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Chapter 9: Revieled

"Roxas…" Axel had Roxas curled on his lap, the blonde's face buried in the redhead's neck, hiding the tears that swelled in his eyes. Demyx had his head lying on Roxas back gently, fighting back tears of his own. Xaldin had escorted the three to a small local airport. Because of the situation, he paid for the three to head back home on the condition that they called the police and told them what happened. "Roxas," Axel muttered, "Everything's gonna be okay. Sora's gonna be fine."

"I need to explain." He sat up, rubbing his eyes. "There's something that you guys need to know. You should have known a long time ago." The two stared at him. "Since Mom died…Dad's been weird. He…he beats Sora whenever he gets frustrated or angry with things. I think he blames us for mom's death sometimes. He belittles us regularly. And…" He bit his lip.

"You can tell us, Roxy," Demyx whispered. "We won't allow anything else to happen to you or Sora."

Swallowing hard, he nodded. "Right…well he…he kinda…" He squirmed in Axel's lap, images of the filthy deeds he'd been forced into flashing to the surface of his mind. His eyes clamped shut and his face hid in his hands.

Axel sighed. He had an idea of what Roxas was trying to say. "He did things to you that you weren't ready for. Things that you should only experience as an adult (Or close enough), right?"

Roxas nodded. "He…touched me…in weird ways. I knew it wasn't right but…if I fought it…he threatened to harm Sora. I just…I…"

Axel held Roxas close, stroking his hair. "I know. It's okay. You were protecting him…" He will die, Axel thought bitterly. That son-of-a-bitch will pay for this…

"Axel."

The red head looked up.

Demyx was motioning at a plane that was loading. "It's here. Let's go home."

Beep…beep…beep…beep…beep…

Riku sighed, pushing Sora's bangs away from his forehead. The young Hikari was unconscious, but stable. That was one thing Riku could be happy about. He'd called his parents, the school, and the police. His parents told him they'd be there after work, the school excused both him and Sora from classes, and the police said they would investigate. Even Riku knew something was off about the whole thing. Something was wrong with the whole situation; it was almost too suspicious.

Beep…beep…beep…beep…beep…

The silver-haired teen heard his stomach growl. "Mm…" He glanced at Sora's immobile form. "I guess…I can go eat something…" He made to stand when his phone began to vibrate in his pocket. "Jesus…'lo?"

"Riku? Kairi."

"Oh…hi…"

"Is Sora okay?"

"Uh…how did you-?"

"Well…" She took a deep breath. "NaminetoldmethatsheheardfromthisonegirlwhotoldthisguywhotoldLarxene
whotoldZexionwhohadalreadyhearditfromCloudwhohearditfromAriethwho
hearditfromTifawhohearditfromKadajwho'srelatedtoYazoowho'sgoingout
withthisguywho'srelatedtoRenowhosawXemnasinaheatedconversationwith
Xigbarwhooverheardyourphonecalltotheprincipal." She then gasped for air. "So yeah."

(A/n: What'd she say? She said: Namine told me that she heard from this one girl, who told this guy, who told Larxene, who told Zexion, who had already heard it from Cloud, who heard it from Arieth, who heard it from Tifa, who heard it from Kadaj, who's related to Yazoo, who's going out with this guy who's related to Reno, who saw Xemnas in a heated conversation with Xigbar, who overheard your phone call to the principal. )

Riku sweatdropped. "Jeez. So it's already around school?"

"Yup."

"Great."

"Yeah. Namine told me to tell you that she's gonna come by later. Well, I gotta go. Bai bai!" CLICK.

Riku stared at his phone for a moment before putting it away. "That girl knows how to pack a good ten sentences into one."

"So I heard…" Riku looked up, seeing Sora's blue irises glancing at him tenderly. "Oi…"

"Sora…" Riku leaned against the bed, caressing Sora's face softly. "…Thank god…"

A weak giggle sounded in the adolescent's throat. "Are you kidding? I'm too stubborn to let go. You know that…"

Riku smiled softly, nodding and blinking back tears. "I know…" He kissed the boy's forehead tenderly. "So, you were going to tell me: Who did this to you?"

"My dad." He said it so calmly that it knocked Riku for a loop more than the info of whom did it. "But he always does this. He just got carried away this time."

"What? Why do you-?"

"I'm used to it. And besides, Roxas isn't getting hurt, so I feel like I'm doing him a favor. He always was the cute one. Don't want any harm coming to his pretty face…He was in popularity contests as a kid, y'know. He won a lot."

"Sora, I never want you to put up with this again, you hear?" He kissed the child gently. "If you do, I don't know how I will take it. Shove him off. Run. Do something to get away from it."

Sora nodded. "Kay. I never said I liked being hurt."

"I know…" Riku hugged Sora firmly.

"Uh…am I interrupting?"

Riku pulled away, finding Namine at the doorway holding a crane tree that the younger boy's class had made to wish him a quick recovery, smiling. "Oh, uh, no."

"Oh good. Because I found an unexpected visitor in the lobby." She handed the crane tree to Riku, who placed it on Sora's bedside table, while Namine temporarily left their sight. She then returned with a pink-faced, breathless Roxas.

Sora sat upright, ignoring the sharp pain in his back. "…ROXAS!"

Roxas ran over, hugging his twin quickly and gently, tears forcing their way out. "I'm sorry…I'm so, so sorry, Sora. I shouldn't have left."

Sora let his arms wrap gingerly around Roxas' waist. "Roxas…I'm okay. I'll be fine."

"It should never have happened."

"But it did-"

"Because I wasn't here."

"No, I was just careless. He was angry-"

"Because I wasn't there."

"Why are you blaming yourself?"

"Because his little concubine was gone and he was pissed!"

The room fell silent. Axel and Demyx crept in silently. Riku was staring incredulously at the older twin. Sora's breathing hitched at the new news. Namine merely hung her head. "…What?" Sora whispered.

"You heard me." He withdrawaled and sat on Sora's bed. "He's been using me as his sex tool since this started."

After an awkward silence, Namine cleared her throat. "I think we need to tell an adult."