Radiant Destiny

Chapter 4: “So…. You’re gay too!”

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Dad was going to be in a mess soon if he didn’t calm down so I did the only thing I could think of. “Grandfather please stop it with the fighting. If you don’t stop father will leave again, but this time forever.” I told my grandfather. Grandfather looked at me for a second then looked at father. Grandfather took a deep breath and closed his eyes. “I’m sorry for not telling you Sephiroth…. I know I should have but I didn’t.” Grandfather said to father. Father blinked and cleaned his ears. “What? I missed that, say it again.” Father said starting to rub it in too much. “Dad….” Yazoo said in a threatening tone. Father rolled his eyes. “Fine. Thank you…. Father…” Father said back to grandfather. All of us smiled hearing dad call gramps father…


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Well just when I thought things were calming down there was a scream from across the street. We all looked over to the red head Axel’s place to see a middle aged brown headed woman drop her groceries and look towards us like she was going to scream again. “Mom?…. You okay?” Axel asked the woman. The woman put her hand to her heart and started to cry. “Se… Se… Sephiroth?….” The woman asked. I’m pretty sure all of us looked at dad. Dad blinked a couple of times before smiling. “Everyone in front of me better move out of the way, trust me.” Dad said. We all did as he said and Axel’s mother got a better look at dad, she ran across the street without looking and jumped into his arms. “Old flame?” Loz asked weirded out as much as the rest of us. Dad laughed. “Tifa you married Keith?!” Dad said putting down the woman. This Tifa just smiled up at him and nodded.

“Um…. Mom?…” The one named Renji said. “Oh I’m sorry, Renji, Axel, this is my best friend from when I was young. Oh Sephy it’s been ages….” Tifa said. “I know… and I’m sorry for not keeping in touch.” Dad responded. Tifa grasped. “Oh Sephiroth your sons look just like you…. Are they as awful as you were?…” Tifa said giving dad a judging look. Dad smiled. “Oh yeah more or less…” Dad answered. “Haha. Hojo’s got his hands full at the high school then!” Tifa laughed. ‘Okay it’s official I’m freaked!’

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I looked to my Roxy and he seemed as weirded out as I was ‘thank god!’ Then I looked at Sora he looked…relieved?! ‘What the fuck?!’ I smiled and grabbed a hold of Sora. Sora protested of course and that made everyone look at us, even mom…

Once I got him off to the side I asked him. “What the hell? You seem relieved that my mom is crazy?!” Sora blinked then blushed. “I….I was glad Ri….Riku wasn’t leaving…” Sora confessed. I blinked a couple of times before really understanding what he meant. “Oh I get it… you really like him don’t you?…” I asked with a smirk. “Yes I do… Axel please let me deal with this my own way okay.” Sora told me. I had to give the kid credit, this Riku is hot… “Fine I’ll leave you be but if you take way to long to date him I’ll but in then.” I told him. “just give me about a month…. So we can get to know each other first and see if it’ll work… Axel I don’t even know if he’s gay or not.” Sora said. ‘Don’t worry kid I’ll find out for you!’

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After the freak show was over Axel grabbed a hold of Sora and took him away from us, with Sora kicking mind you. Everyone looked at me. “Hey don’t look at me. I might be dating Axel but it doesn’t mean I know what he’s up to all the time.” I told everyone. “My son Axel…well…. He’s just like his father… secretive.” Tifa told Sephiroth. “Hey Riku I noticed that Sora kid staring at you… I think he likes you…” The one named Loz said in a teasing tone. Riku blushed and elbowed Loz in the ribs. ‘Hot damn he likes him too!?’ “You know Sora is gay right?” Tifa said. I just stared at her. “Oh come on Roxas dear, Sora needs to start dating again.” Tifa said. “Seems like Axel is more like you then Keith.” Sephiroth said. “Don’t worry Roxas Riku’s gay too.” Loz said with a wink. This time Riku slapped Loz in the back of the head.

I went back to looking at Sora and Axel and I saw Axel smirk. ‘Oh god Axel please don’t get involved, this is something he has to do on his own’ That’s when Axel put his arm around Sora and brought he back to us. “Sora what did Axel say to you?” I asked him. “No….nothing….” Sora answered. I gave Axel a stare and he laughed nervously and took his arm off of him. “Now now Roxas I did nothing to him.” Axel said throwing his arms out in a defensive way. “Sora did Axel threaten you again?” I asked. Sora blinked. “Roxas Axel promised never to tease me like that again because last time I freaked so why would he threaten me again? He just asked me a question and I answered it.” Sora said sticking up for Axel!?


