A/N: Wassup party peoples! I know you're excited to see what's going to happen next if you read this far! I will try to make this a longer chapter, so stay tuned! ^-^

Disclaimer:

Axel: So...

Roxas: ?

Axel: *whispers something in Roxas's ear*

Roxas: * nods*

Me: ?

Axel: We will no longer participate in this story if you don't say that you don't own KH.

Me: Wha-? You can't do that!

Roxas: We can. *menacing glare *

Me: ...fine. I DONT OWN KH OKAAAY! *runs off *

SE: You both deserve a cookie.

Roxas/Axel: YAAY!

Chapter 6

Skipping school

"Hey, Axel!" Roxas piped. Axel plopped down into the seat next to him without an answer. "Axel?"

"...Hi, Roxas..." Axel replied airily, his voice quiet.

"Um... are you okay?"

"Yeah... fine."

"Pay attention, boys in the back!" Leon shouted more loudly than necessary, causing Roxas to sit at stiff attention. Axel's chuckle was softer than normal, and somewhat distracted. Roxas gave him a puzzled look before turning back to look at the front.

~AFTER CLASS~

"Hey, Axel? You've been acting weird ever since... earlier." Roxas said, leaning on his desk.

"Yeah... I-I think I found out... why Namine's gang hates you so much..." Axel looked away, seemingly unable to continue.

"Axel... what's wrong?"

"It's just..." Axel looked away.

"You... you're gonna leave me aren't you? You didn't mean what you said on the tower!" Roxas accused.

"Roxas, I-"

"No! I don't want to hear it!" Roxas shouted before rushing quickly out of the room.

Axel sighed softly, and stood up slowly as if in pain, "Don't go rushing off without listening to me..."

Roxas sat outside the back of the school, his head aching, and his breath coming out in gasps. This entire situation to him was like... deja vu... Why does this feeling feel so... familiar?

"Roxas!" he heard Axel voice and immediately stiffened. "Roxas... I know you're here!"

"What?" Roxas asked, pulling his knees to his chest.

"Roxas... don't you get it?" Axel sat beside him, fingers brushing the side of his face, "I would never leave you... no matter what." His eyes were completely sincere without a trace of humor.

Roxas stared up at him in awe, shaking lightly. "A-are you sure?"

"Roxas... you're so silly. I love you, Roxas."

"You... you love me?" Axel nodded, kissing away the involuntary tears that Roxas hadn't realized began to fly down his cheeks.

"Of course I do. I want to ask you some things. Can you answer truthfully, and not run away? 'Cause I love you, so you don't have to worry."

Roxas nodded slowly again.

"Do you remember why they hate you?" Axel asked slowly, and carefully.

"No..." Roxas squeaked out.

"Do you want to know?"

"Y-yes..."

"Okay, it's a long story so... we're skipping school for today." Axel replied.

"Wh-what?"

"Yep, we're going to my place. We'll just come to school tomorrow." Axel said, as if that solved everything.

"Um..."

"Don't worry, I won't let anything bad happen."

"Okay..." Roxas replied, taking Axel's large, warm hand in his.

~AT AXEL'S HOUSE~

"My parents aren't around, so you don't have to worry about them." Axel told Roxas nonchalantly.

That gives me a whole new set of worries...

Axel squeezed Roxas's hand in his while he opened the door to the house, yet mansion would be more accurate a description.

The property started at a grand iron gate with designs that made shapes into angels, then led to a path that wound around the bushes and flowers adorning the yard. The pathway led past a large fountain and a doghouse big enough for a human to live in. When the path ended, it came to a four or five story house with expansive glass windows and black shutters.

"Wow." Roxas breathed as they stepped inside.

The inside of the house was just as breathtaking as the outside. With luxurious, thick carpets, and a winding staircase, the foyer was large enough to almost fit Roxas's entire house into it.

"Heh, do you like it?" Axel asked, pulling him up the steps to what Roxas assumed was his room.

"Yeah... it's beautiful." Roxas replied quietly.

"I'm glad you think so." Axel opened a door and led Roxas inside. "This is my room."

Axel's room was much larger and nicer than Roxas's attic living space, yet more modest than he had expected. It consisted of a queen size bed, a bean bag chair, a small TV and an adjoining bathroom.

"Cool." Roxas said, sitting on the edge of his Axel's bed.

"Wow... my crush is actually sitting on my bed... are you testing my restraint?" Axel asked jokingly, laying down in the center of the bed.

Roxas sprung up from the bed quickly, his face burning, "Sorry..." he said, "but you should know... the feeling's mutual..." Roxas sat down in the beanbag chair with his head down.

"Oh really?!" Axel crowed, laughing loudly, "THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I LOVE YOU ROXAS!" Axel took a few deep breaths and turned to Roxas, "It's okay, though. I was only joking about the restraint thing."

