Title: Set Fire To The Rain
Summary: High School Fic. AU. Joining Hallow Bastion High School makes a rollercoaster for our main protangist, Sora. The classes, friends, strange headmaster, and the head-masters son, Roxas, all make Sora's school worth while.
Warnings: Yaoi, Hurt
Rating: T
Pairings: SoRoxas, Zemyx, AkuOC, a little/lot SoraOC and RiKairi
Hey, it's Kari Hale here. I'm doing another High School Kingdom Hearts fanfic because I feel there aren't enough in the world! Anyway, don't forget to review, give me ideas!
Chapter One: Sora
My alarm clock blared into my ear. I yelped and fell off my bed. "Stupid Clock." I uttered, standing up and going to the bathroom. I washed my face and cleaned my teeth before chucking on a shirt and jeans. My phone bleeped and I got a text from my friend, Kairi.
Kairi: Hey Sora, u excitd 4 new skl?
Sora: No! It's skl. Why wuld I be excitd? LOL
I've known Kairi since Diapers and she goes to Hallow Bastion High, my new school. I just moved from Destiny Islands and mum wanted me to get into school. At least I'll know two people. Kairi and Riku. I've also known Riku all my life.
I grabbed my bag and went downstairs. "Mom! What's for breakfast?" Aerith laughed. My mum doesn't mind that sometimes I call her Aerith. She's quite young, had me at sixteen, and she doesn't want to feel all old. Even though I am sixteen now.
"Your favourite, pancakes. I'm going to be out tonight, I'm meeting Cloud. Don't throw a party; you trashed the house last time." We both laughed.
"Ok, but can I invite over some friends? Not a party, just hanging out. Like Kairi and Riku, maybe some others?" Aerith nods. I stuffed my face full of pancake.
"Sora Hikari you are a pig!" I cast a cheeky pancake grin before I rush out the house.
At School
I walked through the gates and I frowned. I was hoping nobody would notice me, but that doesn't exactly come easy when your friends with Kairi. She rushed forward and gave me a hug.
"Sora! It's great to see you again, short stuff." I frowned and pushed her away from me.
"We all don't wear stiletto's Kairi." Riku laughed. He pulled me into a man hug. Yes, men hug. Riku is a hugger… you just realized that?
"Hey Riku." Riku flashed me a grin before he crossed his arms.
"We found out who your guide is. Her name is Kari Kazano. She's a nice girl, quiet, sweet, and way out of our league." I punched him playfully. Riku pointed to a girl who has raven hair and she's reading.
"Great." I groaned. "A quiet girl." My eyes suddenly remembered Xion. She was my friend, and she was really quiet. She got sick and died two years ago. Kairi rubbed my arm, before grabbing it and pulling me towards Kari.
"Hey Kari. This is Sora." Kairi introduced. The dark haired girl looked up from her book and put it away.
"Ok. Hi." You could tell she was shy, because her cheeks were getting redder and redder.
"Kari, will you take Sora on a tour? You are supposed to stick by him for the first three days." Riku said, ruffling the girl's hair. Kari swatted him away.
"Ok, sure. Come on, Sora." Kairi gave me thumbs up as I followed Kari into the school building. It was quite an old building at the front but as you get into Photography and Art it gets more modern.
"So, the main teachers are Mr. Marluxia, Mr. Vexen, Mr. Saix, and Mr. Lexaeus. They teach the main subjects. Saix does P.E, Vexen does Maths and Science, Marluxia does English and Music and Lexaeus does Art. Marluxia is very hyper active so I would try and avoid him." I listened and made a mental note. Avoid Marluxia. "You have Art first with me, before break, and then you have P.E with me and Riku and Maths with Kairi and me afterwards. I think the teachers put you in all my classes."
"Cool. I'll just stick by you then." She nodded and showed me the classrooms.
"And this is the cafeteria. The teachers all eat up there," Kari pointed to the big table over-looking everything. "To make sure we don't cause trouble."
Kari then looked sad. "The popular group take the good tables, and the middle sits everywhere else, and I just sit on my own most of the time with Kairi and Riku. They're my only friends really. Plus Roxas and Axel, but they're part of the popular group."
"Who are Axel and Roxas?" I asked.
