Hey guys here's chapter 9
I know I know, it took me soooooooooooooooooo long! Forgive meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I am gonna cry so badly! college is tough TT^TT this is the only free time I was able to steal since it's our mini vacation!
But wow I read the reviews….I'm….Im really happy you guys like my fanfic . I swear I did not expect it….thank you so much…everyone….
Well this is chapter 9 I hope you enjoy!
Oh yeah, for those who aren't comfortable with the M things don't worry I'll be sure to put markers like last chapter or ill probably censor it here and write a lemon separately as a one shot *nosebleeds*. Okay okay I'm sorry ;w; on with the story!
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11:27 am
Roxas drove his Lexus, phone in his ear trying his best to contact his friend. He slammed the wheel in frustration when the phone wasn't ringing anymore. "Oh you can't be you bastard" he parked his car a few blocks from Axel's apartment because a few dozen cars were already causing a heavy flow of traffic. Few people are already getting out of their cars shouting a few curses but he ignored them and started running.
He brought out his phone once again and this time, he called Sora.
He picked up on the second ring. He flinched at the noise "Hello Sora?!"
"Roxas! Where the hell are you? Some cops already arrived"
He clenched his fist "That idiot! I'm almost there!"
He had no idea what was going on his mind. He hasn't even noticed anything going on with him these past few days. Could it be the bet they made?
Roxas shook his head.
No.
He knew he wasn't that shallow to get upset on such a petty thing. Is it Xion? Is he really that deep in his hatred that he would go this far?
No that can't be. He doesn't hate Xion.
Roxas brushed it off and continued on running towards his friend's apartment. He clenched his teeth and closed his eyes out of frustration. He'd known him for years but right now, he felt like an outsider. It seemed like he was a random stranger passing by to see the noise. He ran even faster, sweat was already running down his face until a familiar grip was able to catch hold of him.
"Roxas!" said Sora, grabbing hold of his cousin
Roxas leaned forward and remained quiet when he saw his red haired friend, standing on the ledge of the 10th floor while clenching on a bottle of wine occasionally taking big gulps from it. Roxas clenched his fist harder and decided to call.
Beep
Beep
Bee-
Roxas chuckled sarcastically "Heh. He cut me off" typical. He felt frustrated and angry, but also in it, was fear. He closed his eyes and ran towards the crowd, desperately trying to make way to the building. Sora followed him from behind. The brunette looked around and could see nothing but people eagerly watching with curiosity. He got pissed at the people wishing that they would mind their own business. He even noticed a few people giving curses at his friend.
Roxas hissed in anger and didn't take his eyes off his best friend. He ran and even pushed a few people out of the way until he saw a blonde girl open the window near Axel. Roxas's eyes widened in shock and stopped his footsteps. Sora followed his cousin's actions.
"N-Naminé?" said the both of them in confusion
Roxas turned to Sora "You know her?"
Sora nodded "Yes I'm a client of hers…but more importantly, how the hell did she get up there?!"
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9:34am
Naminé sat in the cab beside Sora, who she noticed was tapping his foot in frustration. She sat there, quietly staring out the window as the cab head its way onto Corona Avenue where Axel's apartment is located. She noticed Sora calling someone again and again.
"Fuck!" she heard him curse under his breath "I can't get through!"
She sighed in nervousness and prayed silently that Axel was all right. He didn't know the guy much but she was worried as hell.
"How do you know Axel anyway? And how do you know we're talking about the same guy?" said Sora out of the blue, with his phone still tightly in his hand.
She took a deep breath "I'm not sure myself, but I have this gut feeling we're talking about the same guy"
Sora raised an eyebrow "What does he look like?"
"He has red spiky hair, green eyes, and he's got these black markings under his eyes" she said while looking at Sora intently
He was half listening and focused on his phone. He was agitated and frustrated as he grinded his teeth together. Naminé made a small cough and continued "he always says 'Got it memorized?'" she tried to make a small impression of him
Sora chuckled a bit but it immediately died down. It took him awhile to answer and kept on dialing a number "I guess we have the same guy"
"Wh-What happened anyway? Wh-What did he say in the call?" said the blonde girl nervously
Sora glared at his phone when he couldn't get through again. He sighed and turned to Naminé "He said things like 'I don't want to live in this world anymore Sora' he even tried to call my cousin as well but he said he couldn't get through" he got frustrated "What is that guy doing?!"
