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"Sora, that's awesome!" Roxas told his younger brother by exactly ten months happily. The brunette had gotten his first "A" on a test in his Biology II class. Sora's grades in that class had been steadily rising since the teacher went on his month-long leave of absence. The man had apparently hated Sora because he couldn't keep up with the rest of them, but he never put aside any time to help him through it with tutoring or the sort. However, Mr. Vexen had taken a sudden vacation, and since the substitute had taken over, Sora's average had been rising. According to Sora, Mr. Flynn was an awesome teacher, and he should just take over the job instead of letting Mr. Vexen come back. Roxas was happy to hear him talk like that because Sora had been really doubting that he would pass his Biology II this year, which would mean he wouldn't graduate at the end of the semester without the Advanced status he wanted and worked so hard for. Roxas, unfortunately, hadn't had the liberty of meeting this new teacher. According to Sora, he was barely older than they themselves were and had just gotten his teaching degree this last fall semester. "He's, like, twenty-four or something," the brunette had said. "And has awesome acidic eyes and this crazy red hair that he always lets down in class even though he comes in school with it tied back. He said he has to wear it up to impress the staff, but felt too normal with it pulled up." Roxas had to chuckle at that. He was glad Sora was enjoying himself.

Sora just grinned at him and nodded. "I know! I'm finally passing again! Oh, hey, I gotta go! So do you. Kick some a** out there, okay?" he said before hurrying off to his cheerleader friends to start out their maneuvers. In turn, Roxas ran off to the rest of his soccer team to captain them and hype them up before the game began.

It was strange though, Roxas thought during the game, when he looked over to see Sora having a conversation with a man that fit said description Sora had given him. It shouldn't have really bothered him...except for the fact that the thin man almost held a...flirtatious stature when talking to him. It bothered him even more when after Roxas had taken his eyes off of the two to focus on the game for five minutes, and glanced back to see both his brother and the redhead had disappeared. Roxas's brow furrowed just as the whistle was blown for the thirty-minute half-time break.

Instead of going to grab him a bite to eat, Roxas wandered off to find him. After five minutes of searching the bathrooms and concession stand, he wished he hadn't even gone to look. He froze in place beneath the bleachers as he heard a soft moan. From a man. He peeked around teh corner cautiously, the feeling of his stomach dropping to his toes coming over him. The next moment it felt like he was going to vomit as he saw a flash of red and acid green...and a blur of brunette in a green and white cheerleading uniform kneeling in front of him, long, pale fingers twisted in the locks. A look of bliss was contorting the redhead's face, soft moans passing his pink lips. He felt himself gag and run back from beneath the bleachers and to a trash can just at the bottom of the stairs leading into the side of the stand. <********," he gagged before leaning over and puking into the bin. He let his stomach contents go a few more times after that before wiping his mouth and groaning, eyes still wide with shock. How could Sora do this to him? How could he do it to himself? Was that how he got the good grades in his science class? ...Had he done this before, or was this the first teacher he did it with? Was there something going on between the two that he should have known about, or was it purely for grades? Why hadn't he just come to Roxas for help with his school? Roxas was in the advanced classes, so surely Sora would have thought to just come to him for help? He vomited again, trying to will all of the gruesome thoughts away. This was... Well, this was a lot of things. But it was too overwhelming for the blond to handle. His little brother... His little brother was letting a teacher use him to get good grades in a class. He almost puked again as the thought crossed his mind once again. He didn't know how long it had been since half-time started, and he really didn't care. He wasn't even sure if he could focus on the game anymore after learning such horrifying information. "I can't do this..," he whispered to himself, leaning back against the brick wall blocking the view into the underside of the bleachers and squeezing his eyes shut. He slid down it, holding his face in his hands in shame. The only saving grace was that at least Mr. Flynn was young and attractive instead of it being Mr. Sharpe. He shuddered as he thought of the man with his eye-patch, scarred face and creepy grin. "******** me..," he groaned, beating his head back against the painted stone in agony.

