Roxas POV

When I felt Axel's natural warmth I couldn't believe it. I thought that I was dreaming but I knew it wasn't a dream. I had finally gotten my wish. I was able to touch Axel and he finally trusted himself. I had asked him how he did it and he said love. It made me wonder if he meant me.

After a couple of days I started healing. Apparently that was strange. The doctor said that it would take weeks for me to completely heal but I was halfway healed and it had only been two days! This worried Axel for some reason. I didn't see the big deal. The faster I got out of this place the better. I HATED hospitals. They always reminded me of when I was extremely sick. I was in them constantly because I got sick easily. Of course Axel didn't know that and he didn't need to know.

"You ok?" Axel asked for the fifteenth time that day. I rolled my eyes and smiled at him.

"I'm fine!" I said.

"You sure?"

"How about you use those lips for something more productive?"

I wrapped my arms around his neck and claimed his lips. It felt so good to be able to touch Axel. I loved holding his hand and I loved being able to slide my hands under his shirt. He loved it too. I could tell because every time I touched him, he would shiver.

"I love you," he said, smiling as he touched my cheek. I was glad that he didn't have his gloves anymore. I was finally able to enjoy his touch.

"I love you too," I said. I snuggled into his chest and kissed his neck. He shivered, like he always did, and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Rox?" he asked.
"Yeah?"

"Please tell me this isn't a dream."

"It's not a dream."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am."

He looked at me and smiled. Then his face suddenly turned red. I wondered why. I tilted my head and looked at him with wide eyes.

"What?" I asked.

"Um...r-remember when you asked me if we could...ever do anything...sexual?" he asked. My face burned bright red as the words left his lips. It was hard to look at him in the eyes. My heart was beating like crazy and I felt as if it was going to explode. I couldn't even answer him. I wanted to say yes, but the words would not form. I nodded instead, "w-well...now that I can control my power...we...we can. If you want."

I stared at him. We both knew what my answer was, but I couldn't say it. I was too embarrassed to form proper words. I looked at him, trying to tell him with my eyes as I nodded. He smiled at me, understanding what I meant, and kissed me on the lips. I knew what was going to happen once I was healed and out of this place. I knew what we would share, but that would have to wait.

2 days later (Marluxia POV)

I walked down the hall, my fingers gliding across the wall as I walked. I knew that Roxas couldn't stop seeing me. Zexion's illusions had made him traumatized and nothing was going to heal him. That will teach that stupid brat Axel a lesson.

I turned on the corner and sat in my room in the dark. I felt so empty and I knew why. It was because humans are weak and can't accept change. Those stupid normal humans took everything from me. My happiness, my friends and most important my lover. Sometimes I wonder if this is all a dream and I would wake up with him sleeping next to me. I missed him. I needed him but he was out of my grasp. He was dead now because being different had driven me to insanity. Sometimes I would scream at night because I remember the day he left. The day that my heart snapped in two and a monster was born. I had blamed everyone else except myself and now that I was looking in the mirror I could hear his voice telling me this was wrong. Of course I ignored it like I always had. I didn't want to listen to reason. I just wanted everything back. I wanted him back.

"You left me," I whispered, lying down on the bed, "and there is nothing left except you're scent."

I took the pillow from the right side and inhaled the sweet scent of vanilla. I remember lying here with you. We had done nothing except stare into each other's eyes and held hands. I missed those days. I missed how cold you're lips had felt against mine and how cold you're body had been when I embraced it.

"Will I ever see your face again?" I asked myself, closing my eyes and imagining your face. I had always loved it when you smiled. You rarely smiled so when I saw you smile I felt as if I was special enough to see such a smile. A tear rolled down my face, "I made a mistake. I need you back, but I can't have you back. I killed you. The one person I love is gone because of me. Forgive me...Vexen."

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Roxas POV

"Roxas!" my twin shouted, tackling once I came through the door.

"Ack!" I shouted, nearly falling over, "hi Sora. Missed ya too."

"Roxie you have to stop getting hurt!" Sora said, "I don't want to loose you!"

"I promise I won't get hurt again."

"Good. Now c'mon! Follow me to the kitchen."

"Uh oh. Why do I have a bad feeling?"

"Just follow me!"

