Ah, I love this time of year! Bundling up in my PJs and blanket and drinking whiskey filled Egg Nog while I write smutty fanfiction. Ahh, the wonderful time of the year that is Winter!

This chapter doesn't have much going on. Just the kids hanging out some more, but there is an important development toward the end. Its a bit on the mushy side, which someone mentioned they didn't like so I'm sorry. But just cause they're punk kids doesn't mean they can't be romantic and lovey. Also, it was previously my intention to use only song titles from the Old Misfits as chapter titles but seeing how this story is growing beyond what I expected I think I'm going to use New Misfits titles as well. Not the same era of Misfits but still very good music.

Geeze, this story is only barely getting started! AHHH!

Again, I don't condone underage drinking, no matter how fun it is. *snicker*

I most certainly do not condone driving while intoxicated however. That is one thing I won't joke about. It is very serious to me. I lost three friends in high school in one night all because they decided to get into a car with a drunk man behind the wheel. If there is one thing I could never stress enough (and at the risk of sounding preachy) do yourself and others a favor. Don't drink and drive, ever. One beer or five, it doesn't matter. You could kill yourself, your friends, your family or a perfect stranger. Its not worth it, friends, it just isn't.

And don't smoke cigarettes. They're bad for you, unattractive, stinky and did I mention deadly? Kissing a smoker isn't like licking an ash tray though. Its more like chewing on a soggy used cigarette you found in the gutter outside your house on a rainy day.

Anyway, enjoy the chapter! Its another short one.

"So, it's been two weeks." Larxene cast a glance at Axel as he walked past her carrying an icebox. "When are you going to tell us?"

Axel glowered at Larxene and sat the heavy container down in the sand. He knew what she was talking about, she never shut up about it. But he would play stupid for sanity's sake and pray that she continued to beat around the bush. Unfortunately that was never, ever her style. "Tell you what Larxene? There's nothing to tell."

"Bullshit." Larxene narrowed her eyes on the redhead before turning her gaze to his approaching blond boyfriend. "What about you, Señor Sassy Pants? You ready to give me the goods or not?"

Roxas rolled his eyes as he unloaded a twelve-pack of beer bottles into the icebox and crushed the cardboard under his feet. "Like Axel said, there's nothing to tell. We don't know what you're talking about."

Zexion scowled at Larxene from over the edge of his book and huffed. "Really Lar, let it go. You may want to know but I think the rest of us would sleep just fine having that information withheld. We'd sleep better, in fact."

"Nobody asked you, midget fuck!" Larxene flipped off the short man who quickly returned her sentiment and fell back into his book. She then turned her gaze back to the two settling down into the sand together. "Tell me already or I'll get ahold of your mom, Axel."

Axel snorted and rolled his eyes. "Go ahead. Nothing she can do about it now anyway."

"Uhg! Damn it, just tell me! I can't stand it anymore!" Larxene threw her finger in the direction of the couple and screeched loudly. "Tell me which one of you is fucking the other! This is detrimental to my fucking sanity, alright!? Tell me!"

"Sanity?" Roxas smirked up at Larxene. "Since when did you ever have anything akin to sanity Lar?"

"Ha ha, real cute." Larxene crossed her arms and stared at the two. "I'll find out one way or the other. You can't escape that."

"Look, you know she'll never shut up until you tell her." Demyx chuckled and grabbed a beer out of the icebox. His eyes fell on Axel and he smirked. "Besides, I'm curious to know if you defiled my poor, innocent kid cousin."

Roxas gave Demyx the finger. "Fuck you. Poor and innocent my ass! You're just tired of hearing her go on and on about it like the rest of us are. But we'll never hear the end of it either way so why tell her? At least this way the rest of you have to suffer along with us."

"That's cowardly and low, Roxas." Demyx tossed the bottle cap from his beer at his cousin who regretfully dodged it. "Can't you take one for the team?"

Larxene smiled wickedly. "I'm willing to bet he already does. Bet he takes it hard too."

Roxas flashed his most charming smile at the blonde woman and batted his eyes. "Maybe I do. Maybe I don't. But you'll never know and that kills you."

"Go drown in the ocean you little fag." Larxene took the bottle cap from her beer and chucked it in the boy's direction, missing him by a bigger margin than Demyx had.

Axel smiled and wrapped his arm around Roxas. "Look, it doesn't really matter. What matters is that we're here having beer at the beach as a group of friends and nobody is going to get arrested this time, right Mar?"

Marluxia snickered and cradled his half empty bottle of vodka. "Look, I can't make any promises. I didn't think I was too drunk to drive last time but apparently the CHP officer who pulled me over didn't agree. It's not my fault his breathalyzer was faulty. How was I supposed to know it would give a .19 reading?"

