Prequel to my fanfic called 'Where Did We Go Wrong?'. Hopefully someone reviews!! xDD;;
Disclaimer: I don't own KH2, but I do own this story and plot line : D
"Roxas, wake up! We're going to be late for school!" Loud rapping was heard against the bedroom door that disturbed the delicate air of peace. As the knocking persisted, thick white covers flew up into the air as an aggravated blonde stormed to the door and flung it open. Instantly, a curled fist made impact his left eye and a loud hiss of pain escaped the boy's lips. The fist immediately shot back whilst Roxas took a step back with his hands flying to his bruised eye, massaging it gingerly as a hot pain was starting to spread around the area.
"Sora, you idiot! Get the hell out of here!" Roxas screeched as he began blinking against the pain furiously with small tears formed in the lashes of his left eye. Sora winced at the yell and was ready to say an apology, but Roxas was quick enough to cut him off. "NO! Get out. NOW!" The brunette quickly scurried down the hallway and far away from the door and Roxas, making the blonde very relieved. With a roll of his eyes – or rather eye – Roxas slammed his door to make sure his point was clear that he did not want to be bothered this morning. He just flung out his school uniform on the messy bed sheets as he pulled a hand through his messy blonde locks. There was really no need to even comb his hair since he just went to school with his bed head and manage to look very nice. It was only a couple of minutes later when Roxas came down stairs with his plaid pants and tie with a slightly wrinkled white shirt, now sporting a black eye for his first day of school. He went into the kitchen where Sora was leaning against the counter and gnawing on a piece of dry toast whereas his mother and father were no where to be found.
"Where are Mom and Dad?" Roxas grumbled, still aggravated with the fact his twin brother had woken him up and gave him a nice black eye to go with his clothes. Sora tried to say something but bread crumbs flew from his mouth, making Roxas back away repulsed. Sora coughed and downed a glass of water that sat alone on the edge off the countertop.
"Sorry. Mom went to go get groceries because we ran out of breakfast and Dad's at work." Sora wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand to brush away the stray crumbs as Roxas peered into the refrigerator. He found nothing decent for breakfast and just shut the fridge door in anger. Great. Another great way to start the first day of school.
"Oi, we better get going, Roxas! Wouldn't want to be late to the first day of school!" Sora cried, already opening the door as he fixed his blue sweater vest and combing a delicate hand through the gravity defying spikes of hair. Roxas just frowned at his twin's eagerness to get out of the house and start school. Honestly, what was there to be excited about school? It's just the same people on this island from elementary school to junior high – very exciting.
"Let's just go. Save all the chatter for later, alright?" Sora beamed regardless of his younger twin's negative feelings and pulled the door open for the both of them.
The walk down the trail was quite, aside from the cries of the seagulls and the distant crash of waves on the beach. Occasionally, Sora would talk about how excited he was to see Kairi again since she left to Radiant Garden for vacation. But Roxas paid no mind since he really didn't hang out with Sora's kind; he wasn't into the whole cheer and bubbly thing. He wouldn't say he was excited, but Roxas had to admit he would be glad to see Hayner and Pence again. They weren't so much as cheery but laid back and mellow.
"..oxas? Roxas! Hey! Are you listening to me?" Sora pouted angrily as Roxas openly ignored him. Roxas just smiled slightly as Sora began to rant about how obnoxious Roxas could be and how this was a big opportunity for the both of them. But Sora's lecture was cut short when a familiar red head came into view standing by herself at the end of the street.
"Hey Sora, isn't that Kairi over there?" Roxas pointed out, nodding his head over to the spot where Kairi stood when Sora looked around curiously. Roxas had expected it coming, but he was still very embarrassed when Sora squealed out the girl's name and did a bit of a gay skip to the girl. In response, Kairi squealed back and practically pounced on the boy. Roxas flushed from humiliation and made sure no one he knew was seeing this. It always bothered him when people compared cool and laid back Roxas to hyperactive Sora.
