A/N

Whoa been really busy with school. I am going to try and get two chapters up tonight for slacking off for so long. There's a bit of drama but there will for sure be a close in Chapter ten. Thank you for all the views and reads; I'm officially at 1,000+! You guys are amazing, you really are! Thanks so much for everything. Second to last chapter guys enjoy!

Yes, yes I added some much needed almost smut in here. I don't know if I'll go into a full on lemon in this piece of work though, I am seemingly losing the ability to write AkuRoxas. Maybe, we'll see!

Chapter Nine

"So what's with your dad? Does he just not like you and your brother or do you intentionally piss him off?" Roxas asked running his hand along Axel's arm. They'd been lying on his bed for the past hour talking about random things. Roxas figured it was about time he got the answer to the question he'd wanted to ask all night long.

Axel's slender fingers went through his hair slowly as he thought about how to answer the question. "Well, I think it's a little bit of both honestly. Reno and I were close as kids and we intentionally terrorized my dad. When we became old enough to understand he was really a dick we started to try and upset him every chance we got. It turned into a competition for some time before we ended up drifting apart."

Roxas was silent as he processed the information. "Do you and Reno hate each other?"

"No." Axel's tone was brisk, curt. It wasn't a convincing no.

They were silent for a while and then the red head shifted under Roxas, so that his body curled around Roxas' with little effort. Being that Axel was a hell of a lot taller than Roxas it worked easily for the both of them.

"He scares me."

"He scares a lot of people." And then the conversation about Reno ended there.

Instead Roxas found Axel's lips against his again, the bitter taste of smoke returned to his mouth. Electricity ran down Roxas' spine and he mewled into the kiss as Axel's hands found his sides and back. His hand was smooth, not something Roxas expected. He had been expecting something rougher.

Roxas arched into the touch and bit Axel's lips earning a small moan from the red head. Axel's tongue flicked past Roxas' lips he didn't even ask for permission and in seconds the small blonde was underneath his lean body. Squirming slightly Axel reached down to gather Roxas' hands in one and pin them above his head. Roxas looked up with wary eyes unsure of what to do or how to react. Axel noticed the uncertainty waiver in his eyes before pulling away from the kiss.

"Are you okay?"

Roxas flushed lightly before nodding, "I've never done anything like this before."

"I'll take good care of you." His voice was sweet and calming. His breath was inches from Roxas lips making the small boy groan in desire. "Do you want something, Roxy?"

Flinching at the name he decided to choose his battle, "Kiss me again, Axel. Please." His body was burning where Axel had touched him; the skin felt like it was fire.

Axel chuckled before obliging and meeting Roxas' lips again smoothly. His hands wandered the others sides before slipping below the pants and making Roxas pant out erratically. Not even Zexion had made him feel this way. Mewling under the kiss Axel couldn't help but smile. His tongue explored the other's mouth as his hand rubbed against Roxas' bulge making the other let out a heated groan.

"A…Axel!" There were footsteps in the hall and Axel jerked back landing on the floor. Roxas eyes flew open as the door flew open and the boys' father stared at them.

"Axel, go control Reno. He is disobeying and I am ready to throw him out of this damn house!"

The red head rubbed the back of his neck and groaned, "He's your son! And Reno listens to me less than he does you!"

Roxas blushed fiercely and looked away not being able to meet the man's eyes. He was more then embarrassed. "I should get home, Axel. I told Sora I would help him with his homework."

The teenager nodded before moving to the door of his room and pushing past his dad with a sigh, "Come on, let's go get Reno and then we can leave." Good. Roxas didn't like the way he was being glared at right now.

"Okay."

"I'm tired leave me alone." Roxas whined pushing Sora off his arm and onto the floor. He'd spent the night at Axel's place. After they'd been interrupted Axel snuck Roxas back in after midnight and the night had been amazing. Sora looked up with electric, blue eyes and his lip quivered. "No, no don't you dare."

Even though he was a middle schooler he could care less about crying in class. It was kind of sad really, but he had Riku protecting him from the big, bad world. It wasn't like Roxas worried about Sora, not anymore. Zexion was the next to come and try coax some words from the blonde. Roxas was getting really, really tired of his friends.

"I heard you didn't come home last night." Zexion's voice was soft, assuming. "Did you and Axel have fun last night?" This is not how Roxas planned on starting school.

Roxas heard his name again and he looked up sharply. "Stop asking me about Axel!" He demanded turning on the new comer. He flushed red quickly upon realizing he was talking to none other than Axel. "Oh uh…hi."

The red head grinned from ear to ear, his green, cat like eyes were watching him closely. Roxas couldn't help but shy away from the gaze like Axel was looking into his soul. "Good morning, Roxy. I was just back with a muffin, thought you'd want to split it." He held out half of the chocolate muffin making Roxas shake his head.

