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Firelight	By : Riku_Dawn Category: Kingdom Hearts > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 1196 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Riku: *Sigh* Saki owns nothing except for OC's.
Gods I hate Mondays. Well jeez, who doesn't? The start of another week that will be spent in a school year that isn't even a month in. Blegh.
"Ah, damn it." I heard Saïx say as we were eating breakfast.
"What's up?" I asked.
He looked at me as if he forgot I was there and shook his head with a small smile, "Don't worry about it, nothing that'll bother you."
I narrowed my eyes at him and crossed my arms over my chest, "Now you've gotten me curious."
"Now Roxas, if it's something you don't need to worry about don't pester him about it." My mom said from the sink where he was washing the dishes he used to make breakfast.
"Well if it's about Xemnas, I have a right to know!" I protested.
Saïx chuckled next to me, "It isn't about Xemnas, it's about Axel."
Axel? "I'm not curious anymore." I said taking another bite of bacon. But then again, what if he was thinking… "Did he offer himself as a rebound in case you two broke up?" I asked skeptically.
He looked at me like I was crazy, "What? No! Nothing like that! It's just that his birthday was earlier this month and I keep forgetting to give him the present I got him."
"Oh, if that's all." I finished what little was left of my food and drank my orange juice.
"What would you have done if I said he did?" my friend asked with a challenging tone.
I shrugged at the question, "Lock you in a closet with Xemnas."
"Now you're confusing me." He said and I looked at him puzzled "You told me that if he breaks up with me over this shit, he isn't worth it. Why change your mind all of a sudden about the situation?"
"Because you love him and he loves you, you make each other happy. Do you really want to give that up?" he shook his head at my question and I nodded "Thought so. You guys are perfect for each other anyway, so why end a good thing? Plus I don't like the idea of you and Axel dating."
"It's like I told you last night Saïx, couples have their issues. Even the perfect ones," my dad said as he came into the kitchen "But those issues are nothing more than trials and tribulations we all go through to see if we can handle each other in the long run." He went and put an arm around Mom's shoulders "Right Sora?"
Mom smiled and kissed him on the cheek, "God knows we've gone through our part."
That said I often wondered how often they argued when they started their relationship before I was even thought of. I've heard a few as I grew up, but nothing that wasn't resolved quickly; meager arguments about stupid things but still, they could go without fights for the longest. A lot of people thought they were the perfect couple and often asked their advice on how to improve their own relationships.
"Well let's get going boys, gotta get you to school." Dad said grabbing the backpack that he used at the gym from the laundry room.
Mom took our dishes and Saïx and I went to get our stuff from the couch in the living room, Stitch was at our heels barking loudly "No boy, you can't come to school to us. How many times I gotta tell ya?" I said as I was getting my shoes on.
Saïx got his shoes on and faced my parents "Thanks for putting up with me for the night. Sorry if it was last minute though." He said giving a sheepish smile.
"Oh don't worry about it Saïx, we never mind having you over if you need help." Mom said smiling warmly.
My friend nodded in understanding and followed me out the door just as my parents kissed each other goodbye.
"Hey, what did my dad talk to you about last night?" I asked.
He stiffened at my question and rubbed the back of his neck, I could see on his face that he looked unsure about a lot of the thoughts that were probably swimming through his head right now, made me wonder what he was thinking about.
"Hi Roxas!"
I turned and saw Tidus passing the house "Morning Tidus. Where are you headed?" I asked.
He held up a bag, "Youth center, Yuna started today and forgot her lunch. Talk about excited huh?"
"Yo Tidus! What brings your sandy head here?" Nice one Dad.
I couldn't be sure because I didn't get a good enough look, but I think Tidus looked a little… Afraid? Nervous? … I couldn't be sure; it was gone as quick as it came.
They talked for another minute before Mom leaned out the kitchen window calling, "Hi Tidus! Riku! The boys need to be at school and you need to get to work!"
My dad and his old friend laughed "Alright, I won't keep ya. Catch ya later!" Tidus said before starting off again, keeping his gaze on me for a moment.
"Pile in you two!" at my dad called, Saïx and I got into his car and he started it up.
"Dad, can we stop by Saïx's place real quick? He needs to get something." I said.
