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As Sora and Roxas started walking home Roxas thought up a plan. 'I'm going to get some information out of someone one way or another, and Sora is first.'
When they finally made it home Roxas opened the door for Sora like always and shut the door behind them. Then his plan went into action.
Roxas slammed Sora into the wall with strength that the blonde wasn't aware he had.
"R-Roxas!" Sora tried talk but all the air had escaped his lungs "What…are you…doing?!"
"Heartless" Roxas replied
Sora instantly froze and avoided looking Roxas in the eyes.  Roxas body surged with anger.
"It's one thing to keep secrets," Roxas started, "but it's another thing entirely to keep someone's past hidden from them!"
"It's not hiding if you didn't even remember it!" Sora spat out
"You could of least help me try and remember! How much of my life don't I remember?! Oh, and the "accident" I was in, didn't they mean shooting?!" Roxas yelled at his brother
"…Axel…"
"Yeah, you bet Axel! At least someone cares about my life! Or, at least what life I used to have!"
"I told him to stay away from you!" Sora yelled back, trying to free himself from Roxas' grip
"Why, because he would actually tell me the truth?!" Roxas tried looking at Sora but he turned his face away, hiding more from Roxas, "Or is it because he was my boyfriend?"
Sora dropped his head, closing his eyes. Roxas released his grip from his twin and backed away.
"Why Sora? Why wouldn't you tell me about my life? Why would you lie to me about something that I seemed to love?" Roxas asked, anger being replaced with hurt
"'Love?'"  Sora spat, "'Love?!' That "group" was taking away my brother! You were gone all the time with those people! And when, or if I should say, you came back you acted like a completely different person! I didn't even know who you were anymore!"
"So you just took all that away from me?!" Roxas yelled furiously
"Took?! I saved you from all of that!" Sora yelled back
"You only did it because you had the chance too, with me conveniently losing my memory and what not!"
" You-" Sora was stopped short with the sound of their parents car pulling into the driveway "Looks like we'll have to take this up another time brother." said Sora while walking away
Roxas stood in the hallway running over what had just happened. 'I just yelled at Sora, my brother, my twin all because of something that I can't remember. What if the group really was bad for me? No, those pictures…they showed like I liked being there…with Axel…'
Roxas was thrown back into reality as the front door came open and in came his two younger twin sisters, Kairi and Namine.
"Roxas, Roxas! Guess what we did today!" said an excited Kairi who kept jumping up and down making her red pig-tail bounce as well
"We painted pictures of our family!" came the answer from Namine, her white-blonde hair covered in what Roxas assumed was paint from said picture
"Wow. That's great! I bet they look really cool!" said Roxas
"Uh huh. But you can't see them!" said Namine batting her blue eyes, looking like the little devil she could be on some days
"Aww, why not?" came Roxas' reply, acting like he was upset
"'Cause they're a surprise!" Kairi replied her equally blue eyes shining
The two girls ran off to leave Roxas alone with his thoughts once again. 'Kairi and Namine have it so easy. I wish I was back in the 2nd grade, where all I had to worry about was which crayon I was going to color with…' Roxas mentally sighed as he decided that he would go for a walk to clear his head.
As he walked out the door and gave a 'hi' and 'bye' to his parents he figured he would try to find something to distract him with all these random thoughts floating around in his blonde head.
He started walking towards the woods, 'nothing like walking with nature to clear my head' he thought sadly. As he ventured farther into the woods he found a clearing, seeming like a good place to stop and take a rest, he laid down on the soft, warm earth. Soon he fell asleep, taking only a slight nap because he promised his mom he'd be back before night came. His dreams were anything but sweet.

"Roxy! Come on Roxy! Wakey, wakey eggs and bacey!" came a voice from above
"What do you want Axel?" mumbled a tired Roxas rolling over to face the intruder of his sleep
"Oh, were you dreaming about me?" wondered the red-head
"Of course. I was dreaming about how I'm going to drown you in a lake for waking me up again." came the reply
Axel took a hesitant step backwards away from the tired blonde, "Come on Roxas. Time to get up. You've been sleeping since we got here. Xemnas is ready to start."
"Fine, fine. Two more minutes." replied Roxas, rolling back to hide his face from the light that Axel was shining on him
"Nope. Now!" said Axel
Axel bent down and picked up the sleepy blonde and started to carry him
"Axel! Let me down!" screamed Roxas while trying to maneuver his way out of the arms that were carrying him
"Um…no. I don't think I will." came the reply
They would soon be out of the tunnel and Roxas didn't want to be seen carried by Axel. Who knew what their friends would said. Especially Larxene and Demyx…
"I-If you let me down A-Axel…I'll give you a kiss…"  Roxas asked meekly, his face turning a bright shade of red
Axel stopped and considered the proposition. "What kind of kiss?" he asked an evil smile forming on his lips
If it was even possible, Roxas went ever redder. "W-what d-d-do you m-mean w-what k-k-kind of k-kiss?!" Roxas stuttered out now feeling uncomfortable in the position he was in
"I mean," Axel started, "are you proposing a kiss on the cheek…or maybe a kiss on the lips?"
