Ewonsama: hey guys, I have no part in editing this chapter...yeeeeah been busy. Also I'm trying not to die from this "spring" heat T.T its been 83-91 degrees for a while where I'm at. It sucks. Hope you like the chapter and sorry about my own stories not being updated.

Leven: And sorry if the edits aren't that great, I'm a bit hungover lol.


It was after school that very day when Roxas found a small bag of Hot Cheetos in his locker. The blond stared at it as if it was some kind of bomb set to blow up in his face. There was a note attached to the bag which Roxas carefully peeled off. It was from Axel. Roxas felt his heart skip a beat when he read the message on the note.

Hey Roxy, I know this week is starting out like shit, but just think of the fun we'll have in a few days ;) I asked the guys to deliver this for me so sorry if the note is skipping out on romance. Thinking of you wherever you are and wherever I am, go, and do. -Love Axel

Roxas smiled and held the note against his chest before folding it and sticking it in his pocket. He'd have to thank and ask Sora and Riku how they even go into his locker. That and when they saw Axel to get the note. "Goof ball." Roxas chuckled, taking the bag out so he could munch on them while he walked home.

Roxas closed his locker and yelped when he saw Reno leaning against the neighboring locker, blocked by the door, "Hey Roxas." The redhead purred, "Going home?"

"Y-yeah. Aren't you?" Roxas asked as he started up at the taller teen. Just what he needed, Reno after reading that note from Axel.

"I'm in no rush." Reno said as he followed Roxas down the hall, "It was nice out today so I didn't bring my car. I can walk with you if you'd like."

"You don't have too. Thanks for the offer though." Roxas said already pulling out his phone to tell Axel he got the chips. Just staring at his phone made him grin from ear to ear. He hadn't felt happy at all because of what happened at lunch. Axel always knew how to cheer him up even when he didn't know what he was doing or even doing it.

Reno scoffed, "On the phone again? You have to live in the present Roxas." The redhead kept walking with Roxas, showing him that he was going to walk him home no matter what the blond said.

Roxas sighed and put his phone in his pocket. "You're just going to take it once I start typing anyway aren't you?" Roxas asked knowingly.

"Psh you know it!" Reno said with pride as he opened the school's front door for Roxas to walk through.

The blond walked through with a shy thanks. But what was on the other side made him want to retreat back inside the building. Xion was sitting on the stairs playing some stupid game on her phone, completely unaware that her nemesis was mere feet away from her. But of course luck was never on Roxas's side. Xion chose that moment to look over her shoulder and saw the two teens.

"Axel?" She asked as she quickly turned around to get a better look. But when she realized who it was Xion's hopeful look disappeared, "Oh, and who are you?" Her voice didn't hold its normal malice in it, it sounded more like the tone she used around Axel to get him to do what she wanted.

Roxas looked between the two with an idea in his head. "Xion, this is Reno. Reno this Xion. Enjoy." The blond said hoping the bitch would keep Reno off his back. He did feel guilty about keeping how much of a bitch she was, but he didn't want to be around either of them. Even if one was just being annoying friendly.

"Hello Reno." Xion practically purred as she stood up and started walking towards the confused redhead.

"Uh...hi?" Reno said as he looked between the two underclassmen, "So Roxas, how far away do you live?" He asked, completely ignoring the raven haired girl.

Xion didn't like that at all. She grabbed Reno by his arm to get his attention, "Don't waste your time on him." She batter her eyelashes, "I'm much more fun than him."

Roxas couldn't help but snort and laugh. It was hilarious to watch her flirt with the obvious uninterested redhead. It also gave him something more to tell Axel besides thanking him for the chips. He knew he'd find it just as funny. "Wow Xion, you come on strong. Good luck with that. Anyway, thanks for the offer Reno, but I'm a big boy. I'll be fine walking by myself."

"No I want to get to know you better." The redhead shook Xion off of him and walked close to the blond.

Xion stood in her spot, shocked by being turned down. Her smile twisted into a sneer as she said, "Oh I see how it is. You couldn't handle not having a dick shoved up your ass and needed a replacement for Axel. You're such a whore!" She yelled the last part loud enough for everyone in the immediate area to hear her.

Roxas turned around, eyes ice cold from the comment. "Xion grow the fuck up and leave me the hell alone. Get over it already. I'm with Axel and just because Reno doesn't have an interest in you, doesn't mean he has one in me. Dear god, you just reminded of something I forgot to do yesterday." The blond glared at the girl, wishing she would just go away. All the while he hoped that Reno wouldn't ask him what was going on and just keep his mouth shut.

