Xion14: Hi everyone! I know that my last two stories haven't been updated in a VERY long time, but I promise that I will continue to update this one. I feel really bad not finishing the other two but I've got major writers block considering I have no cable to watch Naruto on the Disney channel.

Roxas: Oh oh!! Can I do the disclaimer Xi-Chan?

Xion14: ((Xi-Chan? o-0)) Sure. Okie dokie. ^-^

Roxas: AHEM! ...Xion14 AKA Xi-Chan does not own Kingdom Hearts nor does she own Final Fantasy nor any of it's affiliates. Did I do a good job? ^-^

Xion14: Yes Roxy. Yes you did. x3 And now, on to teh story!

I've never really given much thought as to why my life was the way it was. If I were to give you the summary of my life, you probably wouldn't believe me, considering how happy I always looked. But that's just it. I may LOOK happy, but inside I'm this broken, twisted 18 year old crybaby. Still interested? Well then, let's say we back-track to where all this crap began...With him.

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January 6th

"Xion! Wake up lazy!! It's time for school."

Ugh. I always hated waking up to the sound of my dad's annoying voice. I looked up at the clock. 5:15 am. Damn it. Why must band practice have a zero period? Oh well.

I skipped into the kitchen where I poured myself a nice, big bowl of Cookie Crisp and a cup of chocolate milk.

"Honestly, I don't get how you can skarf down all that food and are still so skinny." My dad eyed my petit frame jealously. My dad was always on the heavier side, with his beer belly. Even though he says he doesn't drink, his belly says otherwise.

"Well," I began to say with a mouthful of miniature cookies while pointing my plastic spoon at him, "first of all, I'm a teenager. Meaning I have a high metabolism. Second, I have P.E. right after lunch. And lastly, I have Marching Band." I stated all these reason in a matter-of-fact tone, as if he should already know. I mean, come on, the school sends him my schedule for crying out loud.

My father eyed me suspiciously. "But you don't even march. If I'm not mistaken all you do is play the Xiolophone and those symbol things."

I paused my eating. He had a point. I shrugged and stuffed my mouth with some more delicious cookies with those oh so artificial chocolate chip pieces. "True," I stated, "but we still have warm-ups which consist of running a few laps around the track and doing some push-ups. Not to mention extra push-ups if you're late. Speaking of which, I'm going to be late if I don't hurry up! Gotta go. Bye dad!" I drank the last of the milk in the bowl and stuffed a couple pieces of jelly toast into my mouth before putting on my jacket and backpack and sprinting out the door.

"Bye Xion! Love you!" My dad called out.

I merely waved without looking back as I shut the front door behind me. I don't tell my dad I love him. Never have. I don't even remember the last time I said those three words. Or anything close for that matter. The whole love-hate relationship started when he took full custody of me in the fourth grade...when he took me away from my mom. I closed my eyes and shook my head as if it would help to shake all the bad memories away.

I got up to my friends house and knocked on the door, softly humming to Brick By Boring Brick by Paramore. She opened up the door and smiled at me. I smiled back and peered inside. "You and Demyx ready?" I asked looking around.

She looked towards the stairs of her condo and pointed to them, "I'm ready but I'm not sure he is."

"Okie dokie," I singsonged. "I shall go up there and get him then!" I stated boldy, pointing my finger into the air. I smiled evilly but before I was within five feet of the stairs he was on his way down.

"Geez Yuffie, I don't take forever to get ready you know! That's little miss Marlene upstairs."

I couldn't help but giggle. "Hey babe. So are we goin or not? I've got band practice, remember?" I smiled and gave him a good-morning kiss. This little relationship of ours has been going strong for two months so far.

Yuffie grimaced. "Eewww, you guys! I'm standing right here!" She whined in disgust.

I smirked as I broke away from the kiss, "Then by all means turn around. I'm not stopping you." I heard a chuckling softly in the background.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Aaaaanyways! I love your outfit today! It's so cute!" She smiled down at me as she was walking on top of a ten foot high cement block walk. She was always so athletic. I admired that, considering P.E. is one of my worst subjects.

