The world felt so empty as he stood there, feeling more alone than ever. Axel was right there on the bed, but everything felt distant anyway. Uncertainly he moved his legs and stood beside the bed, looking down at Axel with an unreadable expression. How did it end up like this? Everything he did was not intended for this outcome. There was a nurse in the room, but he didn't care; he just cried.

A policeman came in later to record testimony from him about the incident. Slowly and shamefully he spitted out everything he knew, his history and the things he did, and what had possibly caused all this. He was told to not worry for he was still a minor; all the things he did before would be considered rape cases and he'd be the victim.

He sat next to Axel after the procedures, still gazing at the unconscious redhead. He wished it was him who was now lying on this bed, unable to do anything, to sense anyone's presence.

"Axel… you stupid…" Roxas wept. "Why did you do that?"

Axel's patched face remained unmoving, sleeping serenely.

"He could've killed you… You don't know how lucky you are that the firemen came…" He continued. "You really are crazy…"

He didn't notice the fingers' twitching.

"And I… I actually left…" He was fully sobbing now. "This is the cruelest way you can get to make me realize how much I love you!"

He buried his face into his arms; now he couldn't see the grin on Axel's face. "I love you, you idiot! Can you hear me?! I love you!"

"Yes, baby. I can hear you." Axel muttered, his voice coarse from lack of usage. Roxas lifted his head immediately; disbelief overwhelmed his puffy eyes, his mouth opened in shock.

"A-Axel… You…"

The redhead merely grinned. "Damn monster took the concussion for me. The whole fucking roof was gonna fall down." He laughed.

Roxas' face turned into a restrained smile, and then he frowned with worry. "You idiot! It's no time to joke!"

"How else can I get you to smile?" He raised his hand and pinched Roxas' nose. Roxas yelped, patted his hand away, and smiled. He was just simply… happy.

Roxas let out a small moan, his tiny lips kissed carelessly by Axel. Finally, they could do this. Finally, he's completely free from his worst nightmares. Finally, no one would get in the way. Axel bit on Roxas' shoulder a little hastily, his hands roaming down to the buttons.

Roxas held Axel's hands in place, the redhead looking up into his deep, questioning eyes. Axel grinned.

"It's alright…" He pecked on Roxas' cheek. "I'll be gentle. It's my first time, after all."

Roxas giggled at the irony and closed his eyes as they engaged into a long, loving kiss. Now he couldn't see the small tuft of dirty blond hair hidden behind his graduation cap and robe on the chair.

'Click'

Axel stopped, thinking that he heard something.

'Rrrrrrrrrrrring!' "What the fuck?! Riku! Your cell!" It was a harsh whisper.

"Who's there?!" Axel sat up, still kneeling over Roxas.

Sheepishly, the person behind the chair came out, camera in hand. The other two culprits peeped from the window outside.

"Uh… This is good blackmail shit…?"

"……DEMYX!!"

Oh, it would take more than ten minutes before Axel would return to his previous activities.