Title: High School Times
Author: Zipper Nova
Rating: T
Summary: The crazy times of the Kingdom Hearts cast in high school.
Before Reading Notes: There is A LOT.
Ienzo- 10- 4th grade
Sora- 15- Sophomore
Riku- 16- Sophomore
Kairi- 15- Sophomore
Naminé -15- Sophomore
Roxas- 15- Sophomore
Hayner- 16- Sophomore
Pence- 16- Sophomore
Olette- 15- Sophomore
Xion- 15- Sophomore
Lea- 17- Junior
Isa- 17- Junior
Ventus- 16- Junior
Zexion- 17- Junior
Vanitas- 16- Junior
Demyx- 17- Junior
Marluxia- 18- Junior
Larxene- 17- Junior
Terra- 18- Senior
Aqua- 17- Senior
Lexaeus- 18- Senior
Axel- 18- Senior
Saix- 18- Senior
Xemnas- 35- Teacher of History
Xigbar- 40- Teacher of P.E.
Braig- 38- Teacher of Weight Training
Xaldin- 29- Teacher of Nutrition and Wellness (Cooking)
Dilan- 27- Teacher of Nutrition and Wellness Teacher 2 (Cooking)
Vexen- 40- Teacher of Science
Even- 39- Teacher of English
Luxord- 27- Teacher of Math
Eraquas- 44- Terra's Daddy :3
Xehanort- 30- Principal
Aeleus- 37- Lexaeus's Dad
"Sora get up!" Roxas said as he poked his twin with his foot. The idiot had fallen off the top bunk off their bed again. It was nothing new. But it scared the shit out of Roxas when it happened in the middle of the night. It was also more than likely the reason for his pure stupidity.
"I'll get Vanitas!" An empty threat to someone like Sora.
"Jus go way." Sora mumbled.
"No, we promised we'd meet up with everyone at the hideout." Roxas said poking Sora again with his foot.
"Oh right." He said sitting up. He rubbed his eyes and stood up.
"You're hair's a mess." Roxas said shaking his head.
"You're a mess." Sora countered.
"Unlike you, I'm dressed." Roxas said crossing his arms. Hurry up or we'll be late… er."
"OH! Shit." Vanitas yelled from down stairs. It wasn't really a yell. More like he yelled the first word with enthusiasm then just swore for the heck of it.
"Vanitas!" Scolded their mother. "Stop swearing!"
"My bad." Came Vanitas's low reply.
Just then a knock sounded at the door to Roxas and Sora's room. Ventus walked in and smiled at them.
"Good morning. Sora? Are you okay?" He asked.
"Huh?" Sora answered.
"I get the feeling you fell off the top bunch again."
"He did." Roxas said with a frown.
"Oh yeah, I guess I did. Yeah I'm fine."
"Good, I made some breakfast down stairs if you two want some."
"What'd you make!?"
"Breakfast burritos."
"Sweet!"
Sora ran passed Ventus and into the kitchen. Of course he managed to fall down three of the stairs in the process. Roxas shook his head along with Ventus and grabbed his twins yellow and black sneakers.
"Thanks Ventus." Roxas said as he passed him in the doorway.
"You're welcome." Ventus replied as he closed the door to their room. "Oh be careful, Vanitas-"
"Ow!" Roxas yelled.
"Sorry Roxas! Are you okay!?" Sora exclaimed.
When Ventus came down the stairs he saw Roxas, Sora and Vanitas by the sink. The water was running and Roxas had his hand under it. Broken glass littered the floor from the glass cup Vanitas had dropped not long ago. How Sora managed to miss the broken glass when he fell down the stairs was anyone's guess.
"Hey, Ven, get some medicine and a band aid for Roxas will ya?" Vanitas said looking at his twin.
"Sure." Ventus said heading up the stairs to the bathroom.
"I'll help!" Sora said in a worried tone. He hurried after Ventus and found him squeezing past their mother who was doing her makeup in the bathroom.
"What in the world is going on down there?" She asked.
"First I made breakfast then Vanitas broke a glass and swore then Roxas got a cut I guess." Ventus explained.
