't as sunny out causing his skin to take on a light pink tone to begin with the blush would have been much easier for the Prince to spot. As it was, he never noticed it.

"Okay then what were those flowers called?" The blond said quickly hoping that the Princes attention would return to the flowers and stray from his face. It was his luck that the Prince did look away and at the flowers he was about to identify.

"The first one is a Pink Convolvulus, and the second is a Hyacinth right?" The Prince asked knowing full well that his answer was correct.

"You're right. You really want to know this stuff don't you?" Asked Roxas. "Or are you simply appeasing me?" he added as an afterthought.

"No! I really am interested! Like you said I am going to need to know this stuff one day and I would rather start learning now than later. This knowledge might just save me from insulting some important people." The boy explained.

"Okay." Roxas replied, accepting the boys reasoning without complaint. It made perfect sense to him after all. And as he continued to teach the boy beside him more about flowers he pointedly ignored the unsettling feeling in his stomach at the idea of the Prince with anyone else.

But the Prince was not his, and never would be he had to remind himself. He was going to marry a beautiful woman to carry on the bloodline and that was the end of that. Besides he didn't love Roxas in the first place. So Roxas kept quiet and continued sneaking glances at Axel when he could. He could not help but marvel in the other man's beauty even though he knew it was wrong. After all he was in love.

All too soon however the sun began to set and Roxas had to set off back towards home. He never mentioned his aching heart to the Prince.

Little did Roxas know Axel didn't want to learn about the flowers for some foreign far off Princess he had never even met yet. He wanted to learn them so he could give them to Roxas one day. After all was there a better way to tell a man who runs a flower shop "I love you" than in the language of flowers?

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The next month passed quicker than the two of them would have liked. They spent their days in a very similar fashion to the first they spent together. Instead this time Roxas was the one teaching Axel, not the other way around.

"Okay," the blonde boy said as he sat opposite Axel. "grow this seed next." That day's lesson was a combination of Magic and what Roxas was teaching the Prince. Before they had only persuaded the plants to grow bigger. Axel had never initiated a plants growth before and if he was being truthful he found it to be more difficult than simply encouraging its growth.

Roxas handed him a seed and Axel gently placed it in the small hole he had made in the dirt. Covering the seed he placed his hand over the spot in the dirt where the newly planted see lay. After a few moments of concentration he felt his magic spring to life, eager to help its master in his goal. Slowly but surely a small bit of the flower poked through the dirt, signally that the hardest part was over. A few moments later the flower sprung into full bloom.

"Okay now that you can tell which flower it is can you name it and tell me its meaning?" Roxas questioned him.

The answer came as quickly to Axel as if he was trying to remember his own name. "It's a red Carnation and it means to have your heart ache for someone or admiration for them."

"Right!" Roxas said excited. "You really did catch on to this quickly. Have you been studying without me?" The tone of his voice stayed light and joking allowing Axel to know he was only kidding with him.

The pair continued to grow flowers one by one until they were surrounded by them. This time it was Axel who noticed that the sunlight was no longer coming from above them, but was instead filtering through the trees. As the young Prince stood he grabbed the Carnation he had made bloom not that long ago.

"I guess it's almost time to go then." Roxas said although he made no move to leave his spot in the grass. Looking at the flower in Axels hand he couldn't help but wonder whom it was for. "Is there someone special visiting the castle? Has someone finally caught the mighty Prince Axel's affections? Or is that flower simply for your good health?"

Though Roxas tried to keep his voice light something that Axel couldn't identify slipped out into his tone. Roxas, despite his own mental warning bells, could not help but feel jealous. He taught Axel the meaning of the flower in his hand; he even taught him how to grow it. Maybe if he hadn't been there, hadn't grown that flower with the beautiful boy in front of him, it wouldn't be so hard for him to think that he would give it to another.

"Actually, someone has caught my eye." Axel said as he offered a hand out to Roxas. Not wanting to seem rude Roxas grasped his hand. Once he was standing he fully expected Axel to let go of his hand, but he didn't.

"Axel?" Roxas questioned. What had gotten into his friend? Was he nervous about telling the mysterious girl his affections? Did he want Roxas to give him some sort of encouraging speech? Roxas didn't know if he could do that, could openly give the person he loved permission to be with another. It may seem selfish, but Roxas didn't care. He loved the Prince too much.

