hey everybody! First off, I'm really happy with the amount of reviews I've been getting! It really does make my day and I smile everytime I read one, honest. Second, I'm guessing about three more chapters after this at the most. Third, I just want to say that some of the insperation of this story came from another story called Truth by Ebil Chameleon. It is a really good story and it really made me decided to put this story up and stop pestering my mind. Also, this will seem like a filler too in the begining, but it get's better honest.
Wow that intro was long.
Disclaimer: I haven't put one of these up in forever...well, I obviously don't own kingdom Hearts or Final Fantasy. I'm sure if any fan girl did things would be different. :)
Saving Axel
Chapter 21: Another Party Gone Wrong
Roxas's POV
I handed the paper to my English teacher, Mr. Valentine, and he scanned it quietly. It was the form I had to give to every teacher saying I was transferring to another school at the end of the week. He nodded quietly, and I went to my respective seat in the back corner of the room and waited for class to start while Pence complained openly to Hayner about how Olette was driving him mad. The class went silent as our teacher stood up and walked toward the chalk board. I sighed and watched him begin to write in neat hand writing what we were learning about today which was poetry.
"Open to page two-hundred-seventeen in your books," he said quietly in his monotone voice. We all did as we were told, not asking what the page was again. Our teacher did not like to repeat himself, so we never talked. "Read through to page two-hundred-nineteen and come get the questions on the poems when you're done," he said and went to his desk again. "We will have a test on them Friday," he finished and everyone went to work right away.
I wasn't a fan of poetry, but I'd rather read poetry and take test after test as long as I could stay in Twilight Town. I had dinner with my parents all last week before my dad had to go back to Radiant Garden so he didn't get fired from his new job. My mom went with him since they couldn't afford the motel room any longer. They had given me my ticket and the monthly train was leaving this Saturday morning. I was afraid and didn't want to leave. I looked to my lap and opened the small crumpled piece of paper in my hand again.
Smile for me today. I love you.
Axel
These days, Axel's been the only thing keeping me tethered to reality. I sometimes think this is all just a big, elaborate dream and I will wake up soon. If Axel didn't do half the things he has done, I wouldn't look the way I do now: normal.
I finished the last poem in record time and sighed and leaned back again. Why was poetry always sad? I hated it because I was already sad enough! I stood up and went to the teacher's desk and caught a small glance of the magazine he was looking through and shivered slightly. It was on guns.
"Roxas." I froze and looked up to meet his red eyes. "You won't need to take the test Friday, all right? The principal said we close your grades Thursday, but you're welcome to take it if you wish," he told me, and I nodded. To keep normalcy, I'll probably take it. I sat in my seat again and read Axel's note again.
When the bell rang, I slowly put my things away and caught sight of my friends waiting for me. I walked over to them and they argued back and forth while I just walked into the cafeteria. I saw Sora and Riku talking with Kairi and Olette, laughing. Hayner ran toward the lunch line while Pence grabbed his packed lunch and headed for the lunch table. I stood by the door silently before I slowly backed up and left the cafeteria and went straight for the bathroom. I shut the door behind me and went to the farthest stall, the largest one, and locked it behind me. I sat on the floor, against my better judgment, and brought my knees to my chest and closed my eyes as my head rested on my knees.
Why? Why did I have to go home with them? I love my real parents, but I love the life I've been living. When I was younger, I would wish for them to come for me, but I soon realized I would be stuck here for a long time. Now, I don't want them to take me away. I heard the door open and close and footsteps on the tile floor. Then, someone knocked on the door of my stall.
"Roxas." I sighed at the familiar voice, but made no move to open the stall door. "I know you're in there, so open up before I crawl in," he threatened. I knew he would do it, so I got up and unlocked the door. I returned to my sitting position when the door opened and Axel walked in. His hair was in its normal spiked style, his eyes stuck out from the bright color, and his tattoos were shown proudly even though tattoos are to be hidden in school, if you have tattoos. He was dressed in loose, ripped up jeans, a green shirt, and a black hoodie. He smiled when he saw me and walked over.
"Not hungry, Roxy?" he asked as he sat beside me, pulling out a small bag of Cheetos from his pocket.
