EDIT: Hey, guys! Here's the second chapter re-done! What I added in this one was Larxene, and I changed what Roxas demanded of Axel in the store. Instead of demanding a kiss, I decided blackmailing would be better. Because little kids are tattle-tales and that's what they do, right? Anyhow, enjoy!
~Hinata
The next day, the brat didn't even bother to talk to me. Which was fine by me, mind you. I really didn't care. I didn't like to talk to little babies anyway. I didn't care. Not one bit.
"Axel?" My mom called from downstairs as I laid on my bed and listened to some music on my stereo. "Axel! Come down here right now!"
I sighed and slid off my bed and walked out of my room. "What is it?"
"I want you to take Roxas to the park. He wants to go play outside."
"Why can't he just go and play by himself?"
"Axel! Don't be rude! Now get down here and take him to the park." I groaned and walked slowly down the stairs as if I was recieving a death sentence. When I got to the bottom, Roxas had a blue ball and was ready to go.
"Let's go, Axie." He said with a mischevious grin.
"Don't call me that, you little shit." I grunted as I walked outside with Roxas following me.
"You don't like me that much, do you?" He asked with fake innocence.
"What ever gave you that idea?" I asked, my sarcasm clearly showing. "Anyway, when are you going back home?"
"What do you mean?"
"You know, back to where you live, wherever that was."
"Oh," He said, bouncing the ball as we walked, "My mom's thinking about moving down here. Your mom and my mom are going to look for a house today while you take me to the park."
I stopped walking and turned to face Roxas, "You've got to be kidding me."
"What do you mean?" He asked with a smirk. He knew what I meant.
"Just...You know what? Nevermind. Let's just go to the park." I didn't want to waste any more time talking to him.
The park was completely empty and small, like usual. There were two blue swings on a small swing set, a slide, and a small hill that you can roll down or ride your bike down.
"This is stupid." Roxas said while throwing his ball up at the hill.
"It usually is." I replied simply while sitting on one of the swings.
"Play with me." He ordered with his little hands on his hips.
I let out a sigh and got off the swing to retrieve the ball. When I got back, Roxas was laying down on the grass and staring up at the white clouds in the sky. "Hey," I said, trying to get his attention. "I got your ball back."
"Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue?" Roxas asked as he sat up but not taking his eyes off of the sky.
"Uh...No, and I don't really care."
"Hey, Axie!" A very obnoxious voice called out. I turned to see Demyx, Larxene, and Marluxia walking towards me. I let out a sigh. I just knew that Marluxia and Larxene were going to make fun of me for having to drag this little twerp around.
"Aww!" Maluxia squealed, his pink hair bouncing from side to side as he walked towards Roxas. "He's so cute! What's his name?"
"Roxas," Roxas answered. "And I'm not cute! I'm a boy...Unlike you." Marluxia's face went from all happy to pissed off in a matter of seconds.
Larxene let out a shrill laugh that could break eardrums, and poked Marluxia's cheek. "He told you, Marley. You do look kind of feminine."
"I am not a girl!" He yelled as he wiggled a rose in front of Roxas' face as if to kill him with it. With that, he turned to look at Larxene. "At least I don't look manly." She glared at him with that, but had nothing to say. Everyone, including myself, knew that Larxene did look more on the boyish side.
"C'mon, Roxas. We need to go." I said while grabbing his hand and dragging him off.
"But we just got here!" He protested while trying to break free from my grasp.
"Yeah," Demyx agreed. "Why don't we all hang out. It's okay if the kid comes along." The thing was, I didn't want Roxas to follow us around. It was embarrassing enough to walk around alone with him. I couldn't imagine what it would be like to walk around with my friends and having Roxas follow behind. I didn't want to make Demyx and Marluxia think I was scared to be around a child, so I shamefully nodded my head.
"Yeah, sure...Whatever..." I muttered while looking down at the ground with all my anger boiling up inside. My life totally sucked.
Kids were usually big tattle tales. I knew that for sure. There was this kid who always told on me in school when we were little. And, if you haven't guessed it, it was Demyx. He became my friend after I beat him up for telling on me. Kinda funny. Anyway, I didn't want Roxas to go tell my mom that I smoked and drank. That would be big trouble for me.
