It's been over a year since I've been working at this place. There have been some crazy times. Like that time Sigma fell down a flight of stairs and no one helped him. Axl got a video of the whole thing. Shit was priceless. It went viral on the internet. Or that time all the power went off and it was storming and we were all trapped in the office over night. We all had a huge heart to heart session. I learned a lot about alot of people that day. Apparently Roll is scared of commitment. Zero doesn't want to have kids while X does. Alia has a huge crush on the guy who comes in and changes the pop machine. Sigma gets sad every time he touches his bald head because he misses his hair. That's why he's so hard on us because we have such lovely hair. Blues was there and he told us that he only wanted Zero to notice him and he didn't really hate our company. He thought we did a good job. I told everyone that this past year was the most social contact that I've ever had in my life. Axl told us that he only jokes so much because he's insecure and instead of crying about certain things he jokes and laughs. Iris told us she's a slut because she just wants love. When she was small no one loved her. Now that's she older she thinks that the love of random men compensates for the love she never got. I felt for her. At the end of it we all had a giant group hug.
I'm not gonna lie. I cried upon hearing some of those stories. Like this one guy named Lumine thinks about jumping off his roof every night before he goes to bed. I could keep going but let me go on. In short. I've seen the people I work with from all angles. Like seriously all angles. After one scary hot springs trip. I will not go further on that one. I can feel myself shutter. But god this year has just been great. Sure the work stress and the no sleep thing comes about but hey that's what being an adult is about. Making money, paying bills and attempting to have a love life. Sounds easy but it's not. Honestly I think I just got lucky. If you would've told me my life would be like this in college I would've never believed you. But I guess I have this job to thank for it.
Honestly If I hadn't of worked here I probably would've been a telemarketer who always gets hung up on, then goes home to cry and masturbate and then do it all again. God. I can imagine it so clearly and that's why it's so scary. But thankfully my sad life did not turn out like that. I get out talk to people at least everyday. I don't get hung up on and I don't cry. To top it all off I don't have to masturbate. *Insert victory face here* Anyways. Life is great. Nuff said.
Everything's been mellowed out a bit lately though. It makes me feel slightly un easy like something crazy is going to happen. Like destiny level crazy. Not that regular crazy. Well I wasn't too worried about it. But with my luck...anything that can go wrong will go wrong. To quote from a epic dude. There have been promotions like crazy at the office lately. Like say for instance Sigma got changed to the main branch and they put Zero in charge of this one. For the first time Zero went across the street and gloated in Blues' face. Blues was not amused. X ended up getting Zero's old job. Having X in charge of us is a lot less scarier than Zero. Like When we'd mess up Zero would send us some scary ass glances. Like those ones you get from your parents if you messed up real bad in public. But with X he just smiles and tells us we should try harder. Even on Wednesdays. Somehow after X and Zero got married X is now approachable on Wednesdays. Which is a sigh of relief to us all.
Plus when we do something extra good X makes cake for us all. Now that X got moved up I got promoted to secretary. It's actually a lot easier than I thought it would be. Pick up the phone, write down numbers , be pleasant. Yes. Occasionally get people coffee who need it. Occasionally. The only person yet to be promoted is Axl. But Zero said that the head of the company has something special for him. When asked him what it was Zero just shrugged and said he didn't know. Axl is slightly excited about it. Roll and I keep making jokes about how there's going to be a plot twist and he's going to get fired. We all know that's not true. The comic relief has to come from somewhere.
So here I am answering the phones and sitting here looking nice. It gets boring sometimes. But I can be ridiculously lazy. Except when I have to print off a bunch of documents and mark addresses to send them to. That's a nightmare. It's been getting cold lately. It's going to be Christmas in a week and a half. I remember last year there was an office Christmas party and someone trolled and drugged all the drinks and no one could remember anything from it. We all think it was Kalinka who did it. Because she had black mail photos of all of us doing unmentionable things. I will not go into this. Anyways it struck my curiosity as to what we were doing this year for it. This time I won't ever set my cup down. Not again. As if on cue I heard Zero's voice snap me out of my random thoughts I looked over across the room.
"Alright you guys know what time it is...We need to do something for christmas. Shout out your ideas in an orderly manner" Zero says as he sits on top of a desk. Everyone circles around him. I walk over as well. This guy I don't talk to much named Double's hand shoots up. Zero nods at him.