"I don't want to face them," I told him honestly.
"You can always sit at our table," he told me.
"I don't want to face them either," I retorted. He looked down and opened the bag.
"Can you face me?" he asked quietly.
"I don't want to," I started bitterly, but softened slightly, "but you would never take no for an answer," I finished, and he nodded and held the bag of Cheetos out to me. I didn't take one, but after a god two minutes, Axel grabbed one from the bag and held it to my lips until I took a bite.
"Don't want you getting too thin." He grinned and laughed slightly. He was just so calm even though he was about to lose me, and the laugh I loved so much calmed me, too. He promised he would come to Radiant Garden once he graduated, and I trusted he would. I leaned on his shoulder and wrapped my left arm around his chest. I closed my eyes as I used him as a pillow. His laughing stopped suddenly, and he wrapped his arm around my back. "Rest until the bell rings," he told me quietly. He must have known I hadn't been getting much sleep lately, even though I never told him. I hated how he could read me so easily, but then again, I can read him like a book most of the time.
The gentle rise and fall of his chest lulled me to sleep and even if I was in a bathroom at school, I was okay. I was with Axel, and he was my everything. I hoped the bell would never ring.
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Axel's POV
After school, I waited for Kairi to exit the school so I could drop her off at her house. I knew her mom hated my motorcycle, but it was Monday and both my parents were out working until late, so I went to their house.
Kairi walked down the steps and placed her bag in her lap while I strapped the helmet on her head properly before turning to drive. I wanted to spend time with Roxas, but I hadn't been able to almost all week. I could see him at school, and I get to see him the Friday before he leaves, and that was it until I graduated.
The cold silver hidden by my shirt felt colder suddenly, and when I came to a stop at a red light, I touched the small silver circle under my shirt. The ring; my promise to him. I loved him, I really did, and I wished his parents had forgotten about him.
I started to drive again heading toward the outer part of town while I continued to think. It's great his parents are okay, but after not being in his life for so long, it seems cruel to just expect him to follow them without question and take him away from all he's ever really known. I wished they would have just kept him and all this could have been avoided and no tears would fall down that beautiful face of his. Then again, if they didn't leave him, would I even be here? I probably would have killed myself if it hadn't been for him. My nightmares, the haunting voices, and the screams wouldn't have stopped. I parked in front of the house and got off and removed the helmet from Kairi's head. She fixed her hair and put it behind her ear.
"Axel, I was thinking," she started as we walked up the steps.
"Really? I didn't see the smoke," I joked, and she shoved my arm as we walked in.
"Shut up you~"
"No swearing, Kairi." I smirked when Renopoked his head into the front hall from the kitchen.
"Right, they're reserved for my asshole of a brother," she said as she ran into the kitchen and took a seat at the counter. I walked in slower and found Reno cutting something over the sink while Kairi sat with a plate of carrot sticks and a cup of water. Reno smiled when he saw me.
"Hey, Axel, I'll get you a cup," he said as he dried his hands. I sat beside Kairi and took a carrot. She swallowed the one she was chewing before turning to me.
"What I was trying to say earlier was that we should have a going away party for Roxas," she stated, and I looked to her. "What? We'll have food, cake, dancing, and Roxas can see all his really good friends one last time before he leaves," she finished, and Reno placed a cup of water in front of me. I took a sip.
"Sounds good," I said and took another sip.
"You sure? He doesn't really talk to us anymore since you two are such good friends, so I thought you could help too," she said, and I almost choked. I would have thought if anyone could see through our lie, it would be Kairi. Maybe we did just seem like friends to everyone, except Yuffie, of course. She knew, but she never told anyone before she died.
"Yeah, I'd love to," I told her, unexcited, and Reno turned to us.
"Let me guess, mom and I have to slave away in the kitchen, huh?" he asked, even though he was probably right.
"Of course! My mom and chef of a brother are gonna cook everything!" She grinned. "Except the cake." She got up from her seat. "Sora said he and Leon were gonna buy one," she finished and pulled a piece of paper from her purse. "I have a detailed list we made at lunch about what we need for the party." She smiled proudly, and while Reno and I read, our jaws dropped. She got up, muttering something about trying invitations out and left me alone with Reno.
