Kya…I was watching between cut scenes of Axel and the Advent Children movie where Reno was talking…Holy Shit, they sound so fucking hot…but they're practically the same person right?
Ahaha!
I have a confession…(Ahem, ahem…)
When I think of Seifer, I can only come up with one word…JERK.
When I think of Hayner, I can think of one word to describe him best…BRASH.
When I think of Sora, the word that sticks out the most is…UKE…
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!
WGreyB – Wehehehe! Actually, I feel the same way too…I'm feeling hungry. Lol.
Shadoom – Yes!! It was a manual bike!! I mean…motorcycle. Totally awesome man!! Lol, and I feel the same way about beating up Axel. I kept on thinking, 'Roxas! How could you!! (slaps!!) And about that game, kind of scary about the airport security thing…Really scary if you ask me. I mean, I would totally freak out and cry…But how's Canada? Is it cold?? Oh and er…who's Billy Talent? I think I've heard of him, but I'm not too sure bro…(epps) Thanks for shouting out my name from a tower, now I'll be infamous. Lol, scary thought in a way. Lol, nice job for the PWP, but no. Lol.
Aniki Studios – Lol! Which part was the Canadian part?! I'm interested to find out yo! And thanks for the review for the 'Piggyback Ride', I know it was rushed but hell…I wanted to make it longer but I didn't know how. So yeah…Sorry, my bad…
Erinicole12 – Lol! Paupu fruit! I saw a picture of that once. It was hilarious. Lol.
Conductor of Darkness – Kya! I love it when everybody says I'm doing good job. It really motivates me. Thank you!!!
Aryna.Tahashi – Lol, you and me both. You and me both…(Roxas! Go bat for the other team!! Rawr!!)
RoraShigoto – Lol, glad you're having fun! And the music too. Lol. Have fun back at school…(eeps)
Crazydrawinggirl – Really? That's good to hear! A lot of people said I did though. Lol..
Shadow of Darkness 22 – Lol!! True that!! I must've been 'watching' that ad when I typed out the chapter. Lol.
Launch shinra – Yes it does exist!! And it tastes so good!! Anyways! Lol, congrats for passing your exams! Woot!! But sorry about you not getting into your French and Japanese course…(sniff) I feel for ya…
Ranchdressing – Why was I so mad? It had something to do with university…Lol…Sigh…
Roxas found himself in the dark world once again. Standing in the middle of no-where.
He took a look around but was not surprise that he was greeted with nothing but silence and the never-ending darkness.
Feeling in a rather positive mood, he started walking with his hands behind his head. Whistling a tune as he did so.
After a short while, a voice spoke to him. He was not surprise that it sounded familiar.
'My, my…don't you look positively glowing today…' there was a hint of a smirk behind that voice.
"My, my…it seems as though you still won't reveal yourself." Roxas regarded coolly, still walking but with a smirk on his face.
'Hmm…it seems as though something nice has happened to you today.'
"Wouldn't you like to know?" he added, unable to stop himself from laughing.
'Indeed I would.'
Roxas wasn't sure what this person was playing at. For some reason, he knew, he knew the voice belonged to Axel. But the voice just continued to act like a third party.
"We went to a concert and then we went to this cafe." He sat down on the floor, leaning back on his arms to relax himself.
'We? Who's 'we'?'
"Oh, just me and this guy."
'Do you like him?' there was a slight hint of eagerness from the voice.
"You and I both know I don't swing that way."
'I wouldn't know. But maybe he does.'
Roxas frowned. 'Why…Why do you keep denying the fact that you're Axel.' He thought to himself.
'Stop calling me by that name.'
The blond was unaware that he had spoken out loud. "It's not fair. You know my name. Why can't I know yours?" he scowled.
'I'm not who you want me to be.' The voice sounded dejected.
"That's because you're not letting me know who you are!" he shouted, standing up and glaring at the darkness above him.
'Go back to sleep…'
"I am
Roxas awoke from his dream, feeling as though he had just screamed his heart out yet again. "Great…I just had a fight in my dream." He groaned and shifted positions.
