Axel collapsed in a sweat. Huffing while trying to regain his energy.
"well that was fun huh?" Rikku spoke to him out of breath.
"why do you have a massive telly you live alone don't you?" he asked beginning to get his breath back.
"well yeah. I'm not a loner you know I do have friends around. You know a novelty I like socialize." she complain as he stood from the sofa.
"yeah-um…I'm going to leave." he left without another word. Once he got back into his apartment he looked around through the peep hole. No one was in the hallway.
"Thew!" he relieved a breathe.
Roxas was at the local supermarket buying his weekly shop. He was looking at the many different types of cheeses. They were having a sale and he thought he'd treat himself to one. Confused he picked up a special cheese which was apparently from France, he must admit he was sceptical.
"confusing right" a voice made him jump. Dropping the cheese the young man behind him kicked a shopping basket to where Roxas dropped the cheese luckily catching the cheese. Walking past him to pick it up, he stopped and turned to Roxas. Roxas looked at the young mans face he had blond spiky hair, not much like his own more similar to Axel's if he was honest.
"I'm Gibbal by the way, all around bad boy and total hotty. You are?"
"I'm Roxas" he spoke calmly if not a little shocked. Who was he and why was he talking about himself like he was gods gift.
"nice to meet ya kid…wait are you related to Cloud?" he looked at him closely.
"Cloud?" Roxas was confused.
"wait…wait now I see it. Nope you're not" he turned around he began walking away.
"Roxas…Roxas…Roxas… nice name. here's my card" he turned his upper half throwing the cheese at Roxas who caught it clumsily. He examined the cheese seeing Gibbal's 'card' was on it.
"see you soon kid" he chuckled walking away. Leaving Roxas confused.
"what a weird guy" he spoke to himself. Looking at the cheese, it looked ok so he decided to buy it. Once back into the apartment complex he walked up the stairs. Carrying his shopping. When his bag suddenly broke.
"oh my god" he spoke running down the stairs chasing his fruits.
"oh my you poor dear let me help you" a lady with auburn hair grabbing his apples and peaches.
"oh thank you" he said going to grab them off her. She moved them away.
"please let me help you" she offered.
"oh no I don't want to stop you from doing what you were ma'am" he spoke softly.
"oh please. I'm here to see my son, he can wait, and it's Maribel Carlene."
"well thank you mrs Carlene" he thanked her while carrying the stuff into his home.
"oh no I'm not married anymore, I am widowed. So please just Maribel." she told him with a firm voice.
"oh ok thank you Maribel. Would you like a tea." he didn't really want to offer her one but she was already in his apartment.
"OH no please I have wasted enough time. Goodbye…you never told me your name?"
"Roxas" he spoke quietly
"well then goodbye Roxas I hope to see you soon." she left without another word.
A few days went by and it was the cooking class day, Rikku went around knocking on everyone's doors screaming.
"COOKING DAY GET YOU'RE BUTS MOVING NOW. WE BUY THE FOOD ONLY ASK YOU TO SHOW UP COME ON. DON'T MAKE ME KICK YOUR DOORS DOWN!" she continued to scream. Axel was hoping she wouldn't knock on his door but oh how fate liked to piss him off.
"c'mon Axel. Cooking class" he opened his door seeing Roxas standing just outside his door.
"hey stop looking you make it obvious you're interested." she smacked Axel on the head.
"ow you know that's abuse"
"shut I you don't want to live here I'm sure someone else would" smacking him again. She continued over to Roxas smiling he nodded at something she said.
"ok lets go everyone."
While at the cooking class Rikku helped Axel much to his disbelief. She decided to pair them all up 'saving space in the giant kitchen' she said.
"so everyone this is Gibbal he's our chef." he pulled a rose from the flower display walking over to Axel and Roxas.
"nice to see you again cheese boy" he chuckled. Roxas looked down.
"hey that's not very nice" Rikku shouted.
"oh no I'm not being mean am I Roxas" Roxas looked shocked as did everyone else in the room. Not many in the building knew his name. only reason Rikku did is because she was the big boss's daughter.
"how do you know Roxas" asked Axel annoyed that he knew his name.
