Rawr-P #51: Just Looking For A Friend...

[UnDeadReaper95]

Demyx laughed a little at the thought of people wanting to watch him just for him. "If you say so, maybe when I get some time, later on tonight I'll record myself playing something. I probably need to have more clothes on, but I'm too lazy to go find a shirt right now." Demyx said with a shrug and a laugh. He really probably didn't need to be showing off all this tattoos to the world of YouTube. Plus, he really didn't want viewers just because they thought he was hot. He wanted them because they actually enough his content. "Oh, I meet this guy online today that was pretty cool, you want to see him?" Demyx said as he glanced back at his computer. Demyx gently laid the guitar in his lap as he began to navigate the website he was on. He pulled up the redhead's profile picture for Zexion. "Isn't he adorable?" The blonde said with another laugh before he pulled the computer closer to him.

After showing Zexion the picture, he realized that Axel had sent him a message back. He would have to remember to look at it when Zexion and him weren't hanging out.

 

[InuMaki]

Zexion raised a brow high when Demyx said he met a guy online. Zexion didn't really have many positive thoughts on trying to meet people online... A lot of times it turned out to be a big creep who didn't even put their real picture on their profile. When Demyx shoed him the picture, his eyebrows shot higher. "He has tattoos...on his face," he stated unbelievably and looked at Demyx like he was crazy. Even if that was the guy's real picture, he had tattoos...on his face. That just read sketchy to Zexion. "He's...interesting. I'd be careful if I were you," he warned the blond idly as he continued to eat his snack, a little slower now as he studied Demyx. He didn't particularly want his roommate harmed if this guy turned out to be some crazy axe murderer or something. Or in a gang. Demyx didn't need to get caught up in all of that.

Axel sighed as he heard the front door close, signaling Kairi was going back to work. He sat there at the table a while longer before slowly pushing himself up to stand. He ran a hand through his hair and walked back to his room to pull on some presentable pants--black skinny jeans. He tied his hair back in a hair tie then pulled on a V-neck grey sweater, layering a black pea coat on top of it and buttoning it the whole way. He slid some socks on his feet and some worn-out brown boots that his jeans tucked into. A scarf wound around his neck loosely and a pair of grey earmuffs were slid over his ears. Grabbing his keys, he headed out the door and out to his car, sliding in the driver's seat and starting his baby up. Fifteen minutes later he was in a wine and liquor store looking at all of the types of wine. White wine, he thought, was what Kairi liked. He bought a bottle of that then ran to a flower shoppe and got a dozen red roses and a dozen white roses. Two hours later it was around four o'clock and he had set up two glasses of white wine on the coffee table, laid a red silky sheet over the couch and tucked it into the creases, and spread red and white rose petals all over the couch and a little on the floor. He lit a few candles around the room and made sure the curtains were closed in the room. He was trying really hard to make it romantic and he hoped it didn't just flop out from beneath him. He honestly wasn't too thrilled by the prospect of spending a night just talking with his wife, but he felt she deserved it. He had been such an a*****e to her... He glanced at the clock. She wasn't due home for another hour or so. By now he only had his jeans, socks and sweater on and was lounging on the couch slightly. He stood to put on some soft ambient music then moved to his laptop and typed a bit on his essay...before being drawn to that site. He opened an incognito window and typed in the address, hoping that Demyx had sent him something back. He needed to calm his gut...distract himself.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

Demyx laughed a little. "What is wrong with face tattoos Zexion? It think they are manly, like you know they had enough guts to actually put them on their face. Plus, I asked him about them, and he said that he honestly didn't even remember getting them he was so drunk when he got them," Demyx told Zexion as he watched the try and not completely insult the man. Demyx could tell that Zexion wasn't very fond of Axel, but Zexion was the book type. He liked people that looked safe and were safe. Demyx just like a little more adventure. "Yes, Yes, Super careful." Demyx nodded a little as he set his guitar down for a moment to stand up. After thinking about the conversations with Axel, Demyx got to think about the few times Zexion cut loose with him because they were drinking. "Hey Zexion, speaking of getting stupid drunk, since you don't have anymore homework for the night, why don't we break out the a 24-pack, I procured like a week ago. You know, let some of that secret wild kid out." Demyx said with a laugh as he walked to his bedroom to get the beer his friend got him.

