Comment: This is my first fic so...please go easy on me.

Pairings: AkuRoku and some RikuSora


'When you walk to me, I see the light, the light of forgiveness, the light of hope.

When you hold me, I feel the drops of happiness that slide down your cheeks.

When you speak to me, I hear the words of pure bliss as they leave your lips, word that make my heart feel like a balloon who has been freed from a child's grasp. You say those three simple words; one of those words; 'love' the feeling that can make a soul die but then heal it as if nothing ever happened. When you came to me you fell into my arms weeping, like gods tears it rained. We both stood there crying in bliss. You crying, because you were in the arms of forgiveness. Me, because I was in the arms of an angel.'

This was the only thing he left me as he went off to college; a single poem. That and a thirst for my love, wow that sounded so corny it's all his fault. Gee…if only I studied more in high school instead of skipping class to set old-hobo's on fire…he always told me to study too. I didn't know that I would pay in a way that would hurt me this much.

Roxas. We met in third grade due to a biography assignment on each other. During the project we just fit. Like peanut butter and potato chips…maybe that's a bad example 'he would say my tastes in food was as strange as my taste in hairstyles. And I would reply 'I was born with this hair, and with my taste in food and I cant change.' And even though I was a bad seed with no family and an obsession with fire, and he was…well, perfect. Great family, good money, friends…. He was amazed at my daring personality, I was amazed he was hadn't run away; even after I set his hair on fire during 5th grade science... Even after we stayed with each other; after all these years were best friends and during high school with teenaged hormones it became more. But he was a straight-A student destined to go to great heights, where I was destined to work at burger-hut for 40 years till I die of food poisoning. He said that he'd come back for me after college and said he would call me every day. Boy was I wrong, it's been 2 years now and he hasn't called. Not even once. During the first few month I was devastated I wasn't sure what I was going to do, that was the lowest point of my life, my darkest time. Didn't eat for a while, then next thing I know here I am. My hell. Of course it still feels like someone shot me whenever I think about him and our times together. But I must imagine he has found a new life there one where he doesn't have to worry about his trouble making piro-boyfriend, and most likely a new lover. Man if I ever see that kid again don't think that I'm not going to give him a piece of my mind…anyway now I'm working (applying…) at this new bike shop down the street. And he should be in his second year of college.

"Hey Axel!" great some one else to remind me about how much my life sucks…

"Howsitgoin'Demyx?bye." Now it's runnin' time!

"Hey hey hey! Don't forget who's paying for you're your breakfast…and giving you a free ride." Damn. He's got a point.

"So you have any luck?"

"Nope, not one person has givin' me any hope of a position…as manager…"

"Well duh, your resume sucks …why do you think you've been working at Target for two years. But that's not what I meant." At that time I was about to bang my head against the dashboard… because inside I knew what he was going to ask.

"Huh?" now there is another genius response from the great Axel.

"I meant from that Roxas kid who'd hang out with us from high school."

"Him? Nah, who cares about that kid anyway? I mean he was just some snobby kid from a rich family."

"Then why did you invite him to band practice every day? Or that one time when you and him were on the basement cou---"

"Ok I get the point. But he left and isn't coming back. Never." I had to frown when I said that showing obvious sadness and anger on my face.

"But Axel, you ever wonder what happened to him I mean he was our friend. And to you even more, that much anyone could tell." Ever second of every day. But I wasn't about to admit that, I had an argument to win.

" He left for college end of story." Now I just wanted to run away, I really couldn't take this crap anymore. But…what if something did happen like he was hurt, or in a coma. Maybe someone kidnapped him. If something like that happened his family would call me, not because they wanted me to go see their dear son, but because I was going to be the first suspect on their list for the problem. I was never liked in that noble family, hell I didn't care though I mean I love it when people get pissed off. It was so fun pissing them off; they were on the top of my list every day. So I wouldn't question the hate, I pretty much brought it on.

"Are you even listening?" whoops forgot about reality.

"Nope. Now if you don't mind can you drive?"

"I was saying that I know this detective guy named Cloud Strife, if you ever want to know or maybe even for revenge or somethin'… Here's the card."

"Thanks, but no thanks. I have enough on my mind right now…"

"like being late for your interview?"

"Shit! What time is it!"

"8:30, you gotta be there at 9:00 right?"

"Yeah…I do, so if you would be so kind as to START DRIVING! Man, I'm never going to make it the drive takes like half an hour alone…the one time I want a job destiny has to screw it up!"

"Don't worry guy, I can make it there in fifteen." You really know what to say when I'm down Demyx…

"Thank god…"

"Your welcome"

"I'll forget you said that for now."

"Yeah, me too." And with the end of that sentence and awkward moment we thankfully left.