Naminé stayed quiet and tried to calm him down. "I'm….I'm sure it'll be all right…once we get there"
Sora sighed "I-I could only hope so…he's a good friend of mine…he wouldn't do anything like this…"
In a matter of minutes the car stopped
Sora took a look at the driver "H-Hey! Why are we stopping?"
Naminé stood outside the cab and saw the heavy traffic. Sora did the same and sighed in frustration.
"I think we should run it" said Naminé "waiting for traffic to flow in Twilight city is longer than running to Corona Avenue"
"Lead the way then" said Sora after paying the driver "Keep the change!" he said and ran to follow Naminé.
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10:28am
Naminé ran and huffed towards a block that led to Corona Avenue. She knew this place quite well including a few shortcuts. She sighed in frustration and immediately regretted wearing heels. She prompted Sora to follow her until they reached the corner of the avenue just a few ways before Axel's apartment. Naminé smiled and breathed in exhaustion until she looked up the building. She saw the red haired man on the 10th floor of the building.
She stared at the red head in fear as multiple images in her head twisted her thoughts. She was about to burst in tears as if a painful memory burdening her was about to emerge. She didn't think twice and ran towards the building. Luckily, there wasn't a crowd forming yet and her figure was too petite to even become a burden to small crowds. She managed to enter the building and ran up the apartment.
Sora managed to catch up but didn't notice her absence when he saw the red head. He remained stunned and shouted "Axel! What the hell!" he dialed his phone and to his frustration shouted once more "ROXAS! Finally I got to call you! I couldn't get through earlier! WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?"
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Naminé ran and ran through the fire exit until she reached the 10th floor. She leaned against a wall near the large gray door of the 10th floor exit out of exhaustion. How was she supposed to find Axel's room? She slapped the back of her head because of this rash decision. She heard a few people muttering complaints about a certain person on this floor.
"That person from 10k is committing suicide!"
"Really?! Oh my god!"
"I don't want to get involved."
"But we should help him!"
"Let the cops handle it!"
She peeked through the gray door to check if they were gone. She sighed in relief and walked slowly through the orange painted hallway and dark brown colored doors. She saw the brown door with silver linings that read 10k. She checked the door and smiled a bit when she found out it was unlocked. Typical Axel. She opened the door and almost fainted at how thrashed the apartment was. She glared at the scattered bottles of beer and multiple dishes piled up in the sink. There were broken shards of glass everywhere and trash bags with spoiled food scattered in the living room. She almost tripped from a bag of dirty laundry and immediately, she felt a glint of sadness. This exact apartment reminded her of something….of someone. She saw where Axel was and picked up an open bottle of wine behind him.
She nervously walked through the window and saw Axel's dead eyes. He didn't even show a glint of shock to see her there beside him ten floors above the ground. She simply smiled and took a big gulp from the wine bottle.
"Hi" she said, making a face from the strength of the alcohol "ugh is this even wine?"
Axel stared at her and processed for a while, he chuckled a bit and drank from his own bottle "I don't know either"
Naminé blinked at him and giggled "well damn" she said and drank from her bottle again "this really has a kick" she laughed
"I think that's pee"
She glared at him "Don't make me push you off"
They both laughed but it faded as they stared down at the people curiously staring at them "They don't understand do they?" she said
Axel stared at her "What do you mean?"
"Did Larxene break up with you?" she said in a stoic expression, casually taking sips from her bottle and staring down at the people
Axel stared dead into the crowd, tears piling up his face.
She giggled sadly "Oh I've been there I was MUCH worse"
He stared at her intently "I don't recall seeing anything in the papers about a murder or a suicide about you" then he chuckled faintly
"Oh I did something MUCH MUCH worse than that" she giggled
He smiled "What did you do?"
She rolled her eyes with a disgusted face "I kissed Roxas. I thought he was my ex"
They both laughed….hard. Axel shook his head. He wiped the tears from his eyes "How did you manage?"
"Oh don't look at me as if I have a solution. Trust me I wanna jump off this building too. I can't live each day with the hope of trying to get by"
"From the way your ex left you?"
"No it's cause I kissed Roxas"
They laughed again…hard.
She shook her head "Nah. To be honest it really does suck. I'm currently stalking him you know. I'm making Roxas run a database and stuff" she chuckled "I know I'm desperate."
He smiled at her warmly "I'm desperate too"
"You don't say" she said and pushed him lightly
Axel shook in nervousness and fear "Woah woah woah okay I don't want to die anymore don't push me."
