Yes! Chapter 6! I know you guys have been waiting, sorry for that, love you guys, and finally, chapter 6.

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Chapter 6

Together

Axel sat quietly, curled in a dark corner of his room, lights off and music blaring from his over-used mp3 player. He balled his fists, conflicting thoughts running through his head. I can't see him...I want to see him...I'll just hurt him more...A loud pounding came from his door and Axel paused his music.

"Who is it?" he croaked

"Axel! What's wrong? You haven't been to training in over a week!" It was Demyx.

"I-I'm fine! I'm just sick, I'll be back soon. Sorry for my absences." Demyx sighed.

"Alright Ax...See ya..." Axel waited for his footsteps to fade before returning to his music and thoughts. What should I do? I love him...But I don't want him to be afraid of me...Axel leaned his head against the wall, looking up.

"Roxas..." he whispered, "Roxas, I love you..." he closed his eyes and let the music drown out all his thoughts.


I twitched in the training room, looking up. Did someone just call my name? I glanced back to the Dusks a second too late and earned a blow in the gut. I stumbled and fell back, and the Dusks stopped their advance. Lexaeus trotted up with Zexion, my makeshift partners.

"You're not on your game this week." Lexaeus mumbled. I climbed to my feet, panting heavily. They were right, but I didn't want to admit that without Axel to help me out, I sucked at fighting.

"I know, I know..."

"Too bad VIII's sick. Maybe you can convince him to come train for a little bit." I looked away, biting my lip.

"I...I think I hurt his feelings, he might be angry with me."

"Axel angry? Well that's a surprise..." Zexion rolled his eyes.

"Shut up!" I stormed out of the training room. This is my fault. Every time he misses practice, it's my fault! I leaned against a wall, whimpering quietly. I miss him...

"What's up blondie boy?" I looked up. Larxene stood before me, arms crossed over her chest.

"Nothing...I'm just...worried about Axel.."

"I know something that'll cheer him up." I glanced up.

"Really?"

"Yea, just remember to use a rubber."

"LARXENE!!" I blushed. Demyx strode up behind Larxene, a concerned look on his face.

"Roxas, there you are. Could you try to talk to Axel? I'm really worried about him." I froze. Talk to him? Fear shot through my body. What if he yells at me? What if he hates me?

"I-I don't think I should..."

"If anyone, you are the best person to do it!" Before I could protest, Demyx pushed me to Axel's room, urging me on before leaving. I leaned against his door, tryin to feel his firey presence. On any other occasion, I would have just walked in, but today, I knocked hesitantly.

"Axel?" I called timidly, "It's Roxas..." I held my breath, waiting for a response. I heard frantic scrambling and a pause before he yanked the door open.

"R-Roxas! What are yoiu doing here? I thought you hated me..." he gave me a pained looked, making my heart break.

"No! Of course not!" I sputtered. I quieted down before before continuing softly. "I'm sorry..." Axel pulled me against him gently.

"Oh Roxas...It's okay...I just...You said I scared you, so I figured you hated me. But Roxas, Roxas I love you, it hurt so bad to hear you say that." he tightened his hold on me, lifting me in a hug and kissing my cheek. "I'm sorry for scaring you Roxas..."

"No! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it." I hugged him too, burying my face in his chest, trembling as I sobbed silently. "Please don't be worried, I love you too...I mean...I thought you hated me." Axel laughed quietly.

"Listen to us...we sound like little girls." he kissed my head, "Come on, let's go sit down." He carried me to his bed, throwing his junk to the floor and setting me down, sitting by me. He held my face gently and brushed away a tear with his thumb before kissing my softly, one of his hands straying to my hair. We broke apart panting.

"I love you Roxas. More now than ever before...Tell me if there's anything you'd need me to change and I will. I don't think I could stand to lose you forever...A week was seven days too long." I blushed the deepest shade of red I could manage and scooted close.

"Y-you don't have to ch-change everything f-for me." I stuttered, leaning against him and breathing deeply. I gasped as pain blossomed from the blow I'd recieved earlier. "Sorry, I didn't mean to flinch...just this bruise..." Axel examined me carefully and I tried not to show my fatigue. Suddenly he laid me back on the bed, pulling off my shirt. He gently traced the dark bruise, "It looks terrible! How...Whoever was training with you shouldn't have let this happen." he growled lightly and I drew my eyebrows together in worry. He stopped and kissed the spot softly.

"I'm sorry Roxas, if I hadn't run away you'd never have gotten hurt." I shook my head.

"It's alright, I'm just clumsy." He kissed my head.

