"Axel!" Roxas jumped off of his boyfriends bed and ran up to hug him, taken back when Axel grimaced and shied away from the embrace. "Whats wrong?" Roxas stepped back, clearly hurt.
"I'm just a little sore from all the hiking with Sephiroth." Axel scratched his head and Demyx and Zexion giggled on the floor, playing a game of go-fish.
"What's so funny?" Axel asked and Demyx stood up.
"Well, we just thought it was funny that you and Saix hate that guy more than anyone else in the entire castle, but you two are the ones who have to work with him."
"Yeah, still don't see the humor in that." Axel threw himself on his bed and Roxas joined him at his side.
"It's ok Axe, he's leaving tonight after dinner." Roxas ran his fingers through Axel's hair.
"Oh goody," Axel turned to his side, unable to get over his guilt for what was done to him. He couldn't look Roxas in the eyes, couldn't smile at Demyx, couldn't rest with his dirty body.
"You sure you're ok? You seem…disconnected." Roxas tried to help Axel, but his redheaded boyfriend only stood up and wobbled into the bathroom.
"Just going to shower." He said and slammed the door.
"Umm, that was weird." Demyx looked wide-eyed to his boyfriend and best-friend.
"Yeah, that was strange, even for Axel." Zexion mused over his thoughts.
"I wonder whats gotten into him." Roxas rubbed his chin with his thumb.
"He's hurt. That's certain." Zexion continued to pick up a card.
"How do you know?" Roxas asked and the trio could hear shower water running.
"Didn't you see him limping? I could see from his face; he's in pain." Zexion put down a pair of six's.
"Do you think he fell or got into a battle with the heartless?" Roxas asked, concerned.
"No." Demyx shyly answered.
"What do you think?" Roxas could sense that Demyx had a feeling of truth about him.
"He was hurt, badly." Demyx already knew exactly what happened just by looking at his ex, but he couldn't bring himself to explain.
"How? How do you know what happened?" Roxas could see the look of simple fear on Demyx's face, and knew that he knew what really went down.
"Look I, I know Axe. He's hurting but he wont admit it and he wont explain. Obviously he doesn't want us to know, so maybe it's best to keep it that way." Demyx reasoned as he collected a nine from Zexion.
"Demyx, please, I'm worried." Roxas put a hand up to his chest, over his heartlessness. Demyx nodded, knowing that he couldn't lie to Roxas out of his self 'honesty-policy', and he sure couldn't imagine if he were in Roxas' shoes, how he'd feel if he didn't know.
"He had sex." Demyx whispered. Roxas stopped breathing for very long seconds, trying to keep himself from jumping to conclusions, from blaming, from crying.
"What do you mean?" Was all Roxas could ask.
"He's limping like someone was inside him, and he's leaning forward like he's still hard." Demyx answered in a hushed tone.
"Do, do, do you really think so?" Roxas choked on words while his eyes strained to hide tears.
Demyx only nodded, unable to look at Roxas, keeping his eyes glued to his cards.
"So, he cheated on me." Roxas gulped, trying to come to terms with himself.
"Well it looked like someone went inside him, right? So, knowing Axel, it probably wasn't a mutual thing." Zexion pointed out.
"There's only one way to know for sure." Demyx picked up a card from the deck. Just then, the water shut off and they could hear Axel drying himself off with a towel. They sat in silence until he came out.
Axel looked at each of them, noticing how quiet and sorrowful each one looked.
"Who died?" He asked when he finally made it to the edge of his bed where he sat down, looking behind him to see Roxas lying down and running his fingers along his pillow. Zexion coughed loudly and Demyx cleared his throat.
"Alright you guys, what's going on?" Axel became suspicious.
"Who?" Roxas asked, closing his eyes so Axel couldn't see how watery they were.
"What?" Axel needed clarification.
"Who did you cheat on me with?" Roxas said as quietly as he could, his voice cracked and uneven.
"What are you talking about?"
"Who did you cheat on me with?" Roxas sat up and yelled, panting loudly.
"Roxas, I don't know what you're talking about!" Axel yelled back.
"Don't try lying, I know you had sex with someone and if you don't love me enough to be faithful, I don't know why I bothered to think you'd have the balls to admit it." Roxas stood up and warped to his room.
"What the? What's he thinking?" Axel asked Demyx, who looked at Zexion, silently asking him for privacy. When Zexion warped away, Demyx stood up with a sigh.
"Axe, we aren't stupid. We can tell that something happened down there, and whether you're hiding it because your hurt or ashamed, don't make the same mistake with Roxas that you made with me." Demyx brushed past Axel and towards the door.
"Demyx! Stop." Axel stood up and caught Demyx's wrist. "I didn't cheat on him. And I'm sorry."
