HEY BUDDIES! So, yeah, it's Threats time yo. I'm sorry for the long wait! There was state testing last week and I had to study. I won't be able to update next week either, probably anyways. There's testing next week tomorrow too and I'm supposed to be studying my math (I really need to). I mean, my main problem is reading things wrong. I also don't know when to do which formula when, so I have to look that up. I also heard they made the testing harder this year. D:
Wish me luck!
Anyways, last chapter was okayish, and I know for a fact that this chapter WILL be amazing just for you since I left you waiting. And dudes, guess what? I wuv you, cuz I'm the ultimate stalker;)
ENJOY!
OH! And I'm sorry if I make the FF characters OOC, I've never played their games and I pretty much only know them from KH and FF7: Crisis Core (which I have yet to finish), so I'm apologizing in advance.
Axel and I walked in the endless displays of cell phones and iPods. He paused every couple of displays and picked up one of the phones. The cell phopnes were usually bright red, not as red as his hair, but yeah, they were still bright red. I didn't pay too much attention to Axel, but to Tifa, who hadn't noticed me yet. Tifa, my Mom, smiled and talked to the customers somehow being able to relate to them and coaxing smiles out of them. She seemed like such a nice lady, yet she brokemy Dad's heart. That's why I don't like her, she ruined my family, along with Leon.
I turned to look at Axel and saw he was inspecting another phone, but it was blue. He moved the screen and I noticed it was a sidekick. Axel pursed his lips and held it up to my face. He looked from the phone to me, his eyes squinted, trying not to miss a thing. He nodded and smiled. I furrowed my eyebrows.
"What were you doing?" I asked him.
"Oh, stuff," he said enigmatically. I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"Yeah, okay, whatever," I reply annoyed. Before I knew it we were at the counter and Tifa smiled at me. Axel placed his phone on the counter.
"Hey honey! Who's your friend?" She asked me. I rolled my eyes and turned to Axel. He looked at me and flashed me a smile. I found myself wanting to make Tifa aware of the fact I wasn't Ven, or at least that I knew what she did.
"Hey, Axel, you remember the name of my Dad right?" I ask him. He looked away for a few seconds then looked back at me. He nodded.
"Yeah, Cloud, right?" He asked for confirmation. I nodded.
"Yeah. Cloud is my Dad, he's blonde remember?" I ask, looking at Tifa from the corner of my eye. Her cheeks were growing red and her smile was wiped off of her face.
"What are you talking about, Venny? Leon's your dad, where did you get Cloud from? I don't even think Cloud is a name," she said with a forced smile and chuckle. I looked at her and rolled my eyes. Axel looked from Tifa to me, obviously confused.
"What? Roxas, why did she call you Venny?" He asks me. I don't pay attention to him, but to Tifa.
"Tifa, I'm not Ven, I'm Roxas. You know, your other son, the one who still lives with Cloud. I know about what you did," I said while turning away from her. I leaned against the counter. Axel shook his head.
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about so I'm just going to walk over here," he said. Axel did what he said and walked away from the counter and by the displays. Tifa groaned and slammed her hand on the counter. I jumped and turned to look at her. Her face was red and she was glaring at nothing.
"How much do you know?" She asked me. I looked into her eyes and pursed my lips. She ruined my family.
"I know that my Dad walked in on you and Leon. The two of you got a divorce and you moved here with Leon and Ven. You told Ven that Cloud was dead, but I always knew that you had left us, I had just never known what your name was or why you left," I said simply. Tifa looked down and scratched her head. She sighed and looked back up at her, her eyes somewhat downcast.
"So you know more than I thought," she said slowly. I nod.
"Yeah. What I really want to know is why you did it," I reply. Tifa looks at the clock, then back at me.
"Cloud, I-I just stopped loving him, I guess you could say. Cloud was a great man and I wanted to love him, but I couldn't. I had been dating Leon a couple of years before I met Cloud and after we broke up we remained friends. Naturally, I let him come see you and Ven once we took you back from the hospital. Before I knew it, I just started falling for him again and everything was about Leon. Cloud just started leaving my heart slowly, but surely," she said. I didn't have anything to say, there was nothing to say to something like that. I looked away. She ruined everything.
Axel walked back up to us. He looked from Tifa and I, then to the cell phone.
"Did you ring that up yet?" He asked her. Tifa was snapped out of her thoughts and shook her head. She grabbed the phone and rung it up. Axel took out his wallet, counted up the money and handed it to Tifa. She took it and handed a small bag to Axel. Axel grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the store. Tifa and I never looked away from eachother.
As soon as we were outside I took in a deep breath. The sea salt tickled my nose and reminded me of the boxes full of my favorite food waiting for me back in the dorm. I cracked my neck and squinted in the harsh sunlight. I guess the sunlight is the only thing I like about this place. When we reached the car Axel opened my door for me and quickly walked to his own side. I hopped into the car and slammed the door shut.
