First thing first. I am so terribly sorry this has taken me so long to finish. I have no excuse other then I have a new obsession that has taken hold of my mind and plays me like a violin.
Ever seen the BBC show 'Sherlock'? No? Go do it. NOW.
Best television show ever given to fan girls every where.
Enjoy!
Nothing about the next few weeks was fun for me. After Vincent had his surgery to repair his knee I was stuck catering to his every need. Don't get me wrong, it's not like he was demanding much of me. In fact he hardly spoke to me unless it was absolutely necessary.
But there was still plenty that needed to be done on doctors orders.
I saw less and less of Axel with each passing day and I was starting to doubt this whole situation. Vincent had a lot of visitors after the surgery and I had to plaster on the fake smile and the fake love. One of the worst days was two days after the surgery when Larxene and Axel came to visit Vincent, together.
I was sitting in the love seat facing the door and reading as was my usual when no one was around. There was a knock at the door and I placed my book down.
"Come in." I said and stood up and moved to stand beside Vincent's bed. Vincent glanced over to the door just as it opened and his hand found mine and squeezed. I felt my heart squeeze almost as hard as his hand had. Larxene and Axel walked in, his arm over her shoulder. She was laughing at something Axel had said when her eyes met mine.
"Hello Larxene." Vincent said as he raised his bed so he was sitting up a bit more. "Axel." he nodded to the red head who nodded back.
"Hi Vincent." She said as she pulled away from Axel and took the seat that was on the opposite side of the bed from where I stood. "How are you feeling?" she asked and laid her hand over his wrist.
"Better. Pain pills help and of course Roxas being here." he said and he looked to me, a soft smile on his face. I let my facial muscles form the right expression but I knew my eyes were empty.
"Yes, I heard about what almost happened the other day Roxas." She said as she turned those cold blue eyes on me. "It's very fortunate that Variedy is good at finding people." I turned my eyes down to Vincent's to hide my anger from her.
"Yes, I'm very thankful to him and Mr. DeNarro for saving me." I said and Vincent reached up and cupped my cheek. I leaned my face into his palm and closed my eyes.
"As am I." Vincent said and I smiled down at him, tears in my eyes. I kissed his palm before lacing my fingers with his and brought our hands back down to the mattress.
"So what brings you two here?" I asked with a bright smile. I met Axel's eyes and I could tell he wasn't happy about them being here. Larxene gave her own bright smile and took Axel's hand in hers.
"We were just on our way down to see Dr. Yanc, we've got a sonogram scheduled today." she said and her smile turned genuine as she looked up at Axel. "We're very excited." My smile instantly became forced and my grip on Vincent's hand became a death grip.
"That's fantastic!" I said.
"How far along?" Vincent asked and he sounded genuinely curious which was good because I probably would have sounded like a jealous bitch if I had asked. I met Axel's eyes for a moment and he was blank, perfectly blank.
"12 weeks." She said and I felt as if she had knocked me in the stomach. I let my eyes drop for a second.
"After 9 weeks I can ask for a paternity test..."
"Wo..wow..." I said, blinking quickly, trying to hold it together. "I didn't realize you were so far along." I gave another forced smile which she returned.
"It's time to go, Larx." Axel said. "Don't want to keep Dr. Yanc waiting. Remember, he wanted to get some blood work done as well." Vincent managed to look concerned.
"Is everything all right?" He asked and Larxene gave him a smile as she stood from the chair.
"Oh yes, it's just ordinary blood work. Looking for pre-markers for any genetic diseases and things like that." she said.
"Well then good luck." he said with a nod to Axel who returned it as he led his wife out of the room. As soon as the door was shut I released Vincent's hand as if it was on fire and quickly retreated to my love seat. "Roxas..." he said but I held up a hand as I covered my face.
"Don't." I whispered before I curled up on the small seat, my back to the room...
After that day I had expected to hear from Axel soon, expected him to want to explain but he never came by the room again. It's been two weeks since I last saw him for any length of time and I was starting to wish I had control over Variedy...I could fix so much of my problems with a few simple deaths...
