Save Me

Save Me

Willas: Hey all! Sorry about the long, long, long, long, long X infinity wait. Between homework, school, the school musical, and my laziness .'…yea. So, I hope you enjoyed the second chapter! Hehehe, 'the first encounter.' And what an encounter it will be! The start of this chapter backpedals to what Roxas was doing while the band was packing up, just so no one is confused. But don't worry, we'll get them exchanging words -and possibly numbers- soon enough.

Disclaimer: Woah! Stop! Hold up! Before you attempt to sue my ass for stealing, don't! I own none of these characters! Their souls belong to Square Enix and Disney! Not me! If they did…you don't wanna know what I would to them if they did!

Warning: Yaoiness, OOC, AU, all the good stuff like that…

Chapter Three: What Are The Odds?

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Roxas waited until the last note of the song rang out across the crowd before slipping away from his secluded spot by the stage. "Okay, it was just my imagination. He wasn't really looking at me. There's no way a hot guy like that could have interest in someone like me," he thought to himself. As the audience erupted in applause, the blonde made a quick glance back at the stage, finding Axel's emerald gaze searching for him where Roxas previously stood. He turned his head back around, smiling a little as he did so. "Or maybe he could." His smile quickly faded. "Oh, quit fooling yourself, Roxas. He's probably not even gay!"

His face soon turned to a grimace, as he neared the table his brother and friends occupied. "Uh-oh, they're gonna ask me what I thought about the singer." Sure enough, as he sat down in his seat, Kairi started gushing about the attractive redheaded singer.

"Omigosh! He was so hot! Didn't you think so, Roxas? Guess what!" she continued without waiting for the amused blonde to answer. "When I was in the bathroom fixing my make-up after…" she prattled on about how some upper-classman girl had "accidentally" splashed her drink on Kairi's face after the redhead had told the other girl off when she found her flirting with Sora. "But I know it wasn't an accident! The ho just wanted to get back at me for prying her off of my man! But back to what I was saying." At this Roxas refocused on the conversation. "While I was fixing my make-up, I overheard some upper-classman girls talking about that lead singer! Roxas, guess what!" she squealed in excitement, this time awaiting Roxas's guess.

The blonde boy just raised an eyebrow waiting for Kairi to continue. When no urgent information was forthcoming, he sighed and decided to play along. "Oh, I dunno, he's taken and has a really hot girlfriend?" he suggested lamely. Kairi shook her head fervently, sending some of her copper hair flying.

"No, silly! Just the exact opposite! He's single, AND he's gay!" She giggled at the look of shock that spread over Roxas's face. Roxas just gaped at her, trying to comprehend the fact that maybe, just maybe he had a chance with the sexy singer.

As if reading his mind, Sora playfully nudged his brother in the side. "Hey, maybe you have a chance with him after all!" he laughed.

"Yeah!" Kairi agreed. "You do have a good chance with him, and if I know you, which I do, then I know you think he's totally hot! I mean, come on! We have the same great taste in guys!" Roxas smiled slyly at this.

"I know I have great taste in guys. You, on the other hand…" he gave his brother a once over, "I'm not so sure!" he joked. Sora punched his twin in the arm.

"Oh haha, very funny!" he whined as everyone laughed. Never able to keep a straight face, Sora joined in the laughter. He looked to his twin and was glad to see a genuine smile gracing his lips. When their mirth died down, Roxas sighed in content. He hadn't laughed, truly laughed in a long time. Still smiling, he pushed back his chair and stood up.

"I'm gonna go get something to drink, anyone want anything?" The rest of the table shook their heads, so he headed to the refreshment table alone. He stood at the table humming to himself as he opted for a glass of fruit punch. Idly sipping from his cup, he smiled as he thought of the boy whose hair was the same hue as his beverage. Rolling his eyes at his own foolishness, he turned around and collided with someone's chest, dropping his glass in the process of keeping his balance.

Roxas opened his mouth to apologize, but the apology died on his lips when he saw whom he crashed into. His eyes widened in both surprise and fear when emerald eyes locked with his sapphire ones.

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Axel couldn't believe his luck. Granted, he was covered in juice and looked like he just pissed himself, but he finally had the chance to talk to the attractive blond boy. Before he had a chance to speak, though, Roxas jolted out of his trance and realized his drink now adorned Axel's lower half.

"I am so, so sorry!" he cried in dismay. Turning around and grabbing a handful of napkins from the table, he began to pat at the mess he made, before realizing his hand was dangerously close to Axel's crotch. Eyes wide, he jerked his hand back. "I'm sorry! I, uh…" he fumbled over his words as his face turned every shade of red imaginable. Wanting to just disappear into the ground, he meekly handed the napkins to Axel and grabbed some more to wipe up the floor.

Axel struggled to keep from laughing at the flustered look on Roxas's face, but couldn't help cracking a smile as soon as Roxas had his down, concentrating on cleaning the floor. Wiping away the rest of the juice from his pants, he knelt down and helped clean the rest of the mess. They both stood and disposed of the napkins, standing there in an awkward silence as Roxas tried to think of something to say. Axel finally broke the silence, offering his hand to the blond.

"Hey, I'm Axel," he smiled as the other boy looked up, startled. Timidly taking Axel's hand, Roxas slowly shook it.

