A/N: Well hello and goodbye. This is the last chapter. I repeat, the Last Chapter. AS much as it pains me to say it, LW will be no more. Well, except for the prequel which will come as soon as I am done with the story I am currently working on. (Not this one, my new one) Well please enjoy the last chapter!
20
Just Be Happy
Sequence: Axel
I tucked a piece of hair behind my ear as the music in the background played. I looked up when Demyx's name was called and he stepped up to the podium. Deciding I could pay attention since it was my brother speaking, I looked up in time to see him step up to the mic.
"Hello everyone. Thank you for coming. I promise to make this short because I know how much everyone just wants to go home, myself included. I don't really have a prepared speech, so I guess I'll just wing it. I've been here for about three years. When I first got here, I was positive I was gonna hate it and me, my brother, and out best friend were determined to make everyone else miserable with us.
After a while, I realized that being angry was pointless. No matter what I did, I was stuck here so I had better get used to it. Then two years ago, we had another new kid. My brother and I thought, 'Whatever, another new kid, whoo hoo.' Little did we know that the new kid would change our life.
Now that kid is our best friend. We went to court a year ago and were told that the three of us would get out early, but our new friend would still be here another year. We didn't know what to do. Then we found out that he would be getting out a year early as well. So we would all get to graduate together.
His mom abandoned him, so we took him under our wings. Now after this ceremony, he will be coming home with us as a new member of our extended family. As our short blonde likes to say, 'I get to stay with a new family. They like to take in strays.'
My point is not that I made a new best friend by coming here, that was just a bonus. My point is that, no matter where you are or what situation you are in, make the best of it. If you do, you never know what might come your way. Thank you and good luck with life everyone!" Demyx sat back down next to me.
Patting him on the back, I shot him a smile. Cid stood up to the podium.
"Thank you Demyx. I don't really have anything more to add except goodbye, you all have your diploma's and I hope you actually do something with them. Other then burning them...Axel." I laughed.
"Well congratulations for making it through and I hope I never have to look at your ugly mugs again. Dismissed, get out of my sight!"
Everyone laughed and stood up. Turning around, I opened my arms as a large blonde lump crashed into my chest.
"We did it Ax! We graduated! We can go home now!" Roxas was smiling and hugging me. Home. Home meant the farm. With Rox. And Demyx and Zexion. Home.
"Yeah Rox, we did it."
Dragging the blonde offstage, we met up with mom at the doors.
"Im so proud of you boys! You all did it!" she hugged us each in turn. "Now lets go home." We all nodded in agreement and headed towards the car.
xxXxx
"Come on slow poke!" I laughed as Roxas lagged behind a little.
The truck delivering the hay had just been by and Rox and I were loading it into the barn. Roxas, not used to manual labor, was a little slow.
"Life with your knees babe!" I called behind me. I smiled when I heard the grumbling of an unhappy blonde behind me.
Setting my last bale on the top of the stack, I turned to see Roxas just coming through the barn doors. Letting out a breath, he set the bale down with the rest and flopped over on top of all the hay. His face was flushed, small beads of sweat rolling down the sides of his face. It was a hot summer day, the heat rolling over the fields in waves.
Grinning a Cheshire cat grin, I pounced on top of my blonde and smiled. On my hands and knee's, I leered over him and watched him close his eyes and smile.
xxXxx
Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years went by. We all lived in blissful peace, mom Zex, Dem, Rox and I. We all stayed on that little farm and took care of each other. Until one day, Roxas proposed that he and I move out. After agreeing, we found a small flat in New York; we had always wanted to live in a real city.
..::Epilogue::..
"Ax, im home!"
"In the kitchen Rox!" I looked up as the blonde walked into the kitchen and hugged me from behind.
Setting his messenger bag on the table and taking off his coat, Roxas sat down in a kitchen chair and kicked off his shoes. I took the dishtowel from my shoulder and wiped off my hands. Scraping the last of the vegetables into the crock-pot, I put the lid on and gave Roxas a hug.
