Chapter four: of confusion and secrets told

Note: notice how dramatic that title is? well, my computer ate the original copy of this chapter, which is my only excuse for not updating sooner. *sweatdrop* I'm telling you now, couples are going to change, since my view point did, and couples change in real life too. Riku's emo, only because he's always an arrogant rich bastard in other stories.

Xigbar p.o.v.

I think the first thing I noticed when I woke up was the blonde hair, not black, peeking up from under my blanket. Now, I'm not the smartest man, but usually a change in hair colour is NOT a good thing, especially if the night before was full of drinking and smoking the occasional joint. "mmm...good morning Zexy." Azure eyes blinked up at me, still muddled by sleep. Wait for it..I grimly though, watching poor dem glance me up and down. "AHHHHHH!!!!" Jumping from the blanket, I couldn't help but notice he was naked...and so was I. "AHHHHHHHH!!! holy shit!!" I jumped up, holding the blanket to me, while I searched for my pants. "He's going to kill me," Dem whispered, crying as he slid on his clothes. "Not one word of what happened. It was an accident. Ya hear?" I pointed to him, scowling. He nodded, then his face started turning the most interesting shade of red. "What is it?" I snapped, shaking him. He whimpered and looked down, making me notice my blanket lay a few feet away. "Great...." "Xigbar poo? Where are you?" Xaldin shouted, clomping up the stairs. "Shit..." Where to hide him, where to...ah! Under the bed! that trick always works!

I grabbed dem and practically tossed him underneath the bed, growling at him to be quiet. "There you are! Ready for breakfast?" Xaldin beamed, to which i could only shakily grin and follow him out. Dem made a motion to get out, but I shook my head vigoursly and made several gestures so he would know what would happen if he dared come out. I had a feeling though, as I climbed down the stairs, that this incident was going to open a can of worms. Man I hate having premonitions.

Axel p.o.v.

I yawned and stretched, bleakly opening my eyes for the start of a new day. I grinned and ruffled Roxy's hair, to which he replied with a hiss and a scratch to my hand. "Hey!" "That's what you get," he muttered, trudging inside. I shook my head, and followed suit, prepared to face hell upon entry. Sure enough, Mrs. um....Roxas? I need to at least remember my potential wife's mother's name, I grimly thought. Anyway, she had recovered from whatever the hell Flower fag had given her, and she was not happy to see her house trashed and half, if not all, people around her naked. "Ahhhhh!!! Roxas and Sora get your asses in here NOW!" "Yes ma'am!" I have never before in my life, seen someobne haul ass like poor Roxy and his brother did. "What the hell is going on?!" she screamed, balling her fists at her side. I noticed the twins scooted back some, and everyone else wisely followed suit. Well...big brother might be the sexiest apple on the family tree, but he WAS NOT the smartest.

"We was partyin!" He shouted, grabbing her hands and dancing around. "You poor fool," Leon whispered, startling Vincent to no end. "SUPER MEGA MOM BITCH SLAP!" It was like some weird anime fighting scene, the way her hand hit Reno's cheek, and he flew backwards through a wall. Pleas don't let Roxy take after her. I grinned, and thought, nah. that's what makes him so adorable! But man is he going to be a handful in bed...mmmm, bed....."Axel! pay attention! And what the hell is with that look on your face?!" Roxy shrilled, frantically shaking me. "hm? Nothing. um..." I noticed Mrs. Roxy glaring at me like this was my faoult, which it wasn't, I didn't decide to party here, after all. But she didn't look like she was in the mood for discussion."WHAT?! IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL?! COME ON EVERYBODY, LET'S GO!" I hope my scream wasn't too frantic. We rushed out, leaving the poor twins, plus Leon and his antorouge, behind. "Axel, you bastrad! I'll get you for this!" "Can't hear you, I'm going to school!" "You think it's okay to leave them there?" Mar huffed. "You want to get left behind? Then shaddup!" Xig wheezed.

Roxas p.o.v

You know it's never a good sign when there's a half-naked man in the hole in your living room wall where your mother just bitch-slapped him there. Hell, it's never a good sign when your mom can punch a hole in the wall! "Roxas, tell me you didn't know they were going to do...do...THIS!!!" She wailed, glomping me and sobbing hysterically. "Sssh, no, it could be worse. It could be worse, " I mumbled, patting her head. "How?!" She yowled, clutching at me. Smash!!!...crinkle. "The antique chandalier could.....RUN, RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" I grabbed Sora, while Leon had already grabbed Cloud and Vincent, who dragged an unconcious Reno by the arm. We ran like we were bats out of hell, and we might as well been, because I knew without a doubt Mom would be put the devil to shame when she caught hold of us tonight.

