Chapter Four---Steel
The room Axel lead Vincent into was dimly lit and inviting. The kind of room Axel would have very much enjoyed had he not been in there to get paid. But that didn't matter now. All he had to do was give this guys his fix and be done with it. He sat back nonchalantly on the bed, gazing at the man before him with pools of liquid jade.
"So..." The man removed his jacket, stumbled forward slightly and pressed his lips to Axel's, surprisingly warm and gentle. A cascade of raven locks tumbled over a pale shoulder and blocked Axel's view of the room, forcing him to look at the man above him. He hated looking at them, even if this one was a damn good kisser. Broad hands were buried in Axel's own ruby tendrils as the kiss was deepened and his smaller body pulled closer.
"Reno..." The man whispered, moving his lips to Axel's neck, earning a small moan. Who the fuck was Reno? Axel removed his shirt and reached for the man's belt. A searing kiss was granted the teen before the man's crimson gaze locked with his own.
"...You're not Reno...but you look...too much..." The man pulled away, burying his head into his hands, looking for all the world like some old dead guys famous painting, what with his creamy skin, long black hair and shattered countenance.
"No, I'm not Reno...but I can help you forget..." Axel licked the man's ear tauntingly, sliding warm hands down the broad chest. There was no way Vincent was getting away without paying. The man turned to look at him once more, eyes sad and dissolute.
"...You're to young for suh things. I need to find Reno. You wouldn't happen to know him, would you?" Axel shook his head, reaching for his shirt and pulled it over his head.
" He looks just like you..." The voice was soft, comforting even. Axel snorted.
"No one looks as good as I do buddy. No one fucks as good as I do either." Vincent chuckled.
"You're just as cocky too. You should meet him." Axel glowered.
"Yea, yea threesomes cost double." At this Vincent was quiet.
"That's not what I meant. You shouldn't be here." He replied at last, letting Axel know he knew full well he was underage now that the alcohol had faded.
"Well I am all the same, get over it. Now go find this Reno-clone of mine, make nice and stop bothering me." Axel gave him a slight half-smile to let him know that he was kidding. Kind of.
"Here, call me sometime. We can meet Reno for coffee. I have a feeling you two should meet." Axel rolled his eyes and exited the room, Vincent close behind.
"No freebies on my off time either." A sigh was heard as the door shut.
"Hang on to that, Seven." With that, Vincent disappeared, slipping an ungodly amount of cash into Axel's hand along with his phone number. Axel stared into the empty space Vincent had just moments ago occupied with a sense of thankfulness and annoyance. Damn creep, being all nice...
"That was quick, even for you." Zexion commented casually. Axel took hundred out of the wad and handed it to Zexion.
"Yea, he sobered up real quick and didn't want anything. Gave me a shitload of cash though. Like hell he's getting it back." Zexion tried to refuse the money.
"He already paid me." Axel shoved the green at him anyways.
"Just take it, fuckwad. Consider it a thank you, seeing as I'll never actually say it to your face." Zexion smirked and tucked the bills away for later.
"Cloud, get the kid a drink." Axel froze. Cloud. Shit. This was bad. As soon as Zexion was out of sight, Axel was at the counter, leaning very far forward, grabbing at Cloud's shirt.
"What the hell are you doing here, Poster Boy?!" Cloud glared at Axel before removing the hand from his person.
"Working. What are you doing here? You can't be more then 16." Axel tumbled over the edge of the bar as his grip on Cloud's solid body was loosed. He rubbed his butt angrily, looking up at the snickering blonde.
"Working you twit. And I'm 17, thanks. And I'd love it if you never mentioned this to anyone." Cloud handed the boy a beer, scowl still in place as Axel sighed, running long fingers through his hair.
"You're parents let you do this?" Axel choked on his drink and turned wide eyes to Cloud.
"No and you can't tell them." Cloud opened his mouth to reply before Axel shoved him backwards.
"Do you understand me? You can't say anything, least of all to them." Cloud noticed the look in Axel's jade eyes was far from anger. Instead, the glow in those orbs was fear. Undiluted fear.
"Why?"
"Because I said, dumb ass." Axel tried to remove himself from the conversation and Cloud's presence but Cloud pulled him back.
"That's not a reason." A scoff was heard before Cloud was left looking at the retreating redhead's attractive backside. Zexion appeared beside him.
"Good job Cloud." Cloud raised a brow at his boss.
"You've been here for two hours and he already hates you more then he hates working here." Cloud stared at him.
"He's got his reasons Cloud. And I'm not innocent but I am trying to help him. Don't make my job any more difficult. He's this close to getting out of here and one slip-up to bring it all down." Zexion was so utterly and completely serious that Cloud couldn't even reply before the man disappeared as quickly and quietly as he'd come.
What the hell was going on here?
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