AN: OMG, five days! Sorry about that wait I hadn't realized how long it's been since I last updated. The horrible thing is that I've had Chapter 4 written for weeks I just haven't typed it. It may please some of you to know that in my absence I've gotten a lot of writing done. I was going to update "Once upon a midnight dream" before this but five days is a long time for this story, so here you go.
Here, at the Other Side – Chapter 4
Axel was awake as he watched Morgan walk in, wearing her slutty jail visiting outfit and her perfectly styled hair, held up with thousands of bobby pins. As always, no matter how weak he became, he kept direct eye contact. "Axel, you looked like death warmed over." Morgan scolded him like his appearance was within his control. She glanced at the abandoned Spaghettios can lying next to Axel. "Well if you're not going to eat your spaghettios I'll have to take them away."
Axel just continued to glare at her as she bent down in her five inch heels and reached for the can. "Do you remember when you used to play with me?" He asked lightly.
"I did that because your father wanted it." She snapped.
"Oh, I know. But still, he never told you to have fun doing it. He never told you to think of me as your child. He only told you to entertain me while he worked." Morgan's confidence faltered, "He never gave you your own child. I'm all you really have, the child you've known, Mom. The child you used to call yours and play with everyday. The child you use to brag to your friends about. But now you want to kill me?"
"And I will, you ungrateful bastard!"
"Not if I kill myself first." Axel smirked.
"And how could you possibly do that? You're all tied up." Morgan asked. Axel began banging his head, with tremendous force, into the concrete wall behind him, while he pulled his wrists down causing the sharp edges of the cuffs around them to reopen the wounds he'd received a few months ago while trying to escape. "Stop it! Stop it, Axel!" Morgan screamed as she saw blood dripping down Axel's wrists and the wall.
Axel stopped, "Why? Tell me Mom, why?"
"He's always loved Nora more than me. He even loved you more than me. A piece of crap like you was more important to him than me. You don't deserve to live or to be loved. He asked me to marry him; his heart should belong to me!" She said like an obsessed stalker.
"And now you're a whore." Axel taunted.
"What?" Morgan asked quietly.
"A whore, W-H-O-R-E, got it memorized?" He continued.
"Shut up!"
"No really. You fuck that ugly piece of shit upstairs because you can't satisfy your husband and you're a horny little whore. Come on, a decent person doesn't cheat. Admit it, you're a whore, and you know it. That's why you call me a whore every chance you get. Although, I suppose I am, but at least I'm a decent whore who doesn't cheat.
"But you…just admit that you're a good for nothing, filthy, wh…" Morgan's foot landed directly in Axel's ribcage. Oww…that was a pretty pain. I definitely have a broken rib from that one, maybe even a puncture from those damn heels. He hadn't even flinched; he just smirked up at Morgan and continued, "As I was saying before you so rudely interrupted me, you're a good for nothing, filthy whore. You failed at being a surrogate mother to your husband's love child. He even prefers to fuck said love child rather than you." That did it, he'd hit the button. She snapped and attacked Axel with her fists.
She was standing close enough to Axel for him to kick her, hard. She lost her balance in her five inch heels and her head landed on the wall next to Axel's hand. He wasted no time in grabbing her hair. Axel held on tight as she struggled to get away. When she finally managed to escape, losing some hair in the process, Axel was smirking.
Morgan glared at the hand that was still clutching her torn out hair. Straightening her disheveled appearance as best she could she tried to regain her confidence, "I'm visiting your father today. I have a good feeling he's going to decide today."
"Bring it on." Axel smirked as he held on to the bobby pin and hair in his hand.
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Riku knocked on the front door of his boyfriend's house. He hadn't seen Sora since his birthday party. Sora was still pissed about being denied on his birthday. But after what Ellen did to Axel, Riku didn't want to be caught with his pants down around Sora. Plus, he had a feeling Sora wasn't ready, that he was just trying to be like Roxas. Added to that, it would be Sora's first time, and Riku wanted it to be special to him.
