Hello, Leven here! This is a random story that I thought of after my roommate's boyfriend came to me and asked me to talk to her about losing weight (i ended up yelling at him that her weights fine but I degress) and after talking to Ewon about it we started joking about a fat Axel and next thing you know we're working on this story lol. Sunday Morning is still going to be worked on, we just got a bit excited about this. So let us know what you think about it :)

Axel grunted as yet another wadded up piece of paper hit him in the back of the head. This wasn't an isolated incident, Axel was the pouncing bag of his high school. But his mama had taught him to treat others the way he wanted to be treated and not to let anyone block his light with their darkness. So that's what the teenager did. If someone teased or mocked him Axel would just smile and laugh it off.

"What's this one say?" Saïx, Axel's blue haired best friend, asked as he picked the paper off the ground and unraveled it, "Huh, 'Eat my dick FATASS.' Not the most creative person huh?" He rolled his golden eyes as he threw the paper back at the original sender, hitting him square in the forehead.

Axel sighed as he copied notes from black board and onto his notebook, "Well they're not the smartest either so what else can you expect." The redhead let his eyes wonder over to a blond boy sitting up in the front row. He felt his chest tighten up and his stomach flutter with butterflies. He knew he shouldn't feel this way for the smartest kid in their grade. Not only was Roxas smart, but he was so beautiful and everyone loved him. He would never notice someone like Axel.

"You're starting again." Saïx commented, snapping Axel out of his dazed state. "You're lucky he's in the front, least you look like you really are looking at him."

Said blond yawned openly as the teacher went on with the lecture. Usually the man would pause and glare at the disruption, but as stated before, Roxas is loved by all, including the teachers. Sure he was teased about being a teacher's pet, but it never bothered him. The kid always had a comeback for it. Something Axel admired greatly. Something Saïx wished his best friend had. More confidence in himself.

"'M not staring." Axel muttered as he quickly darted his eyes away from the blond and looked down at his large stomach. He poked at the pudge and watched it ripple through his shirt. What was the point in crushing when it was going to just end in heart break, "Why am I so damn ugly?" Axel whispered to himself, but unfortunately Saïx heard him.

The blue haired teen rolled his eyes. "Are you planning on being a drama king again? We've been over this, you're not ugly. Have you thought about what I said about the gym?"

"Axel! Saïx! Care to share with the rest of the class?" Their teacher, Mr. Reed questioned, eyeing them as if they were the bane of his teaching career.

The class stared at them, including Roxas. His baby blues locked onto Saïx and then Axel's face. Instead of looking annoyed or amused, like everyone else, there was honest curiosity in them. But the longer those eyes stared, the more Axel felt himself sweat and feel a tang of nervousness dancing along his pudgy body.

Saïx noticed that the red head was probably going have a panic attack from all the staring, so as his best friend he felt it was his place to put a stop to it. "We're trying to come up with a way to tell you your fly is down." He said blankly, earning a round of snickers from the class.

Roxas snorted, covering his mouth with a hand. He obviously found it funny and Axel found that laugh breath taking. The way his eyes were half lidded and how his smile grew before he covered it up. He was like an angel. However, not everyone found that amusing. Mr. Reed turned around and zipped his fly up before giving the two of them a warning and continuing the lecture.

Roxas' eyes lingered on the pair for a few brief seconds, making eye contact with green timid eyes. If he could read minds, he'd know how much of an effect he was having on Axel. Instead, the blond sent a small smile and turned back around, making Axel let out a breath he didn't know he had been holding.

"So have you thought about it?" Saïx asked once more, eyes staring boredly at the board.

Axel couldn't answer at first. His heart was pounding too fast. He had to close his eyes and take a few deep breaths to get it back to its regular beat. He hated it when people looked at him, all they could see was his numerous chins and pudgy cheeks. Why couldn't he be skinny like everyone else? "What's the point? No matter what I do I'll always be disgusting."

Saïx was about to open his mouth when the bell rang and everyone started to rush out of the classroom. He had his next class on the other side of the school so he didn't bother to reply to his friend. Instead he patted the redhead's back, a sign that told Axel he would see him at lunch and they would talk then. And as usual, Axel was one of the last to leave the room. Not because he was slow but because he hated trying to squeeze his way past everyone. The only good thing, he thought, was getting to share his classes with Roxas.

