Chapter 4.

I sat down on the couch in Roxas' parent's hotel room, which just happened to be across from the other pieces of furniture, making one another actually look at each other.

"Did you eat yet, Hun?" His mother asked me, holding out a plate that held bagels.

I barely opened my mouth to protest that I wasn't hungry, but my empty stomach beat me to answering. The woman smiled warmly at me and put the plate down at a height that I could see and pick one.

Humph, forcing food down my throat. So she's the one he gets it from…

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"Would you please eat something before you go off to work?"

Looking at the clock, I raised an eyebrow and looked at his blue eyes. "I have an hour before I go, Rox."

"So? Can you please eat? I hate it when you do! It makes me feel like you're goin' hungry…"

"My god, Roxy, I'm not. Plus, if I ever get hungry while workin' I can always take a break an' eat some bar food."

"Wait- Doncha work in the restaurant tonight?"

I grabbed my cigarettes and lighter as I shook my head. "It's Friday night, my love. I will be when it's Sunday."

"Well… Could you eat anyways?" He replied and wrapped his arms around my waist.

I had a just put a cigarette in my mouth when he wrapped around me. I looked down, seeing the serious expression on his face while taking the cig out of my mouth and holding it between my fingers. I smiled and ruffled his down, damp blonde hair. "Rox-as I'll be fine don't worry."

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Ok, so he was a bit more pushy than his mother. Well, I guess I couldn't blame him for worrying… I looked and still look like an anorexic. I probably worry his mother too. I looked at the coffee table that was in between the two pieces of furniture, and didn't even noticed that I had spaced out and nibbled little on the bagel.

Somehow I got to thinking about how Roxas and his mother were similar in ways and then got to wondering what else his father gave him, besides a bit of his facial features, his eye and hair color, and his… "emoness", at times.

Looking back up from the table with the bagel just barely between my lips, I had a look on my face, that he would've said, that held a little kid that had just been caught doing something wrong.

The woman chuckled at me. "Why Axel, you look like a child that's been caught doing something!"

What a coincidence…

I took the bagel away from my lips, licking away any left over crumbs, and wiped the look off my face. And I realized that we were suppose to be in a conversation. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't listen all that well, could you say, whatever you said, again?"

"Well," his mother looked at her phone as if she were waiting for him to call. "A-All I said was that I just miss his calls." I saw a tear or two fall down her cheek. She soon started to quietly sob.

Mrs. Strife and Roxas were very close. Most of the time it seemed like she was more of his best friend then his mother.

He and his father were close too, but not as close. They knew the basics of one another, that was about it. But his mother knew everything. And I do mean everything.

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"Are you sure 'bout your ma, and family, being ok with this?" I asked, lifting up our clasped hands.

Roxas chuckled at me. "For the hundredth millionth time, yes. They're gonna love you!" He chuckled a bit when he felt me jerk from hearing his parent's dog bark at us.

Funny, I always thought of his family more of cat lovers, not dog.

"Don't worry 'bout 'er. She won't hurt ya. Oh, and speaking of worry. Keep your eye on Sora."

I cocked my head as I raised an eyebrow. "I thought ya said that he was with-"

"Yea, yea, I know I said that he was with Kairi," he looked down and mumbled something about Riku that I couldn't totally catch.

"Aw, he ain't gonna be any trouble." I gave a wink to him as we walked up the steps to the door.

Roxas shrugged while he rang the door bell. "Just thought I'd letchya know."

Leaning down, I was kissing him on the lips, until I heard someone go "Aw!", and I pulled away and straightened up again.

The woman, who I could assume was his mother, chuckled at us. "I'm sorry, that one was my fault."

"It's fine Mom. Don't worry 'bout it!" My blonde said with a smile.

She gave a content huff as she looked at me. "Well, you must be Axel."

I nodded at the woman. "Y-Yea… I am."

His mother looked back at her son. "He seems like a keeper Rox." She gave him a wink.

"Mo-om!"

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What a great first impression, am I right?

All I heard his mother sob her quiet sobs until I heard… Lady Gaga?

"Just dance! Gonna be ok! Gotta do it 'nd just dance! Spin that record babe-!"

His mother liked Lady Gaga? "Um… D-Do I hear someone's phone ringing?"

"Just dance! Gonna be ok! Just, just-"

"That's me." She sniffled a little. "Sorry."

"J-J-Just-" "Hello? … Wh-Who is this?"

Both Mr. Strife and I just looked at the only woman in the room as her eyes widened. Her eyes had watered up from tears again. "Oh, I'm so happy! Where do you want to meet?"

"How the hell can you be happy at a time like this! Your freakin' son died not long ago!" Was all I could think. And judging by the look on his father's face he was most likely thinking the same thing.

"Great! We'll see you there! … Of course, him too." She looks over at me.

"How the hell did I get into the freakin' conversation?"

"Actually he's right here." Still looking at me, my blonde's mother gave me a smile with tears still running down her cheeks.

"What the fuck does the person on the other line want from me?"

"Do you want to speak with him?"

"The fuck woman? I don't wanna talk to anyone! You're lucky I came to the hotel!"

Handing me the phone, she smiled and gave me a half nod, like she was trying to say "It's alright.". Putting the cell near my ear, I opened my mouth trying to get something to come out.

It actually took a good three minutes for me to get my greeting to get out. "Yo?"

"Axel?"

They spoke to quietly and I couldn't catch anything. "Yo? If you're there, I can't hear you."

"Axel? Axel, It's Roxas!"

This time I could hear the person on the other line and my heart completely stops.

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XP God, when I looked back on chapter three and got to the part where Roxas got beat… All I could think was: "The hell was I thinking, or on, when I made him say "Love will conquer all."?" … Not saying that I take anything! Wait- I could've been high off of those caffeine free things from Starbuck's… o.o But, please dun ask about why I made Roxas' mother like Lady Gaga. X3

Also, I don't, under any circumstances, support SoKai or whatever the hell you call it. I felt like making him somewhat straight and there wasn't any other girl that Sora looked ok with. I thought about (Roxy's edit) but since she was the one that found Roxas… God, I dun like Kairi… XP

Any who, are reviews in order? :3