"How did that happen?"
"It's my fault!" Sora said with a frown. "I was running back up the stairs to get my shoes and I bumped into Roxas and he fell and cut his hand on some glass on the floor."
"Goodness. It's not even noon and the world is falling apart in our kitchen." Commented their mom.
"Come on Sora." Ventus said as he squeezed past his mom with medicine and a band aid.
"Wait!" Sora said holding up his hands.
"What?" Ventus asked.
"Is the band aid checkered?"
"Does it matter?"
"I'll look for one! I want him to at least have his favorite thing to look at."
Sora took the Band-Aid his older brother was holding and put it back in the box.
"Ventus hurry!" Vanitas called from the kitchen.
"I'm trying!" Ventus called back.
"Got it!" Sora exclaimed.
The two teens went back into the kitchen and placed their items on the counter. Vanitas had gotten Roxas's cut cleaned up and was leaning against the counter holding pressure to the assaulted finger. Ventus put the medicine on Roxas's finger and picked up the band aid.
"I found you a checkered one so you would like it better." Sora said as swayed back and forth on his feet. "I'm really sorry."
"It's okay. I know you're crazy over food." Roxas chuckled. "Put your shoes on so we can go."
"Right," Sora said with a smile. He put on his shoes and grabbed two breakfast burritos. He handed one to Roxas and they said goodbye to their household and left.
"What time is it?" Sora asked when he finished his burrito.
Roxas pulled out his cell phone and looked at the screen.
"Ten forty-five." Roxas replied.
"Ugh, why do we have to meet up so early?"
"'Cause."
"That doesn't count."
"Does now."
"No fair Roxas!"
"Shut up we're almost there."
The Hideout consisted of an old run down house that the kids were lucky enough to obtain for their own personal use. No one had lived in it for years and the location was too much of a hassle to tear it down or even rebuild it. When it needed work done the gang would find some supplies and fix it themselves. It was rather weird to have such luck. Not that the house was big or anything.
When Roxas and Sora walked in, they were greeted with everyone else sitting or standing around. Kairi, Naminé, Xion, Riku, Hayner, Pence, Olette, Axel and Demyx.
"Where have you been?" Riku asked when the two sat down.
"Sora slept in and I got cut." Roxas explained.
"Not by a bad guy right?" Demyx asked in a worried tone.
"Who the hell would shank Roxas?" Axel asked looking at the other in pure curiosity.
"It shouldn't matter should it?" Xion spoke up.
"As long as he's alright." Naminé finished.
"Where's it at?" Hayner asked.
"OH MY LORD THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE!" Sora exclaimed.
"Calm down!" Roxas yelled at him. He then held up his checkered band aid covered finger to show everyone. "Not like its anything crazy but since you all wanna know it's on my finger."
"My poor baby." Axel cooed.
"Stop that." Roxas said with a blank look.
"What happened?" Kairi asked, continuing the questions.
"Sora ran into me this morning and I fell and cut myself on some glass lying on the floor." Roxas explained.
"Sora," Sighed Kairi. "You should be a bit more careful."
"I know." Pouted Sora.
"So what exactly are we all gathered for?" Roxas asked.
"Spring Break is coming up and along with that the Spring Struggle Tournament Qualifier." Olette explained.
"We were talking about what we all wanted to do as a group when break came." Pence helped elaborate.
"Not to mention we had our Hide and Seek plan to finish." Riku said.
"I can't wait!" Demyx squealed in excitement.
"You're such a girl." Axel commented.
"We'll hide him." Hayner said with a laugh.
"One thing at a time." Kairi said holding up a hand. "The struggle qualifications start two days after our break starts. Who all do we have entering?"
"Sora, Roxas, Riku, Hayner and Xion." Naminé replied.
"Great! It'll be nice to see a girl out there for once!" Olette said patting Xion on the shoulder and smiling.
"We should practice during the first few days we have off." Xion suggested.
"Right." Riku nodded. "There's sure to be a lot of competition."
"I heard Ventus and Vanitas are entering. Lexaeus is too." Sora threw in.
