"Are you still sore?" Roxas asked as he lay on top of Axel's chest, facing said boy.

"Just a bit; ok, a lot actually. I've never taken two at the same time before," Axel scratched his head.

"That must have been awful, I can't even imagine." Roxas remembered how terrified he was when Demyx instructed him not to look, but he couldn't help his curiosity to at least attempt a peak.

"Let's just say it's a pain in the ass,"

"I bet." Roxas became shy with silence and an unknowing of what to say next.

"You ok Roxy?" Axel could tell that the young boy was thinking.

"I cant help but feel responsible for what happened to you yesterday."

"Roxas that is not your fault at all! I deserved it for hurting you."

"Axe, you were in that cage for so long and you were hurt by more than just one person, it wasn't fair." Roxas' emotions showed as he held onto Axel tighter than before.

"It's alright Roxas, I'm sure I'll be as good as new in the morning, so don't get so worked up about it all, ok?"

Roxas nodded but it was obvious that he wasn't reassured.

"I'm sorry that I found out about your dad without you wanting me to."

"It's not your fault that you were awake Roxas."

"I cant believe your dad would do that to you; it must have been torture." Roxas rubbed his hand over Axel's pectorals, smoothing his fingertips over the warm flesh and pink nipples.

"It's not something I think about often. I know I made that pact to never forget, but it's the one exception I have. It's not a pleasant memory, and all it brings is pain and sorrow."

"Together we'll make new memories to replace those old ones, I promise."

"You're such a cutie pie Roxy. I appreciate it; thanks for understanding, it's hard to accept for myself sometimes, and I'm glad I have you to support me."

"Of course Axel, you deserve so much better than the shitty past your parents set up for you. I just want to help you however I can." Roxas closed his eyes and kissed Axel's chest. The redhead let his fingers dance in Roxas' blonde spikes, encouraging both of them to get much needed sleep.

"I'm sorry I snapped at you yesterday while you tried to help me. I had no right to treat you so badly."

"It's fine Axel, I shouldn't have asked you something so stupid while you were already hurting so badly."

"I just didn't want you to see me like that, I don't cry, I don't remember ever crying in front of people, besides yesterday."

Roxas ran his palm up and down Axel's chest and loved the firm warm feeling he received. "Axe? Promise me that you'll always make me feel as warm as I do right now." Roxas squeezed Axel gently and snuggled his head into the pyro's flesh.

"Always." Axel kissed Roxas' head before sleeping soundly.

Axel woke up to the uncomfortable feeling of nothing being in his arms.

"Roxas!" Axel flung his body up in a rush, spreading the pain that was just beginning to subdue.

"He went with Luxord on a mission," Demyx sat in a chair by Axel's bed. "Asked me to look after you while he's gone."

"Oh. Do you know when he'll be back?"

Demyx shrugged, "Depends if Luxord finds a casino in Hollow Bastion. Anyway, you hungry?"

"Nah, I'm ok, nightmare ruined my appetite. I had a dream that Roxas was in that cage yesterday and I was so angry I burned everything in sight and I couldn't control myself. Next thing I knew, I burned down the whole castle and everyone in it, including Roxas who was still in that fucking cage. I could hear him screaming and crying for me, but I couldn't move; I killed him, I killed everyone." Axel couldn't look Demyx in the eye.

"Hey, it's just a bad dream; don't get too worked up on it." Demyx broke out a deck of cards in honor of Luxord watching over Roxas, and to keep them entertained while they waited for Roxas to return.

~
Roxas was not happy about having to leave Axel, especially with Demyx since he couldn't help but grow suspicious of their past relationship. Sure he trusted Demyx and of course he trusted Axel, but even Zexion expressed concern at the thought of those two rekindling their love.

"Hey little man, where's your head?" Luxord twirled a joker card between his fingers.

"Sorry," Roxas whispered shyly.

