Ok first off I would like to thank my awesome reviewers: SaphireWhiteWolf and dancingwiththestars! Thanks so much! Saphire, I try not to end with evil cliffhangers but I might end up doing so in later chapters so... don't kill me then! lol... and dancing, thanks for the cookie! but... please don't deprive me of my motivation! I'm going to get to the past and Sora's part but I have something else I have to finish with in the story first... This is part 1 of the 2 parts of chapter 3 and Sora will be in chapter 4. That's when you get all your info. I wanted to get chapter 3 out in one big chapter but I haven't had the time to get to the other half of it and I have 4 midterms this week so I won't be able to get to it until next week when I'm off on spring break. I didn't want to make you guys wait and this ends at the perfect part so I thought I'd just put it up now! :)

Oh and does anyone else want me to stop with the whole, center alignment thing? I just have always loved doing that and reading it that way but if people don't like it then I am willing to change! This may be the last chapter I have in the center of the page! So what do you guys want?

Warning: Mentions of men having sexual relations with each other. Nothing specific though. If you don't like it then I wonder why you're still reading my story. It's kind of obvious from my past warnings and from the story itself that this was coming. XP

Disclaimer: I do NOT down Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters.

Chapter 3

"Hmm."

Roxas let out a contented sigh, shifting slightly as he started to gain consciousness. Wincing slightly at the soreness of his lower half, he began to recall the events of the night before with a smile. He knew he would have a little trouble walking around that day but to him it was definitely worth it. Finally opening his eyes, he was immediately greeted with the sight of his sleeping roommate whose arms were currently wrapped around him, holding him close to his bare chest.

Roxas chuckled, watching how peaceful he looked as he slept. Unable to resist, he moved forward and placed a soft kiss on the sleeping man's lips. He pulled back and smiled as Axel groaned and began to wake up.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Roxas said softly as the redhead's eyes slowly opened. One of the hands around his waist pulled back to rest on his head, as if it was in pain.

"Ow…" he muttered, groaning again. Roxas chuckled again, shaking his head. Axel froze as his eyes met the bright blue ones in front of him.

"That's what you get for drinking so much last night," the blonde said with a smile. He was about to reach out and massage his head for him but stopped, frowning at the look Axel was giving him. He seemed to be in shock. "What's wrong, Axel?" The man broke out of his trance and looked down at where he was holding their naked bodies together, blushing furiously.

"R-Roxas," he whispered nervously. "What exactly happened last night?"

Silence.

Not a sound could be heard between the two.

Fearing the worst, Axel looked up from their bodies and into the eyes of his roommate. He froze again as he saw the devastated look in those beautiful blue orbs. He could almost feel the pain that was in them.

Roxas felt like he couldn't breathe. His world seemed to be crashing down around him. The most wonderful, amazing night of his life and it had all been a drunken mistake that couldn't even be remembered. He felt the tears well up in his eyes but he blinked them back, quickly pulling out of Axel's arms. He ignored the pain he felt from the movement, barely feeling it because of the pain in his chest.

"Roxas?" Axel spoke quietly, reaching out to him. Said boy moved further away, not even looking at him as he pulled on his boxers, gathered his clothes and headed out of the room. "Roxas, wait!" He was ignored again as the other limped out, slamming the door behind him with a bang. Axel winced, holding his head and groaning.

"Oh man, what have I done?" he said, sitting up and putting his face in his hands. His head throbbed painfully and all he wanted to do was lie back down but he couldn't do that. Dragging himself out of the bed, he sighed and somehow managed to pull on some clothes before heading out to find Roxas. Still groggy and unbalanced, he stumbled across the hall to the blonde's door.

Axel hesitated, hearing the soft sobbing coming from within. He almost backed away, afraid to even knock while he was in such a delicate state. But he knew that if he didn't set things straight now, it might ruin them forever. He took a deep breath, trying to relax before knocking lightly on the door.

"Rox?" he said softly, hearing a pause in the sobs. When he got no answer he tried to open the door but it was locked. "Please let me in. I need to talk to you." He heard shuffling from behind the door and for a second he though that it was going to be opened but suddenly something was slipped under the door at his feet. Bending down, he picked up the paper and saw that all it said was three words. 'NO. GO AWAY.'