On a semi-happier note, Today Vincent was being released from the hospital wing. With help from Variedy, we got his room set up so that he could get around in his wheel chair and start his physical therapy (which Variedy was in charge of...[not my idea]) from the comfort of his own room.
"Alright Vincent." Dr. Yanc said as Variedy gently lowered Vincent into the awaiting wheel chair. "I'll be by your room in a few weeks to check up on you. Take it easy on the physical therapy for at least a week and then you can start to push yourself."
"Thank you Doctor." I said as I shook his hand.
"It's what I do." he said with a shrug. I took the handles of Vincent's chair once he was situated and Variedy got the door.
"Thank you Dr. Yanc." Vincent said with a nod before I turned him around and headed out the door. We made our way down the hall, the only noise was the soft squeak of the wheel chair and my steps. By now I was beyond use to spending time with these two and they're silence was something that I had come to count on.
We made it to Vincent's room without running into anyone of importance but when we got to the room we found out why. Everyone was waiting in Vincent room, a kind of welcome home thing. I groaned as Variedy pushed the door opened and we were greeted by a loud,
"Welcome home Vincent!" I saw Vincent flinch back a bit but I ignored him and pushed him into the room. Demyx and Sora were the first to come forward, shaking Vincent's hand and congratulating him on not being killed (Sora's words exactly). The chair was taken from my hands by Sora and I moved across the room to where Cloud and Leon where standing. Cloud gave me a side hug as I squeezed between him and Leon.
"How've you been?" Cloud asked and I shrugged.
"Alright I suppose." I said as I gazed around the room. Sora and Demyx now had Vincent over at his monitors, showing him something or another. Zexion and Riku were seated on the bed, watching their significant others talk animatedly to the very un-antimated Vincent. Variedy was leaning against the wall next to the door, his arms crossed and his eyes closed.
"Must suck being stuck with the silent duo." Leon said from next to me. I looked up at him and I watched as his face shut down at whatever he found in my face. "Or not.." I looked away and shrugged.
"It sucks, but I'm learning." I said, my voice soft. I knew Leon was staring at me and I knew it was a worried expression.
"Be careful what you pick up kid." he said. I turned to him and gave him a bright smile that went all the way up to my eyes.
"I'll do what I have to do to survive." I said. I gave him a quick side hug and left him staring after me, probably more worried then he had been. I went over to where Vincent was becoming more and more agitated with Sora and Demyx.
"Hey guys." I said. Sora let out a loud squeak and jumped on me. I staggered a little but managed to stay standing.
"Roxas!" he shouted as he squeezed me. I chuckled a little and started to pry him off me.
"Hi Sora." I said once he was on his own feet again. "This was nice of you." I said as I glanced from him to Demyx.
"How'd you know it was my idea?" he asked, pouting a bit. I smiled at him but didn't say what I was thinking No one else would be so naive to think that Vincent would enjoy this.
"It just has your name written all over it." I said. I turned my attention to Vincent for a moment to find him staring at me as if he could kill me with his eyes. I smiled at that and bent over him to whisper in his ear.
"At least look thankful." I said and I stood back up to find him rolling his eyes. I chuckled and turned back to Demyx and Sora to find them staring at me with identical looks of shock. I shrugged. When you have to sale a character for so long, its hard to break it...yeah...that sounded right.
"Thank you Sora." Vincent said and everyone's attention was on him. "Thank you everyone for being here. It's nice to see everyone again." I raised an eyebrow at that but he seemed genuine.
"Vincent going soft on us?" Riku said with a smirk. Vincent gave him 'the look' and Riku's smirk disappeared. "Joke." he muttered.
"One thing Vincent will never have is a sense of humor." Came Axel's voice. My head shot up to find Axel now standing next to Variedy. When the hell had he got here? I immanently shut down and backed out of the crowd as everyone returned to their conversations. I met Axel eyes for a moment but I looked away and instead found Vincent. I could see the fatigue starting to pull at the corner of his eyes.