"Not to mention Saix, Larxene and I." Axel added.
"And Terra and Aqua." Pence said.
"Ugh can someone get me some paper and a pencil? There's too many people in this thing to count!" Olette said shaking her head.
"I'll get it!" Demyx said with a smile. He ran to what would be the kitchen of the small house and opened a box Hayner, Pence and Olette had brought a few months before. It had papers, pens, pencils, marker, colored pencils, crayons, sharpeners and clipboards. Everyone had brought in certain stuff for the house at one point.
Demyx grabbed a sheet of paper, a pen and a clipboard and headed back into the room everyone was in. He handed the items over to Olette who smiled and thanked him.
"Okay, who all was it again?" She asked the group.
Everyone started naming people off at once. Olette only managed to get Sora, Roxas and Riku's names down before looking at everyone with a stressed look.
"Hey, one at a time okay!" She said.
"I'll do it!" Riku declared. "Sora, Roxas, Riku, Xion, Hayner, Ventus, Vanitas, Axel, Lexaeus, Saix, Larxene, Terra and Aqua."
"Geez how the hell did you remember all of those names?" Hayner asked him.
"Why the hell did you say your own name?" Sora asked Riku.
"Why are you asking me questions?" Riku said coolly.
"Okay I think I got everyone." Olette said with a smile. "If I'm correct we should have a 6 out of 13 chance of winning. Or… Xion could you translate it or, you know, something?"
"Um… 69.2% chance." Xion said after doing quick math.
"Thanks." Olette said with a smile.
"You never cease to amaze me sis." Kairi said patting her sister on the shoulder.
"But that's only the people we know who are entering. There should be others too." Xion said with a small smile.
"Of course! There are other kids in this town than us." Axel said waving his hand.
"So onto the Hide and Seek plan!" Sora said in excitement.
"We have a location and time right?" Naminé questioned.
"Yup," Pence answered.
"Who all's gonna be there?" Demyx asked next.
"As many people as we can get!" Kairi said.
"This'll be fun." Axel said stretching from his spot on the couch.
"Anything we need to cover about it?" Kairi asked.
"I think everything is figured out about it." Pence informed.
"I think that's it." Sora said with a smile. "Everything's been covered right?"
"Yeah," Said Xion.
"Well I got a birthday party to go to!" Axel matter-of-factly. He stood and poked Demyx in the cheek.
"I know he's my friend." Demyx said as he smacked the other's hand away.
"Who do you know who still has birthday parties?" Roxas asked Axel.
"My little brother. Demyx gets along with him really well and I was asked to tell him he was invited." Axel explained.
"Isn't he like, 15?" Roxas asked.
"We still have to get him a present." Demyx said as he rubbed the back of his neck.
The two said their goodbyes and left. Everyone else, following not long after.
~X~
"What should we get him?" Demyx asked as he and Axel walked into Wal-Mart. Axel got a basket since he already knew what he wanted to get his brother.
"You should know you're his best friend right?" Axel said.
"But you're his brother."
"Lea likes fighting."
"Well what do we get him then?"
"They have those struggle sets don't they? He's pretty big into struggle too."
"Then we'll get him that!"
Axel nodded as the other had caught onto his plan. He didn't even drop any hints that the struggle set was what he wanted to get but either way it worked out.
The two headed over to the struggle isle and browsed the selection the store offered.
"I wanna get three sets of everything. That way there will be some for him, Ienzo and Isa." Axel said.
"That sound good." Demyx said "What color bats?"
"Just the traditional ones." Axel said grabbing three bats. They were lucky enough that the bats didn't come in pairs of two like the child's play sets did.
"Okay, three bats, three helmets, three vests, and… should we get three different colored ball sets?" Demyx asked.
"Yeah, we'll get yellow, red and orange." Axel said looking at the colored balls. He grabbed two packs of each color and threw them in the basket.
"Now the vests and helmets." Demyx started, looking at all the different sizes.
"Only get two of each." Axel said from beside him.
"Only two?" Demyx questioned.
"Yeah, that way Lea will get hit more." Axel laughed. Demyx laughed and shook his head.