He looked at his watch to see how much time we had, "Alright. But you won't have much time for hanging out before class starts"
Saïx looked at me like I was crazy then at my dad, "You don't have to, it's not all that important."
Dad shrugged, "I don't mind." And we were headed in the direction of the children's shelter.
I still didn't like Axel all that much, but he was Saïx's best friend and… I'll admit it if it weren't for the idiot I wouldn't know him. Don't tell him I think that. We stopped in front of the shelter, Ansem stood just outside the door making sure each kid had what they needed before sending them on their way to school. Saïx got out and ran up to the front door, hugging Ansem before going in then coming out a minute later shoving something in his pocket.
"Got what you need?" Dad asked as he got back into the car.
"Yes, thank you." Saïx responded throwing a small scowl at me to which I only shrugged.
Dad got us to school and we ran for the front gate shouting our thanks and goodbyes over our shoulders. We got through the gate and went straight for the fountain in the quad where all our friends were gathered, well not all of them but who's counting them really? We had a lot of friends.
None of them had noticed us coming yet as Naminé was chatting them up about something, something they didn't look too comfortable with. Demyx finally noticed us and excused himself from the conversation; I think some of the others were cursing him behind his back as he ran up to us.
"Guys! Turn around and go find a place to hide before she sees you!" Demyx cried when he got to us.
"What's wrong Dem?" Saïx asked.
He jerked a thumb over his shoulder at Naminé, "She has the Devil's book with her. By the way, if you've seen Zexion don't tell her where he is. She's trying to give it to him!"
I felt a shiver run down my spine at "Devil's book" and I hoped he didn't mean what I thought he meant. And from the look of Saïx's face, he didn't like where this was going either. "Uh Demyx… You don't mean she has… that book, do you?" I asked.
He nodded with intense fear in his eyes, "Sadly I do. It's so evil… Eviiiilll." (A/N: LOL, Victorious)
"Oh Roxas! Saïx!" Shit! Naminé was coming, that damn thing clutched to her chest as if it were the most valuable thing in the world "Please tell me you've seen Zexion. I just know he'll love this book I got last month." She said.
"Uh sorry! We haven't seen him today. Oh my gosh look at the time, gotta go ta class!" Saïx said grabbing my wrist and dragging me away, Demyx was following at our heels until we were by the gym "That was close." He breathed.
"You're telling us." Demyx and I said at the same time trying to catch their breaths.
"I can't believe she actually likes that book. Who can we blame for that?" Demyx asked.
"Not Xion." I said.
The bell rang and we parted ways to go to class, Saïx and I going one way while Demyx went another. As we walked I noticed my friend looking around eagerly, yet nervously.
"Looking for Xemnas?" I asked.
He looked sheepish with a light blush on his face, "That obvious?"
I shrugged with a smile, "Like I said, perfect for each other. He cuts through my class to get to his everyday; if I see him I'll text you okay."
We got to his class and he gave me a quick hug, "Thanks Roxas. I'll see you at break."
He went into his class and I ran the rest of the way to mine. Uhg, I hated my history class.
"Roxas!" Eh? Hayner?
He'd been my friend for years, since I started kindergarten. He'd been acting weird for a while, like he was committing a crime and everyone knew it but wouldn't say anything to call him on it. When I first noticed his change around the middle of last year it made me feel uneasy, I could see in his brown eyes, his tense stance, and the way he spoke quietly, that he was hiding something.
I took my spot next to him and looked at him skeptically, "What is it Hayner?"
He winced at my words, "Yikes, ya don't sound like it but that's a harsh greeting man. What's eating you?"
I narrowed my eyes at him, "I could ask you the same thing. You know you haven't exactly been yourself for a while, ask Olette and Pence and they'll tell you the same thing."
"Oh yeah right. Since when haven't I been myself?" he challenged.
"Since last year. One day you're trying to get me to practice Struggle with you and the next you can't even look at any of your friends in the eye. What the hell has been wrong with you since then Hayner?" I snapped unintentionally.
But he did go into deep thought about what I said and began looking guilty at his own realization, "Damn I didn't know… Roxas, I'm sorry man. Guess I should apologize to everyone else too huh?"