"Office Orgy!" Double yells. Everyone looks at him like he's crazy.
"The fuck? No. Go home your fired." Zero says with irritation. Double frowns and walks out the room.
"Zero it just wasn't that serious. Just saying." Axl says.
"Yeah I know but I had a horrible mental image and yeah...I'll call him up and rehire him later." Zero said.
"Oh god I just pictured it...Rock promise you'll never sandwich yourself between X and Alia?" Axl said. X and Alia both looked at me for a second. My face went slighty red.
"Pfffft. No. If anything I'd want to be sandwiched somewhere else." I said trying to think of where I would want to be. It was a tough choice.
"Oh so I'm not good enough for you Rock? I'm hurt." X said with fake sadness. I was about to respond when I overhear Roll and Kalinka.
"I bet Zero likes his hair pulled." Roll whispers over to Kalinka. Alia joins in and they all giggle. Zero looks over a them.
"HEY. That's sexual harassment ladies. You can and will be prosecuted to the full extent." Zero said with stubborn embarrassment.
"Yeah he so totally does. Just look at X's face." Alia said nudging Roll and Kalinka. X was pink. At that point Axl and I started laughing. Zero just sat there unamused.
"Anyways...getting back to what we were talking about." Zero said.
"But hey at least Sigma isn't here anymore. It could actually be hot now." Axl said shrugging. I laughed.
"ANYWAYS GETTING BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT!" Zero yelled.
" Zero do you just have something against group sex or something I mean we can talk this out..." Axl said. Zero threw a stapler at him.
"Axl I swear to god man I will murder you in cold blood. I don't care if we're besties I will wreck your shit." Zero said.
"Dully noted." Axl said as he put his hands in the air.
"How about we do karaoke or something." X suggested.
"We did that for St. Patrick's day last year. It was fun." Roll said.
"Yeah but we got kicked out of there remember." I said.
"I don't remember that."
"Because you blacked out at the end of the night." Axl said.
"Oh god did I?" Roll said.
"Yeah. Then you kissed me." Kalinka said.
"Oh bro. I got a picture of that." Axl said with a smirk pulling out his phone. I had a picture of it too I just didn't want to be that douchebag who had black mail.
"OH EM GEE. DELETE IT." Roll squealed.
"Never." Axl said with a fake serious face. Roll gave up.
"How about Roller-skating?" I said.
"But Rock all the 9 year olds will try to pick fights with you." Axl said with a teasing smirk.
"Hey that kid was about that life and none of you guys had my back. I saw how it was." I said.
"Whatever dude whatever..." Roll said.
"Roller-skating...you know what? Okay. I'll rent out the place. We can decorate it all crazy and this could be awesome." Zero said processing it.
"And we can set up a karaoke machine." X said.
"Fine. I'll go write this down and make a date and stuff. Meeting adjourned." Zero said walking out the room.
Everyone got back to what they were doing and the rest of the day went by quick. As we were walking out Zero randomly called Axl to talk to him. We normally go home together so I waited in the lobby as they talked in Zero's office. It was an awkward wait. When Axl came out he looked blank as if he was in thought. But as soon as I walked over and started a conversation regular Axl came back. I wondered what the intense thought was for I wanted to ask but I didn't for some reason as if it was some kind of odd topic. We drove to Axl's apartment because we had a whole pattern thing going on. One day it was my apartment the next day it was his and so forth.
Such was life. The longest we went without seeing each other in a regular situation was about 7 hours. Which was the longest. It didn't feel too close or clingy or anything It was just right. We never got tired of each other. Except that one time.
But that one time was that one time. These days I hardly sleep alone. I don't think I have for like 3 months. It just feels like this is naturally how things are supposed to be. Out of all that time I never noticed Axl having this wierd vibe about him. What could've happened. There never seemed like a good time to ask him throughout the day. We spent the whole day watching really old 90s cartoons and occasionally stopping to play Kingdom hearts 2. I know that's a wierd combination. It made me want to go eat fruity pebbles and watch Disney movies. It was about 12:00 am when I finally brought it up. We were in the middle of having Freakazoid on pause and fighting Xemnas for the first time. I was playing at the time when suddenly Sora died because we were playing on hard mode and I forgot to use a potion. Sora was laying dead on the screen with his heart showing. I turned to look at Axl and he raised an Eyebrow at me. I spoke.
