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Chapter 4: Her Frozen Heart

Axel got to Trigonometry right before the bell rang. He quietly took his seat. Trig was his least favorite class of the day. The stuff that was taught in this class, he is never going to use it in real life. Unless he wanted to be an engineer. And let's face it, he wasn't smart enough to be one of those.

After the bell rang, the door to the classroom opened and Seifer walked in. The teacher said nothing and continued with the lesson. Axel was planning on ignoring Seifer, that is, until he sat down next to him. Axel was, needless to say, shocked.

''Why are you sitting next to me?'' he asked. Seifer glared at him.

''Believe me, I don't want to sit here. But as you can plainly see, there are no other seats.'' Seifer was right. There were no other seats. Axel turned his head back to the board.

''Whatever man. Just don't bother me.'' Seifer snorted.

''Please, I don't even want to be talking to you. You stay in your corner and I'll stay in mine.''

And that's how it was between them. That is, until their teacher handed out papers, saying that it was a partner assignment. Which meant that Axel and Seifer were going to have to speak to each other. Axel sighed. He did not want to work with Seifer. He didn't hate him or anything, but he wasn't overly fond of him. From what he's seen, Seifer is a weirdo that can't take a hint. Any sane person would stop trying when the person of their affections is sending death glares their way. But apparently Seifer isn't sane.

Well, we might as well get this over with. Axel turned so that he was facing Seifer.

''Okay, let's start with number-''

''Stop. I'm not doing any math right now. You and I need to have a chat.''

''About?'' Axel questioned, ignoring that fact that Seifer just interrupted him.

''Roxas.'' Seifer answered. ''You need to stop hanging out with her.''

''And why would I do that?''

''You'll do it because I don't need you messing up what we have going on.'' Seifer said. Axel laughed. He just couldn't help it.

''You guys have nothing going on. From what I've seen, Roxas can't stand you. In fact, I think the only time that she would ever want to see you is when your six feet under.'' Seifer frowned.

''Ha Ha, very funny.''he said sarcastically. '' But regardless of that, Roxas and I have known each other since middle school. And I've been trying to get her to go out with me since then. And I don't need you messing up my progress so far.''

''What progress? I'm new and even I know that Roxas hates your guts. I don't know why, but I just know that she hates you.'' Seifer sighed.

''Roxas and I have a complicated relationship. And I have been trying to uncomplicate things for a while now. And you know what I don't need? I don't need some new kid that thinks he's the shit trying to steal my woman.'' Axel shook his head.

What is wrong with this guy? Does he honestly believe that Roxas is his woman? And why does he think that I'm trying to steal her away from him? Roxas doesn't even like me! It's time to set this kid straight.

''Okay, I don't know what's going on in your head, but I'm not trying to steal Roxas away from you. Not that there's anything to be stolen, but that's besides the point. Roxas doesn't like me. Hell, I thinks she likes just about as much as she likes you. Which means that she hates my guts. She even gave me a nickname to show how much she doesn't like me.''

''Just shows how much you don't know Roxas. Roxas only gives the people she likes nicknames.''

''What?''

''You heard me. If Roxas likes you, then she will give you a nickname. She may act like she hates you, but deep down, she doesn't. Now, if Roxas doesn't like you then she won't give you a nickname. Just use me as an example. If you noticed, Roxas doesn't have a nickname for me. She only calls me by my name and nothing else.'' Now that Axel thought about it, Seifer was right. He's never heard Roxas call Seifer by anything other than his actual name. Which only could only mean one thing. Axel chuckled.

''Well, that's a shock. Thanks for that little tidbit of information.'' Seifer crossed his arms.

''Whatever. Now come on, let's get this stupid worksheet done.'' Seifer snatched the paper from Axel's hand. He quickly skimmed over the paper before giving it back to Axel.

''I can't do this shit. You can do this by yourself.'' Axel almost groaned. He picked up his pen and started solving the problems. When he handed the paper in at the end of the period, he made sure to tell the teacher that he did all the work by himself. There was no way that he was going to let Seifer take half credit for work that only he did.