"ROXAS!! YOU BETTER HOPE I CAN CLEAN THIS HOUSE!! AND THAT CHANDALIER'S COMING OUT OF YOUR PAYCHECK!!" Damn, I guess that PSP's gonna have to wait, I scowled. Damn that sensually sensational seducter. Great, now i sound like Dr. Suess or something. "Roxy? Can we stop by at Riku's?" Leon glanced at his watch which miracously managed to stay on despite the strip poker. "You two are early. And it's not like he's that far away."Unlike Axel, " I growled, picking up my pace. "Little bro was never one for responsibilities," Reno drawled, nodding. "You awake now?" "Uh huh." Vincent made a gesture to stop, which we all did, because he was...scary. Leaning over, he gave a quick peck on Reno's lips and hooked their arms together, moving behind him in one fluid moment. Reno chuckled and rubbed his head. "Sorry, he's a bit over-protective, but he doesn't like to show in front of others." "I hear that, " Cloud muttered, pouting when Leon glared at him. "Axel will come back and help you clean up the house later, when there's no one around," Reno smirked. There was something in his arrogant gaze that gave me shivers. "What do you mean by that?" I didn't notice I was yelling, or shaking him.

Reno laughed it off. "Easy Sunshine, when tall, dark and gloomy wants someone, he goes all out." Leon mouthed, "STFU you stupid noob." and gestured a slashing motion across his throat. "I mean, for a friend, of course. Come on Vincent, Let's go get...do something!" Reno waved and sped off, with poor Vincent dragging along the ground. "What was that about?" Sora scratched his head. Beats me, I thought, shaking my head and wishing the day was over.

Riku p.o.v.

You know, it was never easy being a silver haired boy. Taunted for either being too old, or being too bloody feminem. Uncle Sephiroth could attest to that. My parents didn't have to worry about that, though, they're dead. Well, okay, maybe not dead as dead stuck in the ground dead, but close enough, ya know? They almost never spent time with me, and I think the only time they ever went to my school was when I got suspended for fighting. I didn't even get to serve the suspension, since Mother bribed the principal. I know, misery for the poor millionaire kid, right? well, it really is true when they say money can't buy happiness. that's why I never let Sora come over to my house: I don't want him to know I'm rich. He'd probably label me as snobby and ditch me, leaving me all alone in the darkness i called home. I sighed, and shoved myself off the bed, shaking off the last dregs of self-pity.

Ring!!! "Hello?" "Riku! hey!! It's me!" usually that annoys the hell out of me, since I know it's you, but who the hell are you?! But with Sora it was different. Only he would breathe with his nose while he was talking, or hum little songs when i had to put down the phone for a minute. With Sora...everything was different. "What up?" I checked my watch. 8:20. "You're up early, usually I have to wake YOU up." Sora snorted, then giggled. You could never get bored of the noises he made..."Mom got made at us for wrecking the house, so we had to foot it. Hey, put me down! Reno!" I waited patiently as I listned to scuffles and more giggles. You'd think i'd be worried about sora seeing someone else? A certain redhead's brother? I wasn't. what no one else knew, and I'm pretty sure Axel and Reno don't remember either, when we were little kids we all used to play together. You know how it is, people don't remember what they did when they were four or five. I do, mainly because I have such a damn good memory, and because that was before Yuffie got taken away. We used to play at the playground all the time, mostly in the sandbox. Poor Axel accidently stomped on a baby sand gypsy's castle, and the red headed fellow poured sand down axel's pants. Reno just stood in the corner and laughed while I tried to use my toddler hands to un-fill Axel's pants and Yuffie spazed.

Yuffie? she was my nanny. Mumsy dearest is WAY too busy for me, she needs her "personal time and space". Yeah right. It makes me wonder: if I'm so unwanted, so un-needed, why did they have me? It's not for love, and I'm sure they'd rather not waste money on raising me. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Yuffie was really tall, but then again, I was only four, and she wore thigh high yellow boots. She cut her hair really short, but I thought it was neat since I could pull on it and she wouldn't fuss at me like Mom did. Her chocolate brown eyes were always mischevious, and a smile was always tucked at the egde of her mouth. I was so happy when she lived with us, I felt like I could stay four forever and never worry about frigid parents who locked me in my room alone. Until I turned eight. I got held up at school, and by the time I got home, she was being driven away. I couldn't beleive it. Not only had they ruined my life, but you could tell by her tears she didn't want to leave me either. I went home, cryed myself to sleep, and never spoke another word to either of my parents. Our house is so empty, it frightens you to speak in it. Yuffie calls me once a week and visits two times a week, since she lives close by, and we've kinda salvaged our relationship.