"What colors?" He asked.
"Just get three all black crap." Axel said as he pulled a helmet off the rack. "Man, what sizes?"
"Just use your head as a guide." Demyx suggested.
"Yours is smaller." Axel frowned. He put a helmet on Demyx's head. "Is it really tight or what?"
"It's a little tight." Demyx said as he shifted it around on his head.
"Alright we'll get three of those. Here try on this vest." Axel said. He put three of the same size black helmets in the basket and gave Demyx a vest to try on. "I think you should be able to put it on and secure it. It'll be really tight though."
Axel watched as Demyx struggled with the chest piece. When he finally got it on he seemed like he was dying.
"Geez man you sure it should be this tight?" Demyx asked.
"Yeah," Axel grabbed two chest guards the size Demyx had tried on and grabbed another one a few sizes small in the cart. He put one of the helmets back and got another one but two sizes smaller.
"Why are you getting the smaller size?" Demyx asked.
"Ienzo is a small kid. He won't fit the things Isa and Lea do." Axel explained.
"Okay so that's it right?" Demyx asked.
"Yeah, let's go." Axel said. He started to double check everything and make sure that the sizes we accurate enough. "Damn, maybe we should have gotten Roxas here." He mumbled.
Demyx looked up from the cart to see the isle across from the one they were in. He smiled at his new idea and poked Axel in the shoulder.
"Hey, all of use competing in the struggle qualifications match should pool our money together for equipment." He suggested.
"You mean we should." Axel said walking to the other isle.
"Huh?"
"You're not competing. Now let's go, we still need a card and what not."
Axel and Demyx headed out of the struggle area and over to the cards and gift bags. They ended up getting a red, yellow and orange gift bag and a card with Lea's age on the front.
"Oh his parents are gonna hate us." Axel chuckled.
"You have enough money right?" Demyx asked concerned.
"Yeah, and besides you're paying for some stuff too."
When they finally had everything they wanted they headed up to the counter to pay for their things.
"Hey, how come you decided to participating in the struggle thingy at the last second?" Demyx asked as the cashier rang up their stuff.
"I wasn't going to at first. That sport is too eh, gay." Axel said, tapping his fingers on the side of the conveyer belt.
"You're gay." Demyx mumbled as a counter. He liked Struggle. Hearing it being insulted hurt him a bit.
Axel gave him the "warning" look and pulled out his red lighter.
"I'll torch you bubble boy." He threatened.
"Okay, sorry, sorry!" Demyx said as he put his hands up in surrender.
Axel put his lighter away again and looked back to the cashier who had rang up four of their seven items.
"Why do you think so badly of it?" Demyx then asked.
"It's a sport where people hit each other with sticks and collect balls. NOT GAY BY THE WAY." Axel explained, adding sarcasm at the end.
The cashier laughed quietly and Axel smiled as he gave her the money he owed.
"Hey, spot me a ten." He told Demyx.
"Why?"
"Cause you're paying too, now hurry."
Demyx quickly got out a ten and handed it to Axel who gave it to the cashier.
"Besides, Roxas is in the game. If I have to fight him and I win he wouldn't talk to me for months. That's one of the reasons I didn't want to enter." Axel started.
"He does get angry easily huh?" Demyx asked as he twirled a piece of his hair between two fingers.
"Yeah, him and Ventus."
Axel collected the change and gave it to Demyx, who pocketed it. They both grabbed a bag each and headed to Axels red Dodge Stratus.
"You know I feel like this is a girly car." Demyx commented.
"You can always walk to the party." Axel said with a small frown.
"Just kidding it's freaking great!"
~X~
After the "meeting" the gang had had Sora and Riku tagged along with Kairi and Xion to the mall. Naminé had left to hang out with Olette to finish making some extra plans for the Hide and Seek plan.
"We should go to Pretty Pink!" Kairi joked with Xion.
"Oh hell to the no!" Sora said.
"Don't worry, Xion doesn't even like that place." Riku said looking around the mall.
"I'm hungry." Sora randomly said.
"You're always hungry." Giggled Xion.