"from the cheese isle you?" asked Gibbal
"from…"
"we don't know each other that well, we only met once" Roxas spoke.
"oh you only met him once."
"no you"
"but-"
"you don't know me don't pretend to know me" taking off his apron and walking out of the kitchen.
(go get him) Rikku nudged her head at Axel pointing to where Roxas just left. Axel nodded chasing after him.
"Roxas wait…" he shouted after him Roxas was ignoring him. Continuing to his apartment.
"Roxas" grabbing his arm.
"let go of me. You don't know me either. don't act like you know me. You don't!" he was shouting with tears streaming down his face.
"I do know you…I may not know everything. I may not be able to pinpoint every crease but I know who you are. I lived with you." he shouted back
"oh my don't you dare say that to me." he screamed.
"you don't like rice. You will only eat it if I put sea salts on it. You hate beans but you ate them when you felt like burping. You loved sea-salt ice-cream. You have a favourite shirt. You love it because it's puffy and green you love the colour green because you are reminded of the sea. You never like Reno because he treated you badly, you did like me though." he took a breath. Roxas looked shocked. How did Axel remember that many quirks about him.
"no…you-"
"I want you to know I care. I always cared, but Reno did so much for me. I treated you badly I shouldn't have let him because as much as you wont believe this I love you!" he pushed Roxas against the door of his own apartment.
"no-" silenced by Axel kissing him, it wasn't forced or rushed it was soft sensual and passionate. Roxas pushed his hands into Axel's hair while Axel opened the door. While inside Axel got to be with Roxas how he had wanted since they met.
The next morning Roxas woke up along in bed. Freaking out he ran out leaving his phone. He began packing his stuff planning on moving out trying to find his phone.
"ah damn" he complained went back to Axel's looking around finding his phone and a note by the bed. Grabbing it.
Roxas
Last night was…amazing…maybe it was amazing for both of us, I sure hope so. You can stay if you want. You know welcome me home life my little wife. Only joking. I hope you wont close me off after this, I really want to be with you in any way. Not lovers if you don't want to be my boyfriend I want to just be near you, you make me happy. Well if not I want you to know I really love you. Even if you don't want me near you I will move out, I don't think you should move because I am in your way, please if you want me to move out just tell me.
Love…maybe if you want it to be.
Axel.
Roxas took a breath smiling about the note. Maybe giving Axel another chance would be good for them both. The door opened and Roxas turned seeing Axel walk in. he puts his keys down looking up shocked to see Roxas in front of him..
"R-Roxas you're still here?" he sounded confused slightly scared.
"y-yeah. I thought maybe…well maybe we could try again. If you still want to that is…" he was scared of trying again.
"r-really! Yes…well I mean yeah sure…I promise you wont regret this choice." he was smiling widely.
"but…slowly." he stated
"oh yes of course last night was great but I don't want to rush you into anything. Well how about we go out tonight. You know our first date" Axel suggested. Instead of answering Roxas just nodded.
"well-"
(ring, ring, ring.) Roxas's phone was going off he looked at it and smiled.
"I really must take this call please is 8 ok. I'll be waiting." he suggested Axel only nodded.
"bye" he left shutting the door behind him. Once nearing his door he answered the phone.
"hello sir. Yes sir." he went inside his apartment.
"oh yes I have spoke with Axel sir… he asked me out…I know sir I wont jeopardize the mission. Of course but what of Reno is he still a problem."
"he has tried stopping the mission for nearly three years protecting the target…he still hasn't discovered you though. Make use of this" the man explained.
"good. I shall give you a full report by Monday of next week." he pause smiling
"no this Saturday" the voice said.
"but sir I am not sure I will have gathered the information needed by then"
"Roxas…you haven't been playing poor boy for nearly three years just to give up now have you…I could always call you're brother inform him you're not doing your job right" he laughed.
"no! fine I will try to get your information by the Saturday"
"good. I hope my best isn't feeling a bit of wear and tear."
"no sir just fine."
"still after this mission come for a upgrade"
"yes of course sir. I wouldn't put something so important aside much longer than needed."
