Chapter Two
Later that day, Roxas decided that he would not get any sleep with them around, so he decided to join everyone outside. The blonde looked down from the window and watched the three of them throwing a football around. Well, mainly Riku and Axel all because poor Sora was just too short. Roxas laughed and grabbed a towel as he walked out of his bedroom and down the stairs. Pushing open the door, Roxas leaned against the door frame. The thick black sunglasses he wore slid down the bridge of his nose and hung on the tip. He put a hand on his hip and looked around.
Riku tossed Axel the ball, but the red head was a little distracted. The ball smashed into his cheek and dropped to the ground, but Axel didn't seem to notice. Riku growled, but Sora tapped his shoulder and pointed to Roxas. The blonde decided to brave it out and actually not wear a huge shirt. Axel was admiring his shirtless boyfriend and Riku found that amusing, especially since the ball cracked him in the face and it didn't even faze him. Although, the big red mark on his cheek said something else.
"Stop drooling you pig," Roxas said, stepping outside and closing the screen door. He waited on the porch, hoping Axel would remember how to close his mouth. Riku laughed and Sora giggled along with him as they walked over to Roxas. Axel shook his head and was able to focus. He bolted straight for Roxas and his hands were on the blonde's waist.
"Whoa, Roxas actually not wearing a shirt and coming out into the sunlight? Is it Christmas already?" Axel said with a sly crooked smile. Roxas pursed his lips and Axel took advantage of that. He bent down to steal a kiss from Roxas, who just pushed the oaf off him.
"You can look, but you can't touch," teased Roxas, as he waggled a finger.
"Don't torture the poor boy Roxy," Sora squealed as he grabbed his brother's wrist. The brunette dragged him over to the picnic table, only to get Roxas to talk no doubt. Riku looked at Axel, who was awestruck. The silver haired boy rolled his eyes and shoved his friend. Axel grumbled and ran over to get the football to resume their game.
"So Roxy, what made you decided to torment Axel?" Sora asked with a smile.
"I figured I should try to be more self confident. I mean, if a guy like Axel could fall for a plain little guy like me, I must look somewhat good then, right?" Roxas shrugged.
Sora rolled his eyes and responded, "You're my brother and if I'm hot and since you look a lot like me, you must be too. Just don't get a big head like me."
"You're so conceited, but I love you anyway little brother."
"Damn right you do!"
Roxas chuckled and turned to watch the boys play their game. Sora ran his hand through his hair and then through Roxas' spikes. The blonde slowly turned his head towards Sora, an eyebrow raised to the sky.
"I wanted to see whose hair was softer and you won that one. Also, I wanted to get your attention," Sora admitted with a little blush.
"So instead of saying my name like a normal person, you decided to get my attention in a very creepy way?" questioned Roxas and Sora could only smile broadly.
"Deal with it! Anyway, Axel said he invited some people over for the Fourth of July next week and then they'd be staying in the extra room with us for the rest of summer," Sora laughed.
"Great, more people to keep a secret from," Roxas groaned.
"If you just told Axel, then it wouldn't be a secret! I told Riku."
"I'm never telling Axel because he'd just freak out over and confront our dad about it and we all know just how perfect that would make everything!"
"That's it Roxy? Then all you have to do is tell Axel that he can't do that."
"Obviously you don't know Axel. He's as stubborn as a mule!"
"Yeah, Axel is an ass," Sora said loudly, trying to annoy Axel.
"I heard that pipsqueak! You're lucky I know Riku can kick my ass, so I won't knock some manners into ya!" shouted Axel as he threw the brown ball.
Riku caught the ball, glared at Axel and said, "Lay a finger on him and I break your neck."
Sora got up to hug his boyfriend and Riku whipped the ball harshly. Axel caught it and stumbled back from its force. Riku wrapped his arms around Sora and looked at Axel with a face that read try me. Axel grumbled and tossed the football to the ground and walked over to sit with Roxas.
"I'm starting the grill in a bit, hot dog or hamburger? Wait that's easy, hot dog," Axel winked. Roxas snarled and shoved Axel who was already laughing.
"Actually bonehead, I want a hamburger. Can you remind me why I'm dating you?" Roxas mumbled.
"Because we're madly in love like those lovebirds over there? That sounds about right," Axel smiled cockily.
"Right, love. Because it's sure as hell not the sex."
"What sex? Oh you mean the thing Riku and Sora do that we don't?"
"Axel, enough," Riku said sternly. Axel flipped him a finger and Riku just shrugged.
"You wish, sorry I don't fuck gingers. I prefer brunettes," Riku said, gaining a kiss from Sora. Roxas rolled his eyes and got up from the table. There was a tire swing by a hammock quite a distance from the three of them and he just wanted to be alone again. Axel's jade eyes followed Roxas and he quickly met Riku's aqua ones.
"Go after him dimwit!" Riku urged, pointing after Roxas. Axel nodded his head and leaped off the bench, running after Roxas.
