Ansem The Wise Preparatory Boarding School

Chapter Five- Got it Memorized

"Hey gorgeous, why the sad face."

Roxas needed a moment to compose himself, but due to the proximity to this strange man he had just faceplanted into, he was not allowed such an opportunity. He was mortified, not only by the man's comment, but to be caught crying on his first day of school. What an idiot.

Cringing, he decided he needed to at least look up at the intruder, he didn't seem to be going anywhere. When he finally did, he wasn't prepared for what was waiting for him.

The man was well over 6 feet tall, towering over Roxas' 5' 6" frame. He wore the standard issue blue plaid uniform pants, which seemed to be especially fitted to his long legs. Roxas noticed he wore no sweater or blazer, just a crisp white button-down shirt that clung to his thin but muscular body and a skinny tie that hung loosely around his neck with a couple of leather and hard metal bracelets dawning both his wrists.

He swallowed and allowed his eyes to travel upwards, moving from the mans chest up to his face. The first thing he noticed was the hair, it was fire engine red and hung long past his shoulders, spiked out in an almost gravity defying way. He had sharp features and a very amused smirk playing across his face. Beneath his eyes he had two small purple marks that looked like upside-down tear drops and, oh my god were they tattoos?! He had never met any anyone with face tattoo's in his life.

Roxas felt his heart flip and his mouth dry out as he locked eyes with the most wicked green he had ever seen. They were like a fiery storm trying to break through an emerald wall. It made him feel excited and terrified at the same time. He didn't know what he was feeling, only that he had never felt this when looking at everyone

He opened his mouth to speak but couldn't find any words to say. What had this redhead said to him again? He blushed and took a step back into the bathroom, breaking eye contact and it like an electric connection was just broken. The man chuckled in a low voice and Roxas felt his cheeks turn from pink to red. Great, now his whole face is just a giant tomato.

"Hey there, no need to be afraid, now like I said," He leaned in closer to the blondes face "Why the sad face, gorgeous?" He reached up and brushed Roxas' cheek with the back of his hand ever so gently and once again made burning eye contact. Before he knew what he was doing he felt his eyes starting to close at the soothing touch before he snapped out of it and gripped redhead's wrist in a tightly.

"What are you doing?" He questioned with slightly more venom than he intended to spit out. His hand started sweating where it came in contact with the man's arm. Roxas couldn't figure out what was wrong with him.

The redhead raised his eyebrow slightly but his smirk never waivered and he never broke eye contact. "I guess I'm trying to find out why you've been in here crying, and if I can help make it better." And so swiftly that Roxas didn't even have time to react, he twisted his wrist around, out of the blondes grasp and was now just slightly cupping Roxas face.

This time Roxas took a full two steps back and wiped at his eyes to make sure there were no stray tears before he turned away from the redhead all together and ran back into the stall he had just spent the last 10 minutes crying in.

He couldn't believe the situation he was in. Wasn't it enough that he was ripped away from his whole life and forced to attend this pompous school? Did he need to be humiliated as well? Sora had promised he would be there for him but as soon as his friends came around, they tried to pawn off Kairi's new roommate Namine on him, but she was shy just like him and they quickly took to ignoring each other while the three friends did all the talking. He missed his own friends and just wanted to back to his old room in Twilight Town to unwind from the craziness of the lest few days, but he couldn't do that right now, or ever again actually. It was all gone. Now to top it all off he had this weird guy sexually harassing him in the boys bathroom…

After about 2 minutes of silence, his harasser spoke, "Uh… Jeez kid, look I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." More silence. "Look I just want to make sure your okay, your new here right, a freshman?" Roxas contemplated answering him, but couldn't bring himself to do it. He heard the redhead sigh.

"Look I know it can be tough starting a new school, I'll take it this is your first time at a boarding school?" He listened to the man through the stall. Was he actually trying to be nice or was this just a play to get him to unlock the stall door so he could rape him.

"I'm not going to rape you or anything so can you please just stop hiding from me and come out so I can help you?" Roxas frowned, why was it that this guy was reading his mind. Still he found himself rooted in his spot, unable to share his problems with the stranger. He heard a strange clicking sound and them a familiar heavy smell started to fill his senses.

