The end is here.... how sad :( I liked this story....

Anywho... sorry it took forever to update. My entire family moved back home and I haven't had enough quiet time to even think since before Christmas break ended.

Only a week or so until Alice in Wonderland... yay

Chapter 16

I'm Lovin' It

Axel leaned his head against the window of Demyx's truck. The blond and Zexion were chatting excitedly up front, Riku chiming in from his seat in the back at every oppurtunity. The redhead just couldn't bring himself to join in.

"Yeah, you should have seen it! Sora frickin told her in public!" Demyx bit his lip happily, "She totally flipped out and ran home to tell her parents. Hate to say that Sora probably got hell when he finally went home. His parents were pissed."

Riku smiled, "I bet. Wow... I can't believe he actually stood up to Kairi. And I am surprised she didn't turn in to some kind of blood-sucking monster and bite his head off!"

"Yeah, but watch out," Zexion replied, "he told her about you... and, well, she isn't too thrilled about you at the moment."

"Great... now she is going to suck my blood." Riku rolled his eyes.

The truck pulled in to the familiar drive way of Dem's house, and everybody started to climb out. "Be careful," Demyx warned, "Leon agreed to let you guys stay, but he can be quite the grouch. And since both Cloud and Zex moved in, the house is already really full."

"You won't even know we're here." Riku reasured him. He started to follow them inside but stopped to turn back to the truck when noticed the absense of one paticular person, "Come on, Axel. Are you coming?"

Axel nodded briefly, but could not take his eyes off the house next door. Roxas was in there somewhere. Would he see the redhead as he made his way inside the other house? Would he be angry or mad to know Axel had returned to Iowa? Taking his chances, the tall redhead jumped out of the back seat of the truck and followed everyone else inside.

"Whoa... you're returning with more people than you left with..." Cloud raised an eyebrow from his place beside the refrigerator. Demyx laughed, "Yep, Axel and Riku are staying for a bit. Didn't Leon tell you?"

The older blond shrugged, "He might have... I can't remember. Well, have fun I guess."

"So when can I see Sora?" Riku sat down at a bar stool. Demyx shrugged and leaned across the counter, "Whenever you want, I'm sure. Why don't you go over there right now?"

"I should..." The silver-headed boy nodded in thought, "no one can really stop me, huh?"

"Go." Zexion encouraged.

Standing with a grin, Riku left the house with a hopeful feeling. Sora's house wasn't too far away, and the walk only took a few minutes. He could see that the front door was slightly ajar, and the boy knocked carefully on it before peeking his head in. Sora's parents were standing in the kitchen arguing excessively with two people that looked suspiciously like Kairi's parents.

"Hello?" He entered, taking a deep breath. The four adults turned angrily on him, recognition crossing Sora's parents' faces. "You!" His mom growled, shaking her finger at him, "You messed up everything!"

"I-"

"Riku!" Sora appeared at the bottom of the steps, a bright smile crossing his face, "You came!"

"Of course I came." Riku let out all his breath in relief to see the little brunet.

Completely ignoring the exasperated stares he was getting, the young boy jumped across the room and hugged his taller boyfriend around the neck, "I missed you so much!" Riku nuzzled his face in to the shorter's neck as well, "I missed you too."

"Sora-" His dad cleared his throat. Sora cut him off quickly, "No, Dad. I'm outta here."

"You can't." His parents replied, confused, "You're not eighteen. You can't live on your own."

"I know. That's why Leon and Cloud are taking me in." The little brunet crossed his arms, "I'm getting my things tomorrow. Have a nice frickin' life." With a narrow of his eyes, the boy grabbed Riku's elbow and pulled him outside, "Come on, let's go back to Dem's."

"Leon is really taking you in?" Riku asked once they were a block or two away. Sora gave a guilty smile, "Well, I'm not sure yet... but it sounded good."

"Sora!" The elder laughed, "What happens if he doesn't take you in?"

"He will." Sora shrugged, "And besides... my parents might be judgemental, but they still love me. Give them a few months and they will be over this whole thing. I promise. I don't know why I didn't just do this years ago."

"I can't believe you." Riku tried to sound disapproving, but the smile on his face betrayed him.

"So what's the plan?" Demyx sat down beside Axel on the couch, nudging his shoulder, "You should just go over there. Namine left last night to stay with her sister, so it's not like she'll be there to witness it." The redhead shrugged, biting his lip, "Roxas was really mad at me when I left... he's never going to forgive me."

"You don't know that. Why not just go over and talk to him? If he rejects you, he rejects you, simple as that. Then all it would mean is that you were right. Just try."