A shadow crept over Axel's desk making the redhead look up at his main tormenters. One was a brunette with stormy grey eyes, the scar going down the bridge of his nose didn't hinder his good looks. The other was a blond who looked almost like Roxas, but his aura wasn't as warm.

"Give me your lunch money." The brunette demanded with an outstretched hand.

"Fuck off." Axel said as he stood up and swung his bag over one shoulder. This wouldn't be the first time these two tried to hustle money off of him and it wouldn't be the last.

The blond growled and grabbed the front of Axel's shirt, "I know you have a good twenty on you to feed your fat ass. Now hand it over."

"Really? 'Give me your lunch money.' How much lamer can you get Squall? And grabbing his shirt Cloud? Can't you come up with something that hasn't been done before? Honestly, you're both pathetic bullies." A soft, yet cocky little voice spoke from behind the teens. All eyes turned their focus on the shorter, spiky haired blond, whom had his brow raised in disappointment. His remark was enough to get Cloud to let go of Axel's shirt but not enough to keep his hands off of the blond.

"Stay out of this Falk." The elder blond warned, staring down at the shorter.

Once he was free Axel grabbed his bag and scurried toward the door. He made the mistake of looking back and felt his gut drop at the sight of his savor being cornered by the two bullies. Should he play hero and save Roxas, or run away like the chicken he is?

Cloud raised a fist and aimed it right at Roxas's face, ready to hit. That's when Axel decided what to do. He bolted as fast as he could towards the two blonds, ignoring how his stomach jiggled or how the sounds of his heavy footsteps echoed throughout the room. All that mattered was saving Roxas. Squall tried to interfere but the redhead easily smacked him in the face with his bag which caught the teen off guard and made him fall. A good sucker punch to the side made Cloud let go of Roxas and double over at the waist.

Axel grabbed Roxas by the wrist and pulled the much smaller teen out of the room. Once the two were a safe distance away, the redhead let go with a blush across his face. As the adrenaline died Axel realized just who he was with, "Ah...th - thanks for helping me." Axel stuttered out. He couldn't believe that Roxas was talking to him, or helped him for that matter, "I should get to class. Thanks again."

Roxas laughed and shook his head. He noticed Axel's red face and the sweat that started to soak his shirt but didn't comment on it. Instead he smiled and began to walk with Axel to class. "I know you do. I have it with you unless you've never noticed me there." He chuckled. "But I think I should be thanking you. It's good to know you can defend yourself from ass-wads like them."

The redhead nervously chuckled. Of course he noticed Roxas in any of the classes they shared, which was a lot, "Yeah you get used to it after a while." Axel absently rubbed at his stomach, "So...umm...did you do the homework?" Axel couldn't look at Roxas the whole way to the class room. He just wanted to disappear. There was no way his long time crush was talking to him and being nice! This had to be a prank of some kind.

Roxas groaned and let his shoulders drop. He shook his head and began to drag his feet the closer they got to the room. "No. I'm just glad it's a worksheet so I can just do it in class. I really hate homework." The blond confessed as if it was common knowledge.

"W-well if...if you'd like, you can copy mine." Axel's voice decided that was the time to crack making his face go even redder, "I don't think it's completely right, but at least you won't have to do it all."

"It's alright. Thanks for the offer though." Roxas smiled, once again taking Axel's breath away. "You're really nice you know that? I don't understand why they picked on you. I guess some people are just pricks like that." The blond shrugged and entered the class, which was half full. He walked to a desk and unconsciously, Axel sat next to him, earning either a stare or a glare from those around them.

"Hey Roxas!" Someone said as they sat down on Axel's desk, earning a surprised squeak from the chubby redhead, "Are we still going to the mall after school?" The new teen was an energetic brunette with eyes so blue they could rival Roxas's own. His brown hair was a mess of spikes, and his hands were clutched in front of his chest as he pleaded with his friend.

Roxas rolled his eyes, nodding as he pulled his things out. "Yes Sora. I promised didn't I?" The blond questioned, glancing at the timid expression on Axel's face.

Axel didn't know what to do. He needed to get his things out for class, but at the same time he didn't want to interrupt the two other teens conversation. Plus, what if he drew attention to himself? He didn't want anyone else picking on him today.

