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Chapter 4

Ah... A soft breeze was cooling him down as he lied in the green grass just enjoying the sun. He loved these days. To just be able to relax in the warm sun, enjoying a summer day as it should be. No school, no need to get up and no need to worry about anything. Simply said it was amazing.
Roxas felt how a smile tugged at his lips as he opened his eyes and looked up into the clear blue sky. He could do anything for days like this. Everything was perfect, he couldn't dream about having a better day than this day. So amazing. He wished he could stay like this forever.

But what does last forever...?

ROXAS!

With a sharp intake of breath Roxas tumbled down off his bed and met the oh so welcoming and hard floor. He groaned loudly at the pain that shot up his back but despite this he actually pushed himself up in sitting position and looked at the watch on his desk. It said 7:00 am. Oh joy.

“Roooooxaaaaasss!”

Roxas let out an annoyed sound as he put on a pair of black pants along with it a black and white striped t-shirt and the hoodie he had worn the first day in school. But he only tied it around his waist.

“I'm on my way!” Roxas called before Cloud had time to interrupt him again. He hated being interrupted while putting on his eyeliner. Cause if he'd mess up he would have to wash it of and then put it on again. And that could be a darn annoying process, especially early in the morning when he just had woken up. Roxas wasn't a morning person.

'Just a little bit more...' Roxas thought for himself as he looked into the mirror, being very precisely with how much eyeliner he used. He didn't want to much but not to little either. Just enough to make it look... good. After this he gave a nod of approval to himself and then headed out and into the kitchen where Cloud as usually stood by the kitchen counter, preparing breakfast.

Cloud turned to take a look at his younger brother, “That you always stubbornly put on that eyeliner, it for sure takes its time,” he said with a raised eyebrow before he turned his attention to the breakfast again.

“Well I don't put all my energy on my hair like a certain someone do,” Roxas replied with crossed arms, but as soon as this had left his mouth he knew he had lost his point.

Cloud chuckled, “You know as much as I that our hairs are living their own lives,” he said, and yeah, Roxas knew it was true. They didn't really have to do much about it. It simply defied gravity on its own, not much hair products needed.

“Whatever,” Roxas muttered as he got served a plate of toast and some scrambled eggs.

“Eat,” Cloud simply said before he started cleaning up after himself and later sat down at the table with a cup of coffee, “So, you know, I'll maybe have to go away during the weekend and for a few more days...” he said after a while, looking at Roxas with slight worry.

Roxas looked up at Cloud and gave a slight nod, “Okay... Is it work?” he then asked as he took a bite of his toast and swallowed it down along with some tea.

“Yes. Seem they want some help fixing stuff in Kalm, and since I know the town they want me to go there,” he said and shrugged, “But they aren't sure about how long it will take.”

“Then I know,” Roxas said with a slight nod, “And don't worry about me, I can make it on my own,” he then added.

“I am just worried about you not eating properly,” Cloud said with a frown on his face.

Roxas rolled his eyes as he ate up the last of his toast and scrambled eggs and with that gave Cloud a smug look since he had eaten it all. At this it was Cloud's turn to roll his eyes.

“Way to go,” Cloud muttered, “Now I can worry about you not making the food.”

Roxas sighed and then looked at his brother, “And this is when you as the good brother you are make me lunch boxes,” he said with a sparkling smile on his face. And it actually made Cloud's eyes widen for a while. It had been years ago since he saw Roxas smile like that. Maybe this smile wasn't truly genuine but it was for sure on its way. Roxas seemed happier than in a long time.

“And what do I get for that?” Cloud asked after a while with a raised eyebrow.

“Well, you don't have to come home to find me starved to death...” Roxas stated as he stood up and this time cleaned his own dishes. He was actually feeling pretty happy today. He knew that he could get to school and not be scared of being all alone. Axel had actually told him to sit with them at lunch, and if Roxas had the same class as anyone of them he was free to sit with them as well. He couldn't deny that he liked these people.

