OMG. 0_o What the fuck happened to me??- I'm sure you're all thinking it...... Well, I have an answer.
I finished school, Graduated, am stuck working for my folks until I can get a job, and while trying to find time for my friends.
...I'm so bad at trying to juggle things.
Well, I hope to be back for good writing wise!
I'll do my best. ^^; Though I'm a bit rusty.
At least I'm TRYING to pick this story back up, instead of just leaving it. _; Like I had thought about doing.....
But enough of my laziness!!
BAck to the work I actually love. ^_^
Hold on....
It might be a bumpy ride.
Part Two
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Christmas Shopping for Dummies
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(Sora's POV)
Waking up early was never fun.
.....Why it had been my own idea, I have no clue.
I rolled over quickly, shutting off the alarm before it woke Riku.
Lucky for me he's a sound sleeper on weekends.
I pulled on my pj's from last night and headed for the bathroom.
I had come up with an idea for some brother-in-law bonding of sorts....
Also a way to collaborate on Christmas shopping.
As I never really could reason out what Riku would want as a present.
So this morning, early, Axel and I were sneaking out and going to hunt down what the guys would -hopefully- want for Christmas.
Dear lord, let us come back alive.
After brushing my teeth and running a comb through my hair, I got on some jeans and a T-shirt.
Now I just had to have some coffee ready for Axel when he came out....
That man is fuckin' SCARY until he gets his caffeine.
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(3rd person POV)
Axel stumbled out of their room not long after me, amazingly enough he was fully dressed.
It even looked like he had combed his own hair a bit.
Sora looked a little surprised at first, but quickly got back into action when he saw the slight glare in Axel's eyes.
...Aimed right at him.
The Brunette gave a wary smile as he handed Axel a bold cup of coffee he had just poured.
Axel took it with out a word, taking a deep wiff off the brewed liquid as they headed out the front door, quietly.
Once outside, Sora let out a breath of relief, tightening his jacket around himself for a moment as he tried to get used to the chill in the air.
"...I've never had to be that quiet before." He said sheepishly, when Axel gave him a questioning glance.
The red-head shrugged his shoulders, letting out a small humming noise.
The pair climbed into Axel's car, as Sora didn't want to take off with Riku's.
The ride was mostly silent until Axel had drained his cup.
"That's better." The red-head sighed as he quite literally tried to suck the last drop from the cup in his hand,
before discarding it to the back floorboards out of the way.
Sora smiled over at him, "Hope it wasn't too bad, I didn't have the time to really measure the grounds or anything...."
Axel shook his head, giving out a chuckle. "Don't worry about it." He said, smiling. "It wasn't to bad."
Sora smiled wider, grateful for the comment. He looked thoughtful for a moment shortly after that however; looking a bit confused.
"Uhmm.....Where do you think we should start?" He asked, pulling out his wallet to check his spendable funds.
Axel looked at him with an even more confused look.
"....I thought you had that planned out??"
Sora looked up at him again, raising a hand to his forehead as he groaned.
"I have no clue! I thought you would know what you were getting Roxy, so I though we'd go to where ever you were thinking of first...."
"-giving you time to think of where to go for Riku, right?" Axel finished, sighing as he got into the turn-lane.
"Well shit Sora. Thanks alot...." He mumbled.
Sora shot him a pouty look, "Hey, I didn't say I had a complete plan.." He defended weakly, looking out the window briefly.
Axel sighed as he pulled into the local shopping mall parking lot.
"Well....I guess we walk around until we spot something, unless you have any other suggestions."
He said, looking at Sora pointedly.
The brunette shook his head, not looking to happy.
Axel found a parking spot and soon the two were walking in the large sliding doors.
The heat was nice, as it was rather cold for a December morning.
Axel unzipped his leather jacket. Sora glanced at him. How that guy could wear just leather for a coat in this weather, he had no idea.
As they headed down the walkway, passed the food court, Sora became a little uneasy.
What if he couldn't find something Riku would like? Or worse....What if he did, but didn't have the money?
He sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck.
Axel looked over and patted his younger brother-in-law on the back.
"It'll be fine. We'll be done in no time." He said, grinning.
Sora gave him a slight smile.
Sure, Axel was right. There were two of them after all.
Piece of cake....
Right?
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(Sora's POV)
"....Well?" I asked, glancing at the red-head who currently had his face almost pressed to the glass of a 'Spencer's' window.
"Are you going to just stare, or go in?"
I was starting to lose patience.
It was like having to look after a kid at a candy store.....only this one was just over 6ft, with a lot more energy.
Then without warning Axel grabed me by the wrist and pulled him into the store.
The space inside was a bit of a tight fit. I had to keep my arms up close to my chest, as to not knock anything over.
It was like there was at least a few of everything.....hats, shoes, clothes, accessories.....
My head was spinning.
Axel, however, seemed to know right where he was going.