"Oh." Roxas said, pulling his knees to his chest, but not moving.

Axel let out an exasperated sigh and crossed over to where Roxas was, then scooped him into his arms. "Blondie, relax."

Axel flopped back onto the bed, still holding Roxas. At first, Roxas struggled, but he gradually relaxed in Axel's arms.

"So... you're going to tell me about...?" Roxas began

"Oh, yeah... that." Axel pulled Roxas to him so that Roxas's head rested on his chest.

"All right..." Roxas took a deep breath, "I'm ready."

"...okay. I heard from a this guy... Seifer... The story... It started when you were ten years old... It was your birthday, and Namine's too, because... you're twins?" Axel looked down at Roxas, who nodded, urging him to continue. Axel, at that point, got involved in the story.

"You're parents took her out for her birthday. They thought... it was better to have a girl for a child than a boy, so they kinda favored her. Anyways, later, you told them how sad you were about not getting anything for your birthday so... they took you out, and left Namine at home this time. When you were out, there was a car wreck... which is when you lost your memories. You told Namine tha-that it would all be all right, and she didn't know until later how they died... she blames you..."

Roxas let out a choked sob, but then held back the sound, and looked at Axel to continue. Axel held him a little closer, then went on, "she started to give you the cold shoulder... and you were placed in your uncle Xemnas's care. He was your father's brother, yet he loved your mother, and he also blamed you... for everything... Oh god, Roxas, you know... it's not really your fault."

Roxas opened his mouth to respond, but just then, the world went black.

~AND THEN~

"Blondie! Blondie! Roxas!" Axel's shouts brought vision back to Roxas's world. "I'm sorry... tact was never my strong point."

"You got that right." Roxas replied with a scowl.

"Are you okay?"

"Not really, but I'm glad you told me... about everything."

After a few moments of uncomfortable silence, Axel sighed and ran a hand through his fiery hair, "You know, it's like one 'o clock right now, so maybe we should go do something to get your mind off of... it."

Roxas nodded without much enthusiasm and allowed himself to be dragged out of the house by Axel. "Don't worry, it'll be fun!"

~AND THEN~

Axel pulled into a theater that Roxas didn't recognize and said to him, "First, a movie."

"Okay." Roxas replied, following Axel towards the ticket booth.

"What movie?" asked a bored-looking worker.

"Two adult tickets for," Axel paused to look at the screen above the counter, "Nightmares."

The man raised his eyebrows briefly before replying, "Okay, that'll be twenty-one dollars, sixty cents."

"Sure." Axel fished through his wallet for the money while Roxas thought about how much he freaked out earlier. He blushed slightly from the memory. I feel weird when I'm with Axel, I get all... flustered... And now... why is it that I find him... sexy? Roxas shook his head vigorously, trying to clear himself of such an embarrassing thought.

Have I ever felt this way towards anyone? Roxas wondered, while Axel exclaimed victory at having found the exact change. No, I haven't... The man at the ticket booth rolled his eyes and accepted the money, in turn giving them their tickets.

"Well, a movie's not complete without the wonder of popcorn is it?" Axel shouted with flourish as he dragged Roxas over to the counter.

"Yeah..."

"We'll have a large popcorn, looots of butter!" Axel said to the cashier, who looked at him strangely before fulfilling his wish.

Axel handed the worker the tickets while Roxas wrapped his arm around a large popcorn, and balanced a Coke in his hand.

The ticket-ripping dude muttered, "Third theater on the right." with a total, Eeyore from the Winnie the Pooh face.

Axel nodded to him, holding the ticket stubs and the two of them waltzed into the theater.

"So, do you like scary movies?" Axel asked after they had settled into their seats.

"Not really."

"Oooh, do they scare ya?"

"No! I... just don't like them!"

"Well, I'll be here for moral support the entire time." Axel replied, grinning.

~AFTER THE MOVIE~

"Oh my god! That was hilarious!" Axel crowed.

"No it wasn't!" Roxas protested.

"Ha, you were scared shitless!" Axel replied, holding his sides as he laughed.

"I wasn't..." Roxas replied quietly, gripping Axel's hand that had somehow found a way in his.

"Suuure. Anyway, next! We're gonna... you know what, you'll know when we get there."

"..."

~NEXT PLACE~

"Okay, this is it!" Axel said as they arrived.

"An ice cream parlor?" Roxas questioned, surprised.

"Yeah! Even if I can't have sea salt ice cream, I still love ice cream, got it memorized?"

"Huh, who knew you'd have a sweet tooth." Roxas replied.

"Nah, I just like stuff that cools me down." Axel replied distantly. All of the sudden, Roxas was aware that Axel's hand was very hot in his... strange.

"I think I'll just get Vanilla." Roxas said as he looked at the choices.

