Chapter 11

By the time Roxas and Cloud had gotten back from the hospital at around midnight Sora had already fallen asleep. Roxas was glad to see that he was; he didn't want to worry his brother any further.

Sora was still asleep when Roxas woke around one the next day. Which was strange for Sora, but not unexpected due to the circumstances. Roxas had already made himself breakfast/lunch by the time he heard sobs coming from their bedroom about an hour later.

Roxas cast a worried glance down the hall at the closed door. He wanted nothing more to go in there and comfort Sora. But he knew the best thing he could do for him was to just give him his space.

About half an hour later Sora finally shuffled into the living room. His eyes were red and puffy from crying and his face looked miserable.

"Hey," Roxas said, looking up from the book he was reading.

"Hey…" Sora said dejectedly, his voice was raw and scratchy. He sat down on the couch, rubbing his eyes with the palms of his hands.

"What happened to your hand?!" Sora exclaimed as he finally noticed the black cast that wrapped around Roxas's right hand and wrist.

"Oh…" Roxas glanced down at his hand, which wasn't hurting him anymore, thanks to the pain pills the hospital had given him. "I punched the wall and broke two bones…" he gave an uncomfortable laugh.

"You are such an idiot." Sora said, sounding exasperated.

"I know," Roxas gave a small smile. "You want anything for lunch?"

"Nah, I'm not hungry…"

"Come on! I'll make you pancakes, okay?"

"Really, I'm not hungry Rox."

"I don't care; you're still going to eat them."

Sora sighed but still gave a small smile, "Fine."

"Hey fuck heads! What's up?" Paine's voice echoed around the room through the cell phone lying on the bed.

"Not much," Axel said. He was lying on his back in the center of Demyx's bedroom. His hands behind his head and his eyes closed contentedly. Demyx sat on his bed, his back against the wall and his laptop on his lap.

"Well that sounds like fun and all but you fags need to get your asses over here."

"And why's that?" Demyx asked, his eyes not leaving his computer.

"Because" she drew out the word, sounding annoyed. "I'm having a pool party."

"Isn't it like the middle of December?"

"Yeah, sounds too cold for me."

"My dad just got the indoor swimming pool installed."

"Really? Sweet!" Axel sat up, looking excited.

"When should we be over?" Demyx asked.

"Like now, everybody else is already over here."

"Okay we'll be over soon."

"Oh! And bring the twins too."

"Ummm…" Axel's smile faded. "I don't think that's a very good idea…"

"Well why not? They think their too good for us? Just 'cause their cute doesn't mean I won't kick their ass's."

"No no no," Axel said quickly. "It's just Sora's boyfriend broke up with him last night and Roxas's hand is broken."

"Tsk…" She thought for a moment. "Invite them anyway. Trust me, the best thing to do after a break up is something fun to take your mind off it."

Axel sighed but didn't see the point in arguing with Paine. "Fine, but if they say no I'm not gonna push them."

"Whatever, just hurry up. And no stopping for a quicky on the way, you hear?" With that she hung up.

After a minute or so Demyx flopped onto his back, resting his arm over his eyes. "Should we ask or not?"

"I don't know… If I were Sora I'd just want to be left alone, as for Roxas I don't think he'll leave his brother."

"Yeah, but what Paine said was right. The best thing to do is try to take his mind off it."

"I guess…" Axel sighed, looking reluctant. "I'll call Roxas." He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone, quickly finding Roxas's number.

After a few rings Roxas finally picked up, "Hey Axel, what's up?"

"Hey Roxy, not much. It's just Paine's having a pool party today and she wanted you and Sora to come. You don't have to if you don't want though." He added quickly.

"Isn't it like December though?"

"Apparently she just got an indoor swimming pool."

"Ah, well… I don't know if Sora's up to it."

"That's what I told her, but she insisted that the best thing for him is to do something fun to take his mind off of it."

Axel heard Roxas sigh, "I'll ask. Can I call you back in a minute?"

"'Course."

"Kay, Bye."

About two minutes later his phone rang, "Hey."

"He said he'd come."

"Great! We'll pick you up in ten minutes then?"

"Sure, I'll see ya then."

"Hey guys!" Sora exclaimed excitedly as he pulled open the door.

"Hey," the two other boys said, sounding slightly unsure of what to make of Sora's enthusiasm. But that was quickly forgotten as they noticed what he was wearing. Their eyebrows shot up and they cast questioning looks at the brunette.

"Huh?" He asked before following their eyes. "Oh!" he said as he noticed they were staring at his clothes. "Like it?" He was wearing a brightly colored Hawaiian shirt underneath of his blue jacket. On his legs he was wearing a pair of swimming trucks, bright lime green in color.

"Umm…" Axel gave Roxas a questioning look. Roxas just shrugged, he was used to his brothers fashion choices by now. "It's quite colorful…"

"It's it? I like it," Sora laughed before walking down the stairs with Demyx.

"Well, he seems okay…" Axel said quietly to Roxas as they followed slowly behind the energetic brunettes. As they walked Axel slipped Roxas's hand into his jacket pocket, intertwining their fingers as they walked.

"He just doesn't want to worry you guys. He's actually taking it really hard," Roxas let his eyes drift to the ground as they walked.

"I can imagine. But let's look at it this way, maybe now him and Demyx can get together."

"If we're lucky. Unlike Riku, who's a complete dick-wad, Demyx will take care of Sora."

"Yeah, Demyx would never hurt him like that."

"Can you guys like hurry up! Damn you walk like old women!" Sora's shouted from the truck.

