The Boy Next door.
Chapter 6- Fun 'n flames.
DISCLAIMER- I don't NOT own ANY of these Characters!! Geeze. I think you'd people would get it by oh, I dunno, chapter 6? I do own Falling, who is me. And Random is Randomglompgirl. But this is AkuRoku, sooooo yeah. Don't like, don't read, Mkay?
bRoxas' P.o.V./b
"Yo, Axe, you ready?" I asked through Axel's apartment door. It's been about a week since I had my little accident, Axel and I have become pretty good friends I guess. He's the only person I can hang out with that's relatively my age besides my brother or Riku. Kinda depressing, right? Well, I guess it's better to have a few good friends than a bunch of shitty ones. I pressed my ear against the door, listening to any movement coming from inside. I heard something fall, accompanied by a few distant curses. I guessed he was in the bathroom or his bedroom.
"I'll be out in a few, come on in, it's not locked." I walked in, and plopped on the couch. It was then that I noticed the place smelled….. different? But very familiar. My brows knitted together, I looked around the room trying to find the source of the cinnamon-ish smell. I glanced over to a small end table in one corner of the room and saw smoke rising in small twists before vanishing. My first instinct: yell FIRE and put it out. Or run. Whichever one seems most logical. But the thing is, I didn't see any fire, only the tiny plumes of smoke. Curious, I investigated. I quickly realized that it wasn't a fire at all, but a couple sticks of incense burning in a jar of sand. I sighed in relief and took a deep breath, inhaling the sweet and spicy smell.
"Smells good, doesn't it?" Came a voice over my shoulder.
"HOSHI-! Axel!" I yelled, jumping and spinning around to face the smirking red head. He had his normal attire of baggy pants and a tight T-shirt. I let out a sigh. "Don't DO that. God, nearly gave me a heart attack." Axel just chuckled and pulled on his shoes.
"c'mon blondie! We're gonna miss the movie!" He whined. I rolled my eyes before heading over to the door again.
"Calm down Cinnastix, we've got plenty of time."
"Cinnastix?" He asked, raising a slender eyebrow and giving me a perplexed look.
I nodded.
"You always smell like cinnamon." I gave as a short reply. He lifted his shirt to his face, taking a deep breath and gave me a weird look.
"I think I smell like Axel." He laughed. I shrugged.
"I think Axel smells like cinnamon." I said, he simply shrugged and headed of the door, opening it and walking out, but not before holding It open for me.
"Blondie's first." He said, bowing as I passed him. I grinned and curtsied, holding up and invisible skirt as I did so.
"Thank you, sir." I laughed.
Finally we got out to his car and hopped in.
"What time does Sora want us to meet up anyway?" I asked.
"Three." He replied, starting the car, which in turn, blared music I'm sure anybody within a mile's radius could hear.
I glanced down at the clock in the dashboard, which read a little after two.
"And why, pray tell are we leaving so early? The movie theater's only ten minutes away tops."
"Well, a certain twin of yours would probably have a bitch fit if we were late." He said.
I nodded in agreement.
"Sora's a little… eccentric."
"Does he take Ritalin?"
"No."
"He needs it."
"Shut up!" I yelled, punching his arm.
"Geesh, chill. No need to take out your anger and frustration on poor Axel!" He gave a look of mock hurt.
"Poor Axel my ass." I snapped.
"Aww, now don't be that way." He said, turning towards me and pulling me into a hug.
"Axel!" I yelled, gripping the steering wheel he'd let go of as the car swerved.
"God damn it! Pay attention to the road or I'm going to have to drive!" I yelled at him, smacking his head as he got the car going in the RIGHT direction.
"Sorry." He said, hanging his head.
I let out a frustrated sigh.
"Just… be careful, okay? I'm not sure, but I think Sora would go ape shit all over your ass if something happened to me."
He let out a nervous chuckle.
"I bet he would." He said, smirking as we pulled into the parking lot.
I glanced back down to the clock, we still had about half an hour until the movie started. I sighed and got out of the car.
"What are we even WATCHINH in the first-OOF?!" I started as I was tackled by an overly-hyper Sora.
"Come on Roxy, we're gonna be LAAATEEE!"
I collected myself and gave an accusing glance in Riku's direction.
He held his hands up in a defensive manner.
"How many latte's have you had today, Sora?" I asked, my hands on my hips.
He was quiet for a moment, as if he was counting.
"Well?" I asked. He shrugged.
"I dunno! Riiiikkkuuuuu…. How many did you buy me before we were kicked out?" He asked, turning toward his silver haired boyfriend.
