-headdesk- I'm almost ashamed to say that though this has taken me months to write, I wrote it in one day, mostly in one sitting. After several failed previous attempts, mind you. I started from scratch on this one.
Now, I'm aware that the first chapter was in first-person POV. That's because it was really only meant to be an introduction by Axel .. and it kinda turned into something else altogether. I've decided that every chapter may have a different POV, either Axel or Roxas, obviously, and I may possibly switch between first and third-person. It's interesting that way. At least to me. And honestly, I look forward to writing Roxas' commentary on certain situations. I've already got an idea in my head for the next chapter.
Hopefully, it won't take me as long to finish it. --
Now, on to what you all may or may not have been waiting for. Chapter two! Huzzah.
And also to pose the question of why I seem to always have Advent Children on in the background when I'm writing lately. It's odd.
If I owned them, there would have been entirely too much yaoi in KH2. Probably best that I don't. TT
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"How old are you, kid?"
"Old enough to know that that's a terrible excuse for a pickup line."
Axel nearly choked on his newly refilled gin and tonic. "Sorry?"
The blonde offered him a lopsided smirk. "You can't sit there and expect me to believe that after staring at me for twenty minutes, you aren't going to make a pass." He took a sip of his own rum and Coke. "The least you could do is come up with a better line than that."
The redhead coughed into a fist, forcing himself to breathe around the burn of alcohol. A small smile played across his lips as he turned his gaze to the boy adorning the barstool two spaces away.
"Bit cocky, aren't we? What makes you think you're my type in the first place?"
"I'meveryone's type," the blonde stated simply. Axel arched an inquisitive brow.
"Really now?" He shook his head and dared another attempt at finishing his drink. "That doesn't make you cocky at all, now does it?" He nearly bit through his tongue fighting the laughter that tickled the back of his throat.
"How could I ever say such a thing .."
This is turning out to be much more entertaining than I thought, the redhead thought to himself.
Glad I decided to stay.
"Laugh all you want," the blonde said almost sourly. "But the fact remains that women want me. Blonde hair, blue eyes, a dazzling smile. I have the making of a major heartbreaker." He sat back against the chair, arrogance oozing from his very being.
It was Axel's turn to smirk. "Women, sure. But what about guys?"
The blonde's face was blank. Axel shook his head in mock sadness. "Sure, you look like a little poster boy. You're cute and can feign innocence like a pro. Women love that. But to the average guy, you may looklike a girl. You're small, slender, altogether almost frail-looking. I'd be afraid I'd break you." He motioned to the bartender for another drink as all the color seeped out of the boy's face. Axel watched as he fumbled idly with his own empty glass, his eyes glued to the floor. He was almost positive he saw a blush creeping up the side of his neck.
Didn't know you were so easily embarrassed. Oh, this is going to be fun.
"So," the redhead started when the boy still hadn't found his voice. "Let's forget the age thing for the time being. What's your name?"
The blonde looked perplexed. "Why d'you want to know my name?"
Axel shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, as much as I enjoy calling you 'kid'--" He grinned at the sudden disgust on the boy's face. "I can tell you don't care for it very much, and you know mine, so .." He leaned forward ever so slightly, his green eyes locked onto the blue of the blonde's.
"What is it?"
"Roxas," the boy said softly. He chewed on a corner of his bottom lip, still refusing to meet the redhead's heated gaze. He seemed a bit nervous, and Axel's stomach twisted with excitement.
Well, now, he thought idly.
"What the hell kind of name is Roxas?" he asked, eyes sparkling mischievously. He grinned at the curling of a lip turning into a sneer.
"What the hell kind of name is Axel?" Roxas shot back, his blue eyes bright with annoyance. Clearly, his name had been the point of ridicule before.
The redhead shrugged again, his bony shoulders barely moving. "My dad was a grease monkey."
Sheer incomprehension plastered the blonde's face. "Huh?"
Axel burst out laughing. "Nothing, kid."
Roxas rolled his eyes, slipping back into the guarded, arrogant guise of a few moments prior. "You're an ass. And you doknow my name now. You really can stop calling me that."
"Oh, but it's so endearing." The redhead couldn't help taking the slightest bit of delight in the sour look on the blonde's face. You're a bit too cute when you're annoyed. His eyes locked with Roxas' until the blonde looked away, another light blush forming just beneath his left ear.
He grinned slyly. I should make it a point to annoy you more often.
Tossing back the rest of his third drink, he slapped a twenty under the empty glass and stood, shrugging thin arms into the sleeves of his jacket. Roxas watched him silently, almost studiously.
"Leaving already?"
Axel combed his fingers through the mess of crimson spikes atop his head and stretched. "Yeah. Gotta get up early in the morning. Some of us have to work for a living."
The blonde seemed oddly interested. "Where do you work?"
"Mm. Don't know if I want you knowing where I work just yet. Wouldn't want you stalking me, or anything."
Roxas' nose wrinkled. "As if I'd ever stalk you."
"Guess we'll leave that bit of information for next time, then." Axel's mouth curved up into a half-smile as he stepped closer to the blonde, tracing the sharp angle of his jaw lightly with a fingertip.
He thought he saw him shiver.
"See you around, Roxas." He turned, taking long strides toward the door and leaving behind a very dumbfounded blonde. He grinned devilishly once he was outside, the crisp autumn air filling his lungs as he took a deep breath and started towards home.
Scoretwo for me.
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-cough- Brownie points if the 'grease monkey' comment made you laugh. Kudos if you even get the reference. XD I'm an idiot.
