Summary: "Can't you just be there for the family for once?" Alternative Universe, College setting. Oh, and it's slash. Don't like? I suggest you don't read it. Kthx.
Pairing: AkuRoku, because that's what was wished for!
Warning: I hate warnings. They take the whole thrill out of a chapter! But yeah... Kids, if you're, let's say, younger than sixteen years old, please back off. Thanks.
Disclaimer: ... Characters = Not mine.
Dedication: For my lovely muse, kotilo – This was supposed to be a birthday present, but of course it wasn't even nearly finished for her birthday. Knowing me, it might not even be finished until the next one… I hope you still enjoy it, love!
"Fine," he huffed and threw first Roxas, then Reno a stern look. "Reno, you tell Roxas about the rules, right? I'm counting on you."
"Yessir!" Reno shouted and did something that strangely reminded Axel of a salute. He would have to ask the boy where he had gotten that from later. For now he was content with watching Reno plopping down in front of a surprised Roxas, raising one small, chubby hand to explain the rules.
He smiled at Roxas' confused expression when he shut the door behind him. Time to study.
Family Bonds – Chapter 7
Axel didn't know how much time later it was that he heard the door to his study open. And even though he heard the quiet creaking of the door, he was still surprised when suddenly a cup of tea was gently placed right next to one of his textbooks.
He looked up, and suddenly he felt tired. How long had he been studying here, listening both to Roxas' and Reno's voices in the living room and the soft tapping of raindrops on the window…
"Hm?" He looked up and took off his glasses, rubbing his aching eyes wearily.
"It's nine," Roxas replied, smiling at him unusually gently. "I thought you wanted something to drink."
Axel blinked at the steaming cup and nodded slowly. "Yeah, thank you," he said quietly. He dropped the pencil onto his notebook and closed his eyes for a short moment before he reached out to close his unusually cold hand around the cup. He hissed at the sudden heat burning into his skin, but quickly adapted to the warmth. He took a small sip. Aaaah, just what he needed now…
"I put Reno to bed an hour ago," Roxas explained while sitting on a comfy armchair next to the desk, crossing his legs and hugging his knees to rest his head on them. His eyes never left Axel's face.
"Did you sing for him?" Axel asked, worried, thinking about the Heartless.
"Yeah," Roxas answered calmly. "He told me about those things coming out of the shadows. I sang one of his mom's songs for him. And I just checked on him. Seemed like he was sleeping like a baby."
"I thought you didn't like her music," Axel said and hid a small smile by taking another sip of his tea.
"But that doesn't mean I can escape it," Roxas replied and also smiled. "And as long as it makes the 'Heartless' go away…"
"I don't know who told him about those things," Axel exclaimed and shook his head.
"Well… At least he's asleep now," Roxas said and shrugged. Then he rose from the chair again and nodded at the cup in Axel's hands. "Drink. I'll make you another one afterwards if you want."
Axel wanted to thank him, but never got the chance to do it as Roxas left the room with a quick "I'll be back in a second."
Axel looked out of the window, sighing deeply. It was still raining a little, and he followed a few droplets trailing down the glass with his eyes. He vaguely remembered that Roxas had brought him something to eat earlier, but he should be damned if he could remember what it had tasted like… Wait, had he even thanked Roxas for it? Had he thanked Roxas at all?
Damn, had he really let Roxas watch Reno all afternoon without thanking him?
"Oh, fuck…" he groaned and let his head drop onto his folded arms. "Fuck, fuck, fuck…"
"I'd love to," Roxas answered, and Axel shot up again with a startled scream. He heard Roxas snicker behind him, but he was too occupied with calming down his racing heart to turn around.
"Shh," Roxas chided him and slapped the back of Axel's head none too gently. "You'll wake Reno."
"I'm sor-…" Axel started to apologize, but he was quickly silenced by a spoon full of cold, wet, salty-sweet stuff that was shoved into his mouth. He tried to protest, but melting ice cream bathed his mouth in a delicious mix of flavors. His eyes closed on their own volition, and far, far away he could again hear Roxas chuckle quietly.