Cloud sighed as he looked at his much more cheerful brother.

“And Cloud...” Roxas then said and turned to look at his older copy, “I'd watch my back at work these days,” he then added with a smile on his face and then turned back to cleaning up the kitchen.

Cloud frowned and looked at his brother. What in hell was that supposed to mean? Watch his back for what, or who exactly?

“And no, I am not telling,” Roxas said before Cloud had a chance to ask him what it was about.

“Whatever,” Cloud muttered, obviously not able to hide his slight disappointment. And that only made Roxas smile wider, “Get ready, I have to drop you of at school earlier today, and no complaining!” Cloud then said as he headed out to the hall and started to get dressed for the ordinary ride.

Roxas sighed as he finished the dished and then made his way to the hall as well. This meant he had to wander the school for almost an hour. But well, he could go through with that.


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Once Roxas had entered the school he let out a shaky sigh of relief. Cloud had for sure made it clear that he was a bit annoyed by Roxas not telling him what he had meant about the 'watching his back' thing. He had driven like a maniac, almost causing Roxas to puke on his brother.

“God... I hate that bike...” Roxas said and groaned as he went up to his locker and took a look at his schedule. His first lesson of the day would be history. History with Demyx and Naminé actually. Oh... And Sora. Roxas wasn't sure what to make of the situation. He would sit with Demyx, he knew as much as that. But would Sora be hurt...? But well, it wasn't Sora's choice right? And Sora had been the one telling Roxas to stay away from Axel and his kind. When Roxas in fact was more one of their kind than Sora and the preps.

“Ugh... Great,” Roxas muttered as he shut the locker and looked at his cellphone to check the time. It was only 7.35. Which meant he had 50 minutes of nothing to do. Yay.

With a slight sigh Roxas headed away from the lockers and wandered aimlessly. There wasn't many students in the building so far. Who would get to school early by free will, huh?

You would, aren't you dying to see your friends yet? And Axel is kind of hot. What do you say, Rox?

'I don't have anything to say,' Roxas thought with a frown on his face as he sat down and sighed once more. Deciding to shut out the annoying voice in the back of his head.

After a while Roxas decided to sit down by a small table in the entrance of school. There he'd be able to spot Axel or some of his friends if they entered. And they'd probably spot him as well. With a slight sigh Roxas opened his notebook and started doodling a bit. But this didn't last long before Roxas noticed someone sitting down in front of him. He slowly lifted his eyes to see who this person was.

“Sora...?” he said and blinked as he looked at the brunette who sat in front of him with a slightly disturbed look on his face.

“Hey, Roxas,” Sora said and gave a weak, but at least not fake, smile, “Where have you been these days?” he then asked softly, “I just saw you a while yesterday...”

Roxas blinked slowly, “O-oh... Yeah,” Roxas said, “I fell down a tree at lunch and got a concussion... Kind of at least,” he mumbled with a slight blush on his face.

“What? How the... What?” Sora repeated in confusion, “How did that happen?”

Roxas scratched his head, “I fell asleep pretty high up... And Axel woke me up but I was so surprised that I fell over. So he took me to the nurse and then drove me home,” he then explained cautiously, awaiting any reaction from Sora at the mention of Axel.

Sora made a slight face as he looked around nervously, “Yeah... About that... Roxas, remember what I said about Axel and his kind...?” he warily asked as he looked at Roxas.

“I do remember what you told me,” Roxas said with a slight nod but he didn't wear an impressed look on his face, more like an expression that expected something from Sora. A good explanation why he'd stay away from Axel and his friends.

Sora sighed and fiddled at the end of the table, “Then... Uh... Why where you sitting with them?” he then asked.

“Cause they're nice,” Roxas stated with a shrug, “They helped me and Axel dragged me of to sit with them,” He then added.

