A/N: Rawr! Royal Dragon here! Ok so here's the next chapter I hope you guys enjoy it! Oh and and you'll see some lyrics that I threw in there from the Loveless ending, I've been listening to this song non stop as I wrote this haha along with Backstreet Boys! Soooo anyway here's chapter 3!
Disclaimer: I don't think I put this on the last 2 chapters but I don't own this nor will I ever! I also don't own the lyrics for the Loveless ending theme song either!
Chapter 3: Thunderstorms and The Wardrobe
Axel's POV
Warm, so warm Kitten was so warm and comforting. Wait... Kitten? Oh that's right I was sleeping with Kitten he was having a bad dream. I had snuck into his room shortly after Cloud left to check on him. He was whimpering and calling out for help. I couldn't stop myself from going over and running my fingers through his hair.
It had been a long day at work and I was tired, usually I came straight home to bitching from my boyfriend. So it was nice to open the apartment door to hear nothing but silence. Cloud had been sitting on the couch awaiting my return as he smiled tiredly at me.
"Roxas is asleep in his room with Sasha. He'll probably be up by dinner time though I'll get it started you can just relax if you'd like." Cloud offered standing up and stretching.
"No that's fine I enjoy cooking, would you like to stay?" I asked.
Shaking his head Cloud grinned, "No I apparently have a date tonight so I'll be seeing you boys later. Oh and Axel take good care of my little brother and don't think for one second I don't know that you've already let him ride that coffin on wheels you have." WIth that he was gone closing the door softly behind him.
And that's what brought me to now. I had kinda forgotten about dinner when I saw Roxas whimpering in his sleep. Sitting up I debated on whether I should ever mention this to him. I couldn't stop myself from reaching my hand out and running my fingers through silken hair. His eyes fluttered open and he sat up quickly his eyes wild before finally relaxing and smiling at me.
Stretching his shirt rode up exposing a smooth creamy chest marred with bruises and cuts. "Thanks for sleeping with me. I was having a bad dream... you made it better." He whispered jumping out of the bed.
Roxas was always like this, hot and cold I had to watch what I said around him because he could become defensive in an instant. I felt as though I was walking on eggshells, each crack drove me farther and farther away from him. Normally I would have given up but I really liked this one. Besides I was also worried about him. Whoever was beating him up was not only doing it on a daily basis but Kitten didn't seem to be fighting back.
"Roxas...?" I started, turning around he smiled it was so blinding that I didn't even know if I could force the next words out.
"Yeah?" He asked coming over to sit on the edge of the bed.
"I know we haven't known each other all that long... but whose been hurting you?" We had been living together now for a little over a week now and Roxas still wouldn't open up to me. It wasn't just the bully thing it was quiet honestly everything, I still didn't even know what his favorite color was.
The smile disappeared and he turned on his heel and left the house. He returned sometime later that night his eyes were puffy and he looked like he was drunk. I had been out half the night searching for him and here he was standing before me smelling like sex and a mini bar. "Where have you been?!" I cried shaking his shoulders. "And besides do you know how many men have been hitting on me all night! I swear I was in the red light district" I mumbled.
"S'none of your... business!" He slurred stumbling around the room trying to get to his bedroom. He did however manage to run into the wall before tumbling to the ground. Standing up he giggled and tried to walk stumble off again.
"Kitten... did you go out clubbing?" I asked grabbing his wrist and pulling him back towards me.
"Whose asking?" He giggled his hands wrapping around my neck. Pulling me down he kissed me sloppily until I pulled back, where he proceeded to grab my ass.
"Roxas!" I screeched jumping back. He only giggled sauntering over before grabbing my shirt again. This time I was prepared as I lifted him up in my arms and carried him into the bedroom. Throwing him down on the bed I went to his closet to find something else for him to wear, his shirt had been torn and his lips bruised as if he had been kissing other men. He probably had... I didn't like that at all! But I couldn't say anything, its not like he was with me anyway.
The closet was full of... well... they were interesting clothes to say the least. A whole wardrobe full of kinky outfits lined the wall. A maid outfit complete with a garter belt, and oh fuck even a sexy police uniform with fuzzy pink handcuffs and booty shorts! There were outfits upon outfits all of them kinkier than the last. I was seriously going to have a nosebleed as I imagined Kitten wearing all of those outfits.
"Oh Master Axel," He would whimper his lower lip would be jutted out and he would be wearing that sexy ass maid outfit, the garter belt peeking below the low hemline of the skirt. I was already starting to drool just thinking about it, shaking my head I continued rummaging around trying to find something decent for him to wear.
