SNAP!
"Uhhh... Axel? Are you okay?" Demyx asked, worrying for his friend.
"Of course I'm okay! Why wouldn't I be OK? Do I look NOT okay to you?" Axel snapped.
"Uh... hun, you just snapped a plastic spork," Demyx pointed toward the half a spork that remained in the redhead's hand.
"Someone should spork Namine," Axel grumbled under his breath. Suddenly the mohawked blond understood what had made his friend so angry.
It had been about three weeks since Namine and Roxas had started going out. They spent a lot of their free time together and Axel noticed he was being included less and less in his favourite little blonde's life.
He no longer got his morning cuddle! THAT WAS PURE TORTURE!
Currently it was only Demyx and Axel who were sitting at their usual table. Hayner had caught a cold so he was sick at home. Zexion was entered in some academic competition that was taking place today. Pence and Olette were in the gym, setting up for the Prom that would be held in a week's time.
Roxas? Roxas was sitting with his girlfriend. All the way across the cafeteria. Do you realize what this was doing to Axel's mental health? As well as the health of innocent sporks?
Axel glared daggers at the blonde girl who was currently holding Roxas' hand. My Roxy, Axel internally growled. Wait, when did I become so possessive? I- I'm not jealous...
At that moment Namine scooted a bit closer to Roxas.
FINE! YOU GOT ME UNIVERSE! I AM JEALOUS! WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT ANY WORSE FOR ME WHILE YOU ARE AT IT?
Oh, karma...
Namine leaned in and pecked Roxas on the cheek.
THIS IS THE SPORK'S REVENGE ISN'T IT?
Axel angrily grabbed the top half of his spork (the part with the pointy! XD) and stabbed it into his plastic plate.
Demyx started in surprise. He feared for Namine's life the way things were going. And partially afraid for his own life! A jealous Axel was not something you wanted to get in the way of.
"Ax... maybe it's better if you look away. Or tell Roxas how you feel," Demyx said while discreetly trying to remove all sharp and potentially dangerous objects from the immediate vicinity.
"What would I tell him? I'm jealous because of all the time you spend with your girlfriend... No, he likes Namine a lot, I couldn't ruin that for him," Axel resigned to his fate and hung his head in his hands.
"Don't worry Axel, first girlfriends never last. Best friends can last an eternity though," Demyx attempted to console his friend.
"Thanks Demyx," Axel said, raising his head slightly.
xxXxx
I wonder what Axel's doing...
Roxas cast a quick glance over at the table Axel and Demyx occupied.
What happened there?
Roxas caught a look at the misfortunate spork.
I really want to sit with Axel but I suppose I do need to spend time with Nami...
"Roxas?"
"Huh?" said boy responded intelligently.
"I asked if you're okay," Namine repeated gently. Only then did Roxas notice he was holding hands with her. The first thing he thought was that her hands were nothing like Axel's. Axel's hands were large, soft and warm. They always made Roxas feel safe or content. Roxas snapped back to attention, realizing he had been thinking about Axel... again.
"Oh, yeah. I'm just a bit distracted," Roxas quickly made up an excuse. It wasn't a total lie. How are you meant to tell your girlfriend that you are so accustomed to having someone by your side that you miss them when they are sitting across the cafeteria? That would blow over SO well!
"You know, if you want to talk about anything you can always come to me," Namine reassured. She then quickly leant up and kissed Roxas' cheek.
Roxas was surprised to say the least. It was a quick peck- Namine's lips soft against his cheek for a fraction of a second.
Roxas smiled down at her. What are you supposed to do when that happens?
Luckily for Roxas the bell chose that moment to ring, saving him from his inner turmoils.
He grabbed his book bag and headed with Namine to class.
He was completely oblivious to the glares being shot his way. Most of them directed at his girlfriend.
xxXxx
"Roxas, I'm kidnapping you."
"Wha...?" the blond boy didn't even get to complete a word before he was hauled off to sit at the back of the classroom. He looked at his captor. All he could see was spiked red hair.
It was during Science that this happened. He and Namine had just sat down when Axel walked over, effectively kidnapping Roxas. Roxas looked down and noticed both his and Axel's bags were in the redhead's spare hand.
He was then thrown into a seat with his bag tossed carelessly on his desk.
Axel was scowling as he sat beside the blond. For all his jokes he never thought he would actually have to drag the blond.
"Everything okay Axel?" Roxas asked, concern lacing his voice.
Axel turned to him and smiled. "I'm sorry, I just missed you."
