Yes I know it's late but to be fair the exam season has just begun and I'm shitting bricks TT_TT Also I know I've changed how I write Sea-salt ice-cream , it just feels right writing it this way mmkay? I have so many other ideas for other AkuRoku stories but I'm going to stick with this one. Also this chapter is unedited by my editor, of course I've looked over it and edited to the best of my abilities *does a super hero pose* but still…. so please pardon the crappiness of it . From Axel's POV. I don't own KH.

Sundays are good and bad. They're good because you get the day off and can do whatever you want. But the bad thing is the feeling that drags you down, reminding you that you have to get up and go to school the next day. Although recently going to school hasn't been that bad. And it was all because of a certain new blond haired blue-eyed teacher. I let out an involuntary groan; I must stop thinking like this. Maybe to stop all these thoughts circulating in my head, I should make myself hate Roxas…Nah I couldn't do that, he's too cute. Too cute for his own damn good.

I was sprawled out in an odd position on the couch, my legs were draping off the armrest while my arms were flopped to the side. Oh the joys of being tall. I slowly steadied myself up from the couch, managing to click all my bones on the way up.

"Ahh." I rolled my shoulders back in pain. I wonder how long I've been asleep? I wonder what time I went to sleep? Urgh what the hell happened last night? I ran a hand through my knotty red mane.

"Well good afternoon Mr Clickety Bones. I thought you'd come around soon, so I made you a cup of coffee. It's by the TV on the counter, in the kitchen." Demyx said. He was sitting cross-legged on a cushion by the couch, staring at the TV. He picked up the remote and put the zombie movie he was watching on pause. Turning his attention to me, his normal smile faded as his pursed his lips together, "Reno called while you were sleeping." If Reno called it would probably be about mom. News about mom usually wasn't good, but I've got to keep my head high and hope for the best.

"Demyx, before I call Reno back, can you tell me what happened last night. I don't remember a thing." It was odd, because I don't forget things that easily. I remember coming back home with Demyx, after my shift at the ice-cream parlour. Ah the eventful shift at the ice-cream parlour. Luckily for my sake, Roxas didn't notice me, while I stared at him as he licked his ice-cream. And may I say daaamn he's good at licking.

"Pinky-swear you won't bite my head off if I tell you what happened." I wonder what the crazy mullet head had gone and done now.

"I pinky-swear I won't bite your head off." I linked my pinky finger around his. Pinky swearing is very important, no matter how childish it may seem.

"Well you see…" Demyx scratched the back of his head, avoiding any eye contact with me.

"Demyx, I've already promised you I won't bite your head off, so hurry up and spill the beans!" Yeah, sure, I promised him I wouldn't bite his head off. But that doesn't mean I can't kick him in his baby maker.

"Well it started off with us, just playing video games." I nodded my head; I remember playing Zombie-Smasher Three. I guess you could say we both have a slight obsession with anything zombie related.

"Yeah I remember that, I completely beat your ass." When it comes to video games I am the boss. No one has ever beaten me.

"Anyway," Demyx rolled his eyes and crossed his arms."Larxene had nothing better to do, so she invited herself round and she uh bought some strong booze, some kinda Vodka I think." I narrowed my eyes; I don't recall her bringing booze of any sort. Then again it was Demyx who answered the door when she came barging round.

"I took the booze before you saw it, because I knew you probably wouldn't want it in the house. And I hid it in the fridge." I could tell the worst wasn't over yet. Oh and for the records I don't mind having a drink, it's just when Larxene's around she likes to get completely wasted. And when I'm a drunk-tard I have no self control what so ever. I have a bad feeling I know where this is going.

"Demyx by any chance did you spike my drink with that insanely strong alcohol?" I definitely remembered having a drink that tasted slightly…off.

"Uh… I guess that's about half the story." He looked down and begun to twiddle with his thumbs.

"About half the story? Demyx explain." My foot might accidentally have to land in his crotch area.

