Wow, Chapter 9? I wasn't planning on having more than 5 chapters… But, I couldn't just STOP! It got good! XDD Enough of my rant, and here is chapter 9!

Roxas's POV:

Axel stood there, not knowing what to say. Even I didn't know what I just said… Did I just say… That… I loved him? It was hard to believe that I did…

"I… I love you too…" Axel finally said. "I really do…"

I stood in the middle of the dance floor, amazed on what I had just heard. I got the wonderful feeling that I got in the pit of my stomach when you knew you were in love. I wrapped my arms around Axel's warm neck, and gave him a long hug.

Axel pulled away and mumbled something under his breath that sounded like, "Did I really just say that…?"

I closed my eyes. "I can tell by the look in your eyes that you think I'm crazy…"

"I don't think you're crazy…" I opened my eyes. "I think you are downright adorable."

I smiled. Axel's emerald green eyes seemed to shine even brighter in the dim lights. I love those eyes…

When I was looking into Axel's eyes, the redhead bent down and kissed me. I bent forward, standing straight so I didn't fall over. The gym went quiet. Axel opened his eyes. "I love you," Axel whispered, more sure of his answer this time. I smiled.

Demyx and Zexion walked over to us. They didn't say anything at firs, but once Axel smiled at them, Twenty Questions began.

"So, you guys DO love each other!" Demyx giggled. "I am so smart! I am so smart! S M R T! I mean… S M A R T~" Demyx sang.

I raised my eyebrows. "Riigght… Well, I'm going to get something to drink. Anyone want anything?" I asked.

"No thanks." Axel, Zexion, and Demyx shook their heads. I went over to the snack table. A variety of soda, chips, and candy were spread out on the table. I grabbed a Coke and a bag of Barbeque chips. I walked back over to my friends, who were talking about something that had to do with Axel and I. I popped open my soda and took a big sip.

My favorite song started to play. Welcome To The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. I remember the good-old days when Sora and I would put this on and jump all over our rooms for hours. I haven't listened to it since the day that… I started to hum the chorus.

"Do you like this song?" Zexion asked me. "Because you seem to enjoy it. I personally love it."

I smiled. "Yeah, it's actually my favorite. My brother and I would always have mini-parties to this song…" I was surprised Zexion knew about that song! I mean, it's old…

"I want them to play my song!" Demyx growled. "It's never on!"
"Go request it then!" Axel yelled. Demyx ran up to Reno. "How do you put up with him Zex?"

Zexion shrugged. "When you love someone, you always have to stay by their side, no matter how idiotic they are."

"Nicely said Zex. Nicely said." I nodded. Axel looked at me. I took the last sip of my Coke. "You want my chips?"

Axel shrugged, reaching for the chips. "Thanks." I smirked. A very… Happy song came on. Demyx ran back to us, squealing.

"They're playing it! I'm so exited!" Demyx started dancing. "I LIKE MY SITAR, I LIKE MY SITAR, I PLAY THE SITAR, SITAR, WHEREVER I GO! OOHH!" Demyx yelled.

"Jeez Dem… You are obsessed with this song!" Axel covered his ears. I laughed.

"Aww but it's adorable…" I laughed, taking a potato chip from Axel's bag. I checked the clock. Almost 7:30? Already? There was only 45 more minutes left! But I was having the time of my life!

"Hey Roxas, I wanted to know if you wanted to… Ditch and get some pizza…?" Axel asked. I could barley hear over the blaring music, but I nodded and Axel and I ran out of the cafeteria.

My ears were ringing from the loud music as we walked to Varsity. Axel and I were hand-in-hand. We were laughing about the dance and how Demyx always gets hyper when his song comes on. And finally, the sanctuary of the sweet smells of tomato filled my nostrils. I really love this place.

Luckily, there was barley anyone there. So Axel and I quickly got in line and ordered. I got my usual cheese pizza with Coke, and Axel got his usual pepperoni pizza with a Sprite.

Axel and I sat in the same booth that we did when we first meet that one day. Axel smiled. "Well… Are your ears still ringing?" Axel cracked his can open. "Mine do."

