Axel's breath hitched in his throat and he could feel himself becoming warmer than usual, as he knelt on the ground next to the unknowing slumbering blonde. He swallowed violently and tried to control his shaking as he slowly began to lean closer and closer. His heart beating faster and faster by each passing second. Demyx and Sora rested behind him, trying to control their excitement. While others decided to watch seeing as it was the most interesting going on at the moment.
Roxas shivered as he felt an unusually warm wind blowing across his face. He whined and stirred slightly as he was drifting farther away from dreamland and closer to reality.
'W-What...is that?'
Axel gasped and jumped back slightly as the sleeping beauty resting on the coach began to stir.
"Axel! What are you doing? Do it! Now!"
Axel heard Demyx's familiar goofy tone ring from behind him.
'H-He's right. This might be the only chance I get!'
His hands clenched into fists as he felt a new sense of determination course threw his veins. Axel sucked in as much oxygen as he could, before diving forward.
Roxas slowly shook his head side to side trying to shake out any sleepiness remaining, as his deep blue orbs opened slowly. He jumped as his eyes shot open and he became fully alert. All he caught was an odd, yet familiar, flash off red.
'W-W-W-Wha-'
His slow little brain finally began to process what was happening. Axel, he was kneeling over him on the couch, practically straddling him. His arms were currently being pinned to the armrest be Axel's strong hands. And...Axel's lips... they were-
'N-No.'
Roxas felt himself going paler the longer the kiss lasted.
Axel opened his eyes to see his cute little toy getting paler by the second. He ignored the hoots and whistles coming from behind him, as he tried his best to make Roxas enjoy the kiss. Even if for only a little bit; he still wanted Roxas to enjoy this as much as he was. And his face just wasn't shrieking pure joy at the moment.
Axel reached up and began to slowly caress the blonde's cheek. His thumb smoothly slipped under Roxas' chin, as he slowly opened his mouth wider, deepening the kiss. He smirked as he felt Roxas shiver from under him, as he rubbed his tongue against the young blonde's.
'T-This isn't happening. This c-can't be happening. N-No...stop.'
Roxas gasped as he felt Axel rub his tongue against the roof of his mouth.
'I...h-have...to s-stop this.'
Roxas pulled together all the courage he had, and managed to wiggle his wrists out of Axel's grasp. He placed his hands upon the redheads chest and pushed with all his might. Let's face it. Axel isn't exactly...weak.
But Roxas isn't weak either...
He continued to pry the redhead off of him, as he finally created some distance between them. He panted; trying to return the oxygen Axel stole back to his lungs. He swallowed, as he slowly began to turn his head, realizing that there were others there.
'D-Did they...?'
His eyes went wide as he saw the wide Cheshire Cat like smirks creep their way onto everyone's face; including Axel's.
He could feel his face heat up as he quickly looked down. He shook with anger and embarrassment, as tears sprang to his eyes.
"T-This is why I hate Halloween parties!"
He screamed. Running up the stairs and slamming the door.
As the blonde disappeared up the stairs, all eyes landed upon the redhead who hadn't moved.
"A-Axel? Buddy? Are you okay?"
Axel was everything but okay. His hands clenched back into fists, and his face went as red as his hair.
'Screw it! He...he...just isn't worth it!'
Everyone jumped as they heard a distant ring come from the front door.
"Who could that be? I'm pretty sure everyone's here."
"Don't worry, Sora. I'll get it on my way out."
"Oh how kind, Axel! Wait...o-out? Axel, you can't leave! W-What about Roxas?"
"He obviously hates me, Demyx! And I just don't feel like trying anymore. He just isn't worth it!"
Axel yelled a bit too harshly at the dirty blonde as he stormed off to the door, where he found another dirty blonde boy, a brunette girl, and a girl with midnight black hair. Not really feeling in the mood to talk, he slipped past them, and continued to storm his way down the sidewalk.
"Who was that?"
"I dunno."
"Never seen him before."
"Hm. Okay."
The three not really know what else to do, and not really caring too much about the flaming redhead who just left very heatedly, they continued into the living room where they found their friends.
"Hey guy's! Sorry I'm a little late."
The dirty blonde scratched the back of his head sheepishly as he apologized. Sora, finally realizing there were newcomers, popped his head up to get a good look at the bunch.
"Hayner, Olette, Xion! You guy's finally made it!"
"Yeah, finally! We're sorry for being late too, Sora. If it wasn't for mister 'I know where I'm going but really don't' over here, we probably would have gotten here sooner."
"But I did know where I was going! We're here, aren't we?"
"Yeah, yeah, Hayner. But the point is, you took forever to get us here!"
"Well that's the last time I drive you guy's anyw-"
"Alright, alright! That's all in the past now. The important thing is that you guy's are here! So...who want's to play truth or dare?"
