Leven: Guess who's back with another chapter!
Ewon: Sup bitches xD
"Do you need me to keep your kids for the night or anything?" Roxas frowned as he rested on his arms, leaning closer to the miserable redhead on the other side of the picnic table, "Aqua wanted Xion to sleep over soon anyway. I don't mind watching Marluxia either. It would give you time to figure things out." He tilted his head to the side as he studied Axel. This was their first-time meeting since the day they met at the school, and Roxas couldn't figure out why the man was telling him all of this.
Axel just shook his head, "No, its fine. It's been almost four days. They're probably eager to leave my mom's place get back home. And if I haven't heard back from Yuna at this point, then I need to just accept the fact that she's not coming back. I need to figure out a way to tell the kids too. Xion keeps asking about her mom and I don't know how to answer her."
Roxas gave Axel a small smile. Nobody should have to tell their child that their parent just abandoned them. Maybe not in those exact words, but the point is still there. Blue eyes wondered over to the children at play. The smiles on both Xion and Marluxia's broke his heart. He wondered if there was some way he could help Axel break the ice.
Axel let out a long sigh, rubbing the bridge of his nose in thought. He asked his own mother on her thoughts and she said just to tell them that their mother went away on a long vacation. Hell, he even asked his in-laws, whom were still in doubt that that their daughter would just up and leave. They were no help what so ever seen as how they were blaming Axel for her disappearance. Something about her being unhappy with him. Yeah, like that wasn't a low blow to the heart.
"Maybe," Roxas began to speak after a few minutes of silences passed between the two of them.
"Huh?"
"Maybe, you should tell them the truth. I know that's not going to be easy but it's better than lying about it. Just tell Xion you don't know where her mother went but she loves her very much. if she asks you why she left, tell her that her mother wanted to travel. It might be a lie, or it might not. I'm sorry to say that's all I can come up with. But I hope it helps you think of something to tell her?"
Axel gave the blond a weak smile, "Yeah. That might work. Thanks." The older man reached over and put his hand over Roxas's. The two locked eyes for a moment.
Roxas was the first to look away and towards the children, "Umm…Axel?" He pulled his hand away so he could point towards the sandbox, "Marluxia's trying to take his pants off."
"Huh? Oh shit!" The older man shot out of his seat and rushed over to his son, who managed to kick his pants off and was now working on his pull-up, "Marly you need to learn to keep your clothes on." He tried to reason as the two-year-old cried out his frustrations, making the two girls giggle. But the toddler wasn't having it and wouldn't stop fussing. With a sigh of defeat, Axel reached into his back pocket and pulled out his phone, "I swear they're spoiled." He laughed as he set the airplane mode and booted up a mindless game for the young child to play. With a coo Marluxia took the phone, any wants to be nude completely gone, giving Axel a chance to sit back down.
"Not spoiled. He just really knows what he wants." Roxas laughed at the father and son, "But he's cute so he can get away with it."
"Don't say that too loud or you'll give him ideas." Axel grinned down at the pinkette who was fully immersed in his game.
Roxas hummed in agreement. He looked over to check on the girls, happy to see they were giggling and playing on the swings, "So what are you going to do about work and the kids? You work a nine to five job, right?'
"I talked to Marly's daycare and set up his new pick up time for when I get out. As for Xion," Axel frowned, "I told her she'd have to stay at the school for a late pick-up, but she's not happy about it. She wants to be out of there the moment school ends."
Roxas bit his lip in thought, "The other day I was running a bit late from work because the person who had to relieve me pulled a no-show, but I normally get out before three. I can take Xion with me when I get Aqua."
"Thanks for the offer but I think I'll just have their grandma get them when I can't. Besides, I wouldn't want to trouble you with something small like this." Axel chuckled, gathering Marulxia's clothes before the toddler noticed a thing.
