I'm not even going to explain why I haven't updated this in forever...I just can't think about it without getting annoyed. Long story short: it's not a good idea to type things on your iPod.

The ride there was, needless to say, interesting.

"Roooxy," Axel whined for the hundredth time, "I'm bored."

I was absolutely astonished. Not even thirty minutes into our trip and Axel was already complaining. He had also come up with the clever nickname of "Roxy." We had known each other for only a little over an hour and I could already feel a hatred growing inside me. I really didn't want to hate him but he made it so easy.

"What am I supposed to do about that?" I finally answered.

"Entertain me."

"We're in a car, there isn't much I can do to be entertaining in here." He laughed and put his arm around me.

"I can think of a few things." Axel smirked. My mind instantly went to dirty thoughts, which was probably where his was, so I threw his arm off and ignored him.

"Anyone gotta piss?" Riku asked as he turned into a gas station. Axel's raised his hand as he unbuckled himself.

Sora and I stayed in the car. Riku suggested we go even if it wasn't an emergency since the next gas station wasn't for at least two hours but we still declined.

Riku filled the gas tank and as he went to the restroom Axel made his way back to the van.

He was carrying a bag of stuff he had bought.

"I come bearing gifts for all!" Axel said when he sat down. Sora happily unbuckled and reached into the back seat to get his present.

"For Sora." Axel pulled out a large bag of assorted chocolates and gave them to Sora who was ecstatic. He said a quick thank you before he whirled around to sit right and tore the bag open. Sora had always had a thing for chocolate and other sweet things. Axel chuckled and looked at me.

"For Roxas." He pulled out a bag of Sour Patch Kids, the candy straight from heaven. Riku must have told him this was my favorite candy because there's no way he could have known.

"Thank you." I said as I grabbed the bag and stared at it with what could have been mistaken for lust. Riku got back into the car at that moment.

"And none for Riku." Axel turned away from me closing his bag.

Riku was confused until he saw our candy. He put his head on the steering wheel and pretended to cry. Sora patted his back and pretended to comfort him, and soon, Sora was crying too. Axel let them do this until he was satisfied and threw Riku a bag of Cheetos.

After Riku was done wiping away his imaginary tears and Axel had apologized, we were on the road again.

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When I looked at Axel he had a coloring book and markers out. I saw the page he was coloring, it was of a puppy, and it was pretty good until he drew flames around it.

"What are you doing?" I asked because it was to way to quiet aside from Riku and Sora singing softly with the radio.

"I'm coloring." Axel stated.

"No shit, I mean what are you doing to that poor dog?"

"I'm improving it, don't you think it looks better?" He held up the picture for me to see clearly. The flames did look really cool but I wasn't going to let him know that.

"You're a terrible person."

"It's not like I'm setting real puppies on fire!"

"But I bet you would!"

"Well then I bet you would eat real kids!" Axel dramatically pointed at the candy he got me.

"That's...different."

"Nuh-uh." I glared at Axel and he stuck his tongue out at me. I did the logical thing and stuck mine out. When he began to wiggle his tongue at me I, of course, did it back.

"Ew!" Sora exclaimed when he saw us in the mirror.

"Stop getting freaky in my car!" Came Riku shortly after. Axel laughed and wiggled his tongue at Riku.

I quickly put my tongue in my mouth and looked out the window to escape the embarrassing situation.

I soon managed to fall asleep.

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When I woke up the only thing that changed was that Sora was driving.

He looked at me and laughed a little but made himself stop.

"Hi...Roxas." Sora bit his lip and tried to focus on the road.

Riku turned around and looked at me. At first he didn't say anything but he soon fell into a large fit of laughter. He turned back around and tried to control himself but failed.

Something was obviously funny about me but I had no idea what.

I looked at Axel who had had his face in his hands. He was shaking, and for a moment I thought he was crying, but I realized he was just trying to hide his laughter when he looked up at me and lost it.

"Okay what is so god damn funny?" I was getting pretty irritated.

"It was Sora's idea." Axel said when he calmed down.

"It was not!" Sora huffed. I still had no idea what they were talking about. Riku realized this and put down his mirror for me.

"Oh you guys are hilarious." I said sarcastically. My face was covered in marker drawings. I had mustache, glasses, and a beard, along with random hearts and stars covering my checks. Aside from the fact that he was the only other person in the backseat, the flames on my forehead told he that this was the work of Axel.

"Sorry." Axel chuckled as he handed me some baby wipes. I grabbed them without even looking at the redhead and washed my face off.

After I finally got all the marker off I refused to talk to Axel. He poked and shook me but all it did was annoy me even more. I was ready to hit him when the car stopped.

"Sora why are we stopping?" Riku asked, Sora was frantically trying to get his seatbelt off.

"Gotta pee!" Sora cried. I unbuckled myself and opened the door.

"Sora, you read my mind." I lied. I didn't have to pee, but It was an excuse to get out of the car and away from Axel.

Me and Sora made our way to some bushes down a hill and did our business. Sora practically ran back to the car, but I took my sweet time. I even stopped to examine a couple rocks, looked at some mighty fine grass, and poked at any bugs I saw.

I started to seriously walk back to the car after I felt I had wasted at least ten minutes.

