Hello again! So, I wanted to update today because I got my first review yesterday from Corinne15999 and Imma dedicate this chapter to her

Disclaimer: I guess I should do one of these… I don't own anything except the ideas. If I owned Kingdom Hearts, I would give it to the world so people didn't have to write these stupid things. Love you all!

I'm also dedicating this chapter to my grandfather who died two years ago today. He was really an inspiration for me to start writing.

So, anyways, onwards with the story!

Roxas

I was not looking forward to school the next day, but of course, it came. I am forced to sit in English class first thing in the morning right next to the obnoxious redhead who still won't stop calling me Roxy, only now he adds the Foxy a lot of the time. I can barely listen to Mr. Dilan's lesson because of Axel distracting me in one way or another. He's either trying to pass notes to me or talk to me.

"Roxy!" He whispers as loudly as possible.

I keep my eyes on the board, reasoning that if I ignore him, he'll go away. Big mistake on my part evidently when he blows in my ear. I clap my hand over the offended ear. "Holy shit Axel!" I yell.

Mr. Dilan immediately silences and everyone turns to look at me. My face turns red as Axel snickers. Mr. Dilan fumes at me silently. "Roxas Strife, no swearing. Detention. Axel Cinder, no distracting other students." He says briskly before he returns to teaching.

I sink into my seat and glare at Axel. Great, how am I going to explain this one to Cloud?

Anyone could imagine someone's anger at finding the most obnoxious and annoying person in that someone's life sitting at that someone's table with that someone's friends in that someone's spot. Well, this is currently my situation with the initiating redhead as the supporting role.

I glare at Axel as I make my way to the other side of the table, intending to take the only empty seat remaining next to Demyx, when the aforementioned redhead wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me down onto his lap, also earning a yelp of surprise from me.

I twist as I struggle to get out of his iron grip. "Damn it Axel! Don't make me punch you!" I yell at him.

"Aw, Roxy that's cruel." He whispers right into my ear, his warm breath tickling my skin and making me shiver involuntarily.

My friends, if I could even call them that anymore, seem quite amused with the show and Axel's friends are doing no better job at controlling their friend.

Realising that Axel's not going to let me go, I slouch back against his well-muscled chest (I did not just think that) and fold my arms, pouting. His grip relaxes slightly when he realises that I'm not going to fight him.

"So, I hear 'Foxy Roxy' got detention. Bad boy." Demyx grins as he enunciates Axel's nickname for me.

"It's his fault." I grumble.

"Well I had to make sure I wasn't going to be bored in detention somehow." Axel says innocently.

My mouth drops open and I turn back to face him. "That's why you got me in trouble!"

He snickers and kisses my nose, making my face turn redder than his hair. "Yep."

I snarl at him. "Axel, what did you do on your second day here?"

"I set the science lab on fire this morning." Axel replies proudly.

I blink in shock and then turn and refold my arms. "Pyromaniac."

"You know it babe." Axel says.

Oh great, we're moving on to other derogatory names now. Today's going to be a long day.

The remainder of the day was agonizing, and I hadn't even gotten into detention yet. I manage to find the room that I've never had to go to before in my life and I walk inside, finding Axel sitting at the front with his legs propped up on his desk. The teacher, Mr. Braig, looks up at me and stands up.

"Nice of you to join us Mr. Strife. Now, if you'll both excuse me, I have better things to do than to sit here and monitor you two for the next hour." Mr. Braig promptly leaves the room and locks the door behind him, insuring that Axel and I can't escape.

I growl and turn back to face Axel, folding my arms over my chest and glaring at him.

"Might as well come take a seat Roxy, it's going to be a long hour." Axel says reclining back and folding his arms behind his head.

I sigh and take the closest seat to the door, also the farthest one away from him. I rest my chin on my closed fist and stare at the clock, willing time to go by fast. I see Axel get up from his seat out of the corner of my eye and he walks over and sits on top of my desk, also obstructing my view of the clock.

"Do you mind?" I ask coldly.

"Come on, detention is so boring, let's have some fun!" He says.

"That's why you shouldn't get detention and I'm still mad at you so no." I turn around so that I'm sitting sideways in the chair and I fold my arms again, making sure I don't meet his eyes. There's something about this close proximity with him that makes me especially nervous.