“Roxas, this is not to be mean or anything but... I think you're making a mistake,” Sora said as he looked down at the surface of table. Roxas had a feeling that Sora wasn't the one behind this. More likely Riku and company. He could only imagine what pressure Riku had put on Sora, probably something in style with: 'You can't see him if he's one of them.'

“You think I am?” Roxas asked with a raised eyebrow, “How come Sora?” he then asked. Even though he suspected Riku, he knew that Sora had an own will. If he didn't want to do this, he didn't have to. So he wasn't going to let the brunette of the hook easily.

“Come on, we've known each other for a long time, right?” Sora said with a pleading look, “They... They are just not good you know, they're different,” he then quietly said, still looking ashamed of himself.

Roxas sighed deeply and shook his head as he collected his books and grabbed his bag. Looking at Sora with a slight look of pity on his face, “I am sorry Sora. I like you but honestly... I don't like your friends. And I think Axel and his friends are really nice,” he said as he tried to make the brunette understand what he was saying.

Sora grimaced slightly as he looked at Roxas, “Roxas... But-,”

“And I... I am different as well,” Roxas then said with a sigh, “I'm sorry Sora but I think I have changed a lot more than you think since last time we met.”

Sora gave a sigh of defeat and looked down into the floor, “Yeah... You have.” he then said and shook his head as he wandered of.

“I really am sorry, Sora,” Roxas then said softly at Sora's back.

“Me too, Roxas. I am afraid you'll regret it, and I have to say that don't come running to us when they ditch you,” he then said with a slight edge of bitterness in his voice.

This made Roxas raise an eyebrow and cross his arms, “I think it would have been the other way,” he said shortly as he turned around and walked the other way. And he saw a flash of red in the corner of his eyes. He turned his eyes and met the emerald green eyes that threw him a questioning look. Roxas simply shrugged and gave a half smile before he kept walking. He just had to let out some steam. Even if it meant just walking around. He couldn't really start screaming or hit something in school. Or well, for sure he could but then he'd just end up in the principal's office.

That Sora even dared to try to talk him out of being with the people he wanted to be with. And was that last thing Sora said meant to scare him or threaten him? It would most likely be the preps ditching him since they didn't like him for real. At least Axel and his friends seemed to have taken a liking to Roxas. At least a lot more than the preps.

After a good ten minutes of pondering Roxas found himself being in a part of school he hadn't been in before. Great, he was officially lost and had no one he could call about it... Fan-fucking-tastic.

“Yo, Roxas!” a voice then called from a distance, making Roxas turn around to see Axel stand there with an amused face expression, “I think you're in damn wrong place,” he then stated with a grin on his face.

“You don't mean that,” Roxas said in a mutter as he headed up to Axel and then gave him his best puppy dog eyes, “Then you can help me find my way back?”

Axel felt how his heart skipped a beat at seeing Roxas's big and blue eyes look at him with such a pleading look, “Of course,” he said when he had composured himself, “Why did you wander away in first place, huh? Saw you talking to Sora,” he then said with a raised eyebrow.

Roxas grimaced and shrugged, “We just cleared some things out about me living my own life,” he said dryly.

“Hm? Tried to make you join in on them, huh?”

“Something like that. Said that I'd regret sitting with you guys and that I shouldn't go crawling to them later,” Roxas said and shrugged again, “I don't care really... It's just a pity that Sora is with that kind of people,” he then muttered.

Axel gave a slight sigh as they walked through the school and got back to where they had their lockers. Now more people started getting into the school again, “It's too bad really.”

Roxas sighed and shrugged before he put on a smile when he saw Demyx wave at them by the lockers, “Uh... See you later?” Roxas then said questioningly since Axel was having another lesson.

Axel grinned and nodded, “Yeah, you aren't getting away from me so easily. Probably at lunch,” he said and ruffled Roxas's hair before walking of, leaving the smaller teen blushing slightly.

With another sigh Roxas headed over to Demyx who was standing beside Zexion, happily jumping like it was Christmas or something like that.

