The next day Roxas made it to breakfast on time and watched longingly as Axel entered the room looking even more sexible than usual.
/Oh... If I could just.../
His thoughts were quickly hushed by the seat he took next to Demyx.
The small blonde boy stopped eating and went to leave the room only to be tugged on by Zexion.
"Arn't you gonna finish?"
Roxas shook his head blinking back tears and pulling his sleeve away from Zexions grip and ran out of the room.
Zexion gazed across to the space to where the boy had been staring for the time he had been sitting there and catching Demyx's gaze raised a questioning eyebrow.
With that he dropped his fork back onto the table with a loud clatter and slowly stalked out of the room to let the pair know exactly what he was doing.
The action left Axel confused and Demyx sweating slightly...
/If he screws up my plan I swear... I'll rob every bit of black eyeliner he has and flush it down the toilet.../
Zexion walked out of the room making sure the door was closed behind him he followed the muffled sobbing and soon came across Roxas out on one of the many balconies.
Roxas was leaning against the pillar with his back turned to the entrance.
"So new kid... Whats up?"
Roxas jumped at the sound of his voice and wiping his eyes quickly tried not to sound like he'd been crying cleared his throat.
"Uh... Nothing whats up with you..."
Zexion rolled his eyes.
"Oh please... I heard you crying from down the hall..."
The blonde teens cheeks took a light shade of red.
"So whats going on?"
"N-Nothing... Really..."
"Well... Ok... But if you don't tell me I'll just have to go question Demyx and Axel..."
Roxas eyes opened wide.
"What? I mean... What makes you think its anything to do with them?"
Zexion leaned against the doorframe.
"Well you were staring at them for the whole five minutes you were sitting there... And then shortly after Axel entered the room you darted... So I put one and one together... Basically..."
Roxas shifted uneasily.
"Yeah...Well... What do you care anyways?"
Zexion shrugged.
"Well I was just trying to be nice since you're new, but if you don't want my help..."
He turned to walk away.
"NO! No... Wait..."
Zexion turned around.
"Yeah?"
"If I tell you something... You have to promise me it goes no further..."
Zexion nodded.
"Sure..."
"No you have to promise!"
"Ok... I promise."
Roxas sat on the ground.
"Okay... Well I guess it started yesterday... Axel woke me up for breakfast... We ran around played chasing and ran into Demyx... By the time we got downstairs all the pancakes were gone... So Axel had these ice creams... He gave me and Demyx one."
Zexion nodded.
"Uh huh and then what?"
"Uh... So we were eating and all, but there were only two ice creams left so he gave them to me and Demyx, but I didnt want to take his last one..."
"Dude... If this is a petty argument about ice cream I'll kill all three of you..."
"No no! Its nothing to do with the ice cream... Well not really... Anyway we were there and I gave Axel back his one and he dove on me and shoved the ice cream into my mouth..."
Zexion raised an eyebrow.
"Okay and?"
"And well we shared it in the end... But when he was on top of me..."
Roxas cheeks took a light shade of red.
Zexion couldnt help but smirk.
"I see... Well does he know that you have a little thing for him?"
"Uh no..."
"Well maybe you should tell him..."
"You see thats the thing, I thought that, but then last night, he was supposed to come over to my room so I could suss him out and tell him, if I thought he felt the same..."
"So what happened?"
"Well he never showed... Then I went to Demyx to see if he'd seen him..."
"Yeah?"
"And he said Axel had been there and that he was wrecked after being there all night and that he had gone to bed..."
Zexion raised a hand to his head.
/Oh Demyx you desperate hussy.../
"Roxas isnt it?"
"Yeah..."
"Let me tell you something, Demyx has had this little thing for Axel forever now... The minute he even looks at someone in a friendly way that guy goes nuts... Best avoided... Trust me..."
Tears began welling up in the blonde teens eyes.
Zexion went to get up until he saw the boy crying again.
"Alternatively..."
"Alternatively?"
The grey blue haired teens lips changed into a smirk.
"You could screw with them right back..."
"But how do I do that?"
