Hullo there, readers! This is a bit of a quickie, but I owed it to ya'll what with me not updating for so long! I've been terribly busy with University and other things, so I do hope this makes up for the long wait. PLUS I finished the other fic I've been writing simultaneously with this one, meaning less distraction and more frequent updates! Now, Enjoy ;D

"You have to tell him, you know. As in, its unavoidable." Larxene and Kairi had taken Roxas out shopping. Riku's annual Halloween party was coming up, and they all needed costumes.

Roxas checked over his shoulder making sure Kairi was still out of ear-shot browsing the EXTRA slutty apparel, before replying, "How? Its been almost two months, Lar, its not like I can just casually say 'hey Axel, I'm a boy! Whataya say about batting for the other team?' Not only would he dump my ass but it would probably result in a huge scandal that ends with me getting kicked out of the academy."

Larxene held up a cute-and-yet-revealing 'Alice in Funderland' costume. Roxas shook his head and they both went back to browsing. "Well," Larxene answered, "How do you think its going to end when he finds out without you telling him? I'm pretty sure anger would override anything else if you guys got too intimate one night and you forgot yourself, which could only end in scandal, and a big one at that."

Roxas held up a rather inaccurate Eskimo costume, which he mostly fancied because of how much it covered, and waggled his eyebrows. Larxene scoffed and rolled her eyes, the shorter blonde merely shrugged and hung it back on the rack. Kairi trotted over with her arms full of what had to be a dozen costumes chirping, "I'm going to try these on, let me know if you find anything for Namine, I want to see her in it before she buys anything." The other two nodded and she disappeared from sight.

Larxene made her way around the rack that separated them and put firm hand on Roxas' shoulder, turning him to face her. Her expression was grim, "Listen, I know I encouraged this relationship, but I thought it would be just for shits and giggles, to keep you busy and make you look normal; but its obvious you have the fattest crush on him and the world knows he's trying to please you because he likes you, meaning there's no way this is going to end that won't be messy." The two sighed simultaneously, knowing the truth in Larxene's words.

Roxas was the first to speak after a brief bout of contemplative silence. "I know. I'll tell him. I have no idea how, but I will."

Larxene narrowed her eyes and caught Roxas' gaze, "Promise?"

Roxas hesitated, but nodded curtly, "Promise."

Larxene slapped him on the back and turned to pull more perilously revealing items off the rack. "Come on, lets try these on!" she chimed with a twinkle in her eye.

Groaning, the younger student followed her to the women's changing rooms.

Xxx

"Hey Sora?" Riku asked casually as he lounged on a sofa, reading a book. Sora was playing videogames, sitting on the same sofa with his boyfriend's feet in his lap. Cursing as his character died, Sora chirped, "What, Riku?"

The silvery-haired stoic hesitated a moment, his face placid. Sora shot him a worried glance, not willing to sacrifice much more than that for fear of dying again in his game. "Is something wrong?" he asked as he plunged his sword into a nameless henchman.

Riku pursed his lips before speaking, "Do you think Axel could be gay?"

Sora's thumb slipped and his character missed the enemy it was attacking. He was dead with the next counter attack. Sora stared at the screen and chuckled. "You're serious." It wasn't a question.

Riku waited patiently for an answer to his question. Rather than re-trying the level, Sora turned his full attention to the boy attached to the feet in his lap. His book was now laying open on his chest as he stared back at Sora with pale, intelligent eyes. Sora frowned. "Axel's dating Namine. He's only ever gone for girls. By definition, he's straight as an arrow."

Riku licked his lips in frustration, "I know, but do you think he could ever become gay? Like, if there was a guy who liked him, do you think he'd ever consider it?"

Sora went from frowning to glaring. Riku suddenly felt uncomfortable. The brunette's voice was heated as he pried, "Why, do you like Axel?"

Riku gave him a perplexed look, "What? Of course not! You know better than that."

Like a switch had been thrown the other boy bounced in his seat and went back to playing his videogame, grinning, "Then who does? I'd like to see how that pans out."