The rest of the day went by pretty quick. Now all Axel had left was art. Axel walked into the art room, expecting half the class to not show up. And he was right. Only half of the class was there, including Roxas. Axel wanted to talk to her, but he thought it was best to hang back for a bit. He didn't want it to look like her was desperate for friendship. So, for most of the period he and Roxas didn't say a word to each other. Then, out of nowhere, Roxas ploped herself down next to him. She turned to Axel and grinned at him.

''How's it going, Firecracker?'' she asked. Axel shrugged.

''So far, everything's good. Especially now that I know that you like me.'' Roxas frowned.

''What the hell are you talking about? I don't like you.''

''But you gave me a nickname.'' Axel pointed out. Roxas shook her head.

''So what?'' Axel wiggled his finger in her face.

''That means you like me. From what I've been told, you only give people nicknames if you like them.''

''And who told you this?'' Roxas questioned. She wasn't going to deny it. It was true, after all.

''It doesn't matter who told me. The only thing that matters is that you like me. Admit it. You do.'' Roxas sighed.

''You're right. I find you tolerable. But that doesn't mean that I like you.''

''Um, maybe not, but at least you don't hate me.''

''True. But the only reason why I gave you that nickname is because you really remind me of a firecracker. Tell me something, is that your natural hair color?''

''Yes, it is! What, you think I dye it?'' Roxas nodded.

''I do. Your hair is too red to be natural. You must have done something to it.''

''I didn't do anything to it! My hair has always been this color. I got it from my mother. Her hair is just as red as mine. And so is my brother's. The only person that doesn't have red hair in my family is my dad. His hair is black.''

''I find that very hard to believe. But anyways, it's not just your hair. It's your eyes too. Those are contacts, right?'' Axel shook his head.

''No. I don't wear contacts. This is my natural eye color. And it's not like your eyes normal either.''

''What do you mean by that?'' Roxas asked, very much offended by Axel's comment. Axel just stared at her.

''You're kidding, right? Have you not looked in a mirror? Your eyes aren't normal. They're unnaturally blue. Your eyes are bluer than the ocean.''

''Oh yeah? Well your eyes are greener than grass!'' Axel frowned.

''Hey now. Don't go and compare my eyes to grass. If anything, my eyes are greener than emeralds, not grass.''

''What's the difference?''

''Emerald is a beautiful deep green color. And it's the gemstone for May, which also happens to be the month that I was born. And grass is just grass. There's nothing beautiful about grass. And my eyes are a sight to behold. So if you are going to compare my eyes to something, compare it to emeralds.'' Roxas shook her head and let out a laugh.

''That was funny. But the same can be said for me. If you're going to compare my eyes to something, compare it to sappires. I heard they're really pretty.'' Axel blinked.

''Sappires, really?'' he said.

''What's wrong with sappires?'' Roxas demanded. Axel put his hands up in surrender.

''Nothing, it's just weird. I didn't think that you liked sappires.'' Roxas huffed and crossed her arms.

''Yeah, well there are a lot of things you don't know about me.''

''Can't argue with you on that one. But,'' Axel moved an inch closer to Roxas. '' I would like to know more about you. So, can we be friends?'' Roxas turned her head to look at Axel. She shrugged her shoulders.

''Sure, we can be friends. But only if you can melt my frozen heart.'' Axel lips pulled downwards.

''Frozen heart?'' he questioned. Roxas grinned.

''Well, I am the Ice Queen. And that means that my heart is made of ice. I thought you knew that already.'' Axel slowly grinned.

''So, if I can melt that frozen heart of yours, you'll consider us friends?'' Roxas nodded.

''Yup. If you can melt this frozen heart of mine, then we'll be friends. But until then, we are nothing more than acquaintances.'' Roxas held out her hand. ''Shake my hand to make it offical.'' Axel reached out and shook her hand.

''You're on.'' he said. Just as he said that, the bell rang. Roxas stood up.

''Bet starts tomorrow. You have the rest of this school year to melt my heart. If you don't, then you can't speak to me at all during senior year.''

''Alright then. But just so you know, I won't lose.'' Roxas smirked.

''We'll see about that.''

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Axel got home that afternoon, expecting his mother to be in the kitchen making dinner. What he didn't expect was his older brother Reno sitting on the kitchen counter, eating oreos. His oreos. Reno waved at him.

