I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters. Warning: Mention of rape.
I walked up to him rather sheepishly.
"I've liked you for a really long time...Axel."
He smiled.
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"I'm sure your parents will understand...tell them. Sora's coming out went smoothly, right?"
"Namine...come with me?"
She smiled and sipped her coffee.
"I'll be there."
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"So I finally get to take you out on a date huh? What do you want to do?"
"Let's have some icecream! Come on!"
I tugged at his hand, dragging him to vendor.
Seifer and his crew were there. Not that they mattered.
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"Axel, walk me to class?"
"Can I hold your hand?"
I swallowed and nodded, now everyone would know.
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They hooted and hollered as I bent to pick up my books.
"You're such a Faggot!"
"Fairy, yo!"
"Disgusting."
Axel saw the bruise, I told him I fell.
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"Happy Birthday!"
I grin.
"You guys didn't have to decorate my locker..."
"Sure we do! We love you!"
I blush as classmates snicker.
"Thanks Axel, thanks Namine."
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"Roxas...how did you get that cut?"
"My cat..."
"Your cat..?"
She sounded uncertain.
"Uhuh..."
"Rox...you don't have a cat."
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"Rox...you've been so quiet, what's up?"
I force a smile.
"Nothing's up Axel, I'm just tired."
Still sore.
"I know...that dating a guy is sometimes hard, you can tell me if there's anybody giving you a hard time. You know that right?"
I bite my lip. Axel looks concerned.
"Sure thing, but I'm just tired. I'm okay, really."
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"You okay?"
I nod and try to stand up. He swears.
"Damn it Rox! Why the hell didn't you tell anybody about them?"
I shrug. I can still taste the blood in my mouth.
He is furious.
"I swear to god Roxas! I'll kick his ass for hurting you! What are you going to tell your mother? Why didn't you tell me?"
I cried.
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Nothing happens for a while. Axel goes with me everywhere. Nobody says anything.
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"Merry Christmas Roxy."
"Axel..is that...is that mistletoe?!"
I could feel my cheeks heating up.
"You know the tradition."
"Yeah, but my mom is-"
That was our first kiss. Namine clapped, mom took pictures.
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The party was loud, and Seifer was drunk. Nobody noticed when they dragged me away from Axel's house. His left eye was an ugly purple color.
"We come here looking to get back at the readhead and who do we find instead?"
He smirks.
"Where's your boyfriend Roxie?"
He banishes the other two so that he can get to work on me.
I try not to think when he puts his hand down my pants.
"Bet it feels better when Axel does it."
He hurts me one last time and I cry out.
"You fags are fucking disgusting."
He isn't done, there's something shiny in his hand.
It hurts. It hurts and he laughs. While he laughs, I cry. I cry and I feel sticky and disgusting. I want to throw up. It won't stop hurting and my shirt is ruined. He tore it up, it's shredded and red. It hurts to move. He ties something around my mouth, so they won't hear me.
"Sweet dreams faggot."
He leaves me on the ground to wonder why everything was fading.
He dropped the knife when he ran away.
"Roxas! Somebody get an ambulance!! AXEL COME QUICK!"
Namine cries.
My head hurts and I can't see them anymore.
Happy New Year.
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I woke up in a cold sweat; my hair was stuck to my forehead.
The clock next to my bed read 3:16, too early. This is the third time this week I've had those dreams. What was today's date?
The first...Happy New Years...I choked back a sob.
Downstairs in the kitchen, I opened my phone book and looked for a name I hadn't said in years.
"Axel..."
Found him.