"Wait Roxas," Reno said as he parted from the blond and started walking up the stairs again. Once he was close enough the redhead wrapped his arms around Xion's waist and pulled her close till his lips brushed the shell of her ear. He knew she was blushing hard from the heat radiating off of her face, "You know if it wasn't for your personality or the fact that your face looks like it got smashed by a semi, you'd be pretty cute and probably fuck worthy, but even then there's the two faced factor." He pushed the flabbergasted girl away, "You know what just stay away from Roxas." With that said Reno walked back to Roxas, "Ready to go?"

Roxas stared at the girl's horrified and crushed expression. It was as if whatever Reno whispered, caused her a great deal of pain. Whatever it was, the blond would find out later. He let the older redhead drag him away from campus, going in the opposite direction of his house. Roxas snapped out of his daze, trying to yank his wrist out of Reno's grasp. The older teen was grinning. It was like he just one first prize in a beauty contest or something. A grin that Axel usually wore whenever he felt proud of himself defending Roxas.

"Reno stop. Let go!" The blond grunted as he kept trying to get free. "You're going the wrong way. I live that way." Roxas twisted his body, feeling uncomfortable from having to walk while his arms were crossed over one another. The blond pointed in the right direction while pulling his arm and Reno back.

"Oh sorry. I just caught up in the moment, yea know?" Reno turned and followed Roxas, "Care to tell me what her problem with you is? I mean I defended your honor back there."

"What did you even say to her?" The blond asked, allowing Reno to walk him home. "She's my boyfriend's ex girl. She's had a problem with me since before we even started dating. It was like she couldn't handle me and Axel being best friends or something. It's like she's made it her mission to fuck with me every chance she gets. And now that Axel is gone, she can stop acting like a sweet little girl she tricked him into believing she was." Roxas glared at the ground. He didn't know why he was telling Reno all this. All the blond knew was that it felt nice to talk to someone who didn't know anything. Just let him rant without it getting boring because they knew what happened.

"We got her suspended last month because she started a stupid rumor about us and how she's been harassing me." Roxas said, feeling like a slight weight was lifted from his chest.

"I politely asked her to leave you alone." Reno shrugged his shoulders. Something the blond said sparked something in the redhead's mind, "Wait, did she start that rumor about the kid getting raped at a party a few months back? But it was proven false." Reno stopped in his tracks. Eyes widening while a hand went to cover his gasping mouth, "Roxas, was that about you?"

Roxas stopped with his back to Reno. The blond clenched his hands into tight trembling fist. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Reno wasn't the one to be mad at. It was Xion and her big ass mouth. "What if it was?" He asked, looking over his shoulder, eyes almost dull of any other emotion besides icy cold rage.

Reno brushed off his shocked expression, walked up to Roxas, and pulled him into a side hug, "Well if it was, a lot of things would make sense. I mean, your boyfriend is her ex, so that just means you two got together and she got mad and stared a bunch of bull to get him in trouble." The redhead guided the sulking boy down the street silently hoping he was still going the right way.

"She's just a bitch." Roxas leaned into Reno, forgetting that it was said redhead for a second. He felt tired already and just needed to be in Axel's arms. But the arm around him wasn't familiar at all. All the same, Roxas wanted to pretend it was his redhead, just to keep a level head. "Thanks for listening. And thanks for trying to get her off my ass."

"Hey what are friends for?" Reno laughed as he pulled Roxas closer, "Feel better?"

"Actually, I do. Thanks." Roxas smiled up at Reno for the first time since they met. It was a genuine smile from the crabby blond and it made Reno's chest flutter. "Do you wanna, I don't know, hang out at my place for a while?" Roxas asked normally with no hint of anything that meant he wanted more from Reno. "But you have to promise not to take my phone away if you do come over." The blond chided. "I promise I won't be too rude. Axel has his time and my friends have theirs."

"Yeah sounds like fun. And I promise not to take your phone away. Hell I'll even be nice and let you text your lovely if you distract me with a fun enough game." Reno released Roxas and stuffed his hands into his pockets. He could feel his chest tighten at the thought of Roxas ignoring him for some other teen far off in whatever city. He wanted those blue eyes on him and only him.

