Through The Eyes Of

I Hate Axl Rose

Slash

"Izzy! Whoa man are you ok?" I ask worriedly breaking free from Duff's grasp and turning Izzy around to face me.

"I'm fine, get off me Slash," he answers pushing me away and swiping at the blood dripping off of his chin with his sleeve. "I'm sorry kid," he says straightening up, "it's not your fault. I've gotta go after Axl," he says and stumbles down the street.

"Izzy wait!" I call out but he just waves me off and follows Axl down the street. I feel my shoulders slump and Duff's arms come up around me and he pulls me back into his body and kisses my cheek.

"You've gotta let him go babe, he has to go after Axl on his own," Duff whispers.

"I didn't mean to make things worse between them Duff, Izzy's been upset all afternoon about things between him and Axl. He really loves him; he was going home to make him dinner and try and talk to him about things! What the fuck is wrong with Axl? Why does he treat him like that and why does he always think there's something going on between Izzy and me?" I fume sagging against Duff. "Goddamnt I just want to kick his ass!"

"I know baby, I don't get the two of them either. They can't live with each other and they can't live without each other. It doesn't make any sense," Duff sighs and squeezes me. "I love them both, I just don't necessarily like them together if you know what I mean."

"I love them together when they're good to each other but I don't like to watch either one of them hurting; although it seems like Axl's always the one hurting Izzy."
"Don't be so sure babe," Duff says quietly. "Axl hurts too; he just deals with it differently. He also doesn't like to share Izzy; the fact that you and Izz are tight scares the fuck out of him. He's used to having Izzy all to himself. Izzy's his confidant and his best friend in addition to being his boyfriend; you threaten that. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense but I don't think Axl's been able to trust very many people in his life or had very many people care about him you know? He gets scared when he thinks Izzy's paying attention to someone else. It doesn't make it right but that's what he does."

"I guess so but anybody with eyes in their head can see that Izzy loves him; it's written all over his face whenever he looks at him," I tell Duff as I shut the front door. "Besides, why would Axl think I'm trying to get with Izzy when he knows I love you?" Oh shit, did I just say that out loud? I can feel my face getting hot and I stare at the floor.

"What did you just say?" Duff asks as his head snaps around towards me.

"I, I said I don't understand why Axl thinks I want to get with Izzy..." I stammer.

"No, not that part, the part about you loving me, I'm pretty sure I heard something about that," Duff coos and grins, reaching for me. I let him pull me up against him and wrap his arms around my waist and I smile up at him.

"Oh that part," I say nervously and try and sink into my hair.

"Yeah, that part," Duff murmurs and tips my chin up so that my eyes meet his. "Did you mean it?"

I bite my lip nervously and try and catch my breath. My heart is pounding in my ears. "Yeah Duff, I meant it," I manage to squeak out.

His whole face lights up with the biggest smile I've ever seen and he hugs me tightly; lacing his fingers through my hair with one hand and looping the other around my waist. I hug him back and nuzzle into his shoulder and neck. "I've been waiting to hear you say that Curly Sue," he breathes, but I didn't want to push."

"So, are you going to say it now?" I tease him, but hoping to god he will.

"Of course I am," he says sweetly. "I love you Slash. I love your beautiful brown eyes, and your curls, and these lips," he whispers running his thumb over them, " and just you, everything about you, and I'm so happy that you belong to me and no one else."