Sorry it took so long, but here's the next chapter!! I'm glad you guys liked this so much.

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"So, let me get this straight." Riku said, pausing from his pacing and turning to his boyfriend. "Axel and Roxas are reborn as children, who still have their powers, and were abused, so the King asked if you'd look after them and you thought it wouldn't bother me!?"

Sora frowned a little, not quite sure how to respond to that. "You're not happy."

Riku dead-panned. "Really Sora? That's probably the biggest shock today...well, besides now being the Father to two Nobodies."

"Sora," Axel pulled on Sora's hand, glaring at Riku. "I don't like him, he's mean."

Roxas hid behind the red head, nodding. Sora sighed, giving Riku a pleading look.

"Riku, they have nowhere else to go."

"Can't Kairi?!" Riku asked, running a hand through his hair. "Or, or Selphie, someone! Sora, we're not ready for kids."

"Okay then," Sora ruffled Roxas's hair, smiling when the blond gave him a small smile. "We'll be their older brothers."

Riku blinked. "What?"

"Really?!" Axel perked up. "I've always wanted a big brother! I mean, I had one but Daddy said I couldn't see him anymore, then Daddy left..."

Roxas hugged his elbow. "I only had a sister."

Sora kneeled beside them. "What were they're names?"

"Zack."

Roxas smiled. "Namine."

Both older boys froze. "Namine?"

"Yeah..." Roxas laid his head on Axel's shoulder. "Mommy sent her away though with a man. He gave Mommy lots of green stuff, and I never saw her again, but Mommy said I would when I was older."

"Maybe she's with my brother." Axel offered.

Sora forced a smile, having Axel take Roxas and pick out what rooms they wanted. Axel nodded, taking the blond by the hand. When they were gone, Sora turned to Riku.

"See, Riku? They need us."

Riku frowned. "Someone else can take care of them Sora."

"But we know!" Sora argued. "We know what they're capable of, and we won't throw them away when that power comes out. Roxas had a Keyblade, Riku. What if he still does? What if someone like Maleficent or Xemnas want to use that Keyblade when he's young, and oblivious, and bored of the world he's in?" The brunette took his boyfriend's hand. "What if he's like you? Do you want him to go through the same thing?"

Riku sighed. "Fine...they can stay."

Sora smiled and hugged him. "Thank you!"

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Roxas watched enviously as Axel and Sora played in the water, arms crossed and pouting. It seemed the red head had an affinity with water, which surprised both Sora and Riku, since he still had his powers over fire. But Roxas was younger, and he didn't know how to swim, so Kairi had decided she'd teach him.

"C'mon Roxas, stop glaring at them." Kairi laughed. "You'll be out there soon enough."

Roxas huffed. He didn't want to wait, he wanted to play with Axel! He didn't even really like Kairi for some reason. She was too happy and chirpy, even though Sora was the same way.

"Need help?" Riku offered, smiling.

The blond immediately took Riku's hand, pouting. "I wanna play with Axel, Riku!"

Riku laughed. "Roxas, we don't want you to drown. If that happened, Axel would be sad because it'd be his fault since you wanted to play with him. You don't want that, do you?"

Roxas sighed. "No..."

"Then come on and let me and Kairi teach you how to swim."

Roxas nodded. He was a lot closer to Riku than Sora, for some reason, and listened to mostly everything he said. Sora was more of a friend, but Riku really was like an older brother. Axel was always with Sora, since they both were always smiling.

"Sora," Axel whined, pulling on his wrist. "Why can't Roxas play with us?"

Sora sighed; this was the ninth time he had asked. "Axel, calm down. Roxas will be with us shortly."

"Promise?"

"Yes, I promise." the brunette smiled.

Axel went back on to the shore where Riku and Roxas were, since Kairi had decided to collect seashells. Roxas brightened up when he saw him, reaching his hands out like an infant, wanting to hold on to him. Axel smiled, hugging him from behind, even though the contact sent a shudder down his spine and memories to cloud his mind.

"Axel, Riku's a bad teacher." Roxas whined playfully.

Axel stuck out his tongue at Riku. "Don't be a bad teacher to Roxas, Riku!"

Riku sighed, running a hand through his hair. "What'd I do to deserve this, huh?"

"Be a girl." the red head teased.

Roxas giggled. "Riku's a girl! SORA! Riku's a girl!"

Sora raised an eyebrow at his boyfriend, ruffling Axel's hair. "Dare I ask?"

"It's better you don't."

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"Hey, Axel?"

"Yeah, Roxas?"

The blond looked over at his best friend, frowning a little. Axel was sitting with him on the beach, watching the stars. The moon was full, and they were always out here anyway since Roxas liked it outside.

"Do you still...have those nightmares?"

Axel blinked his big green eyes. "Yeah...Do you?"

Roxas nodded. "How come you're still scared though? Sora said that when you get older, you don't get scared, and you're older."

"He means you have to be old like them." Axel teased, smiling.

Roxas mirrored it, but it slipped off after a few seconds. "Axel...?"

"Hm?"

"Does it still hurt?" the blond asked softly.

Axel looked away. "Y-yeah...Daddy said it was suppose to hurt because I was bad."

Roxas frowned. "Mommy never hurt though...Why is it different?"

"Because your mom is a girl." Axel explained easily, shrugging. "Anyway, I don't wanna talk about that. Did you hear Kairi talking about school?"

Roxas nodded nervously. "Yes...She said there'd be a lot of people...I don't like it, Axel. I'm scared."

"Don't be." Axel said, wrapping an arm around the blond's shoulders. "I'll be there too. Riku said I was suppose to be in a different room since I'm older, but they'll let me stay with you."

Roxas smiled. "That's good."

"Roxas, remember what Sora said about those fruity things?" Axel asked, getting to his feet. "The yellow ones he gave us when we first met him?"

Roxas nodded. "Yeah, what about them?"

Axel beamed, pulling his friend to his feet. "I found a whole tree full! You and me should share one. I'm hungry anyway."

Roxas laughed, following after him. "Okay!"

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Well, here's to another chapter. I hope you all like it, and thanks for waiting on me. I'll try to make sure the next chapter won't be that long. Lol

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