Axel walked quickly through the halls of the school in search of his older brother. Honestly, he couldn't believe he was actually going to his brother for a ride home. He hadn't had to do that for almost a year. That had been the day he'd missed the bus and Demyx was out sick. Now, it wasn't because Axel disliked his brother. He was cool and did a lot of nice things for Axel, but his brother tended to tease Axel a lot. Normally Axel was okay with teasing, him and Demyx were always going back and forth between each other, but it was different with his brother. Maybe it had something to do with them being brothers. Maybe that's why it was different.
"Axel? What are you doing here?" A familiar voice asked, snapping the red head out of his thoughts. He looked up and found his brother standing in front of him with his friend Zack, both looking at him questioningly.
"Uh, Reno are you heading straight home?" Axel asked awkwardly.
"Huh? Yeah. Why, is Demyx out sick again?" Reno asked with a teasing smile. Axel rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest.
"No. I actually need you to drive me Demyx and another friend back to our house." Axel said.
"I guess I could. If you ask nicely that is." Reno said with a cheeky grin. Axel sighed and rolled his eyes again.
"Will you please be a cool big brother and give me and my friends a ride home?" Axel asked in a fake nice tone, smiling and batting his eyelashes at Reno. Reno laughed and patted his brother on the head.
"Sure thing baby bro. I'll go get my car and drive it around front while you get your friends." He said, turning to leave, but he was stopped by a hand grabbing his shoulder. He turned back around with a curious look on his face. Axel was looking off to the side with a serious expression.
"What's wrong?" Reno asked worriedly.
"It's nothing big, it's just... The friend I mentioned coming along with us. The thing is we haven't told each other our names, don't laugh." Axel said quietly, watching his brother as he bit his lips together to keep from laughing.
"Look, I'll give you all the details later. But for now, I would really appreciate it if you didn't tell him my name." Axel said, looking at his brother hopefully. The older red head chuckled and ruffled his brother's hair.
"Sure thing, Ax. Now," Reno said, turning Axel around. "Go get your friends and I'll meet you out front!" He tapped his ass playfully then pushed him away, causing the younger boy to stumble.
"Come on Zack! We have children to torment!" Reno said, grinning from ear to ear. Zack chuckled and shook his head.
"Your brother's gonna kick your ass one of these days Reno." Zack said.
"I'd like to see him try!"
That Friday afternoon Roxas and Demyx were standing in the parking lot, waiting for the red head to show up. He'd taken off after his last class telling Demyx that he had to take care of some business with his brother. All the two blonds could assume was that the red head had to convince his brother to give them a ride home because he hadn't asked the day before.
"Dem we've been waiting for almost fifteen minutes, what the hell is he doing?" Roxas asked, sighing in irritation. Demyx shrugged and looked back to the school.
"I don't really know. Though Grell doesn't really get along with his brother too well. Since he's the younger brother, Reno likes to pick on him and tick him off. So they're probably going through a whole debate about Reno driving us home." Demyx said. Roxas nodded in understanding.
"You're really enjoying him and I not knowing each others names aren't you?" Roxas asked after a moment of silence. Demyx grinned.
"I am. It's nice to dip into my vast knowledge of anime and video games and pick out names of the red haired characters. Plus it kind of irritates him. Oh but just wait, Reno will be much worse. He won't even pick people with red hair." Demyx said, bouncing on his heels and looking up at the sky.
"Reno sounds like a slightly more annoying version of Red." Roxas said with a small smile. Demyx chuckled and nodded.
"Yeah, he basically is. If you tell it to him though he'll get pissed. If you tell Reno though he'll just laugh and agree." Demyx said.
"Oh, speak of the devil. Here he comes now." Demyx grinned and turned his back to the school so he was now facing Roxas. The red head was stomping down the steps quickly with a scowl on his face. His gaze was turned to the ground and he was grabbing the strap of his back pack tightly.
"You wanna piss him off?" Demyx asked with a mischievous grin. He was now standing next to Roxas with his hands behind his head, and tilting his head slightly to look at the blond.
"He looks pissed off enough." Roxas said with a smirk. Demyx shrugged.
"Eh it won't be so bad if it's coming from you. You can blame it on me if you want though. I've done it to him plenty of times before." Demyx said. Roxas looked at Demyx out of the corner of his eye.
"What do I do?" He asked.
"Call him Reno." Demyx said with a grin.
"That's mean Dem." Roxas said, but he couldn't help the smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
"I know, but it's funny." He chuckled then turned his gaze back to the sky.
"Hey Reno, what kept you so long?" Roxas said with a smile as the red head finally got up to them. His head snapped up and Roxas could see the angry glint in the red head's eye, but he couldn't discern the expression on his face.