"Hmmm..." Axel nodded, still thinking, "Maybe you're right."

"Of course I am." The blond smiled, pinching his cheek, "So get over there." The taller lifted himself off the couch slowly, biding his time. Roxas would kill him, he was sure. Might as well hold his death off as long as possible.

"Oh, just go!" Dem rolled his eyes, pushing his friend to the front of the house. Peeking his head out the front door, Axel eyed up Roxas's house with a lack of bravery. It was nearing dark already, and Axel new Roxas would probably have no clue he was coming over.

"Pull yourself together, Axel." He told himself, sucking in the warm summer air for courage. Great, now he was talking to himself. How spectacular. He shook his head and snuck across the yard to the other house, knocking softly on the front door. There was some shuffling from inside, then the lock on the door clicked and the door was pulled open. Axel was breathless. He had nearly forgotten how beautiful Roxas really was.

"Axel..." The blond's features turned to shock and he let his mouth hang open. Axel tried desperately to think of something to say, but all he could say was "Hey Roxy."

Without a reply the front door swung shut to close the redhead out, but Axel managed to shove a foot in the way, "Come on Roxy! Please talk with me!"

"What are you doing here?" The blond sounded breathless as he yanked the door back open. He looked like he could go in to shock at any moment.

"I came to see you... and apologize." The redhead glanced down at their feet, "I never meant to hurt you, I swear! I love you so much Roxy, and it killed me to leave you behind!"

"You-" He cut himself off, his eyebrows knitting together the slightest bit.

"I missed you so much."

"I thought we were nothing?" Roxas crossed his arms, the anger finally surfacing.

Axel shook his head desperately, "I was wrong and stupid. I never thought of you as nothing. You meant everything to me, I promise." He frowned, rubbing his tired eyes, "Please forgive me."

"It's not that easy, Axel. You really pissed me off." Roxas growled, "You thought I would just up and forgive you that quickly?"

"I was hoping." The redhead muttered, hanging his head. Roxas rolled his eyes, "Do you know how much it hurt Namine when she found out?"

"Now wait just a minute," Axel stood up straight, crossing his arms, "don't blame that shit on me. I may have screwed up at the end, but the entire relationship was mutual. Don't be putting it all on me. You decided to go behind her back!"

"Because of you! If you wouldn't have showed up in my life, none of this ever would have happened!"

"Well, gee, sorry! I didn't exactly plan it all!" Axel hissed, "I just saw you standing there that day and I had to be near you. You looked like such an angry little angel. You were beautiful. You still are."

Roxas placed his hands on his hips, attempting to look intimidating, "Yeah... well..." as he pondered on the proper come back, Axel decided to surprise him by grabbing the back of his neck and pulling him towards himself to push their lips together. Roxas dug his hands between their bodies, attempting to push the dumbass off of him.

"You're such an ass." The shorter whispered after they finally pulled apart. The redhead just gave a smug little grin and then shrugged, "That's me... an ass to the extreme. And you like it."

Roxas had to roll his eyes towards the floor to keep Axel from knowing that yes, he did like it. Axel may be the dumbest ass hole alive, but the blond couldn't deny that he loved him anyway.

"What happens now?" Roxas asked seriously. Axel bit his lip in thought, "Well, do you forgive me?"

"No," The blond shook his head defiantly, "not yet."

"That's okay. Our relationship is just hurt and damaged... it's not broken. We can fix this."

They were both completely unsure of what would happen next with their lives, but Roxas had a feeling it would only get better. Axel was back and he had apologized for everything. He even admitted he loved Roxas. That was a hopeful sign.

"Let's get back to Dem's. I'm sure Leon is just thrilled to know he now has an entire house full." Axel smiled, patting his friend on the back, "I can't wait to see his face turn purple with anger."

Roxas laughed and nodded, "It'll be a sight, that's for sure." They walked hand in hand out of the house that would now be solely in Namine's possession, and crossed the yard to Leon's place next door. The brunet was probably inside glaring daggers at his younger friends, hoping against hope that they were all playing a cruel joke on him, and everybody would be gone within a few hours.

"So guess what..." Roxas suddenly spoke.

Axel glanced curiously to his shorter friend and narrowed his eyes, "What?"

"I got a job at McDonald's."

The redhead let loose a small chuckle, shaking his head. His face suddenly scrunched up a bit and he snorted a "Would you like fries with that?" with a voice that sounded vaguely like a man with allergies. Roxas' cheeks turned slightly pink and he punched the taller's arm in good humor, "You're a jerk."

FIN ......(I always wanted to end a story with this lol)

-Jaspen