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[fic] Kingdom Hearts 2, "The Story of the Time Riku Killed Axel in the Face"
Right so. I actually have a second story in this post-verse OT6 series HI I KNOW IT SOUNDED LIKE IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT, SORRY ABOUT THAT. XD But it is SO not getting finished tonight.

So instead you get this side story.

The Story of the Time Riku Killed Axel in the Face.
Kingdom Hearts 2
Same verse as Completion
...OT6 involving Namine, Kairi, Sora, Roxas, Riku, and Axel in various combinations WHAT.
Not safe for work! Post-game spoilers



Truthfully, it had been a good idea of Riku's. It had made a lot of people happy, it had been a generous impulse, it had, in some ways, made up for a lot. Riku felt that, at least, and it had been a long time since he'd felt like he was able to make up for anything.

And living with Axel always in his head except when one or the other of them was asleep wasn't in itself, theoretically, a bad thing. Anyone was better than Ansem. Really, they got along quite well.

...Except when they didn't.

Which usually was anything involving Sora, Kairi, or Roxas.

(For some reason, they tended to agree over Namine.)

Which would have been fine, really, absolutely fine except that their life pretty much revolved around...

Well.

***

First, there was the time when Riku caught Kairi coming back from a date with Sora and, well. She had ice cream on her nose, so he rubbed that off with a thumb. And then it was cooling, so he drew her in against his side.

And she still smelled vaguely like Sora, he noticed, so he stuck his nose in her hair, and she laughed, and squirmed against him, and muttered his name in that tone of hers that was just so very Kairi. So he'd pulled back a little to smile down at her.

And she was smiling up at him.

The timing just felt perfect, right, like this would be okay, here and now, so he began to bend down and her lips were inches from his--

Wowwwwwww, creepy. So you're kissing a girl because she reminds you of your boyfriend. Because she smells like she just got laid by him. Classy, Riku. I approve.

"Will you shut up?" Riku snapped, and that really sort of ruined the moment.

***

Axel had a habit of whistling in Riku's head. He'd find some catchy tune and then whistle it all afternoon.

Off-key.

"If you don't stop that," Riku remarked out loud during lunch one day, "I am going to kill you in the fucking face."

***

"Kairi," Selphie called. "Riku's arguing with himself again."

Kairi let out a nervous laugh. "Is he? Oh. Um. But Sora does that all the time, and nobody comments on it."

"Yeah, but that's Sora," Selphie said, nose wrinkling. "Riku's cool."

"That's true, but..."

Selphie craned her neck around, then yelped. "Somebody get a teacher! Riku just punched himself in the nose!"

***

Sometimes while Axel and Roxas were together, Roxas would have Axel bent over and taking it like he liked -- in Riku's body, Riku thought disgustedly; he could at least ask -- and Riku would start reciting quadratic equations.

"One moment, baby," Axel gasped. It was pretty amazing he could talk, given that he was curled so far that his knees were touching his own shoulders.

"Huh?"

"Riku's... Riku..."

Roxas flushed, then began to withdraw. "What's Riku doing?"

"Riku wants you to know he's never had it so good," Axel gasped.

What the hell? No, stop that, leave me out of this.

"...What," Roxas said.

"Oh god right there," Axel moaned. "Fuck fuck fuck. Roxas..."

"...Axel, that's. You. Saying that. Right?"

Riku did have to admit, though, he'd started that one.

***

Eventually, Riku's parents had to replace the fire alarm in his room because there was absolutely no explanation for why it went off all the time in the middle of the night.

***

Then there was the time Sora was groaning under him, mouth open and gaze enthusiastic as they rolled together in bed.

Sora'd demonstrated a not-terribly-surprising desire to try everything and had gone to it with great gusto, if little research. Riku loved it -- though he was the one who'd head down to the library and casually check information behind the covers of other books.

You know, Axel had pointed out. You could just ask.

"Like I trust you to tell me right," Riku said and Axel had laughed at him, amused and unoffended.

So he'd been pretty sure what he was doing in the end, even if his hands had shaken as he'd applied the lube, pressed fingers in carefully, opened Sora up under him. If it had hurt Sora hadn't given any indication. Riku doubted Sora noticed. He'd just made pleased and surprised little noises and muttered sappy things at Riku and moved.

The feeling of Sora on his fingers, moving like that, had been almost too much and he'd had to tug them out, breathing hard and flushed, slick himself up and move over and in and--

Yes, Axel was whispering, low and desperate, and at a level Riku was pretty sure he wasn't intended to hear. Please. God.