I turned away and shrugged, "Don't ask me. Ask yourself."
"C'mon Roxas! I'm trying to make up for it, aren't I? Gimme some credit here! Besides I wanted to ask if you wanted to go out with me this weekend." He said.
Whoa wait what? Hold up, wait a minute! Did he just ask me out? This weekend? Okay I have officially been caught off guard by this guy. By asking me out, he was indirectly saying he had a thing for me, like Demyx has for Zexion. There was a slight problem with that information though; I didn't like him like that. I only saw him as a friend and I don't think I'll ever see him as anything more than that, but we haven't hung out in the longest so maybe it'll be a good idea. I didn't want him to think I wanted to date him though! Better make that clear.
"You mean for this to be a date, don't you?" I asked.
"Yeah, what else could I mean?" he responded.
I sighed at him, "Look Hayn, I'm not all for the whole dating thing. But if it's just to hang out then okay, I'll go with you this weekend."
I noticed something as he just looked at me, he didn't seem too disappointed. His eyes even narrowed a bit before he quickly adjusted his face to make himself look disappointed, "Bummer man. But uh… maybe you could come to like dating me? Probably?"
I shrugged, "I dunno. But I'll hang out with you this weekend if you want."
He sighed in defeat, "Alright, I'll take what I can get."
The door opened and I turned to see Xemnas running in to use the door that connected my history class to his English class, "Hi Rox, bye Rox!"
He always did that, saying hi and bye in the same sentence while he ran by me if he was trying not to be late. Well I saw him, better text Saïx and let him know I saw his boyfriend.
x- Xemnas's POV –x
Three… Two… One…!
Beep! Beep! Beep!
And I'm in my seat just in time; I'd like to see my teacher call me on it this time.
"Okay then class, while I'm taking attendance get started on your reading for today. And take the notes; I'll be checking them at the ten minute bell." The old man snapped.
I took out the book I was reading and opened to the page I last left off. Our class had a choice read, in which we chose the books we wanted to read and find things that followed our year's lesson plan, irony, satire, propaganda, etc. My book of choice was a novel called Not without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody; it was compelling so far and had an unbelievable grip on me. And that's saying something because I'm not a fan of reading books, just Manga and game guides. Zexion told me it would probably be the best choice for me since it was based on true events; he knew well I wasn't one to lose myself in other's fantasy worlds unless I was controlling it myself.
This woman, she was going through so much hell to gain her freedom from such a terrible man. But not only for herself, for her daughter too; that little girl was so lucky to have someone who loved her so much. It made me think about my relationship with Saïx; I told him honestly many times that I loved him, and the smile that crossed his beautiful pale face always made my heart flutter and my soul take flight. Knowing him for three years and dating just as long, I thought he would be ready to take the next step but he was hesitant to answer me at all.
I noticed it when we started dating too, I took hold of his hand and he froze immediately then denied there was anything wrong when I asked him about it; it took him about a week and a half before he stopped freezing at my touches. A few weeks later I kissed him for the first time and he went completely rigid, I thought about pulling away to see if he was alright but he relaxed slowly and clung to me like a lifeline, I wondered what he went through to react that way to simple affection.
But yesterday at the pier, I never would have thought he had gone through something like that.
"The last foster family I lived with back in Radiant Garden… used to rape me, all the time."
I could hear in his voice that he was afraid to tell me, but at the same time relieved. I could see in those golden eyes that sucked my soul out of me every time they met mine, the pain that had been buried for so long resurfacing with his memories along with desperate hope, hope that I wouldn't turn him away just because of something that was out of his control. But all I could do was stare at him with shock, I couldn't even speak! Hearing that, I just wanted to take him into my arms and cry for him, tell him how sorry I was that he was treated in such way, in a way he didn't deserve at all. I didn't move fast enough though, because when I had finally got my mind to work again he was already being bragged off by Axel. I didn't try talking to him the rest of the night.
