Just so you know I had to write this in Bread Co with children around eating their sammiches and salads. I am very sorry that this took so long to get out but it's pretty long so hopefully that'll make up for it. The song in this chapter is called Poison and it's by a band called Groove Coverage. Once again anyone who can tell me who the artist is that did the song the chapter is named for will get a mention in the next chapter and this time will get to decide something important in the story! Oooooh! Exciting eh?
Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts characters or Star Wars so no suing Squeenix and George Lucas!
Warning: Lemon in this chapter!
Whimsical Tragic Beauty
Roxas woke up the next morning hearing Sora's soft breathing next to him in his king-sized bed. For a moment the previous night's events eluded him but he soon remembered and consequently blushed and slapped himself in the face. He glanced at Sora's moogle alarm clock which now read 9 a.m. It was too early to wake up Sora but he had to text Cloud and let him know about last night.
Roxas to Cloud: Sry I didn't come home last nite I stayed at Sora's place. Prolly won't be home til l8er 2nite :D I kinda have a date!
Cloud to Roxas: BD A date eh? :D Tell me all about it later!
Now that that was done he had to text Axel. He searched for the name and saw he had put his name in surrounded by hearts. Roxas smiled and texted Axel.
Roxas to Axel: What would u like 2 do 2day?
Axel to Roxas: Anything u want 2 do beautiful
Roxas to Axel: Um…heard about there is a street fair today.
Axel to Roxas: Sounds good I'll pick u up in 2 hrs at Sora's I assume.
Roxas to Axel: That's right! I'll be ready!
Roxas closed his phone and ran off to shower.
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½ an hour later (haha Roxy takes long showers)
Roxas walked out in a towel around his waist and saw Sora sitting up in bed with his hand on his head.
"Roxy where is the headache medicine?" Roxas walked over and put two pills he'd already prepared along with a glass of water in his hand. "You know me too well." Sora said before he gulped down the pills and water.
'Clothes!' Roxas wrote frantically on his notepad.
"Sure take anything you want except that shirt with the paopao fruit in the shape of a heart. Riku got me that." Roxas rolled his eyes at that.
Riku had horrible fashion sense when it came to buying things for Sora but he loved everything he bought him. As Roxas pulled on a blue V-neck and some hip huggers Sora got a questioning look in his eyes. Then he got a sudden realization.
"You have a date don't you!" Sora popped to the end of the bed and pointed at Roxas accusingly. Roxas just slowly shook his head yes and then braced himself for what he knew was coming. "Well me and Riku are just gonna have to come along and chaperone then. Now won't we?" Roxas sighed in defeat and went on getting ready while Sora called Riku and told him the plan.
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1hr and ½ later (and a few seconds by Roxas' count)
'He's LATE!' Roxas wrote furiously, so fast Sora almost couldn't read it as he sat in Riku's lap. He'd gotten there early of course.
"He is only a few seconds late Roxy, calm down." Sora had just finished his sentence when the doorbell rang. Roxas ran and flung it open. Before him was a panting but still beautiful Axel.
"Sorry. I didn't realize how long it took to get up the driveway without a vehicle. This place is like its own city. I swear I saw a city hall or something on my way up." He got out between short breaths. When he finally looked up he was taken aback by what stood in front of him. In Axel vision Roxas' hair was blowing in the non-existent wind while he bit his luscious pink lips innocently and blinked his big baby blue eyes all while being bathed in an ethereal kind of light. Finally he shook himself out of his Roxas induced stupor and hugged a very confused but happy Roxas.
"Not to interrupt this absolutely adorable moment but I'd like to get moving, the fair closes in two hours." Riku said pulling Sora along as they swept past the two hugging.
"He's so forceful! I like it!" Sora squeaked out as he passed. Roxas stepped back and he wrote something quickly and showed Axel.
'Sorry! They invited themselves along.'
