If I've learned anything in my years at high school and college alike, it would have to be how to deal with certain people. Like him! Zoom in, to the right. No, the other right! There he is. The redhead. Now, don't get me wrong, he is most definitely attractive. The problem I have is that whenever I'm in a compromising situation with him it ends badly, scratch that, extremely badly. Like now. Look, I'll start from the beginning.

21 DAYS EARLIER

Everyone was home for the summer meaning a reunion. I had stormed out of my house after a heated conversation about my sexuality with my brothers, Demyx and Sora. Why should they need to know about my sexuality? Neither of them can talk… I've seen Sora locking lips with Riku behind the bike sheds, not to mention the sounds that have come from Demyx's room when Zexion's around.

Just between you and me, I think I'm bi. Maybe I'm gay. No one knows except from my best friend, Xion. What's weird about this situation though, is that I've always had a bit of a crush on her brother. Her older brother. Axel – the redhead. Now, Axel was always around since he's Demyx's best friend. Oh, the joy. The countless trips the nine of us (including Kairi and Namine, Xion's cousins) have had down to the beach where I've gotten to see those abs glistening in water. No one knows about my secret crush on Axel – but he hasn't noticed me either. At least not in that way. I've always been the 'kid' brother. From today, however, it is exactly 22 days until my 18th birthday. Axel's 20 so he's never glanced at me twice, which is excruciatingly painful.

I walked to the end of the pier which observed the island we all used to play on as kids and sat down, my head in my hands. A hand quickly found its way to my shoulder, making me jump "Sorry! Didn't mean to startle you…" that voice… This was torture.

"Demyx is at home," was my instant reply.

"Well how d'you know I was looking for him?" Axel questioned.

"Well why else would you be talking to me?"

"Jeeze! Just trying to be friendly, Rox. No harm done. What's wrong?"

"Maybe I'm just sick and tired of being invisible!" I shouted, storming off.