What he must've thought of me, he probably thought I only wanted him for sex, a good fuck! But it isn't true at all, why else would I wait for so long? I had to assure him of that though, would probably be difficult but I wanted to try, I didn't want to let him go. He loved me enough to reveal something from the darkest part of his past most would want to bury forever, and that meant so much to me, it was something I couldn't let be wasted. I had to talk to him today, as soon as possible.
x- Roxas's POV –x
Finally! Lunch time, I'll just drop my stuff at the library, grab my food and go meet my friends at the fountain; we chose to all eat outside today.
"Roxy!" Demyx called waving his hand over his head to get my attention.
I got to the group quickly and had to jump over Xigbar, who was laying on the ground, to get a seat on the fountain edge next to my dirty blonde friend, Zexion was leaning against his legs reading Order of the Phoenix. Then a thought struck me, Demyx was gonna ask Zexion to Haunt Ball but he had taken him to see Deathly Hallows Part 2 before school started, wasn't that technically asking him out?
"Dem, Zex told me you took him to see the last Harry Potter movie. Was it just you two?" I asked.
"No. Pence called Olette, Olette called me, and I called Zexy." He answered giving me a knowing look.
"Oh Zexion! I've looking for you all day!" Oh shit! Naminé! "I thought you would like to read this book. I just got it last month and it's just brilliant! And knowing how much of a reader you are, I thought you would like it just as much. If not more." She said holding out that accursed book in front of our friend.
"Twilight huh?" Zexion said taking the book and looking at the cover "This is your own copy?"
Naminé smiled like a kid in the candy store and rocked on the balls of her feet while the rest of us just stared at Zexion in disbelief that he was holding that fucking book! But when he threw it behind him and it landed in the fountain we all started laughing at Naminé's scream.
"How could you do that?" she shrieked.
"Nami, it's better than what I did to my own copy when I finished it. I burned it on my dad's barbeque pit when we had that pool party, it helped roast the marsh mellows we ate." He said casually.
We all started laughing harder and I thought I would fall backwards into the water.
"Hey guys! What'd I miss?" Oh good, Xemnas decided to finally grace us with his presence. He wasn't here during first break because he was making up the notes he was supposed to take in English, he spaced out during the class.
Xigbar was the first to recover from all the laughing while Nami glared daggers into all our heads "Angel tried giving Schemer Twilight and he chucked it." He said pointing to the book that was now sitting at the bottom of the fountain.
"Twilight isn't literature." Saïx added.
Xemnas took one look at Naminé and almost laughed, but he cleared his throat and looked to see Saïx staring at him, "Babe, can I talk to you a sec?"
Hey, he called him babe, that's a good sign. Saïx looked at me and I nodded in encouragement. They needed to clear this up if they were gonna be happy, he couldn't turn his back on everything now! He nodded back at me and got up to follow his boyfriend, hopefully they would come back and Saïx would be literally hanging on him.
x- Saïx's POV –x
Xemnas led us pass the gym, the track and football field, and over the soccer field to where the sport shed was, no one would be able to see us here and hopefully none of the campus security would come snooping and tell us to get back to where we could be seen because we needed to talk about this without interruption.
Everything Riku told me last night was going through my head, things I needed to remember if I wanted a chance to save this relationship.
"Hearing that someone you really care about had gone through something so scaring, like being raped, can be nerve shocking and it can't be expected to get an immediate reaction from everyone. The fact that you waited for so long to tell him about this could cause a few issues on your part, but that's alright because couples have their issues. Even the perfect ones, but those issues are nothing more than trials and tribulations we all go through to see if we can handle each other in the long run. The fact that you chose to tell him at all proves that you care about him enough to trust him with something a lot of people would deny to themselves. When you see Xemnas tomorrow gather that same strength, ask him what he really thinks, and see if things can be saved."
Xemnas makes me feel happiness like I've never felt before, and I don't want to lose it. If I can't save this then either I'm not meant to be happy with him, or not meant to be happy at all.
"Could you tell me what you really think about what I told you?" I asked as evenly as I could.
He ran a hand through his hair, that brilliant silver hair- No Saïx! Focus on your relationship!
"What do you expect me to say? I feel guilty honestly." He said so quietly I almost missed it.
I blinked in confusion, "Why would you feel guilty? It's not like you're the one who used to… used to…"
He put a finger to my lips to save me the trouble of mentioning it again "I may as well be, for asking such a thing of you when you're most likely still healing inside." He said sadly.
