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Warning(s): Drama, Yaoi, possible Mature Content (Lemon). Ratings might go up.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an AU (Alternate Universe) fic, meaning the story will NOT be following the game (canon) timeline and characters' ages. Ages will be disclosed later on in the story.

Summary: Roxas is trying to start a fresh page in his life, a normal page. What he didn't expect to get was a thriller of a lifetime. Based off of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. Pairings: AkuRoku Zemyx Riso Marlene Cleon

Thank you for checking out my story, this is my first Kingdom Hearts story, not to mention Akuroku. If Roxas is a bit OC I apologize because this also my first attempt at a story told in first person. So, enough of my ranting, please read, review and enjoy!

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Twilight town is a dreary place to live in. With only ten hours of measly sunshine-which couldn't even warm your face- and a rainy season all year round, no wonder it isn't one of the top vacation spots of the world. There are lampposts on every corner ready to light up the streets when the sun sets at six p.m. and a curfew at eleven o'clock p.m. Not just anybody would choose to live in such a place.

So, you might be wondering why of all places I would choose to live here. Simple really, my mom is a drug addict and an alcoholic. It got even worse when she got a boyfriend. There were hardly any times she was ever sober, always getting high together, getting drunk together, ganging up on me together. My brother was lucky to get out of there while he could. Escaped to Hollow Bastion with his boyfriend, unfortunately he was only a high school student at the time, so he couldn't bring me along. I bided my time for three years; until I was sixteen then I packed my stuff and left as fast as I could. Buying a one way ticket to Twilight town and accepting my step-brother's-Sora-invitation to visit him. It wasn't hard really; I just had to wait until the couple was stoned so badly they couldn't even stay conscious before grabbing my stuff and leaving through the front door. Then I was completely free. It was something I had never felt before, there was no hiding, no predicting when my mother's next tantrum would be, I was actually free! It felt so god to take my first breaths of free air before leaving. It was a feeling I would never forget.

Thus is my story leading up to now. Right here. On Sora's doorstep. I, Roxas Strife is starting a new chapter in my life!

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I hesitated, my hand an inch away from the doorbell with brows furrowed in concentration. With a deep sigh I pushed said button and waited as the enthusiastic bell chimed throughout the cozy house. Barely a minute passed when the door was yanked open and something brown, and blue-eyed attacked me, jumping onto my chest.

"Bad boy! Boa get back!"

I struggled as the dog furiously attacked my face with its tongue, determined to cover every pale inch. It finally let go as the combined efforts of both Sora and I were piled against it.

"Sorry about that Rox!" Sora grinned sheepishly as he shooed the dog back into the house. He rubbed the back of his head, ruffling his chocolate brown hair and offered me a hand. I smiled slightly in return and accepted Sora's help, getting back onto my feet, albeit a bit wobbly.

I glanced at the smiling brunette from the corner of my eye, he didn't seem to have changed even though the last time I saw Sora was six years ago at their father's funeral. They still shared their father's crystalline blue eyes but Cloud and I had our mother's blonde hair and Sora had his mother's brown hair. They both still had the same height, in fact, if not for their hair color and style, they could have been identical twins.

"Ha! Looks like you haven't grown any taller Rox!" Sora crowed, grinning widely while grabbing my bags(while I protested that I could take them myself) and nudged me inside the house.

"I could say the same for you Sora!" I retorted jokingly. I had forgotten how catching Sora's cheerfulness could be. We used to be so close…

Sora pouted, puffing his cheeks out and lasting three seconds before erupting into giggles.

"It's great to see you again!" Sora enveloped the me in a large hug, which I returned.

"Yeah, been a while huh." I murmured, and Sora nodded.

"Anyway, mom cleared out the guest room for you so you can stay there. It has a great view of the clock tower!" The brunette gushed excitedly as he skipped up the stairs; I followed at a slower pace. With great flourish he burst through the door and dropped my bags onto the floor.

"Welcome to your new home Rox!" Sora grinned and placed his hands on his hips proudly. I stared at him with a deadpanned expression.

What is he so excited about?

The walls of the room were painted to replicate an oceanic feeling, seashells hung from fishing net strewn across the walls and even the bed was seaside themed. Was this because I came from Destiny Islands? Did Sora and his mother actually think that I would feel more at home with a beach themed room? I struggled to smile; in actual reality I hated the sun with a passion. In fact, I preferred to stay inside in the coolness of my house with my air conditioner. Thus the reason why I was so pale, even though I cam from one of the sunniest places on the planet. Sora stared at me with an expectant expression.

"It's, uh, great Sora…" Sora beamed and grabbed my hand.