"She has no understanding of what money is," I muttered quietly.
"Yeah, well, as long as Roxas gets a good final party, right?" He turned back to the dish he was washing.
"How's work?" I asked, and he shrugged.
"It's okay, I guess," he said and turned the water off. "I still think Rufus knows my secret and is messing with me when he sees me." He sighed as he put the dish away. "One of these days I'm gonna attack him from all this teasing he's been doing, and I may or may not get fired for it," he finished and took a carrot and chewed it despondently.
"Well, make sure he swings that way before you end up raping your boss." I pushed away from my seat, and he laughed slightly.
"We both know he'd kick my ass before I touched his first button." We both laughed. I headed for the steps and paused when I passed the area where the hall closet was. I remembered Sora's party and how I found Roxas there. He hated me back then, and when I pinned him to that wall, I had almost lost it. I did something like it before to my best friend.
I shut the door of the guest room behind me and threw my bag on the bed. Roxas was so fragile to me. I treated him as if he were made of glass and tried my very best to never hurt him. I always used other means to release my emotions so I would never hurt him, mentally or physically. I loved him so much. I pulled the ring out of my shirt and looked at it.
"Those are two rings I purchased years ago for my daughters, but they don't need them now. They're rings that will help you in the future. When you find someone you love, and you don't want to lose them, give them one of these rings and keep one for yourself. Then, you'll never be separated at all."
It was like she knew this would happen back then. I wish all the time that she could have met my friends and Roxas. She would be happy, especially about Roxas. She would never have cared if I was into girls or guys and would have been happy I found someone to love. I sometimes like to wonder what my mother would have said if she knew about my preferences or if she ever met Roxas.
I looked at the ring closely and read the small engraving: forever and ever. Roxas had something written on his as well, and I wondered if he found it yet. I rolled over and sighed quietly. In the future, I won't let anyone take him from me, and I will let everyone know he is mine.
One day, I'll marry him, and that one day will be after graduation. I know it.
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Alec's POV
I leaned back in my seat, reading the article I had my 'friend' put in the paper about me getting out of prison on good behavior. It was funny since I wasn't supposed to ever get out, but with my connections in the justice system, getting out had been easy. True, I had to stay in there for a while, but it was only to give Axel a false sense of security. Now all I needed to know was what Axel treasured most at the moment. I was waiting on the file that would tell me everything about this Roxas fellow Axel was talking about. The door of the hotel room opened, and my parole officer walked in. He was as corrupted as every other person in the room. He slid the file across the table.
"He wasn't easy to track down, but we got him," he began. "Roxas Cloud Strife, son of Cloud and Tifa Strife. They recently finished traveling and settled in Radiant Garden, Hollow Bastion. He had been living with his mother's family in town; Leon and Yuffie Leonhart and their son, Sora SkiaStrife," he explained. I read through his grades and a bit about some of his hobbies. "My men watched him for the past two weeks since you told us at the cemetery, and this is what we observed," he finished.
I turned the page again and sighed at the pictures of his family.
"What is his connection to Axel?" I asked, and I heard him gulp nervously. I looked up. "What is it?" I snapped.
"They're… lovers, sir," he said, and I turned another page and looked at the picture of him. He had blond hair in small spikes and glasses. He seemed to favor darker colors and long sleeves, but what Axel must find most attractive were his eyes. They were so much like his mother's and grandmother's. A crisp, cerulean blue, so deep you could get lost in them. He was predictable.
"He is leaving this Friday, sir, to return to his real parents," he continued. "We learned today that Axel's cousin is planning him a going away party Friday night," he finished.
I set the file down and looked at the picture of Axel kissing the boy in the park, Roxas circled in red.
"We'll have to make our move soon then," I said. "Take his friends and the one he loves and torture them until he listens to me and takes his rightful place that his foolish mother thought she saved him from," I explained. Jamie… What a twisted woman she became, but her beauty was always there. That sick minded woman, doing all those things to her only son. Was it for her drugs or for him? I'll never know anything in her mind, but I do know what she did do.