He opened his eyes again, the spoon still hanging from his mouth, and looked down. He stared for a while, then he looked up to Roxas, who was still holding out a bowl of blue ice cream to him patiently.
"I saved some for you," Roxas explained, grinned at Axel and winked at him. "Because you were such a good boy and studied all day."
Axel sighed happily and nodded. Taking the bowl from Roxas he leaned back in his chair, smirking when he noticed that the impish smile on Roxas' face wavered and a slight blush covered his face when their hands touched.
Ah, it seemed like he still had at least some effect on Roxas. What a relief after half a day of feeling like an idiot around the younger man. But Roxas had been rather aggressive today… He had seemed to enjoy teasing Axel even more than usual…
Suddenly Axel wasn't hungry anymore. He just stared down at the bowl of delicious ice cream in his lap and felt even more stupid than before. Of course Roxas was mad at him. That was why he had teased Axel throughout the day. He was mad because… because…
"I'm sorry," Axel whispered, slowly putting the bowl aside. He quickly glanced at Roxas, but looked away again when he met deep blue eyes.
"Pfsh, forget it," Roxas replied lightly and flopped down onto the comfy chair next to the desk. "You were just stressed out. I mean, I would probably have shut the door in your face too if I had to watch out for my nephew and to study…"
"No, I didn't mean…" Axel stopped himself and sighed, rubbing his tired eyes. "Well," he tried again, "yeah, I'm sorry for being so stupid before, but I meant…" He tried to look at Roxas, but again he had to look away. He frowned at his textbooks instead. Damn it, why was it so hard for him to say what he wanted to tell Roxas?
"Yes?" Roxas asked and looked at him expectantly, propping his chin in one hand.
"I'm sorry for running away," Axel muttered, still inspecting a picture of Wonderland's royal palace.
"Sorry? I didn't catch that," Roxas said confused. He leaned to the side a bit and tried to look at Axel's face, holding onto the desk with one hand. Axel sighed shakily and closed his eyes, willing himself not to flinch back from Roxas.
"I'm sorry," he repeated firmly, keeping his eyes closed. "For running away without explaining anything."
"Oh," Roxas said, and Axel could feel him leaning back again. Only now he dared to open his eyes again. And only now he allowed himself a look at Roxas. The blond was sitting on his chair, one knee drawn up to his chest, staring at the window. Axel was surprised to notice a small smile on Roxas' lips.
"That," Roxas said and nodded. He smiled a bit wider and looked at Axel again. "I thought you chose the 'I didn't like it and will never talk about it again'-option."
Axel was confused at first, but then he remembered their conversation before… before they had entered Roxas' apartment.
"I told you I didn't want our relationship to change just because we had sex once," Roxas continued lightly, suddenly stretching his arms and hiding a small yawn behind one hand. "We don't have to talk about it if you didn't like it." Axel couldn't help but flinch at the mentioning of their night together, but he also was unable to stop staring at Roxas.
How could he be so unfazed by this?
"I did like it," he heard himself say, and he couldn't help but notice how cute a slight blush made Roxas look. Now it was Roxas' turn to avoid looking at him.
"Really?" Roxas asked, his voice unusually soft. He started to play with his earrings again, nervously biting his lip. Axel was fascinated by the way this small gesture made him want to kiss Roxas again.
"Yes," he replied, and he was glad that his voice seemed to sound strong and honest this time. "I liked it. And I'm sorry for running away, but…" He sighed deeply and looked down. "The call I got… Reno was all alone here, and I had…"
"Of course you had to go," Roxas agreed, still staring out of the window rather than looking at Axel. "I just wish you had said anything. I thought…" Now he laughed, amused, but also a bit embarrassed. "You know, when you said you had a visitor earlier, I thought you already had a girl over or something."
"Why would you think that?" Axel asked, now feeling quite amused himself.