''What's up little bro?'' Tiny pieces of black and white cookies fell from his mouth. Axel cringed, looking disgusted.

''First of all, finish chewing your food before you start talking. Second of all, what are you doing here? Mom said you wouldn't be here for a few months.'' Reno nodded.

''Yup. But the school had an accident in one of the science labs so they sent everyone home early. They said the problem will be solved by September. And it's January now. Which means, I get to spend more time at home. And that means that I get to spend more time with you.'' Reno got off the counter and held out his arms. ''Come on, give your older brother a hug. I know you missed me.'' Axel just gave Reno the 'Are-You-Serious' look.

''Get your head out of your ass. I didn't miss you, not one bit. In fact, I was glad when you left. I didn't have to worry about you eating my oreos.'' Axel snatched the pack of oreos from Reno's hands. Reno pretended to be hurt.

''Oh, come on Ax. That's hurtful, what you said.'' Reno batted his eyelashes. ''Don't you love me?''

''No.'' Axel turned and started walking to his room. Reno followed after him. Axel tried slamming the door in Reno's face, but Reno's reflexes were too quick. He held up his hand and stopped the door from closing in his face. He stepped in Axel's room and crossed his arms.

''Who put a stick up your ass?'' he asked. Axel sighed and dropped down onto his bed. Reno sat down next to him.

''No one put a stick up my ass. You're just very annoying, that's all.''

''Oh please. Sure, I'm annoying. But I don't think I've ever annoyed you so much for you to give me attitude. So, what's up?'' Reno wiggled his eyebrows. ''Is it a girl? You know, if you needed my help with the ladies you could have just asked.'' Axel shook his head.

''It's not a girl. I just moved here, Reno. Do you honestly believe that I would have girl problems, after only being in school for two days?'' Reno shrugged.

''I don't know. I was just trying to get to the bottom of whatever your issue is. I took a guess, sue me.'' Axel sighed and sat up.

''Well, I don't have any girl problems, so you don't have to worry about that. I'm just tired. I have to get up at six in the morning just so that I don't show up late to school.''

''Aw, that sucks. Back in college, I had all my classes in the afternoon. I didn't have to wake up until eleven. And that meant staying up to one in the morning, partying my ass off. But you wouldn't know about any of that stuff. You're still in highschool.'' Axel rolled his eyes.

''Lucky me.'' he mumbled. Reno patted his shoulder and stood up.

''Yeah, lucky you. Well, that being said, I'm going to take a nap. It's been a very long day.'' Reno said, turning and leaving Axel room.

Axel smiled and closed his eyes. He knew damn well that his brother did nothing for the entire day. Lazy bum.

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When Axel woke up again, it was around six in the morning. He groaned. He must have been really tired if he slept though dinner. With a sigh, he climbed out of his bed and started walking to the bathroom. He was still a little out of it, so he didn't realize that the bathroom door was closed. He slammed his face into the door. He reeled back, clutching his nose in pain.

''Gah! What the fuck! Why is the door closed?!'' he shouted. Then he heard singing coming from inside. Axel growled.

''Reno! Get the hell out of the bathroom! You're not going anywhere!'' Axel screamed. The singing only got louder. Axel started banging on the bathroom door.

''Reno! Get out of the bathroom! I have to get to school!'' Axel's mother stepped out of her room.

''What? What's the problem?'' she mumbled sleepily, rubbing at one of her eyes. Axel pointed to the bathroom door.

''Can you please tell Reno to get out of the bathroom? I have to get to school.'' Alexandria sighed.

''Axel, honey, it's too early for this. Why don't you just wait for your brother to finish? You'll still make it to school on time.'' Axel groaned.

''Ugh, fine. But now I won't have enough time to fix my hair. I'll have to put it in a ponytail. Damn.'' Alexandria smiled.

''Look at my baby boy, worried about his hair. You're starting to act more and more like me everyday.'' Axel blushed.

''Whatever mom. I'm going back to my room.'' Axel turned and closed the door to his room. Alexandria laughed.

He's such a silly boy. She closed her bedroom door and quickly went back to sleep.

