D: I'm so sorry this has taken me so long to get up. School is a real bitch this semester so my updates are gonna come farther and farther apart I'm afraid.

Sorry guys. But do enjoy this chapter...a lot happens. :3

Nothing much mattered the next morning. Not my headache, not my dry mouth, not the lack of clothing, not the feeling of sticky sex stained sheets, not even the empty bed...

I sighed and pulled myself up to the edge of the bed, and rubbed my face tiredly. Nothing like waking up to an empty bed after a night full of passionate sex. I quickly shook myself, No shit genius, thats what you get for sleeping with a married man...

I sighed again as I stood and started to strip the bed. I piled the soiled sheets and my cloths by the door and then pulled on some boxers. I know I lived alone but I really didn't like the thought of walking around my house naked...just strange..

I picked up my load and took it to the small washer/dryer unit in a closet across the hall. I started the load and then went to get myself cleaned up only to find the bathroom door locked...

"The hell?" I muttered and the door came open a moment later. I stood, my mouth hanging open at the sight that greeted me. Axel stood in the door way in just his jeans from the night before, one of my fluffy white towels draped around his neck. His red hair was slicked back from his face still wet from the shower he had helped himself too. A smirk was plastered on his face as he took in my rumpled, sleep/sex, tossed self. I snapped my mouth shut and crossed my arms over my chest.

"Good morning to you too love." he said as he leaned forward and kissed my cheek before brushing past me. I covered my cheek with my hand as I felt my face flare up with a blush.

"The hell?" I asked in a wonder as I turned just in time to watch him go into the kitchen. I stayed frozen for a moment and listened to him mess around in my kitchen. He came back out a moment later and gave me a skeptical look.

"Roxas you have no food here." he said, his arms crossed. I just stood and stared at him. He scoffed and rolled his eyes and started back toward me. "What is your problem, don't try and tell me you don't remember last night." he said as he got closer, his walk turning predatory. I gulped and backed up a little as he got closer.

"I..I remember..." I said as my back hit a wall. He placed his hand by my head and leaned in. He brushed my lips with his, gently.

"Then why do you look shocked?" he whispered, as he ran his lips over my jaw. I shivered and clutched at his shoulders.

"I'm...I'm just surprised you stayed..." I said. He jerked back and I caught a glimpse of the hurt as it flashed across his face before he covered it with a lazy smirk.

"Well, surprise!" he said as he pushed away from me. "Now get your self cleaned up, I'll get us some breakfast." He started back down the hallway and I just stared after him in wonder. What the hell is going on? Finally after a moment longer of watching him I forced myself to go to the restroom and close the door. I stood for a moment and tried to asses the situation.

Facts-

1. I almost brought Reno home with me last night, to do god knows what with.

2. Came home and fought with Axel

3. Had the most passionate sex of my life with Axel

4. Woke up to find Axel still here even though he should be home with his crazy wife.

5. Now...he's making breakfast...?

Nope, didn't help. Just as confused.

I shook my head and started the shower. Oh well. Time to get cleaned up. I stepped into the steaming water and rejoiced in the feeling of the hot water pounding away at my back and shoulders. I just stood there for a moment, letting the water loosen out my tense muscles before I finally started the process of getting clean. After I was finished I turned the water off and stepped out. I pulled out a clean towel from the shelf and wrapped it around my waist before going to the door. I placed my hand on the door knob and hesitated.

Will he still be here? I asked myself but tried not to get my hopes up. I walked out into the hallway and looked into the living room but saw no sign of the red head. I took a few steps to the end of the hall way so I could see the entire room. The first thing I noticed was the balcony door was opened, the curtains were fluttering from a slight breeze. Huh? I shrugged and turned back to my room, better get dressed first.

I closed my door behind me and quickly pulled out some clean cloths from my dresser and pulled them on. I glanced at myself in the full length mirror by my closet, blue jeans and a black muscle shirt. What ever, good enough. I thought as I wrapped the towel around my neck and went back out to the living room.

I headed for the kitchen but stopped when I caught site of the coffee table. There were two plastic bags on the table and two cups of what was probably coffee...This morning is just full of surprises...I thought as I pulled the towel up and started to rub my hair, trying to dry it a little more. I looked over to the balcony and could finally see past the curtains. Axel was standing, looking out over the street below. He had put a shirt back on but it was unbuttoned all the way down (I could tell by the way it was blowing in the breeze. He had his phone pressed to his ear. I move toward the door and his voice started to float to me.

