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Axel looked up at the taller blond and rolled his eyes with a soft smile. "I'm well aware. Thus why I usually don't go to the beach. I suggested this trip for you guys mainly. Though, it turned out a lot better than I expected," he said with a soft chuckle. He held Roxas close to his body since he knew he was a heater and ran fingers through the blond hair gently. "We should probably be getting out of the cold air soon or we'll all be sick tomorrow," he suggested idly as he looked up at the stars. He held on to Roxas's small frame to try and give him more warmth.

Axel had already began dressing as he heard Roxas's tone. He had a feeling they would have to leave... He waited until Roxas was off of the phone and Demyx addressed him before speaking. "Yeah. You know I don't do well in cold air anyway. And, Roxas, don't worry about it. Hey, we had fun while you were free, eh?" he asked, trying to cheer him up a bit as they walked to the car. "I guess you'll be dropping me off first, huh, Dem? Since I'm on the way..." He frowned slightly as they got in the car. He decided to sit in the back seat with Roxas so he wouldn't be sitting back there and brooding. "So...is there any chance you could try to make it to the rugby game Monday?" he asked hopefully to the shorter blond. He knew Demyx would come. They always attended each other's games and competitions unless they were conflicting dates with their own. He just kind of hoped Roxas would be able to come as well.

"Oh, on second thought, I'll just take a longer car ride, then," Axel told Demyx quickly. "That way you can chill for a little while. We can do homework together, because I don't understand any of that Literature class," he told Demyx with a slight smile.

At Roxas's tone, he turned to him and instinctively threw an arm around his shoulders, pulling him into a friendly side-hug. "Hey, no worries, Roxy!" he told him. "Maybe I can con Demyx into recording it or something, or we can hang out sometime and I can retell the miraculous events of my amazing rugby skills and how I played a huge part in helping us win, and show my cuts and bruises as proof," he told him, trying to cheer him up a little. As he realized Roxas was more than likely uncomfortable with the hug, he released him and gave him a nervous grin. "But we had fun today, right? Making memories and battling it out?" he said, glancing up to the front at Demyx as he said it. "I know it was certainly some of the most fun I've had in a while. It's nice to have a good challenger. Makes life interesting," he told him, offering a bright grin to the short blond.

"Yeah, probably. I usually can't focus on it anyway. With you bouncing around, there's no way it's going to get done," he joked with his friend, leaving Roxas to his thoughts for a while. He didn't want to go too far, and he had a feeling he already had thanks to his stupidity, throwing his arm around him. He had just felt so comfortable around him...and now they were back where they started. Awkward.

So Axel sighed softly and looked out the window with a frown as they neared Roxas's house. "Hey, Roxy--uh...Roxas?" he asked hesitantly, glancing over at him. "Could I see your phone for a second? I swear I won't do anything too weird with it," he said, giving him a small, hopeful grin.

Axel felt his stomach and smile drop as Roxas shot him down once again. "Ah...alright," he said softly and went back to looking out the window at the eerily perfect houses. He frowned at them. Roxas probably wasn't the only one being barred from being an individual, hidden away by the perfect facade those houses put on. It was borderline child abuse, in his opinion, but what was he to say?

He almost felt empty inside for Roxas as Demyx pulled up to the curb of the house they had picked him up from. He turned to look at Roxas awkwardly as he heard the seat belt un-click. "Bye, Roxas... Next time you're able to claw your way out of Hell, I'd be happy to join you two again. Hell, maybe I'll see you around school...but probably not. You're in all the smart classes, and I'm...well...mediocre at best," he mumbled before giving a sigh. "Maybe I can make you smile in the hall or something. Or you could come watch the rugby practice during lunch or something. It was nice hanging out...fun," he told him awkwardly as he undid his own seat belt and climbed to the front seat, plopping down in the passenger seat and staring out the window up at their house with a dull look on his face. "Good luck in there," he gave one last mumble before he fell silent.

All weekend, Roxas was all Axel could think about. Unfortunately for Demyx, he was all Axel could talk and text about as well, but Axel suspected Demyx thought it was cute that he had a crush.

Come Monday, Axel was about going crazy with what to wear to school that day, because he would see Roxas. Eventually, he just settled himself down and put on some simple black straight-cut jeans, a band tank top and some vans. He also tied his hair up in a pony tail and wore a bandana atop his head like a headband. However, he did check his appearance about three times in the mirror before heading out the door, rugby and school bags thrown over his shoulders as he ran to Demyx's waiting car, threw everything in, and hopped in himself. He had a grin plastered across his face as he greeted the blond happily.

"Good morning, Demyx. Isn't it a wonderful day?" he chimed, practically vibrating with energy. He was both nervous and excited to see Roxas again today, because he had a gift for him. Though, he wasn't sure exactly how the guy was going to react to it. Personally, he thought it was clever and kind of cute. However, Roxas had a whole different personality that Axel didn't really understandyet. He'd do his best, though.

Axel just grinned at Demyx when he started dogging on his mood.

"No, man. It's not just about the sex. Though, that definitely helps," he said with a laugh. "Plus, it's not like you weren't involved in that threesome, because you definitely were," he told Demyx, tone dropping to be a little flirtatious as he remembered the feeling of being sandwiched between the blonds. A small shiver ran through his body as he hummed softly then snapped himself out of it.

"Anyway. No, it's because...I really like this guy. I mean, I feel like if I could get him to actually pay any attention to me at school, not only could we make a pretty good couple, but it might, ya know, help me be more comfortable coming out and stuff..," he explained to Demyx. "And I know I only really met him two days ago, but I feel myself craving kissing him again, you know? Not even sex, though that would be nice. I just wanna taste those lips again, and put my hands on his hips and squeeze and...ugh. I'm so gushy right now," he groaned, dropping his face in his hands. "Crushes suuuuuuuck," he whined and looked over at Demyx with a pout on his lips.