Awkward Conversations

It was a crispy, perfect fall day. The November air was chilly, and the sun was shining. All in all, it seemed like a perfect weekend day, except for the part where I was nervous as shit. Axel was meeting my "family" today… meaning that he and Riku was going to have a talk while myself, Ven, and Sora is with them. We were in the nearby park, it was a beautiful place of nature, full of trees that lined a pathway full of a dazzling array of colors, yet the beauty didn't calm our nerves. Bundled in our jackets, Ventus and I stood close together while Sora and Riku stood with their hands in their pockets, looking around.

"He's late," Riku stated, looking at his phone. I frowned and sighed at my phone.

"It's only a minute after," I said.

"Doesn't matter," Riku said strictly. "We told him to come at ten."

"I'm sure he's on his way," I said. I looked around wildly and smiled, "See!" I said, pointing down the pathway. In the distance I've saw my boyfriend walking up to us, his red hair rocking gently in the breeze. I closed my eyes and swore I could already smell Axel's natural scent. Like always, he was wearing his leather jacket. It was open, showing a black shirt and black, tight jeans. He smiled when he saw me and waved.

"Hey Roxas," he said when he caught up to us. He wrapped an arm around my waist and kissed my cheek before looking at my twin, "Hey Ventus," he said, "been a while."

"Hello," Ventus said, giving Axel an awkward, hesitant smile. Axel returned it full force.

"You're Axel?" Riku said, saying it more as a statement than a question.

"Yes I am," Axel said. He offered his hand towards Riku, who stared at it. "The name's Axel. A-X-E-L." He gave Riku a look over, "Guessing you're my pup's dad?" he joked.

"In this context, yes," Riku said seriously. He gripped Axel's hand and squeezed it. Axel didn't flinch, which impressed me. Riku was a very strong guy… his biceps are to die for at times. Riku also noticed and gave a smirk, "I'm Riku Wolffen, Sora's boyfriend and the twin's dad whenever their parents aren't around."

"Well, nice to meet my puppy's dad," Axel smiled.

"Hmm… and what is this puppy business, if I can ask?" Riku said.

"Well—" Axel began with a lewd smirk. I had to jump in.

"It's just a nickname he thought of," I said quickly. "He likes calling me his pup or puppy. I find it cute."

"I see," Riku said slowly. "So, Axel, how long have you known Roxas?"

"Well we have all the same classes this year, but I've known about him a little longer than that," Axel said.

"Actively."

"Ohh uhh… about a week or two really," Axel answered truthfully.

"And you started dating immediately? Why so?" Riku demanded.

"Love at first sight?" Axel offered. Riku frowned, giving the teen a sharp look and flexed his muscles threateningly. "What I mean is that uhh—well, we liked hanging out and it was an instant mutual attraction." I nodded in agreement. Riku looked at both of us.

"I see…" he said, "Then what is Roxas allergic to?"

My eyes flew open. I didn't tell Axel about my allergies to blueberries yet. Axel frowned, confused, and looked at me, "Allergies?" he asked.

"I didn't tell him about the blueberries yet," I defended. "It didn't seem like something to just bring up."

"And what if he accidently gives you something that has blueberries?" Riku asked loudly, "Well? You know how bad—"

"I can take care of myself! Besides that doesn't have anything to do with this," I argued back.

"Fine, still if he gives you something with blueberries, I'll be first in line to kick his ass," Riku said.

"Do you have a job?" Sora interrupted, looking keenly at Axel.

"Huh—I… yeah, I do," Axel said. "I work as an assistant at the auto shop."

"Do you plan to stay there? Any aspirations?" Sora continued.

"I mean yeah, I'm going to go to college for engineering," Axel said, "But that's a couple years away…"

"I see," Sora nodded. "What colleges you thinking of?"

"Sora, you don't need to go this far," I begged.

"No Pup, it's okay," Axel smiled. "I want to stay local," he told Sora, "there are some good colleges around here with the program I want."

Sora nodded, "Alright, and what you want out of dating my brother?"

"Sora!" I yelled.

"Huh?" Axel blinked. He thought for a moment, actually taking the question seriously, "Well… he's my Pup, my boyfriend," he began. "If things hit it off and we survive college and beyond together… I could see us marrying." I couldn't believe it. The way he said it, with a straight, sincere face, no embarrassment or anything. Meanwhile my face was redder than a redhead and I could feel my knees going weak.

"If someone was to punch my brother, what would you do?" Sora asked.

"Easy, punch that sonuvabitch three times as harder," Axel said with a feral smirk. Sora nodded, his arms crossed. "Yes, yes," he muttered. "One more question. If Roxas could get pregnant and you accidently knocked him up… what would you?"

"Stay with Roxas and support any choice he would make since it's his body," Axel said.

"Yes!" Sora cheered. He turned to Riku, giving him a smile. "He has my approval."

"Glad he has your approval," Riku huffed. He turned to Axle, "You are serious then, about dating Roxas?"

"Yeah, I am," Axel said.

"And I can see you're strong… fine, you have my approval as well," Riku huffed. "But just know, I hear one bad thing about you from any of my boys, and I'll beat the crap out of you."

"Gee, thanks Dad," I huffed.

"Come on Roxas, you should be happier than that," Axel grinned, shaking me lightly, "I got your dads' approval," he joked and kissed me on the cheek. I blushed and turned to kiss him on his lips briefly.

"Yeah," I breathed, "I guess I should be happy that the awkward part's over."

"Oh no," Ventus said. I looked up to see that he was staring away from us. I turned and saw the source of his panic. It was Terra. He was dressed in a compressed suit, a tight spandex that hugged all of his muscles, showing off his beefy pecs, his perfect body, and meaty ass. He was running, looking to be in the middle of a jog. He noticed us and smiled, speeding up slightly only to slow down and stop right in front of us.

"Ven!" he smiled, "it's great to see you, you've been avoiding me all week, I missed you."

"H…Hi Terra," Ventus said awkwardly. Terra seemed oblivious to the sudden change in mood as Riku turned his glare from Axel to Terra.

"Hey Riku, you boys doing good?" Terra asked. "Got like a mile left on my run, you boys should join me one day, I swear it's fun," he laughed by himself. God this is awkward. I wanted to step in, but I didn't know how to.

"Yeah, sure," Riku said a little bitterly. "Terra—"

"Terra," Ven interrupted. "Have you…I mean… I'll see you in class."

"Ven, you okay?" Terra asked, his smile turning into a small frown. Finally, he noticed.

"Yeah," my twin lied.

"Alright," Terra nodded. "I'm serious though, I'm going to get you to jog with me. I'll see you guys later." His joy oblivious mood back again, he gave us a final wave before running away.

We stood there in silence for a moment or two, not knowing what to say to each other. Ventus was shaking like a leaf and silently moved to Sora, who held him in one arm while Riku looked between the place Terra was and Axel. It was Axel, eventually, who broke the silence. "Well, that was awkward. Anyway, if we're done here, I would like to take Roxas out somewhere by ourselves."

"Ohh? Where to?" Riku asked.

"A little clothes shopping date," Axel said. "Come on pup." And with a wave, he and I were walking away from Riku and my brothers.

I looked up to him in confusion, "Where are we shopping?" I asked.

"A little store I know," Axel hummed, "Need to get you fitted."

"Fitted? For what?" I asked.

"Well, for your collar obviously," Axel chuckled. "I need to know your size so I can get the right one just for you when you've earned it, my omega."