At that moment Roxas felt tremendously endeared toward his best friend. He quickly wrapped his arms around the redhead's waist, planting his face in the other's chest.
"Roxy?" Axel asked as he hesitantly looped his arms around Roxas.
"You didn't have to kidnap me. I missed you too. I kind of laughed though when the cafeteria ladies banned you from all plastic utensils though," Roxas laughed into his best friend's shirt.
"Hey, that trash can had it coming," Axel retorted.
"Dare I ask why?"
"...It stole my rubbish," Axel lamely replied. Truthfully he had been aiming for Namine's hand. He was off by a few feet.
Roxas let go of Axel and stared in disbelief. Normally Axel was better at lying...
Roxas scoffed. "Sure it was Axel. You know you can tell me anything, right?"
Axel looked vaguely guilty before he smiled at his blond friend, "Of course I do, Uke-chan."
Roxas elbowed his friend in the ribs gently. "Whatever, Seme-sama." He decided to play along for today.
Then the teacher walked in and the lesson started, both boys sitting at the back smiling as they occasionally bumped their legs together.
What neither of them noticed was the sad look a certain small, blonde girl had pegged them with.
xxXxx
"Roxas, prom is tonight. What are your plans?" Axel asked his best friend.
"Prom? ...Do you have a date?" Roxas replied.
It was a week after the supposed kidnapping incident. Namine and Roxas still spent a lot of time together and they even kissed on the lips! They considered themselves pretty close, by now.
The two boys were sitting in music class. The teacher had gone to set up the music for prom that night. She had told the class to quietly study while she was busy, but being the teenagers they are they chose to be lazy and talk to their friends instead.
"No, I wasn't planning on going. I'm getting really good at turning down girls though, and a couple of guys. Why do you ask?" Axel replied flipping his notebook closed and shoving it in his back pack.
"I was just thinking if you wanted to go that we could go together. It's not worth going alone," Roxas replied. He was bored and all day girls had been talking about Prom.
"What about Namine?" Axel asked, although he was pretty sure he knew the answer.
It took Roxas three seconds to process what his friend had said.
"Oooooohhhhhhhhh nnnnnnnooooooooo..." Roxas breathed quietly.
Axel was surprised at his friend's speed as he dashed out of the classroom looking for his girlfriend. Papers actually flew off desks as he passed. It left some students very confused as why papers were flying across the classroom.
'Oooohhh he's in trouble," Axel whispered immaturely.
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Roxas ran down the white hallways of the school. Most kids ask their girlfriends if they want to go to prom the minute posters are up. Roxas? He FORGOT to ask his girlfriend but somehow managed to ask his best friend. Sad, really. Now it's the day of the prom and Namine is probably feeling very rejected.
Roxas turned and ran down the hallway to Namine's locker. He stopped beside her locker, where she was pulling out books, not even glancing up at Roxas.
"Hey, Namine," Roxas said trying his best to pretend he didn't forget.
"Hi, Roxas," Namine had a sad smile on her face as she closed her locker door.
"So... I was wondering if you wanted to go to prom." Roxas asked while grinning guiltily.
"You forgot, didn't you?" Namine replied shaking her head knowingly. Before Roxas could respond she continued.
"You forgot about your girlfriend, not about the Prom. Let me guess, the only reason you remembered is because after you asked Axel to go he reminded you to ask me."
Roxas nervously looked down at his feet. Why is it all women are psychic?
"How did you know I asked Axel?"
"I knew you would the minute Prom posters went up. I'm not mad, really. I just knew from the start I would always be second," Namine explained with a reassuring smile.
"Second?" Roxas asked.
Namine sighed. "I guess we're just not such a great couple, but I still would like to be friends."
Realization dawned on Roxas. He was being dumped for the very first time. Well, it was his very first girlfriend- but, eh, details.
"I'm sorry Namine. I'm a terrible boyfriend, but yeah, I think it would be fun to be friends," Roxas said in a defeated voice.
"You're not a terrible boyfriend," Namine reassured.
"Yeah I am. By the way do you have a date to Prom?" Roxas asked. He would be eternally guilty if she turned down anyone because she was waiting for him.
It was Namine's turn to smile sheepishly. "Actually, yes- Riku asked me."
Roxas gave her a genuine smile. "I'm happy for you."
"Thanks Roxas."
With that said both teenagers separated ways down the hall.
Author's Note: Haha yehp, randomly threw Riku in there. I don't think I've included him anywhere else in this story... so... yeah whatevs. But, oh Roxy. Silly, silly Roxy.
And hahaha I bet you all thought it'd be Axel who broke those two up. Well, psyche!
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