"Oh I think you'll be distracted enough. What with my mom being a crazy homo lover and dad stern as hell, staring at you like you'll be his next meal." Roxas laughed when Reno faltered in his steps. The redhead looked at the blond, eyes asking if he was kidding. Roxas laughed some more, ignoring Reno as he bugged him about how his parents were and if he should bolt then and then. But as the two kept walking, with Roxas keeping silent, they eventually walked up to the blond's house.

"Wow nice house you got here." Reno said as he stood near the road so he could look at the clichéd looking home better, "Kinda small though. I'd take it you're an only child." The redhead picked up the pace and went to the front door which Roxas's was currently unlocking.

"Yeah, no sibling at all. Can you see why I miss my best friend? He was that before we started dating." Roxas said as they entered the house. "I'm home!" Roxas shouted so his mother would know who had come through the door. "Make yourself at home." Roxas said with a shrug.

"So you're dating the equivalent of your brother." The redhead stated just to see Roxas blush and stammer. And he wasn't disappointed.

"W-well he isn't my brother. And if he wasn't I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be dating him." The blond stuttered, dropping his backpack on the couch. "Everything works out." The blond quoted the red head's text about him being gay. The sound of light footsteps could be heard coming down the hall. Roxas braced himself for his mother glomping him from behind. The blond grunted on impact, blushing from embarrassment. "Hi mom."

"Roxy!" The woman cried as she pulled her baby into a bone crushing hug, "How was school? Oh!" She looked over at Reno, "Who's your attractive friend?" She asked with a faint blush.

Reno extended his hand which Yuffie eagerly shook, "Reno ma'am."

"Oh so polite too. But sweetie you can call me Yuffie." The ninja pulled her hand away and cleared her throat, "I think I'll go put on some tea." And with that the woman quickly left the room.

"I think she likes you." Roxas said, fixing his clothes. "Let's go to my room. My games are in there." The blond said as he started to lead the way to his room.

All along the hall walls were pictures of Roxas and his parents. Some even had a small redhead in them along with everyone else Reno had met at lunch. One picture caught his interest. It was of Roxas as a little kid, at the beach. He looked like he had been crying from his pouty face. In his hand was an ice cream and to his left was the redhead, grinning at the blond, with his hand ruffling Roxas' hair.

Said blond stopped in his tracks and looked back to see what Reno was doing. "Reno?"

"So this is the guy?" The older teen pointed at the redhead in the picture, "Fuck your friends weren't kidding. We do look alike. Is that why you don't like me?" Curious blue eyes looked over at Roxas.

Roxas sighed and rubbed the back his neck. He didn't not like Reno. It was just hard to look at him without seeing Axel. Then again it wasn't fair to the new redhead to be comparing them. They were different and they didn't sound exactly the same. There was a pitch difference if Roxas really listened to their voices. That and Reno had blue not green eyes. "I'm sorry I've acted like a butt. I do like you it's just l, I don't know, weird I guess. You are you and Axel is Axel."

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Reno ruffled Roxas's hair just like Axel was doing in the picture. He ignored the blond's cries of protest and walked into the teen's room, "So what games do you have?"

"A lot of games. Remember I'm an only child so I get whatever will keep me from being bored. But there is one I haven't played in a while. Ever play Left 4 Dead 2?" The blond asked, walking toward his computer to turn it on while he grabbed the game from under his desk.

"No I haven't. I'm more of PlayStation person and don't really do PC gaming." Reno explained as he took a seat on the comfortable looking bed.

"I'm anything as long as the game is good. Anyway you don't have to use the keyboard." Roxas said, tossing Reno a controller. "You can use that." The blond logged into the computer and stuck the game in. That was when he heard Yuffie calling for him. With an annoyed groan, Roxas walked toward his door. "I'll be right back."

Reno sat for a bit, but soon his attention span wore thin. He got up and harmlessly looked about the room. He didn't do anything creepy and open anything. He simply observed the pictures carefully placed in frames, and the books and action figures on the bookshelf. The redhead was enjoying himself finding out more about Roxas, but then a shrill sound came from the desktop grabbing his attention. Reno's attention went to the screen and saw it was a Skype call coming in. The name said Axel and out of curiosity Reno answered it.

As the call switched the video, the two redheads started at each other with wide blue and green eyes. Both being taken aback. Reno was the first to regain his composer. "You must be the infamous Axel I keep hear about."

"And you must be the annoying clone." Axel retorted as he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms, "Where's Roxas and why are you in his room?"