"Are you SMOKING?" He asked incredulously. Who did this guy think he is? Between the hair and the face tattoos and the smoking… How is he in high school? How is he at THIS school?

"Ah so he speaks?" He heard the confidence come back into the other boys voice. "Well since it looks like I might be here for a while waiting for you, I figured I'd have a smoke. Don't worry, this is an old school, there is no smoke detector in here." He laughed.

"Oh yeah, cause that's what I'm worried about." Roxas could feel himself almost smile at his own sarcasm, but he wasn't ready to give up his pensive mood just yet.

"Oh, so what is it that's troubling you?" He heard from the other side of the stall doors.

Roxas rolled his eyes, this guy would just not give up. "And why do you care at all? So you can try and get in my pants, sorry man, not interested."

"Whattt? You've got me all wrong, I am a selfless good doer, I get my rocks off from chasing freshman into bathroom stalls and asking about their feelings." The older boy continued his smoke and seemed unphased by the younger boys cold words. What a weirdo. Who was this guy?

"Ah yes, because all good-doers have tattoos on their face" Roxas couldn't help but start to smile a little bit. This was such a ridiculous conversation to be having with a stranger.

"Ahhh, so the little blonde boy likes the face tattoos." He could feel the sexuality dripping off his words and it made him shudder.

"That is in no way what I said" He tried to sound braver than he felt right now.

"Yeah but it's what you meant" the redhead replied.

Roxas decided not to dignify this with a response, this was exactly why he was hiding in the stall from this freak anyways.

"Ok fair enough. Look I promise not to hurt you if you just come out and show me you are alright, then if you want, I'll leave you alone.

Roxas considered this, he still didn't know if he could trust weird face tattoo guy, but on the other hand he was pretty sick of being in the stall and he thought the color in his face had probably gone away. Hesitantly, he undid the lock and poked his head at out halfway. He saw the red-haired guy leaning against the wall propping one foot up. He perked his eyebrows up and raised his hands in the air, showing he was "unarmed". Roxas scowled and stepped all the way out.

Just then the bathroom door opened, and another student walked in, looking to be probably a sophomore or junior, he stopped when he saw Axel and just stared wide eyed for a moment. Roxas watched the redhead change from the lighthearted flirtatious stranger that he had been talking to a stone-cold killer in 1 moment.

"Get out" Was all he needed to say, blowing his smoke in the other boys face and he was GONE.

Roxas raised his eyebrow at the other boy standing a few feet away. Now he REALLY wanted to know who this stranger was. He was amazed to see that as soon as they were alone again, that hardness in his eyes went away, and when looked at Roxas again, he got that smirk right back on his face. His eyes drifted up and down Roxas' frame in a way that made him feel embarrassed. The redhead looked hungry for him.

"I thought that you said I'd be free to go if I came out." He said unsure.

The redhead mans shoulders sagged slightly. "You are, if you would like to go you may leave, I'm glad you aren't crying anymore." His smirk turned into a smile for a moment before he broke his eyes away and put his cigarette out in the sink, making sure it was out before tossing it in the trash. He looked back at Roxas who hadn't moved. Maybe it was because he really had nothing better to do, maybe it was because he really was lonely and it was nice to have someone take interest in him, or maybe it was something else entirely that made him want to stay.

Axel's smirk came back and he let out a low laugh. "Alright kid, let's get out of here at least, if we aren't going to fuck, I'd rather not hang out in the bathroom." Roxas blushed at this and looked away, eliciting another chuckle from the redhead. He opened the door and held it for Roxas.

He felt a little strange having the door opened for him, but he already kind of felt like he was having an out of body experience. He just started following the redhead down the hallway, into the now deserted dining hall and into the kitchen. There were a couple of cooks and dishwashers inside but as soon as they saw the tall redhead Roxas was with they went back to their business.

Roxas watched as this magical man who seemed to control the school he was now going to, walk over to the walk-in freezer, disappear for a minute and reemerge with two blue popsicle sticks. He gave one to Roxas who was dumbfounded. He didn't notice the redhead exiting the kitchen until he called "You coming?" from the doorway.