It took a little convincing, but Demyx succeeded in winning over Zexion. By the time it had gotten to be about four o'clock, Demyx was on his eight beer and well buzzed. "No, No, just because he is married doesn't mean anything, he is good guy, we even talked about how both of us don't like cheated, that toads means that he really just looking for a friend. Look, I'll prove it to you, I'll send him a message asking him to cam with us." Demyx stated with a drunken confidence in his logic as he pulled his laptop into his lap. How they had gotten back to the conversation of Axel, Demyx didn't remember, but they had. Zexion for some strange reason had gotten it up in his head, that Axel was really looking for a gay mistress, and that Demyx was being silly thinking that this guy only wanted to be his friend. Demyx, in his drunk state, had even let Zexion read all their messages after he sent one back to him.

"Ax,
That is the spirit! Be your own person!
Aww that is sweet, even though it sucks about your wife, but I guess a lot of marriages fizzle out now-a-days. I mean, people just get in way over their head and don't think about the long run. Like me, I probably would be a TERRIBLE husband, I'm too impulsive you see.
Yeah, it would be like a longer game of twenty questions to figure out the other person. I love games, it brings out your inner child, you know.
Horror movies, hmm, I enjoy them, but mostly the stupid ones that I can laugh at. I wouldn't say they were my favorite though. I think I like just plain comedies.
Hmmm, Oh, Oh, my question to you is what is your favorite food? I think I would have to say my favorite food is angel food cake with fresh strawberries, my sister use to make them for me for my birthday, and they were awesome.
I'll have to think of a good nickname for you, I can't call you daddy though, can't have people thinking you are my sugar daddy or anything like that.
-Sincerely your Sweetcheeks" - Sent 2:13pm

"Hey man, you should totally cam with me and my roommate, he is in a great mood, and we both are bored (and a little drunk). What could be more fun!" -Sent 4:08pm

 

[InuMaki]

“I dunno, man,” slurred Zexion before he took another swig of his beer. “I don’t think he’ll do it. Married men have other things to do than cam with some guy five years younger than him.” At first, Zexion was a little hesitant to drink with the blond, but then he realized he hadn’t broken loose in a while. He leaned back on the couch, lounging away. The abandoned snack was sitting on the coffee table haphazardly now, long-forgotten with the arrival of beer. He glanced over Demyx’s shoulder and nudged him a little. “Hey, look ‘Sweetcheeks’, he messaged back,” he pointed out to him before taking the last swig from his can of beer and setting it on the table, opening another.

“Dems,
Yeah, sure. I have about an hour--maybe a little less--until my wife gets home. My Skype’s

2sexy4thisworld

Add me? I’m signing on now. c: See you in a minute.

-Sugar Daddy c;”

Axel sat back on the couch as he watched his Skype start up. He was fixing to web cam with the adorable blond male he had met today and wouldn’t leave his mind...while he waited for his wife to come home and have a possibly failed romantic evening with him. He sighed and ran a hand down his face...then he heard the bubble-like sound of Skype finally starting and waited slightly impatiently for Demyx to add him. He triple-checked his message to make sure he typed his username in correctly as he waited.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

Demyx laughed at Zexion. "wait, before I open, lets bet on if he will. If he doesn't cam with us, I'll chug three beers, if he does, you chug three, deal?" Demyx said as he hoovered the mouse over the open button. When Demyx got tipsy, you honestly could get him to do anything if you bet him to do it. Wages of more drinking were a particular favorite of his. Demyx bounced in his seat as he watched Zexion think over the bet in his head. "come on, come on, Zexion take a chance!" He beamed before finally once again cracking the slate haired male. Though to be truthfully, it was easier to convince Zexion to do things when he was drinking.