I couldn’t take it anymore and felt Sora’s head. “Are you feeling okay? You’re sticking up for Axel? You’re afraid of Axel?!” I asked. Sora pushed my hand away. “I’m fine Roxas. I can take care of myself, it’s not like I’m glass…” Sora responded. “I’m sorry Sora it’s just… well… after the accident…” I said. “Roxas I watched our parents die. I’m not suicidal!” Sora responded.

“Roxas dear leave Sora alone. I know he’s your twin and you feel like you need to keep him safe but you need him to do his own thing.” Tifa said. “I know it’s just…”I started to say when someone yelled Sora’s name. We all turned around and there was Marluxia running up. ‘Oh great…’ “Sora! Guess what! Dem Dem got the part in the dance!” Marluxia said basically shaking the life out of Sora. “Marty! Calm down okay…I had no doubt in my mind that he wouldn’t. I mean it is a dance after all…” Sora said stopping Marluxia from shaking him. “I know it’s just that my cousin got the part!” Marluxia said jumping up and down. “Oh god pinky’s on drugs again!” Axel said. Marluxia stopped and slapped Axel. “I do NOT take drugs!” Marluxia screamed in his face. ‘Oh shit here we go!’
“Touch me again pinky and I’ll destroy you!” Axel yelled back. “Axel Wildfire!” Tifa yelled.

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Axel put his arm around me and brought us back to the rest. “Sora what did Axel say to you?” Roxas asked me. “No….nothing….” I answered. Roxas gave Axel a stare and he laughed nervously and took his arm off of me. “Now now Roxas I did nothing to him.” Axel said throwing his arms out in a defensive way. “Sora did Axel threaten you again?” Roxas asked. I blinked. ’Threatened me? Axel doesn’t scare me… Oh wait I see were you’re going at!’ “Roxas Axel promised never to tease me like that again because last time I freaked so why would he threaten me again? He just asked me a question and I answered it.” I answered.


Roxas couldn’t take it anymore and felt my head. “Are you feeling okay? You’re sticking up for Axel? You’re afraid of Axel?!” Roxas asked. I pushed his hand away. “I’m fine Roxas. I can take care of myself, it’s not like I’m glass…” I responded. “I’m sorry Sora it’s just… well… after the accident…” Roxas said. “Roxas I watched our parents die. I’m not suicidal!” I responded.

“Roxas dear leave Sora alone. I know he’s your twin and you feel like you need to keep him safe but you need him to do his own thing.” Tifa said. “I know it’s just…”Roxas started to say when someone yelled my name. We all turned around and there was Marluxia running up. ‘Marty?’ “Sora! Guess what! Dem Dem got the part in the dance!” Marluxia said basically shaking the life out of me. “Marty! Calm down okay…I had no doubt in my mind that he wouldn’t. I mean it is a dance after all…” I said stopping Marluxia from shaking him. “I know it just that my cousin got the part!” Marluxia said jumping up and down. “Oh god pinky’s on drugs again!” Axel said. Marluxia stopped and slapped Axel. “I do NOT take drugs!” Marluxia screamed in his face. ‘Oh shit here we go!’


“Touch me again pinky and I’ll destroy you!” Axel yelled back. “Axel Wildfire!” Tifa yelled. “Wow!… Marluxia step away from the enraged pirro please…” I said pushing Marluxia away from Axel as he seemed to get even more angry. As I was pulling Marluxia away Roxas was doing the same with Axel.

“Take it back!” Marluxia said. “Why!?” Axel yelled back. “My brother that’s why!!!” Marluxia yelled back tears in his eyes. That’s when Axel stopped trying to get away from Roxas. I still held onto Marluxia though because he was still angry. “Marty….. I…. forgot…. Sorry dude….” Axel apologized. Marluxia finally calmed down and I let go of him. “Your not a druggy and out of everything I’ve ever called you that was way uncalled for…” Axel said calmly. Marluxia rubbed the tears away with his wrist band thing and sniffed. “Thank you…. It’s okay though it’s been a year in a half since he died… I guess it still bugs me…” Marluxia said. “Well of course it still bugs you Marty, you found your twin dead.” I said giving Marluxia a friendly hug. “Thanks Sora I needed a
hug…” Marluxia said hugging me back.

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“Okay Tifa what was all of that?” Father asked. “A year in a half ago Marluxia’s twin overdosed and died. Marluxia found him… Every since then Marluxia’s been touchy about medicine.” Tifa answered. ‘Oh now I get it!’ “Sora just went out on his first date the night before with him. Sora stopped dating after that.” Axel said. ‘Wait he dated the guy who killed himself? Oh my poor Sora I really have to be patent with you then.’
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