Wow! Another chapter...I think this is going to be my longest story yet! Well, anyway here is the new chapter. I will warn you there are some pretty iffy scenes comming up in this chapter, I'll do my best to warn you, ok? I don't want to hear abou it later, ok? I warned you alright! On another note. Reviews are freaking amazing! I've been getting really good ones and am glad some people are actually reviewing. That you reviewers and everyone else. You too beta Libb (sexypants)!
Saving Axel
Chapter 15: The New Year
Roxas's POV
If you had just met Sora Christmas morning, you would have thought him to be a five-year-old trapped in an eighteen-year-olds body. I grew up knowing this, but it still pisses me off like it always has…even though I know it's coming. This morning was no exception.
"Roxas!" he whispered furiously into my ear as he shakes my shoulder with urgency. I moan slightly and crack an eye open to get an even more blurry view of what I guess, more like knew, was Sora. My face crashed back into my pillow.
"Go away," I muttered into my pillow. There was a pause when he stopped shaking me and I felt like he actually, for once, left me to sleep. This was so nice of him to do~
"Wake up!" he shouted and shook me violently and I shot out of bed, tripping in the tangle of my sheets around my legs. I fell to the floor beside my bed with a loud 'oof' sound. "Great, you're up!" I felt something being shoved into my hand as I sat up. Eyes closed, I placed the cool plastic of my glasses over my eyes and opened them.
"Why the hell do we wake up so freaking early?" I muttered lazily as I pulled my groggy self to my feet. It seemed pointless. He was eighteen; his parents shouldn't continue to put up with his childish antics on Christmas morning. He pulled me forward and down the stairs into the living room. I noticed Leon sitting on the couch wrapped up in a blanket while Yuffie lay beside him with her oxygen on. I guess he knew if he got me up first I would go right back to sleep. I have done that in the past. Guess he isn't as thick as I thought he was. He sat down in front of the pile of presents and our lit tree, then grabbed the first colorfully wrapped box with his name on it.
After about fifteen minutes, Leon and Yuffie were walking back up the stairs to get some more sleep while Sora and I hung out with our new stuff. Sora got a bunch of new games to play and I got regular things since I never really ask for anything. Sora was fiddling around with his Playstation 3when I noticed something behind the tree poking out slightly.
"Sora? What's this?" I asked as I moved from my warm blanket and grabbed the thin, wrapped rectangle.
"Ouch!" he cried out, "I don't know," he admitted and I turned to find him leaning back in a awkward, almost painful way so he could see what I was holding. I sighed and pushed him back upright. I sat back under my blanket and adjusted my glasses on my noseso I could read the label.
To: Roxas
From: Axel
I smiled slightly. I guess he stuck it in the tree when he was here yesterday for the party. I started to peel the paper while Sora watched the introduction video for his new game. I pulled out a book of sheet paper and a small note.
Morning Roxy-bear! Like the nickname? I do! I thought that since we got you that new piano, you would need some paper to write down all those beautiful songs I know you'll write. I love you and hope to see you later today to help me with that thing I asked about. See you then!
Axel
I looked up and glanced to the piano sitting against the wall in the dining room and got up and walked toward it. I sat on the bench and laughed slightly when I saw where he taped a piece of paper saying he bought it as a gift for me. I placed the blank sheet music next to the song that brought us together again on the built-in stand and ran my hand over the keyboard slowly. Axel had dropped the piano off at my house when he showed up at the house early for the party. I positioned my hands over it and began to play a slow melody that sounded a little like the beginning of In the End by Linkin Park. I remember being obsessed with the song and looking up how to play it. While I listened, I used to pretend I had a piano in front of me and played along with it.
Now I had a piano and didn't have to pretend anymore.
Thanks to Axel.
I played a little bit longer and stopped when I heard clapping. I glanced over to see Sora standing there with a smile and I smiled back sheepishly.
"How are you so good at playing?" he whined and sat beside me. I shrugged my shoulders. "You never had one as long as we were here, so how did you get so amazing?" he questioned. I looked back to the piano.
"Well, I taught myself when I saw my dad playing for my mom. He taught me a little bit, but I taught the more complicated things to myself. I sort of used to pretend I had a piano and looked up scores online and practiced the finger movements," I told him. I closed my eyes and sighed remembering the day well.
Ten years ago
I walked down the stairs slowly and saw my mother smiling brightly as she sat beside my father at this piano. He was playing a fast, happy rag tune. I started to hum the familiar melody and my mother noticed me and got up and held her arms out to me. I ran to her arms and she picked me up and hugged me close as my father continued to play. The smile on his face was as bright as my mother's as we spun in a circle as if dancing. She laughed happily as did I, and my father soon joined us. We were happy in our home together. No up and coming trips, no Sephiroth to watch me while they left to work. It was just us. When he finished, my mother put me down and kissed my forehead and moved to my father. She kissed his lips sweetly and went to the kitchen to start dinner.