The door opened and Riku saw a brief flash of blond hair before he was assaulted by an extremely happy Roxas, who leapt onto him and stuck like Velcro. Riku grabbed Roxas to keep him from falling, even though he had been completely stunned by the show of affection. "Roxas?"
"He's alive! Riku he's alive! We just don't know where he is." Roxas said elatedly. That was certainly good news, in Riku's opinion, and it explained the blonde's uncharacteristic behavior as well.
"Hey, let go of my boyfriend." Sora teased as he walked into view. Riku let Roxas, gently drop to the floor and watched as the blond skipped away happily.
"He's…happy." Riku commented.
"Yeah, well, Rob's going to try to find out where Axel is today. Morgan's visiting him." Sora explained.
"I think I'm lost."
"Morgan kidnapped Axel and she asks Rob once a week how he wants her to kill him."
"Oh well that's, uh…that's one seriously fucked up family."
"You can say that again." Sora responded, as he pulled Riku into the house, walking backwards and holding both of Riku's hands in his own. "I've been thinking, would you say 'yes', if we were at your house?"
"Sora." Riku sighed.
"Is it me? Is there something wrong with me?" Sora said as tears filled his eyes.
"No, you're perfect Sora. But don't you want it to be special?"
"It'd be special because it's with you." Sora pulled Riku into a hug.
"Too close!" Ellen yelled as she walked into the room. "I trust you to keep saying 'no', Riku." Jim was shaking his head in disagreement, though Ellen couldn't see this.
"Mom, I'm seventeen!" Sora yelled, which sounded strange coming from a boy who rarely even raised his voice in anger.
"In other words, too young." Ellen insisted.
"Let's go to your house, Riku." Sora said, grabbing Riku's hand and pulling. Riku didn't move.
"Sora."
"Just admit it. It's me. There's something wrong with me!" Sroa cried before running to his room again.
"Sora!" Riku called after his emotional boyfriend. "This is killing me." He muttered gripping and pulling at his hair with both hands. After releasing his hair he turned to Ellen and Jim, "Can I go talk to him?"
"Leave the door open." Ellen allowed. Riku nodded and slowly ascended the stairs. He knocked on Sora's door and waited. 'I don't want to talk to you Riku.' Sora's shaky voice came through the door. "Sora, please…" 'Go away!'
Riku held his tears back as he walked away from Sora's room. He ended up walking right into Roxas because he wasn't paying attention. He just wanted to get home as soon as possible. He never allowed anyone to see him cry. "Sorry." He muttered to Roxas and tried to walk away but was held back by him.
"What's wrong?" Roxas asked.
"Nothing!" Riku ripped Roxas' hand off of his arm and ran out of the house. Roxas marched into his brother's room, not bothering with knocking. Loosing Axel had been the worst torture Roxas had ever felt and he'd be damned if he let Sora loose Riku for something as stupid as a sex disagreement.
"What the fuck did you do to Riku?!" Roxas raged as he stormed into the room.
"It doesn't matter, he doesn't love me." Sora cried.
"I don't think Riku, of all people, would be that close to tears for someone he doesn't love. He's almost as emotionless as Zexion."
"Cry-crying?" Sora choked.
"Yeah, so why doesn't he love you?" Roxas inquired.
"H-he keeps saying no."
"Riku not sleeping with you, doesn't mean he doesn't love you. If anything it proves his love even more that he's willing to wait."
"But you and Axel did it." Sora wiped tears from his eyes and Roxas sat down next to him.
"Because we love each other, not to prove our love, there is a difference. Are you ready for that step, Sora?"
"I don't know."
"That means no. Don't do anything until you are absolutely sure you are ready and with the right person." Sora nodded in agreement. "Good, go cheer up your silvery boyfriend."
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Ellen and Jim hid in a closet when they saw Sora jump up and rush towards the door. "See, we have good kids." Jim whispered to his wife.