Roxas tensed up at the sound of Sora's voice. He quickly looked up at him--skin pale and eyes red and full of disappointment and hurt. He immediately reached for the garbage bin and puked into it once again. He couldn't even stand to look at his brother right now... He didn't say anything to him...he couldn't. After learning what Sora did, how could he ever look at him the same again? "M'fine..," he mumbled before vomitting again then wiping his mouth. He had to pull himself together and go play...if only to get his mind off of this terrible turn of events.

He avoided Sora's gaze and he stood on shakey legs. He leaned on the wall instead of letting Sora help support him. He didn't think he could touch him right now. "Gotta play..," he said shortly and staggered off towards the field once again. He didn't even give Sora the chance to protest as he jogged up to his team, steeled himself, and began captaining them again. He just shrugged when Hayner asked him if something was wrong and if he felt well.

Roughly forty minutes later, they had won the game and Roxas's mind was completely blank of what had happened during half-time. However, as soon as he looked over in the midst of being congratulated and celebrated because of his last goal that got them win to see Sora jumping around happily, he felt sick again. His stomach dropped to his toes, and he ran to the trash can. He shooed away the caring hands of his best friend as he dry-heaved into the trash and wiped his mouth. "I'll be fine, Hayner. Promise," he gave him a weak smile. "I'll be waiting in the car for you two... Tell Sora for me?" he asked, a sickening wave passing over him as his name passed his lips. God, how was he going to face him? Tonight just seemed to be terrible...

He staggered out to his black mustang and unlocked it, plopping down in the driver's seat. Letting out a painful groan, he slammed his head down on the top of the steering wheel. He had to tell Sora he knew... Or, at least, he had to get an explanation from him. He couldn't keep assuming what was happening. He had to get Sora to tell him or he wouldn't completely believe it. He couldn't...

Meanwhile, Hayner ran up to the gaggling group of cheerleaders and pulled Sora aside. "Hey, Sor? Rox is waiting in the car. He asked me to let you know. And...I'd hurry up, because he didn't look too great when he walked off. He went and puked in the trash can not too long ago. Just dont' take too long, yeah?" Hayner gave him a small smile then ran out to the parking lot to find Roxas leaning against the steering wheel. "Hey, man, you need me to drive?" he asked tentatively as he plopped down in the back seat.

Roxas looked back up at him, a miserable expression on his face. "No, I think I'm okay to drive..," he told him in a quiet voice. "Thanks, though... for the offer. I appreciate it." He smiled at him again, a tired look in his eyes. Exhaustion was setting in from both the sight he saw of his little brother and his soccer game.

"I'm fine..," he murmured as Sora got in the car and began ranting about how Roxas was not driving. He tried to fight off the brunette when he tugged him out of the car, but he only ended up flinching away from him and looking at the ground. Angrily, he stepped around to the other side and shoved himself down in the passenger seat, slamming the door shut. He yanked his seatbelt down and clicked it in place. He turned his head to stare out the window, refusing to look at his brother. He just couldn't... Not until they were alone and Roxas could inquire about what he saw.

Hayner peered over the back of the seat and looked over at Roxas with a frown before glancing up at Sora. Roxas seemed overly stressed over something. Usually Roxas didn't get stressed out because he always thought about all of the outcomes of something...but now he was stressed. Something was seriously bothering him.

Roxas was silent the whole ride as well. He just... He couldn't face him. He thought about bringing it up in the car, but he didn't want Sora to get upset while driving. Roxas pulled himself out of the car and frowned as he watched Sora retreat into the house. He heard those tears in his voice... Roxas looked down at the ground sadly and shut his door before trailing behind his brunette brother. He turned down the hallway and passed Sora's room, glancing in as he went by with a frown, and headed into his own room right beside it. He dropped down onto his bed and leaned forward, holding his head in his hands. The house was silent--their parents were out for the night on a date. He didn't moved from that spot, body numb, until he heard the shower going in the hall. He sighed softly and slowly took his cleats and shin-guards off. Next came his shirt. He stood and looked at himself in the mirror on his wall. He really did look upset... No wonder Sora had been so worried about him. He ran a hand through his sweaty hair and looked out of his door and into the hall as he watched Sora go past with boxers on and towel-drying his hair with one hand lazily. He bit his lip and turned to his dresser, grabbing his own pair of boxers out of the top drawer, and headed to the bathroom to indulge in his own shower. He undressed the rest of the way, turned on the shower, then stepped in and sighed as the warm water rushed over his body. He raised his head to the ceiling as the beams hit his chest. He closed his eyes and sighed once again. Suddenly, a flash of the redheaded substitute's face in pure bliss flashed through his mind. He snapped his eyes open and stared at the wall, feeling his breath catch in his chest. He hit his head on the wall a little harder than he expected to and groaned a little, holding a hand to the soon-to-be bump. "******** me..," he groaned out in pain. He quickly washed himself off then exitted the shower. He grabbed a towel from the cabinet above the toilet and dried himself off before slipping into his boxers. He then mimicked his younger brother and towel-dried his hair with his towel in one hand and turned off the light, heading down the hall. He paused in front of his own bedroom...before taking a few more steps. He knocked softly on Sora's door twice before opening it slowly. "Sor..?" he called into the room in a quiet voice.