Make him hate the world, and mistrust his family and anyone who tried to get close to him. A cruel, sick way to teach him the desired lesson, but he now knows better than to trust me because of her.
"You'll see the light soon, Axel," I muttered to myself.
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Roxas's POV
"Thanks for dinner, guys." I smiled as we walked into the living room after a dinner out. It was Wednesday, and I had only two more days left in Twilight Town. Sora smiled, and Leon motioned him over to the answering machine.
"Kairi called you," he stated. Sora walked over, and Leon took my jacket from me and nodded.
"'Night, Roxas," he said.
"'Night!" I called behind me as I ran up the stairs to my room. I shut the door behind me and saw Muffins was sleeping on my bed. "Muff?" I asked, astonished. I shut her in the cat carrier before I left for dinner so she would get used to it. "How did you get out?" I asked, confused, and pet her on the head. I picked her up and placed her on the floor. She hissed at the carrier. "I know you don't like it, but it's this, or a pillow case," I explained, and she slowly crawled in. "That's what I thought."
I stood up and went to my iHome and played The Enemy by Godsmack. I grabbed the shirts I wasn't wearing tomorrow or Friday and placed them in the suitcase on my bed. I glanced to Muffins as her head and upper body hung out the front of the carrier. I wanted to leave her here since she liked it here, and there was no reason for both of us to suffer, right? I told that to Sora, and he said there was no reason for both of us to be alone when we could have each other. I finished putting away some clothes and then moved to take a few pictures down of my friends and placed them in a Ziploc bag that I put into my backpack. I took a few notes from my bulletin board and threw them out since they were stupid things like going to the store or cleaning out Muffin's litter box.
I threw the note out about quitting the Café job I loved so much. I put the tacks in a bag and into a small box that went into my suitcase. I stared at what was left with a quiet sigh. There was the single tack where I would hang my ring when I go to sleepand the picture booth pictures of Axel and me. I was lucky Sora nor Leon have been in my room recently and haven't seen it.
I closed the suitcase and glanced around the room. All that was left were the larger things Leon was gonna ship to me so I didn't have to take everything. I lay out on my bed and closed my eyes as Welcome to My Life by Simple Plan began to play. I remember buying it for Yuffie since she sometimes borrowed my iPod when she was working out. She loved this band.
I turned over and stared at nothing in particular. I wonder what would have happened if Yuffie hadn't died. Would she have let my parents take me away? She probably would have, because if the roles were reversed, she would want her son back, right? I closed my eyes again and willed sleep to over take me so I could get through the next day. I just wanted morning to come so I could see Axel again.
Man, was that song how I felt at that point.
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I hated how it was finally Friday and eighth period, too. I was writing down useless notes on the new chapter in math when the bell finally rang. Everyone put their things away quickly while I went slower. I didn't want to leave, but I was. I grabbed the small, plastic bag that I filled with most of the things from my locker. I walked up to Mr. Saïx and handed him my math book. He took it from me and handed me a small folder of papers that he had to give back to me.
"Thank you, Mr. Strife," he said me, and I nodded my thanks before I left. "Wait," he called. I turned and caught a lollipop, and he smiled slightly. "Good luck," he said, and I smiled slightly myself and nodded before leaving. I guess since I finished out with a low B in his class, he liked me. I walked through the halls, silently taking it all in, since it was probably the last time I would ever see this place. I passed the nurses office and saw Aerith in there, cleaning up a little. I walked in and she smiled.
"Hello, Roxas." She smiled, and I put my things down and took a few icepacks from her desk and placed them in the freezer for her while she straightened out her Band-Aid drawer. When her office was to her liking, she turned to me and smiled brightly. "Thank you," she said honestly.
"You're welcome," I said as she handed me flower from her desk. I sniffed it. "Smells pretty," I told her, and she laughed lightly.
"I grow them myself and take them to my church," she told me and then sighed. "I heard you're leaving tomorrow, right?" I nodded, and she hugged me close to her. "I'll miss you so much," she told me.
"I'll miss you, too; you were the nicest nurse I ever had," I told her, and she smiled. "You were always good to me, ever since you met me," I said, and she nodded.