"So, where we gonna go?" Roxas asked while staring up at Demyx with his big, adorable, blue eyes that no one could resist. Except for me, 'cause I'm awesome.
"Hmm..." Demyx said. Oh, great. He was in thinking mode. Never let Demyx think. Bad things could happen. "I want some be-"
I quickly threw my hand over his mouth and finished for him. "Berries! He wants some berries! Let's go to the super market, shall we?" Demyx attempted to bite the palm of my hand but failed epically. You can't bite someone's palm when it's over your mouth. It's impossible...I think...I'm not so sure...All I know is that Demyx couldn't do it...But he is kinda retarded, anyway. So, I guess it didn't really matter. Whatever.
I pulled my hand away from his mouth and he said, "I don't like berries!"
"Yes, you do." I said through gritted teeth and hoping that he got the hint.
"Oh! Oh, yeah! I do! I love berries! Yum, yum!" He rubbed his tummy and smiled that big, dorky smile of his. I looked over at Roxas in hopes that he wasn't suspicious, but, alas, he had that usual sceptical look upon his face. He looked over at me and then a smirk shown on his face instead, which was something I didn't want to see. It meant that he had an evil plan up his sleeve.
"Okay!" He said happily while clinging on to my arm. "Let's go, Axie!" He giggled and snuggled into my side. I tried hopelessly to shake him off but it didn't work. He was holding on too tight.
"Aww!" Marluxia said happily. "You guys look so cute together! You guys could be a future couple!"
"Wha-?!" I stuttered out. I knew my face was turning red from embarrassment. I could just feel it. "Marluxia! Demyx! Pry him off of me!" I started to shake my arm even harder, but the little twerp held on just as tight. And instead of my dear friends helping me, they laughed. Loudly and obnoxiously. I gave up and stomped over to the park exit with them following and still laughing, and Roxas still clinging to me. I could even hear him laughing. I let out a loud sigh. I really hated my life.
When we got to the supermarket, Roxas went straight to the candy isle. Demyx and Marluxia were going to buy beer with their fake ideas while I distracted the kid. I wish I could've went to go get the beer instead, but whatever.
As I walked down the isle, Roxas kept grabbing bags and bags of candy. He walked over to me and threw them all into my arms and said, "Thank you very much, Axie."
"Don't call me that!" I growled. "And like hell I'm gonna buy you all of this! I barely have enough money for two bags of this junk."
"Well," He said with a sigh, "It's not my fault that you're so poor. You should've thought about that before going to the supermarket, dumb-dumb." He stuck his tongue out at me which made me really want to sock him in that cute little face of his. But I didn't. I had to prove that I was the adult and that whatever a little kid said to me wouldn't effect me. Nope. Not one bit...Okay, maybe a little. But you know, I don't care, 'cause I'm an adult...Okay, so I'm 16! Close enough!
"Fine, then if you won't buy me this candy," Roxas said while grabbing the bags of candy out of my hands and throwing them onto an empty shelf, "Then I'll tell your mom that Demyx kissed you."
My face turned red from embarrassment. I bet it was even redder than my hair. Now, that was hard to believe. This little shit was going to blackmail me?! I wanted to murder him right there in the store, but knew it would be too risky so I attempted to shake it off.
"Fine, you little brat." I said simply and started to walk away from Roxas, only taking two bags of candy with me, since that was all I could afford.
I glanced back at Roxas and could see the smug look on his face. This kid was going to be the death of me. I just knew it.
"Hey Axie and Roxas!" Marluxia's voice called out. He held a case of beer in one hand and a bag of chips in another while Demyx and Larxene lingered nearby. "Aww, that's so sweet. Buying the kid candy. You would be a great big brother!"
I knew he was teasing me. I could feel it. I growled and rolled my eyes. "No, I'm buying this for Demyx." It was a quick save, but then led to Demyx staring at me with wide eyes and an even bigger grin.
"Really?!" He shrieked. "You love me that much, huh? How sweet! Take me, Axel, I'm yours!" The little drama queen wrapped his arms around me as if I had just proposed to him.
"Get off of me! We're in public!" I yelled, struggling within his grasp while the others laughed, including Roxas, even though he didn't know what was funny, exactly.