"Really? Because I totally wanna see you jump" she said and finished the entire bottle of wine.
"You're drunk"
"You're drunk"
They smiled at each other and finally, Axel went inside.
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11:32am
Roxas stared at the two go inside. He tried to force his way through the crowd as Sora tried his best to catch up. The police tried to talk to Sora since Axel was causing a major commotion in the busy streets of New Twilight. Luckily, Sora was a familiar figure and manage to clear things up with the police. Roxas ran through the building as Sora followed. He opened the door in anger only to find his best friend and Naminé drinking tea together on Axel's brown leather sofa.
Roxas glared at the red haired man and punched him hard on the right cheek causing him to fall on the hard wooden floor. "What the hell was that?!"
Naminé stood up trying to stop Roxas but Sora stopped her and just shook his head.
Axel chuckled and wiped his right cheek "I knew this would happen" he stood up and arranged his suit and stared at Roxas dead in the eye "I'm sorry Roxas"
Roxas glared at him "That was very stupid you sick bastard! What the hell happened to you?! You could've just called me or Sora!"
Axel rubbed the back of his head "I tried to call you guys, but I couldn't reach you. I'm sorry okay?"
Roxas rubbed his head in frustration, a habit that he was already beginning to form. "Just tell me what happened to you" then he started to notice Axel's apartment "This place is worse than Naminé's"
Naminé pouted at him and stood up to sit beside Sora on the arm chair of the black leather lazy boy which prompted Roxas to sit beside Axel.
Axel took a deep breath "It's just… Larxene broke up with me. It was harsh man. She said I could never provide anything she needs. Maybe it's just because I'm poor y'know? I think it was Xion's doing"
Roxas raised his hand to stop him "Woah what the hell does Xion have to do with this?"
Sora immediately shared glances with Axel which caused the red head to panic "Ah it's nothing I mean sh-she doesn't like me very well remember? …and I think it's because she and Larxene are sorta close I mean of course she'll take Larxene's side right? I don't know okay? I'm just so freakin confused I don't know Roxas!" he turned to the floor to avoid Roxas's gaze.
Naminé furrowed her eyebrows when Axel stared at her for a while but then he stopped when Roxas started talking
Roxas stared at his friend, unsatisfied with his answer, but simply smiled "You know what you need? Just relax…let's just try to have fun for today…Okay? Try not to think about her."
"All right! Let's party tonight!" Naminé suggested and jumped for joy "see you guys at 7!"
Roxas facepalmed "you got her drunk" he smiled "All right let's go to Seventh heaven. I'll just fix things up at work. What about you Sora?"
"NOOOOOO! Let's go to my place! MY place!" Naminé shouted making an adorable pout
They all smiled.
Sora shrugged and gave Axel a look as he placed his hands in his pocket "I think I'll stay here and help Axel clean for a bit plus I have to go meet some clients for a new project"
"Well it's settled then." Roxas patted Axel on the back "Hey…don't fucking die on me"
Axel shook his head "Don't worry I won't try to jump again. I still have a bet to win"
Roxas stared at him and gave him a pat on the back once more, relieved to see he's beginning to act like himself again "See you at 7 at Naminé's place then" he smiled in relief but gave Naminé a signal to lock the windows. She giggled and rolled her eyes.
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7:40pm
Axel knocked on Naminé's door holding a six pack. She opened up on the third try. "Hey Axel I wasn't expecting for you to come until around eight" she chuckled "come in"
"Uh you said seven… ah it's cool I mean work just finished a while ago I'm surprised Roxas isn't here yet. I mean he left around five"
Naminé shrugged "oh whatever, i just ordered the pizza come in!"
Sora managed to catch up to the door "Hey Roxas there yet?"
"Nope" said Axel trying to get the other six packs from Sora's hands
Naminé walked from the door to her room to get the beer from Axel's hands. "I'll put this in the living room"
Axel stared at her while drinking one beer until Sora slapped his arm. He turned to the brunette only to find him glaring at him. "What?"
"Did you just check Naminé out?"
"…" Axel stared at him "No"
Sora stared at him in disbelief with a smirk on his face.
Axel shrugged and casually stared at Naminé "I don't know she's… hot. I don't know why Roxas doesn't see it"
Sora rolled his eyes.
Naminé wore her usual light blue jacket over her white tank top and some white short shorts. Her hair was tied up in a bun leaving some hair to fall down her face. She took one beer and drank from it directly. "Ah~ that was great!"
