Author Notes: All the wonderful reviews that I have received have been wonderfully appreciated. I would like to thank ArandomFangirl for such a wonderful review, and I'm glad it made you want to go back and play it. It makes me too, but I have to start the game all over again just to play as Roxas and kick Axel's bud xP I've not actually completed it, but I've seen even the mega OHMIGAWDISEETTRUE? ending because my boyfriend completed it on extreme mode. I also watched him kick Sephiroth's butt on extreme mode, and then Cloud comes in and they fight then they teleport away to have hot man sex!

But I'm sure the guys would notice you behind the school plant pots...Maybe.. -smirks-

For Keys (becauseI'mntogoingtotypeoutthatreallylongnameyouhave), you actually Googled it? Wow, liking this story to the extreme, eh? -sniggers-

I made Zelly-boy Axel's ex because if you Wikipedia Zell, it says that he's a big hit with slash fandoms because of how awkward he is around the pigtailed girl.

Plus, that hot tribal tattoo on his face sooooo screams gay! (Don't tell me wanna-be-Reno-friend though. Because he's getting it with UV ink...)

Disclaimer: I don't own KH/KH2/CoM/FF for if I did, some of the things that appear in this fanfic would be in the actual game. And David Boreanz (or however his name is spelt) would have so done Leon's voice for KH2. The wuss...

Story Notes: This story is AU with slash pairings, swearing, total and utter ramblings and mature content. If that's not your thing, why are you even reading? No really, you must be rather stupid to get to this chapter and suddenly discover that slash is not you thing...Unless I managed to put you off it!

Nobody's Loveletter

He could feel himself glaring at the back of that head with the blond hair in such an original spiked style. The gorgeous slope of his neck; that became even more inviting when he tilted his head to watch the traffic around him, revealing a nice amount of flesh that just demanded the type of attention only a hot, wet mouth could give. Even after all this time, feelings burned in the pit of his stomach. But a glance to a different blond that sat near him, his face towards the window; he wondered why he had the same, yet so different feelings for him too.

It was confusing and heart-wrenching.

It made him feel sick.

He sighed heavily and turned his attention away from Roxas and focused on the young girl who was in the front seat, chatting away merrily with the youth that was the only thing between Axel and Roxas. He was like one of those barriers that prevented someone from achieving the thing that a person lusted for the most. There was probably nothing wrong about Pence, but right now he was just in the way.

Not that Roxas seemed amused.

Since the moment Axel has told of the older male being his ex-boyfriend, the blond had gone rather quiet and allowed his thoughts to envelope him and whisk him away to some far-off place where there were no Axels, no Zells and anything else that could bring an emotional pain to his chest.

"Are you the boy that stubbed his toe on the banister at the top of our stairs?" came Rikku's voice from the front passenger seat. Her green eyes were focused upon the redhead in a questioning manner. "Because if you are, you woke me up that night, and then I couldn't get back to sleep and when I did I missed my alarm and was late for school. Your a booger-head"

For being fifteen, she had a rather large amount of spunk within her. For being fifteen, Axel wondered why he hadn't seen her at the Saturday night party.

Axel smirked at her, trying to keep his thoughts away from both of the rather attractive blond males in the car. "Yeah. I think. I didn't spend much time at your house,"

There was a chuckle from the driver's seat. "It was a Friday night because those were the only nights your mother would let you stay a friend's. There was a hole in my ceiling because the old woman that used to live above me fell asleep and her bath overflowed, so I was staying with my parents and you came over." Zell glanced behind him and gave a cheery smile to his ex-lover. "I'd never forget that night. I had to apologise for a whole week because you woke everyone up" His attention was back on the road ahead, but even though all Axel could see was the back of his head, he knew that Zell was smirking. "And you dented the pole"

There was a shrug, but he couldn't help but smile along. The pair had left earlier that morning because Zell really wanted an early morning hot dog, so he never found out if he'd woken anyone in the household with his cursing. Looking down to his shoes, he wiggled his toes within them in remembrance. "I'm sorry Rikku," apologised Axel, grinning at her. "And I'm not a booger-head. You are!"

She stuck out her tongue playfully. "Sticks and stones my break my bones, but your glue!"

How he managed to concentrate on driving while laughing was an amazing feat, but Zell managed it. Even lost within his own world and Roxas gave a chuckle.

