Hey, I know I misspell things and sometimes it doesn't make sense, but thank you all for reading and reviewing anyway. If you guys can help maybe just let me know my mistakes and where they are and I can re-upload the chapter with the rewrites, and if you want something in the story, like another couple, let me know, I'm only familiar with a few popular couples. That includes Demyx&Zexion, Axel&Roxas, Sora&Riku, and Coud&Leon. So if you tell me the couples you like, maybe I can include more stuff in my chapters to make them longer and maybe, hopefully, more entertaining. The couples don't have to be strictly from Kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy. It can be from a number of things. But to make it easier on me, make it from anime or manga I don't want to have to mix real people (Real actors) with fake people (characters from Anime and/or manga. :) Thankies hehe. And I'm not sure if I mentioned Axel's age before, so for this chapter I made up a new age, if I did say before that is. :) ENJOY.
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Roxas and Sora walked downstairs to find Leon sitting on the couch with a frown. Roxas walked forward and sat next to Leon "Leon what's wrong?"
"Almost everybody says their too sick or hung over to come into work." Leon grumbled and put his head down. "I told them not to drink so much! Why don't the idiots listen to me?" He asked this to nobody.
"So are you not opening the restaurant today?" Roxas asked looking at Sora.
"I have to. I just have three workers and myself. Only Reno, Zexion, and Demyx were smart enough to not get overly drunk. This, I think on Demyx's part is because of Zexion."
"Probably. But what if Sora and I go along? Maybe we can take orders and stuff? Then you'd have five workers and yourself."
"Oh! And Riku can come! He can work the cash register!" Sora said excitedly, "If he's not busy… that is." He added when his brother glared at him.
"Ask him." Cloud suggested handing Sora the phone.
"Thanks." Sora called Riku. "Hey Riku, it's Sora, Cloud and Leons new son, Leon is in some sort of trouble with his restaurant, and if you're not busy, do you think you can come to the restaurant and help out? Really, okay. Thanks." Sora hung up and smiled happily. He turned to his family sitting on the couch. "He said he can help!"
"Great! Leon hunny that's six! Hmm, Axel has the day off, I don't think he'd like the idea of working for you on his day off, but, maybe he will. Roxas? Do you want to ask him?"
"Um, I guess so…" Roxas took the phone from Sora and dialed Axel's number. "Hey Axel, its Roxas. Cloud and Leon's new son… we were wondering if maybe you wouldn't mind too much to help out Leon today. By working at his restaurant? Please? Thanks, bye." He hung up and looked at his family. "He wasn't happy, but he agreed to it. So that's seven Leon, it's the same it would be if no one canceled."
"Thanks guys, you're the best."
"No problem Leon." Roxas smiled and went upstairs to get dressed.
"Sora, Riku thinks you like him; he said he feels as if you're giving him strong signals. Is this true?"
Sora looked up apologetically through his brunette spiked bangs, "Um… sort of…" he mumbled.
"Sora, you do know he is older than you right? He's at least four years older than you, and even if that doesn't seem like a large age gap, it can be a serious offense if he does anything inappropriate with you."
"I know Cloud, and please don't think he did, because he didn't."
"I know this Sora. All I'm asking is to make sure you and Riku are both careful upon the way you approach this."
"Don't worry Cloud; I don't even think he's gay."
"No, he is. He likes you too, but like I said, be careful on how you approach this."
"He does? He is!" Sora squealed like a girl and jumped up and down.
"Sora, you need to get dressed, we have to leave soon. You're brother is ready, why aren't you?" Leon said coming in the living room.
Sora looked at the stairs where his brother stood. Sora's mouth dropped. "Roxas you look like one of those punks like Seifer! Why are you dressed like that?"
Roxas looked down at his apparel which consisted of a black and white checkered shirt and skinny black jeans. "All my other clothes are either missing, Sora, or dirty."
"Hey why did you say my name?"
"You always steal my clothes! They're probably all in your room!"
"Well then! Ugh! I'll be back; if I give you jeans will you change?"
"There's no time! If you do not change now Sora, you will be going in your pajamas!"
"I'm going!" Sora ran up the stairs to change.
"Roxas, do you and Sora want to go shopping tomorrow? Maybe get you new things? And more stuff for your rooms?" Cloud asked poking his head out from the kitchen.
"I'd love to, but the fact of Sora going or not is up to him." Roxas answered Cloud with a small smile.
"Go where?" Sora asked walking downstairs in baggy jeans and a blue tee-shirt.
"Go shopping this weekend with Cloud."
"I'll be there too," Leon said grabbing his keys nodding his head to the door.
The twins followed Leon out the door after saying goodbye to Cloud who was just grabbing his keys and badge.
When Sora got outside he saw someone who looked like Riku get on a motorcycle. "Leon, is that Riku?"
"Yup didn't you know he rode a motorcycle?"
"Not at all. Oh mi gosh! He is so cute! His butt is perfect Roxas look!" Riku heard Sora's loud squeal and turned around.
"Hey Sora!"
"Oh my God, did he hear me!"
"Big time." Roxas said sliding into the back seat of the car.