After the deal was struck, Demyx opened the message. His greenish-blue eyes quickly scanned the message for the answer. "BOOM!" Demyx cheered pulling out three beers for his roommate. "Oh, Oh, hold up, I want Ax to see this." Demyx thought after a moment as he quickly pulled up his Skype and added the redhead. Then as Skype processed the new contact, Demyx clicked Axel's username and called him.

 

[InuMaki]

Axel waited a few more impatient minutes before smiling widely at the contact request. He immediately accepted it then got a call from the blond right after. He took a steeling breath before answering the call. The first thing he was greeted with was a shirtless, grinning blond with gorgeous aquamarine eyes and cheeks flushed a light pink. Probably from drinking, he mused. He set the laptop on the desk and leaned his elbow on the surface of the desk, propping his chin on his palm and smiling lazily at the blond. “Hey there, Sweetcheeks,” he greeted him with a small wave. He could tell the blond was clearly intoxicated and this was going to be pretty amusing.

Zexion rolled his eyes at the blond that wanted him to chug three beers in front of a strange man on a camera. How creepy was that? “Demyx, I’m not going to drink them in front of your little internet boytoy,” he slurred to him, cracking open the first new can and breathing in the scent of a freshly-opened beer.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

"Hey! Look at you all dressed up fancy. You are so sexy," Demyx beamed happily into the cam, showing Axel a bright, goofy smile. Demyx, unlike Axel, hadn't change at all since he could the profile picture on the website. "But boy do I have a treat for you, my roommate who totes lost a bet to me is about to chug three beers for you." Demyx informed the redhead before turning his laptop to face Zexion. "Commmme onnnn, Zeeexionnnn. Don't get camera shy on me, what will my friend do if he doesn't get to watch you chug three beers? I mean this is got to be at least on his top three of things to do before he dies." Demyx joked with a bit of a laugh as he took another sip of his eighth beer. It was almost empty now.

 

[InuMaki]

Axel chuckled a little at Demyx’s compliment. “Thank you, Demyx, you’re not so bad yourse--” He rolled his eyes a little as the drunk Demyx interrupted him. Suddenly the view was on a blue-haired male that also rolled his eyes at the blond. This other guy was obviously drunk as well. He watched the two squabble in amusement before this “Zexion” finally gave in with the warning, “You’re gonna make me puke, Demyx. And I’m gonna aim for you when I do.” The blue-haired male stared at the first can for a moment before taking a deep breath then beginning to chug the beer, completely successful as he slammed the empty can down on the coffee table. Axel laughed a little as the small male let out a belch. “Ah, the wonders of drinking. Wish I could join you, but I’m waiting on my wife to have a ‘romantic make-up evening’. Because I’ve been an a*****e to her lately,” Axel said idly as he watched Zexion crack open another can and do the same with it as the first one. After a second belch that rivaled the first, Zexion slurred in with, “‘f yer so unhappy why dn’tchya dump ‘er and move on?” Axel frowned a little at the suggestion...the same words that had been going through his head for a while now. “Well...I’ll feel guilty. We’ve been together since high school and she’s the one trying in this marriage. I’m just seeming to flop out and not really care about saving it, to be honest,” he confided in him then watched him chug the third and lean back, rubbing his belly afterwards. Zexion groaned a little, feeling like he was going to throw up but held the sensation back just for a little longer. “Sounds t’ me,” he paused to burp, “that yer not inna happy marriage. ‘t’s yer life. Yu’ll both move on ‘f ya git divorced. Yu’ll both be happier ‘n’ find somebody ya fit perfectly with. I’mma go puke,” he told Axel before getting up and stumbling back to their bathroom. Axel winced a little at the muted retching sounds emerging from the small apartment’s bathroom. Axel chuckled slightly. “Well, he seems nice.” His words were mulling over in his head, though. They’d both be happier. He was pretty sure Zexion was right about that. Neither of them seemed to be happy at all about where they were in their relationship. Maybe it was time for something new.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