"So… You don't just want me… for sex?" I asked meekly.
"Where the hell did you get a stupid idea like that? I'm still a virgin for god's sake!" he suddenly burst out before he realized what he was saying. Then he blushed lightly and turned his gaze away.
I couldn't help but laugh, "You? Still a virgin? Wow, I never would have thought!"
He looked at me from the corner of his eye "What? You thought I was a man-whore?" he grumbled.
"Oh, no. I just though you would have had at least one fling by the time you met me." I teased.
"Hey! Are you stereotyping me? That's it, no more of those high school romance flicks for you!" he threatened.
I laughed a little harder, unable to help that his behavior right now was just too adorably funny. At the same time I was thinking about how lucky I had gotten on my first try at love, to find someone who thought about how I felt rather than his own desires first. I know that it's possible that in the future we could go our separate ways, but for now I'm holding on to this, I'm holding on to what I have been given for as long as I'm allowed.
That determination in mind I took Xemnas's face in my hands and brought him into what was probably the most loving and passionate kiss either of us could have experienced. His hands found their way onto my waist and their warm touch made me shudder; I decided to be the bold one this time and wound my arms around his neck as I snaked my tongue out to swipe over his lips so I could get inside. I felt him shiver under my touch and his mouth opened, I immediately delved inside to taste every inch of him, I chuckled at the way he groaned when the tip of my tongue slid across the roof of him mouth.
He began to fight back then, pushing me back into my mouth with his own muscle and tasting me as I did him, sending shiver after shiver down my spine and making my heart skip several beats. Then when I felt saliva dribbling down my chin we pulled apart just when our air supply ran out and I leaned against him waiting for my head to clear while he ran his fingers through my hair.
"We'll wait as long you want." He whispered.
My gaze shot up to meet his, "Really? You don't care?"
He kissed my forehead and rubbed my back, "Hell no. I can be a jerk sometimes to people, but I'm not a total heartless bastard. It's been three years, what's a little longer?" He rubbed his nose against mine in an Eskimo kiss "You know I love you."
I laughed a little, "Ryan Seacrest wannabe. But yes, I do know. And I love you too."
x- Roxas's POV –x
"Hey! Have you guys seen Saïx?"
I swear if he didn't stop popping up when he wasn't wanted… "He's with his boyfriend." I said.
"What? How could you guys let them go off like that? Saïx is probably crying his eyes out somewhere now because Xemnas dumped his ass!" Axel shouted.
"You don't know if that's true mate!" Luxord noted.
Before anything else could be said I was suddenly lifted off the ground into a back- breaking hug.
"I so owe you my first child!" Well, judging by Xemnas's voice things worked out.
"Lovely. Now could you please put me down?" I asked.
I was set back onto my feet and turned to look at the once again happy couple; Saïx with the biggest smile I've ever seen on his face was clinging on to Xemnas's arm. As I looked at him I couldn't help but get a mental image of him with dog ears and a tail that was wagging extremely fast, he's such a puppy sometimes.
"Whoa wait a second! What the hell is going on here exactly?" Axel exclaimed.
Would you shut up! Gods! "They worked things out. What do you think is going on?" I snapped.
Oh great, he was smirking again, "Feisty aren't ya Roxy? I got an idea, how 'bout you and I go out this weekend? I'll even buy ya dinner."
I just smirked back at him, "As much as I love a free meal, I've got plans to hang out with my friend Hayner this weekend. Ya snooze, ya loose!"
"Besides, Roxas isn't gay." Naminé said. She must have gotten over her book being washed out.
But that comment she made had everyone staring at her like she just sprouted a few extra body parts. It's said when someone tells their friends multiple time that they're gay one person either refuses to believe it, or is completely oblivious to the fact that it's true, and that was pretty much Nami right now. Xion looked like she wanted to smack the back of her head for it too.
"Uh, Nami I-!"
"He even agreed to be Len for me this Halloween." She said cutting me off without noticing that I was talking.
Xion decided it was time to save me, "Hey speaking of which, Naminé we'd better get to the library so we can look for the pictures Mom's gonna need to make our outfits."