"It's fine as long as I get to spend some time with you." Axel smiled and grabbed Roxas' hand and pulled him towards the direction the others had gone. They took Riku's car because Axel shared his with Zexion. They found parking and headed to The Starshine Street Fair. Roxas' eyes lit up when he saw the Seasalt Ice Cream Stand and began to jump up and down and pointing frantically. Sora noticed, grabbed his hand, and pulled him away from Axel. All was quiet as Axel stood alone with Riku for the first time…
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Meanwhile back at the residence of Cloud and Leon (AKA Sexy Man Manor)
Cloud had spent the rest of the morning grading papers after he got the text from Roxas about his date. He hadn't seen Leon all morning but he heard the sounds of hard work coming from the garage. He assumed he'd gotten up early to start work on his new sculpture for the upcoming gallery show. Ever since Leon had gotten shot on the job three years prior he decided to quit the force and go back to his love of sculpture. He'd made a name for himself in that short time and was often making sales to a lot of high end clients. It was so frightening for both Cloud and Roxas when they got a call saying that Leon was in the hospital. He was fine of course but he decided he never wanted to see the look on Cloud's face ever again. As Cloud pushed his glasses back up his nose he heard the distinct sound of the blow torch shutting off. He put down his pen and went to get Leon's carrot juice out of the fridge and poured it into a glass. As he was doing this he felt rough hands cover his eyes and he smiled.
"Guess who?"
"Hmmm…let me see…the strong smell of grease and singed hair, rough hands that I've felt multiple times running over my skin…could it possibly be my handsome husband with his hands over my eyes?" Cloud turned around and kissed Leon soundly on the lips. When they finally stopped Cloud got a good look at him. He was shirtless and covered in grease. He still had his safety glasses on and as he moved around Cloud he gulped down his carrot juice. Just one drop of carrot juice missed Leon's mouth but that one drop was personally torturing Cloud. It was rolling down Leon's expertly shaped abs and disappeared into his tight black jeans. "Honey, are you done with your work for the day?" Cloud asked innocently.
"Yeah I think so why?" Leon said wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Well…Roxas has a date today so we'll be alone for a while and I've missed you lately." Cloud whined as he slinked towards Leon and ran his hands up and down his lover's chest. Leon looked down at Cloud's lustful eyes and sighed, he had missed him too, they hadn't been…intimate in at least a week. They'd both just been too busy for each other. He could already feel himself getting hard and he decided they could both use a shower right about now. He suddenly swept Cloud up into his arms and carried him into the bathroom.
"I missed you too and I think I need you to clean me up, my arms are so tired that I can't do it myself." Leon said suggestively as he began to unbutton Clouds shirt. Cloud snapped out of his lustful daze and had the peace of mind to turn on the water while Leon was paying lots of attention to his neck and now bare chest. He moaned as Leon started work on pulling his sweat pants down and rubbing his still clothed erection. Cloud decided to take a little initiative and pushed Leon off him so he could free his throbbing penis from its tight black prison. Fast enough they were both divested of their clothing so finally they stepped into the hot shower and Cloud proceeded to wash Leon's hair slowly.
"Okay you tease, you've spent about ten minutes washing my hair; let's get down to the dirty stuff. Turn around!" Leon screamed as he roughly turned Cloud around and pushed his head forward. It had been a while so he slowly prepared Cloud for him. As he did Cloud's moaning got louder and louder, and his comments more incoherent. When Leon decided he was ready he positioned himself and thrust into Cloud and felt him tighten around his cock. "You're so tight. I really shouldn't leave you alone this long again, you need to relax babe." He said breathily. He felt Cloud loosen and he continued to thrust into him over and over again until Cloud couldn't hold himself up any longer. Leon wrapped his arm around Cloud and pulled him up to his chest. He knew they were both close to climax so he kissed Cloud passionately as he used his other hand to pump his throbbing member. Not long after both of them came with cries of ecstasy and slumped back against the cold tile on the back of their shower.
"Wow…that was great Leo…but now we should probably actually clean ourselves off." Cloud said while panting. Leon nodded his head and helped Cloud to stand. After they were done showering they went to lie down in bed to take an afternoon nap and spooned like there was no tomorrow. (Heehee…I likez teh cuddlez!)
