No, I don't own kingdom hearts. They belong to Disney and Squeenix. However I am proud owner of any of the original characters that appear here unless stated otherwise

Summary: KeyToDestiny and DancingFlames are widely known over the internet. No one knows who they are, though. It is only known that one of them has two 'keys' tattooed and the other has piercing green eyes...

Ignoring the growing admiration to those two amazing models, Roxas is recovering from a suicide attempt and has moved back with his family to his old hometown, Destiny Islands, to start anew. In that same hometown a new life, old friends and wonderful challenges await for him. Will Roxas and his new friends manage to pursue that dream that they chase?

Last Time…

"Come on, Mr. Shakespeare. We need to find a way of breaking your little piercing problem to your brother"

"It's not like he'll care…" the brunet mumbled. "Cloud's got some perverted piercings of his own…"

Roxas laughed as he watched his twin and Demyx walk up to the house. Turning to Axel, he crawled onto his lap and poked the red hair's nose. "So… about Friday…"

"Damn you for being so devilish…" Axel mumbled as he leaned in for a kiss that Roxas gladly gave him. He kissed the blonde's lips, nose, forehead and his lips again, smiling into the kiss when Roxas uttered a soft moan. "I'd have my wicked way with you right here and now if I could…"

"It's not like I'll oppose, you know…" Roxas breathed, smiling. "But who's exactly going to have his wicked way with whom, eh?"

"We'll see, Roxas… we'll see…"Axel laughed huskily and kissed Roxas again.

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Demyx was trying to breathe. Desperately. What was going on was so amusing it needed a swear word in order to be described. Fucking. Amusing. Hell, even Zexion, who normally kept a poker face that didn't even change when he was sleeping, was laughing like mad! And Axel… well, Axel had dropped to his knees, clutching his ribs about half an hour ago and had yet to stand up again.

What where they laughing at? The Strife twins… or more at what they were doing. For some odd reason, both of them had woken up in an EXTREMLY BAD MOOD that morning and were giving an aura of 'get near and I'll fucking rip your entrails' that had every single student cowering against the walls with a scared face. Two little girls had even burst out crying (or so Demyx thought; they did have extremely watery eyes…). Tidus, oblivious as he was, had decided that today was a good day to greet Sora by giving him a little fright. Sora had been scared, yes… and he'd also gotten hold of a nearby mop and was now running after Tidus wielding the mop as a sword and yelling how he was going to shove it up the poor blonde's ass in extreme detail. Really, if they had thought Roxas was cranky in the mornings, Sora had just broken a new record.

"ISN'T ANYONE GOING TO SAVE ME?" Tidus yelled as he rushed by once more, Sora closely behind. "I DON'T WANT A MOP SHOVED UP MY ASS!"

Roxas, who was the only one in a decent condition to save Tidus, just grumbled and huddled closely to Axel, whom he had pulled of the floor in a quite violent yank.

"What's going on with you two, today?" Axel laughed shakily "You're very cranky"

"Your face is cranky…" the blonde growled "Blame it on Vincent! Fucking Vincent and his wakeups… where did he get that cat from, anyway?"

"Ha… wait, cat?" Axel was fighting the urge to laugh. Had Vincent…

"Yes, a cat… he let a cat loose in our room at freaking seven in the morning…" Roxas buried his face in Axel's chest. "Where does he get those ideas from, anyway?"

Axel shrugged, looking at the ceiling. Oh, he knew exactly where he got those ideas from…

-MEANWHILE-

"So… how are my two little twins today?"

"You know, I feel slightly bad for throwing that cat on them…"

"You're growing soft, my little minion"

"Am I?"

"You are…" a soft chuckle "I seriously wonder why they put up with your waking ups… and why you don't place a camera in their room! It'd be so amusing to see them wake up"

"Because they're random and unpredictable. I'm merely training them for what life has prepared for them…" a sigh "As for the cameras… you really want to find out what Sora and Roxas dream about"

"I'm sure Roxas dreams about Axel…" a laugh "I have the best ideas…"

"Rowan, you always have the best ideas…"

"I do, don't I?"