After five minutes of tossing and turning, he gave an exasperated sigh and threw his blanket off. "Stupid Axel." He scowled as he opened the door and walked out into the hallway and down the stairs.
He stumbled in the dark, stubbing his toe on one of the dining chairs on his way to the kitchen. He fought back the urge to cry out in pain as he jumped up and down and grabbed his foot. He hoped that it wasn't bleeding.
Feeling the pain ebbing away, he treaded cautiously into the kitchen and went over to the cupboards, carefully taking out a cup and turning the tap water on. He noticed the time was just after two in the morning and groaned his displeasure.
Drinking to his heart's content, he placed the cup into the sink and walked away. As he walked through the living room, he noticed a faint light coming from his father's study room and heard voices.
Curiosity getting the better of him, he tip-toed over towards the door, ignoring the slight twinge from his stubbed toe. He gently touched the door and leaned down just slightly, placing his ear on the cool surface.
"Are you sure?" he heard his mother whisper.
"I'm sorry dear, but I believe it's better this way." He heard his father speak.
'What are they talking about?' Roxas thought to himself as he tried to listen. Closing his eyes in hopes that it would help with his hearing.
"But we've been fine all these years, why now?" she spoke softly.
"You deserve better."
He heard her mother sigh. "When…shall we tell the kids?"
There was a pause before his father spoke again. "Soon…"
Roxas tore his ear away and retreated back to his room. He wasn't sure what they were talking about, but he had a faint idea. And he hoped, with all his heart, that he was wrong.
"Woah…" Axel greeted the blond cautiously. "You look like you just came out of a fight…or something."
Roxas groaned as he numbly took out the books that he needed and placed in the books that weren't needed. "Couldn't sleep…" he offered as his English text book slipped out of his fingers. He sighed as he bent over to pick up the dropped item.
"Had too much fun last night eh?" he smirked, nudging the blond as he did so.
Roxas ignored the red head in favor of trying to organize his books for the first and second period. He vaguely registered that someone tapped him on the shoulder.
Feeling a slight weight pressed down on him once again, he turned to the source to find a worried looking Olette.
"Roxas, are you ok?"
"Huh…?" he spoke slowly, his mind still unable to process the sentence.
"Hello…?" she waved her hand in front of the blond. "Roxas? You're kind of scaring me here." She laughed nervously.
"Oh…I'm fine. I didn't manage to get enough sleep last night." He offered as weak smile in hopes that it would reassure her.
She frowned as she watched the blond in front of her sway just slightly. "Maybe you should've stayed home?"
"Nah, just two more days and then we'll have the weekend. I can sleep all I want then."
"Ok, if you say so." She gave a small smile and nodded. "Erm…" she looked down at the door and scuffled her foot lightly.
"What is it?" he spoke worriedly.
"Me and Pence…we both miss you. Hayner won't say this, but he misses you too." She sighed quietly. "We all know how much of a hot head it is. Personally, I blame Seifer." She laughed behind her hand.
"Yeah. But you know, once everything settles down, once he stops jumping to conclusions, I'll explain everything. Even though there's nothing to explain." He gave a lop-sided smile.
"I know you will. The both of you have been friends for so long, it's really sad to see you guys like this." She tucked a bit of her brunette hair behind her ear.
"Don't worry. It'll be ok by tomorrow." He smiled as he placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. 'I hope…' he thought to himself.
"Ok, I'll see you in class." She gave him a hug before turning to walk to their first period class.
Once Olette was out of sight, he turned around with a scowl. "Why didn't-" he was greeted by no-one. 'Ok…so he ditched.'
In a way, he felt relieved that Axel gave him the space to talk to his friend. He left to give her a chance to walk up and talk to Roxas. But in another way, he felt deserted.
Unable to scowl or smile, he kept his face neutral as he piled the books into his bag, zipping it up before closing the locker and walking clumsily to his English class.
Halfway down the hallway, Axel sauntered up to walk beside him, hands in his pockets. "Sorry, I saw your friend coming down the hallway, so I ditched."
"Yeah…thanks." He tried to rub the tiredness from his eyes.
"How'd it go?"
