Roxas tossed and turned in his sleep before finally waking up with a gasp. He felt around next to him. Axel wasn't there. Odd. He was there when Roxas went to sleep… The blonde looked at the clock. 1:56 am. He sighed. Where could he have run off to this late at night? Roxas untangled himself from his covers and hopped off the bed. He went to the bathroom. No Axel. He went in the closet. No Axel. He went in the kitchen. No Axel. The shorter searched every room in the house, a few of them more than once. Axel was no where to be found. The younger sat in the sofa in the living room. Maybe…Did he decide to go back? He…He wouldn't leave me, right? Roxas was starting to get frantic at the idea of being abandoned by his best friend. He heard a sigh. It was coming from…outside. Roxas peeked through a window and saw the pyro sitting on the porch steps. He opened the door and walked out.

"Axel? Why're you up so late?" Axel spun around, shocked.

"Oh, um, Roxas. I couldn't sleep. …Why are you up so late?"

"Woke up and couldn't go back to sleep."

"Ah." Axel patted the ground next to him. Roxas sat.

"What were you looking at?" The redhead looked up.

"The stars. Notice anything different about them?" The blonde looked up as well. He scanned the sky, not seeing any changes.

"They look the same as they did in Twilight Town."

"Exactly. That's why I like the stars. They never seem to change. No matter where you are, they always look the same. They're…eternal."

"Eternal?"

"Uh huh." A silence fell over the two as they both stared into the sky, Axel smirking and Roxas utterly amazed yet again. A flash of light streaked the sky.

"Hey, another one of those shooting star things…"

"Yeah, make a wish, Roxas." Both of them closed their eyes, opening them after they made their wish. "What did you wish for now?" Raxas felt his face heat and looked away.

"Uh…It's a secret this time." He looked back at the redhead. "What about you?"

"Mine's a secret, too, actually."

"No fair."

"Hey, you started it."

"Hmph."

"Why won't you tell me?"

"Because it's a pretty private wish. Stupid, but still private."

"…If you say so." Does he not trust me or something? They sat in silence for another few minutes, staring at the sky. Then Axel remembered the question he had wanted to ask earlier. "Hey, Roxas?"

"Yeah?"

"You said you put thought into leaving the Organization, right?" Roxas nodded, not entirely sure what the pyro was getting at. "What kinds of things did you consider?"

"Well…how I'd be able to get away, first of all. I had a whole escape planned out until I remembered I could just walk out the front door. Which led to fighting my way through dusks and samurais and eventually Saix."

"You fought Saix? Why was I not informed? You could've gotten killed!"

"I didn't 'inform' you because I knew you'd react like that." Roxas paused and thought some more. "I also thought about the chances of someone being sent to drag me back. They seemed pretty high. And I tried to gauge how much I actually wanted to leave. That was pretty high, too." Axel sighed.

"Did you ever once think of how I'd feel if you left?"

"I didn't think I had to. We can't feel."

"But what If we could? What if we were in this situation and we had our hearts?"

"…I don't know."

"Would you still have left me?" Roxas was silent before letting out a sigh.

"…Probably." The knot in the redhead's throat hurt terribly. But thanks to a flashback caused by their current conversation, Axel knew exactly where he had felt this before. This tightness…this pain…he felt it for the first time waiting for Roxas that day outside of Memory's Skyscraper.

"…I finally figured out why I followed you." The blonde looked up at Axel, eyes suddenly twinkling with intrest.

"Why then?"

"Because."

"…Just because?"

"No. Because I couldn't bear the thought of not knowing how you were. Because I want to protect you. Because I didn't want to lose you. Because when I'm with you, I don't give a damn if I don't have a heart. Because…you make me feel. I don't care if you say I can't feel just because I'm a nobody. These feelings are real. And mine. And all because of you." Roxas was silent. Axel sighed.

"…How about we say our wishes at the same time?"

"Huh?"

"Our wishes. I still want to know yours." Axel smirked.

"I wished to know what love felt like. But it was a dumb wish. I already know what love feels like." The blonde raised an eyebrow.

"Really? How?" Axel shook his head. Damn him and his adorable ignorance…

"Because I love you." Roxas was quiet again, so Axel continued. "Do you have any idea how I felt when you were leaving? I felt…unimportant to you. And when you said you wanted to forget everything about the Organization? I thought you meant me, too. I had a tightness in my throat I couldn't place. But it was sadness. Sadness and fear that you didn't want me around." Roxas shook his head.

"How…how could you even think that?" The blonde wrapped around the pyro, who now looked like he was seconds away from crying. "You mean everything to me."

"Then why would you leave me behind? If I wasn't there, you would've walked away and left me…well, heartbroken. Pun not intended."