"…"

"What?"

"I fed your ego enough for now?"

"Yes you did. Thank you very much! It needed some feeding…"

"I have to leave now, classes are about to start"

"Aww… so soon? Drop over for tea some day! It's been so long since we last had a godfather, godson moment!"

"I will try… Good bye. Give my regards to Reno and Tifa"

"Will do"

Vincent hung up and pocketed his cell phone, shaking his head as he entered his classroom. He really did need to visit uncle Rowan some day… He was starting to lose his malignant touch.

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"Oh, look, there they are…" Romina groaned, looking disgusted. "Our two favourite faggots"

Axel narrowed his eyes at her, snapping the pencil he had in his hand in half. Roxas and he had been peacefully sketching outside in their matinee free period. Chatting happily and thinking up possible ideas for their next shoot, they hadn't noticed a group of people nearing them; Romina and his preppy gang.

"Baby, remember how I was just telling you I was feeling hot…?" Axel smiled suggestively at the blonde. Noticing his boyfriend had something planned, Roxas smiled cutely.

"Yes… what about it?" It took him all his self control not to start laughing at the face Romina made.

"It died down…" Axel sighed dramatically, looking at Romina with equal disdain. "Thank you very much for rendering me sterile, really"

Romina blanched, both by anger and fury. She would answer back, but no one in their sane mind went against Axel. It was an unspoken rule in the school. Never, ever, go against Axel Hikaru, martial arts champion three times in a row, pyromaniac and tallest guy in the school. Not if you wanted a one way ticket to hell…

"What, cat got your tongue?" Axel sneered. "Go bugger off, bitch"

"Don't think you can order me around, Hikaru-"

"I'm not ordering you around, Romina. I'm just saying 'go bugger off, bitch.' I never said it was you…"

Roxas snorted, shaking his head. Romina glared at him, as if wanting to say something, but she huffed and looked at her friends. "Come on, guys. Those two don't deserve our time"

"Never asked for it, anyway…" Roxas mumbled, causing Axel to bark a laugh. When Romina and her gang were out of sight, Axel slumped back against a tree.

"Seriously, what's crawled up that girl's ass?" he asked, folding his arms under his head. "It's not like we care for her. She keeps appearing out of nowhere and causing trouble"

"I think something's wrong with her…" the blonde mumbled. "She was quite infatuated by me before she found out…"

"Oh yeah, I remember. Kept asking you to meet after school and rehearse the play…"

"I'm so glad the play was cancelled…" Roxas smiled, picking up his sketchbook and drawing the outline of a male. He started sketching the shirt, trousers, jacket… he even added a mask and a possible design for a keyblade. "How about this for the next shoot?"

Axel eyed it critically. "How long would it take you to make it?"

"I already have the trousers and the jacket. The key's called 'bond of flames' and Sora casted it before we moved here, so it just needs to be painted."

"And the shirt?"

"About a week, maybe… Or we could forego the shirt and do a shoot …"

"Where you show of those fantastic tattoos of yours? Fuck yes!" Axel exclaimed. "Don't mind me if drop around yours and help you with the key, m'kay?"

Roxas laughed, but their fun was cut short by the bell. Sighing, the blonde got up. "I've got class now…"

Axel made a face, but helped Roxas pack up their sketching stuff. Throwing his arm around the shorter teen's shoulders, he gave him a one armed hug. "Cheer up, kitten. I'll walk you up to the class"

"Kitten?"

"It suits you…" Axel smiled devilishly. "What have you got now?"

"Music…"

As they walked over to the class, their talk evolving to nonsense, they never notice a pair of dull green eyes staring at them with calculating hatred.

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Roxas waved goodbye to his twin and Demyx as the pair left for the canteen to have an early lunch. Not being hungry, he had decided to wait for Axel so they could have lunch together. The blonde walked to his locker, humming softly a tune he had stuck in his head and couldn't let go of. Deciding to write it down before he forgot it, he stopped by a bench, digging into his bag for the music notebook he always carried around. He took it out along with a pen, and was about to start jotting down the notes for the annoying melody when someone came around his back and snatched it off his hands.

