"Remember, you can't treat him as a slave, but you can have him do some homework, chores, and hang out. But you can't have him do anything as President to change the rules of the academy. Ok, now for the bidding. Do I hear fifty munny?"

"Sixty!" Demyx yelled, hoping to have even more help with his homework, which he hardly ever completed.

"Seventy!" Marluxia shouted, wanting extra help to keep up the garden.

"One hundred!" Sora yelled, even as the Master of Ceremonies.

"Two hundred." Roxas smirked, just to mess with his twin.

"Three hundred."

"Four hundred!"

"Five hundred munny!" The bids went higher and higher as Riku lost count of who was bidding and who had dropped out.

"Six hundred!" Sora yelled, hoping that the bids didn't go over the max that Riku gave him.

"Seven hundred!" Saix, a student with blue hair, randomly entered the bidding.

"Eight hundred!" Sora continued, having only two hundred more.

"Two thousand munny!" A hand went up in the back, where Riku couldn't see, and Sora banged his gavel.

"Sold! To Axel for two thousand munny!"

Riku's eyes went wide.

"Sora!" Riku turned to Sora, who was already wrapping up the event with closing announcements.

Riku was pushed off the stage and went to go get that much needed drink.

"So, Prez, looks like you're my Prez now." Riku could hear a voice behind him say as he shivered.

"Axel? You couldn't find anything better to bid on?" Riku tried not to sound as annoyed as he really was.

"Nothing else came close in comparison." Axel smiled.

"I see." Riku didn't know how else to respond.

"So, when does it start?" Axel asked and Riku sighed.

"Now."

"Oh, good. And I get a whole week, right?" Axel asked and Riku nodded. "Great. Well Prez, shall we?" Axel held open one of the double doors of the auditorium.

"Thanks." Riku muttered as he stepped through and exited the auditorium.

"Oh don't be a grumpy Prez." Axel and Riku walked side by side.

"Just as long as you obey the rules of a student auction." Riku narrowed his eyes up on Axel's

"Which are?" Axel asked.

"I'm not your slave." Riku grumbled.

"Oh I would never mistake you for a slave."

"Good, cause I'm not." Riku grunted.

"Now how would you perceive this all to be?"

"You…you made a generous donation to Twilight Town elementary." Riku coughed up.

"True. Anything else?" Axel hinted.

"No." Riku grunted.

"Well, at least TT elementary has some more funding." Axel shook his head at the stubbornness of Riku.

"Thank you." Riku cleared his throat, trying to maintain a professional appearance.

"Of course. Now, about my prize," Axel smirked.

"I am not a prize." Riku clarified as Axel chuckled.

"Call it what you want, but in the end, you are mine." Axel started walking off while Riku stayed glued on his feet. He couldn't understand this redhead to save his life.

"I refuse to be degraded as such." Riku gulped, but Axel's smile was replaced with a serious look.

"Don't pretend like you're not interested in me. I know that you were looking at me in the shower, and you blushed when you lied about wanting me to leave your dorm. So quit trying to lie to me cause you're only lying to yourself." Axel placed his hands on his hips. Riku was speechless. He wanted to argue back, but part of him felt like he had no argument; no reason to disagree with Axel, cause maybe…maybe Axel was right. Riku's cheeks burned with a raging red. He knew about the shower?

"See, your silence is a confession." Axel whispered, no smirk, no twisted grin, just honesty.

Riku looked away. He was mad at Axel, that he knew, but he was only mad because he was right. For some reason, the realization made him feel sad.

"You ok?" Axel asked, concerned by the empty, hopeless look on Riku's face. Riku nodded, still looking depressed.

"Prez, there's no need to be shy. I mean, we already showered together." Axel joked, trying to make up for the seriousness that tainted the air.

"Say something." Axel said, tired of the silence as he took Riku's hand and continued their walk down the halls.

"Your hand is...warm." Riku admitted aloud, still not ready to admit how much he enjoyed it.

"Yeah I tend to have a lot of body heat, sorry."

Riku coughed, "Don't be. It's...relaxing." Riku whispered, hoping that Axel didn't hear the last part, but when he felt his hand being squeezed, he knew that Axel heard.

"So, my dorm, or yours?" Axel asked and Riku shrugged. "Yours is closer. Do you mind?" Axel asked and Riku shook his head.

Riku unlocked his door and let go of Axels hand so he could pick up some of the mess.

"I got to say, Prez, I never expected your room to be this messy."

"It's usually not." Riku managed to get his voice and brain back.

"Any special reason it so suddenly is?" Axel asked as he sat on Riku's bed.

"This campaign is going to be harder than last years." Riku sighed as he sat next to Axel. Part of him wanted to guilt the redhead for being so popular and trying to mess with his successful presidentship.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Axel apologized softly, giving into Riku's desire of feeling bad.

"It's alright." Riku closed his eyes. He felt so inexplicably tired.

"You ok? You look exhausted Prez."

"I woke up late because I was up much longer than I'm used to, and I had to rush to the auction to help set up, but I still have so many meetings I need to plan and attend, I still need to work on advertising my campaign, and I still have homework for my advanced classes. And winter holiday is coming up, so I have to wait till after to do all this work, so I feel like I'm going to forget something." Riku regretted sharing all that he just did, because remembering his list only stressed him out more.

"You are ridiculous Prez. You really are a great leader, and a hard worker, but you're not superman. You're still a student and you still have to make sure that you're eating and sleeping enough."