"Well it requires you to be sneaky and underhanded... But on the upside you'll know if Axel likes you for sure..."
Roxas wiped his eyes.
"Yeah? What is it?"
Zexion smiled helping the boy up off the ground.
"Come to my room and I'll explain all..."
Demyx left the breakfast room with Axel in front of him desperately searching for Roxas.
"Ugh... Demyx ignoring him is hard... He's so damned cute... I dunno if I can do this..."
"If you want him, you'll have to stick with it... You do want him dont you?"
Axel nodded pained.
"Yes... I do... So I have to stick with it... For the future of me and Roxy..."
At that monent they passed Zexions room only to hear loud moans.
Axel caught a sound that sounded something like Roxas moaning.
"What the hell? Isnt that Zexions room? Whats my Roxy doing in THERE?"
Demyx proceeded to drag Axel away before he busted into the room at which point Roxas and Zexion fell out through the door and landed on the floor Roxas shirtless and Zexion on top of him looking mighty flushed.
Axel spotted the pair and his face dropped.
"What the fuck!"
Zexion helped Roxas up off the floor giggling and once back inside they slammed the door and locked it.
Zexion handed Roxas back his shirt grinning.
"That'll keep him on edge for a few days anyway... But it will also make him more curious, which means we'll need to pull more stunts..."
Roxas began pulling on his shirt and long black coat.
"What do you have in mind?"
The blue grey haired teen grinned.
"Oh you'll see! You'll see... We'll meet at your room at say about 11.30 tonight..."
Meanwhile Axel was in Demyx's room.
"WHAT THE FUCK! DIDN'T THEY JUST MEET TWO DAYS AGO!"
Demyx tapped him on the shoulder.
"Uh... Didn't you just meet him two days ago too?"
Axel stopped talking and sighed.
"Yes but me and him had a connection!"
Demyx giggled.
"Looks like they were making one downstairs this morning too if you ask me..."
The redhead summoned fire to his hand.
"ARGH!"
Demyx ducked and noticed that his lamp was on fire.
"Hey I just bought that!"
Summoning water to his hand he began to put out the fire only to get a mild electric shock from it.
"OUCH!"
"Well I'm not giving up yet! I'm not letting myself be beaten by that son of a bitch flower boy!"
"Uh... Thats Marluxia..."
"Yeah well whatever... I don't like him much either..."
Outside the room Marluxia dropped the bouquet of blood red roses he had picked for Axel and walked away.
"I can't believe he thinks I'm a son of a bitch... What did I ever do on him? Besides let him have more pancakes than anyone else... T_T"
Axel went to storm out of Demyx's room when Demyx stopped him.
"You know Axel, I think Roxas might be playing a little hard to get of his own..."
"Really?"
"Oh yeaaaaah! God that moves so old my mom did it..."
"Oh... So theres still hope?"
"Sure there is... You just have to listen really carefully and do EXACTLY what I say..."
Axel nodded like an obedient dog.
"Of course... Thanks Demyx... You're always looking out for me..."
"Yeah I know... I'm great..."
"Uh... Who left these roses here?"
"I dunno... Maybe Marluxia had roses for you and heard you call him a son of a bitch and walked away crying?"
"Yeah Demyx... What are the odds of that happening?"
"Right, so all we gotta do is... Lock the door, jump on the bed and scream like your heads gonna explode..."
Roxas nodded.
"Okay... Or... We could slam my bed into the wall... So that they'd go in there to see whats going on and hear more?"
Zexion smiled at his new partner in crime.
"You're getting very good at this very fast..."
"Okay Axel so all we gotta do is, make out in the corridor quite publicly... He'll come out of his room eventually... See it and be very jealous."
"You think it'll work?"
"Of course it'll work."
Axel wrapped his arms around Demyx and got into position but just as their lips were about to touch something distracted Axel.
"Wait... That sounds like Roxas... Aww no not again!"
Axel ran to the blonde boys door and put his ear to the wood.
"Oh... Zexion... Uh... Right there! Harder! HARDER!"
The redhead began shouting right outside the door.