"Hey! Give it back!" he shouted, standing up to face the person. Surprisingly enough, it was Romina.

"My, my… what have we got here? A secret diary?" She sneered at him, opening the music book up and starting to read it with fake interest. Closing it with a snap, she looked at him with disgust. "Wow, I never took you for the type to write poetry and love songs, Roxas…"

"Give it back, Romina" Roxas seethed "Or are you looking for trouble?"

She laughed. "Trouble? Honey, you can't get me into trouble." She made a 'sweet face' "I own the school. I could easily have your friends expelled and any teacher that tries to help you fired"

"I don't care about that! I have done nothing wrong!" he ran a hand through his hair. "Look, just give me my book back and leave me alone!"

She shook his head, cradling the book. "I don't think so. I'll be keeping this for a while… Consider it as payment"

"A payment! For what?" He cried out, desperate and helpless. The blonde bimbo turned to face him, not even bothering to hide her disgust.

"For your existence, faggot. You're a waste of breath."

Completely taken aback, Roxas could only watch in amazement as she walked away, whistling to herself as she opened the book again and started reading the music. He slumped down on the bench, still not believing what had just happened. The nerve… she had actually threatened him! Images of similar experiences in Twilight Town and with Mona came to mind. Why was he so weak? What would Axel say if he found out?

"Roxas?" A female voice asked. Roxas turned to look at Larxene, who was walking down the corridor. She immediately noticed that something was terribly wrong with her little adopted brother. "Honey, what happened?" she murmured, wrapping a comforting arm around the smaller blonde.

Roxas felt the words choke up in his throat. Leaning against the older girl, he found himself spilling his guts to her. He told her about Romina, about her deeply rooted hatred for him and about what had just happened. With each word, he thought he could feel electricity –or some sort of ominous energy- build up around Larxene. By the end of the story, the so called savage nymph was seething, her lips pursed in a tight line and her hands balled up in tight fists.

"That bitch!" She swore loudly. "That disgusting, worthless, fucking bitch…" she breathed heavily, trying to calm down. Smiling sweetly at Roxas, she kissed his forehead and ruffled his hair. "Don't worry kittie. Big sis Larxene will get your book back"

"Larxene, don't! You'll get expelled!"

Larxene gave him the scariest, most evil smile Roxas had seen in his entire life. "She might be the daughter of the headmaster but I" she smiled. "I'm the girlfriend of the founder's son." She patted Roxas' cheek. "Marluxia's dad is the founder and owner of this school and all its branches across the country. If she thinks she can boss people around, that girl's screwed."

Once again, Roxas found himself staring at the figure of a blonde girl whistling to herself as she walked away. Only this time, it was Larxene, who was whistling happily as she cracked her knuckles and got ready to hunt down Romina. Although talking with Larxene had been extremely relieving, he still felt worried for her. No, scratch that. He was still quite shaken up by the whole incident. The bell rang, startling him. Oh, crap! He couldn't let Axel see him like this! Axel couldn't now, or hell would surely rise…

'Well, he can't know until I found out exactly what Larxene has done…' he thought as he grabbed his back, rushing to his locker and preparing to face his boyfriend.

Thank god Roxas had decided to keep quiet. When Larxene caught up with Axel and him at the end of the day by the school gate, the red haired had met his expectations and surpassed them. He'd thrown a fit, shouted, taught Roxas a whole new set of curses and punched a wall out of pure frustration. Axel now sported bleeding knuckles, but had calmed down considerably and was listening intensively to Larxene. Apparently, Romina had first threatened her with expulsion, but when Larxene had let Marluxia's dad's name drop, the blonde bitch had thrown a hissy fit and insulted Larxene. After a quite spectacular catfight (as Larxene put it) she had managed to retrieve the music book but…

"It's ruined…" Roxas muttered as he flicked through the pages. Either they were torn, spat on or scribbled. Groaning in frustration, he tore the only part they had not 'raped'; the front cover. On the foreside, it had a small note written by Xion. That notebook had been a present she had gotten him on his fifteenth birthday, in order to encourage his musical side. It had also been the last present she had given him before she… she passed away.

