Summary: In a world of black and white can Axel show Roxas the color of gray? Au, R&R please!

Warnings: OCCness, Swearing, Violence, nonconsensual Mother/Son Incest, Sexual Situations with Minors, Child Abuse

Parings: Axel/Roxas (Main Pairing), Roxas/Larxene, Other Pairings

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts otherwise Sora and Riku as well as Axel and Roxas would be humping like rabbits by now.

Chapter two

Upon quick evaluation of the refrigerator Roxas decided that he would have to convince his mother to go grocery shopping soon. However that would have to wait for later for he was indeed hungry and without much further thought he grabbed the loaf of bread and jelly only to look over his shoulder at Axel.

"Do you like peanut butter and jelly?" Roxas asked. Axel shifted awkwardly.

"I don't mind it," Axel muttered. Roxas accepted that answer with a slight nod of his head and then brought the ingredients to the counter, before going into the cabinets to get the peanut butter. When he turned back around he found Axel had found a butter knife and was already spreading the jelly onto two pieces of bread. "So… how long were you out there?" Axel asked hesitantly, his back to Roxas. Roxas tilted his head thoughtfully and glanced at the clock on the microwave. It read twelve o' clock.

"About six hours I would guess," Roxas stated, before coming alongside Axel to set down the peanut butter. Axel grabbed the peanut butter and began applying it to the other pieces of bread.

"And how many times does your mother tie you up?" Axel asked. Roxas blinked, his eyes upon the sandwiches.

"Only when she is really upset with me," Roxas answered as Axel handed him his sandwich.

"I see," Axel muttered and watched as Roxas ate the sandwich in record time.

"Man, when was the last time you ate?" Axel asked. Roxas just stared at him for a moment before wandering back over to the refrigerator to get milk.

"You ask a lot of questions, milk?" Roxas asked.

"Sure, I'm just worried," Axel said.

"About?" Roxas asked in return as he poured milk into two glasses that he got from a cabinet. Axel did not respond automatically but took a swig of his milk before riffling through his pockets to produce a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.

"Do you mind?" Axel asked. Roxas just stared at him before finally raising his left shoulder in what Axel could only guess as a shrug. Axel took that as a 'no he didn't mind' so he deftly lit a cigarette and inhaled the smoke into his lungs.

"Well don't you think it is odd that your Mother tied you up to a gate and left you out there for six hours?" Axel asked between puffs. Roxas gulped down his milk before responding.

"Yes, I do. After all Mother usually isn't so irresponsible," Roxas stated. Axel sighed but did not comment all the while thinking, that is not what I meant at all!

"What school do you go to?" Axel asked.

"Destiny Island High School," Roxas responded, impassively.

"Same school I go to… when I show up of course," Axel murmured before chuckling. Roxas ignored him, eyeing the bread, jelly, and peanut butter again in serious consideration of making himself another sandwich. However before he could even reach towards the knife or anything else Axel handed him his sandwich.

"I ate breakfast," Axel stated simply before returning to his cigarette while Roxas ate Axel's sandwich with no hesitation whatsoever. Silence encased the kitchen as Axel smoked and Roxas ate. However it was broken when Axel finished his cigarette and Roxas promptly produced an Axel tray from what Axel could tell as nowhere.

"Your Mother huh?" Axel asked as he stubbed the cigarette.

"Yes," Roxas replied impassively.

"You smoke?" Axel asked.

"No," Roxas said.

"I see," Axel muttered, his eyes now exploring the kitchen. It was pretty compact but quite clean and Axel had to wonder whether it was Roxas who did the cleaning or his Mom. And speaking of Roxas's Mother Axel wondered where the hell the insane woman, as he decided to dub her after what Roxas had revealed to him, was. When he asked Roxas merely responded that she was probably out with one of her girlfriends. So she went out while leaving her son tied to a gate… Axel was interrupted from his thoughts when his cell phone rang. The ringtone was 'Girlfriend' by Avril Lavigne. Kairi.

"I need to answer this," Axel said to Roxas, who was already making another sandwich. Roxas merely nodded in acknowledgment and Axel wandered away from him, into what seemed like the living room, to answer his phone.

"Hey my love," Axel said cheerfully into the cell. There was a silence on the other end. "Kai?" Axel asked, worried.

Where the hell are you? Kairi's voice suddenly screeched from the cell, making Axel pull said phone away from his ear automatically. Almost as quickly he brought it back.

