His keys jingled as he walked towards the convenience store. Not too convenient for Roxas. Seeing as he lived about a half hour away and always seemed to be stuck with the night shift. He figured it wasn't all bad though.
Being a naturally shy person, Roxas was glad to be able to sit back and enjoy watching half-awake people stumble blindly into the convenience store, pick out a few things and check out with him, the person they probably wouldn't recognize or remember in the morning. He enjoyed the boring florescent lights that shone down on the products and customers as if they were all equal under this one power. Heck, he even enjoyed the weird people who scared him out of his wits when they came to the check out counter.
All in all the night shift seemed to suit him.
"Hey Roxas," Fuu said indifferently as he walked through the door to the staff room, "What took you? I was beginning to think I'd have to do both shifts." She sighed taking off her apron and hanging on the hook next to his.
The blue-eyed boy looked down as he scratched the back of his head, mumbling a quiet sorry. "I would've been earlier if…" he trailed off, "Well, never mind." Spinning around, he grabbed his apron and promptly plopped himself on the stool behind the counter. This is gonna be a long night. He thought, sighing as he took out his math homework, Might as well do something productive.
His eyes were beginning to droop when he heard a commotion coming from outside. Lazily, he parted his eyes slightly as he witnessed a group of teens joking about in front of the door. Pulling himself up to a slouch, Roxas leaned his head on one of his palms.
Still a little fazed, he watched as two of the teens entered the store raking the shelves for their purchase.
He focused on the first. A strange mullet-mohawk combination topped his head and he was currently pulling faces at himself using the clear doors that kept the drinks refrigerated as his mirror. Definitely a weird one.
"Hey Demyx, How about…What the hell are you doing Dem?"
Demyx's baby-blue eyes met piercing green ones. "I'm making a fool of myself, Axe. What'd you think I'd be doing at this ungodly hour?" He proclaimed joyful.
Roxas thought of checking the time but his thoughts were quickly clouded. This one was different. That flaming hair, those beautiful eyes, that milky skin….
"Hey, anyone home? You think something's wrong with him?"
"Dunno. Let me try. Hey Buddy."
Roxas felt wind, was someone fanning him? He was slowly coming back from his thoughts.
"Hey! Anyooonnne hoooome?" Roxas was snapped back to reality as he felt a warm breath on his face. His dazed eyes looked up and flew wide open. If he wasn't awake before, he certainly was now. 'Axe' was leaning over the counter, his face up in Roxas's face eyeing him as thought he, Roxas, boring old Roxas, was the most interesting thing he'd seen in a while. Blushing madly, Roxas attempted to back up. Forgetting he was in a stool, he toppled backwards hitting his head on the floor. Hard.
Roxas just blushed harder as he stood up rubbing the back of his head, suddenly wishing he didn't have to do the night shift alone.
"Well that did the trick! Eh Axel?" Demyx said as Roxas mumbled a quiet apology. Axel just smirked devilishly as he placed his purchase on the counter and leaned closer towards Roxas who had moved back towards the register.
Warm breath reached Roxas's ears, as did a seductive voice, "You're so cute when you're nervous" Axel cooed as Roxas fumbled, trying to find the barcode on Axel's drink. "What's the matter?" Roxas swallowed hard, doing his best to try and ignore him. "Do I make you nervous?" Axel whispered as he licked Roxas ear.
"L-l-look c-could I just g-get your money…" What was the matter with him? Roxas never seemed to stumble over his words. Yet here he was turning beet red and stuttering, not even daring to look this guy in the eyes.
"Sure kid." Axel said, smirking cockily as he reached his full height only to slam his money on the counter causing Roxas to jump. "Just don't forget" he said leaning closer again. Roxas could feel him smirking as his own breath hitched in his throat, "Its Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?"
"Axel! Stop antagonizing the poor kid." Demyx said as he skipped towards the door. Axel follow slowly behind him only looking back to give Roxas a quick wink.
"God," Roxas groaned as he stared at the floor. "Why do I always end up looking like such a dumb ass?"