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A/N: Soo... this is the first story in my Hybrid universe, which is a story I have been planning for a while now; about two to three months. This was definitely not how I had planned to start it... XD It's not the main series at all.
It may turn into a series of drabbles, but it depends on how popular it is and if I get any ideas. So, for now, it's marked as 'Complete'. That may change. ;)
Hope you all enjoy! :)
Summary: Shiki only wanted someone to copy homework off. She wasn't expecting to make a new friend. Besides, that quiet grey-haired boy in the corner looked so lonely... and grumpy, but that was beside the point. AU, slight Riku/Shiki.
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When I enter the classroom with Mr. Mew tucked underneath one arm (he comes everywhere with me, stupid. One of the first things you learn about me; if Mr. Mew doesn't come, I don't come), and last night's homework under the other, I immediately set about to find someone to copy off. Neku wouldn't have done his homework either; I phoned him this morning, and I swear, I could hear him have a heart attack over the phone ("WHAT HOMEWORK."), and if Joshua wasn't the first person in the classroom (which he wasn't), then he wasn't coming to school full stop. It was kind of weird; he'd been off for, what, the past week now? Joshua never takes time off school, even if he's a sniffling wreck in the corner who has to run off to the toilet every five minutes (hey, it's happened); he's still in the school corner.
I'm a bit concerned, but first thing's first; find someone to copy last night's homework off. I'd left my school books in the locker yesterday accidentally while gathering my sewing stuff (Rhyme had asked me to sew her favourite orange jumper back together, since it had ripped on a railing the other week); I had only realised when I was on the bus, in the middle of listening to the new song that Mr. Twister had released. And it wasn't like I could wrestle the bus driver, one certain Pete Cat, off the bus and drive back to school. Pete's too fat to fight; he'd squash me as soon as I was in ten feet of him.
Besides, he has Julius as a cousin. I'm sorry, but I value my life. I really do.
ANYWAY. Stop rambling, Shiki, and find someone to copy!
A few people snigger at me whenever they see Mr. Mew underneath my arm, his adorable beady little eyes staring out at the world. I ignore them. They really should get used to him by now. It's not childish! I look over the room, trying to find someone that looks like they're either working on the maths assignment, or finished it. Almost all of them are messing around; all of the girls are giggling in the corner over a magazine, while the boys are telling some 'jokes' that I really would not want to repeat here. Subconsciously, I pull down my short skirt as they look at me hungrily.
Perfect! There's a grey-haired (?) boy in the corner, hunched over his desk with a book in his hands. The person beside him, a boy with spiky black hair who I recognize immediately as Vanitas, is sleeping. Good. On his good days, he's a whining brat who makes my life miserable.
"Hi there!" I set down my books beside him and offer my most charming smile at him. Let him fall in love with, let him fall in love with me...
Which, you know, would really help if he was paying any attention to me whatsoever. Oh nooooo. He's still in his book, short fringe falling over and covering his eyes. That's when my eyes fall on his collar. Which is up. Really high up. As in, it's covering all of his neck and some of his hair. It's up to his ears!
And it does not look good.
I bend over to try and fix it, because high collars are not in fashion; collars full-stop aren't, but it's part of the school uniform, so it's not my fault that the school refuses to move with the fashion and the trends. He still doesn't notice, maybe grunting, but I notice him stiffening slightly, when my fingers accidentally slip against his bare neck.
May I add that this guy, whoever he is, has baby soft skin?
Either this guy is deaf, blind, or a mixture. I think he's just stupid.
Finally, I yank down the collar. He yelps in surprise, dropping the book on the table and flipping around to glare at me. That's when I notice his icy eyes; it's not the colour of them, it's the way he's glaring at me. Slightly narrowed so that they look like a snake's, long black eyelashes covering up most of it...
Holy crap it's like Joshua's glare!
"Who-" He stops to pull out something from his ear, which is a small white earphone that drops to the table gently. So that's why he couldn't hear me! Dork... wait. I can't actually hear anything from it. Was he seriously that desperate to ignore people; the earphone isn't even attached to anything! Eh? He yanks out the other one angrily and continues, "-The hell are you, and why are you touching my collar?"
"Your collar was sticking up," I explained, putting on my best dazing smile. He doesn't fall for it, only narrowing his eyes some more. Poop. "That was the fashion of last session. Right now, people hate collars. It's about the sleeveless tops, you know? And long, slightly baggy trousers that tuck into your shoes. Especially flat shoes. High heels are a no no."
"...I see..."
He quirks an eyebrow, and I'm furious to see that he looks amused. I'm being deadly serious here! "Hey! I'm being serious!"
"I know. That's why it's so amusing." A tiny smile tugs on his lips. Whoa, talk about a mood swing and a half. This guy did a 180 on Beat's skateboard and then landed in a tree. "Did you need me for anything?"
