Cantabile
Disclaimer: I never owned anything except for the plot.
I'm sorry I left you guys hanging for so long… I had a lot of college stuff to attend to.
Chapter 14
"FUCK! I can't fucking do this!" I screamed after I slammed the door of the practice room with my good hand.
I hated my life right now.
I won't be able to play for three weeks, and I won't be back to full capacity until another three weeks have passed.
That means for six weeks, I am out of fucking commission! The doctor told me I had a severe sprain. He said I was lucky that I fell on my face as soon as I did. FUCK THAT!
I sank against the wall underneath the window so that no one would see me. I covered my face with my hands only to cringe in disgust when I felt the brace on my wrist. I couldn't do this… I needed the piano…
After I had heard the news, Mr. Fair and Mrs. Gainsborough were both unsure of how to proceed with me being so injured.
I thought for sure I was going to be expelled and then my life would have been over. But they quickly found an alternative for me.
Because I was a collaborative pianist, I would have to work with singers a lot. So for the duration of my injury, I was to replace all of the classes for my major with the ones of Axel's major…
Vocal Performance.
Apparently, Axel suggested that I follow him throughout the day. The professors thought the idea was genius. They told me that this experience would allow me to see inside the brain of a singer. Learn their tendencies and their psyche. And in the process receive the same musical enrichment that I would have if I had resumed the classes of my major.
I slammed my fist against the wall as a few tears escaped my eyes. I released a sigh and looked up at the ceiling in an attempt to calm myself.
The truth was…
I was afraid…
I was scared about taking these vocal music classes, I was scared about being in a new environment with people I didn't understand, I was scared about signing badly in front of other people… but most of all…
I was terrified about how my life might be without piano for six weeks, maybe even longer. I was so scared about whether or not I would really fully recover.
I just wasn't ready for this.
"I can't do this…" I repeated and let another tear fall.
Sora, Riku, and Axel were so worried for me… they kept asking me if I was going to be okay… I told them I was fine… I told them I couldn't wait to try something new… I smiled at them and told them that I would make the best of the new experience…
"I was fucking lying! I don't want this! I just want to play piano! I don't want to try anything new!" I cried into the soundproof room.
The only good thing that came out of this was the fact that that stupid bitch who pushed me down the stairs was expelled and with the influence of the school she is now unable to get into any other arts school anywhere.
If her punishment was anything less, I wouldn't be here crying in this practice room… I would be hunting that bitch down so that I could toss her dumb-ass down the stairs.
Stupid-ass-floppy-cunted-bitch! I would never stop hating her for the rest of my life.
I sighed a second time and tried to remove the tears from my face but to no avail. I couldn't seem to get a grip on myself. The past few days have been way to stressful for me. And I just couldn't take it anymore.
I immediately quieted my sniffling when the door opened. I remained in my position hoping that the person wouldn't notice me. I also hoped they wouldn't swing the door open any wider. The person would hit me with the door.
"He's not in here. Where could he be? …I'm worried about him." I stiffened when I realized it was Axel on the other side of the door. It was unfortunate that my stiffening caused me to bump my head against the wall slightly, making a noise.
I looked away but I knew Axel was probably looking around the door.
"Roxas! We were looking all over for you to see if you were really okay… I guess not, huh?" Axel said and kneeled in front of me with a small smile.
I looked at him for a second before looking at Sora and Riku behind him. They all looked so concerned.
I just shook my head as more tears fell. I hated feeling vulnerable and here I was…
"I-I c-can't t-take v-vocal music cl-classes! I-I-I… I'M A PIANIST! I WANT TO PLAY THE PIANO!" I cried not realizing how distraught I was over the whole incident.
Riku and Sora kneeled on either side of me and rubbed my back as I cried. Axel took my face and wiped away my tears.
"I'm sorry…" Axel said, his voice both guilty and sincere. I looked at him questioningly with teary eyes.
"It was selfish of me to suggest that you take vocal performance classes… I just… I didn't want you to get kicked out of school and I didn't want you taken from me. Though I did have your best interest at heart when I asked about it… I was also kind of selfishly hoping that they would allow it so I could always have you with me. I didn't think it would upset you so much… and for that I am sincerely sorry." Axel said and I launched myself at him.
He wrapped his arms around me and let me cry on his shoulder. After a few minutes I pulled away from him. Axel took my arm and placed a kiss on my brace. "It's not over till the fat lady sings, Rox, and lucky for you, none of the mezzos or sopranos here are fat." He said with a smile and I let out a soggy giggle.
"Thanks guys…" I said looking at the three greatest people around. "I wouldn't be able to function here without you guys…" I said.
"We love you Roxas… what kind of parents would we be if we didn't look out for our kid?" Sora said with a smile and planted a kiss on my damp cheek.
"To be honest Roxas… I'm really curious about how this will all work out. This has never happened before at the conservatory… it will be a new experience for everyone…" Riku said and rubbed my shoulder for a second before smiling at me.
I nodded. "I don't know about you guys… but I'm terrified… I just… I can't sing! If I could sing, I would be a singer!" I said and Axel smiled.
"Don't worry about that, Roxas… if anyone gives you any sort of trouble… they'll have to deal with me… and they don't want that…" Axel said with an evil looking glint in his eyes.
I sighed and shook my head. "I guess I'll never know until I try…" I said and Axel laughed.
"YES!" He said and pulled me to a standing position. "Let's go for walk…" Axel said and I nodded.
"We'll see you around Roxas… and Axel…" Riku looked to his best friend. "The next time we have dinner… we want you there too…" he finished and Sora nodded with a smile.
