Roxas took a calming breath before looking at the still open bedroom door, the terrorizing silence flowing into the room. Axel followed his gaze, Riku and Sora did as expected and repeated the couple. Four pairs of curious eyes looked towards the empty, dark hallway. Expecting an ominous, venomous creature to crawl up the stairs and devour them whole. Right now, they preferred a horrible monster from the depths of hell, than the evil heartless man Sora and Roxas were forced to call father.
Axel bit his lip out of habit, running a hand through his hair as he got up to walk over to the door. Riku quickly followed, eager to protect Sora a much as Axel was to protect Roxas. Both older boys kept cautious, alert minds a they approached the dangers of the unknown. Sora and Roxas felt the tension radiating off them, and held each other.
Time came to an instant stop as the creek of wood hit their ears. Axel was the first to strike out a protective hand, moving Riku back a few steps. Riku looked up at the red head with a cross of worry and anger, Axel simply placed a finger to his lips. The young brothers sat on the bed, Sora biting his nails as Roxas bit his lip to match Axel. Sora, being the older brother took Roxas's hand first, giving the blonde some comfort. Roxas looked over at Sora and gave a small reassuring smile, holding his brothers hand tightly.
"Careful." Sora whispered, getting Riku's attention.
Riku turned his head slightly, his sliver strands of hair moving over his eyes, to give Sora a quick wink.
Another creek and the brothers as well the older boys felt their hearts begin to race. Roxas placed another hand over his heart, feeling as if his heart would explode from all this suspense and stress this situation held. Roxas closed his eyes, softly running his fingers over smooth skin. The gesture made Sora look back over at his younger brother, without saying a word he pressed a soft kiss to his brothers forehead. After doing so, Sora's eyes caught the sight of his own blood stained on the mattress. A sudden feeling washed over Sora, sending his heart into a blender. Sora couldn't look away from it, images flashing around his head, like a tornado of memories destroying his mind.
"Axel…" Another creek came to their senses, panicking everyone.
"Be ready to fight…Roxas, Sora, when I say run…You better fucking run out of this house." Axel whispered back towards the two, not once looking away from the dark entrance.
"Okay…" Roxas answered, not noticing his brother looking back over his shoulder.
Riku looked back when Sora didn't say anything back, noticing his lover was staring at the spot on the bed he dreaded to see.
"Sora-"
"Fuck!"
Axel suddenly cried out as a clash of metal hit the door frame a foot in front of him. Riku bent down quickly, avoiding anything that was to hit Axel. Axel's body fell onto Riku's from jumping back to quickly, and accidentally tripping over his own feet. Riku tried to regain his balance and catch Axel as well, but only failed and ended up under the taller teen.
"Axel!" Roxas jumped, breaking Sora out of his trance to see Riku under a surprised Axel. Both of them struggled to get back up before anything else could harm them, or the brothers.
"Stupid fags." The cruel laugh made Sora look up first, his innocent eyes tracing back over the long metal pipe. He traced over the white, rough skin of hands that scared and bruised his body, towards the arms that were built to hold down anyone he wanted to inflict pain upon. Sora couldn't stand the fact that his father was strong and built for abuse. Finally, Sora landed on the face that he would never be able to ease from his mind. The evil curve of his father's lips, to the dark evil hearted eyes he held. There was no love in this man, none at all. He was full of hate and rage, and now he was going to kill them all.
"Cloud!" Riku growled, trying to get Axel's body off of his.
"Well, well, well…Look who decided to get up. You missed quit the show before." Cloud, or Sora's father, however they saw him as, laughed as he looked over at Sora. Sora was looking away from his father and everyone else as a deep embarrassed blush spread over his face. The shame was taking over the young boy and making him wish that he was anywhere but here.
"Hey! Leave the kid alone." Axel shouted as he straightened himself out and helped Riku up.
"Make me, cherry top." The man entered the room fully now, his intimidating body blocking the only exit out of the small room.
"Axel!" Both brothers suddenly yelled out as the red head lunged his body at the man threatening them all.
It all happened so fast, first Axel was running the heartless than the next he was able to punch the man in the jaw. Riku gasped and rushed to Axel side as the hand Axel used was being grabbed and pulled up until Axel was forced to turn and face the boys in the room. Cloud pulled Axel's up behind his back in a painful angle, Axel held back a scream of pain. Riku kicked his leg up to try to catch the man off guard but ended up getting Axel's face instead. Riku suddenly felt guilty, not even considering that of course he would use Axel as a shield.
"Fuck! I'm sorry, Axel!" Riku apologized as Axel made a face that screamed bloody pain.
"Stupid boys." Cloud rolled his eyes and brought Axel's arm up higher, this time Axel moaned in pain.
"Let him go, Cloud!" Roxas yelled out, letting go of Sora and getting up.
Sora felt his blush leave and fear over take him as Roxas left his side. Without Roxas holding his hand and with everyone away from his side Sora felt unprotected. He wrapped both arms around himself and watched as Roxas moved in front of Riku and almost got to close to Axel that was in Cloud's grasp.
"Roxas!" Riku griped Roxas's arm, pulling him back as Cloud smirked evilly behind the spikes of red hair.
"Let him come, Riku."
"Roxas, don't you…fucking dare. I don't care what…he does." Axel struggled to say as his arm was being forced up into a more awkward angle, making him bend his back to release some tension.
"You should listen to your fuck toy, Roxas. Because, we all know there's nothing you can do to help anyone." The tempting smile his father gave him made Roxas fight back against Riku, but losing terribly.
"Riku! Let me go!" Roxas fought back, wanting to hit his brother's boyfriend for holding him back.
"I just…fuck, don't…want you to…get hurt!" Axel yelled out the last bit in pain, now being bent over completely as his arm was twisted almost fully to the point of breaking.