"Sorry? For what? For hiding the truth from Roxas? Don't apologize to me for that, I'm not the one that's hurting, he is, and he deserves better than that."
"No, I mean, I'm sorry, for ending it." Axel pulled Demyx slightly closer and the blonde exhaled loudly through his nose.
"You know, all I wanted was a reason. Maybe then I could let Zexion heal the heart you broke." Demyx's blue eyes turned into an ocean full of waves as he silently cried, turning his back to Axel.
"I'm sorry," Axel's cracked voice broke as he too released tears, now alone in his room, alone in the dark.
Later…
"Roxas, you ok?" Demyx warped straight to the young boy's room, knowing that if he knocked he'd never get a response.
"I just, I thought we finally worked everything out. I thought we finally had the perfect relationship the way it was supposed to be." Roxas rubbed his red eyes.
"Shh, I know." Demyx petted Roxas' shoulder, holding him close. "Something tells me that he didn't want it, but you need to help him help himself. Don't," Demyx stopped himself as he inhaled loudly, obviously trying to suppress tears, "Don't let him get away like I did." Demyx stood up and warped away quickly and Roxas sniffled, trying to take the advice as best he could.
"Did you talk to him?" When Demyx showed up to his own room, he was surprised to see Zexion sitting on his bed.
"Huh? Oh, yea." Demyx did his best to hide his emotions.
"Demyx, what's wrong?" Zexion asked, patting the bed beside him.
"I just, I don't want Roxas to let his feelings stop him from keeping a relationship he needs."
"You don't want him to make the same mistake you did." Zexion translated and Demyx nodded.
"Zexion, I really do love you. But I just need a reason. I need to know why he stopped loving me." Demyx put his head on Zexion's shoulder.
"I know Dem. You need to know that you did nothing wrong. I understand."
"You do? Oh thank you!" Demyx threw his hands around Zexion, who kissed his forehead.
"I love you Demyx,"
"I love you too Zexion!" Zexion nodded, trying to convince himself that those words were as true as Demyx made them sound.
Author's Note: SO I've noticed some patterns going on when I order omlettes at my college's dining hall that's relative to KH. When I put the name under Riku, it goes missing and then finally by the time I get it, I'm so happy I could cry. When I put it under Kairi, they forget to call my name, the way Kairi forgot Sora's in the 2nd game. And now, when I used Axel's name, its burnt. Coincidence? I think NOT! Lol, sorry, just had to share with you all ^_^
So as you can see, we are finally getting somewhere with the truth behind Axel's and Demyx's breakup, and how that's still affecting them. And I hate to say it, but the sequel isn't as long as LMBYPopsicle, so we are officially half way through the story! Ah, so sad! I don't know what I'm going to do! Knowing me….i'll have to write another sequel . No promises though…maybe I shouldn't be saying this….i could get myself stuck lol
OMG so I'm texting my ex….and he wants to know my fanfic account name so he can read my stories O_O The big problem? He has NO idea I write Yaoi or am this obsessed w/ KH! He doesn't know I'm this….vulgar and…..Lemony…catch my drift? *shudder* I really don't know what to do! We dated a couple years ago and lasted for a yr and a half, but idk if we're ready for this step lol :P Knowing I'm a yaoi fan is privileged information! Lmao. Ok sorry, just had to share that.
To MusicalDeathNote, thanks, it helps knowing who I'm talking to, since I don't usually know the gender of my fans . Cools, I'm kinda borderline done really know O.o lol, but thanks again for sharing =) Hmm, never considered adding her and I've already finished the story, so I wouldn't know where to add or what to do with her but…if I end up writing a sequel (again, no promises) I'll most certainly think about it. YAY you made up a word to describe how you feel about my stories! Hehe, thanks! Glad I could make you happy and, I love you in a fangirl, fellow KH yaoi lover, weird addicted author-to-fan stalker ish way too ^_^
To 18plusforme, THANKS! No, lol, not on steroids nor have I ever been on any other drug, but I'm avoiding homework and the more I post, usually means the more reviews I got and want to get more so…hint hint? Hehehe. Yes, I prefer Cloud to sephy but I've always loved Leon best of the FF characters. Those belts….hot. and I wear mine like that now too, so yeah, LEON LOVER! Hehehe ^_^ Good! I don't want to look like a bad guy, and thanks, I'm glad you think it's getting better because that's what I'm going for lol! yeah, Zexy cant swim, but somehow I feel like he just wouldn't know anyway O.o Loves you lots!
Thanks to everyone for reading! What should I do with my ex? I don't want him to know I write yaoi, but we're still really close so…idk…ideas? Lol yay for using fanfic as a way to get relationship advice lol!
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