“Roxas, Roxas, Roxas!” he chanted as he all of a sudden glomped Roxas once he was in reach of Demyx, Zexion sighed as Roxas hit the ground with a bundle of joy on top of him. Demyx was apparently very forward with showing his emotions.

Roxas's groaned as he met the floor. He was for sure not completely recovered from his fall down the tree and it hurt pretty bad to hit the floor like that, “Demyx...” he said warily, “Nice to see you too.”

Demyx grinned as he looked at Roxas who looked a bit bothered, “Roxas! Is something wrong?” he then asked with slight concern.

“... Kind of,” Roxas muttered, “You know... Remember that I fell down a tree some days ago? I happen to have some pain left.”

“Demyx, get of off him, do you want to make him get a concussion again?” Zexion asked tiredly as he pulled Demyx off from Roxas who took his chance to get up with some difficulty.

He hissed as he stood upright and stretched a bit.

“Sorry, Roxie, I am sor-,”

Roxas moaned as he closed his eyes, “You're forgiven as long as you don't call me that name.”

Demyx grinned and threw an arm around Roxas's shoulder which once more made the teenager wince in pain, “Thanks you, Roxas!”

Zexion rolled his eyes as he grabbed Demyx and pulled him away from Roxas, he himself stood in-between them, “I think you just shouldn't be close to him, for safety,” Zexion said with a smirk as he looked at Roxas who gave a slight chuckle, “If he's being any trouble just tell me and I'll see what I can do.”

“I'll make sure to remember that,” Roxas said and looked at Demyx who had a pout on his face.

“Heeey, I am not that bad!”

“Demyx, you don't want to know,” Zexion said calmly, not looking at the pouting teen, “And I am sure Roxas wouldn't mind as much if he wasn't hurt from the fall. You have to use your pretty little head and actually think before you act,” he then said and gave Demyx a slight poke to his forehead, with a small affectionate smile on his lips.

Roxas couldn't help smiling. He guessed that they had some kind of close relationship judging by the way Zexion handled and looked at Demyx.

“Aw... But I can think!” Demyx said brightly, “I know that isotope stuff now, thanks to Roxas!” he said with a wide grin on his face, making Zexion look from Demyx to Roxas in surprise.

“You... You managed to make him understand?” he asked in unbelief, “You actually made him, Demyx, of all people, understand something like chemistry?” he then repeated with wide eyes.

Roxas smiled sheepishly, “I guess so... I just made some simple drawings and some small notes, and with some explanation he got it,” he said softly.

Demyx smiled happily as he showed Zexion the notes Roxas had made him. It looked really simple. The drawing were drawn so probably even a 7 year old could understand. And it came with step by step explanations.

Zexion smirked and clicked his tongue behind his teeth before looking at Roxas, “Smart move, I guess the advanced ways aren't always the best way to explain to Demyx. I should have thought about this.”

“Yeah, sometimes the most idiotic way is the right way,” Roxas said with a shrug as he looked at Demyx who still was smiling widely at being able to understand his chemistry.

“Well, I have to give you some credits for that,” Zexion said as he then gave Demyx a quick hug which Demyx replied to and then let go, “Gotta go, my philosophy starts soon,” he then said and gave a wave before he headed away.

Demyx let out a happy sigh as he then hooked arms with Roxas and started dragging him for his classroom, “Isn't he wonderful?” he then asked with a goofy face expression.

Roxas blinked and looked at Demyx, “You mean Zexion?” he then asked.

Demyx nodded with a grin on his face, “We're kind of together, so you know, don't want you to freak out if you'd see us kissing or something. Never know about people these days,” he said and sighed, “Some people are real homophobes.”

Roxas gave a small smile, “That's all right,” he said softly, “I wouldn't give a shit if you started making out or something,” he then added.

“Huh? That's great!” Demyx said with a grin, “So, you swinging that way as well?” he then asked with a mischievous look on his face which soon turned to a sheepish grin, “You totally don't have to answer something that personal.”

