HEY so im starting another fan fic cause im uber bored, but whatevs. I don't know exactly what im going to do with this yet, so yeah. Also, I've decided to take a different turn on this, instead of Riku being the big tough guy, im going to try and make sora the tough guy. Let me know how that works out! Enjoy!

P.S. I sorta got a small part of this idea from another fanfic I read, so if it sounds sorta familiar it might be. But im going to try and twist it my way. So…yeah.

Chapter 1: Newbie

Sora's POV:

The rain continued to fall outside. I was in biology class, and Namine was desperately trying to get my attention to pass anote to me but I was ignoring her. In fact, I was ignoring everybody. I didn't feel like it today. I just wanted to live in complete ignorance for just one day, with no friends and nobody telling me some shit about how their life is a shit hole cause they didn't get asked out by the "super hot guy at the grocery store" I mean, seriously. A guy at the grocery store? If he's over the age of eighteen, he's probably in collage or a hopeless failure that will never amount to much of anything anyways.

"Sora!" I sighed and finally turned to her.

"What?" I asked flately. Namine looked at me crossly.

"Cheer up, you bone head. Seriously. What's up with you today?" I closed my eyes and put my face in my hands.

"Ah, nothing. I'm just in one of my moods." Namine sighed and patted my back softly.

"Okay." Class ended, and I headed to lunch.

Roxas, my twin brother, sat next to me, and Zexion sat on my other side. I shifted so that we could all fit as Axel, Marluxia, Namine, Ollette, Hayner, Reno, Demyx, and Xion all slid into the table. The group started a roar of conversation, but I didn't join in. they were talking about trivial things such as homework and stupid teachers and upcoming tests.

"Hey did you hear about the new kid?" I perked my ears up, but I kept my face emotionless as Axel told Roxas about the newbie.

'No! oh that's exciting. What's he like?" Axel grinned and leaned back in his chair.

"He's beast. Mad toned, man. Im serious, Got it Memorzed? And he has long silver hair. It's incredible. But he looks a little banged up. He's got some bruises and stuff, a cut on his lower lip. He is damn fucking cute." Roxas sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Oh, I see how it is…" he teased. As the two began to flirt, I tuned out. A new kid? It wasn't a huge dent in my world. There was at least one new kid in my school every year. Last year it had been Zexion. And the year before that, Axel and Reno. I picked at my noodles and eventually threw them out. I was bored outta my mind, sitting and pretending to care about Hayner's new infatuation with Scarlet Johansen and Xion's overwhelming period cramps.

I got up and went to the bathroom, pulling outa fag and taking a drag before I had to go to classes. I didn't really like smoking. I didn't like it at all, actually. But it gave me something to do when I was bored. When I finished, I left the bathroom and went to Study hall with Mr. Marluxia, was above all else, a total and utter creep. Every time you walked into the room he just sort of smiled at you and gave you a little twirl of his fingers, it was disgusting.

I took my seat next to Roxas and pulled out my ipod, quickly putting on "Sweet Disposition" by Temper Trap. I closed my eyes and let the beat roll off my body. With just the sound of a slurring voice and a drum beat, my musceles started to relax. That is, until I felt a tap on my shoulder. I pulled out the head phones and turned to Roxas annoyed.

"What?" I said icily. Roxas scowled.

"The new kid is sitting next to you, retard. Introduce yourself." I rolled my eyes and turned to see who this great new kid could possibly be. What was so interesting about somebody new anyways? And who the hell joined a highschool in the middle of their junior year?

And then I realized who could've possibly caused such a buzz, who could've possibly joined school in the middle of their junior year, and it suddenly was perfectly fine. In fact, it was great because sitting next to me was the most beautiful boy I had ever seen in my life. Axel sure as hell wasn't kidding when he said sculpted. The guy looked pretty fucking hot. But I wiped my look of surprise right off my face.

"Hey. I'm Sora." Roxas elbowed me in the side.

"Ow! Um… nice to meet you." The boy looked up, grinning with shinning pools of aquamarine eyes.

"Hi. I'm Riku. Nice to meet you Sora." He said softly. I turned away and plugged myself back into my music as fast as I could. He was giving me a weird glare that I couldn't place. Riku. What a weird fucking name.

Roxas' POV:

God he was being a douche bag. Couldn't even bother himself to make conversation with this obviously nervous kid. Jesus. Sora had no sense of how-other people-were-feeling-ness.

"Hi. I'm sorry my brother is being such a dirt bag to put it in lighter terms. I'm Roxas." Riku smiled gently, and I noticed the deep cut on his lip that made it slightly puffy.

"Hi, I'm Riku." I smiled back at him.

"So where are you from? I don't think I've ever seen you around the islands before." Riku cringed.

"Uh, I'm from Twilight Town. I used to go to highschool there, but…my….dad got transferred to work here." He spit out the last of his scentence much to fast to be believeable, but I let it fly. He was probably just nervous about being in a new town and a new school.

"That's cool! Sora and I used to live out there, but we moved when we were pretty young. How are you liking it here so far?" Riku smiled, but his eyes were full of sadness.

"I like it pretty well. It's not too bad." I smiled. This conversation didn't seem to be going to well. Riku's face was becoming less and less animated with every question I asked.

"So, uh, nice cut you got there. Bet the other guy looks worse, though, right?" I laughed, to lighten my words, but Riku's face went stone still. He was now nolonger smiling, in fact his face showed almost no emotion at all. Except that he brushed his injured lips lightly with his fingers, and pain suddenly crossed his face so deep it hurt to watch.

"I've..gotta go." He said so quietly I could barely hear him. As Riku walked out of the room, Sora pulled out his ear plugs and smirked at me.

"Nice goin, Rox. Now look who gets the cold shoulder for meddling?" I glared at him and returned to my seat, pulling out my book and pretending to be engrossed with it. But I couldn't stop thinking about that look on Riku's face. I had never seen such pain and sadness written in anybody's eyes in my entire life. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. This was a rough start to friendship.

Riku's POV:

If the fire's out baby,

How you gonna keep me warm?

Supposin you let me?

With the door wide open,

No one can leave…

I know it's a lie, I want it to be true.

The rest of the ride is riding on you.

All the good-byes would buy some place

For

Wishing you could

Keep me closer

I'm a lazy dancer

When you move, I move with you…

Breathe Breathe. Breathe. If I keep breathing, then I'm alive. No matter how bad it hurts, as long as I'm…breathing…I'll be okay…

Hehehe, sorry for the cliff hanger. Review and let me know what you think! I hope its not too horrible…oh well, if it is it is. next chapter will be up as soon as I can after I get some feedback, so…yeah. Zai tian.