"Oh, way to be a traitor!" Riku yelled, playfully punching the overly caffeinated brunette on the shoulder. Sora punched him back, and you know what that means? I'll tell you, it means they started play-fighting. Lovely. From uyears/u of experience, I can tell you the outcome of any fight between those two: Riku will have Sora pinned down in a minute or two, but have to let him up because of the whining and the fact that he gets Sora's best "puppy dogs eyes", which he can't hold up against. It would explain how my twin got his hands on all that coffee though.
"Gahh, you guys! If you wanna bang each other, don't do it in the middle of the parking lot!" I yelled. They instantly got up, blushing.
"Movie time, movie time!" Sora giggled and ran into the movie theater, pulling the older teen with him as Axel and I walked casually behind them.
"I hope to God you aren't that hyper after a couple cups of coffee." He said, shaking his head and laughing at my brunette twin's antics.
"Nah, I only stay up that late if I have too much sugar. Now if you wanna see me HYPER, give me a couple Rock Stars! Wooaahh man, you could have sworn I was drunk!" I laughed.
"Oh, not like a little kid should know what that's like, right?" Axel replied in a mocking tone.
"Hey!" I exclaimed, glaring at the red-head. "I'm NOT a little kid! You're only older by a few years, you know!"
"Four years, Roxy, four years." He stated, matter-of-factly. I rolled my eyes.
"What about you, Mr. Cinnastix? Are YOU a straightedge?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. He was quiet for a moment, probably deciding whether or not to tell the truth.
"I guess not… couple drinks here and there. 'cept for those wild college parties!" He joked. "I did quit smoking a while ago, so no worries! Axel's gonna be around for a while!" He chuckled and smirked.
I nodded somewhat approvingly.
"Well then, that's good." I said as we approached the movie theater.
"Gooooooosh! You two took forever! I was gonna go find seats without you!" Sora whined.
"Uhmm, Sora, we've got a while until the movie starts, you know." I said, pushing the doors open and walking up to the counter to buy our tickets.
"Mkay, well, what ARE we seeing, anyway? I never did get an answer."
Sora held up two tickets, his own, and Riku's apparently.
"Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street!" He tried to say in a creepy voice, which didn't work out terribly well in his current state of mind.
"Sweeeet." Axel grinned.
"A demon….barber?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
Axel, Sora, and Riku stared at me in shock.
"You mean you've NEVER heard of Sweeney Todd?!" Sora asked me.
"…no?" I replied. No more words were exchanged between us as I found myself being dragged toward the dark movie theater.
"Wait! I want popcorn!" yelled.
"Oh yeah, me too! And I want Swedish fish, an icy with a bamboo thingy around it so my hands don't get cold, and those chocolate coins, you know? Thhaaannkkss!" Sora yelled back to Riku, who rolled his eyes.
"I'll get some popcorn, Roxy!" Axel yelled, laughing at us before I disappeared into the giant, dark room.
"Let's go on a cinematic adventure Roxy!" Sora giggled happily. I rolled my eyes.
"You have GOT to lay off the Dane Cook, Sora, it's not good for your health.
"B-but Roxyyyy! It's DC!" He exclaimed, holding up his middle and ring fingers in the Dane Cook sign.
"Whatever, let's just find out seats, okay?"
"Ohh, do you want seats in the back? How about the front? Ah! I know! How about the middle?! Come on, chase me to the middle!!" Sora giggled and darted to the middle rows.
We chose our seats and sat down just as the theater dimmed and previews started.
"Ohh, that looks good!" Sora giggled, and pointed to the screen without even looking away. I sighed and looked around, Axel and Riku still hadn't gotten back yet.
"Where are they?" I asked. Sora shrugged without looking away. I started looking around only to find them standing by the doors and looking rather annoyed trying to find us. I giggled and stood up, trying to get their attention.
"Sit down!" Some guy behind us growled.
"It's PREVIEWS! Get over it already!" I snapped as I walked down to the entrance.
"THERE you are! Here, we can share, right?" He said, holding up a large popcorn.
"Heh, sure. Hurry up, the movie's gonna start soon and I don't wanna hear it from the asshole behind us." I said, Riku nodded and followed after me. Axel just stood there staring at the screen.
"Looks stupid." He said, pointing to the screen where a chick-flick was previewing.
"Oh my God, you're all the same!" I said, grabbing his wrist and pulling him back to the seats.
By the time we got back, Sora and Riku were already snogging their brains out. I blushed and rubbed the back of my head.
"Hey you two, movie's starting soon, you know." Axel chuckled and moved a seat down. I sat down next to him as an awkward silence settled in, which seems like it lasted an hour, but it was really only a minute or so, because the movie started soon after.