"Roxas Strife, I need to tell you something." The Prince said looking into the other boys eyes. An in that moment something clicked into place for Roxas. It wasn't the way that the red haired males' lips twitched into a slight smile. It wasn't the way that his bright green eyes flickered in the setting sun. It wasn't the way he shuffled just a half step closer to Roxas.

It was the way he said his name, like a whispered prayer. How had he never noticed before the way his name sounded coming from Axels lips? How long had he ignored the other boys' feelings, too busy trying to hide his own?

"Axel?" Roxas asked again, this time his breath hitching as he did so.

"I- I – Damn it why is this so hard?!" The Prince said an agitated look crossing over his face. He was going to say this, and if it all went sour then at least he wouldn't have this heavy rock sitting in his chest anymore. Taking in a large breath of air he just blurted it all out.

"Look I'm in love with you okay, as ridiculous as it seems. But I haven't been able to get you off of my mind for months and no one else makes me feel like you do. I can't remember the last time when any sort of conversation doesn't lead my mind straight back to you. And I know that it's wrong, that my heart should beat for one of the beautiful women that my father has introduced me to but it doesn't. And I can't make it. And I don't want to." At this his other hand with the Carnation grasped in it, clasped hold of the same hand his other had was gripping like a lifeline.

"Do you feel anything like that at all?" he asked his eyes searching Roxas' for some kind of answer. But before he was able to decipher what was hidden in those blue orbs his mind shut down.

Roxas had heard what he needed to hear, what he had been hoping and praying would happen for far too long. He didn't know how long he stood there in shock, but as quickly as his brain registered what the boy he loved said he sprang into action. Closing the small difference between them in the blink of an eye he used his free hand to grasp the boys' neck, his ponytail preventing most of the skin to skin contact. But it didn't matter because a moment later his lips were on the other boys.

How had they gone so long without this? Without each other? Axel cared about nothing but the pressure of the younger boys lips on his. He quickly let go of the flower and Roxas' hand in order to pull the boy closer to him. His hands found their way to Roxas' hips and he dragged the boy closer to him sighing as their bodies collided.

It was messy and unsophisticated, but it was raw and full of all the things the two had left unsaid. Despite his best efforts Roxas let out a small moan onto the others lips prompting Axel to let out a deep chuckle. Oh God Roxas' knees just buckled, and he is sure he would have fallen if it wasn't for Axels tight grip in his waist. He swore he could have felt that laugh throughout the entirety of his body. Since when did Axel gain this control of him? He honestly didn't know and didn't care.

However Roxas wasn't satisfied yet, not nearly. He pulled the boys head back down rejoining their lips. This time there was more care to the kiss at first, none of the rushed overenthusiasm. However it didn't stay that way as both boys wanted, no not wanted, needed more. Roxas' hand that was trapped between the two slid up to Axels shoulder and the boy tried to pull himself even closer to the male, though it seemed physically impossible at that point.

Axel broke his lips free from those of the blond holding onto him like a lifeline. He left a trail of peppered kisses up and down the boys neck, not able to get enough of the slight gasps the boy would make whenever he kissed certain patches of skin. Roxas could only take that particular set of teasing for so long however and started to reciprocate, giving the same treatment to the Prince.

It only took Roxas sucking on the juncture between Axel's collar bone and neck for five seconds and the Prince pulled the blonds lips back to his. How could the other boy be so intoxicating?

"I win." Roxas said as they parted to breathe a smile on his flushed face. "You kissed me first."

At that Axel smirked. "Oh is it a competition now? Then I guess I will have to step my game up."

Roxas stood on his toes bringing himself nearly equal to the Prince in height. "Do your worst." The Blonde whispered in his ear as he leaned in further.

"My pleasure, Blondie."

Both boys remained in the field that night long after the sun set. Yet the worried glances and scolding's rolled right off of them. Nothing could bring them down, not now that they had each other.

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"Axel, I really have to leave now." Roxas said turning his head to see Axels face dangerously close to his own. The Prince however had no intention of letting the younger blond out of his grasp, tightening his arms around the young boys' waist.

"Why?" Axel complained as he let his head fall to rest on Roxas' shoulder. It was a Sunday and yesterday had been absolutely horrible for the Prince. It seemed that his father wanted his input on every decision he made in court, not allowing the young Prince to slack off at all. It was like he was preparing him for the throne already, but Axel was only 19 and had no intention of taking control of the Kingdom anytime soon. So if he wanted to relax with his boyfriend for a little longer the day after such an ordeal then he would.