"Axel is the pyro of the school and everyone likes him. He's the only one with bright red, spiky hair. Roxas' is the Headmasters son, and also my best friend. He has spiky hair too, except his is blond and silently less big." I nodded.
"So are you the guide to everyone new?" Kari shook her head.
"No, I was Riku's and Kairi's guide and now I'm yours." Kari led me out of the cafeteria and to my homeroom.
"I'll meet you just out here. I'm in a different homeroom to you. Don't go running off because you can get lost here." I nodded, and laughed a bit. She smiled.
"Ok, I won't run off. I hope we can be friends, Kari." She blushed a bit.
"Me too." She muttered before walking off to her homeroom, just as the bell went.
"Good Morning class." Said a pink-haired man with a smile on his face.
"Good morning Mr. Marluxia." The class mumbled. So this is Marluxia. He doesn't seem half bad.
"We have a new student, everybody! Sora Hikari, stand up." I spoke too soon. A blush crept on my cheeks as I stood up. "Introduce yourself." I now hate this man.
"Um, I'm Sora Hikari….." I looked at Marluxia who smiled.
"And where are you from? Who's your guide? I hope you have been assigned a good one." Marluxia sat on his desk, smiling at me.
"I'm from Destiny Islands, and my guide is Kari Kazano, and yes, Mr. Marluxia, she is a very good guide." I didn't fail to notice the laughs from the back of the class as I said Kari's name. I sat down.
"Well, Kari is very talented in Music and Art- Roxas, tell me what are you looking at?" My gaze dropped on this drop-dead gorgeous guy with blonde hair and baby blue eyes, but then I remembered.
The headmaster's son.
Those are not the sort of people you mess with.
"Nothing, sir." Marluxia smiled.
"Good boy." The bell went again. "Off to class my little students. Broaden your minds with knowledge." I grabbed my bag and walked outside the classroom, to see Kari.
"Come on. We have Lexaeus. He hates students being late." I nodded and followed the petite girl. Kari had stopped to show me the library doors and from the outside I could tell it was peaceful place, and it was her favourite place. We were already late enough as it is. When we got to the building, she opened the door and we rushed through, running into the class room.
"Your two minutes late." I jumped at the loud voice and Kari had to hold back a laugh.
"Sorry, sir. I had to show Sora around. He's the new boy." Lexaeus listened.
"Yes, Mr. Hikari, am I correct? Miss Kazano, you know where your seat is. On that table at the back, Mr. Hikari you can sit there too." We both nodded and went to the table at the back and took the seats.
"Ok, now as I have papers to grade, you can draw the person opposite you. Take your time, it's all about detail. Imagine them at the beach, in the classroom, even wearing a funny hat. Its inspiration."
Kari handed me some paper and a pencil. "Thanks." I mouthed at her before starting. I was a pretty good artist, and so I started drawing her. I started on her face, sketching out the oval and lining up the adjustments. I drew her eyes, big and a bit like a chibi. I moved onto the nose and mouth and eventually her neck and clothes. I drew her in a black coat for some reason. Just my inspiration. When I had finished, I fished out my pencil case and started colouring in.
When I was done, I heard the bell go faintly. I folded up the paper and put it in my bag. I looked up and saw Kari and Riku, with Kairi. "We have a break now. Let's go to the cafeteria and get a snack." Kairi said. I nodded. I hadn't realized until now but I was being really quiet, nodding all the time.
"Let's go, then." Riku offered as we started walking. We were about halfway there when there was this flash on white and red and me, Riku, Kairi and Kari were all knocked over. "Watch it!" Riku yelled, pulling himself ad Kairi up. I stood up and offered my hand to Kari, who took it and heaved herself up.
"Axel." She uttered. "He's the only one that can run like that." Kari seemed to be nodding to herself. I raised an eyebrow at her. She blushed. "Axel and I used to be good friends in middle school. He was the fastest in the whole district." I nodded, and we started walking back to the cafeteria.
When we got there it was like lunch. Everyone was sitting at the tables eating some kind of snack. I cast my eyes over to the popular table and I saw Roxas, laughing. He was with a blonde wearing a hat with a black guy and a silver haired girl next to him, and another blonde and two brunettes. I think Kari told me they were Seifer, Rai and Fuu, Hayner, Pence and Olette.
