Ansem The Wise Preparatory Boarding School
Chapter Four- "What's the Point of Being a Drug Dealer if Your Can't Do the Drugs?
"Axel I swear to God if you get that lighter near my hair one more time, I will personally castrate you." Marluxia batted at the lighter being held right in his peripheral vision. Again…
The read head laughed and held up his hands in defeat. He had been quietly lighting his lighter and bringing it up to just out of Marluxia's view for about 5 minutes now until he noticed and swatted him away. He was surprised his friend let him get away with it that long.
"Hey now, that's a bit extreme don't you think?" Axel kicked his feet up on the seat in front of him. They were in the very back of the junior section of the auditorium, which happened to be the back left of the auditorium, directly behind the freshman. The entire area was empty at the moment, the fresh meat hiding in the back, awaiting to be paraded around in front of entire student body.
He rolled his lighter behind between his fingers as he watched two boys he didn't know walk up the row the he had his feet resting on. They noticed redhead, the pinkette, and the blonde and decided to turn back and sit somewhere else. He smirked and continued to flick the lighter in his hand to pass the time.
"I'M FUCKING SERIOUS AXEL" Marluxia roared at him, and a couple of people turned to stare.
"WHAT THE FUCK, IT WASN'T EVEN IN YOUR FUCKING FACE, WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU EVEN FUCKING YELLING AT ME!" Axel sprang up, always ready for a fight.
Marluxia was starting to rise to undoubtably to go chest to chest with the man until one of them snapped, but Demyx jumped in to put a stop to everything by throwing himself in the seated man's lap, effectively rooting him in his spot.
"Okay guys, let's take it down like 500 degrees in here, and Axel, stop being such a hot head!" Demyx scolded the elder for causing an even larger scene. Out of the corner of his eye Axel could see Strife, the Chief of Security watching them.
He rolled his shoulders back and cocked his head from side to side trying to release the adrenaline that shot through his body. Eyes closed and his head tilted back, he inhaled deeply through his nose and exhaled through his mouth like they've all told him to do.
His head snapped back into place and eyes shot open with a spring of his easygoing smirk. "What do you mean Dem, we're cool as cucumbers, right Marly?" he nonchalantly sat back down again, placing his feet back up. His eyes were still burning with fire.
"Has anyone ever told you that you are an actual psychopath?" Demyx shook his head giggling and slid off of Marluxia back into his original seat.
"Why yes actually, thank you." He flashed a devilish smile at his blonde friend and then trained his eyes on the door he knew he could expect the new meat to come through.
He didn't know why his school decided to practice this strange ritual of parading the new kids into the Freshman Orientation, he himself had found it rather embarrassing and he couldn't think that anyone could feel anything other than the same. He almost felt bad for them, but he had moved past that. All of them they all were in this world now and had to grow the fuck up. He was here to help them…
The lights in the auditorium flashed three times and everyone took their seats. Axel watched a well known small round man walk out to the speaking podium along with several key administrators. Darkness settled around them.
"Hello Students and thank you all for joining us back for another wonderful year at Ansem The Wise Preparatory Boarding School! I hope you all remember, but if not, then let me introduce myself. I am your principal Mickey Mouse!" Announced the always happy man.
"Here at this noble school of fine history and influence, we always strive to display good manners and hospitality. With that said, please welcome you new freshman class, let's give them all a round of applause." He motioned to the double doors on the side of the stage.
Axel licked his lips in anticipation and sat up a little straighter in his seat. The school band started playing some cheesy music as the doors opened and a flock of read faced adolescents started filing in under the spotlight.
'not fuckable, not fuckable, fuckable, fuckable, not fuckable, woah DEFINITELY not fuckable…' Axel played his little game, eyes like a hunter stalking his prey. He was going to get LAID tonight.
About half way through the group he perked up as he caught a double flash of crazy spiked hair. There were two boys identical in height and build. They both had hair that stuck up in crazy angles. The brunettes stuck out a little more on the side, but they both were cute as hell. Something about them… wait were they IDENTICAL TWINS?!
Axel touched underneath his nose to make sure his nosebleed was only metaphorical. Very naughty thoughts starting coursing through his head of what he could do with the boys, what he could have them do to each other, and the fact they were in their blue and while school uniforms was just the icing on the cake. He took his feet down, planting his feet firmly on the ground, long legs spread wide in his seat. He grabbed onto the seat in front of him using it as leverage to pull himself closer for a better look.
