A/N: In this Chapter, there will be a bit of smut and also, another reoccurring character from the game series, too. Thank you for all your reviews, I appreciate them. Enjoy! :D

Chapter 8: The Morning After

I woke up the next morning stretching my aching legs. And the memories of last night flashing in my mind. Axel's arms were around me and my back against his chest. Remembering that we were still naked. I tried not to move as much thinking that he would wake up if I had started moving. I wiped the sleep from my eyes and turned to face him. He looked so peaceful and had a smile on his face. He was so handsome, I gushed in my mind. His fiery red hair all disheveled from last nights events.

His voice startled me a bit when he said, "Good morning." His voice was deep and groggy. His eyes flickered open staring up at me and smiled.

"Morning," I said smiling and stroked his spiky hair.

"How are you feeling?" He asked with a worried tone.

"A bit sore, but other than that I'm fine," I smiled, again.

"Good," he replied and leaned his head up and pressed his lips against mine softly.

I moaned a bit from the kiss.

He broke it and unlocked his arms from my body.

I shifted to the side of him and laid down.

His hand moved up my arm brushing against my skin making me shiver.

He smiled looking at me with his emerald eyes sparkling before saying, "I love you."

I nodded and said, "I know."

"I hope you don't regret it," he said worriedly.

I frowned, "Regret what?"

"Last night."

I shook my head "No, I don't. It was wonderful."

He flashed me a smile before kissing me once more.

I sat up in my position and he suddenly mocked my movements sitting up with me.

"What's wrong?" He looked at me.

"Nothing, I just have to go to the bathroom."

He chuckled. "Oh, okay."

I moved over his body lightly brushing against him.

I felt his hands grasp my ass when I swung my leg over the bed.

I looked back at him and he chuckled, again.

And his hands felt down at his sides once I finally got my body off the bed.

I reached the bathroom's door across the room closing the door behind me after I walked in.

After finishing up, washing my hands I looked into the mirror. Suddenly conscious about my naked body. And felt a pain in between my legs.

I hissed from it, but opened the bathroom door and walked back into the bedroom.

Axel staring at my naked body his emerald eyes darkened filling with lust, he swiftly got out of the bed and walked over towards me. Picking me up from my position and carried me back over to the bed.

"God, you're so beautiful." He said kissing my mouth then moving down to my neck kissing it.

I felt myself go wet from his kisses. His lips felt like Heaven and drove me crazy.

He moved his lips from my neck to my ear, "How did I get so lucky?" He whispered.

I shrugged and felt his lips move back down to my neck nipping and kissing it. His hands wandering all over my body.

His lips moving from my neck back up to my ear and I listened in as he spoke in a soft, but deep voice whispering sweet nothings in my ear. I melted in his hands.

He whispered, "I love you," a few times as his hands slipped from my chest to in between my legs feeling my wetness. His fingers through my folds and slipping deep inside me. I started moaning softly. He took his hands away from my body lifting them up to his mouth sucking the juices from them.

He made an "mmm" sound before I heard him say, "You taste good." I heard him smack his lips together.

I blushed real hard feeling even wetter than before.

He got up from the bed and went back to the same drawer he went to last night grabbing out another condom and slipping it on before he crawled back in bed.

"Ready?" He asked looking down at me.

I nodded my head knowing what would happen next.

He positioned himself between me, once more and I felt his length slowly fill me up.

"You okay?" He asked making sure I wasn't hurting, again like last night.

I smiled up at him giving him the signal to move.

He slowly started thrusting in and out of me.

My moans getting louder by each thrust.

I could hear his deep grunts in my ear making it hotter.

He brushed one of his hands passed my stomach down to my clit, his thumb moving against it

I bit my lip to keep from moaning any louder than I already was. I was almost on edge.

He removed his thumb from it and moved his hand up to my chin and then to my cheek softly caressing it, before kissing me passionately.

"Almost there," I whispered between kisses.

He nodded his head then moved his mouth to my cheek and thrusted a few more times moving his hands to my sides and gripped them tight.

His mouth reached my ear and growling as he came. His growl set me over the edge, I grabbed onto his shoulders digging to his skin as I felt my walls clench around his length and we rode out our climaxes. He let go of my sides moving them up to my face holding my cheeks kissing all over my face and neck.

Hearing him whispering, "I love you," again.

He slipped out of me and got up to walk to the trash can by his desk and unrolled the soiled condom from his member and threw it into the trash.

He bent down to retrieve his clothes from the floor and started putting them on.