"For fuck sake how many times is he gonna screw the hell out of my little Roxy? It sounds like he's having a great time too... I can't possibly live up to whatever Zexion is doing to him..."
Demyx pointed to the storage room next to Roxas room.
"We can probably hear them better from there..."
In spite of himself Axel ran in.
Demyx whistled.
"Wow... You dont even need to put your ear to the wall here... And at this rate pretty soon it sounds like there will be NO wall..."
Axel slouched down against the wall.
"How can I ever live up to that?"
Across the wall Roxas was giggling to himself as Zexion watched him intently.
"I think I can hear him crying!"
Roxas nudged Zexion and continued to jump on the bed moaning.
Zexion licked his lips and slowly getting up Roxas stopped jumping on the bed.
"What whats wrong...?"
Through the wall Demyx and Axel heard the whole thing.
"Oh my God what are you trying to do! I thought it was all a big... Oi what are you doing with your tongue! You have to sto... Sto... Please... Don't... Stop..."
"It was all a big JOKE! What the hell? But now they're actually... I think I'm gonna be sick..."
Axel ran off down the corridor.
"Axel come back! Its probably all part of their act!"
Roxas lay on the bed eyes rolling back into his head moaning the house down.
From another part of the house Axel could be heard screaming so loud it made the crows perched on the roof take flight...
About an hour later Zexion could be seen leaving Roxas room.
"Roxas... I'm really sorry about that... Just all the screaming... Kinda uh... You know..."
Roxas still flushed from their encounter nodded.
"Don't be sorry... I had a great time... It's not how things were supposed to go, but mistakes happen... They're just not usually that fun..."
Zexion slowly moved in and tilting Roxas chin up kissed him.
"I guess I'll see you at breakfast..."
Roxas nodded blushing.
"Yeah... I guess so..."
Falling back into his room and onto his bed Roxas felt blissful.
/So thats what its like...? No wonder people have such big sex drives.../
"Hello Roxas..."
"Axel?"
"Yes... It's me..."
"Whats up?"
"Apparently you were... But not for me..."
"What are you talking about?"
"You and Zexion..."
Axel took a seat in the corner to look dramatic and began to play with his lighter...
"What about me and Zexion?"
"We heard the whole thing..."
Roxas snorted.
"The castle heard the whole thing... But I don't get what this has got to do with anything..."
Axel took a deep breath.
"...i like you..."
Roxas cocked his head.
"What? I have no idea what you just said..."
The red head took his head in his hands and getting up grabbed Roxas by the collar and pressed his lips to the blonde teens.
In shock Roxas opened his mouth and Axel began to play with Roxas lower lip and tongue the younger teen could feel his face reddening.
/Wow... What a day this has been... Decided I was gay or well maybe bi this morning, lose my virginity by 12 midnight and now the guy I was originally after has his tongue down my throat... What next Demyx will come in and.../
"AXEL!"
"DEMYX!"
"ROXAS! Damn you taste good..."
Demyx took a stance beside the door putting on his psycho revenge face pointing and walking off back down the hall still pointing until he got to his room.
Roxas stood up from his bed one hand ruffling his hair.
"Okay... Axel do you mind explaining all of this to me cause currently my head is throbbing and I'm finding it hard to concentrate..."
Axel felt his nose getting ready to bleed.
/Head? Throbbing? Cant concentrate? Hard? Does he want to get raped?/
Axel chose his words carefully trying to stifle the movement that was trying to happen in his pants.
"Well Roxas... I've uh... Liked you... Since uh... Very shortly after you got here... Although... *ahem* The first night... We spent together... Made me feel for you in a uh... More than friendly way..."
Roxas rolled his eyes.
"Well Axel that would all be cool, except, Demyx informed me of the whole little sleep over you guys had..."
"Sleep over? What the fuck are you talking about?"
"Uh... Demyx told me all about you guys okay? Dont try deny it... So I backed off, I figured you guys were happy and stuff..."
"I'm gonna kill Demyx..."
"You shouldn't kill your boyfriend just because you chose to date him..."