"Did you just call me Reno?" He asked. Roxas nodded and tried to keep the grin from his face. The red head's face dropped and his eyebrows pinched together.
"You're lucky I like you Blondie." He growled.
"What would you do Red?" Roxas asked, raising his brow suggestively and smirking.
"Oh I would have to punish you Blondie." He said with a seductive smirk, placing his finger under Roxas's chin and tilting his head upward slightly. He moved his face just close enough to the blond's so that the boy could feel his breath against his face.
"What the hell's stopping you?" Roxas teased.
"Oh baby brother! Time to go!" The red head frowned and pulled away from Roxas.
"That." He said as he looked over to where his brother was standing by his black Trans-am. Roxas's eyes widened slightly as he looked over at the older boy. His hair was the same striking red color as the red heads, but his hair was shorter.
"This is going to be fun." Demyx said sarcastically as he walked over to the car. The red head sighed and followed behind the blond at a slower place with Roxas walking right beside him.
"Do you really dislike your brother that much?" Roxas asked quietly. The red head glanced over to Roxas then shrugged.
"I don't really dislike him, he just pisses me off. You'll find out why over the week end. Or hey, maybe sooner than that, maybe you'll find out on the car ride home." He said. Roxas chuckled.
"Demyx already told me, he likes to pick on you and such." Roxas said. The red head chuckled.
"Dem needs to learn to exaggerate a bit more." He said.
"Hey, you must be the blond my baby brother told me so much about!" Reno said, suddenly very close to Roxas. This startled the blond and caused him to jump back slightly in surprise. Now that Roxas was much closer to Reno though he could now tell that Reno had green eyes just like his younger brother, but his were a darker shade than the younger red heads. He also had one red mark under each eye and now Roxas could tell he had a long ponytail that was falling over his shoulder.
"Hmm... You always did choose the really cute ones bro." Reno said with a slight smirk as he closely examined the boy's features. Roxas felt his cheeks warm slightly and he couldn't help but feel some what insecure.
"Leave him alone Reno." The red head said, pulling his brother away from Roxas.
"Whatever. Get in the car so we can go home." Reno said, walking around the car to the drivers side. Roxas now noticed that there was also another boy in the front seat. He had longish black hair with long bangs parted in the middle and framing around his face.
"Sorry about that." He said, smiling apologetically at Roxas. The blond shook his head.
"It's okay, I don't mind. He's just weird like you." Roxas said.
"I take offense to that." He said, though he smiled as he did.
"Now no funny business in the backseat! I'm talking to you Renji!" Reno said, pointing into the rear view mirror at the red head.
"Oh you're so hi-larious! Drive the fucking car already." He said, kicking Reno's seat.
"I'm not so sure I like the tone of your voice mister!" Reno said, turning to look at his brother with a smirk on his face.
"God Reno, can you just drive?" He asked.
"God's got nothin' to do with it." Reno said with a wink as he turned on the car.
"No, more like the devil." The red head said, poking his brother in the head.
"Christ, I could have walked to your house by now! Can you stop with the arguing and just get a move on?" Demyx asked, growing impatient.
"Oh fine. You're such a party pooper little Dem-Dem." Reno said, reaching back and ruffling Demyx's hair. The blond whinnied and pushed his hand away, but he couldn't help smiling at Reno's behavior.
"Oh, hey kid, what's your name?" Reno asked, glancing at Roxas in the mirror as he started to drive toward the exit. Roxas looked up at the older red head then smirked slightly.
"I can't tell you that." Roxas said.
"Damn, I thought I might get you. Anyways, as you might already know, I'm Reno and this is my friend Zack." Reno said, smiling. Zack looked into the back seat and smiled.
"Hey, it's nice to meet you!" Zack said happily. Roxas nodded and smiled back slightly.
"You too." He said.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity in the car with his brother, they got to Axel's house and he immediately lead the blonds to his room.
"Where's your mom dude?" Demyx asked as he plopped himself down on the couch in Axel's room.
"She's on a business trip, that's why you guys we're able to come over here instead of us having to go to your house Dem." Axel said as he dug through his video games.
"Why can't you hang out here when your mom is home?" Blondie asked, looking at Axel in confusion as he took the seat beside Demyx.
"She says Dem and I are too noisy and how it's hard enough dealing with Reno and I and that kind of shit. She just doesn't really like having company though." Axel said, popping open a game case and looking inside to make sure the game was in there.
"Hey twerps, what do you want for dinner?" Reno asked, opening the door and leaning against the frame. Axel looked over to his two companions then back to the game in his hands.
"Whatever you guys want is fine." Axel said, turning on his PS3 and sliding the disc into the slot. Demyx smiled and shook his head.
"Pizza's fine Reno." Demyx said, smiling kindly at the older boy. Reno nodded then left the room, dialing the phone number for the pizza parlor as he went. Axel walked over to the couch and plopped down next to Blondie, tossing a remote in his lap.