"Yeah I know you promised." Sora rolled his baby blues, "But you always bail last minute so I wanted to make sure you would come this time. Kairi was heartbroken when you ditched the movies on Saturday."

"I already told you something came up." Roxas said with a light blush running across his cheeks. "Should I promise that I promise to keep my promise?"

"Yes. Yes you should." Sora gave his head a sharp nod of approval, "So what was his name this time?" The brunette winked making Roxas blush and Axel snap his head up in surprise. He didn't know Roxas had a boyfriend. Or was gay for that matter.

Roxas looked away, his face heating up. He silently cursed Sora for asking that with someone else around. "Z-Zack. But it was only one date. A thank you for helping me study." The blond peeked over to Axel, feeling his face get redder as he caught the redhead staring at him. "Um, you're not going to hate me now are you? F-for being gay?" He asked the redhead sheepishly.

Sora jumped and looked over his shoulder, he gave the, before now, unnoticed redhead a sheepish smile, "Ah sorry 'bout that. Didn't see you." With that said Sora slid off the desk so he was standing in front of Roxas's desk.

With the table top now free Axel started to dig out his textbook and notebook, "I won't." He said in a voice so low that Roxas almost didn't catch it, "Why would I hate you over something like that." Axel had to bite his lip to stop himself from confessing his love.

"Well, some people aren't comfortable with it." The blond said softly, looking up at Sora. "You should take a seat before Mr. Shinra, that fat fuck, gives you detention."

Axel's breath caught in his throat from the comment. Did Roxas think lowly of their teacher because of his obviously large stomach? Did that mean Roxas thought the same for him? Not wanting to be ridiculed by the blond or his friend, Axel grabbed his things and stood up; but luck wasn't on his side as the chair squeaked in protest as he pushed back, making everyone look at him, "Umm...I should really go sit in the back." He quickly said pointing towards the open seat next to a girl with short blue hair. Axel made his escape towards his friend and away from the lovely blond.

Once Axel was gone Sora took the now available seat and leaned in so he could whisper to Roxas, "Jeez, puberty did not go easy on him huh?"

Roxas sent his friend a glare before smacking his shoulder. "Leave him alone Sora. He can't help what he looks like. Besides, he's a nice guy." The blond said, a blush dusting his cheeks.

"It's okay Axy." Aqua said with a pout. She and Axel were the first to their normal lunch table and the redhead was practically having a meltdown. He was refusing to eat and instead was poking at his lunch with a fork with a sad frown on his face.

"No it's not okay. Roxas thinks I'm disgusting." Axel pushed the tray away from him and crossed his arms over his large chest, "I'm not eating anymore. I won't eat until I'm skinny. Then he'll like me."

Saïx slammed his tray down on the table, startling the pair. He sat down, took Axel's fork, and force the food in his mouth. "You will eat or so help me, I'll go kick his little blond ass. Do you want that or will you comply and feed yourself?"

Axel grumbled an 'okay' as he took the fork off of his best friend and started to feed himself. The more he ate the lower he felt about himself.

Aqua scooted closer to the redhead and rubbed his back, "It's really not that bad Axel. So what if you're not a stick? If he doesn't like you for you then he's not worth it." Her kind blue eyes went to Saïx in a silent plea to have him help cheer up Axel.

Saïx grunted, putting his juice down so he could smack the back of Axel's head. "She's right. Nobody is worth your time if they can't get past what's on the outside."

Axel sighed as he felt his heart break. He knew his friends were right, but he was just craving Roxas's approval so bad, "That's easy for you guys to say. You're at least nice to look at. I'm just a blob with more zits than a face." He wanted to scream and throw his tray at the nearest wall, but that would just make everyone in the room look and laugh at him.

"Hey, um uh, Axel?" A familiar voice called from behind the trio, making at least two of them jump in their seats. Axel looked over his shoulder and just the sight of Roxas made him want to run and hide in a hole as if he was an ugly rat. The blond glanced away nervously for a second, looking at a loss for words. "D-do ya think I could talk to you for a moment?"

Scared green eyes looked at Saïx and Aqua, begging for help. Axel didn't know what to do. What if Roxas just wanted to tease him?

