I silently thanked my lucky Kingdom Hearts when Roxas came back from his mission. He was the only way I was able to get close to Zephyra again. I think she was avoiding me. With Roxas back, she couldn't avoid me. We were all sitting on the roof again. Zephyra and I couldn't look at each other and Roxas sat between us. He looked at me, than at her. "All right you two, what's going on?" I saw Zephyra jump.
"Nothing's going on..." she began, but then Roxas butted in.
"Please, you two haven't spoken to each other in three days...maybe longer. Care to tell me what happened between you two? You two used to be almost inseparable and now you to aren't seen together without me... Now... what's going on?" Both Zephyra and I glanced at each other real quick, and then looked away again.
How could I tell Roxas that Axel and I kissed? How could I? It isn't something Nobodies are supposed to do... let alone like it. Yes, I admit it, I liked kissing him. He tasted of cherries and fine wine. So tart, yet oh so sweet. Roxas looked at the both of us and then shrugged. He stood up. "I'm hittin' the hay," he said as he went into my room. Axel and I went to follow him, but he put a hand up. "Oh no you don't. You two are staying here and solving your differences."
"You can't tell us what we will or will not do...We're your elders..." Axel said. I was willing to agree with him, but then Roxas frowned.
"Then start acting like it and talk your problems out," he said as he shut my door with a snap. So, Axel and I were left standing in my room alone. Axel looked at his shoes and then at me.
"Look Zephyra, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to frighten or confuse you. We are just friends right?" I didn't answer. He looked at me quizzically. "Zephyra, do you WANT us to be more?"
"I don't know Axel. All I know is that I liked it when you kissed me."
"You... you did?" he asked me. I nodded my head. Before I knew what was happening, he had me up against the wall and was passionately kissing me, his tongue invading my mouth. I moaned softly and dragged my fingers through his hair. It was silky soft. Then a 'HEM HEM' came from the doorway and we broke apart so quickly you would have thought lightning struck us. Roxas was leaning against the doorway, a shit-eating grin on his face.
"Well well, I leave you in here to talk out your problems and I find out that you were make out against the wall." We backed away from each other, both of us were breathing a little heavier than before.
"Look Roxas," began Axel, "it wasn't like that. We were just talking and it just happened."
"Okay Axel, I totally believe you," he said in a tone that said otherwise.
"He's telling the truth Roxas," I but in. "And it was just spur of the moment. It's not going to happen again." Axel looked at me in a hurt manner. Roxas simply laughed and then bid us both goodnight. He left, giving us both meaningful looks as he closed the door on us.
"It's not going to happen again?" he asked, looking at me as if I had just stolen his heart and stabbed it with a knife.
"If you don't want it to..." I began, but then Axel dragged his hand through his hair; the hair I was quite happily running my fingers through.
"How could you say I wouldn't want it to happen again? Unless I'm mistaken, I was the one who started kissing you."
"I suppose, but..."
"Nobodies aren't supposed to want to do this." He finished the sentence for me. I nodded at him. "Listen, you can end the charade around Roxas and me." I looked at him.
"What charade?"
"The act that you don't have emotions. Don't even deny it.I've seen you mad and I've seen you scared. You don't have to hide it you know...Roxas and I...we're different from other Nobodies."
"Axel," I began, but he looked braced for the worst. It wasn't in his posture...it was in his eyes. I sighed. "If we're going to keep on doing this, we CAN'T let the Organization know. Got it?" He grinned at me.
"Got it memorized."