I looked at my attire. I was wearing a black tang top with a skull and wings, traced in rhinestones. Along with it I had a pair of dark jeans with a cut in the knee area. And since it was still a little chilly since it was still January, I had my usual black trench coat-like thing with my hood up. I loved my hood. Made me feel mysterious...like a ninja. I smiled inwardly at the thought of me being in some top secret orginization. Having secret missions to do and getting an awesome outfit. Even though I never told anyone about this, I often pretended I was on a mission. On a mission to fight an enemy. I would hide behind one of the overhang's balance beams in my backyard. And suddenly pop out of nowhere and fight this invisible being. I was about to go into ninja mode when Yuffie jumped down in front of me, snapping me out of me own little world. Good thing she did too. I would've made a complete fool of myself.

"Hey, whatcha thinkin' 'bout?" She peered under my hood and looked at me.

I blinked and smiled, laughing hesitantly. "Oh you know, the homework you have to do in math that I already completed." Math was one of my favorite subjects.

"Crap! We had homework in that class?? Oohhhhh Mrs. Ricchio is gonna be sooooo mad!!" She looked at me with her puppy eyes and her lower lip quivering in an attempt to win me over so that she can copy my work.

I put my hand on my chin and stroked my invisible beard. "I don't know...I'm not sure if I should participate in this copying you speak of." I always teased Yuffie. I had to. She looked so damn adorable when she was acting like this.

"Pleeeaaaaassssseeeeee!!!! I'll buy you lunch!"

"You, my friend, have a deal!"

She pumped her fist into the air and hugged me. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Oh my gawd you're the best friend ever!"

I couldn't help but shrug and smile. "Anything for you Fie-Chan."

"Hey! You know I don't like you calling me that, Xi-Chan!"

I cringed at the nick name. Cute little nicknames weren't really my thing. And she knew that. I merely shook it off, as if to say 'I don't care that you call me that' in an attempt to win this little quarrel of ours.

And finally, after thirty fun filled minutes, we reached the dreaded Xemnas High. This school was made only a few years ago. And why they named the school after our principle...I have no freakin clue. I turned around and waved to Yuffie and Demyx. "Bye you guys! If you wanna watch my boring band practice then come with. Oh and if you do, grab me a Diet Pepsi would ya?" I tossed Demyx a dollar and sprinted down the quad area towards the field, not having enough time to even buy my self a drink.

I was on time, thank gawd. They were all still in the band room.

"Hey there short stuff. You're on time. Usually you're early." He smirked at me as I set down my backpack.

I looked up at none other than Rino. He was a drum player. He really ticked me off sometimes. Why you may ask? "Hello, Rino. What can I do you for?"

"Aww c'mon hun, That's no way to treat a fellow band member." He lifted up my chin yet I averted my gaze to anywhere but him. "You're only lookin away cuz you can't stand my hot-ness."

"Pfft. As if. If I'm not mistaken, you're just trying to get me because I'm the only girl in this entire school that's rejected you time and time again."

"Ooo I love it when you're angry."

I slapped his hand away from my chin. "Don't even think about touching me again or I'll have to show you what happeens when someone gets me angry." I smiled and held up a pair of scizors. "Now...Should I give you a buz cut or fully shave your head?"

He covered his head in defense. "Not my hair!" He rand out of the room squeeling like a little girl that just got done watching the new Friday the 13th movie.

I silentyly giggled to myself. "Gets him running every time."

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Ah, yes. One of my favorite periods of the day. Lunch. I sat happily on the few steps of stairs that led to the auditorium. We didn't have lunch tables in the cafeteria, if you can even call it a cafeteria. There was only enough room for the food and a single-filed line. My gawd my school was poor. I saw in the distance the skinny black haired girl come running up to me with some money.

"Hey." She finally said after catching her breath. "I've got five bucks. Cafeteria or Student Store?"

I pondered this for a minute then finally exclaimed, "Burger King!"

