I realized I start a lot of things with the sound of a door either opening or closing. Ah well. So yea, Emmy left you hanging on the last one with the so-close-almost-touching-lip-lock-zomg-just-freaking-kiss-already but perhaps you guys are still around and will enjoy this chap? haha. Hopefully!

Axel heard the door click shut as Demyx rushed out; his eyes stayed wide for seemingly forever as he stared at the now empty space before him, leaning forward onto the table in surprise. He wasn't quite sure if what he was feeling was remorse or relief. Maybe a mix of both. For some reason, Demyx was enticing. More than enticing to Axel; he was something Axel had never expected to be attracted to. A lanky, lean boy's body with straight lines as opposed to delicate curves, a bare but pretty boy's face in contrast to a face covered in make up. But on the other hand, Demyx was a boy and despite the fact that Demyx was stunningly gorgeous, in human terms including male and female, Axel wasn't sure if he could get over the matching genitalia. But on the other other hand, hadn't Axel always prided himself on being so sexually free and open minded? He had always had gay friends and was even always able to admit when a man was attractive, but had he ever truly considered loving a man? Axel shook his head rapidly trying to shoo away his thoughts. He was getting in too deep. He was thinking about loving a boy he had met only a few days ago when he wasn't even sure if he liked boys. Axel sighed and rubbed his forehead. He made the decision to hovel himself into his destroyed room and sleep on it. Axel stretched his arms above his head as he walked towards his bed and plopped down onto it, resting his his hands behind his head and sighing. And then the music came. That same gentle strum of the guitar, same crooning voice and the same tapping foot. Axel smiled to himself, enjoying the music and thought of the boy on the other wide of the wall who was currently making said beautiful music.

~0~

Axel walked out into the fluorescently lit hallway and took a deep breath as he looked at the door of apartment nine. He walked slowly over and knocked lightly, patiently waiting for the blonde to arrive. Demyx looked at him with widened eyes but soon smiled.

"Hi. Ready to go to work?" Axel asked with a smirk and Demyx nodded in reply.

"I didn't know you were gonna drive me today too." Demyx smiled shyly at the redhead who only waved his hand in dismissal.

"Well, we have almost the same hours so why not?"

"That's very nice of you but I honestly don't mind--" But Axel raised his hand to interrupt him.

"I want to drive you Demyx." Axel said firmly but kindly and smiled at the blonde who now had crimson creeping slowly across his face. "And I mean on days you have work and I don't? Maybe I can drive you then too?"

"That's really not--" Axel chuckled and Demyx mouth snapped shut into a coy grin.

"I. Want. To. Got it memorized?" Axel tapped his finger to his temple and Demyx giggled lightly.

"Alright alright. I appreciate it. A lot. But maybe you can walk with me sometimes. It's really not that far and that's even better for the environment than carpooling." Demyx lectured, referencing Axel's original lame excuse for wanting to drive Demyx.

"I'll consider it." Axel agreed with a smirk and a nod and Demyx giggled again.

~0~

"I'll see you at lunch?" Axel called out as Demyx walked across the parking lot towards Nobody Records and he turned to smile and nod. Axel's own grin widened as he walked into the coffee shop. Larxene snickered as she watched him and Saix barely glanced up from his paper, though there was a tiny trace of a smirk on his face. "What?" Axel hissed and Larxene raised her hands defensively.

"You liiiiike him!" Larxene gushed, only making Axel roll his eyes.

"I like him as a friend."

"No bitchy girlfriend today?" Zexion asked as he walked in and the door dinged behind him.

"No bitchy girlfriend ever again. We broke up last night." Larxene's eyes widened but Zexion merely nodded as he took a spot on a stool. "Well, more like she accused me of being a bitch. I told her she's a bitch, she destroyed my stuff then left." Axel shrugged as he poured a cup of coffee and handed it over to Zex who graciously took it.

"Finally." Zexion whispered as he inhaled the aroma of the coffee and neither Axel nor Larxene knew whether he was talking about the break up or the coffee. "Now you can go for the ditzy blonde boy." Axel rolled his eyes as Larxene giggled.

"I'm not interested in him like that." Axel insisted.

"Oh come on! Yesterday you had two problems. You had a girlfriend and now you don't!" Larxene argued with him.

"And the other problem was that I'm not gay!" Axel cried out and now Larxene groaned in frustration.

"Those frequent glances at the record store, those eyes full of longing and desperation, the licking of the lips every time he passes by the window...they don't say much for the whole 'I'm not gay' thing." Zexion argued and smirked into his coffee cup before taking a long sip. Axel narrowed his eyes at him as he washed out a cup.

"He's right." Larxene murmured before walking towards the back.

~0~

Axel leaned against his car and eagerly watched the door to the dark record store, waiting for the blonde to come out and smile at him and walk towards his car. He tapped his foot and knocked impatiently on the metal. Finally, Demyx emerged and as promised in his mind, smiled at Axel and waved his hand.

"Hi!" Demyx cooed and smiled sweetly at Axel who now opened his door for him. "Such a gentleman." Demyx giggled as he sat down and Axel moved to his side of the car.

"So how was work?" Axel asked as he started to pull out of the parking lot. Demyx shrugged.

"Fine I guess. I mean it's work." Axel smirked through the darkness of the car.

"You wanna go somewhere?" Axel asked suddenly, surprising himself and Demyx.

"Sure!" Demyx agreed with little hesitation and felt his heart flutter as Axel turned down a dark road. He pulled onto a ledge and just over that ledge, the ocean glimmered in the moonlight. "Wow..." Demyx sighed in awe.

"It's beautiful." Axel agreed and found himself looking in Demyx's direction instead of out at one of his favorite sights. He furrowed his brow in questioning but looked out the front window. "I love it up here." Axel said quietly and couldn't help but look at Demyx again.

"I can see why. This is amazing." Demyx smiled and looked at Axel. "I bet you take a lot of girls up here." Demyx said quietly and immediately regretted it as he looked down at his hands and blushed.

"No actually. I don't think I've ever brought a girl up here with me." Axel said in wonder and realized it was true. The thought of bringing a girl here had never occurred to him but at once, he knew Demyx would like it and he knew he wanted to be there to see his reaction. "Huh." He murmured and turned his face to look over at Demyx who was intently watching him. Before he could even react, Demyx had leaned forward, taking his now red face in his thin hands and pushed his lips against his. At first, the shock kept Axel from enjoying the kiss or pushing him away, but after a mere moment, Axel's eyes closed and he engaged Demyx in lip language; but all too soon Demyx pulled away and gasped lightly.

"I'm so sorry!" Demyx whined quietly as he laid his hand on his chest in surprise at himself. "I know you're straight and you'll never wanna talk to me again after tonight but I just couldn't help it!" Demyx looked in horror at Axel's face, expecting disgust or horror of his own. Instead Axel sat with wide eyes and open mouth. His gaze lingered towards Demyx now and again, he mumbled a simple 'Huh.' "Huh?" Demyx asked.

"Huh." Axel repeated and a smirk grew on his face. "Lemme just..." He muttered as he leaned forward, closer to Demyx who sat completely still with a blush crawling across the bridge of his nose, feeling the static of Axel's lips inching closer and finally, the driven force of Axel's lips crashing onto his own.

AND OMG THEY FINALLY KISS! So tell us tell us! What do we think of the AkuDemy kiss? I hope you like! ^_^