"good. Goodbye Roxas. I hope to hear from you Saturday night at the latest"
Closing his phone he looked at his computer. Sighing he sat down began watching fighting films.
"I might need these" he tells himself.
Axel was anxious. It was 7:56 he was pacing outside Roxas's place, not sure if he should knock. He put his arm up to knock when the door opened. Roxas dressed in black skinny jean red converse and a black vest top over a tight red shirt.
"you look nice…no wait that's wrong you look amazing." he corrected himself.
"thank you" later on in the night after they had finished eating. Axel decided to take Roxas dancing. Slow dancing.
"so yeah, you look really nice tonight…I'm glad we're doing this" holding Roxas close.
"yeah nice and warm" he put his head on Axel's shoulder. Humming along with the music.
"it's nice don't you think just us… not a single soul is looking at us funny because we're two guys just leaving us alone. It's nice" Roxas smiled. He'd never met anyone like Axel.
As the week continued through Axel and Roxas went out for three days, once to the park for a picnic. Axel tried showing off his cooking skills for Roxas who enjoyed the meal. however it ended badly when seagulls came to steal their food thinking Axel was food as well. Roxas moved at super speed to knock them off him, Axel looked at him weirdly Roxas just shrugged. Kicking one of the seagulls behind him.
"mummy look at that seagull how fast it's going and it's not even using it's wings"
"yeah dear that's nice let mummy rest"
"where did the seagull behind you go…?" Axel asked.
"I don't know flew away I guess." he smiled innocently.
"oh ok"
Another date Axel took Roxas ice skating. When he first got there people were really enjoying themselves.
"Hey look at them two they're like professionals." Axel laughed. Roxas watched them.
"So ever been skating before?" asked Axel Roxas shook his head.
"no but I am a fast learner" he said stepping on the ice looking around at other people. He began skating next to Axel who was skating normally. Smiling of how unsure Roxas looked.
"I can help you-" suddenly Roxas flew past him going backwards smiling brightly.
"if you want…" completely shocked.
"sorry Axel I think it was beginners luck, you without fear you can do more… yeah"
"…yeah…I guess that makes sense…I think" he couldn't understand how come Roxas was so good at everything.
On their fourth date within that week Axel took Roxas to the arcade. Expecting to beat Roxas to reclaim so of his pride after losing 6 different games to him. Roxas noticed people were noticing him beating high scores and Axel continuously.
"play it cool 13...you can lose the next one" he nodded to himself walking over to where Axel was standing in front of a fighting simulator.
"you want you beat me up?" Roxas asked. Axel began chuckling.
"no I don't want to cause you pain in that method, I have other ways of doing that"
"oh…ohhhh. Axel we're in public."
"I know that's what makes it fun." smirking at Roxas he puts on the gloves. Roxas does the same.
After three round of which Axel tried his best to win and Roxas tried his best to lose. Axel won two, one. Roxas still didn't know how he won one. He sneezed and punched Axel's head of with a special move. Still Axel seemed happy enough and he didn't notice Roxas went easy on him.
"next time try please. But thank you for letting me win." Roxas was shocked that Axel knew he wasn't trying.
"hey what can I say you have a lot of spare time on your hands." kissing Roxas's forehead.
"how about we head back to my place for some fun" he paused.
"wait not let me just walk you home." once they got outside Roxas's place Axel gave him a kiss it quickly turned passionate.
"why don't you come inside for some time." Roxas said lust filled voice. Axel nodded pushing Roxas into the place behind him.
"yum how about we play a game of our own tonight then" Roxas said
"only if I can win the prize"
"don't worry you can win the prize." kissing him as he undid his jean and took off his top.
(ring, ring)
"arg" Axel moaned. Suddenly the phone stopped ringing.
"hello…" a whisper from Roxas Axel was trying to listen but he got up and walked out of the room and Axel fell back to sleep.
Going into the bathroom he put the phone back to his ear.
"report 13, how has he been"
"he's been fine. He hasn't noticed anything. I managed to discover he has compatible blood. And he is strong for the average human male"
"would he be able to handle to serum"
"I believe so…he had strong will and his blood type gives him an obvious advantage."