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Back at the Sea Salt Ice Cream Stand two very giddy boys were still jumping up and down unaware of the two men who loved them watching with smiles on their faces (well only slightly so on Riku's face). After about five minutes of unbearable silence Axel decided to break the ice.
"So…how long have you and Sora been together Riku?" Axel asked rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet.
"Two years, going on three. I actually met Roxas first. Freshman year he ran into me and knocked me over. I would've been pissed if I hadn't heard people running after him and seen the look of fear in his eyes. Something about Roxas just makes you want to protect him. Anyway I put him behind me and as soon as the bullies saw me they apologized and ran off in the opposite direction. Even as a freshman I guess I was a little intimidating. It must have been one of the only times he was away from Sora, Sora is always defending him. Anyway I figured out Roxas couldn't talk and then I led him to the quad where I laid eyes on Sora. He was more worried about Roxas' well being then me at the time so when he did finally thank me for saving Roxas he stuttered a bit and shook my hand. The rest is history, I know it's really cliché but the next day we realized we had History class together and partnered up and eventually went on a date." Riku waved at Sora who was now trying to win Roxas a Tigger plushy at the ring toss. Axel scratched the back of his head trying to absorb all the things he'd heard.
"Do you think Roxas will ever be able to speak again Riku?" Axel looked over at the normally pensive boy with intense question in his eyes.
"No one really knows, the doctors say that he'll talk when he's ready, you know that it's all mental. So it could be at anytime really, Even if he never talks again he'll always need someone to watch out for him, he's just too nice. I'm hoping you'll join the unofficial Roxas protection group." He slapped Axel on the back and began to walk towards the boys they both loved.
"Look Riku I won the Tigger plushy for Roxas!" Sora jumped up and down and threw the plushy to Roxas and jumped into Riku's chest. Roxas squeezed the stuffed animal close and looked towards Axel. He grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the Sea Salt Ice cream booth.
"What would you boys like today? Oh hello Roxas! Didn't you just get one of these?" The jolly old man running the booth reached out and ruffled Roxas' hair. Roxas shut his eyes and when he oped them he shook his head no and pointed to Axel. "Oh you want one for your friend eh? Well this one is on the house, for my best customer." He opened his freezer and pulled out a blue frozen pop and handed it to Axel. Axel took it hesitantly and looked from it to Roxas several times before licking it finally. The indecision on his face soon turned to unbridled joy and he started to lick it furiously. It faintly reminded him of what Roxas had tasted like the previous night. He must really love these things he thought to himself. He looked over at Roxas and noticed that he was laughing, it was perhaps the most beautiful thing he'd ever heard, and he didn't even realize he was doing it. When Roxas finally noticed what happened he covered his mouth in shock and looked up at Axel's smiling face.
"Roxas. Roxas you were laughing!" Axel threw his Popsicle stick way and picked him up and began to spin him around and around. When the spinning finally stopped and the birds quit flying around Roxas' head he noticed the lips on his. Axel bit Roxas' bottom lip lightly and Roxas opened his mouth letting Axel's tongue explore every part of it. They didn't stop until they both needed to breathe. They looked into each other's eyes until they were snapped out of their daze by Sora's voice.
"So just having a little make out session in the middle of the street fair eh Roxy?" Sora moved his eyebrows up and down suggestively and Roxas blushed when he noticed Axel was still holding him up. Luckily Axel noticed as well and put him back on the ground but he kept his hand interlaced with Roxas'.
"Actually I was so excited I couldn't help myself. Roxas laughed! He's starting to get his voice back." Sora and Riku looked excited about the prospect but also disappointed that they weren't able to hear his laugh first. After a few more games Riku suggested that he take Sora home to change and they'd all meet at Roxas' house to head out to one of their favorite clubs for the night. Not wanting the day with Roxas to end anytime soon Axel agreed and decided to walk Roxas home because it wasn't very far from where they were. All of them parted ways for the time being.
