All eyes were on him again as usual except now he was at school, the place where he wanted to fade away. Girls giggled and blushed while guys watched him like a hawk. He was constantly being watched. "Roxas, you're here! Are you feeling okay?" He sighed as his best friend for years slung an arm around him, ruffling his hair playfully. "It's been a while since we've been a school at the same time."

The blonde shrugged at his friend, "I've been busy. Sorry, Hay. Where's Let and Pence?" He looked around for his other two friends knowing if Hayner was there, they wouldn't be far. "We got any classes together?" He escaped the one arm hug to look around some more.

"Let is studying and Pence is asleep in our first period class already. Also, we have our morning classes together. The others you have with Seifer's gang so keep your phone on in case we need to kick some ass." Hayner was serious. He knew he didn't have to warn Roxas, but he couldn't help it. They both knew how dangerous the gang could be especially towards them.

The smaller blonde nodded, "Yeah, I will. Let's head to class. The staring is getting annoying." He led the way into the school building. The crowds loud noise shushed as they walked through. All eyes following him as he walked. He clenched his fists annoyed by the constant eyes as always, "You'd think they have better things to do than to stare at me." He relaxed a little as Hayner put hand on his shoulder.

"Sorry, man, I can't make them stop. It's your fault for being so pretty." He was grinning at the younger blonde trying to make him ease up. He laughed as the blonde gave him a wide eyed stare, "What? I can't say you're pretty? It's true. Maybe if you wore ugly clothes and put mud on your face, they would ignore you." He couldn't help but smile even wider when the blode wrinkled his nose. He was one of teh only people to get him to show any emotion at school. It was a privilege to him, and he loved being the one to make the blonde smile even laugh sometimes.

Roxas walked through the door first and smirked seeing Pence getting fussed at by Olette. It was such a familiar sight, and he loved it. He walked up behind Olette and tugged her hair gently. She turned red in the face then smiled brightly seeing him and Hayner, "Roxas!" He caught her as she threw her arms around his neck. He had always surprised them by how strong he was for being as small as he was. "I've been so worried! You weren't at school, and the boys wouldn't let me go find you. Why didn't you call or anything?" He smiled sheepishly at her fussing.

"Sorry, Let, I've been out playing a little. I went to a three day party at the beach. I was only home long enough to eat, shower, and change every day. I'll start coming regularly again, I promise." He kissed her cheek like he had always done. Some in the room started to glare at her but stopped the minute he glared at them. She smiled happily up at him, "Also, I'm glad to see you've been keeping them in shape."

She puffed out her cheeks and put her hands on her hips, "Well someone has to. You three wouldn't do your homework, wouldn't even show up for class, and wouldn't even bother with anything school related if I didn't fuss over you." She rolled her eyes as all three boys looked off in different directions guiltily. "Exactly. Now, Roxas, do you want to hang out at the mall after school. We're getting sea salt icecream." She giggled as she watched the blonde's eyes literally start glittering at the very mention of his favorite dessert.

"Sure. Cloud's being bitchy again so I have no reason to go home." He shrugged sitting beside Pence while Hayner sat on his desk, "So, has Seifer messed with anyone lately?" He looked around seeing confused expressions as they both thought.

"He hasn't done anything, and that's why we're so worried he might be coming up with something big. Let here has been fussing over my phone all week." The camo boy winced as he was hit by said girl, "I'm thinking he's going to try to get us at different times. He knows him and hsi group don't stand a chance if we're together, but if we're alone, that's a totally different story."

Roxas sighed rubbing his eyes with the palms of his hands, "Are you sure he won't target Let or Pence?" He watched as the other blonde nodded. He poked out his bottom lip in a pout, "And here I thought we'd be trouble free for a little while." He leaned back into Hayner's side as the other blonde massaged his shoulders gently.

"Just think. We get to kick their asses again though." They both grined at the thought while Olette shook her head, "You boys are going to get in trouble. Roxas, you can't afford much more trouble as it is. Aren't you and Cloud on rocky terms already? And you haven't spoken to Sora since forever even if you two live in the same house!" The blonde dropped his grin and glared out the window.

Hayner shot a glare at the girl who it her lip before hugging the younger blonde gently, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I know how much it hurts you not being close to him." She ran her hand through his hair gently and sat on his lap, "Roxas, please don't be mad at me."

