^^' Weeeeell this chapter took me so long to write I hope it's okay T.T Please excuse any spelling mistakes or grammer mistakes or whatever, I can hardly form a sentence in my head at the moment let alone write one XD

So, yeah, Chapter Seven in all its....glory?

Disclaimer: I dont own Kingdom Hearts


Axel watched, with an expression like thunder, as Jordan reminded Roxas the stance to use for surfing. Roxas was grinning happily and balancing on the blue and white board, which was on the sand for the moment.

He very nearly growled when Jordan put his hand on Roxas' waist to adjust his position. Kairi looked up from her book and raised an eyebrow at him; she followed his gaze towards Jordan and Roxas. She didn't say anything, but went back to her book with a perceptive look in her eyes.

....xXx....

"Okay, ready to catch some waves?" Jordan asked Roxas.

The blonde nodded, looking excited. Sora and Demyx were already out, playing in the huge swells that crashed in the sea.

"Alright! I'll watch from here okay?" Jordan said.

Roxas nodded.

"Thanks!" He said, and then he ran to the sea and placed the board on top of the water. He paddled out to the waves and then stood confidently.

Jordan watched Roxas get the hang of it and then he looked back up the beach.

The silver haired guy, Riku, was standing at the water's edge, watching Sora with a happy smile on his face and the short one, Zexion, was sat with his feet in the water and a book in his hands. Every so often he would peek over his book and blush.

The two girls, Jordan recalled them as Namine and Kairi, were sitting on towels, reading, and the other guy…

"What was his name?!" Jordan thought. Something beginning with…A! Yes A that was it…

Jordan racked his brains, trying to remember the name…

Axel!

Yeah that was it, Axel.

He looked up at the red-head.

Axel didn't look impressed about something. Jordan wondered what it was.

He wandered back up the beach towards them, deciding to try getting to know Roxas' friends some more.

....xXx....

Axel frowned when he spotted Jordan walking towards them.

"Axel," Kairi said in a warning tone, not looking away from her book. "Play nice."

Axel rolled his eyes.

"Hey guys!" Jordan greeted them.

Axel pointedly ignored him, staring instead at Riku and Sora. Sora had just got in from the sea and Riku was wrapping a towel around him, kissing his nose.

"Hey, sit down for a bit and talk to us." Kairi replied, patting the space between her and Axel.

Jordan sat down in the suggested place and looked out to sea too.

"He's doing really well, you know, for someone who said he was outta practice!" Jordan said, obviously referring to Roxas.

Kairi and Namine followed his gaze and watched Roxas surf.

"He used to surf a lot, before he moved" Namine said, smiling at Jordan.

"So…where do you guys live then?" Jordan asked, tearing his eyes away from Roxas.

"Oh we live in Twilight Town" Kairi nodded.

"Isn't that close to the beach? Can't you surf there?" Jordan thought back to school and his geography lessons, he was sure Twilight Town wasn't far from the coast.

"It is close but we don't get very big waves, not good ones for surfing so they tell us"

"Oh…well then I guess it's a good job he met me then!" Jordan grinned. Kairi and Namine laughed but Axel rolled his eyes and stood up.

They looked up at him as he walked off down the beach, his hands in his pockets.

"Umm…have I done or said something to…offend him?" Jordan asked, looking a little worried.

Kairi and Namine sighed, exchanging a glance.

"Oh umm…not really, you see, he and Roxas…where close…"

Jordan looked blankly at Namine.

"Really close…they were together." Namine explained.

Jordan's eyes widened and he looked at Axel's retreating back and then to Roxas out on the sea and then back to the girls.

"They were…wait 'were'?" Jordan frowned.

"Yeah, they broke up a while back," Kairi said, and then she stood up. "I'm gonna go talk to him."

Namine nodded and Kairi hurried across the sand towards Axel.

"Axel, Axel!" She called. The red-head turned to her over his shoulder but carried on walking.

"Axel!" Kairi caught up with him and grabbed his arm. She linked their arms together and walked with him.

"What's wrong Ax?" She asked, looking up at him.

"Nothing's wrong Kai" He said back, not looking at her and instead staring out across the beach.

"You're terrible at lying Axel, so just tell me," Kairi shook his arm gently.

After a few minutes of silence she spoke again,

"Is it Jordan?"

"No"

But Axel answered too quickly, Kairi knew he was lying again.

"Axel," Kairi sighed, this was going to hurt him, saying this, but he had to realise it.

"Axel, you no longer have the right to interfere with Roxas' love life."

Axel stopped and Kairi slipped her arm from his and stood in front of him. She looked, sadly, into his emerald eyes.

