Roxas was watching TV with Ven when there was a knock at the door. Roxas opened the door to see Axel standing there with a bunch of flowers in his hands wearing casual clothes looking absolutely terrified.
"H-hi R-R-Roxas! I brought you flowers!" Axel said giving the young blond the flowers. At Axel's nervousness, Roxas let out a quiet chuckle and motioned for the redhead to come inside. As Roxas went back up to his room with Ven to get ready with his date with Axel, said man had the opportunity to meet the parents (Just Cloud because Tifa had important business to take care of). Cloud was glaring daggers at Axel.
"So, you're going on a date with Roxas?" Cloud asked slowly cleaning his prized sword. Don't look at the sword! Don't look at the sword Axel! GODAMMIT AXEL DON'T LOOK AT THE SWORD! Axel screamed over and over in his mind.
"Yo flaming redhead! I asked you a simple question!"
"Sorry, um... yeah I'm going on a date with Roxas. I think we're gonna have a great time." Axel answered once he was broken out of his trance from looking at the sword that he is terrified of. Cloud just looked at Axel and pointed his sword at Axel.
"Listen here. If you hurt my son in any way I swear I won't hesitate to find out where you live and kill you with my bare hands." Roxas came downstairs and grabbed Axel's arm and led him out the front door. Once outside, Axel let out a sigh of relief.
"My dad scare you?"
"You have no idea. How come you didn't tell me your dad was that scary?"
"You were gonna find out sooner or later. Now where are you going to take me?" Roxas smirked as they reached Axel's motorcycle.
"Wherever I'm not banned and I'm banned from quite a few places."
"Why?"
"I started a fire at some places and even set some businesses on fire which was why I was at prison." (Me: Anyone that surprised that Axel was in prison on a few counts of arson?) Roxas laughed as Axel gave him a helmet. Once they were off Axel was looking until he found a place he hadn't been banned from. Which was a bowling alley. They walked in and looked at the bowling alley which had so many lanes as far as the eye can see and neon lights. They went up to the counter to meet a girl with blond hair with two parts sticking up awkwardly looking incredibly bored with her job. When she noticed Axel, she gave him an icy glare.
"Hello Axel, how may I help your fire-loving ass?" The girl asked. Axel let out a nervous laugh.
"Nice to see you too, Larxene. How have you been?" The girl known as Larxene growled.
"Let's see, I've been stuck here ever since you burned down that old fast food restaurant I worked at. I happened to love that job and I hate crappy jobs. Like this one."
"Can me and my date just get a lane and bowling shoes? I really don't want to be the victim of Larxene PMS." Axel asked as Larxene gave another growl and shoved two pairs of bowling shoes at them.
"Your bowling lane is #9. Please enjoy and Axel, don't set this place on fire or you will regret it." As the pair walked away, Roxas couldn't help but burst out in laughter.
"What's so funny Roxas?"
"You were afraid of that girl! Seriously!" He just kept laughing as Axel blushed more.
"You haven't known her for as long as I have, she's scary." Once they got to their lane they replaced their shoes with bowling shoes and now they had to make up their nicknames. Axel was 'Burnie' and Roxas was 'Ice Cream'.
2 hours later (Because I can't write a simple bowling date no matter how many times I've tried) it was all over and the bowling alley was unharmed, they left. Axel was happy because he didn't set anything on fire and he wasn't a victim of Larxene PMS. That and he had his first date with Roxas. Once they got back to the house they looked at each other shyly and kissed. It only lasted until Cloud opened the door with his sword drawn.
"Um... okay Roxas, this date has been fine, but now I'm afraid we must go our separate ways for now." Axel said as soon as he pulled away.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow. Until next time, my love." Roxas said as he moved to kiss Axel again, but was pulled back by Cloud. When they were inside, Roxas went into the living room and plopped down on the sofa next to Ven and let out a loud and happy sigh.
"Roxas, shut the hell up. I want to watch my show." Roxas rolled his eyes and remembered that Ven's hormones have been sort of out of control lately so he has to deal with a totally pissed off Ven until he leaves. Again, the blond let out a sigh to catch his brother's attention. After about 10 sighs this happens...
"Oh my God! What happened that's SO great Roxas?"
"Didn't you want to hear about my date with Axel?"
"Oh crap! I forgot about that! How was it?" Ven asked fully forgetting his anger.
"It was wonderful. We went to somewhere that Axel wasn't banned from."
"Banned?"
"Axel set some stuff on fire which is why he was in prison. Anyways, there was this girl at the counter that just hated Axel's guts."
"What happened when she saw him?"
"She said 'Hello Axel, how may I help your fire-loving ass?' and Axel just got scared."
"Wow, so much for showing you that he has some damn masculinity on the first date."
"I thought that at the prison was the first date." Roxas said confused.
"Roxas, when you two met, that was just you two meeting, the first official date doesn't happen until later. Like it happened now."
"Oh. Ven, can I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead brother."