"You're getting hurt!" Roxas cried out as he started to tear up, noticing that Axel was shredding tears of pain.
"I don't care…" Axel panted.
"Well, Roxas…Your boy is very tempting this way." Roxas let out loud yell as Riku held Roxas forcefully against his chest to prevent any outbursts. Sora looked up at the sound of the purr in his father's voice and as immediately brought to reality. His eyes looking over Axel's painful position and Roxas being held back, not being able to help his hurt lover. Riku, being the one to hold back Roxas, looked just a pained at the moment. Sora moved from the bed slowly, getting Riku's attention.
"Babe, stay back…please." Riku whispered back as he fought to keep Roxas still.
"Axel! Fuck, Cloud you better leave him alone!" Roxas cried as the waterworks completely turned on all the way as he thrashed around in Riku's hold.
"Roxas, please…" Axel coughed, his arm straining against his will to bend anymore.
"Sora." Riku warned, now leaning back a little to get Roxas to move with him. "Please, stay behind me." Riku closed his eyes as Axel let out a painful scream.
"Axel!" Roxas pushed against Riku again, draining Riku of energy to hold him much longer.
"Sora, please, your brother…calm him down at least." Another step back and Riku had them back to where he started.
"What's the matter Roxas? Can't save him?" Cloud used his free hand to grip Axel's chin, bringing the red head's face up. Axel had tear stains running down his face, but his eyes were full of rage and determination as he looked up at Roxas, there was no pain or hurt. This was the Axel he knew; he was strong, not weak and pathetic.
"Its okay, Roxas…Fucking…Shit!" Axel squeezed his eyes shut again, fighting to bend his head back down, but being held in place.
"He's in pain, all because of you, Roxas."
"No, he's not Roxas." Sora appeared in Roxas's tear stained vision, both his hand now cupping his face. The action surpsied everyone in the room, since the boy was so alone about ten seconds ago.
"Axel!" Roxas cried out again, trying not to look at Sora.
"Roxas, look at me." Sora tried again, knowing Riku was going to give in soon.
"He's in pain because you aren't able to save him. And look, your friends and your own brother won't help you save him."
"Roxas, we want to save Axel…But, we need you to calm down, please." Sora tried, rubbing his soft fingers over Roxas's face to wipe away the tears that were falling.
"Roxas, listen…to him." Axel coughed out as he panted.
Cloud saw the effect Sora was having on his brother and immediately his eyes lit up like fire. The man watched as Roxas began to calm down, listening to the comforting words his brother had to offer, along with the soft gestures Sora made on him. Roxas's breathing went to normal, and even Riku was able to relax his hold on the boy. Sora smiled softly, almost forgetting what was going on behind him.
"Sora…" Axel knew by the way he heard Cloud say the boys name that this wasn't good. Axel felt relived and panicked at once when he felt his arm being released. The red head brought his arm against his chest as he felt himself being dropped to the floor. Axel looked up quickly as the man kicked his body as he passed to get to the other three across the room. Axel's eyes widened as he tried to jump out again to grab the man.
"Sora! Roxas! Riku!" Axel yelled out, hoping to get their attention before it was too late.
Riku snapped out of it when he saw Axel on the floor by the door, his eyes twice their size and his arm in a normal spot. Moving quickly, Riku got Roxas to get behind him, and grabbed Sora's arm just in time to pull him away in time as well.
"Sora!" Roxas called out, catching Sora's arm before he fell to the ground. As this happened, Riku blocked a rather strong punch from the man that wanted to attack Sora.
"Riku!" Sora called out as Roxas helped him up.
"Shit, shit…Run!" Axel yelled, getting help from the wall to stand.
Roxas took Sora's hand as Sora watched Riku intensively fight his father. Thanking god that Riku took martial arts classes and self defensive. Sora let Roxas drag him over to a very hurt Axel, not being able to look away from his lover. Sora didn't feel the fear Roxas felt when Axel was down, no felt some sort of odd feeling. Sora felt the suspense of waiting to see what would happen and who would win, ignoring the conversation between Axel and Roxas.
"I can't leave Riku, Roxas."
"And I can't leave you!" Roxas cried, making sure to hold on Axel's good hand and one of Sora's.
"Rox, you can't stay. You said you would listen to me, now fucking go! Call Demyx once you're out of this house. Me and Riku will meet you there…We'll be fine." Axel pulled Roxas close, kissing Roxas passionately before moving to get closer to the fight.
"Sora…Come on." Roxas sighed, unwillingly moving away from Axel.
"Riku…" Sora whispered watching Riku duck and kick his leg out to trip the larger man. Sora smiled and felt like everything was going to be okay, that things will work out. Another pull on his arm and Sora was running with his brother out of the room ahead of him.
Axel watched and made sure the boys were leaving before he looked around at Riku holding up a pretty good fight. Axel smirked and tried to nurse his arm, moving it a little to see what he could do with it. Cringing as he moved to fast, Axel knew he couldn't fight with his left arm. Axel thought quickly, picking up one of Sora's T-shirts off the ground and ripping it with his teeth. He used the fabric to make a quick sling for his arm.
"Axel! Don't worry about me! Go!"
"And miss my chance to fuck this fucker the fuck up?" Axel laughed as he tied a knot in the fabric. "Fuck no, man." Axel ran ahead and watched as Riku finally got his kick shot in, getting the man who abused his lover right in the face.
"Tag me in!" Axel quickly got a punch in with his right fist as the man went to nurse his assumedly broken nose.
"Nice hit!" Riku laughed.
"You little fucks are going to pay for this!" The older man yelled over their laughs.
"Oh, yeah? How?" Axel smirked at Riku.
"The same way I made your whores pay for being little fags."