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Roxas thought he was gay.
It wasn't anything new really; he had been suspecting it for a long time. Well, I suppose three years isn't a long time, but to a sixteen year old that's like, what, a fifth of his life, right? Right. So for three years Roxas had been teetering on the edge of straight and gay; I guess in other words he was bi. This wasn't really a problem either, considering he had been around gay people all his life. His best friend from Twilight Town, Hayner, had been gay. His dad had even left his mom because he figured he was gay. His mom never really cared either, she remarried within a few months and his parents were still friends, so what was the big problem with being gay? That was the point. There wasn't one.
At least, that was what the blonde hair, blue eyed boy had thought.
Now Roxas was being sent to a boarding school on an island. He was only sixteen and his mom was practically kicking him out. He felt a bit abandoned, but was more or less relieved to have his mother out of his hair. In most senses this was literal because his mother was a hairdresser and was constantly messing with his hair, but being around her was starting to cause more and more problems. Firstly, she knew he was bi, which meant that Bradley, his step dad, knew he was bi too. This caused his step brother and sister to know and they were the ones that really pissed him off about it all. They each had a boyfriend and girlfriend, and both couples were straight as a pole. He guessed this gave them the illusion of a thought that he was less of a person because of his sexuality, this of course had hindered his ability to have many friends because his siblings all went blabbing to the school he was currently attending that Roxas was a dick-loving guy. Apparently, the two troublemakers thought this was funny. To Roxas, it was quite the opposite.
The blonde was ready to put this into the past now though, because once on this island, away from his rotten siblings, he would be free to make his own introductions and decide whether he wanted to take the direct approach, "Hey I'm Roxas. I'm bi. Wanna be friends?" or ease into his friendships a bit more normally. Of course he knew that without his step-siblings to scream these things to the world he would get some friends in a fairly small amount of time. These thoughts though were packed away with the rest of his belongings as he zipped up his suitcase and dragged it down the stairs to the cab that was waiting for him outside. Passing his step-brother, Nathan, on the stairs he received a scowl and a shove before the darker haired teen continued on his way and Roxas could step down the stairs in peace. His step-sister, Julie, had always been a bit nicer than her brother, and gave him a slight smile before following her brother up the stairs. The fact that she wasn't violent was all that Roxas cared about though.
"Are you ready to go sweetie?" came his mother's bright voice as she rounded the corner from their kitchen. Her bright blue eyes sparkled. She said that was the only thing that he had inherited from her, everything else was his fathers. His blonde, fluffy hair, and his slim build made them seem as they went together; his eyes were the only thing linking him to his mother.
He nodded to her as she came around the corner, "Yeah mom, I have everything." He answered as he lugged his baggage out the door and to the cab where the driver helped him load it into the trunk. His mother came out on the front step to see him off, he was running a bit later than he had expected anyways. "I'll call you when I get there, 'kay mom?"
"Okay Roxas. Be good!" she called after him as he slid into the seat and pulled the door closed. He waved out the window as the yellow car drove off. The blonde turned and sighed, sinking down into his seat; he was going to miss his mother, no matter what he did.
The car ride wasn't too long, an hour and a half, maybe two at the most. The ferry ride to the island took even less, forty minutes at the most. The island, which was called Destiny Island, was basically a large campus. There were two schools on it, the high school and the college; both titled appropriately, Destiny Island High school and Destiny Island University. There were plenty of houses and such, and dorms too for the people who lived closer to the direct campus. Roxas' parents had bought him a small condo to get him started. They decided that would be their gift to him for his sixteenth birthday. Other parents got their kids a fancy party with some friends. Roxas got a condo. He was happier with the small house anyways, it was mostly black and white, with a few other colors here and there; he hadn't any friends to invite to the party had he had one.
He tipped the driver before stepping out into the cool, but humid, atmosphere of the island. His blue eyes scanned the condo door, before he approached, dragging his absurd baggage along with him, and fumbled with his keys a moment before managing to get the door open. Okay, so there was a living room, complete with furniture too, and he could see the edge of a small kitchen through a door at the other side of the room. Directly in front of the door was a staircase, which he would later find led to a single bedroom with a single closet and a single bathroom. The thing was dangerously small, but it would be fine for him. He dragged his bag to the stairs, but decided to leave it there until he went up later.