"After we all managed to get a bit um tipsy, Larxene suggested that we play truth or dare. And well um she asked you out on a date." Larxene does the weirdest shit when she's drunk and I have a bad habit of telling the truth or what's on my mind…Uh oh.

"Tell me word for word what I said." I couldn't have my drunk self blubbering on about how I have this thing for Roxas. I call it a thing because I don't really know what it is. Is it a crush? Love? I don't know, but my air-headed friend here is beginning to catch on that I have a so called thing for Roxas. I don't need him getting any more suspicious.

"You told her that she was a stupid slut, who takes her thong off to every good looking guy she set's her eyes on. Oh you also said that she probably has tons of nasty sexual diseases seeing as she's slept around a lot." Well that's not as bad as I had expected it to be.

"And you're sure that's all I said?" It felt as if a weight had just been lifted off my shoulders.

"Larxene got pissed off and slapped you, so you told her to fuck off. After that she stormed out the house and you went straight to sleep."

"Jeez Dem, you had me worried there for a second. I thought I'd gone and said something stupid."

"Well I have a feeling she won't want to talk to you any time soon." He let out a small laugh. " And what do ya mean 'something stupid'." He pouted.

"Just stupid stuff, it doesn't matter. Now let me get my coffee before it turns stone cold." I shifted off the couch and made my way to the kitchen.

"Oh no you don't mister!" Demyx flung himself onto my back, clinging on like a monkey.

"Crap! What the hell Dem?" I shook myself side to side in an attempt to get him off me.

"Axeeel," he whined, "since when did we stop telling each other things."

"I don't know what you're talking about. Now get off me, I need my caffeine and sugar intake!" Demyx slumped down hitting the floor. He looked like a puppy dog that had been kicked in the face. And the worst part is that I know what he's talking about. I know I'm not telling him the truth about my feelings for Roxas. Hell, how can I tell him about my feelings? Roxas is my teacher and I have no idea how Demyx would react. He's my friend and all but he'd probably think I'm fucked in the mind and that I should stop chasing after a younger boy. Urgh I sound like a pedo. I ran a hand through my hair again and walked to the kitchen.

The coffee was by the TV, just where Demyx had left it. I padded over to the counter where my steamy goodness was. The tiles felt cool against my feet. I reached out for the mug and bought it to my lips. I took a small sip and almost spat the bitter liquid back out. There was no freaking sugar in the coffee.

"Demyx you asshole, you didn't put any sugar in the coffee!"

"You can't always expect me to do everything for you! You gotta learn to do things for yourself!" He cackled. Pfft I do nearly everything for him! I unscrewed the lid to the tin of sugar cubes and plopped about a dozen cubes into my cup.

"Sooo," I slurped my coffee, "what did Reno say when he called?" I took another long slurp as I walked in the room. Demyx began to twitch; he hates it when I slurp my drinks. Then again I only do it because it annoys him so much and he did ask for it, not putting sugar in my coffee. Who does he think he is?

"Well," He began; I had to stop myself from bursting out with laughter as I took a nice long slurp. Oh his face was a picture! It was a mix between a constipated badger and someone who's just been dry humped by a dog. Not that I know what a constipated badger actually looks like. And if you're wondering I have seen someone being dry humped by a dog… that poor poor old lady. Once I stopped my slurping he began talking again. "Reno says that he's gunna come round tomorrow."

"He can't come tomorrow, it's a school day!" Demyx shot me a glare.

"Since when the fuck do you care about going to school? Seriously, what's getting into you?" He looked at me as if I was retarded. Scratch that, I did say the most retarded thing in the world. He's right since when did I care about going to school? I just realised how nerdy I had sounded back there. Then again I hadn't been able to see Roxas on the Friday as I was out of school for an interview and even when I saw him yesterday he was with his friends. I grasped the feeling that the one called Hayner didn't like me for some reason. I mean what's there not to like about me? I am amazing after all! Ah I'm not really amazing but I don't see what I did to piss him off. Oh apart from the whole 'you're jealous because I get to be with Roxas more than you' thing, but to be fair he bought that upon himself. By the looks of things Hayner is very protective over Roxas, a bit too protective. Gah I don't know, maybe they are dating or something. I felt something lurching in my stomach as I thought of Roxas with Hayner. I downed the rest of the coffee and left the mug on the table.