"You left him, you let go," She pressed her point, knowing it was going to hurt.

Axel felt like she was thrusting a red-hot, needle into his heart. Had he let go? The feelings he had for Roxas, had they truly been left behind?

"That's the thing Kairi," He felt his throat closing up and his voice wobbled. "I don't think I have let go."

"Oh, Axel." Kairi folded him into her arms and he leaned his head on her shoulder.

"You need to talk to him, it's no good bottling up how you feel. Even you would explode doing that!" Kairi whispered to him.

Axel held back his tears, he wouldn't cry.

"I can't, I don't how to tell him." He whispered back.

"You just need to be honest, and not expect anything back. Roxas may have moved on, or be moving on." Kairi murmured.

Axel pulled away from her and looked her in the eye.

Roxas may move on. He may find another guy and fall for him. It might be this 'Jordan' guy. Axel nodded and swallowed.

"I'll try"

Kairi smiled at him.

"That's all you need to do, Roxas won't get angry he's not like that, you know that."

Axel nodded again.

"I know"

"Come on then, let's go back, and you are going to be nice to Jordan!" Kairi smiled, taking Axel's hand. Axel gave a huff of laughter and they walked back across the beach towards their waving friends.

....xXx....

"That was AMAZING!" Demyx cried when he got back to the beach. He stuck the board into the sand and grinned.

Zexion smiled at him, with his book clutched in his arms. The sun was setting, turning the sky a fiery red, pink and orange, and it was cooling down.

"You were brilliant, I was watching here." Zexion blushed as he complemented Demyx.

Demyx's face brightened and he threw an arm around Zexion's shoulders, pulling him close against his bare chest.

Zexion's eyes widened like they would pop out of his head and he blushed like a tomato.

"Thanks Zexy!" He cried. When he let go of Zexion, after he was called over by Sora, the bookworm staggered.

How close had they just been?

Surprisingly, he found himself feeling happy as well as embarrassed. He didn't mind Demyx hugging him out of the blue like that. He hated his personal space being invaded, even by his parents, but when Demyx did it…he didn't mind. In fact he liked it.

"Oh crap." He whispered, clutching his book tightly and hiding his face behind his fringe.

" 'Oh crap' what?"

Zexion jumped and turned to face Riku. The silverette had his hands in his pockets and a grin on his face.

"How long has he been standing there?!" Zexion thought.

"Umm nothing, just talking…to myself." He blushed again. Riku laughed and ruffled his hair.

"First sign of madness!" He laughed again and they walked up the beach towards their group. Zexion smiled.

They were silent for a while and then Riku broke it.

"So…you wouldn't happen to be 'oh crap'-ing about Demyx would you?"

Zexion stopped dead in his tracks and stared up at Riku in shock.

How did he know? Did he know how Zexion felt about Demyx? Did the others know? And worst of all, did Demyx know?

"Its okay, Demyx doesn't know, I just kinda figured it out." Riku held up his hands in front of him.

Zexion looked down at his feet, he curled his toes into the cool, damp sand.

"I…it's just..." He looked up desperately at Riku. "I'm falling for my best friend…and I've never…felt like this before."

Riku smiled at him and he put a hand on Zexion's shoulder.

"Hey, I know how you feel, it was…difficult for me, when I realised I was in love with Sora, and I'd never felt like that before! You just need to work up the courage to tell him."

Zexion bit his lip.

"What if…what if he doesn't like me after I tell him? What if he hates me?" Zexion was close to tears at this point.

"He won't hate you, this is Demyx we're talking about! He doesn't hate. I'm sure he'd be fine with it." Riku reassured him. "Trust me."

Zexion looked up into Riku's aqua eyes.

"Riku!"

They looked back up the beach. Sora was waving at Riku and beckoning him over.

"Okay?" Riku asked Zexion.

Zexion nodded and Riku smiled, walking towards Sora.

....xXx....

"Thanks for the boards and the help!" Roxas thanked Jordan.

"Oh, don't mention it!" Jordan shook his hands at Roxas. "So I'll see you around, yeah?"

"Yeah, we're here for another two days before we head home, so maybe we'll see you again!" Roxas smiled. "Bye for now!"

"Bye!" Jordan waved as they turned to leave.

"He's nice Roxas," Kairi said, linking Roxas' arm and smiling at him.

Roxas looked at her and smiled.

"Yeah, he's nice."

Axel stuck his hands into his pockets angrily.


I never meant to carry on Jordan this much but dont worry he's not in it for much longer XD

Pleeeeaaase Read and Review ^^' I could use some encouragment at the moment