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When Demyx saw Axel first period, he laughed.

''Man, what happened to you? You look like shit.'' Demyx said. And he was right. Axel looked like a mess. He didn't have enough time to get ready since his brother spent forty minutes in the bathroom. So he just threw on whatever he could find. He was wearing gray sweatpants, black converse sneakers, and a gray sweater. His red hair wasn't styled the way it usually was. Instead, it was pulled back in a low ponytail. Axel sighed and sat down next to Demyx.

''My brother is what happened. There was a problem at his school so he got sent home early. This morning, when I went to take a shower, he was in there. I had to wait forty minutes for him to get out. So I didn't have time to make sure that everything was in check. As you can plainly see.'' Demyx snickered.

''Yeah, I can see. And it's not a pleasant sight.'' Axel glared at him.

''Shut up.'' he grumbled bitterly. Demyx chuckled for a bit before he finally shut up.

Axel was barely paying attention to any of his teachers for the first four periods of the day. He just wanted to go home. But he still had four more periods to go. And Demyx was right by his side, making sure that these last four periods were gonna suck.

Axel almost shouted hallelujah when eighth period came rolling around. He was sure that this was going to be the best period of the day. That is, until Roxas came in and saw him. Axel had never seen a girl laugh at him so much in his life. By the time that Roxas was done laughing at him, she had tears in her eyes.

''I'm sorry.'' she gasped, trying to stifle her laughter. ''You just look so funny!'' Axel huffed.

''Yeah, get your laughs out now. Remember yesterday? You didn't look so hot yourself.'' Roxas shrugged.

''True. But at least I make sweatpants look good. You, you're way too skinny. Are those pants even the right size?''

''Yes, they are the right size. Stop making fun of me, will ya? I had to rush this morning.''

''Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize you needed more time to put on your skirt and straighten your hair.''

''Ha ha, very funny.'' Roxas smiled.

''That's what I'm here for.''

''Okay.'' Demyx spoke up, interrupting their little conversation. ''I don't mean to be rude, but can we sit down? I'm tired of standing around.''

''Oh, sorry. C'mon let's go sit down.'' Axel said. He, Demyx and Roxas sat down at the last table in the room.

They talked for the entire period, not even paying attention to what the teacher was saying. Before they even realized it, the period was over. Demyx was the first person to leave the room. Apparently, he and Zexion had to go somewhere after school. Axel turned to Roxas.

''So, did I mange to melt that frozen heart of yours?'' Roxas shook her head.

''Nope.'' Axel pouted.

''Not even a little bit?''

''Nope. My heart is still frozen.'' Roxas patted Axel's shoulder. ''But don't worry, I'm sure you'll melt it eventually.'' Axel grinned.

''Oh, I'm sure I will.''

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When Roxas got home that afternoon, the house was empty. Sora went to Kairi's house and her dad was probably at work. Roxas walked to the cabinet and opened it. She pulled out a bag of doritos with a grin. Looks like her dad went to the store. Roxas walked to the living room. She fell onto the couch and turned on the tv. She surfed the channels, hoping to find something good on. She stopped when something caught her eye.

It was a commercial about a mother and daughter spending time together. The commercial was supposed to promote the importance of mothers and daughters spending time together. Roxas growled and changed the channel. She didn't want to hear that nonsense about mothers and daughters spending time together. Not when her own mother had abondoned her and her family.

What a bunch of bullshit. Mother-daughter time. If my mother didn't think it was important for mothers and daughters to spend time with each other, then I shouldn't either. But I guess it doesn't matter. Mom's been gone for almost ten years.

Roxas gripped the remote tightly. Stupid commercial. Making her think about things she didn't want to think about. Roxas shook her head. It was time to think about something else. Like that Axel person. Roxas smiled a little. He was definately interesting. But he was dumb for making that bet with her.

He should have never agreed to our bet. He's not going to win. I don't think that he can melt my heart. He'll just be wasting his time. But I won't say that it's not going to be fun watching him try.

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Hope you guys liked this chapter. I'll see you all next time.

And Roxas is seventeen in this story. I know I didn't mention her age before but I'm saying it now.

See you guys!