"C'mon! Mom is downstairs making a 'Welcome to the Family Roxas!' dinner. Tomorrow, when we go to school -mom handled all your transferring papers by the way- you can meet everyone!" The boy really didn't know the meaning of slowing down.

Ah well, it was one of Sora's many charms.

I allowed him to lead me downstairs and into the kitchen, opting to go along with whatever they had planned, instead of protesting. Sora's mother was in the kitchen, placing the last of her dishes onto the table before turning and smiling at us.

"Sora, don't be too rough with Roxas. He just had a long trip." Sora let go of me sheepishly and hurriedly mumbled out an apology. We then sat down and began to eat the wonderful dinner Sora's mother had prepared.

"You didn't have to prepare all this for me, uh, Ms. Sybil" I never knew what to call Sora's mom. After all she had been the woman that my father had cheated with; even though he had been married to my mother.

"Awww, dearie, just call me Aunt Sybil, it's alright." She smiled softly before chiding Sora for his outlandish eating behavior. Sybil and Sora both had the same knack for forgiveness. She was a kind woman. I smiled softly at the sight of my new family. I liked the thought, a new family, something that I never really had.

We finished dinner with a cake, courtesy of Sora's mother before heading upstairs to bed. As I lay awake, watching the glow-in-the-dark stickers that Sora had stuck onto the roof, I wondered if my mother and her boyfriend had noticed that their punching bag had disappeared or if they were still stoned. Thinking about it some more, I realized that I really didn't care.

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The next morning I was rudely awakened by Sora's dog, Boa. It seemed that the animal had taking a liking to me and had thus made it its job to wake me up in the morning. Therefore, I got up feeling irritated, sleepy and covered in dog spit, only to have to deal with Morning Person Sora; a cheerful person with a bucketful of energy.

"Goooood Morning Rox!!" Sora exclaimed parading through the room and jumping, unceremoniously, onto my bed.

"C'mon! Wakey wakey! Time for your first day at Twilight High!" I groaned and tossed Sora off the bed. Rubbing my eyes in an attempt get rid of any sleepiness I shooed Sora from the room so I could get changed before heading to the bathroom to freshen up. Soon as I was finished with my morning ritual I went downstairs to join the mother and son pair for breakfast.

Two eggs and a slice of bacon later we were on our way to high school.

"Since we're both juniors, I'll show you around!" Sora grinned cheerfully. I just nodded, still half asleep.

"We'll have to get you checked in of course, and get your schedule but that won't take too long." I continued to nod as the brunette blabbered on and on. My gaze wandered to the students entering the school's main building. A flash of red burst forward from my peripheral vision and I had to double take to get second look. Bright red hair. That's what it turned out to be, a person with bright fiery red hair had just walked inside. I didn't even get the time to see whether the person was a boy or a girl before Sora pushed me inside the administrative office.

Inside the building it was cool, and bright, probably lit up with those ultra-bright-save-energy light bulbs. The office was pretty small; a little waiting area with blue folding chairs, white tiled floors, a big notice board, and a miniature Chocobo clock ticking loudly was all that it entailed. There was only one plant in the corner of the room, it looked ancient the way the roots were streaming down from the sides of the pot. Just like the rest of the greenery outside, it was a dark green colored plant without any flowers.

Creepy.

The room was cut in half by a long counter, cluttered with random sheets of papers and letters and behind the long counter was three desks. There was also a large screen behind the desk hiding what I assumed to be a copy machine by the sounds it was making. A tall dark haired woman sat behind one of the desks, she looked up when we entered.

"Oh Sora! This must be Roxas I presume?" She smiled kindly and stood, walking to the counter.

"Yup, we're here for his schedule." Sora propped his elbows on top of the counter. A feat which he could barely do thanks to his short stature. The lady nodded and ruffled through some of the random stacks of paper until she found what she was looking for.

"I have your class schedule right here, and a map of the school." She laid out several sheets of papers in front of me and began to explain each one. She went through each class, highlighting the quickest and most convenient route to each one on the map and gave me a note to show to the teachers. She smiled at me and wished for me to have a great first day, reminding me if I had any questions to come back and ask for Ms. Lockhart, or Tifa as she liked to be called. I smiled back as quickly as I could before Sora managed to drag me away. Sora dragged me around the building as quickly as he could before taking me to first period. It seemed that Sora knew quite a lot of people because as we went through the halls people kept calling out to him. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, Sora is a very likeable person.

When I reached my first period class Sora had to say good bye with a promise that'd he would come back and get me after class. He had a different first period.