"Alright everyone." I said in a loud enough voice to hush the room. "It's been a long day for Vincent. This is the longest he's been up and about. We need to get him into bed." This was followed by 'aw's from Sora and Demyx while the rest of the room gave me strange looks.
"Momma Roxas is right." Vincent said. "I am feeling the strain of having to sit up." Everyone started to file out, each stopping to say goodby to Vincent. I stood behind him and smiled and nodded as each passed. My brother gave me a very serious look and told me to call Mom to which I just nodded. The door closed and I was left with Vincent, Variedy and Axel.
I ignored the other two in the room and bent over Vincent.
"Do you need anything from me?" I asked.
"No, Variedy can get me into bed." He said and I patted his arm and headed for the bathroom. I was not in the mood to deal with any of them. I paused briefly to pick up my bag that I had left by the end of the bed a few days ago before going to the bathroom. I closed the door behind me and locked it, though I knew it wouldn't do any good. I got the shower started but had to wait for the water to warm up. I pulled myself up onto the counter and pulled my phone out of my jeans. I had a few text messages, one from Sora and two from Demyx, both informing me about the surprise party.
I sighed and set my phone down. I should probably call my mom but I really couldn't bring myself to do it. I slid off the counter, dropped my pants and everything else before climbing into the shower.
God I needed to get out of here, need to get back to my place...I ducked my head under the steaming on pour and let the water flatten my hair to my skull. I stayed that way for a while, just enjoying the feel of the water.
"Do you plan on drowning?" came Axel's voice from the other side of the curtain. I jerked my head up to find his shadow. I poked my head around the curtain to find him leaning against the counter, my phone in his hand.
"No but I would like to enjoy my shower" I said with a slight glare. He looked up at me and I felt my heart squeeze, god I loved this man.
"I could help you with that." he said as he set my phone down and crossed his arms over his chest. I felt my face flush so I went back to my shower, pulling the curtain closed.
"I'm sure you could." I muttered as I poured shampoo into my hands and then made quick of soaping up my hair. I managed to rinse my hair before the curtain was pulled back. I glanced over my shoulder to find a very nude, very sexy Axel. "Excuse me? Can I help you?"
"No, but as I told you before, I can help you." he said with a smirk as he closed the distance between us. I tried to back up but let's face it, there isn't a lot of room in a tub to run.
"Yes," I said as he slid his hands over my bare hips. "But I'm pretty sure I told you I didn't need your help." He just gave me his sexy ass smirk and pulled my against him. Our nude, wet bodies met and I wanted to moan but I managed to keep quiet as I slid my hands up his chest and to his shoulders.
"And yet, your body says something else." he said as he lowered his lips to mine. I hesitated for a moment but then I was on my toes to meet him half way. I buried my fingers into the base of his scalp and held our faces together as our tongues danced. He pulled me closer and I was suddenly very aware of our rapidly forming erections pressed between us.
His lips went to my neck and my head went back to expose more skin for him.
"Roxas." he breathed into my neck as his hands explored my body. "Roxas." His lips trailed down my neck to a very sensitive nipple. I gasped and my hands went to his hair.
"Axel." I whimpered as my knees went weak. His lips left my nipple and continued down, pausing at my hips to bite at my hip bone. I whimpered again. "Why are you doing this?" I gasped as his hand found my ever growing erection. He lowered himself to his knees.
"Because I love you." he said, his green eyes meeting mine as he slowly started to pump his hand. My heart rate picked up and I threw back my head, gasping and reached for the wall to keep myself standing.
"Glad you decided to remember that all of a sudden." I managed to gasp as I looked back down at him. His red hair was streaming down his back and shoulder following the trails of water. His acid green eyes were half lidded and a small smirk graced his lips.
"I've never forgotten." he said and before I could respond his mouth joined his hand and I was lost. I gasped and whimpered as I braced myself against the wall with my hand. I buried my free hand into his wet hair as he started to bob. I gasped and my knees buckled.
"I'm gonna fall." I gasped as I grabbed for the wall but found nothing but slick tile. He pulled away, his tongue flicking out over the tip.
"Would you like me to stop?" he asked as he met my eyes. I groaned and locked my knees.
