Chapter 3

Roxas was the first to wake, feel safe and warm. He snuggled up against Axel's bare chest, which his head was laid on. He could feel Axel's slow rhythmic breathing and he felt as if he was home. He opened his eyes and was happy to see the sun shining through the window, the storm was over. He thought back to last night and smiled, he was glad that Axel had let him sleep in his bed with him. He then pondered about the apparent kiss. Did Axel like Roxas as more than a friend?

"If so how do I feel about that?" Roxas whispered aloud. He grinned and decided that being more than friends with Axel would be great, if that was what Axel was after. He decided to talk to him later about it. Just then Axel started mumbling in his sleep.

"No…not him…anyone but him…you can't have him…Roxas…." Axel's eyes snapped open and he sat up quickly, knocking Roxas off his chest abruptly. He was breathing very fast. Axel looked around himself, surveying the room. He saw Roxas sprawled to the said of the bed where he had fallen when Axel had sat up. He reached down and pulled him into an embrace, putting his face into Roxas' hair and breathing deeply.

"Hey Axel, are you ok? You were moaning and stuff in your sleep. Did you have a nightmare?" At the mention of his dream Axel straitened and got a grim look on his face before sighing and replying "Yeah…only a nightmare…."

Roxas didn't believe him and had gotten a bad feeling, but let the subject drop anyway.

"…Axel?" Roxas asked slowly.

"Yeah?" Axel replied, more focused on his fading dream than on Roxas.

"Did you…err…kiss my head last night?" Roxas asked, his face going red.

"Umm…yes…is that a problem?" Axel smiled a little.

"No it felt nice just…uhh…why?" Roxas asked, growing more and more interest in the answer as the seconds went by.

Now it was Axel's turn to blush. "Well, I…I…."

He leaned down and brushed lips with Roxas and closed his eyes. Roxas' eyes opened wide the closed and he hummed into the kiss. Axel drew back slowly and smiled tenderly.

"That's why." He said with determination.