Wow! 50 chapters! Thanks to Wolves for this suggestion. ^_^ Enjoy!

Zexion woke up to an empty room, again. He looked around and sighed as he saw that the indentation of Axel's body was still on the left side of his bed. He turned over and grabbed the redhead's pillow and inhaled, just enjoying the smell of him that still lingered on the pillow.

The two had been sent on a mission together, where not much work had been done for the Organization, but neither of them cared. They had returned to the castle and had just passed out on his bed, too exhausted to do anything more. Zexion set the pillow back down in Axel's spot and stretched out on the bed. He got up from the bed and shuffled off to the bathroom.

Turning on the light, he felt his breath leave his chest. There were rose petals scattered throughout the bathroom, tiny votive lights decorated the bathroom counter, and a small white note card was placed in the center of a rose petal heart. Shaking his head, Zexion picked up the note and felt a small smile appear on his face.

Surprised to not see me next to you?
Apologies, my dear Zexy.
I had to leave to go and get things ready.
Ready for what? Well, you'll see soon enough.

At the bottom of the letter was a small flame, Axel's signature. Zexion shook his head and set the card back down in the middle of the heart, finding it remarkably amusing that for someone with no heart, he would create one just for him. He turned the bathroom light off, the votive candles giving him enough light to see as he got into his shower.

Once he was good and clean, both inside and out, he turned off the water and grabbed a towel, wrapping it around his waist. He reached for the light switch, turning it back on as he blew out the candles. Finishing up in the bathroom, he walked back out to his bedroom.

"Gosh, you take a long time in the shower."

Sitting on his small couch was the man that Zexion had just been thinking about. "Axel!" He walked over to the man and straddled his lap, not caring that he was probably still wet. He wrapped his arms around the man's neck and gave him a gentle squeeze.

"Wow," Axel said. "I should leave you stuff like that more often." He let out a soft chuckle. "Did you like my surprise?"

Zexion nodded his head. "I did. Very much. Now, where did you go?" He pulled back and looked at the redhead. "What's going on?"

"Oh, nothing..." Axel said, his voice held a hint of mirth as he placed his head at the base of Zexion's neck, kissing the small hollow of the slate-haired man's clavicle. Zexion leaned his head back and moaned low, pushing himself further up Axel's lap. "Now, now, Zexy. We've got to get you dressed." Axel placed his hands on Zexion's waist, stilling him from making any more movements.

He let out a soft groan. "Come on, Axel..." Zexion said, trying to move his hips forward, but felt the redhead's hands gripping his hips tightly. "What gives...?"

Axel gently lifted Zexion off of his lap and set him down on the floor. "Just get dressed. I promise it will be worth it, okay?"

"Fine," Zexion pouted. He walked over to his dresser and grabbed a clean pair of boxers and and a white undershirt. Reaching into the other drawer, he grabbed a pair of socks and a pair of clean pants. Getting dressed, he saw that the redhead was watching him. "Like what you see?" Zexion wiggled his backside at his lover, smirking as the redhead's cheeks began to color.

The redhead closed his eyes and looked away. "You're not playing fair, Zexion."

"Awwww...now who's being a spoil sport?" Zexion laughed. "I stopped. Please don't be like that?" He watched the redhead slowly turn back to face him, a large smile on his face. "Meanie."

Axel laughed. "What? Am not." He stood up from the couch. "Are you finally ready to go?"

"I did not take that long to get ready!" Zexion said, slipping his boots on his feet.

Flicking his wrist, Axel opened a portal. "Yeah, yeah. Come on. I'd like to get going." He grabbed Zexion's hand.

"Wait! What about our assignments?" Zexion asked, as Axel pulled him to the portal.

"Saix gave us the day off," Axel said, shrugging his shoulders. "Now, come on." Zexion stood in front of the portal and let out another yelp as Axel pushed him into the Darkness.

They reappeared in a quiet forest, next to a large lake. "Axel...?" Zexion asked, looking over to the right of where they had appeared. He couldn't believe his eyes.

There, on the grass, was a large blanket and a small wicker basket. Two empty champagne flutes were standing next to the wicker basket, waiting to be filled with liquid. Zexion felt his mouth drop as he saw that rose petals covered the entire blanket, and the area surrounding the blanket. "Wh-What's going on, here?" He turned and looked back at the redhead.