"Here, let me make it better." He reached into a shadow portal and pulled out some salve. he opened it and rubbed it onto the bruise.

"How's that? Feel any better?" I flinched at the contact.

"Owowow...A-a little." I panted, "I'll be fine." Axel moved to lay by me.

"It should heal pretty quickly. Think you'll be up for training tomarrow?" I lit up, excited.

"Really? Yes, of course!" Axel smiled.

"Rest, you look really tired..."

"I'm not..." I mumbled drowsily, "I love you. Promise you won't ever leave me?" He smiled and pet my hair gently.

"I love you, too. And I promise, I'll never leave you. Ever." He leaned down and kissed me, resting his forehead against mine and staring into my blue eyes with his piercing green ones, then kissed me again.

"Come on, it's getting late. Let's sleep so we'll be ready for training. It'll be rough since I haven't gone in so long." he pulled me closer, slipping an arm around my waist. "Mmm...I love how perfectly you fit in my arms Roxas..."

"Me too..." I murmured sleepily. My eyelids drooped and I yawned, quickly clamping my mouth shut to stifle it. "I'm...noh tire...d" My eyelids finally dropped and unconsciousness hit me like a rock.


Where am I? I thought as I woke up. This is...this is Axel's room! I flushed, looking up at said pyro. And why aren't I wearing a shirt!?

"Axel." A knock came at his door, it was Demyx. Crap! I thought. Demyx loves Axel, he'll kill me!

"Axel, I'm coming in." Shit shit shit! I dove under some blankets and a beanbag in the corner of the room.


Axel yawned and sat up at the sound of Demyx's pounding.

"What!? You come in here, I'll murder you!" he door stopped an inch of the way open and closed quickly.

"Fine, whatever. Are you planning on joining practice today?" His sarcastic tone was pissing Axel off.

"It's too damn early to have to hear you mouthing off to me. So stop with the sarcasm, and yes, I'll be at training today." The thought of practice reminded him that Roxas had been there last night. He took a glance around his room, spotting Roxas in a corner, cowering under some blankets. He pulled them off and picked him up, holding him close.

"You're okay." he whispered to the frightened boy as Demyx began again.

"Fine whatever, guess Roxas finally got the chance to talk to you." Axel froze, tightening his hold on Roxas.

"If that's all you can leave now." he growled, listening as Demyx walked off before setting Roxas on the bed.


"Are you okay? How's your bruise? And why were you hiding?" I fidgeted nervously, gazing down at the dark spot.

"It's better now..."

"Roxas..." he said testily.

"Okay, okay. I-I was hiding 'c-cuz Demyx likes you a lot and he might not like that I was staying here." Axel tilted his head.

"I don't see the problem, I stay in your rom a lot." he didn't get it...

"Anyway, you should probably go take a shower, I'll do the same and how 'bout we meet in the training room?" I nodded and gave him a goodbye kiss before rushing off.

Axel and I stood side by side before Marluxia and Vexen, our sparring opponents. It felt good to have my partner by my side again, to be able to flow together in battle like we were meant to do.

"Glad to see you're back. Ready to go?" Vexen called. Axel nodded happy to be in his home situations.

"Let's go, glad to be back." he said and we called our weapons forth, immeddiatly leaping to dodge a Dusk. A grin spread across Axel's dumb face, and I felt myself smiling too. Axel spun a chakram on one finger, sending a blast of fire at the Dusk, which dodged, but it didn't see me leap through the small of the fire. I stabbed it, taking it out and leapt back once more to dodge Vexen. Axel went after Marluxia while I was busy blocking Vexen's attacks. He shoved me down, still advancing. Axel blocked Marluxia's sythe before rolling back and tripping Vexen, pinning him with one chakram.

"One down." he smiled. I nodded and spun around blocking Marluxia's sythe. He started hacking at me, almost too fast for me to follow. He swung a way I wasn't expecting and I stumbled back, waiting for the blow. But it never came. I opened my eyes, everything was black, darkness engulfed me.

"Axel?" I shivered, a little scared. A small light emitted from far off and I walked towards it, suddenly landing on my face. "Nnn..."

"Hang on! Roxas collapsed!" I heard Axel shout. He helped me up, holding me steady.

"You okay? Do you need a break?" he asked.

"Axel I...I think I made a shadow portal!"


Chapter 6 is COMPLETE! I'm so sorry I haven't had any chapters up, the only reason this one is up is 'cuz I wrote it at my friend's house. I'll try to keep you posted, and soon I'll be back to a chapter a week like before. Sorry guys, please don't give up on me!

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"Hey Sora! Long time no see!"

"It's snowing!!"

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Oh you guys so wanna read that chapter