Demyx smiled and laughed at Zexion’s drunken rants. Demyx didn’t always get to see a more open side of Zexion, but quite often Zexion surprised Demyx with his true opinion of things. “What about that whole, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side thing, I mean making a marriage work as got to be easier than a hellish divorce that possibly could take years and then being single for ages before finding someone else that may or may not work, I mean comparably, I would try and save someone that I have put so much work into already. But maybe that is just me.” Demyx input as Zexion excused himself to go puke in the bathroom. Demyx didn’t want Axel to dump his wife all because Zexion told to him one night after drinking a little too much. There probably should be way more thought into it than that. “Zexion? Yeahh, he is my only other friend in the world, can you believe that? I mean relationships are hard even friendships. I just don’t understand why anyone would throw away years and years of deep inner personal relations.” Demyx said starting to turn into a sap in his buzzed state. As he spoke, Demyx picked up his guitar again and started to play on it lazily.

“There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter, faking smiles
Same old tired lonely place

Walls of insincerity,
Shifting eyes and vacancy
Vanished when I saw your face

All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you

Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"
Across the room your silhouette
Starts to make its way to me
The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks
Like passing notes in secrecy

And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you”

Demyx sang softly breaking up the heavier conversation with a little bit of a love song. “And before you say anything Zexion, I can sing all the Taylor Swift I want, I’m gay it totally gives me the right!” Demyx yelled back to the bathroom hearing the rinse running, which meant that Zexion was probably going to join them again. “Axel, what song do you want to hear, I’ll play you anything as long as one I can play it acoustic and two I know it, but I’m such a library of music, I doubt you know a whole lot of song that I don’t.” Demyx requested wanting to please his redheaded friend with a serenade.

 

[InuMaki]

Axel frowned a little at Demyx’s counter-attack to Zexion’s words. “I completely agree, but right now I’m just not happy, Demyx. I can tell she’s not either. She kind of went off on me earlier because I always seem to be making excuses to not have dates or spend time with her. This romantic evening thing is the most I’ve tried for us in a while, and I’m doing it mostly because I feel like an a*****e. I feel like I don’t deserve her.” He rested his chin on his propped-up hand and scowled a little at himself. Then Demyx started playing his guitar and singing...and Axel lost it. He lost all train of thought as he listened to the blond play, emotions showing in both his music and his expression. He looked so passionate about sharing his music...it was something to be envious of.

When the blond was done playing, Axel smiled at him and gave him a little applause. “You really are talented, Dems,” he complimented then laughed as the blond called back to his roommate. He heard a slurred, sarcastic response from the other and chuckled a little. When Demyx asked if he had any requests, Axel thought for a moment. What song did he want to hear the blond play? “Umm… How about… Do you know Beautiful by P.O.D.?” he asked, a small smile on his lips. “It’s one of my favourites.” He glanced at the time on his computer’s clock and frowned. He had about fifteen minutes until Kairi was due to be home. He watched a wobbly Zexion move back into the room and he guessed he plopped down on the couch again because he heard a muffled thump and a grunt. “I’m gonna have to go soon after you’re done playing another song,” he told as a small warning.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

Demyx nodded a little thinking about the song. “ummm, I haven’t played that in a while, but I got you.” Demyx said more to himself that Axel, as he started to tune the guitar to the right key. “It is a little sadder than what I normally play drunk, but for you, anything, plus how can I deny you one of your favorite songs.” Demyx told Axel before giving him a wink. He got a bit over-flirty when he was drunk, but he found that it was just because he was a little more comfort in his own skin. He had never got into trouble because of it before but that didn’t mean that people didn’t get mixed signals when he was drunk. “Okay, probably for the best. I wouldn’t want to get too attached or anything. Zexion might get jelly.” Demyx joked as he finished tuning the guitar and strummed a few of the beginning notes.