"It's sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me, Rikku," Pence explained, the more down-to-Earth one in the car. "And also 'I'm rubber and your glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you"

"I think I liked Rikku's version better," Roxas said, tapping his friend on the shoulder. "But don't worry, Rikku isn't the brightest crayon in the box"

"If I were a crayon, I'd by the yellow crayon!" said the girl with a bright grin, then looked up to her brother. "What colour would you be Zell?"

"Blue. Like my favourite pair of shorts," he said, grinning and turning into the street where Roxas lived. "Which house, and what crayon?"

"Number fourteen. As for a crayon, I'd be black. Like the dark,"

Zell chuckled. "A dark soul, hmm Roxas?"

Roxas shook his head. "No. I think the dark is really comforting"

"Fiends hide in the dark," murmured Rikku. "E tuh'd mega fiends"

Whatever she said was an entirely foreign language to everyone in the car but her. Axel raised a brow and Pence looked confused. Zell merely chuckled and shook his head and he pulled the car up beside Roxas' home.

As Axel got out of the car, he paused and looked to Zell as he stood there with the door open. "What did she say?"

"Rikku has a language all of her own. Its like girl code. I'll teach it you sometime. How about tonight? Unless your staying at Roxas'?" offered Zell. The male looked as if he were hoping the redhead would say yes.

Axel glanced to Roxas who was waiting for him. "How long does she want me?" he asked, resting his hand on the top of the old and rather banged up car that Zell owned. It wasn't much, but according the it's owner, it had a good heart and had never let him down.

Roxas shrugged. "We can't keep you here," he said simply, trying his best to keep his jealousy down. But why should he be jealous, he didn't like Axel in that way. It would do so much good for him if the redhead just went with this Zell right now. However, Elra wanted to see him, so telling him to just go was completely out of the question.

Smirking and closing the door, he grinned at Zell, who had rolled down his window and was waiting for a better answer than a smile. Moving over, he leaned down, when a hand reached out and pulled him in for a kiss. After a few moments, and with Rikku going 'eww' in the background, Axel was finally released and he waved, grinning brightly. "I'll meet you here at ten then? Plenty of time" Rolling up the window and waving, he pulled away, leaving Axel dumbstruck in the middle of the road.

With a heavy sigh, Roxas turned and made way to his home, blue eyes heading to a figure that stood in his doorway.

Oh no.

His aunt had seen.

- - -

When all coats and shoes were off and Elra had made everyone a warm cup to drink, she sat herself down at the round kitchen table, both teenage boys opposite her. Cloud was at work and would be at his own home tonight, so Roxas seemed a little more relaxed without having the man hovering around with that look that he had in his blue eyes.

"You wanted to see me?" Axel started, wanting desperately to break the silence.

She pursed her lips before she spoke. "Who dropped you both off?" she asked. She was always wary of strangers bringing those in her care home.

Might as well tell her the truth. "His name is Zell. He's Rikku's older brother," Roxas explained. "He picked her up from school and she wanted him to give us all a ride home. She's friends with Pence. I hope it was alright,"

Elra sighed, nodding slowly. At least this 'Zell' wasn't some random person. She'd met the young girl known as Rikku a few times, and she seemed such a lovely and sweet child. Surely her brother couldn't be a horrible person. "And his relationship with you Axel?"

He didn't know what to say to her. Did she know the gossip that his mother possibly spread about him? How could he tell a woman that was almost a stranger to him that the person that had dropped them off from school was also the guy first guy he had ever dated?

The silence was almost deafening Roxas as they waited for the redhead to answer. He wanted to answer for him. He wanted to storm up into his room, pull the curtains closed so tightly that not only did they shut out all light, but so that they shut out the world as well.

"Well?"

"He's an ex-boyfriend," he admitted.

Elra seemed to scoff. But she didn't, because it simply wasn't in her nature. "Last I remember, one does not get themselves kissed by someone who is an 'ex' anything"

Axel nodded slowly, blushing slightly. His green eyes fell to the tablecloth. "It was ended on good terms, but we didn't really get in contact with each other for a while. I think he wants to give it another try though."

Well this was disheartening to hear if there was anything to come between him and her nephew. Obviously it was Axel that was getting Roxas in such an upset state, and maybe letting the pair sort out their feelings for one another would help Roxas understand himself more. But if Axel was with this 'Zell', then that relationship may never come to pass, and Roxas could forever be in a state of confusion.

Looking upon her nephew, she gave one of her smiles that could warm even the coldest of hearts. "Roxas, sweetheart, why don't you go upstairs for a while? I'd like to talk to Axel alone for a while."