"Come here, Roxas," he commanded lightly and I struggled up onto the seat beside him. He scooted back so I sat on his lap. "Everyone loves a good piano player, especially your mother." He kissed the top of my head.
"I wanna play and makes mum happy!" I cheered and he laughed slightly. He grabbed my hands and placed them on the keyboard.
"This is C," he said as he pressed my finger down and I listened to the sound, "then D, E, F, and G." I listened intently to each of different sound produced by the different keys. I then played them choppily and slowly myself. "That's it!" he encouraged happily.
"Sounds like you're learning your dad's trade, huh baby?" My mom smiled from the kitchen door frame. "Maybe one day I could hear you play a duet with your father," she continued with a smile. I felt my dad get up and carry me with him. He flipped me upside down and I laughed crazily in excitement while he smiled and my mother looked worried. He flipped me again and put me down as he hugged my mom and kissed her. I hugged both of their legs from my position on the ground.
Present
"Roxas?" I opened my eyes again and glanced at Sora who was looking at me confusedly. "You okay? You spaced out," he informed me, slightly worried. I nodded my head to let him know I was alright and he turned and stood again.
"Sora?" I asked him and he turned to me, "I'm gonna get ready and take a walk, okay?" I asked him. He nodded in acknowledgment. I checked the clock on the wall and decided I'd try to get to the clearing in the woods before sunrise. I ran up stairs and quickly dressed in jeans and an old, black, ratty looking sweat shirt and grabbed my camera bag and ran down the stairs.
"Be careful!" Sora called as he stared at the TV screen. "Don't get kidnapped," he advised nonchalantly. I rolled my eyes at him and shut the door behind me and began to walk down the quiet, dark streets.
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I stood in the clearing and was taking pictures of the sunrise through the trees on the trail. I remember being here with Axel a few months ago. That was back when I still thought he was the most aggravating person ever. I remember taking a picture of Axel sitting on the bridge because of the strange mix of emotions in his eyes, and a smile that no one could duplicate.
SNAP
I quickly turned to the side looking around nervously for the source of the noise. I was a little scared and was trying to plan a way to run.
SNAP
"Shit!"
I sighed in relief. I knew that voice. Axel practically fell out of the woods, and I covered my face to stifle my laughter so I didn't embarrass him. "Whoever decided burying branches and parts of trees under the snow was a moron!" he cursed as he stood up and smiled awkwardly to me.
"How did you know I was here?" I asked him confusedly as he brushed more snow from his jeans and shivered as he walked up to me.
"Did I not say I needed your help today? It should take all day, and since you don't have to work today, I thought I would get you early. I stopped by your house and Sora told me you went walking." He glanced around and landed on my camera. "You love taking pictures here." He smiled.
"Good guess," I informed him as I walked up to him and hugged him close. Even though he was in the freezing cold, he was still so warm to me. He hugged me back.
"Can I kiss you, Roxy?" he asked dumbly and I pulled away from his embrace and gazed up to look into his eyes.
"As long as you don't think of Demyx," I told him and rubbed the back of his head nervously and looked away as his left hand pulled me closer.
"Do you still hate him and never want to look at him again?" he asked before kissing me.
"No, but I will taunt him like I do to you." I smiled after I finished and let him lean down and kiss me on the lips. The kiss was chaste and unlike how he kisses me normally which confused me slightly. "Why so pure, Axel?" I asked, referring to our kiss after we pulled away.
"Well, I still want you somewhat pure, Roxy-bear." He grinned in accomplishment at the usage of his new nickname for me. I rolled my eyes as he took my gloved hand in his bare one and brought it up to his mouth and pulled it down slightly. "I'm practicing being a gentleman," he informed me as he kissed my hand. I laughed at him, and he frowned as he started to lead me toward the trail again.
"Wait!" I called and he stopped. I pulled him back and put him where I was standing and took a step back and raised my camera. "Smile," I commanded softly as I took the picture. He shook his head at my need to take pictures. I let him take my hand again as we left the area.
"You get my good side?" he asked as I put the camera away. I squeezed his hand tighter in mine and I enjoyed the strange warmth that I felt through my gloved hands from his gloveless ones.
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"Painting?" I asked as we walked into the bare, basement room. There were signs that there were several large pieces of furniture in the room, but were moved. I saw three large paint cans and about five brushes. Axel smiled from my side.