I obeyed Sora and Axel and I followed him into the kitchen. Once I got in there I knew what was going on. The room was pitched black and then the lights flicked on and everyone that I knew jumped out and shouted welcome home! I jumped and laughed. Axel kissed me on the cheek and smiled, he was in on it. I thought something like this was going to happen when I got home, especially since Axel was acting weird on the way home.

We spent the next couple of hours hanging out and playing games but after a while the adults, my mom, Vexen who was apparently alive and my mother's boyfriend, retired for the night and had gone to sleep. Luckily it was Friday, so all my friends were able to sleep over. Including Axel, who actually slept over a lot without my mother knowing obviously.

"Ok Roxas truth or dare!?" Sora asked, giggling as Riku kissed his neck.

"Um dare," I said.

"I dare you to kiss Axel!"

"With pleasure."

I smiled at my best friend and passionately kissed his lips, if it wasn't for Sora reminding us that other people were here, I thought that we would've started making out.

"Ok hmm lets see...Zexion truth or dare?" I asked.

` "Why do you even ask? You know what I'm going to say," he said.

"Just answer the question emo boy."

"Fine truth."

"Hmm...is it true that you love Demyx?"

"What kind of question is that!? Of course I love Demyx!"

"Ooo Zexy!" Demyx shouted, glomping the bluenette. They fell over; laughing and some how they managed to kiss each other in the process of falling. I smiled at the two. It was weird that every one of my friends was gay or bi and they were dating each other.

"Alright who should I ask?" Zexion asked, his thinking face appearing. I hated it when he over thought everything. Sometimes he would over think if he was just wondering if he should get pudding or jello! It was frustrating but luckily Zexion quickly made his decision, "Riku truth or dare?"

"Um, dare I guess," the silverette said. I didn't know Riku that well. You think I would have known him like a second brother but the silverette was usually quiet and following Sora around like he was a lost puppy. We barely spoke except on those rare occasions, but we usually just talked about how much we hated math. He was a nice guy at least. If he wasn't I would've kept a close eye on him to make sure he never hurt Sora.

"Alright. I dare you to sit next to someone that isn't Sora for at least 15 minutes," Zexion said. The look of horror flashed over Riku's face, it soon turned into sadness when he left the brunettes side and sat next to me. I almost felt like petting him when he put his head on my shoulder. I felt so bad for him. He hated it when he was away from Sora. I always wondered why but I didn't want to ask.

"Cheer up Riku it's only for 15 minutes and he's right across from you!" Demyx said. If there's one thing I knew about Demyx it was that he was ALWAYS happy. Whenever Zexion would say that Demyx was upset I almost didn't believe him. I couldn't imagine that little ball of joy and sunshine being sad and when I did I was depressed for the rest of the day. Demyx was one of the main reasons why I smiled a lot and why I was happy. He was a good friend and if you needed a hug he always had one for you.

"Riku you don't ALWAYS have to be next to me," Sora said, giving a weak smile, "ya do have friends ya know."
"Yeah I know," Riku said, the silverette seemed very comfortable lying on my shoulder. It was probably because Sora and I were twins. We looked the same, but god knew that we had different personalities. Sora was always laughing and he never showed his true emotions unless you bugged him for hours. Plus he's very hyper, but he's also sympathetic. I'm not usually laughing and I can't help but show my true emotions, especially near Axel. I'm usually very calm, it's very rare that I'm hyper and if one of my friends are upset I don't comfort them. I just give them advice and they'll go on their merry way.

"Alright Riku, time for you to ask someone truth or dare," Demyx said.

"Um...Axel truth or dare?" Riku asked, for a second I thought that he didn't know Axel's name.

"Um I don't care. Demyx pick one for me," Axel said. I was happy that Axel wasn't jealous that Riku was lying on me. I never did think he was the jealous type.

"Um DARE!" Demyx said.

"I dare you to dare me to go sit next to Sora," Riku said.

"Riku I dare you to go sit next to Sora," Axel replied, laughing.

"Thank you."

The silverette got up and returned to his lover's side. Everyone burst out in laughter. No one had expected Riku to do something that clever. Riku really did love Sora though and I found it sweet that he never wanted to be away from Sora, but it was also disconcerting. Riku seemed like one of those guys that would kill themselves if someone they loved dearly died or left them. I knew Sora would NEVER leave Riku. If he did then the apocalypse would start.

"What am I going to do with you?" Sora said, stroking his lovers head as he smiled. Riku looked at him and gave this smirk that made me think that he forgot that he and Sora weren't alone.

