Axel, Demyx, Marluxia, and Larid got on the bus to go to their college, when Axel stopped dead.
"What's wrong Ax..." Demyx began...
"Shut up..." Axel said putting a hand on his mouth.
"OH... I see what's wrong..." Marluxia said with a grin. "Why don't you talk to your Roxy huh? If you don't I will..."
Marluxia's observation was correct indeed. Not only Roxas, but Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Namine were sitting in the back of the bus. Demyx's eyes widened when he saw it. Still remembering how Sora and everyone killed him, he just sat in his seat quietly. Axel glared at Marluxia warning him not to get near any of them especially Roxas.
"How the hell can this day get any worse... Did you know about this?" Axel asked Larid.
Larid looked at him sad. "I thought you would be happy about this surprise..."
"Surprise?" Axel said annoyed but in a whisper. "I've tried to not think about Roxas. I tried to get over him..."
"Over him? So does that mean you and he were..."
"No..." Axel said looking out the window. "It was one-sided."
Everyone was silent for a little while. Axel sat looking out the window, and listened to his music. It seemed like that was the only thing to get his mind off it...
"He has some of your classes..." Larid said to Axel just to warn him.
"He does?" he groaned. "When were you going to tell me this?"
"I wanted you to calm down first." She said looking down. "his major is Behavioral Science so he has classes with you."
"Perfect..." Axel said annoyed.
"Oh don't be upset Axy!" Marluxia's taunting voice said. "Why don't you talk to thirteen..."
"Don't you DARE call him that..." Axel said warningly to him.
"Oh right... he left and dishonored the organization..."
"You did when you tried to take over and I had to cover your ass." Axel said reminding him of the secret mission Saix gave him to weed out the spies in Castle Oblivion.
Marluxia shut up for the time being, while Axel leaned against the window listening to a song that reminded him of how he possibly felt when Roxas left; Gone from N'Sync. Axel didn't care if Marluxia saw him at this moment, because he had tears coming out of his eyes. He knew that he loved Roxas, and he was never able to convince Roxas of how he felt because they were both nobodies. Why would he want to reveal that he was himself? Why would he want to recreate that relationship if it was just going to be one-sided?
What was telling him all these things though? Was it that little thing called a conscience? Was that what told him all these thing?
While Axel was deep in thought, the bus arrived at the school. They got out of the bus after paying their fare, and walked toward the bus.
"Go to hell Marluxia." Axel said annoyed at his bragging.
"Its not my fault I'm awesome!" the flower lover replied.
"That's the thing.... YOUR NOT!" Larid said pushing him away. However, as it turned out, Sora was right behind him, and they bumped together.
"Oh sorry kid." he said annoyed remembering how he was beaten.
"What the..." Sora said staring at him.
"Sora?" Kairi asked.
"Kairi... don't you see..." he asked her obviously trying to show her something. "but how?"
"Sora, are you hallucinating?" Riku asked.
"I don't think he is..." Roxas said. "I don't see anything familiar about her... but... she feels familiar to me... all of them do... especially..." he said looking at Axel. In return, Axel who was already freaking out that Sora could see Marluxia, walked away quickly.
"Wait up A...." Marluxia taunted.
"Don't you DARE! They already know who you are, just leave me alone and stay out of my fucking life!!! YOU GOT THAT FUCKING MEMORIZED!!!" Axel yelled not knowing that fire was forming in his hands discretely.
"Axel?" Roxas, Namine, Sora, and Kairi asked in unison. Axel stopped dead and the fire went away. He closed his eyes. He hated Marluxia for making him react that way. It was bad enough they were already getting a crowd. Axel walked away and wanted to get far away from them. He didn't care if anyone tried to follow him. He wanted to run away.
(Roxas' POV)
"What's wrong with Axel?" Demyx asked Larid. However Larid was too preoccupied with yelling at Marluxia.
"YOU FUCKING JERK!!! THAT'S WHY I NEVER LIKED YOU MARLUXIA!!!!!" she said. If it wasn't for the people around, she probably would have beat the crap out of him.
"Whatever... I have class..." he said
"THEN GET THERE!!!" Larid yelled.
Marluxia walked away finally, and now it was time for the gang to ask questions.
"I don't get what's going on..." Riku asked.
"Well Riku..." Larid began but then she sighed and looked around. People were staring at them as it was. "We better just go to somewhere where we can talk so that we don't get any more unwanted attention."
The gang didn't argue as they all went into a lounge and sat down to talk. Larid explained the the five of them the situation. Sora and everyone in return filled them in on the fact that they were given an opportunity to go to college in a different world where their story was a video game. When they arrived, Roxas and Namine defused with Sora and Kairi and were given their own heart. So in a way they were given second chances as well. Sora and Kairi were dating now, and Riku and Namine were getting closer. Roxas was getting close to Namine as well so it was sort of a infatuation triangle...
Sora was happy to find out that after all that drama Axel was able to get a second chance... but Roxas didn't know what to say. Axel didn't want to talk to him... why?
"Why did Axel run away?" Roxas asked.
Larid sighed. "He... he uh... he's going through a really bad... time right now... he's confused... still adjusting to the body of a woman... " Larid said not looking at him.
"Oh..." Roxas said using that adorable pout face causing Larid to hold back a squeal.
"So who are you then?" Sora asked Demyx. Larid explained about Marluxia and Axel, but failed to mention poor Demyx.
Demyx, who distracted himself with 358/2 days, was oblivious.
"You haven't guessed?" Larid said with a laugh. "Who else do you know is lazy from Organization XIII?"
"Demyx?" Roxas and Namine asked.
"What? Someone call me?" he asked.
"Yep... he's the Demyx I remember..." Roxas said smiling again and rolled his eyes. "Lazy and oblivious."
"Roxas! That's not fair! Weren't we cool with each other?" Demyx whined. Roxas laughed.
"Wait... you remember being in the organization?" Larid asked suddenly.
"Yea... unlike before, when I didn't remember anything, I remember everything since I was created on to when I fused with Sora." Roxas explained.
"And I remembered everything I forgot in Castle Oblivion..." Sora explained.
"So much for 'to find is to lose and to lose is to find.'" Larid said with a laugh. "That must be why you recognized Marly huh?"
"Yep... unfortunately." Sora said.
"So... Roxas... you remember everything huh?" a timid voice came from behind him. He turned around to find Axel with his/her eyes wet from crying.
"Axel..." Roxas said. "Yes. I remember everything."
"Like what I said before you left the castle?"
Roxas looked down. "Yes... I... I do..."
"hn..." Axel said looking away and wiping his eyes.
"Roxas... what happened between..." Sora began, but Roxas wasn't paying attention. He got up, and walked toward Axel. Axel backed away, but Roxas grabbed his arm. He understood how Sora was able to see Marluxia. When they touched he was able to see his best friend again. It was as if he saw his soul above the body he was inhabiting. Axel took his arm back and walked away swiftly.
"Axel..." Roxas said with a sigh. He never got to tell Axel how he really felt. He was confused as it was about Axel's confession that he thought that he loved him. He was confused about his own feelings... If he was just going to push away how was he ever going to tell him?