"But you don't get it I DIDNT!"
/"Let me tell you something, Demyx has had this little thing for Axel forever now... The minute he even looks at someone in a friendly way that guy goes nuts... Best avoided... Trust me..."/
"Yeah... Okay... I need to go talk to Zexion..."
"AGAIN! THE GUY ONLY JUST LEFT!"
Roxas left Axel sitting on his bed practically pulling his hair out.
He walked down corridor after corridor until he reached Zexions room and knocking softly he let himself in.
"Roxas... Wow already?"
"No! Why does everyone think I'm a complete sex fiend?"
Zexion shrugged sitting up.
"Whats up?"
"Well... Axel's all crapping on about not being with Demyx and all... But Demyx said they were... Well not quite it was implied... Do you know anything about it?"
Zexion nodded.
"Yeah... They're not... But Axel's an idiot... He's very easily manipulated by Demyx... This is what you have to watch out for... Plus if you get with Axel Demyx is baggage that will follow... For a while... But Demyx will get bored and move off... and if you get sick of Axel..."
Zexion grinned over looking into Roxas eyes.
"Theres always me..."
Roxas felt himself blush...
Before he knew what was what Zexion and him were in bed together again, Zexion being much more gentle this time whispering to him.
"I'm sorry last time was so rushed... I got carried away..."
He lowered his lips to Roxas neck, the blonde teen moaning a little as Zexion pushed inside.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah..."
He moved slowly making sure not to hurt Roxas hips rocking against those of his young lover, hands moving skillfully on his barely touched body bringing him to climax...
/I don't know how this happened... Only that... I think I'm falling for you.../
He smoothed the hair away from Roxas face as he slept.
/What have I gotten myself into.../
Axel slept alone in Roxas bed, he had waited in vain hope for him to come back, but it became so late his desire to sleep was greater than his desire to have Roxas and it overtook him, but not his dreams, which were filled with the young blonde...
Demyx sat alone in his room wondering what was so special about this newb and why everyone wanted him...
/I've been after him for years and yet... It doesn't seem to change anything... He knows... It's clear that he knows... It's also clear that he doesn't care.../
Tears ran down his face as he strummed a few strings on his sitar...
"When its summer in the city and you're so long gone from this city... Babe I start to miss you... Sometimes..."
The next morning Axel sat at the crowded breakfast table feeling quite alone...
Its not that it was empty, but there were three chairs that were still waiting to be occupied...
Biting into a roll that was near him he watched the door anxiously.
/Where the hell are they? Doesn't what I said to him mean a thing? I'll give him ten minutes... If he's not here by then... Thats it end of story... Im not gonna try anymore... He made me feel great for a while... But then it fell through just like everything else I've got here...Maybe I should just... Leave... Get away from the whole thing.../
He slumped into his chair glancing at the door sighing...
Dropping his napkin to the table he walked to the door.
/He's never coming... They're probably screwing right now... I was stupid to ever bother.../
Roxas opened his eyes to watch Zexion sleeping beside him and smiled...
/He's so cute... But, I cant do this, while I'm still so confused about... Him.../
He grabbed his clothes and dressed quickly, kissing Zexion lightly on the lips and pulling the blankets up further on his body.
/You might get cold without me.../
Slowly the door creaked open and Roxas left Zexion's room sighing.
/I need to find him and find out why I feel like this.../
His foot steps were light across the marbled floors, he began slowly peeking into where everyone was having breakfast...
Checking the balconies, his room, Axel's room he even took a quick peek into Demyx's room but there was no one but Demyx there passed out on the bed clutching a tissue in his right hand, his eyes were red like he'd been up most of the night...
/What am I supposed to do, he's in love with him... But I dont know what I feel... Should I try find out or just forget the whole thing?/
His feet seemed to answer his question by walking towards the next balcony.
There standing arms spread standing on the balcony railing was Axel.
But Roxas taking it the wrong way tiptoed out and grabbed him by the legs causing him to fall backwards on top of Roxas.
"What the fu... Roxas?"
