Roxas woke up late on a Monday morning, searching for his older twin brother Ventus in a worried panic as he stood up. He could smell something cooking downstairs, so after getting dressed and putting on his signature checkered wristband and white and black rings, he went down to eat.

"You're finally awake?" Ven asked with a smile, placing a plate of food down for Roxas.

"Yeah... Sorry, Ven, I've just been really tired lately."

"I know it's hard suddenly having your own life again... Trust me, I know... But, we'll work through it together, okay?" Ven said to cheer his brother up and was delighted to see Roxas actually smile. As the younger boy quickly ate, Ven reminded him about their first day of school. Usually, the group of Keyblade wielders were under the cover of being home-schooled or participating in a private school, but this time Master Yen Sid had insisted on going to school like regular kids. Roxas and Ven both received an identical text from their good friend Sora reminding them to meet at the Usual Spot, a place the gang visited often to see Hayner, Pence, and Olette. Making their way out of the door with their bags, the blond twins hurried to meet up with their friends, anxious to start school.

"Hey! You guys finally made it!" Sora exclaimed cheerfully as he always seemed to be, before laying a hand on Roxas's shoulder.

"You're okay, right?" Sora asked, he had always been able to sense if something was up with Roxas since he had been given his own heart. The two boys were very close, considering Roxas had been the vessel for Sora to return to his full self.

"I'm okay. This all seems like a dream, you know? The better things get, the more I'm afraid it will all just disappear..."

"That isn't going to happen! I promise!" Sora grinned and was able to make Roxas do the same. Sora always possessed the uncanny ability to cheer anybody up, even in the most dire of situations. Roxas and Ven said their hellos to Hayner, Pence, and Olette before sitting down and waiting for Kairi, Namine, Riku, Terra, and Aqua to arrive. Terra and Aqua were beginning school as seniors, while the rest of the kids were going in as Freshmen. Everyone had arrived and began their walk to school, when suddenly dark shadows had appeared on the ground.

'N-No! They weren't supposed to return so soon...!' Roxas was terrified, he didn't believe he had the power to wield the Keyblade anymore... All he ever was was a vessel for Sora, he was empty now. Nothing. Ven and the rest summoned their Keyblades with lightning speed, as they made slashes through the ever-increasing numbers. Hayner and the rest stayed behind, doing their best to warn their friends of the enemies' locations.

"Roxas! You can do this, I believe in you!" Ven shouted to his brother and gasped in excited surprise as Roxas was able to summon his dual Keyblades: Oblivion and Oathkeeper for the first time since he had been given a heart of his own. The twins were a lightning fast duo, slashing through the ranks like they were nothing. Kairi and Aqua did their best to cast Cure and Barrier spells whenever necessary, and the heartless were gone before long.

"I knew you could do it!" and similar praises came from the gang and for the first time in awhile, Roxas felt less empty. He felt real.

As the group made their way into the first class on their schedule, Roxas and Ven were glad to see that Sora would be in their class. The others reported to their own classes as Riku reminded the group that if anything happened, everyone was simply a phone call away. The teacher introduced the class to the three new students, and seemed to take extra delight in the fact that Roxas and Ven were twins, before asking them to introduce themselves.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ventus, but you can call me Ven... And this is my younger twin Roxas. If you want to tell us apart, Roxas wears that checkered wristband... Nice to meet you all." Ven finished his little speech and the three boys made their way to their seats. Thankfully, they all were able to sit next to each other as they did their best to take in all of the new information that was being delivered at what felt like light-speed.

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[Second Period]

"Oh... Hi, Roxas." Namine greeted the boy shyly as she sat down next to him in the Math class that they apparently shared.

"Hey, Namine. How's your first day so far?" Roxas smiled and tried to make conversation with the shy girl.

"Not as bad as I thought it would be, actually. I'm glad I have at least one class with you..." Namine blushed slightly as she said this and was glad to see Roxas smile and blush back.

"Me too."

Kairi walked in a moment or two before the bell rang and took an open seat, she waved to Roxas and Namine before she sat her things down. Wondering where Sora was right now, Kairi sighed and looked out of the window at the beautiful day outside.

"-Signed by a parent or guardian and returned to me tomorrow." Kairi tuned in just in time to catch the end of that sentence, and made her way up to the front of the room to grab the paper like the rest of her classmates. Roxas grabbed three and handed a copy to both Kairi and Namine as the trio made their way out of class and down towards where the cafeteria was located. Upon walking in, Ven waved towards them to lead them to the table their group had chosen. Ven noticed Roxas seemed a bit tense and asked if he was okay.

"I'm alright, just a bit nervous to be near this many people..." the nervous younger twin responded quietly before standing up suddenly as is something was wrong. Suddenly, the entire room became enveloped in darkness and Aqua quickly responded with a powerful Stopaga spell to stop any of the regular students from seeing what came next. The group summoned their Keyblades and were greeted by several Shadow and Knight heartless. Dashing forward with both blades behind him, Roxas made a criss-cross slash and vanquished two heartless quickly, before Ven followed his example and did the same with his like-the-wind backhand style, casting Aero in order to line up a group for slashing. Sora and Riku were back to back, blocking any of the slashes from the Knight heartless before Riku resorted to casting Dark Fire on a few them.

"My stop spell isn't going to last much longer, we need to finish this up quick!" Aqua yelled, casting several Thundara spells in quick succession wiping out the remaining Shadow Heartless. The group sat back down just in time for the spell to wear off, and the students inside of the cafeteria moved on as if nothing had happened. Roxas couldn't help but laugh and the rest of the group couldn't help but join in.

Making their way back into the door of their apartment building in Twilight Town, Roxas and Ven were surprised to see an enveloped from Yen Sid filled with what he was calling their allowance, loaded with 3,000 munny each.

"Whoa!" Roxas exclaimed with a large, innocent smile on his face. Ven was happy to see him back to his normal self, which made him a bit happier than the money he had just received. The two brothers walked over the magic mirror hanging in their living room, giving a quick thank you to Yen Sid before they made their way off to bed.

"I call top bunk!"

"W- What?! No fair, Rox! I wanted top bunk this time!"

"You got it last time!"

'I'm glad to have a brother. I'm glad to have a life. I guess I'm just... Glad...' Roxas was deep in thought as he did his best to fall asleep, but found it difficult because he couldn't stop smiling. Eventually, Roxas passed out from the exhaustion of the day... in the bottom bunk.

*Chapter Completed*

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