guys~ Here is my new and improved version of Orange Juice! For those of you who read the original version, I hope you love this one even more! For you new readers, I'm sure you'll thank me later cause the first version was pretty jacked xD

Enjoy!

Oh and one more thing: I am currently working on a new and improved version of Delinquents as well. I apologize for removing it from the archive so suddenly! I just wasn't feeling pleased with it at all, and I feel like I should show you guys my full potential. I'm glad you guys loved it though! I promise that it'll be a billion times better this time!

I will warn you it's very graphic and very sad though TTATT

Ciao QWQ

Chapter 1: Life is Rough: Roxas' Story

Roxas gently tiptoed into his house like he did every night. He set the bags of groceries he had been carrying for almost half a mile and exhaustedly let out a sigh. That particular night had seemed extra long to the blonde boy, but he would withstand anything to support his little brother.

The blonde exited the kitchen and snuck his way into the living room, where Adrian, his little brother was sound asleep.

Roxas smiled and ran his hand through his brother's hand gently, "Night bud~" He whispered as softly as he could and continued to tiptoe past him. Poor kid; Roxas only wished that he could afford a bed for the little guy. But with 3 mouths to feed and a 12,000 dollar debt to pay off, life was rough.

"I hope he's not here..." The blonde growled under his breath and scanned his cerulean eyes around the small and dark apartment. Roxas hated his father with a passion, what with all of the terrible things he did on a daily basis. The dude was a drug lord, and prostitutes basically fainted over his presence. Not to mention he was a complete drunk, left his debt for Roxas to pay off, and usually only came home to take his anger out. Roxas shuddered and his eyes became coated with fear and hatred. Shaking his thoughts away, the boy allowed a small smile to find it's way onto his lips; It would be all okay soon.

Before laying down next to the couch where his brother slept soundly, Roxas scratched the back of his own neck in irritation. The next day he had school, and that would mean he'd have to drop Adrian off at that dreadful daycare again. The blonde boy couldn't stand leaving his brother all alone at a strange place, and neither could Adrian, but he was safer there than he'd ever be at home. It was only a matter of time before Luxord, their father started giving Adrian shit too, and Roxas wasn't going to let that happen.

"I can't sleep knowing that, that bastard is probably coming home tonight..." Roxas growled to himself and clenched his fists and teeth, "I think I'm just gonna stay up for a bit~ -yawn-" Lethargic, Roxas wandered into the bathroom with a frown on his face; he really needed to start cleaning up his appearance for Adrian. In the mirror was a rugged looking Roxas, with his usually gelled up dirty blonde hair in strands, and hickeys and dirt all over his neck and collarbone. It all just reminded him of painful things, things that were hard to talk about. And no one would ever know, what Demyx had to do to survive. He didn't want anyone to know; It was too shameful. Too broken. Too painful, even.

Roxas needed to calm down. He gently sat down in the corner of the bathtub, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. He was going to sing; That was the only way the blonde boy knew how to calm down. Music was like his pacifier.

Roxas began:

What if I wanted to break

Laugh it all off in your face

What would you do?

What if I fell to the floor

Couldn't take all this anymore

What would you do, do, do?

Come break me down

Bury me, bury me

I am finished with you

What if I wanted to fight

Beg for the rest of my life

What would you do?

You say you wanted more

What are you waiting for?

I'm not running from you (from you)

Come break me down

Bury me, bury me

I am finished with you

Look in my eyes

You're killing me, killing me

All I wanted was you

I tried to be someone else

But nothing seemed to change

I know now, this is who I really am inside

Finally found myself

Fighting for a chance I know now,

this is who I really am

Ooh oooh Ooh oooh Ooh oooh

Come break me down

Bury me, bury me

I am finished with you, you, you

Look in my eyes

You're killing me, killing me

All I wanted was you

Come, break me down

Break me down Break me down

What if I wanted to break?

What if I, what if I, what if I

Bury me, bury me, bury me

Roxas ended the song, and as soon as he did he heard glass shattering. "Looks like he's home..."

Roxas slowly crept out of the bathroom to see what was going on. There was broken beer glass all over the kitchen floor, and sure enough, there was Luxord stumbling and walking in it. "I-I'm home loves! hic!" Luxord giggled and fell onto the living room floor with glass sticking out of his arm and blood dripping off of his finger tips.

"Fuck! hic! It's... It's... ALL YOUR FAULT!" The drunken man screamed out, immediately waking Adrian. Roxas ran over to the now crying child and held him close.

Luxord giggled once more, "Hic! Congrats Son! Today's the day you killed your Mum!"

Roxas' eyes widened to the size of dinner plates; He wanted to cry. He wanted to shout. But he just couldn't. All Roxas could do was hold Adrian close, wipe his tears away, and clench his teeth in anger. The blonde teen tried to forget about it, but no matter what, it always came back to him; The fact that his mother was dead because of him.

"It's all your fault that she's dead!" Tears began to stream down Luxord's rugged cheeks and he laughed manically, "I begged her to abort you, but she just wouldn't listen! It was her own stupid fault~" Next, the man shrugged and marched back and forth around the living room like a soldier with a smile on his face. Roxas couldn't even stand anymore. He dropped to his knees and shook violently. Adrian just continued to cry and scream. He was only 3 and Luxord didn't even care.

"I'm guessing you know what comes next love!" Luxord grinned and ripped some of the glass out of his arm, "I'll beat you, take my anger out, and back to the office it is!"

"Adrian, go hide in the bathroom."

"B-But b-bubby-"

"Adrian, please."

"B-But-"

"Adrian."

"O-Okway..."

"That's right little chap, listen to your brother! Me and him are gonna have a little hic! fun..."

"Pop... Please... Just leave Adrian alone..." Roxas finally allowed some tears to fall down his cheeks.

"Oh I'll leave him be~ He's not the one who killed your mum, now is he?" Luxord chuckled cruelly, "Get ready love~"

Now all that could be heard from inside the bathroom was Roxas' screams and cries. Adrian's shaking and crying refused to let up, "Bubby... P-Pwease be okway..."

Roxas just continued to scream and cry; Luxord whipped him, burned him, shoved glass into his skin; But the pain was nothing compared to other things. Those wounds would heal, but the scars would stay forever.

"I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY WITH HER MURDER!" Luxord sobbed out and whipped him one more time before Roxas let out a final shriek.

"Happy birthday... love..." Luxord sniffled, dropped the belt he used to abuse Roxas, and stumbled out the back door. Roxas choked out some sobs; It was the same every year. Every single year. Roxas crawled into the bathroom where Adrian was and smiled softly.

"BUBBY!" The child screamed, terrified out of his mind.

"It's alright buddy... It's all, all right now... I promise..." Roxas managed to whisper out and not long after, he passed out.

This, was Roxas Emerson's life.

End of Chapter 1