"Me!"
"I do, I do!"
The party was back in 'party mode' as people danced, bobbed for apples, and some got a bit kinky. Sora managed to slip away from the crowd, and sneaked outside to the back yard. He sighed as he looked up at the beautiful star-filled sky.
"Pretty, huh?"
He turned to find Hayner standing next to him, gazing upward as well.
"Yeah."
He muttered as his focus returned to the stars.
"So where's Roxas?"
"Oh...ya know...locked up in his room like a hermit."
"I see. And would this have anything to do with the text you sent me, or a silly game of Spin the Bottle?"
"M-Maybe...something like that."
"Sora?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm all ears."
"So...what do you think?"
"You guy's shouldn't have done that to Roxas."
"W-What? It wasn't my fault! And it was a joke! Not to mention, he totally has the hots for Axel!"
"Joke and unconfessed feelings or not, I still don't think you guy's should have don't that."
Sora huffed. Not to pleased with Hayner's answer.
"...you have yet to answer me question."
"What question? About Roxas?"
"Yes."
"Of course I'll go talk to him! But I don't know if I can make things any better."
"Oh well! I just need you to talk to him because you know how much he trusts you, Hayner!"
"Fine, fine, I'm going!"
"Thank you!"
Hayner followed the bubbly brunette back inside and made his way upstairs. He jumped slightly as he felt a pair of arms slip around his waist.
"Where you going, babe?"
"Just off to fix Sora's problems."
"Oh...I see. Well, hurry back before I miss you."
Hayner smiled at his boyfriends words as he stood on his tip toes and quickly pecked him on the lips.
"I will, Sei."
Hayner departed himself from his loves strong grasp and continued up the stairs.
"Hey, Hayner."
"Yeah, Seifer?"
"Too late."
Hayner shook his head and chuckled at the blonde boy.
Roxas laid in a tight ball of blankets and tears curled up on his bed. He had cried so much that parts of his blanket were completely soaked. He now felt himself slowly losing the fight that his heavy eyelids held up, and he was beginning to drift away, and let his mind indulge in his dreams again.
Until someone just had to disturb him, yet again. He curled up into a ball even tighter, as he heard soft knocks coming from his door.
"Go away..."
He spoke with tiredness obvious in his voice.
"Now, Rox. Is that anyway to speak to me?"
"...Hayner?"
Roxas' brows furrowed as he heard ruffling, scraping, and a small click come from the direction where the door to his bedroom laid.
"Well that was easy."
He sat straight up in bed, almost meeting with Hayner's forehead. But luckily, Hayner moved in time. He blinked, processing what had just happened. While all Hayner did was stand there with his hands on his hips as he smirked.
"H-How did you?"
Roxas's cringed internally as Hayner's smirk grew wider. Hayner swiftly pulled something out of his pocket, and dangled it in front of the blondes face.
"...A...card?"
"Yup. This one just so happens to be a gift card to the Sea Salt Ice Cream Parlor."
Both boys simply sat there in pure bliss, as they thought of the delicious frozen treat that they loved so. Until the dirty blonde abruptly sat down beside Roxas, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"So how did you-"
"You don't remember?"
"Not really..."
"Geez, Rox. Has it really been that long? We use to go around the house unlocking doors with cards all the time. It's actually one of my favorite childhood memories..."
Roxas molded over what Hayner had just said, before flashbacks of his childhood came flooding back. Like that time Sora threw a Barbie at their old fish tank in the middle of one of his tantrums. Water and fish were everywhere.
"Oh yeah."
"So you do remember?"
"Yeah, I do."
"Hey...come here."
Hayner spoke softly to Roxas as he scooted over to the young blonde, and rubbed away the dried tears that rested on his porcelain features.
"You got a little something on your face."
"Um...thanks."
Hayner beamed up at Roxas, a toothy grin plastered on his face.
"No problem."
Roxas sighed and closed his eyes, getting lost in the warm feeling of Hayner absent-mindedly playing with his hair.
"So...what's this I hear about some spiky redhead?"
Roxas let out a noise of annoyance as he rested his head on Hayner's shoulder.
"Who told?"
"Sora."
'Sora...'
Roxas continued to huff and puff with discomfort and anger as he spoke.
"It's just...I just...ugh...what all did he tell you?"
"Well, that Chucky kissed you, and you got mad and ran upstairs."
"His name isn't Chucky, Hayner."
"Well he could pass for him."
"I think it's Axel or something like that."
"Hm."
"Wait- you saw him?"
"Yup. Hey ran out the front door as Olette, Xion, and I were coming in."
"So...he left?"
Hayner nodded as he continued to play with the blonde's hair. Loving the soft velvet like touch it left on his fingers.