'Shit!' thought Roxas, 'I didn't think that far! That little pervert…ever since Marluxia held that mistletoe over us at the party things have been awkward. But THIS is a whole new territory. I can deal with a pervert, but a pervert that I might actually like…ugh. This is so confusing!'
"Lips." Roxas replied trying to hide how nervous he felt
Axels face went blank. Roxas tried to understand what might possibly going on in his head, but it was either perverted, or something to deal with fire. 'Great. Now I went and broke Axel.'
"A-Axel? You okay? I uh-"
Roxas was cut short by Axels' lips becoming inches apart from his own.  "Roxas," Axel breathed, "Don't do this if you don't want it."
He froze for a second. He hadn't expected Axel to say something like that. He thought of all the things Axel and he had been through. The time Demyx accidently pushed him in the lake, Axel dove in after him, even though everyone knew Roxas was an excellent swimmer. The pranks they played on each other and how Axel made him wear a dress for an entire day. Everyone, including Axel, had told him he looked adorable. The time at the Christmas party, where after Axel had kissed him on the cheek, he felt slightly disappointed that he hadn't turned his head at the last minute. 'I like my best friend.' The truth of the thought struck him. 'I really do like him, and…he…'
"Axel…" Roxas started
"What?" asked the red-head
"Do you like me?" Roxas asked, hoping the answer wouldn't hurt him
"Do I like you?" Axel repeated the question, "Roxas, I don't just 'like' you, I want to be with you. You're my best friend. I'll stay by your side forever."
Axel closed the space between their lips. The touch of Axels' lips against his own was indescribable. It was filled with heat, and passion. He knew he was supposed to be with Axel, forever. It just felt too right, it would be wrong to ever be away from him again.
All too soon Axel ended the kiss. Sapphire eyes met emerald.
"…Roxas?" Axel asked hesitantly
"Kiss me again, please…" answered Roxas
A smile grew on Axels lips. "Anything for you."
Roxas leaned up and captured Axels' lips first, surprising the tall red-head. The kiss wasn't hesitant this time. They both knew what the other wanted. Each other.
Axel bit Roxas' lower lip and nibbled it, making the blonde moan with delight,  he trailed kisses down Roxas' neck. Receiving another satisfying moan to continue, Axel started making his mark on Roxas' neck. Once done, he reclaimed Roxas' lips with his own. Gently asking for entrance, Roxas gave in. There was no battle for dominance they both knew Axel was in control, and Roxas was just fine with that. But just as the kiss started deepening they were interrupted by a scream from outside the tunnel.
"Goddammit Demyx!" scream Larxene, "Stop throwing water on me you fucking asshole!"
"Make me you old witch!" yelled Demyx
"Geesh. Some people really know how to ruin the mood, ya know?" said Axel laughing
"People? Try morons." replied Roxas
Axel set Roxas down to walk on his own as they headed out of the tunnel. Right before they reached the opening Roxas grabbed Axels hand and laced their fingers together. "Mine." he simply put.
"Forever and for always." Axel replied. They headed out into the sun to go on another mission, different than the one Xemnas had originally planned.
Weeks passed and Axel seemed to be distancing himself from the group. Roxas knew something was up. Everyone had been really tense since the shooting that claimed their friends' lives.
"Axel?" came a voice behind
He knew it was Roxas. He always seemed to know when Roxas was around him lately.
"What is it Rox?" he asked
"Um…are you okay?" Roxas asked
"Yeah, I guess I'm fine." replied Axel turning around to look at his boyfriend
Roxas had a packet of pictures with him and he looked like he was in worse shape than Axel
"What are those?" Axel pointing to the packet
"Oh, um…these are Zexion's pictures. Or…the last ones he took." said the blonde sadly, "I thought that maybe, if you wanted, we could look at them before we stick them on the wall with the rest of them…?"
Zexion. The "camera man" of the group. He always wanted to capture every moment. He never let that camera out of his hands. He took pictures of everything and everyone. He wanted to be a photographer after he graduated.
"Sure. Let's look together." replied Axel, "It'll be nice to see his work first, before everyone else." he added with a smile
Roxas sat down next to Axel and opened the packet. He pulled all of the pictures out and starting flipping through them one by one.
"Look there's the picnic!" exclaimed Roxas
Axel laughed, "Yup, remember how Zexion got ice cream on his nose before the picture went off?"
