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Disclaimer: If I owned Kingdom Hearts, I definitely would not be here writing fanfics right now!
Warning: Boy Love, as I'm sure you all know by now! Don't like it, don't read it. Get it? Got it? GOOD!
Pairings: AkuRoku. SoRi

Chapter 10.

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Naminé

"Where's Kairi today?" I asked Riku, who was sitting beside me with a distant look on his face. I patted his hand gently and he turned his attention to me.

"What did you say Nam?" He asked.

"Where's Kairi?"

"Oh, I don't actually know. I haven't seen her all day," he replied.

"What about Sora?" He shrugged in response.

"Roxas is missing too..." I said, now realizing that everyone was actually missing. Riku poked his food absently before standing up suddenly.

"Where are you going?" I wondered. He shrugged, a solemn look mixing in with his very distant one, and walked off. "Some boyfriend." I huffed, crossing my arms over my chest. I glanced around the cafeteria and sighed. "Guess I should go look for Kairi..."

I left the cafeteria, forgetting to throw out my trash, and began to check the bathrooms, figuring they would be the best places to start. I checked the one beside the cafeteria first before heading off to the one nearest to the music room when I didn't find her.

When I stepped into that girl's bathroom, I was greeted by whimpers and sniffles.

I walked cautiously over to the stall that contained the sniffling being and knocked on its door.

"Hello? Are you okay in there?" I asked. I was answered by another whimper before I got a, "Nami?"

"Kairi?" I questioned. The door unlocked and Kairi stepped out. Her deep blue eyes were puffy and blood shot and she looked like a wreck.

"Kai, what's wrong?" I asked wrapping her into a hug.

"Sora...he broke up with me," she sniffled. I smoothed down her hair.

"He did? Why on Destiny Islands did he do that?"

"He said he didn't love me anymore." Kairi whimpered softly. "He told me...he told me..."

"What? What did he say?"

"He said his feelings for me 'changed over' to someone else."

"Oh? Did he say who?"

"No, of course he didn't say who! But I'm going to find out who she is and when I do, I'll kick her ass for taking him away from me," she told me, looking up at me with determined eyes. I smiled as I rubbed her back soothingly.

"I'm sure you will..." I replied, but I knew it wouldn't happen. She has always wanted what's best for Sora, so if someone makes him happy then she'd be happy too. I know she won't go through with anything that involves hurting someone that makes Sora or Riku happy.

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Roxas

I didn't realize it was time to go to class until everyone around me started getting up and walking out. I slammed my book closed and put it in my backpack before hurrying out after everyone. I rushed to my locker quickly and got my books. Then I walked off to class, still wrapped up in my own thoughts.

The end of the school day came pretty quickly and I was grateful for it. I had decided in the library that the first thing I needed to do was to apologize to Axel and make sure he wasn't mad at me. After I apologize and make everything okay between us, I'd start to think about how I exactly feel for him. I can't believe I actually have to consider doing that. I'd hoped I'd only think of him as a friend, but after reminiscing about earlier events, it seems to me to be more then I think... Sora has really gotten to me with that talk.

I just hope, for now, everything works alright.

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I walked to my locker to see that no one was there to greet me. I got the books that I needed quickly as I waited for Axel to show up. He was my ride home after all, so he would have to show up sometime right?

Wrong, of course. He never showed up. I waited for him for ten minutes before figuring he had probably forgotten that he was supposed to give me a ride. So I started to make my way outside. When I got halfway across the parking lot I saw a flash of red hair that made me look over at all the cars. I instantly spotted Axel leaning against his green car chatting with Zexion, Demyx and a few other people. A grin spread across my face and surprisingly, I didn't have to struggle much to keep the dream away. But of course I wasn't remotely near him, so that may be why... But that was a minor detail of course. Now it was just a matter of talking to him and keeping it at bay then too.

"Hey Ax!" I greeted him. He, along with everyone he was with, looked down at me for a spilt second before returning to their previous conversation. I blinked my eyes. Was I just snubbed? By Axel? 'Why yes Roxas, I think you were just snubbed.' "Uh, Axel...can I talk to you a moment?" But he just kept talking and talking and talking...you get the point. He's making it harder for me to get out my apology. Demyx glanced at me before poking Axel in the shoulder. Axel swatted him away and kept talking. Finally, about 15 minutes later, he said good-bye to his friends and he, Demyx, and Zexion started to file into the car. Demyx looked at me again before getting in the passenger seat, but Zexion and Axel didn't give me a second glance. I stood there staring at them, dumbfounded and curious as to why I was being treated like this. Axel started up the car and began to pull out of his parking space. I watched him drive slowly away. I instantly knew that the only way I would get to talk to Axel would be if I forced him to listen to me and so I ran after the car. It barely got out of the parking lot when I finally caught up to it and I knocked on the window on Axel's side.

