"Roxas!" the blonde turned behind him ,but kept on running ,chasing after him he saw the tall red head shouting his name over and over
"Axel!" Roxas shouted and reached his arm out he tried to stop but he couldnt ,Axel couldnt catch up it seemed he was getting further and further away
"Roxas wait come back!" he started to cry and the look of sadness that envempled his face ,bought pain to the blonde
"Axel ! Axel! AXEL!" Roxas shot up in bed and huffed ,he looked around and relised it was a dream
"whoa" he reached over and turned off the alarm and sighed "that dream again?" he thought to himself as he got up and went into the bathroom
It was a week since the bus insident and a day that a tall blonde was waiting for had finally arrived.
Roxas slowly made his way to the bus stop and stood silently beside Sora and Riku ,his lastest dreams were confusing ,usually full of heated scenes of passion and lust were now filling with a sad aching ,of longing for the tall red head .Sora seemed to notice his friends thoughtfull state of mind and didnt press any further then a simple , " Are you ok?" ,the brunette pressed these concerns to his silver haired friend ,who equally was worried about their queit blonde.
Walking onto the bus ,Roxas could feel a set of emerald eyes fixed onto his ,well before he looked up ,Axel had seemed to fall into a toned down version of himself ,no more joking around ,making fun of people ,or laughing in general ,his friends were concerned but didnt ask too much ,for when Axel was like this you didnt piss him off ,the only one who knew the reason for his friends sudden sadness was the person who had witnessed it first hand
"hey Roxy!" the blonde in question sighed as Demyx came bounding over with a beam
"Hi Demyx " he looked around for a sign of the red head who usually was always with the loud teen
"oh ,Axel was kept behind last period for throwing paper planes at the teacher ,classic !" Demyx explained following the blondes searching eyes "speaking of Axel ,how do you feel about him?" Roxas's head shot up in shock ,he didnt even know about his own feelings but what could he say to him,Axels best friend
"hes an annoying acquaintance I guess why ?" he shrugged and thanked his lucky stars that Sora had dragged him along to that drama camp for the summer in 4th grade when he wanted to be an actor
"what about Namine ? Do you like her anymore?" Demyx wasnt laughing anymore and when he got like this you knew he was being serious
"i-i dont know I guess shes just a friend " he shrugged again and smiled slightly
"oh ,what brought this on? ,i mean a couple of days ago you were tottaly in love with my sister" Demyx smiled brightly and giggled
"well should I be?" Roxas questioned ,
"its your choice Roxas but I know of other people that would love to go out with you" Demyx hinted
"oh ? who" Roxas was curious ,and a tiny bit hopefull ,what if his dreams were right ,that Axel did like him
"oh no ,im not telling you ,what I want to know is when are you going to ask Axel out?"he laughed at the reaction he got ,a bright blush and spluttering "i-n-no I dont like Axel so why would I ask him out?"
"oh c-mon Roxas I saw that blush on the bus ,and when he puts his arm around you and when I interupted you in the hall ,you guys would be soo cute! ,but Axel prefers it when they make the first move ,so you have to ask him out" Demyx smiled
"look I dont like him ,im not even gay! ,so if you would excuse me I have to get to class" he tried to walk past but Demyx blocked his way
"ah ,not so fast Roxy you see if you wernt gay you would of said that first" he smirked at the annoyed look coming from the smaller blonde "anyway hes proberly going to kill me for this but ,he likes you ok so now will you ask him out?"
"no !,"he tried to get past
"im not letting you go until you agree that you like him back" Demyx smirked
"Demyx! Let me go!" his anger was rising and Demyx was complety obvlivous
"no ,not until you admit it" smirked as the small blonde tried to get past him
"Demyx! "Roxas shoved ,his way out his grasp and clenched his fists tightly at his sides ,he saw Demyx's eyes look behind him but he ignored it "look ,i am not gay! And even if I was I would never in a million years go out with that stupid ,over confident perv! "
"um Roxas?" Demyx coughed nervously
" what!" Roxas yelled and turned to where Demyx was pointing ,Roxas was lost for words ,there standing behind him was Axel
"you know Roxas ,Demyx wasnt lieing about what he said ,about my feelings" ,Roxas's anger returned as he shouted before running down the hall ,away from the red head " well so was I !"