"Don't you dare!" I said with a slight glare. He smirked but kept his eyes locked with mine as he leaned forward and slid my tip back into his mouth. My breath picked up but I kept the eye contact as I started to pant. I threw my head back, ready to give myself completely to the sensations of Axels mouth, when a loud noise from the other room had my head snapping up. Axel didn't seem to hear it or simply didn't care. I placed my hand on his shoulder and he pulled away again. He looked up at me as I reached behind me and turned the water off.
"I need to check on Vincent." I said and almost as soon as those words left my mouth I knew I had said the wrong thing. Axel was standing in seconds, his face set into a look of pure rage. I gasped as he grabbed my arm so hard I knew I'd have bruises from his fingers tomorrow.
"Vincent?!" He seethed as he used his height to tower over me. I held my ground though and stared right back at him.
"Yes! He's in a damn wheel chair Axel. What if he's fallen or something?" I asked my eyes narrowed but I knew I was in far more trouble then Vincent could possibly be in. Axel turned around, not letting go of my arm and dragged me out of the shower. I stumbled on the slick surface and almost fell but managed to catch myself for a moment before Axel had me by both arms and I was slammed into the wall.
"I don't care if he's dying!" Axel seethed in my face, his teeth bared at me. "Don't you EVER mention him when we are together like that!" I was finally starting to get a little scared but I tried to keep my cool.
"Put me down." I said, my voice level but this only seemed to piss him off. He let me go and spun around, moving away from me so I moved away from the wall but I didn't make it very far. He spun back to me, his arm snapping out and his hand caught the side of my face. The sound of the slap bounced around the tiled room as I stared into the mirror, my face clearly showing my shock. A few tears leaked down my cheeks before I could stop them.
"You will never say his name when we are together." he hissed as he glared at me. I slowly turned my head back to him but said nothing for a moment.
"Vincent." I whispered, my anger was boiling up to the surface. My anger at being ignored for days, my anger at his lies about Larxene, my anger at being kept in this damn manor! "Vincent!" I said again, louder.
"Roxas." Axel said, his voice low and dangerous. I took the few steps to close the distance between us and got into his face.
"VINCENT!" I bellowed into his face. He grabbed my shoulders and shoved me back wards. I stumbled and almost fell but he was there, his hand wrapped in my blond hair. He jerked me up by it and I let out a little scream. He dragged me across the room by my hair. "Axel!" I said, tears now flowing freely at the terrible pain. He threw me into the counter and before I could push away he was on me, his front pressing into my back, pinning me to the counter. His hand was back in my hair, forcing my face into the cold counter top.
"You are mine!" He hissed into my ear as I whimpered and tired to force him off of me by pushing against him. But he just pressed me harder into the unforgiving counter top, bruising my hips in the process. He jerked my head up and made me look into the mirror. I watched as he jerked my hair back, exposing my neck and lowered his face to it. His bit down hard and I gasped. I watched as my body slowly started to give in, to submit. "See Roxas." He breathed into my ear as his free hand reached down and cupped my bare ass. "Mine!" he snarled.
"Why don't you just piss on me and get it over with." I snarled back at him. His free hand slipped between my cheeks and I knew what was coming next. Now I was scared, I watched as all the color in my face drained away and my eyes went impossibly wide. Axel chuckled as he watched my face and his fingers started to probe. "Axel! Okay! Okay I'm sorry!" I said as I squirmed against him but I could tell it was just exciting him more.
A soft knock at the door had us both frozen, me out of fear for whoever was on the other side and Axel out of anger.
"Larxene is looking for you." came the quiet voice of Vareidy. Axel released me and I bit my arm to keep from crying out loud as I collapsed into a mess on the floor.
"Alright." Axel said to the door. His breathing was still heavy and I could tell he was staring down at me but I didn't look up. "I'll be out soon." I felt a hand touch my hair and I flinched away. I set up quickly and pressed my back to the counter. Axel was kneeling in front of me his hand falling to his side as his eyes searched my face. Whatever he saw there seemed to drain him completely.
