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Axel wiped his tears away with the tissues, wiping his nose as well as he tried to get himself to stop crying. He happily took the glass of water from Demyx's hand into his own shakey one. He sipped it slowly before setting the glass down and pulling Demyx down beside him. He hugged him sideways tightly and laid his head against Demyx's shoulder. "I love you so much..," Axel whispered, burying his face in Demyx's shirt. "So...so much..."

Axel laid back on the couch and pulled Demyx down with him, holding him close as they got comfortable. The redhead pulled the quilt that was draped over the back of the couch over the two of them, spreading it out with his limbs before deciding it covered them enough. He then snuggled down into it with Demyx and closed his eyes.

Axel stirred a little when Demyx got up, but didn't pay any mind to it...until he heard the huge clatter in the kitchen. He instantly shot his eyes wide open and jumped over the back of the couch, running to Demyx. He fell to his knees beside him and held his shoulder, other hand cupping his cheek and turning his face to look at Axel. "Dem, look at me... Are you okay?" he asked worriedly, concern filling his eyes. "Did you hit your head or anything?" he asked, running his hand gently through Demyx's hair. He leaned forward and kissed Demyx's forehead gently, pulling him against him and holding him tightly. "God, you scared the s**t outta me..."

"God, Dem..," Axel whispered, holding him closer, eyes closed. "It's like you make it a daily goal to scare the s**t outta me twenty times..." He sighed softly, laying his head on top of Demyx's. "It's okay, Baby... As long as you're not hurt... Here..." He stood and lifted Demyx up into his arms again, bringing him back to his bedroom. He laid him down on the bed and covered him up, kissing his forehead. "I'll be right back," he told him before walking out of the room. There was some clattering around then Axel came in about five minutes later with two cups of frothy hot chocolate in his hands. He sat in bed beside Demyx, setting the mugs on the night stand. He sat back against the wall and pulled Demyx into a sitting position carefully before getting the drinks again, handing Demyx the one with the most whipped cream on top and a straw. "I figured this would help us get warm and cozy, ya know? I put peppermint pieces in yours, too, by the way." He kissed Demyx's shoulders before sipping his own cocoa.

Axel nodded, kissing the top of his head. "Okay, Dem. Thanks for telling me," he told him softly before sipping his cocoa again, leaving it at that. He then rested his chin on Demyx's shoulder, relaxing. "This is nice, ya know? Just sitting here together..."

Axel laughed a little. "I guess that is odd that I'm realizing this now... Then again, we've always been close, but not exactly this close you know? Maybe all that's happened kind of woke me up from everything..."

Axel grinned. "That's a possibility, too." He laid his head against Demyx's and sighed softly. "How are you so warm, Dem? It's ridiculous," he mumbled as he closed his eyes, letting his hands rest around Demyx's waist. "Mm...so comfy..," he mumbled again, kissing Demyx's neck gently. "I never wanna let you go..."

Roxas' phone began to ring. Zexion groaned as he heard it. He grumbled a little as he glared at it before he picked it up. "Hello?" he answered grumpily. "Can you come get me..?" a weak voice answered from the other end of the phone. Zexion's brow furrowed. "Who is this?" he asked, sitting up in bed a little. "Sora..," the voice replied. Zexion's eyes widened as he sat up fully in bed. "Sora, what's wrong? Where are you?" he asked hurriedly, shaking Roxas. "Alley...to the left of the apartments..," he croaked. "By the bus stop..." Zexion nodded. "Okay, Sora. We'll be there in a minute," he told him. "Rox, Sora's hurt. I'm gonna go get him. I'll be right back," he told him, standing up with a little difficulty and getting his clothes on. "Can you have a blanket and some tea ready?" he asked before moving over and kissing his lips gently. He then rushed out of the apartment. He got in his car when he realized it was raining and drove to the small alleyway beside the complex. He got out of the car and immediately saw Sora limp and weak leaning against the stone wall. It looked like there were scrapes and cuts and bruises all over him. His hair hung down in his face from the rain drenching it. Zexion hurried over to him and kneeled down beside him. "Hey, Sora... Look, I'm here. C'mon, let's get you in the car," he said softly, wincing a little when Sora looked up at him with dull, empty eyes. The only emotion that was shown was pain and sorrow. Zexion bit his lip a little and lifted Sora up into his arms, limping a little to his car. He laid Sora in the back seat. It was then that he noticed that Sora's shirt was on backwards and inside-out...and his pants were undone completely. "Oh, Sora..," he whispered, leaning down to kiss his forehead. He must have put his clothes on so no one would see him naked. He shut the car door and got in himself, driving back to the parking lot.

After a few minutes of struggling, Zexion got Sora upstairs into the apartment and onto the couch. He then proceeded to strip Sora's soaked clothes off of him down to his boxers. He ran to get a towel, drying what he could off. Then, after the blanket was draped over his shoulders, Zexion helped get his boxers off and cover him completely, laying down a towel beneath him. "Here, drink this," he said softly, handing him the tea that Roxas made. He then got yet another towel and gently dried Sora's hair so it was only damp. He left the towel on his head as he walked back to the kitchen with Roxas. "Rox...I think he was raped," he said softly, looking up into his eyes. He heard Sora say something and waked bac to the livingroom. "What was that, Sora?" he asked him, walking around to look at his face. The brunette looked up at him. "I...I got g-groceries... Th-They're still there... I-In the a-alley..," he stuttered out through the cold and shock. Zexion nodded. "I'll go get them, okay?" he said gently. Sora nodded. "Th-Thank you..." Zexion smiled a little and nodded before moving out of the apartment again, going to get the groceries.