Straining his eyes, he quickly decided there we no others for him, he had to have the boys. But was this too difficult of a conquest for a first night in high school? What if they weren't gay? What if the thought of doing stuff with their brother grossed them out? When had he ever asked doubted himself like this before?
He shook his head and smirked, remembering just who the damn hell he was. He was AXEL HEART. He acted first and worried about those trivial details as they came up. He would definitely be having those twins tonight.
As the pair descended from the stage and ascended the aisle, the redhead got a better look at the two. The brunette seemed genuinely happy to be parading around like a little show dog. He was cute, his face beaming with innocence. There was a girl walking in front of him with red hair and a smile of her own. She had a sweet knowing smile and had her shirt sleeves rolled up past her elbows. He thought her tie was a little short, but a lot of the girls at their school wore mini ties for some reason. Maybe it's in fashion now? He would never understand.
Right before they turned to enter their seats, he noticed them link hands discreetly. He raised his eyebrow. Interesting, he didn't take this darling sweet boy for the heterosexual variety but may that way just his gay optimism.
Once the brunette and his little 'girlfriend' were out of the way, he got his first real look at the blonde close up and he could feel his jaw drop slightly, lips falling open. His skin was sun kissed so perfectly just like his naturally blonde hair. His mouth was fixed in a permanent scowl, but he could still see perfect pink kissable lips that Axel thought might look better a little bruised and swollen. He slouched and wore his uniform like he didn't care to be there. 'what a rebel' he couldn't help but jokingly think to himself.
The real star of this show was the blonde's eyes… Those eyes wanted to knock Axel out of his seat. They were deep blue like the ocean, but there was even more depth to them, it seems as if almost the waves themselves must be crashing around, the mist materializing as the sparkle that captivated Axel. When the blonde turned around to take his seat he felt like he had been kicked in the stomach from the loss. He just had to figure out if there truly were waves in the blondes eyes making them sparkle.
He kept his eyes fixed on the back of the blonde's head while he waited for the rest of the class to fill into their seats. He was no longer interested in the others, he knew he had already found the best.
Almost instantly Axel watched the blonde dip into the collar of his shirt and hook his finger like a "j" to pull out a white earbud. He carefully placed the earbud in a way to minimize the chances of it being seen and slouched low in his seat. Clearly, he had long planned on ignoring this orientation as best he could. The corner of Axel's mouth twitched.
"Alright, if everyone could please settle down-" The small man began again. "-I'd like to take this time to introduce some very important faculty members." He motioned to those behind him.
"This here is Vice Principal Ms. Aqua Suimin." A tall woman who was probably still in her twenties stepped forward modestly, She raised her hand to her eyeline in a wave paired with a small smile before she stepped back into line. Axel raised his eyebrow, he had never seen her before.
"Thank you Aqua, next here is our Athletic Director Miss Yuffie Kisaragi." And Axel laughed as the familiar energetic woman did a spinning air kick in in her office clothing complete with nice slacks and heels. He couldn't believe her pants didn't split. But weren't woman's clothes mostly made of spandex now a days anyways?
He zoned out, he knew the rest of the staff from last year. There was Squall Leonhart, who discouraged students strongly from calling him 'Mr. Lionheart" preferring instead to be simply 'Leon'. He was the Academic Director.
Next to him, probably by design, was gold ol' Strifey. He learned last year that the two were pretty good friends. Axels brows furrowed for a moment, Strifey's hair looked a whole like that beautiful blonde that he was going to fuck later, he wondered if he was related to the twins.
Next in line was Tifa, a short, strong woman and Head of Historical Preservation. At a school as prestigious as ATW Prep, this was a coveted position and the brunette would take down anyone who stood in her way of doing her job.
The only sitting member of the group, Professor Merlin (he had never actually heard a first name be used) was Director of Science and Chemistry, a quiet old man who usually kept to himself.
Blonde hair slicked back, parallel to the bearded man was the only teacher that Axel genuinely liked, Cid stood there in all his glory wearing his coveralls from the shop. He had a shit eating grin on his face, probably from showing up so under dressed for the occasion. A couple years ago the school received criticism for not teaching enough 'Traditional Life Skills' like home economics, auto shop, sewing. You know, things kids that attend this school will NEVER need to know how to do for themselves. Most kids took that classes if they had no other choice, or to get an easy A, but Axel LOVED taking auto shop from Cid. He would even open up the shop after hours for him to work on his baby. He also took a few of his dates in there from time to time, seeing Axel with cars usually got those panties off in half time.