"Did it ever spring to mind that maybe I want to get good grades?" Lies lies lies, the only reason I went to school for nearly the whole week was because I got to oogle Roxas. I dropped the subject quickly and went back to talking about what time Reno could come over. "I guess he could always come after school." I pulled my cell phone from my back pocket and called him. There was no answer so I left him a short voicemail message. "We need to go out and buy some beer. You know how moody Reno gets when I don't buy him beer."

"Well you better go and get changed. It's Sunday so the shops will probably shut early." He looked up at the clock.

"Sir yes sir!" I saluted him army style, before running up the stairs to get ready.

I had the quickest shower humanly possible, got changed into my black skinny jeans and slipped on a t-shirt. I checked my wallet, I only had twenty dollars. Although I was running low on money, I knew I was going to get paid at the end of the month.

"I'm waiting!" Demyx called up for me.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" I rushed out of the room while putting on a pair of socks and shoes. "Alright let's go!"

Time warp

"Axel, push harder!"

"But Demyx you're so heavy!" I really was pushing as hard as I could.

"Pfft I'm not heavy, you're just weak." Demyx huffed at me.

" Stop complaining or I'll push you out of this damn shopping trolley." Why was going shopping with Demyx so difficult?

"Quit being grouchy and push!"

"Fine. But you asked for it!" I began to run down the isle as fast as I could. "Am I going fast enough?"

"Arrr, yes me harty! Now to the frozen food section we go!" Demyx said in a pirate accent while bouncing up and down in the trolley.

"Aye aye, captain!" We scooted off down the different isles till we got to the frozen food section. "So, what exactly did you want to get from this section?"

"Well uh I don't know, let me just have a look round." Demyx clambered out of the shopping trolley and wandered off, taking the trolley with him. I let Demyx do his own thing; sometimes I wonder what goes on inside his head. I needed to get some beer for Reno, but it wouldn't hurt to have a look round this section, seeing as Demyx had made me come here.

"Yes, no, urgh Hayner will you just shut up for one second?" I turned my head to the side to see who was talking so angrily. Hayner…that was Roxas' friend right? The petit blond was standing by the ice-cream freezer; he held a blue cardboard box in his hand. He seemed to be inspecting the back of the box. " I really don't give a flying fuck about how many calories each ice-cream contains. I eat so much junk food you would have thought I would be disgustingly obese by now." Yeah, that was definitely Roxas alright. A small scowl appeared on his face, I assumed that Hayner must have said something. "You take that back! Don't call me chubby and don't say that my chubbiness is cute ever again," a small blush tinted his cheeks. I clenched my fists; I don't like the fact Hayner called my Roxy cute. My Roxy, it just sounded right. "Hayner stop acting like an asshole, I need to get my shopping done. Seriously my arms about to drop off, everything weighs a ton." For some reason when Roxas was talking to Hayner it aggravated me. I strode up behind Roxas and picked the phone out of his hand.

"It seems as if you are bothering my friend, if this conversation really is important then I'm sure he'll call you back later." I flipped the phone down ending the call and handed it back over to the shocked looking Roxas.

"Axel, what the hell?" His scowl hardened, although you couldn't really see it as his hair was matted down in his face from the light blue beanie hat he was wearing. He put the phone in his jacket pocket and adjusted the hat so his hair covered his eyes. I don't think I can explain in words how adorable it was. The beanie hat looked good on him. Some people can pull off wearing beanie hats, others just end up looking like douche bags. Cough cough Seifer cough cough.

"And hello to you to. Don't hide from me under that hat." I grabbed the tip of the hat and pulled it back, sweeping the hair out of his eyes. They had a certain sparkle to them that lured me in.