I feel his hand slide under my chin and he turns me to face him, which I'm about to protest when I find his lips on mine. My eyes are wide and my jaw has slacked in my shock, but just as quickly as the kiss happened I'm melting into it and my eyes slide closed. I mentally slap myself when I let him kiss me and I'm able to remind myself that I should pull away, which I'm luckily able to follow through with.

I draw in a shaky breath before I face him. "Axel, you can't just do that!"

"Tell me why you hate me." He demands point blank.

My mouth drops open in response. My mind draws a blank suddenly. "What?"

"You act like you absolutely despise me, but the way you let me kiss you for a few seconds there, it didn't seem like it." He explains.

I sigh and run my hand through my hair as I stand up to move away from him. "Axel, I don't… hate you. I just… get a bad feeling about you okay?"

He raises an eyebrow. "A bad feeling?" He stands as well and slowly walks towards me, making me back away. "What exactly do you think that bad feeling is telling you Roxy?"

My back hits the wall and I curse under my breath. How did he manage this?

He stops to stand right in front of me, placing his hands on either side of my head to cage me in. He bends his head slightly to make our eyes level. "Well?"

I swallow hard, my throat feeling raw. My heart is beating rapidly against my chest. "There's something… different about you."

He smirks, which makes me glare at him. "You don't know what makes me different?" He asks.

"Why don't you tell me?" I ask back.

He drops his arms. "Why don't you get to know me so you can figure it out? Want to go for a coffee after this?"

I sigh but my curiosity gets the better of me and I nod. "I'm expecting answers though, not a cappuccino." I say.

He smiles. "I wouldn't dream of doing otherwise Roxy."

I frown. "And please stop calling me that before I am forced to hit you."

"Whatever you say baby." He winks at me and ruffles my hair.

I open my mouth to yell at him but he has already pulled me into his lap in the desk I had previously been occupying. I sigh and shake my head. "You're really pushing it Axel."

"Good, I like pushing the boundaries." I can hear the smirk in his tone. Remind me again why I agreed to go out with him?

Cloud really wasn't happy when I texted him after detention to tell him that I was going out with Axel, especially since I told him that Axel would be driving us around. We had to go to said redhead's house before we went out though because he needed to get his car.

"Roxas!"

"Whoa!" I scream as Demyx jumps onto me and knocks me to the floor as soon as I walk in the door.

Axel sighs and grabs Demyx by the collar of his shirt, yanking him off of me. "Demyx, only I can tackle Foxy Roxy." He chides.

I feel my face heat up at the comment and I keep my head down as I stand and brush myself off.

"Nice to see you again Roxas," Zexion walks into the foyer and leans against the doorframe, "And sorry about my overly childish boyfriend."

I smile, realising that they remind me of Cloud and Zack. "That's okay; my brother's boyfriend is the exact same way."

"Yo, Axel, what the hell is going on out there!" A voice I've never heard before yells from somewhere down the hall.

"Reno! Be nice! We have a guest!" Axel yells back.

Seconds later, a nearly mirror image of Axel walks out into the hall. I'm talking red hair, although it's not as crazy because it's pulled back into a ponytail and tattoos next to his green eyes. He's taller and more built than Axel, which I hadn't thought was possible. I really hate being short right now. He stops and blinks slightly when his eyes catch sight of me, although I don't know why. He starts walking again until he's standing in front of me.

"Hi, I'm Axel's brother Reno." He introduces himself and holds out his hand to shake mine.

"I'm his classmate Roxas." Note, I said classmate, not friend. I offer my hand but he takes me by surprise when he takes my outstretched hand in his and brings it up to his lips, kissing my knuckles lightly and making me blush. I can see Axel fuming out of the corner of my eye. I pull my hand free of Reno's and smile politely. Great, both brothers are weird.

Zexion steps between us all to dispel the tension. "So, you two are still going out?" He asks Axel and me.

"Yeah." Axel says gruffly, grabbing a set of keys off the nearby bowl that rested on a small table, grabbing my hand, and pulling me out of the house. I think he forgot how strong his grip was because he was nearly crushing my hand.