"...three or four days, possibly less if I can manage it." he was saying as I came to stand by the cracked door...I know what they say about ease dropping but...hey! I don't care. There was a pause in which he sighed. "Yes, the normal tail for her. I'm still trying to figure out who she's seeing." Another pause. "Yes, I'm aware of that Leon but I have to prove it before I can take action." Pause. "No, Vincent knows his new assignment. And before you ask, yes it is necessary." His voice had taken on a new tone, a darker one that sent shivers down my spine. "I'm taking Xaldin and Xigbar with me, any one else is free for protection detail." Pause. "Alright, I'll expect you here in an hour or so." I moved away from the door silently and headed for the kitchen.

So he wasn't kidding about Vincent following me around...I'd have to come up with something to fix that...damn it. Slightly good news, Axel was apparently leaving for a few days...good..hmm I don't know. I opened the cabinet and pretended to be looking around inside when I heard the balcony door click shut.

"Roxas? You out of the shower yet?" he called out.

"Yeah, I'm in the kitchen." I said as I closed the cabinet, a small bag of sugar in my hand. He came up to the small bar that over looked the living room to see what I was doing. I held up the sugar. "I assume the cups contain coffee?"

"Yes, coffee and pancakes." he said before he turned and went to the couch. I grabbed two spoons out of a draw before going and joining him on the couch.

As it would turn out...Best Pancakes EVER! After we ate (in silence mind you) I picked up the empty containers and threw them away before going back to the couch. Axel was leaning into the couch, sipping what was left of his coffee. I picked my cup up and took a sip before turning and crossing my legs up on the couch, facing Axel. He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye but ignored me.

"Why are you still here?" I asked as I took another sip of my coffee. "Isn't your wife wondering were you are?"

"No, she thinks I've already left to New York." he said, still not looking at me, his voice perfectly bland. I frowned.

"You're going to New York?" I asked, setting my coffee down on the table.

"Yes, in an hour." he said as he set his now empty cup down. "I'll be gone a few days. If you need anything just let Leon know." I felt myself blush as I stood and snatched his cup off the table.

"Stop treating me like some kept whore." I snapped before turning to go back to the kitchen to dispose of the empty cups. I tossed the cups into the trash and washed my hands. I went back out to the living room to find Axel standing now, his eyes fixed on me.

"I'm not trying to treat you like a kept whore." he said and I stopped a few steps from him, my arms crossed.

"Sure sounds like it." I muttered and looked away from his intense stare. He closed the distance between us, his hand going to my chin and making me look at him. His eyes were soft but still had the hard edge around them that I wasn't use to seeing.

"I want to make up for five years of being away from you. Anything you want that is within my power to give, is yours." He said and all I could do was nod. His words and emotions had rendered me speechless.

"I'm sorry," I suddenly blurted as I felt my cheeks heat up with embarrassment. He gave me a confused look. "About last night, about Reno, I'm sorry." I glanced away for a moment. "I would say it was the alcohol but it'd be a lie.." I looked back to him and found he had a small smile on his lips and an emotion in his eyes that I couldn't place but it made me want to take the apology back.

"You're forgiven." he said before he leaned in and pressed his lips to mine. I stood, shocked for a moment before I pressed back, my hands placed on his bare chest under the unbuttoned shirt. He pulled away and pressed our foreheads together, his eyes closed.

I was breathless. We had kissed since I had been home, several times actually. But all of them had been heated and full of passion..this one...this one was soft, caring...full of emotions I really didn't want to look to closely at...really wanted to believe they were real.

"Is Vincent really going to be following me around?" I asked and he pulled away to look down at me.

"Yes." was all he said before he turned away. I opened my mouth to argue with him but was cut off by him pressing his phone to his ear. "What?" he snapped into the phone. I hadn't heard it ring so I walked closer, suspicious that he was just trying to avoid an argument. Then I caught the high pitched wailing coming from the phone. I walked around to stare at Axel's face, worried. Who ever was on the phone was really upset. "Larxene, calm the fuck down and tell me what the hell has happened." he said, his voice sounding irritated. Suddenly his face went blank and his eyes closed, his hand going to his forehead. "Are you sure? Have you seen a doctor?" he asked. I felt the blood drain from my face.

No way. No FUCKING way! I turned away from him and collapsed onto the couch, my hand over my mouth.