Axel looked angrily at the building entrance, where they could see Romina gesturing madly to a group of girls, probably telling them about her fight with Larxene.

"If I ever get hold of that girl I swear I…"

"Don't" Roxas blurted out, surprising the red haired. "Just don't. She's not worth it. She's looking for a way to get us expelled. You're better than her… don't lower yourself to her level just because she took a stupid book away"

"A stupid book your girlfriend gave you, Roxas! How can you-" Axel noticed that Roxas wanted nothing more than get away from school. His tense posture, his fidgeting and the way he was looking around were screaming so. Sighing, he decided to go drastic. Even though he was perfectly aware how Roxas wasn't exactly comfortable with PDA, he leaned down and kissed the blonde's lips softly, a small peck that –thank god- had a good effect. The blonde boy relaxed and glared playfully at Axel.

"What?"

"Let's get going to your house. We need to paint that key, don't we?"

"Aw, you guys are so sweet…" Larxene crooned. "It's good to see you got over me, Axel"

The red haired laughed and pulled Roxas against him. "Oh yeah I did. And I'm happiest than I ever was."

Larxene smiled and kissed Axel and Roxas' cheek. "I'm really happy for both of you, really." She winked. "Though you better not try to hurt each other or I'll have your asses, kapeesh?"

Nodding and waving away, the couple headed to Axel's car, where Demyx, Sora and Naminé were waiting.

"There you are!" the girl huffed, smiling. "What were you up to?"

"I was having my wicked way with Axel, don't worry. His ass is safe" Roxas joked, feeling way better. Demyx laughed and Sora choked again. Roxas rolled his eyes. "Seriously, Sora, You need to learn how to tell sarcasm and irony from normal talk…"

The brunet huffed. "It's not my fault you're as monotonous as Cloud…"

"Speaking of Cloud…" Axel spoke up as he turned the car engine. "Reno was asking me the other day about him. How is he?"

"He's great" Demyx answered, fastening his seatbelt. "Helping dad with the cars and stuff…"

"How's Tifa?" Naminé asked. "Is she fat yet?"

Axel laughed. "Oh, I wouldn't call her fat if you value your life. She's a fucking whale…"

Roxas slapped him playfully on the arm. "Axel! Tifa's just over five months along, she's not that fat…"

"She is fatter than she was before, ain't she?"

"Still, that wasn't very nice on your part…"

"Sorry, baby…"

"Axel, he's got you whipped" Demyx chuckled. Roxas laughed. Sora and Naminé shook their heads, but soon joined the laughter. Maybe the day wasn't going to end up in a bad note…

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All that happened on a Monday. Tuesday went by without any major incidence… well, with the exception that Romina and her gang kept reciting part of the love songs Roxas had written in his notebook and made fun of them. It hadn't bothered Roxas that much at first, but it had grown increasingly annoying over the course of the day. On Wednesday, which was supposed to be his favourite day as it was the one he had most free periods with Axel, Romina had been in every single one of those periods, not giving the boys any 'time alone'. And she hadn't cut off on the songs, either. By the end of Wednesday, both Axel and Roxas were extremely pissed off.

All this led to Thursday, right before lunch. Roxas had French, and French meant one thing: he had a class with Romina. The girl had already made sure to be as annoying as she could in all the classes they shared (which luckily were only French and P.E) and the blonde boy was NOT looking forward to that class.

They were right in the middle of an exercise when Madame Desbois had to leave due to an emergency. Romina took that opportunity to strike.

"So… Roxas…" she crooned, walking up to him and sitting on his desk, right on top of his work.

"What?" he groaned, slumping on his chair and openly glaring at her. After how she'd been throughout the week, Roxas could care less if he was hiding his disgust for the girl or not.

"Who's Xion?" she asked without flinching. "Most of those love songs were written to her… because it is a 'her', right?"