"You worried about Axel? Don't. As much as you may hate to hear it, he's kind of a pro at sex, although from what I heard, he gives it more than he takes it." Luxord finished setting up his last trap to catch Heartless for Vexen's experiment.

Roxas' face expressed the same disgust as his mind. "Gee thanks, I really feel all better now that I know that the guy I love sleeps around a lot." Roxas turned around to head back to the 'safe place' for them to warp back.

"He doesn't sleep around, but he and Demyx used to get it on every night. And no, I'm not a stalker, I actually hated their relationship since I happen to be Demyx's neighbor." Luxord shuddered at the memories of trying to fall asleep but failing to, due to the noise and the rush of excitement it happened to bring him.

At the name Demyx, Roxas frowned.

"You knew about them dating right?" Luxord asked, worried that he might have been the bringer of bad news.

"I just found out; I still don't know how I feel though."

"It's natural. You're intimidated because you know that Demyx knows Axel better than you do but you're the one who's with him. You two are dating right?"

"Well, not really. I mean, he hasn't officially asked me out yet." Roxas sighed, feeling even worse.

"You should lock him down while you can."

"What do you mean 'while you can'?"

"Well its no secret that Axel is sexy and friendly and he can be a bit of a flirt, whether that's his intention or not. And he gets bored easily, I mean he's practically a child." Luxord scoffed and Roxas looked up at him and felt younger than he ever had before. Roxas was merely a boy among men, and Luxord being a very grown man, however not very mature.

"Do you think that Demyx and Axel would ever get back together?"

"Do you want my honest opinion or something that'll make you happy?"

"Just tell me what you think." Roxas said, impatient for what he knew would ruin his already bad day.

"Honestly kid, I can't tell the future, life is a gamble. Just gota stay positive and keep fighting. If you two were meant to be, I'm sure you will. It's possible that he and Demyx can fall back in love; those two were always inseparable and you never saw one without the other, although it's still like that I guess. But it's like I said, if you really love him, then you should ask him out and stop waiting to see if he will because if he truly loves you back he'll say yes and be happy too and you'll both live happily ever after the end." Luxord exhaled after his long sentence.

"You're right, I don't know why I'm acting like I can't be the one to ask him out. But first I need to know who he loves most. Let's go!" Roxas grabbed Luxord's wrist and created a portal that took them to Axel's closet. Luxord was about to speak when Roxas put his index finger to his lip, trying to eavesdrop to see if Axel and Demyx had anything secret going on.

"Demyx hurry, I cant keep holding it forever." Axel grunted.

"I'm sorry Axel, its so slippery and tight at the same time." Demyx's voice trembled.

"Demyx, pull down harder," Axel said with a strained voice.

"Is this hard enough?"

"No, harder. Hurry go faster!" Axel groaned.

"I'm trying but you're sweaty and its making it harder to pull out." Demyx whined.

"God this is almost painful."

"You said to do it like this!"

"I know, but I still don't think it's rough enough."

"That's it I've heard enough!" Roxas jumped out of the closet, shocking both Axel and Demyx, who were both fully clothed and trying to open a glass bottle with candy inside that was trapped by a cork. Axel was holding onto the bottle while Demyx was trying to pull the cork out.

"What's, what's going on?" Roxas asked, embarrassed to see that he was wrong about the situation.

"How long have you been hiding in my closet?" Axel let go of the bottle and stood up as straight as his sore body would let him, his demeanor serious and upset.

"Not long I, I just warped there when I heard you two and it sounded like, well it sounded"

"Like what Roxas?" Axel put a hand on his hip while Demyx groaned as he struggled to open the jar.

"Like you two were having sex," Roxas hung his head low.

"What?" Demyx perked his head up and his eyes widened.

"You think I would do that to you? And Demyx to Zexion?" Axel took a step forward, his eyes narrow and condescending.

"I was scared that you two might end up together again," Roxas put a hand behind his head, ruffling his hair.