Roxas, unsure of why she wanted to be alone with Axel, and somewhat scared of what she might say, gave in to her and pushed his chairs back from the table. He moved over to her when she opened her arms in request of a hug, and allowed her to give him a strong, yet soothing hug before he left the room to head for his bedroom and hide in the dark.

At the top of the stairs, laying on his front on an old white sheet spread over the landing carpet was Sora. In front of him was a large sheet of white paper, and several pots of bright coloured paint. To the side of him was a plastic tub filled with brightly coloured candy jellies. In his hand he held a large paint brush, with which he was using it to paint random patterns on the paper.

Pausing infront of him, Roxas looked down, puzzled at his cousin's actions. "What are you doing?"

Head titled up, a huge grin upon his face while he chewed on one of his sweets. He swallowed before answering. "I'm doing my English homework"

"But your painting," Roxas pointed out. "The assignment was 'reflection on life' not 'mess'."

Sora grinned even more and painted a large bright red heart. "This is the background. I'm going to write a letter on it when its dry"

Kneeling down before his cousin, his own blue eyes drifted over the patterns Sora had painted. He could make out a few hearts, a few shapes that seemed like the candy jellies the youth was eating. Even the name 'Riku' was painted in different colours. "Your doing a letter?"

There was furious nodding from the brunet. "A letter to whoever is willing to read it. Telling them about my life and how I see it"

"So your life is a brightly coloured mess?" Roxas joked.

An adorable pout formed on Sora's face. "Not a mess. Its a mixture. Everything is all merged together"

"You've really put a lot of thought into this haven't you?"

More furious nodding. "Yeah. Riku said it was a silly idea, but Kairi liked it, so I'm doing it"

He was sitting on the landing floor now, watching as his cousin painted. The assignment had to be in a presentable format because the teacher was going to put them up on the wall to replace the last display. Both Sora and Roxas had managed to get their work up, but this time Roxas had no idea what to do.

"Sora, why do you like guys?" The question had been burning in his mind for a while, but he'd never found the courage, nor a reason good enough to ask his almost identical cousin.

"Nnnmmm?" mumbled Sora as he chewed on more of his candy. "I just do. I always thought I should like girls, like Kairi. I do like her, loads, but I can't see myself with her like I am with Riku. She just doesn't fit that way"

'That way'. He'd heard that before. Roxas didn't know how 'that way' felt though, and it was really starting to bother him. But now that he thought about it, perhaps 'that way' was the strange feeling that the Nobody inside of him gave off. He really couldn't go very long without thinking about whomever it was that was invading every corner of his mind. Maybe that Nobody was 'that way'.

They just didn't have a name yet.

He smiled at the other teenager and reached out to ruffle the brown spikes. "Your alright Gumdrop"

Another pout on Sora's lips. "Don't call me that!" he whined, rather cutely though.

Roxas merely grinned at him. "Why? Its true though. I mean, look at all that sugar you eat."

Glancing to his plastic tub, Sora reached over and grabbed it, then offered the gelatine shapes. "Want one?"

He chuckled and took a hand full. Shifting his position so that he was resting his back against the large wooden railings at the top of the landing, Roxas smiled while popping the candy into his mouth one piece at a time. "Do you mind if I use your letter idea? I won't do any of that painting stuff though"

There was a shrug from the painter. "Sure. I'm sure the teacher will just think we shared ideas anyway like she always does. She's always thought we shared ideas though. Stupid woman. Riku thinks she has something against him, you know. I'd like to sit in one of his classes and just watch what he does, because I'm sure he's not the patron saint he claims to be. He gets an awful lot of detentions from her for being a model student"

This caused a brow to raise. "Riku? Not a perfect student?"

Sora grinned. "Nope. Well, only in English apparently. He doesn't get many detentions from any of his other teachers. Maybe he just doesn't like her"

Roxas chuckled. "Maybe he's having a secret affair with her!"

This caused both boys to cringe, and Sora let out a long and drawn out 'eww' Then they both laughed. "Mrs.Kramer and Riku? Puh-lease. Riku is so gay. He has pink underwear you know"

He could of choked on that last candy if he hadn't swallowed it before bursting into fits of hysterics. He had never imagined Riku owning a pair of pink boxers. If they even were boxers to be exact. After all, Sora hadn't been very specific about what kind of clothing these pink garments were. "More info than I needed to know Sora" Roxas said, trying to quell his sniggers.

