There was too much going on. Between Xion's drama, and Axel's almost-daily trips to Castle Oblivion, searching for that accursed room, Axel and Roxas barely saw each other. Some days Axel couldn't even make it to Twilight Town for ice-cream. So, five days after the Kiss, Axel knocked on the door to Roxas' room, duffel bag in hand.
"I'm moving in." Was all he said as he pushed past the blonde and threw his duffel bag into a corner of the room. When Roxas didn't say anything to protest, Axel grinned and flopped down onto his bed. "So. How was the mission today?"
Roxas rolled his eyes but joined him on the bed, lying down so their sides were pressed together as they stared at the ceiling. "It was long. I swear, if I have to fight one more nocturne, or rhapsody, or other music-themed, magical flying creature, I might kill someone."
"My vote is Xaldin. He's creepy." Axel suggested cheerfully. "Or Captain Hook. The guy's a total tool."
"I'm not actually going to kill anyone. But if I was, you'd be top of my list." Roxas nudged him.
"What? That's just not right. What did I ever do to you?"
"Well. You let me think you were dead for almost a month. Then, less than a week after you get back, you decide to take over my room. Seems like more trouble than you're worth."
"Oh, wow. Please forgive my duffel bag for taking up so much space in your overly cluttered room." Axel replied, voice dripping with sarcasm. "You know you want me to live here. We'll be able to see more of each other."
Roxas was quiet for a moment as he considered that, then nodded. "Yeah… We've barely talked since you got back. And things feel…different. Do you think moving in will make things go back to normal?"
Axel sighed and shook his head, shifting his hand so he could link fingers with Roxas. "Too much has happened… I don't think 'normal' is ever going to happen again. Not here."
Roxas squeezed his fingers lightly. "Well. We'll just have to make a new normal."