"Yup!" he cheered as he walked forward and grabbed a paint brush. "If you want to change, I have some old clothes in the bathroom for you," he informed me and I nodded and walked toward the bathroom that was down here. I closed the door behind me and pulled on a ratty black T-shirt that had seen better days and an old pair of jeans that were super baggy, but would have to do. I folded my things and texted Sora letting him know I was at Axel's and would be coming home later. I exited the bathroom to find Axel setting up a ladder by the wall and motioning me over.
"Axel, why are we painting?" I asked him and he handed me a small paint brush and motioned for me to follow.
"We are painting because," he grabbed a small plastic container and popped the paint can open, "Snow and I agreed that the color of the walls down here are an ugly color. She told me to," he poured the paint and handed the full container to me, "paint it my favorite color. Cecil said to have someone help so it was easier. So I chose you." He stood up and smiled down to me.
"You chose blue," I stated as I stood up with him. He nodded at my statement and grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to him and whispered in my ear.
"Reminds me of those beautiful eyes of yours, Roxy." He kissed the shell of my ear and I involuntary shivered at this. He pulled away and pushed me lightly toward the ladder. "Go forth and paint, Roxas!" he stated strongly and I laughed slightly as I dipped the paint rollerin paint and put it on the wall.
"Let's have some music!" I yelled and he agreed and after a minute music started to play from the speakers that were left mounted on the wall.
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Sora's POV
"Riku!" I whined into the phone. I heard him sigh from the other end as it traveled to my receiver. That aggravated me a little.
"If I had a choice, I would choose to spend the day with you, but it's my brother, Sor!" he explained to me again. His brother, Kadaj, was back from college for the holidays and since Riku barely sees him, he is staying with them at home.
"But you promised, Riku!" I knew I was being selfish, but I didn't want to spend the day alone since Kairi was with Naminé, Olette was with Pence, Hayner was probably held captive by his family, and Roxas was god knows where. I was hoping to spend the day with Riku since he was leaving for a trip out of state for the New Year.
"Wanna ask if you can come here? I'm sure my brothers and dad wouldn't mind if you came to eat dinner. My dad always makes too much food." I thought that over in my head. His dad, Loz, was a tall, burly man that seemed intimidating at first glance, but was secretly a big push over. Riku's second older brother was Yazoo; long white hair he got from his father and was a bit of a crooked character. He almost always talked in a wistful voice and sort of creeped me out. Then there was Kadaj…I don't even want to talk about him.)
"I'll ask my parents, okay? Hold on," I ordered into the phone. I set it down and ran up to their room and knocked on the door. I heard a lot of coughing and I scrunched my brows together and debated not asking them.
"Come in!" my dad yelled, and I opened the door and saw him standing beside Yuffie as he fixed her up with some oxygen. "What is it, Sora?" he asked lightly as Yuffie lay down again and closed her eyes. I swallowed the lump in my throat and felt bad for wanting to leave so bad.
"I was wondering…if maybe…I could…uh…eat dinner with Riku's family tonight," I rushed the end and he looked to me and then to Yuffie.
"Honey?" he asked and she opened her eyes.
"I'm sorry; I missed the question," she said quietly and I walked to her side. "Leon, could you get me some water please?" she asked quietly and he nodded and left to go get her a drink.
"I want to know if I could go to Riku's house for dinner tonight," I told her and she nodded right away. "Really?" I asked.
"What's the point of sitting around by yourself? I'm obviously not going anywhere and Leon isn't going to leave me. Roxas I'm sure went off by himself, so I don't mind. Watching me hack up a lung isn't all that fun." She smiled lightly to me. I nodded, but I still felt bad about leaving her here with Leon. It seems like these days I haven't been spending any time with my family.
"You sure? I could easily spend time here, I don't mind, really~"
"Sora," she cut me off and placed a hand on my shoulder and sat up a little bit. "You're the perfect son; really, you are. You're good to everyone and that's what I love about you. Just go. I want you to enjoy your Christmas day." With that said, I got up and went to get dressed and I left for Riku's house after I called him to tell him I was able to come.
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"Riku," I greeted as he opened the door and I attacked him with a bone crushing hug.
"Sora," he said normally and held me close but let me go soon after. "Let's head to my room before dinner~" he started urgently, but was cut off by a voice and I took a step back.
"Ah, if it isn't little Sora," started Kadaj. He was the oldestand had straight white hair that was shoulder length and an eye color that reminded me of Roxas's uncle, Sephiroth. Riku took my arm and smiled to his brother.
"I'm just gonna take him upstairs until dinner," he informed his brother. Kadaj shrugged and looked behind him to his younger brother, Yazoo.
"Oh, fine. You're no fun, Riku; see you at dinner," he turned from us and I let out a sigh of relief as Riku pulled me up the stairs. "Don't do anything I wouldn't!" Kadaj called behind us. Riku rolled his eyes. It was a joke of sorts, because when Kadaj once lived around here before going off to college, he was constantly caught doing some pretty iffy things. Riku closed the door behind him and I sat on his bed and lay down on his nice smelling sheets.
