AN/: Hey guys! Thanks for waiting so long! I'm so sorry it took forever! ) I hope you guys like it!! It has my favorite scene in it(so far). Enjoy!
Summary: Basically, Axel and Roxas meet back up after who knows how long, but Roxas doesn't remember anything of their friendship (who woulda guessed?). Will they reunite or will Roxas finally realize how much of a creepy guy Axel is? Will Axel get Roxas to be closer than ever with him? Perhaps. You'll have to read on to see how the story unfolds.
Chapter Three: The T-O-U-R
"Do you want to stay over?" Roxas asked, starring directly into Axel's eyes (of what he could see). Axel's eyes widened, looking quickly from Roxas back to the road, then back to Roxas again. Of course he wanted to! But should he say it like that, or calmly as if it didn't me anything? But of course it meant something… This was the first move! And it wasn't even by him! Weird…
Slowly, Axel pulled up to Roxas's house.
"XIII," he whispered. He still hadn't answered Roxas's question and didn't know if he should. Roxas blinked, his eyes looking over at the redhead. Was he talking to him?
"What did you say?" he asked, turning towards Axel.
"You were number XIII, remember? And I was… VIII. It wasn't that long ago, was it?" Axel turned towards Roxas, starring into his blue eyes. Roxas looked confused, tilting his head to the side.
"… Let's go inside," he said, ignoring the question. He opened the car door and stepped out. Axel panicked momentarily, then realized he had just been invited into Roxas's house.
"Oh… Okay," Axel blinked, then removed the keys from the car and also stepped out. "Hey, Roxas," he called, jogging over to the youth who was already headed for the door, house key in hand. He stopped and looked back. "Roxas, I--" Axel hadn't expected the boy to stop, and as a result ran right into him, causing Roxas to fall backward. Thankfully, Axel had reflexes like a cat and caught Roxas from falling(although the boy would complain that he wasn't falling, merely ungracefully stepping backwards). He pulled Roxas close to him, putting on leg out to steady them. "S-sorry," he spat out, holding Roxas tightly. Roxas didn't move or say anything; he merely closed his eyes and stood there. "I…" Axel began, tilting his head down. Roxas wasn't struggling! He wasn't resisting! "You're… really here…" he whispered, resting his cheek against the blonde's hair. Roxas opened his eyes halfway, starring at Axel's purple fabric covered shoulder.
"Nn…" was his reply, nodding. "Why do you say that…?" he asked looking up. Axel looked down at him, into those ocean blue eyes. They reminded him of Sora…
"I didn't think I'd ever see you again. Do you really… not remember me?"
Roxas looked down, his eyes shifting as he thought about it. Something was familiar about him, and he did know some strange things. What was it? Did he really just forget? Axel lifted Roxas's chin with two fingers, tilting his head to the side.
"Hm?"
"I don't know. I mean, you seem familiar. I do know some things about you. I guess the only explanation would be that I forgot you," the blonde said, looking away. Axel looked away too, towards the house. Wait, was that…? Axel squinted, looking at the window. He swore he just saw brown spikey hair.
"Roxa--" Axel was interrupted by the vibration in his pocket, followed by his ringtone.
Yaho, watashi wa kataze!
Vibrate.
Yaho, watashi wa kataze!
Roxas blinked, looking up. Neither of them moved; they just looked at each other. That is, until Axel muttered, "I should get that…" and stepped back, reaching into his pocket and flipping open the phone.
"Hello?"
Roxas turned back around, making his way to the door. He motioned for Axel to follow.
"Yes, this is Axel."
"Axel, I… need to tell you something."
"Who is this?" Axel tilted his head to the side, reaching up to play with a lock of hair.
"Demyx, you idiot! Who does It sound like?"
"Well, to tell the truth, an evil furbie that wants to eat me. No offense. It's the mechanical stuff." Axel shuddered at the thought. He hated furbies, the demonic little things. Noticing Roxas's wave, he started to follow the blonde.
"…Oh. Well, whatever. Axel, I… I would get down in the sheets with you."
Axel stopped and pulled his phone away from his ear, starring at it.
"What?!" he shouted, causing Roxas(who was sticking the key into the lock) to look back at him.
"What's up?" the blonde called, tilting his head. Axel merely shook his own head and turned to the side, replacing the phone to his ear.
"Demyx, I don't know if this is a joke or-"
"It's not! I'm serious! Please, Axel, I-""No, stop. I'm not like, mad or anything, It's just.. It would never work out between me and you. … How did you get my number, anyway?"
"Well, that is… Ahh… Gotta go! TTYL!" Click.
