Xion quickly gathered up her things. She was already late for class and thanks to Larxene; she was going to be even later. She went to grab her essay for English when she realized there was a footprint on it. And it just so happened that it was the same exact design as the shoes Larxene was wearing that day. Xion tried desperately to wipe it off but it didn't help. The footprint was still there. Xion sighed and stood up. She headed off to her class. She didn't understand why her brother dated Larxene. He knew what a bitch she was, and yet he still dated her. She reached her classroom and cautiously peaked in the door.

"So happy you could join us Xion. Please take your seat." Xion felt her face heat up as she rushed to her seat. The teacher continued on with the lesson.

"What happened? I mean, why are you so late?" Xion looked over at her best friend Roxas. His blue eyes were filled with concern but he smiled at her.

"I was running late and tripped. The bell rang as I was gathering my papers." It wasn't a complete lie; Xion just didn't tell Roxas the Larxene had been the one to trip her.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Xion gave Roxas a big smile and turned back to the front of the classroom. Roxas didn't need to know. The less he worried about her the better.

[Linelineline]

Xion got home from school and threw her bag on the couch. Today had been hectic. Xion wanted to curl up in a ball under her covers and sleep, maybe cry if she could muster up the tears. She was about to go in her room when her stomach made a large growl. Xion sighed and decided to get some food first. Xion opened and nearly screamed. Inside was another one of her dad's experiments. Xion quickly shut it. One more second and Xion would have lost her appetite for the entire night. She started to head over to the pantry when the front door opened.

"Yeah, Larxene I know. Saturday right? I'll pick you up. I gotta go. Bye!" Xion looked over her shoulder at her older brother. He set his cell down on the table and turned to his sister. "Xion! How've you been my little sister?"

"Fine Axel. Where are you going Saturday?" Axel collapsed on to one of the kitchen chair.

"Some club with friends. Not sure." Xion grabbed a bag of chips and sat down at the table next to Axel.

"Which friends?" Xion's mouth was partially stuffed with chips.

"Err… Luxord… um… Actually I'm not sure."

"Larxene's going." Axel sat up and faced his sister.

"She's not all that bad Xion. Really." Xion shoved more chips in her mouth, choosing not to respond. Axel sighed. "How was school? I bet most of your teachers still hate me." A huge grin splashed on Axel's face.

"You should have been here after the first day. Most of them groaned after reading my last name. I could have sworn half of them mocked your famous line." Axel burst out in laughter.

"Well, they'll always remember me. Got it memorized?" Xion stuck out her tongue at Axel. She was glad he was home right now. Xion could get so depressed when Axel decided to stay over at college rather than stay at home. "So, have you seen dad today?"

"Nope, he was in the lab even before I woke up. He's working really hard on what it is." Xion had actually woken up that morning to an explosion and their dad's assistant running up the stairs to grab something. Their dad had been in his basement lab for days now with nearly no sleep. His lab assistant, Zexion, left around dinner each day and came back each morning about the time Xion was getting ready for school.

"I swear one day Zexion will get here and the crazy man will have blown himself up. And we wouldn't have known about it because he never comes up the damn stairs." Suddenly Axel's phone started to ring. He checked and sighed. "I gotta take this." Axel grabbed his phone and left the room. Xion reached in the bag of chips to grab more when she realized there were no more. She crumpled up the bag and tossed it in the trashcan. Xion felt her phone buzz. She pulled it out of her pocket and saw it was text from Roxas.

Roxas: Hey I'm free. Wanna grab ice cream?

Xion: Sure! BTW, Axel's home.

Roxas: He is? Does he wanna come?

"Axel!" Xion peaked into the other room. Axel looked over at his sister. He mouthed 'what?' "Ice cream. Roxas. Now." Axel nodded and gave a thumbs-up before going back to his conversation.

Xion: It's a yes for Axel.

Roxas: All right. Meet at the usual place?

Xion: Yep. See you there!

Roxas: See you!

Xion closed her phone and held it to her chest. Ice cream with Roxas, just like old times. Before he started dating her… Xion frowned at the thought of her. They had never liked each other, and when she started dating Roxas… Well, that hurt Xion the most. Worse than Larxene could ever do.

"You ready to go?" Axel leaned against the doorframe looking at his sister. He held up his car keys. "I'll drive us there."

"Have I ever told you what a wonderful older brother you are?" Axel smirked.

"No you haven't. Tell me more." Xion laughed and walked over to Axel.

"That's all the compliments you're getting for today." Axel stuck his tongue out at her. Xion stuck hers out at him. "Come on let's go."

"Are you hungry? You just finished-"

"Let's go!"

[Linelineline]

"Roxas! Little squirt. How have you been?" Axel put Roxas in a headlock and ruffled his hair.

"I was good until you messed with my hair." Axel let go of Roxas. "How's college been?"

"Boring, not nearly as exciting as high school. You two should enjoy your time in high school." Xion and Roxas laughed. "All right. Who's buying?" The three of them looked at each other until Roxas sighed and pulled out his wallet.

"Axel you need a job. I'd like my allowance for other things."

"Oh, like what?"

"Well…" Roxas' cheeks turned slightly pink. Axel smirked.

"A girl perhaps? Wait, aren't you dating Namine?" Roxas' cheeks turned pinker and he rushed off to get the ice cream. The whole time Xion had been staring at her feet trying not to listen to the conversation. She wished Axel hadn't brought her up. She always felt uncomfortable talking to Roxas about Namine. She hadn't realized Roxas had returned until he stuck the ice cream in her face.

"Sea-salt. As always." Xion smiled at the blonde boy and took the ice cream. At least that wouldn't change. The three of them would always have Sea-salt ice cream. Always.

So… I had this brilliant idea. I've been playing Birth By Sleep. (Finished btw and awesome game!) And talking to my friend about Kingdom Hearts and the wheels in my head started turning. So it's definitely AU. I wasn't sure if I should continue the first chapter or end it here. So I ended it here. I've already got the rest of the story being planned out in my head. I'm still debating whether to add Terra, Aqua and Ven in here. I'm not sure who they would be. So far I'm pretty sure it's gong to be KH characters. No OCs at the moment!

Also, you get a cookie if you know who Xion and Axel's dad is!

Hope you like!