"Well, what will you do, Riku?" I asked him suggestively, and he laughed deeply. He walked over quickly and crawled on top of me and stared down at me with his piercing aqua eyes.
"I don't know; it depends on how far you'll let me go." He grinned sexily and I laughed as he leaned down and connected our lips together. It felt like an eternity since I last kissed him, because we haven't really had any alone time in a while so, naturally, I wanted more. I tried to deepen the kiss and when I let Riku's tongue enter my mouth he started to move my shirt up slightly. I moaned a little into the kiss and let my hands tangle in his long, white hair. It was becoming a very serious make out session and I was enjoying every moment of it.
That was when the door opened and Riku's brothers walked in.
"Holy shit!" Riku yelled as he fell from above me. I was still breathing heavily.
"Since when did you do that kind of shit, Riku? Working on a porno?" I covered my face in embarrassment and pulled my shirt down from where Riku had lifted it.
"Get the hell out!" he yelled. The two brothers laughed at Riku's embarrassment and my own.
"Dinner's ready, kids. You can get back to foreplay later." They closed the door behind them. Riku glanced to me and removed my hands from my face.
"I'm sorry, Sora. They're…" he didn't know how to describe it.
"They're a little more intrusive than I remember, but I'm glad my clothes were still on and they didn't have a camera." He nodded and helped me off the bed. I hoped Roxas was having a calmer night than me.
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Roxas's POV
I had accomplished two walls while Axel got the other two. We were both a little covered in paint and were working on the second coat. We were currently singing the end of the song Super Star by Saliva and my phone went off. I put the brush down and looked at the fifth text I got wishing me Merry Christmas and stuff like that. I wiped my brow and looked around the room. We still had a lot left to do since the room was so big. I looked to Axel who was still working and sighed. I placed my phone on the ground and went back to my spot beside him.
I ended up tripping on these infernal pants and fell forward, effectively spilling my paint all over Axel's back.
"Roxas!" he yelped and turned to face me as I tried to get up off the floor.
"I'm so sorry, Axel!" I yelled and clambered to my feet hurriedly. He glared down at me and I gulped.
"You know what this means, Roxas?" he asked darkly and I backed up slightly, pulling the pants up as Axel looked down and grabbed his container of paint. "This is…WAR!" he yelled with a smirk and I turned on my heel and ran off as Axel chased me with the paint. I ran up the stairs and he followed me and when I reached the top he got a little on my back and I ran for his kitchen. He was still following me.
"I'm sorry, Axel!" I yelled as we circled around the kitchen island.
"My hair is now blue, Roxas. Sorry doesn't cut it. Justice does." With that said, he made a desperate throw of paint toward me and I didn't move fast enough and it covered half of my front, including some of my face. He placed a hand over his mouth. "Shit, Roxy, I'm sorry! I meant to~" he stopped when I wiped my face free of paint and opened his refrigerator. I pulled out the can of whipped cream and shook it and I laughed lightly.
"Like you said, Axel. Justice." I lunged and he started to run away from me. We were both laughing hysterically. I chased him into the living room and cornered him in a corner and shot whipped cream at his face. He reached a hand out and grabbed the can from my hand and wiped his eyes.
"Shit!" I yelled as I started to run from him.
"Get back here, Roxas! I have whipped cream in my hair!" he yelled behind me as I clambered up the stairs trying to hide from him. I heard him trip and I ran to hide behind a door and waited. I heard him run and slow as he looked around for me. I was trying so hard not to laugh, but when I heard him cuss after almost knocking over a vase I let out a tiny chuckle and covered my mouth. "Gotcha!" he yelled and sprayed me with some as well and I knocked it out of his hands and shook some from my eyes and made a grab for the can and jumped past him while he chased me all the way down the hall.
"Go away, Axel!" I laughed loudly. I heard his panting with my own from so much running.
"Like hell, Roxy!" I quickly turned down the stairs and hid behind the nearest wall, breathing heavily. He slowed his steps and walked into the area and I pounced on him and poured some all over him and we toppled to the floor of the living room with me on top of him. We were laughing like crazy since we were covered in paint and whipped cream. As our laughter subsided, we heard the sounds of our panting and I looked down into his joy-filled, green eyes. His wide smile shrank away as did mine and we sat there for a long time. I realized I was straddling his waist and he seemed a little iffy about our sitting position.
(A/N: Ok, best be on your guard ok?)