Ding~
"Must be the pizza" Naminé ran through the door as Axel's eyes followed her "Man… Roxas is pretty late agai—"
Naminé opened the door only to find Roxas holding a raven haired girl hugging and kissing him in the neck. She stared at the two, not knowing what to feel but to slam the door. His best friend is depressed but here he is…smothering in front of her apartment. She glared at him and coughed lightly.
"H-Hey Naminé" finally said Roxas "this is Xion, she forced me that she wanted to come" he blushed
"Mmm I figured" she rolled her eyes. She stared at Xion and smiled as she offered her hand "It's nice to meet you". Xion smiled at her and shook her hand lightly. Naminé went inside and sat on the sofa. Axel and Sora were curious what happened until they stared at the door. "Oh"
This is going to be a long night.
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8:30pm
Naminé casually chatted with Xion by the couch as they ate pizza.
"So…you and Roxas are a… 'thing' now huh?" said Naminé while watching tv.
Xion blushed "I…uhm yeah…I-I guess…you're his friend right? He told me all about you"
"He did now…huh" she said and drank a beer
"He said he cleaned you're apartment and that's how you became friends"
Naminé stared at her in relief that the alcohol hasn't gotten to her brain yet to tell her things she doesn't need to know "Is that it? ...I mean he didn't tell you anything else?"
"Is there anything I need to know?" she smiled
"Probably not. It's nothing…so I hear you've known Roxas for two years?"
"Ah…yeah. I didn't notice him that much but he became really persuasive and then I really noticed he was kinda cute…one thing led to another and well he confessed to me out of nowhere. It was really cute. I think I have to thank you for it"
"Me?" she chuckled "what did I do?"
"Well I remember he was trying to clear things up with me about you so I guess if he didn't get that confused he wouldn't have confessed"
"That's uhm nice" she said as she casually switched channels "Glad you two are going out now…That means I don't have to listen to Roxas rant about him being a coward"
Xion started to get quiet and shifted in her seat to face the blonde girl "Hey Naminé"
She casually turned to her "mmm?"
"Are you …sleeping with Roxas?"
Naminé glared at her "What?"
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8:42pm
Sora, Axel and Roxas were by the window near the stairs leading to the rooftop. Axel smoked a cigarette and casually blew some smoke in the wind.
"Roxas okay I've had a few drinks and I have to say it…why is Xion here?" he placed the cig back in his mouth and blew the smoke away again.
Roxas drank his beer "Oh come on…I mean we're officially dating now"
Sora chuckled "since when?"
He coughed "since …I dunno two days ago?"
"She's a bitch" said Axel boldly
"Okay I know you have some sort of bet to live up to and I know you hate her but don't freakin bash on her man" said Roxas defensively
"Oh shut up man. Stop being so blind about it."
"I agree with Axel this time" said Sora "I'm sorry bro"
"Prove to me how she's such a bitch"
"She's one of the reasons me and Kairi are messed up right now"
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8:33pm
"What the hell are you saying?" Naminé blinked multiple times and focused on her words. She's not that type of girl. Heck she hasn't even seen a guy's—
Xion broke her thoughts "I don't know. I mean considering at how close you guys are."
"I don't have feelings for Roxas" she stared at her dead in the eye
"Just make sure you don't because the moment I see you getting near him…oh you won't even know the half of it…of what I'm going to do with you" she raised an eyebrow and pointed a finger at Naminé
Naminé furrowed her eyebrows "Is that a threat?"
"Oh it's not. It's just something you have to remember"
"No thanks. I don't need you to tell me what to do"
"Oh what? Pretty little princess like you going to cry?"
"Ah sorry. What did you say? I don't listen to hookers and overreacting bitches"
"Excuse me?!"
Naminé remained stoic "You heard me"
"Oh you're messing with the wrong girl"
"You know what? Just listen I don't care who Roxas dates or who he brings to bed. We're just good friends who help each other out, what is wrong with you?"
"I just want you to stay away from him and stop being friends with him"
"…and why should I listen to you?"
"I know Vanitas"
Naminé stared at her in shock "wh-what?"
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Roxas blew away the smoke Axel was purposely blowing in his face "What is that supposed to mean? She doesn't even know Kairi!" he rubbed his hair in frustration
"Yeah but she—" Sora stopped in his words as Xion approached them
"Ah sorry about this but I think Naminé's crying….also, Roxas I need to go"
Roxas stared in worry which did not please Xion "Why what happened to Naminé?"
