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sweet talk 101

o4 : love one and only - timbaland ft. patrick stumph

Puuurrrr...

Roxas groaned and stirred. It felt like there was a motor lying by his ear. He rolled over onto his stomach and lifted himself up on his elbows. The clock on the nightstand red 6:16 AM in bright read letters. Roxas sighed and tilted his head in the other direction. Lying on the pillow next to him was a fluffy, cinnamon-colored ball of fur. Roxas smiled slightly and scratched it behind its ears. There was a soft mew and a pair of hazel eyes blinked at him.

Roxas pulled back his hand, flipped over onto his back and stretched. Saaaaturdaaaay. No more Axel. At least for two days. The blonde narrowed his eyes and frowned at the ceiling. Who did that stupid fucker think he was anyway? Walking around with that "I-don't-give-a-shit" attitude. Purposely making his life hell.

A malicious grin spread on Roxas's face. He'd get the red-head back for this, he swore it. Then his scowl returned. Why was he even thinking about Axel in the first place? This was supposed to an Axel-free weekend, yet the red-head still managed to squirm his way into Roxas's thoughts.

Roxas sat up and stretched again. Now that he was awake, there would be no point in trying to getting back to sleep.

x.x.x

When Axel woke up at about seven in the morning, the first thing he noticed was the black carpeting. Right. In. His. Face.

"Shit," Axel hissed, bolting upright. He crawled back into his bed and fell heavily on the sheets. Seven in the morning was just too fucking early to be waking up. But his mind stubbornly refused to shut down. So Axel had no choice but to drag himself out of bed.

Kairi was already downstairs in the kitchen, spreading jam on a piece of toast. "Morning, asshole!" she greeted cheerfully.

"Hey, bitch," Axel replied, not too enthusiastic about it.

Yes. This was completely normal.

"Mom and dad left a note saying they went to work early."

Axel made a grunt of acknowledgement and swiped Kairi's toast from her hand. So Kairi punched Axel in the side of the head. Yes, this was pretty much their daily routine.

"Sooo.." Kairi started, taking a seat on the kitchen counter. "What're you gonna be doing for today?"

Axel paused mid-bite and raised an eyebrow at his sister. Kairi almost never asked him what his plans were because, hell, she didn't really care. Something was up. She was plotting, Axel knew it.

"Um... nothing..." Axel said slowly. He could always call Demyx or something but he was hoping to have the whole day just to himself.

"Because, well..." Kairi trailed off for a moment, twirling a piece of cranberry-red hair around her fingers. "...Well, I was thinking that I'd go over to Sora's house today."

"So... why exactly are you telling me this?"

"I was thinking that if you didn't have anything better to do, that you'd come with me."

Axel nearly dropped the remains of his (well, Kairi's) toast on the floor. "...What?"

Kairi nodded and crossed her arms, giving Axel a pointed stare. "You heard me."

"Oh, hell no," Axel said, turning his attention back on finishing his food.

"Oh, hell yes," Kairi said, now frowning. "Look, I think you need to apologize to Roxas-"

She was interrupted by a wave of hysterical laughter.

"I'm SERIOUS Axel! Why do you keep messing with him and getting him into fights? What the hell did he ever do to you?"

"He exists," Axel replied smugly. "Plus, it's fun."

"You barely even know him, you asshole!"

"I don't need to know him to see he's just like you and the rest of your petty little friends."

Yes. Axel seemed to have a.. problem.. with judging people by their cover. Of course.. those could've always been the remains of a bad childhood crawling back out at him. But it didn't give him much of a good relationship with other people.

Kairi huffed, glaring knives and daggers and pins and needles at Axel.

"Alright, alright," Axel said, walking over to Kairi and leaning closer until their noses touched. "Prove me wrong. Try it."

"Fine," Kairi hissed, narrowing her eyes. "I will. You'll see."

Axel leaned back, a smirk gracing his lips.

And boy, would he see.

x.x.x

"Hey, Roxas," Sora said, poking his head into the bathroom where the blonde was currently brushing his teeth. "Kairi just called. She said she wants to go to the mall with you, Yuffie, Riku and me.." Sora trailed off, his eyebrows furrowing. "..She said Axel was coming."

Roxas nearly choked on his toothbrush. He looked up at Sora, eyes wide.

"I have no clue," Sora said, shrugging. "I told her it might've not been a good idea considering.. uhn.. well, things between you two.. but she just interrupted me and hung up saying she'll be over in half an hour..."

Roxas groaned and rested his forehead on the edge of the sink. Stupid, stupid Kairi. So Fate really did decide to be a bitch. Or maybe it was just his enemy's sibling.

Roxas finished brushing his teeth before rinsing out his mouth and turning back to Sora, his arms crossed.

I am not going.