"It is part of my responsibilities as president to put this academy and its students before myself." Riku opened his eyes but couldn't look at Axel.

"Are you not one of those students? As president, you practically are the academy. Without you, our president, this school would fall apart. Meetings would never get scheduled or have any order, committees would be clueless, and there'd be total anarchy. If anything, you need to put yourself first, to protect the rest of us." Axel scooted closer to Riku. For some reason, Riku had a strong craving to rest on the redheads shoulder. Whether or not it was the sole reason, Riku blamed his stress and exhaustion as the source of such a thought.

"Ok." Riku surrendered to his desire and let his head fall on Axels shoulder. Axel's soft red hair ticked Riku's nose, but his neck looked so soft and smooth. What Riku noticed most about Axel, was how wonderfully he smelt. It was a sweet aroma with a hint of spice. Riku inhaled deeply, taking in each inch of the scent that he could. Axel chuckled, placing an arm around the sleepy silver haired boy.

"Go to bed, my Prez."

Riku nodded, and when he opened his eyes next, he woke with shock that he was still resting against Axel.

"M? What time is it?" Riku sat up and Axel stretched, taking advantage of his new freedom for movement.

"Ten in the morning."

"What?" Riku was about to spring out of bed, but Axel caught his arm and tugged him back.

"Relax, you only slept for twenty minutes. It's still barely midnight." Axel rubbed Riku's back, which calmed him down.

"God don't scare me like that." Riku rubbed his temples.

"I'm sorry Prez. Come on, in bed." Axel took off Riku's jacket, his shoes, and his tie.

"Thanks." Riku felt a little shy about the way Axel helped him, but he had already seen him naked, not to mention that he was already half asleep.

"Here," Axel unbuttoned Riku's uniform shirt, revealing the white t-shirt he had underneath. Axel laid Riku on his back, his head perfectly in the center of the pillow.

"What if you get caught by the curfew committee?" Riku asked, barely audible as his eyes were glued closed.

"I am the curfew committee." Axel bragged.

"What if they give you a tardy slip?" Riku mumbled.

"Then I'll have another reason to visit you in your office to have you sign my ticket off."

"Hmm, ok." Riku rolled over and Axel grinned.

"I'll see you tomorrow."

"Nighty night." Riku mumbled, already drifting into his dreams.

"Goodnight, my Prez." Axel kissed Riku's temple and left.

Author's Note: I'm sorry for the late updates and short chapters. I have WAY too much going on right now, it's pretty ridiculous. I'm trying to teach myself Japanese, cause I'll be studying in Japan for a year! I'm super stoked, but extremely busy, since I leave in a couple months. Also, I'm going to FANIME! I'm not sure if any of you live anywhere near famine, but if you're going, you should totally contact me ^_^ I'd love to meet some of my readers!

Ok, all that being said, now its time for the story. Hmm, some night-time bonding? Sleepy Riku seems a bit different than 'wide-awake-Riku', no?

To Kindofabadger: Yay, I'm glad that you like where it's going! I love writing it, just wish I had more time. Yes, I'm trying to add as many KH characters as is natural and capable. I don't want to lose control of the story with too many characters, but some are just a must! Hahaha, oh I'd sell my soul for sure! Haha

To KidaKama: Aww, thank you! I'm glad that you enjoy reading it. Awww, thank you so much for that encouragement! I'm much better now. It was one of those, someone is making you mad because you're already mad about something else, and their method of 'helping' makes it 100% worse. It was really stupid and it really opened my eyes that people who know and love me would know better than to do what I've allowed myself to take. I eliminated several people from my life that day, and so far it's helping me prioritize what really matters =) Thank you for listening, and for offering to help. There will be more about Axel's plans next chapter!

To Lukrecia: Yay, well I hope you like it ^_ ^ Haha, yes, just a little bit of trouble.

To The Lonely Blitz: Haha, well I mean, I had to. It just felt like an opportunity too good to pass up to have Axel win lol.

To Cirxe145: Yes! I agree! I always picture Riku as being this virile, manly, dominant character. To see Axel break through slowly is a lot of fun! I'm glad that you enjoy this story.

To RikuMewKira: Hahaha yes, the poor guy. But hey, I'd trade places with either of them anyday lol.

To ZeltaFrost: Yes, Axel has some good stuff in store, so that'll be next chapter. Hahaha, oh yeah, that creeper feeling about Axel….hang on to it ;) Oh, I never really explained who won Demyx, or a lot of stuff, because that part was just fillers . I didn't plan on going in depth about the auction bets with the exception of Riku. If I had more time, I would. However I'm struggling to find enough time to study and eat properly, so I'll have to cut back, unfortunately :-/ Aww, thank you for your encouragement! It's so nice to see people reaching out like you just did. I appreciate it. I'm doing much better. I just have to refocus on what (and who) matters most in my life. It's not easy, but it's a first step =)

To KeybladeMaster13: Awww, thank you! Thumbs up back to you ^_^

To Tiikerikissa: Wow! Well I'm glad to hear that I'm writing a story for your OTP! I really enjoy these two characters together, even though I'm a die-hard Soriku fan. Somehow this feels so natural to me too. Thank you for reviewing! I hope to hear from you again soon ^_^

To g4stly: Yay! I'm glad to hear that you like reading this story, and I'm happy to hear that this is your OTP. It's a rare paring in my eyes, but it works so well. Thank you for reading and for reviewing!

Thank you everyone for your patience! Don't forget to read A Taste of Loneliness and No More Broken Pieces!

Heart, Sarabellum