I moved from my position from the bed and leaned over to the side to grab some of my clothes from the floor, as well.

Putting on my panties first and then my bra.

Axel walked over handing my shirt to me.

"Thanks," I smiled to him.

He shrugged.

"Have you seen my skirt?" I asked then looking around at the floor.

"Oh, here." He bent down and grabbed it. Then handed it to me.

I put it back on.

We were finally fully clothed.

"So.. Hungry?" He asked.

I nodded.

"Alright. Want to go to the kitchen with me?"

"Sure," I got up from the bed.

We left the room and walked down the long hallway then down the stairs to the kitchen.

"So what are you hungry for?" He asked.

"Hmm.. Eggs and toast?"

He arched his eyebrow at me before saying, "No bacon?"

"Oh, yes. If you have it." I nodded.

He opened the refrigerator and looked in before seeing the package of bacon. He grabbed it and the tub of butter for the toast.

"Want me to help you?" I asked.

"Sure, the bread is over there and there's the toaster." He said pointing where they were.

I walked over to retrieve the bread and put a few slices into the toaster. And waited until they popped up.

"Oh, we need plates." I said.

"They're in there in that cabinet." He pointed at the cabinet across from me.

I walked over and grabbed two for us then shut the door.

I put the toast onto our plates and moved them towards him where he was at the stove cooking the eggs and bacon.

Then I went to sit down by the island in the kitchen on one of the bar stools waiting.

It was a few minutes until he was done cooking and he brought the plates over to where I was sitting and sat my plate down in front of me.

I smiled up at him and thanked him.

"What do you want to drink?" He asked.

I wasn't sure and asked, "What do you have?"

He walked back to the fridge and opened the door looking in.

"We have milk, tea, orange juice, apple juice, lemonade, some type of soda, beer and water." He read off.

"Tea is fine," I said.

"Okay, tea it is."

He took the pitcher out of the fridge and retrieved two glasses then filled them up and sat the glasses at the island. Then put the pitcher back into the fridge. He finally came to sit down beside me and began eating.

We didn't really talk much while we ate, but it wasn't really an awkward silence.

I finished up and sat my plate in the sink behind me, he did the same. And wrapped his arms around me looking down at me. I smiled up at him.

"So what do you want to do now?" He asked.

I shrugged looking down at my feet then I thought of it. "Can I take a shower?" I asked looking back up at him.

"Sure," he shrugged.

We left the kitchen and headed back to his room.

On the way down the hall way I grabbed onto him, just in case Saïx decided to show up again out of nowhere.

He noticed my sudden movements.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Just in case, he decides to show up, again." I said.

"He's not going to hurt you. I won't let him," he whispered holding me close.

I nodded, but still stayed close to him as we walked down the long hallway before reaching his room.

I heard the sound of a portal and turned my head, but grabbing onto him, again.

He turned his head to see who it was before saying, "It's alright."

A blonde boy stepped out of the portal, he looked very familiar.

Axel let go of me before saying, "Roxas."

The boy named Roxas looked up at him then down at me and asked, "What are you up to, Axel?"

"Nothing, this is my.." Axel paused for a moment, "..friend, Kairi. I'm looking after her."

I have to admit, when he said I was just his friend I was a little hurt by it, considering the events that had happened last night and earlier this morning. But I wasn't sure of myself, either. I wasn't sure what I considered him as either. It's not like we were together really.

Roxas shook his head and said, "Don't you think you're being a little reckless bringing her here? I heard of your little disagreement with Saïx."

"I had to do what I thought was right, Roxas. Saïx was going to take her away from me," Axel responded.

Roxas moved closer before saying, "Well, you know Saïx, you can't really trust him."

"My thoughts exactly. Who would have known what he had done to her, if he had succeeded." Axel said nodding.

Roxas nodded with him and replied, "Well, to let you know Saïx asked about her. I didn't know anything about her so, I told him that. Anyway, I better be off."

"Wait, what did he want to know? Is he going to try to come back?" Axel asked.

Roxas shrugged, "No idea. But it's best to keep an eye out for him. And keep her in your sight, you never know with Saïx"

"Alright. Well, thanks for the heads up." Axel smiled. "Oh, and by the way, good to see you, again."

Roxas smiled at him, "Yeah. You, too. Well, see you." And Roxas disappeared into his portal.

Axel turned back towards me and smiled at me, "He's an old friend." He answered my curious look.

"Oh. Well, he kind of looks like my friend, Sora." I confessed, but shrugged.

He smiled at me and said, "Come on. Let's go inside."

He said taking my hand and we went inside his room.