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Slash's POV

"Slash?"

NO!" I cried, sitting up with a start. My head was spinning, my eyes were watering. I wanted to pass out. I thrashed my arms, flailing my body and crying.

"Hey! It's me!" I hear Nikki. Thank God, it's Nikki.

"N-Nikki." I whisper, clinging onto the body in front of me.

"Yeah, it's me, bud." He sighed, grabbing my arms to steady me as I sat up. "I found you and Axl passed out in the backyard. Some guy named Vince picked him up after the party and I put you in my room." He laughed. "You look like shit."

"I feel like shit." My head was pounding, my body ached. "I-I smoked."

"Yup, I know." He let out a gruff laugh. "How did it feel?"

"Fucking terrible."

"That's the thing with drugs, they make some people feel great, others have anxiety. Guess you're unlucky." Nikki chuckled, letting me go. We were both in his bed upstairs but it wasn't weird because Nikki is my best friend.

"I wanna go home." I sniff, bringing the covers to my chin and sighing. I was exhausted.

"Take a nap first, I'll bring you home when you wake up." Nik smiled softly, I could almost see pity in his eyes and I frowned.

"What about work?"

"I have Duff covering me at the cafe and I called Izzy, he said Steven's helping him. I have everything taken care of."

"Y-You're the best." I mumbled, quickly drifting to sleep as soon as I closed my eyes.

"I know I am."

~

Axl's POV

I woke up, dazed and confused, laying on a hard floor. My floor, I realized as I slowly stood up, grabbing my aching head and looking around. My house.

That's when I saw the note on my door. It was on a sticky note and scribbled in a rush.

Axl,

You have 6 days.

Vince.

~

Slash's POV

The door to the cafe rang and heavy boots clomped its way into the small place. Without looking I could already tell it was him. I pretended to be very interested in the coffee as I stirred it around with a small black straw.

He sat down next to me and I could smell him. Leather and smoke. I was addicted to that smell. I was addicted to him. All night while sleeping in Nikki's bed, my head wouldn't stop. Axl Rose. Whenever I closed my eyes, there he was, smiling and grinning with a joint hanging from his bottom lip. The way he touched me-

"So, you gonna ignore me now?" I hear him say, snapping me out of my thoughts. I feel him shift next to me. Nikki was gone, probably in the back room to give us some space. He takes my hands in his. His hands are rough and big, mine are soft and small.

"I'm sorry about last night, I really am." Axl sounds sincere and lifts my chin up to face him. We are inches apart, breathing the same air. "I wanted to call, make sure you were okay but I don't have your number."

"Don't apologize." A smile dances on my lips. He wants my number. "It was quite the adventure."

He squeezes my hands and I look up to see him shaking his head and chuckling.

"You know, most guys would run away from me after that."

"Well, I'm not most guys."

"I can tell."

We sat in a comfortable silence, holding each other's hands, which was weird, but his hands were so warm and God I couldn't look away from his eyes and his lips and his-

Nikki coughed and smirked as we both jerked our hands away, a light blush powdered Axl's face as he grinned and grabbed the coffee from the black haired man. Nikki looked at me and wiggled his eyebrows, stepping back into the back room so me and Axl were alone. That mother fucker.

"Say," Axl took a sip from his coffee and smirked. "Would you like to go out sometime? I feel like I owe you something for getting you high as fuck, bud. That is," He winked, "If you aren't scared of me yet."

I snort and rolled my eyes. How the hell could I say no.

"Of course, I don't get scared easily."

"Good." He grinned, slipping a piece of paper towards me with his number on it and winked. "See you around, Saul."

"It's Slash!" I called after him, but he didn't notice and walked off, leaving me a flustered mess with his number in my hand. 

"Somebody's in loveeee." Nikki wolf whistled, stepping out of the back room to grin.

"Yeah, you." I shoot back, causing him to give me a hurt look, putting his hand to his heart and gasping.

"Looks like Axl rubbed some of his sass onto you." 

"Looks like Tommy rubbed some of his dorkiness onto you." I give the man an amused look, raising my eyebrows. "Or is it the other way around."

Sixx scoffed, turning around and flipping his hair, then getting back to work cleaning things.

"You know, Slash." He didn't turn around but his voice sounded serious. "I want you to be careful with Axl. I've known him forever and..." Nikk trailed off, my heart speeding up. "He likes to play people. Flirt with people, get what he wants. I just want you to... keep an open mind, yeah?"

He turned around, eyes big and round, reading my face like a book. I must've looked terrified and worried because he grinned.

"I just care about you, dude." 

"I know, thanks mom." 

"Oh, Slash. What am I gonna do with you?" 

~

I got home into my small apartment. It was cute. Just me and my snakes living in peace. I jump onto my bed next to the window overlooking the city we lived in. The city lights shone like stars on the black canvas of the night. 

That's when I decide to text Axl.

Slash: Hey Axl, this is Slash:)

Dammit, why did I put a smiley face? I cringe, dropping my phone on my bed and stripping my clothes so I was only in my boxers. The buzz from my phone freaked me out and made my heart leap. 

I grabbed my phone, smiling as I realized it was from Axl, then burrowed into my soft heap of blankets.

Axl: Hey, cutie. Didn't know if you were to scared to text me or not.

Slash: I'm never scared.

Axl: Oh really? 

Slash: I have 4 ball pythons.

Axl: Shit.

Axl: I hate snakes.

Slash: We can't talk anymore then.

Axl: What!? Noooo they just, freak me out. All slimey and... Scaley? 

Slash: Tsk tsk I can't be liking a guy who doesn't like snakes.

Did I really just say I liked him? Fuck me in the ass, Axl. 

Axl: Oh?

Slash: I mean, I don't like you I just like you as a friend

Axl: Saul, we aren't in 5th grade, you're fine😂😂

Slash: Did Axl fucking Rose just use emojis?

Axl: What? They're cute!

Axl: Look, I can send snake ones too, just for you 

Axl:🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

Slash: I am so flattered rn you don't even know.

Axl: I have a tendency to flatter people ;)

Slash: So... Wanna do something tomorrow? We could chill.

Axl: Come to my house? We could Netflix and chill

Slash: God, you're a flirt in text too

Axl: Only for you.

Slash: SEE!!

Axl: So, yess or no?

Slash: Sure. Could we meet at the cafe after my shift at 12?

Axl: Sound's perfect babe, see you then.

Slash: Goodnight Axl.

Axl: Goodnight Saul.

~

A/N

Sorry I didn't update anything. The news about Chester Bennington was too much. I actually cried in front of my parents for the first time in a really long time. I grew up on Linkin Park. Rest in Peace Chester💗

Anyways, I got a Motley Crue poster of the Girls Girls Girls cover and it's so hot HEHEHEH 

~Munky