Sora seemed to understand just by Roxas's look. "Look, man, I don't mind if you don't want to go, but Kairi really seems to want you to come.. and.. well.. You should just go. And if things start getting out of hand, we can just go home."

Roxas rolled his eyes and brushed past Sora to his room.

Like hell things'll get out of hand. It's gonna be a disaster..

And so, about half an hour later, Roxas was sitting on his bed, still in his pajama pants.

"Roxas.." Sora groaned. He was already dressed in his usual black shorts and a red plain shirt. "C'mooon, Kairi gonna be here an second!"

Roxas shook his head and crossed his arms stubbornly.

"Quit being such a kid."

Roxas raised an eyebrow and smirked. I could say the same for you.

Sora merely sighed and walked over to his brother's closet. He fished out a pair of black jeans and a clean gray t-shirt with the Element logo on it. He threw the clothes to Roxas.

"Jeez, Rox. It's a little thing called the laundry."

Roxas rolled his eyes but did not proceed to put the clothes on.

"Roxassss.." Sora growled, tapping his foot.

No response.

"Fine. Looks like I'll just have to dress you myself."

Roxas's eyes widened considerably and he frantically shook his head. I'm not fucking coming, dammit!

NO!

x.x.x

By the time Kairi and Axel arrived, Roxas was finally dressed. Except his left cheek was red and the was a small bruise on Sora's jaw. And Roxas wasn't speaking (duh) or looking Sora's way.

"Uhm... are you two okay?" Kairi asked, eyeing their small injuries.

"Yeah, yeah," Sora mumbled. His eyes traveled over Kairi's shoulder. "Um.. hi, Axel.."

Axel nodded at Sora, not too keen on speaking to him. The awkward silence stretched for a moment until Kairi decided to speak up.

"Ah, Riku called me and said he'll meet us up at the mall. And, uh, where's Yuffie?"

As if on cue, the fourteen-year-old came bounding down the stairs.

"Kairi!" she screeched, tackling the older girl into a sort of.. glomphug. Roxas pretended to gag in the background.

That's when Axel's bottle green landed on the blonde. Roxas looked back and narrowed his eyes. Axel only smiled smugly.

Roxas scowled and lifted his chin a bit. Wipe that smile off your fucking face.

Either Axel was a mind-reader or what, Roxas didn't know, but the red-head's smile morphed into a smirk. Or maybe it was just him.

"Sorry to break up your 'bonding,' but we should get going," Sora said, eyeing Axel and Roxas as though he was waiting for them to spring at each other.

Roxas frowned at the word "bonding" and hit Sora upside the head. Were not.

"We're leaving mom!" Sora called. Without waiting for a response, he closed the door and started making his way down the sidewalk to Kairi's car.Well, actually it was her mom's mini-van.. what? How do expect to hold five people in a little sport's car?

Kairi and Yuffie took the front seats while Axel, Sora and Roxas took the back. Axel got in first and then Roxas purposely shoved Sora in next. It would be a cold day in hell the day Roxas Kisaragi would sit next to Axel. The red-head didn't even mind. Hell, he barely seemed to care anyway.

"So.." Sora said, turning to face Axel. "What do you like to do?"

"Set poor little squirrels on fire," Axel replied, grinning at Sora. God, the kid's expression was priceless.

"Don't listen to him, Sora," Kairi grumbled from the front seat. Sora nodded but scooted closer to Roxas. Axel chuckled under his breath and turned his attention back to the window.

Roxas, on the other hand, would give (almost) anything to just jump out of the window and hightail it back home. He was not, NOT, spending an entire day with Axel around. Like hell he would!

"We're here, Roxas.. Roxas? ROXAS!"

The said blonde jumped in his seat and whirled around to face his brother. ...And promptly hit their foreheads together.

"Ow!" Sora yelped, rubbing a hand on his now-bruised forehead. Roxas glared back and did the same.

"Jeez, Roxas.. you don't have to give me brain damage y'know.." Sora mumbled, scooting around Roxas to slip out the door. Kairi locked the doors and started making her way to the mall entrance with everyone else in tow. Only Roxas lagged behind.

I didn't even want to come. I don't even wanna friggin' be here.. And why the hell did Kairi bring Axel?! Is she trying to make us kill each other?

Roxas's bottom lip jutted out in a pout, his eyes locked on the back of Axel's spikey head and trying to drill daggers into it. That was a satisfactory image.

Everyone was already inside yet Roxas paused at the sliding doors. He could take a chance and just hightail it out of there. Or he could go with everyone else and hide behind Sora or something. Then again, he could just suck it up and-

"You comin', Blondie?" a smooth voice breathed in Roxas's ear, making the boy jump.

"Thought so," Axel said. He hooked he thumbs in his jean pockets and sauntered inside, leaving a slightly inebriated Roxas to quietly walk after him.

x.x.x