"Axl. What's wrong?" I suddenly asked after a pause. Axl shifted his head at me.
"What do you mean? It's all good over here." Axl said.
"No it's not. I know there's something up." I say. Axl looked like one of those witnesses on the stand when you play phoenix wright.
"I can see your psyche-locks." I say.
"Now we're making Phoenix Wright references?" Axl says as he pulls me into a kiss. It connects but as soon as it finishes I get back on topic.
"I won't be seduced out of talking about this? Seriously what's up?" I ask. Axl sighs.
"Alright Mr. Wright. I submit. So I got promoted right." Axl says. I wonder why it's a problem.
"Yeah why is that a problem. What's your new position?" I ask.
"Assistant head of office." Axl says.
"But that's X..." I say. It was then as I realized it. This wasn't happening right? Please no.
"I'm getting transferred." Axl says. Hearing it slaps me in the face. I don't know how to respond. There was hope maybe the office place was still close by.
"It's still in the city right?" I ask with some hope left.
"No. It's in the next state." Axl says simply.
"You have to move don't you?" I say almost in a barely hearable tone. I knew what was coming next. Here comes the seperation. Good things never last I was a fool to think so. Axl just nodded his head yes.
"When exactly were you going to tell me?" I ask.
"When I came to terms with it myself." Axl said.
"I..really don't know how to respond to this." I said.
"I don't either. Zero was on the verge of tears when he told me. Honestly it feels like some surreal dream. I don't want this to happen. But I can't just say no. I've worked here so long if I just up and quit I don't know what I would do." Axl said.
"Zero on the verge of tears. That's hard to picture." I said.
"I know. The three of us X, Zero and I we've been together so long I can't remember a good time when we all weren't around each other. We went through all the years of school and college together just to apply to this job and all work at the same office. Now I'm about just up and move and get out of their lives. Then there's you. I really really like you. This hurts ya know?" Axl said.
"When are you leaving?" I ask.
"A week from now." Axl said no particular emotion.
"This is some shit." I say as I stop gripping the controller. My mind is running in all sorts of negative areas. From being forever alone.
"I just... I can't turn this down ya'know?" Axl said.
"I don't want you to. I probably would be feeling the same thing if I was in your position. I'm just bummed out is all." I said.
"Yeaaaaah. Worlds apart hearts broken in two." Axl said.
"This really isn't a good time to break out into Journey." I said sighing.
"So our vibe is obviously killed. Do you want to go snuggle sadly as we go to bed?" Axl suggested.
"I do. That's like the perfect thing to do when you've just been told your lover is leaving." I said with a small smile.
"Then let us be stereotypical and go do that. Right in the next room. Right now." Axl said. I couldn't help but smile at that.
So I laid in bed just contemplating how things were so good for a while now and now everything was just going to disappear that's what it felt like. I don't think I've been this bummed out since Middle school. That time when this girl stepped on my heart. Then she told my whole 8th hour about it and then they were all like "Rock thought he was so cool confessing his ." I remember wanting to cry that day. I can't remember if I did though. This really sucks though. I'm laying here next to Axl in deep thought about the situation. He must be feeling 8 times worse than I am by far. I turned over and glanced at him from where I was laying. At the moment though he was knocked out without a care in the world. He's making some awkward open mouth grin. I wonder what he's dreaming about. Maybe I'll ask him when he wakes up.
Stuff like this probably won't happen anymore after Axl gets transferred. I can't imagine anything at work being the same way. From making office bro jokes and random breaks to Wednesdays and awkward office events. I bet no one will ever troll as hard as he did. Guy almost never ran out of material. Seriously. Axl was a joke bubble gum machine. Somehow he never ran out. Never get into a banter contest with him. It won't turn out good. And you'll feel incompetent. Like that time I challenged him to a yo momma contest. I regretted that day. See stuff like that won't happen anymore. That's when it hit me.
Did this mean he was leaving me as well? Were we going to break up. Was this it? I'm hurt. I'm sitting here hurting. Out of nowhere I get the impulse to wake Axl up and talk about this. I shake Axl a bit and he turns over and opens his eyes a little bit. I speak.
"Axl...does this mean we're breaking up?" I ask.
