A/N: Rawr! Royal Dragon here! Guys I'm so sorry! I just started a new job and I'm working 3rd shift at the moment so I'm basically sleeping all day! Anyway here we go with Chapter 7 and because I forgot to mention this in the last chapter the songs all belong to Chevelle! The last song was called The Red and this one in this chapter is called Closure both really amazing songs so you guys should check 'em out. Anyway here we go!
Chapter 7: The Concert
Axel's POV
The concert was here before we knew it. We had prepared all week singing different types of songs until we found the one that suited us. The night of the concert we were all nervous even as the crowd chanted our name. Roxas presence alone was reassuring but right before we went on he held me tight whispering how wonderful we were going to be.
"Just be yourselves!" He said with a smile. "I saw you guys open for them one other time and you were wonderful. I couldn't keep my eyes off of you." He admitted face heating to a bright red.
With a final kiss, the backstage crew was hurrying us to the stage. What I wasn't prepared for was to see not only my ex-boyfriend Sephiroth but Roxas' ex Namine! Both of them wore matching scowls. Namine's arms were crossed and as soon as she saw me glared. Sephiroth just smiled. He knew what effect he was having on me.
My mouth was bone dry and my heart wouldn't slow. I felt faint after a few seconds and turned to Demyx for support. We were just about to begin the opening notes of our song but Demyx turned to Riku and Zexion and shook his head. Instead they started up another song this one familiar. We hadn't planned on this one but I knew it would fit. With a look back to the fluttering curtains I didn't see Roxas or Sora anywhere.
I don't know what made me look out into the crowd again but when I did I spotted Roxas there along with Sora. They were grinning and waving at me both giving us the thumbs up. With renewed strength I grabbed the microphone and began to sing.
Breathe, trust, bless me and release,
Climb, hard or never be seen.
Closed off, rescue to breathe.
Just bless me.
Two sided time,
Your rebirth can't hurt,
Branch out behind, the pain.
As I sang I kept my eyes focused on Roxas. His smile had not faltered but instead turned soft. I had wrote this song when I had fallen in love with Roxas. When I knew there was no chance of ever being with him.
Closure has come to me myself,
You will never belong to me.
Closure has come to me myself,
You will never belong to me.
Three days aside,
Your rebirth can't hurt,
Branch out behind, pride.
I remembered the pain of not being able to be with Roxas. For a while Roxas was unattainable he would never belong to me! He did not want me he wanted the life that he had. Even though he knew that his relationship with Namine would crash and burn he still clung to it desperately.
Closure has come to me myself,
You will never belong to me.
Closure has come to me myself,
You will never belong to me.
Like a leech,
I hold on as if we belonged,
To some precious pure dream.
Cast off, you've seen what's beneath,
Now fail me.
I was a leech. I never wanted to let go of Roxas. I loved him and craved him. When I woke up and he confessed his love to me I grabbed on and held tight.
Faulty closure
Faulty closure
Faulty closure
Faulty closure
With each faulty closure I gripped the mic tightly in my hands until my knuckles turned white. I had felt this way with Roxas so many times. I couldn't forget him! I could never forget him. I would never be able to forget him or stop loving him.
Closure has come to me myself,
You will never belong to me.
Closure has come to me myself,
You will never belong to me.
But the song was wrong. Roxas did belong to me, and I belonged to him. As the last of the notes from the song faded I realized the whole time I was singing I was staring at Roxas. The crowd erupted into cheers and I looked around with a small smile.
We sang for another forty or so minutes choosing up beat and peppy songs to ones that were just like the one we sang. The crowd had a wonderful time or at least I thought so as they cheered with every new song and raised their fist in the air and pumped them up and down excitedly while cheering. I didn't pay much attention to the crowd though, I only had eyes for Roxas.
When we made it backstage Roxas and Sora were there to greet us.
"You guys were amazing!" Sora squealed.
Roxas nodded in agreement and pulled me down for a bruising kiss. The rest of the night was a blur after that. A man named Cloud was from one of the most famous record labels approached us backstage. He had blond hair and blue eyes, and looked exactly like a smaller version of Roxas.
By the end of the night we had signed a record deal. Sora, who was extremely bright became our manager in place of Sephiroth. It was like a dream come true. We were promised fame and fortune and I knew that he would make good on that promise. Nightwish who we had opened for congratulated us and told us that Cloud was a fair and just man as he worked with them to.
We didn't get home that night until about three in the morning. Exhausted and excited we shouted all the way home. We stopped at the local Moogle Mart for snacks and then headed home, where the guys stayed with us.
While Riku, Demyx, Zexion and I were busy coming up with new songs and talking about how exciting our lives were going to be, Sora and Roxas were sleeping curled up together on the couch.
Picking my boyfriends slack body up I carried him upstairs at five in the morning and deposited him on the bed. The next morning when I woke up the warm body I was sleeping beside was gone. Jumping up I hurried downstairs and to the kitchen to find my blond haired lover and his twin making breakfast.
"Good morning Axel!" Roxas called rushing over and pulling me down for a kiss. "I hope you like strawberry pancakes!"
"I love strawberry pancakes." I responded leaning down for another kiss. His lips tasted like the strawberries he had been eating and his hands were warm as they slid up my shirt and held my waist. "I love you."
"I love you to." Roxas said with a grin.
"Ok if you guys are going to help that's fine but if not go somewhere else and make out." Sora growled pushing us out of the way so that he get to the griddle.