"Yeah of course." Aqua said as she grabbed Saïx by the arm and dragged him away from the table to leave the two teens alone.

Roxas watched them leave in confusion before taking the seat that Aqua was once sitting. The blond fiddled with his thumbs, keeping his eyes on the table. Axel was just as nervous, not quite sure what to say or do. All he could do was wait for the blond to say something.

"I um, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I feel like I offended you but I-." Roxas paused, raised his head up and gazed at the redhead beside him. "I really didn't mean to. It's just, Mr. Shinra is a real asshole. I realize that I shouldn't have said what I did. I wasn't thinking and for that I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Axel couldn't look up at Roxas. His face was burning and his eyes stung with tears that wanted to spill. There was no way that Roxas wanted to talk to him. This had to be a cruel joke. Roxas and Cloud were cousins, even if they didn't get along, so it wouldn't have been that farfetched that they planed Roxas saving Axel earlier.

"No it's not." Roxas voice almost cracked. The blond felt terrible and seen how the redhead was trembling made him felt worse. "If-if you want you can hit me. I'm really sorry Axel. If you don't forgive me I understand..." The blond whispered, slowly getting up to leave the redhead alone.

Axel's eyes finally left the table and gazed up at the blond, "I don't want to hit you. I'm not even mad." He shifted in his seat uncomfortably as Roxas stared down at him. He didn't like having those blue eyes looking at him. Judging him.

"You're not?" The blond asked in shock. "B-but you moved away in class."

Axel's eyes shifted for a fraction of a second. Eye contact never came easy to him, "Th - that was because I normally sit with Aqua and felt I was taking your friend's seat."

"Oh um, well Sora usually sits anywhere." Roxas sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He felt like Axel still didn't forgive him and was trying to get him to go away. He felt as if the redhead didn't like him so why bother anymore? "I guess, I guess I'll let you get back to lunch." The blond said, smiling softly. "Sorry." He said before walking away with his face set in hurt.

Axel felt his heart break as he watched the blond leave. He wanted to reach out and apologize for being a jerk, but some part of him wanted to protect himself from anymore hurtful teasing.

It wasn't that much longer till Aqua and Saïx came back and took their original seats, "So what did he want?" The girl asked with an excited gleam in her dark blue eyes.

"He wanted to say sorry in case he offended me early." Axel timidly said as he started poking at his lunch again.

"And what did you say?" Saïx asked, glaring at how Axel played with his food instead of eating it. "I will guess from the way he is burying his head right now, you upset him."

Axel looked over his shoulder and saw the upset blond. Maybe he wasn't trying to prank him. Maybe Roxas really was a nice person who didn't want to hurt him, "Maybe I should go talk to him?" The redhead asked as he turned back to his friends.

"Maybe you should finish your food before I force feed you again." His best friend muttered, snapping Axel's eyes back to his serious stare. "Talk to him after school so you'll have time to think about what to say. I don't want you to have a panic attack." The teen said. He sounded harsh but Axel knew it was just Saïx's way to show he cared and was worried about him. He knew the blue haired teen just wanted what was best for him.

"Yeah, yeah whatever. I wish Terra was here so he'd get you off my back." Axel pouted as he shoved a fork full of something that slightly resembled mashed potatoes in his mouth.

Saïx smirked and poked Axel's cheek. Something he rarely did but when he did, it meant something to dread. "If he was here he would help me get you to the gym so you'll stop worrying about your weight."

Axel groaned as he slapped the teen's hand away and pouted. He knew he should go to the gym, but he hated the place. It was crowded and smelt like sweaty man. He was worried about others watching him and his body jiggle. Axel just wasn't comfortable with exercising around strangers who would judge him, "No he wouldn't. Terra would yell at you for getting on my case. I just want to stop eating since that's what making me a gross blob."

"You don't have to go to the gym if you don't want to. Axel, if you really want to lose weight we can help you diet and exercise at home until you're ready to go to gym. We're here for you." Aqua stated, putting her hand on his shoulder lightly. "But the choice really is yours. We can't make you."

Axel took another bite of his lunch, all the while glaring at his friends. He knew they meant well, but he's tried diets and doing exercise DVDs at home. Yet, nothing seemed to work or stick, "I just want to die." He said under his breath so neither Saïx nor Aqua couldn't hear him.

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