"I dunno she mentioned some guy named Van, Vam, Vantas? I couldn't understand it very well she ran off into her room"
Sora and Axel furrowed their eyebrows and went straight to Naminé's bedroom door. Roxas was following until Xion grabbed his arm.
"Uhm Roxas I just said I needed to go"
Roxas widened his eyes "But Naminé's crying…"
"But I really need to go…I mean it's all right if I take a bus…for Naminé's sake" she smiled
Roxas shook his head indecisively
Sora approached the two "Roxas you take Xion home we'll take care of Naminé, just hurry back" he nodded towards the raven haired girl's direction out of politeness "Take care on your way home Xion"
She giggled "I will. Thank you."
Sora closed his eyes to calm him down and slowly walked back to Naminé's door.
Roxas and Xion went to the door. He took Xion's coat and wore it on her. "I'll be back once I get Xion home okay?" he said to the two
Xion smiled and took Roxas's arm as they walked out of the apartment.
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9:07pm
Axel kept knocking on Naminé's door "Hey blondie, everything all right in there? What did Xion do to you?"
Sora followed "Oh come on it couldn't possibly be—"
Is Roxas still there? The two heard the faint sound from the door
"Nope he's gone. Off to take that woman back to her nest" Axel chuckled, obviously amused with himself
Naminé opened the door in one big swoop. She didn't even look as if she cried. She looked very angry. "IT ALL FREAKIN MAKES SENSE NOW!"
Axel gave Sora a smirk "I told you it was about Xion"
She stormed out of her room and into the living room "To think she'd do that to me…"
"Now calm down Naminé tell us what happened" said Sora, opening another beer
"Hold on! Do you guys even know that she's a very fucked up bitch?!" she threw her arms out as if it's the length of what she was saying
"Yyyyyyep" said Axel in amusement
"Honestly, what does Roxas like about that woman?!" she said in anger while quickly gulping down some beer Sora offered her
"Oh honey…we've been asking ourselves that question for two and half years"
She took a couple of deep breaths and sat beside Sora on her couch "Okay I'm calm….damn my sofa is tainted"
The two men chuckled "Tell us what happened. I'm pretty sure Roxas isn't coming home tonight"
Naminé huffed knowing all too well why "Well…"
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9:33pm
Roxas parked his Lexus outside Xion's building and walked with her up outside her door "So I guess this is you" he stared at her in such care and longing without taking his worry off Naminé's predicament
"You're still thinking about her" she pouted
"I-I'm not…Well…I guess I am thinking about her I mean she's crying. She's a very good friend to me"
Xion felt frustrated but instead took a deep breath "She just needs time. Oh come on Roxas when a girl feels down…all she needs is a couple of hours of breathing while eating ice cream" she chuckled "I think Naminé would agree with me"
"W-Well…I guess" he said as Xion slowly ran her hands through his broad chest and gently grabbing his tie "Ah Xion…I'm not sure I—"
Xion prevented him from talking and aggressively pulled his tie which caused Roxas to lean in to her lips. He couldn't respond anymore when she started to bring him into her apartment. "Xion I…"
"Ssssh…Naminé will be fine" she reassured him and started kissing him once again.
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8:53am
Roxas went straight to work with Xion. She didn't even let him go home for a while. He shrugged and just took a shower at her place. He figured he'd have a change of clothes during his lunch break. In the meantime, He focused on compiling some paperwork in his office quietly until Axel barged in.
"Hello there Rrroxas. Looks like someone got laid last night" said Axel with his arms wide open
Roxas chuckled and even felt a sense of pride "Well…" he smiled for a while changed the topic "How was Naminé last night? I still have to say sorry for going away like that"
"Oh she's fine~ it was nothing a couple of beers couldn't handle …oh and about her…Roxas"
Roxas's face grew with worry "What?"
Axel smirks and hands him a piece of paper
Roxas stares at it in confusion "Why are you giving me a check worth ten thousand munny? I thought you strongly believe that Naminé and I are going to be a thing" he stared at his best friend in amusement
"Well, I lost our little bet. You clearly don't want Naminé and you clearly have no feelings for her. You guys are just friends right? …and you said you'd never date her"
His friend sounded a little sarcastic but Roxas shrugged it off. He chuckled and felt like a winner as he placed the check in his suitcase "Yeah… What's your point?"
"So it's okay with you…if I date her?"
Roxas stared at him in confusion.
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End of Chapter 9
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