Author's Note: This is my first posted story, so constructive criticism is encouraged, flames are not. I've got this story mostly planned out, though we'll see if it follows my planned on direction. If you read, please review. I'm new at this. The first chapter is from Roxas's PoV in the present. Future chapters will change perspective, and be in past tense. Future chapters will probably be longer than this one.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OC and the plot. Square owns the rest.
Warnings: Some swearing, boy love.
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"My name is Axel. Commit it to memory."
Oh. My. God.
I have seen heaven, and its' name is… Actually, I don't know what his name is. I do know that heaven takes the form of an outlandishly tall, 16-year-old male, with hair reminiscent of fire in both color and shape, and eyes the color of young leaves.
Maybe I should explain. Hi. My name is Roxas Strife. I'm a freshman at Hollow Bastion high, the main high school in; you guessed it, Hollow Bastion, the capitol and largest city in the country of Radiant Garden. People outside of HBH refer to said high school as an inner city high school, which is true, but misleading. HBH does not suffer from a lack of interest or funding. HBH is the top school in the country, all because of our hard-ass of a principal. They call his office the DTD, or the Door to Darkness.
I have a twin sister, named Naminé, an older brother, named Cloud, and a cousin named Sora, who all go to HBH with me. Cloud is a junior, while Sora and Naminé (duh) are both freshman, like me. If only Nami could see me now, I can only imagine what she'd say... Something utterly tactless, in a sweet tone of voice, no doubt.
I'm getting pretty far off topic. Today is my first real day at HBH, after yesterday's orientation. I walked into my first class (chemistry), found a seat in the back with my friend Olette, (Our other friends, Hayner and Pence, are taking easier and harder science classes, respectively) and waited for class to start. Oh, did it start.
I feigned interest as out teacher introduced himself as Mr. Even Vexen (weird name), but I didn't have to feign interest in the person standing next to him. That vibrant redhead is our T.A., apparently, though I didn't get his name. Why, you ask? Why didn't I get the name of this fire-god incarnate? Because I was too busy thinking of things in nature to compare his hair and eyes to. I think now you understand my situation.
Olette is giving me a funny look. Am I staring? I must be staring. Great. My first day of high school, and I'm not acting like myself at all. Just what I needed to do.
"Roxas? Roxas Strife?"
"Huh?"
He's talking to me… Our T.A. is talking to me… Did he notice my staring, or is he taking attendance? Which is it?!
"Are you here or not, Roxas? Personally, I'd guess not."
It's attendance then. Why the hell does he look so amused? Oh God, he's smiling… He has such a nice smile… That smile combined with the raised eyebrow is a killer combo! Am I melting? I must be melting. Otherwise, why would my face be so warm? Oh God. I'm blushing. Great first impression, Rox.
"I'm here."
Are those tattoos under his eyes? Those must've hurt like hell. He must be pretty tough. What's up with the shape, though? Are they diamonds? Teardrops? Upside-down triangles?
"Roxas!"
"What's up, Olette?"
"Roxas, the bell rang."
"Oh, sorry. Let's go."
I feel like a complete idiot now, and it's all thanks to that redheaded, nameless wonder.
"So Roxas, why were you staring at Axel?"
"Uh, Axel? Who's that?"
That name sounds kind of familiar…
"Our chemistry T.A.? Wow, high school is off to a great start with you, isn't it?"
…I'm going to fail chemistry.
"It makes sense that you would stare. Most people would and did. With hair like his, combined with his introduction, he makes an interesting first impression."
"His… introduction?"
"'The name's Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?'"
Why does Olette have her pointer finger on her temple? Is she… imitating him? Well, he sounds self-confident. That's good. He can deal with Hayner – Oh my God, why am I thinking about that?! Calm down Roxas. This is just a passing attraction that'll go away once I actually have a conversation with him. It's just a crush, brief infatuation. Right? Right?!
"Roxas?"
"Nnn?"
"Oh my God, Roxas, you like him, don't you?"
"What are you talking about, Olette?"
C'mon Olette… Take the bait. Let me get out of this...
"I knew it! You like him! Well, if you start failing chemistry, you can always ask him to tutor you!"
"Is that the bell ringing? I should be going…"
Olette's giving me that look again…
"We'll talk about this later."
Shit.
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