Summary: Roxas used to be bullied when he was little by Seifer, but that was before Roxas moved away. Then his dad passed away, and he returned to Twilight Town, only to bump fists with Seifer again. But this time, he can hold his own… He just doesn't have the heart to fight because he is afraid that he'll get in trouble. A slightly arrogant kid Roxas' age moves in next door, and shows him that it's okay to not take Seifer's crap anymore. Maybe, just maybe, everything will turn out to be worthwhile.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or it's characters. I do, however, own the plot.

Chapter One: New Neighbor

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A seventeen year old boy clutched his right cheek. His blonde naturally spiky hair was even messier than it usually was. The gaze of his bright blue eyes were directed at the ground, glasses broken on the grass beside him.

"That'll teach you not to disobey me… I only tolerate you because of your brothers and Riku. Now don't think that you can go run off and tell someone that I bully you. Not that it would matter anyway, who would believe you? As far as anyone is concerned, we're on friendly terms. And, you don't have the guts to go for help. You're too stubborn for that." The speaker tugged at his beanie a little bit, and grinned maliciously. "Speaking of guts…" He kicked the boy in the stomach and then walked away.

"The boy on the ground grimaced, and let out a pained gasp. Sure, his stomach now hurt, but it wasn't as painful as some of the other blows he had received.

He sighed. He would have to buy a new pair of glasses. The glasses he could handle, saying that he had fallen and was too late to save the glasses. It wasn't like he really needed them anyway; they were only for show. The boy just wanted to be less noticeable. Nobody knew that he could see perfectly fine without them, not even his brothers.

His brothers. The blonde grimaced again. Now that was a thought that he didn't want to dwell too much on. He already knew what the outcome would be. His twin, Sora, would fuss too much. Cloud, his older brother, would only look at him and not ask questions. It was one of the many reasons why he liked his older brother better. Cloud seemed to understand things better than his hyper twin.

[Roxas' POV]

Great. I already knew when I transferred to this school last year that Seifer despised me right from the beginning. Quite frankly, the feeling is mutual. I just never expected him to hit me in the face. He was usually more of a hit-where-nobody-can-see type of guy.

Sure, we always smiled at each other when other people were around, but of course those gestures were fake. Merely a façade. Nobody would have guessed that Seifer and I had known each other since elementary school. Sora knew, but he didn't know what exactly our relationship was.

Back then, things were easier; easier to handle. Seifer was actually bearable. He still bullied me, but I moved away before he could start the hitting phase.

Why did I move away? Dad and mom got a divorce. Sora and Cloud got to go with mom, but I had to go with dad. Now why did I come back? Dad died last year, and then a few weeks later, Cloud, who I had not seen or talked to in years, suddenly called saying that our mother had died six months prior to father's death. He would have contacted me sooner, but mom had hidden all ways to contact us. Sora found my number and address by accident when they were cleaning mom's bedroom.

Cloud, being twenty-two years old at the time, was more than happy to become my guardian. Being the genius he is, he was able to speed through high school and college. By the age of twenty-one he already had a steady job that paid him more than enough, so he had the money to keep a roof over his and his brothers' heads. I'm grateful that Cloud took me in, because I have no idea where I would be without my brothers right now.

I rolled onto my back and groaned. Shit. Why do I even put up with Seifer, anyway? I could easily kick his stupid ass. Ever since I moved away from Twilight Town when I was little, dad had enrolled me into karate, tae kwon do, and judo; all of which I had mastered. I think it was supposed to be a distraction for me so I wouldn't fret over being away from my mom and brothers.

Me being the short and skinny guy I am, had been a regular target for bullying. Fights found me all throughout middle school and up until part of my sophomore year of high school. But when dad died, I decided to stop getting into trouble. It didn't mean that I stopped practicing martial arts. In fact, I usually practice an hour every day when I first wake up.

"Nn…" I moaned. I closed my eyes and scrunched my eyebrows. Damn it fucking hurts like hell. You'd think my body would get used to being beat up, but Seifer packs quite the kick and punch.

"Oh my god! Roxas? What happened to you?" came a worried voice.

I opened my eyes and met the gaze of familiar blue eyes. Sora. Struggling not to gasp in pain, I pulled myself up into a sitting position. "Hello Sora."

My twin looked at me with wide eyes. "You have a huge bruise on your face, and all you have to say is 'Hello Sora'?"

"Pretty much. It isn't a big deal. Look, can we just go home? I don't want to talk about it." I frowned up at my him.

Blue eyes narrowed slightly at me. "Fine," snapped Sora.

He yanked me to my feet and dragged me to my car. When we got to my carbon black V12 Vantage Aston Martin sports car, he got into the drivers seat. Hey what can I say, I like cars, and I'm damn proud of this one. Cloud bought it for me when I turned 17 two months ago.

Don't worry, Seifer would never touch my car. If there's one thing he has respect for, it's a good vehicle.

Wait when the hell did Sora get a hold of my keys? Oh whatever.

I got into the passenger seat and Sora sped off to our large two-story house. When we pulled into our driveway, we noticed a moving van next door.

My eyebrows rose. "Wow, I didn't know people were moving in."

"I didn't either. Holy crap, check out that guy! He's sexy!" exclaimed my twin. I rolled my eyes.

"If Riku heard you say that, he'd throw a fit. Besides, he can't be that hot," I smirked. Sora grabbed my head and turned it to supposed sexy guy's direction. My jaw dropped slightly.

The guy had a tall, lean body, but you could still see the lightly defined muscles though his tight black shirt. The new neighbor had tall, wild red spikes for hair, which was bright against his pale skin. I couldn't tell what color his eyes were from where I was standing, but I thought I felt them flicker in my direction.

I must have imagined it.

Now it was Sora's turn to smirk. "See? Told ya. A walking sex god. I bet anyone would want to jump his bones. Even you."

A walking sex god indeed. "Okay, I really did not need to hear that." My face heated up a bit. "And I would not jump his bones!"

Sora clucked his tongue at me. "You never know. He looks like he's around our age. Maybe he swings our way too. Come on, let's get some ice on those wounds, before Cloud comes home and throws a hissy fit." He then turned and ran up the driveway to the front door of our house and let himself in.

Oh yeah, did I mention that my brother's and I are all gay?

With one last look at the house next to ours, I locked my car and ran off after Sora.

Haha, this is my first attempt at a KH fan fiction xD Hopefully it isn't starting off too horribly.

Please review, and no flames~! [;

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