Boyfriend. The word still seemed so foreign to the Prince. He had always assumed that he would be the boyfriend, not have one. However it was not a bad thought, in fact any thought of Roxas brought him such joy that he thought he may burst. It was nothing compared to what he felt when he feared his love was one sided.

"Because it is getting darker and Sora is starting to get suspicious." The boy Axels arms answered.

"Suspicious?" The Prince asked, tilting his head so he could get a better look at Roxas face.

Roxas let out a small sigh and answered. "He has noticed how much I have been leaving the town after my shift at the shop as over. I think before he just brushed it off as me wanting my own space after everything had happened. But lately…"

"Lately?" The Prince continued wanting to know if Sora was catching on to what they were doing here. That is to mean that Roxas was secretly dating the Prince of the Kingdom. From what Axel had heard of the boy he doubted that he could be so spot on, but Roxas had warned him that sometimes Sora had moments of genius that left even him shocked.

"He thinks that I'm seeing someone in secret, or at least I think so. He keeps asking if he should set another place at the dinner table, or asking me if I have something to tell him. And I keep responding that I don't but he just gives me this damn knowing smile." Roxas responded learning back into Axel.

"And this is a big problem?" Axel asked not knowing what to say about it. After all, so far it didn't seem like that much of an issue.

"Yes!" The boy said pulling far enough away from Axel to turn around and look in his face. "We have been dating for three months Axel, and I haven't told my brother a word. But I want to! He is my twin and this, meeting you and what we have, is the only thing I have ever kept from him. I feel so horrible when I look at him, knowing how often I have lied to him."

"Then why don't you tell him?" The Prince said slightly confused. Obviously not telling his brother was causing Roxas a lot on anguish and the last thing that he wanted was for him to feel so torn up about something.

"You- You don't mind?" Roxas questioned tilting his head up slightly to look the taller boy in the eyes.

"Of course I don't. Just you have to make sure he doesn't tell anyone alright? You know if I could I would make a Kingdom wide proclamation that you were my boyfriend." At this Roxas' made a displeased noise and narrowed his eyes. "But I would never do that because you don't want all that attention."

Axel didn't even need to mention the fact that Roxas was a boy also put a damper on those plans. But they had agreed that they would jump that hurdle together if the time ever came to do so.

"Can I tell Cloud too?" Roxas added.

"Will he come after my blood for dating his darling younger brother?" Responded Axel.

After a moment of thought Roxas sighed. With a light frown on his face he answered with a quiet "Maybe."

"Then you need to tell me when you plan to do this so the confrontation isn't in the middle of a busy street. I guess you would have to bring him here…" Axel didn't like the idea of someone else in their field but if it was Roxas' brother he was willing to make an exception. "Also I don't want to be wearing my best clothes for them only to get ruined."

"You never wear your best clothes here." Roxas reasoned.

"Touché."

"So can I tell them tomorrow?" The blonde inquired a smile lighting up his face.

"Sure." The red head responded with a shrug of his shoulders.

"Can I tell them tonight?" He wondered aloud, moving closer back towards Axel.

"Whenever you want, blondie." Axel answered wrapping his arms around the boy in his arms even more.

"Have I told you that I love you today?" Roxas questioned as he moved closer still to Axel. Teasingly close.

"Only once." The Prince responded with a playful smile on his face.

"Well then I guess I don't need to say it anymore." Roxas said slipping out of Axels hold with practiced ease. The blond then hurried away but not before calling out over his shoulder. "See you tomorrow!"

The Prince just stood there dumbstruck. That little tease. Oh he was going to get it tomorrow.

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The next three weeks were pure bliss, well that was after Roxas told his family. Needless to say there had been a huge blow up in the Strife household. Cloud had flown off the handle and only the thick walls of the house had prevented the neighbors from hearing. He was absolutely convinced that Axel was only playing around with Roxas, sure that the Prince saw his brother as nothing but a toy which would eventually lose its importance. Eventually after three hours of arguing Roxas was able to get cloud to settle down and listen to what Roxas had to say.

It took another two hours for him to admit that maybe, maybe, the Prince loved his brother. But that didn't mean that he deserved him. So although he would not prevent his brother from seeing the Prince he could not say he was happy about the relationship. And in all honesty that was more than Roxas had been expecting.