Sitting here, just happily chatting away with his cousin had relaxed him amazingly. Sora was the same as he'd always been, regardless of his sexual preference. He was rather annoyed with himself for changing his attitude towards his cousin once the brunet had announced that he preferred males over females.

For once, he didn't feel scared of what he was becoming.

"Sora?"

"Yeah Rox?"

"If I said to you I thought I might be...That way inclined, what would you think?" Hopefully his cousin would be able to understand that question he was putting forward.

The end of his large paint brush slipped between his lips while Sora pondered the question. After a while, he dipped it into the yellow paint and messily painted 'Roxas' onto his paper. "As long as you don't take my Riku away, then I think you'll still be Roxas"

He smiled at those words, then reached over and stole another handful of the sweets. "That means a lot to me Sora. Thank you"

Meanwhile, standing on her stairs, Elra had overhead her son and nephew talking and smiled brightly. She'd only caught the tail end of their conversation, but it sounded as if Roxas was admitting a few things about himself, and he was doing it on his own (albeit with a little help from his cousin) without Axel's involvement.

But still, after her talk with the redhead, she was curious what it would be like having him over more. She really did like Axel.

Heading up the rest of the stairs, she cleared her throat to announce she was there, then looked through the bars at the two teenage boys. "I'm starting dinner soon. Do you want to get everything cleared up Sora and stop eating those things otherwise there'll be no room for your stuffed jackets"

Sora's blue eyes widened dramatically and he simply beamed at his mother. "We're having jacket potatoes?"

Elra nodded. "I started them this morning. I'm making the stuffing now. Egg, mayonnaise and cheese. Is that alright with you too Roxas?"

Head spun around to look at her and he nodded. "Is Axel staying?"

"Yes sweetheart. We've been talking, and if he doesn't have plans, then he'll be around for dinner. He told me about his mother. I'm going to talk to her tomorrow." Elra had such a big heart within her chest. "He also said that if he doesn't feel like staying at Zell's, then he'll coming back here to spend the night. Will you lend him something if he does? He'll be on the couch because we've started decorating Naminè's room"

Sora was busy packing his things away when he heard the mention of Cloud's daughter. "Are they moving in?"

There was a nod from the caring woman. "Cloud has his house up for sale now. They're both coming here. Naminé will still be attending Balamb though, so we'll have to arrange transport for her somehow. It may mean me giving her rides in the morning, instead of you Sora"

Roxas tended to prefer the bus, because it was on Hayner's route. Sora however, disliked the bus and preferred those extra few minutes in bed that he gained when his mother drove him to work. This news brought forth another pout.

"Oh don't look at me like that Sora. She's moving into a house full of boys! I think she deserves a little something" She smiled, then turned to head back downstairs. "I want you both to wash up before dinner too. Your hands are probably sticky"

Doing as they were told, Roxas left Sora to put away his painting things to head into the kitchen. With only the four of them for dinner, Elra was serving food in the kitchen, because she didn't need the large table. Sitting down beside the redhead, Roxas smiled at him.

"So you told her?"

Axel nodded. "Told her everything. From Zell, to Demyx. She was amazed to hear what a total bitch my mother was too. I can't believe how nice and understanding she is. Your lucky to have someone like her for family"

Roxas found himself blushing at the compliments. He found himself blushing even more when a slender, yet bony hand found his under the table and gave it an affectionate squeeze. To his amazement, he found himself squeezing it back.

"Your a really lucky person Roxas. I'm glad to of known you."

He blushed even more. "I'm glad too."

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Author's Notes: MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Roxas: -blushes like a fool-

Axel: Yay!

Sora: I got to feature in this chapter! Wheeeee!

Beware though, this doesn't eliminate Zell just yet. I brought him in for a reason. I don't know what reason yet, but a reason none the less.

Also, before anyone asks the question, I shall answer it already: Yes, the letter will be a Nobodies love letter. See where I'm going with this?

Whoever can tell me Mrs.Kramer's first name will get a cookie. Note, it requires knowledge of a certain Final Fantasy game that features a certain smexah character in a cowboy hat!

Reviews are adored, so do leave them. Even if they are simply 'I love your story and want to have your babies!"

Well, you don't have to want my babies. I'm selling them on Ebay anyway xP

Also, I do suggest the jacket potatoes stuffed with scrambled egg, mayo and grated cheese. They are super-duper yummy!

See you soon!