"W-what are you doing?" I knew he was referring to me playing with his hat or the fact that I just made him hang up on Hayner, but I think I was going to screw with him a bit more. I like seeing him all flustered.

"Well seeing as this is a food and drinks store, you could say that I'm here to buy food and drinks?" A small smirk formed on my lips.

"Oh shut it, wise-ass." He rolled his cerulean eyes at my comment, before placing the blue box that was in his hand into the shopping basket. I looked down at the box; there was a picture of two blue ice-creams.

"Sea-salt ice-cream? Please tell me the ice-cream at the parlour is better than these chemical filled ones." I picked up a box from the freezer and looked at the back. The amount of E-numbers and food additives these ice-creams contained was unbelievable, no wonder Hayner was whining at Roxas. I put the box back in the freezer.

"Of course the ice-cream at the parlour is better," he looked away from me. "I'm sorry about yesterday with Hayner. I don't know what got into him. Believe me he really is a good person."

"I believe you," a faint smile appeared on Roxas' lips "I just want to know why he doesn't like me." He turned to face me.

"He does like you, I mean he has no reason to hate you. He just gets overprotective of me. But still I don't see why he was rude to you. I'll talk to him later." I let out a small sigh. I believe that Hayner is really a good person but I highly doubt he likes me. " I've finished my shopping, I'll see you tomorrow Axel." He began to walk away.

"Oh no you don't," I reached out and grabbed his free hand.

"What are you doing?" Roxas looked at me in confusion.

"You know," I smirked again "That's the second time you've asked me that question." When I was sure that he wasn't going to run for the hills I let go of his cold hand. "I'm going to help you carry your shopping home, think of it as an apology for me rudely interrupting your conversation with Hayner."

"You really don't have to, I am capable of taking my own shopping home. But thanks anyway."

"You're right, I don't have to, but I want to." I walked up beside him. "Plus I can't have you off work tomorrow because your arms have fallen off." He let out a genuine laugh.

"Fine fine , I guess it would be a pain in the ass if my arms did fall off."

I grinned. It was nice seeing Roxas as himself. He wasn't in teacher mode and he wasn't with his friends. It was just him being well…him. If you get my drift? " I just need to get some beer and then we can go."

"Beer?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Uh yeah, it's for my brother." I let out an awkward laugh. "I hate what my brother drinks, it tastes like crap."

After we picked up the beer we headed to the check out and paid for everything. Roxas had four full bags of food and drinks, how much does this kid eat? I took two of his bags and the six-pack of beer and he took the other two bags. We walked out the store with our hands full, the automatic doors made a bonging noise as they opened. And then that's when I realised… I had left Demyx in the store!

"Shit," I cursed under my breath, hoping that Roxas didn't hear me.

"What's wrong?" Damn he had heard me.

"I kind of left Demyx in the store, by himself." Now I felt really guilty. What am I supposed to do? Leave Demyx in the store and help out Roxas, or go and find Demyx but leave the poor blond dragging himself home holding four heavy bags of shopping.

"It's ok, I can take the bags. You go back in there and find Demyx." Roxas looked over his shoulder at the store.

"Or," I slid the bags so I had one balancing on each forearm. "We can make Demyx come to us." I pulled out my phone from my back pocket. I had a text.

Dude I couldn't find you anywhere and Paine wanted me home. She can be such a bossy bitch sometimes. I'll see you tomorrow! Dem~

"Seems like Dem's already left, it's just you and me shrimp." The bags had left red marks on my forearms. They were so heavy! "So," I kept on talking. "Why does a shrimp like you need so much food?" We began to walk.

"This is about two to three weeks worth of shopping." He scrunched up his nose, "I hate going, so whenever I do go I always buy as much as possible." He knitted his brows together.

"You know, I think Hayner was right. With the amount of frowning you do, you'll get wrinkles by the time you're twenty!"

"Well maybe I wouldn't frown so much if people like you didn't bully me." He stuck his tongue out.

"Me bully you?" I pretended to sound offended. "Ok, ok lets make a deal. If I don't 'bully' you will you promise me that you'll smile more often?" He raised an eyebrow at my offer.

