Title: Living My Life

Chapter VII: Two months and secrets abound…Great…

Word Count: 3086


Two Months Later…

They were all laughing as they walked in the house. Today was a good day. Roxas skipped Physics and made out with Axel and Axel was following him like a lost puppy. Marluxia wouldn't release Kairi at lunch, told her she was his 'princess locked in a tower' and she blushed and allowed him to draw her into a heated make out. He was currently kissing up and down her neck, in between giggles. Naminé was still cuddled into Larxene's embrace. Today had been bittersweet.

"Hey look it's the dyke!" This girl screamed and they ganged up on Naminé and said a lot of untruths about her and her relationship with Larxene. And of course the boys joined in. 'Hey girls are supposed to like guys.' 'Maybe you're a dyke because you've never had a real man. Let me show you what it's like.' She just pushed past them, tears rolling down her cheeks, they followed her and when the guy grabbed her roughly and pinned her to the locker, she let out a shriek.

"Larxene!" She yelled. And sure enough, she came running and shoved the man to the ground, wrapping her arms around her girlfriend. She pressed a kiss to her lips and pointedly deepened it. People got disgusted and walked off. Larxene kissed every tear away and cradled her in her arms and walked her to the lunch area, where Naminé just sat in her lap and ignored everyone but Larxene. They had been sappier than usual but no one said anything. Each person in the area knew what being ridiculed because of whom they preferred during the night, in their bed.

Larxene still cradled her in her arms and whispered sweet nothings in her ear and insisted on kissing her every chance she got. Naminé didn't mind, she loved the attention whenever she got it. It wasn't like she was neglected in the relationship; she just loved getting affection from her beloved.

And Sora and Riku have been joined at the lip since the bell rang. And they weren't about to let up anytime soon. Each of the Strife siblings brought their significant other to their own bedroom and spent the time there to do whatever they wanted.


Kairi was making out with her boyfriend, her body being pressed into her bed. The usual. Then Marluxia lifted his head.

"I like the pink." He teased, grinning.

"Shut up." She growled and pulled his lips to hers again.

"Gladly." He murmured against her lips. She shivered from the vibrations. "Methinks you like that."

"Methinks I am going to kill you if you stop kissing me." She muttered and Marluxia laughed and drew back against her lips. She sighed contentedly as he wrapped his arms around her tighter so she wouldn't be able to go, even if she wanted to.


Riku was combing Sora's spikey brown hair with his fingers as Sora laid his head on his lap. Sora was being lulled to sleep when Riku scratched his scalp and Sora whined with a whimper of pain.

"You were falling asleep." He said in explanation.

"Yeah I was. Someone's been keeping me up all week."

"I need my Sora attention." He whined pathetically. Sora sat up and straddled his legs, making them both groan as Sora rotated his hips.

"You have my undivided, un-drowsy attention, love."

"Good because someone very aroused…" He started thrusting his erection against Sora, making him tilt his head back and moan. "Hasn't had a proper kiss in a while." He said suggestively.

"Not here, with everyone so close."

"Sora." Riku whined.

"These walls are really thin…" He wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's neck. And bent to his ear. "And if I remember correctly, you're really loud." Riku gripped his waist and Sora pulled back so they were face to face. Sora reached forward and pressed his lips to Riku's. Riku moaned with the appreciation of the cherry lip balm he had applied at some point during the day. He traced the lip-balmed lip with his tongue and was rewarded with his favorite taste. Sora. Pure sugar. He tasted so damn good. He could never tire of tasting him. It sounds cliché but he loved everything about Sora. His bright outlook on the world, his peppiness to start the day, his overall energy completely brightens his world. It must be a Corazza thing because Zexion feels the same. About his boyfriend of three years, Demyx.

But he wasn't thinking about Demyx right now, he was thinking about the brunette who was currently straddling the silver haired male. And his tongue…god. He could die happy with his arms wrapped around his Sora. His world.


Naminé was wrapped up in her beloved arms and was completely content to stay there for the rest of her life.

"Angel?" Larxene asked. Naminé lifted her head from her shoulder; Larxene loosened her grip on her waist. "Do you ever think about the future?"

"Yeah, all the time."

"Yeah?" Larxene tilted her head, looking at her curiously.

"I think about college and how I don't think I wanna get married."