"That's right!" replied Roxas, "That's why we were laughing. And he so wanted a serious picture of us too." he laughed
"Look, the dam trip." said Axel
"Remember how Marluxia called Larxene untalented? And all he spray painted was flowers?"
"I also remember that we got the cops called on us because she almost killed him because of it." Axel said with a smile
"We all know that Marluxia let her do that." Roxas said
They continued flipping through the pictures. Looking at all the documented missions, the field trips they made, and all of the "secret moments" that Zexion came across.
"Oh my gosh!" screamed Roxas
"What? What's wrong?" asked a confused Axel
"Zexion took a picture of that?!" Roxas screamed and pointed
Axel looked at the picture Roxas was holding. It was on the side of the tunnel that no one really went to, it had to been after all the trees and flowers bloomed, it was such a beautiful sight. Right in the middle of the picture was Larxene and Marluxia kissing passionately.
"…They were a couple?" asked Roxas
"…I…guess so…" answered Axel, seeming as surprised Roxas
"And no one knew about them…"
"Maybe they wanted a secret for good reason."
"Maybe…" replied Roxas, flipping the pictures once again "The last picture…is of us…"
Axel looked at the picture. It was the day everyone wanted documented proof that they were indeed a couple. They were going to kiss in front of everyone to prove it, but Zexion was determined to have some blackmail just in case they were lying. He got really close to them and waited for the perfect moment to take the picture. Right before they kissed Axel and Roxas opened one eye and Axel flipped off the camera.
"Perfect timing." said Axel
"Seems like it." replied Roxas
"Come on, we need to get back. I think something is up with Xemnas and I don't want to leave him for too long." Axel said standing up and holding out his hand for Roxas
Roxas took his hand and laced their fingers like always. "Maybe if we show him the pictures he might feel better…?"
"I don't know Roxy. I hope so." replied Axel
As they walked back Axel could stop the nagging feeling that something was wrong. Every time he had, had the feeling before something bad happened. The first time he had it he was 16 and was walking home from school. When he got through the front door his mom and dad were both lying on the living room floor covered in their own blood. His mom had shot his dad, then herself. No one really knows why, but the cops thought it had something to do with him losing another job. The next time was right before everyone got shot. He was supposed to go on an assignment with his friends, but asked to go with Roxas on his mission instead. He was granted permission. After they got back to the tunnel they were informed that their friends were gunned down. Axel usually passed the feeling off as a stomach ache or something like that. But every time he got that feeling, people had ended up dying by a gun.
Axel broke into a run and dragged Roxas with him
"Axel!" yelled Roxas, "What's going on? What's wrong?"
"I don't know," Axel replied, "but I think something's happening back at the tunnel."
When they reached the tunnel, the gun fire started. Roxas and Axel ran into the dark tunnel determine to find out what was going on. When they reached the "living area" the sight before them was terrifying. Xemnas was standing over their friends bodies with a gun. He fired another shot into Xaldin's body then looked up to see Axel and Roxas standing there.
"How nice of you to come!" he screamed
"Xemnas!" yelled Axel, "What are you doing?! These are our friends!"
"Not all of them." Xemnas replied, " This way, we can all be together again!"
"No one would have wanted us to die! They would've wanted us to be happy! Live our lives!" screamed Roxas tears welling up in his eyes
"You don't know that!" yelled Xemnas, "You don't know anything!" Xemnas raised the gun and pointed it at Roxas, "Now we can all be together again." he finished with a mad smile on his face
As he pulled the trigger on the gun Axel ran in front of Roxas to block him. The bullet went into his arm and as he was reaching to grab his arm he fell and smashed his head against the side of the tunnel, leaving him unconscious.
"AXEL!" Roxas screamed in pain, thinking for sure he was dead like the rest of his friends
"And now it's your turn Number 13." said Xemnas, once again pointing the gun at Roxas' head
This time when the gun fired Roxas ducked and covered his head. The bullet shot through the side of his head, nearly missing his brain. Roxas fell to the ground unconscious and unmoving. Xemnas thinking he had succeeded in his plan, raised the gun to his own head.
"Organization 13. Through thick and thin, together 'till the end. Life nor death will keep us apart. Friends forever in our hearts." As Xemnas finished the groups' motto he pulled the trigger on himself. His body collapsed next to those of his friends.
In the distance sirens could be heard. In the tunnel seven hearts still beat. By the time the paramedics arrived, only four would be left. When they would make it to the hospital Demyx would go into cardiac arrest. He would be pronounced dead 14 minutes later by the surgeon on call. Soon after Demyx, Saix would die as well. Axel would wake up a week later. Roxas would be another six months. They would be the last remaining members of Organization 13. While Axel remembered everything, Roxas would remember none. One member stands alone, while another stands in the shadows. Waiting for someone to save him, like they did so long ago.