"I want them to stay my innocent babies forever though." Ellen pouted.
"This is what happens, Ellen. They grow up and start making their own decisions. And we guide them as we let them go, all the while hoping we taught them right and trusting them."
"I know." Ellen admitted as she hugged her husband.
"Why are you in the closet?" Roxas asked as he opened the door. "Together." He paused to think for a moment, and then sneered, "And you kicked Axel out." He shook his head at his parents, "At least we didn't do anything kinky like closet sex!" He shouted, walking away.
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"Can I talk to Riku?" Sora asked as soon as Sephiroth opened the door.
"You better." Sephiroth responded, allowing Sora access to the house. He ran to Riku's room and anxiously rapped on the door. 'Go away, Seph.' Riku's voice sounded miserable. Sora's heart began to ache. What had he done to his levelheaded Riku. He cautiously opened the door and saw his silver haired boyfriend lying face first in a pile of pillows.
Gathering his strength, he walked to the bed and sat down rubbing Riku's back with his hand. "I'm sorry. You were right, I was wrong." Riku lifted his head to look at Sora. Though there weren't any tears, Sora could tell Riku had been crying, "I think I wanted it for the wrong reasons. I think I wanted it because Roxas did it, and we've always done everything together. I was wrong; we should wait 'til we're ready. Will you forgive me?"
"Of course," Riku said as he sat up and embraced Sora. "I love you; I'll always be able to forgive you."
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"Morgan, you look…ruffled." Rob commented.
"Your fucking son attacked me!" She fumed.
"I thought he was chained up?" Rob smiled, amused at the image.
"Shut up!" Morgan shrieked. Then, after calming down, she asked, "Have you made a decision yet?"
"I've been thinking about it and I've got some ideas." Rob responded.
"And."
"Well, I need some more details before I can decide."
"Anything." Morgan said eagerly.
"What's his current condition?"
"Weak. He hasn't eaten in a week and a half. And he was thin to begin with."
"Does he fight back often, or was today unusual?" Rob continued.
"Every chance he gets, the little fucker."
"Where are you keeping him?"
"The summer home you bought me. Wasn't that a wonderful idea? No one knows we have one."
"Yeah, real good." Rob indulged her. "Hmm…I think his birthday is in August, right?"
"How should I know? We've never celebrated it." Morgan scoffed.
"Okay, I have a plan. You'll keep him alive until the end of august. That means you need to feed him more, and give him water every day. Basically you'll be treating him better, giving him hope, and then you'll rip it out from under him at the end of August. You'll kill him, using whatever method you like." Rob ordered.
"Oh, that's brilliant. It'll be perfect." Morgan's eyes brightened in anticipation.
"Of course it is. I came up with it." Rob bragged.
"See you later babe." Morgan said as she sashayed out to the room.
"Guard!" Rob called. When the guard walked into view he continued, "I have information on a missing person. His name is Axel Akuseru."
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"Can I help you, officers?" Morgan asked as she opened the door in nothing but her robe and heels.
"Yes ma'am, we've been notified that you may know the whereabouts of Axel Akuseru. Red hair, green eyes, stands about six feet, five inches, tall."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Then you won't mind us searching your house." One of the cops announced holding up a warrant. They began to move forward but Morgan blocked the doorway.
"Wait!" Morgan said desperately. "I can pay you. Or…" Morgan allowed her robe to fall a bit, revealing more of her cleavage. "Maybe there's something else you want." She gave them a mischievous smile.
AN: And Axel's plan of escape is beginning to unfold.
Sora and Riku's issues, is just my way of putting some 'good' morals into the story. Wait till you're ready; don't rush it because you think everyone's doing it. All that jazz. Besides, most relationships have a little bit of turmoil every once in a while.
And what story is complete without at least one crooked cop.
Again, sorry about the wait, I really had no idea how long it'd been.
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