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Axel's POV
Roxas didn't start to stir for another half hour after Cloud left.
The minute he moved, I was gone. I'm sorry but I don't want to scare him. Have you ever woken up to someone with bright red hair staring at you? I have…it's one of Reno's favorite things to do on the weekend…And it is creepy as hell…
I could still see him though. That's what I like about my kitchen. There's no real separation between it and the living room except a counter.
Okay. Please shoot me now. I'm begging you!
He's just too goddamit cute! Yes that is a pathetic reason, but until you've seen him…Okay I'm rambling again…Anyway…
He sat up, looking around all wide eyed.
"A-Axel?"
I smiled. At least he still had his memory. Most people who cry themselves to sleep in a strange house don't for a few minutes (also known from experience…I blame Larxene for once)
"In here. You hungry?" I silently sent a prayer to whatever higher being was up there that for once we might have food in the house.
I was lucky. I found cereal and milk that wasn't actually past its expiration date…A rare find in this house.
"Mm-hm." His face was still odd. I couldn't tell what he was thinking…
Roxas' POV (A/N I said it would be here and here it is!)
I was beyond confused. Why wasn't I sore? Why wasn't I bleeding?
Seifer never let me fall asleep when I cried…he never let me cried either, especially not on him.
Why wasn't Axel yelling at me? Why wasn't he telling me how useless and pathetic I was? Why wasn't he…? I shivered. No need to think about that part…
But why was Axel doing anything? He was actually offering me food…not a common occurrence from anyone I knew. Except Cloud…no. He probably hates me as much as everyone else now…
I didn't mean to be so harsh to him, but if what he said was true, Dad could've had people watching me. I had wanted to…I don't know what I wanted. But either way, it was far beyond me now. Cloud hated me, and Axel…
I was still confused about him.
I had never met anyone like him. He had yet to yell at me. He had held me, helped me…I felt tears sting my eyes. Knowing it would end soon hurt more than it ever had. And I don't know why.
A hand suddenly appeared in front of my face. And I did the stupidest thing in the world. I flinched. Here it was…I knew the pain was coming…
"Yo Rox! Thought I lost you there for a sec." Huh? Why didn't he slap me?
Axel was something I just couldn't figure out.
But then again…Seifer had been the same. Haven't I been punished enough?...I could practically here my brain laughing at me…what a stupid question…
Axel's POV
Roxas didn't eat much…I began to wonder if I had been wrong about the expiration date on that milk…before someone knocked on the door again.
"Be right back Rox." I walked off, mumbling about spiky haired blondes that needed to be cut off at the knees…
…Well…neither of them had spiky hair. And one of them wasn't blonde.
"Axel? Why do you have the chain lock on?"
"Uh…Some really annoying tall person."
"You can only be in one place at a time Axel, how'd that work?"
"Ha ha Larxene. For that you can just stay out there with Demy and Zexy." Heh, that got Zexion's attention.
"Come on let us in." I laughed.
"Do you really think I would leave you out there?" I paused to think.
"Hmm…I might if Lar…"I never got the chance to finish. I had been unlocking the chain while talking and the minute it was gone, Demyx and Larxene tagged up against me and pushed on the door.
I held them for a second before stepping away from the door.
And down they go.
"Hey guys." I looked down at them smiling like the idiot Larxene thought I was.
Next thing I knew, there was a boot in my face. And I joined Larxene and Dem on the ground.
"Dammit Zexion! What was that for?" Yes I was whining. Deal with it.
"Insulting my boyfriend and refusing to give up that offending nickname."
"For such a short guy, you can kick man." Zexion was actually about the same size as Roxas maybe an inch or two taller. Heh, short people…
"Well come on in. I don't see the point in kicking you out since I'm pretty sure you won't leave…"
…was Roxas laughing at us? I turned back to where I had left the little blonde.
Bye-bye heart.
Roxas had left about an hour ago, saying he needed to go check on Hoshii and the pups.
…And that's when me and Demyx got into a fight over video games…Demyx is vicious man…
The radio was put on full blast (most likely annoying the hell out of anyone within fifty feet of my apartment if not more) shuffle and we had put in any random cd we could find (and I do mean find).
Just when I was about to finally beat Demyx, Zexion had to step in front of the screen.
"Zexy!" Not me this time. So I didn't get kicked in the face. Only Demyx has Zexion's expressed permission to call him Zexy. Does that stop me? Nope.
"Shush it and listen." Listen to what? The only thing I heard was the noise from two cars crashing on screen and a SH song. I think it was called Death of my Soul (really long Japanese name that I can't remember).
"What Zexion?" He looked at me, practically screaming with his eyes "idiot!"
"Does this cong sound at all familiar?" Well it better. I owned the cd. And so told Zexion. And got kicked in the face again. What is with short people and kicking?!
"Think back a bit sooner Axel. Something that happened not three hours ago…" Uh…wait…
I listened harder. Holy…shit…
"You like ShukketsuHatsu?" How did he…oh right…the shirt.
"Uh, yeah? They're my favorite. Why?"
He shrugged. "Not many people like Japanese music up here. You can't understand Japanese can you?" I shook my head. I wish.
"Do you like them?" He looked at me weirdly then. Only for a second. Then his gaze was that same cold again.
"Not anymore. They're popular where I'm from though." Hm.
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There was no more news. Except…Hikage hadn't appeared at the last concert. It had been two days ago in Tokyo. Well…that's interesting. The article said he just never showed up. Even the rest of the band was confused.
"Hikage never showed up huh?"
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Sure we had heard Roxas sing during our practice but never like that.
At our practices he never had so much…emotion.
Something hit me mentally again. Another feeling of déjà vu. I shrugged it off. Probably not important anyway.
I stared at Zexion, finally understanding.
"…he never showed…"
"Hikage never showed up to the biggest concert of Shukketsu Hatsu's career. Roxas moves here right after Hikage is said to be missing." This is why I keep Zexion around…and the fact that Demyx, yes Demyx, would kill me if I said otherwise.
"What about Ukahara? You said it yourself Zexy. They do look alike, and they disappeared around the same time. If Roxas is Hikage, which is still highly unlikely, what about Hikage and Ukahara?" Thank you Demyx.
"Yo Larxene!" Said insect girl (my affectionate nickname for her, on account of her antennas) had been listening to separate music on my computer.
"What Pyro?"
"You still go that magazine?" She nodded and dug around in her bag, coming over to see what we needed it for. Zexion quickly outlined his assumptions.
"His brother's name is Cloud isn't it? That's the same as Ukahara's brother." Zexion please let me actually open the magazine. Otherwise you're gonna make Axel's brain go mushroom cloud. And no one wants that.
I read over the article again.
Okay, I could believe Roxas was Hikage (believe? Wrong word. I was willing to accept it…once I heard Roxas say it. Yes I am stubborn thank you for pointing that out.)
"There's no way. Even if Roxas is Hikage, if being the key word there, there's no way Roxas can be the same stuck up snob as Ukahara. It's just a coincidence." All three of them looked at me with odd expressions. They were basically saying I was in denial. And you know what? I will be until Roxas tells me otherwise. Magazines are known for lying. You can't take this stuff seriously.
They left in another fifteen minutes, each for various reasons.
You know what?
It felt weird to be alone in the apartment. I wouldn't normally mind it, but…the memory of Roxas crying, in my house…it haunted me.
Whatever happened to "I like my life"?
Disclaimer: Okay i just noticed i do own something! Shukketsu Hatsu is a figment of my imagination! Therefore it is mine!! HAHA!! But other than that i still own nothing...dammit...
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