I glanced over and saw Axel's flaming hair above the rest of the people.
The tall man now all the way in the back corner of the store.
Just peachy.
Struggling to get through the line of people in the more then crowded walk-way, I finally caught up to Axel.
I felt my eyes grew wide.
"...Uhm, Ax?" I spoke up, looking at the set up of the display.
Axel was totally glued.
In case you don't know what just happens to be in the back corner of most Spencer's.....
Let me fill you in.
Toys. Whips. Handcuffs. Lube.
And So much more for use in adult activities.
"Oh. My. God."
One look at Axel, and I knew.
He wasn't leaving without something from here.
I shook my head, though I wasn't going to say anything about the blindfold set that caught my eye......That I think I'll keep to myself.
At any rate, Axel was now picking up one of the many whips; looking it over carefully, with a big grin on his face.
I suddenly got a chill.
He looked up at me, and I knew what he was thinking.
Suddenly I felt like I had a big sign on my forehead.
-TEST SUBJECT-
So that's when I turned tail and ran, thinking he wouldn't dare to follow.
I was wrong.
"Hold still, Sora!" Came the deep taunt.
And I ran faster.
Which was hard because of all the people.
I heard a clerk yell at Axel, "Oi! No Hitting!"
Yeah, right, Like he's going to listen Pal....
I thought I was safe outside the store....
Well, that's when I realized that Axel had no common sense in that department.
Because who should follow, unpaid merchandise and all, hell bent on chasing me down with that damn whip.
I don't even know why I kept running...but I did.
Aaaaaand next thing I know, we have a Mall Cop on our asses.
.....On a fucking Segway.
Now I thought those things were slow.
Apparently they have some sort of over-drive button.
Because that thing was fast.
Needless to say, Axel dropped the whip.
He didn't slow down though.
With those long legs of his, it wasn't long before he was a few steps ahead of me.
"AXLE! I'mgunnakillyou!" I screamed at him.
He just glanced over his shoulder and yelled back at me to run faster.
I must have nearly fallen on my face quite a few times.
With so many people around, it was hard not to bump into someone.
Axel finally stopping long enough to grab my wrist and pull me along.
I thought my legs were going to fall off.
At one point we managed to lose the Mall Cop.....
but we had worn out our welcome at the mall.
After hearing our descriptions over the intercom, we decided to shop elsewhere.
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We drove in silence mostly.
I kept my gaze out the window....Axel's was on the road.
It was at least 15 minutes before either one of us said a word.
Axel being the one to speak first.
"....Sora." He said, clearing his throat slightly.
I shifted in my seat. My already folded arms crossing tighter.
"Sora." He said more firmly this time.
I finally glanced over at him, my face almost emotionless.
He knew I was far from happy.
"Look, I was out of line-"
I rolled my eyes, cutting him off.
"Out of line??" I said, letting out a harsh chuckle.
"Axel, that's the first...and Only time I've ever been chased out of a mall."
Axel frowned as he took on hand off the wheel to run his fingers through his hair.
"...I'm sorry, alright? I didn't mean for it to get that out of hand."
I scoffed at him. "Damn right you should be sorry." I mumbled.
Axel just sighed, letting his hand now rest with the other on the wheel.
As we stopped at t a red light I let my eyes wander over the town around us.
Finally I let out a slow breath of air.
"It's okay Axe."
Axel looked over with a small grin.
"Thanks, Kiddo."
I gave him a soft punch in the shoulder. He knew I didn't like it when he called me that...
It only made him laugh.
I couldn't help smiling after that.
It's hard to make me mad, and even harder to make me stay that way.
As we came up to the next intersection, I told him to take a right.
I saw something that just might save both our hides....
After Axel parked, we went inside.
The shop was called 'Yuna's place', with a sign reading- "Everything and anything you or your sweetheart could possibly need!"
Okay, so it was a little more the cliche....
But at this point I was up for anything.
As it turned out, the shop was huge!
They even had a bakery, a Flower shop, and a small pet shop in side.
I was amazed.
This time, Axel and I split up.
I wasn't taking a chance on becoming a 'test subject' again.
...Or in getting kicked out.
I headed down one of the main isles, and smiled softly.
I saw cute little stuffies, candies, and even flowers down in this isle.
Looking up I started to read the signs hanging over the isles.
I spotted one that had 'Everyday needs' written on it, and thought I was investigate.
I couldn't help but grin as I walked down that next isle.
In my head I went through my memories to see if I could remember something My brother needed for around the house....
Seeing as the Blondie was asking for something he could use.
I spotted a cute apron set, and I couldn't help myself.
I mean come on....it had Roxie written all over it..
It was a light blue, with white lace. It had a cute little star-shaped fruit on it, and had 'Taste your Destiny' Written below it.
There was another one in the set, only it was a pretty yellow with palm trees on it, and read 'Paradise Awaits' on it.
I giggled lightly....
This was perfect.