Roxas was lying on his back with Axel's hands on either side of him blushing madly.
"Uh... Um... I need to tell you something..."
Axel stayed in the same position unmoving acid green eyes blinking slowly down at Roxas the same sad expression on his face his breath made the hairs on the back of Roxas neck stand on end.
"What is it?"
The blonde teen gulped.
"Well, uh... The whole me and Zexion thing started out as a joke..."
Axel nodded slowly not completely understanding but listening anyway.
"It was all a big joke... The noises and everything..."
The redhead started smiling.
"Really?"
"Yeah..."
"Thats so great!"
"That is it WAS a joke..."
Axel's face dropped all over again.
"Until, I was jumping around on the bed and Zexion got a little excited..."
The red head broke eye contact looking down instead.
"And well he went down on me for a while... But then we got completely carried away and..."
Axel got up off the ground.
"I don't need to hear anymore, I get it..."
"You do?"
Roxas jumped up and threw his arms around Axel.
Axel was now very much confused.
"Well I thought I did... But not I'm not so sure... Maybe you should explain why you're hugging me..."
Roxas pulled away taking a few steps back...
"Well, me and Zexion went all the way and I thought I'd be happier, but it's complicated... Because I'm still thinking about you..."
"Hold on wait... Still?"
"Yeah... The night you were with Demyx and missed coming over to my room I was gonna tell you, but because you ignored me, I assumed you didnt care and then when I asked Demyx, he let me know about you two... So I tried to tease you and steal you from him... But I know you guys are together and that you've known each other longer and that I just cant get in the way of that... So I've made my decision... See ya."
Axel shot up from where he was leaning.
"Hold on! What? You thought Demyx and I? Yeah... That'd be really funny if you wern't being so serious... Demyx isn't someone I've ever felt like that about and not a person I want to have in that way, he's a great buddy... Most of the time... But thats as far as it goes... Anything he's told you beyond that is lies... Or one sided at least... So I guess thats it..."
Roxas turned around.
"Thats it?"
"Not not completely... I've liked you since, well since the night we were out on the balconies together... I was afraid to tell you so I asked Demyx for advice... He told me to ignore you and that it would make you more keen... Hard to get he called it... But what I didn't plan on was you playing the same game... With Zexion no less... I spent last night waiting in your room for you to return, but you didn't so this morning I pretty much gave up..."
Roxas nodded.
"I just... I dont know what to think about any of this..."
Axel folded his arms across his chest.
"Well... Who do you like more?"
"I-I don't know... All I know is, that when he is close to me or touches me... You're still in my head somewhere... You're just... I can't forget about you..."
Axel moved towards Roxas wrapping his arms around the young blonde boy moving his lips close to the blonde boys lips he whispered.
"Lets see who you think about now..."
Slowly his lips met those of the blonde boy.
He didnt force anything just kissed him slowly softly until he needed to breathe again when they pulled away he didnt say a word just looked into his eyes and walked away, leaving Roxas a red faced mess out on the balcony...
/What the hell... That was amazing... Now I'm even more confused.../
Following Axel up the corridor the blonde called out to him.
"Axel... I... I..."
/I dont even know what I'm doing anymore.../
He grabbed Axel's hand and brought him back to his room with the intention of talking, that however was not quite what happened.
"I-I need to figure this out... I-I dont know what I'm doing anymore... I feel like I'm losing the run of myself... I like you... I think... I dont know..."
"Ssssh... It's okay..."
Axel kissed him lightly on the forehead.
"Its okay..."
"Axel?"
"Yeah?"
"Kiss me..."
"But Zexion..."
"Just kiss me..."
Axel moved his lips to those of the young blonde, mouth open he played with Axel's lower lip...
Roxas slowly moved backwards causing Axel to be on top of him.
But the redhead broke the kiss...
"Listen... I think I know where this is going to end up... But unless you say no... I can't say I'll stop..."
Roxas continued to kiss the olden teen who was busying himself with the zip on the younger teens coat.
Pulling Roxas shirt off he ran his hands greedily down the younger teens torso then followed suite with his tongue.