Not finding anything in his closet I checked all of his drawers but there was nothing. Sighing I went straight to my bedroom and dug out a pair of red flannel pajama pants along with one of my old sweat shirts. Heading back into the bedroom I saw Roxas on the floor in front of the open closet crying. When he saw me he managed to stumble over and grab onto my legs.
"What's wrong? Kitten come here I wasn't gone that long I just went to get you something to wear. Arms up." I said pulling the alcohol stained shirt off, next I worked his pants off and led him into a hot shower. Sasha was whimpering the whole time as I sat on the toilet seat running my fingers through her soft fur as we waited for Roxas to finally emerge.
"They like when I wear those outfits..." He said so quietly I almost missed it. The small bathroom was getting warm and Sasha was panting, letting her out I closed the door behind her facing the closed curtains.
"What do you mean?" I asked. He seemed to be sobering up a little bit but I still didn't trust him under the warm spray of water by himself.
"Those men I date... if that's what you can call it. They buy them for me because they like me to dress up. Sometimes there married men and sometimes there single... but they all promise me one thing, they all promise to take care of me and love me. But they don't I'm just a one night stand to them, sometimes I'm with them for a few weeks and they'll buy me these outfits to wear. They don't really like me, they just want my body I just want someone who doesn't expect me to wear those ridiculous things." Sighing he turned the water off and pulled the curtain back.
I instantly felt bad for even imagining my Kitten wearing that. I could barely think about anything else as Roxas stood before me stark naked. Helping him out of the tub I quickly excused myself leaving the room and waiting in his bedroom for him to get dressed. Once out he beckoned me to his room, Sasha was no where in sight. She was probably in the kitchen eating as always she was a very gluttonous dog.
"Thanks Axel... um... will you sleep with me tonight?" He asked biting his lower lip which was trembling.
I had to deny him... I had to deny him... I couldn't deny him! Nodding I pulled the covers back and watched as Roxas dived in waiting on me to join him. After I crawled under the covers he snuggled up close to me. Winding my arms around his waist I lay there still as a mouse praying to any higher being above that Roxas wasn't feeling the hard on I was currently sporting.
I didn't want him to think that I was just after sex after hearing his confession behind the wardrobe, but at the same time there was just something sexy about him wearing my clothes. My old boyfriend Marluxia had never wore my clothes to bed, I was always hoping that one day he would but he found them to be to "smelly". Maybe I could burn all those clothes and replace them with mine! I wanted some sort of tie with him, some sort of claim or stake to show people that he was mine! Even though I knew he wasn't... not yet anyway!
"Your clothes... they smell nice, they smell like you. I like it." The curtains had been pulled back so that the moonlight spilled onto the bed far enough that I could just make out Kitten's face.
Grinning I couldn't help but to press my lips tenderly against his regretting it instantly as I felt him stiffen up. Pulling back I was about to apologize but Roxas shook his head. "Please don't kiss me like that... don't give me some false hope that you may or may not like me. I'm tired of being deceived... maybe you shouldn't sleep here tonight." He whispered turning over his back facing me.
"Yeah... ok... I'm sorry Kitten... Roxas I'm sorry." Rolling out of the bed I hurried off to my room. What was going on? He was my sixteen year old student! I shouldn't be wanting us to get this close... I had to keep my distance from him. I lived with him now we weren't lovers, we weren't dating we were just teacher and student. I had to stop this stupid notion of us ever being together! But in all honesty when I thought about it that didn't matter to me. I hadn't known him very long but I was really starting to like Kitten probably more than I should.
I fell into a dreamless sleep that night and only woke up when my alarm started to blare. Jumping out I rolled out of bed and onto the floor, I found Roxas sitting at the table in the kitchen nursing a hangover and a cup of coffee. "You're not going to school today." I responded going over to the cabinet to pull out a bowl and some cereal.
"Hadn't planned on it." He muttered getting up and heading off to his room. I heard the door slam behind him along with a curse.
Hurriedly I got ready and ran out of the door calling that I would be back later. School started shortly after I got there, as I was parking my bike I noticed grey clouds off in the distance. Something told me to go back to the house but instead I trudged inside the school. I found Cloud in the infirmary as usual hanging his head out of the window.
Demyx was in the lunch room silently strumming on his Sitar as he waited for the last bell to ring. I almost wanted to talk to him about last night but once the final bell rang I knew I wouldn't get a chance. I hurried off to my room just as students started pouring in. Sora looked around the room confused for a moment before he saw Kairi and Ariel. He brightened only for a split second until he noticed Roxas was not with them.
