"Food!"
"I see."
"Eat!"
"It's what most normal people do with food, Roxas."
Roxas glared at the redhead. Axel sheepishly took a fry and ate it. "Are you going to have some?"
Roxas shook his head, "Nope. You went two days without food. I do that all the time. I'm used to it."
Axel laughed. It was a joke between them. Since both of Roxas' parents were constantly working it was almost as if Roxas was raising himself. His older brother probably would have been a big help with it all if Sora wasn't such a kid himself.
"So Axel?"
"Yeah?" said redhead looked up curiously at his friend.
Roxas was sitting in his seat and seemed utterly normal and relaxed. Until you saw his expression, that is. It was a look that combined reluctance, annoyance and confusion in one. Someone was thinking too much.
"Why... why have you never, uh, never told me about your mom?" what little courage Roxas had evaporated with that sentence.
Axel stared glumly at the table. What was he meant to say?
Roxas nervously peeked at Axel under his bangs. "You trust me, right?"
"Of course."
"You know I would never hurt you?"
"Except for that slap but that hurt, man!"
"You know I would never leave you?" Roxas ignored Axel as he rubbed his cheek that Roxas slapped. There was no point since it had been an hour since he was slapped and the pain had faded away.
Axel sighed. Too much angst for 3 days. "What was I supposed to say? Oh hey Rox, my mom hates my guts and ignores my entire existence except for the bounty of insults she flings at me, oh and did you happen get the English homework?"
Roxas inclined his head as he thought. To be fair, it would be hard for Axel. After a good minute of contemplation, during which Axel had returned to eating, Roxas mind came back to the present day.
He smiled at Axel and received a smile in return. They continued to talk about random things until the bell signalling the end of lunch rang.
Roxas glanced at his watch. "One more class to go, then we go home."
Axel raised an eyebrow, "And by go home you mean...?"
Roxas smirked at his best friend. They knew each other too well. "By go home I mean straight to see Reno so he can destroy you for not being home for 3 days."
Axel laughed and shook his head disappointedly. "Then I get to angst over what Mr Highwind has planned for our ultimate torture tomorrow."
Roxas stood stock still in the middle of the hallway. Angry students pushed past him. Axel had continued walking knowing Roxas would follow.
Roxas face morphed into of disbelief. "Why am I in trouble? I blame you Axel!" He yelled as he ran to catch up to the disappearing redhead.
xxXxx
"You are kidding me."
"Nope. You two are the only victims," clearing of throat, "I mean, volunteers, I could find."
The one who said this was the embodiment of Satan himself. Or in other words, a high school principal. Cid Highwind.
The unfortunate sufferers of his wrath were the two protagonists of this story. Axel and Roxas. Their current predicament? They have been told, read: ordered, to Clean. The. Boys. Toilets.
Having each and every one of their hairs slowly and painfully removed would be less torturous than this.
xxXxx
It was about a month later from the unfortunate punishment and Axel and Roxas were standing outside the latter's locker.
"So? So? So? So? So? So? So? So?"
"No, Axel."
"So? So? So? So? So? So? So? So?"
"Axel, I already said no."
"So? So? So? So? So? So? So? So?"
"Why are you so infuriating?"
"So? So? So? So? So? So? So? So?"
"FINE!"
The outburst received an evil smirk in return. "I knew you would love the idea," the flamboyant redhead's tone just screamed victory... and a bit of arrogance but that was just a given when talking to Axel.
"What idea? You won't tell me what you're planning!" Roxas bit back, with a hint of exasperation creeping into his voice.
"That's why they call it a surprise, Roxy-boy!" the older practically cheered while good-naturedly thumping his friend on his back.
"When it involves you; 'surprise' is code for 'if you value your life, run.'" A slightly displeased blonde grumbled under his breath.
Axel immediately used the dreaded 'Puppy Dog Eyes' in response to that comment. His face was so cute and innocent. It had to be fake.
C'mon, it was Axel we're talking about here.
"What was that Roxy?"
