Title: Unlikely Addictions
Chapter: 2
Disclaimer: I am a simple fourteen year old girl that dreams of hot Kingdom Hearts (males) all in love with each other... without any of the useless female characters. I'm just saying.
Warnings: SLASH, abuse, drugs, drinking, self-harms, pedophiles, ANGST, etc.
Summary: Roxas is a smoking, drinking, and abused teen that has recently been reunited with his happy-go-lucky twin. Will this new high school help Roxas stop his newest addiction in its tracks, or does Radiant High just spell trouble? AkuRoku slash

Author's Note: Sorry for the wait guys! I had awesome reviewers and right before I was about to post this chapter (a couple days after the first chapter) I completely redid my plot and such... it should turn out a lot better next chapter... warning ANGST! (Or my sad attempt at it!)

Sorry if this chapter seems kind of filler-ish... because it is. You meet some important characters in the next chapter (two of them... I think...) but I didn't want to rush into it yet. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

Sora leaned in the doorway of Roxas' room as he unpacked. After Roxas' denied having any help unpacking his suitcase, Sora was content in just watching and studying his twin. The last he had seen of the other boy was a year after the custody battle, six long years ago. He was glad to notice that Roxas was just the same to him, and didn't act like a stranger. Something about his attitude had changed though, and just by looking at him you could tell he was the opposite of the happy Sora.

His black and red combat boots laced to below his knees, much like clouds. His black skinny jeans were tucked in and contained chains hanging off of the loops and pockets. Two belts were fastened around his thin waist, barely covered by his red hoodie. Sora could see the triple piercings on his left ear and the single on the right, along with an eyebrow ring. His hair was as spiky as ever, although now it leaned towards one side in a more fashionable style than Sora's everywhere-hair.

Sora was wearing simple ripped blue jeans over green high top sneakers. His white jacket was zipped up, barely revealing his blue shirt underneath. His brown hair still went in every direction, much as Roxas had remembered. He had only one piercing in each ear, which contained small black studs.

Sure, they were different. But it had always been that way. Now the differences weren't only on the inside, but the outside as well it seems.

Sora was snapped out of his thoughts as Roxas turned to him, a thoughtful look on his face. "What's the legal age for drinking and smoking around here?" He asked, making sure not to sound too thoughtful.

Sora thought hard, making sure not to confuse his thoughts with that of Destiny Island's age limiters. "I think smoking and drinking are both eighteen around here, but I'm not sure." Sora smiled sheepishly. "I guess you'll just have to ask around." Sora said before putting two and two together. "Wait, do you smoke and drink now?" He asked worried for his younger brother.

"Calm down, Sora. I was only asking because I was curious." Roxas lied easily; hating how bad it made him feel to lie to the one person he had always swore he wouldn't. 'I guess I'll just have to make do for now with the ciggs I brought with me.' He thought as he zipped up his suitcase before tossing it carelessly into his closet.

"Dinner's ready children!" Rikku yelled up to her three children. Roxas and Sora looked at each other with equally raised eyebrows.

"Good timing or what?" They chorused right as Cloud walked by. They looked to Cloud before laughing loudly at his surprised face. Cloud just shook his head and muttered about evil twin brothers as he walked down the stairs, the still chuckling twins behind him.

They headed to the dining room to find four spots already made for them. Roxas sat to the right of Cloud, while Sora sat across from him. Rikku sat beside Sora, leaving the chair on either end open. They started to dig in and friendly conversation spread across the table. Then Roxas remembered something he had wanted to do ever since they arrived.

"Could I go shopping tomorrow?" He asked, looking from Cloud to Rikku.

Rikku nodded before looking at Cloud. "Could you take them to the mall on your way to S.O.L.D.I.E.R.?" She said, referring to Cloud's job.

"Sure, it's right on the way." Cloud said with a shrug of his shoulders.

Roxas swallowed the food in his mouth before turning to Cloud. "What's Soldiers?"