"When you're in love, do you feel like your on top of the world or something like that?"
"Of course. When I fell in love with Vanitas, the very thought of him made my heart skip a beat or two. If you feel like this about someone, then that means you're in love. If you don't, then you're just not in love."
"How do you know you're in love?"
"You know when a little spark goes off in your heart. Any more questions?"
"Nope, it's just that I think I love Axel. I didn't know what I was feeling." Roxas hadn't known love because he hadn't fallen in love yet. Sure he had gone out on a date with a couple of guys, but it wasn't love. Now that he went on a date with Axel, he actually felt some love. The next day, there was a knock at the door. Ven, severely irritated (Ven blames the hormones he has now), answered it and it revealed Sora. Brown hair in the usual mess, blue eyes as big as ever and as thin as usual. At one point, Sora was thought to be an anorexic.
"Hey Ven, I went to your place to talk to you, but then I saw this address on the front door. Can I come in?" Sora asked.
"Yeah sure. Do you want something to eat too?" Ven said as he let the brunette in. Sora nodded as they went into the kitchen. As soon as Ven made Sora something to eat, he went right to business.
"Sora, why did you want to talk to me?" Ven asked. Sora swallowed then talked.
"I wanted to say sorry for making Vanitas go to jail for something I started. I should've been there, I should've testified, and I should be the one in that prison now. So, do you forgive me?" Ven just let out a laugh.
"You really are pathetic Sora. You really are."
"What do you mean?" Sora asked as Ven got mad.
"What do I mean? I mean I'm not the one you should be apologizing to! You should be begging your brother for forgiveness he went to prison for you knowing that you would never last there! If you really need anyone to apologize to anyone, it's really your brother." Ven was right, the person Sora needed to apologize to was Vanitas.
Now let's turn to Vanitas who is in his cell looking outside at the sky. Right now, he felt like a caged bird. Why I stuck up for my brother I don't know why. I should've told the truth in court and he'd be the one here now, Vanitas thought as he got Ven's letter. He tore it open and began to read.
Dear Vanitas,
I'm doing well, in case you wanted to know. I'm just very lonely. Axel and Roxas had a good date. Sora came over a couple of days ago. He said he wanted to talk to me, and you want to know the pathetic thing? He apologized to me! Seriously, you're the one he should apologize to. Which brings me to my next point. You two need to get over your sibling rivalry. Need I remind you that I'm bringing your child into this world in like, 5 months? I don't want any family tension by that time. You said you wanted to change for me? Well, you and Sora forgetting about the past would be a major change for you. Since that's all I've got to say. Oh! One more thing! That court date for the judge to decide whether or not you get released early is coming up in a month! For the judge to make a decision, he had to hear testimonies from a lot of people. Sora said he'll explain that he started the fight if you give him the chance to talk to you.
Your lover who wants you to settle your differences with your brother,
Ven
Once Vanitas got done reading the letter, he looked at it with wide eyes. Seriously? Reconcile with his brother? I suppose it is a good idea since he tried to do that the day he and Sora got into that fight, but then the brunette took things too far. Visiting hours were open again and Vanitas was wandering in the yard when he saw a woman with blond hair and blue eyes sitting at a table. Now Vanitas was sure he had seen someone like that. He walked over to her and caught her attention by tapping on the table. When she saw him both their eyes went wide.
"Namine, is that you?" Vanitas asked because he had been convinced that he knew her.
"Vanitas, it has been a long time. I haven't seen you since you and Sora moved away during junior year." Vanitas did know her! It was his childhood friend Namine!
"Look at you, blond hair a little longer, blue eyes a little bigger. How have you been?"
"Good, I'm married with three sons. My husband's name is Riku. I'm here to meet him now. Do you know him?"
"Yes. Oh! He wanted me to give you this." Vanitas said as he gave Namine the rock. Namine gasped as she saw the rock. Soon enough, Riku came and saw that Namine had gotten the rock he had wanted to give her.
"I see you got the rock." Riku said. Namine ran to him and kissed his lips as she cried happy tears.
"Yes, I love it. I haven't been this happy since the day we got together. Oh and I noticed you met my old friend Vanitas while you were here. He used to be a brother to me. I still remember the day we met and became friends."
FLASHBACK
A young boy with black hair and golden eyes was walking by when she saw a crowd of boys his age in a circle. He ran over to see what was happening. When he got there, he saw a girl who was also his age sitting on the ground holding a sketchbook to chest tightly.
"Give us the sketchbook and crayons!"
"NO! They're mine! My Mommy and Daddy gave them to me!" The young girl said still not giving up her possession. One boy tried to take it, but the young boy stopped him.
"She said she's not giving them to you. Leave her alone!" He said standing in front of her.
"Oh... now, Vanitas is going to stick up for the new kid who's a pale blond freak." Said the leading bully which made the young girl cried and ran off to another tree taking her sketchbook and crayons with her. The bullies laughed and looked at Vanitas.