Sora was a whole other deal entirely, he had been ecstatic for his brother. As soon as Cloud had calmed down he had dragged Roxas to their shared room and demanded the eighteen year old spill absolutely everything. Not that Roxas minded it was nice to be able to talk to Sora about this after so long of keeping it bottled up.

And so life returned to normal, well at least for the most part. Roxas had to put up with his brothers teasing but that was a small price to pay for his brothers' acceptance.

Everything between him and Axel was better than ever and the two boys couldn't have been happier. They were young and in love.

And they were foolish thinking it would last forever.

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"Kairi! I have to tell you something but you have to swear on your life to never tell another soul!" Sora said as he sat across from Kairi on his bed. The two had been friends practically since they could walk, and after Riku left on a trading expedition two months ago, they became the only two of the trio left in town. Therefore Kairi became the only person outside his family Sora could really talk to.

"Sure, I won't tell!" Kairi said ready to hear the gossip Sora was ready to produce. Some part of her doubted that he had heard something before she had, after all she worked in the Castle, but she was more than willing to humor him.

"You have to really mean it! This could get people in trouble! I shouldn't even be telling you but if I don't tell someone I am going to burst. So swear it!" The boy said highly serious.

Obliging him Kairi held her hand to her heart. "I swear on my life I will never tell another living soul what you are about to tell me." That was she would never tell anyone, unless the gossip was just too good to pass up or if it was something everyone already knew. After all Sora was known to be out of the loop on many matters.

Sora's eyes scanned the room for a second before he beckoned Kairi closer. She leaned in closer to him so that he could whisper in her ear.

"What?!" The young girl shrieked backing away from Sora to get a better look at his face.

"Shhhhh! You can't tell anyone okay?!" The boy said his face going ghostly pale at her reaction. He never expected her to freak out like that. Her yell hadn't been one of happiness, but one of revulsion. Oh by God what had he done?

Quickly composing herself Kairi schooled a large smile onto her face. "Sorry. I was just really shocked! But Roxas is happy right?" She asked feigning concern for the younger of the two siblings. She had always found Roxas to be well a bit odd, not that she would ever share that thought to Sora.

It was just, that boys' magic wasn't right. How could he have been so powerful so young? She remembers when they were younger once Roxas made thirteen balls of light when making only one had tired Kairi out. That kind of power was not natural, there had to be something wrong with him. And he had used that, whatever that unnatural thing was, to ensnare the Prince. She was sure of it.

"Yes! The happiest I have seen him in a while!" Sora responded joyfully glad to see that he had been wrong in his assumption that Kairi was disgusted. Of course she wasn't she was Kairi. She was just shocked and Sora couldn't blame her for that.

The rest of the night was filled with Kairi asking questions about the happy couple and Sora answering them more than readily.

Oh yes, Kairi would have the best gossip come Monday morning that the Castle had seen in a very long time.

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Axel was confused. It was just nearing noon when a guard barged in to the Castles library, making his tutor go silent immediately.

"State your business here." The stern man said looking at the knight as if he left a bad taste in the man's mouth. "If you couldn't tell I am trying to educate the next ruler of our Kingdom."

"The King and Queen demand the Princes audience in the Throne room at once." The knight replied trying to catch his breath leading Axel to believe he had run all the way to the library.

"Did they say why?" Axel questioned as he slowly stood. He was in no rush as his parents were in the habit of making giant situations out of the tiniest of things. For all he knew they could merely want his opinion on what kind of cake he would prefer at the upcoming ball.

The knight replied not even looking Axel in the face instead his eyes were trained on the floor before him. "They said something about a young boy named Roxas and accusations against him, Your Highness."

Axel's world stopped for a moment. His blood ran cold throughout his veins and his mouth became dryer than a desert. He felt his heart fall from the warm place he carried it in his chest to the bottom of his stomach leaving a chilling hole where it used to reside. He felt like he was going to be sick. No. Not his Roxas.

They must have found out. But how could they? They had been so, so, careful. What would they do now that they knew? A thousand situations ran through Axels head, too few of which had a positive outcome. He had to get to him. He had to save Roxas. Somehow.

He raced out of the room, pushing past the guard with a strength he didn't know that he had possessed. Each time his feet hit the floor a shudder passed through his body as if he had gone hollow, only causing him to go faster. The castle rushed by him in a blur yet each second felt like an eternity. After far too long he was throwing open a door in the back part of the throne room.