"You don't?" Larxene interrupted.

"A little anxious, aren't we Larxie?" Naminé teased.

"What did I interrupt, your majesty. Forgive me, continue." She motioned with her hand.

"To anyone but you. Look, I didn't want to say anything. We just started dating."

"Tell me, Angel."

"Whenever I think of college, I see us going to the closest university and bunking in the same room, studying whatever we wanted to study and sleeping ridiculously close and just being strong until…"

"Until what?"

"Our death. I want to marry you sometime, Larxene." Naminé said.

"Oh Angel, don't think for a second that I don't want the same thing. I want you forever and for always. I love you." Naminé pressed her lips to hers.

"I love you too."


"Ax…Axel." He moaned. Roxas leaned his head back on the pillows and released another soft moan. Axel released the still hardened cock from his mouth with a pop.

"Need me up here, Cinderella?" He said affectionately. Roxas swatted him. Sure they hadn't gone all the way, some blow jobs here and there and lots of kissing and talking.

"I don't want to be too loud, Axel."

"Okay, Roxie."

"What other nicknames do you got for me?" He asked, trying to get Axel on another topic while he tucked himself away in his pants. He was still struggling to get used to intimacy with Axel but he hadn't told Axel anything about his past so he wouldn't know what was wrong. But Axel being…well, Axel helped. He made him laugh and smile and that was something that hadn't happened in a while. Axel made him feel happy and he felt like things were going right, like this was where he was supposed to go, where his destiny had finally led him. The only thing he regretted other than not telling Axel about his past was not meeting Axel earlier. He made life worth living. It was a refreshing taste.

"Oh you wanna hear my nicknames for you? Okay…Blondie, Spikes, Blue Eyed Angel, Angel, Roxie, Foxie Roxie, Rox, Cinderella, Tinkerbell, Sweetheart, Baby, Babe, Sweet, Love, Love o'mine and the light of my life."

"Is that all? Huh? I would have thought there'd be more."

"Nope. What about for me?" He asked all excited.

"Love, Axe, Axie, Red Headed Freak…"

"Oh Roxie, you wound." He pecked Roxas' lips.

"Calling all Strife children and only Strife children!" Aerith's voice echoed the hall. Roxas groaned, digging his head into Axel's shoulder.

"You gotta go, I ain't invited."

"I'll invite you."

"She's your mom; she might have something important to say."

"Doubtful." He scoffed but rose off the bed and went downstairs with other three children and froze, much like the others did. Mansex was in their living room, with his hand wrapped around Aerith's. And wedding rings gleamed on their designated fingers.

"What…" Roxas started but didn't finish.

"Roxas." Aerith reprimanded. "I have some great news!"

"What?"

"I have gotten married, and that is why I haven't been around much." She explained to her children.

"We didn't notice." Sora said for the group.

"What do you mean?"

"Exactly that. We are all in relationships. Didn't even notice you were gone."

"Anyways, I lied to you a little bit."

"About what this time?" Naminé spat.

"Well. I told you my kids were completely disrespectful." He huffed.

"Nothing a couple bruises and whacks with the belt won't fix." Aerith giggled in response as if she agreed. I guess Sanmex was used to smacking kids around in his free time. Mansex's eyes zeroed in on Roxas. The hair on the back on his neck rose.

"I didn't get my tubes tied like I said I did." She said. "I am sorry for lying and now that your father is deceased I feel safe enough to lay with another man. Which just happened to be Jeffy here and he is incredibly good in bed."

"Okay ew." Kairi said, wrinkling her nose, her motion mimicking her brothers and sister's expression of distaste.

"Now kids, I won't be here at all from now on."

"What?" Roxas asked surprised.

"Yes. I am moving, permanently. I will give you money for living and such. I am going to live with Jeff!" She said excitedly.

"Good for you?" Naminé asked.

"Well aren't you going to congratulate me?"

"You know we hate him." Sora said. Kairi glared at her mother.

"Well." She was offended.

"So this is Roxas. You've been causing your mother much grief." Sanmex gruffed. Roxas raised an eyebrow. Then he charged at him and Roxas tried leaping out of the way but he was over powered. Jeff Sanmex grabbed his shoulders and pushed him backwards and he collided with the wall and the three siblings looked in horror as he started beating Roxas. They looked to their mother who looked nonchalant.