"Leon do you think he heard me?"
"Couldn't tell ya Sor, now get in the car or you'll walk or stay here."
Reluctantly Sora got in the car next to Roxas. Roxas laughed at his pouting brother.
"Sor, if you weren't so loud, maybe people wouldn't hear you from 10 feet away."
"He was farther than that!"
"Sora, that's not a good thing."
"Whatever. You have issues. I honestly think you're only wearing skinny's to show off your body and curves for Axel." Sora teased.
"Am not. I would be wearing my baggy jeans but they smell like alcohol and Reno, so these are the only pants I found that match my shirt, and honestly I didn't feel like changing my shirt, so skinny's it was." Roxas rolled his eyes at his accusing brother.
"Why did they smell like Reno?" Sora was already thinking something far from the truth.
"When I told Riku to carry you upstairs we were walking up stairs and Reno comes from behind me and picks me up. So don't think anything else you nasty!"
"Sorry. Jeez, no need to call me nasty for thinking something."
"Whatever. Oh look we're here!" Roxas said happily waiting for the car to come to a complete stop.
"Oh mi god! There's Riku!" Sora, instead of waiting for the car to stop and park hopped out and ran to Riku who was just getting off his bike.
"Sora! \Next time wait for the car to park you moron!" Roxas yelled after his brother. Roxas undid his seat belt and went to open the car door but couldn't find the handle. 'What the hell?' he thought. Then he was being pulled out of the car by large strong arms and pulled into a tight hug the smell of cinnamon filled his nostrils. Only two people he knew smelled like cinnamon, he was hoping it was the red-head he wanted to see. "Axel?"
"Hey squirt!" Yup it was defiantly Axel.
"Hey Axel, can you put me down? I kind of would like to feel ground under my feet…" Roxas said with a small laugh.
Axel laughed too and put the small blonde on the ground. Roxas looked into Axel's vibrant green eyes.
"Hey kids, are you coming?" Leon yelled to the four still outside.
Axel smiled and pulled Roxas inside, Riku and Sora followed after.
"Okay Leon, who's doing what?" Roxas asked
"Demyx Sora and Riku you three will serve, Zexion and Reno you'll be in the kitchen with me, so Axel and Roxas you will be working out front, the cash register and making sure everyone is ok. Everyone got it?" Leon asked looking a bit more than nervous.
"Yes." Everyone said getting into their positions. Roxas stood behind the register as Axel turned the closed sign to open. Axel smiled at Roxas before walking over to the counter to organize everything. Roxas smiled at the first customers that walked in. Sora bounced over with four menus.
"Hi table for four?" the group nodded and stared at the energetic brunette probably wondering where he got his energy from this early in the morning. "Booth or table?"
The mother spoke up "Booth please."
"Okay right this way," Sora bounced over to a booth in Demyx section. Demyx sigh of annoyance was loud and floated to Roxas and Axels ears.
The day went along without any problems and soon enough it was lunch break for Roxas and Axel, Sora took over as the two went outside to talk.
"So how are you guys getting along with Cloud and Leon?" Axel asked looking over at Roxas.
Roxas smiled and sat on the curb in the back. "I think it's going good, but I'm just worried about messing it up."
"Why do you think you'll mess something up?"
"I tend to mess everything up, or someone gets hurt around me."
"What do you mean?"
"Well when me and Sora were ten my parents died in a car crash on their way to pick me up from the park, then when they died instead of putting us in the orphanage right away they had us live with our aunt, we lived with her for two years. But she died too, she died in a drive by, she was walking to get my medicine from the drug store. I was very sick at the time and just got out of the hospital because I was hit by a car when I was chasing a red ball, I needed my medicine or I would be in severe pain so she walked because her car was in the shop. Then when me and Sora were fourteen some kid was trying to shoot me but he got in the way and the guy was pushed to the ground, luckily he was shot in his leg, but now he has problems with his leg from time to time, which is why he may limp sometimes, especially if he stays on it too long. A lot of people in the orphanage got hurt too, but none died. But it's always my fault. Everyone gets hurt or I do something to mess things up."
"Why is it your fault?"
"They were all doing something for me. My parents died picking me up from the stupid park because I refused to walk and I wasn't even supposed to go that day. My aunt died getting my medicine that could've waited. Sora was shot in the leg because he was protecting me. The kids in the orphanage got hurt because they were near me; they decided to get close to me."
"Roxas, none of that is your fault, yes you shouldn't have to deal with all that death and pain, but they're just coincidences! None of it is your fault." Axel hugged the now crying blonde.
"But what if it happens again? What if Leon or Cloud get hurt because they're near me? What if the coincidences happen again? Axel everyone is in danger here! Anyone who talks to me is in danger, you're in danger." As soon as the words left the blondes mouth a car came rushing around the corning, out of control. Axel jumped up and pulled Roxas away with him. Where they were sitting a minute ago the huge black SUV was crashed. Roxas cried more. "I told you!" Roxas ran inside as Leon and everyone else ran out.
