Sorry for the really short chapter, and the longer-than-usual wait for the update... I had writers block (and still do) and i dont' like the way this chapter turned out at all. and it's too hard to rewrite it... so i'm just gonna put the rest of what i planned for this chapter into the next one, and hopefully that one won't suck as much...

I don't own KH (kingdom hearts)

Chapter 10

Like I said before, I did regret drinking that night. I'm not sure why I did it. Maybe it was because I had a lot on my mind. Or maybe it was because I had nothing to worry about, so I decided to celebrate. I also followed Leon's advice and didn't come home that night. When I woke up the next morning, two inches from Axel's face, I freaked out.

"What happened last night?" I asked.

"Good morning to you too." Axel replied calmly.

"What happened last night!?!" I asked more urgently. "Seriously! 'Cuz I'm here and your there, and we're.... What happened?! I remember drinking!" Axel burst into laughter. It took a second for him to calm down.

"Nothing happened Rox. I just wanted to see how you would react if you woke up next to me, and the last thing you remembered is drinking. You should have seen the look on your face just now!" I felt my face turn red.

"Axel!"

"What?" He was still grinning.

"...Good morning." I got up and washed my face before sitting down on the bed again. I had a headache. "Hey, Axel. Where are we?"

"My house." He said. I didn't really get a good look at him until then. He didn't look so good. His face was really pale and he had dark rings under his eyes.

"Uh..." I started. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah." He replied. "I've just been feeling a bit sick lately." His house was really small, but also nice. It actually looked like a hotel room. It was all mostly one room. The TV was on a stand in front of the bed. From where I was sitting I could see a small kitchen, a door that led into the bathroom, and another door, which appeared to lead outside. Axel handed me a piece of toast. "Here." He said.

I grabbed it and bit off a piece.

"Dammit! Everyone's probably worried about me! The last time they saw me was when we all split up last night. Sora's probably at home now telling Leon that I ran off with you and was never seen again! I should really go. Bye!"

I ran out the door, waving to Axel. I choked on my toast while running. Twice. (I've never done that again since.)

"Wait." I heard Axel's voice from behind me. I don't why I kept running. It's not like I was running away from him, I just wanted to get home. I felt him arms wrap around my waist, and I stopped, the toast still dangling from my mouth. He rested his head against my shoulder for a second before taking the toast away from me with his mouth.

"Hey, that's my breakfast!"

"I thought you wanted to get home?" Axel joked. I shook my head and laughed lightly.

"I really should." I said. "Everyone's probably worried about me. And you should maybe get some rest. You really look sick."

"Ok." He replied. "I'll come over later." He waved to me and started walking back to his house.

I burst through the door and ran into the living room. "I'm so sorry I wasn't home!" I panicked. Sora looked up at me from on the couch, and waved casually.

"Hey Roxas." He said casually. He didn't seem to be worried. "Fire works were nice last night, huh?"

"Y-Yeah." I stammered. Just then Leon walked down the stairs next to some guy with spiky blonde hair, who I assumed was Cloud. The doorbell rang. "I'll get it." I said. Axel was standing at the front door.

"Hey." He said.

"I thought you went home. You were supposed to get rest!" I exclaimed.

"I did." He replied. "And now i'm back." I sighed and let him inside. We sat down on the couch and kind of stared at everyone in awkward silence.

"So...." Sora said. He was trying to break the silence. It didn't work.

"Uh, this is Cloud." Leon said.

"Hey?" He said. It sounded like he asked a question. Yeah, this was akward.

"Well, I should go now." Axel said quickly. "Uh...Nice to meet you Leon. Cloud." Then he was gone. Cloud went back upstairs. 'What is he even doing here?' I thought. As soon as those two left, so did the awkward moment.

"So, was that the Axel that Sora's been talking about so often?" Asked Leon.

"Yeah." I replied.

"He seems nice."

"Yeah."

"You were drunk last night." That wasn't a question. He actually seemed ok with it.

"Yeah."

"Stop saying 'Yeah'."

"Ok." I said.

I headed towards my room. "Yeah." I muttered under my breath. Sora giggled beside me. I looked over at him in confusion. "Your acting like a 10 year old girl." I said.

"It runs in the family." He replied.

"What?"

"Well, first there's Leon. You saw how he gets when he's with Cloud... Ok, yeah, I don't wanna mention that, it makes me sick. And there's you when your with Axel."

"How do I act like a girl?" I exclaimed.

"You've done that word-jumble thingy so many times lately around him. You thought I wouldn't notice?" He laughed.

"Ok, I give up." I said.