"It's where I work over the summer, weekends during the school year, and winter break." Cloud said. "It's a type of protection branch from the military." At Cloud's disbelieving look Cloud elaborated to make it so Roxas could understand. "SOLDIER is a program for high school and college students. I've been a SOLDIER since freshmen year, which is a rare feat within itself." Cloud gauged Roxas' reactions and in seeing the youngest Strife was interested he continued. "The only SOLDIER ever to enter the program younger than I was a soldier who entered as an eighth grader in middle school, but they've banned joining so young now though. Surprisingly the boy who entered as an eighth grader had to have a new rank created just for him because of his huge success."

Roxas nodded, interested in what his older brother did for his job. Sure, Roxas might have thought it was interesting and all, but he didn't think he'd ever want to do it.

Cloud went into more detail on another branch that worked closely with the SOLDIERs called Turks. They were a scouting branch that SOLDIER relies on. They sometimes act as body guards for the higher-ranked SOLDIERs.

Soon all the food disappeared and Rikku moved to start collecting the plates.

Cloud stood and took them from her hands. "Go and take a long and relaxing bath, mom." He said gently, knowing how stressed she had been over the past few weeks. She was so worried Roxas wouldn't accept her as his mother anymore and now that Roxas was there the excitement was dying down. She cupped his cheek and smiled at him.

"Thanks Cloudy." She said affectionately. She turned and pecked Sora on the cheek before turning and doing the same to Roxas. "Welcome home." She whispered comfortingly in his ear before pulling back. She turned and left the room, her destination the bathroom for her long bath.

Roxas stood frozen for a few seconds, staring in the direction Rikku went. He shook his head as if he was coming out of a daze before turning and following Sora and Cloud to the kitchen.

Roxas, Cloud, and Sora started a rotation that made the dishes easier to do. Cloud would wash and rinse the dishes and then hand them to Roxas, who dried them quickly. He then handed them to Sora who put them in their correct place around the kitchen. The dishes were put away in less than five minutes.

Cloud whistled lowly. "Wow," He said. "What a difference one extra person makes." He said and bumped Roxas playfully with his shoulder.

Sora announced he would go ahead to bed; he was exhausted from lack of sleep the night before. Cloud headed to the living room to watch T.V. and call his friends. Roxas walked up the stairs behind Sora and walked into his room while Sora walked into his own.

Roxas went over to his closet and shuffled through his meager belongings for a pair of sweatpants he could wear to bed. He grabbed his toothpaste along with his shampoo, conditioner, and mouth wash before heading to the bathroom.

He really liked the size of his bathroom. On the left wall a large marble counter with a porcelain sink was on the left of the toilet, while the double headed shower was on the right. A full length wall mirror filled out the other wall, leaving tons of space in it.

He dropped his stuff on the counter before turning the shower water as hot as it would go. He walked back to the mirror and began to strip all his clothes.

Once he was completely naked he stared at himself, looking for the appeal other men saw in him. All he saw was a boy with scars littering his body. He knew he was skinny for his age, but he couldn't help but feel fat with the amount of food he had been fed at dinner.

'You only eat what I give you.' Paul's voice rang through Roxas' ears. 'If you eat anymore than what I give you, you'll get even fatter.' Roxas heard a whooshing sound in his ears and he fought the urge to throw up everything he had eaten. Paul's sneering face flashed through his mind, causing Roxas to give up the battle as he turned and emptied his stomach into the toilet.

He retched until he started to dry heave, leaving nothing in his stomach. He used the mouth wash he had brought in to rinse his mouth before stepping into the shower. He quickly washed his hair before turning off the water. He grabbed a towel and stepped out, careful not to fall on the tiles. He dried quickly and simply slipped on his sweatpants.

He brushed his teeth slowly, taking his time. Once finished he glanced back at the mirror. Looking at his rugged appearance he realized how long it had been since he had truly loved his own appearance.

He turned out the lights and crawled into bed. Despite being tired as hell he couldn't easily fall asleep. Forcing himself to ignore the rumbling in his stomach, he eventually did fall into a nightmare-ridden slumber.

Author's Note: Like, dislike, neutral? Let me know... Review please! This story has no beta... so errors WILL be made. Thanks!