And there he was, kneeling on the floor before him, his hands in shackles. Roxas looked, in a word, terrified. His eyes were large and Axel could see that around one eye a bruise was already starting to form.

"Axel!" The young boy cried out, his face looking even more pained at the sight of the Prince.

"Roxas!" He called out as he started towards the boy in front of him, but he never made it passed the raised Dias. Two knights grabbed him, one on either arm, and restrained him. Before he could put up much of a fight he heard a voice to his left.

"That is quite enough Axel." This mother intoned.

Looking around he noticed the full situation. On either side of Roxas were knights, two on each side, with their hands on their swords ready to attack if told to. There was also a small crowd at the grand doors of the Throne room, obviously all there for the show. Or so he thought until he saw a brown haired boy with Roxas' face straining against the guards blocking anyone from entering.

"You have to let me in!" He kept calling out. "He's my brother!"

"My son." And Axels gaze fell then to his parents. Both of their gazes were stone cold and bordering on uncaring. They appeared to be judging him. They were judging him.

"Let him go." He said as he stood up straighter, ignoring the two men trying to keep a hold of him. "He has done nothing wrong." At that the crowd which had been clamoring for entrance went quiet. Was the Prince sticking up for a lowly flower shop owner?

"And how do you know that my son?" The King asked his eyes fixed on Axels own.

At this Axels mouth went even dryer, which he had not believed possible. "Because, I know him, and I know what kind of a man he is. He would never break one of our kingdoms laws."

"Oh but I think he has." The Queen said, none of the usual kindness in her voice. "Bring forth the witness."

Axel could hear a door open on the other side of the Dias and two distinct voices calling out the name, "Kairi!"

"Why?!" Axels head shot to look back at the door to see Sora once more straining against the guards. "Why would you do this?! I trusted you! I trusted you!"

"Silence!" The King called. The girl named Kairi was brought before the King, one guard at her side. As she knelled before his Parents Axel heard his father ask the young girl a question. "Do you have something you wish to report before this court?"

"I do Your Majesty." The young girl replied no remorse in her voice.

"Then please report your claim to those before you." The Queen declared picking up where her husband had left off.

"I believe that Roxas has put Prince Axel under and enchantment. A love spell to be more specific." The girl said without raising her head from its bowed position. Although Axel could not see her face he could practically feel the smile gracing her lips through the tone of her voice.

"What?!" Several voices cried out echoing and resounding throughout the spacious room.

Sora could not believe what he was hearing. This was Kairi, his best friend Kairi. They only girl outside of his family that he had ever shared his secrets with, the only girl he trusted with them. She was like his sister, someone that was a cornerstone in his life. So what was she doing? Why was she telling such lies about Roxas? Had she always been like this? This was his entire fault, he should have never told Kairi anything. Why couldn't he have kept his mouth shut until Riku came home? Riku would have never told, never.

Roxas on the other hand was floored. That little bitch. He had seen the way that she looked at him when they were younger and Roxas had hung out with the trio more often. She had been jealous then, oh so jealous of him and his magic. Kairi would never admit it, even to herself, but she had very little in the way in magical reserves. So whenever Roxas would perform a spell more powerful than hers she would send him this look. It was a look of pure unbridled rage sitting just below the surface. But still despite all of that, he never thought that she was capable of this. That she would throw him at the mercy of their King and Queen like this.

Axel was just as shocked, even though he did not know the young woman in front of him. How had she learned about Roxas and himself? He was so sure that no one had seen them. And why did she care about it in the least bit? Did she harbor unsaid feelings for the blond Strife boy? After all both brothers recognized her the moment they saw her face. But if so didn't she know what kind of situation she was putting the younger of the two in?

"And your evidence of this?" The King asked, raging lingering in the tone of his voice.

Kairi was more than ready to answer this question; after all she had gotten all of the details from Sora. "I first saw them around fall of last year, though at the time I did not realize who they were. I simply saw two young men playing around with Magic in a field by the castle. I thought it was all harmless fun. Then I noticed even as it got colder they would still meet, though less frequently than before. Once Spring rolled around they were there in the field almost every day." She took a break from her speech and bowed her head even farther.