"Yep you already know sugar" Axl mumbled pulling me under the covers and I basically turn into a human teddy bear. This registers for a second. What. Was this seriously happening...I don't know what to think. I get up out of the bed suddenly not wanting to be there anymore. It felt like some odd pain in my chest and my eyes were getting heavy. I shot up out of the bed quick and started to walk out of the room when suddenly Axl arose from the bed.
"What are you doing Rock?" Axl said rubbing his eyes. I didn't turn around I just kept walking. Axl got up then. I bet his Rock senses were going off or something. He grabbed my hand and then spoke.
"Why're you silently walking out in such a hurt way?" Axl asked looking me straight in the eye.
"Oh it's nothing...just the fact that we're breaking up is all." I say sarcastically. At this point everything felt dizzy I just wanted to get out of there and go to my corner of the earth and mope for the rest of my life. Axl probably saw this all over my face and he gave me the "I've got you all figured out" face. I looked confused after I saw the face. Didn't he just remember what he just told me.
"Rock. Were you paranoid about our relationship in the night so you tried to wake me up for a random question and you didn't get the answer you were looking for so now you're over here playing the whole "I'm disappearing before morning because I'm hurt and this can't go on" Troupe?" Axl said with a smirk.
"Something like that yes." I responded.
"Well let me tell you this Snickerdoodle sunshine. Never ask me anything important when I'm sleepy. Remember that one time?"
"Oh god..I do..." I said thinking back on another time. It was about 6 months ago I remember it had something to do with a spider. Now let me tell you. There was a huge spider in the bathroom. Like I kid you not. This thing was like destiny level huge. Like dude. It was the size of my fist. I was over here about to pee when suddenly I see this huge ass thing. I can't tell you how fast I ran out the bathroom. Axl was taking a nap in my bed when I wake him up shaking him. He gets up and looks at me I rant on and on about a crazy spider in the bathroom and how he has to kill it. So Axl nods to me and gets up and grabs a plastic sword. He comes back with a bowl of cereal and hands it to me and goes back to sleep. I shrug and go to sleep. Next morning the huge spider is on the ceiling above us. First thing I hear :
"OH SHIT WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ON THE CEILING. OMIGOD. ROCK. KILL IT" Axl yells. I shoot up out of the bed and look up at the ceiling and shriek. Like a little girl.
"HELL NO. I TOLD YOU TO KILL IT LAST NIGHT!" I said pushing Axl toward the spider.
"I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS." Axl yelled back as the spider started crawling towards us in all it's brown hairy glory.
Now I can tell you what happened after that. But you can guess. Axl and I totally didn't act like punk bitches and call Zero to kill the spider. Nope we totally didn't. We didn't sit in the bed and sob in fear. Nope. Yeah who am I kidding? We were scared out of our minds. Anyways...long story short never trust Axl with anything when he's half asleep. I thought about this all right there. Me and Axl had a pause in our conversation. Then Axl asked his question again.
"So we've got a huge misunderstanding here. What was misunderstood?" Axl asks.
"Well what happened was..." I said with my voice trailing off. I want to make this sound less stupid than it actually was. But there's no sugar coating it.
"Hmmm Mr. Justice where are you're chords of steel?" Axl said.
"Isn't it a little early to be making ace attorney jokes." I said.
"Pffft. Alright you can beat around the bush but let me make this clear. There is no one else I would rather be reaffirming my love to at ...5:43 am in the morning." Axl said looking me in the eyes and then suddenly looking at the clock on the wall. The wierd feeling went away.
"Alright." I said with a smile.
"So are we going back to sleep or is the part where we start violently making love? Because if it's the latter option you're going to have to wait for some hours. Just saying." Axl said shrugging getting back into the bed. I later joined him after about 5 minutes of mind spazzing.
The rest of that day went by regular. It occurred to us that soon we'd only be seeing each other sometimes. So we decided in this last week and a half of freedom we'd do everything we hadn't done that we always said we should do. From going into Victorious secret and trolling to attempting to break dance on the corner to see how people would respond. Although I wouldn't call what I was doing break dancing...Axl on the other hand was doing some intricate stuff. But anyways...this whole week has been just great. I found myself wanting more and more for Axl to stay. It bummed me out sort of even though I was having a good time all week.