"Daddy, can Aqua spend the night?" Xion asked, running up to the redhead before he could go back to talking to Roxas properly. Axel froze for a moment, not expecting Xion to appear in front of him like she did. A sleepover wouldn't be out of the question but as things where right now, he didn't know if it was a good idea or not. For one thing, Axel could barely handle the two kids he already had. He didn't know how he'd be able to handle another child in the house, especially when Yuna was no longer there.
On the other, having Aqua there for Xion could be a good distraction and give him more time to think about what he was going to tell the about her mother. Then there was Roxas. Even if Axel said yes, Aqua still needed permission from the blond whether she could go or not. It's not like they were strangers now, right? Who knew such a simple request would give Axel such a headache. He really wished Yuna was there to make things easier.
How in the hell was he going to handle being a single parent? Was he a single parent now? The thought alone made his heart sore and his headache even bigger than it had been.
"Daddy?" Xion questioned a little worried the answer would be no.
"Xion," Roxas said softly, gaining the girl's attention just as Aqua wondered up beside her. "How about, instead of a sleep over tonight, you have one over the weekend. That way you and Aqua don't have to go to school the next day. It'll be a lot more fun too."
The blond's smile was infectious. Within the seconds both girls where smiling from ear to ear from the idea of not having to go to school. They began to whisper about staying up late, pillow fights, and putting make up on Marulxia when Axel wasn't looking.
Hearing that Roxas had no problem with the idea of a sleepover released a bit of tension from the redhead's brain. Axel smiled over at Roxas, whispering his thanks before speaking to the giggling girls. "Xion, I never said yes or no." He teased, causing the girl to pout. Axel reached out and ruffled her hair, chucking when Xion tried to swat his hand away. "Seeing as how Roxas is okay with it, then I guess I'm okay with it too."
"Thanks daddy and Mister Roxas!" Xion squealed as she and Aqua ran back to the swings to make plans for the weekend.
Axel bounced Marluxia on his leg and pinched at chubby cheeks, successfully irritating the child. Blue eyes rushed away from the screen to glare daggers at his father. Axel laughed as he continued to harass his child. Usually Yuna would be on him for teasing the kids. But now Yuna wasn't here to stop him, much to Marluxia's displeasure.
And just like that Axel dropped his hands. Depression washed over the redhead. Apparently, his dejected look was obvious.
"Hey," Roxas called to get the older man's attention, "You okay?" He tilted his head to the side in confusion as he studied Axel.
"Y-yeah. Just thinking a bit too hard." Axel took his phone off of Marluxia and put the boy on the ground, so he could go play with his sister again, "Just really need a drink right now." He admitted once the toddle was out of ear shot. Not that he would have known what that was.
"You know drinking will only numb what's bothering you." Roxas tried to inform the redhead without sounding like a dick.
Axel snorted and waved his hand dismissively. "Yeah well, numbing sounds good right now. Too bad it's too late to get a sitter, ya know? Would have been nice to have a drinking buddy."
"Oh, and who did you have in mind for that?" Roxas smirked.
Axel chuckled, "Oh just some dude I recently met. Seems nice and I hear he's good with kids. A bit on the short side but cool enough to drink with. You wouldn't know him though."
"So, there's some competition in your best friend spot. I see how it is." Roxas laughed for a moment before leaning back from the table, eyes drifting away for a moment before going back to the redhead, "He'd be a better drinker than me though." He mumbled more to himself than to Axel.
Axel couldn't help but laugh. Best friend huh? He hadn't had one of those since before Xion was born. At least he knew Roxas wanted to be friends outside the whole play date thing. "Mm, wouldn't know. I haven't gone drinking with him yet. I was thinking of asking him over and just hang out while the kids sleep."
Roxas gently shook his head, "On a school night? After we just told the kids no sleep overs until the weekend?" The blond couldn't help but laugh at Axel's dumbfounded look, "Maybe on Friday. But we have to keep it at your place. I'm kind of not legal yet. Can't get into bars."
"Not legal...how old are you?" Axel asked flabbergasted.