"Happy anniversary, Zexion." Axel was standing before him with a dozen long-stemmed roses, wrapped elegantly together with a large green bow.

Blinking back tears, Zexion took the flowers that were being offered to him. "Axel...I...Is it really our anniversary?"

"Well, technically, no. I mean, it is, but it's not a major anniversary or anything. It's just our six month anniversary..." Axel said, the color returning to his cheeks. "Are you surprised?"

Zexion brought the roses to his face and inhaled deeply, enjoying the powerful scent that they gave off. "Completely surprised. How...how did you do this? And where are we?" He looked around, stunned by the beauty of the quiet forest.

"A place I found a long time ago. I thought it would be a nice setting for an anniversary picnic." Axel led him over to the blanket. Zexion was still in too much shock, trying to process everything that was happening around him. He sat down on the blanket, placing his flowers in his lap. "Zexy, let me take those for you." Axel lifted the flowers off of his lap and set them to the side. "Now, would you like a little bit of bubbly?"

The slate-haired man nodded his head. "I think I would." He watched Axel reach into the wicker basket and pulled out a chilled bottle of sparkling wine. He let out a gasp as Axel popped the top, the suddenness surprising him. The redhead chuckled as he began to pour the liquid into the flutes. "I hope you are not laughing at me," Zexion said, taking the offered glass.

"Never," Axel said. He raised up his glass, Zexion doing the same. "To us? Our relationship? Our unbelievably hot sex?"

Pushing some of his hair behind his ear so that his lover could see both eyes, Zexion nodded. "To us." Their glasses clinked together and both took a healthy sip of the beverage. "Mmm...that's good." Zexion said, nodding his head.

"Oh, but wait." Axel said, digging into the basket. "There's more!"

The redhead pulled out a plate that had two types of strawberries. Ones that were freshly ripened, and the others that were covered in chocolate. Axel picked up one strawberry that was not covered in chocolate and dropped it into Zexion's glass. "Hey! Why did you do that?" Zexion asked, staring at the fruit that was sinking to the bottom of the glass.

"Finish your glass and then eat the fruit. Then you will understand why I did that." Axel said, plopping a regular strawberry into his own flute. "Now, are you hungry? I brought along some other food I thought might be nice."

Zexion sipped more of his fizzy drink. "I only woke up a little bit ago, so if you've got breakfast food, then yes. If not, the strawberries are fine."

"I know what time it is, Zexy." Axel pulled out a container that had large waffles inside. He pulled out two plates and set a waffle down on each. "Syrup?"

He blushed deeply as he thought about the last time syrup had been around them. "Yes, please." Zexion nodded his head as he watched Axel pour some of the amber liquid onto both of their plates. He picked up the fork that had been set there and began to cut into his waffle.

"Here...let me?" Axel asked, taking his fork away from him. Zexion watched as he took the piece he had just cut and pierced it with his fork. "Open wide, Zexy..." His voice was soft, making it almost impossible to think about eating with that statement. He closed his eyes and let out a soft moan as he felt the piece of waffle brush against his lips. Opening his mouth, he let his lips close over the fork, sucking back gently on the piece of waffle and letting it sit in his mouth. Axel moaned low. "Zexion."

Chewing the piece of food slowly, he opened his steel-blue eyes and looked into Axel's emerald eyes. He saw raw desire behind those eyes, making him chew even more slowly. He swallowed audibly, then casually licked his lips, enjoying the soft moan that Axel made. "Is something the matter, Axel...?" His voice had taken on a darker tone, coming out more husky than he had intended. But it didn't matter, he knew that the redhead was now in the palm of his hand.

Axel moved the plates of food off to the side. "Lay down for me, Zexion," Axel whispered, his lips brushing against his ear. Zexion let out his own soft moan as he did as the redhead asked, laying down on the soft blanket. He shivered as he felt Axel's hand on his chest, unzipping his cloak.

"I should...have worn...less..." Zexion said, arching his back up off the ground as his cloak was completely unzipped. Axel's hands began to brush against his lower stomach, lifting his undershirt up.

Axel shook his head. "No...I like being able to undress you, Zexy..." He reached over to the bouquet of roses and plucked one from the bunch. "Close your eyes for me?"

