The tall, lanky male leaned over the slight boy. His body glowed with sweat and his bright red hair was sticking to his forehead and neck. Roxas could see the near-exhaustion in his face, the faint trembling in his body but desire still glowed in those brilliant, emerald eyes. Axel ducked his head down, burying his face in Roxas' hair and the younger neko groaned as he felt the older getting hard inside him. The heat was almost over and he was beginning to feel the ache, but it was still overwhelmed by the need.
The sex was slow this time, because that was all their exhausted bodies could bear. Roxas panted, clinging to Axel tightly as skin moved against skin, flesh against raw, throbbing flesh. It felt unbearably good, Axel's thick dick slowly fucking him, filling him so full and making him moan again and again. Sweat stung the blond neko's eyes and he blinked rapidly, trying to focus on the red above him. He wanted to savor every moment of this.
As he met Axel's eyes Roxas could almost imagine Axel really cared for HIM. The way Axel's green eyes glowed, the way he touched his cheek, the way Axel kissed him. Roxas desperately wanted to believe it was more than just the heat. Until the heat started, he hadn't realized how much he would want it to not just be empty sex. Was this more?
It seemed to take forever this time, both of them too tired to reach their peak quickly. But Roxas finally managed a scream, the shrill heat sound making Axel moan and speed his thrusts, spending the last of his energy in a burst of pleasure. Roxas arched and came, feeling the throbbing need inside himself finally easing. Axel groaned as he came a moment later, and caught the blonde's lips in a deep, passionate kiss. He slowly pulled away and Roxas shivered, then moaned as the pain began entering his perception. That was a clear sign the heat was over, and despite how good it had been he was glad. He didn't think his abused body could take anymore.
"Roxas. Is it done?" Axel sounded so exhausted, as he slumped down onto the mats beside him. "I don't think I can do it again. There's nothing left."
"It's over." Roxas blinked in surprise as strong arms enfolded him, then sighed as fingers found his ears again for another scratch. "Oh Axel…" He surprised himself then with a ragged purr, looking up to meet those bright green eyes. Axel smiled and his eyes were so warm. Did the redhead really care?
Roxas woke up with a start, and groaned as he realized he'd had another dream about the heat. It had been haunting his dreams for days now, just like a certain redhead. Roxas blushed as he realized he was still aroused from the dream and closed his eyes, controlling the reaction.
There was no privacy in the dormitory, although he'd been moved up from the children's bunks to the young warriors. That wasn't really a good thing, though. The young warriors didn't mind him, he wasn't the only pregnant youngster in the dormitory, but Roxas had been separated from all his friends. None of the other children his age had an active pouch, so they wouldn't be promoted to the better bunks for at least two years. Sora might join him around then, if he had his first heat early. Otherwise it would be three or four before he saw the brunette regularly again. They were moving in different circles now.
Roxas was still training with the warriors, but he wasn't sure why anymore. Axel was right, this didn't make a lot of sense. Warrior caste females had their babies and raised them communally, in the crèche. They weren't really allowed to raise their own child in particular, but they did see that child and got chances to give him or her affection. Roxas knew his mother, knew her smile and knew the way she had smelled when she had cuddled him. He didn't know a lot else, since he'd been taken to live in the child's dormitory at six, but he could remember her if he tried. It didn't make a lot of sense that his child would be taken away at birth and he wouldn't get to see it because he was technically male.
Turning over, Roxas tried to get back to sleep, but found that he just couldn't. He lifted his head, frowning, and wondered. Could he do that? Did he dare? Did he care? Finally deciding that he didn't care at all, he slid out of bed and threw on a mantle. He was naked beneath the enveloping garment but he didn't care about that either.
It was the dead of the night when he slipped into the dorm for the greater warriors. They were the ones who had proven themselves in combat and earned promotion to the greater ranks, but it didn't really mean much in terms of accommodations. The bunks were identical to the younger warriors. And despite being the grand champion, Axel had a bunk just like any of them. He was easy to find, bright red hair a beacon even in the dim light of the moon that filtered through the windows. Roxas hesitated then, watching Axel as he slept. Then he climbed into bed beside the redhead, snuggling up. Axel didn't wake, not really, just shifting slightly then sighing in his sleep. Roxas wasn't sure how he would react in the morning but he didn't care.
This was where he wanted to be.
"That is soooo cute."
"So strange though. Should we do anything?"
"Yes, get a camera so we can have blackmail material forever."
Huh? Axel roused from his sleep, blinking as he heard the whispers. What were they talking about? What- Axel tried to move and frowned as he found that something was pinning him down. His disbelieving gaze traveled down and found spiky blond curls.