"I…I didn't know you could feel…" At this, Axel snapped.

"It's not just me! You can feel too! And don't you dare even try to deny it! Think back! Laughing when we were on the clocktower eating ice cream? Happiness! Crying when Xion passed? Sadness! Running when Vexen tried to experiment? Fear! Falling asleep on missions? Boredom! You have emotions, too! It isn't just me!" The redhead remembered his innate need for oxygen and gasped deeply when the rant was over, followed by panting. Roxas's eyes widened in shock.

"You…You're right…"

"You're damn right, I'm right! I don't need a heart to feel…I just need you." Roxas smiled.

"So you love me, huh?"

"More than I would ever be able to say."

"What if I said I wished for the same thing?" The redhead raised an eyebrow.

"I'd say 'wow'."

"I want to know what love feels like, too."

"It feels…fluttery. Happy. And you just never want to leave the person's side. You worry about them. And you want to try your best to make them smile." Axel smirked, remembering the wish he'd made on the last shooting star.

"Now what if I said I feel that way to someone, too?"

"I'd say 'who'."

"You."

"Then I'd say- wait, what?" Roxas smirked. That had obviously caught Axel off guard. "You're serious?"

"Uh huh." Axel ran through possible responses in his mind, none of which sounded appropriate for this situation. Instead he sat there, grinning like an idiot, until he wrapped his arms around Roxas.

"I knew you loved me, too."

"Oh yeah? How?"

"Because."

"Because why?"

"Because I know you. And I also know that you've wanted to do this to me for a long time." The pyro leaned down and kissed Roxas's lips gently, savoring the softness of them and odd, fruit flavor. Roxas let his eyes slide shut and let his hands wander. Axel's pajamas had consisted of baggy silk pants and nothing else, meaning he was shirtless. He moved his lips against the taller's after what seemed like an hour of mental preparation. Roxas, after all, hadn't actually kissed anyone before. Kissing meaning him doing the kissing, no one else kissing him first to prove a point. A point that, Roxas noted, had actually been correct. Axel again remembered his need for oxygen to continue living and broke the kiss. He attempted to look the blonde in the eyes but his eyes were still closed, making Axel laugh. The shorter's eyes fluttered open. He smiled.

"You should've warned me."

"About?"

"About how good of a kisser you are." Axel flushed.

"Thanks, although that was kind of my first kiss."

"Really?"

"Of course. You were worth waiting for." Now Roxas blushed.

"But you know, there's much more than kissing that I want to try." Axel just smirked.

"Don't complain if I'm no good at it, though. Got it memorized?"

"I don't care how good you are at it, as long as you're the one who's doing it. Memorize that, flamesilocks." The redhead's smirk grew as he picked up the boy bridal style, earning a few noises of protest, but little else. He walked back into the house, still cradling Roxas. The pyro walked towards the bedroom, being careful that the younger didn't get hit on anything, and dropped the blonde onto the awaiting bed. Roxas pouted. "No fair, how come you get to be on top?" Axel rolled his eyes.

"Think about it, Roxas. I'm older. And taller. And I outrank you. And I think I've seen more porn than you have. Why wouldn't I be on top?" Roxas let out a meep noise at the mention of porn, feeling all the blood in his body either rush to his face or to his…lower regions.

"You watch porn?"

"Well, I don't, but when you're surrounded by an Organization of pervs and pedophiles, you catch a few glimpses."

Pervs and pedophiles."

"Yes, pervs and pedophiles. Marluxia, Vexen, and Xigbar. Zexion and Demyx, too, if they're drunk or bored. Saix on rare occasions. And Luxord is a closet perv."

"Meaning?"

"He isn't a pervert when he's around others, but he's a pervert in private." Roxas sighed. He knew about Marluxia, from personal experience of pouncing and almost-rape. Vexen and Xigbar, well, he knew about them too, but in the beginning hadn't expected it. And Zexion. What do you think is in that book he's always reading, fairy tales? Guess again. Demyx is…just Demyx. Being a pervert every once in a while just goes with his lifestyle. Luxord on the other hand…he did a really good job at hiding his inner pedophile. And Saix…he's just Saix. Acting like he has a pole up his ass all the time earns him a bit of pervy time every now and again.

"So you're not a pervert?" A mischevious gleam made its way into Axel's eyes.

"I didn't say that." The redhead straddled Roxas's hips and brought their lips together again. Roxas shivered as he felt a hot tongue trace his lips. He parted his lips slightly, and the real fun began. Their tongues danced together in sinful ways that betrayed their inexperience. For the time being, Roxas let Axel dominate the kiss. The pyro's tongue explored the shorter's mouth, only breaking away when he needed air. Roxas, face now flushed and breathing heavily, whimpered when the older pulled away. Axel laughed. "Anything you'd like to say?" Roxas's eyes widened and the blood rushed to his face and groin again.