"Why do you do this to me Roxas?" He asked as he rubbed his face. Do this to HIM? I thought, feeling my anger threatening to rise again. "I was trying to be loving, I was trying to apologize for not being around and all you want to do is bring up Vincent." He trailed off and I felt my heart sink. God I was an idiot. All my fault.
"I didn't mean too." I whispered as I scooted closer to him and tried to grab his hand but he pulled away and stood. I looked up at him, hurt flashing threw me like electricity. "Axel.." I said but he shook his head and went over to his pile of cloths and pulled on his boxers and then his pants with his back to me. I got shakily to my feet and managed to pull out a clean pair of boxers. I pulled them on before I went to him and tentatively wrapped my arms around him from behind. "I'm sorry" I whispered against his bare back.
"You make me feel so insecure Roxas." he said in a soft voice. "I don't know how to handle that." I squeezed him as more tears came and fell.
"I didn't mean too." I said again as I squeezed him. "Please don't be mad at me. I won't do it again." He turned in my arms and wrapped his arms around me in return. We pulled apart and he brushed his lips over my bruising cheek bone.
"I hate that I had to hit you." he whispered. I opened my mouth to tell him that I had deserved it, when I realized just what the hell was going on.
Axel had lost his temper and almost raped me and now he had me apologizing for it, as if it had been my fault. I closed my mouth and instead of starting another argument I just buried my face in his chest and had to swallow my pride and admit that he had won this round.
"I love you Roxas." he said into my hair. I squeezed him gently.
"I love you too." I said before pulling away and allowing him to finish getting dressed. He gave me another quick kiss before he was out the bathroom door once again.
I went back to my bag and dug out my sleep pants then pulled them on. I looked into the mirror to see the bruise that was forming on my cheek and it seemed to make the pain in my arms and head more noticeable as well.
Like a beaten whore. I slammed my hands down on the counter as I hung my head and fought back the tears. God what the hell is wrong with me?! A small sob escaped my lips and I quickly covered my mouth and squeezed my eyes shut. A knock at the door had me quickly wiping at my eyes.
"Yeah?" I asked, my voice a little shaky.
"I need use of the facilities." Came Vincent's voice. I gave myself one last look and didn't even bother to worry about a shirt to hide the forming bruises on my hip bones and my upper arms. Vincent would know anyway. I scooped up my dirty cloths and stuffed them into my bag before I pulled the door opened to find Vincent in his wheel chair and Variedy behind him.
"Sorry." I muttered as I held the door opened for them but avoided meeting either of their piercing gazes. Variedy started to wheel him past me but Vincent grabbed my arm and Variedy paused. I looked down at him and was frozen in place as his hand reached up and touched my injured cheek. I was even more shocked when it was Variedy who spoke up.
"When I'm done with you he won't be able to hit you like that any more." he said and I glanced up to him only to find his same, blank face staring back at me. "You won't be a victim." I gave a small nod as I tried to hide the strange emotion that was rising in me. They moved past me and I closed the door behind them as I stepped into the room.
I set my bag back down and then set on the edge of the bed. What was this feeling? I felt proud, almost, that Variedy thought I had it in me to not be a victim. I felt happy that they both cared for me, even a little. I never expected either of them to even acknowledgment what had just happened even though I knew they had both heard the entire thing.
Did this make them my friends? My teachers, certainty, but could I really try to put any trust into those two? Friendship surely requires some level of trust and I knew for a fact that Vincent couldn't be trusted. His loyalties lay with Axel and that was just how it was going to be...but Variedy? Could I trust him to keep some things from Axel?
I thought through it and decided if I could trust anybody it would probably be the psychopath simply because he might see it as entertaining. I felt a headache coming on as I tried to think through all this.
The door opened back up to find a freshly showered Vincent and a rather perturbed looking Variedy. Vincent was in a pair of silky looking pants and a muscle shirt and suddenly I was reminded about the scars that most certainly decorated the other mans back now..
"How did I get signed up for shower duty?" Variedy asked me as he wheeled Vincent to the bed. I chuckled and pulled my legs up onto the bed and crossed them.
