Here's chapter two. It would have, could have, and I might have put it up sooner then this, but I decided I'd rather play my KH: Remix instead. :3
Besides, if I put up all the chapters for it too soon, it wouldn't be any fun for anyone, would it? Finished that much more quickly, buried into history behind a ton of other stories constantly coming out or updating themselves... I think I did the smart thing. :D
It was about seven years later and Roxas had grown a lot.
A lot.
Yet he still seemed to think he was a kitten. He'd lay across his master, entirely flopped on top of him with his chin and neck resting on top of Axel's face, forcing his master to breathe in yellow fur and metal (he had a collar and tag with Roxas's name on it and Axel's contact information). He purred, perfectly content... not wanting to get up at all.
Axel, unfortunately, was awake. Having a near life sized lion on top of him was a bit too overhelming. He poked his large pet, "Come on Roxas... every morning since I brought you home..." he grunted. Not that he minded during the night. It usually got cold... but Roxas was a heavy cat!
Roxas gave a growl that clearly stated 'No! And you can't make me, so ha!' He then smiled again, purring once more. He put his almost lion-sized paws over Axel's shoulders, then stretched them out beside Axel's head... suddenly becoming too lazy and letting his arms stay extended like that.
"Come on..." Axel whined, poking Roxas's face. "Up already. I need to get ready for school."
Roxas gave a disgruntled huff, whapping lazily at Axel's poking hand. He sighed in defeat, flopping onto his side, then rolling over so his back was to the red-head.
Axel got up, taking a deep breath. He leaned over his cat, giving him a kiss behind the ears. "Thanks... did you just get bigger?" He'd comment every morning. Roxas was HUGE. He doubted the cat could grow any larger.
Roxas just tapped his tail and purred. He loved Axel's kisses. They always left him feeling toasty on the inside. He turned his head to look up at Axel, then just flopped it right back down. He was at least half the size of an average male, or in this case- a few inches below half. Both Reno and Axel were so tall...
Axel gave his cat a few more affectionate scratches before getting out of bed. He started to dig around his room to find some clean clothes, while at the same time getting his clothes off to change. "I seriously need to do laundry..." Axel murmured, picking some cat hair off of his t-shirt before slipping it over his head.
Roxas liked the cat hairs on Axel's clothes, and he proved this by actually getting up, lazily moving into a pouncing positioning... then tackling Axel. They both fell to the floor in a heap. Instantly, he seemed to shed all over his master, while- of course- attending to that fiery red hair... licking it over until a bunch of it stuck up around his master's neck and ear.
Axel "Oofed!" when he was tackled, sneezing as some of the hair found its way up his nose.
"Aww... c'mon..." He grinned over his shoulder at his cat, wincing when his hair was licked. "All right Simba, get off. Now I need to shower. And I can gel my hair properly, thanks."
Roxas stopped to consider getting up, just for a moment... even seeming to scratch his chin in thought, before bathing his whole face. His tail swished back and forth, the mini lion deciding to ignore Axel.
"Auughh- Rox..." Axel wriggled, finally hiding his face in his arms, a grin plastered on. "Off. Or no more warm milk for you at midnight."
Roxas squeaked, standing up on Axel and immediately moving in to start sniffing at his face- trying to use his paws to force Axel's hands away so he could see if he was serious. He climbed off and stood in front of the red-head, looking so distressed. 'Noooo!'
Axel chuckled quietly, looking up at Roxas with a smile. "Gotcha." He then tackled his gigantic cat, hugging him tightly.
"Rowr?" Roxas asked in surprise as he was tossed back, wriggling furiously as Axel hugged him. He gave in after the initial shock, wrapping his arms around Axel's head and proceeding to clean his face.
"You have kitty breath..." Axel whined, but never minded nonetheless. He kissed Roxas's nose. He let his cat clean his face before finally wriggling out and getting up. He was covered in hair and cat saliva. "Eww..." he wiped his face. "I have to shower now, okay? Just go to the kitchen and eat. Reno should have your daily five pounds of fish."
Roxas got up as soon as Axel did, rubbing himself against his master's legs and purring. He skipped out after that, with a job well done and his tail in the air.
Axel shook his head, looking around for some clothes with less cat hair on it. He found, surprisingly, a folded pair of jeans and a t-shirt that were clean from last week's laundry day. He went to the bathroom to shower and get ready for school. He would be late, but that was fine. He was always late; it was worth it spending time with Roxas.
Roxas was eating fish. Not just something fish-flavored, oh no... It was an actual fish, a big salmon. The yellow cat's tail was floating across the tile floor of the kitchen as he carefully picked his way around the bones. His ears were perked up, waiting to hear his master's foot steps. Every day Axel would attempt to leave without cat hair, and every day he failed- Roxas made sure of it. Like it was his mission in life.
Axel finished his shower, dressing quickly and had his messenger bag ready. He krept into the hallways slowly, careful to keep as quiet as possible. Today was the day he'd go to school clean and hair free!
He reached the door, heart pounding as he stretched a hand out for the brass handle.
"Meow?" Came the curious little mew as Roxas came trotting up to Axel, looking so happy to see him. "Yaow!" He called, his special mew that sounded like it did back when he was a kitten. No one could resist how cute it was! "Yaaaow!"
Axel twitched. Must... resist... need... clean... he glanced at the clock. If I leave now, for once in my life- I'll be on time!
Too late. Roxas was already at Axel's heels, nudging his head into Axel's leg. He then proceeded to walk around both limbs, rubbing himself all over Axel's jeans and mewing at him affectionately.
"Fuck..." Axel sighed, putting his arm down. "Damn you and your cute!" He got on the floor, pulling his huge cat into his arms and giving his head a kiss. "I'll go to a job interview one day, and they'll take one look at me and tell me to leave. 'Cause you leave sooo much hair.." he nuzzled the top of Roxas's head. "... but I wouldn't care..."
Roxas purred, flopping right into Axel's arms. He sat with his hind legs in the red-head's lap and his front paws over his master's arm, nuzzling and nudging his head into Axel's shoulder. He was always a grump when he woke up, but he was wide awake and fed now- which meant he was feeling cuddly. 'Who cares about... screwl... anyway!'
"Good point..." Axel flopped back, pulling his large cat onto his chest. "... I'll call in sick. I'm always late, but I never had an absence before..."
'Yes, stay home and pamper me.' Roxas purred warmly, scooting up along Axel until he could flop his neck and chin over the red-head's face, like when Axel woke up... back in position on the floor in front of the door as they were on the bed.
"Okay okay.. we'll stay here and snuggle..." Axel said, words slightly muffled from having a face full of cat. He turned his head so he could breather properly. "I need to get up and have Reno call the school first, okay?"
Roxas wasn't about to get up, putting his paws on Axel's head- specifically over his cheek and ear, then hid his face inside his paws.
Axel sighed. "Reno!" he called.
"Already called the school." Reno said as he walked by in the nude.
Axel rolled his eyes, then went back to paying attention to his large cat.
Whee, chapter two is done. Isn't it cute? :3
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