"Nothing. Never mind."
Cue evil smirk, graciously given by a certain redheaded pyromaniac.
xxXxx
"SURPRISE!"
Roxas was greeted by a deafening shout as he made to enter his home. His jaw dropped almost comically. His small suburban house was packed with friends, family and just about everyone he knew... or cared about at least. To name a few he could see there was Hayner, Pence, Olette, Demyx, Zexion as well as Leon. Leon was a close family friend. A very 'close' friend to Cloud especially.
Said blonde and brunette were having what looked like a silent conversation. It seems those two had bonded over their mutual anti-socialness.
"Dude? What the hell?" the very confused blonde asked to no one in particular.
"Happy birthday Roxy-boy!" the perpetually energetic redhead behind him laughed. "Did you forget? Tsk tsk tsk."
Roxas spluttered before replying, "Of course I remembered my own birthday! I just thought we all agreed we wouldn't celebrate?"
Axel's usual cocky laugh could only be heard by Roxas over the loud rock music that had begun to play, signalling the beginning of what was sure to be a great party.
"Roxy, no matter what you say, it is impossible to NOT celebrate when you are friends with me! Never pass up an excuse to party!"
A slight smile betrayed any hope of Roxas continuing to act as if he were mad over the surprise party. So he simply chuckled and dragged the taller boy into his house to enjoy the party.
xxXxx
"Whooooo!"
The long exclamation came from a redhead who was dropping himself on the sole bed in the room. The strange exclamation, in case you don't speak Axel-nese, was to express how tired he was.
The party had lasted well into the night. By now it was almost 2 in the morning and all the guests had left. The only people who remained were the house's actual occupants- Cloud, Aerith and Roxas- and Axel. Who was impossible to get rid of.
Not that anyone wanted to.
He flashed a lop-sided smirk to his smaller friend, who was setting up a make-shift bed on his bedroom floor. "Some party, eh Rox?"
Roxas shot an exhausted glare up at his best friend. "You were dragging me around to do dance so much I don't know how the rest of the party went. And now I am dead tired!"
"You're tired? Try being the one who had to do the dragging. You're getting heavier Roxy."
That statement earned him a pillow to the face.
That reaction earned the slightly aggravated blonde, a.k.a the pillow thrower, a laugh.
And that, in turn, created a pillow fight. A totally manly pillow fight. This is the point in time at which the author would like to point out that was sarcasm. It was the girliest pillow fight known to man.
After about 10 minutes of girly squeaks and not-so-gentle slapping with pillows, both teens flopped down on their respective beds. Axel on the floor and Roxas in his own bed.
"Good night, Axel."
"Night, Roxy."
They both quickly fell asleep.
Author's Note: Anyone else notice the author's notes in this story are mainly just me ranting? xD I love anyone who actually reads these though! \(^_^)/
Rant of the chapter: Today, my best friend (Male, 5"9, 90kg) tackled me (Female, 5"1, 50kg) and demanded a piggy-back ride to his next class. Not kidding. xD
Wow, I really need to sort out the whole Metric or Imperial system thing...
A GIANT thank-you to everyone who reviewed last chapter!
x-Trisana-Skystorm-x: I'm not sure which is cooler: The fact that you knew all that, or the fact that you have a ps3. xD *Is currently broke* haha
Akemi713: hahaha Yes, every yaoi fangirl loves an Akuroku shower scene X3 I'm just cruel and decided not to write one *evil smile* And thanks for the advice (go ask him out) I tried... then got tackled by my VERY heavy best friend xD Didn't get a chance to. Hahaha
Kirkysaurus: Now I've got the mental image of Axel and Roxas in the shower... Together X3 Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing... Teehee
Kurai-Hinote: I love how everyone is supporting my nerd quote xD And yes you are cool *bonus cool points for reviewing* I haven't heard of Slayer's Chronicles, I'll have to read it. *runs off to library*
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Thank-you for reading you awesome, awesome people!
...Such a long rant X3