I couldn't exactly tell his twin or my sisters what had happened last night they'd kill me! Oh yeah Roxas is great, he came home plastered, I saw him naked again and kissed him and I'm pretty sure he's going to avoid me like the plague. Oh and I still don't know whose beating him up! Yeah that'd go along real well.
I started class just as the last of the students filed in. Taking attendance I marked Roxas off. Everyone else was present including a smug looking Seifer, throughout the whole class he would make snide remarks. I was pretty sure he was the punk bullying my Kitten but if I was going to catch him I had to go about it very carefully. I decided to start where we left off on Romeo and Juliet just as the bottom fell out and the rain began to pour. My heart wasn't in the lesson like it normally was as I taught, my thoughts were with Roxas as I tried to stay rooted in the spot I was standing in. I wanted to take off and find him, I wanted to make sure he was ok... and I couldn't explain why...
Roxas POV
I hadn't been paying attention to the weather channel I was to lost in my thoughts of Axel. I had told him about the one thing I promised I'd never tell anyone about... that wardrobe. Even now I could feel its presence... Axel would end up just like the other men I was sure of it. He would buy me expensive outfits and dress me up like a little doll and when he was done he would throw me out.
I couldn't allow my heart to get close to him. I had built a wall that no one could penetrate. I didn't want his pity but the way his lips touched mine, they were so warm and soft. It was a kiss I had always longed for. Snuggling under the covers with Sasha I sighed until the first crack of lightning hit.
The power went out shortly after as I was left alone in my room. I screamed making Sasha whine darting out into the living room just as one of the windows cracked and shattered spewing glass everywhere. Tripping I fell into the pile but scrambled up and under the table where I took the blanket I had ripped off my bed without realizing it and threw over me. Whimpering I rocked myself back and forth embedding the glass deeper and deeper into my feet.
I didn't care though I was alone and there was a storm outside. I was alone! No Sora, no Cloud no one... just me and Sasha. After the incident with the ocean Cloud used to make forts and we would all huddle up under the table as he held me in his arms whispering soothing words until the storm passed. Every crack of thunder I screamed and cried as water made its way into the now open window. The curtains were blowing like crazy in the wind until they were ripped off the pole they had once hung on.
Covering my ears with my hands I felt as blood rolled down my arm the glass embedding itself deeper into my skin. It didn't drown the noise out like I had hoped so I just continued to scream and cry until my voice was raw and hoarse. I wanted Cloud, I wanted Sora I just wanted someone at that moment I didn't care who to just hold me! I wanted the storm to be gone! I didn't like it, I wanted it gone!
I felt hands, warm hands stroking my cheek. Opening eyes I didn't even know I had closed I was met with a toxic green cat like gaze. "Kitten?" He whispered.
"Axel... oh gods Axel!" My throat was sore and cracking as I threw myself into his open arms. He placed his head on top of mine and cradled me close.
"Everything's ok, everythings fine I'm here now. Nothing will ever hurt you not as long as I'm here." He whispered in my ear. Picking me up he carried me into my bathroom shutting the door behind him all thoughts of the storm gone until another crack of thunder reverberated throughout the house.
I threw my hands over my ears again as another wave of fresh tears made their way down my cheeks. Axel gently pried my hands away a sad smile on his face, "You've got glass in your hands, here let me get that out for you." Gently he picked and dug the glass out of my hands, legs and feet, throwing each one away into a nearby trash can with a clink, clink, clink. Somehow he had managed to light candles in the bathroom so that he could see what he was doing.
Wrapping my feet he picked me back up and carried me to the bed. Drawing the covers down he pulled me close to his chest resting his chin on my head. What was going on? What was he doing? No one had ever done this for me before... most everyone but my family made fun of me. I couldn't swim and I never wanted to, and I was terrified of thunderstorms.
"Sabishisa wo shiru tame ni deau no da to, kuchidzuke wo kawasu made shiranakute..." Axel's voice was smooth and melodic sounding, rich like honey and soft as velvet. "Meeting each other in order to know loneliness, we won't know until we exchange a kiss." He continued on.
My eyes grew heavy as he continued on with the song singing to me in Japanese and then translating it to English so that I understood. "Soredemo ima kimi to aeta,yorokobi ni furuete iru..." I wanted to finish hearing the rest of the song but my damn eyes they were getting so heavy his breath was warm and tickled my cheek as he continued singing, "Even so, I am trembling with the joy, of having met you."