"I don't know," Roxas answered and shrugged. "Maybe I thought you tried to get rid of the memories of having sex with a guy."
"Were you jealous?" Axel asked smirking, but Roxas just threw him a sly look.
"Don't flatter yourself," Roxas snorted. "I was merely worrying about my ego."
"Really?" Axel said skeptically. Not that he would ever admit it, but he did feel a little bit disappointed about Roxas' words.
"Yeah, well, it would hurt my pride if somebody ran off to have sex with a woman right after having sex with me. I always thought I was pretty good in bed," Roxas explained openly. "Wouldn't you feel offended if someone did that to you? Sleeping with someone else mere hours after sleeping with you, I mean."
Axel was too shocked to answer, but lucky for him Roxas didn't seem to expect him to.
"But it would also have been okay if you did have a girl over, I guess," Roxas continued and shrugged before looking out of the window again. "I told you there were no commitments. It's not like we're a couple or anything."
"But I would never do that!" Axel exclaimed more fiercely than he had intended to. He felt his face heat up a little when Roxas looked at him, surprised. "What kind of asshole do you think I am?"
"That's not it," Roxas said calmingly. "But it has happened before. I mean, it was your first time with a guy, and I really understand if it confused you… I was pretty confused after my first time, you know. I just wanted to say I wouldn't have been surprised if you had…"
"What?" Axel blurted out, suddenly feeling bad for Roxas and not even knowing why he did. "Someone already did that to you?"
Roxas sighed, and suddenly he seemed rather uncomfortable.
"Let's just say he wasn't quite as open-minded about gay sex like you are," he muttered. Suddenly his blue eyes took on a strangely forlorn look, and he turned to look out of the window once more. "He was completely drunk, and I had a little crush on him." He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "He couldn't wait to get away from me after he sobered up enough to realize what we did. And the day after he was caught with a girl in the janitor's closet at school."
"Oh," Axel murmured, and he wasn't sure what else to say.
"Well, but now this is getting a bit awkward, don't you think?" Roxas said and chuckled quietly when he noticed Axel staring at him, confused. "Anyway. Are you going to eat the ice cream?"
Axel blinked at him perplexed, but then pushed the bowl of already melting ice cream over to Roxas.
"Help yourself," he muttered and smiled when Roxas snatched the bowl from the desk. He watched the blond for a while, not daring to break the silence, even though it felt heavy. But what could he say? Oh, he could tell Roxas he was sorry for what that guy did, but that wouldn't help, and he doubted Roxas would even want it. So he just sat there and watched, fascinated by the way Roxas savored the salty-sweet mush in the bowl. He closed his eyes, let the ice cream melt on his tongue and simply enjoyed licking the last bit of ice cream from the spoon…
"So it was Reno who called you?" he suddenly asked, opening his eyes again to look at Axel while raising another spoon full of light blue goodness to his lips. Axel just shrugged and nodded.
"Why didn't his mother call you?" Roxas continued when he realized he would get no other answer from Axel. "I mean, she has to ask you if she can bring him here, hasn't…"
"Who, Ariel? Perfect little Ariel? She doesn't ask," Axel snorted angrily. "She doesn't have to ask for anything. She's famous, that gives her every right to do what she wants."
"But she…"
"She didn't call me because she knew I would take care of Reno anyway," Axel interrupted Roxas. "She just didn't think it was possible I might not be home when she decided to let him be dropped off at my doorstep." He laughed bitterly. "She didn't even come herself…"
But before he could rant on about his sister, he heard a phone ringing.
Both he and Roxas stared at Axel's cell on the desk. Axel took it hesitantly, giving Roxas a quick, apologetic smile before he flipped it open and looked at the display. His smile froze.
He stared at the display for another second before answering the call.
"How did you get this number?" he asked, deadly calm, without greeting the caller.
"Hello, Axel," a female voice answered, equally calm. "It's nice to hear you too."
"How did you get my number, Ariel?" Axel growled, drumming his fingers on the desk.