Roxas laughed again, nodding his head to confirm the underage thing. "Well, how old did you think I was?"
"Old enough to drink that's for sure." Axel glanced away awkwardly. He sure didn't look old enough, but some people have a baby face they can't help. "Uh, no that's not it. I just thought, well with Aqua and all I'd thought you'd be older."
Roxas glanced away trying to hide his embarrassment from the redhead. He wasn't wrong to think he'd be older, the blond supposed. "I'm twenty. I'm technically legal but not legal enough to go to a bar. If that makes any sense at all."
Axel hummed at that and crossed his arms, "Damn, so you were about fifteenth when you had Aqua?" The man sounded amazed. He didn't start a family with Yuna until he was twenty, and even then, he still felt like he was too young to have kids. He couldn't imagine having Xion when he was still in high school.
Roxas chuckled nervously. Not what he expected but then again how could he not? "Well-"
"Wahhhhhhhhhhh! Mommy!" Cried Xion, interrupting the two adults as she cried while holding he knee.
Axel jumped off the bench and rushed to his daughter's side, "What's wrong sweetie?" The man knelt next to the girl to study her knee. Xion sniffed as she clung to the limb, "I...I triiiped." She wiped away some tears, "It hurts. I want mommy."
The pang in Axel's heart was just something he had to push down. He almost forgot about his little problem while talking with Roxas.
With a heavy heart Axel removed Xion's hands to check her knee. There was a small scrape, hardly anything worth crying over but to a five year it was like the end of the world. The redhead leaned down and kissed the wound just as Yuna had always done in the past. He just hoped Xion would accept the replacement. "Better?"
Xion sniffled and gazed at her knee. She shook her head and began to cry again. "Wahhhhhhhhhhh mommy! Wahhhhhhhhhhh."
That of course started to make Marluxia cry and point at Xion's scrape. "Wahh!"
"Here, try this." Roxas was at Axel's side in a moment, his backpack in hand. The blond fished around in the bag for a moment before producing a small box of band-aids. He pulled one out and put it on the small scrape, "There, all better."
Xion sniffed one more time as she rubbed the Disney Princess design, "I guess." She mumbled as she wiped away a stray tear.
"No fair!" Aqua pouted, "Those are mine. I want one too." She crossed her arms over her chest. With a sigh, Roxas pulled another one out of the box and stuck it to the back of the girl's hand.
"Want." Marluxia tugged at Axel's shirt sleeve and pointed to the band-aid on Aqua's hand.
Axel frowned down at his son and was about to say no, he didn't want Roxas wasting his band-aids on his kids for no reason, but before he could say anything, Roxas had already placed one on the boy's check.
"There, now all of you are all better and healthy." The blond patted the toddler on the head.
"Thank you." Axel whispered to Roxas, picking Marluxia up into his arms.
"Anytime. I've learned too always keep some spares just in case." Roxas lightly laughed.
Axel gave a weak smile. Yuna was always the prepared one and always knew how to stop a tantrum before it could start, "Well maybe some time you can give me a lesson on how to parent. I have no idea what I'm doing."
"I think you'll do fine. It won't take you long to get the hang of it." Roxas said, glancing at his wrist. "I'd love to keep this play date going but I gotta start heading home. It was nice talking to you Axel." The blond stuck out his hand to which Axel shook.
"Yeah, you too. Come on Xion, it's time to say good bye."
"Noooooo." Xion whined, clinging to Aqua.
"I don't want to go!" Aqua cried back as she clung to her new best friend, "Can we please keep playing, Roxas?"
"Sorry sweetie, but it's time to go home and do homework. You two will see each other tomorrow in class." The blond tried to reason with the small girl.
Aqua pouted, but let go of Xion and grabbed Roxas's hand, "Okay."
Meanwhile Axel had gathered up his diaper bag and Marluxia, "Come on Xion!" He called, getting the girl's attention.
"Coming daddy! Bye Aqua! Bye Mr. Roxas!" Xion waved as she walked backwards towards Axel. Not quite ready to leave.