'Organization 13. Through thick and thin, together 'till the end. Life nor death will keep us apart. Friends forever in our hearts.' The motto would haunt the blonde's nightmares for years to come until someone would come and save him from his forgotten memories. The person would have to wait for three years. Patiently waiting until the anniversary of the 'Heartless shooting.' That is when he will make his move. That is when his determination will win over his heart. That is when he will get his lover back from the depth of the shadows.

"…Roxas?" came a far away voice, "…Roxas…Roxas are you in there?"
Roxas opened his eyes to find himself in Axels' lap, concerned emerald eyes peering into his own sapphire ones.
"A-Axel?" Roxas asked sleepily
"There ya are Roxy. I was worried about you." replied Axel quietly
"I-I was dreaming."
"Yeah, sometimes that happens."
"But that's just it. I don't remember the last time I've ever had a dream. Only nightmares." said Roxas curling up closer to Axel
"What do you mean?" he asked
"I've always only had one dream over and over again." replied Roxas, "I would  be standing in a dark place, and these words would eco all around me. Like a warning, or a haunting."
"What did they say?"
"I don't remember all of them, but it went something like: Thick and thin, till the end. Death apart. Friends forever, with our hearts." answered Roxas face deep in concentration
"Organization 13. Through thick and thin, together 'till the end. Life nor death will keep us apart. Friends forever in our hearts." said Axel, filling in the missing pieces
"That was our motto." Roxas stated
"It was. We lived by that motto. We all made it up together." said Axel with a sadden voice
"Axel? What are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere?" asked Roxas
"I was visiting some friends." he replied
"Friends?" asked Roxas looking around for houses, "Where?"
Axel stood up and set Roxas down on the ground. He pointed to another clearing up ahead.
"Over there." said Axel eyes looking past the clearing
Axel started walking forward and when he noticed that Roxas wasn't behind him he held out his hand.
"Come on," he said, "they won't bite."
Roxas put his hand into Axels' and starting walking towards the clearing. As they started getting closer Roxas could tell that something was up.
"You know," Axel started, "I don't find it weird that you came out here."
"…what?" asked Roxas
"Well, you see Roxas, we used to come out here almost every time we got the chance." Axel explained, "Everyone loved it out here. It's so calming and peaceful ya know?"
"Yeah…I got that feeling." Roxas replied as they stepped through the overhanging trees that acted like a doorway
The grove looked like something out of a fantasy, romance movie. It was absolutely beautiful. The trees made an almost perfect circle around the clearing. The trees overhead let in enough light to make it always look like it was sunset. It was stunning and Roxas was captivated by the sight. A little stream ran through the clearing and someone had made a bridge to go over it. As they got closer Roxas could see the exquisite details put into the bridges design. Someone had etched drawings throughout the bridges railings. There were flowers, raindrops, guns, knives, wind, fire, magic symbols, card aces, snowflakes, tomahawks, books, the moon,  and a heart. 'How weird.' Roxas thought, 'None of these symbols go with each other. They're all mixed matched. Like the builder just thought of random things, instead of the same symbol or things that went along with each other.'
As they crossed the bridge Roxas finally noticed the other side of the grove. The one that was covered partly by shadows, so anyone simply passing by wouldn't notice.
In the shadows were 11 grave markers all neatly lined up to create the look of a criss-cross pattern.
"Organization 13" said Axel coming to stand next to Roxas
Roxas walked up to the graves and look at the head stones. Each one had a number on the top, a name below that, and finally a saying near the bottom. Roxas walked to where the first head stone was, and made his way down reading every single one.
1 Xemnas Jones "Superior"
2 Xigbar Williams "Freeshooter"
3 Xaldin Wood "Whirlwind"
4 Vexen Allen "Chilly"
5 Lexaeus Powell "Skysplitter"
6 Zexion Wilson "Schemer"
7 Saix Freeman "Luna"
9 Demyx Johnson "Nocturne"
10 Luxord Davis "Gambler"
11 Marluxia Robertson "Assassin"
12 Larxene Smith "Nymph"

"Do you miss them?" Roxas asked Axel once he was finished reading the names
When he didn't reply Roxas walked over to where he was standing and slowly slid his hands into Axels'. Sapphire eyes searched for their emerald matches. Roxas stood up on his tip toes and pressed his lips to Axels'. It was only a quick kiss, but it seemed to work as Axels' eyes slowly started to focus back on Roxas'.
"What did you say?" asked Axel
"I asked if you missed them." replied Roxas moving his head to look at the grave stones
Tears started welling up in Axels' eyes. He closed them right before the tears started falling
"Every day." he whispered, "Every single day."