"After Sebastian told me Reno had your number I took a look at his cell," Ariel explained. "So, how is Reno?"
"Why don't you come here and take a look yourself?" Axel asked through gritted teeth. From the corners of his eyes he noticed Roxas looking at him strangely. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you plan to pick him up today?"
He didn't like the silence at the other end of the line. He didn't like it one bit.
"Well, about that…" He could hear Ariel fidgeting with something at the other end.
"No," he immediately stated matter-of-factly. "Don't you dare to suggest something like that!"
"But Axel, I can't pick him up today," Ariel said in a pleading tone. "I have to…"
"I don't care what you have to do," Axel hissed, slowly rising from his seat. "You will pick up your son now!"
"But I don't have time for him!" Ariel protested. "Eric and I…"
Axel felt an ugly scowl deform his face.
"Shut it!" he spat hatefully. "Did your Eric tell you he left Reno all alone in front of my apartment?"
"Yes, he told me," Ariel replied, and for a moment Axel was too stunned to answer. "But he had to wait for three months for his appointment with Dr. Mi-…"
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Axel yelled as soon as got over the shock, slamming his flat hand down onto the desk. That brat! She even defended her asshole of a lover! "He was alone! He was scared!"
"Reno isn't scared that easily…"
"He's three years old, and your boy-toy left him alone in the hallway! In a house he doesn't know, surrounded by strangers, in a city completely alien to him!" Axel roared. "He was crying when I got home!"
"Hey, that wouldn't have happened if you had been home!" Ariel screamed.
"Oh, so it's my fault now?" He couldn't believe it! Seething with rage he hit the wall next to him, unable to contain his anger any longer.
"If you had just given me your number…"
"You had my number!" Axel shouted and cleared a nearby shelf with one angry swipe. Books fell to the floor, but Axel didn't care, just kicked them aside. "You just said you took it from Reno's phone!"
"Why weren't you home anyway? You're a student, shouldn't you stay at home and study or something?" Ariel asked angrily.
Oh, the nerve of that woman!
"Yes, I had to study!" Axel yelled on top of his lungs. "But someone dumped Reno on me, and since you obviously have no idea how to handle a child his age: You can't just place him in front of a TV all day and do something else! You have to take care of him! Oh, and it's none of your business why I wasn't home! You don't care anyway! You rather leave him alone than calling and asking before…"
"You don't understand how busy I am!"
"Oh, I do understand! You're obviously too busy to care for your own son!"
"I care for him all year! I just asked you to look after him one weekend…"
"No! No! That's the problem, Ariel! You didn't ask! You took for granted I would look after him without even asking me!"
"Oh, please…"
"And you don't take care of him! His nanny does, and he hates her!"
"How dare you!"
"You never cared for him! When was the last time you spent time with him, Ariel? When did you go to the park with him, or buy ice cream…"
"Ice cream? Oh, don't tell me you gave him that unhealthy…"
"He's a child! He's not a pet you can give away if you don't have the time to look after it!"
"How dare you!"
"You don't care for anybody else but you! You don't care about your son, about me, you only care about yourself…"
"I just asked you to watch him one more day, Axel!"
"Did it ever occur to you I might neither have the money, nor the time to do that?"
"Oh, as if you had something else…"
"Unlike somebody I know I have to work to pay my rent!"
"Oh, please! You could just ask Daddy to give you…"
"No, I can't! I don't want his money! I have to work, and I have classes tomorrow!"
"Can't you just skip one day?"
"Shut the fuck up! I have an exam tomorrow I barely had time to study for! Do you even realize how many problems you create by being so goddamned selfish?"
"You can't talk to me like that!" Ariel screeched loudly.
"I'll talk however the fuck I want!" Axel yelled even louder. "You can't keep treating people like that, Ariel! I don't have time to look after him tomorrow! And I'm so goddamn tired of your excuses!"
"But you're the only one whom he wants to spend time with anyway!" Ariel retorted sharply, and for a moment her words stopped the anger clouding Axel's thoughts.
