Decembers of Love

Pairings: Roxas X Axel
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts
Rated T:Shonen-Ai/Yaoi
Key: -- Time Skip/Scene Change
Warning: This story changes POV. It switches from first person (Axel) to a third person narrative. I apologize if it is a little confusing.

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There are days when you wake up and you just feel like something life altering is going to happen. A trembling premonition aches at the back of your mind, warning you that change is in the air. I foolishly ignored that feeling, pushed it aside in the busyness of the day. It wasn't until I walked through the coffee shop door that I realized just what I was about to get myself into.

Decembers of Love

Prologue

Snow danced around me, falling in big clumps from a very gray sky onto the heads of the aggravated public. Seas of people moved like waves on the sidewalks, elbowing rudely past one another in the comfort of anonymity. I walked against the mob, against the wind. I pulled my scarf tighter around me as I rounded a corner and went down the slick cement stairs to the subway.

Underground, I let a sigh of relief pass my lips. Voices echoed off the cement walls, students stood anxious on the painted platforms. I hurried and paid the fare and sat on a cold metal bench, blowing into my frozen hands.

Soon the sound of squealing wheels droned in my ears. The subway noisily came to a halt, flung open its doors for a large crowd to exit. I waited, watched the people walk by. My eyes floated over the mobs uninterested, but something caught my attention.

What was this? A blonde haired boy walked through the doors, fluorescent light falling around him like a glowing aura. He looked so much like an angel I felt as though I was hallucinating. I held my breath, half expecting him to spread his wings and disappear. He didn't.

He walked past me, his blue eyes meeting mine for an instant. I felt my heart stop, my breathing ragged. His eyes were bluer than anything I had ever seen.

All in a matter of seconds he was gone; my incident with a heavenly being over. An angry looking woman pushed me forward and into the train. The door slid closed behind me and I felt a jolt as the train pulled onward.

I spotted a seat in the corner by a window. I was still in a daze. I was about to sit down when I spotted a small red cell phone beside me. I looked around; no one appeared like they could have dropped it.

Curious, I picked it up and flipped it open. There on the small screen was a picture of the angel-boy standing between two friends. One looked like he was the angel-boy's brother, except with darker hair. I turned the cell phone over to find the name 'Roxas' scrawled on the back.

"Roxas?" I said aloud.

Is this who I saw before?

----- At Sora's House -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The sound of the phone ringing made Roxas jump.

"Sora, Phone!" Roxas called, and then glanced at the caller ID.

"Wait a minute, that's my phone!" Roxas exclaimed, recognizing the number.

He quickly shoved his hands in his pockets, searching for his phone instinctively. Empty. The phone rang again and Roxas cursed. Taking a deep breath he picked up the receiver.

"Hello?" Roxas asked.

"Hello. May I speak to Roxas please?" said the voice on the other end.

He sounded polite enough to Roxas.

"This is he." He replied.

The person on the other end paused. Roxas heard him draw in a breath, heard rustling.

"I… think I found your phone. Would you… like to meet me… somewhere so I can return it to you?"

Roxas found the caller's voice captivating for a reason unknown to him. Roxas wanted him to keep talking. At the same time Roxas felt his heart race. It was dangerous to meet a stranger, especially in the city. Roxas quickly searched his mind for a common and crowded place where they could make the exchange.

"Sure. Why don't you meet me tomorrow at the…coffee shop on Fifth Avenue at six? There suppose to be some band playing there anyway."

"Sounds good, I'll see you there" The voice said and then hung up.

Roxas hesitantly put down the receiver. He jumped at the sound of Sora's voice behind him.

"Someone's jumpy. Are you nervous about your date tomorrow?" Sora taunted, leaning on the back of Roxas's chair.

"I don't have a date!" Roxas argued, turning around to face him.

"Oh really, why are you blushing then?" Riku's voice came out of nowhere. Riku suddenly appeared behind Sora, resting an arm around Sora's shoulder.

Roxas stuck his tongue out at Riku then turned and jumped off his chair.

"I'm going to bed." Roxas called as he stomped up the stairs.

Riku and Sora looked at each other and laughed. It was only five thirty.

----- Axel's Apartment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I closed the cell phone, sighed, and lay back on my bed. The December sun was already setting, causing long, dark shadows to stretch across my room.

My heart was already beating faster at the thought of meeting Roxas tomorrow. My head was spinning as it played out every scenario that could happen. But worst of all, a small part of my kept weighing down my excitement. Would this be the only time we would get to see each other? Just this once?

Coming Next: Roxas decides to meet the stranger alone, despite the danger. He enters the coffee shop only to find a brilliant surprise-the strikingly familiar stranger.

A/N: Please Read and Review! It is very appreciated. Thank you very much for reading! Have a great week!