"Roxas?" That was the last thing in the world he had expected. Roxas was sleeping on top of his blankets, pinning him down unless he disturbed the blond. And Xaldin and several of the other warriors were watching and grinning. And- "Hey! Put down that camera, Marly, or I swear I'll murder you in your sleep!"
"But it's soooo cute! It needs to be immortalized." Marluxia cheerfully snapped several more pictures as Axel fumed. Roxas made a soft, protesting sound as Axel jerked up, trying to lunge out of bed at the pink haired neko and finding himself trapped in blankets.
"Axel?" Axel's attention was diverted to the little blonde, who was rubbing sleep out of his eyes. "Sorry. I just wanted to be with you." Roxas blushed faintly. In the cold light of the morning, he was aware this hadn't been a very good idea.
"You're crazy Roxas." Axel sounded cheerful but exasperated. "If you were any bigger you wouldn't fit. If I'd rolled over you would have been on the floor." The beds were only meant for one person and were really far too narrow for sharing. "And you're not supposed to do this either. You're going to start getting us both in trouble." Their alien masters wouldn't care in the least, but the neko who ran the facilities would care. Roxas set his jaw, looking mutinous.
"The rules are stupid." Roxas muttered and Axel sighed, enfolding him in a quick embrace and breathing in the blonde's scent for a moment. No matter how many times he smelled it, the sweet, mellow scent of his pregnant partner still had power over him.
"I know, but they're still the rules. C'mon, shove off, we need to go to breakfast." Roxas blushed again and got off the bed. But he stubbornly took Axel's hand and followed him to the showers. Axel flicked his ears, amused, but let him. Fortunately there was some privacy in the showers, or things might have gotten a little embarrassing. Just being around Axel reminded Roxas of the heat and how much he desired the redhead. Seeing him naked, well…
"There are going to be pictures of us up everywhere tomorrow." Roxas winced, but Axel didn't seem too upset. "You know, Roxas, if you're going to be following me around like this I think I should talk to the director. See if you can be my squire."
"Really?" Roxas tilted his ears forward, fascinated by the idea. That was an arrangement where a young warrior was trained by an older one. It had been popular a long, long time ago before the strangers from the stars had arrived on the neko's world. They still knew about it because it was a common thing in literature. "Do you think they would let us?"
"I have no idea." Axel admitted. "If you were an ordinary warrior, I don't think they'd allow it in a million years. But you're not, and if they decide to act a bit like actual neko with hearts rather than AI's, maybe they will." Axel didn't have high hopes though. The people in charge seemed to want to put a great deal of distance between themselves and their charges, and keep them living by the ancient warrior customs as much as possible. Axel had a sneaking suspicion that they didn't want to be reminded that the warriors were people. They were constantly being sacrificed to satisfy their masters, after all. Axel pushed that thought away. He'd chosen to sell away his life a long time ago, and he'd lived much longer than he'd expected. Roxas sat beside him for breakfast again, to no one's surprise.
Later that night, they met in the park again, but this time for a slightly different reason.
"Axel, I want to have sex with you again." Roxas said bluntly, and Axel flicked his ears back in shock, then grinned.
"Wow, there's some romantic foreplay!" Roxas blushed bright red as Axel laughed. "A good thing we're both guys or someone would be hurting about now. Sure, I want to have sex with you too Roxas. One thing though. Were you a virgin before the heat?"
"Huh? Of course." Roxas was very young and had come into his heat early. It would have been disturbing if he wasn't virginal before that. Axel nodded thoughtfully.
"You do know it's going to hurt a bit this time?" Roxas swallowed as he looked into concerned green eyes. Axel did care about him, at least a bit. He was sure of it. "Nothing hurts during the heat. I'll do my best to get you ready, but it's going to sting." Roxas nodded, feeling very nervous but willing as Axel glanced around, then led him into the nearby bushes. It was a pretty good place for a tryst.
When they were safely out of sight, Axel pulled Roxas into a slow, gentle kiss. He wanted to take this slowly now. He hadn't asked Roxas' age and wasn't going to, but he knew the boy was too young for this by most standards. Fortunately or unfortunately, with an active pouch that didn't matter. There was no way to stop a boy's cycling without invasive surgery, so they were considered mature as soon as the heat began. And if that was at twelve, that was just too bad. Roxas wasn't content with the slow pace, though.
"Mff!" Axel wasn't expecting Roxas to jump up, wrapping his strong legs around Axel's waist and his arms around his shoulders. Axel had to take a quick step to keep his balance and put his hands under Roxas' buttocks to help hold him up. "A bit eager, aren't you?" He said teasingly, and Roxas' ears flicked in annoyance.
"It's all I've been dreaming about since the heat." Roxas admitted and Axel blinked, a touch surprised. "Now take me, damn you!" Roxas wiggled, rubbing up, and Axel gasped, green eyes widening.
