Chapter Seven---Insane

Axel strolled into Wal-Mart with every intention of buying some cigarettes and leaving. Then he was distracted by the sale of coffee, which led him to the sale on energy drinks. He also noted that the energy drinks were located next to milk and soups. He found this to be very odd.

"Come on Zack, we're getting you soup….no, you cannot eat macaroni and cheese unless you want to clean up your own puke." Axel whirled around to see Zack trailing after a silver-haired boy who seemed determined to feed the brunet. Axel thought this might not be a good idea, given his suspicions.

"Hey, who are you?" He snapped, sizing up the shorter, paler teen. Oh yea, he could take on that little punk. The silver haired teen gave him a once over and ignored him.

"Chicken noodle or wild rice…Zack?" Kadaj followed Zack's gaze to the redhead and waited. This was no business of his yet.

"You need to come home Zack, Cloud's worried."

Zack snorted derisively, folding his arms over his chest. "You and I both know that Cloud doesn't care what I do, so long as I stay out of his way." Kadaj found this an appropriate place to interrupt and did so.

"Do you want chicken or rice?"

Axel turned his darkened gaze to Kadaj. "Who the hell are you and why are you getting him soup?"

Kadaj sent the redhead a look that said it should be quiet obvious why he was getting the brunet food.

"He's eating dinner with us."

"Like hell he is. He's coming home with me."

Kadaj pulled Zack closer to him by the belt loop and scowled at the other boy. The two were both stubborn, fierce and unwilling to give in. Zack could already see imminent disaster ahead.

"No he's not, if he wanted to go home, he wouldn't have been puking his guts out in the park. He would have thrown up in your toilet."

Axel snarled and yanked his brother to him roughly by the arm, ignoring the hiss of pain. Zack wasn't entirely happy about his little brother making decisions for him. As if he knew what Zack wanted or anything about Zack at all.

"I'm his brother and he's coming home." Axel snapped and Kadaj folded his arms over his chest, shaking his head.

"No he's not. And if you're not leaving this store without him then you're coming with us too." Turning on his boot heel, Kadaj headed to the register, uncaring as to whether or not the two actually followed.

" I'm not going home with you Axel. That's the last place I want to be." Zack said softly, following Kadaj to the register. He had only been with the Everheart family for a few hours, most of which he spent hurling into their toilet while they fussed over him, but he liked the warm closeness the family shared. They seemed so happy to have each other, the way the Fair family used to be. Zack missed that 'home' feeling.

As soon as Leon heard the front door slam, he knew something was wrong. Sure enough, Kadaj had returned home with groceries, Zack and another person Leon didn't recognize.

"What, am I running a shelter now?" He grumbled, shoving bodies out of the way as he tried to get to the couch.

"Leon, Axel. Axel, Leon. Axel, everyone else." Kadaj set about making Zack's soup while the brunet watched him from the island, taking in his every move.

Axel looked about the room with wondering eyes. Who were all these people? And more importantly, how did Zack end up with them?

"Charmed I'm sure, Zack can we go?" If Zack was embarrassed by his brother's rudeness, he didn't show it.

"No one's keeping you here Axel." Axel seemed to think about this before he too flopped down onto the couch between Sora and Yazoo.

"Long time no see Axel." Axel frowned at the silver haired teen before he realized just who it was.

"Yaz? Oh my god…you look like a girl." Yazoo cursed, elbowing the redhead in the ribs, earning a yelp.

"You're just jealous that my hair is better than yours." Axel, for once, did not have a comeback for this. Yazoo's hair was better than his. So Axel settled for the next best thing.

"That's just because women naturally have better hair then men." Sora elbowed the pale teen from the other side this time, sighing heavily. Leon watched the exchanged with fascination. Just how all these people ended up at his house or why, he didn't know. Why they fit together in a delicate balance of conflict and peace, he didn't know either. But they fit, in a strange, broken, mismatched kind of way

"You haven't changed at all, Axel." Yazoo muttered, recalling the 14 year old he once knew. Axel had been quite different then; not quite as hostile, not quite as thin. He was still the loud-mouthed, obnoxious, self absorbed punk Yazoo had known those years ago but something was different; something was wrong. Maybe it was the way emerald eyes held a glint of sadness and anger or the way they refused to meet anyone's gaze directly. As if he were afraid. The Axel Fair Yazoo had known was not afraid of anything, yet this Axel was so different.

"How's Cloud?" Yazoo asked the redhead, noting the tinge of surprise that sparked in the other's eyes and the scowl that overtook Zack's features.

"Fine. Works all the time." The Axel that Yazoo knew had never once lied to him either. But he was lying now. Yazoo could tell in the way emerald eyes darkened and he twirled a strand of ruby around a slim finger, avoiding the other boys' gaze.

" Yea, mom works a lot too." At Yazzo's statement, Kadaj stood and looked to his brother and sister. Without a word they went to the door, saying their goodbyes.

"Thanks for having us over. We should go now." Leon nodded.

"No problem but if you come again," Leon paused, looking at each of them.

"Bring your own food."

A.n : T.T Omg. This came along seriously 1 sentence/ 1 paragraph at a time. I'm sorry!!!!! Review –dies-