It kind of pissed him off and kind of just made him needier and he tried to tune Axel out, grasping hard as his hips, and moving roughly as Sora moaned and Axel begged.

***

Then there was the time Riku woke up to find Axel already outside Sora's window. He shouldered his way to the front of his body, letting his form sink back into his own; Axel gave up without a struggle.

"What are we doing," he hissed.

Watching, Axel said.

Riku peeked through the window. Sora was asleep on his bed, his covers half kicked off, head tilted back and mouth open. He looked peaceful.

"Just watching?" Riku murmured.

Yeah. Inside him was the impression of warmth and comfort.

Riku wasn't always comfortable with Axel's feelings for Sora, but Axel never pushed the issue there, things he'd do himself. Maybe because the feelings were actually real, maybe so Roxas feel more like the only one. It was pretty safe territory.

And Riku knew what it was to stay back and just keep an eye on the guy, when you're in love.

"Tch," Riku said. "I guess you can stay up and watch."

They stayed out all night, taking turns sleeping, just watching Sora.

Moments like that made the rest really pretty liveable.

***

...Except that two nights later Riku woke up to find Axel temporarily separated, like they could do for brief periods, leaning over him straddling him, hard in his pants.

Riku swallowed.

"What the hell are you doing?" Riku asked flatly.

Axel swayed against him, rubbing them together. "Come on," he said. "It'll be fun."

Riku felt himself go white, then red. Arousal caught in him and he shoved Axel back hard. "No," he said. "I'm not interested."

He rolled over to make a point.

A moment later, Axel melded against his back. "Oh yeah," Axel purred. "Roll over for me, bitch."

Riku rolled back, outraged. "You," he began, low and dangerous, and Axel pushed closer. His body -- which technically was part of Riku's body, he supposed -- was warm, hot, and he rubbed himself against Riku's thigh, breath catching.

"I want you," Axel said. "Fuck this all, I want. This. To be here. I want to be here."

Riku's eyes widened.

"Don't you even get it?" Axel asked. "You're not that stupid, I didn't think." He pressed Riku back and Riku went despite himself. His heart was pounding. Axel leaned over him, twined his fingers with Riku's. "You did all this for me."

"Axel..."

"Sometimes I don't know what I want," Axel said. "But I'm allowed that now, right? And we..." his hand slid down. Riku's eyes half-closed and he shuddered. "We fit together now," Axel said. "Maybe we're not supposed to, but you made that choice."

Riku swallowed. "Yeah," he said. He could feel his defence melting away.

"Just let me stay," Axel murmured. He moved again, cock hard through their pyjama pants, then leaned forward.

Lips almost brushing Riku's, he said. "There's just one more thing. I want to say."

Riku licked his lips. "...What."

Axel smiled.

And then he started to whistle off key.

So Riku killed him in the face.

***

"Roxaaaaaas. Come on, don't be mad."

"..."

"What, was it so wrong?"

"Yes," Roxas said flatly.

"You've never minded me masturbating before.."

"It never involved you molesting Riku before!" Roxas flared. "Oh, I give up, I can't-- Axel!"

"...Hi, Sora."

Sora scowled. "DON'T TRY TO LOOK INNOCENT!"

"Sora! You're shouting!" Axel beamed at him. "It was just a little molesting, anyway."

"A LITTLE molesting!"

"I stopped when he said no."

"He said no with his fist! In your face! Hard!"

"Yeah, and I stopped."

"Only after he killed you in the face!"

"Are you worried about me," Axel asked, "or him?"

"Both of you!" Sora ranted. "Because you're stupid, and Riku's already got enough issues with being a killer!"

"I didn't actually die..."

"Only because you ran inside and left him with the nosebleed!"

Axel considered that. "Okay," he allowed. "It was a very effective death if we're speaking symbolically."

"So don't do it again," Roxas concluded.

"I won't."

"...Are you lying?"

"Um," Axel said. "Do you want the honest answer to that, baby?"

***

After Riku's nose healed, Axel at least acted a little mollified, and Riku was letting it lie. They were stuck together, for good or ill, and it had been a choice Riku had made.

Still, he had to ask.

"Axel."

"Yeah?"

"Why are you so stupid sometimes?"

Axel considered that for a long time. Riku got the impression of bright eyes looking at him.

"Usually," Axel said, "I blame that on the happiness."

".....Oh," Riku said.

He decided to let it go at that.