"What about our sisters?" He asked, rubbing his suddenly sore throat.
"How should I know?" Ariel answered angrily. "I barely talked to them since I started my career." Axel could hear the scornful smirk in her voice. "They are jealous because I made something of myself…"
"You know that both Andrina and Arista work for our father, and Adella is studying to do the same? That Aquata cares for her crippled husband ever since his accident, and for her four children and still somehow manages to coordinate father's appointments? That Attina runs her own, very successful boutique in Radiant Garden? That Alana finished high school a year early and is studying to become a pediatrist?" Axel asked venomously. "I dare say they all made more of themselves than you did, princess."
And then he heard a click.
He pulled his phone away from his ear to stare at it unbelievingly. She had just hung up on him!
"That bitch!" he hissed, feeling his hand starting to shake. She had just hung up on him! And she would not pick up Reno today, no, she just dumped him on Axel for another day!
With a loud growl he threw his phone away, watching it hit the wall and fall to the ground beneath in pieces. Oh, how dare that brat talk to him like that! That she had even tried to say it had been his fault Reno had been alone…
For a moment he was tempted to scream as loud as he could, but he quickly whirled around instead when he heard a door behind himself open and close again. His eyes fell on Roxas, who just looked at him sternly.
"You're really lucky Reno is a heavy sleeper," Roxas said quietly, shaking his head disapprovingly.
Axel gasped and threw both hands over his mouth, even though he knew it was too late. Damn, how loud had he yelled? Reno was already sleeping… Reno…
"Did he… Did… Did he hear…" he stammered, feeling his strength leaving his body at once. He fell into the chair Roxas had occupied earlier. His eyes were burning, as was his throat. He blinked, feeling tears of shame fill his eyes. Oh no… Now he really had fucked up…
"No," Roxas assured him, walking over to the pile of books on the floor and bending down to pick them up. Without looking at Axel, who still tried not to cry out of shame, he put them back onto the shelf tidily. "I just checked on him. It's a miracle because you were pretty loud, but apparently he's still sleeping like a baby."
"I'm sorry…" Axel whispered through his hands.
"What for? He's sleeping," Roxas repeated. "And I've heard people yelling a few times already…" He also picked up the parts of the phone. "And if I understood everything you yelled correctly you had every right to do it. But that's only my opinion…"
"I can forget about my exam now," Axel groaned and let his head drop back onto the backrest. He stared up to the ceiling, still feeling both angry and desperate. "She won't pick him up today…"
"I could bring Reno over to Sora," Roxas announced and put the pieces of Axel's phone onto the desk. He sat down on the swivel chair in front of the desk, still concentrating on the phone instead of looking at Axel, who, in turn, now stared at him, thoroughly confused. "My cousin. He works at a day care not far from college, you know?" Roxas added. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind one more kid if I tell him it's an emergency." He shrugged, clicking the battery in place and closing the phone. He put it down onto the desk and finally turned around to look at Axel. "Your final starts too early, but I can skip my first class to drop him off there. If that's okay for you."
Axel could just stare at him utterly speechless. He didn't know what to say. He knew he should thank Roxas somehow, but no words came out when he opened his mouth to speak. He could just sit there and be grateful for the weight Roxas had lifted off his shoulders…
"I can never repay you for that," Axel finally answered hoarsely.
"Hm…" A small smile found its way onto Roxas' face. "How about you call it a day and try to sleep for a few hours?" He leaned forward a little, reaching out to touch Axel's face. Only one finger grazed his skin, just below his right eye, but Axel had to suppress a shiver at the slight touch. Damn, was his body feeling tingly all of sudden…
"You look awfully tired," Roxas added gently, still smiling so… weird. "And those bags under your eyes don't suit you at all."
"I…" Axel stopped himself when he noticed how raspy his voice sounded. He nervously pulled back, breaking the contact between them. He reached out for one of his books on the desk to hide his nervousness, but his hand shook so badly Roxas had to notice. "I have to study some more. For tomorrow," Axel still claimed, and he hoped Roxas would not notice how fast his heart was beating.