Reno scoffed, leaned back, and crossed his arms and legs. "Clone? I think it's the other way around since I'm older. And the name's Reno. Make sure you remember it." Reno chuckled to himself. He was glad he asked that group of juniors what Axel was like because the other redhead narrowed his eyes. "And as for Honey Buns, well, he went to see what Yuffie wanted."

Axel's eyes narrowed and his scowl deepened, "Who the fuck do you think you're calling honey buns? You have no right to call my boyfriend that." The younger redhead wanted nothing more than to have the ability to jump through the screen and choke the life out of Reno. No one but him was allowed to give Roxas a nickname dammit!

"Relax, I was only fucking with you. Shit, talk about possessive." Reno paused, examining what he could see of Axel on the screen. He shook his head with a sigh. "I don't see what he sees in you. Aside from knowing you all his life, you pretty much don't have anything but my good looks." Reno shrugged. "Maybe it has to do with popping his cherry. Like a girl clinging to their first."

"Shut the hell up about something you don't know shit about!" Axel yelled, "At least I have a better personality than you! God why is Roxas even attempting to be friends with a prick face like you?" The younger redhead was tempted to drive down to Twilight Town that instant just to punch Reno in the face and protect Roxas from him.

At that moment, Reno barked out laughing. He had to hold his sides from how hard his chuckles got. "Oh fuck! Haha I joking yo. So does that mean you did pop it? Man oh man, blondie isn't as innocent as I thought he was." Reno chuckled, wiping a tear from his eye. "You should really learn how to control that temper before you turn into that ex of yours. I mean she all but tried to get in my pants until I ignored her for Roxas. Oh, nice job keeping her off his cute little ass. Don't worry, she won't be troubling him anymore."

Just as Axel was about to say something, Roxas came back into the room looking really confused. "I came back to see why you were laughing so hard. I honestly thought you went mad." The blond blinked, looking toward the screen. "Axel? Hey wait! What the hell is going on? How did you get on my Skype?" Roxas demanded.

"Hey don't look at me, it was signed in when you left." Reno said putting his hands up in defense.

"Oh." Roxas said with a slight blush that Axel could barely see.

"Hey Roxy." Axel called with a slight wave. He tried to push his anger down so he wouldn't anger his boyfriend, but he knew once Reno was gone he would have a long talk with Roxas about hanging out with the older redhead again.

Roxas smiled and leaned over Reno's shoulder. The grin was just as bright as when he was looking at his phone. It made Reno jealous that he couldn't make Roxas look like that. "Hey. I guess you two have met already. Oh, Reno?"

"Yeah?"

"Mom asked if you wanted anything in your tea." Roxas asked for the women.

"Straight is fine." Reno smiled leaning closer to the blond just to screw with Axel.

Roxas didn't seem to notice. "Alright." The blond said before looking back to his boyfriend. "Thanks for the chips by the way." Roxas smiled with a blush warming his cheeks.

Axel forced his glare away from Reno so he could smile at Roxas, "You're welcome. I'm glad Kairi was able to break into your locker. Have you been feeling any better?"

"Wait, what? Kairi did it? Do me a favor and never ask her to do it again. I'm annoyed with her for saying crap at lunch." Roxas grumbled.

Reno chuckled and pulled Roxas onto his lap. The blond struggled to get off, telling Reno to let him up, but he gave up after elbowing him in the gut didn't work. "There, there. I'm pretty sure hot stuff wouldn't want a three way anyway."

Roxas face got redder as Axel appeared to be stunned in shock. "Fucking Kairi."

"No I'm not interested. And if I was it wouldn't be with you." Axel said while trying to set Reno's hair on fire with his mind, "And would you mind letting Roxas up? He doesn't look comfortable."

Reno slithered his arms around the blond's waist and gave it a good squeeze, "No I think he likes it here." The older teen placed his chin on Roxas's shoulder and glared back at Axel, "What are you gonna do about it hot stuff? Come over here and save him?"

"Would you two knock it off?! Axel stop getting so damn jealous and Reno stop being a dick or I swear I won't even try to be friends with you." Roxas growled, his anger flashing in his eyes. The blond shoved Reno's arms away from his waist and stood back up. Both redhead's pouted, staring at Roxas like he just kicked their puppy. "Don't do that either. It makes you guys look like twins."

"But Roxas!" Both cried at the same time, earning both shocked and annoyed looks from each other, "That was weird. Stop it! Shut the fuck up!" It wasn't until Roxas put his hand over Reno's mouth to get him to shut up that the redheads stopped talking in unison.