"Yes..." Zexion closed his eyes, not knowing what Axel had planned. He shivered as he felt something soft come into contact with his chest. "Is that...?"

"A rose?" Axel asked, gently rubbing the rose against Zexion's left nipple. "What does it feel like?"

The softness of the petals was creating a unique sensation, making the slate-haired man moan low with each sweep across his hardening nipple. "It feels...different..." He let out another low moan as Axel moved the rose to his right nipple, the silkiness of the petal sending more shivers down his back. "Gaia...it's so soft..."

Without realizing how he had done it, Zexion soon felt the cool air against his legs. He drew in his breath sharply as he felt the silkiness of the petal against his very erect arousal. He spread his legs as he felt the petals drifting lower, groaning low as Axel let the petals dance across his sac. "How's that feel, Zexion...?" Axel asked in a breathless voice.

"So good..." Zexion arched his back and tried to spread his legs more, He wanted to feel more of the soft petals on his body, feel them rub and dance along his arousal. Axel dragged the petal up his arousal, and began to let the petals rub gently across the tip. "Aahh!" Zexion moaned loud at the unique sensation. The petals now carried a small bit of moisture on them, now beginning to coat his arousal. "Axel..." He moaned low.

Axel bent over and gently kissed him, Zexion all too willing to accept the redhead's lips against his own. The two kissed each other, their tongues intertwining in a loving embrace. Axel pulled back and kissed the slate-haired man's jaw line. "Zexion...can I make love to you...?"

"Please..." Zexion nodded his head. "May I...May I open my eyes?"

Axel smiled. "You can."

Opening his eyes, he watched the redhead stand up and begin to undress. Only seconds had passed, but it still felt like an eternity to Zexion. He kept his legs spread as Axel got down on his knees and kneeled between them. Staring up at him, Zexion smiled.

"You don't have to prep me," he spoke quietly.

Axel's eyebrow rose up. "Oh? And why is that?"

"I took care of it in the shower..." He felt the blood rush back into his cheeks.

Leaning forward, Axel kissed him softly. "I'm so glad you think ahead, Zexy. Have I ever told you that before?"

He moaned loud as he felt Axel push deep inside of him, moving slow to allow his body the proper amount of time to adjust to Axel's girth. He pulled Axel back down to him, letting his lips brush against his, kissing him softly. He rolled his hips, encouraging the redhead to move, which, after a heady kiss, he did. The two moved together, as one, as Axel pushed himself deeper into his body, the friction of their bodies rubbing together was making Zexion come closer and closer to the edge. Not wanting their love making session to be over too quickly, Zexion tried to pull away from Axel's body, but the redhead was having none of it. Soon, their bodies were slapping together, each thrust of Axel's pushed against Zexion's sweet spot. He locked onto Axel's eyes, moaning louder and louder as he pushed back. He yelled Axel's name as he released, his orgasm wracking his body, making it shake uncontrollably. He heard Axel moan his name breathlessly as he quickly followed him over the edge, one final push inside of him.

The two lay there, breathing heavily as they basked in their post-orgasm haze. Almost five minutes later, the sound of Zexion's gurgling stomach disrupted their quiet time.

"Sorry!" Blushing deeply, Zexion tried to hide his face against Axel's shoulder. However, the redhead was having none of it. He chuckled softly.

"Are you hungry, Zexy?" Axel asked, rubbing his nose against Zexion's.

Still blushing, the slate-haired man gave a small nod. "Maybe..."

"Well, how about we go back to your room and finish this feast?" Axel asked, slipping out of him. Both let out a soft grunt at the loss of contact. "Unless you had other plans today?"

Zexion shook his head. "No other plans." He sat up and pulled his boxers back on, the redhead doing the same thing. They gathered up their food and set it back in the wicker basket. "I think the plates are going to be a sticky mess."

"Eh...so what? Come on. Let's go and enjoy our anniversary." Axel opened a portal for the two of them.

Turning to look at the redhead, Zexion placed a hand on his upper arm. "Thank you, Axel."

"For what?" Axel asked. "You've got no reason to thank me."

"For all of this. This was a very nice surprise." He leaned forward and kissed him softly. As he pulled away, Zexion looked him in the eye. "I...I love you." Before he could hear the redhead's response, he dashed into the portal.

Axel smiled. "I love you too." He walked through the portal, leaving the quiet forest behind.