"Oh right. See you in a bit Roxas!" Naminé called over her shoulder as she was led away.
"And you haven't told her you were gay yet because dear?" Marluxia asked.
"I did, a thousand times. She just won't listen." I grumbled.
X+X+X+X+X
After school rolled around and I found myself walking home alone. Xemnas and Saïx took off as soon as school let out, something about making up for yesterday's date which was probably a good idea for them.
My cell phone rang and my caller ID said it was my Aunt Kairi, "Hi Kairi."
"Hi Ro. I wanted to talk to you about your costume for this Halloween. Naminé sent me a picture of what I'm supposed to make for you, but is that really the outfit you want? Are you even going to be this Len character?" she asked.
My Aunt Kairi always made costumes, mainly Cosplay costumes. It was how she made her money, and her work was pretty popular all over the islands and in other towns like Twilight Town, Traverse Town, and Radiant Garden. With Mom's help in designing a website, a skill he learned back when he was in school, Kairi was able to start her own business and it worked out better than she thought it would. So well in fact she was able to quit her job as a receptionist at a hotel on another island.
But getting back to this issue, I didn't mind being Len but I did mind dressing up with Naminé, "Actually, I think I might want to try a different outfit that he may have. Maybe a different character all together."
"Oh really? Well how about you look for what you want and get back to me? But it has to be by the beginning of next month so I can get the materials and what-not to make it. Meanwhile can you stop by? I need to take your measurements so I can have one less thing to worry about when I can finally start your outfit."
"Sure, I can make the stop." I said.
We said goodbye and I sent a text to my mom telling him what I was doing. If he didn't get back to me he was probably working on his latest book, on that note I better send dad the same message even though he's still working at the gym. My phone rang not too long after I sent the text and I saw it was Cloud calling me.
"Cloud what's up?" I answered.
He gave a sheepish laugh on his end before responding, "Roxas, Leon's stuck in an operation at the hospital and we're short handed over here at the gym. Could you pick up Dante from school and watch him until one of us can get him? I'll give you 7000 munny."
"No problem. The school's on the way to Kairi's so I don't mind making the stop. And you don't have to pay me anything; he's my little cousin after all." I said.
"Thank you so much Roxas." He sighed "I'll call them and let them know you're headed there."
So I made my way first to Destiny Elementary where Dante was sitting out front idly kicking his legs, "Dante!"
He looked up at me with his steel- blue eyes and smiled brightly "Roxas! What are you doing here?" he cheered as he ran up to hug me. It had been a while since we last saw each other.
I ruffled his dirty blonde hair, "Your mom asked me to pick you up since he and your dad are busy, so you're gonna hang out with me and my mom today!"
"Awesome! Can we play Assassin's Creed too?" he asked.
"Only when your homework's done buster. But you're going with me to Kairi's first." I said leading him away from the school.
It took about ten minutes to get to Kairi's house; it was a nice sunset orange single story with a shingle roof, a white picket fence lined with birds of paradise, orchids grew around the base of the house.
We went to the front door and I knocked, the door was immediately answered by Xion, "Hey Ro, hey 'Te."
"Hi Xion." Dante said smiling.
We went inside and I went to Kairi's sewing room near the back of the house where she was already taking Naminé's measurements for her costume and muttering, "I swear you must have some kind of switch in your brain that keeps you from gaining weight."
"I can't help it, I don't wanna be fat." Her blonde daughter pouted.
Kairi just sighed with a shake of her head, "Well go on, do your homework."
Naminé came my way and a smile crossed her face, "Hi Roxas. I can't wait to see what you'll look like as Len."
I gave a quick smile back and chose to keep my comments to myself. Not only was she getting clingy lately, she was getting pretty annoying too, and demanding.
"Well Roxas, let's see if any of your measurements changed." Kairi said in a different tone than she used on Naminé.
I went up to her and just stood there as she measured my height, waist, hips, and arm span. I honestly don't know why she insisted on taking my measurements every year if I hardly changed like Naminé and Xion, I took after my mother in many ways.
"Hm, seems you've only grown a few inches and gained just a little muscle." Kairi commented as she wrote everything down.
"So he can still pull off a dress if he were to wear one?" I heard Xion ask.