"Riku? Riku? RIKU!?" "I'm here. I just drifted for a minute." Another snort. I could see his toothy grin as he cocked his eyebrow before he replied. "Uh-huh. We're gonna pick you up. where do you live? Roxy said" "Don't call me Roxy! Axel may get away with it, but he doesn't live with us!" Rxas screamed, making me wince."Okay, okay. he said you gotta live in some rich neighbor hood, and we're down at the end of Mickey drive." The color drained from my face, and I couldn't speak. Theyr were practically on my doorstep. They couldn't...they can't..."No Reno, no!!" "Hello?" I'm guessing it was reno, drawled. "Hello?" "It's Reno, Axel's brother, I've grabbed the phone. that's not going to work!" He yelled, and guessing from Sora's grunts, Reno was holding him off by his forehead. Leon and the others couldn't stop giggling, which mad Sora's grunts louder. "we'll meet you at Mickey's Burger Place. It's only...I don't know, five minutes away? we'll grab breakfast, you're treating." "no wait, I want to say goodbye!" "You just said it." Click! Asshole.

I stared at the phone, then gently set it down. How did he know I didn't want them here? flashes of a cramped car assaulted my brain, and I groaned at my own stupidity. Leon must have drove this way for a shortcut and saw me with Reno in the car. "Whatever, I'm going to mee them there and enjoy myself!" I said loudly, grabbing my car keys and wallet. "Riku? Can we talk?" Mom sounded weird but..."gotta go, see you later!" I shouted, slamming the door. It didn't occur to me until after I was driving away that that was the first time in years I had spoken, let alone shouted, to my parents. Things were changing, and I wasn't sure if I liked them.

sora p.o.v

Okay, I'll admit, I'm not the smartest or most careful person on the planet, but something was definitley wrong with Riku. Riku NEVER drifted, he was always telling me to pay attention to where I was going, or not to touch that...point is, Riku never let himself drift off. He was always...kinda twitchy. Not like twitchy, like someone's gonna hit him twitchy, but twitchy in the sense he wanted to make sure he could act before the bad "thing" happened. Don't laugh at me, I'm not the bookworm, Roxy is. Roxy...I could get used to that. Axel sure knew how to pick a name..."Riku!" I shouted, glomping him as soon as he stepped oput of the car. "At least you waited until I got out of the car, " he mumbled. "Aren't you proud? i didn't break your window shield!" He laughed and picked me off of him, carrying me to the table. Reno wiggled an eyebrow at him, to which he scowled at. Me? I didn't have a clue what was going on. I was just happy we were all together. Well...almost.

Dearling brother Roxy sat in the corner and sulked. Sulked!! I can't stand to see people miserable, or sulky(is that a word? should be). I whipped out my super special cellphone and rapidly texed Axel. (I have like everyone's number on my phone, even Vincent's!) "Is that a sulking Roxy I see?" Squinting up, I saw Axel looming over the table with a bag of burgers and a sneaky grin on his face. Yay, now Roxy won't be sad! I beamed at him, then moved over towards Riku and snuck under the crook of his arm. Riku turned and gave me a quick smile before turning back to Leon. Riku's so cool! I wonder if there's anybody else I could get so close to?...Nah, I have Riku! i smiled and leaned against him, deciding my time taken from sleep this morning should be repaid. riku feels so good....

axel p.o.v.

"aww, they're so cute, dontcha think Roxy?" I purred, laying my arm around his shoulders. "Shut up," he growled, but he didn't try moving my arm. Kudos to me. " You're not still mad at me are you?" The angry pout of doom said yes. I sighed, and reached into the bag for a burger. "Hungry?" "No." Now, he may have been able to pull off the angry face if his stomach growl didn't come out quite so LOUD. And if he didn't make funny faces to hide the look of hunger on his face. "Here." I shoved a burger in his face, and he grabbed that thing so fast he almost bit my hand off. "Nom, nom nom!" Food went everywhere. I looked over and saw Riku having the same problem, yet he was almost covered from head to toe in condiments.

"axel?" "Hm.." I turned and grinned. "How come I found a flea collar in your pocket?" I grinned even wider, thinking...Shit.

Note: muahaha!! more cliffhangers!! I left it there because A) I'm lazy and B)I like those kind of endings. Liked Riku's emo story? I shall plan on updating soon!! *flys away*
EDIT 10/SOMETHIN/07: HOLY SHIT!! I just posted this damn thing and it's already got eight faves!? if my computer wasn't so retarded, I'd go to each profile and glomp you guys to death. THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH!! for those just jumping into this chapter, all the Org guys were forcibly given powers and the ability to transform into animals. You know two: Axel turns into a kitten, and Demyx turns into a puppy.(laberdoodle) I'm not telling anymore, you'll have to find out the other's animals like in fruits basket. except mine's more drug filled. and theres INTENTIONAL nudity.