Axel and Roxas walked in silence for a good while now. And it was during this time the redhead thought the dream; the one of him and Roxas actually being in a relationship. He thought about if that dream meant anything or if there was a chance it could ever become a reality. And he wondered if the blonde walking beside him had ever had similar dreams or experiences. He was too afraid to ask him, though. He was afraid of making things awkward and possibly losing the greatest friendship he'd ever had. So he decided to just keep his mouth shut.

But that was only unless Roxas said something first.

"So…" Roxas then broke the silence, "do you have a girlfriend?"

"Nah, no relationships for me."

"At all?"

"No, I just meant that I'm not in one. I did have a few dates over the course of the year, but nothing ever turned serious."

"Oh, okay."

"And Riku mentioned you're single, too."

"I am."

"Really? A great guy like you?"

He tried to hide a blush. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Just that you're a good guy," he stated. "You're funny and nice and easy to talk to. Plus, you're cute when you're embarrassed," he added, noticing the blush.

"Shut up."

He laughed. "It's okay, Rox."

His blush deepened when Axel put his hand on his shoulder. He looked into the green eyes of his best friend and practically lost his breath. There was something in those eyes now that he had never noticed before. And he couldn't help but wonder if Axel saw the same in his blue eyes.

"You okay Roxas?" Axel spoke up. "You seem really flustered."

Roxas shook his head. "I'm fine." He looked around. "We stopped walking."

Axel's hand dropped from Roxas's shoulder. "So we have." He sighed. "C'mon, we don't wanna take too long."

"I don't think the others will mind," he protested. "Besides, it's a nice day out, so we should take our time."

"Roxas, I'm exhausted. I woke up really early and took a bus ride and a seven and a half hour train ride. I'm sorry, but I just wanna get to the house and relax."

"If you're so tired then why did you volunteer us to walk?"

"Are you mad at me, Rox?"

"No," he denied. "I could never be mad at you, Axel."

"Good to know."

"Could you ever get angry with me?"

He smiled. "I don't think so, no."

"Good."

The walk continued in even more silence. Axel looked around Twilight Town, taking in all the sights he hadn't seen in such a long time. Then his eyes landed on the blonde walking beside him. An odd sensation swept over him and he suddenly felt the urge to hold that soft face in his hands and run his fingers through that blonde spikey hair. He longed to hold his best friend, whom he hadn't seen in so long. Axel wanted to wrap his arms around Roxas and just pull him into himself and keep him close and in a tight embrace. Yet, all this time, Roxas wasn't even paying attention.

"Welcome home," Roxas suddenly spoke up, stopping.

Axel stopped as well and looked at the house before them. They then headed up the walkway and entered the place. They made their way to the living room to see the others sitting around eating sea salt ice cream.

"There are two more for you guys in the freezer," Riku told them before they could say anything.

"I'll get them," Roxas volunteered. He exited the room and entered the next one over.

"How was the walk?" Kairi asked.

"It was nice."

"What did you two talk about?" Naminé wondered.

"Why do you need to know?"

"We're just wondering," Sora replied.

Axel shrugged. "Let's just say that I got a lot of thinking done during the walk."

Roxas then returned from the kitchen. He handed Axel one of the ice creams, keeping the other for himself. He sat down, asking, "What are we gonna do now?"

"I don't know," Riku replied. He heaved a great sigh, leaning back on the couch and putting his arm around Sora. "We could do anything, really."

"Let's play a game," Kairi thought aloud.

"Not truth or dare," Axel denied before it could even be suggested. He knew the girls well enough to know that that would be the game.

Sora smirked. "Why not? Do you have something to hide?"

"Stop teasing him," Naminé said back.

"Yeah Sora, stop teasing me."

"Shut up, Ax."

Roxas laughed. "Let's just watch a movie," he then suggested.

"That sounds like a good idea," Axel agreed. "It's something calm and it allows me to relax."

"A movie sounds good to me," Riku confirmed.

"Okay. So what movie?" Naminé asked. "Axel?"

"Oh, my choice? Let's see then…" he trailed off, thinking. "Let's watch Treasure Planet," he decided with a childish smile.

The others all laughed at his choice.

"When was the last time we watched that?" Kairi wondered.

"I have no idea," Axel replied. "All the better reason to watch it, though."

"All right, Treasure Planet it is," Roxas declared. He got up, found the movie and stuck it into the DVD player.

The others settled in front of the TV. Kairi and Naminé sat on each end of the couch. Riku and Sora sat between them, Riku next to Kairi, leaving Naminé next to Sora. Then Axel sat on the floor in front of the couch. Roxas joined him on the floor once the movie started to play. And throughout the entire movie, Axel had to restrain himself from wrapping his arm around Roxas's shoulders.