Description
As Sora and Roxas started walking home Roxas thought up a plan. 'I'm going to get some information out of someone one way or another, and Sora is first.'
When they finally made it home Roxas opened the door for Sora like always and shut the door behind them. Then his plan went into action.
Roxas slammed Sora into the wall with strength that the blonde wasn't aware he had.
"R-Roxas!" Sora tried talk but all the air had escaped his lungs "What…are you…doing?!"
"Heartless" Roxas replied
Sora instantly froze and avoided looking Roxas in the eyes.  Roxas body surged with anger.
"It's one thing to keep secrets," Roxas started, "but it's another thing entirely to keep someone's past hidden from them!"
"It's not hiding if you didn't even remember it!" Sora spat out
"You could of least help me try and remember! How much of my life don't I remember?! Oh, and the "accident" I was in, didn't they mean shooting?!" Roxas yelled at his brother
"…Axel…"
"Yeah, you bet Axel! At least someone cares about my life! Or, at least what life I used to have!"
"I told him to stay away from you!" Sora yelled back, trying to free himself from Roxas' grip
"Why, because he would actually tell me the truth?!" Roxas tried looking at Sora but he turned his face away, hiding more from Roxas, "Or is it because he was my boyfriend?"
Sora dropped his head, closing his eyes. Roxas released his grip from his twin and backed away.
"Why Sora? Why wouldn't you tell me about my life? Why would you lie to me about something that I seemed to love?" Roxas asked, anger being replaced with hurt
"'Love?'"  Sora spat, "'Love?!' That "group" was taking away my brother! You were gone all the time with those people! And when, or if I should say, you came back you acted like a completely different person! I didn't even know who you were anymore!"
"So you just took all that away from me?!" Roxas yelled furiously
"Took?! I saved you from all of that!" Sora yelled back
"You only did it because you had the chance too, with me conveniently losing my memory and what not!"
" You-" Sora was stopped short with the sound of their parents car pulling into the driveway "Looks like we'll have to take this up another time brother." said Sora while walking away
Roxas stood in the hallway running over what had just happened. 'I just yelled at Sora, my brother, my twin all because of something that I can't remember. What if the group really was bad for me? No, those pictures…they showed like I liked being there…with Axel…'
Roxas was thrown back into reality as the front door came open and in came his two younger twin sisters, Kairi and Namine.
"Roxas, Roxas! Guess what we did today!" said an excited Kairi who kept jumping up and down making her red pig-tail bounce as well
"We painted pictures of our family!" came the answer from Namine, her white-blonde hair covered in what Roxas assumed was paint from said picture
"Wow. That's great! I bet they look really cool!" said Roxas
"Uh huh. But you can't see them!" said Namine batting her blue eyes, looking like the little devil she could be on some days
"Aww, why not?" came Roxas' reply, acting like he was upset
"'Cause they're a surprise!" Kairi replied her equally blue eyes shining
The two girls ran off to leave Roxas alone with his thoughts once again. 'Kairi and Namine have it so easy. I wish I was back in the 2nd grade, where all I had to worry about was which crayon I was going to color with…' Roxas mentally sighed as he decided that he would go for a walk to clear his head.
As he walked out the door and gave a 'hi' and 'bye' to his parents he figured he would try to find something to distract him with all these random thoughts floating around in his blonde head.
He started walking towards the woods, 'nothing like walking with nature to clear my head' he thought sadly. As he ventured farther into the woods he found a clearing, seeming like a good place to stop and take a rest, he laid down on the soft, warm earth. Soon he fell asleep, taking only a slight nap because he promised his mom he'd be back before night came. His dreams were anything but sweet.

"Roxy! Come on Roxy! Wakey, wakey eggs and bacey!" came a voice from above
"What do you want Axel?" mumbled a tired Roxas rolling over to face the intruder of his sleep
"Oh, were you dreaming about me?" wondered the red-head
"Of course. I was dreaming about how I'm going to drown you in a lake for waking me up again." came the reply
Axel took a hesitant step backwards away from the tired blonde, "Come on Roxas. Time to get up. You've been sleeping since we got here. Xemnas is ready to start."
"Fine, fine. Two more minutes." replied Roxas, rolling back to hide his face from the light that Axel was shining on him
"Nope. Now!" said Axel
Axel bent down and picked up the sleepy blonde and started to carry him
"Axel! Let me down!" screamed Roxas while trying to maneuver his way out of the arms that were carrying him
"Um…no. I don't think I will." came the reply
They would soon be out of the tunnel and Roxas didn't want to be seen carried by Axel. Who knew what their friends would said. Especially Larxene and Demyx…
"I-If you let me down A-Axel…I'll give you a kiss…"  Roxas asked meekly, his face turning a bright shade of red
Axel stopped and considered the proposition. "What kind of kiss?" he asked an evil smile forming on his lips
If it was even possible, Roxas went ever redder. "W-what d-d-do you m-mean w-what k-k-kind of k-kiss?!" Roxas stuttered out now feeling uncomfortable in the position he was in
"I mean," Axel started, "are you proposing a kiss on the cheek…or maybe a kiss on the lips?"