"I was best friends with your mother and Yuffie growing up, and I am good to their children," she said, and I nodded. She hugged me again and gave me the small pot of plants from her desk. "I don't want to keep you." She sniffed as I took it from her. I knew she was close to tears. I remembered when I was younger when Yuffie and Leon would go out, she would babysit us since she couldn't have her own kids.
"Take good care of my friends, okay?" I told her, and she nodded as I gathered my things and left the nurses office. It was the place where any kid could go and talk, cut class, work on homework, or sleep if they needed to. Aerith was the best, and I was going to miss her terribly, but what wasn't I going to miss? I reached the steps outside and saw Axel waiting by his motorcycle. He didn't have the helmet with him, because he knew I didn't like using it anymore. I ran up to him and smiled slightly, just glad I could spend my last day with him. I knew what I wanted to do tonight, but I don't think I'll ever push myself to do that again.
"What took you?" he asked me, and I showed him the small pot of flowers. "You stopped to see Aerith?" he asked, and I nodded.
"Yeah. I mean, she was there when I was younger and was always good to me. She treated me and Sora like her sons since she couldn't have kids of her own," I told him, and he opened the small storage part on his bike where I put my locker things and back pack as well. I held the pot of flowers to me and got on behind him. I placed one arm around Axel's waist and rested my head on his back as he started it up and began to drive off of campus. I silently thanked the school for everything that happened here, even everything Seifer did to me, and bid it farewell. I would miss it, I really would. When I couldn't see it anymore, I closed my eyes and held onto Axel tighter.
When we reached my house and Axel parked, he helped me get my things out and we walked into the house. I went to the kitchen, looking for someone while Axel took my things to my room. I found a small note on the counter:
Roxas,
Went out and will be in later okay? Need us, call our cell phones.
Enjoy your last day.
Leon and Sora
I grabbed a box of Teddy Gramsand ran up to my room where I found Axel sitting on the floor, staring at Muffin's who was sitting in the carrier. I had her spend the day in it so she could get used to it.
"It looks like your cat is in jail," he stated stupidly. I opened it and she ran out and rubbed against Axel while I handed the box of food to him and went to my drawer. "Do we have to start packing now?" he asked, and I nodded. He stood up and went to my closet. I folded my Heartless shirt and placed it in my suitcase and Axel walked over with my black skinny jeans and white DC shirt. "Put it on for me?" he asked, and I sighed.
"Why?" I asked suspiciously.
"Two reasons," he started and held up one finger. "One: when I take you out tonight, I want you to look hot." He held up another finger. "Two: I'll see you strip," he said. I gaped at him and went to the bathroom and stood in the door frame.
"You pervert. Did you ever notice that you're eighteen and I'm sixteen and we've already had sex? I'm underage," I said jokingly, and he leaned back on his hands.
"Yeah, I'm a sick perv who has a thing for male sixteen-year-old blonds," he said lamely while he stood up. "Get changed, or I'll help you," he threatened, and I laughed and closed the door on his impersonation of a pervert.
I was going to miss him so much.
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We left the house at six and Sora and Leon still hadn't returned. I was worried, but slightly relieved that they didn't come home. Axel made packing very interesting which is why it took about two and a half hours. He, at one point, found my Halloween costume and tried to get me to put it on and chased me around the house until I agreed to wear the skirt while we were packing. Not one of my better moments, but it was because of that costume did I ever fall in love with Axel. He helped me figure out a good place to keep my flowers for when I left tomorrow before we were finally on the road, driving to Kairi's house. He told me he had forgotten something there the previous night and wanted to pick it up before he forgot.
"Wanna come in?" he asked when he parked, and I nodded and got off the motorcycle.
"What're we gonna do tonight?" I asked while Axel unlocked the door and pushed it open slowly.
"Have fun with everyone," he said as he let me walk in first.
"Everyone~" I paused when the lights turned on suddenly, and all my friends and family were waiting inside with smiles.
"Yep, your very own going away party!" Axel pushed me forward slightly and the people grabbed at me, telling me how much they would miss me, and that I needed to sit and reminisce with them. After a long while, I lost track of who I was talking to until a familiar brunette grabbed my arm.