"I'm a growing boy." Sora said with a smile.
"Then let's get something." Kairi suggested.
"No food." Riku threw in.
"Aw, why not!" Sora whined.
"I know you didn't bring your wallet and we're not paying for you." Riku explained.
"Fine," Sora pouted. "Wait how am I gonna eat?"
"I'll get you a smoothie or something." Riku sighed.
"Aw thanks Riku, you're the best." Sora said slinging an arm around the elder's shoulders.
"Yeah, yeah" Riku said with a small smile.
They all headed to the food court and over to the smoothie section.
"Riku I'll pay for Sora." Kairi offered.
"Seriously?" Riku asked incredulously.
"What's that suppose to mean?" She asked with a frown. It was quickly replaced with a smile though. "Just don't worry I'll do it."
"Fine by me." Riku smiled back.
"I want… an M&N dessert thingy!" Sora nodded.
"What do you want Xion?" Riku asked her.
"Oh, um I can pay for myself." Xion said with a smile.
"It's fine, my treat."
"Oh um, I want the kiwi and strawberry mix."
Riku nodded and stepped forward to the register and placed their order. Xion stepped up to the small glass to their side and watched the worker place the fruit into the blender and mix the drinks. She smiled at Riku when he moved to stand next to her. She looked away from the blenders though when Riku flinched.
"Ah, isn't this what the glass is suppose to prevent?" He said as he rubbed a small drip of smoothie from his face.
Xion laughed and grabbed the two smoothies order by them. She handed Riku his and grabbed two straws and some napkins.
"Wee!" Sora exclaimed when he got his ice cream. He ran to a table and started eating it.
"Whoa." Kairi said as she stepped up beside Riku and Xion.
"How can you date that?" Riku asked, taking a sip of his smoothie.
"It's what's on the inside that counts?" Xion suggested.
"Exactly!" Kairi said giggling.
The three walked over and took their seats at the table Sora had ran to and began talking about the struggle qualifier coming up.
"So Ventus and Vanitas are joining?" Kairi asked Sora.
"Yup," He said simply. He was too busy with his dessert to care about struggle.
"Well, tell us more." Riku urged.
"What's there to tell? Their joining!" Sora said licking ice cream from his mouth.
"Use a napkin." Riku scolded, flicking one at the younger male.
Sora stuck his tongue out at him and snatched the napkin from the table.
"Ventus was a little afraid of joining at first." Sora started after having done wiped his mouth. "Vanitas is crazy competitive. He wants to prove he's the strongest in town. Which is why Ventus was afraid at first."
"I can see why." Xion said quietly.
"Yeah, didn't Vanitas break Ventus's arm once?" Kairi asked.
"Yeah, when they were seven. Vanitas pushed Ventus down the stairs when they were racing to the kitchen or something."
"You're brother is insane." Riku commented.
"Duh!" Sora said.
The four laughed and continued their conversation.
"What are you two gonna do if you end up facing each other in the game?" Xion asked.
Sora and Riku looked at each other.
"I'll kick his ass." Riku said.
"You jerk!" Sora said throwing a used napkin at his face.
Riku frowned and went to drinking his smoothie.
"We'll just give it our all." Sora said with a smile. "Who ever wins, wins."
"No breaking up either." Kairi teased.
"Riku's my friend! I wouldn't leave him! Besides, I made a promise to Aqua when we were little. I'd always be there for him." Sora said as he flicked Riku's cup.
"Right, I remember." Riku said.
"Hey, what about Lexaeus?" Kairi brought up.
"Oh Lord, we're gonna die." Sora said with wide eyes.
"Just dodge and hit." Riku said waving a hand.
"Maybe for you." Kairi said.
"Not everyone is as talented as the great Riku!" Sora said.
Riku shrugged and watched some of the people walking by.
"Hey," Xion said.
Everyone looked to her so she would continue. She pointed over to a stand that was in the middle of the food court. The stand sold magazines and newspapers and other cheep snacks and drinks.
"What's up?" Sora asked looking over to the stand.