"Axel." I warn.

He seems too caught up in his own thoughts to notice. We get to his car and he opens the passenger door for me, only then letting go of my hand. I flex my throbbing hand and try shaking it to regain feeling before I get into the car.

He sighs when he notices. "Sorry about that." He's so serious now that I wonder how he can be such a joker half the time. He shuts the door and walks over to the driver's side, sliding into his seat and starting up the car. He pulls out of the driveway and takes off down the street.

I notice that his jaw is set and he's gripping the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles are turning white. "Axel?"

He doesn't even seem to hear me; in fact, he seems to be completely focussed on his thoughts. I tear my gaze from him and look out the front windshield, only to find that he's veering off into the opposite lane. "Axel!" I scream, reaching over to grab the steering wheel and turn it.

He finally snaps out of his thoughts and turns the wheel just in time to avoid a truck. He steers us to the side of the road as cars honk at us. He parks and we both relax, letting out heavy breaths.

"What the hell is up with you!" I ask.

He shakes his head and turns to me. "I'm sorry. Reno just aggravates me sometimes."

I finally get it. "Are you seriously upset just because he kissed my hand?"

His eyes move to look anywhere but at me.

"Axel, tell me what's going on or so help me I will get out right now." I demand.

"Okay," He says quietly, "Look Roxas. I like you… a lot."

I feel my heart start pumping in my chest. It's not like I didn't already know that, I mean, he kissed me after all and he's been acting like it for the past two days. I look down. "That's not really what I meant. You're not a body builder, so why are you so strong?"

I feel his eyes rest on me again. He reaches over and rests his hand on my cheek. "I don't really think you want to know. Maybe your bad feeling is right though."

I don't know why, but I jerk my head away, unclip my seatbelt, and get out of his car. I stuff my hands in my pocket as I start heading back home, my mind buzzing. I realise why after the cool air hits me. Axel's not human, in some way, he's not.

Tears sting my eyes. I can't deal with this world again, not after my parents, not after Cloud. Why is nothing in my life normal anymore?

I'm surprised that Axel doesn't follow me, but maybe he's figuring that he should have just left me alone in the first place. I only realise that it's dark out when I get to downtown and I still have a half hour walk home. Not to mention, it's getting colder and I only have my black hoodie. I wrap my arms around myself as my breath materializes in front of me.

"Hey baby."

"Fuck." I swear and my pace quickens. I just know that there's some pervert behind me and I'm really hoping to avoid some sort of confrontation.

I know from the voice that the person was far behind me, so he shouldn't have been able to catch up in a second flat and appear in front of me faster than I can blink. I stop before I crash into a boy with silver hair who's surprisingly, probably only a few years older than me. I quickly take a step backwards but his hand surges out and locks around my wrist. His grip is stronger than normal, sort of like Axel's.

"L-let me go." I try to pull myself free.

He smiles and I notice two fangs, making my eyes widen. "Come on babe, don't be cold." His voice is sickeningly soothing.

I shiver involuntarily. I've been caught by a vampire, this is just great. This is the greatest fucking day of my life.

"You're Roxas Strife," He states, "I've been looking for you." He brings up his free hand and brushes my cheek.

How does he know who I am? Why is he looking for me? A better question, why aren't I still struggling? I pull my head back and try to break free again. This only results in him pulling me into his chest.

"Riku, be a gentleman."

I recognise Axel's voice before I'm jerked back into his body. He wraps his arms around me tightly as he glares at the silverette. "He told you to let him go." Axel says.

Riku smirks. "What are you doing here Cinder? Last time I checked you weren't a guard dog."

Axel sneers at him. "I could ask you the same thing, and last time I checked you were still a perverted jerk. I guess some things never change."

Riku's lip twitches as if he's agitated and then his lips curve upwards into a smile. "Well, it was nice seeing you again but if you'll let me take Roxas, I've got some unfinished business to attend to."

"I don't think he wants to go with you, do you Roxy?" Axel looks down at me in question, a smug smile settled on his face that disappears when he sees what must be unmasked fear on my face.

I shake my head no feverishly and turn to wrap my arms around him. Only then do I realise that I'm shaking. I can't even talk I'm so shaken.

