Opposites Attract
Written by: Aerick222

A/N: Hey guys! This is my first time ever to write a Kingdom Hearts fanfiction – well, my first serious fanfiction. I'm really excited to see how this turns out; I've only just started writing it as I've been working on my plot line for like, days now, and still needing to finish, so hopefully this'll go well. I was originally inspired by the other fanfiction I've been reading called"Mechanism," where I thought of the original story plot line, then another fanfiction I got inspired by was one called "It's Just You and Me," and I've been studying gay KH couples from that story...just for a little info of how this story got started. There should be a lot of action, drama, romance, and comedy in here, so I hope enjoy the thrill of "Opposites Attract." For those who are wondering, yes, I did take the title from Paula Abdul's 1980's hit. I thought it was appropriate for this story. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Marluxia walked behind Axel slowly, clutching his books tightly in his hands. The way he moved, the way he grinned, everything about him was too good to be true.

And Marluxia wanted him. He'd do anything to get his hands on him.

Ever since Marluxia first laid eyes on him, he'd had an intense crush on him. Axel was mysterious, cunning, smart, and sexy, the kind of guy Marluxia wanted. He wasn't too sure if Axel was even gay, but that didn't matter. He could still fantasize, couldn't he? After all, there are dreams still to dream and if you dream hard enough, you never know what could happen next. Right?

Marluxia jumped when the school bells rang, indicating that lunch was finally over and all students attending Destiny Islands Secondary School had to return to their books and get busy till the end of the day. A time of the day Marluxia couldn't wait for.

Marluxia had been waiting forever to ask Axel out, but he'd also been too scared to just come out to him. There was always the factor of insecurity, a trait Marluxia barely showed around the school. Whenever he thought about it, he couldn't grasp the vision of actually seeing them together.

It didn't help Larxene was on his case, too, telling him it could never be. There were hardly any gay guys in town, and if there were, Axel couldn't be one of them – mostly all of the gays were ugly. Zexion couldn't grasp the thought of Marluxia and Axel together, either. Axel was special, untouchable, hard to grasp, hard to talk to; that stuck-up snob sure got on a lot of people's nerves after a while.

Though Marluxia wondered about Axel. Whenever he passed by, Axel would always incline his head at him, grinning, making Marluxia want to melt at the possibility. But then he'd look away on some days, not even noticing Marluxia was there. On these days, Marluxia turned gloomy and he retreated into his shell.

Finally, Marluxia thought, the end of the day, as the bell rang precisely at 3:20. He quickly grabbed his materials and rushed out of the room. He sighed in relief as he exited; there was no homework to worry about tonight. He hurried outside after slamming his locker shut, embracing the warm weather that welcomed him.

The sun was still high in the sky, and Friday never felt any better. Marluxia still had plenty of time to accomplish his goals – including passing this year so he could finally graduate – and time could take some time off for now. This weekend, he could finally concentrate on his primary goals, and hopefully, in time, he would get want he wanted.

As the old song went, "We come together 'cause opposites attract." And Marluxia was determined to get his hands on Axel.

Roxas sighed as he climbed up the tall stairs leading to the intimidating high school looming ahead. It was a Monday, and Roxas was as tired as ever. Sunday was a long trip back from Radiant Garden, where Roxas had resided for a couple of years, and Roxas was not expecting to be back in school so soon. He paused when he reached the top of the stairs, and took in everything. It was so long ago when he'd last been here, and to be back and going to school was an incredible concept for Roxas. He'd been warned many times by his friends back in Radiant Garden that this school would be full of pleasant surprises. Roxas could only hope for "pleasant" surprises.

Just as Roxas was about to head into the school, his vision was suddenly taken away by two soft, sensitive hands. Instinctively, he threw out his arms in front of him, to balance himself.

"Guess who," a familiar voice whispered in his ear.

"I dunno," Roxas replied, grinning. "You tell me. I haven't been here forever."

Roxas' world turned bright again, and as he turned around, he saw, standing tall, handsome, and somewhat bubbly, Sora.

A smile broke out over Roxas' face, and they embraced, years of a broken friendship needing to be caught up.

"How've you been?" Sora asked, draping an arm over Roxas' shoulder.

"Well, not too shabby, but I'm still alive; that's all that counts, right?"

Sora chuckled. "Yeah, that's true."

"So, what's happened lately that I've missed?"

Sora thought for a minute, then replied, "I don't know. The person you'd probably want to talk to about that is Riku. He's the one who really pays attention to what goes on around here."

"Oh." Roxas remembered Riku, who had a large connection with most of the kids around the school, including one guy Roxas hoped to never see again. "How is Riku, anyway?"

"He's good, actually!" Sora replied enthusiastically. "He just recently won MVP on the volleyball team."

"Really?"

"Yup. I was there watching it all, too. It was pretty cool."

The bell rang suddenly, making Roxas jump a little.

"Well, if you see him, tell him I said congrats," Roxas said.

"Sure. Oh, hang on – what's your schedule look like?"

"Oh, right," Roxas sighed, quickly handing the plain white piece of paper over to Sora. He read through it, then gazed back up at Roxas.

"I'm finally glad to say that you can start helping me out with my homework," Sora grinned, handing the schedule back, "because you're in all of my classes."

"Really?"

"Yeah, really really."

Together, they turned on their heels and began speed walking down the crowded hall to their first class, one of Roxas' favorite: Math.

Damn.

Marluxia's weekend hadn't gone as planned. He had, again, chickened out at the last minute when calling Axel's cell. Marluxia had also been unexpectedly called into work, filling in for his least favorite coworker who was apparently sick with pneumonia.

Marluxia resented Xigbar for ruining his plans. He'd make him pay.

And of course, work hadn't gone well, either. Everything was the same as always. Same stressful, annoying day with boss, same stressed out, bossy customers. Working at a café wasn't exactly the best decision Marluxia made, but it worked to get money in his pocket.

Now, as Marluxia trudged over to his locker, stupid thoughts flew back into his head, all about everything everyone had told him previously about Axel and him and the possibility of being together. He tried to ignore them, which worked most of the time, but this time, they kept coming back stronger and stronger. The thoughts screamed at him when he rounded a corner and saw Axel walk into the classroom Marluxia was headed to.

He sighed. "It's just another Monday. No different than the rest."

He'd like to believe that, but then, why did it seem like Axel had sat farther from him in class than usual?