]The Withered Lilly
Roxas had never met anyone in his life like Axel Flynn. Axel was charming, handsome and had this strange quirk about him that Roxas adored. Axel’s body temperature always seemed warmer than the average person’s and to him it was comforting. Like drinking a warm cup of cocoa on a rainy or cold winter day. The pair were inseparable, and had been since Axel pretty much had saved his a** when his car broke down. Not only did his car break down, but it had to break down in the worst part of the city that was designated for the monsters of the city, the non human creatures. Sure everyone knew about them, but the werewolves were the ones that Roxas feared most and avoided that part of the city like the plague. Roxas’ car had broken down one night, in the cold and dark of a small side street. Figuring he was probably wolf fodder, he began to panic and therefore lost all common sense that told him; CELL PHONE.
At first Roxas was suspicious of the strange red head that seemed to appear out of nowhere and just in the nick of time. Sure he was in the werewolf district, but werewolves were monsters and this green eyed man was no monster. He was an ordinary human being that happened to have the most piercing green eyes Roxas had ever seen. And the wild spiked hair and facial tattoos, well there couldn’t be anything dangerous about him other than maybe he was one of those crazy whack-jobs that were harmless and all big cities had them. But werewolves were monsters and didn’t have compassion for anyone. They killed, mindlessly and violently and had no disregard for anyone they hurt. And with that logic, there was no way that Axel could be a werewolf. He had stopped and helped him fix his car. Something wrong with the distributor cap, or was it that it simply over heated? Maybe it was a sparkplug. Whatever it was caused the pair to be thrown into their deep friendship.
Roxas wanted to repay the red head with anything, and settled with going out for coffee and just getting to know one another better. The following afternoon was spent laughing and sharing stories from high school and even speak about college. They’d become close, the pair continuing to talk about their future plans and what schools they each wanted to go to, what school they hoped they would get into. Well, not for Axel, he was already attending the prestigious Destiny Prep University. Roxas secretly hoped he could get into that school, they had so much to offer and it was a total coincidence that Axel attended that school. Soon enough however, they gradually got closer and soon Roxas would introduce Axel to his friends as well as his brother Sora.
Roxas didn't really like some of Axel's friends, and as soon as Axel had picked up on that, he was sure not to bring them around as often. Roxas didn't like Riku, thought the silver haired male was condescending and quite arrogant. Always full of himself and knew he was good looking to boot. Though, his brother did take quite the liking to him, Roxas would never understand why. One of the few people Roxas did like, was Demyx. Demyx was free spirited and could be quite smart at times, though he himself didn't realize it at that moment. And then there was Zexion, the quiet book worm that always knew what to say in any situation. Slate hair always covered one side of his face, and they all teased him about being 'emo' but, they all knew he really wasn't like that underneath.
Their little group grew from two, to six in a matter of months and that suited Roxas just fine. They all got along for the most part, laughing and joking. They spent their free time at the small cafe–Paopu– owned by one of Axel's friends; Marluxia. Marluxia had oddly pink hair that was past his shoulders and everyone swore up and down that he was gay. Whatever floated your boat, Roxas guessed. Not like he wasn't gay or anything. They spent most of their time in the cafe, hanging out and relaxing on the large couch by one of the big bay windows. The months had flown by and soon it was October and everyone was talking about school again.
Today's little outing to the cafe was particularly amusing, in that Demyx was bouncing off his seat because of too much caffeine in his system. Zexion was trying too hard to calm the bouncing blond down. Demyx was giggling and waving his paper cup around, singing off key to some imaginary song that had nonsensical lyrics anyway. Zexion was starting to give up and Axel was laughing. It was odd though, Roxas thought, that Demyx would have the same higher body temperature that Axel had. Maybe it was a rare genetic defect. Roxas didn't care, he was too busy laughing at Demyx who jumped on the table singing; “Margaritaville.”
Roxas kept to himself, sipping on the vanilla latte he was enjoying. He couldn't understand why Axel lived in that part of the city. It gave him the heebie jeebies. He sighed happily and leaned back against the couch, enjoying the warmth radiating off of Axel's body. It was comforting on these cold days, and even better than the latte he was drinking. Axel of course found Roxas' company comforting as well, since Roxas' temperature was significantly cooler than his own. Roxas pulled his scarf from around his neck and sighed softly. Axel heard the soft exhalation of breath, smelling the sweet coffee on his breath. He quirked an eyebrow at this and Roxas hunkered down into the couch.