Axel starred at his phone again as it flashed "Call Ended" at him before returning to his wallpaper: a picture of a paopu tree. He had taken the shot while visiting Destiny Islands, and he re-met Kairi there. She seemed like she was doing well.
"Well?" Roxas called, standing in the open doorway. "You coming or not?"
"Yessir!"
Axel ran up to the door, quickly pecking Roxas on the cheek before the blonde could resist.
"Wha? H-hey!" Roxas stammered, turning around and closing the door. Axel giggled and ran behind the nearest piece of furniture, which happened to be a lovely white couch. Must be a pain to keep clean, he thought.
"Get back here!!" Roxas yelled and chased after him. "I told you no funny business!" he growled, tackling Axel to the ground and pinning him down. Axel yelped, continuing to giggle.
"Ah! Roxas, stop! Wait…" Axle considered his position and Roxas glared at him as he smirked. "Don't stop," he purred, wiggling his eyebrows.
"You're sick," Roxas hissed, tightening his grip on Axel's wrists.
"Uh… Roxas…?" came a soft voice from the hallway that was connected to the room they were in, which happened to be the living room. Both boys looked up, which was rather awkward for Axel. He had to twist his head at an odd angle and tilt his head back, and yet he still couldn't see correctly.
"Sora!" Roxas exclaimed, recognizing the brown spikey hair, even thought he was in the shadows.
From his position, Sora looked rather shy, but when he stepped into the light there was a big grin on his face.
"What are you two DOING?!" he said loudly, trying not to laugh. He had his hands on his hips, too.
"N-nothing!" Roxas said quickly, letting go of Axel's wrists. Axel smiled deviously, sitting up (as best he could, what with Roxas on his hips) and putting one hand on Roxas's waist, the other on his cheek.
"Ohh you deny our love so readily? I'm hurt, Roxy-poo" Axel cooed, about to kiss 'Roxy-poo' but only got a hand in his face.
"Stop it! He doesn't know you!" Roxas shouted, pushing Axel's face away. Axel said something, but it wasn't audible since his face was covered with Roxas hands.
"Actually," Sora began, walking over to them, "I do know him." Both boys stopped at hearing this, looking at Sora, who had crouched down beside them. Sora smiled. "Axel, right? I remember you," Sora chuckled lightly, grinning. Roxas was bewildered, lowering his hands from Axel's face. The redhead took advantage of this and plopped another kiss on the blonde's cheek, receiving a glare.
"Stop…" Roxas muttered, looking down. Axel laid back and smiled triumphantly.
"Yeah, glad to see you memorized it," Axel commented, glancing at Sora.
"Well actually, I didn't know who you were at first," Sora said matter-of-factly. Roxas and Axel both blinked, looking at each other briefly, then back at Sora.
"Then how did you-" Roxas began, but Sora cut him off.
"Let me explain," he said, holding up a hand. "Well… I don't really know how to explain, but I'll try," he said lightly, rubbing the back of his head. Roxas gave Axel a skeptical look, but the redhead ignored it.
"I don't know what it is, but when I look at you, Axel, I remember things… Like a past like, y'know? And all of the sudden I just knew your name. Make sense?" Sora laughed nervously, wondering if he sounded like a complete retard. Or a maniac.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. I remember you too, Sora. Except I've always remembered you guys, not just when I first met you again. I…" he looked at Roxas, who gave him an odd look. "I've been looking for you." The redhead smiled gently.
"Uhh…" Roxas began, then stood up. "Well, since I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about, while you two a reminiscing, I'm going to go get a snack. Kapich? Okay." Roxas pointed to the kitchen then turned around and walked toward it.
"Hey! Roxy!" Axel whimpered, sitting up and outstretching his arms. Sora laughed and stood up too.
"Well, looks like Roxas doesn't remember yet," Sora commented, looking after the blonde.
"Yeah… But he's in the process. He remembers some things, but he doesn't understand them."
There was an awkward silence between them, the only sound coming from the kitchen where Roxas was rummaging around.
"So…"
"Yeah…"
"Wanna tour?" asked Sora, looking down at Axel(which was probably the first time he ever had). The redhead looked up, perky.
"Sure! You live here?"
"Sort of. Come on," Sora replied, motioning for Axel to follow him as he headed up the stairs. Axel looked quizzically at the brunette, but followed nonetheless.
"W…hat do you mean, 'sort of'?" he asked, keeping one hand on the rail like Sora as they went upwards.
"Well, funny thing, me and Roxas were reborn separately, obviously, and we ended up as neighbors; I guess because we're so connected… So I've basically known him all my life. We instantly clicked and have been friends ever since… forever. We'd spend the night over so many times that we're basically living in two houses. I know Roxas's house, and he knows mine." Sora looked back, seeing Axel's 'So which house is this?' look. "Eh… Usually we stay in his house, because it's bigger. So, yeah, this is Roxas's house."