“You stand with the gun in your hand
staring at the wall with a look so sad
and thinking about who really cares
and will they even notice if I just disappeared now?

One bang, blood rushed to the head
She'd rather fly through the sky than walk with the dead
so, she stays high while the world goes by
and just another day here waiting to die

Life is beautiful
you share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
when we sing why-o, why-o

and she cries but her man denies
It's funny how love comes with so many lies
and he said he’d never do it again
so she puts on a smile and she starts to pretend

She hides all the pain inside
by filling up her arms with pretty little lines
She cuts with no intent to kill
this time she didn’t do it but someday she will

Life is beautiful
you share a little love with the whole wide world
every boy and girl sing a song
when we sing why-o, why-o

and hey, you’re beautiful
and there’s enough love for the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing along
when we sing why-o, why-o

and hey,
I know that you can find a way
you’re beautiful to me
no matter what the people say
it's all gonna be okay
you’re beautiful to me

too weak, too weary to try
too angry inside, well, so am I
I’m all alone with nobody else
so in need of help,
I keep reminding myself...

that life is beautiful
you share a little love with the whole wide world
Every boy and girl sing a song
when we sing why-o, why-o

and hey, you’re beautiful
and there’s enough love for the whole wide world
every boy and girl sing along
when we sing why-o, why-o

and hey,
I know that you can find a way
you’re beautiful to me
you’re beautiful
you’re beautiful
no matter what the people say
it’s all gonna be okay
you’re beautiful to me
you’re beautiful
you’re beautiful
and it’s all gonna end someday
it’s all gonna fade away
you’re beautiful to me
you’re beautiful to me
you’re beautiful to me”

Demyx’s beautiful tenor voice sang getting into the song probably more than he normally would, and as he finished he looked right at Axel through the cam. “You are beautiful to me.” He spoke in a soft, but sincere voice as the guitar’s sounds died out. “Good closing performance?” Demyx asked glancing over to Zexion for a moment before looking back to Axel. Why did Demyx suddenly feel like Axel’s opinion was the only one that mattered?

 

[InuMaki]

Zexion rolled his eyes at the whole “zexy might get jelly” comment. Demyx was so ridiculous sometimes. He watched Axel’s expression when Demyx seemed to flirt with him. The redhead had an adoring smile on his lips. The blunette sighed softly and ran a hand through his hand. The guy was getting in over his head. He could tell the redhead was attracted to Demyx. That was for sure. Whether he wanted to admit it or not was a different story. Then he listened to Demyx play the song. The blond seemed to get really into it as he played. He had an amazing voice, Zexion thought. If he wrote his own songs, he could go professional.

Axel closed his eyes as he happily listened to the blond play his song. He was amazing. Axel could honestly probably listen to the blond play all day long and not get tired of it. He opened his eyes as the song got close to the end and watched the expression on Demyx’s face. At the last line, when Demyx looked right into the camera and seemingly into his eyes and uttered those words… Axel felt his heart swell in his chest as any words he was going to say left him. He looked at the blond for a moment before saying, “You’re amazing.” Of course, he meant his talent, but his admiration didn’t stop there. Demyx was gorgeous in every way, had a perfect voice, was a sweetheart… He sighed softly and rubbed his hands down his face then smiled at the blond. “Really. You’re really amazing, Demyx. I don’t even know what to do with you,” he told him in a softer voice then leaned back, a coy smile on his lips. “I gotta go, unfortunately, but I’ll definitely talk to you later. Message me? I’ll look forward to it,” he told him with a small chuckle. “It was nice to meet you, Zexion,” he called through the camera, getting a slur in response.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

Demyx smiled happily hearing Axel’s praise for his singing and playing. “ha, thanks,” He said genuinely as he glanced over to see what Zexion’s expression. Zexion seemed to have a more worried expression on his face…. Like he had something other than Demyx’s playing on his mind. He would have to ask him about it after he got off cam with Axel. Zexion was reclusive with Demyx, even drunk, Demyx doubted that Zexion was going to express his cares and worries with Axel listening. Hearing Axel had to go, Demyx’s mind snapped back to the redhead speaking. “Oh okay, I’ll message you in a little bit, I hope your date night with your wife goes fantazmo! Bye, Ax!” Demyx answered before waving to the camera and ending the call over Skype. “Well that was fun, what did you think of Axel, Zexion?” Demyx asked in a prodding way. It was probably a good idea for Demyx to get his roommate to approve his new friendship so they didn’t get into fight about how Zexion didn’t like him later.

