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RE Refuge Within It was raining again, for the third night in a row the skies cried and drenched the streets. It was wet and miserable, and no matter how much a person liked the rain, too much of it was rather depressing. It was like eating too much Sushi, Axel thought. It was rather delicious, but after too much you feel sick. He had a similar sensation as he looked out of his apartment's window and onto the cold looking streets and grey skies. It was rather lonely here, but atleast he'd moved out and was living on his own now. Life with his uncle was un-bearable. That man was suffocating, a true monster in human form. A frown immediately came along Axel's lips at the memories of how his Uncle would try and touch him when Axel was younger, and the many fights and quarrels he and his uncle got into. The only thing that kept him there for more than a day in the first place was Sasha. Just at that thought his frown took over his entire expression, and the feeling of guilt gripped at his heart like a hook. He'd left his little brother there all alone, at the mercy of his uncle. He had no idea that his uncle would try and touch his brother the same way he attempted to molest Axel himself, since it had been a long time and he quietly prayed and hoped for his uncle to abandon such thoughts. Still, he'd left him there alone. There was no way he could have taken his brother. On a student budget, living alone to begin with was difficult and financially stressful. The apartment was somewhat nice, but it had taken him his entire life savings to obtain it. Now he worked two jobs on simultaneous days, and still went to school. It was unusual for a boy of only seventeen to live alone, but parents were not in the picture and he could no longer bear the abuse of his uncle. This is depressing. He whispered to himself aloud, trying to snap his mind away from all the thoughts that clouded his mind. He got up off of the couch he sat on and looked around the house, Gods it was a bigger mess than ever. A young man living alone doesn't exactly have the cleanest of apartments. I need a maid. he grunted out in frustration as he walked around the apartment trying to clean a few things here and there. He picked up a couple of shirts and pants that were thrown on the ground, and shoved them in a laundry basket by the kitchen. The apartment was a little roomy, only because the tenant on his left had opened up two apartments onto each other previous to Axel moving in, so he ended up getting lucky with a good deal. There was a kitchen, one bathroom, a small living area, and one somewhat roomy bedroom with one king sized bed. He picked up the basket and set it by the front door, figuring he'd take out the trash and then head to the laundromat. He grabbed the black bag and opened up the door, humming a tune as he threw the bag over his shoulder and took one step outside. He'd never tilted his head and laid eyes on something so surprising before. His eyes were locked onto...instead of the usual pavement, a crying and whimpering girl who's staring right back at him. Instantly, a light flush came along his face when his eyes traced over her. She was wet and her top was drenched, he flushed more so when he realized she wore nothing besides that top. It took him a few seconds for everything to click, before he finally snapped out of it and dropped the garbage bag, running those two steps towards her as the wind blew the rain sideways and into his face. He was wearing nothing but a pair of boxer briefs and a tanktop, the dumpster was right beneath him anyways and all he had to do was throw it over, so there was no need to get dressed. He kneeled down and grabbed both of her arms lightly, his eyes locking onto her own. Miss, miss! Are you alright? What are you doing out here?