"You're much bigger then I am. I don't think I'd be much help trying to get him into the shower." I said and Vincent just grunted. Variedy rolled his eyes as he put the brakes on the chair and then moved around to help Vincent stand. I quickly pulled the blankets down and lay the pillows flat as he set down on the bed and swung his legs up. Together Variedy and I got Vincent settled. I stood up and stretched as Variedy headed for the door.
"So I guess we're sharing the bed?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's a big bed." Vincent said before he looked over to Variedy who was standing by the door. I nodded as I reached up to scratch my cheek but flinched when I touched it.
"I suppose it is." I mumbled as I pulled the blankets down on my side of the bed. I crawled into bed and managed to pull the covers up to my chest before the lights went out.
"Sleep tight." Came Vareidy's voice from the other side of the room before there was a flash of light and then darkness. I squirmed for a moment as I stared, wide eyed into the darkness. How was I suppose to sleep in the same bed as Vincent? I could practically feel him beside me, a pulsing, breathing heat. I moved again, just a bit, shifting my legs a little when a hand grabbed my hip. I may have made a very unmanly squeak...
"I offered the bed to be nice. If you can't be still then you can sleep on the floor." came Vincent's soft, deep voice from the darkness. I gulped and nodded a bit as his hand drew away from me. I lay very still but never shut my eyes, my nerves felt as if they were on fire. After a few moments Vincent took a deep breath and let it out. "Roxas please relax. I'm not going to bite you." he said.
I rolled over so that I was facing him. I still couldn't see him but I knew he was there.
"You don't find this a little strange?" I asked. I felt that maybe because of the darkness he would loosen up and maybe actually talk to me about what had happened..hell what was happening for that matter. Once again I heard him sigh.
"Would it make you shut up if I said yes?" he asked and I felt a small grin take over my face.
"It would make me think better of you. Like maybe you are human with human emotions." I said.
"I have no use for such things in my line of work." was the response from the dark.
"This isn't about your work. It's about being able to comfort another human being." I shot back at him. I felt him shift a little in the bed and I really wished I could see his face.
"Is that what you need? Comfort?" he asked and I could almost hear the mocking. "Because I am the last person you want it from."
"Why?" I asked, generally curious. I could almost feel his shock at the question as the room went silent.
"I'm not the person for comfort, because I don't care." he said.
"We both know that's not completely true." I said, my voice soft. I don't know if it was the darkness or maybe I was just feeling a little brave but I reached out until I found his hand and intertwined our fingers. He went very still, I could barley hear him breathing.
"Don't do this." he said as his hand lay very still in mine.
"I'm not doing anything." I said as I squeezed his hand gently in mine and let my eyes drift shut.
"Forcing your feelings on someone isn't a good thing." he muttered.
"Feelings?" I said, my eyes still closed (not that it made a difference). "I care about you Vincent. As a friend, or as family even."
"Do you make it a habit to bend over in your shower for family members and beg to be taken?" he asked, his voice very dry. It was such an unexpected comment that I let out a burst of abrupt laughter.
"No, no I can't say that I do." I said, still giggling. "Or friends either for that matter. So what does that make you to me then?" I asked and didn't fail to notice that his hand had relaxed in mine, not quite holding mine but not tense either.
"I am Vincent to your Roxas." he said. "Why does it need a label?" I felt a smile stretch across my face.
"But we do have a some sort of a relationship?" I asked, just wanting him to admit it. I could practically feel the dead pan look he was sending me.
"Everyone you interact with is some sort of a relationship." he said, completely evading the question.
"So we do then?" I asked, not being evaded so easily. I heard him huff and ever so gently (and I could have been imagining it) I felt his hand squeeze mine.
"Yes Roxas." he said. "Now go to sleep."
"Alright. Goodnight Vincent." I said, squeezing his hand but not letting go.
"Goodnight." he said.
Just as I was falling asleep I felt him huff once again before I was suddenly tugged across the bed by my hand.
"Wha?" I asked a little groggy from being jerked out of my near sleep state.