"Sora!" I yelped and tackled him with a hug. He hugged back and led me to a table where Leon was, talking to Kairi and Riku. "Man, who do I thank for this party?" I asked, and Riku elbowed the red headed girl. She blushed lightly.
"Blame the red head. Drag me everywhere since you don't have your car," Riku grumbled, and Sora sat on his lap and kissed his forehead.
"Ri-Ri, Roxas is smiling!" he exclaimed, and I looked away, trying desperately to hide the blush spreading across my cheeks, and failing. "I swear you've talked to everyone in this room besides your really close friends and us," Sora continued, and I nodded. I had to stop smiling so much because it hurt. I rubbed at my sore cheeks.
"That's what happens when you spend so much time smiling after not smiling," Riku explained, and I sent him a playful glare. They all laughed, as did I, but it wasn't like I was about to tell him he was wrong. When I was with Axel, even these days, there was always a smile on my face. If there wasn't one when he's around, it was because he was kissing me. I talked with them for a few minutes until I felt a hand tap my shoulder. I looked around and caught a glimpse of red heading out of the room. I excused myself, following the redhead until we reached the kitchen where I found him casually leaning against the counter.
"Hey, sexy," he said, and I shushed him and got closer.
"Careful," I warned him. "Someone might overhear," I said, and he nodded while he looked around behind me. I turned and followed his gaze to Zexion and Demyx standing in the corner holding hands. They were talking, and for the first time in my life, I saw Demyx wasn't smiling. "What are they talking about?" I asked, and Axel glanced at me.
"Zexion is going to some college in Agrabah to become a doctor, and Demyx can't go with him," he explained with a sad smile. "He's trying to convince Zexion to wait a little longer, just until he finishes two years at community college so he can get a job there and they can be together."
"Oh, man," I muttered quietly. Zexion was shaking his head, not looking Demyx in the eyes as the taller blond held firmly onto his shoulders, looking desperate now. Axel took my hand and motioned for me to follow him. We weaved through the crowd, Axel calling the 'excuse me' when necessary, while I kept my face hidden slightly. Not that I didn't want to talk to my good friends or anything, I just wanted some alone time with the one person I'll miss the most. I paused to look back at the party when we were in the front hall. I caught sight of Reno talking to that Rufus person I met at Yuffie's funeral. He actually looked happy… they both did. I turned to where Axel had been standing, ready to make a comment, only to find him missing.
The basement door was open, and Axel wasn't beside me. Obviously, he was taking me to the basement. I was always told that basements were a sign of trouble, but since I've been in love with Axel, it didn't matter to me.
I went inside, shutting the door firmly behind me.
I crept down the stairs and found Axel was setting up a speaker with some music. I looked around, because I had only been in this basement once on a sleepover with Riku, Sora, and Kairi when we were still really young.
There was a nice white carpet on the floor and two couches. There was also a decent sized TV and gaming systems for Axel or Reno. There were a few lamps on that cast large shadows on the walls, and I looked at the only two: Axel's and mine. I walked closer and heard Axel swearing and muttering under his breath about Reno not setting anything up and such. I stood silently behind him, not knowing if he knew I was right behind him. After a few more minutes of tinkering, a soft, slow song drifted through the air, and Axel turned to me with a smile.
"Knew I'd get it," he informed me, and I rolled my eyes gently as he walked closer to me and placed his hands on my hips.
"What are you doing?" I asked him, and he sighed.
"Making the most of my last night with my boyfriend without embarrassing him," he explained, and it clicked in my mind suddenly. He wanted to slow dance. His hands were on my hips like you do when you dance with a…girl. I have to remember to slap him later for making me feel like a girl.
I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck, but to do so I had to lean up on my toes. He laughed lightly and told me to just relax, after making fun of me for being short, of course.
"I still can't believe I'm leaving tomorrow," I muttered quietly. Axel shook his head.