"That's my line," Riku said. Sora's face turned dark red and even darker when their lips embraced. We laughed and watched the two. Eventually they had gotten up and ran upstairs, Sora giggling and I could've sworn that I saw someone's shirt fly off.

"Well this game seems pointless now," Zexion said.

"Why?" Demyx asked.

"Because now I can't torture Riku."

"Is THAT why you suggested that we play it?" Axel asked, "To torture Sora's boyfriend?"

"Yes. It's fun to torture him," Zexion said.

"You make it sound like you've been doing it for years," I said.

"I have been. Riku and I have been friends since we were young," Zexion said, "He knows I like teasing him. He'll get back at me later."

I smiled at Zexion. I didn't know that he and Riku were good friends. I was glad they were. I just wish I was good friends with Riku. I didn't like feeling awkward whenever Sora wasn't in the room but he and I were. Maybe I should try making more of an effort.

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I couldn't get to sleep that night. Every one else was passed out except me. For something reason I couldn't stop thinking about Marluxia. Every time I closed my eyes his face would appear and I would wake up. I had given up on sleeping hours ago. I knew I wasn't going to get some sleep tonight and I knew it was going to bite me in the ass later. Suddenly I got the urge to go take a walk. I didn't know why, but I decided to do it. I slipped on my shoes and headed out the door, quietly. I gazed in amazement when I saw the petals of cherry blossoms flutter in the wind. It was a very peaceful night and I felt so strong for some reason.

When I reached the park, it wasn't that far from my house, I noticed a dark figure lying on the bench. I went over to it, obviously not thinking, and crouched down beside it. My eyes adjusted slowly and I realized who it was, but I didn't jump or feel fear even though I was staring at Marluxia. Something about him was changed. He seemed hurt and depressed. I gently shook him awake, like the idiot I was, and stared at him.

Thos dark blue eyes that had haunted my dreams fluttered open and stared at me. For once I didn't feel like vomiting when I looked into his eyes. He looked at me, obviously confused.

"What?" he asked.

"Are you ok?" I asked.

"Why do you care? Shouldn't you be running from me?"

"You looked hurt. So I wanted to make sure you were ok."

"You're too nice for your own good. I could easily take advantage of you."

"Yeah, but I know you won't."

"And why is that?"

"Because I just realized something. You're not bad. You're just confused and lonely and you just need a friend."

"Yeah right. You're such a child."

"Maybe I am, but I know what you need. You need somebody to love and you need some one to love you back. You want someone to accept who you are and not think of you as a monster."

He was silent for a while and this weird look was glazed over his face. I was beginning to wonder if I was wrong, but I knew I wasn't. I waited for him to say something, but he never did. He instead ruffled my hair and walked away.
"You're wrong Roxas," he said, stopping and turning to look at me, "I am a monster and the only thing I need is a world that doesn't have normal humans like you."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

He smirked and waved good bye. For someone who traumatized me and made me think that I was going insane, he actually wasn't a bad guy. Just misunderstood. At least that's what I hoped. I headed back to my house once he was out of sight. When I got in, I was tackled by Axel and I fell onto the floor. I looked up at him. He looked scared. Like as if he thought my life was in danger.

"Axel?" I whispered, touching his cheek and wiping away his tears.

"I-I'm sorry. I woke up and you weren't there. I thought that...that."

I silenced him with my lips and wrapped my arms around his neck, pushing him closer to deepen the kiss. He was very submissive when I did this. He kissed back, his arms pulling me onto his lap as they wrapped around me. I never wanted this moment to end, but that damn thing called sleep was tugging at me and I couldn't keep my eyes open, not that they were open anyway. I broke free of the intoxication and looked at him. He seemed to know why I stopped and rested his head on my shoulder. We lied down, me still on him, and he threw the covers over us.

"Sleep," he said, petting my head. I didn't really want to. I wanted to enjoy his presence for a few more minutes. I suddenly felt Axel's body getting warmer. He was deliberately trying to make me even more tired than I already was!

"Cheater," I whispered.

"Hehe sleep Roxas. The sun will come up soon enough," he said. I was already in a light sleep and soon, sooner than I had liked, I was drifting off into a deep slumber.

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"WAKEY WAKEY!" Sora sang. I nuzzled my head into Axel's chest, at least I hoped it was Axel's chest, and groaned.

"Shut up Sora," I said.

