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Chapter Twenty Four

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"Shit, Roxas, you didn't have to do all this," Axel couldn't wipe the grin off his face as he sat down to the fully set dinner table. It had literally been years since he'd had a homemade dinner, and whatever Roxas had cooked up smelled absolutely amazing.

"Of course I didn't have to. I wanted to!" he chirped happily, sitting down across from him.

Axel just stared at the food in front of him, "So you really made all of this from scratch?"

"Everything," he smiled, "It's balsamic chicken with a lemon cream sauce, cheese and garlic mashed potatoes, a chopped tomato and cucumber salad, and some fucking amazing dinner rolls from the local bakery. I guess I didn't technically make those..."

"Rox, this is... What did I do to deserve this?"

The blond chuckled, "You must've dated some seriously shitty guys, Axel. I didn't really mean for this to be some big thing. I just like cooking, and I thought you'd enjoy some real food for once."

He seemed genuinely shocked by that. Apparently he really had only dated shitty people. "You're a special kind of amazing, Roxas."

"Oh hush..." Roxas blushed, "Now eat before it gets cold!"

You'd think Axel had never tasted food before based on his reaction to the meal. If such a thing as a food orgasm existed, he was having one. "Holy fuck, Roxas... Where did you learn to cook like this?"

"I didn't... I just kinda go by smells and stuff," he shrugged, "I'm glad you like it."

"You've got a gift for this, Rox... What the hell are you doing in the porn industry?"

Roxas smirked, "That wasn't by choice. I seriously had no idea what I was getting into when I applied for that internship."

"So you went to school to become a director, right?"

"That's what I was aiming for, yeah... But I doubt it'll ever happen," he sighed softly.

Axel frowned, "You seem to enjoy acting, though."

"Of course I do. But it's a little much going from high school plays to huge porn films. I mean, don't you ever wish you could star in real movies?" Roxas wondered. Axel definitely had the talent for it.

"I dunno, Rox... You don't just wake up one day and become a movie star. I wouldn't even know where to look for work. Besides, Xigbar treats me well and I know I'm good at what I do."

Roxas looked at him curiously. He'd almost forgotten that there was still so much he had to learn about Axel, including all of his insecurities. Apparently his comfort zone stopped at the studio. It was a little surprising, considering the air of confidence that Axel tended to radiate wherever he went.

"Rox...?" Axel waved a hand in front of his face, "You spaced out a little, hun."

"Sorry... I was just thinking about you," he smiled, meeting Axel's gorgeous green eyes.

Axel chuckled, "Is there any chance you called the doctor today?"

"I might have," he grinned evilly, "Now if only I could remmeber what he said..."

The redhead whined softly, "C"mon... It's been long enough, right? My incision is almost completely healed!"

"Gosh, I just wish I could remember..." Roxas teased.

The look on Axel's face turned determined and he stood up, walking over to Roxas and cornering him in his chair, "I'm going to make you tell me, Roxy."

"I'd like to see you try," he challenged him playfully. What he didn't expect Axel to do was to pick him up out of his chair and toss him over his shoulder. "Axe, be careful! You're gonna hurt yourself!"

"I've been feeling fine for days, Rox. Haven't even had a headache today. Besides..." he headed upstairs for their bedroom, "I called the doctor myself to make sure you weren't gonna try to be overprotective."

Roxas shook his head, laughing. He should have known. "And what did they tell you?"

"They told me that we could have done this days ago, you dork," Axel told him, dropping him on the bed and crawling over him. "How long have you been keeping it from me?"

"I just wanted to make sure you'd be okay, Axe..." he mumbled. He'd never dealt with someone recovering from surgery before, so maybe he went a little overboard with the cautionary measures.

Axel just rolled his eyes, chuckling, "You know, I haven't gone this long without sex since I was your age."

"Jeez, way to make yourself sound old as fuck," the blond laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm ancient... Just a dirty old pervert," he purred, leaning down to kiss him.

Roxas couldn't help but feel a little nervous about sleeping with Axel for the first time since they started dating. He knew it would be different than what they did on camera, and he just hoped that he could satisfy Axel off camera as well.

"Rox, are you okay?"

He snapped out of his thoughts and smiled up at Axel, "I'm fine. Just a little nervous, I guess."

"Damn it, could you be any more adorable?" Axel was actually grinning, "Don't be nervous, Roxy... I can't imagine any scenario in which I wouldn't absolutely love this."

And immediately his entire body relaxed and he forgot all of his worries.

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"Fuck! Did you hear that?" Roxas sat straight up in bed, jarred awake by a loud crashing sound.

Axel rolled over sleepily, "It's probably just a raccoon in the garbage... Go back to bed..."

"It sounded like glass breaking, Axe... I'm gonna go check it out," Roxas grabbed his boxers off the ground and slipped them on, heading downstairs.

None of the windows in the house seemed to be broken, nor did anything seem out of place. Whatever it was must have come from outside. He shoved his bare feet into his boots and put a jacket on, jumping out of his skin as he heard another shattering noise.

"What the fuck...?" he ran out the front door just as his truck's alarm started blaring. He couldn't even fathom the scene before him... He was absolutely speechless.

"Roxas, what the hell is going on?" Axel was by his side shortly after, looking half asleep and confused. "Holy..."

Every single window of Roxas' pickup truck was smashed out, shattered in the driveway. The front window, the side windows, even the rear-view mirrors were destroyed. On top of that, his tires were completely flat.

"Fucking hell... They even took out the head and brakelights..." Axel's eyes widened as he stepped carefully around the truck examining the damage.

"Wh...why...? How? ...Who...?" Roxas couldn't even form words.

Axel was already searching around the house, checking the garage and the bushes for any sign of an intruder. Whoever it was must have bolted like a bat out of hell when Roxas came outside. "I'm calling the police," he told the speechless blond, running inside for his phone.

"My truck..." he felt tears spring to his eyes, but he quickly willed them away. He wasn't about to cry over something so menial, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

"They're on their way," Axel ran back out of the house, "Are you okay...?"

He took in a deep breath and nodded, "Yeah... I just don't know who would do something like this..."

"Well they left the Ferrari alone..." Axel looked over his car thoroughly.

"Whoa, Axe... Maybe you should put some clothes on before the police get here," Roxas suddenly realized how naked his boyfriend was. "And I should find some pants..."

They both ran inside and threw some clothes on, knowing it would be a long night of answering pointless questions. But when they returned to the scene, there was a new addition to the damage.

"Fuck..." Axel put a hand over his mouth, "I know you're still here, you mother fucking-!" he shouted, running around the driveway like a mad man looking for whoever did this.

Now, on the side of Roxas' once gorgeous black truck, written in bright red spray paint was the word, "WHORE," in huge capital letters.

Roxas just remained silent until the police showed up, staring at his truck and wondering what he ever did to deserve this. There's no way that Vanitas would have done this. ...Right?

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A/N: Yeah, yeah... Everyone can yell at me for not writing a lemon. I'm saving it for the end, okay?! ;P I promise, you will get one before the story ends. But this story is farrr from over.

Now who on Earth would be calling poor Roxy a whore? Let me know what your guess is! (Remember, there's a few different people that might not be thrilled with him right now.)

As always, remember to leave another wonderful review! You guys are all just awesome.

Also, check out Triple Threat if you haven't yet. I think you'll like it, it's full of drama as well!

Simply Rexene