"Alright. Call me after you've spoken to the doctor." he said, his voice still blank but some emotion was starting to leak through. The bastards happy! He's fucking happy! I placed my face in my hands and fought back the pain. God what the fuck had I been thinking! I heard him sigh and I knew he had hung up the phone. I dropped my hands from my face and stared blankly at the coffee table.

"I have to go Roxas." he said from behind me. I nodded but didn't turn to him, I glanced at the clock and realized it had been an hour already.

"Have a safe trip." I said my voice bland. I saw him out of the corner of my eye stop just at the end of the couch. He stared at me for a moment and I finally turned to him, my eyes daring him to say anything. I was pissed and it would only take one wrong word to set me off. I watched him fight with himself for a moment, different emotions flashing through his acid green eyes.

"I want to tell you that that conversation wasn't what you're thinking but it was." he said his voice still its cold distance silky-ness. I stood up and clenched my fist by my side.

"Well then, congratulations are in order." I said through clenched teeth. He sighed and nodded before heading toward the front door. He paused, his hand on the door knob.

"There is a large probability that it isn't mine." he said, his back to me. "If it isn't then I can divorce her without repercussion to myself." I felt a small spark of hope take root but quickly squashed it down. Nothing worse then false hope.

"You can.But will you?" I asked, my arms wrapped around myself. He glanced over his shoulder at me and gave me a small smile.

"I've been waiting for her to slip up for a long time." he said and I felt a shiver go down my spine at his tone of voice. I just nodded and he opened the door. "I'll call you when my flight lands." he said and then he was gone. I collapsed onto the couch and dropped my head into my hands.

What the hell have I got myself into? I thought with a groan. Nothing was going my way...maybe I should have stayed in London. I sat there for a while, just staring off into space. When I glanced back up at the clock another hour had passed. I sighed and started to get up and call Demyx when a soft knock came to my door.

I stood up from the couch and moved to stare at the door, wondering who the hell was here. Suddenly the balcony door opened and I almost screamed but managed to swallow it when I recognized the raven haired assassin/stalker. Just then another knock came.

Having an assassin/stalker come through your second story balcony would have been reason enough for a normal person to scream, but not me. Instead I moved closer to him and opened my mouth to yell at him but he pressed his finger to his lips. I clamped my mouth shut and he moved quickly across the room, removing his jacket as he went. He draped it over the back of the couch.

What the hell is going on? I mouthed at him but he just shook his head as he pulled his shirt off and dropped it on the couch. I felt my face heat up as I found my eyes glued to his amazingly toned chest but was pulled away by another knock. He stopped for a moment and pulled off his boots and set them by the front door before he moved back to me and pressed his lips to my ear.

"The man at your door is one of Larxene's men. He followed the limo here this morning and saw Axel leaving. We need to make him believe that he was here to see me, not you." he breathed in my ear. He slipped his hands under my shirt and another knock sounded. My heart was pounding in my throat as he pulled the shirt over my head and let it drop on the floor. "Go answer the door, just say hi and then ask if he's here to see me. Then I'll step in." I nodded and swallowed rather loudly as I stepped away from the incredibly hot stalker/assassin man and moved toward the door. I paused with my hand on the door knob and looked over my shoulder. Vincent gave me a nod and moved into the kitchen, just out of sight of the front door. I sighed and pulled the door opened.

The man had pink hair. That was my first thought as I made eye contact with him and smiled. Pink hair, bubble gum pink hair. What. The. Hell?

"Hi." I said with a bright smile and leaned against the door frame. "Are you here to see Vincent?" I asked. The man looked confused for a moment and then really doubtful.

"Vincent? Vincent Valentine?" he asked as he crossed his arms. I gave him a bright smile and a nod. I didn't know if that was his last name but how many Vincent's could there be?

"Babe?" came Vincent's voice from behind me, followed by the sound of his bare feet on the hard wood floors. I started to turn around to see where he was but suddenly was frozen in place by his arms around my waist. "Marlexia, what a pleasant surprise." he said, his voice bland and unenthusiastic as he brushed his lips over my bare shoulder. It took every ounce of my self control not to look stunned and embarrassed. I couldn't managed perfectly so I giggled a little and turned in his arms, wrapping my arms around his waist, hiding my face in his chest.

"I was just coming to see who Axel was visiting this morning." the pink haired man said. I bit my lip and tried to concentrate on relaxing my body language. Vincent pulled me away from his body and pressed his lips to my forehead. God he had soft lips.