"O-Okay." He'd wanted to take it slow, but since Roxas didn't seem to appreciate that… Axel kissed the blonde again but this time harder, more demanding. Roxas moaned softly and tugged impatiently on Axel's clothing as the redhead eased him down to the ground. Soon they were both naked, using their clothes as a pillow for Roxas. The blonde winced as Axel parted his legs, sliding one well-lubricated finger into his opening. Axel was right, it stung and didn't feel good at all, but Roxas waited the feeling out, trying to stay relaxed and accepting. Then Axel slid in another finger and he whimpered, biting his lip. "So tight Roxas." Axel was a bit amazed that after only a week, Roxas could be so tight. The heat had been intense but he'd definitely recovered.
"I know! Ow!" Roxas shivered then suddenly yelped as Axel found something inside him that felt so good. He had no idea what it was, but it reminded him of his heat. "Oh!" Axel grinned as he felt Roxas' insides sliding smoothly around his fingers. He didn't understand all the organs involved, but he knew that massaging that one spot would stimulate Roxas to produce his own lubrication as well as what he was using. It only worked on neko boys with an active pouch, but it was very useful. "Axel. Axel!" Roxas panted as Axel slid in a third finger, stretching him out and making him groan at the pleasure.
"I know." Axel slowly, sensuously licked Roxas' belly, traveling down teasingly until he was breathing on the boy's erection. Roxas gasped in pleasure as Axel took him in his mouth, slowly sliding his tongue over his length then gently prodding the tip with his hot, wet tongue. He felt like he was going to fly apart at any moment, and he desperately wanted more.
"Please Axel, please, give me more." Roxas panted out, gripping red spikes and squirming a little. Axel pulled back with a grin, pleased by the reactions he was getting from the hot blonde under him. He pulled his hand away and positioned himself, sliding in carefully and groaning softly at the tight heat under him. Roxas whimpered for a moment, then gasped and clung to him tightly as the redhead hit that spot inside him again. "Axel!"
"Roxas." Roxas felt a thrill of pure desire as he heard Axel say his name in that husky way. "Ah, Roxas, you feel so good." Roxas felt amazing around him, tight and hot and right. Axel nuzzled his throat, catching the blonde's tantalizing scent again. It inspired him to thrust harder, driving into Roxas and making the blonde scream as he hit that special spot again and again. Anyone in the garden could hear them, and neither one of them cared.
They both didn't want it to end, but nothing could last forever. Roxas gasped as he felt the pleasure coiling inside his belly, the way his penis ached. It finally reached a peak when Axel thrust in particularly hard, making stars explode behind his eyes as he released with a cry of pure pleasure. Axel followed a moment later with a lower howl and Roxas felt the older male come deep within him, relaxing against him and nuzzling his throat.
Click. The two neko both froze as they heard the sound of a camera taking a picture and Axel slowly looked over his shoulder to see a pink haired neko winding his camera for another picture.
"Don't mind me, you're doing fine." Marluxia said brightly as Roxas blushed and Axel growled.
"Marly…!" He pulled away from Roxas, making the blonde groan. "You are dead!" He lunged at the other neko, but Marluxia skipped back with a laugh and vanished easily into the brush. Roxas grabbed Axel's ankle before he could follow.
"Axel, don't go!" He begged, then blushed again. "And you're naked." Clothing standards might be a little loose but running through the gardens naked still wouldn't go over well. But mostly, Roxas just didn't want to be left alone right after sex. Axel growled but desisted in his desire to tear Marluxia to pieces, sitting down beside Roxas instead and pulling him into a gentle embrace.
"I'm going to kick his ass later." Axel muttered and Roxas nodded. Marluxia certainly deserved it. "Was that good for you?" Roxas blinked at the gentle concern in Axel's eyes then smiled.
"It was glorious." Roxas ran a hand through Axel's spikes, pulling down the older neko for a kiss. "Axel, I-I think I love you." Axel looked stunned for a moment, ears flicking back in shock, and Roxas felt his heart clench as the surprise turned to sadness.
"I think I love you too." Axel murmured in his ear. Roxas swallowed as his heart jumped at those words. That was what he wanted to hear, but…
"Then why do you sound so sad?" Roxas asked innocently and Axel sighed, nuzzling his throat again, breathing in the sweet scent of the younger male and the pregnant echo of his own scent.
"It's nothing." Roxas frowned but decided not to question it, closing his eyes and just enjoying the feeling of being held by the man that loved him. Axel cuddled him close, but couldn't help but remember another pair of neko, not really that long ago.
Terra had loved Ventus very much, but it hadn't done either of them any good in the end.
