Riku's POV

I hadn't talked to Sora since the whole bathroom scene. And I was kind of dreading to. I knew that was why he didn't want anyone to know about us. Or just that he was that way. But I also want him to understand, that I would never let anything like that happen to him.

I looked up at the clock on the wall. Yes! We only had 10 more minutes until the bell rang for lunch. I would talk to Sora some there! I gathered my things so I was ready to jet out of the room as fast as I could.

"Wow, are you in a hurry?" I heard someone ask. I turned to stare at a boy with blonde spikey hair. He had a stupid smile plastered on his face and was staring at me as I held my backpack tight to my chest.

"Oh, hey Demyx." I said. "Yeah, I wanna get to the lunch room as fast as I can so I can talk to Sora." I wondered if I had said a little too much because Demyx gave me a weird look. "I mean, we are working on this project together and I want to ask him when he wants to work on it."

"Doesn't he live like, right next door to you?" Demyx asked me with a confused look.

"Well yeah, but I want to ask him now. So if he doesn't go straight home after school, I will know." I gave him a little smile and then turned back to watch the clock.

I heard Demyx let out a soft chuckle and out of the corner of my eye I saw him shake his head.

I wonder.. what that is all about. Oh well. The bell rang and I leaped from my seat and out the classroom door, sprinting toward the lunchroom. Professor Xemnas always let his students out early. Well ok, not all his students. Just Sora's class. For some reason he had a very strong liking for them. Which was also weird, he hated most everyone else.

And the moment I stepped into the lunchroom I was ready to fight. I ran toward the scene unfolding in front of me and took my place in front of Sora who was in his place in front of Roxas.

"Just stay the fuck away from him!" I heard Sora yell from behind me. "He didn't do anything to you!" He choked out the last words.

I looked behind me and down at Sora. His face was red and a few tears were running down his face. His hands were clenched into tight fists at his sides, shaking furiously.

I just wanted to reach down and grab them and pull him into my arms and make everything better. But I knew that I couldn't let that happen. Instead I turned my head back in the direction of the big brown haired guy and his two slackies. The girl with somewhat short choppy blonde hair, and the other an ugly guy with long dirty blonde hair. Lexaeus, Larxene, and Vexen. I knew it had to have been them.

"Back the fuck off you guys!" I said under my breath, my own fists clenched into fists but more ready to throw a punch if needed.

"Oh, you got Riku to defend you know queer?" Larxene laughed as she looked around me to Roxas. "How pathetic."

"Well, how splendid," Vexen said evily, "more people to beat to a pulp." He looked over to Lexaeus. "You ready to kick some queer ass, boss?" He smirked and then looked back to us.

"There will be no such thing happening." A cold and flat voice said from beside us.

We all turned and found ourselves staring at the tall frame of Riku's older brother, Sephiroth. We watched as his eyes darted from both groups and then as they settled on Lexaeus and his slackies. His eyes in slits, hair brushing against his thighs. Now Sehpiroth was something to behold.

"You see," Sephiroth spoke calmly, "I wouldn't mind but now my brother is involved. I just don't see it happening anytime soon now. Be on your way." Sephiroth kept his eyes on them and then the three of them turned around and waltzed out of the lunchroom.

I turned to Sephiroth to thank him, but he was already walking away. Well, thanks..?

"Don't mention it, brother. Keep your friends out of trouble. I don't like making a scene. Don't expect this to happen again." And then with that he disappeared, hair fluttering behind him.

I quickly turned to Sora and Roxas. Sora was sitting on the floor with Roxas next to him. There was another cut on Roxas' lip. It was on the other side this time. Poor kid..

I didn't really feel like being in school anymore after that. So, I grabbed Sora and Roxas by the arm, marched over to the lunch table we were usually gathered around and stopped in front of a ball of spikey red hair. I smiled as he looked up at me then his eyes wandered over Sora. Finally, his eyes darted to the small frame of Roxas, slightly hidden behind Sora. His mouth dropped some but he quickly closed it and looked back to me.

"We're skipping the rest of the day, Axel." I said to him firmly.

"You don't tell me what I am going to be doing." Axel hissed at him. "Got it memorized?" He smirked up at me. "But alright! Let's go!" He gathered his stuff and darted out of the lunchroom.

I let go of the other boys arms and followed behind Axel quickly. I caught up to him in no time and stopped him.

Axel turned to me. "Holy shit! What happend to him, Riku?!" He fumed, and then started pacing back and forth. "God, his sweet and sexy face..." He snapped out of it and then looked back toward the school at the boys. "I don't think Roxas likes me. He seems afraid."

"He isn't afraid of YOU, Axel." I said quietly. "He is just afraid of finding another person who wants him dead just because he likes dick." He laughed somewhat after that but then stopped abruptly. "You need to get closer to him. Make him feel safe around you." I pushed some of the hair out of eyes. "Don't scare him off."

I walked back toward Sora and Roxas, leaving Axel to stare at the back of my head. I knew exactly what was going through his mind. I knew how much he wanted to just strip the blonde down to nothing and ravish his small frame.

"Soo..." Axel cooed as he walked back toward us. "Where is it that we are going?" He winked at me and then averted his eyes back to Roxas. "Heya Roxas." He smirked and slid between Sora and Roxas so that he could stand next to him. "I'm Axel. And I would very much like to take you to my room, lay down on my bed, remove every article of our clothing, and then make love to you. For hours." He smiled down at Roxas.

I watched as Roxas stopped dead in his tracks. He went slightly white but a bright shade of red came to his cheeks and he looked down at the ground. Axel then dipped down and slowly ran his lips over the boys cheek. "My my, someone sure is breathing fast."