"I'll agree to the deal, but why do you want me to smile? I could just you know, not frown." He tilted his head to the side. He had a point; I could of just asked him not to frown.

"Yeah, but I like it when you smile." Pfft I'm not being sappy or hitting on him.

"Uh thanks. But you know I was just kidding about you bullying me. Out of everyone I've met at school you and Demyx are actually half decent." He looked down in embarrassment and scuffed his feet as we carried on walking. "Kairi is ok but she's just all over Riku, Sora is in his own happy land of unicorns and whatever random shit he can come up with and most of the other students don't have that much character to them. Oh and Larxene well, I just think she's a bitch." I snorted at the last comment. He got that right.

"Well I feel honoured. And Larxene can be a bitch but once you get to know her she's alright. And are you sure you should be bitching about other students like this?" I wasn't going to show it but I felt really happy, he was opening up to me.

"Don't get too happy, I said you were half decent. And if you tell anyone about the bitching, I'll put you in detention after school for a whole month with Mr Strife." He smirked at me. Damn him and his sexy smirk. Damn him. "Well we're at my house now," he nodded towards his house. "Thanks for the help, you can go home now." We walked up the pathway towards his house. He put his shopping bags down on the floor and fished out a key from his jacket pocket.

"No problem. I'm glad I helped you." I put the bags down next to the other ones.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow then, have a good evening Axel." He unlocked the door, picked up the shopping bags and carried them in.

"Wait," I stopped him from closing the door by putting my foot between the door and the doorframe. "I could always help you put away the shopping and uh plus I'm really thirsty so it wouldn't hurt if I had a drink now would it?" I wanted to spend as much time with Roxas as possible even if it meant inviting myself in. He hesitated before answering.

"It wouldn't hurt if you came in, but wouldn't it be a bit weird seeing as I am your teacher and all."

"Teacher smeacher I couldn't care less, now are you going to let me in? My foot is kinda being squished here."

"Uh right yeah sorry, come in," He pulled the door open and released my foot from it's pain. I followed him into the house. It seemed eerily empty. The whole place looked as if it had only just been bought. Well maybe he just moved here? I'll bombard him with questions later. I wonder who else he lived with?

"I'm in here," Roxas called out down the hallway. I hadn't realized I'd been spacing out.

"Coming!" I followed the sound of Roxas' voice, he was humming softly. Probably thought I couldn't hear him. I went into the kitchen; Roxas stopped his humming and set the shopping bags down onto the table. He took off his beanie hat and shook his head, letting his blond dishevelled spikes fall into place.

"You said you were thirsty right? Let me get you a drink." He shifted over to the counter. "Actually, wait a second." He smiled slightly. "Would you prefer to have a Sea-salt ice-cream? I mean I know it's not going to be as good as the ice-cream at the parlour like you said, but I was just wondering…" he began to fidget with his fingers.

"Sure, I'd love to have an ice-cream." Although I didn't really feel like having one I didn't want to make the blond upset by declining his offer. He rummaged through the shopping bags and pulled out the small blue box.

"Here," he ripped open the top of the box, pulled out an ice-cream that was wrapped in a silver packet and passed it to me. I opened the packet, scrunched up the wrapper and threw it in the bin that was to my side. I held the ice-cream and licked the bottom where it was already beginning to melt.

"Thanks. I think Sea-salt flavoured ice-cream is my favourite type. Double caramel swirl is good but it just doesn't beat Sea-salt." I took a bite out of the blue ice-cream. It felt cold against my sensitive front teeth.

"Yeah, nothing beats Sea-salt ice-cream." He opened his own packet. He took a good long lick, slowly moving the tip of his tongue up the ice-cream, before taking a bite off the top. I wonder what else he could do with that tongue? "Is there something wrong Axel? Why are you looking at me like that?" Oh god I was caught staring. I took a few bites out of my ice-cream in an attempt to cool myself down. "Do I have some around my mouth?" He licked his lips making them wet. Damn my teenage sexual hormones, damn them to hell. I swear Roxas must be subconsciously trying to seduce me.