Roxas frowned at Sora's drowned voice. He pushed the door open a little and took a few steps inside. At the first glance of Sora, his heart dropped. He had made him cry... Roxas had made his little brother cry--No, he had made him sob his eyes out. "Sora, I'm so sorry..," he said immediately and rushed over to him, pulling him into his arms. He hugged him close and ran his fingers through his damp hair. "I-I didn't mean to get you upset, I just..." He trailed off and pulled back from the hug a little and looked down at the bedspread. "Sora...I...I saw you..," he started quietly, voice shaking a little. "I saw you...under the bleachers at half-time...with...with that teacher..." He looked up at Sora with confused and hurt eyes. "I just...don't know why you would do that... I don't understand, because I thought that if it was grades, you would just come to me for help instead of...well..." He trailed off again, glancing to the side. "Just... God, just please explain it to me... Please tell me you weren't letting him use you for grades, and it was because of something completely different and not as horrible as that sounds," he told him weakly. He couldn't take his brother being a slut just for grades. Especially not his younger brother. "Please..." He began trembling a little, that feeling of needing to vomit come back to him. "I need to know that you wouldn't do that, because I thought you wouldn't. A-And don't be mad at me for asking. I just... I'm so confused right now, and you know I hate not knowing what's going on...especially when it comes to you."

"No, that's what I was confused about, Sor!" Roxas tried. He was beginning to get stressed out about it again. "I just... I-I guess 'cause he's a teacher and all it didn't cross my mind the possibility of a relationship... And I thought that if it were just a relationship, that you would have told me about it like you usually do...whether it was a teacher or not... I guess I was wrong... I'm sorry..," he apologized, looking down at his lap. "I just... You know I worry about you...probably too much..." He looked back up into Sora's eyes. "I...I'm not gonna say anything against it, Sora... I won't tell Mom and Dad--like I would even see them to tell--or anyone else... I just want you to be careful, okay? If...if anyone did find out, you'll be in big trouble and so will he... He may be a substitute teacher, but he's still a teacher..." He looked down at his lap in thought again. "And...I want to actually meet him, Sor... Just...just to see who he is and everything... If that's okay, anyway..." He paused for a few moments. "How long have you two been together..?" he asked softly. It couldn't have been long. They only met a few weeks ago.

Roxas had to chuckle himself when Sora said he'd "fall right in love with him". "Careful, Sor. I might fall too in love with him," he told him jokingly and nudged him with his elbow. Then he listened to Sora's suggestion. "That's fine with me, but...I...I don't wanna intrude on your date or anything. You...probably don't get much alone time with him or whatever," he said quietly. He had to smile at how genuinely happy Sora seemed when he was talking about the redheaded man. He liked seeing Sora happy. Hopefully...he didn't get too excited about this relationship and it backfire on him later on.

Roxas bit his lip briefly then nodded a little. "Yeah, if he doesn't mind. I mean, you said he wanted to keep it a secret, so I dunno if he'll get upset at me knowing now or not..," he said quietly. This whole thing was moving so fast, his mind could barely keep up with it. First he finds out his brother has a boyfriend...that's a teacher...now Roxas gets to meet said boyfriend... He almost couldn't handle it. But he had to do this for Sora. "Sora..? Can I sleep in here with you tonight?" he asked him quietly, fiddling with his fingers absently.