"Right, let's go." Axel says, wrapping an arm around my shoulder and pulling me away.

I feel Riku move from somewhere in the back of my mind. "Axel!" I yell just as he pushes me behind him and turns to block an attack from Riku. Simultaneously they both have swords and the metal is grinding, creating sparks. Riku's floating lightly off the ground and his eyes have changed to red. Axel's eyes are also red now, but he doesn't have fangs, meaning he's not a vampire.

"Leave before I kill you." Axel says coldly, his voice not even faltering with the threat.

Riku jumps back and lands softly on the ground, his sword disappearing. "Fine, I'll be back when 'Roxy' decides that you're a fate worse than death." He disappears in a cloud of black smoke.

"Fuck." Axel curses under his breath and turns to me, picking me up in his arms bridal style without a word, making me blush, and taking off running faster than anyone should be able to. I have no choice but to wrap my arms around his neck to hold on.

He suddenly stops and I dare to open my eyes again, finding that we're on my street. I look up at Axel and find that he's looking down at me, his face stony. "Axel?"

"I'm sorry Roxas. I shouldn't have come here in the first place. I… attract danger."

I look down. "That makes two of us."

"I'll tell Reno that we should move and we'll be out of your way." He's still holding onto me, like he doesn't want to let go.

"Axel…" I trail off and I almost don't want to admit that I'm going to say what I'm going to say to this jerk. "Can you stay?"

He looks surprised. "Why do you want me to stay? I know you know that I'm not human."

I chew on my bottom lip. "I feel… safe… around you. I have a bad feeling about you but I know that you're not bad."

"Are you sure? I'll go if you want me to."

I nod my head. "Yeah, I'm sure."

"Aw, that's so sweet Roxy."

Aaand, cocky Axel's back. I roll my eyes and fold my arms. "Put me down Axel."

"Nah, I don't really want to." He starts walking towards my house and I decide that I'm going to let him get in trouble from Cloud when my brother opens the door and finds me in Axel's arms.

To my surprise, the second Axel comes up to the driveway, Cloud and Zack run out of the house. They both stop the second they see Axel and me.

"Roxas! Get away from him!" Cloud yells.

White, feathered wings grow out of Zack's back and a sword appears in his hand. He flies towards us and Axel is forced to put me down to draw his own sword and block Zack's attack.

"Zack! Stop!" I try to get in between them but Cloud has already grabbed onto my arm and is holding me back. I look back and find that Cloud also has white, feathered wings. "Cloud, please." I beg. I rarely see him with wings, but I have before, so it's not a shock.

"Roxas, you have to stay away from him. He's a demon." Cloud tells me.

My eyes widen and Axel falters, enabling Zack to hit him and send him flying. Without a second thought, I break out of Cloud's grasp and run towards Axel, jumping in front of him and spreading my arms out to defend him. Then the thought comes back. He's a demon?

"Roxas, get back." Zack orders.

I shake my head. "Look, Axel saved me earlier. He's not a bad demon."

Cloud and Zack share a look and their wings disappear, although Zack keeps his sword at his side. I turn to help Axel back to his feet and he gives me a thankful smile. Angels and demons don't exactly mix.

"So, this is Axel huh?" Cloud asks, folding his arms over his chest.

I look back at the redhead cautiously. "Yeah. Axel, this is my brother Cloud and his boyfriend Zack."

Axel takes a step forward, grinning, and offers his hand to shake theirs. "Nice to meet you both."

Cloud and Zack look at him with hostility, neither extending their hands to greet Axel. I shuffle my feet, the tension is extreme. Cloud finally sighs and steps forward, placing a hand on my shoulder. "Well thanks for getting him home Axel. See you around, I guess."

Axel nods and looks at me. "See you at school." He turns and runs off, here one second, gone the next.

I swallow hard before I turn back to face Cloud. He's staring at me with hard eyes. "Roxas, you need to tell me exactly what happened."

Lol, I love Axel getting poor Roxy detention. I'm not really a major Riku hater… I just don't like him very much. And what's this! Did I forget to mention in the summary that there would be a love triangle! Whoops, oh well. Everyone is in love with Roxas. Anyways, I'll update again soon