"No uh it's nothing don't worry." I was about to eat the last bit of ice-cream off the stick when it decided to fall off and splatter onto my t-shirt. Real smooth Axel, reaaaal smooth. "Crap," the ice-cream splat was going to leave a nice blue stain.

"Take it off," Roxas commanded.

"I beg your pardon?" What was he trying to get at? I cocked an eyebrow at his demand.

"Take off your top and I'll soak it in some hot water with some stain remover." Roxas put down the rest of his ice-cream in the silver packet and walked over to me. "Are you going to take it off or am I going to have to do it for you?" He crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently against the floor.

"Well someone's eager to see me shirtless," I teased him. I took my t-shirt off and dangled it in front of his face.

"Shut up," he snatched the t-shirt out of my grasp. "Wait down here, I'm sure I have a shirt that you can borrow." He quickly turned around and walked out the room.

"Uh if you haven't noticed I am a hell of a lot taller than you, so I don't think I'll fit into any of your clothes." I seized him by the wrist and pulled him towards me. A small blush rose to his cheeks.

"W-Well I have some of my…" He paused for a moment; I noticed he'd tightened his fists into balls and was gritting his teeth. "Dads old shirts. They're up in the attic; I'll go and get one. Don't worry it'll be clean." He wriggled out of my loose grip and scampered out of the room. I don't think he wanted to be followed to the attic, but I wasn't going to stand around and get cold. After I heard him thudding up the stairs I went and followed him.

I walked up the stairs and climbed up the wooden ladder to the attic. The room was lit up by a dim light bulb and the place was covered in dust. There were also boxes piled on top of each other; I looked round the room and saw Roxas in the corner searching through one of the boxes.

"Need some help over there?

"I thought I told you to stay downstairs." Roxas replied, keeping his head down as he looked through one of the many boxes.

"Yeah well I ain't going to stand around doing nothing, getting cold. Let me help." I went over and leant down beside him.

"How can someone as hot as you be cold?"

"So you think I'm hot eh?" I wiggled my eyebrows up and down.

"Perv," he hit me on the arm. "I didn't mean it like that. I meant you always seem so warm and uh hot. You're like the human flame or something."

"Aww why thanks kid, don't know why but that makes me happy. They don't call me a pyro for nothing you know." I tackled him from behind, bringing him into a hug. "Am I hot enough for you?" I chuckled while pulling him closer to my bare chest. He squirmed around for a few seconds before settling down. "You ok?" I rested my chin on his shoulder.

"Boundaries Axel, I'm your teacher. Imagine if I was Xigbar, you wouldn't be hugging him like this." He removed my arms from his waist and wiggled forward.

"Yeah but you're not Xigbar, he's a creep. You're-"

"I'm what Axel?" He cut me off and stared at me with a puzzled look on his face. I bit the inside of my cheek, what was I meant to say now?

"Uh nothing, don't worry." It's not like I could tell him I was falling for him, I think that's what's happening. And I have a feeling I'm falling for him hard. I shuffled back to looking through the box. I picked up a small silver photo frame that had been slipped down the side of the box.

In the photo there were three people. A woman, a baby and a man. They were sitting on a bed in what seemed to be a hospital. The woman had long light brown wavy hair and shining cerulean eyes. She was looking down at the baby she was holding in her arms, smiling happily. The baby looked only a few hours old; it was wrapped up in a blanket and looked as if it was sleeping peacefully. The last person in the picture was the man. He had short blond spiky hair and olive green eyes. He had his arm around the woman and a big grin was spread across his face.

"Hey, give me that." Roxas took the photo out of my hand.

Dun Dun DUHHHHHH! I hope you enjoyed, this chapter. Also if there are any silent readers out there please review, I want to put up more longer chapters but don't know if I should because I get scared you guys won't like it D: There is going to be more AkuRoku in the next chapter I promise! Be patient my AkuRoku-lings … Peace out ~