And the second chapter of the day! for Christmas! dont say i never give you anything... xD

Roxas gripped Axels hand as he started to wake up, Axel holding his too in sleep. Roxas looked over at him as he moved his head slightly and smiled. He was actually kinda cute like that... Axel frowned slightly, and Roxas let go of his hand, afraid that was what had made him frown, even though he wasn't yet awake. Axel shifted slightly, a deeper frown creasing his features.

'N-no...' he mumbled. Roxas frowned, watching him.

'...Axel?...' he whispered, afraid to wake the redhead.

'N-no...d-don't...don't hurt him...' Axel said a little louder. Roxas put a hand on his shoulder, trying to comfort him without waking him.

'NO!' Axel cried, eyes suddenly flicking open. He was breathing heavily, not completely awake, trying to shake the nightmare. Roxas just stared at him before shaking his shoulder slightly.

'Axel?' he said quietly. Axel's eyes were slightly glazed as he turns to look at Roxas.

'R-Roxas...?'

'...are you alright?...' Roxas asked him. Axel's eyes cleared as he tried to get his breathing back under control.

'S-sorry..I-I think so...' he replied shakily. Roxas looked at him worriedly.

'You really do worry me sometimes Axel...' he told the redhead. Axel chuckled lightly, though Roxas could tell it was forced.

'...Do you want to talk about it?...' Roxas asked gently. Axel just shook his head and sighed.

'I need a drink...'

'...Ok then...' Roxas muttered, a little put out. Weren't they supposed to be friends? Didn't friends tell each other things?

'Do you want some water?' Axel asked as he got up to go to the sink, breaking Roxas's thoughts.

'Uh...no I'm fine thank you...' he replied. Axel splashed a little water on his face to help him compose himself again, before pouring himself a glass of water and downing it in one. He poured another before turning back to Roxas. Roxas looked at him and sighed, and Axel looked back questioningly.

'...How come...you were holding my hand...?' Roxas asked tentatively. Axel blinked.

'I was holding your hand?'

'Yeah...when I was sleeping...'

'I...don't know...' Axel admitted.

'...Oh...ok then...' Axel sat back down, holding his glass of water.

'Man...Wonder what's gonna happen today...' he mused.

'Dunno...' Roxas responded. 'We'll probably be put back onto missions...' Axel sighed.

'I probably will. Zexion will probably have requested you're off for a week or so though. In case it had slipped your mind, you're still seriously injured...' Axel reminded him.

'..But I feel fine...' Axel chuckled slightly.

'It'll wear off.' Axel told the blond. 'Trust me; I've been on the receiving end of Zexion's healing. I felt perfectly fine, went on a mission, and almost collapsed as soon as I walked out of the dark corridor...'

'Fine...' Roxas pouted, making Axel chuckle.

'Missing work already?' he asked.

'No...' Roxas replied. 'Just don't know what to do...'

'Hmm... I'll be right back...' Axel told him, walking out of the room. Roxas sighed, lying back down. Axel returned a few minutes later with a CD player, a few CDs, and a couple of books.

'This little lot kept me going while I was off...' Axel told Roxas.

'Thank you,' he said, smiling.

'Not sure if it's really your thing, but...'

'It'll be fine Axel' Roxas assured him. Axel smiled slightly, before Larxene burst into the room.

'Figured you'd be hiding out in here. Superior's ordered me to keep an eye on you for today's mission.' She announced, huffing. 'What does he think I am, a babysitter?' Roxas stared at her.

'Come on, get moving. We leave in 10 minutes. Don't be late...' she told Axel as she walked out of the door again. Axel put a hand to his head and sighed.

'Man...I think she's giving me a headache already...'

'Mmm...' Roxas agreed. 'It happens every day.'

'I'd better go before she castrates me for being late!' Axel said as he stood up again.

'Have fun!' Roxas told him, giggling.