Axel sighed, took the girls hand and walked her towards the car. New thoughts racing in his head while he got his kids seated and bulked up. He wondered, why did Aqua call Roxas by his name instead of dad or something related to that. With a shrug of his shoulders Axel got in the car and drove home, not at all looking forward to having a talk with Xion before bedtime.
Xxxxx
A few hours after being home Axel was just about ready to pass out. He had ordered pizza for dinner that night, so he could help Xion with her homework without worrying about what to feed the kids. Marluxia on the other hand was making things a bit difficult. With tv not being enough of a distraction for the toddler, Marluxia took it upon himself to strip down and start running around the house, nearing peeing in the hallway.
During bath time the boy decided to pull and yank at Axel's hair, slashing soap into the man's eyes as he did so. Meanwhile Xion had gotten into the ice cream and made a mess of the kitchen. She claimed that her mother said she could have if she was a good a girl. The self-proclaimed good girl was washed up and sent to bed right after.
As soon as Axel had finally gotten Marluxia settled down the man decided he couldn't wait for the weekend to drink. He needed one now and he didn't care what it was just as long as it helped him relax from this nightmare of a day.
Finding Yuna's small stash of "secret mommy juice", Axel settled down at the kitchen table and poured himself a nice big glass. His laptop sat in front of him. Numbers displayed on the Excel spread sheet. He needed to finish his work before meeting with his boss tomorrow afternoon. Just another stress factor to pile onto the shit stack he now called life.
Within a few hours Axel had finished up his work and finished off two bottles of wine. He was feeling pretty good right about now. His muscles were loose, and his headache was finally gone. With both kids sound asleep, the man had an idea.
It had been almost two weeks since Axel had gotten any from Yuna. Plus, the few days she had been missing. Needless to say, the redhead was a bit backed up. Looking through the kitchen doorway and into the dark hallway, Axel confirmed the kids were still asleep.
With a devilish grin, Axel opened a new tab on his laptop and typed in a familiar web address.
With a zip of his fly and the snap of his button, Axel pulled himself free from the confinement of his pants. It didn't take him long to find something of interest. A man and a woman going at it on the kitchen table set the mood just right for. Axel began to pant and groan from the pressure his hand had on his dick. He didn't even remember the last time he actually masturbated. Yuna was always willing if not a little forceful herself on nights just like this. He was beginning to think she was just using him to relieve her own stress. Not that he had a problem with it.
His attention was grabbed from the thought of his wife and to the woman who had been thrown down on the table. A large cock diving into her from behind. The moans coming from the pornstar made Axel groan with want as his hand sped up. So close.
"Wahhh!"
Axel let out another groan but this time in frustration. Marluxia was crying. That's just what he needed right now. He was so close, but the cries of his son began to make his hard-on soften. "Damn it." He muttered, tucking himself back in and washing his hands before going to check on his child.
"What's wrong Marly?" Axel questioned trying to hide his exhaustion from the toddler.
" !" The child cried beginning to scream his off from his missing plushie."
"Mr. SquishyBunnyButt?" Axel asked in a dazed and confused voice. He had almost forgotten about his child's favorite toy. The one he could never sleep without, "Did you drop him?"
The redhead began to look around the room, only to find the plush hidden in the covers near Marluxia's feet, "There we go bud." Axel cooed as he places a green octopus in his son's arms, "Ready for nightnight now?"
Marluxia sniffled, cuddling the plushie tightly to his chest. The toddler nodded and settled back down into bed, allowing Axel to tuck him and kiss his forehead.
"Good night Marly. Goodnight ."
"Well that certainly ruined the mood." Axel muttered to himself when he walked down the hall and back to the kitchen. The sound of moaning let the redhead know the video was still playing.
"I should turn that...off..." Axel froze in the spot, eyes widening in shock from who he saw near his laptop.
"Xion!" Axel yelled to get his daughter's attention.