"Look Axel, he just wanted to make sure that you loved him as much as he loves you." Luxord came out of the closet.

"What the fuck? Luxord too? Is there anyone else in my fucking closet Roxas?" Axel's temper was getting the better of him.

"No I swear!" Roxas defended himself.

"This all looks like a big misunderstanding to me and nothing else." Demyx did his best to calm Axel down, his usual job.

"Next time you have a question why don't you come ask me to my face instead of stalking me from my own goddamn closet?" Axel turned around and went into his bathroom, slamming his door.

"Sorry kid, but he's probably right. Good luck, hope it works out." Luxord patted Roxas' back before warping to his own room.

Demyx stood there with his bottle of candy, unintentionally pulling on the cork in his nervousness of the silence.

"Oh hey I opened it!" Demyx smiled wide with an ecstatic joy. "Want some?" He extended the bottle to Roxas, who looked like he was ready to cry.

"Axe! I opened it!"

"Shut up Demyx!" Axel yelled from his locked bathroom.

"Oh stop being so grumpy," Demyx ignored the redhead and Roxas didn't know how Axel's words never hurt the happy sitar player; perhaps they really were perfect for each other.

"Demyx, will you tell Axel that I'm sorry?" Roxas left Axel's room, slamming the door behind him and when Axel heard the noise he came out.

"You know you have a lot of nerve to act so bipolar to him. First you hate him, then you hold his hand, then you rape him, then you love him and apologize and it's all perfect until you yell at him and scare him off like that." Demyx sat on Axel's bed, eating away at the sugar by the mouthful.

"I hate being deceived like that, like he doesn't trust me enough to come talk to me about something that's bothering him."

"Is it bothering you?" Demyx asked innocently and Axel froze with a look of stupidity towards Demyx.

"What do you think?" Axel rubbed his temples.

"Then stop being a hypocrite and talk to him." Demyx ingested more sugar and Axel once again froze, realizing that his ex was smarter than he often gave him credit for.

"You're right, as usual."

"Hehe, I know." Demyx smiled playfully.

"I never told him that we used to date, but I was stupid for being so ignorant in assuming that he'd never find out. And I'm fine with him knowing I, I just didn't want this to happen. Think about it, we don't act like most ex's do, and I didn't want him to get suspicious of something he didn't need to worry about."

"Then tell him that." Demyx licked his fingers.

"You're such a little kid Demyx." Axel laughed at the ridiculous sight of Demyx pouring the entire contents of the bottle straight into his mouth.

Demyx couldn't help but laugh, letting some of the candy spill out, his cheeks puffed up.

"You look like a fucking chipmunk!"

"Hey!" Demyx mumbled, knowing that Axel was right.

"You're so, cute." Axel fell to his bed with his head in his hands and Demyx right away straightened up, aware of the problem. The two had been through this a lot since Demyx and Zexion got together and they knew how to get past it.

"Sorry," Axel said, rubbing one arm with his other.

"Look, it was your idea that I move on and get a boyfriend, and I really do love Zexion. But if we're going to date other people, we need to do it because we love them, and not because we're trying to get over each other, alright?" Demyx rubbed Axel's shoulder and the pyro nodded.

"Right. I do care about Roxas, and I want to make him happy. But there are times when I cant help but wonder if we'd still be together if,"

Demyx cut Axel off, "I know Axe, I know."

"There are times when I just miss you so much."

"I'm right here Axel."

"You know what I mean Demyx." Axel looked deep into Demyx's eyes, and the blonde had to look away.

"It wasn't my choice Axel, remember that." Demyx stood up and started to leave when Axel caught his wrist and pulled him in close.

"Axe," Demyx whispered in a sigh.

"Shh, just let me pretend for a second." Axel put his head on Demyx's shoulder.

"Axe," Demyx repeated, much softer this time.

"Hm?"

"You need to make up with Roxas,"