Roxas sighed as a slight blush crept up on his face, “Actually I am not really sure,” he said and scratched his head, “I got out from the closet about a year ago, but kind of stayed half way in... But I think I always have been swinging more for boys,” he then said in a slight mumble, to make sure only Demyx heard him.

Demyx Aw'ed and smiled at Roxas, “Well, I know someone who will be happy to hear that,” he then said more to himself than to Roxas.

“Huh? You said something?” Roxas asked with a frown, not sure about what he had heard.

Demyx laughed and shook his head, “Nothing, Roxas, nothing,” he said and grinned as he pulled Roxas into the empty classroom, or well, Leon sat in the front.

Said teacher immediately looked up from some papers and raised his eyebrows at seeing the blonde back again, “Roxas, so you're back.” He said with a slight smile as he and Demyx sat down.

“Yeah...” Roxas said and blushed slightly, “Did...”

“Zexion said something very vaguely about a tree. Involving you and Axel,” Leon said with a frown on his face, “What happened?”

Roxas sighed as Demyx giggled, “I fell asleep in a tree and Axel happened to wake me up... I was thrown of guard and simply fell down.”

“How high up where you?” Leon then asked.

“About 4-6 meters,” Roxas said with a shrug.

Leon grimaced slightly at that, “You must have hit your head pretty hard then...” he said and trailed of as Roxas nodded.

“He was totally out of it!” Demyx said and grinned, “And Axel was in panic mode, he thought he had killed Roxas!” he then happily said.

Leon sent a small glare at Demyx, “Well, he could really have died if it isn't for the fact that we've got grass on the ground.”

The discussion didn't come any further than this since students started to get in. Roxas immediately felt how Riku glared at him once more. And Sora was looking pretty downbeat for the moment. He was for sure thinking about what to do in the situation. After a while Namine sat down on Roxas other side with a smile on her face. And then the lesson started.


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“Man! Why must Leon give homework every time?” Demyx whined with crossed arms, “I hate homework with a passion!” he then exclaimed as they headed for another classroom. This time the art class, which Roxas actually looked forward to. He was thinking of starting at an art college after high school.

Namine simple giggled, “So you will not forget,” she said as they stopped for a while, looking at Demyx who sighed, “Well, we'll see you at lunch, right?” she then asked with a smile on her face.

“Of course, where else?” he asked with a grin before he bounced away against his boyfriend who he had spotted in a corridor.

“So, Demyx isn't taking art?” Roxas asked as they continued to wander for the right classroom.

Namine laughed and shook her head, “He can't draw even if his life would depend on it. He's good at music though,” she said and smiled then she waved at a familiar redhead who was heading their way as well, “Hi, Axel,” she said when said redhead was up by them.

“Hey, so Roxie is taking art as well, huh?” he then asked as he looked at Roxas who carried a sketch book.

Roxas gave a smile and a nod as the three of them entered the half full classroom. The three of them occupied a table in the back of the room and then looked up to see if the teacher had something to say.

“Ah!” a woman with long, dark brownish hair said as she saw Roxas by Axel and Namine, “You're Roxas Strife, right?” she asked enthusiastically.

“Uh... yeah,” Roxas said, unsure about how to respond to the teacher who made her way up to them, “Then you have to give Cloud my best, he was a total failure in art but a good student none the less, I am Tifa Lockheart,” she then said with a smile on her face before getting a frown on her face.

“And ah... I want to see what you are made of... I really hope that you're better than Cloud...” she trailed of with a thoughtful face expression, “Well, today's assignment will be for you to pair up and draw the other person as detailed as possible within the hour, okay?” she then said loudly and everyone gave their approval, even though some annoyed sighs were heard.

“Oooh, Rooxaaaasss?” Axel said with a grin on his face as he opened his sketchbook, “Mind if we draw each other?” he then asked with a wink. Truth to be told the redhead really needed a reason to look at Roxas without seeming to be all obsessed.