"Fuck!" Kairi swore. Then "Marluxia!" She screamed bloody murder. He ran down the stairs and went over to her. "Get him the fuck out of my house." And then yelled one more name. "Axel." Marluxia grabbed the back of his vice-principals jacket and lifted him off the ground. He was a tiny thing and was just gruff and ugly. Ew, he was sweating. Gross. Marluxia threw him out the door and threw him on the ground.

"That kid needs some serious attitude adjustment. He needs to be smacked around."

"We live in the twenty-first century. We don't smack kids around anymore, we sign up for expensive therapy." He said and slammed the door as he saw Kairi punch her mother in the jaw. Like sucker-punched her in the jaw. Everyone's jaw hit the ground.

"You stupid, psychopathic bitch!" She yelled. Marluxia wrapped his arms around her to try and get her to stop yelling. Sora shook his head and he stepped back. "He was fucking abused by your beloved husband that you were just so torn up about. How long you been married, a month?"

"Eighteen." Aerith gritted her teeth.

"It's been two and a half months since my father was killed, guess you didn't really love that lunatic either huh? That's what you get for being a whore I guess."

"I am still your mother and you shall address me as such."

"You're a whore and I shall treat you as such. You better not lay a hand on Roxas ever again."

"Why?"

"He was fucking abused, weren't you listening? You are so retarded. He was smacked around for existing. IT was his punishment for being birthed by you. Guess he wasn't thrilled with you either." She huffed. "And your tubes were supposed to be tied and you could have reported our father but you didn't. Why? Because of your supposed never-ending adoration for him. It's complete bullshit. Get out of the house." She said pointing to the door. She shook her head at her daughter and slammed it on the way out and a plaque fell at the door and said 'Welcome to Aerith's Kitchen.' Well good riddance to that. She wasn't coming back ever again.

"Roxie." Axel whispered, slapping the blonde's cheek slightly. His eyes fluttered open.

"Marluxia, we need to go to the hospital. Sora, Nami, get your people. Get in Roxas' car, I'll drive."

"You have your license."

"No but this is an emergency. Sora, call Cloud. I have to make a phone call." Everyone looked at her. "Now would be nice." Marluxia pecked her cheek and Sora and Naminé ran upstairs.

"Hello?"

"Xal?"

"Kairi-bear? What's wrong?"

"It's Roxas. Something's happened."

"Like what?"

"Aerith got remarried her new husband smacked him around. Slammed him into the wall. I think he's got a concussion. God, what if he doesn't wake up? I can't lose him." She started sobbing.

"Girly, we're on our way. Hold the fort. Be strong we'll be at the hospital soon." She whispered and okay and a love you too into the phone before ending the call.

"Marly?"

"Yeah, baby?"

"You wanted to know who the Six were?"

"Yeah…"

"You'll meet them at the hospital."

Kairi slammed into a parking space and Sora, Riku, Larxene and Naminé stumbled out of the car. Sora went over to the grass and pecked it.

"Sweet earth, I have missed you. I am so glad to see you again!"

"Shut up. It wasn't that bad."

"Yes it was." They spoke as one.

"Okay, jeez." She sighed and leaned against Roxas' car and then realized what she was doing and leaned off of it. Roxas'll kill her if he wakes up. When. She really needed to stop thinking so negatively.

Marluxia parked next to Kairi.

"How'd you get here so fast?"

"By doing eighty and flying." Naminé spoke.

"Was that sarcasm?" Sora asked. "You spoke in sarcasm? Dude, she spoke sarcasm." Sora said yanking on Riku's arm. Riku sighed.

"I heard Sora."

"Come on." Axel said soberly. Roxas was in his arms and his face was in his shoulder. The ER wasn't filled so they were able to take him right away.

The tension could be cut with a knife, the seven people were quiet and then the Six showed up.

"Kairi-bear!" Said a voice that Marluxia didn't recognize. Kairi was up in a flash, hugging each of the six men. She squeezed the stuffing out of one particular man.

"Xaldin, I am so scared."

"You know, little girl, that Roxas is going to pull through just fine, he owes me twenty bucks." Kairi giggled.

"Marly, come here." Kairi said. "Guys this is my boyfriend, Marluxia."