When I got close enough to the car I noticed that Axel was not in it. I got in and waited for them to tell me where he went but they didn't. Riku never looked up from his magazine and Sora never stopped eating his chocolate.

"Where's Axel?" I asked since it was apparently necessary.

"I thought he was with you?" Riku looked at me questioningly.

"Why would he be with me?"

"He went to go get you so we could leave." Riku spoke as if this was all obvious.

"I never saw him." Riku made a noise to express his irritation.

"Go get him for me." I almost argued with him, because why should I have to go get his stupid friend? I decided to just do it though, because Riku looked tired and it was his turn to drive again. I muttered a 'fine' as I opened the door. I put my foot on the ground but something grabbed it. I screamed and drew my foot back into the car. I was freaking out while Sora and Riku began laughing. Axel pulled himself out from under the car and grabbed me again. In my state of confusion I did the only thing my brain could think of. I kicked Axel right in the face.

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It was lucky for Axel that I had weak legs, or I might have given him a black eye. I apologized a thousand times, and he insisted that he deserved it, but I felt like shit for kicking him. Sure, everyone has been kind of an ass to me today, but you don't kick people in the face. It's common courtesy.

After things had gotten quiet I felt some weight on my shoulder. I looked to see Axel was asleep and he kind of fell on me. Normally I would shove him off, but I still felt bad, so I let him be. Sora was also asleep so it was just me and Riku. Riku wasn't exactly talkative so there was a long silence.

"So how did you and Axel meet?" I asked.

"His dad went to school with mine, they introduced us."

"Huh."

"What?"

"I thought I'd get to hear some zany story about how you two met at a party or in jail." Riku scoffed.

"I haven't been to jail."

"It's only a matter of time." He rolled his eyes.

"Unlike you, I don't party hard enough to go to jail." This was probably true. Riku was a responsible guy, while I had trouble figuring out when enough was enough.

"Roxas hasn't been to jail." A sleepy Sora mumbled as he stretched his arms.

"Yet." Riku said jokingly.

"I'd bail Roxy out of jail before you found out." Axel sat up. I could feel my face heat up a little.

"Sorry." Axel muttered sheepishly. I figured he was apologizing for leaning on me.

"I'd still find out." Riku said.

"Riku always finds out." Sora pouted. Sora never got away with anything with Riku around. We fell into silence again.

"Man, I am bushed." Riku yawned. Sora nodded in agreement.

"Switch seats with us." Riku whined to Axel.

"I don't drive." Axel said firmly. He spoke with a very serious tone when he said that and I realized it was the first time he had said something without his cocky voice annoying me. It made me painfully curious but I decided I shouldn't ask considering I barely knew the guy.

"I know," said Riku, "Roxas will drive."

"Did anyone ask Roxas?" I was kind of tired too and I didn't want to be blamed for killing us all.

"Will Roxas please drive?" Riku said lovingly.

"Pretty please, Roxy?" Axel pleaded. They both started whimpering. I would have been able to ignore it, but Sora joined in.

"Alright, fine." I signed. They cheered with victory.

Axel and I switched Riku and Sora seats. Once the two were in the back they quickly fell asleep so it was silent. I didn't really know how to start a conversation with the redhead. He looked like he was thinking anyway.

I concentrated on driving and had forgotten it was so quiet until I heard a crinkling sound beside me. I looked to the side to see Axel eating my candy. My candy.

I slammed my foot on the brake sending Axel forward. Unfortunately, Riku and Sora went forward too. Axel's face hit the dashboard and he groaned. Riku and Sora were thrown half way off their seats. Most of Riku went to the floor but Sora went right into Axel's seat. He lifted his head and I saw that he got a bloody nose.

"Roxas, what the hell!" Riku exclaimed. I tried to think of a good excuse because Axel eating my candy just wouldn't cut it with Riku, especially when Sora was hurt.

"I...saw...a mouse." Crap. I could hear Axel stifling his laughter.

"A mouse." Riku said flatly.

"There is also a possibility that it was a rat." Riku sighed.

"I'm not going to question your bullshit, just be careful." Riku reached behind him to get his first aid kit. I apologized to Sora and gave him the rest of my candy to make up for the nose.

Axel smirked at me.

"What?" I snapped at him.

"Nothing." he turned his gaze to the window.

Riku told me that we would arrive in the next 20 minutes, depending on how I drove.

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Thankfully, rest of the ride went smoothly. Axel had finally fallen asleep again which was lucky because I was on the verge of murdering him.

"Okay park there." Riku pointed a little bit ahead of us.

"But we need to get to the camping grounds." Sora said confused.

"No cars allowed. Besides this hunk of metal wouldn't fit down that path."

"You mean we have to walk?" I groaned.

"I know a shortcut, don't worry." Riku patted my shoulder.

"Roxy could use some exercise." Axel yawned. I cringed as he poked my side. I swatted his hand away and glared. I was not fat, I just wasn't totally ripped like Riku. In fact, if you squinted you could see slight traces of my developing abs. I was getting there.

"Aw, you know I'm kidding," Axel ruffled my hair, "you're sexy just the way you are."

I blushed angrily as I parked the car.

This was going to be a long trip.

I will be a better author.