Axel gasped as if he had witnessed some sort of scandal, "What a boring choice! Maybe that's okay at a place that only had Chocolate and Vanilla as it's choice, but not at an ice cream parlor! It's okay, you poor, deprived soul, I will choose your ice cream."

Roxas rolled his eyes while Axel nodded solemnly.

"Whaddya want?" asked the teenage girl standing there. She tapped her foot impatiently.

"Um..." Roxas gazed at her blankly, taken aback by her snappy tone.

"I'll have bubblegum ice cream, and he'll go with the key lime pie."

"Whatever," she replied, scooping the ice cream, "here."

"Thank you~" Axel said, a little too sweetly, taking the ice cream.

"Shut up, Axel." the girl hissed, surprising Roxas. How do they know each other?

"Same to you, Larxene." Axel answered smoothly, pulling Roxas towards one of the tables as far from the counter as possible. As he began to eat, Roxas took notice of the rainbow wallpaper and bright smiley faces that looked somewhat menacing after having seen that creepy movie.

Roxas's mind began to wander, thinking of what Axel had told him about his parents, and Namine. The smallest bit of recollection had come to him when he had heard the story. Just thinking about it brought on a strong headache, as if he were trying to remember.

"Ignore her." Axel suddenly stated, while Roxas was deep in thought.

"Huh?"

"Apparently, someone pissed in her bitch flakes this morning." Axel added, chuckling to himself.

Roxas snorted and looked to the girl, he saw a moment of pain reflected in her eyes while she gazed at Axel, but then it was gone. Disturbed and confused, Roxas went back to his ice cream.

Axel began to start up a conversation, which Roxas easily sank into, happily. Whenever Roxas was with Axel, it just felt so... right.

~LATER~

"So, here's the last stop!" Axel shouted, pulling into a building that was unfamiliar to Roxas.

"And we are-?"

"KARAOKE!" Axel hooted, putting his car in park.

Inside the building was a large space with about thirty people sitting at circular tables of different sizes, and a large stage. Some girl with a screechy voice was singing her heart out, so people applauded her for trying.

"People here don't care if you suck. They are... supportive I guess you could say."

"I see."

"This is my favorite spot since we moved here." Axel said with a content sigh.

"You know, it seems like you're the one who's lived here for years and I'm the one who just moved.

Axel laughed and plopped down in a chair. "It sure does, doesn't it?"

"Anyway... are you gonna sing?" Roxas asked.

"You bet."

~BACK AT AXEL'S~

"Hahaha! That was so fun!" Axel shouted, falling back on his bed.

"Yeah, that, and incredibly amusing," Roxas chuckled at the memory of Axel trying to sing, but failing miserably.

"Next time, you're gonna sing too..."

"Hmph, we'll see." Roxas replied, shaking his head.

"I suppose we shall..." Axel's face got serious all of the sudden, and he scanned Roxas's face.

"What?"

"So... I told you... I love you. And you...?"

Roxas looked into his eyes, which set him thinking carefully, since he was the type to muse over things before he spoke. Even though it hasn't been that long since he met Axel, there was something about him that made Roxas's heart beat a little faster. At every touch and sound from Axel, Roxas's mind went into overdrive. His heart hammered painfully the longer the silence in the room drew out.

"Yeah... I... love you..." Roxas said, his voice barely above a whisper, and his face burning. Since his head was tilted down, he didn't catch Axel's grin, but he heard it in his words.

"I seee~. Don't forget, I love you toooo! Well, in any case, I guess you better get home, huh?"

"Yeah..." Roxas replied, sounding disappointed.

Axel laughed, and pulled himself off the bed, "Don't sound so sad, Roxy, you will have plenty of time with me!"

Roxas shoved Axel's shoulder playfully, but on the inside he brightened up at the prospect of seeing Axel again.

~AT ROXAS'S HOUSE~

"So, here we are!" Axel announced, after following Roxas's directions.

"Thanks." Roxas said happily, climbing out of the car.

"No problem." Axel replied with a grin.

"Um, so..." Roxas hesitated, not sure how to ask the question, but deciding on the blunt route, he didn't have much tact either, "you're... my boyfriend... right?" Roxas immediately blushed.

Axel grinned and pecked Roxas on the cheek, "Forever yours."

With that, he drove away, leaving a happy Roxas with wide eyes, holding his cheek.

A/N: Sorry that nothing horribly dreadful has befallen them, but Roxas needs some stability before the TRUE hurt/comfort thing can go on. Anywho, I think my writing style has changed since I was reading a fanfic that sounded kinda like this -.- sorry... My writing changes randomly like that, but y'know... It's like getting a little SURPRISE every time you read a new chapter... hehe. Yeah. Whatevs, STAY TUNED, and you will finally get the other pairings...