Roxas blinked as he looked up at the grinning redhead, same thought flowing through his own head. No one could tell him that he was staring since he would have to look at him, and that was a pretty good chance to check him out.

“Eh, sure,” Roxas said with a small smile after a while.

“And remember, you don't have to draw them as they are now, use your imagination but keep to details of the person!” Tifa then said and everyone nodded.

Roxas felt how a smile tugged at his lips for short while before a look of concentration adorned his face and he looked up at Axel for a few moments then and then. Truth to be told the picture of Axel was burnt into his mind and he would probably not forget it for a very long time. But he didn't mind being able to throw a few extra glances at Axel, he was really good looking. Roxas had to mentally slap himself so he wouldn't keep staring at Axel instead of drawing.


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“Well then kids, put your pencils down,” Tifa said after an hour had passed and Roxas contently put the pencil down. He had simply done some corrections and and inked the picture. And he had to say he was very pleased with himself as he smiled a bit.

Axel watched his own picture with a smirk on his face. Oh yeah, he could picture Roxas look like he did on his own picture... It was something he really wanted to see. And well, he had seen it as well.

Tifa walked around in the classroom and looked at everyone's pictures. Then finally she came to a halt by Roxas and looked at his picture. Her eyes widened.

“God... I can't believe you're related to Cloud...” she said as she looked at the picture of the redhead.

The picture Roxas had drawn was a memory from the first time he had seen Axel up close, the day he had fallen down the tree to be exact. Axel had widened eyes in the picture and was clutching his hair as he made a slight grimace. It was right before he had burst out that he thought he had mentally killed Roxas. Tifa then let out a slight giggle.

“Have he actually looked like this?” she asked as she looked at Axel and then the picture.

Axel blinked and tilted his head, “What? What did you draw me like, Roxas?” he then asked as he got up from his chair and got up behind Roxas, “Holy shit...” he then said with mouth open, “Is that...”

“From when I fell down the tree,” Roxas cut in and smiled slightly, “The first close-up I got on you, I'll never forget that face expression even thought I don't remember much of the day.”

Axel then let out a full blown laugh as he looked at the picture, “Man, I could frame it and put it on a wall! It almost looks like a photo!” he then said and grinned.

“Eh... It isn't that great...” Roxas said and scratched his head, “It's just...”

Tifa chuckled and put her hands on her hips, “I have to agree with Axel, it's great Roxas. I am happy that you don't have Cloud's bad drawing skills,” she then said with a grin on her face before she strode of to check some other drawings.

“Well...” Roxas said and sighed, “How did it go?” he then asked and looked at Axel, not sure he wanted to see the picture the redhead had drawn... Not by the mischievous look on his face.

“All fine!” he said and turned the drawing to Roxas.

Roxas blushed slightly at seeing the drawing, it was really nice. He'd say that Axel was better at him, but he was slightly embarrassed by looking at it. Axel had drawn Roxas with a huge blush on his face with his eyes directed to a table. Demyx sitting beside him with a grin on his face. Probably a scene occuring by the lunch table or something like that.

“Well, what do you think?” Axel then asked with a grin.

“It's... It's really good,” Roxas mumbled as he tried to force the blush on his face to go away, “But you just had to draw me like that, huh?” He then asked, with some forced humour.

“You seem to blush quite a lot, kid, so why not?” Axel asked with a wink and then grinned as the blush on Roxas's face got even brighter, “And you shouldn't talk, that picture of me is kind of hilarious,” he said with a chuckle, “Gotta admit that I really was panicked.”

Roxas sighed as he watched how Namine got up from a chair a but further away and as she did he and Axel grabbed their things as well. And headed for the door, behind the blonde girl.

“So, what did you draw?” Namine asked with a smile as she slowed her pace down and looked over Roxas's shoulder to see what he had done, she giggled slightly when she saw the drawing, “That's really good.”