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In Sexy Man Manor aka home of Roxas,Leon, and Cloud…
As soon as Axel and Roxas opened the door they were bombarded by questions from Cloud before he finally got out that they were going to a club that night. After he'd said it Cloud dragged Roxas off to his bedroom to get ready. And Axel was left alone with the most intimidating man he'd ever met. A scary guy who was obviously ripped, a former cop, and a sculpture artist with a tool that could melt his skin off in seconds. They were sitting together at the kitchen table and Axel was looking around and tapping his fingers nervously when Leon finally spoke.
"So…what are your intentions with Roxas?" Leon's eyes seemed to bore into Axel's soul.
"I really like him and I'd like to get to know him better." Axel kept tapping his fingers furiously. Leon put his hand down on top of Axel's.
"Don't tell me what you think I want to hear, and stop tapping the damn table!" He lifted his hand up and stared back into Axel's eyes.
"Honestly I do want to get to know him and one day I hope to hear his voice, I'm sure it's beautiful. You know he laughed today and I almost couldn't handle it." Hearing that Leon's eyes widened and he filed it in the back of his mind for discussion with Cloud later.
"I am only worried because you seem like the tough kind and maybe that's good but it could be dangerous because Roxas is so fragile. Ever since we adopted him after his mother died I've perhaps been too careful with him. But it's only because he seems as if he would break if you pushed too hard. Cloud is actually the one who tells him to take chances; I'm the one always calculating risks when it comes to him. Just take care of his heart, because if it breaks anymore I'm not sure if he'll be able to come back from it." They spent the rest of the time in companionable silence as they waited for their men to come back out.
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Meanwhile in Roxas' bedroom Roxas was dodging clothes as they flew out of his closet and drawers at breakneck speed. Soon enough a blond head popped out of the storm of clothing.
"I found it Roxas!" He turned around holding a neon blue and green skin-tight top with a huge smile on his face. Roxas looked at the shirt and cocked his head to the side questioningly. He grabbed his pen and paper and scrawled something in response.
'I like it but it needs something else…a choker perhaps' After he showed Cloud he hopped up from his bed and went to his bedside table. He searched on of the drawers for a minute until he pulled out a black choker with what looked like computer keys on it spelling out 'byte me' on it. Cloud nodded his head yes and pulled from the pile a pair of tight black jeans.
"Now put all that on and you'll be irresistible once again for that boy of yours." When Roxas walked by to pick up the shirt and pants from Cloud he pushed him down and laughing ran into the bathroom to change. In the middle of his anger at being pushed down he struggled up to his feet and ran to the bathroom door when he realized Roxas had just laughed at him. "Roxas, did you just laugh at me? When did this star?" Roxas pushed a piece of paper under the door that had the word 'today' written on it. "Does it have anything to do with Axel do you think?" Another slip of paper appeared under the door that said 'I'm not sure, I hope so.' Cloud moved away from the door and plopped onto Roxas' bed. A few minutes later Roxas came out of the bathroom and did a twirl for his father. "Wow! You look perfect; let's show the boys what do you think?" Roxas nodded yes and they headed towards the door.
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Back in the kitchen Sora and Riku had arrived and some more conversation had started up. Riku and Leon were talking about some kind of T.V. show about lumberjacks, while Axel was playing rock, paper, scissors with Sora and losing horribly. They all turned their heads and stopped talking when they heard Cloud doing some kind of drum roll noise. Roxas walked out and stood in a nervous stance with his hands together in front of him. Sora made a whoo-hoo noise and whistled before Leon slapped him against the head. Axel stood up and walked over to Roxas before he even realized what he was doing. He looked at Cloud and gave a thumbs up and took Roxas' hand in his and walked him back to the table to sit down.
"So where exactly are you guys going to tonight Riku?" Cloud asked as he walked over and wrapped his arms around Leon's shoulders and kissing him on his cheek.