Last in line was the crazy old man that always had Axel on edge. His name was spoken, and he was called to the podium to say a few words.
"Good Evening students, my name is Professor Xehanort and I am your Dean of Students. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to come to me for assistance. It is my job to make sure all student adheres to the policies and guidelines for this historical academic campus. Here at ATW Prep, we expect the most out of our students. We have an impeccable reputation to uphold and I refuse to see a mark in that ledger. That being said there are some ground rules that must be obeyed at all times so please take note." He paused giving the students a moment to mentally prepare to pay attention.
"School uniforms are to be worn from breakfast until after dinner when casual dress will be allowed. Casual dress is also allowed on the weekend with the exception of Sunday night dinner which is mandatory and formal. During casual dress, clothes must be kept appropriate, neat, and tasteful. No references to drugs, alcohol, or weapons. No shirts that show cleavage or midriff and no tank tops. Shorts and skirts must be no shorter than fingertip length." Some students outwardly displayed their disapproval.
"Schedules must be followed at all times to maintain orderly conduct. Breakfast is served at 7am sharp, classes begin at 8am. Since the campus is quite large we have extended the time in between class to 15 minutes." Some of the upper classman cheered. "Lunch is served at noon, with classes starting again at 1pm, School is out at 3pm, Students may then engage in study hall, sports, other clubs and activities until dinner at 6pm. Curfew back to the dorms is 9pm on school nights, 10pm on weekends. No members of the opposite sex are allowed in sleeping quarters but may visit the first-floor common area." More groans erupted from the crowd. Xehanort frowned at the immaturity of the crowd while Principal Mouse tried to hide a smile.
Most students were following along in their syllabus's as the Dean went over the school rules, but Axel was too focused on the back of blondies head. He hadn't moved so the redhead can only assume he was not following along. He wished that somehow, he would turn around again so he could see those eyes again.
Smirking, Axel fished his phone out of his pants pockets and pulled up his music, he turned the volume all the way up and pressed play immediately interrupting the boring man with loud death metal for a few seconds.
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the noise, well all except one. He felt his smirk drop, damn he was so sure that was going to work.
"Axel what the fuck you're so embarrassing" Demyx tried to whisper without moving his lips since people were still staring.
The redhead moved his eyes back up to the speaker and his smirk re-appeared, he relished in any opportunity to piss off Xehanort. He made a small motion of his hand signaling to continue and the older man narrowed his eyes before continuing his boring speech.
When he was finished Principal Mouse had a few more "beginning of the school year announcements" and the students were finally turned out into the hall, they had about 20 minutes before dinner began in the dining hall.
The crowd of teens grew very loud as they all got up at once and very slowly started to file out of the auditorium. Axel groaned, he couldn't help but think if there was a fire in here, they would all burn.
He tried to keep his eyes on the blonde, but he soon lost him and his twin in the crowd. Sighing, he followed his friend and when they finally got outside, he immediately started for the back of the building really needed a smoke. Demyx decided to come with him while Marluxia went to find his girlfriend.
"So, what the hell was that all about with your little concert in the middle of orientation? And don't lie, because I know you did that on purpose." The mulleted boy nudged Axel in his side with his elbow.
"I have no idea what you even mean?" Axel teased, mischief in his eyes. He found a good spot and leaned against the wall propping his foot up and lighting a smoke. The sweet burn filled his chest on the first inhale and immediately he was at peace.
"You are so full of crap!" Demyx shook his head and crossed his arms like a defiant child. Axel knew he would have to give him something or he would never let up.
"I was trying to get someone's attention." He kicked at the dirt and recalled his failed attempt to see those gorgeous eyes again. He needed to find the blond, and his delicious twin before dinner was over. He took another drag of his cigarette, a devilish grin playing on his face.
"Obviously Dummy! But who's attention?!" He whined, he hated the anticipation and Axel knew it, he chuckled lowly.
"Alright, I can tell that you are dying from lack of knowledge on the gossip as I will tell you." He got a very serious look on his face and leaned close to Demyx, the teenager almost shaking in anticipation of the juicy details. "It was you mom." He deadpanned.