'Shit!' thought Roxas, 'I didn't think that far! That little pervert…ever since Marluxia held that mistletoe over us at the party things have been awkward. But THIS is a whole new territory. I can deal with a pervert, but a pervert that I might actually like…ugh. This is so confusing!'
"Lips." Roxas replied trying to hide how nervous he felt
Axels face went blank. Roxas tried to understand what might possibly going on in his head, but it was either perverted, or something to deal with fire. 'Great. Now I went and broke Axel.'
"A-Axel? You okay? I uh-"
Roxas was cut short by Axels' lips becoming inches apart from his own.  "Roxas," Axel breathed, "Don't do this if you don't want it."
He froze for a second. He hadn't expected Axel to say something like that. He thought of all the things Axel and he had been through. The time Demyx accidently pushed him in the lake, Axel dove in after him, even though everyone knew Roxas was an excellent swimmer. The pranks they played on each other and how Axel made him wear a dress for an entire day. Everyone, including Axel, had told him he looked adorable. The time at the Christmas party, where after Axel had kissed him on the cheek, he felt slightly disappointed that he hadn't turned his head at the last minute. 'I like my best friend.' The truth of the thought struck him. 'I really do like him, and…he…'
"Axel…" Roxas started
"What?" asked the red-head
"Do you like me?" Roxas asked, hoping the answer wouldn't hurt him
"Do I like you?" Axel repeated the question, "Roxas, I don't just 'like' you, I want to be with you. You're my best friend. I'll stay by your side forever."
Axel closed the space between their lips. The touch of Axels' lips against his own was indescribable. It was filled with heat, and passion. He knew he was supposed to be with Axel, forever. It just felt too right, it would be wrong to ever be away from him again.
All too soon Axel ended the kiss. Sapphire eyes met emerald.
"…Roxas?" Axel asked hesitantly
"Kiss me again, please…" answered Roxas
A smile grew on Axels lips. "Anything for you."
Roxas leaned up and captured Axels' lips first, surprising the tall red-head. The kiss wasn't hesitant this time. They both knew what the other wanted. Each other.
Axel bit Roxas' lower lip and nibbled it, making the blonde moan with delight,  he trailed kisses down Roxas' neck. Receiving another satisfying moan to continue, Axel started making his mark on Roxas' neck. Once done, he reclaimed Roxas' lips with his own. Gently asking for entrance, Roxas gave in. There was no battle for dominance they both knew Axel was in control, and Roxas was just fine with that. But just as the kiss started deepening they were interrupted by a scream from outside the tunnel.
"Goddammit Demyx!" scream Larxene, "Stop throwing water on me you fucking asshole!"
"Make me you old witch!" yelled Demyx
"Geesh. Some people really know how to ruin the mood, ya know?" said Axel laughing
"People? Try morons." replied Roxas
Axel set Roxas down to walk on his own as they headed out of the tunnel. Right before they reached the opening Roxas grabbed Axels hand and laced their fingers together. "Mine." he simply put.
"Forever and for always." Axel replied. They headed out into the sun to go on another mission, different than the one Xemnas had originally planned.
Weeks passed and Axel seemed to be distancing himself from the group. Roxas knew something was up. Everyone had been really tense since the shooting that claimed their friends' lives.
"Axel?" came a voice behind
He knew it was Roxas. He always seemed to know when Roxas was around him lately.
"What is it Rox?" he asked
"Um…are you okay?" Roxas asked
"Yeah, I guess I'm fine." replied Axel turning around to look at his boyfriend
Roxas had a packet of pictures with him and he looked like he was in worse shape than Axel
"What are those?" Axel pointing to the packet
"Oh, um…these are Zexion's pictures. Or…the last ones he took." said the blonde sadly, "I thought that maybe, if you wanted, we could look at them before we stick them on the wall with the rest of them…?"
Zexion. The "camera man" of the group. He always wanted to capture every moment. He never let that camera out of his hands. He took pictures of everything and everyone. He wanted to be a photographer after he graduated.
"Sure. Let's look together." replied Axel, "It'll be nice to see his work first, before everyone else." he added with a smile
Roxas sat down next to Axel and opened the packet. He pulled all of the pictures out and starting flipping through them one by one.
"Look there's the picnic!" exclaimed Roxas
Axel laughed, "Yup, remember how Zexion got ice cream on his nose before the picture went off?"