"Hush." He muttered as he wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me against his side. I felt a stupid grin stretch across my face as I pressed my face into his side and draped my arm across his stomach. "I will deny this ever happened." he said and I listened to his voice rumble through his chest. I chuckled.
"Alright." I said as I gave him a little squeeze. "Thank you." He just grunted and I allowed myself to drift off to sleep.
I was woken the next morning by a hand shaking my shoulder gently. I opened my eyes and tried to focus on who ever was standing beside the bed but I just closed my eyes again and pressed my face back to the slowly raising and falling chest beneath me.
"As cute as this is. I don't think Axel will appreciate the display." came the mocking voice of Variedy. I opened my eyes then and glared at him. He was standing next to the bed, on Vincent's side...which I seemed to also be on. I looked down and met, calm red eyes from inches away. I set up then, throwing myself onto my side of the bed and then out of bed all together. I groaned as the my sore body protested to the sudden movement.
"The hell?" I grumbled but more to myself as I turned away from the two silent men.
"As I was saying." Variedy said. "Axel is on his way down here with all of the elite. Some kind of meeting." I heard a grunt and I turned around to see Vincent struggling to sit up in bed.
"You really shouldn't.." I started to say but was silenced with one look from the struggling raven haired man. I held my hands up in surrender. "Fine. Fine." I turned to my bag and pulled out a semi clean muscle shirt and pulled it over my head before I set back on the bed. I examined my arms and found several deep, purpling bruises forming on my upper arms and my forearms. Ugh.
"Chair." I heard Vincent say and I heard the distinct sound of the wheel chair being pushed forward. I heard the groan slip from Vincent as he forced himself into a standing position. I turned then and watched as the raven haired man braced his hand on Variedy's shoulder for a moment as he stood on his good leg. They made eye contact and I was struck by how a like the two of them really where.
And how completely different. They were the exact same height (thrown of slightly by Vincen'ts one leggedness) both of them had their long blank hair falling around their shoulders. I could see Vincent's trailing down his back to brush at his lower back. Variedy's look slightly shorter, maybe mid-back but the red streaks that were run through his hair certainly were all the difference between them. Vincent's face was all soft angles that melded together to form a very fluid, soft look where as Variedy's face was angles, sharp and intense.
Their personalities differed greatly as well and yet were exactly the same. They were both quiet, distant, mocking, and slightly crazed. But where Vincent was calculated and loyal to his employer, Variedy was spontaneous and unpredictable, often going against direct orders to entertain himself. Not to mention I hadn't know Variedy all that long but I already knew more about him then I would probably ever know about Vincent and I had slept with him. Almost as if they could feel my gaze on them they both turned to look at me at the same time.
In that moment I wanted to be any where else but where I was. These where two of the most dangerous men that I could ever possibly meet or even cross paths with and I was standing here just contemplating them.
"Something on your mind?" Variedy asked as Vincent finally looked away and started to lower himself into the chair.
"Just making mental notes and reminders." I said just as a nock came to the door.
"Enter." Vincent said as Variedy wheeled his chair around to face the door. I crawled back onto the bed and set with my legs crossed, facing the door. Variedy gave me a questioning look but I shrugged my shoulders. I really didn't care if it pissed Axel off at the moment. Axel came through the door, his hands in the pockets of his wonderfully fitted jeans as his white button down shirt gaped at his chest. He had his red hair pulled back into a tight ponytail that reminded me of Reno.
"Good morning Vincent." he said as the others filed in behind him. I eyed each one as they looked at me and saw the damaged that was done to my face and my arms but no one said a thing. Riku and Zexion where the last ones in and closed the door behind them. Leon and Cloud where standing just behind Axel with Demyx leaning against the wall by the door. I rolled my eyes as I maneuvered myself so I was laying on my stomach my face resting on my hands.
"I don't even get a hello?" I asked Axel as I watched him with innocent eyes. I saw Leon smirk momentarily before it was gone, Clouds eyes met mine and I could tell he was deeply unhappy.
"Variedy. Take Roxas home." Axels said and I was so shocked that I set up again. "I'm sure he needs clean cloths by now." I opened my mouth, ready to be mad but quickly shut it as Variedy turned to me, his eyebrow raised.