The blonde sighed and wrapped his arms around her waist to make sure she didn't fall off his lap and rested his head on her shoulder "I can't be mad at you and you know it, Let. Plus you're right as usual. We aren't talking, and Cloud hates me too right now so what can I do? I won't change who I am just to fit their description." He sighed relaxing in comfort at being surrounded by hsi friends. "So, we have CId as a first period teacher huh? No wonder we don't have someone in here today." A round of laughs went through as Pence finally woke up.

The drowsy boy smiled and gave a little wave to Roxas before laying his head back to sleep making the bolonde crack a smile, "Crazy ass." He ducked as Olette's elbow came back towards his head. "Hey!"

"Well watch your language!" Everyone in the room looked up as the door opened after he yell. Roxas's eyes went wide as a familiar red head walked in. He knew Let and Hayner saw how his breath hitched and his eyes went wide. He couldn't help. The red head had been on his mind all night and here he was in his school standing there just as sexy as he was the night before. "Axel..." The red head looked directly at him and smirked, hsi green eyes showing surprise yet pleasure.

"Hello, Roxy..." Olette squealed and hopped off his lap, "So this is where you're mind has been all day?" She looked like someone had given her the best piece of candy in the world, "I wish you luck with Roxas. Roxas, don't be an ass!" She pulled Hayner and Pence behind ehr to leave them alone in the little corner that his group was known for.

Axel laughed at the girl's antics while the little blonde glared her way, "She's a little crazy." Roxas nodded to the comment answering with his own, "You have no idea. She's been putting up with me, Pence, and ayner since we were all two." He chuckled a little remembering how she used to pulled them around by their pants if they tried to run away.

"Sounds like fun. So, have you thought anymore about taking me up on my offer?" He leaned down close to teh blonde's face. He was close enough to smell the blonde's peppermint breath. If only he was little closer, he could feel the blonde's soft skin.

Roxas leaned forward on his elbows looking up at the red head with a pout that he knew would make his shudder, "Now, why would I take you up on that date offer I wonder. What makes you think I will?" He watched the red head's expression carefully wondering if he had taken things too far, but when he saw the smirk, he realized that the guy was loving the challenge.

"You're good at this game, Roxy. So, how about a date? Right after school? I know a nice little cafe about five minutes from here if you would like to join me." He brushed the blonde's bangs back from his baby face, "From the way your friend over there is nodding and waving that sign, I would say she really wants you to say yes."

Roxas looked back and laughed seeing Olette holding up a paper saying, 'Say Yes, Roxas. Mall Trip Post-Poned'. He reached up and grabbed the red head's collar pulling him down eye level again, "Fine. You can take me on a date, but it better be worth it."

Axel grinned leaning right next to the blonde's ear, "No worries, Roxy. It will plenty worth it." He chuckled as the blonde shivered at his touch, "Now, that that's planned. What's your favorite color, Roxy?"

-

The blonde smiled to himself as he walked towards the school's exit. Axel had been in all of his classes except one, and they had talked in all of them. Both of them lost to everyone else. He threw his book in his locked and started out again humming happily until he saw Axel standing there waiting.

The red head looked delicious leaning against the wall, his arms crossed and his eyes closed as he relaxed. Roxas found himself compelled to tackel him, but controlled the urge as he moved to the red head's side and grabbed his hand gently to wake him up without scaring him, "Axel..."

Axel shivered at how wonderful his name sounded coming form the blonde's lips. He could used to hearing it, "Sorry, Roxy. Shall we go?" He grinned as the blonde nodded and blushed cutely, "And here I thought you weren't shy at all." He dodged a playful punch the blonde sent his way.

"Shut up. I'm not shy, a little anti-social, sure, but not shy." He felt his heart fluttering as the red head held his hand tighter as they walked, "Sooooo, what's your favorite place in the world?" He was curious about the red head. He was unlike any of the people he had ever hung out with before. He had bigger goals than working their father's job and being teacher. He found himself wondering what it would be like to have Axel's dream, to be allowed to dream that he could explore the world.

"My favorite place in the world... Would it be corny if I said right here?" He smiled watching the blonde laugh. "Okay, okay, it would have to be...home with my brother. We have different schedules and all, but when we do spend time together, it is awesome. What about you? Do you have somewhere like that, Roxy?"

Roxas looked away about to answer, but they reached the cafe and a waitress led them in. Saved by food. He saw across form Axel leaning on his arms as the red head ordered for them, "Now, what were you saying, Roxy?"

The blonde looked down at his hands on the table, "I think I would have to say that my favorite place was being curled up with my twin. We would do everything together. never left his side, and we would always stay in the same bed curled up laughing and talking until we fell asleep." He laughed sadly remembering how warm his twin Sora had always been. "Now, I'm not so sure I have a place like that." He shook his head smiling at the red head, "Enough depressing stuff. What is your favorite car?"