"Oh my gosh! Sora! You look so good! I love the new cut – it looks great with your face! And Roxas! Seems like you haven't changed one bit. Although, that black eye is a pretty bold fashion statement." Kairi giggled with her fingers weaved with Sora's, the two swinging their arms about like cheery toddlers. Roxas just grumbled something under his breath sourly – although it wasn't heard over the loud squeals and giggles of the two.
And so Sora and Roxas were joined by Kairi on their adventure to school. Although, Sora and Kairi were walking at the head of the group while Roxas trailed far, far behind them so he wouldn't be mistaken to be apart of their group. As their walk lengthened, more and more students with identical uniforms to Roxas' began to file out from different streets, all assembled in their cliques already even before they had reached the school grounds. Everyone seemed to have someone else but Roxas. He couldn't find Hayner or Pence in the crowd of people, and knowing those two, they'd probably forget this would be the first day of term and be twenty minutes late to class.
Roxas was beginning to think of how much he hated the world when he was shoved roughly on his left side. He grimaced at the force, seeing as he stumbled for a few steps, and was about to say something reproachful to the figure that had shoved him when he was pushed once again – this time, falling straight to the ground. He landed bluntly on his arms and knees and Roxas could feel the sting a wound. He hissed in a mixture of aggravation and pain. He blinked a couple of times to shake off the bit of pain that was still looming over him when a lanky arm pulled him up by the collar of his shirt.
"Whoa, sorry man. I didn't mean to – holy shit, did I give you that black eye?!" A guy that seemed to be maybe a year or two older than Roxas was looking at him with shock and all Roxas could do was look back at him with the same expression. This teenager had long, spiky scarlet hair that wisped around his long and angular face. He was also very skinny, and it seemed that the shirt he wore seemed baggy, although it was probably the smallest size available. But all Roxas could stare at was his stunning green eyes. He hadn't seen anyone with that shade of green for eye color before and it was breath taking. Once Roxas realized he was staring at the older teen, he quickly shook his head and muttered out something or another.
"Wha? Sorry man, I don't have super hearing…" the guy snickered, giving Roxas a mischievous smile. A vein in Roxas' temple began to pulse at how annoying that smirk looked on the guy's face.
"I said I'm fine, you moron," Roxas snapped moodily, pulling away from the guy's grip and picking up his forgotten book bag on the floor. The other boy let out a whistle of surprise and simply laughed at Roxas' reply.
"Whoo, little touchy today aren't we? That's cool – I like 'em feisty!" Roxas was about to ask what he meant by that when those lanky arms wrapped themselves around his midriff. Roxas' heart missed a beat as he stiffened from shock but that did not stop those long and lean hands from rubbing against his stomach. When Roxas registered what was going on, he made a swipe at they guy with his bag but barely missed him. The guy chortled with amusement and shot Roxas another one of those Cheshire cat grins.
"The names Axel, kid. Got it memorized?" he cooed, advancing forward to probably feel Roxas up again.
"Yea, unfortunately, you creep!" Roxas hissed and swiped at Axel again. When Axel dodged the clumsy move, Roxas quickly weaved through the groups of people and was soon lost in the identical white shirts and plaid pants and skirts. Axel just smirked at the quick getaway and was about to go look for the blonde when someone jumped onto him.
"Axeeeeeeeeel! Where's Riku with my studded belt! I thought you were chasing him to get it back!" a whiny voice moaned into his ear. Axel shook the body off of him to see the dirty blonde with mohawk-mullet he called his friend. He couldn't see why though, since the boy was adorned with piercing and little studded wrist bands and other accessories that screamed 'Unappreciated-Musician'.
"Sorry Demyx, Riku got away again!" Axel laughed, only telling a bit of the truth. Demyx seemed to read between the lines though and made a face that was very skeptical. Axel rolled his eyes at him before heaving the boy up, his thoughts still lingering on the boy with the unruly blonde hair.
W h o . A r e . Y o u ?