Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Kingdom Hearts Universe. I am not writing this for a profit. I am writing this to express my love for the game, the characters, and to deepen my writing abilities.

A/N: This is actually the first fic I wrote for the challenge. I wanted to do something simple.

Spontaneous Combustion – A collection of Axel x Roxas drabbles and one shots

By Tat

Theme 14. Why is. . .

Why is it that Roxas, despite hating hot showers forces himself to take one? Roxas tells himself it's because one doesn't feel as clean using cold water but in the back of his mind he knows the there is a different reason. A real one. But whenever he tries to draw it out from the depths of memory, he does so in vain.

As he's pelted by fiery streams of water, Roxas feels strong arms twine around his abdomen from behind, and reel him in, his backside now pressed against a slim muscular build. The blonde turns his head, and his smile dissipates. There is only the steam rising from his now mottled red skin, and searing hot water filling the shower. And despite what Roxas imagines, there isn't a warm body embracing him, cooling his developing burns.