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A/N: I know I've been awful emo with my chapters lately but thats all about to change. Actually, im lying. Roxas is gonna be a little emo, but than no one other than Demy-Kun is gonna show and make everything better! Wee hee!! (Wait till you see what he does! -giggle-) Things are gonna start to look up, more people are gonna get involved, and their (might be) lemon coming up (I just have to get up the nerve to write it :P). I said I would try...but I really cant guarantee anything. Its like 11:30pm and I cant sleep so im writing. But enough babbling! -slaps self- ONWARD! (Btw, yes im skipping the funeral, too depressing, im in a good mood. And yes I did skip a month. Nothing happened, but it may get mentioned in a future chapter...)

The next week went by like a blur. Roxas' aunt had come up from Florida to take care of all the funeral arraignments. It was a small service, only about ten people in attendance, but it wasn't as bad as Roxas had anticipated.

xxxx

(One month after funeral)

Roxas woke up to a beautifully sunny morning. Turning over, he poked the lanky red-head next to him in the head. When that got no response, Roxas leaned over the older teens back and blew lightly in his ear. That got him a groan.

"Get up you lazy ass, today's an important day! Or did we forget what today was?" Roxas flopped over so he was laying on Axels back, prodding him sharply between the shoulder blades.

Axel quickly flipped over ans grasped the blonde around the waist ans snuggled him like a teddy bear. Roxas squirmed, trying to break free, but to no avail. Axel yawned and opened his eyes. Finally.

"Good morning star-shine. The earth says 'Hello'!" Axel commented in a sickly sweet voice.

Roxas groaned at the bad quote and got out of bed. Axel felt a chill as the blankets lifted at Roxas' exit.

The kid just cant be happy. Axel thought to himself. Sure his mom died and all, but that was a month ago, he needs to move on.

Axel sighed, using his arm to push himself into an upright position.

Getting out of bed, he padded to his bag on the other side of the room. He pulled on a pair of dark jeans, a black t-shirt, socks, and a dark grey zip-up sweatshirt. Rummaging through his bag, he looked for his favorite back sweatshirt with the chains. He and Demyx had exchanged the laces in the hood for chains last year.

I wonder how Demyx is doing. He went to Hollow Bastion for the summer and I havent heard from him at all. Hope he comes back on time.

Giving up, Axel headed to the kitchen, the smell of pancakes egging him on. Upon entering the kitchen, he solved his missing sweatshirt dilemma. The small blonde at the stove was draped in the huge sweatshirt, the hem hitting somewhere in the vicinity of Roxas' mid-thigh. Axel smiled.

Comming up behind the smaller boy, Axel wrapped his arms around Roxas' waist.

"Ax, get off." Roxas grumbled, apathetic as always.

Axel sighed and reluctantly let go. Roxas turned around, tossing a pancake in Axel's direction, turning off the stove. Axel noticed the blondes pancake-less hand.

"Arnt you gonna eat before we go?"

"Im not hungry."

"But–."

"I said, im not hungry." Roxas said with a little more force.

"Fine. Lets go." Axel let it drop, an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach.

They both piled into Axel's car, the silence only broken by the hum of the engine. Axel was lost in thought as Roxas turned on the CD player and proceeded to stare out the window. The lyrics from MSI occasionally drifted through Axel's thoughts.

I wonder why he cant get over it. He refuses to talk to me about the accident and every time I bring up the subject, he either changes it or walks away. I've been practically living with him, and he still wont talk to me.

Axel pulled into the Wal-mart parking lot and opened the door.

xxxx

Roxas pushed the cart ahead of him as he pulled a folded piece of paper out of his pocket. Handing it to the stupid looking red-head sitting in the cart basket, he rolled his eyes. Axel magically pulled a pen out of his pants pocket and unfolded the supply list. Scanning the list, he looked up into the face of the blonde.

"First we need paper."

Roxas looked down at Axel's face screwed up in concentration.

"Alright.' he tossed two packets of paper in the cart. 'Now what?"

"Notebooks and three-ring binders." Axel said, never looking up from the list.

Roxas stopped the cart, picked up a stack of fourteen notebooks and fourteen binders. Tossing those into the cart atop Axel's feet, he looked back at the red-head expectantly.

"Now what?"

"Graph paper' two packs were tossed in 'Sticky notes' a bunch of those too 'and a Spanish/English Dictionary." Two of those were tossed in also. They moved on to the next aisle.

"Pens and pencils." The boys said simultaneously. Roxas grabbed a couple packs of each and threw them at Axel's head. Axel giggled.

"So what classes do we have together again?" Roxas asked as he pushed the cart towards the check-out lines.

"Umm...Study Hall, Spanish, Health, and Chemistry."

Roxas nodded.

Reaching the check out line, Axel began lifting things off himself and passing them to Roxas who stacked them on the belt. As the lady at the counter began to ring things up, she gave Axel a weird look. Well he was sitting in the cart. Roxas paid for the supplies as Axel grabbed half the bags. Situating them on his feet, (he was still in the cart) he motioned for Roxas to load up the rest. After Roxas loaded up the rest of the bags, he thanked the checkout lady and pushed the cart out the doors. When they got to Axel's car, Axel deftly slid out from under all the bags and bounded out of the cart. Roxas had to grab for it as it started to wheel away. Axel smiled sheepishly.

"So where do you want to go clothes shopping?" Axel asked patiantly.

"What? Were not going clothes shopping. I already told you, I don't have enough money." Roxas said incrediously.

"My treat. Lets go to the mall." Axel finished loading the bags and hopped into the front seat.

Roxas slowly slid into the passengers seat, a worried look on his face.

Axel's taking me shipping. This wont end well...

xxxx

Axel sat on the little stool outside the dressing rooms and waited for Roxas to make his appearance.

"Whats taking so long?" Axel called in the general direction of the stall Roxas was in.

"There is no way im coming out in this. And I would never wear it to school."

Axel began to wine and finally Roxas agreed. Opening the stall door, Axel's jaw hit the floor.

Roxas walked out, clad in a pair of converse high tops, a sleeveless black spandex top, low slug black jeans, a white tie, and his signature black and white checkered wristband. Axel sat slack-jawed.

"Uh...well...you...uh...look...wow...I mean...you...look...wow." for the first time, Axel was at a loss for words.

Roxas blushed.

"Im buying you that. I dont care what you say." Axel said, finally regaining his speech ability.

Roxas smiled slightly for the first time since the accident.

A/N: YAY! ROXY-KUN SMILED! -hugs Axel plushie- whoopee! Hee hee. I had a dream last night about Roxas in this outfit picking Axel up for prom (Axel was in a dress tho...) But there you have it. Not as long, but o well. Sorry it took me so long to repost, but I've got a lot goin on with drama ans stuffs. As always, thanks for reading. Love joo all!

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