Dante was with her laughing, "Roxas in a dress, that'll be funny."
"Watch it little Leonhart." I growled.
Kairi started laughing then, "Oh Roxas, I think you'll look cute in a dress!"
"Oh! Mom I have the perfect dress for him." Xion said pulling out her Smart Phone "Well I don't have it, but I have a picture of it." She played around with it until she gave a sound of victory and gave her mother the phone so she could see the picture.
Kairi looked at the picture then me, and back again. She did this repeatedly as if trying to get a good idea of how it would look on me before she nodded in approval, "I think this would work for him. What do you think Roxas?" She held the phone up for me to see and I swear I wanted to throw the thing at Xion.
"Len's "Imitation Black" dress?" I exclaimed.
The dress was floor length, black with long sleeves, the skirt was slit down the front with three layers to it with white ruffles at the hems of each layer and at the end of the sleeves, it had a white hemmed corset that tied in the front with a black ribbon, in the center of the chest was a red rose with four yellow ribbons that would drape over my arms, a big black bow that would clip to the wearer's hair, and a long black sash that would tie around the neck and fall to the floor like the skirt. It was a nice dress, but…
"No way you can get me to wear it!" I said sternly.
"But Roxas I always wanted to make you a dress. If Sora and Cloud can pull off a dress and be mistaken for girls, surely you can." Kairi said with a teasing smile, but in a serious tone.
That was true, my mom and cousin could pull off a dress well enough to be mistaken for girls, I had to do a double take when I saw the pictures that were taken as proof. Cloud had the feminine body other women could only dream of having, and my mom used that baby face of his to an advantage along with his thin body.
"If you want to see a guy in a dress look at those photos you took of them or look for drag queens online." I said.
"Or I can make you this dress anyway. You don't have to wear it for Halloween; I'll still make whatever outfit you want. But you are going to accept that dress mister." Kairi said with a stern look.
I sighed in defeat, "Fine. Well I better get going. C'mon Dante."
"Tell Sora I said hi, okay Roxas?" Kairi called after me as I walked out with my cousin.
I waved over my shoulder and we made our way to my house, passing Xigbar and Luxord's place on the way.
"Yo Roxas! Dante!" Xigbar called from his bedroom window.
"Hey Xig!" I called back.
"Ahoy Pirate-Eye!" Dante said.
"Pirate-Eye? Why I aught 'a!" Xigbar looked like he was about to jump out the window now.
"Better run loves! He's coming after you!" Luxord called from somewhere inside.
I grabbed Dante's hand and we took off running, "Thanks Lux!"
Not wanting to take the chance of being caught by Xigbar, 'cause that guy was freakin' fast as hell, we ran all the way to my house and thank the higher power it wasn't too far away!
We got through the door and tried to catch our breath while we took our shoes off, "Mom! We're home!"
"You don't have to shout Roxas. I'm right here." Oh he was on the couch, I didn't see him there "You two look like a starved lion was after you, what's wrong?" he asked coming over to us.
I pointed to my cousin, "He called… Xigbar… Pirate-Eye."
Mom sighed in exasperation, "Not again. Dante you're gonna be the cause of both your deaths someday."
Stitch ran into the room barking happily as I started petting him, "Hey boy. Hope you didn't drive Mom crazy."
"Roxas, you gotta clean up the back yard." Mom said going back to the couch.
"Then I gotta do my homework, clean my room, and by that time I had better be washed up for dinner." I responded.
"Smart-aleck. Meanwhile you'd better start your homework Dante. The last thing I need is your parents on me because you decided to play around."
A few hours went by, I had my chores and homework done as did my cousin so we were playing Assassin's Creed while Mom typed away on his laptop, an enchilada casserole (A/N: Yum!) was cooking in the oven.
Mom had been writing books for years and got his first one published just as he was getting out of high school. He went by a pen name, Lucian Nero, so he could avoid the whole fame thing and sit at home living a quiet life with me and Dad.
"Hey guys!"
"Hi Dad." I responded.
"Dante, you're mother's outside." Dad told my cousin.
I turned off the game while he got his stuff and went to put his shoes on "Thanks Roxas, Sora. See ya later!" he said before running outside to get into Cloud's car.