He scrambled and followed the stranger through another door and then up a few flights of stairs. Just as his legs started to burn and he began to wonder what the hell was wrong with him for following this weirdo, they reached their destination and the redhead opened double doors leading out to the crisp night air. He gasped slightly when he realized that they were on top of the clocktower that stood on top of Ansem Hall.

The redhead took a seat on the ledge, letting his legs dangle off the side. "C'mon you didn't just come all the way up here to not eat ice cream and sit on the edge of the world with me." He patted the seat next to him.

Roxas felt like the this must be a dream as he felt himself walking over to the ledge sitting close, but not too close, to the redhead. He felt his heart drop a little as he swung his legs over the side.

He couldn't help but feel guilty. He was supposed to be mourning his amazing friends he left back home and here he is, the night before his 1st day of school socializing? In whatever a weird way that this was socializing.

"Whats your name kid?" the older boy finally asked, he had been staring at Roxas the whole time, Roxas pretended not to notice.

"Roxas." Was all he could muster up, he was now both emotionally drained and a little tired from the climb up the stairs.

"Roxas huh? Cute name, mine's Axel, got it memorized?" The redhead flashed him a genuine smile and the blonde's stomach did a somersault. What the hell was wrong with him?! What was he doing? Something about him, about Axel, just made Roxas so uncomfortable but in a way that he found he couldn't get enough of.

"So, was I right about the backstory?" Axel began lightheartedly, almost finished with his ice cream.

Roxas had to think for a moment. He wasn't sure if it was a good idea to tell people that he is related to Cloud, but then again he didn't really want to come up with an elaborate lie to explain to people why a regular middle class kid like him is at a boarding school for the elite. He still didn't know if he was willing to give out such personal information though to a stranger so he decided to keep it to himself for now.

"I guess so. First time at boarding school. I… I had to leave my best friends and my home behind so I will probably never see those friends again." He stared off into the distance, feeling the sting of his eyes from his earlier crying. The cool air was soothing.

"Tough break, sorry to hear about your friends." He said, Roxas could see the sadness flash through his eyes. He felt himself having a hard time looking away from those jades orbs, they were hypnotizing like a ripple through water, the moonlight bouncing off of them making them shine like no other. He flicked his tongue out to wet his now dry lips.

When Roxas didn't reply Axel spoke again. "Didn't I see you with some other boy that looked exactly like you earlier?" he asked.

Sora. Roxas narrowed his eyes, that traitor. He said he was going to be there for Roxas but he thinks just dragging Roxas along to hang with his friends was the same thing.

"Yeah that my twin brother, Sora. He doesn't have time for me. No one has time for me." He thought about his family and how he just wished he would transport to an alternate universe where Dad never left and Mom was happy being their mom and they all lived out their lives in Twilight Town with all of Roxas' friends nearby.

"I hate to break it to you Roxy, but no one has time for any of us that attend this school, that's why we are here." He had that same smirk on his face. Roxas felt like he should be offended that the other boy was downplaying his pain, but he had the feeling he didn't mean it that way.

Okay maybe it wasn't just that. He… he couldn't take the eyes off of Axel. He made his chest feel tight and caused his stomach to flip flop all over. He was so confused by these feelings. He wasn't gay, so he must be just be really nervous. I mean, this guy looked like the kind of person you didn't want to mess with. But he somehow, someway, he knew that what Roxas wanted more than anything was sea salt ice cream. It just reminded him of home. Maybe Axel didn't know he wanted one, but he got him one anyways, and that is even more amazing.

He watched as the older boy reached into his shirt pocket and pull out a pack of cigarettes pulling one out and lighting up now that his sweet and salty treat was gone, a blank popsicle stick now sitting next to the redhead.

"You know that's bad for you right?" He licked his ice cream slowly, he wanted to savor this taste. Right here, with his ice cream, the cold night wind on his face, this amazing view over the lit-up campus, and this strange new acquaintance, he felt ok.

"Whatttt? Well thank you for telling me, I had had no idea!" Axel mocked as he made a show about taking a large drag and blowing rings of smoke. It was slightly impressive if not disgusting.

