Night's View, AkuRoku

Chapter 1

I flew through the early dawn sky, flapping my wings occasionally. I grumbled to myself as I got closer to home, and thought about what had happened. Roxas had ditched me at the stupid club, and I was left to fend for myself in the alleys until I had broken that stupid iron collar off. Iron is the only weakness I have, and it weakens my great strength and speed to almost nothing. My magic becomes useless, too. Anyway, I hissed under my breath as I slowed down, trying to buy time until I got back. I didn't want to wake Roxas up too early, after all. I was pissed off, I will admit that much, but considering he probably drank last night and then left me, I knew that it was cruel to wake him up at an ungodly hour. My silver armor shimmered in the early morning sun, and as I flew, I thought about what had led up to this.

*Last Night, 5:00 PM*

"Really? Do I have to go with you?" I whined. I was pissed, to say the least. Roxas, my closest friend since he was a child, was seriously telling me to go with him to some club.

"Yes, really. Night, I know you can't drink because it's poison for you, literally, but at least come with me so I don't look too stupid trying to find a boyfriend," Roxas explained.

"And why are you looking somewhere outside college for a boyfriend again?" I said, rolling my silver eyes, not like he could tell, however. My eyes were completely silver, no other color in them, not even white. "I thought you saw someone at your school today that piqued your interest."

"That's the thing! He's going to be there!" Roxas said, looking excited. I sighed in resignation.

"Eavesdropping again, huh?" I guessed, and he blushed, looking away. "Ah ha, I knew it! Anyway, you do realize that I'm just going to make this difficult for you, right?"

"What do you mean?" he demanded, staring at me suspiciously. I face-palmed and groaned.

"What I mean is that I'm not leaving your side, and I may just act as your chastity belt," I told him with a smirk. He paled and I laughed.

"Please don't, I really want him to like me, but I don't know how he'll take my…advances?" he begged.

"God forbid I embarrass you in front of your crush," I sniggered. "Puh-leez, don't worry! I'll try to watch from a distance, and I'll join you when you feel you're ready to introduce me! Besides, I'm sure he'll like you. This is a gay club, right?"

"Yeah, but there's always that uncertainty of if you're not sure you're gay, bi, or just got dragged along by your friends," Roxas pointed out as he began to change for the night's event.

"Well, in this case, I'm the one being dragged along, you being the dragger, and we'll just assume he's straight until either of us can see him doing something that sets off my 'gay-dar,'" I chuckled. "What's this guy look like, anyway?" I hadn't seen him before, but by the sound of it, he was new, and Roxas was already smitten.

"Oh, he's really tall, has bright, spiked red hair, emerald green eyes, tattoos in the shape of tear-drops underneath each eye, and is really thin," he said, counting each detail off on his fingers as he listed them. I nodded as I searched Roxas's heart, looking for him. I found the guy almost as soon as I started searching; he seemed to be that important to my best friend. "…You already saw him, didn't you?"

"Yup. I just needed a general description, and he seems like a cool guy," I replied with a quick nod. I could look into Roxas's heart and mind through my own heart, seeing as we're that deeply connected. My emotions could flare if his did, plummet if his did, and so on and so forth. I could feel what he felt, but not the other way around. I was thankful for that, though. If I were to feel murderous rage over being called 'short' repeatedly, then that wouldn't bode well for my young friend. He was still young to me, especially considering I'm a small silver-armored dragon that's been around the world at least five times in the past century. I only found Roxas thanks to some strange dreams I had, and they led me to find him when he was just a kid. He brought me home and I basically became the family 'pet.' Notice the quotes. I will never be a pet to ANYONE. My title in his family changed as Roxas got older, and I became his closest friend, one that he could share anything and everything with. That's how that worked out. Anyway, now that I knew what Roxas's potential boyfriend looked like, I approved. He seemed like Roxas's type. I know Roxas just thought he was cute, but I knew that would eventually change into a vast web of emotions. My thoughts were that things would most certainly go further than just meeting tonight. That is, if Roxas could get the guts to even speak to him. I didn't even realize Roxas was speaking to me until he yelled my name.

"NIGHT!"

"Aaahh! What?" I yelped, covering my ears. I had super-sensitive senses, and shouting in my ear is one way to piss me off and stun me at the same time.

"Were you even listening to me?" Roxas demanded, tapping his foot.

"Ugh, NO. Repeat what you said. Sorry, I was kinda distracted," I told him.

"…Fine. I said his name is Axel," he said.

"Well, I approve. He seems nice enough, just the look of him makes me think he just wants to get into someone's pants, though," I said after a brief moment of silence. Roxas shook his head.

"I won't let that happen, it won't be a one-night stand or anything, I promise," he assured me. I narrowed my eyes as he pulled out my iron collar from a drawer, and I snarled furiously.

"Are you shitting me?" I snarled. "You know I hate that thing! I can't do much with it on, you know that! Why are you putting that on me?"

"Because, I want you to behave while we're out, and not getting into another near-murder situation like last time," Roxas explained with an annoyed look. I remembered that, too. I had nearly killed a guy last time we went to a club because he kept trying to step on me and called me a midget. I'm not that short! Yes, I realize I'm only about a foot and a half tall, but still…

"Roxas…Please don't make me where it! What if something happens to you? I can't get to you fast enough if something does!" I tried to reason. He wasn't having any of it.

"Nope. You'll stay on my shoulder, like usual, but you ARE wearing the collar. I'll unlock it when we leave, or if someone does something to me," he said firmly. I grumbled irritably about it the rest of the time we had until we got there.

*Back to the Present*

I sighed as I got close enough to the apartment that I could see it just a few miles away. I wasn't looking forward to an argument, butt it wasn't like I would just let Roxas abandoning me slide. Even if he DID bring his potential boyfriend back with him. I noticed the kitchen window was open, so I glided in. Thankfully, it was already nine in the morning by the time I got back, and the pair was awake and chatting in the living room.

"Roxas, I'm back!" I announced as I landed on the table lightly. They looked at me, and Roxas gave a hesitant wave as I narrowed my eyes to slits at him.

"Sorry, Night…" he mumbled. Axel, who looked confused, spoke up.

"What's going on?" he asked. I sighed and launched into the explanation. Man, this would take a while…