Roxas sat down at his desk with a yawn. It was early on Saturday morning and he had decided to use this time after breakfast to respond to Sora's letter. He grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. For a moment, he stared at the blank page, wondering what to write. He finally out his oen to the paper and scribble some words down, then sat back and read what he had wrote.
Dear Sora,
I like it at my new school. I have a few friends; some of them are freshmen and sophomores and one is a senior. I think my best friend is Axel, though. He showed me around when I was lost on my first day and he told me all about the people at school. Destiny Island is just as beautiful as I remember it, but I'm glad that I chose to leave. I know you were upset about the move, and that's why you stayed, but I was excited and I think I made the right choice. Tell Riku and Kairi I miss them and I will visit during my break. Would it be alright if I brought a friend with me?
Miss you tons!
Your little bro, Roxas
Roxas looked over how he had written 'your little bro' when he was only younger by mere minutes. Neither he nor Sora liked being called twins since they didn't look that much alike.
He read the letter over and over, and when he looked at the clock, it was almost noon. Axel would be here soon to pick him up, and he wasn't even dressed yet. Roxas quickly ran to his closet and picked out a white shirt and threw on a black and white checkered jacket over that. He put on a pair of black jeans and his sneakers. Just as he was putting his wallet and cell phone into his pockets, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" he yelled, racing down the stairs to open the door.
There stood Axel, dressed in a black shirt with a red design, black pants, and red Converse shoes. From both his ears hung two small black hoop earrings.
"Hey," he said waving a hand. "Ready to go?"
"Yeah," Roxas replied with a smile. "Mom! I'm leaving!"
"Okay!" his mother yelled back. "See you later!"
"Bye!" he shouted as he shut the door and climbed into the back seat of the car. Axel's mother was dropping the two off at the mall and picking them up later.
As they arrived at the mall, Axel's mom handed him some cash and told them that they needed to stay together at all times. They said goodbye and Roxas thanked her for the ride and the two made their way inside.
"So, Roxas," Axel began. "Where do you want to go first?"
Roxas looked around and saw exactly what they need to do first. "The photo booth." He announced.
"What?" Axed asked.
"The photo booth!" Roxas repeated. "We should go take our picture."
"Yeah, okay," Axel smiled and the two walked to the photo booth together. "Okay, how do we work this thing…"
"Put the money in first, then we pick what we want and take pictures."
"You've done this before?"
"Yeah, with my brother. What about you?" Roxas said, climbing into the booth and looking through various photo options.
"No, not really. Wait did you say brother?"
"Axel smile! The picture!"
"Oh!" Axel exclaimed, flashing a quick smile at the camera.
The two posed for each picture. They took four pictures and waited a few minutes for the pictures to come out.
"So, you have a brother too?" Axel asked.
"Yeah," Roxas replied. " His name is Sora. He goes to Destiny Island High. It's a boarding school. My family used to live on Destiny Island. But we decided to move here and Sora wanted to stay there, so our parents put him in the boarding school."
"Oh. Do you miss him?"
"Yeah, from time to time. Oh, here are the pictures." Roxas pulled the pictures out of a slot in the side of the booth. The two laughed at how ridiculous they thought they looked before moving on to the rest of the mall.
They stopped by Hearbucks and got coffee, then went to teen clothing stores and browsed around a little.
"Hey, Roxas, let's go girl shopping." Axel suggested.
"What?"
"You know, we sit down somewhere and point out cute girls to each other."
"I've never done that before."
"I come here and do it with Demyx all the time! It's fun, 'til you get caught and the girl gets angry and slaps you."
Roxas laughed and Axel joined in. "In that case, I'd rather not play." Roxas giggled
"Yeah me neither." Axel replied with a laugh.
They laughed and drank coffee until Axel's mom called to tell the boys that she was there to pick them up. When they arrived at Axel's house, Axel led Roxas upstairs to the entertainment room of the house. Demyx was sitting in a bean bag chair and mashing buttons on a game controller while shouting curse words at the T.V.
"Demyx," Axel called. "Look who's here!"
Demyx turned around, now ignoring the game out of frustration. "Hey!" he yelled. "Roxas!"
"Hey, Demyx!" Roxas replied.
"Come play, Roxas!" Demyx beckoned the blond over to another chair. Roxas sat and took an extra controller. Axel sat beside him and did the same.
They played for a few minutes and, despite knowing the game they were playing rather well, Roxas lost every time. He put the controller down and looked around the room before spotting a drum set in the corner. He stood up and walked over to it, admiring the condition is was in. He brushed away a little dust on the cymbals, then sat down and picked up the sticks.
"You play drums, Roxas?" Axel asked, flowing the blond over to the set.
"A little bit," he replied. "I just started when we moved here."
"Coooool!" Demyx exclaimed. "I'll be right back!" Demyx was gone for mere moments before he returned with a guitar. "One, two, three, hit it!"
Roxas played some erratic beat while Demyx strummed sporadically and Axel sand random vocals. They laughed loudly and decided to stop playing before someone heard their horrible rhythm.
"Come here," Axel said, grabbing Roxas's hand and dragging him away. "I want to show you something." He led the blond to his room and locked the door behind them. Axel walked to a corner of his room and removed an acoustic guitar from its stand. He then sat on his bed and Roxas stood by the door and watched Axel play a beautiful melody.
"What is that?" Roxas asked. "Did you come up with that?"
"Yeah," Axel replied with a smile. "Wanna hear the vocals with the guitar?"
"Yeah!"
Azel sang, Roxas had to admit it, like an angel. His guitar playing was beautiful. All he could do was watch and smile.
When he finished, Axel looked at Roxas. "You wanna try?" he asked. "Come sit." Axel motioned for Roxas to sit on his lap. Without thinking, Roxas moved and sat with Axel on the bed.
Axel placed the guitar in Roxas's lap and showed him how to place his hands on the neck of the instrument. "Now strum," Axel whispered in his ear. Roxas strummed. "Keep going." The redhead prompted. Roxas strummed more.
"Am I getting it right?" Roxas looked up at Axel with a smile.
"Yeah," Axel replied quietly. "You are." Axel suddenly leaned in and kissed Roxas on the lips. Axel's lips were soft and Roxas felt his face begin to burn with embarrassment. Why did being around Axel make him feel like this? Do I really like Axel? Roxas thought as he closed his eyes and accepted the kiss. Maybe I really do like him…
Axel pulled his lips from Roxas's. "Does this make you feel uncomfortable?" he asked softly.
"No…" Roxas replied, his voice barely audible. He looked up into Axel's shining green eyes.
"Do you want me to do it again?" Axel asked quietly, admiring Roxas's blue eyes. He looks really cute right now, Axel admitted to himself.
"Yeah…" Roxas whispered. So Axel did, only this time more gently. Roxas kissed back this time, enjoying the moment they had together.
A sudden knock on the door interrupted that moment.
"Roxas!" a voice called from the other side. It was Demyx. "Your mom's here to get you."
"O-okay! I'll be down in a minute!" he called back. "Well, I guess I gotta-"
Roxas was cut off when Axel wrapped him in a tight hug. Axel released the blond and quickly kissed him one more time. "Bye, Roxas," the redhead whispered.
"Bye, Axel," the blond whispered back before exiting the room and leaving Axel alone.