I immediately began sweating, the car's black interior had been baking from the intense heat. I slumped down in the seat, practically melting. I sighed and wiped my forehead. Axel sighed and leaned across me, his whole body covering mine. My cheeks burned and my eyes widened. My heart beat quickened and I held in my breath. My whole body felt like it was on fire. He punched the side of his car and extended the seat belt. Slowly he moved away from me and dragged the seat belt across my body. He clicked it in to its holder and moved off of me completely. I felt the heat leave my body. I frown. Damn, that's weird.
"What was she talking about?" He asked my while he put the keys in the ignition and turned it. I listened to the car purr to life. I sit up in the seat and curse myself for wearing skinny jeans today.
"Family stuff," I reply cooly. Axel nods and presses a button. The top of the car slid back and a cooling breeze swept through. I sighed and closed my eyes, enjoying this breeze while it lasted. Axel backed the car out of the parking lot and was suddenly speeding down the street. I smiled, enjoying the feeling of the wind in my face, pushing my hair back from my forehead.
"What kind of family stuff?" He asked me. I opened my eyes and turned to look at him.
"She's my Mom. She left my family with my brother. End of story," I said. Axel nodded and adjusted his grip on the wheel.
"I see. As you know, I had my own family problems. As you know," he said. I nodded, I know all about that.
"Yeah, your parents despised eachother," I said to him. Axel nodded. He continued on down the street, picking up speed.
"Yeah, they fought all the time in front of my brother and I," he said, not taking his eyes off the road. I nodded, remembering Axel's brother. I had forgotten about him, I think he moved away from Twilight Town before I knew Axel. I had never met him, but Axel said he was cool enough. I'm pretty sure his name is Reno.
"Yeah, Reno, right? What's up with him?" I asked him. He looked at me, then his eyes flitted back to the road.
"He's good. He graduated from college last year. He wants to become a cop or something, you know, something like that," he said smiling just at the thought of his brother. I nodded for what seemed like for the hundreth time today.
"That's good. How's your parents?" I asked him to fill in the silence.
"They got a divorce after I left for college," he said, the smile disappearing from his face.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said to Axel. He turned and smiled at me quickly.
"Thanks," he replied. I nodded ad looked out at the quickly passing scenery.
The rest of the ride was spent in silence.
...LATER...
I opened another plastic wrapper and shoved the ice cream into my mouth. I picked up my book and continued reading. Reading was something I liked, but I didn't read all too much. I turned the page and heard a small clatter. I looked up and saw Axel was throwing a pillow off of his bed. His eyes met mine. A thousand thoughts raced through my mind.
Axel was being so nice to me, why was he being nice to me? Does he remember what I did the night before he left? Does he remember how close of friends we got to be? Did Axel truly want to rekindle our friendship, or was he going to betray me again? Did he know that I used to have feelings for him? What does he want?
I didn't know the answers to any of those questions.
For some strange reason, after the ice cream I've felt this strange feeling in my stomach that I haven't felt before. It's like my stomach is on a never ending roller coaster ride and my heart sped up a little bit. I have no idea what's happening to me.
"A penny for your thoughts," he said.
"I'm just thinking," I lied. Axel snickered and shook his head with a big smile on his face. "What?" I asked, not annoyed at all for some reason.
"You're terrible at lying," he said with a laugh. I puffed out my cheeks.
"Tch, whatever. You're pretty good at lying," I said to him. Axel smiled and nodded.
"Well, thank you. I guess it's everyone's dream to be called a good liar," he said with a snicker. I nodded and an idea popped into my head.
"How about you teach me how to lie," I suggested. Axel looked away for a second, considering it.
"Okay, I guess I could teach you how to lie. When do you want to start?" He asked me. I thought for a second. I have free time today.
"Right now," I said. Axel nodded and stood up. I finished my ice cream and threw the stick into the garbage can. I sat up and closed my book. Axel walked over to my bed and sat down on it.
"Okay, so, how should I do this?" He asked himself. I sat there awkwardly while he thought about it. He perked up and said, "Okay, I got it, this part is crucial! You need to look me in the eye when you tell the lie don't look away. Don't lick your lips or move your fingers, don't bite your lips or nails either. I also don't reccomend breathing quicker."
I nodded.
"Okay, I think I can remember that," I said, mentally memorizing the steps.
"Try it," he said. I nodded.
"Okay, I'll say two truths and a lie," I said to him. Axel nodded. I continued on. "I'm 18 years old." Truth. "I have a cousin named Nora." Lie. "I can burp the alphabet." Truth. I smiled at Axel while he pondered. I followed Axel's rules as best as I could so he'd never guess.