"Axel... Uh... I think... I think..."
"Shhh... Dont say a word... We'll obey our bodies first then we'll listen to our minds..."
Axel continued skillfully using his hands and tongue to make the younger teen arch from the bed in pleasure...
"Axel..."
His hands tangled in spiked red hair.
"Do you want to..."
"Yes... Oh please... Yes..."
/As much as I know I shouldn't do this I just cant help myself.../
Slowly Axel's hands slid down the boys body removing the last of his clothing and then the last of his own...
/If I'm doing this... It's gonna be perfect.../
Roxas went to turn his back when Axel pinned him down facing him, ankles up on either shoulder slowly he entered his lover and watched his expression change from tense pain to sensual pleasure as his hips began to move, slowly... Slowly...
No screams of intense pleasure, rather sighs of relief...
Of mutual lonely hearts sighing together in the joy that they would at least for tonight, not sleep alone...
He did not wish to show Roxas that he wanted to bang him, but that he was maybe falling for him, that he could see himself in the future perhaps loving him...
But only so much can be shown in one night through physical means...
And with a long drawn out sigh he heard his lover release...
Knowing that Roxas had done he could finally let go too...
The one moment he truly enjoyed during the night must have been having his lover sigh sensually with enjoyment as he worked him up to climax...
But no...
He enjoyed holding him afterwards, kissing him and falling asleep with him in his arms was his favourite part...
/I would love to stay up all night and just watch you sleep, but... Sleep is slowly capturing me too... I fear that in the morning I will wake up alone again and wonder if this was all just an amazing dream.../
"Goodnight Roxas..."
His lips kissed the young blondes forehead and with that he drifted off to sleep.
Roxas awoke early the next morning...
And at around 6 am he pulled his hoody from the wardrobe, his only possession and kissing Axel left the room.
Dropping by Zexion's room he did the same.
After this, he walked out of the castle into the constantly dark courtyard and pulling up his hood took one look back before walking through the huge gates...
Meanwhile Axel awoke on hearing the castle door creak and pulling on his clothes ran down the stairs after who he knew was leaving the place...
Zexion on hearing the noise saw Roxas leave from his window and felt a twinge of sadness, but he was not going to run after him...
/That will cause me nothing but pain... Lets just accept we had a nice time and leave it at that.../
But something within him couldn't completely ignore it...
Roxas was on his way out of the place, to a different town...
When a voice stopped him.
"So you were just gonna leave without saying goodbye?"
The blonde boy didnt even turn around he simply shrugged.
"It's not like anyone would actually miss me... I've made some really stupid choices and hurt people... It would be dumb for me to stay..."
Roxas continued walking.
"Yeah Roxas... No one would miss you... I guess that makes me no one then huh..."
The blonde boy turned back.
"I've made my choice Axel... I can't stay..."
Axel nodded.
"That's quite alright... But have you made your other choice...? Because I have one to make that requires you to answer one simple question..."
"And whats the question?"
"Who do you care about more... Me or Zexion?"
Roxas shook his head.
"I don't need to answer that..."
He began to walk away...
"True you don't, but it'd help me greatly if you did..."
Zexion walked out of the shadows next to Axel.
"Actually Roxas, thats kind of a question I need answered too..."
The blonde boy shook his head.
"I don't know... I can't..."
Both of the older teens shook their heads and walking back towards the castle left the young blonde boy alone.
"We tried right?"
"Right..."
Axel looked at his feet.
"Better to have loved and lost I guess..."
"Yeah... I guess... Can we just leave him there though?"
"We have to... It's his choice..."
Both teens looked back to find an empty space where they had left Roxas...
Zexion let his head drop to look at his shoes...
"That's his choice I guess..."
The blue grey haired man walked back towards the castle leaving Axel alone staring at the spot they had left him he felt his eyes well up...
"I'll really... Miss you..."
Slowly he turned his back on the spot and followed Zexion back to the castle.
Demyx was back to his chirpy self playing the sitar in the main room, meaningful tear provoking lyrics filling their ears...