The fear he was erasing the fear forcing me to focus on each line he sang to me. "Kokoro wo sasaete kudasai... Please support my heart..." I drifted off as he continued singing to me gently rubbing my back as I fell into the darkest depths of my dreams.
There were no nightmares as I expected, instead we were at the beach and Axel was there holding my hand. The wind blew bringing with it the smell of salt, "You don't have to keep your guard up around me... I'm not going to hurt you." He said never taking his eyes off the ocean.
"I've been hurt so much, how can I trust you? How can I be sure?" I questioned letting his hand go for just an instant.
Turning to smile at me he began drifting away his body leaving behind petals of fire red flowers. "Isn't that the beauty of love though? You can't ever be sure, but its worth it in the end to find out." His voice floated out from the distance the waves lapping at the petals and dragging them off into the sea.
Reaching my hand out to the sun I imagined myself flying away from here, and never returning. I wouldn't have to deal with any of this ever again. I could run away, start a new life for myself. But that would be a new life without Axel wouldn't it? Wasn't I supposed to be staying away from him though? We were student and teacher we could get in serious trouble for him even sleeping with me in my own bed.
I had built a wall so thick and impenetrable around my heart to keep me from ever getting hurt again, and without even trying that bastard was worming his way in. The next morning when I woke up I didn't feel quiet as bad the storm had finally exhausted itself and was gone leaving only the pitter patter of rain on the roof. The house was probably soaked from the busted window... the glass would have to be picked up and the window would need to be repaired. As I was thinking about that I turned over to see Axel lying beside me his mouth slightly open, his hair falling into closed eyes. His hands were currently still wrapped around my waist holding me close. Everyone said this wasn't right... it was immoral... he could get in trouble but we could keep this a secret until I was old enough.
But were we willing to take those risks? Shaking my head I leaned over and kissed Axel on the forehead before climbing out of the bed. I was going to school today I wasn't going to think about this any longer, if Axel wanted to be with me I wanted him to show me that he wanted to be with me.
Heading into the kitchen I started breakfast, homemade french toast Axel had once told me it was his favorite. "What's that smell? Is that french toast?" His voice sounding just as smooth as ever as he came over and wrapped his arms around my naked waist.
"Maybe." I replied as he leaned over eyes closed sniffing the air. He was so close to me... I could lean over and kiss him... I should kiss him... no! No I can't kiss him! Dodging to the side he almost fell but quickly caught himself. "French toast is ready!"
Quirking an eyebrow he just smiled and nodded as I loaded up our plates. Once we were dressed and I had fed Sasha we were bounding outside. "I have a car we can take, unless you're willing to get wet." I giggled.
"Hmm tempting but I like the idea of going to school dry." He chuckled, "May I drive?"
"Sure," Handing over the keys I got in the passenger seat throwing my bag over the back of the car seat. We got to school thirty minutes before the bell rang I followed Axel everywhere even to the teachers lounge where I met one of his best friends Demyx. He was the schools music teacher and had this hybrid Mullet/Mohawk.
"Ohhh is this the one! Axel's he's so cute! Can I take him home?" Demyx crooned pulling me in for a bone crushing hug. I squeaked pulling away and hiding behind Axel like I was a child.
"Damn it Demyx don't scare him!" Axel cried pulling me away and out of the teachers lounge. First period I had Axel, I tried not to stare at him to much as he made his way up and down the aisle reading from our textbook.
Seifer glared at me the whole time during school and after class he purposely ran into me. Dropping my books Sora bent down to help me. "Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah I'm fine... everything's fine. I gotta go to my next class!" Hurriedly picking up my my books I started off to my next class with Luxord the History teacher.
"Wait Roxas!" Catching up with me Sora grabbed my wrist and pulled me back. "That storm last night... were you ok? Riku wouldn't let me leave it was so bad he was scared for me to get caught in it. I'm so sorry, I tried calling Cloud but he was with Leon they had gotten caught in the storm to."
"I was fine, Axel took care of me. He was there." I whispered as a flood of students made their way down the hall. I couldn't be to loud because I didn't want any of the other students to hear.
"That's good to hear... hey Roxas do you like him?" Sora asked grinning from ear to ear as we headed into our next class together. Shaking my head we hurried off to our seats just as class started. How could I tell him that I was starting to fall for him? I couldn't even tell Axel that!
A/N: Welllll I hoped you guys enjoyed this! I'm off to bed as I've been sleep deprived for a few days now! So hit that review button and let me know what you think! I'll see you guys in chapter 4! Bye for now!
xoxo Royal