"excellent, Roxas I want you to test his durability"
"in bed…"
"yes and no, more than just stamina to keep up with you" the man chuckled knowing how his people work.
"you want me to test him…to join our ranks" he asked, not sure if bringing Axel in would be good.
"yes Roxas. If he is as good at fighting as he is in bed he should be fine no?" I would like you to have this reported to me by the next month, if he is suitable we shall have him as one of us. Then you can go back to being the spoilt child you really are."
"yes sir." he hung up breathing slowly. Great now he had to test Axel, but how.
"Roxas you in the toilet. I need to pee. I didn't think you'd want to have me peeing in the sink in the kitchen." Roxas panicked opening the door while he was butt naked. Axel on the other hand had put on some trousers.
"well I didn't expect you to be naked…but ok" he kissed him pushing Roxas into the bath. Roxas didn't resist.
"sir will agent 13 be able to handle this. Sora is also sharing concerns of this being his first recruit mission and it's already taken him so many years. I am con-"
"shut up. It wont be a problem. I dealt with the one thing getting in his way. He should be fine. Axel is crazy about him just like we want him to be."
"yes but what about the prisoner"
"bring him in"
"of course sir" the man turned around and left suddenly two guard came in dragging a chained up Reno.
"you wont get away with this, they'll find out you took me. You wont be able to stop me…your informant will break character eventually and when he does someone will catch him."
The man started laughing.
"he wont break, he's the best you know he killed a prince. Yeah shot him right in the head. They never caught him. The young girl who did it disappeared from the face of the earth. He had been playing his part for nearly three years trying to get your friend. Well maybe he took one break when he was around the other two…wait only one was mine the other a friends son, so he didn't break character then either. My he's the best for a reason right"
"my people will find out who he is"
"for all you know he could be a she right now. Some many faces so many names. No one knows his real name. except himself of course, when they brought him to me, he didn't tell me his real name either. So I don't even know his name, but he's the best. You wont find him." laughing hard the man stopped hearing his phone ringing.
"hello"
"I'm ready he's good he's accurate…Axel is ready to be taken." the voice on the other end spoke.
"Wait…I know that voice, just more timid. That's…wait I know who it is…Roxas! That's Roxas that homeless kid we found." he screamed.
"well well just in time 13 you've been found out"
"of course sir I'll bring-"
"Roxas babe what you doing. Hey who you talking to. Hey why wont you let me talk to them. I only w-" crash.
"oh my…please I shall call you back later"
"yes of course you just nearly kill him by mistake then?"
"yeah but he's still breathing he's ok if not a little bashed up." the man chuckled at how unsocial Roxas really was he wasn't good in social situations.
"I'll arrange for you to be picked up next Wednesday. If the man persists he is busy Friday at the latest. Understood"
"yes"
"goodbye Roxas. I hope to see you soon."
"yes goodbye" hanging up the man stood and looked at Reno who was tied up with a cloth over his mouth so he didn't interrupt the call.
"once he's one of us you wont be able to save him…only a matter of time." turning to look at the guards and his servant he smiled.
"take the prisoner away keep him in lockdown. Only I shall enter to see him no one else understood."
"yes sir" came from both guards. Taking him away the servant place some tea down on the small table to give to his boss.
"I believe Roxas is falling for this man…"
"what makes you say that sir"
"did you hear the concern in his voice when he accidentally knock him across the room, he sounded genially worried for him. Very unlike him don't you think"
"Roxas was only young when he came to us… we changed him forever for our selfish need maybe he's finally found someone to keep him company" spoke a young girl from behind him.
"ahh my lovely daughter Namine. how are you my dear."
"daddy I just came back from Paris, do you know how lovely it is there. However I was alone so I didn't stay long. When can Roxas come back." he chuckled. As children Roxas and Namine would travel to far off places together. Now Roxas was of age he had to do missions.
"yes I know he shouldn't be much longer my dear." he smiled and rested in his chair.
"shouldn't be long at all" he chuckled.
i really thought about this, i know where i want this to go. i hope you guys enjoyed it. i stayed up late writing this going over it and redoing bits i didn't like.
i enjoyed writing it though. please let me know what you think guys. thank you.
Emdem :)