"We should get back to…" Axel trailed off when I wiped some cream off of his face and licked my finger, never taking my eyes off of him. He looked at me wide eyed. I ran my hand through his paint stained red locks and he placed both hands on to my hips. I leaned down and kissed his lips slowly and sweetly. He gripped my hips tighter and licked my bottom lip asking for entrance into my mouth, which I allowed. He moved one hand up to my face and gently caressed my cheek as he tilted his head to the side to get better leverage in our kiss. We pulled apart reluctantly to breathe, and he looked into my eyes. He wiped some whipped cream from my face and placed in front of my lips. I licked it off and kissed his finger as well.
"Roxas…" he trailed off and I kissed him again. He moved his hands from my hips and cheek and propped himself up so he was a little bit more level with me. We kissed with much more passion and fervor and I wrapped my arms around his neck and ran my hands through his hair. I moved one hand from behind his neck to his waist and snaked my hand into his shirt. He pulled away and gasped as I kissed the parts of his face.
What was coming over me? I'm never like this.
"What-ah, is go-going on?" he panted. He knew this wasn't like me as well. "This isn't l-like y-you at a-all," he stuttered as I kissed and sucked on his pulse point on his neck. I'm still me, right? Just a really passionate, horny version of myself. I pulled away when he switched our positions and I was laying on my back staring up at him. He planted a kiss on my lips and then on my cheeks, followed by my forehead and down to my eyes that he kissed sweetly. All the while he was moving his hands slowly up and down the sides of my body. I gasped when his started to kiss and bite my neck. He had his knee in between my legs, pressing up against me and I started to wonder how far we were going to go.
I'm not ready to go that far.
"Axel, stop," I pleaded weakly as I grabbed his arms to stop them. He lifted his eyes to meet mine and the bright green was clouded with a haze of lust. "I'm not ready for this, I'm sorry." I looked away and he nodded while he got off of me. He grabbed my hand and kissed it.
"It's alright, I understand," he promised me and he lay beside me and I curled up into his warmth and we stayed like that for the longest time. I felt his slow, even breath on my neck and I knew he fell asleep and I curled into him even more. I can't believe I was thinking about going even further than that. He probably hates me for stopping him.
I know he went further than this before…with Demyx and who knows how many others. Maybe that was why he was with Demyx. I closed my eyes willing sleep to over take me as it did Axel. Maybe one day. But not today.
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Sora's POV
"That was one hell of a dinner, Riku." I laughed as we walked toward my house. His dad had offered to take me home, but Riku said - no, more like pleaded - to walk me home by himself instead. "You shouldn't be so embarrassed of your family," I told him with a smile. He sighed and looked at me like I was crazy.
"Sora, were you asleep during the entire visit? My brothers barged in during our alone time, my father ends up talking about my mother and starts crying, my brothers kept asking you personal questions about us, and then tried to get you alone and away from me," he reminded me and I laughed a little bit.
"That may be true, but they still love you at heart, Ri-Ri." He sighed at the use of the nickname. I saw my house in the distance and slowed Riku a little bit. "I don't want to go home just yet," I told him and stopped him and stood in front of him. "Let's go do something fun!" I pleaded with a smile. He smiled too, and he looked down to his cell phone.
"How about we take a walk in the park? I still have some things to do at home later, so we'll make it fast." I grabbed his arm and pulled him down the street to where the park eventually appeared. We walked in, and he held my hand and kept me close. "Why don't you want to go home right now?" he asked me quietly as we came to a stop at a bench.
"I don't what to see my mom," I said quietly. He looked at me like I was crazy.
"You're mom is totally amazing, and isn't she still, like, really sick?" he asked me quietly. I turned away from him.
"That's just the thing, Riku," I explained and he put a hand on my shoulder that I only shrugged off, "Seeing her in such a fragile state is just…it pisses me off! She used to be so full of life and so happy and peppy; you couldn't keep her sitting down. Now she's so quiet and fragile. You have to treat her as if she was made of glass, because it seems as though she will break at any minute. I hate it!" I yelled loudly. Riku wrapped his arms around me. I didn't push him away and let myself fall back into his arms.
"It's okay; she'll get better, but she needs your support, Sora." He kissed my cheek. I turned ready to kiss his lips when my phone went off. We paused and I grabbed it from my pocket.
New Text
Roxas
Sora? Do you think you could set me up an overnight bag and have it ready for me to pick up outside?
I texted a yes to him and turned to Riku.
"I have to do something for Roxas. Maybe next time?" I asked and he nodded as we walked back to my house holding hands. Leave it to Riku to make me feel better.
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Roxas's POV
Axel woke up before me, I guess. The only reason I assume this is because I was lying in his room, or what I guessed was his room, covered in blankets with Axel nowhere in sight. I turned my head and saw a note on the nightstand and grabbed it.