"It's not gonna make a difference how fast we walk, the heaters broken in here anyway," Axel told him as they climbed in.

"Really!? Fuck, it's freezing out here!" Sora complained loudly as he squeezed in between Roxas and Demyx.

"You should have listened to me when I told you to change when you get there."

"Well I had assumed that his piece of crap truck would have at least had a working heater!"

"Eh! No bad mouthing my truck!" Axel raised his voice although there was still a smile on his face. He pushed the keys into the ignition and attempted to start it.

"Here, cover your legs with my jacket," Demyx said as he pulled off his coat and laid it over top of the smaller boy.

Sora looked up at Demyx, "What about you? I don't want to take your jacket if you're going to be cold."

"Don't worry about it," Demyx reassured him, a kind smile on his face. "I've got this sweat shirt to I'll be fine."

"O-okay…"

"God damn it!" Axel cursed loudly as the truck refused to turn over for a fifth time. "You piece of crap! You've lasted this long don't give out on me now!" He cranked the key again and this time the engine laboriously started. "Yes!"

"Axel you really need to get a new car," Roxas told him as Axel pulled out of the parking lot.

"Yeah I know, but theirs not much money left over after the necessities. I don't make much at my job. And my dad only sends enough for rent and food, if that. But trust me I would if I could. You do not know much I want a motorcycle."

"A motorcycle?" Roxas asked incredulously, he had never pegged Axel as someone who would want a motorcycle.

"Yep! And not a Harley or anything, I want a racing bike."

"Hmmm…." Roxas looked off through the windshield, trying his best to imagine Axel on a sleek red racing bike.

"'Hmmm' what?" Axel looked down at the blond with a crooked smile.

"Nothing, I was just thinking how sexy you would look on one."

"Oh you have no idea," Axel waggled his eyebrows, he took one hand off the steering wheel and ran it up Roxas's leg, giving him a seductive look which Roxas had a hard time resisting.

"Stop harassing my brother and drive!" Sora commanded as he noticed the two of them.

"Aww but where's the fun in that?" Axel pouted but moved his hand back to the steering wheel. A few minutes later they pulled into Paine's driveway. As soon as the truck came to a stop beside the house Demyx and Sora tumbled out, scurrying to the front door as fast as they could.

"Huh, I guess they were cold," Axel said as the pulled the keys out and opened the door.

"I guess," Roxas followed him out, closing the door behind him. "You know, I can't swim with this cast, right?"

"Yeah, I know," Axel said as he grabbed Roxas from behind, holding the blond in place as he wrapped his arms around his waist. "I figured we could just sit in the hot tub or on the edge of the pool or something." He gently nuzzled the smaller boys' neck.

"But aren't you going to swim with everyone else?" Roxas reached up and rested his hands on top of Axels, turning his head slightly as Axel kissed his neck.

"I'm not going to leave you by yourself, what kind of boyfriend would I be if I did that?" Roxas shivered slightly as Axel's warm breath ghosted over his skin.

"But you should have f-" his words broke off as Axel began to give him a hickey. "F-fun with your friends?"

"I've had plenty of fun with them but hardly any with you," He pulled away and turned Roxas so that they were facing each other.

Roxas's breath caught in his throat like it did every time he kissed Axel. He closed his eyes and reached up to wrap his arms around the red heads neck. He opened his mouth willingly when Axel's tongue gently tried to gain entrance.

Axel stepped forward, softly pressing Roxas against the car door. Roxas felt as Axel's hands moved from his hips up under his shirt. He moaned as Axel's cold hands brushed his skin and his tongue dove deeper.

"STOP. FUCKING. MAKING OUT. IN MY DRIVEWAY!" A loud voice echoed across the yard, causing the two of them to jump and break apart. They both turned to see an extremely annoyed, bikini clad Paine standing on the front porch, her hands on her hips and her eyes narrowed dangerously.

Roxas felt his face heat up as the girl glared at the two of them.

"Hey Paine!" Axel called with a sheepish grin. Roxas groaned and shook his head, feeling as if he could die from embarrassment.

Paine stared at them through narrowed eyes for a moment longer before storming away, and they could hear her fuming inside. "Fucking horny faggots!"

Axel just laughed and shook his head; taking Roxas's good hand he led him towards the door.

"Sorry 'bout that," Axel laughed, rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand. "I should have known she'd catch us."

Roxas just sighed, cursing himself mentally for not being able to control himself with Axel.

Once they got in the house Paine was no where to be seen, the same went for Demyx and Sora. The two of them pulled off their jackets and tossed them with the others. From somewhere in the house they heard happy shouts and squeals along with the faint sound of splashing.

"Come on, we don't want Paine to go ape-shit on us again," Axel took Roxas's hand and headed in the direction of the noises.

Roxas sighed; he knew it was going to be a long day.

A/N: Oh my god guys, I'm so sorry it took so long to get this one out! I feel horrible =[ I've just been suffering from a severe lack of motivation this last week. Oh then I would have had it up last night if my internet was cooperating, lol. So anyway, I hope you guys enjoy and I'll try to have the next chapter faster than this one =P

OKAY PEOPLE! Zexion Llama pointed out Plot Conflict! It has to do with the fact that I left out Roxas's swim trunks so just assume that he's wearing them underneath his normal everyday pants. and Second! If Roxas got in the hot tub Axel (along with everyone else) would see his arms. Which is NOT supposed to happen. So again please assume that he does not get in the hot tub and that when he's sitting on the edge of the pool he keeps on his sweatshirt/longsleeved shirt. So Sorry for the mistakes, and thank you Zexion Llama for pointing them out!! I never would have seen them on my own xD