Looking back into his book, Riku mumbled, "Just some junior…"

Xxx

Roxas was just climbing out of a horrendously embarrassing 'Sexy Sinorita' costume when his phone rang. Throwing on his clothes just fast enough to answer before it went to voicemail, Larxene heard him say from over the stall, "Hello? Nami? Hey, are you okay? Why are you crying then! Slow down, I can't understand you when you talk that fast and cry. Just pick one."

The small blonde came out of the stall in a hurry, rushing past Larxene, who followed anxiously. A few steps outside of the changing room, Roxas halted. "Reno dumped you?"

Larxene heard Roxas take in a sharp breath of air. She mentally cursed the scumbag of a brother that Axel just had to have. Roxas shouldered the phone and turned to Larxene. Before he could open his mouth she nodded, "Go. She needs you." And with that Roxas left.

Once Namine had calmed to the point where Roxas could understand her, she told him what had happened was he took her out to a really expensive restaurant, invited her back to his hotel room with champagne, and before she knew it she'd slept with him. The next morning she woke up and he was gone. She asked for him at the front desk and they told her he'd checked out a few hours earlier. Roxas comforted her, and promised to send a care package with lots of chocolate and a few of the newest chick flicks he could find.

Xxx

Two Days Before Halloween

It was lunch, and Kairi was babbling on and on about just how slutty her costume was going to be. Everyone should be very excited, she said, because she was going to do every year thus far tenfold. It wasn't until Yuna turned and asked Roxas what he was wearing to Riku's party on Saturday that he realized he didn't have a costume.

"SHIT!" Roxas hissed, rubbing his eyes with his hand. Larxene chuckled.

"Haha, not to worry, I've got your back!"

Roxas stiffened. "Larxene…."

Larxene went on, "Don't worry, I picked you a good one. Axel will LOOOOOOVE it."

The other girls at the table giggled. Roxas moaned and looked up at Kairi, "Please, for the love of God, tell me you didn't help pick it out."

Kairi merely shrugged, the hint of a smirk tugging at the corner of her lips.

Roxas headdesked into the cafeteria table. He was doomed.

Xxx

The boys were all getting ready in Riku's room. At least, the boys that mattered. Xigbar was a surfer; i.e. board shorts and a surfboard, sans shirt. Sora was a pumpkin, and Riku was a vampire, a damn sexy one at that according to Sora. Cloud was Ken from Street Fighter. Axel was a pirate.

As Axel added some last-touch guyliner to his look, Xigbar stood abruptly, scratching his head and looking around the room. "Riku, man, where's Demyx? Shouldn't he be here?"

Cloud chuckled, "Dude, Zexion asked him to be his date to the staff party that Riku's dad throws at the local country club; how could he refuse?"

Xigbar silently 'oh'd'. Riku shifted uncomfortable for a moment before sitting on the corner of his bed. "Hey, Axel?"

Axel messed up his eyeliner, he swore bitterly before answering, "Sup, Riku?"

Riku looked at the back of his friends head for a brief moment before asking, "Would you ever date a dude?"

The room collectively fell silent from any and all chatter. Axel, frozen from applying guy-liner, turned to look at Riku, a sarcastic expression on his face. "Is that a serious question?"

Riku nodded, and Axel smirked, turning back to the mirror in front of him, "Sorry Riku, you're not my type. Besides, Sora would kill me if we ever hooked up."

The room laughed at Riku's expense, including Sora, and Riku groaned. "Axel, seriously. Say you met someone, really liked them as a person, and then they told you they were gay and liked you as more than a friend. What would you do?"

Axel didn't turn this time, but rather eyed his friend suspiciously in the mirror. He thought a moment, and the room was quiet again, waiting for his answer. "I suppose I'd have to turn him down," the redhead answered, finally. Riku frowned. Sora gave him a questioning look and he assured him it was nothing.

Once they were all ready and made-up, Axel called them all together. "Alright men, its nine-thirty. Guests will start arriving any minute now, so get drunk, have fun, get fucked, and happy Halloween!"

They all gave a chorusing whoop and left the room, rushing downstairs to wait for the first guests to arrive. Riku trailed behind at a rather more casual pace. Well, he mentally sighed, good luck, Namine, or Roxas. Whatever your name is I'm also curious to see how this turns out.

BUM-BUM, RIKU KNOWS! ~LEGASP. Well, I have many MANY exciting things in store for next chapter. Review! Luvluvluvluvluv.