How was it even possible that Roxas had this effect on him? He knew Roxas was watching him, and the thought alone made Axel feel uncomfortable and nervous. He knew he didn't want to study anymore, but right now he wasn't sure if he could trust himself around Roxas. The younger man looked so adorable in the dim light the lamp on the desk emitted…
Wait! What was he thinking? He had to study, he couldn't allow himself to be distracted like that…
"But I can see you're tired," Roxas insisted and reached out again, this time combing through Axel's spiky hair with his fingers. It was just a small touch, and yet Axel's eyes closed and a quiet sigh escaped him when the tingly sensation inside his belly intensified tenfold for a short moment. He even dropped the book, but still his mind screamed at him to stop Roxas and get some work done as long as there was still time…
"I'm not tired," he replied, barely audible.
"Come on, it's no good if you fall asleep during the final," Roxas tried again, but this time Axel just swatted his hand away when Roxas tried to touch him again.
"Out!" he commanded, surprised at his suddenly strong sounding voice. He pointed at the door. Roxas glared at him for a moment, then rose from the swivel chair with a miffed pout and left the room.
Axel allowed himself a deep sigh as soon as Roxas closed the door behind himself before he switched to the swivel chair himself and flipped his books open again.
But then the door opened again, and Axel barely had enough time to whirl around before Roxas slammed both hands down onto the desk… trapping Axel between them rather effectively. A devilish smirk graced his face.
Axel had seen something in Roxas' hand, so he turned to take a closer look at it… and immediately looked away again when he realized what it was Roxas held.
"I thought I told you to go outside?" he said as calmly as possible. Which wasn't that calm at all, considering Roxas was very, very close to him. So close, in fact, that Axel could smell the clean, light scent of his shampoo, so close he could nearly feel Roxas' nose touching his. And Roxas was still grinning wickedly. Axel couldn't help but close his hands tightly around the armrests of his chair. It was all he could do not to grab Roxas and…
"You never said I couldn't come back in," Roxas purred, raising one hand to run it through Axel's hair. Axel shivered, but forced himself to take a look at the items Roxas had left on the desk. He had to have seen wrongly…
Nope. He hadn't.
He gasped surprised when Roxas' hand closed tightly around his bright hair and pulled at it to force Axel to look at him again. Roxas didn't leave him any time to react before pressing his lips against Axel's mouth.
It took Axel some time to overcome the shock, but even though he briefly thought of pushing Roxas away, his body wouldn't do as told. Instead his shaking hands laid themselves onto Roxas' slim hips, and his mouth opened to respond to the kiss.
He was way too occupied by Roxas' skilled tongue dancing inside his mouth to notice Roxas moving forward, he didn't even notice the blond man straddling him on the chair until he felt the smaller man's weight settle on his lap. He was just glad he could hold onto Roxas more tightly this way, and without thinking he moved his hand to the small of Roxas' back to push him even closer, his other hand finding its way into soft, blond spikes and pulling harshly. Roxas' loud, surprised gasp turned into a moan when Axel kissed his way down Roxas' throat.
Axel didn't know why he responded like this to Roxas' ministrations… to Roxas, but right now he wasn't willing to fight against the feelings of want and need and lust coursing through his veins. He just gave in, only turned around with Roxas in his arms to clumsily rise from the chair and lift the smaller man onto the desk before their lips met again in another heated kiss.
He could feel Roxas grin against his lips, and he could hear his books falling to the floor when Roxas swiped them from the desk to give them more room.
"I see," Roxas panted against Axel's lips between wet, sloppy kisses. "You really… aren't tired…"
"No…" Axel replied before moving to bite down onto the junction between Roxas' neck and shoulder none too gently. The choked cry he was rewarded with only intensified the liquid heat spreading in his body.