"The best gay club in town of course, Fairy's Delight. It's Tifa's place." Soar answered for Riku excitedly.
"Oh tell her I said hi and tell her to slap Rude on his big bald head for me! Well you guys should get going then." Cloud began to usher them out of the house, once they were all gone Cloud turned back towards his husband. "Ready for round two?" Leon got up from his seat and picked Cloud up bridal style and they disappeared into their bedroom.
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There was a techno song playing loudly over the speakers as the strobe lights flashed across the multicolored dance floor. There were male and female go-go dancers moving to the beat in hanging cages throughout the club they were covered in glitter and wearing colorful wings. Roxas and Axel were sitting at a table while Sora was sitting at the bar with Riku drinking a Shirley temple talking to Tifa about Cloud's special 'message' for Rude. When the next song came over the speakers Roxas looked over to Axel and rapidly shook his head up and down. Axel got the point and pulled him out to the dance floor.
Your cruel device I wanna love you but I better not touch (I wanna love you but I,but I better not) Poison
your blood, like ice
One look, could kill
My pain, your thrill...
I wanna hold you, but my senses tell me to stop
I wanna kiss you but I want it too much
I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
Your poison running through my veins
Your poison
I don't wanna play these games
Axel put his hands on Roxas' hips as they moved their hips to the beat and rubbed their crotches together. When Riku saw this he pulled Sora away from Tifa's attention and dragged him out to the dance floor. As they were surrounded by hot and sweaty bodies it was almost impossible not to dance just as fast.
Your mouth, so hot
Your web, I'm caught
Your skin, so wet
Black lace, on sweat
Roxas was getting lightheaded but he couldn't take his eyes away from Axel's passion-filled eyes. Before he knew it Axel's mouth was on his again but this time it felt different, sloppier, but still as passionate as the first. Sora was standing with his back to Riku grinding into his crotch until Riku pulled his head up by his hair and turned his face towards him kissing him hungrily as their bodies still moved to the beat of the song.
I hear you calling and it's needles and pins
I wanna hurt you just to hear you screaming my name
Don't wanna touch you but you're under my skin
I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous poison
Your poison running through my veins
Your poison
I don't wanna break these chains
Poison!
As the song ended Axel and Roxas slowed their movements and decided to exit the dance floor and they headed to the bar for a drink. Riku and Sora however continued dancing.
"Some pretty hot dancing out there boys! Makes me miss Rude something awful. He is on a trip getting me some special ingredients for my famous drink, you guys aren't old enough to have it yet. It's a mix of paopao juice and vodka." Tifa shouted over the music as she prepared some water for them to drink. Roxas looked at her sympathetically and squeezed her shoulder comfortingly and took his drink. "So, how long have you boys been together then?"
"Not that long, but I'll stay with Roxas as long as he'll have me." Axel said as he kissed Roxas on the forehead and brushed some hair from his eyes. Tifa smiled at them and knew he was telling the truth.
"Well any friend of sunshine here is a friend of mine! As long as you don't break his heart we'll be cool!" Tifa slapped Axel hard on his back almost knocking him forward into the bar. The group spent two hours at the club and decided to head home for the night. They dropped Roxas off first and Axel walked him to the door.
"You know I like that nickname, Sunshine. Do you mind if I called you that?" Axel asked as they reached the door. Roxas shook his head no, he didn't mind at all. He leaned up on his tiptoes and kissed Axel chastely before opening the door. Before he could get inside Axel grabbed his arm and turned him around. "Roxas I'll text you tomorrow ok? And I hope you have sweet dreams tonight." He took his hand and kissed it. Roxas blushed and waved goodbye and closed the door. That night Axel dreamed of an angel bathed in sunshine and a giant spider wearing a monocle and top hat telling him all of life's secrets. (What? Did you think Axel's dreams would be anymore normal?)
AN: Thankies for reading this chapter. Please leave a review! Props to my friend Tree for helping me with the name of Tifa's club and sorry if Leon seemed a little OOC in his scene with Axel but he's just a worried papa.