Sora pushed open a door, revealing a shiny white bathroom.
"Voila. Ze bathroom. Yay. Okay, next room," Sora said rather quickly, then continued down the hallway they had ended up in.
"Wait, so where are your parents? Work?" Axel questioned, taking a quick glance into the bathroom as he spoke. Hm. Pretty nice. Wonder if the kid is rich or something.
"Yeah, kind of."
"Again with the uncertainties?" Axel whined, sighing dramatically. Did this kid even have the ability to be straightforward?
"Sorry," Sora giggled, pushing open another door, which belonged to a set of double doors. They were really nice doors, Axel noted. Old looking redwood with intricate designs. Yeah, this kid was loaded. Which brought the question to mind, why was Roxas working in a dinky perfume shop if he was rich? Grungy parents, maybe? Make him pay for his own cell phone bill?
"Hey, hey! Axel!" Sora called, waving a hand in front of the taller boy's face.
"What?" the redhead replied, snapping out of his daze. He was standing in the doorway of the double doors, Sora motioning for him to follow.
"Come on, Roxas is going to come searching for us if we take too long!" Sora whined, pulling on Axel's hand.
They had entered another hallway. This one was lit by sunlight, though, coming from the wall of windows on the right side.
"Oh my God, this place is amazing!" Axel exclaimed pressing against one of the windows, looking down at the miniature garden. Sora blushed lightly.
"You think so?" he replied quietly, looking out the window as well, but still walking.
"Well, duh, I mean, I've only seen the bathroom and this and it already looks better than my place." Not that Axel was poor or anything, he just didn't like spending his money. Besides, if he was going to buy a house, he wasn't going to buy one at his age. No, he had too much of a life ahead of him to lavish in a ¾ empty house. Besides, how fun would it be if he didn't have anybody to share his super-cool-fabulicious house with? Not much fun, he figured. But that was what finding Roxas was for. Hopefully the little bugger still liked him.
"Well, come on. There's a few rooms over in this quarter, then we can make our way back around. Sound good?" Sora explained, nudging Axel gently.
"Mm… yeah. Can we go down there? At least for a little bit?" Axel said longingly, turning to Sora finally.
"Uh… Sure. If you want." Sora shrugged, and then started to walk towards the other set of double doors, Axel following shortly.
The tour went by rather quickly, though Axel had requested a little time to snoop around in Roxas's room. He had wanted to trifle though the kid's computer, but Sora stopped him.
"stop! You can't touch that without his permission! Geez, you're more like a stalker than anything else," Sora said bluntly, putting his hands on his hips, then crossed them. Axel scoffed and walked dejectedly out of the room, pouting at Sora.
"I'm not a stalker…" he muttered, but instead of an apology, he received a light shove. How rude.
"Come on, you. You wanted to see the garden, right?" Sora started walking away.
"Yeah… Hey, wait for me!"
---Meanwhile---
Roxas sat on the couch roughly, propping his legs up on the coffee table so he could put his plate of chips in his lap without them falling forward. He ate them angrily, looking around. Now wait a minute, something was different… Wasn't someone here…?
"Axel. Shit! Where'd he go?!"
Roxas quickly put his place on the table and got up, racing up the stairs. He opened every door, taking a quick glance into each room for the redhead's wild hair.
"Not here… Dammit…" Roxas muttered, throwing open the double doors into the second hallway. He was about halfway down the hallway when he stopped, spotting Axel's brilliant spiked and Sora's equally spikey hair (but not as brilliant, Roxas thought). Roxas made a confused face and tilted his head to the side.
"What are they doing…?" he asked himself aloud, watching the two laugh, sitting on the bench. His eyes narrowed as Axel leaned towards Sora. "Sora…" Roxas hissed, turning away from the window and marching back through the doors.
He was almost to the garden doors, in fact he had his hand on the handle, but then he stopped. Why am I angry? He thought, Why do I care If they're together? If anything, I should be happy. This way I don't have to deal with that guy. Roxas forced himself to smile, although if someone had been there to see it, it would have looked malicious and awkward. He wrenched his hand away from the knob and walked stiffly back to the living room, sat on the couch and ate his chips angrily once more.
AN/: Yay! Finally I have chapter three done! WHOO!!! And good for you guys, I already have chapter four started! 3 I hope to get it to you this month, or the beginning of next. I HOPE, that is. I'm sure you guys know how infrequent I am. XD But now it's summer so I have a lot more time!
Sorry for any typos! They're mean and very sneaky… so sometimes I don't catch them.
Thank you guys for reading! Please review, I love reading you guys' reviews. 3