Again Roxas grabbed a handful of Axel's hair to force the redhead into a kiss. But before Axel could even respond, Roxas' soft lips moved and left butterfly kisses all over his face and neck, finally closing over his earlobe.
"I can think of a way to make you tired," Roxas whispered into his ear, without a warning closing his legs around Axel's hips to pull the redhead as close as physically possible. Axel groaned loudly and let go of Roxas to brace himself against the desk, feeling Roxas' slender, hot, pliant body grinding against his in the most sensual way he could ever imagine.
"Oh, do you?" he panted, determined not to lose their little verbal exchange just because of… of… Oh God, how was he supposed to keep thinking if Roxas was rolling his hips against Axel's like that? The pressure, the friction, the heat was unbearable…
"It worked last time," Roxas said, and Axel shuddered when he felt Roxas' soft lips connect with his neck, something warm and wet sliding up his sensitive skin. And then Roxas' mouth hovered right over his ear once more, his voice even huskier than before as he continued to torture Axel, promising so much pleasure and bliss and touch and feeling… "You fell asleep so quickly after we did it… You were so exhausted after I… took care of your… excitement…"
Axel felt hot blood rush to his already flushed face, and he opened his eyes to stare at Roxas, thoroughly shocked. He tried to come up with a witty reply, opened his mouth… and forgot how to talk at all when suddenly Roxas' hands were under his shirt, sliding over his skin, up and down his back… It was a touch as light as a feather, and the mere feeling of it drew a low moan from the redhead.
Oh hell. He couldn't even be flustered about the innuendos about their first time Roxas had made. This was way too… breathtaking… and… arousing… to think of anything other than touching and kissing and breathing and tasting and…
"Don't you want to try it again?" Roxas asked sensually, all of a sudden pulling his hands back again. Axel almost whimpered at the loss of contact, leaning forward a little, his mind drowning in the overwhelming desire Roxas' promising words and touches and looks caused. He was stopped by a hand on his chest, and he blushed heavily at the sly smirk on the blond's lips.
"Don't you want to… feel my hands caressing your skin again…" Roxas emphasized his words by slowly letting his hand glide lower, though not as low as Axel would have liked. But he made up for that by grinding his hips against Axel's again in that slow, sensual way that made Axel's whole body grow so deliciously hot. "… touching you… everywhere… while you kiss me, and touch me, and make me moan… and then, when you push inside me slowly, again…" He ground against Axel once more, almost making the redhead's knees buckle because of the mind-blowing pleasure it caused. "… and again…" He repeated the motion, and Axel couldn't hold back a low hiss as their groins rubbed against each other most sinfully. "… and again…" This time it was Axel who snapped his hips forward, and he was rewarded with a low, drawn-out sigh. Oh God, and Roxas just wouldn't stop talking… "… deeper… harder… faster with every thrust… I'll cry out your name, just like last time…" He leaned back, bracing himself on the desk he was sitting on and letting his head roll back as he closed his eyes, lips parting as he demonstrated exactly how that had sounded like. "Aaaaah… mmmmmm-… yes, Axel, Axel…"
Axel could only watch him helplessly, paralyzed by the erotic sight and sound of Roxas moaning his name. His eyes followed Roxas' hand as the blond slowly dragged it over his own body, starting at his lips, down his throat, his still clothed chest, abdomen, and another lovely moan fell from his parted lips as he let his fingertips slip just past the hem of his pants.
And then he stopped, and Axel could have cried out of frustration.
"Oh… I forgot…" Roxas opened his eyes again, smirking at Axel lazily. He pulled his hand out of his pants and licked his rosy lips in a way that promised pure ecstasy. "You still have to study…"
Axel gawked at him dumbfounded, his jaw dropping slightly.
That… little… tease!
Roxas' taunting grin was like a cold shower… Well, fine, not quite, because Axel's pants still felt way too tight around a certain area; but at least he didn't feel like his brain was temporarily unavailable because of sensory overload anymore.