Axel cleared his throat trying to get rid of the creeped out feeling in the back of his head, "Anyway, I just wanted to see how you were doing. I'll leave you and your friend alone to play. I love you."

"Don't go!" Roxas said faster than he would have liked. "Are you mad?" He asked frowned worriedly that Axel was losing his trust in him.

"I'm not. I just thought it would be rude to keep you." Axel tried to explain. Yes he was mad, but it wasn't directed towards Roxas. The blond didn't do anything wrong.

"See he gets it." Reno joked, "Well see yea latter buddy." The older teen waved as he reached over and disconnected the call.

Roxas glared at Reno. The blond didn't get the chance to say he love Axel back. Sure he didn't need to say it, but he felt he should because he could that Axel was mad and probably needed to be reassured that Roxas only had eyes for him. The blond huffed and yanked out his phone.

Roxy-Poo: I'm sorry Reno was being an ass. I love you. Don't ever forget or doubt that

"Wow really Roxy? You literally just got off of Skype with the guy not even two seconds ago." Reno rolled his eyes, "He's clearly got you whipped."

Roxas put his phone away, glaring daggers at the redhead. "I told you not to call me Roxy! And he doesn't have me whipped. If he did then why the hell haven't I kicked your ass out for being a prick?"

Reno shrugged, "Because you have a thing for douchebags?" The redhead picked up his discarded controller, "Come on can we play now or what? I wanna see what all the hype was for this game a few years back."

"Just go home." Roxas groaned and flopped onto his bed. "You're more trouble than you're worth."

"Hey now." Reno chided as he sat down next to Roxas's head, "That's no way to speak to your elder. Now come play the game with me or I'll start without you."

"Have fun getting killed." Roxas mumbled, turning his back to Reno. "When you're done just show yourself out." Roxas said in a monotone voice.

Reno frowned, "Hey buck up buttercup I bet lover boy isn't mad at you." Just as he said it Roxas's phone went off making the blond scramble towards the device and look at the message before Reno had a chance to snatch it.

Firecrotch: I know. And I'm not mad at you. Just irritated at someone else. Call me later kay?

Roxy-Poo: okay

"Buck up buttercup? Really Reno?" The blond laughed, putting his phone be his pillow. Roxas got up to start the game. "We have to take turns because Sora has my other controller." The blond said, taking a seat next to Reno. "But I'll tell you what to do if you get stuck. Deal?"

"Deal." Reno agreed as he picked up the controller and waited for the game to boot up. He was jumping on the bed with anticipation as the game started up. Even though the game had been out for years and he always wanted to play but never got the chance or had the right system to.

Roxas chuckled and told Reno about the characters. There were four of them, three guys and one girl. "I usually pick Ellis because he's funny. Or I pick Nick because he's a prick. Sometimes I'll be Coach. I'll rarely be Rochelle though. Anyway, just pick your character and what level you want the game to be set at."

"Okay. Well I guess I'll be Rochelle since she's probably lonely from never getting played." The redhead moved the curser over the woman and clicked her. Once everything was ready to go, the game started with Reno on a roof top with the other three characters.

Two hours later and Reno was getting the hang of playing the game. Of course when He died he handed the controller over to Roxas whom got him further in the game. At some point during that time Cloud had come home. He didn't really say anything about or to Reno. He simply commented on how he could have been Axel's brother.

"It's getting let. I've got homework and so do you." Roxas said, turning the game and PC off.

"But Roxas I was just getting into it!" Reno whined as he reluctantly stood and started to get up, "would it be okay if I came back tomorrow to play?"

"Sorry." Roxas said sheepishly. "I'm hanging out with Riku and Sora tomorrow. We're going to mall to get crap for this weekend."

"What's going on this weekend?" Reno perked up from curiosity.

"Um, we're going camping. Just me and them...and the girls..and Axel. Just us." Roxas said, feeling awkward.

"Oh I wasn't going to impose myself or anything." Reno waved Roxas off, "I just like sticking my nose where it doesn't belong. Bad habit I know." The two teens slowly started walking out of the room and towards the front door.

"I would invite you Reno, I really would, but it's been while since my little group has been whole ya know?" Roxas opened the front door and walked outside with the taller teen.

"Yeah I get it. Have fun Roxas." Reno waved at said blond as he started off and towards his home.


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