A/N: Hola amigos (and amigas!) Okay this chaps more filler than anything but...you can blame my other story for that...the writer's block from that one carried over into this one...oh well i just gotta push through it...again...anyway thanx for all the reviews people! I loved reading them!

Axel's POV

I met Sora after sixth period. He looked troubled. It didn't sit well on his face.

"Hey Axel. You seen Roxas?"

"Uh…no. What you haven't? I thought he was like your…self proclaimed keeper or something." He shrugged not getting the joke at all…

"I told him I'd be busy for an hour after school but…I didn't think he'd listen. It's just got me worried that's all." We were quiet for a second before he smiled.

"Listen to me being all depressed. Not one someone needs to hear right after school right? Come on." I shrugged this time and followed him into the park. Okay then.

The hour went smoothly, me explaining what the choir actually does and giving Sora a chance to ask questions.

Roxas wasn't in the commons when we got there. Much to Sora's discomfort. At least…until Demyx suggested he and Sora go to the coffee house.

And that's when I noticed how Riku's eyes followed them out. That hasn't happened in a while…

I snuck up behind him.

"Watcha doin?" He squeaked and jumped. Hail the mighty male spirit of Riku.

"Nothing. Have you seen Cloud? He said he…"

"Sorry Riku. Teacher was pissy. Come on." Cloud was in the door, looking as monotone as ever.

Which left me alone…well, not really. There were several other students in there but none that I knew or cared to pay attention to.

And as all perfect things are wont to do…it ended about fifteen minutes later.

With Roxas crashing through the doors…or being thrown. Take your pick.

"Still won't fight will you Roxy?" Roxas just lay there. He was breathing normally though (I was close enough that I could see his chest rise and fall)

And the only person I hate more than Seifer came striding through the doors. Xemnas. Number one badass on campus. Everyone hated him…except his little gang but they don't count. I'm still fighting with Riku as to whether or not they're plain pond scum or some new type of poisonous bug…I'm for the pond scum.

Roxas calmly stood up as he came closer and brushed himself off as if he wasn't just thrown a minimum of five feet through a set of doors.

"I told you. I don't want to fight you." How stoic can you get? Just a few hours ago he had beaten Seifer and Rai in less than ten seconds now he's saying he didn't want to fight? Did I miss something?

"And why the fuck not?" Xemnas punched Roxas in the gut and promptly kneed him in the face.

Notice how the commons was suddenly cleared?

"There's no reason that's why." Does anything hurt this kid? Saix walked up behind and whispered something in the silverette's ear. A grin that could very easily send chills down anyone's spine appeared.

"Is that so? Well Roxas if you don't want to fight then maybe you'll talk? It won't take more than ten minutes." Shit…I knew that look. Xemnas was always making deals…and they normally ended badly for the other person.

…I mentally shrugged. If Roxas was gonna walk around with a pole sideways up his ass and bean ass…why not let Xemnas try and deal with him? Who knows? Roxas' attitude might drive him away.

Here's to hoping.

(three hours later)

"Demy! You damn cheater! Fuck…" We had gotten into a battle to the death…over video games about half an hour ago when the clones had come back, nearly ready to pass out due to caffeine. What better time to claim the TV and force Riku, Zexion, and Cloud to watch me get my ass kicked by two kids? Not that Riku had any issue with that…

Sora's voice sounded a hell of a lot higher pitched than it did a second ago…

"Where's Roxas? Have you seen him Axel?" I was still too focused on the screen in front of me. It took him throwing a controller at my head (which cost me the game dammit…it might have hurt too) to get my attention.

"What dammit?"

"Have you seen Roxas?" His voice was slow, like he was talking to retarded kid. And who's the caffeine demon?

"Not for a few hours." I didn't add anything about Xemnas. Cloud would probably kill me for letting him so close to his cousin (can't the kid take care of himself?) and Riku probably would have asked me if I had tried to kill him (known to happen on occasion…)

"Hmm…" Sora's face was distant, unfocused…but only for about…five seconds. His high was back and it was his turn to try to beat me…

It took two more hours before the clones were ready to pass out again. From exhaustion this time.

"See ya guys in the morning." I saw them wave half heartedly as I headed to the steps. I wasn't halfway to the stairs when Roxas came through the doors.

He froze in the door, staring first at Sora then at Cloud.

"Roxas? Where have you been? What's that on your face?" And that's when Roxas went all ninja against the oncoming Sora. One second he's in front of him, the next he's behind him.

"I was out…nothing…I gotta go." He ran up the stairs. How the hell did he…? Never mind. I had already deduced that there is a phenomenal connection between speed and short people.

This time I didn't say bye, I just started up the stairs.

Not my place to ask. Just my roommate.

Who was….climbing out the window? The scary thing was he could fit…if I tried that? I would be stuck in five seconds flat.

"Uh…what are you doing?" He stopped and looked at me. Oops sorry did I catch you by surprise? So sorry about that…not.

"I just want to get out without Sora seeing me." That made sense.

"That's how you and Sora got out the day we found you at the coffee shop isn't it?" He nodded while continuing to ease himself out. I also managed to get a pretty good look at what had caught Sora's attention. It looked like a light bruise on his neck, circling it.

"Sure you don't wanna touch up there Roxy?" I was being completely serious about that. The kid had close to ten jars of cover up stored under his bed. Not that I'm supposed to know that…what?! One rolled from under his bed and when he went to push it back I could see them.

…that got me absolutely no reaction.

He was gone.

Is everyone fast but me?!

It was like that the rest of the week though.

Roxas would help me in math (god knows I needed the help), then disappear. I'd meet Sora after school, he'd go with Demyx, or Zexion, or Riku. Roxas would come back at around ten when we'd all be about done for the day…sometimes anyway. He didn't come back on Thursday night.

Sora was a case study in mental breakdowns that night, only to have Roxas calm him down by saying he was "out with friends."

Yeah. Any bet one of them had silver hair?

His cover up was disappearing. Fast.

Disclaimer: yadda yadda me own nothing. Okay? please don't rub it in...

A/N: HIYA!! I"M BACK!! okay to some people it may not seem like a long time since i updated but...i like to update fast and this wasn't fast for me, so yeah i'm probably apologizing without needing to but hey i'm still going to. Anyway, i just realized how similar this story is to my other one, and i'm sorry to those of you who have read my other one, but there are differences, and those differences play a part trust me! I'm doing my best to make these stories different!! Please review and you chall get...uh...hm...oh i know! You shall get giant cookies!!