A/N: Oh Yay, I am so glad you guys are enjoying this!! It makes me just want to jump and huggle and glomp you all!! And so many of you think it's Axel at night, don't you? And no, whoever it was wasn't molesting him!! Have some faith in me. Even if I do love Roxas, I wouldn't go that far. (wink) Anyway, read on, loves.

P.S.: There are (at the moment) two more chapters that I'm planning, and two more lines of my poem (the chapter titles). But if I'm not satisfied, then there will be more. Heh, I'm such a finicky author, aren't I?

Love Is Blind

Chapter Seven: NoMatterWhatYouDo

Roxas hated every moment of having three broken ribs. And a broken collarbone. And a shattered right radius. Not only was he blind with a broken dominant arm, he was confined to a wheelchair that he didn't need. He didn't need it. He was fine. Roxas pouted in the chair, his arms crossed, quite displeased.

"Where is Hayes?"

"Roxas, time for supper!" His mom ignored his question. He was in the chair, but didn't make an attempt to move towards the table, "Roxas?"

"Mom, I can walk just fine. Where is Hayes?"

"Honey, we told you, Hayes is gone. Please don't make me explain it again," he could hear the trembling tears in her voice.

"Mom, I'll make sure Rox eats. Why don't you just go ahead and go to sleep, okay?" Cloud's calm voice was behind him, very soft and gentle. Roxas scoffed as he heard the mother of the three slowly walk silently from the room.

Cloud smelled like a mother, but it was not all that surprising. What was surprising was the sharp animal-like odor of Leon that clung to him.

"Why do you smell like Leon, Cloud?" Roxas was blunt; he had no reason to play nice with his brother at the moment. He was downright pissed at the world, "You have that smell all over you. What were you two doing upstairs?"

He could practically feel his brother's blush, "Nothing, Roxas. Why don't you eat something? Mom made your favorite, it's spaghetti."

"I know what my favorite is, Cloud, thank you," he snarled angrily, "And I asked you why you smelled like Leon."

At this, a not so gentle voice responded, "We were up in Cloud's room playing older children games."

"Squall, don't have sex with my brother. And I'm not hungry. I want outside." Roxas knew he was being childish, but what did they expect? They were treating him like a child.

"It's Leon, you brat. Or have you forgotten that too?" Leon's voice was dark, stoic, and still, a little on the moody side.

"What did you just say to me?"

"I told you to not be using all your little problems to make people feel sorry for you. You're acting like a little brat and you know it. That's not the way you are, Roxas. It's just not. So quit acting like a selfish fucking little brat, got it?"

"Leon…" Cloud spoke softly, hesitant.

"What do you want from me? You people treat me like a five-year-old―"

"Maybe if you listened to your mother talk, you'd understand!! She's on the verge of tears every second she looks at you, you spoiled brat!! Do you know what she's going through? Again?!" Leon was in Roxas's face, the bear-like scent rising around them, "Listen up you little―"

"That's enough, Leon." Cloud's voice was solemn in the sudden silence, surprising both boys, "Listen, both of you. Mother has gone through a lot, okay? And yes, Leon, you're right, this is another terrible thing with Roxas, again, but it's nothing she can't handle. Okay? She's handled worse before. Father leaving us, Sora catching pneumonia, Roxas going blind. All of it. This is nothing Mother can't take care of. And Roxas, I would appreciate it if you would stop being such a baby. Just eat the supper that Mother made for you and please, please, don't make this any harder on her than it already is."

Roxas was shaking, and didn't know why, "O-okay…" A gentle hand touched his quivering cheek and the soft motherly scent caressed his violent shuddering.

"Shh. That's enough. Thank you, Roxas. Please, don't think I want to yell at you. You may not remember, but please, try and keep it in your mind that I'll always love you. Okay, Rox?"

"O-okay, Cloud." Roxas tried to draw his head back, but his mobility was limited, "C-can you tell me something?"

"Anything."

"Where is Axel? Can you take me to him?"

"He won't come outside."

"Please, Cloud? I want to remember. I want to know what all is going on. And who he is. I don't want to lose whatever love I had for whoever he is." Roxas chuckled, "No offense, but I think that's the only love I have right now."

Cloud was kneeling, his rough hands clutching both of Roxas's by his lithe fingers, "Roxas, I want to take you to him, but I don't want you to be hurt anymore. I want you to wait, can you?"

"No."

It was Leon who spoke, slowly and cautiously, "I think he should. He wants to remember, and if this seems like the only way, then why don't we take him to try?"

"Leon… what if…?"

"Don't shelter him too much, Cloud. I think he just might be a big kid now." Leon chuckled slightly, the sound odd in his throat, "Let's take him to the flaming redhead. See what happens."

Roxas nodded to the best of his ability, "One condition, please…'

"What?" Cloud asked weakly.

Roxas feebly stood and took the nearest arm to him to hold himself steady, "Leon?"

"Yeah," He replied, holding him up by the uninjured side, "It's me you've got a hold of."

"Please, let me walk. You can lead me there, whatever, but I don't want to be weak, not for this."

Softly, almost unbearably slowly, Cloud strode over to the two, his boyfriend and his brother, and brushed his lips against both of their cheeks, "You two go… I can stay here… Leon, watch over him… And Roxas… God, Rox, be careful… If not for yourself, for Mother…"

"I know, Cloud… Don't worry… I don't think I'd ever fall in love with someone that dangerous…"

Leon sighed as he carefully led Roxas towards the door, "I'm not so sure of that, Roxas… Maybe you should wait until you've met the guy."

Roxas could sense the smile on the man's face, but somehow, he wondered what exactly was meant by the statement.

A/N: Hey there, my lovely dolls. I know that this was short and almost pointless, but it really wasn't pointless at all. Hah, well, okay, so you got a short runoff of what has happened in my lovely Roxy's life, and a slight implying of what is going on between Leon and Cloud. Okay, more than implying, but… Hah!! Anyway, next update will be SOON. Yep! So send the Prince some love, man!!

Much Love—the Prince—Riku