"Oh Roxas, here." Dad held and envelope out to me "It's from Cloud. He said he knows that you didn't want anything for taking care of Dante, but he wanted to give you something anyway."
I shook my head with a smile and took the envelope, "Thanks Dad. I'll call him later and thank him too."
I went up to my room to put it away and wash my hands since dinner was likely to come out of the over in the next five minutes.
"Roxas! I hope you're not planning on getting on that computer! Dinner's ready!" Mom called.
"Be down in a few!" I called back as I got into the bathroom.
About half way through our meal of enchilada casserole and Spanish rice I decided I needed to talk to my parents about my deal with Hayner, if anyone could give me good advice about this they could.
"Mom, Dad can I ask you guys about something?"
"What's wrong baby?" Mom asked.
I set down my fork so I wouldn't be tempted to stall the conversation with my food, "Hayner asked me to go out with him this weekend, but I have a problem."
They looked at each other and back to me "You don't know how to handle a date with someone who's been your friend for years?" Dad asked.
I shook my head, "That's not it. I don't like him like that, so I told him it'd have to be a normal hang out."
"Now you think you've hurt his feelings over it." Mom offered.
"Exactly." I sighed.
"Well… Maybe it'll grow on you."
"That's what he told me. But the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable with it I feel." I said.
Dad looked at me like I spoke gibberish, "What do you mean uncomfortable?"
I just shrugged, "It's complicated. It's like… If I date him I feel like I'll just hurt someone, but I don't know who. I don't get it at all."
"Oh my goodness. I think you need to talk to your Aunt Aerith about this, she's the one who thinks like a psychologist." Mom sighed.
Maybe he was right. Besides it wasn't like they had this kind of experience when they were my age seeing that they only ever dated each other back then. But my Aunt Aerith, having many admirers in her lifetime so far, might be able to help me deal with this issue I have with my friend who was trying to reach boyfriend status with me.
So after dinner I went up to my room and got on my phone to call my aunt, I hope I wasn't disturbing her though since it was almost late in Radiant Garden.
"Hello Roxas." Her sweet voice answered after a few rings.
"Hi Auntie. Is this a bad time?" I asked.
She giggled, "No sweetie. Is something on your mind?"
I gave a silent sigh of relief, "I was hoping I could ask you about something that happened at school today, with a friend of mine."
"Roxas are you trying to cover up something that actually happened to you?" she laughed.
"No, a friend of mine is involved with what happened to me." I explained.
"Oh. What happened then?" she asked.
I sat on my bed thinking we were gonna be in for a full-on therapy session. My aunt wasn't a psychologist, but she may as well be.
"Well my friend Hayner asked me to go out with him this weekend. It was a nice offer, but I don't feel that kind of attraction towards him." I told her.
"Who knows sweetheart, maybe you'll grow to dating him." She said.
I held back a sigh of irritation, "That's the third time I heard that today. Not that I'm being mean, I'm just saying."
"I understand. Is there more to it than just the lack of attraction?" She asked.
She knew, that always creeped me out, "Would you call me crazy if I said I felt I would hurt someone if I dated him?"
"No dear. But who would you be hurting exactly?"
"That's just it, I don't know who." I said.
She started giggling on the other end and I wondered what was so funny to her, "Well, I can only tell you that it is likely you've met who you're meant to spend the rest of your life with! So cute."
"Auntie! That's not funny!" I exclaimed.
"I want to meet them as soon as you figure out who it is okay? Good night." And she hung up before I could respond. She was probably laughing at me too.
Maybe I should have taken this to Leon, he had the same problem with this girl he ended up getting a restraining order against. But if he said anything like dating Hayner could grow on me, I'd give him another scar on his face.
One problem down, I dunno how many more to go.
Roxas: I can't believe you got your mom to help write this.
And she doesn't even know what my true plotline is~!
So anyway, Harry Potter owned by J.K. Rowling, Twilight by Stephanie Mayer and I apologize to those who are fans for my bashing, Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody and I recommend it as a good read, Vocaloid belongs to its respected owner, and Assassin's Creed by Ubisoft.
I want Len's "Imitation Black" dress! It's so pretty!
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