I glanced down at the popcorn. I ureally/u wanted some, but it was in between Axel's legs. Wow, weird place to set popcorn down, huh? I figured I would just wait until he offered me some, but after "Mrs. Lovett" Helena started singing Worst Pies In London, my stomach growled. Timidly, I reached for the popcorn, my eyes focused on the screen. To my horror, the only thing that met my fingers was the jean fabric covering Axel's leg.
"Roxas, pay attention to the movie! This is NO time to feel Axel up!" Sora giggled and handed the popcorn back to said redhead, who was chuckling and I bet if the lights were on, was blushing.
"Like you're one to talk! I was utrying/u to get some upopcorn/u thankyouverymuch!" I hissed loudly.
"Shhhhhh!" came a voice from those prudes behind us. Three or four "shh's" came after that one.
I swear, they went to Shush School. Pro Shushers you could say.
b TIME SKIP TO AFTER LE MOVIE! Db
We walked out of the movie theater, singing and laughing to Epiphany. or what I remember of it. Catchy song, really
My stomach growled again, and I looked to Sora.
"Riiiikkkuuuuu! I'm hunggrryyy!" Sora whined for me, because I'm too badass to whine like that to outside the family.
A/N: -cough-Pruuuuuude-cough-
"Weeell…I know two waitresses at Waffle House Who would LOVE to meet you!" Axel smirked. Realization dawned on me.
"Oooh damn." I said.
"Awww Roxy , they're…fun!" He said, pouting.
I sighed and muttered something along the lines of "Yeah, fun. I use that term lightly."
"Okay! Let's go!" The tall red-head said excitedly.
I opened the door to his car and flopped down on the seat as he told Riku how to get there.
Axel waltzed back to the car grinning. "Ready to go?" He asked, starting the car up. I crossed my arms and slouched as far down as my seatbelt would let me. He pouted again. "Awwww come ooon Roxy. Are you mad?" He asked.
I didn't reply right away. Mad? No, not really. A tad annoyed? Possibly. Sleepy? Oh yes.
I shook my head.
"Tired. Don't feel like going anywhere." I mumbled.
"Well then, I'll just have to carry you in, hmm?" He grinned.
I rolled my eyes as we pulled into the parking lot.
I slowly got out of the car and started walking, only to feel the ground disappear out from under my feet as I was lifted bridal-style by Axel.
"Aah! What the?" I stammered, feeling my face flush.
"Heh, I wasn't joking." He grinned and budged the door open with his hip. I pouted and crossed my arms. He sat me down in a booth, and right away, I could here squealing. Lovely.
"Aiiii! Axel! Long time no see!" Falling said, giving him a hug.
"Why hello there Roxy. It's been a while, huh?" Random said, sitting down on the seat next to me. I shrugged and put my head down as I heard Sora and Riku come in. "Ohmygosh,Roxy,helooksjustlikeyouonlydifferant!" I heard Falling squeal. Heh. I smirked and nodded. Axel came and sat down across from me, poking my shoulder.
"You gonna order the same thing as last time?" He asked.
I shook my head. No, I was not gonna order the stuff that almost put me in a sugar-induced coma. Thank you.
"Regular waffles, coke." I said, looking over to Sora, who was chattering away with the two girls. Riku came and sat down next to Axel, sighing.
"Never again, Axel. Never again will I listen to you when you say to go places." He said, glaring at the redhead, who shook his head and chuckled.
"Oh, but your uke seems to be having fun." He snickered.
A guy came over and took our order. Axel raised an eyebrow.
"Who're you?" He asked. Oh, sometimes I question his intelligence level.
The brunette boy smiled "I'm Taylor, desu! The new manager! The old one got…called away…. Yes, anyway. We have a new menu item, they're Toasty cakes! Wanna try?" I shrugged and nodded.
After we all ate, which by the way, toasty cakes were pretty much the BEST fucking thing ever on the face of the Earth, we left.
I plopped myself down in Axel's car and Riku and Sora went back to their place.
"Damn. What's with all this traffic?" I heard Axel say. I opened my eyes, not realizing I'd fallen asleep. There was quite a bit of traffic, actually. The cars around us had come to a stop and police officers were walking around talking to people. Axel waved one over here.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"Building's on fire. Everybody was ordered out." He said before walking away.
My heart sunk a bit. I hate fires.
"Lot of fucking help he was." Axel mumbled, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Wanna go check it out?" He asked. I shrugged and got out of the car. We walked up the sidewalk a bit before I started seeing smoke rising up in the sky and fire trucks. I quickened my pace a bit, fear setting in. I suddenly stopped, dead in my tracks. Axel seemed to do the same as we both realized that it wasn't just any building that was on fire, it was OUR building. I stared, wide-eyed.
The only thing I know that happened next, was hearing somebody call my name.
i"Roxas! Rox-/i