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Say It Isn't So!

Chapter 15: The Game Ends It All

Halfway into the week, and 2 out of the 3 treasured objects had been found. The first, the school mascot: that weird shadow thing that some student in the past drew for the school. The second, a quote about greatness written along the cafeteria walls. Everyone hunted the school grounds eagerly for the last object, the last day drawing to an end already.

"I can't believe we haven't found the third thing yet!" Sora cried helplessly as he sped through his lunch, hoping to go on a search for the third object.

"Well, I can tell you-"

"Don't tell me!" Sora yelled, throwing his hand up in the air to stop Axel and sputtering out bits of half-eaten food.

"You can tell me." Riku grinned as he covered Sora's ears, much to the brunette's dismay.

Axel laughed at the pair before stealing one of Roxas's fries, earning him a dirty glare. "The last one... I was kind of evil when I did this one." He chuckled when he saw their faces fall sadly. "But I'm sure you'll figure it out! The last one is small. You might not notice it when you're walking along in the hallways, but it's always there. You sometimes forget about how precious it is, but in the end, it's really really important."

Sora and Riku's faces twisted, puzzled by the president's riddles.

"Jeez, Axel," Riku sighed, taking his hands away from Sora's ears, "It'd be easier if you just said it was a person."

Axel opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off by the lunch bell. The whole student body groaned, many of them forced to end their search for the last item. "Well, looks like you'll have to figure it out with one less clue then. Good luck! Come on, Roxas!" The redhead grabbed Roxas's wrist and pulled him along to their next class, preventing him from eating the last french fry on his lonely plate.

"Wait! My fry! AXEL!" Roxas protested as he tried to desperately reach for the ever distant fry. He gave up when he landed in his seat beside Axel in their classroom, a pout forming on his lips.

"Aw, come on, Roxas. I'll buy you food after school, 'kay?" Axel grinned as he gave Roxas a puppy-eyed apology.

Roxas rolled his eyes. "Fine. I'm going to make you buy me something expensive." The blonde tuned himself out of reality when class started, his wandering to the last object on Axel's "most treasured" list. And the symbol... Roxas imitated the swirly heart with the crown on top on his notebook without a clue as to where he might find it.

He groaned inwardly when he couldn't come up with anything. What was always forgotten, but still precious? And it didn't help that it was something small. His eyes trailed down to his hand, reminding him of something that happened between him and Axel just the night before.

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The second item had been found earlier that day. Roxas was confident that Axel was about to lose his own game. There was one day left and one item, but still, that was plenty of time. He was musing about the defeated look Axel would have when the third object was found, but found himself snapping back into reality when something wet dragged itself along his hand.

He pulled his arm close to him, nearly falling off the chair and pushing his snacks to the floor. "Wha- ...Axel? What are you doing?"

"Don't move Roxas! I'm writing you a secret message!" Axel chirped as he grabbed Roxas's hand again. In his other hand was some new invisible ink pen he bought at the mall the other day. Roxas just sighed and let him write whatever he wanted on his hand. It's not like anyone could see what this idiot was writing, so it didn't bother him much.

"So what's the secret message?" The blonde asked curiously.

"I love you!"

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Needless to say, Roxas stopped asking about what he wrote. It was weird. Roxas was weird. Because it didn't bother him. When he said that. When he said I love you. He just kind of... Shrugged it off and went back to his snacks. Eh. Whatever. It was nothing. That whole scene was nothing. Those kisses were nothing.

Roxas mentally slapped himself for reminding himself of all those moments.

"You okay, Roxas?" Axel asked worriedly.

Roxas raised his hand and waved it. "Yeah, yeah I'm okay."

Now what was the last object? Axel's last treasured...

Roxas paused. Wait... Axel's last treasured... Not the school president's, but Axel's...

Roxas stared into Axel's worried eyes. No. It couldn't be. Blue eyes flashed onto his hand. The supposed "I love you" message. How did it work again? How would he be able to see what was written on his hand? Roxas stood abruptly in his seat, forcing everyone to stop and stare at him. What class was this again? Science?

"Perfect." Roxas muttered as he walked over to the UV lamps on the left side of the room, brushing past Axel and the rest of his curious classmates.

"Roxy, what're you doing?" Axel asked, his voice almost sounding panicked. If that were the case then, perhaps Roxas was right... "Roxy? Roxas!"

Roxas plugged in the UV lamp and flipped the switch, immediately placing his hand under the purple light. Slowly, but surely, the symbol of the last treasured object was there, drawn secretly on his hand. It was the "I love you" that Roxas assumed was written in there, but it was close enough.

He turned his hand over, remembering that Axel had written something along his wrist as well.

Roxas paled.

There, beneath the purple light, were the words that Axel had written the night before.

Roxy, I love you~! ...Btw, I'm Lea. Sorry.

Roxas's head whipped in Axel's direction as his eyes were as wide as well... the widest they had every been. Axel was Lea? What? What? What? Roxas couldn't think. His head was all messed up. But he didn't need to think anymore. No, he didn't need to think for this.

Roxas took hurried strides over to Axel's seat where he turned the boy around and kissed him like it was their first. When they pulled apart, Axel was left dumbfounded with Roxas sitting on top of him. And with a well-earned smirk, Roxas whispered in Axel's ear, "I'm sorry too. I haven't been to the store in... Damn, like a month?"

Roxas watched as Axel's face shifted from shock, to puzzled, to awe-stricken, to "damn-why-didn't-you-say-so-sooner?"

The blonde let out a laugh as Axel pulled him in for another kiss, ignoring the calls from their classmates and the groans from Axel's admirers.

"I love you, Roxas."

"I love you too." Roxas grinned evilly. "Lea."

"Roxas!" Axel pouted.

"I'm just kidding! I love you, Axel."

Roxas lied before. Just being close to Axel wasn't enough anymore. He needed this. He needed Axel's kisses. He needed his attention. He needed his friendship. He needed his love. And he was going to have all of it if it were the last thing he did.

"Hey, Roxy? Does this mean you're mine now?" Axel grinned wolfishly.

Roxas gulped at the familiar change in attitude. "Uhm..." And in that moment he vaguely remembered one of those old saying he used to hear in old movies.

Say it isn't so!

TA: It's done! It's slightly half-assed, but I wanted to finish this story. . Well I had fun... Kinda. XD Not with this last chapter but the last chapters I did. :) I hoped everyone enjoyed the story! And this is my final thanks to everyone who has and will review this story! Thank you to everyone! :)