"You ass hole." I snarled as I got out of the bed and stalked over to the red head. Cloud grabbed my arm before I could get all the way to him. "Let me go!" I snarled in Clouds face but he just held on, his face blank. I turned my gaze to Axel who was watching me through calm blank eyes. "So you think you get to beat the shit out of me, almost rape me and then just throw me out?" I felt the room go very still and Axels eyes went into slits. I laughed then and pulled away from Cloud.
"Let's go Roxas." Variedy said. I looked back at him to see him standing by the bathroom door, my bag in hand.
"Would you all like to see the bruises?" I asked, my tone soft but dangerous as I turned back to face Axel. No one answered me so I pulled my shirt off in one fluid motion, keeping it clutched in my hand. I knew there were bruises on my arms, one of which was the perfect shape of a hand print, the bruises on my face were from being hit and being smashed into the counter top. The ones on both of my hip bones were a particular nasty shade this morning.
"Roxas." Axel said, his teeth clenched tight. I did a slow turn so that everyone got to see all of the bruises.
"What?" I asked the redhead. "Don't like your own work?" He took a step toward me and suddenly there was a hand on my bare shoulder. I looked up to find Variedy standing behind me. I met his eyes and he was clearly telling me 'not now'. "Whatever." I muttered as I pulled my shirt back on and took my bag from Variedy. "Later." I said as I followed Variedy through the room to the door. I paused in the door way and looked back."Oh and Vincent," I said as the raven haired man looked at me. "Do be careful what you say, we make him feel" here I paused and met Axel's eyes, my tongue darting out over my lips. "Insecure." I heard Axel snarl but I ignored it as I shut the door and walked past the smirking psyco.
"You keep pushing him and not even my training is going to save you." he said as I passed. I shrugged my shoulder.
"If I wanted to be saved I would have gone back to London when I had the chance." I said and he chuckled.
"Well try not to get yourself killed till I've done my job." he shot back as we headed down the hallway. I just rolled my eyes.
We made a quick retreat out of the manor and into a sleek black Audi, Variedy behind the wheel was a little worrisome but I quickly relaxed when I realized he was a pretty good driver. For some reason I had figured he would be a crazy driver.
"Can we start today?" I asked him, breaking the silence that had fallen over us. He shot me a quick glance, a small smirk on his face.
"Start what today?" he asked and I rolled my eyes.
"You know damn well what." I said, pouting a little.
"Do you really want to do this without Vincent to intervene?" he asked and I laughed.
"Oh please. I trust you more then I trust Vincent." I said and I couldn't help it if it sounded a little bitter.
"And why do you think you can trust me at all?" he shot back.
"Because you gain nothing by lying to me or hurting me unnecessarily. You have pure motives, even if they aren't necessarily right, you simply want to teach me self defense. And besides that you simply want to be entertained. I'll start worrying when I am no longer entertainment enough for you." I said as I continued to stare out the front window of the vehicle. I heard him chuckle.
"You really shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that anything about me is pure. Especially not my motives." I looked over at him, crossing my arms.
"I still can put more trust in you then Vincent. His motives are constantly colored by his loyalty to Axel. I can't tell if what he does is him or something he's been told to do." Variedy shrugged and shot me a creepy grin.
"True but then why do you need to be able to trust him? Or me for that matter? Shouldn't it be a good thing that he is so loyal to your lover? Shouldn't it be a bad thing that I'm not?" he asked and I knew what he was getting at. "I think what we need to be doing is questioning your loyalties. Who should be worried about having you at their back? Hmm?"
"I don't attack people from behind." I said, my gaze once again fixed on the road. "They know I'm coming for them, they just don't want to believe that I'm capable and I'm not. Not yet." I looked back over at him to find him watching me very carefully. We had pulled up to the front of my apartment complex now. "Lucky for me however, he's given me just what I need to make me capable."
"Capable of what exactly?" Variedy asked and it was my turn to smile.
"Of whatever is necessary." I said as I opened my door and stepped out into the sunlight.
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