Demyx ,watched in despair as his best friend slowly detairated ,and he couldnt help but blame himself ,Axel of course said it wasnt his fault ,but he did feel responsible ,so he sat the task of slowly getting Roxas to admit his true feelings ,he could see that Roxas was hurting just as much as Axel from those words ,but when he got to school that day ,there was another distraction awaiting him ,one that he had totally forgotten about.
Demyx slowly got up and streched and walked slowly over to his dresser and got his uniform for the day out ,before getting his phone to text his friends before the bus ,he did a double take as he saw the time ,he looked at his bed side table ,then back at his phone he did this a couple of times before screaming ,7:25 ,the bus left at 7:30 , he only had 10 minutes to get dressed and get to the bus !,he wanted to get to the bus early to meet Marluxias cosin ,but fate had other plans,he quickly puled on his uniform ,not even bothering to bother with his tie ,he grabbed his guiter case and school bag before running out the door ,he turned on his street and sprinted to the bus stop ,he bent over and breathed heavily before looking up with a skowl at his younger sister who was giggling at her older brother
"thanks ... for ... waking ... me ... up ...Namine" he said bewteen heavy breaths
"Sorry Dem ,you know how much of a heavy sleeper you are ,want me to tie your tie for you?" Namine laughed softly and reached over and grabbed the tie in her hands
"thanks Nam ,i want to make a good impression" he smiled bashfully and looked at the floor,Namine smiled and walked back pick up her bag as the bus drove up ,Demyx grabbed his guiter case and stood near the girls ,the bus drove up and they got on ,Demyx made his way to the back where Axel was sitting ,he looked up as Demyx got on the bus ,but he didnt smile ,he made a small wave and went back to looking out the window ,Demyx smiled and made his way to sit next to the red head ,the bus lurched into life and Demyx giggled as he almost tripped
"hey Axel guess what day it is!" Demyx beamed ,trying to brightin his best friends mood as he sat down
"what day is it Demyx" Axel sighed
"Marluxia's cosin is coming today! ,arnt you excited!"Demyx bounced his seat and giggled as Axel looked up
"i guess ,so you got any plans yet?" Axel streatched and yawned
"plans for what?" " the blonde tilted his head in confusion
"you know for marlys cosin " ,Demyx looked toward the front of the bus where Kairi has just got on and couldnt help notice the very evident blush on her sisters face ,he wasnt imagining it was he?
"oh ,well no ,not really ,i have to find out if hes gay first that might be a good place to start right?"
"i still dont understand why you dont ask Marluxia" Axel breathed on the window and drew a unhappy face with his finger
"well ,i did but they havnt been in contact since they were babies ,some sort of family fight ,and he got in
the country yesterday so he hasnt had a chance to talk to him" Axel nodded at his friend explantion but didnt say anymore ,Demyx opned his mouth to say something but was interupted by someone coming to sit in front of them
" hey Dem ,Axel ,c'mon whats wrong with you? ,you can tell me " Demyx smiled at Larxene ,she looked tough to anyone outside their circle of friends but she did care
"i dont want to talk about it " Larxene sighed as she and Demyx exchanged looks ,the bus stopped again and Demyx held his breathe ,in stepped Sora ,Riku and a very quiet blonde ,Demyx watched as Axel and Roxas's eyes connected briefly before Roxas looking at the floor and Axel looking back out the window ,Demyx sighed started a conversation with Larxene ,who was aslo excited about the new addition
"Dem ,Marly just text me and said that hes going to introduce you two and since your in most of his class's and Marlys not you can be his guide ,that sound good?" the blonde nodded and smiled ,that would give him time,time,time ,to ,to,to Demyx was stopped in his train of thought as Marluxia stepped onto the bus.
Roxas sighed inwardly ,even though Axel was on the other side of the bus and wasn't even looking at him ,he still felt so nervous and those words he said to Axel kept echoing in his head ,like a broken record that Roxas if he could would smash into a 1000 pieces the words haunted his dreams and the guilt was eating away at him.