Demyx just stood there for a moment, trying to take in what just happened, before he burst out laughing, his redheaded companion cracking up with him. Demyx laughed so hard he actually SNORTED! Axel thought his lungs were going to explode as his own laughter grew exponentially. He pointed at his friend and continued his episode before his telltale smoked sign reared up and he began to cough from all the laughter. Now it was the smaller boys turn to point and laugh before he too began experiencing physical pain from the sheer amount of laughter. He all but fell on the ground gripping his sides which now hurt something fierce, like someone was trying to tickle him to death.
They eventually got all their giggles out, and with Axels cigarette long discarded on the ground the pair set of for the diner hall. A minute or so into the walk and Axel sighed as soon Demyx began to talk.
"Okay, HAHA, but seriously Axel, who's attention were you trying to get. Who is your "fresh" pick this year? I promise, I won't tell a soul!" He laughed at his own joke and Axel rolled his eyes.
"Yeah right Dem, if I tell you, half of the school will know about it before curfew." He gestured at the population of student around them which quickly grew as they approached the area where food was.
"Awwww Axel come on! I thought I was your best friend!" Demyx cried as they entered the doors to the dining hall. They both grabbed trays and went to stand in line. Thankfully, they had waited out the rush and the lines weren't long.
Axel scanned the room for his blonde but didn't see him. Dejected he muttered "It doesn't matter anyways, he's not here." He grabbed a plate of spaghetti and meatballs
"Oh, so he's a HE!" Demyx exclaimed. "That's a start!" He shimmied for affect grabbing some grilled lemon herb chicken, he was watching his figure.
"Well there was a 50/50 chance of getting that correct anyway, so good job there" The redhead chuckled as he also grabbed an apple, a bag of fritos, some mashed potatoes and a piece of German chocolate cake. He knew the chef Ida, and this was her specialty.
The blonde opted for a small bowl of mixed fruit as his desert and watched, suppressing a giggle as his tall gangly friend attempted to balance all his food on his tray and make it all the way back to their table in the back corner.
Members of The Organization have been sitting at this corner table under the window since before Axel started going there. The table was set farther away from all of the other tables which provided them privacy for their mealtime business discussions. The boys were apparently last to join to meeting as all other 'in-school' members were already present.
"What's up gang?" Axel called out to no one in particular as he took a seat next to Marluxia, Demyx being forced to sit next to Xaldin.
"So nice of you to join us boys…" Larxene snarled rolling her eyes from her perch beside her pink haired boyfriend.
"Jeez, well 'hello' to you too bitch." Axel spat back. That woman really knew how to get under his skin, hell I think she got under Marluxia's skin worse than his.
"Hey Marly, seems like you must not be laying it down proper, that woman could really use a good pounding into the mattress. Maybe then she wouldn't be such a fucking cunt." He noticed both Marluxia and Xaldin flinch at this, Larxene smiled in her sadistic way. Axel narrowed his eyes at her.
"I don't know who the fu-"The pinkette began but was quickly silenced by the normally stoic Saix slamming his hand down on the table. All turned to face their 'In-School Commander'.
"Please children, control yourselves." He spoke in a calm, monotone voice that sounded like he must either be highly intelligent or a real sociopath. Axel knew him to be both. Saix was Xenmas' current like fucktoy and had the scars to prove it. Xenmas sure knew how to play favorites…
Not that Axel wanted to be Commander, he wasn't really much of a guy for a leadership position. He had too much fire, made too many rash decisions and jumped to conclusions. No, Saix was probably better suited for the job. He just felt bad that he had gone so batshit crazy last year that he was held back and as result Xaldin needed to quickly fail and repeat his Senior year. There was always to be at least 2 Senior members attending the school. It was going to work out fine, until Axel blew it.
Not one to dwell on, or even acknowledge his failures, he decided to be the one to break the silence. "You got it dad!" He beamed, a fake smile plastered on his face, his eyes dancing once again with mischief.
Saix for a moment to show his discontent before continuing.
"As you all know, we were only able to recruit one new member last year, and while our leader is pleased with Zexion, we are going to have to do better this year to ensure we leave our school in good hands when we graduate." His tone was serious, his eyes hard. Turning to Axel he continued, "I assume your mission was a success on Friday since I haven't heard a word from you."
The redhead locked eyes with the blue haired boy but was currently powering through his spaghetti at record speed.
"Yeah everything went well, it's all in our room still." Demyx piped in, rescuing his friend.