"Axel!" I yelled through the glass. He looked my away, but leaned forward to see if anyone was coming before he pulled onto the street. As the car passed me I saw Zexion staring at me with a funny expression on his face...one that almost looked like he was amused. I rolled my eyes and quickened my pace and before I knew it I was running next to the car. "Axel! Open the freaking window! I need to talk to you!"

He ignored me of course and started to talk to Demyx and Zexion. "Damn it Axel!" I yelled. I slammed my fist against the window (surprisingly it didn't break...), startling everyone in the car. Axel looked at me and gave me a half-hearted glare which I returned full-force. No way was he going to treat me like this and think I was just going to let it go; he was going to get an earful. "Open the window you asshole." Now, I normally don't swear, but when I am angry they just kind of slip out...I guess. Axel lowered his window and slowed down. I slowed down to a brisk-walk as I tried to catch my breath.

"What do you want?" He asked. Well that was rather rude.

"I wanted to apologize for this afternoon. I didn't mean to run away from you. Something came over me and I just bol-" Axel interrupted me with a laugh. I looked at him, frustrated that he'd interrupt my apology. I began to think that he didn't actually deserve one when he said:

"Roxas, I'm not mad." He took a guick glance at the rode before placing his peridot eyes back on me. I blinked a few times, confused. A long line of cars was backing up behind us, some were beeping at us, but Axel ignored them as he kept his car moving at a snail's pace.

"But you looked so mad back there...and you were ignoring me...what was that about?" I asked.

"I was just acting. I wasn't actually mad at you...I wanted to see how you'd react. Haven't you realized by now that I enjoy doing that?" He flashed me a grin before chuckling. I heard Demyx say from inside the car, "Axel, you're a jerk."

"...You really are an asshole."

"I know, I'm beginning to take it as a compliment... Now are you going to get in and come to my house or are you going to walk all the way there? It's a pretty long hike..." He said, grinning his stupid grin at me still. I sighed and crossed my arms as I kept up my brisk-walk. "Come on Roxy, you know you want a ride in this nice, warm car..." I looked at him and laughed, a smile suddenly spreading across my face. There was no way I could stay mad at him. He had some kind of power over me that made me forgive him so quickly.

"Pull over and let me in." I said at last.

"Yes sir!" Axel saluted me and at once pulled over, letting all the other cars pass by as I ran to the other side and got in. As soon as I was buckled we were back on the rode driving to Zexion's house this time. It was a shorter ride to his house then it was to Demyx's so we got there in a matter of minutes. After we dropped those two off, Axel and I headed to his house.

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When we got there we took the long trek through his enormous house to his room. As we did, I remembered that Sora had said Axel looked worried when he had talked to him. He didn't look worried now though...

"Hey, Axel. Were you worried this morning?" I asked. He looked at me with a puzzled expression.

"Worried? Why would I be?" He wondered.

"I don't know...Sora just said you looked worried when you spoke with him today..." I told him. He looked forward and knitted his eyebrows together in thought.

"...Why would I be worried? Oh probably 'cause you didn't come to your locker this morning and I thought you might have been avoiding me because you were still mad at me or something," he figured. I nodded.

"I told you I wasn't mad at you. And I wasn't avoiding you...Our paths just didn't cross this morning." I lied. Hey! It was better then getting interrogated by him about the truth.

"Yeah, but I wanted to make sure...It's much easier to tell when a person is lying or telling the truth when you're face to face with them then over a text message, ya'know?" He said.

"Yeah, you're right." I nodded. "But no need to worry. As you can see I am not mad at you...well anymore anyways." I grinned.

"Right." We were silent until we got to his room. There, I sat on his bed and he sat on his computer chair. He turned his music on before turning back to me.

"So what song are we...er...dancing to?" I asked once his attention was on me. He grinned.

"Oh you'll love it! It's one you can't help but dance to! Even you'll be 'busting a move', Rox." His smirk turned into a grin as he turned back to his computer. As I thought about where the hell "busting a move" came from, Axel double clicked his mouse and a catchy song began pulsing through the speakers. Axel turned up the volume before jumping up from his seat. He grasped my arm and pulled me up from the bed. I stumbled to catch my balance as he pulled me close.

"Ready Roxy?"

"Uh...no." He laughed in my ear, sending a shiver through my body, and again, just as the day before, he guided my hips with his hands as he rocked his in time. My face heated up already; I kept my eyes averted, looking down instead of in his eyes.

"Well that's okay, this is just a warm up," he informed me. Although something in my subconscious noticed that despite our closeness something had forced my dream to the back of my mind, I had other things to worry about. Like the fact that he was unnaturally close to me. Despite that, I was happy for the distraction. It made it a lot easier to be around him. As we dance I began to wonder what exactly shoved my dream back. The only answer I could come up with, though, was that my little chat with Sora was having an effect on me.

'It must have,' I thought. 'Because before it, I blushing at even the thought of Axel and my dream haunted me constantly, whereas now, I am only blushing because Axel is so close and his hands are resting on my hips.' If Sora really did have something to do with this whole thing, I'd definitely have to thank him.

