Have you ever thought something of yourself, then find out that nearly all you thought was a joke? I have, but it's nothing too heavy. My name is Roxas. I am the younger of a pair of twins by 15 minutes. My brother's name is Sora, and his best friend's name is Riku.
I'm a transfer student, coming here to Twilight Town from Kalm. Thankfully, Mom didn't decide to move us in the middle of the year. Though, the woman is a little on the crazy side. She, and the mother of a pair of twin girls moved us and the girls here at the same time. Oh dear lord, I thought when I heard. Riku already lives here in Twilight Town, and had visited us (mostly Sora) nearly everyday, so he doesn't need to travel so far to hang with my brother.
"Roxas! Come on!" Mom called from downstairs. "Don't want to be late for your first day!"
I groaned and rolled my eyes, pulling on my white jacket. "No," I muttered, "Wouldn't want that."
"Uh…." I cringed as I looked around. Everyone around here was tall. "This sucks!"
The one kid I had met over the summer who was my age was around 6' 3"! What was his name? I wondered. Dean? David? Daniel? Something that started with a "D". I racked my brain, trying to find the name that matched the boy's face. Goddammit! Now it was going to bug me all day.
Sora had wandered off with Riku and the older of the twin girls, Kairi, long ago, leaving me by myself. "Some brother he is." I mumbled, weaving my way around the crowds of people. One of the faculty members called a student by last name and started to lecture. I tried to figure out what the last name was. It sounded oriental. Wutain or Japanese, maybe?
"Roxas!" Someone called. I whirled as I heard the somewhat high-pitched voice, praying to whatever deities were listening that it wasn't my mother. How embarrassing would that be? Very.
There he was; that boy I had met over the summer, bouncing up to me. He was grinning insanely, green eyes shining in his face like polished emeralds… 'polished emeralds'? I thought, Since when did I become a poet? Sheesh. "Hi..?" I said, unsure of how I should respond, and not daring to guess his name for fear of him being disgusted by me. What can I say? I'm pretty forgetful.
"Hey!" The blonde answered, still grinning. "You forgot my name, hm?"
I jumped. Sheesh, was my forgetfulness shown on my face? I need to practice acting, then. "Uh…"
"Don't worry." He said, smiling a little less stupidly. "My name and my friends' are a little hard to remember. I'm Demyx." He said, pointing at his face.
Okay, I thought, I was close! It does start with a "D"!
"You okay, Ro-kun?" Demyx asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"You look a little lost." He paused and glanced at the cloudless sky. "You're senior, right? Follow me!" Before I had a chance to answer, he grabbed my hand and yanked me through the crowd of giants, (At least, that's what it felt like to me! I'm short!) right to the student who was lectured by the staff member a bit earlier.
My eyes widened. This is where my question from earlier comes in. For the longest time, I though that I like Namine, the younger of the twin girls, and girls in general. But then I had met Demyx, and, as much as I didn't want to admit it, I was slightly attracted to him. Before long, over summer, I found myself checking out other guys.
Back in the present, I stared at the two guys standing in front of me. I gaped. It probably looked like I was trying to catch flies in my mouth.
Demyx grinned again and spoke to the other two high school students. "Guys, this is the kid I was talking about earlier: Roxas." He turned to face me. "Roxas, this is Axel and Zexion." Zexion bowed slightly when the blonde gestured to him. Axel smirked and waved
Zexion was just like me: short. Though it looked like he was shorter than me. Lavender hair fell messily around his head, a good bit of it falling over his right eye. His eyes were a strange mix of purple and gray. It made me uncomfortable; the single eye uncovered peered at me straight into mine… it was almost like he was reading my mind.
I turned my gaze to the tall guy, Axel, and as soon as his eyes met mine, my heart sped up. Axel's eyes were a brighter shade of green, brighter than Demyx's. His hair was a blinding shade of red, almost making me wish I had a remote to turn it down. He was thin, so thin that I thought that he was on the anorexic side. It was the last thing I noticed, but two black, arrow-shaped tattoos graced either cheekbone. He was…
I shook my head. No. I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that I was attracted to other guys. No power on this earth would make me admit it. "Hey, little buddy." A lower voice than my own suddenly spoke. "You a freshman or are you a sophomore?"