Then there was the whole Christmas is coming thing. Which meant all of my family would gather at my dad's house the day after Christmas. The day after Christmas was the day Axl was leaving. The Christmas party was Christmas eve. I was looking forward to that. I even found my old Christmas sweater from the mountain that was my closet. I was so ready for that. Zero by then had everything planned and what not. Everything was falling into place.
It seemed like everything was perfect but at the back of my mind I knew it wasn't. Still during that week it felt picture perfect until the end of the day when I realised this was coming to an end. It'd get lonely. How I'd deal with that came later. By the time the Christmas party started my mind was on the party instead of this being one of the last nights with Axl. It was somewhere in the back of my mind. Honestly looking back I probably should of did more that night but still it was a good night. I remember us getting there slightly late because of awkward holiday traffic.
The skating ring was on the other side of town. When I first saw it at glance there was lights all around it. It was decorated to the teeth with crazy Christmas lights over here and there. It hurt my eyes. But in a good way, if that makes any sense. Me and Axl got out the car all Christmas decorated. We were so ready. When we got to the door Roll was in line to get in. Apparently the security dude was being really strict as to who to let in and who not to let in. Roll was sitting there mad in her Ms. Clause outfit as she ranted to the dude that she was supposed to be in there. Axl and I walked up.
"Dude. Who the hell doesn't let a cute girl in with sexy santa lingerie? God." Axl said as he walked up. Roll glared at us.
"It's not lingerie asshole." Roll said with her face half flustered.
"Yeah but Roll you make it look so good that it might as well be." I said with a smile. Roll's face got less irritated.
"Are you two on the list?" The intense security man said. We both nodded.
"Rock and Axl are the names." Axl said. The guy looked down on the list and nodded to us and opened the door.
"What are about Mrs. Clause over here?" Axl said.
"Oh. Where's she go?" The guy said. But I had already walked into the party with Roll with out both of them noticing. I went all strider hiryu on them. Anyways. When I got inside with Roll there was lights everywhere. Neon sparkly goodness. And it was all Christmas themed. What I heard when I got in there was none other than the infamous hurley burly. The jam around the office. It was like a freaking guilty pleasure to everyone there. I remember X started it one Tuesday afternoon. He walked in with a speaker and a Walkman and plugged both of them in and then started playing it from his desk. Everyone started jamming to it just like that out of nowhere. Until suddenly we always played Hurley burly every time people were nodding off to sleep. It was on the lights were glowing. Everyone ran to the skating ring. Axl came up from behind me and gave me a "Lets go" smirk. I followed with stars in my eyes. I could tell right then and there this was going to be a fun night.
We put on our skates and hit the skating ring floor the lights were flickering the song. Me and Axl rushed to the floor with Roll. When I looked over at them both in sync we started doing our ridiculous dance moves while on skates. It didn't work so hot and Roll and I tripped on each other. All the while Axl just helped us up and laughed. Then he schooled us. Like seriously we got served. Bad. Still the lights shimmered and the party feel was in the air. After the song ended half the people got off the floor half didn't. Roll stayed while and Axl and I got off and started looking for the other stuff that was going on. Suddenly we heard some singing going on in the far off corner of the place.
We skated over there to see X singing some song I couldn't think of the name of while a mini crowd was clapping. I was guessing that this was the karaoke part of the place. Finally I recognized the song. Axl walked up and pretended to faint.
"OMG X SING IT BABYBOY." Axl cried out. X got red and dropped the microphone and awkwardly walked off the stage embarrassed.
"Hey~! You guys are here." X said with a smile after he recovered his composure.
"You look festive." I said looking over X's outfit. He was dressed like one of Santa's elves. X smiled at the compliment.
"Thanks...what exactly are you guys?" X said looking us over. Axl and I looked at each other.
"Erm. Christmas rave mofos I don't know. We just put on a bunch of red and green stuff hoping to look cool in the end." Axl said.
"Ah that's cool. You guys pull it off well." X said with a look of approval. Zero walked up in a Santa outfit minus the beard and baggy pants. Zero smirked when he saw us.
"Axl. Rock. Merry Christmas eve dudes." Zero said nodding.
"So Zero. Where's my Kanye West action figure. I wanted when I was 11" Axl said.