"Go inside. I'll be right back." he said, his voice soft. I gave him a small pout and ran my hands over his chest. Might as well make the most out of this...

"Don't take to long." I said and he flashed me a melt your socks off smile that might have been genuine. I pulled away from him and gave a smile to the pink haired man before I went back inside. Vincent stepped out and closed the door behind him.

I let myself lean against the wall beside the kitchen bar and tried to settle my frantic heart. The most prominent thought was God damn Vincent is hot. I didn't have long before the door opened and Vincent came back in. I pushed away from the wall as he walked passed me and into the living room.

"Did he buy it?" I asked as Vincent went to his jacket and dug around in his pockets. He pulled out his phone and started tapping away.

"Yes but he'll be watching the apartment." he said before he dropped his phone onto the couch. I bit my lip and looked out the balcony door and caught a flash of light on the roof of the opposite building. I felt the blood drain from my face.

"Someone is on the roof of the opposite building." I said. Vincent moved toward me and my focus shifted to him as he stalked toward me, his long velvety black hair flowing behind him, yeah that was what I was staring at...ha

"We need to sale the story." he said, his eyes were perfectly blank and it unnerved me slightly.

"Whats the story?" I asked, my voice sounding breathy as I watched him come closer and closer. A smile tugged at his lips as he stopped just in front of me, his hands going to my hips. I felt my face heat up almost instantly. He leaned over and slid his lips over my jaw until he came to my ear.

"Don't be naïve Roxas." he said before his lips moved to my neck. I wrapped my arms around his neck as my knees went weak. His hands trailed over my lower back and I bit my lip.

"Axe...Axel..he's okay with this?" I asked, my voice hitching as his nipped my neck. "I'd hate to get you in...in trouble." I gasped as I clutched at his shoulders as his hand roamed over my hips and lower back.

"I will deal with Axel." he said as he pulled away and gazed down at me and I was once again struck by how sexy this man was even with his empty, red eyes. All I could do was nod my head and our lips met in a heated battle. His tongue found mine and my knees went weak again. He caught me and lifted me up and my legs went around his waist and my hands went into his soft black hair. Our kiss continued as he set on the couch with me in his lap.

I tried to keep in mind that this was only to sale a story but I couldn't help it if I let myself enjoy it. His hair was like silk under my hands as I yanked his head back to expose his neck. He let out a groan and I attacked the tender flesh, my free hand roaming over his bare chest. I bit down on his throat and he gasped. The next thing I knew I was on my back with him on top of me, his raven black hair falling around us. I was pinned to the couch, his knee was between my legs pressing against my growing erection. I gasped as he reached between our bodies and grasped the front of my pants. He pressed his lips to my ear and I was looking at the world through raven strands as his hair fell over my face.

"They have left the roof." he whispered in my ear and it took me a while to catch up with the logical sentence.

"Huh?" I asked, my hands running down his sides. I felt his body shake as he chuckled. His lips caressed my jaw line as he moved to my lips.

"The person who we were trying to convince, they have left. Which means Roxas, that we can stop." he said, his lips staying parted as he hovered over my lips. I blinked and he pulled away slightly so that I could see his face better.

His face was perfectly blank as I searched it for some sign of what I should do. I knew that if I glanced down his body I would see a bulge in his pants, same as mine. I knew he was just as willing as I was but did I really want to go down this path with Axel?

"I've lived with a broken heart for five years." I said and took a step toward him, putting me up close and personal with him. I stared up into his eyes and let him see in mine how serious I was. "I am not going to just roll over and let you do with me as you please. I am going to push you to edges you didn't even know you had."

I still had a promise to keep.

I smiled up at Vincent and he saw the decision made in my eyes because he pressed his lips to mine and his hand slipped under my pants. I gasped and bucked my hips into his hand.

If I had allowed the memory to continued I might have re-thought my decision...

The raven haired man trailed searing kisses down my chest, his hands making fast work on my pants.

"If you are going to do this then I suggest you keep it very down low because if I find out who...Heads will roll." Came Axel's silky voice out of my memory.

Vincent pulled my into a sitting position as he slid to the floor between my legs, my erection in his very skilled hands. I tangled my fingers in the silky strands of black falling around the other mans shoulders as he leaned down. I moaned and threw my head back as Vincent's mouth joined his hands.

"And Roxas, keep in mind. I don't make empty threats."

Teehee...oh the suspense!

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