"Do...Do you think he's...mad at me?"
"I don't know what he was mad about. But he was definitely mad..."
"M-Maybe I shouldn't have blown up like that."
"Hey, Rox?"
"Yeah?"
"Why don't you start from the beginning?"
"Oh..um...okay..."
"Well...it started off with Sora and I getting in a big fight about me being gay, but still in he closet again."
"Keep going..."
"And so I didn't want to play Spin The Bottle, so I sat out and watched. But I ended up falling asleep. then...ya know. And then I got mad and ran up here."
Roxas slowly lifted his head off of Hayner's shoulder as he looked up to try to see a reaction from the dirty blonde. Hayner stared off into space and slowly nodded.
"I think I understand."
"Y-You do?"
"Yeah. The whole reason you were made at Axel was because he was being cocky, right?"
"Yeah."
"But, you have to admit that somewhere deep down in there, you like Axel just as much as he likes you."
"W-What? N-"
"Be quiet, Roxas."
Roxas slowly looked down at the white comforter on his bed. Studying it as he continued to listen to Hayner.
"I think what you really need to do is go talk to Axel."
"What!?"
"What? You know where he lives, don't you?"
"Y-Yeah but-"
"No 'buts'!"
"Hayner!"
"Roxas."
Tears sprang to the young blonde's eyes as his lip began to tremble.
"But...
"I'm listening."
"...I'm scared."
Hayner saw the utmost fear in his dear friends eyes. He leaned forward, wrapping his arms tightly around his friend's shivering being.
"Roxas-"
"I-If I go see Axel then everyone is going to know I'm gay! A-A-And...what if what happened last Halloween...happens again?"
He cried into Hayner's chest and gripped him tightly. Hayner's heart sank as he heard sob after sob pour out of Roxas' mouth.
"...I won't let that happen again."
"Hayner-"
"I won't."
Roxas sniffled as he untangled himself from Hayner, and sat up to look him in the eye.
"Thanks, Hayner."
"Don't mention it."
They both sat in a mess of white covers and silence as Hayner went back to twirling Roxas' hair.
"You sure do like my hair, don't you?"
"I do...it's soft."
Roxas looked up at Hayner as he caught a small gleam in his eye.
"Um-"
"You're going to see Axel, right?"
"...I guess so."
"Then go get him tiger!"
Roxas laughed as Hayner pushed him off the bed, and to the door.
"Alright, Alright, I'm going."
Roxas reached for the doorknob, twisting the brass and slowly opening the door. But stopped, as he felt Hayner's grasp around his wrist. He turned around to only become face-to-face with his friend.
"What are y-"
"Tell him to take good care of you. Alright?"
"Um."
"Roxas..."
He gave the dirty blonde a small, sad, smile. As he unlatched his friend's hand from his wrist, and instead held it in his own hand.
"I'm sure he will, Hayner."
"He better."
"Hayner?"
"Hm?"
Roxas raised up as high as he could go on his tip toes, as he quickly pecked Hayner's cheek.
"Thanks...for everything."
They both smiled at each other, as Roxas slipped out of his room, and made it to the back door without anyone noticing.
Roxas shivered as the cold wind flew all around him, he gripped his jacket covered arms wishing for warmth.
'I wander if he's really mad at me...'
He let his thoughts ponder as he slowly made his way down the familiar dull sidewalk. Before he knew it, he was once again at the large gates that led to a certain redhead's home.
He pushed the gates open and walked forward, being met with steps which he climbed timidly. He was now standing directly in front of Axel's door. He took a deep breath as his shaking finger raised and pressed the door bell. His whole body was now in a shaking fit, he simply couldn't seam to control himself.
'D-Don't be scared...everything's g-going to be okay.'
He tried desperately to calm himself.
Axel jumped as he heard a small chime, signaling that someone was at the door.
"Demyx."
He grumbled unhappily as he made his way down the stairs. He came to a halt, as he slowly looked to his right, and glanced at himself in the hallway mirror.
'Damn kid made me cry...'
He shook his head as he attempted to scrub whatever tear residue that was left on his face. He reached for the doorknob, flinging the door open.
"Look Demyx, why don't you just leave me the hell alo-"
Roxas squeezed his eye's shut as he heard Axel yell something angrily at him.
'Wait...what did he just...?'
"Roxas."
He looked up to only be met with the redheads captivating cat-like eyes. He gasped at their utmost beauty.
"Hey, Axel."
So technically I should be doing homework right now. But, I decided to finish this off and give it to my readers instead! I hope you all liked it!
...Hm...so I wander what happened to Roxas last Halloween...
Well...I know. But I guess you'll just have to keep reading in order to find out, huh?
'Til then!
NinjaChan97
