Devil Hair and Earthly Eyes

Chapter One: One Fateful Glance

Her friends were giggling in the background as she looked up and saw his face for the first time. It was the hair that caught her eye and made her look. She loved red hair, mostly because her own was a shining, but also because it stood out between the sea of black, brown, and blonde. The spikes of vibrant red caught her eyes, and the tear drop tattoos made her look twice. However, what mesmerized her were the lovely green eyes. Those emeralds shone brightly with mirth and joy. She stood memorized letting her friends fade into the background and letting her ice cream melt in its waffle cup.

She was memorized and then those green eyes caught her stare and a wink stopped her heart from beating. A hand beckoned her forth, but she didn't believe it. She glanced around, her friends had migrated to table and she stood alone, but still she didn't believe it. She looked back at those emerald orbs and pointed to herself. A nod. A swallow. Footsteps.

It would be a decision she would regret for her entire life, but she walked forward to the man those emerald eyes belonged to and flashed as charming smile.

"Hey Baby. Couldn't help but notice those gorgeous sapphires checking me out." The smirk and his voice, they caused her heart to rocket out of her chest, around the moon and back. She giggled softly.

"Hmmm, you wish. I glanced over," she said with a teasing smile. "But what's a nice guy like you doing eating ice cream all alone." He shrugged.

"My friend bailed on me. I was already here. Its ice cream." She smiled back knowing the feeling.

"Sucks that your friend bailed. Maybe she's not such a good friend." She slid into the seat across from him and took a bite of her half melted ice cream. The male shrugged and took a long lick of his popsicle.

"He can be a little bitch." An slight emphasis on he, and her mind was screaming 'ask if he's single' but she swallowed it down. Smiling she pointed her spoon at him.

"You look like a guy who deserves friends who aren't little bitches." His smirk made her catch her breath. He leaned forward and those emeralds locked hard.

"I may look nice but baby my bite is way worse than my bark sweetie." She raised a skeptical eyebrow and then faked a shiver.

"Oh no, I'm so scared. You're sucks a big bad wolf." He shot her a greedy grin.

"And you oh such an innocent Red Riding Hood, Don't get eaten." She felt her eyes go wide as he winked at her.

"Kairi! We're leaving! Stop flirting!" Selphie shouted from across the room. Kairi sighed and stood up.

"That's my ride. See you around." She looked at him hopefully. He smiled again.

"Why don't you stay and I'll give you a ride home." He was nice and she was tempted. She forced herself to shake her head. Her mother's voice raced through her head 'Don't run of with strangers Kairi.' She sighed.

"No thanks. Wouldn't want to ditch my friends and be called a little bitch behind my back." She teased. He chuckled softly.

"Hope my bad wolf attutide didn't scare you off." Kairi laughed in answer. "I'll see you at school." Kairi blinked surprised.

"You go to my school?" He chuckled and opened his mouth.

"Kairi! Don't me drag you away." Selphie could be such a pain. Kairi gave her a one second gestured and turned toward the boy.

"What's your name." He smirked and leaned closer and whispered in her ear.

"You can call me Axel, Little Red." His breath ghosted over her skin sending real shivers down her spine. Her checks reddened as she pulled away . He winked and her checks went bright red. She waved and then caught up with Selphie. Selphie was grining at her and Namine whistled.

"Girl!" Namine breathed. Kairi's already red skin felt too hot now. She shurged at her friends.

"Come on guys let's go." She headed toward Namine's car ahead of the other two. As they sat in silence she could feel their eyes on her.

"Kairi." Namine's voice was soft, and motherly. Kairi loved her friends but she knew what that voice meant. It meant Namine was about to give her some unwanted advice about how she was making the wrong choices. Namine only used this voice when it was serious. That time she tried pot. 'Make wise choices Kairi, its not good for you.' That day she'd wanted to go skinning dipping with her ex Sora. 'Kairi, is this really smart? He's gonna rape you.' That time she'd been depressed about Sora breaking up with her. 'Kairi, you're better than this. You're a wonderful girl, don't make bad choices.' Now, the boy with tattoos that she hardly knew but obviously had a crush on.

"Kairi, he's bad news. I love you sweetie, but you don't know him. He could be a rapist." Namine glanced at the redhead through her review mirror. "Sweetie I know he's cute but, please, make the right choice here." Kairi rolled her eyes. She huffed.

"Nam, he goes to our school." It was all she could come up with. The thing with Namine and that voice is that it is normally right. Her parents had caught her with the pot and she spent a summer at boot camp. Sora had wanted sex then and he'd almost hadn't taken no for an answer. Cutting herself hadn't helped a thing, it had only hurt like a bitch and left an ugly scar. All things that could have been avoided if she'd listened to Namine. A giggle from Selphie drew Kairi from her thoughts.

"Lighten up Nam." Selphie said. "He was georgous, did you see that hair? That bod! Damn Kai I'm seriously jealous." Kairi laughed slightly.

"You should have heard his voice Selp. Oh my god I thought I was going to explode."

Namine rolled her eyes.

"He had nice eyes." She added shyly.

The three girls drove away giggling over a man's hotness. They knew nothing of what it would mean for Kairi and how right Namine would be.

Authors Note ~

I do hope you liked it. I know it was short and its just the set up of the story. I promise it will start getting better soon. Axel is such a big bad wolf *giggle* Thanks for reading.