Hello! So I re-read the last chapter and I am sorry for the terrible amount of POV mess ups! Yeah, not my best work there, luckily it is all revised there, and there shouldn't be any more of those slip-ups since I finally decided to do this in 3rd person! R and R please!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters

Roxas put on his "dazzling smile" and turned in his seat to face the very tall and attractive redhead. Roxas wasn't one to judge on appearance, but hopefully this guy was as nice inside as he was easy on the eyes on the outside. After all, no one wants to be stuck sitting next to someone they don't like all year.

Axel lazily eyed the kid next to him while plopping his stuff on the desk and slinking down into the chair. This kid was the cutest thing ever, but to Axel something he could tell was off with the happy looking expression that Roxas gave him. Axel studied him hard, but still couldn't figure it out, and that part bothered him. He would stick around this kid to find out what it was, since after all, Axel was never one to lose.

Axel waited for the kid to say something, but got tired of waiting, "Hi, I'm Axel. Got it memorized?"

Roxas rolled his eyes and the last part, "Yeah, I'll be sure to store the name in my head somewhere. I'm Roxas."

Roxas, what an interesting name, "Well Roxas, just make sure to label that space in your mind 'Axel is the best' ok?"

Roxas laughed at the wink Axel gave him. He debated whether or not to invite this guy to lunch with him and his friends are not.

It couldn't hurt right? After all he seems like a nice guy and he probably has no one to sit with since he's new here, "Hey Axel, y'know, if you want you could sit with me and my friends at lunch today."

Axel smirked, maybe getting close to the kid wouldn't be a hard task, "Sure Roxie, I'll sit with you."

Roxas nodded and turned to face the front, trying to focus on math, not that he needed to. Roxas was a straight A student, always has been. Not that he really cared much; he didn't have to put in a lot of effort for his grades. His mind started to drift away as he stared at some random object at the front of the room. He realized what he was doing and stopped, narrowing his eyes and focusing at the teacher who was explaining some problem at the board. Roxas refrained from his letting his mind let loose and wander, he knew his terrible mind could him to some disgusting places.

The sound of the bell reverberated through the classroom as everyone took that as the signal to leave. Roxas silently put his red notebook and a #2 pencil into his black bag. He sighed and made his way out of the classroom. Damn he was tired, he wasn't one to sleep easy so at most times he was in this same condition, but it was nothing to really complain about or pay attention to. Classes went by quickly, oddly enough Roxas and Axel had 4 classes together, but math was the only class they sat close enough to converse with each other.

Axel was currently in art, sort of staring off into space as the teacher droned on about unimportant things. It wasn't that he didn't like art, hell he loved art, but he wasn't one for listening to things he wasn't interested in. And of course he had no interest invested in whatever stupid billion year old artist the teacher was talking about.

He caught himself staring at the back of a skull adorned with blond lopsided hair at front of the room. He kept staring, getting lost in thought about the same boy his eyes were fixated on. Axel could tell something was off about Roxas, the way he carried himself around everyone else, it was almost wrong, and the boy with the blazing red hair would figure out why it was that way. And maybe, he could fix it, but of course he shouldn't get ahead of himself. Besides, maybe when he figured out what was wrong about Roxas he wouldn't like who Roxas really was. He shouldn't think about getting possibly attached to the boy until he knew more about him.

He snapped out of his senseless thoughts and drew on the sketchbook the teacher had given him at the beginning of class. Axel was very creative, whether it was playing an instrument, drawing, or singing, Axel was good at it. He prided himself in that he could be creative, for that was something he could do and not worry about any of the assholes of the world had to say.

The high pitched bell rang and made everyone aware that the school day has ended. Roxas was making his way out of the art room, and to his locker. He slowly trudged to the locker that was on the other end of the school. He was in no rush to get home. By the time he got to the metal box of storage, the hallways were cleared. He noiselessly put the combination in and opened the door, pulling out some of his textbooks, and his iPod that he bought years ago with his own money.

Roxas closed the door, put on his headphones, and started walking towards the school exit. He fiddled with the iPod in his hand, putting his Pierce the Veil songs on shuffle. He closed his eyes, eagerly listening to the music that helped him escape reality. He pushed the exit door of the school open, ready for the long walk to his house that awaited him.

As he was walking up the driveway to his house he felt the phone in his back pocket vibrate. He pulled the phone out and looked at the text.

From: Riku

Hey Roxas! You wanna come over and spend the night? It'll be me, you, Sora, Axel, and Demyx. That ok?

Roxas sighed, contemplating whether he should go or not. What if something happened and he got triggered really badly, what would he do? Roxas knew he was a slave to his urges to cut, burn, or whatever suited him at that moment. After deciding he would go and hopefully would come home the following day unscathed, he opened the door to see his mother, sitting on the couch watching TV.

Roxas walked towards the woman that was sitting in the black chair, "Hey Mom, can I go to Riku's house and spend the night tonight?"

His mom sat unmoving and replied, "Whatever, it's not like I give a shit about you anyway. The less I see of you in my godamn house the better."

Roxas nodded and said his thanks before walking upstairs to his room. He thought about his Mom and how she was happier than usual today. He entered his room and emptied his black school bag, stocking it with a change of clothes, a toothbrush, his iPod, toothpaste. Then he made his journey across the carpeted floor to the bathroom. He opened the cabinet under the sink and pulled out the lighter, knife, and plastic container of isopropyl alcohol, just in case. He put them in a pocket of his school back, hoping no one would dig through his bag and find the hidden items. Roxas suddenly remembered that he had to tell Riku he could come and ask for a ride. He was the only one of his friends that didn't have a car. He didn't really go many places though, and where he did go he walked, so it wasn't a big deal. He pulled out his phone and started typing his message.

To: Riku

Hey Riku! Yeah that sounds great! Would you mind coming to pick me up?

He pressed the sent button only to feel his phone vibrate in his hand about 20 seconds later.

From: Riku

Yeah sure man, I'll be over in about 10 minutes

Roxas replied with a 'thanks' and waited outside his front door for Riku's arrival. He hasn't been over to Riku's house in months so he was happy to go spend the night, but he still couldn't put the nagging voice in his head to rest. It was the voice that told him to be weary and careful to make sure no one found out his secret, but if they did, he would just move on, distancing himself even more from everyone.

Hello everyone! We have now met Axel! What did you think of him, was he in character, was he super out of character? Man I hope not! Please Review and tell me what I could do better! And if anyone would like to be the beta reader for this story don't hesitate to ask, because I really need one!

-Chloe