And now we go back to Axel and Roxas, only this time from Roxy's pov. And a little hint of Zemyx just for fun. Enjoy!
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Roxas watched curiously as Axel moved back slightly. The red-head was giving him cautious eyes and Roxas smiled in encouragement.
When Axel slipped his shirt off, Roxas fought not to blush. After all the last time he had seen the man half naked they had made love.
So Roxas neatly folded his hands in his lap, both to hide how 'happy' he was at seeing that bare chest again and to keep himself from pouncing.
Axel didn't appear to notice this inner struggle and slowly closed his eyes, placing his left hand over the right upper portion of his chest. Roxas bit his lip, Axel had given the impression that this was important and he didn't want to interrupt with raging hormones.
After all it would be rude, right? So he would wait until afterwards to passionately pounce on his lover.
Axel began to mutter something, and Roxas felt his eyes widen.
Little Star, that is shadow magic!
But why would he know it? And what spell is he casting?
Roxas stared harder, all thoughts of sex gone, as black shadowy strings crawled out from under Axel's hand and down into the darkness of his shadow beneath him.
It is a spell of concealment. Be cautious now Roxas, he may not be what he seems.
Roxas felt a cold sweat drip down his back. Ja'en never used his real name, preferring to call him Little Star instead, so it made him more than a little worried.
He almost jumped out of his skin when Axel called his name.
"Don't freak out ok? I know it wasn't your fault and I would never blame you. Got it memorized?"
Axel grinned at him, but Roxas just felt confused. What would Axel have to blame him for, unless… He felt his eyes widen further as a kind of horror overtook him. He had the feeling that he didn't want Axel to move his hand, that he didn't want to see.
But Axel did, and Roxas was left staring at the softly glowing tattoo on his chest. It felt like someone else took control of his body then and lifted his hand to touch the mark. His fingertips tingled slightly as he slowly traced the word, and Axel began speaking again.
"See it was kind of a tradition in my family that the next heir have the family name tattooed on by a mage. It was our Royal Seal. Girls got it on the back of the left shoulder, and guys on the right side of the chest. It even glows through clothes so everyone will know the heir when they see him or her."
Roxas looked up to meet his eyes and laid his hand flat over the seal.
"I paid a mage to give me a spell to hide it. I was mad at my mom, over something stupid, and I thought I would get back at her by pretending to run away. So I hid the seal and snuck out of the castle."
They could both hear a yell echo down the hall, but since they couldn't make out the words they ignored it.
"Saix and his men came that night, and I've stayed hidden ever since."
Underneath the tingling in his palm, Roxas could feel Axel's heart pounding franticly.
"That does explain the term 'spellwoven name' though doesn't it, Little Star?"
Axel jumped as Ja'en broke the silence and Roxas glared down at his chest where the crystal's glow was showing through his shirt.
Demyx had been mindlessly wandering the castle ever since the meeting had broken up. His thoughts were completely focused on one thing, Zexion.
The smaller blue haired man fascinated him, and Demyx couldn't help wondering if maybe Zexion felt the same about him.
I wonder if this is how Axel and Roxas felt the first time they saw each other.
Maybe you should ask them?
Oh I can't do that! Besides I'm sure they're 'busy' and I wouldn't want to interrupt.
S'phir giggled and Demyx turned his thoughts back to the mage.
"What the hell!"
Demyx jumped and looked around franticly for Zexion. He barely missed a door flying open into his face and the subject of his thoughts stormed out into the hall.
"Ah… Zexion? Is everything ok?"
Demyx let out a small 'eep' sound as Zexion spun to face him. The other man just stared for what seemed like hours to Demyx, but was really only seconds.
"Where is Axel?"
Demyx blinked rapidly and made several incoherent noises that caused Zexion to step closer and peer up into his face.
"Are you alright?"
Demyx cursed himself silently as that same 'eep' noise escaped his mouth again.
"I…uh…yeah…um… I think Axel is still with Roxas."
He felt a blush creeping up his face as Zexion continued to stare at him. He almost sighed with relief when the other man finally turned away and started down the hall toward the stairs.
"Hey wait you aren't going to go there right now are you?"
"Of course."
Demyx practically ran after him, and Zexion had just reached the top of the stairs when he caught up.
'But you can't just bust in on them, they might be uh busy with um you know…"
Zexion spun around to face him again, eyes wide, just as he was taking the first step onto the stairs. The sudden switch in momentum caused his foot to slip and Demyx did the first thing that came into his mind when he saw the other begin to fall. He dove forward grabbing on and wrapping his own body around Zexion's as they both fell.
It took several minutes and a punch to the arm to get Axel to stop laughing.
"Sorry Rox. Heh 'Little Star'."
Axel chuckled again and reached up a hand to wipe at his eyes. Roxas smirked and leaned forward quickly to run his tongue over the seal. He heard Axel gasp, choking on his laughter, and felt him shudder. He leaned away again, rolling his tongue back into his mouth with his eyes closed, enjoying the tingling sensation from the magic in Axel's mark.
When he opened his eyes again, Axel was staring at him with an eyebrow raised.
"I like how it tingles."
Axel snorted and grabbed his tunic front, pulling him close again.
"Then let's make some other things tingle."
Roxas chuckled into the kiss and let his hands roam over his lover's torso. Axel broke the kiss to remove Roxas' shirt and copy his hands. They kissed again, mouths open and tongues exploring each other.
"Demyx! Wake up!"
They shot apart starring and stared at the door. Glancing back at each other they got off the bed and headed for the door.
"Demyx!"
They hit the door at a run and threw it open, bolting into the hall.
Zexion felt his breath catch in his throat as he began to fall, then warm arms wrapped around him. When they hit the bottom Zexion was laying on top of Demyx. He pushed himself up with his hands on either side of the blonde's head.
It took him all of three seconds to realize two things.
One: He was straddling the other mans waist, and two: he was close enough to Demyx' face to kiss him. And he wanted very much to do so, in fact he was just leaning forward to plant a gentle kiss on those lips when something warm and wet touched his hands.
"Demyx wake up… oh god. Demyx! Wake up!"
He moved off the blonde, gently lifting his head and pressing one hand into the back of his head to try and stop the bleeding.
"Demyx!"
A crash down the hall made him look up, with tears starting in the corners of his eyes. Axel and Roxas were coming toward him at a run.
"We fell… he hit his head."
Roxas nodded briefly and fell onto his knees beside them, hands glowing as he reached out and cradled Demyx' head.
"Don't worry Zexion. Roxas will fix him up."
Zexion nodded and felt wetness trailing down his cheeks. He blinked in surprise and reached up with his free hand to wipe away the tears. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up at Axel. Axel was smiling gently at him and gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze.
Alright first I have a couple cookies to give out. One for The Winged Huntress, and the other for WinterTurndra. I'm kinda sad that they were the only ones to review, makes it hard to keep writing. So I am now offering an incentive for reviews. If you have reviewed at least four times I will send you one of my doodles. Send me a pm if you want one. A picture for every four reviews, and I will count it if you go back and review earlier chapters to get your picture. The first one I have is of P'rexen, and I am working on one of Axel.