Roxy
I used your phone to get Sora to pack you an overnight bag. I went to go get it. If you want to shower now, you can. It's the third door on the right in the hallway.
I crawled out of bed and ran a hand through my hair. Or tried to, I guess. I hissed in pain when I ran in to a sticky mass of hair on the top of my head. I looked in the mirror that was on the wall and stared wide eyed at my reflection in the mirror. I had splotches of blue paint all over myself and my hair was dark and straw like in places from where the whipped cream had dried. I looked positively~
"Evening, sexy." I jumped and turned to face Axel who was leaning in the door frame of his room. I rolled my eyes.
"I look terrible, Axel. Don't call me that," I muttered and he handed me a towel as he walked up behind me.
"You always look sexy, and I obviously didn't care earlier." I blushed at the mention of what we did earlier.
"What did you get?" I asked and he put the bag on the bed and I pulled out my pajamas and hairbrush. I grabbed my coconut shampoo and matching conditioner and turned to him. "You said third door on the right, correct?" I asked and he nodded. I started walking toward the bathroom door and Axel followed me out.
"I'll be downstairs ordering pizza, okay?" I nodded and ran down the stairs. I looked to the white carpet and saw darker spots where I only assumed we dripped paint or whipped cream. I shut the door behind me and sighed at the overly nice bathroom. I started to strip and got into the hot shower. I scrubbed my hair and cleansed my body of everything having to do with paint or whipped cream. I finally finished scrubbing my skin red and was totally clean. When I got out, I realized I was in there for about forty-five minutes. I brushed my hair and put on clean boxers, pants, and a shirt. I walked out of the sauna-like bathroom and into the colder temperature house and went to Axel's room again. I found my contact case and took them out since I was sleeping in them and they were agitating my eyes. I put my glasses on and walked down stairs.
"…might not like that idea." I heard Axel talking, but to whom was a mystery. "I know, but he's not your biggest fan, Dem…I'll ask him, but if he says no, I'm not going, okay? Yeah, alright, bye." I walked into the room right after he hung up and sat on the couch beside him.
"Save any for me?" I asked as I opened the pizza box on the glass coffee table in front of him. I grabbed a slice and leaned back. He was watching Fast and Furious on TV and I ate the pizza quietly beside him as we watched the street race going on in the movie.
"So, Roxas; can I ask you something?" he asked quietly. I nodded slowly as the character on screen hit his boost. "Would you be interested in a New Years Eve party at the beach?" he asked me as he absently ran a hand through my hair.
"Is Demyx gonna be there since he told you about it?" I asked, and he laughed nervously.
"Yes, he's gonna be there, but this party happens every year. I've been going with Demyx, Zexion, and Marluxia for years. He just wanted to know since we're involved and if you'd like to come." I nodded slowly and turned to him.
"Sounds like fun," I told him. "Tell me the time and place and I'm there!"I smiled. He did as well and kissed my lips. Then he snagged my pizza. "Hey!" I yelled and he laughed as he used his height advantage to keep it away from me.
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Kairi's POV
"No, Reno. We're fine!" I yelled through my door. I heard his muffled response as he walked down the stairs again.
"I thought you said you wanted more popcorn, Kairi?" Naminé asked me kindly. I shrugged. We had spent the entire day in my room watching all sorts Christmas movies and chick flicks. We were nestled on my bed when she pulled out her phone.
"So, how about Legally Blond next, eh?" I turned to her and she was holding out her phone. I grabbed the small device and looked at the picture of a house. It was plain white, two stories, and had a pretty garden in the front. "Nice place," I muttered and gave it back to her.
"That's going to be my new house," she told me. I looked up sharply and dropped the DVD container. "I'm moving New Year's Eve," she said sadly.
"No way!" I called out, and she let out a sad sob and I ran to her side and hugged her close. "Where is it?" I asked her.
"Radiant Garden, Hollow Bastion!" she cried out.
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Roxas's POV
"Seriously?" I asked, and he sighed again.
"Do you really want to sleep in the guest room all by yourself in a strange mansion?" he asked me and I shook my head. He again patted the bed space beside him. I was still iffy about sleeping in his bed, but he wasn't giving me much choice, though. I sat beside him and kicked my feet under the sheets and lay down. Axel pulled them up and leaned over me. He pulled the glasses off my nose and kissed it right after and put it on the table beside me.
"I still feel weird, Axel," I told him after five minutes of silence.
"You had no complaints when I had brought you here earlier, Roxy, nor did it bother you when we were curled up in the living room." I looked away at the thoughts of earlier.
"Did it bother you?" I asked him suddenly. He turned on his side and looked at me.
"Excuse me?" he asked me.
"When I stopped you from continuing earlier; did it bother you?" I asked him, "Is that why you went for Demyx, because I was scared and still am~" he grabbed me and pulled close.
