'I can't believe you guys talked me into doing this..' Roxas moaned as they made their way to the bus station. 'I mean peace camp?!?'
Namine giggled.
'Come on Roxas, it'll be fun! A good learning experience.'
Olette nodded.
'Yeah Roxas, and you get to meet people, which is cool too.'
Fantastic. Thought Roxas negatively, his feet dragging along the ground, his face painted with a frown. He looked up, to see they were almost at the bus station. He brightened when he saw Riku, Sora and Kairi, chatting and laughing together by the bus shelter, where two men in cloaks were sitting looking bored.
Sora looked up, and spotted Roxas walking towards them.
'Roxas!' He cried, a huge smile erupting on his face. Sora's bright blue eyes were alight as he joined them, his hair ruffling slightly as a gentle breeze passed over them.
'Hey Sora, good to see you.' Said Roxas quietly.
Namine and Olette walked up from behind Roxas.
'Hi guys,' smiled Namine. 'You guys were interested in peace camp too?'
Riku groaned.
'Kairi dragged us along.' He said, rolling his eyes. 'And if a certain little blue eyed wonder boy hadn't agreed with her like a little puppy obeying his master…'
'Hey!'
'Well it's true!'
'So How are you Kairi?' Namine interrupted, silencing the two boys' petty argument.
Roxas moved away, and leaned against the bus shelter. He watched Sora and Riku with interest, as it had been a while since he had seen the two boys together. He watched as Sora spoke, how his eyes kept on darting back to Riku, as if to make sure what he was saying was okay. And the way Riku brushed against Sora, slight touches that, he wasn't sure if he was imagining it, put a small smile upon Sora's delicate lips, as if each touch gave him warm feelings equivalent to sitting by a warm fire on a cold winters day. And then there was Kairi, who twisted her hair round her finger and just happily gazed at Sora while he-
'Hey blondie, do you talk or are you just some stuffed doll?'
Roxas jumped, pulled away hastily from his chain of thought. One of the cloaked guys from inside the bus shelter had spoken to him. Roxas blinked as he took in the startling features of this stranger.
His hair was a gorgeous red, spiky, full of mischief and cunning, and it danced beautifully in the breeze. Roxas locked onto the eyes, which were a lovely shade of green, but dangerous, exciting, maybe even slightly intimidating. Under his eyes were delicate little triangles, which added to the excitement. He was tall, and very skinny, as if he had a secret job as a supermodel so he had to keep his figure stick thin.
The guy next to him was cute, but not as striking as the red head. His hair spiked up, and was a blondish brown in colouring. His face had a nice look about it. Soft. Kind. He seemed like the sort of person that you give a kitten and they have fun for hours, or maybe you'd ask him to walk your dog. He was also pretty skinny, but not like his friend. They were both dressed in black cloaks, which looked hot in the morning sun.
'The names Axel,' Said the red head, a smile creeping across his face. 'Got it memorized?' Roxas nodded. Axel gestured to his friend. 'This is Demyx. D-E-M-Y-X. Demyx.' Roxas nodded again.
'I'm Roxas.' He murmured, shyness overcoming him.
'Pleased to meet yah Roxas!' Said Demyx, extending a hand for Roxas to shake. Roxas looked at the hand, slightly puzzled, then slowly grasped Demyx's hand.
Roxas struggled hard to recover the ability to speak.
'So why peace camp?' He choked out. Axel and Demyx looked at each other.
'Well, we're in this… group thing…' started Demyx
'And Demyx and I did some things that the people in the group didn't seem to appreciate…'
Demyx chuckled.
'Yeah, so this is our punishment.'
Roxas gave them an incredulous look.
'They're punishing you by sending you to peace camp?!?'
Axel nodded.
'Look around you Roxas. How many people do you see coming to this peace camp? There aren't many. Usually, the people who do come here are strong fun-lovers who all seem to know each other and try to arrange odd activities that involve dress up games..' He shrugged. 'I'm not saying all peace camps are like this...'
'It's just this one usually is.' Muttered Demyx gloomily.
Roxas nodded, trying hard to ignore the way the sun lit up Axels face and hair, making it bright and almost glowing, as if he was some kind of god. Roxas looked around as a rumbling approached, and a van, covered in rainbow patterns and big butterflies pulled up next to the bus stop. Kairi, Namine and Olette oohed and aahed at the van, marvelling at its many colours.
'Hyuk! All aboard folks!' the driver called from inside the van.
'Goofy!' Cried Sora happily, and opened up the van eagerly. Roxas did not know who goofy was, and was not sure if he wanted to. He looked loud and clumsy, and he wasn't sure if he wanted him driving the van.
'This is why it is our punishment…' Axel said quietly. Roxas smiled, and climbed onto the step into the van. The others had already eagerly jumped in. He turned and smiled at Axel, who looked out of place beside the rainbow hippie van.
'It's going to be an Interesting two weeks, don't you think Axel?'
Axel smiled, and stepped onto the van.