Axel smirked going along with blonde's change of subject, "It would have to be my brother's red Ferrari That car is the shit!" He went on explaining everything about it watching as the blonde relaxed again and laughed with him at his excitement over the car. "What about you? I'm guessing a BMW."

"What? No way in hell!"The blonde looked completely disgusted with the idea of BMW. The cars were shit. "I have a motorcycle, not some sissy ass car." He laughed at the look he was getting from the red head, "What? Am I too small to be bad ass " He smiled at the waiter came over with the drinks and took it with a thank you.

"I just can't see you as the bad ass type!" Axel was amazed by the blonde as he leaned back in his seat and watched him take a drink of his icy He was falling for the blonde and it was only their first date, "Not that it wouldn't be hot as hell, but you on a motorcycle throws me off, babe."

Roxas licked the icy from his lips smirked when Axel's eyes followed the path his tongue took. "My eyes are up here, Axel." He laughed as the red head flushed faintly and grinned at him, "Now, I've asked you almost fifty questions. Do you have any?"

"Tons! So, Roxy, have you ever been in a relationship before, and if so, how many have you been in?" The red head was really curious about that. The blonde seemed too innocent to have been in many. Plus, he didn't have the whole been there, done that air about him.

The blonde stuck his tongue out in thought then answered carefully, "Technically I've been in two honest relationships. One was for six years, and my last relationship was for a month before I dumped the guy and he now hates me." He licked the tip of his finger and started making circles on the icy cup.

"Really? So you were with the same person since you were a kid then broke up? That had to hurt. I've only been in one, and that was just for the hell of it. Now, tell me about this long relationship." He leaned forward ready to listen and memorize every word the blonde said.

Blushing a little, Roxas laced his finger together in his lap and looked down at the table, "Uh... Honestly, I'd rather not say. The only people to ever be cool with what happened were Hayner and Olette and Pece surprisingly." He shifted uncomfortably peeking up at Axel's face.

The red head sat thinking a minute before it clicked and he gaped, "You went twincest?" Out of all things, he never expected the blonde to nod to that one. He thought a minute and grinned, "Sounds hot." He took one of the blonde's hands and caressed the top of it with his thumb, "No need to be ashamed. You were curious and loved your brother right? Love's love, man." He grinned again as the blonde giggled at his hippie attempt.

"You're sweet." He smiled as the red head flushed again. He took another sip of his icy and laughed again as Axel's eyes followed his every move. "Am I that interesting while I drink an icy?"

"If you saw what I saw when you lick your lips like, hell yeah it is the most interesting thing in the world." They both laughed, "All right, I'm sorry, but I have to go home early today. We're having dinner with my brother's boyfriend then apparently we are moving in with them. Save me!"

Roxas laughed, "Sorry, but I got to actually go home and talk to my own brother. He's been lecturing me more so that means I'm going to have to stay home for awhile." He rolled his eyes laying his head on the table and looking at Axel pouting again, "It's not fair." He giggled as Axel hopped up and pulled him to his feet.

"Then I shall escort you home!" He spun the blonde around and ran out pulling him behind him, "So how do we get there?" They both laughed the entire way there. Once at the house, Axel bent down close to the blonde's face, "Behave, Roxy, and tomorrow we'll go for ice cream!"

"Who said I would go with you?" He watched the red head walk off laughing and smiled when the red head called back, "I'll have you, my little Roxy!"

He walked into the house smiling, lost in thought. He hummed a little as he moved through the house, "What the hell? What are you on?" He looked over at his older brother and couldn't help but smile even brighter and keep on walking singing Walking on Sunshine. He paused feeling his mood dampen as he saw his twin's bedroom door closed. He felt his throat start burning and hurried into his own room trying his best to focus on Axel because he was all that mattered, not Sora, not anymore.

-

"Reno! He went on a date with me!" He jumped on his brother's back the minute he walked into the house. He jumped off again and grinned stupidly, "Bro, he's perfect! He drives a fucking motorcycle even if he is a tiny little thing, and he loves all of my favorite bands, and he thinks BMW's are sissy cars just like we do!" He grabbed his brother by the shoulders and shook him, "Do you understand what I am saying, man?!"

Reno chuckled ruffling his brother's hair, "I'm happy for you. You're falling for the blonde hard and fast, yo." He watched his brother practically skip up the stairs, "Don't forget dinner with my boyfriend!" He shook his head laughing at his little brother, "Crazy."

to be cont.