"No; that isn't the reason why, alright? I love you, Roxas, and you're ready when you're ready. I'm not gonna rush something like that, okay? That is something you have to be completely sure of." I clutched his shirt as I faced his chest. I breathed in the scent that was Axel and calmed slightly. It brought me immense relief for him to tell me this. It really did. I closed my eyes and he rubbed my back ever so sweetly until I finally fell asleep.
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It was New Years Eve, and I was just finishing up cleaning so I could go home and change for that party with Axel. I even managed to convince Sora and Riku to go so it didn't look too suspicious. Sora is very easy to fool, so he thinks we're just going out as a group of friends with one couple involved. I heard the door open and looked up sharply and saw Naminé standing in the door way.
"Hey, Nami!" I greeted warmly and rushed to her side. I haven't seen her in a long time because she never really came around these days. I hugged her, but she didn't hug back and seemed paler than usual. "What's wrong?" I asked her and she shook her head.
"I came to say goodbye," she stated quietly. I cocked my head to the side.
"Do you want to come to the party with us? We're going to come back, Nams!" I laughed, but her serious expression sobered me up immediately.
"I'm moving, Roxas," I stared at her, confused. "My dad got a job in Radiant Garden and we're moving there…tonight." I paled after a few minutes after it sank in. I straightened, knowing this was very hard for her since she was born and raised here. I hugged her again.
"It isn't all that bad. I mean, I grew up there, and it's a really nice place," I tried and pulled away to see the tears in her eyes. "Please don't cry, Naminé," I pleaded and she wiped her eyes.
"Can I ask you a favor, Roxas?" she asked me quietly. I nodded. "Could you kiss me?Just once. I've always wanted to; I just never had it in me to ask you out," she explained quietly. I knew she liked me…but I could never like her as anything more than a friend. I glanced to her pained expression.
"Of course, Naminé," I told her and leaned down and pecked her on the lips, making it last slightly since this was our first and only kiss we would ever share. We pulled away, and she smiled slightly.
"Thank you, Roxas," she hugged me again and I nodded as I hugged back.
"Take care, sweetheart," I told her, and when I pulled away she turned and left the place. I watched her walk back to the car I knew belonged to her father. She looked back only once and got in. I had a sinking feeling that I would never see her again…but why did she wait so long to tell me? I finished quietly and walked home in a depressed manner. I opened the door and found Riku and Sora already dressed and waiting. Sora caught my gaze and reached out to hug me.
"You knew and said nothing," I bit out sharply, and he recoiled as if the very air around me was boiling. I ran up the stairs. Anger coursed through my veins that I just lost one of my best friends, and everyone knew but me! It was aggravating! I dressed in black skinny jeans and threw on a black long sleeved shirt and a ripped up white hoodie over that. I ran down the stairs and threw on my sneakers and was out the door once I heard Axel's bike park outside our house. I was angry, and this party better make me a bit happier.
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This party wasn't as fun as I thought it would be. Maybe because my best friend, one of the people that talked to me without knowing I was related to Sora, just told me she was moving away. Moving away to where I was born. It wasn't fair, not at all, but life isn't fair.
I'm also pissed off because once we got here, Sora and Riku split and left to hang out by themselves, and Axel was dragged off by his friends. That's why I'm sitting on a rock on the outskirts of the party staring at my shoes. I'm depressed and lonely and this party sucks.
SCREW THE NEW YEAR!
"Hey, pal," I turned to see a man looking totally relaxed with two women at either side of him. "You look so sad," he sighed and sat beside me with his girls. He had a drink in hand and from the distance I could smell the heavy scent of alcohol.
"Because I am," I muttered under my breath. He looked out at the sea. There was a long stretch to the beach and in the dark you couldn't make out any shapes. He handed me his drink, "I'm sorry, I don't drink." I pushed away, but he held it in my face.
"Just let your problems fade back into your mind and enter the New Year in peace, kid."I was still skeptical of the clear liquid in the short glass with a few green leaves in it. I grabbed the cup and flipped it back and let the alcohol burn its way down my throat. I coughed into my hand and he smiled and laughed. "That's the way, kid!" I stood up and he walked me back to the party. We walked over to the bar that was being operated by two young males.
"I'll have one of these," I muttered as I pointed to the empty glass in the guy's hand. I was given one and downed it as well. Yeah, I knew I shouldn't be doing this, but I just want to numb a little bit. This is going to be my last drink; no more.
At least, that's what I said about 10 drinks ago. To be honest, I lost track of how many of those burn-y drinks I've had. That's what I'm going to call them: burn-y drinks. I was currently laughing and dancing like a maniac on the dance area with a bunch of girls and guys pushing against methat I didn't even know.
