Title: Unrequited
Pairing: AkuRoku
Rating: PG-13 - Language
Word count: 217
Roxas lay down on Axel's bed and closed his eyes. He brought his palms up to his eyes as well, partly to block out the brightness and partly to cover the less-than-manly tears he didn't want his best friend to see, even though he knew that Axel would never judge him.
"Why'd she do it?" he half-whispered, hoping ever so slightly that it would be too quiet for Axel to hear, but mostly hoping that his friend would have a valid answer for him as to why his girlfriend of two years had cheated on him with his own fucking brother.
"Xion's a bitch, dude. I told you that when you started messing with her."
"But I loved her. I thought she loved me. I never thought she would do something like this."
Axel looked away so Roxas couldn't see the pain that flashed through his eyes. "Sometimes we trust people who don't deserve our trust. Sometimes we don't love the people who deserve our love. There's nothing we can do about it."
Roxas sat up suddenly. "You okay? You seem… upset."
"I'm fine. I'm always fine. But I think you need a drink." Axel passed Roxas a flask and the smaller boy smiled weakly at him.
"What would I do without you?"
Axel just looked away again.