"Roxas!" Axel ran after him and grabbed his arm. "Roxas, that wasn't your fault, it happens all the time. Trust me, it's not the first time I almost got crushed by a car, besides, the guy that was driving has been trying to kill me ever since I arrested his brother! It's not your fault Roxas, trust me."
Roxas looked up and saw Axel smile. "Really?"
"Really, really."
"So that wasn't my fault?"
"Not at all. Now come on, let's get back to work."
"Okay."
Roxas and Axel walked around the restaurant apologizing to everyone saying that everyone will be in, in a minute. When everyone walked in everything went by as if nothing happened, Axel made Roxas laugh a lot by playing with the napkin holders and salt and pepper shakers. Roxas continued to smile at the red-head 'Wow, I think I really like him. No! He's five years older than you! You can't think like that.' Roxas shook his head trying to get rid of the thoughts but they kept coming back. 'God dammit.' Before Roxas could think about what he was saying the words came out "Hey Axel? How old are you?"
"I'm 21 why?"
"Just wondering." Roxas said looking at the clock. 'Okay good, it's almost time to go!'
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After they get home from the restaurant. (Sorry for skipping, but there's nothing else to say about it other than Roxas avoided Axel's eye contact the rest of the time, I can't say much about it.)
"Roxas, what was that?" Sora asked walking into his twins' room.
"What was what?" Roxas asked looking up from his journal.
"You were fine with Axel until the last half hour we were there, what happened?"
"Nothing, just wasn't feeling well."
"But you seem fine right now,"
"It was a stomach ache. It's all better now." Roxas lied looking down.
"Don't lie to me,
"I'm not…" Roxas lied still looking down.
"Yes you are, you can never look me in the eyes when you're lying and you're not looking me in the eyes." Sora said proving his brother wrong.
"I can look you in the eyes."
"Then look me in the eyes and say you just had a stomach ache."
Roxas looked up but couldn't do it. "Fine! I'm lying," Roxas had to admit the truth, there was no way he could lie especially looking in Sora's eyes.
"You like Axel don't you?" Sora asked keeping Roxas eyes on his.
Roxas sighed. "Yes."
"Then why were you avoiding him!"
"Because he's five years older than me it's not normal to like him. It's too big of a gap."
"So? Riku's four years older than me, it doesn't matter to me, so it shouldn't matter to you."
"But it's not even normal to like a boy! I know I'm gay, and I guess I'm okay with it, I guess I have to be, but why can't it be someone whose my age?"
"Because you don't get to choose who you love, which is the same reason why you're gay, you and I are just human. Boys and girls fall in love with each other, and people see it as normal, but when a guy and guy or girl and girl fall in love with each other it's criminal. But guess what Rox, it human! Part of being human is having a heart to love!"
"Sora, look I'll do what I want, I'll ignore my heart! I don't care!"
"Yes you do Rox. I know you do. So don't say you don't!"
"Get out." Roxas said looking at his brother infuriatingly.
"What?"
"I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM! I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU! GET OUT!" Roxas broke down in tears.
"This is the thanks I get for saving your life Roxas? Next time I won't be there. So you know what, you get your wish." Sora walked out of Roxas' room slamming the door on the way out.
"Should we talk to them?" Cloud asked Leon when Sora's door slammed shut.
"Maybe they should just sleep on it; they both know they didn't mean what they said. Roxas is smart enough to know Sora is always going to be there to protect him, and Sora is smart enough to know that Roxas is just confused and upset." Leon said hugging Cloud. 'I hope.' Leon added in his head. The rest of the night in the Leonhart household was quiet; the only sounds that could be heard were the twin's sobs echoing throughout the entire house.
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Alexis: Please don't hate me! I know this took FOREVER to get out, and this may be a little short, but I have mega writer's block! Poor Sora right? Poor Roxy too. It seems Riku and Axel may get caught in the middle of this… who knows… oh yes! I do!
Riku: I know too smart one.
Axel: As do I and Riku don't be mean to Alex.
Riku: You only like calling her Alex because it can be rearranged into Axel.
Axel: Can it really? I had no idea! *Fake shock*
Reno: Why wasn't I really mentioned in this? *Tears up*
Alexis: You're not a big part of this story, you're really only here for comedy.
Reno: *Sobs* I feel like your whore!
Axel: You are.
Reno: Why little brother, that hurts!
Axel: My fists will hurt you too if you don't shut up!
Reno: Shutting up!
Nina: *Comes back from the hospital* Thanks guys, you really did put me in the hospital!
Alexis: We didn't make you have a twitch. You were born with it.
Nina: You're the ones who made it get stuck twitching.
Roxas: SHUT THE HELL UP! I JUST FOUND OUT IT'S MY FAULT MY PARENTS ARE DEAD!
Everyone rolls their eyes.
Roxas: What? It is. I hate my character, can I be Axel instead?
Alexis: Why Axel?
Roxas: He's smart tall, thin, sexy, old enough to drink, his eyes are beautiful, his hairs is excellent and let's not forget his…
Axel: *Covers Roxas' mouth.* My style sense. Right Roxy. *Forces Roxas to nod.*
Alexis: *giggles*