“Thanks,” Roxas said and smiled weakly as they ended up by their lockers, quickly putting their stuff away since it was lunch time by now.

Roxas winced at the sound of a loud and happy yell. With dread he turned as he saw a blur coming straight at him for the second time this day. What was it with people and liking to super glomp Roxas? The blonde seemed to have a glomp magnet hidden on himself.

“Demyx, don't!” another yell was heard but it was too late this time, Roxas went down and hit the floor. Again.

“Roooxiiieee!” the blonde teenager squealed, “I missed you! Zexy was being mean to me in our music class so I wanted to meet you again cause you are nicer!” he happily said as he grinned down at Roxas who blinked a few times and sighed heavily.

“Dem...” Axel said with wide eyes as he looked at them, and he wasn't the only one who was staring. Most people had stopped doing what they had been doing just to take a look on what happened.

Zexion hissed and turned around, “Take a god damned picture, it lasts longer,” he said sharply with a slight hiss in his voice which made most people stop staring and get moving. It seemed people had great respect for Zexion for some reason.

“Ow,” Roxas said as he opened his eyes and looked at Demyx, “I told you to not call me that...” he then stated weakly.

“Aaaw, why?”

“Demyx, this is the second time today that you tackle him to the ground,” Zexion muttered as he once more pulled his boyfriend away from Roxas, “And he's still not fully recovered, and in this pace he's going to get worse.”

Axel chuckled slightly as he helped Roxas up from the floor, “Hey, you okay?” he then asked softly as Roxas nodded and rubbed his head. The redhead then sighed and looked at his other blonde friend who was being held back by Zexion, a pout on his face.

“For Roxas safety there should be distance between him and Demyx,” Zexion stated as he glared down at Demyx, “This was exactly what happened this morning,” he then said as he threw a look on Axel.

“Bu-but! How can I not glomp him?! He's adorable!” Demyx exclaimed as he looked from Zexion to Axel and then to Roxas who immediately got a blush upon his face once more, “Just look at him!”

Zexion groaned at the wriggling blonde he held as he shook his head and started dragging him of to the cafeteria. Leaving Axel, Roxas and Namine behind.

Namine let out a soft giggle at Roxas embarrassed face expression, then she turned to them, “I am sorry but I have to talk about some things with Tifa, I'll see you when school's over,” she then politely said and disappeared after Axel gave a wave.

“So, what do you say about getting something to eat, huh?” Axel then asked with a smirk on his face as he looked at Roxas.

“Uh... Sure,” Roxas said and once more forced the blush to go down, he hated to be so easily flustered. With that both he and the redhead headed after Demyx and Zexion into the cafeteria.

Axel got himself a big hamburger and fries along with a coke. Roxas on the other hand, went with getting two sandwiches once more. And plain water. For some reason Roxas wondered how Axel could be so damned thin, not like he was anorectic, when he seemed to eat food like that everyday in school. Not that he had known the redhead for more than three or four days but well... From what Roxas had seen he could guess that he ate a lot of that kind of food.

“Hey, Axel, Roxas!” the happy voice of Zack said as Axel and Roxas sat down on the opposite side from Zexion, Demyx and Zack. Just so Roxas wouldn't get more harmed by the other blonde.

“Hey, how's it going?” Axel asked with a grin as he sat down on his place.

“It's just great,” Zack said and chuckled, “I got the best laugh of my life today,” he then said and grinned at Roxas, “I am sorry if your brother will be traumatized later,” he then added with a chuckle as he took a sip of his soda, apparently he had already eaten.

Roxas blinked a few times before he looked up at Zack, “Don't tell me you...”

“I totally glomped him from behind!” Zack cheerfully said, “Cloud screamed like a girl!” he then added with a goofy grin on his face.

Roxas let out a soft chuckle before he burst out laughing along with Zack. Axel just smiled and looked at Roxas. That was a really nice sound to hear... Oh no, are you gonna go all horny over blondie again, huh? Axel rolled his eyes and shut the inner voice out.

