~Chapter-4~

Riku screamed in agonizing pain as he clutched the hand that the bullet went through making him drop the gun as Axel sat up from around the corner in his boxers holding another gun as it fell to the ground from his shaking sweared as Axel smiled slightly more blood dripping down his face and sat up as the rest of the squad rushed in an automatically tackled Riku to the ground handcuffing Riku's hands behind his back.

"Axel, Oh my god, we need to get you to a hospital." the taller blond well shaven man screamed as he saw the blood on the floor. He noticed and that Axel was in his boxers and he atomatically took off his shirt and draped it around the redheads shoulders."where's the boy?"The blond man asked looking in Axels eyes.

"Guest room, help me up, he might not trust anyone else but me right now"Axel whispered as the blond man helped him to his feet and helped him towards the room as Roxas sat on the floor sobbing."Roxas,Look at me are you allright?" The redhead asked as he touched the blonds face and pulled him into his arms whispering words of comfort as he grabbed a shirt and pulled it over him. A couple of peramedics showed up and grabbed Axel by the shoulders trying to force him away from Roxas.

"No,p-please don't take him" Roxas sobbed as they strapped Axel to a streacher and carried him to the ambulance breaking the blonds grip on Axel's hand as he was left back in the hallway in Axel's overlarge shirt.

"Luxord" Axel yelled as the the tall blond ran over to him"Look after Roxas, get him some clothes and then meet me at the hospital" Axel whispered his voice and body going weaker as the paramedics closed the doors and took him away leaving Roxas and Luxord standing in the driveway.

"Roxas" Luxord whispered reaching our for his shoulder as Roxas backed away. "Roxas, it's ok I'm one of Axel's most trusted friends" He whispered as he took the blonds hand and led him inside and went through Axel's closet "Roxas, where's your clothes?" He whispered as he continued searching for the blonds clothes only finding Axel's size.

"I don't have any with me?" He whispered his face turning red as Luxord contiued looking finding a pair of boxers that would fit Roxas he tossed them at the blond boy as he found a black shirt and a pair of jeans.

"I bet tommorrow Axel was going to take you shopping for some clothes that actually fit." Luxord replied as he tossed Roxas a pillow and a coat.

"Hey, Luxord I think Axel burnt dinner." One of the cops replied holding a burnt pizza laughing.

"I guess you haven't had dinner yet right?" Luxord whispered looking at Roxas as he walked him out to his car.

"N-no, Axel was making dinner before,Riku-Riku" the blond whispered unable to finish the sentence as Luxord ruffled his hair. Luxord opened the passanger side of the door as the other cops stayed behind to clean up the mess. Luxords phone rang as he awnsered it his face showed lines of worry as he looked at the blond.

"Yes, I understand, yes I-I'll tell him" He whispered as he hung up the phone and started the car and drove towards the hospital tears running down his face."Roxas, I know this might be hard on you, but Axel has to have surgery" Luxord whispered as he pulled through a drive thru and got the boys meal handing it to him. "They say its a slight chance he will recover and live he needs a new lung and he'll be in a cast for sometime" Luxord replied as he pulled into the hospital parking lot an hour later and ran with the blond boy towards the nurse who was waiting for them as he pulled Roxas behind him running towards Axels room as he saw the redhead laying on the bedsheets his face pale and scared but suddenly brightening the second he saw Roxas with dinner and clothes on.

Is this the one you were telling us about?" the doctor asks pointing at Roxas.

"yeah, you might want to give him a check up" Axel's voice whispered as he coughed up more blood his leg in a cast and the machine doing his breathing for him.

"A-Axel," Roxas whispered quickly running to him holding onto him as the doctors held him back abit so he wouldn't hurt the redhead more.

"Yeah Roxas" Axel replied feeling the young boys arms suddenly wrap around his waist.

"I-I let dinner burn" he replied as Axel burst out laughing kissing the blond.

"Can you stay with Luxord till I get out of this place" he asked looking at the blond.

"A-Axel, Luxord told me that you needed surgery and you look pretty bad so you might not make it." Roxas whispered tears streaking down his soft velvet cheeks.

"So, you think I'm not going to make it" Axel whispered as the blond started to cry harder nodding his head."Fine, lets make a deal if I don't make it I'll put you in my will and you will get my house and everything in it including the car." Axel whispered touching the blonds cheek gently with his thumb.

"And if theres a slight chance you do live and your body doesn't reject the lungs?" The blond whispered crying his voice broken and sad without hope.

"Fine, then Roxas...you have to agree to me asking...for your hand in marrige." Axel replied smiling and chuckling as he looked at the blushing Roxas.

"A-Axel, I-I can't I'm to young for marrige"Roxas stammered his face a bright magenta at the thought of marrige the doctor walked in with the surgery tools and a new set of lungs as he asked Roxas to leave so they could start.

"Yes you can Roxas," Axel replied as they ushered Roxas outside as the operation began "I'll call you if the operation runs smoothly Roxas, I yelled as Roxas was ushered out the door towards Luxords car.

"Hey you assholes that's Demex's fancy wine don't touch it"Luxord yelled as he pushed Roxas into the guest room locking the door, behind him" well you've got full control of the tv, and DVDs are in the closet feel free to help yourself and such."Luxord quickly replied running out of the room cursing yet laughing as he got his friends fed. Roxas sat on the floor looking at the movies surprised at all of the old time classics he use to watch when he was younger he picked one out and watched it. The house was finally quiet as he heard Luxord and Demex cleaning the kitchen up and doing dishes around midnight the light finally turned off in the kitchen and Roxas fell asleep by the phone with Axel's promise to call if the operation went smoothly.

"As the light turned on in the hallway Roxas terrified pretending to be asleep as Luxord walked in smelling like alcohol cursing under his breath about the clumsiness of his friends as he contiued digging through the guest room dresser drawers to find a extra pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt for Demex since he gave Roxas his that were more likely to fit him." Poor lad must have been exhausted having to go through all that hellish crap today, he needs some decent clothes tomorrow I'm going to take him shopping to get his mind off Axel." Luxord quietly mumbled under his breath as he walked towards the bed. Roxas was terrified of the strange man and thought he was sleeping with him as images of Riku and his rape sex ran through his mind. Roxas almost screamed terrified when Luxord's hand gently brushed his hair as the older dirty blond pulled the covers better over Roxas chuckling as he turned off the lamp light and left the room to go sleep back to sleep with Demex. Roxas still shocked and surprised that Luxord had locked it for him "he knows how scared I am" the blonde whispered and fell asleep feeling for the first time in years a bit more safe at last as he slept next to the phone waiting for Axel's call.