"Kai calm down, I'm at a… friend's house," Axel stated, quickly glancing over his shoulder to see that Roxas was rummaging through a cabinet for something.

You're lying, Kairi accused. Axel brought his attention back to his phone.

"I'm not," Axel said, mockingly indignant.

You are! This 'friend', what is his name? Kai asked.

"Roxas…" Axel answered reluctantly.

Roxas? Roxas Cromren from school? Kairi asked.

"Yes?"

You're friends with him? Kairi definitely sounded skeptical.

"Yes…"

Since when?

"…"

Axel?

"How about I talk to you later Kai? I will tell you everything then," Axel said. A heavy sigh came from the other end of the phone.

Fine Axel but you better tell me everything… do you want me to tell the guys to go home?

"Yes please," Axel said.

Fine, Kai conceded.

"I love you," Axel said, drawing out the word 'love' for comic relief. He could feel Kairi rolling her eyes.

I love you too, Kai said before hanging up. Axel chuckled at the dialing tone as he flipped his phone shut and pocketing it before once again looking over his shoulder only to meet impassive blue eyes. Roxas was now leaning against a counter with eyes upon Axel while eating a bag of chips.

"When was the last time you ate?" Axel asked again as he rejoined Roxas in the kitchen.

"Yesterday morning," Roxas automatically answered this time, instead of avoiding the question, as he offered Axel the bag of chips which Axel saw was Doritos.

"Thanks," Axel muttered and took a handful of chips which he stuffed automatically into his mouth, "So why hadn't you eaten last night?" He asked, feigning innocence. Roxas raised an eyebrow at him, his blue eyes thoughtful and far from being annoyed like any other human being would be at all of the questioning.

"Because I had told my mother that I wanted to be a zookeeper and she had… reacted badly to it so I went to my room in order to give her time to recover," Roxas explained with a shrug, "Needless to say I didn't have any food in my bedroom."

"What about lunch?"

"I never eat lunch."

"Why?" Roxas just blinked at him.

"No reason." It was Axel's turn to raise an eyebrow at him.

"Oh." Another awkward silence ensued then until Roxas crumpled the now empty bag of Doritos and tossed it into the trash can.

"I have to clean," he said finally. Axel blinked.

"Oh?" he asked.

"Chores, I have to do chores," Roxas clarified and watched as comprehension dawned on Axel's face.

"Oh, o-of course. I should go then, huh?" Roxas just continued to stare at him as Axel shifted awkwardly.

"Should I use the back door?" he asked. Roxas finally blinked and looked down, shaking his head in the negative.

"Follow me," Roxas said and led him through the kitchen doorway to a rather dreary looking hallway, bare of any portraits or plants. Four doors branched off of the hallway and Roxas led him to the far right one that went into the living room. The living room was just as plain as the rest of the rooms that Axel had seen so far. The carpet was mud brown and the walls, off white. There was only one couch, an out of place, bright red couch end table, and an out of date television. White curtains with sickly pink flowers covered the two windows that face outside, cutting off a fair amount of light. Axel looked around the room surreptitiously, taking in the plainness of the room in speechless bewilderment.

"We don't have much money," Roxas suddenly said, in a matter of fact tone, "Mother believes that as long as you can pay for the necessities then you are set." Axel felt guilty, having realized that Roxas must have read his criticism for him to have commented on it.

"It's nice. Simplistic." Axel said quickly, trying to redeem himself. Roxas just smiled and Axel saw a small flash of amusement, probably the first actual emotion Axel had seen on the other boy. So he's human after all, Axel thought and, suddenly, leaned forward to brush his lips against Roxas's. He didn't know why he did it; maybe he was curious about Roxas's reaction. He had expected to be automatically pushed away and punched but was greatly surprised when Roxas instead pressed forward and even deepened the kiss, pushing his tongue against Axel's closed lips. Axel hesitated for a moment before withdrawing, his eyes searching Roxas's face. Roxas's expression was smoothed over again and Axel couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"Ummm…" Axel stumbled, feeling awkward. Roxas just watched him before smiling again.

"Goodbye," he said, his tone soft. Axel swallowed, but took the perceived out.

"B-bye," Axel said before turning sharply away from Roxas to go to the door. There he hesitated however and glanced over his shoulder. Roxas looked oddly small and washed out in the plain living room.

"I'll… see you at school?" he asked, unsure about what he was saying. Roxas just nodded and that was enough for Axel who opened the front door and quickly left, without another word.