'Love? Me in love with Axel? I'm certainly not! Am I really only dating him for his amazing looks?' Roxas thought. He was being very selfish and that wasn't a good thing. Maybe he and Axel weren't meant to be like Sora and Riku were.
Riku. Roxas' best friend in the whole world. He knew Riku way before Sora and Riku even got together. In fact, Roxas remembered setting the two of them up which caused Riku to introduce Roxas to Axel. Roxas was so taken with Axel's appearance and bold personality that he took him right from the start. Axel told Roxas he was in love with him about three months into their relationship, but even to this day Roxas wasn't sure if he loved Axel.
"Hey Rox!" yelled a voice behind Roxas. The blonde peeked over his shoulder and groaned internally. Roxas slowed down anyway and turned around to face Axel. His cheeks were red from the heat, but not nearly as red as his hair. Those green eyes sparkled and Roxas melted on the inside.
"Why did ya run off? Was it something I said?" Axel asked, panting a little.
"No Ax, I just wanted to go lay down for a bit," Roxas said, holding up a hand and shaking his head.
"Can I join you?"
"Uh, I guess. You got to get in first."
Axel took Roxas' hand and they jogged the rest of the way to the hammock. Axel climbed in and attempted to lie down, but the thing flipped on him and his face met with the ground. He swore as he tried to get back up and Roxas was laughing uncontrollably.
"Smooth move buddy. Here, let me hold it for you," Roxas said, smiling and holding the hammock steady for Axel. The red head blushed lightly and tried to get back in, this time settling right in the middle. He outstretched his arms, ready for Roxas to join him. The blonde shrugged and sat down with ease and Axel wrapped his arms around him.
"I love you Rox, you know that," said Axel, shifting his weight to both sides, trying to get the hammock to swing. Roxas felt uncomfortable sitting in the rope hammock without a blanket blocking his skin from the coarse ropes.
Roxas didn't respond to Axel. He merely lay there, letting the red head hold him and murmur stuff about plans for the summer. Rox was more of a listener then a talker anyway. It helped him keep his mouth shut.
"So Roxas, what's up with your frumpy little attitude lately?"
Roxas looked up at the grinning fool, raising an eyes brow. "Excuse me?"
"You've got to be kidding, you don't even notice it? Rox, you've been giving me the cold shoulder and I don't even know why," Axel said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, I guess I don't notice. Sorry Ax," said Roxas, switching over to his other side, trying not to look at Axel.
"Axel! Think fast!" yelled Riku and Roxas didn't see it coming. The spiraling colors fused as the ball headed straight for Roxas. It bounced off the blonde's forehead and into the hammock. Riku may have an arm, but he has awful aim. Roxas yelped in surprise and pain as he rubbed his forehead. Axel growled to himself, snatched up the football and tossed it back to Riku.
"Nice going asshole. Rox, you okay?" Axel said, looking for a mark on Roxas' head. Roxas groaned and tried to get out of the hammock.
"Aw man, Roxas. Sorry about that. Hope I didn't give you anymore brain damage than you already have," Riku joked, letting the ball drop to the ground. Roxas tumbled to his feet and narrowed his eyes at Riku.
"Sora, tell Riku he has about five seconds to run before I tackle him," he said slowly. Riku's eyes widened as he turned around to make a mad dash for the house again. Sora just laughed as his boyfriend ran away from his irritated brother.
"One, two, five!" screamed Roxas as he ran down the grassy field to catch Riku. His fingers just skimmed Riku's upper arm as the boy shot out like a silver bullet. Roxas slowed down in surprise and watched Riku suddenly reach the porch quicker than Roxas ever could.
"Track team since freshman year of high school! Maybe you should've stuck with us back then instead of quit like a big chicken. Oh! I can't run up a hill, what if I fall? Chicken!" squawked Riku from the house. He poorly attempted to imitate Roxas. Following that were loud and annoying chicken clucks and this only made Roxas angrier than before. He could hear Axel and Sora running trying to catch up, but Roxas was already off.
"Who are you calling chicken? Remember back in the fifth grade when you had to climb the rock wall to pass that quarter, who decided to run to the bathroom because he had to tinkle for a good forty minutes each day we had gym. Hell, the teachers thought you had some kind of infection. What did they call you after that? Pee Pants Riku?" Roxas shouted as he ran.
"Pee Pants Riku? How unoriginal! But still funny as hell! Actually, I remember hearing about that way back then. Roxas told me because I was at a different school at the time," giggled Sora as he caught up with the other two boys back at the house. Axel wheezed up behind them, just a little bit slower and out of shape.
"Oh my God, Riku afraid to climb a rock wall? That's priceless, wait until Dem and Zex here this next week! It'll make a good story," Axel panted, holding his sides in laughter. Riku was red in the face and his eyes were moist, but that wasn't from running.
"Roxas don't even say it," Riku said, fearing of what could come next.
