Chapter 2
Axel stood for a few moments, treasuring each one, because he was in such close proximity to Roxas.
"So…" Axel started "What shall we do about your little problem?"
Roxas blushed and turned his head into Axel's chest and mumbled something incoherently into his chest.
"What was that?" Axel asked curiously. "I couldn't hear you."
Another half-hearted mumbled response was all the Axel got for his questioning.
"Come on, you can tell me! Tell me or I'll drop you on the floor…" Axel threatened jokingly.
"NO!" Roxas shouted much to Axel's surprise as Roxas clung to his chest.
Axel raised his eyebrow and wondered to himself about what that was.
"Come on Roxas, if you don't tell me I can't help you, and you really are starting to get heavy."
Roxas let go of Axel's chest and turned to look up at Axel's face, blushing and said slowly "Well, I thought maybe…maybe I could share your bed with you? I mean you're my best friend ad stuff and it wouldn't mean anything and…" He trailed off and looked up again into Axel's smiling face.
"Of course you can! What are friends for?" Axel then proceeded to carry Roxas over to his bed and sat down with him on his lap, on the bed. He then handed Roxas the water bottle he kept by his bedside for when he couldn't sleep.
Roxas gratefully accepted the water and downed about half the bottle in a go. Just then another clap of thunder shock Castle Oblivion and Roxas snuggled into Axel's chest for safely.
"I'm glad you're calmer around me." Axel said brightly.
Roxas blushed once more and curled up in his lap and tried to explain why he felt calm around Axel. He himself didn't even know why. "It's just, when I'm around you I always feel like everything will be ok, that nothings wrong in the world…it's almost like…like I'm home…." Roxas trailed off again.
Axel grinned and pulled Roxas' lithe body closer to his own built one and held him tight for a few moments.
Axel then leaned over and placed Roxas on the bed, above the covers next to where Axel slept. "Would here be ok?" Roxas just nodded his head and smiled a little, happy to have such a good friend. He scrambled under the covers as Axel got into bed also. Axel lay on the left side of the bed and Roxas lay close to the middle, close to Axel.
The thunder roared once more and Roxas tremors began to shake Roxas' form. Axel just smiled a little and cuddled up next to Roxas' body, keeping him safe from the scary thunder. He tucked Roxas' head underneath his chin and closed his eyes. Roxas too closed his eyes and had almost drifted off to sleep when he felt a light pressure on top of his head. Did Axel just kiss my head? He wondered as he fell off into dreamland, his head tingling faintly and a smile upon his face.