"Hm, we always took you for a weakling and now you defend them. Let's teach our friend a lesson about telling us what to do." The leading bully said as he kicked Vanitas. The one that kicked him then punched him when they then left to do something else. When it was over, the young girl walked back over to Vanitas.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm Vanitas, what's your name?"
"My name in Namine. I just moved here a week ago. Everyone thinks I'm a freak because I have pale skin and I don't know how to stand up for myself very well so I just deal with it."
"I don't think you're a freak. Wanna be friends?"
"Sure."
END FLASHBACK
"You still remember that?" Riku asked.
"Of course. You never forget your first friend and after that, you and that first friend are friends forever."
"Namine, you should come to my court hearing next month and meet my boyfriend. You two would make great friends."
"Ohh~, ever since Riku told me in a letter that a new friend of his had a pregnant boyfriend, I've wanted to meet that person. Now that I know you're the friend and your boyfriend is pregnant, I will be looking forward to that day." Namine said with a smile. After visiting hours were done, Vanitas started thinking. You never forget your first friend and after, you and that first friend are friends forever. Namine's words were still ringing through his head. Sora was his first friend and no matter what, he's friends with him forever.
The next week, Cloud was going through the mail when he saw a letter from Vanitas. He left the letter where Ven would find it. When said blond found the letter, he opened it with excitement.
Dear Ven,
Okay, I'll reconcile with my brother, but its only because he was one of my first friends and no matter what he's still my brother. Glad to hear that Axel and Roxas enjoyed each other at their date. So I guess I need that testimony from the guy who was dressed up as Barney. I hope you're doing well next month I might come home. I met up with an old childhood friend of mine, Namine. Turns she's married to my new friend Riku. She has three sons and it looks like she's still happy to be with him despite Riku's current situation. That's how you feel about me, despite my situation, you're still happy to be with me. Since that's all I've got to say, bye.
Your lover who will see you in a month on the court date that will determine whether or not he's released a month early,
Vanitas
Ven looked at the letter. Vanitas is actually going through with it. I hope everything goes well. Ven thought.
The next week at the prison, Sora was walking past all the inmates who looked like they wanted to jump him. When he finally caught sight of his brother he ran to the man.
"Hey Sora. Nice of you to come see me."
"Yeah, Ven told me to get here and I noticed that Ven's pregnant so, congratulations I guess. I'm gonna be an uncle." They were silent for a couple of minutes.
"Look, Vanitas. I... I'm sorry I started that fight with you and you landed in here because of me. If I had known why you were there, I never would've said those things. You're my one and only brother and no matter what, I'll still be your brother."
"Sora, I was there because I wanted to patch up everything between us. When I was ready, I was gonna go get Ven a ring and propose to him and I wanted things to be alright with you and me the day we got married. Hell, I was even gonna make you my best man. Still, I guess after I'm done here I'll can get married at a courthouse, I probably lost my job so I probably have to go on a job hunt later. I forgive you brother. Even if you did call me a say I'll amount to nothing and I'll drag Ven with me." Sora now had tears in his eyes. He realized he really hurt his brother.
"Vanitas, one more thing." Sora said wiping a few tears away.
"What is it?"
"At your court date, why did you take the blame for me even though you could have given me up? I'd be here in your position right now if you did that."
"I guess I did it because, I knew that all the guys in a prison would do a bunch of bad stuff that my brother obviously can't handle. Also, I guess that even though we're rivals, I got a soft spot for you." Vanitas smiles. Sora grabs Vanitas in his arms and hugs him.
"All forgiven brother?" Sora asked.
"You saw the error of your ways and you're gonna be at my court date next month so, yea. We're forgiven." Visiting hours were over so Sora had to leave.
"I'll see you next month Vanitas!" Sora said walking off. Next month, testimonies and a judge will decide if Vanitas gets to go home or stay another month.
Me: Okay, we will end the chapter right here. Hey! You guys know what's coming up in a few days?
Riku: The Possession is being released on DVD in a few days?
Me: Yup! I absolutely LOVED that movie! Anyways, okay so about the poll on whether or not to release Vanitas next chapter is still up. It goes off when I get to the verdict when I write this. So you guys have until I get to writing the verdict! Now that Vanitas and Sora have settled their differences, will Sora show up for Vanitas' court date? Also, is Roxas really in love with Axel? Or is it just some cruel trick that's being played on his heart?
Zack: Okay Janae, your friend XaccemFlare wanted to know this, but why did Sora seem like a douchebag in the last chapter?
Me: Oh yeah, well you guys know how I made Terra a little out of character in the last chapter? Well I wanted to make Sora TOTALLY out of character for this story. So that's why Sora sounded a D-bag.
Cloud: Why am I making small appearances in this?
Me: 'Cuz you are! So, now I'm outta here! Remember that the poll goes down when I get to writing the verdict. This is Janae A.K.A OrgyMemberXVII signing off! Bye :D