That hadn't occurred to Roxas. He knew the other part of the story, Riku's least favorite part. He grinned viciously and said, "Wait, I never fully explained why they called him that. Now, don't jump ahead, but this is my favorite part in the story. The gym teachers finally caught onto Riku's little game by the end of the school year. People who needed to retake the rock wall test had or weren't there for it, still had to do it. So, they made sure Riku never left for the bathroom. I was watching him in line, laughing uncontrollably and by then, he was shaking so hard."
"I swear to God Rox, if you say it, I'll murder you," Riku said, face almost as red as Axel's fiery hair.
"So, when it was Riku's turn to climb the wall, he made it up to the first part and as he began his climb to the next part, now mind you he's only a couple feet off the ground, he reaches for the next thing to grab when his foot slips and he loses his grip. Riku fell backward and landed on his back. But that's not the best part. When they helped Riku back up, kids were already laughing their asses off, but that's when they noticed something wasn't right with Riku's pants. He actually pissed his pants. I lost it right about there," Roxas said, causing Riku to shake in anger and embarrassment.
Sora and Axel looked at each other once before they burst out into laughter. Roxas joined in with them and Riku was a dark scarlet color now. Sure, it happened back when he and Rox were just kids, but he really didn't want that story brought back up. In fact, he never wanted Axel or even Sora to know. Sometimes, Riku wondered why he was even best friends with that malicious blonde.
"Roxas, I really will kill you," Riku said, turning for Roxas. He leapt for the blonde and tackled him to the ground. Roxas was too busy laughing to push the silver haired boy off of him. Riku pinned him down, holding Roxas' arms out to the side and setting his knees of both of Roxas' sides.
"Well hello Riku, come here often?" Roxas teased, sticking out his tongue. Riku growled and hacked up as much spit as he could. The sound was ugly, like Riku had the flu or something. Roxas' face twisted up in disgust. Riku bent over Roxas' face and slowly let the ball of spit drip from his mouth. Sora made a sound of distaste and Axel helped him take Riku off of Roxas before any spit could be dripped onto his face.
"Nasty Riku! What are you? Five?" Roxas said, getting up and brushing the dirt off him. Riku spat onto the ground and glared at Roxas.
"You pinky swore that you would never tell anyone else that story," said Riku, wrapping his arm around Sora, so he wouldn't have the urge to leap after Roxas.
"We were ten years old Riku! Pinky swears don't mean anything once you reach the eighth grade. Calm down, it's not like I told Sora the ultimate pinky swear story," Roxas said, that evil smile creeping onto his face again. Riku could feel a knot in his stomach form as Sora's body twitched.
"What ultimate pinky swear story? I want to hear it!" Sora asked, his curiosity growing high. Riku squeezed onto Sora and bent down to whisper into his ear.
"Oh hell no you don't," he whispered darkly. Sora shuddered and tried to break from Riku's grasp, but he knew he was no match for Riku.
"Then Rox can tell me," Axel winked, grabbing Roxas' hand. The blonde looked at their hands and felt a twinge of guilt spread though him.
"I'll tell you another time Ax, why don't you go fire up the grill? Riku, Sora, want to go take a swim?" Roxas said, trying to change the subject. The red head let his hand go and gave them double thumbs up. Axel turned around to go start cooking and the rest of them ran down to the lake. Roxas noticed his sunglasses were missing when Riku waggled them in front of Roxas. The silver haired boy grinned and whipped them across the water. Roxas watched in horror as his favorite pair sunk the lake's bottom.
"And Roxas? That's for making me relive that nightmare," Riku said, dragging the frozen blonde to the water. Roxas flopped into the water and just pushed around the dirt. He lost all interest in swimming. Roxas was going to get Riku back somehow. That ignited a war.
Author's Notes:
Blaah. I rewrote this one like a trillion times and I still don't think I've got it right. I've been majorly sick over the past few days and I got a serious headache.
This is the monster that was born from this headache.
It's only out like this because I wanted to get a chapter out as soon as possible because a new idea stuck me.
A special little spoof like thing that hit me in the middle of class. And I would like to start working on it a soon as possible.
Ooh! I'm excited to see all new reviewers :D I don't remember seeing most of them from WA, but I'm glad they're here for DELB!
Ah, Fallen Spirit has come back! Now... where's the rest of my gang?(:
I hoped you liked Chapter Numero Dos!
That's how you say it in Spanish... right? Reviewers, correct me if I'm wrong. My Spanish sucks.
Oh, and I got the Pee Pants Riku idea because it actually happened to my friend. How funny! And it really was!
I've got a question for my readers... have you ever heard of the cosplay group JarOfClouds? If you have, cookie for you! If not, check them out! They're really good and you can find them on YouTube.
No, they didn't tell me to say that. I don't even know them personally, but they're just fantastic cosplayers. Plus, I wanted to see if anyone has heard of them. Of course they're not as big a Fighting Dreams Pro. or Parle Productions, but they could be!
I do believe that's it! Good bye for now :D
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