Hello,
This is the second chapter of my first fan fic.
Reviews appreciated )
Thanks for reading!
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Roxas pressed his face against the cool glass of the window, trying in vain to bring down his body temperature. The van was cramped, it had 9 seats, and Riku happily grabbed two seats, being the kind considerate boy that he was. Sitting to his left was Namine, who was humming along to the music, and next to her was Olette. In front of him, there was Axel, Demyx and Kairi, who was writing in a diary of some sort. Behind him, Sora and Riku occupied the seats, chatting away like there was no tomorrow.
'Can you change the flaming song?!?' Blurted Axel. 'We've been listening to the same one for 2 painful hours!'
Everyone looked at him.
'Why would you want to change the song?' Asked Kairi.
Roxas laughed, understanding what had occurred.
'Axel, this is what happens where ever you go. There is a certain type of music for that place, and it plays repetitively so you can recognise where you are by the music. Get it?'
Axel looked horrified. He sank lower in to his seat, sighing. Roxas shrugged, and rested his head on the window, letting his eyes shut…
'We're here!' cried Goofy, jumping out of the driver's seat and smashing open the door to the van. 'Welcome to Peace Camp!'
Roxas moaned, and opened his eyes. He jumped as he realized that he had no idea where he was, or how he got there. They were in a clearing, a huge clearing, the size of 2 football fields, surrounded by nothing but trees. The only sound was-
'Where is that music coming from?!?' cried Axel, exasperated.
Roxas clambered out the van, and smelt the crisp fresh air of the outdoors. It was nice, he decided, and lay down on the ground, absorbing the sunlight. The grass was soft, and had a lovely feel to it; it was nature's natural bed. He let himself slip into a day dream, and smiled as it ran through his hopes and desires.
'Get up lazy boy!' Cried Goofy, nudging Roxas with his foot. He got up, feeling slightly embarrassed. Everyone was looking at him, and he did not like this kind of attention.
'Well anyways, as I was saying,' said Goofy. 'I bought 3 tents, so since there are 9 of us, that makes…'
'Three to a tent?' chipped in Riku, smiling.
'Yeah!' said Goofy, counting on his fingers. Roxas saw Axel roll his eyes, and smiled. 'So three to a tent! The girls will have to go together o'course, and me and Sora have got some catching up to do!'
'I'm with Sora.' Stated Riku, grabbing Sora's arm protectively.
Axel and Demyx looked over at Roxas.
'Looks like your with us, kiddo!' Said Demyx, grinning. Roxas' heart was racing at the thought. Then, before he could stop himself, he blushed.
'Aww is Roxas shy?' asked Axel. He stroked Roxas' cheek. 'Ouch, he's hot.' Demyx laughed.
'Leave the kid alone Axel, you're gonna make him want to sleep outside!'
'We are sleeping outside.'
'I meant outside the tent.'
'Why would he want to do a thing like that?'
Roxas ran over to the van, and grabbed a tent. He stroked the spot of Axel's touch, which was still tingling. Was he imagining it, or was Axel flirting with him? No one knew he was gay, but maybe he had become more obvious on peoples gaydar. Did everyone know anyway? He began to worry, and bit his lip gently. He thought that his cousin, Sora, knew, but that's all that could possibly know. Namine and Olette didn't. Riku and Kairi didn't. Did Axel and Demyx know? Was Axel gay too?
Roxas shook his head. No, Roxas! He thought to himself. If you get too hung up on someone you're just going to be hurt again and again. There is no point in this. So stop it!
'Roxas?' A soft voice came from behind him. He turned to see Namine, Her blonde hair falling gently over her shoulders, her eyes clouded with worry.
'Are you alright?' She asked.
Roxas felt a pang of guilt. Namine. He should have told her a long time ago, but he couldn't do it. He couldn't bear to tell her that her feelings towards him will never be fulfilled, couldn't cope with the pain he would see in her eyes, couldn't deal with the fact that she may never want to talk to him again.
'I'm fine, really.' Said Roxas, forcing a smile. She smiled back, her eyes still cloudy. Then she blinked, and the clouds were gone.
'Then you better take that tent over to your new buddies, they look impatient!'
Roxas laughed, and walked back over to his two 'buddies'. He chucked the tent and Demyx, who looked surprised, put his hands up to protect his face, and let it fall to the ground. Axel picked it up.
'Honestly Demyx, it's a tent, its not going to kill you.'
Demyx shrugged.
'You never know with these things.'
Axel rolled his eyes, and put on a lazy smile that made Roxas want to scream.
'So Roxas, you'll help me with the tent, right? Even if safety boy here doesn't want to risk being consumed by this manky bit of fabric.' Said Axel, gesturing towards Demyx.
Roxas nodded, and Axel tipped out the contents of the tent. As they struggled to make the place they would call home for the next two weeks, Roxas slipped back into thinking mode.
He needed to tell Namine. No matter how painful, he needed to tell her. He couldn't keep letting her believe that she could possibly have a chance with him. She didn't. No females did. Roxas didn't like girls. Namine looked up, and met Roxas' gaze. She smiled, and her cheeks went pink. Roxas looked away angrily. Don't look at her! How could you be so stupid! He angrily tried to ram the tent pole through the next hole, but it was disagreeing with him.
'Geez Roxas, cool it, it's only a tent.' Said Axel, raising an eyebrow.
'Sorry.' Muttered Roxas, and this time he gently let the tent pole slide through.
They eventually got the tent done, and only took 10 minutes longer than the girls. Axel smiled proudly at their home. Roxas was slightly confused by this. Why would he be so proud about putting up a tent? As if he had read his thoughts, Demyx leaned over to whisper in Roxas' ear.
'Last time Axel tried to set up a tent, he ended up getting so frustrated he burnt it down.'
Ha! Thought Roxas, and grinned. And he told ME to cool it. Roxas turned, to see Namine walking over to him, a smile on her face.
He needed to tell her.
'Namine,' He said his eyes full of urgency and sorrow. 'There's… There's something I have to tell you.'