"Whoo-hoo!" I yelled when everyone else did. I was having the time of my life, enjoying this buzz that I was experiencing. It was like I just had too many chocolate bars; I was a hyper little kid! I thought I spotted Zexion a few times, but I wasn't sure because…uh…what's her name…Carly? I don't know; she kept in my face when we danced. She was good at it.
"Roxas!" I thought I heard someone call. "ROXAS!" I heard someone yell louder and something grasped my upper arm and a fiery red mane of hair appeared. It pulled me closer and yelled over the music, but I couldn't hear them. I pointed to my ears and shook my head and tried to turn away to dance. That was when the red mane dragged me from the dance areato his friends. He sat me down in a chair and I was giggling at the rough treatment.
"Axel!" I pointed in his face. My intoxicated mind was rather proud of itself for figuring out who this person was. Axel leaned down and sniffed my breath.
"Were you drinking?" he asked me worriedly. I laughed like a love struck teenage girl when her crush just looked at her.
"I might have a few," I teased and leaned into him and kissed him, "Personally, I think you should… loosen up, Axel," I slurred.
"This kid isn't a good drunk." I turned my head and saw the boyfriend stealer, Demyx, with crossed arms looking down at me.
"Oh, shut up and fuck someone else's boyfriend!"I glared at him as he gasped, and then I laughed as the others looked taken aback, especially Axel.
"Roxas, you don't mean that," Axel told me and I put a hand over his mouth.
"Course I do; you be mine!" I slurred and laughed again. Axel looked to Demyx as he sat beside Zexion looking away from us. I was still giggling and Axel grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet and headed for the beach.
"Let's walk," he grumbled.
I was still laughing.
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Axel's POV
How could Roxas even say that to Demyx? It was mean and cruel! Yeah, I guess Roxas deserves a little bit of justice by reminding us, but that was cruel. Maybe Demyx should have kept his mouth shut, but he hates drunks. Roxas needs air, so I'm making this drunken idiot walk.
"Axel!" he whined and he tripped and fell into the sand.
"Roxas!" I call worriedly and go to his side. He was laughing like a madman. Did I…look like that? He rolled over and got onto his feet and pushed me down onto my back and crawled on top of me.
"Loosen up, Axel," he purred. Apparently he is much more sexually charged when drunk. He kissed me, and I could taste what he's been downing like pop and I hate it.
I also love it. I can't like this. It's like indirectly drinking, and I swore off of drinks. I push him away and he pulls away and looks sad. His puppy dog eyes almost make me kiss him again, but I don't. I pull him to his feet and continue to drag him along.
"Why would you say what you did to Demyx?" I asked him suddenly and turned to face him. He shrugged and that bothered me. "Why, Roxas!" I yelled at him and he turned away from me.
"I don't like him!" he stated with crossed arms. "The only one allowed to do what he did with you is me!"he yelled and turned back to me. "Unless you prefer him in bed to me in bed who you haven't even had yet!"he yelled at me. He sounded a little bit sober and that made me slightly happy. That was when he tackled me to the ground and switched us so he was under me.
"Roxas?" he attached his lips to my neck. I gasped and threw my head higher so he had better access. He kissed the skin gently after about a minute of biting and sucking.
"Take me, Axel," he whispered onto my skin. I heard this and scrambled to get up, but he wouldn't let go. "No! Let me prove how I'm good too, Axel!" he whined and I continued to try and get away. When I did, he ran up behind me and hugged my waist, grabbing my…you know. I gasped and moaned slightly. "You know you want me, Axel." The way he said my name at that moment was probably the sexiest thing he's ever done. I turned and faced him and smirked and took his hand and pulled him forward into my embrace. He giggled when I started to kiss his neck. I pulled away slightly and kissed his lips, savoring the taste of that forbidden drink mixed with the taste that is Roxas.
That was when Roxas pulled away and puked all over my shoes.
I caught him before he passed out and held him for a moment and sighed.
"Roxas…" I muttered and placed my hand behind his knees and quickly fixed my arms around his shoulder and picked him up bridal style. "Good thing I was gonna toss these shoes soon." I walked toward the surf and let it wash my feet. I pulled a tissue from my pocket and wiped the puke from Roxas's face.
"I can't believe I almost had sex with a drunken Roxas," I muttered to myself as I walked back toward the party. When I got there, I traded keys with Demyx and he rode my bike to Roxas's house while I drove his truck. I walked past the awkward stares from Roxas's aunt and uncle and placed him in his room, then tucked him in bed. I sat beside him and watched my watch hit midnight and I heard Leon and Yuffie yell Happy New Year from downstairs.
"Happy New Year, Roxas." I kissed his forehead and left.
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