Just a Kiss

The sounds of heavy breathing were the only noise in the small bedroom. Suit jackets had been ripped away harshly just moments before, ties loosened roughly and dress shirts which were once nicely tucked and buttoned, were now opened and wrinkled from greedy hands that had been dying for the touch of naked skin.

Just moments before Axel and Roxas had been having the best make-out session and prelude to sex that either of them had ever had. And then for some odd reason, everything just...stopped.

Axel unlocked his lips from Roxas' and stared into the blonde haired man's hazy blue eyes.

Not two hours before the pair had been at a fancy restaurant, complete strangers. Both were set up on a blind date by close friends and to each other's pleasant surprise, had hit it off right away. The couple nearly got kicked out of the restaurant for laughing so loud after Roxas had mentioned his favorite ice cream flavor, which of course was Axel's favorite flavor as well.

In a small moment when Axel reached across the table and touched Roxas' hand, a flip was switched. Neither had ever finished a dinner so quickly, or raced back to the nearest house in anticipation of what was to come.

But now, in the dim light of Roxas' bedroom Axel could only breathe ragged breaths and stare into the blue orbs of light gazing back at him.

Roxas slowly lifted a hand off the mattress and cupped the side of Axel's cheek lightly, the pad of his thumb rubbing slowly across the upside-down tear drop tattoo that laid there.

Axel groaned and shut his eyes, imagining what that thumb would feel like in other places.

Roxas grinned slightly and kept petting Axel's cheek, battling to control his own labored breath and the supreme urge to rip every bit of clothing away from the redhead's body. When Axel opened his eyes again and smiled down at him, Roxas almost launched another attack on the man's lips, but stopped himself.

Barely.

A few more seconds of petting was all that Axel allowed before he crushed himself against Roxas, wrapping his arms around the blonde's small body and pulling him close to his chest before rolling them both over to lay on their sides.

Axel buried his nose into the soft locks of Roxas' hair and inhaled deeply. Over dinner Axel had talked about things that he'd never brought up in even his longest relationships. His arms tightened slightly around Roxas, he definitely didn't want to let this man out of his life.

"You know..." Roxas muffled voice said from somewhere in the confines of Axel's shoulder.

Axel startled at the sudden sound of Roxas' voice, since neither one them had spoken a word since buckling their seatbelts. He pulled back a bit from Roxas, giving him more room to speak

"You know," Roxas continued, "We don't need to-"

"I know," Axel cut in, "It's just-"

"Yeah" Roxas nodded, "Let's just-"

And again no words were spoken as Roxas tilted his head back and Axel leaned in closer. Both of their lips met, coming together softly.

The heat of the moments before was still lingering, but this kiss was sweeter, more tender. Just a touch of the fire that was burning inside both of them. The kiss neither got lighter or deeper, but stayed a constant gentle connection between the two of them.

As the pair remained locked in their embrace, hope sparked for both of them. Maybe, just maybe this was the real thing.

Maybe that's why they stopped,

Maybe that's why time was slowed,

Maybe that's why...just for that one night...a simple kiss was enough.