I had to call Riku. Hey may not have been my biggest fan as of late, but it definitely wasn't in him to turn away a friend in need. "Riku, I ended it with Demyx. Can me and my four boxes crash on your couch till I fix this? Call me back." I had to assume he was one of two places, and, given the late hour, I doubted it was work. I called Sora and Roxas' shared place and just as I expected, he answered. "Hey. Can I crash at yours for a bit?"
He sighed. "I suppose so. Axel. I don't know what you're doing, but I hope it works. I assume you wanted something? Something unrelated to talking to me?"
"Yeah." I pulled the car into park along the side of the dead street. "Do you think Sora or Roxas would talk to me tonight?"
As I'd known Riku for the better part of twelve years, I'd figured he'd react in one of two ways: yell at me over how dumb of an idea that was, or hand the phone over to one of them so I could fix this. Instead, he did the unexpected. "I'd talk to Roxas in person. He's gotten to the anger stage and phone calls just won't do. Sora, yes. Shall I get him?"
"If you could." I pulled my phone from my ear and took a deep breath to prepare for the new asshole Sora would surely rip me. "Sora?"
"Axel, you fucker. I can't believe you would do something like that! And to your best friend! You are…! I can't even find the word for pissed I am at you!" Sora yelled into the receiver. Of course he'd be pissed at me.
"Sora, listen to me, please." I managed to squeeze in before he started up again. Rubbing the bridge of my nose, I started talking. "I'm not going to lie- what I did to your brother and one of my best friends was completely out of line. I walked into The Shack hoping for a cheap lay, not caring who it was. I was drunk and all it was to me was a chance to get my frustration out. I am so sorry Roxas was put through that. I'd known he'd been drugged to get him to submit the amount he did. I took advantage of that and I hate myself for it. What I did was unspeakable and completely out of line. I know you'll never be able to forgive me for what I did, but please don't hate me. I want to change, Sora. I have to. I just need you on my side."
Silence. I breathed deeply, hoping for the least damage. Sora sighed. "You are an ass, no doubt about it. Maybe I'll forgive you, maybe I won't. At least you know some of the damage you've done."
"I know this may be a bit soon, but do you think I could see him tonight?"
"Hold on." I heard a commotion, most likely Roxas yelling. "Only if you're prepared to get ripped in half." Sora said with a slightly audible smile.
I smiled. "Best he let it out now than later, right? Before he does damage to himself?"
"Yeah… Uh, so we'll see you in a few?"
"Yep. Bye Sora. Thank you so much."
"Don't mention it." He replied. I chuckled. "Really. Don't. We'll see you soon."
"Bye." I hung up and put the car in drive, speeding towards their house.