"C'mon Roxie! It's time to get up! Mom is making pancakes! You've been sleeping for hours and I'm pretty sure Axel is uncomfortable from lying on the floor!"

I looked up and saw Axel's face smiling at me. Had he been lying there so I could sleep on him? I smiled at him and rolled off of him.

"Good morning sleeping beauty," he said, flashing that cocky smile of his. God whenever he made that smile I melted. He was so sexy, "have a good sleep?"

"Yeah," I said, "sorry."

"For what?"

"I worried you last night and now I kept you from getting up."

"Don't worry about it. Especially the letting you lie on me part."

I stood up and enjoyed my breakfast with my friends. Zexion had teased Riku and sat in the only seat that was next to Sora. I felt so bad for him that I actually switched places with him. I could tell that he really appreciated it. I really wanted to know why Riku was so attached to Sora. I would have to remember to ask Sora later.

After breakfast we all hung out for a while and then around 1:30 everyone began to leave. Zexion and Demyx were the first to go and then Riku had to go or else his mother would kill him. Then Axel left for reasons unknown. He didn't want to tell me, which was weird because Axel told me EVERYTHING! I decided not to push it and let him go.

That left me and Sora. This was my chance to ask Sora why Riku was so attached to him, but when the opportunity came up something got in the way. First it was my mother, who made us clean up. Then Riku had called Sora, they talked for hours. And then mom made us do our homework. Finally at 5:00pm I had the opportunity and I took it! I sat next to Sora on his bed; we had been playing video games before.

"Sora I have a question for you," I began.

"And that question is?" he asked, pausing the game and looking at me. I found it strange to look in the same eyes that you had.

"Why is Riku so attached to you?"

"Oh. Well that's actually a long story."

"Can you tell me?"

"I guess, but it's long so get comfy."

"Alright."

"Well before Riku met me, he had a boyfriend. I don't really remember his name, but I knew they were very close and loved each other very much. Riku actually kept his emotions bottled up when he was around him and he actually left his side to go talk with friends but one day his boyfriend died because a robber killed him. Riku was suppose to be there or something but he was late and when he got there, something in his head must've snapped because from what Zexion tells me he hasn't been the same."

"That explains a lot. He's very overprotective of you and never leaves your side," I said.

"You should've seen him the first night. It took hours for me to persuade him that I would be fine and that I would call him and talk to him until he fell asleep."

"Did you?"

"I did but I actually fell asleep before he did haha."

"Why does Zexion tease him about this if he knows why he does it?"

"It's Zexions way of trying to get him to go back to the way he was."

"Ah I see. Well that makes sense. Thanks for telling me."

"No problem. Now I have a question for you."

"What?"

"Have you and Axel had sex yet?"

For a second there I thought that I had obtained Axel's fire power. My face was ON FIRE! I couldn't imagine how dark it was. I almost wanted to faint just to avoid the question but I knew I had to answer the question or else Sora would make assumptions and think that we HAD done it. I shook my head. A look of shock appeared.

"WHAT!? I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT YOU TWO WOULD'VE DONE IT BY NOW!" he shouted.

"Sora shut up!"

"DOES HE NOT KNOW HOW!?"

"Sora!"

I covered his mouth with my hand and pinned him onto the bed. If he didn't shut up then mom would hear and ask what was going on and we both knew we couldn't lie to her. After he finally stopped talking I removed my hand, that is I removed my hand AFTER the bastard bit me.

"Ow! What are you!? A kid!?" I asked.

"Hey you should've enjoyed that. You're the masochist," he said.

"Only when I cause the pain or someone I love does! That doesn't include brothers."

"Whatever. I can't believe you guys haven't done it! What are you waiting for? It's not like you can wait for marriage!"

"I know I know! Listen the reason why we didn't is because he was afraid of hurting me. Ya know that little fire thing he can do?"

"Oooh THAT'S why! That makes sense."

"Yeah, but now he has control over that."

"Aaaand?"

"I...I don't know. W-we might do it, but I'm not sure."

"Heehee good luck Roxie."

"Thank I think."

I gave him a hug and walked downstairs so we could have dinner. As much as I hated to admit it, Sora was actually pretty smart. Sure he was a goofball but he was actually extremely smart, just like me and my mother. He hid it well though. We sat down and ate our food and finished the last of our chores and played video games until we fell asleep. Who knows what Sunday had in store for us.