"Why did those people in the kitchen let you just walk in and take these." He decided to move on, not getting anywhere with the smoking obviously.

"They like me, very nice people." He answered simply shrugging.

"Why did you bring me here?" He asked genuinely curious. I mean who was this guy to take a random interest in him? He was pathetic, he cried in the bathroom, he still couldn't believe that he got caught.

"Well, you seemed upset, you wouldn't talk to me about it, but you obviously didn't want to be alone. When I'm feeling down, I always go grab my favorite ice cream and come up here. Hell, I probably do it more than I should." He let his cool guy demeanor slip for a minute and Roxas got a glimpse of something deeper under the surface.

"Plus," Roxas watched as Axel leaned closer to him, placing his burning hand on Roxas' upper thigh, his grip tender, but firm. "I wanted to see your eyes in this light, I've never seen anything more beautiful in my entire live." He leaned his face closer to Roxas, lips almost close enough to brush against his, he could feel Axels breathe before Roxas lost his cool and pulled back, scrambling away from the edge and standing up.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" He gasped out as he felt the tears almost coming back to his eyes and he stood furious.

"Jeez can't a guy pay you a compliment" Axel seemed annoyed, like he wasn't used to this type of reaction. But what did he think was going to happen? Roxas had never kissed anyone before, and he WASN'T GAY!

"Compliment?! You pretend to be nice to me so that you can get me alone to pull your move on me? I'm NOT GAY!" He yelled at the older boy who still set on the ledge of the clock tower in shock.

"Roxas, I wasn't-" But the younger boy was already running, he ran all the way down the stairs, into the main hall. He felt the tears steaming sideways as he just ran and ran. He didn't know where he was going, and he wasn't really paying attention. Soon he found himself in the middle of the baseball field.

He sat down in the middle of the field bringing his knees up to his chest wrapping his arms around. Though it was only September it was still chilly out at night, Roxas assumed it had to be close to 9 and he really ought to get back to his dorm. He didn't want to get caught out after curfew the day before the first day of school. A couple more minutes of solitude wouldn't hurt though…

He was a wreck and he knew it. He hated this place more with every passing moment. He hated his mom and Sora, but right now he mostly hated Axel. Who did that guy think he was? Forcing his way into Roxas' business and then tricking him to up to the roof so he could sexually harass him for the second time that day.

A blush rose to his mind at the though of the redhead's hand on his thigh, how close those lips. Now that he was alone in the field his mind started to wander. What if he didn't pull away. What would those smug, supple lips have tasted like?

'Wait, what the HELL!?' he thought.

His fingers were freezing, he rubbed them together and blew into them. Now he was thinking about what another guys lips tasted like? HE WASN'T GAY! He had never thought about another man's lips before. Now that he thought about it though he had never really imagined a girl's lips either.

He had always just figured that dating in middle school/high school was stupid, he was going to study hard and het into a good college, he would probably meet a nice girl there or as a young adult and get married, probably have a few little Roxas' running around. Maybe move to the suburbs and buy a boat. You know, a normal well thought out life. Still he was pretty sure that if he way gay, he would know by now, he was almost 15 years old after all.

Picking himself up on the ground and started him shameful walk in the direction he hoped his dormitory was in. After he got off the field it dawned on him how dark it was outside, and he was completely alone. Picking up the pace he out his phone to use as a flashlight, his panic began to set in when he tried to turn on the home screen and the screen just stayed blank. Hearing something to his left and jumped, shooting off running, only stopping when he got to the first well-lit area which happened to be in front of the library. Great! Roxas knew how to get to his dorm from there. The place was deserted and Roxas could only assume that he missed curfew.

"Great." he mumbled to himself. Listening to make sure he was truly alone before starting off in the direction of his dorm. He hated himself more with every step, he can't believe he was being so weak right now. What he really needed to do was stop crying and pull himself together. Did he want everyone at this school to think he was a pathetic little crybaby.

A security guard driving was the distance in his golf cart, he looked like he was coming this way. He let his thoughts distract him from listening for others. There was a lot of open space around him so he dove behind a bush and pressed his body flat to the grass. He waited until he heard the golf cart pass before he got up off the ground.