She looked at me in confusion, "But none of us have a car. How the heck are we gonna get to BK and back in a half an hour?"

"Where there's a will there's a way. And I have a way." I smirked and skipped over to Cloud Strife. One of the most popular guys in school. He was a senior. And his gravity defying hair was at it's peak of gravity defying-ness today. "Hi Cloudy-Kun!" I smiled and looked at him.

He looked at me. "Hey there Xion. What's up?"

I glanced back at Yuffie who looked like she just saw Robert Pattinson walk by. She pulled me away from Cloud and whispered in my ear. "Xi, what do you think you're doing?! That's Cloud Strife! Most popular and hottest guy in school!"

I rolled my eyes and pointed to Cloud. "Me and Cloudy have been friends since Elementary! Right Cloudy?"

Cloud merely nodded at my words.

Yuffie couldn't believe her ears. I turned back towards Cloud. "So, my friend here, Yuffie, was gonna buy me lunch seeing as how I'm always broke. And the little part that I'm gonna let her copy my homework. But anyways, can you take us to BK?"

He nodded and slightly ruffled my hood that I still had on. "Sure. I was goin' to BK anyways. Come on."

I smiled and skipped happily beside Cloud and a dumb-struck Yuffie. She just couldn't get over how casually calm I was when I talked to him. I shrugged it off and got into the front seat of his car with Yuffie in the back seat, along with Cloud's friend Leon. Leon was another one of the 'hotties' at Xemnas High.

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"Dad! I'm home!" I yelled as I stepped in the front door. I took off my black flats and layed them beside the miniature table next to the front door.

"Hey sweetie. Did you have a good day at school?" My dad asked from the kitchen.

"Yeah. Band practice sucked like always. And I had Burger King for lunch."

My dad poked his head out from the kitchen. "Burger King? Where did you get the money from? I only gave you a dollar."

"From Yuffie. She didn't do her math homework again so she said she would buy me lunch if I let her copy."

"Ah. Got any homework now?"

"Nope. Finished it." My phone started to vibrate and I read the text message.

Hey, we're getting together at the park so wittle Roxy Woxy can skate. =P Then we're gonna go to the Clock Tower. You in? =] -Axel

I looked at my dad. "Hey, since I'm done with my homework, mind if I go to the park with uh...Yuffie and Olette?" My dad hated it when I hung out with boys.

He thought for a moment. "Yeah sure. You gonna be back after or before the Clock Tower?"

"After. C ya!" I fled out of the house before he could protest.

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Ah, yes. The Clock Tower. This has been Axel's, Roxas', and my special spot for as long as I can remeber. I smiled sadly at my Sea-Salt ice cream twirling around in my hands. My hood was off now, revealing my short black hair. It had grown since last summer, so it was down to my shoulders now. My dad never did take me to get it cut. He said I looked too much like a boy with it cut.

Axel looked at me and eyed me suspiciously. "What's wrong Xion?"

I looked at him, a little shocked. "Huh? I don't know what you're talking about." I fiddled with my ice cream before taking a small bite from it.

"You can't fool us Xion. You're usually the first one to finish your ice cream, and we've been finished for an hour, yet you're still not done." Roxas pointed to the half-eaten blue ice cream that lay in my hand.

I sighed in defeat. I looked down at my ice cream and mumbled softly, "I....I'm uhh...." C'mon Xion...Just say it! "...I'm moving..." After a couple minutes I looked up at them to see if they even heard what I said since they didn't say anything. First, I looked at Roxas' face of mixed emotions. It was between horrified and completely depressed and emo-like. Then I looked at Axel. He had the saddest expression I've ever seen in my life. Wait...I remember that expression. It was the same expression I had when I found out I was being taken away from my mom.

Xion14: Hope you all liked my first Kingdom Hearts fanfic!!! I have so many ideas, I don't think this fanfic is going to get boring for a long long while. ^-^ And reviews are very much appreciated! Even ones critiquing my writing are appreciated cuz it helps to further better my work in the future. =] So thank you!!!