"Rox," he whispered, crumpling up the note. It was childish but he knew better than to point that out when his friend was in such pain. Thinking over everything that had happened since he woke up, he couldn't believe how much of an idiot he had been! And now he had hurt Roxas, the person he cared about the most. "Rox, please. I'm so sorry about what I said. Just let me in and let me explain."

"Explain what?" said a soft voice from the other side of the door. "Explain how you were drunk and didn't know what you were doing? Explain how you didn't mean any of it at all?!" His voice rose higher and cracked as he spoke, making Axel wince in pain from his head and his heart.

"No! Roxas, it's not that at all!" He paused for a moment, trying to find the right words. He could barely remember what had happened the night before and a few more bits of his memory were flashing in his brain, making his head spin even more. There was complete silence on the other side of the door and he knew that Roxas was waiting for him to speak again. "Rox, I... I'm not exactly sure what I said to you last night..." he heard a sob and shuffling as if he was moving away from the door and panicked. "Wait! Let me finish!" The shuffling stopped so he continued. "I was stupid to drink so much last night. I was just so nervous. You see... Demyx and I... we both made a promise. That at midnight at his party, we would tell the people we loved how we really felt. No backing down. I wish that I could go back and undrink those drinks and... well... I can't. But I love you, Roxas. And I'm so so sorry. Just... please open the door."

Axel held his breath as the silence made every second feel like an eternity. His pounding head was racing with depressing thoughts. Had he really screwed everything up? Would Roxas never forgive him? The seconds stretched into minutes and then into hours in his mind. Then, just as he was about to have a nervous breakdown, he heard a click and the door cracked open just enough to show a pair of bright watery eyes, red and puffy from crying. Starting to breathe again, Axel pushed the door open slowly to see the rest of his little blonde.

Turning his eyes down, Roxas let him open the door and pull him into a tight embrace as he whispered 'I love you' over and over into his ear. He was still upset but it felt so good just to be held like that, nice and snug in the arms of the man he loved. He felt his heart jolt each and every time the redhead spoke the words he most wanted to hear.

"This doesn't mean I've forgiven you," he whispered as Axel fell silent, holding him even tighter. Roxas sniffed and squirmed a bit so that he loosened his grip. "T-that was my first time. I'm still upset that I gave that to you and you don't even remember it." Axel pulled back and looked into his eyes, trying to think of what to say. He winced and held his head for a moment before looking back down at him.

"I know. I messed up big time and I can't undo it. But I will do my best to make up for it. I promise you won't regret it." He leaned down and kissed his Roxas softly and sweetly, pouring all of his love into the kiss before pulling back with a sad smile.

"You'd better," Roxas grumbled, blushing and looking away. Then he sighed and shook his head before he looked back at his new boyfriend in time to see him wince yet again. "You need to get something for that hangover." He started to walk out of the room only to be pulled back into Axel's embrace yet again.

"It's ok. I just need you right now," he whispered, burying his head in beautiful blonde locks and inhaling deeply. Roxas squirmed and giggled a bit, making Axel smirk.

"Stop that, Axel," Roxas said, trying to seem angry. It wasn't working. Axel's smirk just got wider as he turned his love around to face him. Seeing the evil glint in the redhead's eyes, Roxas shivered and said, "Don't even think about it."

"Whatever are you talking about, my dear Roxy," Axel murmured softly, leaning down. "I'm not thinking about anything at all." Roxas tried to glare but couldn't keep that up either as he was swept into another loving kiss. When they parted, Roxas was blushing again as he mumbled something about advil and walked out. Axel smiled and sighed, relieved beyond words that Roxas was coming around. He knew he wasn't totally forgiven yet but they would work it out with time. "I wonder how it went with Demyx," Axel mused before leaving the room to find his Roxas.

Oooooooo... VERY crazy chapter... I'm not sure if I like all of it but I think it came out alright. And next is Chapter 3 part 2! You get to find out what happened with DEMYX!!!!! Did he succeed or was he brutally rejected by the calm, cool Zexion? lol... and then in Chapter 4 we find out about how Sora is doing 3 years after his twin's disappearance! So review and tell me what you think! The more reviews, the faster I go! Of course I can't get anything out until the weekend at the earliest this week because of midterms. But it might take longer if I don't get some reviews! :)