"Romina, shut up" Sora spoke up, leaving his seat to stand beside his brother. "It's none of your business"

"And why is this? Did I hit a sore spot?"

"Xion was my girlfriend" Roxas said icily, pushing the girl off his desk. "Now, if you don't mind…"

"Girlfriend? Aren't you gay?" Romina asked, slightly confused. "Or is Axel a replacement for her because she left you when she found out you were a fag-"

"Xion died. Let her rest in peace, okay?" Roxas slammed his fist against the table. It had almost happened again. A stupid girl had almost disgraced the memory of Xion-

Romina simply arched an eyebrow. "Died? Is that a metaphor to say she dumped you? Really it's quite original, I must admit…"

Roxas opened his eyes wide. What. The. Fuck? Letting out an anguished scream, he stormed out of the classroom, in a purely furious impulse.

Everyone inside the classroom watched in amazement as the door slammed shut behind Roxas. Romina just sneered, and was about to open her mouth when she heard Sora speak to Demyx.

"I'm going after him. Let's hope he doesn't do anything drastic"

Demyx just nodded, looking at the floor. Naminé neared him, worry visible in her blue eyes.

"Dem… you don't think Roxas will try to do anything, right?"

"I really don't know, Nam…" the Mohawk boy sighed, placing his arm around the blonde's shoulders. "Last time someone insulted Xion like that, he slashed his veins…"

The cold, worry-tinged comment echoed in the now deadly silent classroom.

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"What? Roxas got picked on again by Romina?" Axel exclaimed when Demyx told him what had happened in French. The red haired sighed and ran a hand through his spiky hair, resting on the back of his neck. "Seriously, what is the problem with that girl?"

"I really don't know…" Demyx breathed. "What are you going to do?"

"Go and see Roxas, of course" Axel retorted. "And I think I'm going to talk to him…"

Demyx' eyes widened. Talk? "About what?" he blurted out.

"He can't keep this up, Dem. He's strong, I know he is! Roku just needs a little push in the right direction…"

The Mohawk boy let go of the breath he had been holding. He patted his friend in the back, showing his support. "I have to agree to that, Axel. Be supportive. Just like Arthur is to Alfred…"

Axel frowned. "What?"

"Hetalia, dude, Hetalia." Demyx sighed. "Get some culture…"

"Get a life…" Axel smiled, ruffling the blonde boy's hair. "See you later"

"Not the hair!" the other boy whined. "Axel, you bastard!"

"Language, Mr. Highwind…" a sultry voice said from behind. Demyx jumped.

"Shit, Vincent!"

The adult sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "What have I just said, Demyx?"

"Stop creeping behind other people's backs! Seriously, it's fucking scary…"

Axel chuckled to himself as he left his friend alone to suffer from Mr. Valentine's lecture. He had a blonde kitten to find…

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Sora sighed as he stared at his twin, who was busy butchering a leaf with a blunt twig. The poor thing now looked like a mess of green pulp instead of a nice, green, Paopu leaf.

"Roku, what has that leaf done to you?" he asked, partly amused. This was definitely a step forward in the right direction. Roxas hadn't mentioned killing himself, dying or jumping off a building at any time.

"Sush, you" the blonde ordered, now forcefully stabbing the messy pulp. "I'm imagining its Romina…"

"If that was Romina, she'd be long dead, you know…" a husky voice said from behind. Roxas turned around to meet his boyfriend's soft gaze. "Roxas, what happened this time?"

"You say it as if it was something I did…" Roxas grumbled.

Axel pursed his lips and neared the blonde. Sora, feeling they would need time alone, kissed his brother's cheek and waved goodbye. The red haired sat beside his boyfriend and hugged him, smiling softly when he felt Roxas' arms circle around his waist.

"Kitten, I know it wasn't your fault. I may have worded it wrong…" he sighed. "but, you can't exactly keep this going…"

Roxas broke the hug, staring at Axel with slightly confused eyes. "What do you mean?"