"Some guy just put his sandwich in the mini fridge like it's just for people to, I don't know, put their stuff there." Xion explained.
"That's weird." Kairi mumbled.
"Shoot I'm stealing that!" Soar said getting up from his seat.
"Sora!" Riku scolded, grabbing the younger teen's shirt and pulling him back.
"But, it's not our fault the guy is stupid enough to do that!" Sora whined.
"Look, I think we're done here so, let's just go." Kairi said standing.
Xion nodded and picked up her drink. Everyone else retrieved their smoothies except Sora, who had finished his dessert off in no time.
"Fine but while we pass by the fridge thingy, Imma steal that sandwich." Sora said eyeing the fridge.
~X~
"Where is he?" Marluxia huffed as he continued his pacing.
Larxene looked up from her magazine and frowned.
"How should I know? Axel's little brother had his birthday today and he and Demyx went." She said.
"Why would Demyx go to a ten year olds birthday party?" Marluxia asked incredulously. He then thought for a minute and held up a hand. "Never mind. He is a bit of child isn't he?" Larxene sighed and threw her magazine on the small coffee table in front of her.
"Right so now we're stuck here waiting for Axel." She said standing up and walking over to look out the window.
"He's not bringing anyone is he?" Marluxia asked cautiously.
"Axel's too smart to bring anyone. He knows what this is about."
After a few more minutes of waiting there was the sound of a car pulling up in the driveway. Larxene looked out the window again and noticed it was Axel.
"He's here-"
"FINALLY!" Marluxia yelled, cutting Larxene off. She threw him a glare then moved to sit on the couch again.
"Where the hell have you been!?" Marluxia asked when Axel walked in.
"Let's see I have a little brother and his birthday was today so, you know I kinda felt like I should go." Axel said sarcastically.
"Thank you." Marluxia said rolling his eyes.
"So, this about the struggle match?" Axel asked eyeing Larxene who had picked up her magazine from earlier.
"Yeah," She said, not looking up.
"Why do we have to do this?" Axel asked.
"You want the prize right? The fame and glory? Then we have to." Marluxia said, flipping his hair.
"We can do it without-" Axel started.
"Just go along this way and it'll be easier." Larxene said waving her hand.
"But Roxas and the others, they'll be entering too. We'll leave them out right?" Axel asked.
"If we can." Marluxia said with a smile. "If we just so happen to come in contact with them then, we might have to involve them."
"You can't hurt them." Axel warned.
"Please, all we really need to worry about is that Vanitas kid." Larxene said. "He's insane when it comes to struggle. I've seen him and that blonde kid, the one who looks like Roxas, they were practicing and he just moves so fast! It's like he's teleporting or something."
"Ventus?" Axel asked. "He, Terra and Aqua are entering too. So, how many people you all watching out for?"
"Let's see, Vanitas, Ventus, Terra, Aqua and Lexaeus." Marluxia counted off on his fingers.
"Ventus and Aqua might be easier to get rid of." Larxene mumbled.
"I wouldn't be so sure of Aqua; she's entered in the struggle tournament before and wiped out the competition." Axel said.
"So Ventus will go out easily?" Marluxia asked hopefully.
"Maybe, but if he's been training with Vanitas, probably not." Axel sighed.
They continued talking about their plan and who might go out first and who they might not have to deal with. They went over their individualized parts for each other. Axel still found the whole plan a little bit overrated. They had already established what could happen to them if they got caught. The three were willing to risk it. Well almost. Larxene and Marluxia seemed like they were the ones who would kill if this plan didn't go through right.
"So, you haven't told anyone, right?" Larxene asked Axel.
"No, the only people I've talked to about it are you two." He replied.
"Good, if anyone found out, we'd easily be screwed." Marluxia said with a smirk.
Author's Notes: So I'm not sure how far this will go. But here's the first chapter. This has been changed a tiny bit from the first one I had put up. NoOneXII pointed out some stuff that had been bothering me to begin with but I just left it all in there anyways. Even after I posted it :/ I don't think anyone else has read it though. So like a said TINY changes. Mostly ages and a line or two.
Review and enjoy! J