"I'm assuming you play video games, right Blondie?" Axel asked as the menu for the game came up and he clicked the online game.
"Mostly handheld games. I used to play games with my ex though." The blond said. Axel nodded then quickly explained the controls before the match started.
"Oh children! Pizza's here!" Reno called from down stairs as he slammed the door. Demyx was the first off the couch, practically running down the stairs. Axel and Blondie chuckled at the boy's behavior then quickly followed behind him.
"I'm going to assume you were hungry Demyx." Reno said with a chuckle as he opened the pizza boxes. Demyx smiled and nodded.
"I forgot my lunch today. And I don't gots money." Demyx said, grabbing a piece of cheese pizza and put it in his mouth, holding it there with his teeth as he grabbed a piece of Hawaiian pizza and placed it on a napkin.
"Hey bro, I got your favorite." Reno said when he noticed the other boys presence and ruffled the red head's hair. Axel cringed then quickly fixed his hair when the offending hand retreated.
"Wait, Hawaiian is your favorite right? It's not mom's is it?" Reno asked, hoping he'd gotten it right. Axel blinked a couple times in surprise then slowly nodded.
"Yeah, you got it right." Axel said.
"Oh, thank God." Reno said smiling. Axel rolled his eyes, but smiled in return as he moved to get his pizza.
"Hey, where'd Zack go?" Demyx asked, looking around the kitchen for the raven.
"His girlfriend called. He's on the back porch talking to her." Reno said, nodding toward the living room. Demyx's mouth became an 'o' and he nodded slowly in understanding.
"Quick baby bro go lock the door on him." Reno said, nudging Axel in the side with his elbow and winking.
"No, go lock it yourself." Axel said, shooing him away and taking a bite of his pizza, relishing in the taste of the sweet pineapple mixing with the savory taste of the ham and tomato sauce.
"Aw why?" Reno asked, a slight pout coming to his face.
"You'll just tell on me." Axel said.
"If I lock it I'll still blame you." Reno said grinning.
"I'm not locking the door." Axel said simply.
"Party pooper." Reno said, pouting playfully and lightly pushing his head as he walked by to go to the living room.
"So what are you kids doing tonight?" Reno asked, following the younger boys into the living room. Axel shrugged as he kicked his feet up on the coffee table and flicked through the channels.
"I don't know. Why?" Axel said, looking over to his brother with a raised brow.
"Zack and I were gonna watch some scary movies, wondering if you were interested in joining us." Reno said. The brothers looked over to the two blonds to see their opinion on the matter.
"Um... Sounds like fun." Blondie said awkwardly, and Demyx quickly nodded in agreement.
"You better have not eaten all the pizza Reno!" Zack said as he walked through the back door.
"Oliver wanted to lock you outside!" Reno said, eyes widening and a smile spreading across his face.
"Yeah right Reno." Zack said, pushing Reno's head as Reno had done to Axel. Axel laughed.
"What the fuck? Why do you think I'm lying?" Reno asked.
"Well, for one, because it's you. Two, he would've locked you or Demyx out, not me." Zack said from the kitchen. Demyx looked over to Axel with a raised brow.
"You'd lock me out of your house?" Demyx asked, making the blond beside him laugh at the fact that Demyx was really that concerned about Axel locking him out of the house.
"No Dem. Why the fuck do you listen to them?" Axel said, shaking his head slightly.
Though when Demyx looked away satisfied, Axel nodded to Blondie and mouthed "I would", making him struggle not to laugh as he continued to eat his pizza.
"Alright kiddies, try not to piss yourselves." Reno said with a smirk. The five teens were gathered in Reno's room with the only light coming from the soft glow of the tv and the street lights shining through the crack of the curtain. Zack was lying on Reno's bed, paying more attention to his phone than anything else. Then Reno sat on his bed down on the end with Zack's feet behind him and his back against the wall. Then Roxas, Demyx, and Red were seated on the floor next to the bed.
"Whatever." Red said, rolling his eyes. Reno shook his head with a smile then pressed the play button.
"Pst. Zack." Reno whispered, tapping his friend on the leg.
"What?" Zack asked, barely glancing at Reno as he tapped away on his phone.
"You wanna help me scare the pants off the kids later?" He asked quietly, glancing over to the trio on his floor to make sure they hadn't heard him.
"Why?" Zack asked.
"Because it's funny." Reno said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Zack chuckled and shook his head.
"Sure. What have you got in mind?" Zack said. Reno grinned mischievously and looked back at the trio. All of them had their eyes glued to the TV. Reno scooted a bit closer to Zack to be heard better and he whispered his plan to the other boy, glancing to the boys every now and again as he did.