"I'm Roxas," he replied shyly, still not meeting Axel's eyes. After a few seconds of silence, he realized Axel still had possession of his hand, so he finally looked up at his face.

Happy that Roxas finally made eye contact, he smiled at the blond and received a shy one in return. Axel tilted his head and listened as Yuffie played a slow song for the various couples to dance to. Roxas noticed this, too, when he spotted his friends out on the dance floor with their partners. Feeling a tug on his hand, Roxas turned to see Axel smiling at him.

"May I have this dance?" the redhead asked, hoping that, if his outfit was any indication, Roxas was into guys.

Too shocked to form words, Roxas just nodded and allowed himself to be led into the throng of couples. Axel took the lead, placing one of his hands on Roxas's waist and taking his other hand and twining their fingers together. Roxas sighed in content and rested his head on Axel's shoulder, eyes closed. Opening them back up, he saw Kairi smiling as she poked Sora in the back, telling him to turn around. Roxas grinned when Sora gave him a thumbs up, giving his brother one in return.

Axel was having a likewise- if a bit less loving- experience with his cousin and Larxene, who was busy making kissy faces at him. Swiftly flicking the blonde girl off, he turned his attention back to the blond boy in his arms. "So, I haven't seen your face around here before- trust me I'd recognize one as pretty as yours- are you a freshman?" he asked.

"Uh, yeah," Roxas replied red in the face from Axel's previous compliment. The blond fell silent, not knowing what to say to the older boy. Axel took the initiative to break the awkward silence.

"You having fun tonight? Enjoying the music?" he asked to spark conversation. Thankful, Roxas nodded.

"Yeah, I'm having a great time, all of the band are really good. I, uh, really liked your band, you have a gorgeous voice." Roxas mentally kicked himself. "That had to be the lamest thing I could possibly say," he thought to himself. The redhead just chuckled.

"Thank you. We've been a band for several years now, though I'm not quite sure how with the way me and 'Lux go at it sometimes." Though the issue sounded serious, he smiled as he said it. Roxas blinked in surprise.

"Conflict of interests?" he guessed. Axel shook his head.

"No, cousins," he grinned. Roxas chuckled.

"It seems like the closer you're related by blood, the more you fight. I remember Sora and I always used to bicker and argue before-" Roxas suddenly cut himself off, falling silent and sullen as his smile disappeared. Axel wondered at the sudden change in the blonde's attitude. Concerned, but not wanting to push the issue, he changed the subject for him.

"Who's Sora?" he asked quietly, not wanting to startle the kid who had withdrawn into himself. He hoped he wasn't making things worse by mistake.

"Huh? Oh, Sora is my twin brother. He's over there with his girlfriend, Kairi." With a nod of his head he indicated the couple dancing near the tables. Axel squinted at the other boy.

"You're twins?" he asked doubtfully. Roxas giggled lightly.

"Yeah, from far away it's kinda hard to tell, but stick us right next to each other and the similarities are obvious. Like our eyes for example, they're exactly the same shade of blue, and the reason neither of us can lie or keep a secret for too long, they express too much," he laughed. Happy that Roxas didn't seem depressed anymore, Axel smiled and held the boy closer to him. He sighed as Yuffie came over the microphone to announce it was time for the party to wrap up.

Looking up into Axel's emerald eyes Roxas said shyly, "I enjoyed our dance, I'm sorry it can't last longer." Blushing, Roxas hoped he didn't sound too forward to the older boy. Smiling warmly, Axel nuzzled the top of Roxas' head.

"I'm sorry it couldn't last longer, too." Around them, couples gradually broke apart, leaving the two of them standing amongst the throng of people. Taking his chances, Axel ducked his head and slowly closed in on Roxas' mouth. Roxas closed his eyes when he realized the other boy's intentions. Axel was so close he could feel his warm breath whisper against his lips…

"ROXAS! YOUR AUNT'S HERE! WE GOTTA GO!" screamed Kairi from the top of her lungs. Roxas jumped back about five feet, blushing and looking like he'd been caught in the act of doing something wrong. Finding the source of the screaming, he saw that she didn't actually witness the almost-kiss, and was looking aimlessly around the room trying to locate him. Shaking as a result of what had almost happened and being scared out of his wits, he stepped back over to Axel and smiled apologetically.

"Hehehe, s-sorry about that. I, uh, I gotta go," he said, stating the- now- obvious. He made to race off before he died of embarrassment, but Axel swiftly caught and held his hand.

"Wait, before you go, can I have your number?" He wasn't going to let the blond boy get away that easily without getting a means to contact him. Surprised, Roxas looked back to see the redhead digging through his pocket for something. Finally producing a pen, he held it out to the blond expectantly. Blushing, Roxas uncapped it and carefully printed his name and number on Axel's palm. Smiling brightly, Axel took his pen back and bent down to quickly kiss Roxas on the cheek. "I'll call you," he promised as he turned and walked away.

Dumbfounded, Roxas just stood there, with his hand against his cheek. "I can't believe what just happened," he thought. "He's incredibly hot, incredibly talented, he's gay AND he's interested in me? This has got to be a record lucky streak." With that thought, he turned around and went to put an end to Kairi's ceaseless screaming.

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Willas: And thus ends chapter three. Sorry it took so long .'. At least it didn't take as long as my story on Fictionpress…hehehe. Well, I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it hasn't been abandoned!

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