"The bullying. She's fucking taking advantage of you, Roku. You're strong, I know you are!" he cupped Roxas' face. "You just need a bit of support…"

Roxas narrowed his eyes. "Haven't you thought that maybe I've been trying already to fight her off but I just can't?"

"Try harder"

"Harder" Roxas scoffed. "I fucking try my best! She's just too like Mona! I keep getting reminders of what happened in Twilight Town, you know! It's not exactly nice to try and stop someone when you keep feeling as if you were going through it over again…"

"Harder" Axel repeated, slightly pissed off. "I know what happened. Fuck, it was probably the scariest moment in my life, suddenly getting pulled out of class to know that you were in your freaking death bed. But you keep wallowing in your misery! You need to get over it!"

"If it was so fucking easy don't you think I'd done it by now?" Roxas stood up, looking down at Axel with his hands balled up in fists. "You try dealing with your girlfriend dying and then people taking the piss out of her death and humiliating you further! You'd see just how freaking easy it is!"

"So what is your form of dealing?" Axel shouted, also standing up and towering over Roxas "Acting as a victim and using the warmth people offer you for your own purposes? Using me as a replacement for Xion?" As soon as the last words left his mouth, he immediately regretted them.

Those words hit Roxas like a ton of bricks. Romina had said the same thing moments ago. Did Axel really think that way, too? Was Roxas so weak?

"Roxas… am I really a replacement?" Axel asked, wearily, completely misunderstanding Roxas' silence.

"NO!" The word left his lips too quickly. "NEVER! As much as I loved Xion, you're a whole different person! One person can't replace another!"

"Are you saying that I'll never be as good as Xion?"

"I'm trying to say that I love you as much as Xion for the short time I've been with you, you fucking sod!" Roxas cried out. "If I'm so weak that you can't tell, then we really are doomed!" With a look of hurt in his eyes, Roxas stormed off, leaving Axel alone in the secluded corner of the school grounds. The red haired teen slumped to his knees, banging his head against the bark of the Paopu tree that stood there, as tall and lonely as he was.

"Damn it! Why am I such an idiot?"

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"Why is he such a fucking idiot?" Demyx shouted across the hall when he found out, from his sisters, that Roxas and Sora weren't joining them in their walk home due to the actions of a certain Axel. "When I get my hands on him, I swear I'll..."

"Do nothing" Larxene interrupted. "You'll do nothing, Demyx. Relax; it's just a small fight. Do you really think their relationship is so weak?"

"Axel said he was going to be supportive!" The Mohawk boy shouted, visible altered by the situation. "Supportive doesn't mean make Roxas cry!"

"Roxas was crying?" Axel said, coming behind Demyx. The lanky teen was extremely pale, even more so than normal. The make up he used to cover up his tattoos was gone, but it looked like the red haired couldn't care less. "Where is he?"

"Like I'm telling you, Axel" Demyx said defensively. "You're not getting near Roxas until you know the meaning of supportive"

Axel didn't answer back; he just looked to the floor, defeat evident in his posture. "I guess things didn't exactly turn out as I hoped they did…"

"You can still make up" Naminé offered. "You messed up completely, right? Tomorrow is Friday. Roxas is going over to your place, right?"

"I'm not sure he'll want to come-"

"He fucking adores you, Axel" Larxene drawled. "Give him the best weekend he's ever had and I'm sure things will go back to fine and dandy between you two"

"But… he made Roxas cry!" Demyx seemed to be unable to get past that fact. Larxene, being the kind sister she was, thwacked him up the head.

"Yes, and you've made Nami cry loads of times, yet you don't see me throwing a fit every time"

"But I say sorry afterwards!" Demyx retorted.

"Let him say sorry then, you dimwit!" Larxene cracked her knuckles, ready to get her point across in a more efficient way.

"But-"

"Dude, you're saying 'butt' so many times it makes me think you need to get laid…" Marluxia droned as he neared the group. "Hullo, baby" he greeted his girlfriend with a soft kiss.

"That was awesome, Luxy" she purred, leeching onto him.

"So… what do you say?" Naminé turned back to Axel, who was looking at the over affectionate couple with a look between disgust and longing. "You'll give him the best time of his life?"