"Dude. It doesn't exist. I'll have you know last year X and I actually looked on the internet for it and it doesn't exist. Axl you're young. Get a new dream." Zero says looking Axl in the eye as he touches his shoulder. Axl pretended to be hurt. X just patted his back. I watched as it all unfolded. I like sitting back and watching at moments like this. Not because I don't feel like I can intrude upon the trio it's just that's they have this charisma when all three of them are together. It's pretty entertaining to watch.
I always feel a smile creeping on my face when I see these things. Suddenly I heard them break their conversation.
"Alright X. Party status report." Zero said in a false serious tone.
"We've got one passed out Iris, Roll just busted her head...we're out of alcohol but Blues just left to get some more with Bass Which means we've got some drunk people waddling around, and Alia is trying to get into Layer's pants...and I think I hear moans coming out of the bathroom." X said summing everything up. Zero nodded after every fact as if checking things off.
"Sounds about right. Here I'll go make an announcement." Zero said as he walked away.
"Wow. Even at the party you guys are still running things and stuff." I commented.
"Well we did have to plan the whole thing this time. Normally Sigma and Wily do it, but there was no time this year apparently." X said with a sigh.
"You guys did great though. Your gonna be great parents." Axl said with a thumbs up and a smirk. I was confused.
"Parents?" I asked. X nodded.
"Ha-ha yeah Zero and I are looking at babies to adopt." X said. I tried to picture Zero and X holding a baby. I pictured X holding and caring for the baby really easy. But when I tried to picture it with Zero. It was a scary picture. The baby would be pulling at Zero's hair and Zero would be making a face like he wanted to punch the baby out. I made a distraught face as I thought this. Then I spoke up.
"Er...X don't you want to enjoy your marriage more before you go out and adopt?" I asked. X shook his head.
"Honestly...I kind of don't feel like I'm married. I mean sure we went through the whole ceremony and stuff and the honeymoon just felt like the most epic date ever. But honestly when you get down to it I just feel the same as I've always felt with Zero. And if this feeling is how married people feel then I guess I've been married since I was in high school...figuratively I mean." X said.
"Really? You guys don't feel anymore attached like a family?" I asked.
"No not really. The whole living together thing isn't new and the grocery shopping and cooking isn't either. I mean sure we have one bank account and insurance and stuff but like I felt like that stuff doesn't really make me feel it. I was hoping that this kid would make me feel that married feeling ya know?"
"X wants to feel like a house wife." Axl said nudging me. I couldn't help but laugh at that statement.
"You guys are mean." X said with a pout face. I chuckled.
"X why don't you try getting an Apron one of those cute frilly ones. Then you sit and clean and stuff until Zero comes home then you open the door for him and you say "Welcome home honey. What do you want first? Dinner, a bath, Or me?" Then you do your signature cute wink. You'll feel like a wife soon enough." Axl said with a smirk. I karate chopped Axl in the head. X's face was on fire.
"I...I might try that." X said as he walked away in thought. Axl shrugged.
"What can I say? I'm freaking Dr. Phil." Axl said. I laughed at him.
"Soooo want to skate." I asked suddenly.
"You already know " Axl said with a smirk.
Back on the neon skating floor. This time I mastered it and didn't fall. I looked in the middle of the floor to see Blues break dancing on the floor. The fact that he was on skates while he was break dancing was just legendary. Like the sight of it made me feel incompetent. Axl put on his game face and skated close to Blues and much to my amazement...he started break dancing too. I felt my eyes go wide. What the hell man? How was this happening? Not only are they break dancing on skates but these dudes out here are making a contest out of it. This was too real. Too real. I needed to sit down suddenly I felt thirsty. I wanted some cherry Pepsi.
To the drink counter I went. I got my cherry Pepsi and sat down and watched as this Epic dance battle continued. It was weird somehow I felt I was getting drowsy. After that I remember getting giggly and instigating the dance battle with Kalinka and Roll who randomly ended up next to me. Next thing I know both Blues and Axl give up and shake hands and Axl skates off the dance floor not the least bit tired. I look at him strangely.
"I didn't know you could break dance...on skates?" I said. Axl grinned.
"Well sophomore year of college I hung out with an...interesting crowd...but anyways Rock you seem slightly drowsy." Axl said.
"I'm not...alright...I am." I said. Roll and Kalinka shook their heads.
"Rock is another victim. That makes four." Roll said with a serious face. Axl raised and eyebrow.
