Author's Note: I do not, nor will I ever, own the right to any of these characters. Also, I would like to apologize for any OOC content, due to the simple fact that it has been a hot minute since I've written anything for Kingdom Hearts/Final Fantasy. Over time, I promise it will get better and way more will be explained. Also, I only have this under the Kingdom Hearts category because of the multiple Final Fantasy characters (from more than just one of the games). Families and cliques will be explained soon. Enjoy! Criticism and suggestions are greatly appreciated and welcome!
(secondary note: sorry this chapter is on the super short side. i hadn't written/uploaded in days, and i wanted to put something out there at least. i am NOT going to abandon this one, i promise! sometimes super short chapters are hashed out because my brain needs a little more inspiration before i can continue on. don't be alarmed (not sure that you would be, but...), it's just my weird method of writing more - by not forcing it out of me.)
"Roxas, you can't tell Riku that you know!" Axel pleaded, following Roxas around his house as the blond held a smirk – often let out a chuckle or two. This was good news. This was good for Roxas. Why?
"This means Riku lied to Sora, and Sora hates liars." Roxas said to himself, although of course Axel heard him.
Axel stopped for a moment and rubbed both sides of his head in exhaustion. If he had just kept his mouth shut, and not spoken before thinking it through… Roxas wouldn't know, and there wouldn't be a risk that he would confront Riku. Axel wasn't too keen on the idea that Riku would come after him with a vengeance. News like that wasn't meant to be accidentally spread, especially to someone like Roxas.
"C'mon, Roxas, forget what I said!"
"Coming from someone who abuses their tag-line… what is it? Oh… 'Got it memorized?'. Right. Like I am going to let this one slide." No, of course not...
"Are you always hell bent on ruining Sora and Riku's friendship, or is it just right now?" Axel watched Roxas turn around and face him. What a dumb question when Axel knew that Roxas's opinions about Riku were unkind and unyielding. This goes back again to the early childhood with Riku and Roxas playing mindless pranks on one another. It wasn't easily forgotten, and Roxas wasn't easily persuaded. Riku was kind of an asshole, if Roxas was to be completely honest, and he usually was - so why shouldn't Roxas want that asshole extracted out of his twin's life? Selfishness, but you wouldn't hear Roxas say that.
"I don't even get why you know this information when you're not even Riku's best friend."Roxas said in a petulant tone.
"Riku's not ready for anyone to know right now, and I don't know why you can't respect that." Axel responded.
Roxas folded his arms over his chest, head tilted to the side, "Then why did you tell me in the first place?"
Axel leaned in and held his hands over his head, "It was an accident!" He said in response, "And you can't tell Sora that you know, because if you think you can break up their friendship over this, then you're even pettier than people say you are."
Even though he couldn't deny it, hearing Axel say it made Roxas bristle with irritation. He drew his brows together; jaw clenched, he went to Axel to push him with both hands. Axel didn't budge much. He was always the first one to tell Roxas when he thought he was going too far with things, and Roxas didn't like it.
"He lied to Sora."
"Riku doesn't want people to know yet… You can't tell him you know, or anyone else that he is…"
Cut azure eyes shot imaginative icy blades into Axel's entire body, "We'll see."
Axel responded to this and those icy blue hues by stepping forward and raising his hand to drag a finger along Roxas' jawline. By the looks of it, Roxas might have leaned into the feather touch voluntarily. He caught himself, though, like he usually only did when they weren't alone, and smacked Axel's hand away. Roxas hated how prickly the back of his neck felt, and how warm his cheeks became – although not really.
Not really.