"Tell me about it…" Axel trailed off. I felt his grip on my hips tighten slightly and we continued to sway together. "You'll call and text. Got it memorized?" he commanded me, and I nodded. I was glad to be in the quiet of the basement alone with Axel. Like I said before; it's not like I don't like them, I just will miss Axel the most. I leaned in closer and rested my head on his strong, warm chest with my hands holding onto his shoulders. I breathed in the scent that was only Axel and was in bliss, even for a minute. I felt his hands wrap around my back as he spun us in a gentle circle before coming to a standstill as the song ended.
"Axel… I love you," I whispered into his chest. There was no way he could have heard me, but he did somehow, because he leaned down to my ear.
"I love you, too," he whispered sweetly. "Come here," he said, and I wrapped my arms around his neck as he picked me up. I leaned my head on his shoulder while he walked back toward the couch and sat down, me straddling his lap. I moved slightly and looked at him. His green eyes could always take my breath away, but the way they looked right now just made me want to cry.
"Axel~" He kissed my lips deeply, and I wrapped my arms around his neck as he tightened his grip on my waist, pulling us closer together. The kiss was desperate and lustful and we just couldn't get close enough. Our sloppy kiss slowly ended and was replaced with a slower one. It was more sensual and loving as Axel moved to lay me on the couch, never breaking our lip lock. He leaned back and smiled to me gently as he kissed my jaw and down my neck, fingering my waistband. I closed my eyes, taking in everything at the moment, savoring it, cherishing it.
Axel's warm hand trailing my cold stomach.
Axel's hand on my neck, steadying me for his bruising kisses.
The taste of his mouth and the taste he leaves in mine.
His muscular, bare chest on mine.
Our promise rings hanging from our necks.
Everything about him made me want to never, ever leave this spot because it would be for a long time, even if he keeps the promise to come for me.
Suddenly, he stopped, right in the middle of unbuttoning my pants.
"Stop it, Roxas," he told me firmly, and I opened my eyes to the waiting glare. "Just stop," he continued. I was about to question what he meant, but he went on, "This isn't the last time we'll do this," he told me and grabbed my ring and then his, holding both firmly in his hands. "I promised you that so don't think otherwise," he finished. I smiled, and he did as well and returned to trailing kisses on my chest when the lights suddenly went out.
I yelped, and Axel sat up as we listened to the cries from upstairs. I felt Axel moving, and I bet he was looking for his shirt to put it on.
"Wait here, don't move," he told me, and I nodded. I felt something wet on my stomach, Axel kissing me there, before he moved off the couch. He pulled his phone from his pocket and walked up the steps. I waited on the couch quietly until the door opened and closed again.
I shifted up and pulled my phone from my pocket and saw a text from Sora.
Where are you? It's DARK!
I laughed slightly because Sora was partially afraid of the dark. I waited silently for Axel to return when I heard a loud, reverberating slam from upstairs. I perked my head up, wondering who was pissed but then leaned back onto the couch again, waiting for Axel to come back so we could finish what we started. I was sure I had been waiting in the dark for at least ten minutes.
Then the lights came back on, and I felt like luck was finally on my side. I tried to look as sexy as I couldon the couch as I waited for Axel to come back. There was a knocking on the basement door and I cocked my head to the side.
"Okay, love birds, we're coming down," Demyx yelled. I heard Marluxia chortling.
"You said ~"
"Don't even go there, Marly!" Demyx interrupted loudly. When I saw them, I had put my shirt back on, and it was the four: Demyx, Zexion, Marluxia, and Larxene. They looked around for a minute.
"Where's Axel?" Larxene asked first, and I shrugged.
"When the lights went out, he used phone light to go upstairs. I guess he wanted to help fix it," I explained, looking down. I guessed we wouldn't be finishing what we started.
"Reno had it covered, and was already back to flirting with Rufusbefore we even decided to come down here for a little bit," Larxene said in a bored tone. I saw Demyx's eyes widen, Marluxia began to look around nervously, and Zexion looked to the ground.
"What is it, guys?" I asked and Marluxia leaned and kissed Larxene.
"Larxy, can you go get some cookies? I'm sure Roxas would like some," he told her, and she shrugged and went up the stairs. When the door closed, Demyx walked toward a wall and kicked it hard and Marluxia went to calm him.
"What happened?" I pressed Zexion. The short, slate haired male looked up.