"Y-you want me t-to…say it?" Axel smirked devilishly.

"I won't know what you want if you don't tell me." The blonde's hair clashed terribly with the redness of his face.

"F-fuck me…"

"'Scuse me? I didn't quite catch that."

"Dammit Axel, fuck me!" The boy's instincts took over. He tackled Axel back so he was on top. Their lips moved again, this time with the boy leading but the redhead trying to fight back. One hand moved across the taller's chest while the other moved lower to the man's clothed, growing erection. He massaged it softly through the thin silk fabric, making Axel moan just a bit. That shocked Roxas back into reality. "And that was?"

"A beautiful thing called a moan. Which now that you're calm again, you're about to be doing a lot of." Another push ended with them back in their original position of Axel as the seme and Roxas the uke. Another particularly wet game of tongue tag ensued. The pyro moved his hand to Roxas's chest and fondled with the buttons of his night shirt. When they all popped open, Roxas shrugged it off and threw it in a random direction. Axel lowered his lips to his neck, laying gentle kisses on it until he found his pulse point. He licked it slowly and Roxas shivered and bit his lip. Axel smirked.

"Don't bite your lip. Let the moans out. I like hearing them." Roxas blushed and looked away, but nodded. The redhead licked down to the smaller boy's collarbone, nipping at it and sucking on the red marks that developed. Roxas reached down and pulled at the fabric of Axel's nightpants until they pooled around the pyro's knees. Axel quickly kicked them off, slightly embarrassed as he realized that he was now hovering over his best friend wearing nothing but red boxers. Roxas must've picked up on that, too. He smirked and pushed Axel up onto his knees.

And then a memory that was not his own invaded his mind.

A familiar brunette was laying in a bed, naked and panting. Another boy with silver hair was on his hands and knees over him, caging him in. The silverette had a smirk on his face. He pulled the boy up onto his knees and grasped his erection tightly. The brunette gasped.

"A-ah…R-Riku…don't tease m-me…"

"Why not? Teasing you is half the fun." The silverette took the brunette's member into his mouth slowly. The brunette let out a long moan as he watched his cock disappear into the warmth of his lover's mouth bit by bit, inch by inch, until he couldn't see it anymore. The older boy started sucking gently. The smaller's hand fisted into the silver locks as the pressure in his stomach grew. The sucks came faster and harder, encouraged by the noises coming from the younger. The brunette shuddered as he came hard into his best friend's mouth. The silverette swallowed the cum and licked his lips. "Plus, you taste so damn good." The brunette just laid there panting harder than ever.

"You…are such…a sex fiend…" The older laughed.

"Only with you."

Roxas shook the erotic images out of his head. He had to admit, that did look like fun… He kissed Axel again, this time sliding both hands under the waistband of his boxers, sliding them down until his throbbing cock was exposed. He grabbed the exposed organ and stroked it slowly as he ran his tongue down Axel's body, sending chills of pleasure through his veins. He moved downwards teasingly, moving from his ear, to lips, to throat, to collarbone, to nipples, to bellybutton, and finally to the base of the redhead's member. He licked to the tip and blew on it. Axel shuddered and tried to resist the urge to face fuck the blonde until he gagged. Roxas took the head into his mouth, running his tongue along it and poked into the slit.

"hahh…you sure you've never d-done this be-before?" Roxas laughed at Axel's faltering voice, sending vibrations up Axel's spine. He fisted into the blonde hair in front of him. His head tilted back with pleasure as the pressure in his stomach tightened. With one fast movement, Roxas deep throated the cock, swallowing every so often along with the slight bobbing of his head. Axel came before he could warn the boy. The blonde was thrown back in shock. He swallowed everything and laid down, honestly spent. Axel laid with him. He licked the corner of his mouth, which was dripping with a trail of his essence. It was weird, tasting himself, but not unwelcome. It was a sweet taste, but also salty. Roxas laughed.

"Even your cum tastes like sea salt ice cream." Axel flushed redder than his hair.

"Next time, I'm tasting you." Roxas nodded.

"Okay, okay. It's only fair. You're pleasuring me next time." Axel rolled his eyes.

"You are such a sex fiend." Roxas laughed again.

"Only with you." The blonde laid on the redhead's chest. The older ran his fingers through the blonde spikes and sighed. They shut their eyes, but sleep never even got the chance to take them.

"Well well, that was a hot little show we walked in on, wasn't it?"

"Yes, yes it was."

"I wish we would've come earlier, we could've joined!" Axel and Roxas froze. They knew those voices.