"Elaborate Mrs. Clause." Axl said.
"Oh it's just the usual Axl. The drinks are getting spiked again." Roll said.
"Yeah first it was Iris, Now it's Alia, now Rock and Bass." Kalinka said with a sigh.
"Aww my baby got drugged." Axl said.
"But the problem is that Bass and Alia and Iris disappeared after they passed out so we need to watch Rock good so he doesn't get kidnapped."
"Oh come on you guys I'm not going to pass out." I said still feeling sleepy but trying to convince myself. Axl face shifted a little bit.
"Alright Sugar Plum Candycane peppermint" Axl said with his worry face.
"Don't look at me like that Ginger spice mint fruit cake." I said reading his face.
"Awww heeeellll naw. I know you ain't just call me a fruit." Axl said throwing his head back. Roll and Kalinka laughed.
"Whatchu gone do bout it" I said in a face ghetto voice.
"Make violent love to you later." Axl said with a shrug.
"Like a fruitcake." I said with a smile.
"Got me there. Chocolate chew taffy."
"I thought we weren't bringing racism in this?" I said with a grin.
"Yeah you're not going to pass out. You got this." Axl said messing with the front of his hair.
After that we went and did Karaoke with the other people. When we walked over there. We went through the motions of singing a bunch of really old 80s songs and some really ridiculous pop songs. It was really fun. But there was one that stuck in my mind. And that was Axl singing "Like a Virgin." that will forever be burned into my mind. After that I can't remember much. Like I remember Zero giving all of us a huge group hug telling us how much he loved us. I remember a cookie fight starting. Maybe I got hit with a cookie. I remember getting home with Axl though. I woke up and I heard the shower.
When I opened my eyes I was changed out of my Christmas stuff and I was in some of Axl's pajama stuff and I was in Axl's house so that explains that. Axl must be in the shower. Then it hit me. Christmas was tomorrow. I wondered if it was past twelve yet. It had to be. Which meant it was Christmas. I rush of joy rushed through me as I laid there. I heard Axl come out of the shower. My face turned into a smirk. Now was the perfect time to quote flight of the Concords. Axl walked into the room and I got into a draw me like one of your French girl poses. Axl was drying his hair with a towel. He only had boxers on.
"Aww Yeah Girl tonight we're gonna make love You know how I know? Because it's Wednesday and Wednesday night is the night that we usually make love"
"Rock it's not Wednesday...but Oh wait a sec." Axl clears his throat then he continues. He caught on to my reference. I smiled.
"Monday night is my night to cook. Tuesday night we go and visit your mother. But Wednesday we make sweet little love When everything is just right There's nothing good on tv. You haven't had your after work social sport team practice. So you are not too tired" Axl says going along with me.
"You lean in and whisper something sexy like,"I might go to bed. I've got work in the morning." I know what you're trying to say baby. You're trying to say "Aww, yeah. It's business time." I say with a smirk.
"Hah that never gets old. Merry Christmas" Axl said as he closed in on my face and gave me a kiss.
"So. About that business time." I said with a small smile. Axl grinned.
"It's business~! It's business time~!" Axl said before everything started.
And start it did. The next morning we woke up at the same time and ran to open presents in Axl's living room. We opened them like overly excited children. I got my present from Axl which was a whole huge box of plushies. I shrieked with joy and tackled him when I saw it. Of course my present was just as badass I got Axl all the games I had that he didn't. See since we're going to be apart he won't get to play as much so I thought "HEY ROCK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA."
So it happened. The rest of the presents were presents from the office people and random others. Like Zero got Axl a Kanye West action figure. Apparently they do exist. Plot twist. X got Axl a full body dead pool suit. Lord knows how much his new office is going to get trolled with that. After that it was various presents from the girls and a few others. Anyways Christmas was that we went to go visit my dad. Axl met my whole family. Like literally. They were all there. They all gave him wind breaking hugs. Which was pretty humorous. My dad was happy to see him. But my dad was a bit sad when he found out that Axl was leaving. He gave him a long hug. It was awkward to see. But it was pretty dang heart warming.
After Christmas is when the realization came back. Axl was moving away. It was really nostalgic remembering the whole last year we spent all up in that apartment during Packing. It was real emotional. So much nostalgia. I remember sleeping over there and doing nothing but cuddling and reminiscing. For hours on hours. Talking about the future and life and how things were changing and it sucked. But Axl kept reminding me that he'd only be 7 hours away.