"You haven't sold any of it have you?" Saix questioned, his hands now folded on the table. Demyx shook his head.
"You told us not to." He replied.
"Indeed, then I think it's a good time to distribute the ledgers." He motioned to the silver haired boy with the black eye and bruised nose. Zexion silently took out 5 manila envelopes and passed them out to all the rest of the member save Saix.
"Inside you will find new ledgers that have been drawn up for the year by Zexion and myself. Moving forward all sales are to be recorded on these ledgers, The Organization has decided it is in the best interest of the business to record all sales for quality assurance and to maintain proper inventory values. These ledgers obviously will also give our leader perspective into your individual value." Saix explained.
"Saix, why are you trying to give me more homework?" Demyx groaned at the thought of his job involving more paper than just money. Wasn't it enough just to be a social butterfly and sell anything/everything to them?
"It is for the good of the Organization." Saix replied flatly. "Now seeing as classes start tomorrow, we should have a good number of students requiring our services come the weekend. Our Leader is permitting all of you to take 30 Adderall and 20 Oxycodone to distribute at no charge for the purpose of attracting new business only, no skimming off the top. I don't want to see any of you walking around here looking like zombies."
Axel narrowed his eyes, he knew that comment was directed at him, but he let it brush by. He wasn't like that anymore.
"Well that is just bullshit, what's the fun of dealing drugs if you can't do some of the drugs." Marluxia half joked.
Axel blocked out the rest of the boring conversation while he finished his cake in favor of once again scanning the room for his conquest of the night. Conquests if he was lucky.
Squinting his eyes and going over the room one last time he finally spotted the two sitting with the red-haired girl he saw earlier along with 2 others. One was a small blonde girl Axel had never seen before so he could only assume, she was a freshman. The other boy he was certain he had seen around school last year, he was hot, but standoffish and Axel was never looking for a challenge, not with all too willing participants at his disposal.
The brunette, the red head, and the silver haired boy all seemed to be in a deep discussion, it seemed the older boy seemed to lack the energy of the other two but was listening along intently. He noticed that, at the moment, the brunette seemed to be sitting closer to the other boy than his girlfriend. The blondes at the table were keeping to themselves. They girl was nose deep in a sketchbook and the boy was once again lost in the music coming from his headphones.
Axel strained to see those eyes again but couldn't see their magic from this far away. Instead he tried to understand the group before him. Why did his blonde seem so detached? He watched as the cutie before him his bit lips and ground his feet into the ground restlessly. Pulling out his phone he glanced over at his brother who was still animatedly talking to his friends on the other side of the table. Axel watched as the boy's face grew a slightly defeated look and he stood up to wordlessly cross the room, heading out of the hall.
Axel realized his window was closing and he quickly gathered up his things and yelled, "Good talk you guys, lets do this again soon!" as he all but ran after the blonde. When he was out of the hall but still had a view of the blonde he stopped running, he didn't want to seem like a freak after all. He smiled at this, He was a freak.
The blonde entered the boy's restroom and Axel waited over beside a large planter, pretending to admire the picture on the wall, which was a framed antique picture of ATW Prep 10 years after it was founded in 1899. He wanted to wait and approach the kid when he came out of the bathroom. He didn't want to scare him by actually following him inside.
It had to have been about 10 minutes and Axel couldn't pretend to care about this photo any more. He was tired of waiting and was going to at least go and make sure the blonde was still alive.
Taking large strides, he soon came to the door, grasping the handle he pulled it back, and his chest was immediately filled with a petite blonde freshman as the younger boy attempted to leave the bathroom at the same time. His nose and eyes were red from crying and he just looked so cute and helpless in his slightly oversized school sweater he was wearing with his uniform.
Those incredible eyes widened at the shock of running into another person when he obviously wasn't ready to face other people in such close proximity yet. He let out a small gasp and Axel felt his heart flip. He swears he saw those eyes sparkle.
With a curl of his lips into a smile "Hey gorgeous, why the sad face?"
AN: OH MY GOD! 4500 words! I am so proud of myself. I vowed to make my chapters longer when I finally posted this story online and realized that while I had a high word count (to me) it didn't mean the chapters were longer enough for me. I hope that this isn't too tedious for you to read. I swear this is going to pay off, I have amazing plans for this story, plenty of juicy drama, sexy lemons, and hilarious moments featuring all out favorite gayboys and friends from KH. We are just about to get to the where it gets interesting! Once again, stay tuned!