Axel beamed at them and I knew that he was ecstatic for earning back the trust of his best friends. He took my uninjured hand gently and pulled me down the hall. We slowly walked back to the dorms and up the elevator to Axel's floor.
I just followed him. I didn't really have anything to do and I didn't mind just being with Axel.
When he closed the door to his room he turned to me and pulled me into a tender embrace. I was puzzled by the affection but I returned it.
"You really scared me… I… for a second I wasn't sure if you were going to be okay…" He voice was a quiet whisper in my ear, but it held such raw relief that I shivered at the sound of it.
"I'll be okay if you're here… I'll always be okay if you're around…" I said softly and pressed my face into his chest.
Axel took my face in his hands and started planting soft kisses on my skin. "Mein Herz…" he whispered and planted another kiss. "Meine Seele…" another kiss. "Mein Leben…" he kissed the shell of my ear. "Meine Welt…"
I trembled beneath his attentions… I really had no idea what he was saying… he could me whispering curses in my ear and quite frankly; I'd still be turned on.
"Ich sehne mich nach dir…" His eyes were smoldering and I couldn't help but find everything about him at that moment to be so sexy…
"I don't know what your saying but feel free to proceed with whatever you are planning…" I said softly and Axel pulled me into a hungry kiss.
I wrapped my arms around him, careful not to hurt my wrist. Axel lifted me off the floor and I wrapped my legs around him as he carried me to what I hoped was a bed.
I smiled into our kiss when I realized I didn't flinch or squirm at his touch… after all of that other drama, our fight before we got together seemed like old news.
I felt myself be placed on something soft and I moved my kisses to Axel's neck as his hands slid up my shirt. His hands were so warm and smooth; I couldn't help but arch my back a little at the feeling of his hands on me.
Axel let out a quiet moan as my teeth grazed over a sensitive area on his neck. He gently pulled my shirt off and I shivered with pleasure when his lips began to ghost over the new bruises I received from falling down the stairs.
"Axel… je veux… … more…" I panted. I couldn't seem to form a coherent thought in one language.
Axel smirked at me before letting his kisses travel to the hard, pink buds on my chest. He circled his tongue around one and I whined. He relented and I reveled in the feeling of his mouth on my sensitive skin.
"Ahah! Là-bas! There!" I cried in pleasure and Axel hummed against the bud. I arched my back for a second time and I moaned when our groins pressed against each other.
Axel's hand went behind me to grab the small of my back. He continued to hold me up to him as we grinded against one another.
"Axel!" I yelped at a sudden flash of bliss.
"Ja, Roxas… so gut…" Axel panted in my ear as we writhed together.
I jumped when I heard the door burst open. "HAH! Found you two! Axel we may have accepted you… but as parents… well, you need to get off of my son…" Riku said and Sora continued. "Roxas is an injured man, and he's emotionally vulnerable! You shouldn't take advantage!"
I wanted… to kill them.
LET ME GET MY ROCKS OFF DAMNIT!
"GET OUT! Va-t'en! Vite! Je suis… Oh God, I'm so fucking close!" I moaned and I felt Axel's head land on my shoulder. I could feel his shoulders shake with laughter.
He was laughing so hard, no noise actually escaped from his mouth. He gasped. "OH GOD! This is so ridiculous!" He cried before he continued his laughter.
I looked to the door and noticed that Riku and Sora were laughing silently as well.
Were they laughing at me?
"AH! Axel has pissed you off many a time… but I had never seen you so blazingly frustrated as you just were! HAHAH! AHHHHAHAHAHAH!" Sora cried through gasps of breath.
"You looked like you were going to get up and rip our throats before gouging our eyes out! You looked mad as hell!" Riku laughed.
Needless to say… I never got off.
With a huff I kicked Axel off the bed and wrapped myself in his bed covers. "Fuck you all…" I said with a hurt voice. They were making fun of me… a cripple.
"Awe come on, Roxy… we weren't making fun of you… we just thought the situation was funny." Axel said and I felt him crawl onto the bed.
"We're sorry, Roxas! We were just doing our duties as parents." Sora said.
"You just think it's okay to laugh at me because I'm an invalid!" I cried and I curled into myself underneath the comforter. To be honest… it smelled like Axel and I couldn't help getting lost in it.
"That's not true, Roxas." Axel said and I kicked in his general area so that he would know I didn't want him near me.
He grabbed my leg and crooned. "Mein Liebling…"
I tried to kick him again. "That's not going to work anymore Axel! You ruined it!" I yelped and struggled to free my leg.
Suddenly, I felt three bodies on the bed hugging my sheet-covered leg. "Ich liebe dich." Axel said the same time Sora and Riku said. "Ai shiteru."
"Get off me…" I mumbled and they let go.
I extracted myself from the covers and glared at Sora and Riku. "I really wanted to get off and now I can't… thanks…"
Riku and Sora planted a kiss on either side of my cheek.
"We can always try later… maybe somewhere more exciting… like-"
"Stop! The answer is no…" I said and did a three-legged crawl over to Axel. "I want to sleep now." I said and snuggled into Axel's side.
"Sounds good to me." He said and resituated us so that I was lying in his arms. Riku and Sora planted kisses on our heads and sighed. "I guess that means you're our son-in-law…" Riku said to Axel and he nodded.
"Is it weird that the son-in-law is older than the mother?" Sora asked.
We all looked at each other… "Nah…" we chimed together before Sora and Riku let us drift off to sleep.
A/N: Some lemony juicy-ness for you guys! Review please! And sorry about my shitty languages… I only had some schooling in French… German I learned a bit from singing and Japanese, from anime… (nerd much?)