"You've already said good morning to me three times today, can we stop with the morning? And I told you don't call me that, it's a stupid nickname." Back to normal, good. When he opened his mouth to say something else Axel shoved part of the muffin inside it to shut him up.

"You talk too much Roxy; I have to catch up with Larxene though. Told her we would study before his test today. See you at lunch." Axel waved leaving a red faced Roxas behind.

Roxas chewed the piece of muffin up quickly and turned away blushing. Zexion raised an eyebrow more than pleased with what had been going on. "So are you two a thing now?"

"No!"

Class was boring to say the least. Roxas sat in the back, took notes, and turned homework in like a normal student. The fire alarm went off right before lunch; some idiot had started a fire in the kitchens. Roxas walked with Sora and Riku out to the meeting grounds when stuff like this happened. Sora was a jittery mess and Riku walked with eyes closed, hands in his pockets. One was overly worried and one could care less.

Roxas sat by a tree trying to get some last minute work done when he heard one of the teacher's yelling. Was that Mr. Xigbar? He looked up as the athletics director screamed at Axel and Larxene. Someone was yelling at Larxene, which was dangerous. Then again, people were terrified of Xigbar so it wasn't that much of an unmatched competition. Axel rubbed the back of his neck and said something in lengthy. His shirt was burnt, Axel started the fire.

Roxas sighed and shook his head before closing his books and standing. He didn't get far when he saw his brother on campus. Why was Demyx at a school? Demyx hadn't been to school since he graduated. Staring at the mullet haired wonder he tried to catch his attention, but Demyx was looking at someone else. Someone in the crowd that Roxas should have been standing with.

Zexion looked both ways before crossing the street and waving to Demyx. Zexion and Demyx were hanging out, since when? Roxas furrowed his brow and made a move to go see what was going on, but Sora and Riku jumped in front of him waving their hands around. Riku never partook in Sora's games, so he knew something was up.

Roxas crossed his arms against his chest and shook his head, "Spill it, Sora. Why is Zexion hanging out with our older brother?" Zexion was his friend wasn't he?

"Nothing!" Sora yelled it making nearby people stare. "They aren't doing anything!"

He was lying. Roxas pushed past Sora and Riku and froze as Zexion's lips met Demyx's. Zexion was seeing his brother romantically! Since when? His face flushed red and he ran forward utterly confused. Why hadn't anyone told him?

"You forgot it last night; I had to bring it to you." Roxas caught the last part of the conversation.

Zexion was blushing madly, holding a bag that had been brought to him. "You didn't have to."

"…What's going on between the two of you?" He heard a squeak from Zexion before the two noticed him. Demyx ran a hand through his hair and muttered something that sounded like "oh boy". No one said anything and Roxas clenched his fists angrily. "I asked you a question!"

"Well Demyx and I….we kind of just connected the other night. I came to see you and you weren't there, but he was and we started talking. I didn't think you would mind."

Not mind? Roxas glared at Demyx who pretended he was interested in the sky. "You and my older brother slept together?"

"Well I thought that since you had Axel now you wouldn't mind…" Zexion spoke softly, his eyes meeting the ground. "It's not like we can sleep together anymore."

He turned on Demyx, "You're not allowed to sleep with my best friend! What's wrong with you?"

Axel ran up and grabbed Roxas' wrist before he could throw a punch. How he knew it was coming was beyond Roxas. "Come on, Roxas. There's no need for violence." He was missing the story, but he knew Roxas cared about Demyx so why attack him?

"What I do is none of your concern, Roxas. I am a full grown man. I had a few drinks and Zexion came over. He is surprisingly mature and he is eighteen." How could he make it sound so nonchalant?

"Since when were you gay?" Roxas demanded angrily.

Demyx sighed and rubbed the back of his head, "Come on kid, and let's not do this here? I've been gay almost as long as you and Sora have been. It's not a big deal so let it go."

"I won't! You slept with my best friend! The very friend that I used to sleep with! You can't do stuff like that." Roxas was on the brink of yelling. It didn't take much for Axel to hold him back, but he could feel Roxas move against his hands every so often to try and grab Demyx.

Zexion swallowed lightly before turning away, "Roxas, you didn't love me like that. You shouldn't be mad. I like Demyx and I am an adult, okay?"

"No you're not Zexion. You're in high school and you're disappointing." Roxas jerked away from Axel and walked back towards the school. His red haired friend stared between Demyx and Zexion before shrugging.

"I think you two are cute together." And with that he ran after his Roxy in high hopes that maybe he could calm him down.