Chapter 4

TITLE: Faded

Disclaimer; I wish I had the money to own Kingdom Hearts

Nerves took over me as Axel dragged me into the room, arms linked and a drink in hand already. This was a big rec room and how this was allowed… I'll never know.

"Welcome to Uni," he said throwing his hands up. Music was blaring low enough to have conversation over. There was a pool table turned into a beer pong table, strip poker over the other side, kings cup, fuck the bus and other drinking games that I wasn't familiar with. Marluxia, Kiari and Naminé carried everything and put them where they went, a small cheer filled the room as Marluxia announced pizza.

"Axel, Axel, Axel…" A man approached us, he had blond hair styled in some kind of mohawk mullet. His eyes were red and he seemed… happy? Is that even a strong enough word to describe it?

"Yes, Demyx?" Axel asked smiling.

"Did you bring me a new toy to play with?" He asked and started to get a little handsy with me. I tried getting him off me but he was Axel's height so a good head taller and a hell of a lot stronger. Axel pried him off

"Hands off, he's mine for the night," I looked up at him with a confused face and he just winked back.

"No fair Axey," Demyx pouted and before he turned away, blew me a kiss.

"Sorry about him," Axel laughed as he said "the guys baked, baked like a fucking cake!" He looked down at me and I was clearly gob smacked. "He didn't make you nervous did he?" Axel stood in front of me looking a little worried.

"This is all just very new." His eyes widen.

"What? The drugs, alcohol, party or homosexuals?"

"All of the above" He swept me off my feet and took me to a couch for where we could just talk.

Axel was an amazing listener, I told him I was from a small town where the most exciting that happen was the town show, and that parties, drugs and most defiantly homosexuals were not accepted.

"What town?" He asked, puzzled.

"Twilight Town."

"Well, I'm going to show you that all those this are great, good and amazing all in one night if you're lucky." He winked at me again as he grabbed my hand and took me over towards the makeshift bar. On the table next to it, Naminé was taking body shots from Kiari and it made me wonder just how far their relationship really went. Axel handed me a can of something called 'Southern Comfort'. It made my insides light up, sending a warm bubble through my entire body.

"Like?" He smile and walked towards a circle on the floor. I followed like a little puppy and sat beside him, maybe a little too close for 'just met today', but he did smile and put his arm behind me.

Axel leaned in so he could whisper in my ear, "Beside you is Ollette, then Pence, you know Naminé and Kiari, between them is Xion, then beside me is Hayner. He's a little dick so just ignore him. He talks big but can't back it so don't worry too much with him." He turned back to the group. "So what are we playing her ladies?" Axel asked turning back to the group.

Ollette spoke up, "Well we can't decide."

"What are the options?" Axel asked looking rather intrigued.

"Spin the bottle, truth or dare, or Fuck the Bus." She sat up with her legs underneath her. She was wearing a short skirt and a tight sweetheart neckline top.

Axel turned to me "What do you think?"

"Uhm… I've never played the last o-" Before I could finish he was looking for a deck of cards, and Ollette turned to me "You two are cute." She smiled and my face went red.

"o-oh no, we- we aren't together or anything." Her smile dropped for a second but bounced back as Axel sat down and passed me a couple of drinks

"Hopefully that will get us through."

Ollette whispered in my ear; "Well you two would be good together, I know these things." I smelt something funny on her like I had Demyx, Axel moved in and whispered "What squirrel business wasn't I invited to?" Ollette laughed and narrowed her eyes at him moved closer.

"I was just saying how you two would make a cute couple, but," She crawled over me towards him. "I think we'd be better" Wow. That change in demeanour.

"Ollette, I've already said, strictly boys. That's it." He scooped me from under her and placed me on his lap, I looked up at him and he just smiled, wrapping his arms around me. I looked over at Ollette who was giving me a dirty look.

"Ollette! I said it was never going to happen! Kiari called from the other side. She shot everyone a dirty look and left.

"So" Hayner spoke up, Pence was laughing and stood up, following Ollette and calling for her. "Fuck the bus aye. The less the better."
Axel agreed and started shuffling and then place the cards on the ground in a triangle starting at five on the bottom and working its way up to one card. He shared out the rest and it started. He flipped the first card revealing a five of spades. Kiari put down a matching card and nominated a shot to Hayner. This went on till the final car was turned over. Only Axel had a card left and the last card was worth five drinks. He flipped it and handed me five shots. Oh I was not coming out of this alive. This is only the second time I've drank alcohol and I was drunk. Not 'I'm going to pass out' drunk, but 'Ive got a good buzz going on' drunk. I took the five and poured them all into an empty cup Axel had and downed in one go. My throat burned all the way to my stomach but I enjoyed it. I held the cup up in victory, and the room spinning slightly around me and I needed to lean on Axel for a little.

Now the game was over, we were in little groups in this group, but I couldn't help blurt out in my intoxicated state over to Naminé "Naminé," she looked over at me with a large smile.

"Yes Roxas?"

"Will you go to dinner tomorrow night with me if not dead due to alcohol poisoning?" Axel sat up straight and looked at me along with everyone else in the circle.

"Uhm…" Naminé held the back of her neck with her hand, obvious discomfort on her face. The room stabled as I realised what she was going to say. "You're great Roxas, from what I've seen, b-but-"

"She's the same as me." Axel interjected.

A/N; it takes a lot of self control to not just write smut DX ahh I love these two so much.