"Huh. Boyfriend. Okay cool. I'm Xaldin; this beautiful man is my fiancé Saïx. That's Xigbar, his husband Luxord and this is Vexen and Lexaeus." Marluxia nodded at each as they were being introduced. "I am sure you're wondering why I haven't killed you for defiling my little Sprite." Kairi kicked Xaldin in the shin, hard. Marluxia wrapped his arms around her arms and pecked her neck. She sighed and let the warmth of his arms comfort her.

"Yeah."

"You're still breathing and still giving Kairi hickeys."Kairi blushed. Then wacked Xaldin on the shoulder.

"You're such an ass." She growled.

"Yeah, ow." Xaldin remarked. "You gotta keep a close eye on that one, Marly." Xaldin winked. "She's a fiery sprite."

"I'm going to kill you!" She lunged forward and was caught in Marluxia's embrace. But she was struggling. He twirled her around and kissed her on the lips. He pulled back and she blinked, dazed and had a lazy, content smile on her face.

"Ah, so that's how you calm her down." Marluxia didn't say anything and neither did Kairi. She dug her head in his chest and just stayed there. He rubbed her back soothingly.

"Come on, baby. Let's go sit down."

About a half hour later, a nurse emerged from one of the rooms and looked around.

"Roxas Strife's family?" Kairi stood up and walked over to the nurse and there was a crowd around her.

"Hi? What's up? Is he okay?" Kairi started firing questions off.

"He has a sprained wrist, he recracked a couple ribs and had a slight concussion. Nothing too serious. He has a cast for his wrist, I used a turquoise blue. And I rewrapped his ribs. He has experience with them?"

"Yes."

"Excellent. And I will renew his pain medication he has received before." The group went to sit down, to discuss what they're going to do about school tomorrow. "Kairi, a word?"

"Yes?"

"Doctor Ansem is coming down tomorrow for a face to face therapy session, he told me to tell you that he wants Roxas to explain everything that happened to Axel. In his presence. Whatever that means." Kairi looked worried. "Did something bad happen to him?"

"You could say that." Kairi ran a hand through her hair. "When is he going to be released?"

"Early tomorrow. Is that redhead especially fond on Mr. Strife?"

"Are you homophobic?"

"No…" She said slowly, not understanding the point of the question.

"Then he's Roxas' boyfriend. Axel is really scared for him right now."

"You and Axel may go see him first. He's awake." Kairi nodded.

"Axel?" Kairi called, Axel got up and trotted over to Kairi. "We're visiting Roxas. You okay?"

"Yeah." He said sadly.

"Look Axel, I know you're kind of sad he didn't tell you and I get that, really I do. But he hasn't told you for the same reason I haven't told Marly. We weren't ready. But now I think we are."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Come on, let's see that darling brother of mine." Roxas was sitting up, flicking through channels on the TV.

"Axel!" Roxas yelled excitedly. Axel went over and pecked his lips. He took Roxas' face in his hands and looked into his eyes.

"If you ever scare me like that again, I will kill you. All I knew was you weren't waking up no matter what I said." Axel's eyes watered with tears.

"I'm here." He said placing his hand on top of one of Axel's that laid on his cheek and tightened his grip. "And I am going to be here for a long time."

"Right by my side?"

"If that's where you want me to be."

"That's where I need you to be." Roxas beamed at his boyfriend and Kairi couldn't help but be extremely happy that her brother finally found someone to care for and who would love him for eternity.


I am not overly pleased with this chapter. Meh. I had imagined the convo with Aerith going differently but meh. I couldn't get what I wanted to say very well onto the screen. So meh. I am putting it out there and moving onto the next chapter. If it isn't as great as they other chapters, sorry.

By the way, there is a projected twelve chapters for this story so that's probably how many there will be. The Kairi story has eight projected chapters and Yes, I met my boyfriend in a dance club has six projected chapters and I already posted two.

And I really hate these plot bunnies; seriously they need to leave me alone. They're insisting on another Kingdom Hearts Story. As if I ain't writing enough! So it's in the processes. It'd be an actual one with the organization and the keys and stuff, not actual real world. IT's in the works.

So yeah. Review.

Next Chapter: Roxas tells Axel about his past with Sephiroth and Larxene finds out who their father actually was and tells Marluxia who gets a more protective streak in his relationship with Kairi.