"Damn. That's high Mar." Axel chuckled and shook his head. "Did it ever occur to you though, that just maybe it wasn't your blood alcohol content level? That maybe it was the fact that you're not even twenty-one yet?"

"Details, details." Marluxia snorted and stroked his bottle lovingly. "It doesn't matter, my dad managed to keep me from getting my license suspended so it's all good."

"Spoiled fucking rotten, that's what you are." Axel took a sip of his beer and sighed. "You're never going to learn from your mistakes Marly. Not until its too late."

"I don't make mistakes. I only make perfections." Marluxia smiled and unscrewed the cap on his vodka, taking a quick gulp before slamming it down into the sand and standing to strip off his shirt. "Let's go swimming!"

"Hmm…" Axel glanced at Marluxia and sighed. "Drunk swimming in the ocean at night. Yeah, I don't see how that's at all dangerous."

"Lighten up Ax, he's not that far gone yet." Demyx stood and pulled off his own clothes. "Besides, a swim sounds like fun. Come on, even Zex and Lex are stripping down!"

"You guys go ahead. We'll catch up in a minute. There's something I need to talk to Roxas about." Axel waved Demyx off and once his friend was far out of earshot he turned his attention to Roxas. "Good, finally a moment alone."

Roxas smiled and let his hand fall onto Axel's. "You know, if you wanted to have some alone time we could have just stayed at your place instead of coming out here."

"See, that's kinda what I wanted to talk to you about." Axel looked down at his hand holding Roxas' and smiled. He was nervous, and rightfully so. What he was about to ask of Roxas could be potentially wonderful or potentially horrible depending on his answer. It would either strengthen their bond or push them very far apart but he couldn't wait much longer to act upon his desires. "So, I know we haven't been official for that long, but we've kinda known how we have felt about each other for longer than that so I guess it sorta balances out."

Roxas looked up at Axel and nodded. "Yeah?"

"Well, so I was thinking, you know, you and I don't really get to spend a whole lot of time together. We live quite a ways apart from each other and the only times we see each other is when we're all hanging out as friends." Axel swallowed hard and began shifting his feet nervously, Roxas' eyes never leaving him for even a second. "And I, well… I miss seeing you privately. We haven't had a lot of alone time. Now that summer is coming to an end everybody is wanting to get in as much time together as possible before college starts back up. Only Zex and Lex are going back to school but still. They want us to all be together, and that's cutting into you and me time."

Roxas nodded slowly. "Yeah, I noticed that too."

Axel smiled softly and rubbed the back of his neck briskly. "So, I had this crazy idea. I know it may seem sudden but I really think that it can work. We get along so well and I'm sure living with your aunt can't be all that fun and you're so far away from us all and I think that… I really want… I…" Axel sighed and grasped Roxas' hands in his own tightly. "Roxas, will you move into the apartment with me?"

Roxas stared at Axel in shock. Those words were the last thing he had expected to come from Axel's mouth. He was so sure Axel was only going to ask if he wanted to sneak off to find some private time. This however took him completely off guard. He looked into those panicked green eyes as they searched his face for any form of an answer. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Axel, I don't…"

"Oh geeze, oh god." Axel grabbed his head in his hands and stared at the ground. "I knew it was too soon! I knew I should have just kept my mouth shut! Look Rox, I'm not trying to pressure you and I don't want you to think I'm trying to move too fast! I just thought that if…"

"Shh." Roxas pressed his mouth against Axel's and kissed him deeply. He pushed the redhead to lay back in the sand as he straddled him with a smile. "Axel, I didn't say no. In fact, I like the idea a lot. I can be there to make you breakfast before you go to work and dinner when you come home. And on nights when you aren't too tired we can spend some much needed time in the bedroom." He smirked and traced a finger down Axel's chest and stomach. "I've missed how much time we used to spend alone together, even when we could only be friends. I want it back. So yes, Axel, I'll move into the apartment with you."

Axel smiled brightly and wrapped his arms around Roxas. "I'm glad." He rolled the boy over onto his back and kissed his lips softly. "I love you Rox."

"I love you too Axel." Roxas smiled and began tugging at his lover's clothes to get them off. "Come on, let's go swim with the others before they all start nagging us."

"Alright." Axel stood and pulled Roxas up with him. He agreed to go swimming but it wasn't what he wanted. His head was buzzing with excitement and all he wanted was to get Roxas back home. Back to their home that they would now share together. His heart was pounding and all he could think about was what life was going to be like now with Roxas constantly at his side. Waking up with Roxas every morning and kissing him goodnight each night was something Axel had been longing for ever since they'd spent their first night together as an official couple. Now it would be a reality and it was all he could think about as he and Roxas stripped down to their underwear and rushed toward the waves.