He turned his gaze towards the house with a sigh and his stomach rumbled noisily, "I better feed you. I'll call mom after words, she shouldn't mind." He shrugged and walked into the kitchen. He opened the small fridge, to find it empty. His palm met the front of his face with a resounding smack. He hadn't shopped yet. "No shit Roxas." He rolled his eyes at himself and turned towards the phone, "I guess it's ordering out tonight." He added half-heartedly; he really liked cooking.
There were very few things that Roxas did to match the "gay" stereotype, considering he tried to avoid being categorized in it normally. One thing he did step over the line with though was his love for cooking, but it wasn't that he just liked to cook; he was damn good at it.
With a sigh he grabbed the phone and dialed the operator. Managing to get the number to a Chinese restaurant, he called them up and placed his order, before calling his mother.
"Roxas, there you are! I've been waiting for you to call, Bradley was thinking you forgot about us!" came her sweet voice through the phone.
"I did forget about Bradley, but not you mom." Roxas replied with a smirk.
"Oh Roxas, don't talk like that. You know he worries about you just as much as I do."
Roxas rolled his eyes, he knew the other side to his step-father, he wasn't violent but he could tell he didn't like him, "Whatever mom," he decided arguing wasn't the best idea, "The place looks good. You and dad really outdid yourselves…"
"Only the best for my baby!" Roxas had to hold the phone a few inches away from his head just to hear his mother properly; and not risk the health of his ears.
Suddenly the door-bell rang and Roxas peered around the corner to see a shadow behind the shaded window. Wow, the delivery guys here were fast.
"Hey mom, I gotta go. My food is here. I'll call you in a few days to check in." he rushed and hung up on his poor mother who was probably still blabbering to herself. He walked over to the door and opened it to see the brunette who just so happened to be standing outside with his food.
"Here is your order, Mister…" the also blue-eyed boy seemed to be scanning the bags for some kind of name to refer to.
"Marin. Just call me Roxas."
"Okay Mister Roxas. Are you new here, I've never delivered to this house before." The brunette seemed to be fidgeting, like he couldn't stand still. He kinda looked like he was bouncing in place. The boy was almost the same height as Roxas and had the same shining blue eyes as the blonde; his features looked relatively similar too. The only real difference between the two was their hair and their attire of course.
"Uhhh, yeah, I just got here a few hours ago."
"Whoa, really? I've never met anyone new to the island before." The energetic delivery boy answered as if Roxas was some new kind of species that had never been discovered.
"Uhm, oh, okay." Roxas stuttered, he wasn't quite sure what to make of this kid.
"Oh! That must mean you don't have any friends on the island! Do you go to the High School?"
Roxas' was reminded to the sad fact, but seemed to take it in stride, "Yeah. I'm junior."
The brunette seemed to jump at that, "Ooohh yay! Me too!" he seemed to calm down a moment as he almost spilled Roxas' drink. "Hey, I'm getting off my shift in an hour. I can drop by then and show you around." He offered, handing over the food and drink.
Roxas seemed stunned, he had only talked to this kid for about three minutes and he was already making friends. That must have been a record for the blonde. "Uhm, sure. Sounds good."
The boy squealed in happiness, "Okay, I'll be back then! Bye Roxas!" he yelled and raced back down the drive, picked up his bicycle, of course he was too energetic to drive, and rode off.
Roxas stood in the doorway of his house with a armful of Chinese food and a dumbfounded look on his face as he watched the teen bike down the street and around the corner. Roxas suddenly realized he hadn't even got the kid's name. He sighed and stepped back inside to eat his meal.
First chaptah! Thar you go! Okay, so this is my first ever fanfic thing on s website like this and I really do appreciate reviews! So... give them to me! MAHAHAH. -coughcough- O.o
Anyways. I don't have any beta, and I'm nnoooottt really looking for one, but anyways. It's all me on here, so just be happy it's even remotely good. I kinda rushed it, since it's the intro, but the next chapters shall be better as I learn how the website works and all!