 

[InuMaki]

Axel sighed and closed his laptop, putting it away. He then moved back out into the livingroom and fidgeted with everything around him to try and make it as perfect as he could. He wanted to see Kairi smile again. He wanted to be the one that could make her happy...at least one more time before he royally ******** everything up. He sighed once again and laid back on teh couch, running his hands through his hair in nervousness.

Zexion nodded a little to Demyx’s question. “I think he’s nice...but I think he’s getting in over his head,” he told the blond truthfully, words still slurring. “He has a thing fer you and he’s still married. I think he needs to get his head straight before something happens that he’ll regret,” he told him, sighing a little as he grabbed another beer. He popped it open and took a swig from it, curling up a little with it on the end of the couch. “If he doesn’t watch what he’s doing, he’s gonna end up in a situation he doesn’t wanna be in,” he mumbled, glancing down at his now-tan ring finger that once held a wedding band for a year and a half before he found himself interested in a male that worked at a coffee shop he visited frequently. After two months of flirting that Zexion refused to admit was happening, he finally told his wife when they got in a fight one day. It was a bad week for him…especially since he found out the guy at the shop had a boyfriend.

 

[UnDeadReaper95]

The redhead walked through the door only a few minutes after Axel had returned to the living room. As soon as she walked into their house, she knew something was up. Somewhere in the house there was soft jazz playing, and Axel had never been one for romantic music. At first, Kairi grew defensive as she immediately sought out her husband. Maybe he had finally just openly done it. Maybe he was finally showing her that he was cheating on her by letting some skank come into their home and wooing her... having sex with her on the bed they shared... The anger she felt was starting to boil as she felt hot tears come to her eyes. She stepped into the living room expecting two bodies to be in the room, but was stopped dead in her tracks seeing only Axel sitting there with the room tidy, and decorated with roses... there was an unopened bottle of wine on the coffee table with glasses next to it... But the best shock of all was Axel. He was dressed up... for her? The tears of anger quickly changed as she saw Axel stand up from the couch and greet her. "... You don't know how much this means to me.."She mumbled a little with a soft sob at the end before she bridged the gap between them and hugged her husband. "I thought you had honestly stopped caring about me." Kairi breathed as she tried to compose herself again. Her hands quickly wiped eyes off her face as she smiled at him with a nervous laugh. "I love you so much, I didn't mean to get so mad earlier, but I honestly thought that you didn't love me anymore." Kairi admitted softly before leaning up to him and kissing him.


"... I don't understand... Axel and me, we are just friends, I mean you read the messages, we both don't like the idea of cheating, and I personally don't to break up a marriage to get a boyfriend that doesn't even know if he is gay or not. I think you are way off base here Zexion." Demyx input as he took another sip of his beer. Demyx had no idea the "experience" Zexion had in this type of situation, but he knew that he would personally never knowingly encourage someone to leave their spouse unless things absolutely could not work out. Marriages were supposed to be forever, not just a couple of years. When Demyx imagined himself getting married, he wanted it to be someone that he was literally going to grow old and wrinkly with. Not someone that was going to use him until they got tired of him then dump him. Demyx knew that sometimes he could be a bit impulsive and naive, but he really felt like he understood where Axel was coming from in his. Axel was having a rough patch in his marriage, he was confused, and he was just looking for someone to talk to him and understand him. He wasn't looking for another person to be with.