“Thank God he isn't coming home today,” Roxas then said after a while and shook his head, “He'd kill me.”

“Huh?” Axel then said with tilted head.

“I warned him this morning. Said that he should watch his back,” Roxas said with a sheepish smile, “I didn't tell him anything more,” he then added and scratched his head as he finished of his first sandwich. He was hungry and the food was eaten quickly.

Demyx laughed at this and then grinned, “You're screwed if he finds out.”

“I know,” Roxas said and gave a weak laugh before he started eat his second sandwich.

The rest of the lunch Roxas didn't talk so much, eating his sandwich slowly and listening to the others talking. Sure he didn't get everything they talked about since they seemed to have been friends like forever. And he had just gotten into their gang or something like that. It felt a bit weird to be so nicely treated just like that by people who were mere strangers for real.

Roxas sighed as he folded his arms and looked out of the window. Sky sky was getting a bit grey and he could practically smell that it was going to rain later. Great, rain the day when Cloud probably wasn't going to be able to get him from school.

All of a sudden Roxas thought were interrupted by a hand holding a package of fries in front of his eyes, making Roxas look to his right in confusion. He met the smirking face of Axel.

“Huh?” Roxas let out in surprise at the fries in front of him.

“You can't possibly get full on those sandwiches you ate,” he simply said with a smirk on his face, “Take em,” he then said and gave a slight nod.

Roxas blinked once more, sure he was still a bit hungry but not enough to complain about it, “Uh, I don't want to take your food...” he then said, “Thanks but-”

“Aw come on, I got full on the hamburger, I don't want to waste the fries,” he cooed and grinned widely after it. Roxas couldn't say no to that statement, who wanted to waste food?

Roxas sighed but took the fries and then smiled, “Thanks,” he said and started eating. Oh... That's... That tasted really good. It was ages since Roxas ate fries. He couldn't even remember the last time he had eaten that.

“Heeey, why do I never get to eat the food you leave?” Demyx whined with a pout on his face.

“Cause you aren't cute enough,” Axel said bluntly which almost made Roxas choke on a fry he had in his mouth, but Axel prevented it by slapping his back. Which caused Roxas to cough and then down some water.

“I'll just pretend I didn't hear that,” he then said weakly. Never had he been called cute or adorable so many times in just one day. This of course caused Axel to laugh and ruffle the blonde's hair affectionately. How did it come that Roxas had ended up with a bunch of weirdoes? Oh yeah, he was also a weirdo.

It would indeed be an interesting school year.


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“See you!” Axel then said as he waved to Roxas who headed towards the entrance of school to get going home.

“BYE ROXIE!”

Roxas sighed deeply as he stepped out. Stepped out in the cold rain. Oh joy, how he loved the weather. Or not. He just muttered under his breath as he pulled the hoodie on and then pulled the hood over his head and with quick steps hurried to make his way home before he'd catch a cold. Leaving the other teens behind in shcool.

“So Axel...” Demyx said with a grin as the two friends headed down a corridor, “Did you know that Roxas swings our way?” he then asked innocently.

Axel immediately turned to look at Demyx with wide eyes, “How the hell did you get to know that? Is it true? When, where, how?”

Demyx chuckled, “I told him to not freak out over me and Zexy this morning, he said that it didn't give a shit if we'd make out. Then I asked which way he swung and he said he was halfway out of the closet but always had been more interested in boys,” he ended with a wide grin on his face.

This made the smile break out into a full fledged grin, 'Hell yeah, this is my lucky day!'
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darkshadow8's avatar
poor roxas..geting glomped on a day-to-day basis must suck.lol
*looks at roxas mischeviously*oh roxie...
Roxas:oh sh*t!
Me:*glomps him affectionatly*
*axel comes and snatches Roxas away from me*HE'S MINE!!!
Me:that works too!I think you two make a great couple!^^