And here comes the lie she thought to herself. "One day I saw the taller of the two males turn around and when he did so magic seemed to pour from the smaller one. Then the taller one turned around back towards the other boy and embraced them in his arms. Shocked I hurried away from the scene, not sure what I had just witnessed. From that day on they seemed much more affectionate with each other, at least from what I could see from my distance away."

"And this is all of the evidence you can provide? Can you prove that those two people were my son and this boy Roxas?" The King inquired growing tired of this girls chattering. Was his son, or was he not, in a relationship with this male commoner?

"No Your Majesty, I have more evidence." And although much can be said for Kairi's actions there was one thing that she never wanted to do, and that was to bring Sora down with his brother. She knew that he would blame himself for what would happen to Roxas his punishment, which most likely would be imprisonment. And although the freak of nature deserved it Sora would never see it that way. He would slip into depression far too quickly, but she had to get that devil away from him. Roxas would only end up hurting Sora with his wicked powers. So she would protect him the best way she knew how.

"One day I saw Roxas coming back into town from the direction of the field and grew curious. I began to notice that he did so every day that I saw the two apparent lovers together. Knowing his brother Sora would know the truth I slipped a slight bit of truth powder into his drink. I know that it seems wrong but Roxas had been acting strangely and I was worried for the other person in that field if the blond I had been seeing there was Roxas!"

"Why my dear?" The Queen asked kindly as the girl seemed to be on the edge of tears. Roxas knew better though, that was how she sounded not before she was about to cry but when she was lying. She was lying through her pretty little teeth!

"Roxas has always been magically gifted. He has always been able to magically overpower just about everyone I ever met, and that was when he used it openly. We were only children then. I can't begin to guess how powerful he has gotten since then. So I put some truth powder in Sora's tea and he was more than willing to tell me what he had heard from his brother. Though I may have used a bit too much because I did not even need to prompt him to tell me anything."

"And he told you that Roxas was, involved, with my son?" The King asked nearly choking on the word involved.

"Yes Your Highness! And I came directly here though I did not know who to tell, knowing you have more important things to do than listen to the likes of me. So I hoped that if I passed it along amongst the servants you would eventually hear of it. Thankfully it has been brought to your attention."

"So boy, is this true?" The King asked leaving his throne and heading towards Roxas. "Did you cast a love spell on my son? Were you that overconfident in your abilities?"

"Father stop this at once!" Axel yelled across the room. All heads turned to look at the Prince, and the two hands on his arms tightened. "Leave him alone!"

"Oh, giving me orders now are we?" The King spat out. "I think not. Now I know my son would never act like this. Are you the cause of this as well boy?" He sneered, the last part directed towards the young blond boy at his feet.

"I put no such spell on him Your Majesty." Roxas ground out. How had it come to this?

"Oh but I believe you did." The King said. "My son has never acted as like this before, yet he springs to your defense like a well-trained dog. Why is that? I tell you why, magic. Now you have three seconds to reverse your hold over my son."

"He has no hold over me Father!"

"One."

"Please I know my brother! He wouldn't do this!"

"Two."

"Father listen to yourself! Please stop what you are doing!"

"Three." The King paused for a moment to look at the boy whose eyes still shone in defiance. "Fine then, have it your way. Guards take him to the dungeons."

"You can't do this!" Axel screamed pulling tightly at the hands that restrained him. His magic wanted to lash out to the surface but everyone knew on the knights gloves were magic suppressing runes. As long as they held onto him he would not be able to do anything to help his Roxas.

"My people! This is what happens when you act out against the Crown. I am sad to say that there is only one way to release my son from this spell since the boy refuses to do it himself. At dawn in three days' time there will be a hanging in the town square. Only then when he is dead will this evil man's spell be broken!" And then the King stalked from the room the Queen hurrying behind him.

"No." Kairi called out shocking everyone in the room. "He was only supposed to be imprisoned! He may be evil but he deserves to live!" He words however fell deaf on the Kings ears.

"Roxas!" Axel cried once more trying to get to the boy only a few short feet in front of him. He had to get to Roxas, then they could fight their way out. He knew they could.

But then there was a pressure on his neck and his whole world went black. The last thing he remembers is Roxas screaming out his name in agony.

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And that is the end of this chapter! Please, please, please leave a review! I would love you forever and always if you did. I hope to have the next part out soon, though it looks like there may be two more parts instead of just one. It depends if my muse decides to run away with the plot or not.