I was finally brought out of my thoughts when I heard the song end and Axel was pulling away from me.

"So you like it?" He asked. I nodded my head.

"It's catchy." I told him even though I really hadn't been listening. He smiled, pleased that I liked it. "Now, let's really start to practice! We don't have much time before the tryouts." Axel said. I nodded again, feeling a little apprehensive about the whole thing. "Okay, now we'll go through the routine I've thought up a few times slowly. And once you've got it, then we'll try it at the pace of the song. Sound good?"

"Whatever you say Sensei." I grinned. He chuckled and restarted the song again. He stood away from me and with the beat of the song he showed me all these dance steps. All were apart of the routine and all were equally confusing. But I tried my best despite the fact that I was born with two left feet.

I knew Axel was trying his best not to laugh as I stumbled around his room, but I could tell he was having a difficult time with it. I'd probably be laughing too if I wasn't so frustrated with the steps Axel made look oh-so easy. Finally, much to my relief, after falling on my face three times and stepping on Axel's feet multiple times, Axel called it quits for today. I immediately collapsed onto his bed, out of breath and hot. Axel tossed a water bottle on my chest and I sat up, greedily sucking down the water before he could even open his. When I lowered to water bottle down I saw him looking at me with an amused expression on his face. I blushed. He shook his head and handed his unopened bottle to me. I took it and sucked that one down too.

"This is why I don't dance. I am horrid at it for one, but I am also going to cause a drought with all the water I drink afterwards." I told him with a serious tone. Axel laughed wholeheartedly at this. I grinned as a shiver ran down my spin.

When he settled down, Axel said, "Ah, Rox, you'll get better at it. Just gotta practice more." I nodded before getting up.

"Well I should probably head home. It's getting late." Axel jumped up after me.

"You don't want to stay for dinner?" He asked. I shook my head.

"I really can't. My mom will get worried."

"I see she's where you get it from?" I nodded.

"You got it." I replied. He gave a small sigh then offered, "Let me drive you home."

"I'll let you do that this time." I answered without hesitation or any protesting. He grinned at me and led the way out of his room and house to his car. We got into the car and Axel started it up, the heat unexpectedly blasting my face as it blew out of the vents.

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We had a relatively silent ride back to my house. That is, until I mentioned the Talent Show.

"Do you think we'll make it in?" I asked him, staring out the window.

"Into the Talent Show, you mean?" I nodded. "Of course! Once we get everything down pat, we're sure to get a spot in the show. Our routine is awesome! They'd be stupid to reject us." I snorted causing him to look at me. "What? You don't have faith in us?"

"No, I don't have faith in me. Plenty in you though 'cause you're a great dancer. I'm afraid I'll screw up on something and ruin our chances." He laughed this time.

"Thanks Roxy. And stop saying that. You'll be awesome too with more practice. Today was only the first serious day. I know you'll improve by Friday!"

"Oh the pressure!" I said dramatically. He grinned at me before we both became silent for the rest of the ride home.

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"Here we are!" Axel announced as we pulled up to my house.

"Here we are..." I repeated. My voice sounded disappointed in my ears. Axel looked at me and I wondered if he had caught my tone.

"Aw, Rox! Don't be sad! You'll see me tomorrow!" A smirk grew on his face and I rolled my eyes. I should have known he'd say something like that.

"Oh shut up Axel." I laughed and punched his arm before opening the car door. Axel's fist returned the gesture, a lot harder then my punch. 'Ow,' I mouthed. He stuck his tongue out at me.

"That's what you get when you mess with The Axel." I raised an eyebrow.

"The Axel?" He nodded. "Okay then..." I shook my head. "Well I'll be seeing you!"

"Right-o! See you tomorrow Roxy! Want a ride to school?" He asked.

"Sure, thanks!"

"No problem," he smiled. A silence fell upon us and Axel cleared his throat. "Well Rox, I'm getting very hungry and I won't be able to eat if you don't get out." I looked at him and blinked.

"Oh! Right! Sorry Axel. I kind of spaced out." I grinned. He returned the grin and I finally got out. I closed the door and stepped onto the sidewalk. He waved to me and at last drove off down the street. As I waved him off, smiling, I felt a familiar feeling in my stomach and I immediately knew what it was. Butterflies. They had been gone for a while and I had completely forgot about them. Until now of course. I wondered what could possibly have brought them back, but it didn't take me long to come to a conclusion. I'm fairly certain that Axel has once again brought them back, but because of a different reason then what it had been in the beginning. I'm almost certain it's because my feelings and thoughts about that redhead are gradually changing. And without my permission.

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Author's Note: There you go! Sorry if the end doesn't make much sense, I was having trouble rounding it off! But I hope you enjoyed it! Please be wonderful again and review! Encouragement and constuctive criticism are welcomed here! Thanks to all of you again for reviewing the last chapter! I'll try not to make you wait a long time for the next chapter, but I still have to write it...soo Wish me luck!

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