Wide blue eyes wouldn't leave the screen. Xion stood there, frozen by what she had seen.
But the spell was broken when Axel came up from behind and closed the laptop, "What are you doing up!?" He tried to keep his voice even. No use yelling at the young girl and making her think she was in trouble. Its not like she intentionally went looking for porn.
The girl blinked, staring up at her father. "Marly woke me. I wanted water but then I saw naked people wrestling. I remembered you and mommy did that one time. Did mommy win of did you win?" Xion asked innocently and completely confused as to why her daddy was watching naked wrestling.
Axel felt his face heat up. He was glad the only light in the kitchen was coming from the laptop and the hall, or else Xion would be able to see and probably question him more, "No one won. It was a draw. Now go to bed. Please."
The girl pouted at the answer, but respected her father's orders and started to leave the kitchen, only to turn back and ask, "Is mommy ever going to come back from her vacation?"
Axel felt his heart absolutely shatter at the broken look his daughter was giving him, "I'm not sure hun." Xion's eyes began to water. Axel had to calm her down fast. He quickly scooped the girl up and held her close to him. Trying to sooth her.
"C-can I sleep in your room tonight?" Axel patted her back and started to walk down the hall,
"Of course, you can."
Axel tucked Xion in and patted her head. "I'll be coming to bed soon." He reassured her before going back to turn his laptop off. Thankfully the video ended before any more harm could be done. With a bit of embarrassment, Axel shut his PC down and got ready for bed.
"Daddy, do you think mommy misses me?" Xion asked in the dark, just as Axel crawled into bed.
Axel felt like crying at that point though he knew he had to remain strong. "Oh, I know she does. She misses you and Marly and loves you more than anything in the world."
Xion sniffled and shut her eyes. "I love mommy too. Night Daddy."
"Good night, Xion."
"Daddy?"
Axel rolled over to face his daughter, wondering why she just didn't sleep. " Yes?"
"What kind of vacation is mommy on?" The girl asked while staring up at the dark ceiling.
Axel reached out and began to ped his daughter's head, trying to comfort her as his fingers massaged her scalp, "Well, Xion I-"
God why did this have to be so hard? The man didn't know if he should listen to his mom's advice and keep lying or tell the truth like Roxas said to do.
"Daddy?"
Axel pulled his hand away from Xion, reached over to his night stand and turned on the lamp. He sat up, staring down at Xion who had crawled into his lap.
The girl's blue eyes were filled with tears, nose with a bit of snot dripping out. The redhead wiped her eyes, getting Xion to blow her nose as he held her close. It was now or never.
"Honestly Xion, I don't know. Mommy just needed space and had to leave. I don't know where she went or when she'll be back."
The young girl clung to her father's shirt, "So she doesn't love us anymore?" Axel could feel tears start to wet his shirt, making it stick to his chest.
"Of course not! You mother loves you and Marly with all her heart!"
"Then why did she leave us behind?"
Axel pulled her closer, rubbing her back, trying to calm her down, "Xion, mommy loves you. She didn't leave you behind…she-Xion please don't cry. Mommy…I don't know what mommy was thinking, but she left us. But daddy's still here and I promise I will love you twice as hard. But I'm going to need you to be a big girl and help me take care of Marly. Can you do that? Can you be my big girl?"
Axel struggled to tell his daughter the truth. He hated seen her cry because of Yuna. He prayed that she did leave because the idea of her being kidnapped was much worse. He hated both ideas however. He hated that she was making them go through this. He thought about telling Xion her mother was a selfish bitch but that would be going too far, especially to a five-year-old.
Xion never answered Axel about being a big girl and he was okay with that. They hugged, and both cried, one silent the other aloud. One cried to sleep the other took a long shower. It was almost four in the morning. Axel wasn't sure if Xion should go to school or not. Though Aqua would be there and that thought comforted the redhead. Xion would have a friend in replace of a mother. Hopefully that would help, if only a little.
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