A/N: OK, I decided to make some major renovation to my one-shot/drabble collection like one would to a crappy old house. Especially the title. I thought "Varying Perspectives" sounded too business-like and boring. I think that's why peeps haven't really read or reviewed this baby yet. So, I changed the title to "Life's Myriads and Prisms" to solely make it sound prettier. Yeah. So, here's a very slightly edited version of the first drabble in the collection.

Disclaimer: I do not own this song.

Loving Game

"'Cause everybody's after love"

-"Accidentally in Love", Counting Crows

Don't stare at him, Namine berated herself during English class. The guy of her dreams sat a few feet away, and she could accidentally reveal her emotions with a simple blush. After all, being around someone like Demyx could set off such a temperature change. Already, her body suffered from it, sweat breaking out on her upper lip. If she even turned her head a fraction of a centimeter... Why did love have to be like a Monopoly game or something in high school? To gamble and possibly lose your tenderly innocent heart would land your keister in bankruptcy faster than you could pass $200. She even had a friend named Yuffie who got heartbroken over a guy named Squall recently. It better not happen to her. For the love of all that is divine and good, it better...

He glanced at her...shyly. The last time she checked, Demyx avoided vulnerable coyness whenever possible.

Namine almost giggled upon noting the bead of sweat easing its way down his temple, the practically textbook definition for nervousness. Wow, how did she ever like him? She supposed it must have been an accident, specifically at the beginning of semester when he transferred to her class. It surely couldn't be because of her! But, once he walked into the classroom, her heart instantly fluttered. Every day now, she struggled to keep her eyes focused on the teacher and not that charming distraction approximately five feet away. As Namine blew her increasingly bored mind with this lecture on alliteration and oxymoron and blah-blah-blah, she heard the scribbling of pencil on paper. Five feet away. Was he writing her a note? Couldn't be—that was Fantasy #62 on her Dreams List.

Yes, she had felt the moronic urge to compile an existing copy of that list, which hid behind the sketchbook that she kept under 24/7 surveillance. These dreams were usually hopes she could experience with Demyx. Oh, but if #62 happened, in English class of all places...

Five seconds later, she received a slip of paper that simply asked, "Hey, wanna go out and get fries later?"

Maybe not a heart wrenching, tear of joy inducing confession, but it was a great start. To reply to the note, Namine stared back at Demyx to demurely smile and nod. A pink blush stained his face, but the aspiring musician (at least that fulfilled #27 on the Dreams List—or not, since that was already prior knowledge) returned her gestures. She gave a wink, feeling flirtatious now. Everyone in high school was after love; she hadn't until the very second she saw his face three weeks ago. Talk about an accident!

A/N: Now, I kind of want you guys to review. I feel like I'm on a writing dry spell lately in the sense that people aren't too interested in my stories. Or maybe that's just Christmas. But, ANYWAY, requests regarding song lyric choice or just pairings in general would be great. 'Cause I want to try to get in as many crack pairings in as possible. It could be yaoi if you guys want...even yuri. I just want to write a collection that everyone can enjoy. Kapish? XD

So, please review if you have the time. It would help tremendously.