"That's right!" replied Roxas, "That's why we were laughing. And he so wanted a serious picture of us too." he laughed
"Look, the dam trip." said Axel
"Remember how Marluxia called Larxene untalented? And all he spray painted was flowers?"
"I also remember that we got the cops called on us because she almost killed him because of it." Axel said with a smile
"We all know that Marluxia let her do that." Roxas said
They continued flipping through the pictures. Looking at all the documented missions, the field trips they made, and all of the "secret moments" that Zexion came across.
"Oh my gosh!" screamed Roxas
"What? What's wrong?" asked a confused Axel
"Zexion took a picture of that?!" Roxas screamed and pointed
Axel looked at the picture Roxas was holding. It was on the side of the tunnel that no one really went to, it had to been after all the trees and flowers bloomed, it was such a beautiful sight. Right in the middle of the picture was Larxene and Marluxia kissing passionately.
"…They were a couple?" asked Roxas
"…I…guess so…" answered Axel, seeming as surprised Roxas
"And no one knew about them…"
"Maybe they wanted a secret for good reason."
"Maybe…" replied Roxas, flipping the pictures once again "The last picture…is of us…"
Axel looked at the picture. It was the day everyone wanted documented proof that they were indeed a couple. They were going to kiss in front of everyone to prove it, but Zexion was determined to have some blackmail just in case they were lying. He got really close to them and waited for the perfect moment to take the picture. Right before they kissed Axel and Roxas opened one eye and Axel flipped off the camera.
"Perfect timing." said Axel
"Seems like it." replied Roxas
"Come on, we need to get back. I think something is up with Xemnas and I don't want to leave him for too long." Axel said standing up and holding out his hand for Roxas
Roxas took his hand and laced their fingers like always. "Maybe if we show him the pictures he might feel better…?"
"I don't know Roxy. I hope so." replied Axel
As they walked back Axel could stop the nagging feeling that something was wrong. Every time he had, had the feeling before something bad happened. The first time he had it he was 16 and was walking home from school. When he got through the front door his mom and dad were both lying on the living room floor covered in their own blood. His mom had shot his dad, then herself. No one really knows why, but the cops thought it had something to do with him losing another job. The next time was right before everyone got shot. He was supposed to go on an assignment with his friends, but asked to go with Roxas on his mission instead. He was granted permission. After they got back to the tunnel they were informed that their friends were gunned down. Axel usually passed the feeling off as a stomach ache or something like that. But every time he got that feeling, people had ended up dying by a gun.
Axel broke into a run and dragged Roxas with him
"Axel!" yelled Roxas, "What's going on? What's wrong?"
"I don't know," Axel replied, "but I think something's happening back at the tunnel."
When they reached the tunnel, the gun fire started. Roxas and Axel ran into the dark tunnel determine to find out what was going on. When they reached the "living area" the sight before them was terrifying. Xemnas was standing over their friends bodies with a gun. He fired another shot into Xaldin's body then looked up to see Axel and Roxas standing there.
"How nice of you to come!" he screamed
"Xemnas!" yelled Axel, "What are you doing?! These are our friends!"
"Not all of them." Xemnas replied, " This way, we can all be together again!"
"No one would have wanted us to die! They would've wanted us to be happy! Live our lives!" screamed Roxas tears welling up in his eyes
"You don't know that!" yelled Xemnas, "You don't know anything!" Xemnas raised the gun and pointed it at Roxas, "Now we can all be together again." he finished with a mad smile on his face
As he pulled the trigger on the gun Axel ran in front of Roxas to block him. The bullet went into his arm and as he was reaching to grab his arm he fell and smashed his head against the side of the tunnel, leaving him unconscious.
"AXEL!" Roxas screamed in pain, thinking for sure he was dead like the rest of his friends
"And now it's your turn Number 13." said Xemnas, once again pointing the gun at Roxas' head
This time when the gun fired Roxas ducked and covered his head. The bullet shot through the side of his head, nearly missing his brain. Roxas fell to the ground unconscious and unmoving. Xemnas thinking he had succeeded in his plan, raised the gun to his own head.
"Organization 13. Through thick and thin, together 'till the end. Life nor death will keep us apart. Friends forever in our hearts." As Xemnas finished the groups' motto he pulled the trigger on himself. His body collapsed next to those of his friends.
In the distance sirens could be heard. In the tunnel seven hearts still beat. By the time the paramedics arrived, only four would be left. When they would make it to the hospital Demyx would go into cardiac arrest. He would be pronounced dead 14 minutes later by the surgeon on call. Soon after Demyx, Saix would die as well. Axel would wake up a week later. Roxas would be another six months. They would be the last remaining members of Organization 13. While Axel remembered everything, Roxas would remember none. One member stands alone, while another stands in the shadows. Waiting for someone to save him, like they did so long ago.