"It was…nice to talk to her again." He offered a small smile as he continued walking.
"Good to hear." He smiled as he straightened himself out.
Their walk to the class was a silent one, a silent but comfortable stroll. Roxas was glad for it because he didn't think he could talk properly, especially when his mind was still half asleep.
They were one of the first people to enter the classroom. Demyx waved cheerfully to them from the back while Zexion read a book and while Xigbar doodled on his notes.
Apart from those three, the class was deserted. No grumpy Hayner in sight, no troubled looking Olette and no hesitant Pence. It wasn't that Roxas was getting sick of them, but ever since that fight with the dirty blond boy, the atmosphere was so thick whenever he was around them, he felt like he couldn't breathe sometimes.
The blond walked to the back with Axel in tow and took his seat. Demyx greeted them and waved two pieces of paper in front of them. "Look, look! Zexion helped me finish my essay! Isn't that sweet?!"
"Oh shut your pie hole Demyx." Axel scowled, feeling ashamed that he himself wasn't even halfway done.
"Don't be rude Axel. Just because you were too lazy to do your own." Roxas spoke as he took out his notebooks and what not from his bag.
"You were supposed to help me!" he whined.
"I am helping you! You gotta do some of it yourself too, you know."
"Ok, ok." He gave in, "Lemme look at what you wrote down." He pointed to the notebook which Roxas willingly gave him.
"It's due tomorrow, so you better try and finish it today."
"Why do it today when you can leave it for tomorrow? Besides, English is on last period tomorrow, so I'll have plenty of time to get it done." he spoke as he flipped through the pages and found the one he was looking for.
"Maybe but why leave it for tomorrow when you can do it today?" Roxas countered as he eyed the red head.
"Why do you always find something to say in return?" he smirked as he ripped a piece of paper from Demyx's notepad who didn't seem to mind.
"Because I always have the last say." He returned the smirk as he registered the ringing of the bell to signal the beginning of class.
After a short while, the other students were starting to file in. Just when the class was half-full, Hayner, Pence and Olette came in and took their regular seats.
The latter two gave Roxas a worried look while Hayner continued to ignore him like he never existed in the first place. Somewhere in his chest, it was hurting him. But he refused to dwell on the unnamed emotion.
Sora scrambled in with a wide grin on his face. Tripping over a leg from a table but regaining his balance quickly.
He wasn't exactly the class comedian, but he always gets himself into dangerous or sometimes funny situations and come out unhurt, fine and dandy.
Roxas was unable to wipe the smile off his face as he watched his brother skip up to his own seat, throwing a wave to him before settling down.
Half an hour into the class, the blond suddenly groaned and thumped his head on the table, earning glances from Axel, Demyx, Zexion and Xigbar.
"Hey dude…I think blondy's gone bonkers…" the eye-patch wearing guy whispered to the slate haired boy, unaware that Roxas actually heard.
"Er…What's up Rox?" the red head asked.
"I left my P.E gear in my locker." He sighed as he raised his head up slightly.
"Well, no worries! We'll go get it later." He smiled, patting the blond on the back. "It's not the end of the world."
"And I think I forgot to lock it too."
"Oh…Er…Whoops?" he offered lamely.
"Yeah…Whoops." He grinned mirthlessly.
He was unable to sit still and quietly for the rest of the class. Anxiously glancing at his wrist watch and the clock on the wall. Sometimes even taking out his cell phone to look at its clock as well
But when the bell rang, he bolted out the door so quickly, he forgot to pack up his things and take his bag along with him.
And the fact that he left Axel behind to eat his dust.
"Weirdo." Axel smirked as he took it upon himself to pack up for the blond and bring the bag to him.
"Class?" everybody turned their eyes towards the teacher, all except Roxas who was already half-way towards his locker. "I forgot to take into account that since tomorrow is the school fair, I'll extend the creative writing assessment till Monday. And I will not accept any excuses for tardiness." She added as the class whooped in victory.
Axel smirked as he went after the blond, skipping just a little as he did so.
Ta-da…short chapter? You really think so? I think so too…But the last chapter was extra long! So it makes up for this chapter being short. Hehe!