I couldn't see Axel saying no either.
Now I just had to find something for Riku.
A large grin became plastered on my face....
Something he could use on me would work just fine.
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(3rd person)
Axel was whistling as he came up to the register.
Sora was already waiting by the door, a couple of bags in hand.
As Axel payed for the items, Sora couldn't keep his eyes from wandering over the items his brother-in-law had picked...
He laughed softly. So Axel.
There was a box of scented and flavored lubes.....a medium sized Teddy bear- holding a heart that could be personalized,
and a full out Santa outfit that could only be for the red-head himself.
Sora wasn't sure he wanted to find out what the Santa outfit was for....
As it was, they were long over due to be back home.
And though Axel was more then fine with speeding to get there...Sora made him stay close to the speed limit.
It wasn't long before Sora's cell phone rang.
Sora gave a start, digging under the bags on his lap to reach into his pocket.
-Riku- The screen on his cell phone flashed.
Sora couldn't keep the smile from his face as he answered the phone.
"...Do you love me?" He said, glancing over at Axel just in time to see him roll his eyes.
Riku's soft laugh came from the other side of the line.
"More then yesterday." Came the reply. "So where are you? and What's with this note.....'Gone hunting'?"
Sora explained that he and Axel had left early to go shopping for presents for Roxas.
It went unsaid that they had gone looking for presents for Riku as well.
Riku let out a small hum, "Alright, I believe you." He said playfully.
Sora grinned. "We'll be back soon.....give me a kiss when I get home?"
"More then that if you'll let me." Riku said, his voice dropping a few tones.
Sora blushed slightly.
He forgot it was the morning still, and it sounded like Riku had just 'woken up'.
"I-I'll see you soon."
As Sora clicked the phone shut, Axel laughed.
The Brunette stuck his tongue out at his Brother-in-law, only gaining more laughter from him.
Sora could only hope Christmas Eve came soon.
Sora was also glad that He and Roxas had shopped way ahead of time for their parents.
The Brunette smiled to himself as they walked up to the apartment door, to be greeted by a very eager Roxas,
and one hot and groggy Riku.
Sora hardly got a moment to shove his bags into Axel's arms before being dragged back to the bedroom by Riku.
Trusting Axel to hide them away from both his brother and his boyfriend's eyes.
In just two days, Leon and Cloud would be coming over to spend Christmas eve with them.
Roxas was nervous because it would be their first Christmas dinner together....
And his first time cooking with Cloud's help in the kitchen.
While Axel went to hide the presents for the time being, Roxas waited for him in the living room.
He sat on the couch looking inocent enough when Axel came in.
The red-head's bright green eyes widened in surprise as he saw that Roxas and Riku had finished decorating the tree...minus the topper.
As he walked around the couch, Axel noticed Roxas sitting there with something in his hands.
The Blond looked up a bit shyly at Axel; a small smile on his face.
Axel held out a hand, helping Roxas up.
"Help me, would you?" Roxas asked softly, his free hand holding up the Star-shaped tree topper.
Axel placed his hands lovingly on the blonde's hips. "Ofcourse." He said, giving his husband a chaste kiss before lifting him up just enough so
Roxas could reach up and place the topper.
Once Roxas had both feet back on the ground, Axel wrapped his arms around the blonde's waist.
"Axel...." Roxas said suddenly, looking up at the tree. "Do you think....maybe we could have Dad and Cloud over for Christmas eve, instead of Christmas day?"
Axel looked thoughtful as he frowned slightly. "I thought we had agreed.....?"
Roxas nibbled on his bottom lip slightly. "I know....but I'd like to be able to exchange gifts with them in the evening. That way we can have all of Christmas day together."
At this, the blond turned his head to look up at Axel, smiling softly with a glint of hope in his bright blue orbs.
Axel sighed before raising a hand to run his fingers through Roxas' hair softly. He chuckled slightly.
"Alright. But you have to promise, the Whole day. Just us." Axel added with a wink.
Roxas blushed slightly as he nodded his head quickly.
So together they just stood; looking at the tree in comfortable silence.
This would be a very merry Christmas for all of them.
Whoooot~
I do apologize again for the uber lateness.
I'll try not to do it again.... lol
Well, I hope it wasn't to bad! At least I'm getting back into the swing of things.
As it stands, I got time to really work on this because I'm now sick. Evil Flu.
I don't think it's that H1N1 whatever shits.....but who knows. I just know I not going to die, not without finishing this story!
xD
I'll try and get working on the last chapter of the special soon...
I just need a nap and some more tea, and I should be good to go.
(P.S! I've changed a couple things in this chapter, as I had a few things a bit backwords when I wrote them. xD
Please forgive me. The only changes I made were at the end of this chapter, pretaining to the arrangements made between Axel and Roxas, regarding when
they would have Roxas and Sora's Dad and step-'mom' over.)
Read and Review please!
~Sora