"Do you have this seat saved for anyone?" Even if he did, I'm so sitting here. He sounds; and looks, amusing. Like fun. People with strange hair tend to be fun. Like Neku. I mean, how does it spike up at the back like that? How? And he claims to not use any hair gel... blatant lies.
He looks up at me from his book, surprised. He then looks down at the seat for a few seconds before shaking his head. "No..."
"Great!" I sit down on the seat beside him and offer him my hand. "I'm Shiki Vance. Nice to meet you!"
"Uh..."
"We're maths buddies now, and you're going to help me out whenever I get stuck, 'kay?" I wink at him and then giggle at his expression; he looks like a goldfish with his eyes budging out of his head. Does he get out much? "I have to warn you; I'm not good at maths. At all."
He sighs, and looks ready to smack me, but instead, he shakes my hand. His hand is huge compared to mine! I feel tiny as he lets go. "...I'm Riku."
"Riku, huh?" The name rolls off my tongue in a nice way. It sounds nice. Definitely unusual. "Cute name."
Riku looks up to me and shakes his head, blushing slightly. How adorable! I nearly squeal, but then I might get some weird looks, so I settle for a giggle after his: "N-no it isn't!"
"Cuter than Neku, at any rate. Neku sounds evil. Rawr. I'm going to eat you." I playfully pull at his short hair, which is far softer than what any boy's hair should be. It's all... fluffy. No, not fluffy; like a cloud. Not that I know what a cloud feels like. Shouldn't they be really heavy, given that they're full of rain and all?
SHUT UP BRAIN.
He slumps further back in his seat and pulls his huge book over his head, groaning. "I knew that I should have saved this seat for someone else..."
"That's not very nice!" I tease, elbowing him in the side and holy he has skinny ribs. Well, it's not like I'm one to be talking. "Oh!" I hold out Mr. Mew from my arm and wave his paw. "This is Mr. Mew! He's my friend."
Blink. Blink. Blink. I wave my hand in front of his silent face. "Are you alright..?"
He nods slowly, still staring at Mr. Mew as if he's a monster of some kind. Or Quasimodo. I hug him defensively to my chest, glaring at Riku. "Fine then!" If he doesn't approve of Mr. Mew, then I'm not sitting anyway near him! Even if he does have his maths homework finished, I'm moving! "I see how it is. No one likes Mr. Mew anyway. Man, where are Neku and Josh when you need them..?" And why do Beat and Rhyme have to be in a different class?
Something gently wraps around my wrist. I gasp, ready to elbow the person behind me until I see that it's only Riku. He's looking at me in a weird mixture of... surprise and... what..? I can't make it out...
"I'm sorry," he says quietly. "It's just not every day that someone 'fixes'-" I glare at him for the last word. "-my collar and then sits beside me and becomes my new maths partner. Not to mention-" He gestures to Mr. Mew on the table, who's perched up against my maths' books, his head drooping down. "-That cat you have. It's amazing. Where did you buy it?"
"I made him myself!" I announce with pride as I sit back down again. I miss out the part that I was five, and my dad helped out with most of it. "Isn't he adorable?"
His lips twitch again. "Yeah. Cute name."
Oh, that cheeky- "Hey! Come up with your own opinions, please and thank you!" I elbow him in the side again, smiling.
He finally smiles! Let the angels sing their songs of praise! "Not my fault if his name's cute!"
"Okay, then, Mr. Knight! Do you have the maths homework done? Apparently, we've got a sub teacher, and he's meant to be a maths freak."
"...What maths homework?" Beat. "And Mr. Knight!"
Oh boy, we're going to have so much fun.
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Notes:
Yes, Pete and Julius are who you think they are. ;P The Disney characters, I feel, need far more love; I was on DeviantArt yesterday looking for a Donald/Goofy/Mickey friendship stamp, and I found one. Ridiculous, honestly! They will feature a lot in this universe, especially the three above and a few others. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CHARACTER SELECTION OPTION FOR THE WEWY AND NEW DISNEY DUDES, I SWEAR. I've requested it three times, but FFN still won't add them in... D:
Riku is sixteen in this, while Shiki is fifteen. I don't know how American schools work, so I'm going by how British schools work; first year is for 11/12, second is 12/13, third is 13/14, fourth is 14/15, fifth is 15/16 and so forth. They're both in fifth year.
All TWEWY players should recognise Shiki's comment on Riku's name. ;)
The 'Mr. Knight' part comes from a scene in Dream Drop Distance, which is one of my favourite scenes in the whole game (I have a fair few), and made me ship this pairing. The exchange is on my profile at the top. XD
Finally; Shiki, Neku and Joshua are best friends in this universe. Riku has Sora and Kairi, as usual. :)
Thanks for reading! If I had any errors or mistakes, little things like that, please do let me know! :)
~Cherished Tenshi (Bondy)