He looked up at the red head ,who was slouched in his seat ,talking with Demyx ,Roxas looked away before they saw him and looked down ,Demyx had been giving him looks in the hall -ways and at lunch which read this is just as my fault as it is yours ,say sorry of course Roxas would ignore them and look the other way ,but Riku silently followed his gaze and frowned ,he had a sneaking suspicion that Demyx knew exatly what happened to Roxas and he would get to the bottom of it
a silence came over the bus as Marluxia walked on,everyone was eagerly awaiting the new edition to their school and held their breathe as Marluxia made his way to the back of the bus ,gesturing behind him for someone to follow him .
"hey guys how are you?"the pink haired fruit-fly smiled at the reactions on his friends faces ,acting casually he let his cousin sit down first before taking a seat and grabbing a mirror out his bag ,he enjoyed attention and this was one occasion he was not going to miss " I'm good what about you Dem ? " Larxene smiled just as big when she saw the look on their normally bubbly friend who was speechless " i-i i-im g-ood" Demyx laughed nervously before turning to Axel who was shaking his head with a small smile at his friends antics "what about you Axel?"
"never been better" the red head said sarcastically before flicking a glance to the front of the bus
" so Dem ,how are you doing with that song you've been working on?" Marluxia said pouting into his compact mirror "i-um good I guess ,got the music sorted just need the lyrics ,,i just cant seem to write anything at the moment" ,he didn't even evert his gaze from the petite boy in front of him ,who was sitting silently ,not seeming to be looking at anything in particular ,he was fidgeting with the hem of his t-shirt but you couldn't see his fingers ,they were covered with long black sleeves ,while the other hand was at his mouth ,also covered with a baggy sleeve ,it made Demyx think he was cute ,and since he walked onto the bus Demyx wanted to know everything about him ,his favourite color ,his favourite bands ,where he came from ,what he wants to do when he graduates ,what were his hobbies?
He wanted to know all this and more ,but he just couldn't bring himself to ask anything ,he was just so nervous around him .sure he'd liked people before ,gone on dates with guys and girls but this
this was different on so many levels
he gulped as the head slowly moved upwards and his eyes connected with blue ,well one eye ,one side of his face was covered with a long fringe ,but it gave him a mysterious quality that just made him want to know even more ,the one visible eye ,stared at him intently ,scrutinizing his features before resting at his eyes ,as the bus pulled to a stop outside their school ,Demyx was sent a small smile ,as they stood up and walked off the bus .the tall blonde didn't even remember what his other friends had said but he was brought back to the real world as they made their way inside the school building
"OK guys ,I'm surprised you lasted this long" Marluxia smiled as they stopped in front of their lockers
"why my friend Marly ,i have no idea what you are talking about" Larxene laughed as she opened her locker ,depositing and getting books out
"you know exactly what I mean ,i want you to meet my cousin,Zexion"
Across the room ,Roxas was standing with Sora and Riku ,not wanting to go anywhere near his locker while the red head was in any range of it
" you know your going to have to face him sometime Roxas" Riku closed his locker and looked at Roxas with a emotionless expression ,Roxas quickly looked over with a shocked look ,
"wha-what do you mean?" he tried to compose himself him ,but Riku saw trough it "just because you said those things ,doesn't mean his mad at you hes just sad ,just talk to him you ll find out more things then you thought you would ,
Roxas sighed and he knew their silver haired friend was right ,their wouldn't be any harm with saying sorry to him ,it wouldnt necessarily mean they would make-out like one of his dreams right?.
Sora looked between his friends with a confused look "Riku? Roxas ? Whats going on? Roxas what did you do ? ,Roxas where are you going ?
Roxas walked slowly across the hallway ,breathing in slowly and trying to calm himself as he approached the group
"um hi" Roxas ,rubbed his arm nervously as they looked him with curiosity ,Marluxia who was oblivious to the situation smiled and greeted the small blonde
"Roxas ! Hi ,id like you meet my cousin ,Zexion ,and no he isn't as young as he looks ,hes your age but hes so smart hes in my year ,so what you brings you over here?"