He felt his left eye twitch as Roxas' smirk widened, and for a moment he could have killed the blond… But then he remembered something. Something rather strange… Oh, interesting…
Keeping his eyes fixed on Roxas he grabbed one of the items Roxas had left on the desk before, dangling it in front of Roxas' eyes. He smirked at Roxas' suddenly reddening face. And he knew that now the healthy color on Roxas' cheeks wasn't only caused by arousal.
"You planned this all along, didn't you?" he asked slyly, and his desire for the other man even intensified when Roxas returned his smirk with one of his own, blue eyes half-lidded seductively.
"No," Roxas answered, and Axel loved how sensual and throaty his usually clear voice sounded. "I always have one of these with me. Just… in case."
"In case of… what?" Axel inquired, and he noticed his hands were already shaking with anticipation. Oh, he yearned to continue what Roxas had started, images of their last night together already flitting through his mind, and he felt his heartbeat speed up slightly… But he needed to get back at Roxas for being such a damn tease before.
"In case…" Suddenly Roxas' hands were on Axel's belt, and the redhead's grin quickly changed into a shocked expression. Damn, he always forgot how bold Roxas was. How could someone who looked so innocent just act so… wicked? "… there is the chance…" Roxas slowly pulled at the black leather, every now and then brushing against the coarse fabric beneath. Axel sucked in a sharp breath when he did that, feeling a little embarrassed about his rather obvious arousal. Roxas just smirked and added, "… to fuck a handsome guy like you."
Oh, hell yes!
"Horny bastard," Axel growled, but he was smiling when he said it, not feeling abashed or nervous at all this time. He couldn't say he didn't like Roxas' great foresight. "But… Cherry Vanilla?" he added, slowly leaning forward again and trapping Roxas' busy hands between their bodies. Both he and Roxas were panting like crazy, he noticed.
"Until I find Sea-Salt flavored lube and condoms," Roxas confirmed and leaned back just a little to free his hands. "And you're just as horny, asshole."
"So true," Axel sighed, and without a warning he grabbed Roxas' shirt and pulled it over the blond's head to expose his lean, tanned chest. He smirked at Roxas' dumbfounded expression.
Oh, payback is a bitch!
"Now…" he breathed into Roxas' ear, pressing one flat hand against Roxas' bare chest to slowly push him down onto the desk. He just loved the feeling of Roxas' smooth skin beneath his hands. He leaned down, pressing a gentle kiss onto the heated skin just below the smaller one's ribs while his hand moved lower to caress a taut stomach. Roxas jerked beneath him, and a strangled moan fell from his rosy lips. Axel decided he loved that sound as well. He needed to hear it again. "… what were you going to do…" he added and kissed Roxas' belly again, this time just above the navel, while his hands moved even lower, long fingers hooking in the belt loops of Roxas' pants. Another shiver, another moan, another reason for Axel to continue. "… about my lack of tiredness?"
"I think… you got the idea," Roxas panted, his eyes closed, his head turned to the side. His hands found their way into Axel's hair again. "Just… go on."
"Gladly," Axel replied hoarsely. And go on he did; but slow, ever so slow, admiring and caressing every part of Roxas' eager body, worshipping every moan and cry that came from Roxas' lips. He tasted the sweetness of Roxas' mouth and the salty flavor of his skin; he felt the younger man's pulse race beneath his skin when he kissed a path down his throat, felt his muscles jerk and shiver when he touched him everywhere he could; he heard Roxas curse him for teasing him, and moan his name right afterwards; he saw tanned skin glisten with sweat, saw blue eyes closing in bliss and perfect lips parting to whisper his name again, and again, and again, urging him on, pleading, cursing, needy, angry, breathless…
And Axel knew he would never be able to share Roxas with anybody else.
Quick Note: What? It wasn't graphic or anything.
A big thank you to my beta again - she liked all the dirty talk at the end a lot, which is the main reason why I decided to extend the ending of this chapter a little. So, if you like it too, go and thank her for making me write it.
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