He dusted himself off, he was pretty dirty at this point from sitting in the field and now laying on the ground. His front was kind of wet… His minds started to drift back to Axel and he frowned and desperately tried to think about anything else besides fiery red hair, green eyes, or that damned smirk.

"Oompf" was probably the most accurate word to describe the sound of all of the air in Roxas' lungs leaving his body at once as he was thrown onto the concrete. He tried to breathe but felt he couldn't instead just making choking noises. He was surprised to hear a woman start cackling maliciously, he felt another kick to him stomach and rolled over onto his back, now facing his assailant.

Above him was the blond girl he had caught in her rather intimate moment with dreadlock dude yesterday. Her mouth was pulled into a smirk that was entirely different from the smirk Axel had been wearing earlier. She straddled him and pulled out a three small daggers, holding them between her fingers like she thought she was 'Wolverine'. His eyes grew wide as she leaned closer to him, bringing the daggers down to rest lightly on his throat.

"Hey there you little fucking pervert," She ground out harshly. "Did you enjoy your free show yesterday?" Pressing the daggers into his skin slightly, Roxas could feel them making the shallowest cuts and blood starting to break free. He wanted to answer her and say that it was all a misunderstanding and they were just taking the stairs and happened to run into them, but he was still struggling to take a breath. So, this is what they mean when you get the wind knocked out of you.

"Listen here you puny little freshman freak, you will tell NO ONE what you saw in that stairwell you hear me?" She was now so close she was almost touching his nose with her own. The knives were digging further into his skin and he was starting to really get scared. What if she didn't stop? Was she going to kill him right here because he had caught her making out with dreadlock dude?

"Yes" he squeaked out trying his best not move the muscles in his throat.

"Good because if I hear that you did, I will go find that pathetic brother of yours and put all three of these daggers through his throat before he even has a chance to scream." She whispered.

She drew back and started to drag the blades across his throat, the shallow cuts moving down diagonally. He wanted to stay silent for fear of moving his neck in anyway causing her to end it all right now, but he could not hold back that scream of pain the ripped from him.

"Get the FUCK off him Larxene!" came a from behind the blonde devil woman. The blades immediately lifted from his throat and Roxas drew in a big breath of air, he had scarcely been breathing.

"And you are you to order me around Axel" the woman spun around to look at the man that interrupted her ministrations, but she did not get off of Roxas.

"A superior member, or did you forget?" Roxas was still terrified but he felt slightly better to hear the confidence in the others voice. When the girl above him didn't respond, Axel stepped forward, grabbed her by her arm and yanked her off Roxas, setting her on her feet. The redhead positioned himself between the boy on the ground still gasping for air and grabbing at his bleeding throat, and the furious blonde who was still holding her bloody daggers, he hair had become wild and her eyes shot electricity.

"Stand the fuck down you dumb cunt, I would really hate to have to hit a girl, but if you so much as take one step further I will have you burning in hell before your foot lands." His tone was deathly serious and Roxas saw him pull out two crazy looking read chakrams from seemingly nowhere. Who the hell were these people?

"Why do you care about what I do with some puny little freshman?" She snarled at him, she as in a battle stance.

"Oh, it's not about that, it's just that one, you are on the stairs to the BOY'S DORMITORY, anyone can see you, and two, you can't just maim the kid right out in the open. I guess three is that I hate you and wanted to ruin this for you, now leave before I'm forced to mark up that pretty little face of your before I report you to Superior." He widened his stance before his chakrams LIT ON FIRE. Roxas had stopped coughing but felt his head spinning for more reasons than one.

Larxene had nothing to say, she wrinkled her nose is displeasure but relaxed her stance. "Well thanks for ruining all the fun asshole-" she rolled her eyes. "I guess I'll just see you tomorrow." She smirked and waved, wiggling her fingers at Axel before setting off in the direction of her own dorm.

As soon as she was far enough away, and he deemed they were safe, Axel dropped his chakrams on the ground with a clang and fell to his knees, immediately cradling Roxas in his arms, pulling his head basically resting in the redhead's lap. He knew he should beembarrassed by this, but was so shaken up that he let the older boy just hold him for a moment before the silence was broken.