I smiled. "Yeah… But it's fading…" I closed my eyes, "I am so tired…"

Axel raised his eyebrows. "Me too… But tomorrow is Saturday… So you can sleep in." Axel sipped his Sprite. "Well… What do you want to do tomorrow?"

"Sleep…" I took a bite of pizza. "And then sleep some more."

"You can't sleep all day. That's for Sundays!" Axel chuckled. "How about we go to the mall or something?"

"Okay… But can it be after 2pm?" I smiled. "What? You said not ALL day! It's just a half a day!"

Axel's POV:

I slipped into my sheets and turned my light off. It had to be around 10 pm. I was so tired from the dance, I seriously slept like a rock! If rocks could sleep…

It seemed like I was asleep for 20 minutes and then I felt someone jump on my bed. "Axel, wake up!" Roxas's quirky voice yelled in my ear. "We're going to the mall, remember?"

I looked at my clock. It was after noon! I sat up. "Yeah, I'm just going to get ready… Okay?" I slid out of my bed. I grabbed some of my clothes and headed for the bathroom. About a half hour later, after taking a quick shower, I was ready to go.

"Rox? You ready?" I called. Roxas came from the kitchen.

"Yeah. Demyx! We're taking your car for a few hours!" Roxas yelled.

"Okay! Just don't scratch it!" Demyx replied. I smiled. I opened the door and Roxas and I were on our way.

I got into the car, Roxas not to far behind. Roxas popped into the car and put his seatbelt on.

I pulled out of the school parking lot. I turned on the radio. Some song about being in love with a criminal came on… It got pretty annoying… "What do you want to do?" Roxas asked.

"I don't know… We should go to Best Buy and play the games… Just Dance 3 just came out!" I suggested. "Or… We could go to Panera for lunch…?"
Roxas smirked. "Sounds good! Could we go to the arcade…" Roxas asked. "I like the arcade…"

"Totally! Arcades are like… Gamer Heaven…" I smiled. "This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween… La, la, la, lalala, la, la, lalala…" It has been in my head since I watched Nightmare Before Christmas with Demyx and Zexion a few months back. It was pretty catchy… I like the Panic! At The Disco version the best…

"It's Halloween…?" Roxas asked.

I laughed. "No. It's a song. From the movie Nightmare Before Christmas."

Roxas nodded. "Oh yeah…"

The mall was probably 10x more packed then a few weeks ago. Who knew one small store (Panera) could drag so many people? Well… Panera IS the greatest chain restaurant of all time… They have good bread…

"You want to go to Panera?" I asked Roxas who was trying to get through the crowd. "If you're hungry…"

Roxas nodded. "Sure… If it's not to busy…" Roxas looked around the crowd.

I heard someone yell, "Roxas!" I stopped and looked around. Roxas was curious too. But a few seconds later, a tall boy with silver hair walked up to Roxas. "Roxas! Do you remember me?"

"Riku…?" Roxas smiled. "What are you doing here? Why aren't you in Travers town?" Who's Riku? "Oh Riku, this is my… Boyfriend Axel. Axel, this is an old friend of… Sora and I…"

"Nice to meet you." I held my hand out for Riku to shake.

"Ditto." Riku shook my hand. "So, where are you guys headed?"

"Panera…" I said.

Riku nodded his head. "Cool, I was just about to leave… It was nice seeing you Roxas."

"Bye! Hope to see you around!" Roxas waved at the silver-haired boy. "We have been friends since we were like… five…"

"That's cool…" Riku had this weird thing about him that I didn't like. I just couldn't put my finger on it… Something in his eyes told me that he was surely going to be trouble…

Those… Aqua eyes were like warning bells to get the Hell of campus.

A/N Muahahaha! I am bringing Riku into this! Ahhahahahaha *cough cough* Anyways, yes… Roxas's uncle from the LAST chapter was Saix… DEMYX TIME REFRENCE! As you can tell, I will be putting some refrences and I will place the challenge on you to find them, then review on where you think they are from Aha! But thanks a ton for everyone who has reviewed! You guys really do make my day!