My Sun, My moon, My soul

chapter 16

Six months later...

'~'~'Axel's POV'~'~'

It had been six months. Six fucking months since his beloved Roxas died in the lab accident. That day, he'd died along with Roxas. His heart had crumbled away into dust and he hadn't been the same ever since. Kadaj and his brothers had moved into the house Cloud, Sora, and Roxas had been living in, Kadaj in the spare bedroom, Yazoo in the attic, and Loz in the basement. Xion, Sora and Roxas' long lost little sister moved in with Cloud when he had moved in the house with his family.

No one ever went into Sora and Roxas' rooms.

The Jenova triplets would spend most of their time at his house, Kadaj playing around with Xion and the other two playing with Zexion and Demyx, or him and Riku.

Riku hadn't been the same since. He'd become more quiet and distant to everyone though he tried to be normal, even forcing himself to be normal. But Axel knew the suffering Riku was still going through. Dreams of Roxas would haunt him every night, scaring him. It was like Roxas was still there, but he wasn't...

Leon seemed happy now, Cloud made him happy. The two of them had been inseparable, Cloud would spend time getting to know Xion, especially after finding out Sora, Roxas, and Xion were his real biological children. Xion seemed shy, but tough at first. As Axel got to know her, she was a caring and sensitive person. Kadaj and his brothers had a hard time adjusting to school life, they had never been in public before or even near other people. Xion and the Jenova triplets adjusted well, for them at least. Still a little rough, but adjusting and learning each day.

Hayner and the others would ask Demyx and Zexion, who were official, about the whereabouts of Sora and Roxas, but Demyx and Zexion would just lie. Axel kept his grades up, but school was so meaningless to him. Riku would just sit there with a vacant stare, and Axel slept in class.

He watched Demyx prance around in an elf's costume while Xion was dressed as Santa's 'helper.' Everyone around him seemed happy and jolly about the holidays, except him.

Roxas wasn't there with him...

He saw Xion and Demyx with a can of whipped cream, spraying some onto Leon's hand. Xion tickled Leon's nose with a feather, Leon didn't move. Zexion saw them and joined in, helping them trying to get Leon to smack his face. Xion didn't give up like Demyx and Zexion, who walked off after a while, and still tried to get to her goal.

Axel saw her give Leon one last tickle. Leon's hand went to his face. Leon woke up, seeing the whipped cream all over his face. Xion ran away quickly and laughed.

"XIIIIIIOOOOOOOON!" Leon yelled, hearing Xion and Kadaj's laughing.

'~'~'Cloud's POV'~'~'

He was finishing making dinner when he saw Leon walk in the kitchen with whipped cream on his face. Laughter made it out as he saw Leon glare at him. "Xion?" he asked.

Leon nodded. "I swear that girl is trouble!"

Cloud laughed hard, holding his stomach in. Leon wiped his face all over Cloud's. "Leon! Don't get me dirty!" But it was too late, he had whipped cream. He glared at his lover.

Leon smiled. "You look adorable with whipped cream Cloud. I think I might to use this for..."

"Don't say it! Knowing Xion and Kadaj, they'll try to record us!" Cloud said.

Xion and Kadaj walked in the kitchen, laughing at Leon. "I can't believe you fell for it Leon!" Xion said.

Cloud saw Kadaj looking at his daughter with love in his eyes. He'd noticed how close Xion was with the boy last week when he caught her making out with him. Now Xion was dressed in a Santa's 'helper' outfit for Christmas today. Riku and Axel never completely healed from the death of Sora and Roxas, practically became jaded afterwards. Riku would try to join in on the fun, but every once in a while Cloud would catch looking off into space, thinking of a certain spiky-haired boy. Axel had become more violent, he'd gotten into two fights at school with Seifer, and sparred against the Jenova triplets daily.