A/N: Konichiwa!! (spelling migh tbe off but i really don't care...) anyway thanx for your lovely reviews!! They certaintly brightened my shitty week...anyway, here ya go!!

Axel's POV

Now this was a nice way to wake up (actually it just didn't scare me this time and I wasn't depressed as to why he was here)

During our afternoon nap Roxas had managed to turn to where his face was buried in my chest. It was really cute. Like really really cute. Dear god…Demyx is invading my head…

We lay there, him asleep me watching him, for a long time. It was actually starting to get dark out before he started to wake up. I felt him cringe and tried not to move. Only when he was relaxed again did I look down to see he was looking up at me.

"Good night!" He laughed lightly. I smiled. I hadn't realized how much I missed his laugh. It was almost like a drug.

"I think Hoshii's getting jealous." Indeed she was…I swear that dog was silently snarling at me…from the foot of the bed. Only her eyes showed over the bed…and those slowly disappeared…That's not creepy. Nope. Not. At. All.

"Eh, you just stole her spot." He laughed again.

"Hey Roxas?" I had thought about not telling him but…he'd find out anyway.

"Seifer…Seifer's gone. He'll leave you alone now…" I couldn't finish…the look in his eyes…or should I say looks? Several emotions were taking freight train trips through his eyes and I only caught brief glances of two. Fear and…relief?

That's when I realized…Seifer was most likely the first person he had trusted after his Father. Oh shit. I mean I didn't feel bad about taking Seifer from him (who the hell would?). No what got to me was I had taken away the one thing he thought he trusted and loved. I felt like shit…no. Wrong. I felt like shit but…would that stop me from trying to help him?

Hell. Fucking. No.

It just meant I would have to work twice as hard to replace him, or, if need be find someone who could, and how I prayed this wouldn't have to happen…don't you dare mistake that for "I would make sure it didn't." If it was what Roxas needed, I would make sure he got it!

"Axel? Roxas?" Demyx! Dammit!

"Stay here alright? I need to go kill an annoying mistake of 80's hairstyles." He nodded, but I really don't think he heard me.

Demyx was standing in the doorway, simply staring at Roxas' giant TV. Hey, except for Zexion, Demyx knew no rich kids…

"Yes Demyx?"

"Oh there you are I wa…is this a bad time?" No Demyx not at all…

"I'll tell you guys later alright? I just need some time alone with him…" Demyx nodded and closed the door before I even finished. No matter how annoying Demyx is, you can always trust him to know when to back out. Just depends on the situation.

"Roxas? He's gone. You wanna come out?" I walked back into his room…to find me one less blonde….and not the one I had wanted to disappear…

Okay…so maybe I started to panic…key word being maybe there…never let it be said that Axel is one to break from panic in five seconds but…my breathing did get a little faster.

Did I do something? Had I gone too far? Was Seifer really that impor…And hello open door.

I peeked my head into the one room that scared me the most. And what do you know? Roxas was there sitting in the middle of the floor, his eyes trained on the shrine in front of him.

"Rox?" He was starting to scare me. It didn't even look like he was breathing.

"All this time…I…I thought…she would hate me…I knew she would hate me…" I walked over and sat behind him, my legs spread to either side. He leaned against my chest.

"Rox? She loved you. She'll always love you." He shivered.

"I've become so weak…simply because…" he choked and I saw his hand wrap around his throat lightly, fingering the rope burn.

"How…how did you…get that?" I didn't want to seem like I was pushing but…all of his scars had me worried and curious...mostly the former.

He was silent for a moment…maybe he wasn't going to answer…

"A week before I came here. Da…Ukahara…he…tied me to my bed. It was too tight…and…I had breakdown I guess…only reason he took it off…" He let out a shuddering breath. Dear lord help me…and while you're at it help Roxas too.

"Rox I…" That's when I remembered his other scars (specifically anyway…)

Like eight diagonal scars that ran across his shoulder blades. They were faded and hard to see but they were there. There was another long scar around his hips. This one wasn't as straight as the others. And it looked newer. That must have been painful.

"I know what you're thinking Axel…and I know you saw them." It was my turn to jump.

"How…"

"How'd I know?" His laugh was cold. Dead. "You're not as quiet as you like to think." Ouch.

"Okay then…so do you want to tell me?" I felt his head move. He was nodding.

"The one across my back…I don't remember much of that night really. I just know Ukahara was drunk…he was mad…an empty bottle was near his hands and he made use of it. Only time I was ever in a hospital too." Only time?! Well…never mind…that wasn't a big surprise. I may have never met the man but Ukahara was at the top of my shit list. Hands down.

"The others…" He stopped and took my hand. He placed it on his shoulder, where they began (his shirt? Yeah that thing is barely better than that fishnet one he wore before…)

I understood. Those were fingernail marks. Slightly larger than my own fingers, or at least the lines my fingers would make. Someone grown had had to do this…

What do you call someone who sleeps with their own father?

Shit. Shit. Shit. And triple shit…

"Ukahara…he…Seifer wasn't the only one was he?" Didn't need to explain what I was asking…it was all too easy to feel him go stiff as he nodded again.

Wait…he wasn't going stiff…he was…cringing? Oh…Axel you idiot…

I hugged him tighter, hoping to let him know through that motion that I wasn't going to leave him because of that secret. Or any secret.

"Rox…I'm so sorry…I don't know what…what to do…" I felt like an idiot. A really big one. "But I do know…no one's ever going to hurt you again. I promise you."

Disclaimer: Yeah me own nothing...my muse has been telling me to get over it...hasn't happened yet...

A/N: No my story is not over! Ahem, sorry. When i re-read this after spending a day and a half trying to figure out how to get this longer (didn't work by the way) i realized that some people might take that to be the end. It's not. I still have a few good chaps in me. Anyway i'm so sorry this chapter is so short..and fluffy. I'm probably overloading on the fluffy aren't I? Sorry. I'm kinda obsessed with fluffiness. Like...really obsessed. It's just nice to see a bit of love in a world filled with hate...sorry ranting, anyway i'll try and make the next few chaps longer kk? Please review!!