Riku took me to our table and Kairi arrived with some water and some snack bars. I took one and teared off the wrapper with my teeth. Kari laughed at me while Kairi told me off for being such a pig. Then a red-head came over, along with Roxas. My heart literally leapt out my chest. "Hey Ax, hey Roxie." Kari said. Oh, I remember. She said that Axel had been her best friend and Roxas was like her brother.
"Hey guys. Oh, right, you're Sora. Sorry about homeroom. I wasn't laughing at you. Axel was drawing a funny picture of Marluxia." Roxas smiled and butterflies churned in my stomach. I smiled.
"That's ok. Roxas, right?" He nodded. "And you must be Axel. You know you knocked us over earlier." Axel rubbed the back of his head.
"Oops. My bad." We all laughed, and then suddenly I remembered.
"Hey, you guys want to come round my house after school?" I asked them, taking a sip of water.
"Sure, if Roxas is in, I'm in." Axel said, elbowing Roxas in the ribs. He giggled. Obviously he was ticklish. Roxas nodded.
"I'm in." He stated.
"You can count me and Kairi in too." Riku announced. I then looked at Kari.
"Kari? Are you going to come?" I asked. I wanted her to come. She was my first friend here, except Riku and Kairi.
"I don't know. My dad might get angry…" She trailed off. I raised an eyebrow.
"I'm sure he'll be cool with it. Come on, Kari." I pouted and she laughed. Kari ruffled my spikes.
"Ok. I'll call him at your place." Kari sighed, and rubbed her arms.
AFTER SCHOOL
After the dismissal bell, Roxas, Axel and I waited outside by the gates for the others to come. "My mom is going away for the remainder of the week, maybe even two. She knows I won't have a party." Axel and Roxas nodded, listening. I then saw some red, silver and raven hair and called them over. "Should we go?" They agreed.
As we were walking down the street, my chest started to hurt. I'm probably just hungry. I thought to my self, as we approached my house. I only lived about 5 minutes away from school. I was sort of glad I joined on a Friday; it meant I didn't have to go to school tomorrow. I fished out my key from my jacket and walked inside, Roxas and Kairi walked in first. Roxas was surprised by the size of my house. I guess it was pretty big. Three Floors. I'm sure he had a bigger house.
"Big house, Sora." Kari whistled, looking up the stairs. I laughed.
"Just dump your stuff here and I'll get some snacks. Do you guys want to play video games?" I asked and got 5 yes' in return. I walked into the kitchen and made some salted popcorn and ice cream with 6 spoons.
"Hey Sora!" I heard Kari say as she walked in the kitchen.
"Yup?" I replied.
"Can I use your phone to call my dad? My phone is at the bottom of my bag and my bag is filled with books and stuff."
"Sure. Hurry up though, we will start without you!" She laughed as I handed her the phone. I walked into the game room and set down the snacks.
"Where's Kari?" Riku asked. I shrugged.
"Phoning her dad." Riku frowned.
"Oh."
"Oh? What do you mean 'Oh?'!" I asked. Riku stood up.
"Kari's father isn't exactly a loving father. He found out Kari wasn't his and hits her. She came round to mine last week and didn't tell her father. She got a bruise on her stomach for that." I gaped. Why would anyone want to hurt Kari? She's sweet, and if I wasn't gay I would ask her out. Still, already she is like a little sister to me.
"Don't tell her I told you." Riku pleaded. I nodded half-heartedly.
Two Hours Later
Kairi stood up. "Sorry, Sora. I got to go. Mum's cooking pasta tonight." I nodded and opened the door for her.
"Yeah, I better high-tail it out too. Got a Trig exam tomorrow. You're so lucky your not expected to do Trig until next year." I laughed at Axel and Riku followed him.
It was just me and Roxas, along with Kari left. I could tell Kari wanted to stay but she stood up and brushed down her jeans.
"My dad's going to hit the roof if I don't go soon." She sighed. "He hits the roof anyway." She muttered the last part but I could hear her anyway. Kari went through her bag and gave me the drawing from Art. "Here. I want you to have it." But before I could reply she shut the door behind her.
"Hey Sora?" I heard from the game room. I turned my head and walked back in.
"Yeah?"
"Axel, Riku, Kairi and I are going to the beach tomorrow. Want to come with?" Roxas smiles.
"Yeah, sure. Could be fun!"
"Well, I got to split. We'll meet here, ok?"
"OK!"
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