"You don't have a cousin named Nora," he said with a certain air of certainity. My jaw dropped. I had followed everything that he told me, how could he tell?
"How do you know?" I asked him. He smiled.
"You moved your head a little bit when you told the lie. That's what gave you away," he said. I made an 'O' with my lips. "Try lying again." I nodded.
"I hate the color green," I said. Axel nodded.
"You did it again. Lie one more time," he told me. I nodded.
"I hate-" that's all I said. Axel grabbed my head. He held it steady. I felt my cheeks warm up and I swallowed hard.
"Okay, that's where you keep moving you head. Lie again," he said. I nodded.
"I hate the color green," I repeated. Axel let go of my head. My cheeks were still red.
"Did you feel the difference?" He asked me. I nodded. Axel was just about to speak again when my cell phone rang. I dug it out of my pocket and I pressed it to my ear.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hey!" Ven's voice rang out loud and clear.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Nothing really, we're just going to the beach. Do you want to come?" He asked me. I looked at Axel. I wanted to hang out with my brother and Sora, but I also wanted to hang out with Axel for some strange reason. I knew they hated Axel with a passion, but I'd feel terrible if I ditched him. It felt like my mind was being split into two. As if knowing what was happening Axel nodded.
"Um, sure! I'll be outside your dorm in ten!" I said.
"Okay, see you then!" He replied. I hung up and put my cell on the desk.
"You don't mind my leaving?" I asked him. He shook his head.
"Eh, not really," he replied. I sighed.
"I mean, you could come along and stand somewhere else," I suggest. Axel shook his head.
"Nah, the people on the beach would probably tease me or something," he said. I nodded, understanding completely.
"Okay then. I'll see you when I get back," I said.
With that being said, I dressed for the beach in the bathroom and within minutes I was outside of Sora's dorm. I knocked on the door and Sora emerged.
"You coming?" I asked him. He nodded and closed the door. In a minute he was back and he had two towels with him. He smiled at me and walked ahead of me.
"Are you excited Sora?" I asked him. He nodded.
"I love the beach!" He exclaimed. I smiled at him. We were passing by my dorm when I remembered something. I opened the door and rushed inside. Sora followed after me. I grabbed two boxes of sea-salt ice cream and walked back out of the dorm with Sora following me.
We walked down the hall with Sora inspecting the box.
...LATER...
We stood outside of Ven's dorm. I knocked on the door and Ven swung it opened. He was dressed in his swimsuit and a towel was swung over his arm. He slammed the door shut and he walked in front us, leading us to the front doors. We were outside in a short amount of time. I smiled when the intense heat hit my shoulders. I love the heat and how it immediately warmed me up. The smell of salt assaulted my senses.
Sora ran ahead of us on the large stone path leading to the beach. Ven stuck with me. He looked at the boxes in my hands.
"What's that?" He asked me. I held it up for him to see. He reads the label and he smiles. "Oh, so we finally get to taste this thing that you call delicious! I can't wait," he said. I smiled.
"You'll think it's delicious," I said to him. He nodded.
"I better," he replied.
We walked a bit more in silence.
"So, where did you go with Axel?" He asked me. I turned a bit red. I didn't think anyone would see me being dragged by Axel.
"Oh, yeah. He took me to that cell phone store," I replied. Ven nodded.
"Oh, the one where my Mom works?" He asked. I nodded. "Was my Mom there?" He asked. I nodded again. "Did you talk to her?"
"Yeah," I said to him. He takes a deep breath and looks at me.
"What did she say?" He asked me, already knowing that it probably had to do with her cheating on my Dad.
"I'll tell you later," I replied. Ven nodded and looked away from me.
I didn't have to read minds to know that two things were on his mind.
1) What did his Mom say to me?
2) What was I doing with Axel?
Well, hopefully that was epic enough for you! I'm really glad you spent the time to read this! I also appreciate all of the lovely reviews, favorites, and alerts I've gotten! I'm sorry if I haven't replied to your review or favorite, it's overwhelming and I promise that I'll get to them!
Anyways,
FOR KATOKA:
What language am I learning?
What 2 countries would I most likely live in?
EVERYONE ELSE (OKAY, YOU CAN DO THIS TOO KATOKA):
You guys get to ask me the questions this time. You can ask me anything at all, but I'd prefer if you don't ask my age. Everything else is fair game and I will answer it honestly.
Or you can answer this if you don't want to ask me something:
What's your favorite food?
You could do both if you'd like. :)
And special thanks to TheCloakedSchemer-6 for reccomending I listen to You're Gonna Go Far Kid, it gave the "Lieing Lessons" idea (it actually becomes somewhat important to the plot).
Oh, and if you cared, fan art is a nice thing and I wouldn't exactly if something was made for me and was sent to me via link. Just so you all know;)