AN: Figured that I'd post the next chap seeing as I don't know when I'm going to be able to do that once school starts up in like...well tomorrow.
So hope this is will hold ya over 'til then.
Disclaimer: I do not in anyway own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters being used in this story.

SOMETHING LIKE REAL LOVE

Chapter II
Twilight

When Axel arrived at Twilight Town the sun was just going down. The town's streets were empty save for the few people who wondered by the redhead from time to time throwing him curious glances. Axel let out a sigh and looked up and down the street,

"He's different" repeating the words that Xemnas had spoken to him. "Great way to make this difficult Xemmy" he muttered to himself.
He made his way into what he believed to be the town square. It was deserted here as well.

"What the hell, where is everyone?" he whispered to himself. Walking into a nearby ally he looked about with no luck of finding anyone. He came to a dead end, "Great" he said looking around before turning back and that's when he saw it, an opening. He took a step forward into the opening and found that it lead into a little makeshift room. Stepping inside he noticed something about the room just didn't seem right.

Looking over to the left he noticed a young boy probably in his late teens sitting on a beat up old couch with headphones on, scribbling away in a notebook. The kid hadn't noticed him enter. As Axel stood there he could not ignore the odd feeling that had suddenly washed over him. Was this him, the new member that Xemnas has been talking about? Axel took a step toward the kid which got a start out of him. The young blonde's head whipped around to look at the cloaked and hooded intruder that had entered the hideout. Jumping to his feet the teen looked at Axel with fierce sky blue eyes.

"Who are you?" the blonde demanded as he ripped the headphones off and threw them onto the couch along with the notebook he had been writing in.
Axel laughed to himself which threw off the teen who was now scowling at him.

"Calm down kid" the redhead said taking off the hood that shrouded his face. "The name's Axel and I've been ordered here to get you" Axel stepped closer to the teen. "Now that we've got that out of the way why don't you make my life easy and just come along alright?"
"What do you mean you've been ordered to get me? Where are you taking me?" The teen asked.
Axel smiled to himself.

"You've been having weird dreams lately haven't you? Dreams about someone you don't know, about people and places you've never met or been to. Ever get those feelings that you don't know who you really are?" Axel offered. He watched the blonde's expression change from one of annoyance to one of shock.

"H-how'd you know?" the blonde said taking a step closer to the redhead.
Axel smiled to himself.

"Wouldn't you like to know" he said as he turned to leave he felt the blond grab hold of his arm holding him back.

"How do you know these things, tell me please I need to know." the teen said almost begging. Axel turned around and looked down at the boy.

"'Cause kid I was the same way, well that is until they helped me."

"Who? Who helped you?" the teen said letting go of Axel's arm.

"The Organization, they gave me a reason to live, if you will. 'Cause you see kid we have more in common than you think."

"What do you mean?"

"Ah, so many questions. Well if you want them answered come with me." Axel said opening up a portal of darkness and holding out a hand to the teen.
The teen hesitated for a second but stepped forward taking Axel's hand and was pulled into darkness.

The two arrived shortly later at the Altar of Naught. Axel looked over the place finding Xemnas to be nowhere in sight. The teen stood closely behind the redhead.

"Where are we?"

"Shut up" Axel snapped. "Xemnas!" He shouted into the empty room. A few seconds past before The Superior appeared.

"Yes Number VIII?"

"I found him" Axel said pulling the teen in front of him by the arm. The startled teen tried to make himself as small as he could under Xemnas' gaze. The silver haired man smiled yet again, sending chills down Axel's spine. "Is that all you wanted sir?" the redhead asked before he turned to leave. Xemnas nodded.

Once back in the Hall of Empty Melodies he was glad to be rid of that kid. He didn't know what it was but he didn't like the feeling he got when he was around him. All he knew was that it made his headaches act up again, the beginnings of a dull pain in the back of his head.