Roxas looked over at the small boy next to Marluxia ,who only glanced at Roxas before staring at the floor again
"umm ,i- wanted t-to talk to Axel " Roxas followed the small groups gaze as they looked at Axel who had been trying to avoid eye contact with the small blonde ,slowly looked up ,Demyx quickly reacted ,pushing the tall red head towards Roxas ,before pulling the rest away and sshing any outbursts of protests ,Roxas if this situation had been different would of laughed but this was not the time for laughing ,Roxas was bought back to the real world when Axel spoke quitely ,not looking up from the floor
"do you really think im that bad ?" you could hear the sadness in his voice and it hurt Roxas even more when he remembered he was one that caused it
"look ,Axel to be honest ,i was just frustrated .." he trialed off ,before anymore came out of his mouth
"frustrated ? Hah you make me laugh ,so you just decided to take it out on me ,well arnt you nice Roxas you really are a piece of work you know that ,i have to go " Axel glared at the small blonde before brushing past and turning round the corner,Roxas punched the locker behind him before slumping to the ground "Roxas ...? what happened?" he looked up to see the concerned faces of his two best friends "i'll tell you later ok ,Sora I have to get to class" he slowly stood up walked away
"Riku ,i know you know whats wrong with him ,can you tell me ? Im worryied" Sora asked Riku as they walked slowly down the hall ,not wanting to leave each others company just yet
"look Roxas will tell you when hes ready ,he didnt tell me ,Axel did ,thats the one whos involved but im not saying any more ,Sora just give him time ok ? You know Roxas he'll come to you ,just go to class ok" Sora nodded and smiled ,before stepping forward and wrapping his arms round his best friend and putting his face to the others chest
" thanks Riku ,you really are smart you know that" Riku was stunned ,he didnt know why but it felt right to have Sora in his arms ,Sora smiled and nuzzled into Rikus chest when Riku slowly put his arms around his waist ,for some reason Sora felt so safe in the others arms
"this feels .."Sora trailed off ,trying to find the right word "so right ..." Riku continued he slowly leant down so that he was looking Sora straight in the eyes ,searching for any signs of discomfort as he tilted his head.. a shill whislte brought them out of their trance ,as riku quickly cursed
"shit im gonna be late ,see you at break ok Sora? " he quickly sprinted round a corner ,leaving Sora wondering what the hell happened over and over as he made his way to class,as confused as it was it left him wanting more ,for Riku's soft sweet lips to brush over hi-
" Sora ! You are lucky that was the warning bell ,you wouldve got into serious sh-"
"language mr Taylor! ,now everyone take your seats " Sora sat down next to Hayner ,not before sending a worried look at Roxas ,who was sitting next to Olette who ,caught Soras glance and sighed ,she was just as worried as he was ,Roxas was sitting ,slouching over the desk and staring blankly at the wall ,Sora shook his head and made plans to talk to Axel and get to the bottem of whatever was happening
Demyx looked up as Axel came into class and make his way to the back ,Larxene and Marluxia who were sitting behind him watched as he sat down and had a skowl on his face , "im guessing it didnt go to well then?" Marluxia said quietly to Larxene who nodded and sighed
"right ,as you all know we have a new addition to the school ,his Name is Zexion and id like you all to make him feel very welcome" the teacher smiled and gestured to the boy next to here ,who stared at the ground ,
"right ,Zexion if you just sit next to Demyx ,we can get right on with the register ,then we have a carreer expo in the hall for all seinors " Demyx didnt know how to feel ,he was excited to be sitting next to Zexion for the rest of the year ,but he was aslo nervous ,anything he did he knew Zexion would observing and it made him slightly unverving he just wished that- "hi ,Demyx was it?" Demyx looked up as Zexion turned to him and stared intently at him ,like he was something in a museaum and the petite blunette wanted to observe all that he was doing and saying ,wait he wasnt saying anything ,he mentally cursed himself as he nodded and smiled sheepishly as they got up and followed the long prosession of Seinors making their way to the all ,Axel was at the back of the line so he didnt get a chance to ask about his talk with Roxas but he knew that he could get to him in the hall ,all Demyx knew was that he was having a very hard time making himself look much more then a nervous idiot in front of someone ,who walked in front of the blonde ,smiling softly and wondering that this was going to be a intresting year ...