"Roxas, are you okay?! Did she seriously hurt you?" the concern and gentleness were evident in the older boys voice and it surprised Roxas. He took his injuries into account gently reaching up and touching his neck, there was blood, but not a ton of it, it should start drying soon. He was able to breathe again and though his body was tremendously sore from being thrown to the grown, he didn't feel like anything was broken. He shook his head to show Axel that he was, mostly, OK. He tried to sit up but the pain in his back caused him to cry out.

"Here Roxy, let me help you." Axel gave a soft smile and he gingerly helped the boy to his feet. "What room are you in?"

Roxas raised his eyebrow. Despite just having saved him from Larxene, he though he heard her name way, he did also just try and molest Roxas twice tonight. Axel chuckled and shook his head.

"No funny stuff babe, just want to get you back safely." He put his arm over Roxas' shoulder and pulled him close to his side so he could lean against the taller boy. Roxas instinctively wrapped his arms around Axels waist and couldn't help but blush when he felt the heat emanating from the older boy's body. He liked it. Roxas shook his head, he must be delusional, a hit to the head.

"213." He groaned. His head did hurt like no other. He felt himself start to spin a little and Axel tightened his grin, basically supporting the weight of the smaller boy. They walked inside and Roxas was relieved that they were still alone, but when they got into the elevator he desperately wished that there was anyone else in there with them. Instead the short trip up 2 floors felt like a century as Roxas was standing completely still, still pressed firmly up against Axels side. He felt his strong muscular arm wrapped around him, muscles flexed and never wavering for a moment as he kept the blonde steady. Face basically smashed up against the side of Axels chest, the firm surface radiated with heat making Roxas want to just close his eyes and snuggle close.

He squirmed uncomfortably, warm breath mixed, and time seemed to stand still. He could now see jade eyes piercing down at him and for a minute he didn't care how much of an idiot he looked like, he just stared at them. Axel half smile half smirked at him and then just like that the elevator ride of a lifetime was over.

Axel shifted Roxas back to his original position and led him to his room. Roxas didn't think to look for his key and Axel didn't bother asking, he just reached up and knocked on the door which almost instantly opened with a very worried looking Sora and a straight faced Riku. The brunette's eyes bulged when he saw the state Roxas was in and immediately his face got mad, but not like a regular mads, like a Sora mad. Like an angry chipmunk or something.

"What did you do to him! And who the heck are you?!" He yelled at Axle while reached out to try and take Roxas from him. Roxas didn't let go of Axel and wanted to laugh at Sora but it would hurt too much.

"Sora, if he did this, why would he bring me back to our room?" Roxas groaned out. He felt a slight tug on his shirt and looked up at Axel.

"Which one is your bed Roxy?" The redhead asked, his voice smooth, he didn't seem to be paying any attention to anyone other than Roxas, which was almost funny as Sora gaped at Axel.

"Right side." Axel led him away from a gaping Sora and a questioning Riku to sit him on his bed. Roxas let his head fall back and hit the pillow. He closed his eyes and felt better for 2 seconds before his world started spinning again.

"Okay, well will someone please at least tell me what the hell happened to him? And again, who are you? Are you even in high school, you look too old?" Sora asked in a way only Sora could. Roxas wanted to roll his eyes but hey was already rolling too much.

He heard Axel laugh lowly and his heart flipped at the sound.

"The name is Axel, got it memorized"

AN: Ahhhh! They finally met! But poor Roxy, he just can't seem to catch a break. I was trying to decide who was going to jump Roxas and I didn't want it to be Marluxia because for now at least he is friend with Axel and Demyx. Saix doesn't seem like he could be bothered to jump someone, Demyx would never do anything of the sort, and neither would Zexion. It made sense that Xaldin or Larxene would be the one to do it anyways and I just thought it'd be more fun writing the scene with Larxene. I just really hate her in the game, so I love to write her as a villain. In the next chapter I will finally give you all the ***LEMONS*** promised in the description! Well, one lemon. If anyone is reading this, it would be really cool if you could leave a review on your guess who it will be between!