"How was your showing?"
"It went really well. A lot of people came."
"That's good."
"Yeah. The boss wants to build a café this summer, he thinks it will be good for Businesses."
"Eh, maybe."
"So what are you making for dinner?"
"Beef stew. Just like mom used to make it. Oh, guess who's coming for dinner?"
"Hmm?" Roxas pulled me down to sit on his lap.
"Mom, Demyx, Zexion, Sora, and Riku."
"Really? Thats awesome! Well im gonna take a shower, im covered in paint. What time is everyone supposed to get here?"
"Around six. Its only four now, so you have time."
"All right." I watched the blonde wander off into our bedroom to change.
The phone rang and I stood to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Axel! It's Larxene." We had formed a friendship after school.
"Oh, hey Larx! Haven't talked to you in a while."
"I know, tell me about everyone. What have I missed while in Europe?"
"Things are going good. Roxas is working in a prestigious art gallery in Manhattan and he just got some work put up. I'm working in a music production company as a junior executive.
Demyx and Zexion are coming over tonight and they're doing good. Zexion went on to college and is a successful stockbroker and has his own firm. Demyx gives music lessons on the side to occupy himself. Zex just bought him his own studio as a birthday present.
After graduation, Roxas found out that Sora was gay. Sora and Riku met at one of our Christmas parties and hooked up. They've been together for a year. They own a small Italian restaurant in New Jersey. They still visit, just not often."
"And how's your mom doing?"
"Good. She owns an apartment complex that Demyx and Zexion bought her a few years ago. She rents out all the apartments except two. She lives in one, and Sora and Riku live in the other. Their restaurant is on the bottom floor. She's dating some new guy names Reno. He seems nice and she's happy. How about you?"
"Well im good. I just got back from my band tour in Europe. We got our second album produced and we're all living the high life. Right now we're crashing in Vegas, waiting for our manager to call within the next couple of days for out next gig. Sorry I Haven't been in touch, things have just been hell, you know?"
"Yeah. Well everyone's about to come over for dinner so im gonna have to let you go. If your ever in New York, don't forget to stop by. Want our address?"
"Sure." I gave her the address and we said our goodbyes.
Just as I was hanging up the phone, Roxas came back out of our room, hair dripping in his face.
"Who was on the phone?"
"Actually, it was Larxene."
"Really, how's she doing?"
"Good. Her band just got back from Europe and their in Vegas. She said they might be in New York in the next couple of weeks and she said she'd drop by."
"That's cool."
"Yeah."
I pulled Roxas into a hug, just wanting to hold him for some reason.
"Things have been good for us Rox."
"Yeah, they have."
I smiled and breathed in the scent of Roxas' shampoo and exhaled. Thinking back, I remembered something mom had told be just before Demyx, Zexion, and I took off for school. I don't know why I was suddenly remembering it now.
"Remember to pierce through all that ill will and just be happy."
xxXxx
I never had no one
I could count on.
I've been let down
so many times.
I was tired of hurting
so tired of searching
until you walked
into my life.
It was a feeling
id never known
and for the first time
I didn't feel alone.
Your more then a love
there could never be another
to make me feel
the way you do
We just get closer
I fall in love all over
every time
I look at you
I don't know where
id be
without you here
with me
life with you
makes perfect sense
you're my
best friend.
You stand by me
and believe in me
like no one
ever has.
When my world
goes crazy
your right there
to save me
you make me see
how much I have...
A/N: Well thank you everyone for reading and assisting with LW. A big thanks to Andrew for editing and Leod, Phaz, and Luck Meryl for supporting me. I love you all so much and I hope you all check out my new story, coming soon.
Leod: Adios! Avida Say! Haste La Bye Bye!
Hugglesnuggleglomplick!
literary license
PS: the song at the end is My Best Friend by Tim McGraw.
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( )o if the bunny achieved world domination, I would give him a hug...XP