I realized it was Axel speaking to me. "I'm a senior." I answered stiffly. Was I really that short? Why?! I pleaded. It's not fair!
"Oops! Sorry, bud." The redhead said, smirking.
"It's Roxas." I snapped.
By now, I could see and hear Demyx laughing nervously, but quietly. I almost wanted to ask him if Axel was always this annoying. "You got rid of Reeden-sensei?" The taller blonde asked.
"Yeah…" The annoying redhead drawled, getting even more on my nerves. "I swear! The whole flippin' lecture was about having the proper uniform." He rolled his eyes then puffed up his cheeks and held his arms away from his body, making him look like an ape. "Kasona! Put the goddamn school shirt on or so help me blah blah biddy blaaaaah!" He mocked the P.E. teacher, sending both Axel and Demyx into fits of hysterical laughter. Zexion smiled, barely. Jeez… that guy needed to loosen up! If anything, he only creeped me out even more!
"What classes do you have, Roxas?" Demyx asked, bouncing up and down. I pulled out my schedule as he pulled out his, comparing them. "Whee! We've got all morning together!"
I looked. Yup. Demyx and I had P.E., Japanese, and (unfortunately) chorus together. I hadn't chosen to be in chorus. The school board people just stuck me in that class.
"Sweet!" Axel practically yelled in our ears, because he was looking over mine and Demyx's shoulders.
"What?!" I yelled back.
"We have Japanese and P.E. together! All four of us!" I rolled my eyes. Oh joy.
I (or should I say "we"?) had P.E. first period. Running around first thing in the morning. Whoopdee flippin' happy doo. And what's worse, I had to deal with two freaks and a statue who insisted on hanging out with me. Though, I gotta say- I was glad they were there. I wouldn't have anyone to talk to and I would be completely lost.
Unlike back in Kalm, the girls had P.E. at the same time as us guys and we had a gunch of mixed classes. Not so lucky for me, though.
And apparently, not so lucky for Axel.
We had just stepped into the "Gymnastics" room, and all of a sudden, the red head became a magnet with girl's eyes! I glanced up at him. He either couldn't care less or he was uncomfortable about it.
"Ooh!" Demyx said, bouncing along beside Axel. "You're a chick magnet, Aku!"
"But I don't wanna be!" He whined. "Too much attention!"
"Wait-" I said, stopping them. "What's 'Aku'?" I had never heard the name mentioned before!
"Demyx tends to make nicknames for everyone." Axel explained. "It's the first part of the way you pronounce my name in Japanese or Wutain."
"Huh?" I was lost. There's different ways to pronounce things in different languages? Even names? Oh shit, I thought. How am I gonna get past Japanese?
"Here- like this," Axel counted on his fingers with each syllable. "A-ku-se-ru. So, take the first two characters of my name, and there's the nickname Demyx gave me." He said, grinning.
Demyx tapped his bottom lips in thought. Zexion stayed quiet and looked bored. Didn't that guy say anything?
"AHA!!" The other blonde suddenly yelled.
"What?" I asked. And before I knew it, I was tackled to the ground in a hug. "ACK!!"
"Your name," He said, squishing my cheeks. "Is Roku!"
Lost again. "'Roku'?" I asked.
"Ro-ku-sa-su." Someone spoke. I jumped, not recognizing the voice.
"It's okay!" Demyx laughed, standing and pulling me to my feet. "It was only Zeku."
"Zexion." Axel said, making sure I understood. I looked over at Zexion. That low voice came outta that kid?! He's smaller than I am, shouldn't he make a higher-pitched sound?!
I thought on my nickname. Roku… I liked it, I decided. "So, Demyx," I said, breaking the silence between the four of us. "What's your nickname?"
He smiled. "It was gonna be 'Deme', but that sounds too much like the Japanese term for 'bastard', so it's Demu." He gave the thumbs-up. "Plus, it matches Aku and Zeku and Roku, so that's even better!" I smiled back.
"Roll call!" Reeden-sensei yelled, blowing the whistle. Demyx and Axel dashed out into the main gymnasium with me and Zexion following. I think I'll stick with these guys.