'Yeh...' Axel said, pulling a face, before turning to him again. 'Don't over exert yourself. I know you feel fine, but...just take it easy, ok?'

'Course I will,' Roxas agreed before Axel left the room. Roxas sighed heavily, as Lexaeus entered the room.

'Zexio—' he trailed off as he caught sight of Roxas lying on the bed. 'Oh.'

'Uh hi Lexaeus...' Roxas said quietly.

'Seen Zexion?' the big man asked.

'Not today, sorry...' Roxas told him apologetically. Lexaeus sighed.

'I'll try the library...' He turned to leave, but turned back. 'Why are you here anyway?'

'I got into a bit of trouble, got beat up pretty bad and haven't really been able to get out of bed...'

'Hmm, that's too bad...' Lexaeus said. 'If you see Zexion, tell him I'm after him will you?'

''k...' Roxas agreed as the bigger man left the room. Roxas closed his eyes, slowly drifting off to sleep again.

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Axel walked in quietly, smiling as he saw Roxas fast asleep on the bed. He looked at what he'd brought back, and sighed slightly as he realised he'd have to wake Roxas for a little while. He gave the blonds shoulder a gentle shake.

'Roxas...' he said quietly.

'Mmm...' Roxas responded as he opened sleepy eyes.

'Sorry Rox...' Axel started. 'But your ice-creams gonna melt, and I've got nowhere to put it...' Roxas blinked a couple of times to wake himself up.

'...ice-cream?' he asked with wide eyes. Axel chuckled slightly.

'Well, I just finished a mission. Time for ice-cream, right?'

'Of course,' Roxas grinned. Axel handed him one of the ice-creams, watching Roxas's face light up as he put it in his mouth, before starting to eat his own. Roxas giggled, happy to have ice-cream. Axel gave a heavy sigh, leaning back in his chair.

'Am I glad that's over...' he muttered.

'I bet you are...' Roxas said. 'Especially if it was with Larxene...'

'If she wasn't busy giving me orders, or having a go at me for doing my own things, she was trying to flirt with me. A whole day... I hope they give me someone else tomorrow. I don't think I can take any more...' Axel told him melodramatically.

'Mmm... Hope they give you someone else too' Roxas told him as he took another lick of his ice-cream.

'Better still if they send me on my own...' Axel said.

'Which I doubt they will...'

'Mmm...Xemnas will have me on doubles until he's satisfied in not gonna go rogue on him...'

'Mmmm...'

'Which will probably be forever...' Axel lamented, finishing his ice-cream. Roxas giggled with his clean ice-cream stick in his mouth.

'Who knows?'

'Maybe they'll give me you when you're better... babysitting duty as a punishment...'

'Mmm... Wouldn't call it a punishment' Roxas said.

'But they might...' Axel told him, raising his ice-cream stick like a champagne glass. 'Here's to hoping, huh?' Roxas giggled and raised his too.

'Ah well...' Axel said. 'How's your day been?'

'...Can't remember most of it...' Roxas admitted, making the redhead chuckle.

'That boring huh?'

'Dunno...'

'Well...' Axel started. 'I'm beat, dunno about you...'

'Been asleep a lot today...' Roxas told him. Axel rolled his eyes.

'Well it's alright for some...' Roxas giggled.

'Hmm...Do you mind if I sleep in my bed tonight? I'm getting all cramped up sleeping here... I'll stay if you want...' Axel asked, not wanting to leave the blond.

'Its fine, I'll be alright here' he smiled.

'You sure? I really will stay if you want me too. Or if you want to sleep in my room...' Axel hazarded.

'I really don't mind Axel...' Roxas told him, yawning.

'Alright...well...I'll come see you in the morning, ok?' Axel gave in. 'And you can keep the stuff I gave you this morning, save your boredom tomorrow...'

'Sounds...good...' Roxas muttered, falling asleep almost instantly. Axel chuckled quietly.

'Tired huh? Night Rox...'

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