With a sigh I walked in through the door, ready for the eyes that were sure to follow my every move. The classroom was pretty big, there was a whiteboard on two walls, rows of shelves and five rows of desks. Immediately I stalked over to teacher, a tall, young, dark haired man whose name turned out to be Mr. Vincent Valentine. He regarded me with a stoic calmness, and sent me to sit at an empty desk in the back. Which I did gladly. The man made my palms sweat. I only half-listened to Mr. Valentine as he spoke, doodling and writing notes down occasionally.

When the bell rang, a weird noise that sounded more like a horn than a bell, Sora came bursting through the door, knocking over some unfortunate stragglers. He grinned and promptly dragged me to our next class which, coincidently, we had the same this time.

The rest of the morning went by uneventfully, and I started to notice a few of the people that I had multiple classes with. It was sort of random the way they had set up the classes.

When Sora and I finally had lunch I was mildly surprised to see her sitting at the table which Sora had all his friends accumulated. They were introduced one by one and I vaguely recognized Riku. When I had played with Sora when we were younger I could always remember him being there.

It was then, trying to ignore Sora's nonsense babbling that I had noticed them.

They were sitting on the far side of the room, isolated. There were five of them, all silent except for the blonde with hair spiked up in the middle and gelled on the sides, and the redhead (whom I had seen 

earlier) with large spiked up hair that defied gravity. They weren't even eating either, just listening to the two bicker back and forth. I stared at them curiously; they were the only group not trying to sneak a peek at me, so it was safe to stare without getting caught.

One thing I noticed was that they were all seriously skinny. Maybe not anorexic skinny but close enough. There were four boys, one whom seemed older had fluffy, layered pink hair. Not a neon pink, but a soft rose pink. Which was really weird. There was the blonde whom seemed to be the tallest making crazy hand motions and arguing with the redhead. The redhead whom was smirking in return. The last boy looked like the stereo type emo without the excessive make up, and the fact that his hair was lavender.

The girl was opposite. She had a nice figure, the kind you saw on some sort of sports magazine. She could probably be a model if not for the scowl etched onto her face, and her weird hairstyle. Her blonde hair was gelled back except for two long strands that stood up like bug antennas.

They were such a mixed and random group and yet they all had little similarities, they were all pale and had dark shadows under their eyes. As if they all suffered from insomnia.

However, the actual reason I couldn't look away was because they were all, no matter their differences, inhumanly beautiful. They all looked like models who stepped out of a fashion magazine, or faces painted by an old master as the portrait of perfection. They didn't have any flaws in their looks, none at all.

"Who are they?" I whispered to a brown haired girl who sat to my right, Olette was her name. As she looked up to see who I meant (she probably already knew by the awe in my voice) the smallest boy, the lavender haired one looked at her. He stared at her for a fraction of a second before he looked at me. Just as quickly as he looked at me, he looked away and I immediately felt embarrassed as the rest of the group glanced at me. Especially since the red head cocked an eyebrow in my direction. I quickly turned my gaze onto Olette.

Olette shuffled her feet and let out a small, embarrassed giggle.

"Those are Axel Odoru, Zexion Sakushi, Demyx Shirabe, Marluxia Kyojin and Larxene Yoki. They're all orphans who live down the street with Dr. Ansem." What strange names, all had an 'X', although I shouldn't talk since Roxas wasn't a very common name either.

"They're all…er… very nice…looking…"I struggled to find the right words. She giggled and nodded in agreement.

"But they're all together! Larxene is with Marluxia and Zexion is with Demyx." She smiled wistfully. I peeked at the group again, this time focusing on the redhead whom caught my attention.

"Who's the redhead?" The redhead was still throwing glances my way, this time he was talking to the lavender haired boy.

"Oh! That's Axel. He's gorgeous isn't he? And he claims that his red hair is au natural! Unfortunately he doesn't date." She sniffed an obvious case of sour grapes. I nodded in thanks for the information and watched as the lavender haired boy, Zexion, and the blonde boy, Demyx left together. They walked quickly but with a gracefulness that belonged on the runway of a modeling show. I watched as they glided to the trash can, disposing their trash before leaving through the doors. It was interesting to watch.

After a few minutes the rest of the group left as well, throwing away their trash and leaving the same way the other two did. Axel however, didn't throw another glance my way.

The rest of lunch was uneventful after the group left. I opted to eat my lunch in silence, left alone to my thoughts. It wasn't until the bell rang and lunch was over did I break out of my reverie. Sora left me in Olette's care as he left with Riku to Math and we went to Biology II. When we entered the classroom, Olette went to sit with her partner at a black-topped lab table like the one I was used to in Destiny Islands. She already had a partner, in fact, everyone had a partner. All except for one person in the back of the room. I recognized the red head, Axel Odoru next to the single open seat.

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