Walking into his room he made his way to the large fireplace that sat at the far end of the room and dropped himself into his armchair in front of it. Heaving a sigh he watched as the flames danced about letting his mind wonder in circles, not letting it loiter on any specific thought. The throbbing in the back of his head had become considerably less dull and was now making his head throb, closing his eyes in an attempt to alleviate the pain, but to no avail.

With a groan he picked himself up from his chair and lumbered over to his dresser on the other end of his room by his bed and grabbed up a pack of cigarettes. Shaking one out he brought it to his lips, snapping his fingers he produced a small flame that hung suspended in the air above his thumb.

Lighting the cigarette and taking a long drag letting the smoke fill his lungs before exhaling a thin spiral of smoke. Holding the cigarette between his lips he shrugged off his coat revealing a black tank top, hanging it on its respective hook he then slipped off his uniform black boots and socks setting them off to the side, and then tugged off his black jeans, throwing them into a corner of his room by his bed and grabbing up and tugging on a pair of flannel sweatpants that drapped around just blow his hips.

He let himself fall back onto his bed, eyes closed feeling himself already begin to relax he brought his hand up removing the cigarette from his lips, the nicotine doing his aching head a well deserved service. Opening his emerald gaze the face of his superior came into focus, sitting bolt upright with a scowl on his face.

"What the fuck Xiggy, You gotta stop it with that shit!" Axel shouted.

"Oh so you are awake, I mean not like it matters I would've just woken you up any ways."

"Why the hell are you in here anyway Xiggy?"

"Are you telling me that that little runt is the new member that Xemnas sent you to go and get?" Xigbar said completely ignoring the redhead's earlier outburst.

"Wha- yeah and?"
"What's so great about him huh? He's just some little kid, I mean didn't he learn anything from recruiting Demyx?" The older man said staring intently at the young man.

"Hey, leave Dem out of this…"

"Oh shut the fuck up Red you know as well as I do that that kid can't fucking look after himself."

"Okay sure, but how do you know that he…"

"Roxas"

"What"

"Roxas, that's his name"

"Xem gave him a name already?"

"Sure did, and you know what else?"

"What?"

"He's putting you in charge of the kid"

"What! Why me?"

"Xemnas said it was part of you punishment."
Axel gritted his teeth. This was the last thing he wanted to do. He didn't want to be around that kid he knew that for a fact. That's when something dawned on the redhead.

"Xiggy, did Xem say anything about who's Nobody he is?"
The older man shook his head,

"Nope, sorry didn't catch any of that stuff I left to come and bug you."

"Damn…" Axel racked his free hand through his hair and flicked some of the crumbling ash off the end of his cigarette.

"Listen Red I'll let you in on whatever I find out, I mean that is if you don't learn anything from the runt staying with you."
Axel nodded and looked up at the older man a friendly smirk of his lips.

"Alright, thanks for that buddy."
Xigbar let out a bark of laugher and reached out tousling Axel's hair,

"See I told ya we was friends didn't I?"
"Well Xiggy if you put it that way do you think you could watch the kid for me when I'm out or whatever?"
The older man scoffed and threw the redhead a mocking smile.

"As if Red, he's your punishment not mine man."

"Fine be that way. Just don't be coming asking me for favors anytime soon." Axel said laying back down on his bed with his hands behind his head.

"Don't worry I won't be. Oh yeah I almost forgot." The older man said as he quickly grabbed out a small glass vale containing small red pills from his inside coat pocket and handing it to the redhead. "Zexion gave these to me after I told him what was going on with you, he said they should help."
Axel stared questionably at the small red pills, he didn't know if he could trust them, but then again he did trust Zexion after all, now if it were Vexen that would be another story.

"Well I'll see ya later Red I gotta go" Xigbar said with a wave of his hand and disappeared into darkness.

"See ya" the redhead said to the now empty room. Axel sat up and put out the remains of his cigarette in an ashtray on his dresser and setting down the bottle of pills. Doing this he noticed for the first time that he still had his gloves on, pulling them off and laying them next to the ashtray. He eyed the bottle for a moment before snatching it up and shaking out one of the small round red pills into his hand, seeing as he didn't know how much he was suppose to take. 