"Summer in the city, I'm lonely lonely lonely
I went to a protest just to rub up against strangers
and I did feel like coming but I also felt like crying and it
doesn't seem so worth it right now..."
Axel left in the opposite direction to Zexion hiding his tears from passing organisation members and attempted to hide his ears from the music that his eyes seemed to be reacting to...
Zexion caught sight of the balcony they had planned their 'trick' on and had to go to his room.
"I'll be fine... Sleep will heal my wounds... I'm sure..."
/But what about my heart...?/
Axel reached his room eyes red from rubbing them, letting himself fall on the bed he finally breathed out his sorrow and let tears flow as the agonising words invaded his ears and his mind, bringing him nothing but thoughts of his blonde haired lover.
"Summer in the city, I'm so lonely lonely lonely
I've been hallucinating you, babe, at the backs of other women
and I tap them on the shoulder and they turn around smiling
but there's no recognition in their eyes..."
Finally he let himself feel the full extent of his loss and sobbed his unchartered pain into his pillows...
"Summer in the city means cleavage cleavage cleavage
and don't get me wrong, dear, in general I'm doing quite fine
it's just when it's summer in the city, and you're so long gone from the city
I start to miss you, baby, sometimes...
When it's summer in the city, and you're so long gone from the city
I start to miss you, baby, sometimes…"
As the last words hit his ears he fell asleep, partially because Demyx plays songs lullaby like but partially because he wanted no more of the pain that was befalling him...
But sleep brought no release...
Dreams of his lover haunted him...
His kiss his breath...
"Wake up Axel..."
"But, if I wake up... You'll be gone..."
Noise against his window woke him...
/What?/
Slowly he stood up off his bed and approached the window there standing with pebbles in his hands was Roxas motioning for him to come out.
Axel opened the window wide and sitting on the window sill leg hanging over the side looked down at Roxas.
"You're back? But why?"
Roxas stepped back a few steps dropping the pebbles.
"Well I've made my decision... I thought about it for a long time... Thought about both of you and who it would be unbearable to live without..."
Axel nodded.
"And well... It's you..."
The red head felt himself blush brightly.
"But theres something I need you to do for me..."
Axel nodded.
"What?"
"Come with me... Get out of here... I'm sick of never seeing the sun shine..."
/Sun shine... I've always thought that... But was always too scared to run.../
"Well will you come with me?"
The red head looked around his room.
/What have I really got here? A room... Four walls... But out there... Lies adventure danger, maybe even love.../
Axel closed the window and grabbing everything he owned walked quietly down the halls saying his silent goodbyes in his head to everyone...
When he finally reached the door, Roxas stood there waiting...
Kissing Roxas at that moment tasted of everything he desired...
Freedom Love and Adventure...
His mind was made up and so they left together hand in hand...
Walked to the point from where they could leave and looked back.
"You know this is the last point at which you can turn back..."
"I know... But look at what I'd be leaving behind..."
With that said both teens hand in hand created a portal and left...
Zexion had seen them leave and although it hurt...
As Axel had said it was Roxas choice and he had to let him make it...
/I'll always have you in my memories Roxas.../
He let his head hit the pillow and his eyes close he knew he would not sleep as tears began to fall...
But he would lie like this and fein sleep anyway, it seemed to ease the pain...
Elsewhere two teenagers emerged from a portal onto a beach where the horizon was on fire...
"The sun... It's so bright... I'd forgotten what sun rise looked like..."
"You know... As beautiful as it is... It's not necessary..."
"What do you mean?"
"My light exists in you Roxas... So long as your around I have my ray of sunshine..."
Roxas grinned over at Axel...
"That's so corny..."
"I know... You make me say things that I feel dumb saying..."
The blonde sat on the sand smiling to himself, Axel seated himself beside him...
"You know what though..."
"What?"
"Theres stuff I dont feel dumb saying to you too..."
Roxas raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah like what?"
Leaning back on his hands Axel stretched himself out until he was lying down.
Roxas lay his head on his chest.
"Like I love you..."
The end.