'Organization 13. Through thick and thin, together 'till the end. Life nor death will keep us apart. Friends forever in our hearts.' The motto would haunt the blonde's nightmares for years to come until someone would come and save him from his forgotten memories. The person would have to wait for three years. Patiently waiting until the anniversary of the 'Heartless shooting.' That is when he will make his move. That is when his determination will win over his heart. That is when he will get his lover back from the depth of the shadows.

"…Roxas?" came a far away voice, "…Roxas…Roxas are you in there?"
Roxas opened his eyes to find himself in Axels' lap, concerned emerald eyes peering into his own sapphire ones.
"A-Axel?" Roxas asked sleepily
"There ya are Roxy. I was worried about you." replied Axel quietly
"I-I was dreaming."
"Yeah, sometimes that happens."
"But that's just it. I don't remember the last time I've ever had a dream. Only nightmares." said Roxas curling up closer to Axel
"What do you mean?" he asked
"I've always only had one dream over and over again." replied Roxas, "I would  be standing in a dark place, and these words would eco all around me. Like a warning, or a haunting."
"What did they say?"
"I don't remember all of them, but it went something like: Thick and thin, till the end. Death apart. Friends forever, with our hearts." answered Roxas face deep in concentration
"Organization 13. Through thick and thin, together 'till the end. Life nor death will keep us apart. Friends forever in our hearts." said Axel, filling in the missing pieces
"That was our motto." Roxas stated
"It was. We lived by that motto. We all made it up together." said Axel with a sadden voice
"Axel? What are you doing out here in the middle of nowhere?" asked Roxas
"I was visiting some friends." he replied
"Friends?" asked Roxas looking around for houses, "Where?"
Axel stood up and set Roxas down on the ground. He pointed to another clearing up ahead.
"Over there." said Axel eyes looking past the clearing
Axel started walking forward and when he noticed that Roxas wasn't behind him he held out his hand.
"Come on," he said, "they won't bite."
Roxas put his hand into Axels' and starting walking towards the clearing. As they started getting closer Roxas could tell that something was up.
"You know," Axel started, "I don't find it weird that you came out here."
"…what?" asked Roxas
"Well, you see Roxas, we used to come out here almost every time we got the chance." Axel explained, "Everyone loved it out here. It's so calming and peaceful ya know?"
"Yeah…I got that feeling." Roxas replied as they stepped through the overhanging trees that acted like a doorway
The grove looked like something out of a fantasy, romance movie. It was absolutely beautiful. The trees made an almost perfect circle around the clearing. The trees overhead let in enough light to make it always look like it was sunset. It was stunning and Roxas was captivated by the sight. A little stream ran through the clearing and someone had made a bridge to go over it. As they got closer Roxas could see the exquisite details put into the bridges design. Someone had etched drawings throughout the bridges railings. There were flowers, raindrops, guns, knives, wind, fire, magic symbols, card aces, snowflakes, tomahawks, books, the moon,  and a heart. 'How weird.' Roxas thought, 'None of these symbols go with each other. They're all mixed matched. Like the builder just thought of random things, instead of the same symbol or things that went along with each other.'
As they crossed the bridge Roxas finally noticed the other side of the grove. The one that was covered partly by shadows, so anyone simply passing by wouldn't notice.
In the shadows were 11 grave markers all neatly lined up to create the look of a criss-cross pattern.
"Organization 13" said Axel coming to stand next to Roxas
Roxas walked up to the graves and look at the head stones. Each one had a number on the top, a name below that, and finally a saying near the bottom. Roxas walked to where the first head stone was, and made his way down reading every single one.
1 Xemnas Jones "Superior"
2 Xigbar Williams "Freeshooter"
3 Xaldin Wood "Whirlwind"
4 Vexen Allen "Chilly"
5 Lexaeus Powell "Skysplitter"
6 Zexion Wilson "Schemer"
7 Saix Freeman "Luna"
9 Demyx Johnson "Nocturne"
10 Luxord Davis "Gambler"
11 Marluxia Robertson "Assassin"
12 Larxene Smith "Nymph"

"Do you miss them?" Roxas asked Axel once he was finished reading the names
When he didn't reply Roxas walked over to where he was standing and slowly slid his hands into Axels'. Sapphire eyes searched for their emerald matches. Roxas stood up on his tip toes and pressed his lips to Axels'. It was only a quick kiss, but it seemed to work as Axels' eyes slowly started to focus back on Roxas'.
"What did you say?" asked Axel
"I asked if you missed them." replied Roxas moving his head to look at the grave stones
Tears started welling up in Axels' eyes. He closed them right before the tears started falling
"Every day." he whispered, "Every single day."