Taking the pill he laid back down on his bed and after a few minutes he began to fall into a peaceful slumber.

Five hours had pasted since the Flurry of Flames had dozed off into an unusual dreamless sleep. The goings on of the headquarters completely unknown to him, even as his older superior appeared in his bedroom from the darkness with Roxas in toe. The older man took a couple steps forward reaching out a hand and shaking the redhead awake. Slowly Axel rolled over on his side to stare at his eye patched visitor who was grinning down at him stupidly. Groaning, Axel sat up on his bed rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"I swear you are probably the ugliest thing I'll ever wake up to" He said, his voice lazy and slow.

"Harsh Red, anyway, there's the kid," the Free Shooter said nodding his head in the direction of the blonde.
Noticing the teen for the first time that odd feeling came over him again.

"He don't got a place to crash yet so he's rooming with ya."
"Great, just perfect, anything else?" the redhead asked getting off his bed and walking over and leaning with his back against his dresser and grabbing up his pack of cigarettes.

"Ya really shouldn't smoke, it's a nasty little habit" Xigbar informed the taller man.
Axel looked up at him with one eye as he lit his cigarette, taking a drag and removing it from his lips, exhaling a thin wisp of smoke.

"And you really shouldn't drink; it causes anger issues and insanity in senile old men such as yourself." The younger man replied mockingly.
Xigbar scoffed and took a few steps closer to Axel so as not to be overheard by Roxas.

"The kid hasn't said much of anything since ya brought him here. If he does say something of any importance though let me know will ya Red?"
Axel nodded in answer. And with that the older man turned on his heel and made his way out of the room, throwing the teen a smug smile. Roxas just scowled back.
Axel stood leaning against the dresser eyeing the teen curiously. Removing the cigarette from his lips he let the hand fall to his side and flicked off the ash accumulating at the end. Pushing himself away from the dresser he walked slowly over to the blonde.

"So your name's Roxas now. Well then Roxas if I'm going to be looking after to you for who knows how long I think…."

"I don't need anyone watching over me, I can take care of myself."
Axel looked down at the kid with a grimace

"So much for not saying anything" the redhead said waving off the blonde's last comment, "Listen Roxas, and listen good 'cause I'm only going to say this once. You're part of the Organization now and with you being the lowest member and all you have to watch yourself. Now I don't know exactly why Xemnas wanted someone as young as you but I can only wonder. Anyways, first of all the other members here including myself aren't on the greatest terms with each other. Second, if you don't want to get on anybody's bad side stay away from them if they don't want anything to do with you, otherwise most of these people here are pretty okay. Third, stay away from Larxene"

"Larxene?" The teen blurted out.

"Yeah she's Number XII; she's not a particularly well mannered person and with you under her she finally has someone to push around, I wouldn't let her if I was you. And last but not least, you can trust me kid. I know I may have come off sort of smug when we first met but I can assure you that I'm your friend." Axel said placing a hand on Roxas' shoulder and looking into his piercing blue eyes. Something about them made the older man shiver inwardly. Axel just gave Roxas a grudged smile and turned away from the blonde.

"Well you're lucky that I have a couch that has a fold out bed."
The redhead walked into his small living space, in front of the fire place and began fixing up the teen's bed.
Roxas stood close behind watching the redhead as he laid out sheets and pillows on the small mattress.

"It's not much but it'll do right?" Axel said turning around to face the blonde who nodded in answer. Axel walked past Roxas,
"I don't know about you but I'm going back to bed" the redhead said as he took another one of the pills. This kid was going to be the death of him. His head was pounding horribly and he just couldn't ignore the strange aching in his chest any longer. Lying down on his bed he closed his eyes letting the warm hand of sleep wrap its warm fingers about him.

AN: Hope you enjoyed that.
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