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Fake Bonds: Part Two
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It has all become such a common occurrence that Sora now becomes melancholy when he knows Axel is not around. It is not an attachment to the man himself, Sora tells himself, just an attachment to what he can do with him. Never mind that, on occasion, Sora forgets to see Riku's face and instead looks at Axel. It is more of a sign of gratitude than affection, really.
Sora is glad he isn't explaining this to anyone. He does not think he can make it sound convincing.
He hears the faint sounds of footsteps somewhere behind and rejoices at his ability to slip away unnoticed by his companions. As soon as he rounds the closest corner he finds Axel, smirking at him as he leans against the wall.
"Got my footsteps memorized or something?" he jokes.
"Nah, I just thought I heard someone who I needed to beat up so I came to investigate," Sora replies, the grin so prominent on his face that it was impossible to suppress it at all.
They waste no time, nerves and awkwardness have long ago been washed away by repetition. Axel is always gentle in the beginning, having overwhelmed Sora one too many times before. But in a way, Sora is always overwhelmed by the end, Axel's intentions and wants throw him off because he does not know what there is to want.
At least he is accustomed to it when Axel pushes him against the wall, hard.
Sora has recently been introduced to Axel's interest in feeling all over every part of Sora's body and Sora's inexperience leaves him wondering what the point of it is at all. Axel's wandering hands start to add Sora's hair to their travels and it surprises Sora, not because it is unheard of, but because he is sure his hair can not be similar to Roxas'. It is surprising for the same reason his own hands do not stray into Axel's hair; Axel's hair is so very different from Riku's that running his fingers through those red strands will only amplify his awareness that it is not Riku he is kissing.
His fingers snake up Axel's cheek-as far as they ever go on his face-as Axel's lips press and suck incessantly on his ear. Sora shivers when Axel breathes into his ear and it takes him a moment to realize that Axel is speaking into his ear.
"Sora," Axel breathes over and over between kisses and bites. Sora freezes, though he is not stunned enough to suppress his shivers when Axel whispers his name into his ear. Isn't he supposed to be Roxas? Why is Axel calling his name instead?
Axel notices Sora's sudden lack of activity and pulls away slightly, keeping their faces close enough to touch.
"What's wrong?" he asks softly, but Sora is distracted by a strong desire for Axel to keep kissing him.
"Huh? Oh, uh," He tries to speak, but all he can think about is his disappointment that Axel's lips are not pressing against his yet.
In his silence, Axel plants a chaste kiss on Sora's lips and Sora has to physically stop himself from pulling Axel's face back and keeping it connected to his.
"You… called me Sora…" he finally manages to answer as if in a daze and Axel looks confused.
"Isn't that your name?"
"I thought I was pretending to be Roxas…" Axel looks taken aback. He can't seem to explain himself, but he tries anyway.
"I guess it started like that, but…" Sora starts to doubt if Axel even noticed what he said. "…Do you mind?" he asks after a moment. It is Sora's turn to be taken aback.
"I guess not," he answers. Axel shrugs and begins kissing him again, and that is all Sora can bring himself to care about anymore. Axel's fingers are immediately back in Sora's hair and his breaths are once again dedicated to calling out Sora's name.
Slowly, Sora reaches for Axel's face, brushing his fingers across Axel's cheek before lacing them in his hair. It feels nothing like how he imagines Riku's hair to feel. That is okay, though, because he does not want to be kissing Riku right now.
"Axel," he murmurs into the kiss, and he is rewarded with enthusiastic bites and touches all over his body.
Sora decides that kissing Axel is much more entertaining than kissing Riku.