Still it was a bit nerve wrecking.
Then there was the morning. The morning Axl would step into his new life. We got up and got ready for it and met X and Zero out in front of the airport. They had wanted to see Axl go. Zero and X had bummed out distraught faces. The goodbyes began after Axl grabbed his ticket from the woman. X spoke first.
"Axl...I don't have a long speech prepared but I'm going to miss you. It won't be funny around here anymore. Back in the day if I was ever in a bad mood you or Zero would always get me out of it. Zero with the love and you with the sheer hilarity that is you. I'm going to miss you bad Axl." X said.
"Yeah X it's gonna be less fun getting to troll you less. I'll spam call you every night." Axl said.
"Axl. I love you man." Zero said fighting back manly tears as he pulled Axl into a tight hug. Axl hugged back. He looked like he was fighting off man tears aswell. This was a freaking beautiful moment.
"Zero maaan don't make me cry. Ima cry maaan." Axl said. Zero then broke the hug wiping the manly tears X patted his back.
Finally it was my turn. What to say? What to say? We've been through alot this past year and a half. I really really felt something for Axl. I know I did. Not just because this is my first relationship that actually was a relationship. Not because I found someone I bond with on different levels than anyone else I've ever met in my life. Okay fuck it. It was because of that. But how do I get that out of my mouth. There was no good way to say it. Finally Axl walks towards me I knew it was time to say what I wanted to say but I wasn't sure of what I even wanted to say. I felt flustered in a sense.
Axl was in front of me I was in front of him our eyes met suddenly I spoke.
"So...I think...I'm a little bit in love with you." I said suddenly. God. I think I just quoted a Lykke Li song. Is that's what it's come to? I'm quoting lykke li now?
"I'm more than a little bit in love. Don't look so distraught. It's not like this is the last time you're going to see me." Axl said leaving a kiss on my lips. I looked at him.
"I'm going to visit you every weekend. It's about a good 7 hours right? I'll just drive all night." Axl said with a smile. Suddenly the lady at the desk announced something on the intercom. I couldn't hear it clearly but Axl did. He looked up and scratched the back of his head.
"That's my flight. I'll see you Rock. Love you babe~!" Axl said as he waved off and started walking off into the other direction.
"I LOVE YOU TOO BABY~!" I said in my Juliet voice. Ahh couldn't let that go with out a Lollipop Chainsaw reference. I looked over at X and Zero and it looked like they had stars in they're eyes. X in particular.
"So you guys are pretty serious huh?" X said with a mischievous grin.
"Mhmmm see it's all marked all over Rock's face." Zero said.
"You guyssssssss." I said feeling my face heating up. That's the last time I have a moment in public.
Anyways the whole long distance thing is working out pretty great. I normally can't wait for the weekend when I get to see Axl and hang out like we normally do. It's pretty romantic. Like one time he actually snuck into my apartment and sung "Drove all night" sure I wanted to grab my plastic sword and beat him with it because I was scared shitless. But it was pretty damn romantic. Can't deny that.
X and Zero decided to finally Adopt that kid. It turned out to be a little blond kid who honestly looked like mini Zero. He had the same temper and stance too. He was also really protective of X. They ended up adopting a toddler instead of a small baby. So little dude could already talk. His name was Lyle. But around the office we called him mini Zero. X quit his job and decided to just stay home and take care of the kid. Apparently they were already making enough money to support said kid and more. So that's nice. I randomly end up baby sitting him sometimes. I showed the kid some of the animes and superhero stuff I liked and he ended up liking it. For some reason though the kid always is defensive towards Zero. They get into mini fights but you can tell that the kid loves Zero. I think it's because they're too much alike. All the while X thinks it's the most adorable thing ever.
Blues ended up dating Kalinka after mysteriously ending up with her after that Christmas party. They break up constantly. Then get back together. It's sort of irritating. Me and Roll started hanging out more and I think I infected her with my video games because we randomly play Catherine and a few other games together now. So that's nice.
All and all though when the weekend comes I'm in bliss. So it's kind of weird. It's like I'm not even working for my paycheck anymore.
All and all I'm just working for the weekend. Hell we all are.
The end.