"Come on Axel lets go back to our bedroom." Roxas whispered grabbing my belt loops and tugging.
"Wait no! Come back how am I supposed to cook for all six of us without help?" Sora whined.
With a giggle Roxas led me back into the kitchen where we finished making breakfast. As we started loading the plates those who weren't up were making their way into the kitchen bleary eyed and looking for pancakes.
We had to go see Cloud again later that day to sign more papers which Sora dutifully read over. A week later we were in the recording studio ready to record our first album. Everything went by at an alarming speed. We were done recording our album within six months and we were going to release at the beginning of the new year.
Time sped by fast and soon after we had released our album we were being scheduled for tours. I couldn't believe it! After his two week vacation that had seemed so long ago Roxas was back to work. We barely saw each other and it was taking its toll. He loved working as a doctor but at the same time we barely saw each other.
So one night after Roxas got home from work I had a nice dinner prepared for him. The first meal I had, had when I first got out of the hospital was lasagna, garlic bread and grape juice because Roxas had ran out of wine.
"What's all this?" Roxas asked his eyes wide.
"I wanted us to talk." I answered scooping out lasagna onto the two plates and placing the bread on the side. After pouring the juice into the glass flutes I pulled the chair out and waited for him to be seated.
"Talk about what?" Roxas asked after I helped push his chair in.
"I want you to quit your job and travel with us!" I cried not meeting my boyfriend's gaze. We had been dating now a little over a year and we were about to go on our first tour. The schedule had been finalized and we were due to leave in two weeks time. It would be just enough for Roxas to finish out his last days and then go on the road with us. But if he didn't want to go then I couldn't force him.
He was quiet for a long while. We were almost done with dinner before he pushed his plate away and took my hand in his.
"Yes I will quit my job. We haven't been able to spend a lot of time with each other lately and I miss that." He answered.
There would be times we would be traveling on a tour bus and we wouldn't be able to have a lot of alone time but that was ok, as long as we were together. The next day I saw Roxas off to work and headed to Sora's to start practicing on our songs. Cloud would be joining us later in the afternoon with his husband Leon. Both of the men were quiet but Leon was more so. The few months we had been working with the pair Leon had never said a word to us.
He was tall, taller than Cloud and had brown hair and blue eyes. Mostly he just watched us but we were told most of his work began after we left.
When Roxas returned later that night I was just finishing getting dinner ready.
"How was work?" I called as he toed his shoes off in the kitchen and padded to the nearest chair.
"Exhausting. I gave them my two week notice and Aerith cried. I'm going to miss her." He said with a sigh. "She was always really nice to me. When I first started working at the hospital I was really scared but she took me under her wing and was really patient with me."
"I'm sorry I'm taking you from your job." I responded turning the oven off and pulling the chicken out.
"No! It's ok I'm going to miss it but I'm glad to be leaving. It's been fun but at the same time exhausting and I barely get to see you as it is." He chuckled standing up and padding over.
Bringing me into the circle of his arms he leaned up just as I leaned down and pressed his lips against mine. The kiss was simple and sweet but I knew if I let it go on it would turn into something more. Pulling away I went back to the oven and finished pulling the bread out and potatoes.
Those same arms wrapped back around my waist and my shirt was lifted as a warm pair of lips pressed against my back.
"Mmm, so beautiful." I heard him murmur as he lifted my shirt higher.
My breath quickened when he turned me around and shoved me against the refrigerator door. With a grin he lifted my shirt higher and leaned up to attach his mouth to one of my nipples.
"Roxas!" I breathed threading my fingers through his blond hair. "What... What... are you doing?"
"Mmm nothing." He answered pulling back and smoothing my shirt down. "I just love that your nipples are so sensitive. Maybe you should get them pierced... anyway lets eat!" He called bouncing over to get his plate.
Great now I was hard and confused. We didn't get through dinner before tackling each other and having sex right on the kitchen floor. It was fast, hot and needy. We hadn't been able to have sex... no that wasn't the right word. We hadn't been able to make love in so long, to just hold each other tightly like we wanted to.
We ate dinner naked, giggling and trying hard not to tackle each other again for round two. After pulling on a pair of boxers we headed to the living room to curl up on the couch together. Roxas, even though shorter than me, pulled me down so that I was lying on his chest. I loved it! This was what I had always wanted in a man. One that loved me and held me tightly, who was slow to anger. A man who didn't beat me because I wasn't perfect, or cheat on me with other men because I had become too boring.
I had found that in Roxas and I was terrified to screw up in fear that he would retaliate.
Clinging to his body tightly I buried my face in his chest and kissed him. "I love you." I whispered.
"I love you to Axel." He whispered kissing my mane of hair. We held tightly to each other that night and after Roxas fell asleep I managed to wiggle my way out from under him and carry him upstairs to our bed.
Pulling him to my chest I wrapped my arms around him and laid my chin on top of his head. His body was so warm and he was so gentle as he stirred in his sleep mumbling nonsense before settling back down. I loved this man and I promised myself that night that I would do everything in my power to protect him.
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed chapter 7. I have so far up to chapter 9 and I don't think this story will go past 10 chapters to be honest because I'm getting really close to finishing it. Anyway I hope you enjoyed let me know what you think until chapter 8 goodbye! And review and I'll try to update sooner.
xoxo Royal