"It's only a speculation," Zexion began. "There was something Axel didn't tell you when he told you about his past," Zexion said, and I walked closer.
"What? Tell me!" I persisted.
"His~"
Ring
Ring
"One minute," I said as I grabbed my phone. I was going to hit ignore when I saw Axel's name. "It's Axel!" I exclaimed. I picked it up quickly while the other three crowded around me. "Ax? Where are you?" I demanded.
"I…uh… I needed to take a walk," he started. His sounded off somehow, but I couldn't place my finger on it.
"Well, are you coming back? We sort of never…finished." I looked to the other three, embarrassed about telling Axel this with them here.
"Um… That's just it," he continued. "Could you, uh… could you come to the park with the guys?" he asked. It sounded as though he didn't want me to come, but here he was asking me anyway.
"Sure," I said evenly. I heard a curse and something falling.
"Stay aw~" The line went dead in the middle of his yelling. He was going to say 'stay away', I knew it. I hung up and faced them.
"I think he's in trouble," I stated, and they looked worried. "He's at the park," I said, and they nodded. Demyx and Marluxia ran toward the stairs, and I went to follow, but Zexion intervened.
"No, stay here, Roxas," he told me forcefully. "It's your party," he added in a lighter tone.
"Yeah, well, Axel is who I care about saying goodbye to the most." Zexion huffed and allowed me to come as we ran outside, dodging people and questions. When we got outside, we piled into Demyx's truck as he quickly drove like a maniac to get toward the park.
"Tell him, Zexion," Marluxia stated firmly as Demyx drove right through a yellow light like it was green.
"It's Axel's to te~"
"Tell him, damn it!" Demyx shouted, and I noticed Zexion visibly wince. Then, he finally turned to me.
"Axel told you about how his dad was arrested, right? For beating him and all the other things they had on him, right?" he asked, and I nodded. "Well, back when you hated Ax and Dem, we got news that his dad got out of prison on good behavior," he explained, and I started to line the pieces up in my head. He'd been more protective lately, he told me his past, promised to always be there for me, goes missing at my party…
"His dad took him?' I called out, surprised, wishing they would laugh and tell me that wasn't true. But the car was silent.
"It's a possibility," Zexion said quietly. We drove in silence, holding on to whatever we could get our hands on from Demyx's driving. When we reached the park, we decided to split up and locate him. Marluxia took the normal park, Zexion took the mountain trail, Demyx chose the trail around town, and I took the one toward the clearing. All the trails crossed at the clearing, but mine was just to get there the fast way. As I walked through the dark night, calling Axel's name, I thought back to the day when I ran into Axel at the park.
"These woods are dangerous," Zexion told me and stood up - Demyx looked disappointed - and grabbed the local paper out of his bag. "According to the paper, a woman was attacked in the forest by some man." I grabbed the paper quickly.
"No way, really?" I asked in disbelief. For as long as I've lived here, Twilight Town has been safe; you never hear of a crime being committed. That's why so many people want to live here and raise a family.
"She got away and reported it, but she was rather shaken up. You shouldn't go on these trails alone this late." Zexion walked past me and pointed to Axel. "Go with him," he commanded, and I think we both jumped out of our skin.
"I'm fine, I don't~"
"He's a big boy, I'm playing with you~"
"Just go," Zexion said firmly.
He was so reluctant to come with me, and I hated the idea of him coming with me. It was funny how things turned out in the end. I reached the large clearing and walked around a little bit.
"Axel!" I called, and I heard rustling and I turned toward the source. "Axel?" I asked, quieter.
"Roxas!" I turned toward the voice, it sounded like Demyx, and Axel wasn't here. I started to walk toward the sound of his voice when I heard more rustling, and I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see bright green eyes, but something in them was different.
"Axel?" I asked, and I heard the clicking of a gun with the safety off and cold metal against the side of my head.
"Guess again," the voice said coldly.
Oh man, how many of you want to kill me for such a cliffy? Man, I just do this all the time to you guys. Who do you think it is? I'll answer your questiong with simple math: reading+reviewing= NEW CHAPTER! I want to see them! Also, a thank you to my dear beta! I 3 you Libbs!