The teen smiled and gave the petite girl a brief hug. "I will. Gosh, what would I do if I didn't have you, Na?"

"You'd probably be half as famous in Kingdom hArts" she laughed.

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Sometimes you realise just how much a person means to you when you are very close to losing them. I had a similar experience today: My kitten and I had a row today. Or first fight. I felt so broken and such a jackass afterwards… and I knew, just then, that I'm going to fight hard and mighty to get my kitten smiling again. I know they'll read this at some point. So, kitten, wherever you are, know that I'm working my ass off for you tonight to give you the best weekend ever.

What about you, guys? Have any of you got a 'most important person' or 'Kitten' like I do?

Yours unfaithfully, AKU

Axel had to give it to some of the users in Kingdom hArts; they came up with the most absurd answers. He had posted that entry in his blog as soon as he got home, and now he was reading the replies whilst he waited for the stew to finish cooking. Over 100 replies to his new entry, but none came from Roxas.

"Yo, kiddo!" Rowan saluted, trying to step into the kitchen. Axel kicked his leg out and shut the door in his father's face.

"Listen to this, dad" he called over the curses his father let go. " 'I didn't know you had a pet, Aku. I guess you had a bad day, aww. Don't worry; I'm sure that your kitten will give you a big hug tomorrow heart'"

"Whassthat from?" Rowan asked, sitting on the other side of the counter whilst holding his nose. As soon as Axel had learned to cook, he had asked his father to reform the kitchen and make is similar to the ones in a bar, counter and all. Rowan complied, happy that his child had taken interest in something that was going to make their life easier. After spending a small fortune on a fully equipped professional kitchen, Axel hung the sign 'FORBIDDEN ENTRY: TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSTITUTED' on the door and made sure that Rowan never set foot in the kitchen ever again.

"Kingdom hArts. I posted an entry in my blog and was reading over the replies…"

"I still have to learn how to do that!" The older red haired exclaimed, wincing. "Damn you slammed the door hard…"

"I'm sorry, but you know the rules" Axel laughed as he went to check on their dinner. Rowan stuck his tongue out.

"Yes, 'don't go in the kitchen and I won't question what I find when I clean your room…'" he sighed "But I need feeding! And you aren't here for lunch most of the time! I'm a grown man, Axel. A grown man that can't eat as much as he wants because his son has placed locks in all entrances to the kitchen."

"Last time I trusted you in here we had to order takeaway for two whole weeks, dad" Axel retorted from the stove. Serving the stew in two dishes, he placed one in front of his father. "Meat. Happy?"

"Very" Rowan and his stomach said in reply. They ate in silence for a while before Rowan broke it with a poignant question "Roxas' coming tomorrow, right?"

"Yes…"

"You made up already?"

"Wait, how do you know about that?"

"Remember I still have Larxene's cell phone…"

Axel rolled his eyes. "Dad, you've got all my friends, ex lover, teachers and family's numbers... and you speak more with them than I do"

"And it helps me know just what you're up to, young man!" Rowan mock-scolded. "So, need any condoms? I have to go shopping tomorrow…"

Axel choked on his stew and stared at his father with disbelief. He hadn't asked that… had he?

"I'm getting two boxes for you, anyway…" Rowan said, more to himself than anything. "God knows what you horny teenagers will get up to. At least, use protection!"

"That's twenty four condoms, dad! We're not going to use all of them"

"I can always buy shaving cream and you can dip the spare condoms in it and throw them at people" Rowan smiled "What do you say?"

"You're mental, dad"

Rowan put on a puppy face at his son, who didn't spare him a glance. Why didn't anyone appreciate his genius?

So, another chapter done. I did promise an early update ( I think…) to make up for the short last chapter…

So, here it is!

Also, thank you very much to my lovely More for beta-ing this as I wroted (thank Cod for the share screen feature on skype) and pointing out all my mistakes C: she's inspiration on legs I tell ya!

Now, please, Axel needs as many reviews as he can to cook dinner for Roxas this Friday! Review, please, review!