"BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP!" rang the alarm clock on the nightstand. The owner of said alarm clock raised his hand and dropped it down as his arm suddenly became weightless on top of the battered clock. It beeped once more then ceased. The boy grunted and rolled over, trying to sleep. "Sora, Sweetie, time to get up." Called into the room from the opposite side of a door. The boy grunted again, rolling over again before responding sleepily "Five more minutes." Came from under the blankets. A sign came from behind the door and footsteps were heard as the woman knocked on another door. "Roxas, time for school. We leave in 25 minutes." This made the half awake boy sit up, his brunet hair swinging forward. The boy jumped out of bed and grabbed a small cloth bag, and a towel, and charged out the door. Sliding along the floor, the brunet hit a blond haired boy that was also racing down the hall. They looked at each other after hitting the floor, looked towards their intended goal, got up and started scrambling towards it. Just as they were nearing the bathroom door, the door before it swung open, hitting both boys and knocking them back down. A young blond haired man walked out of the door and around the corner, looking at the two teens sitting on the floor." Morning guys. Don't mind me, just gunna jump in the shower real quick." The boys groaned in annoyance as he snickered and entered the bathroom.
"Mom, you need to let us start using your bathroom in the morning." Said Roxas from atop the stairs. He came down with a towel around his neck and his shirt tucked into his pants pocket." Yea mom, cloud took another 30 minute shower this morning and left us no hot water." Whined sora. He was tired of waking up early and not being able to take a warm shower. "Sorry guys, but when your father left, you boys agreed to share a bathroom. Now, Cloud Alexander Strife, if you take another shower over 15 minutes, Sephiroth isn't going to be your biggest fear." Cloud gulped." yes mommy." He replied, afraid of what she would do to him if he dared push her limits. Sora sat down at the counter and ate the pancakes left there for him by his mom when his cell phone went off. Before even taking out of his pocket, Roxas laughed." Yo Cloud, bet you a fiver it's Kairi." Cloud laughed, taking out his wallet and grabbing a five out." Bet you a fiver it's Riku." Both boys looked down and noticed a third five laid on the counter." I bet you boys a fiver it's neither." Replied their mother. Cloud and Roxas looked at each other and nodded, then looked at sora, who flipped the phone over and showed the screen to everyone. " incoming call: Mom" Cloud and Roxas sat there just staring at the screen as their mother collected the money and walked past them, slipping a five into sora's lap as she did.
"Man, how does she do that?" Asked Roxas, sliding his arms into his vest and zipping it up before attaching his medallion to it. Sora shrugged and walked off with his bag on his shoulder." I don't know Rox." Sora turned the corner 5 seconds before Roxas and stopped dead in his tracks, causing his brother to walk into him." Sora what gives?" the blond asked, in which sora, still dumbfounded, pointed to a shiny, brand new motorcycle. Before they had time to ask where it came from, or whose it was, Cloud came by with a helmet, gloves and his bag. Throwing the bag into a secret compartment, his slid the helmet over his head and smirked." Like my ride?" Sora and Roxas just nodded dumbfounded together as cloud turned the bike on and revved the engine once. "Oh, Sora, that reminds me, because you have your learners permit, happy early birthday you two." Cloud reached into his pocket, and tossed a small key and a remote on a hook to him. Sora and Roxas looked as the key, then to their older brother, then back to the key." You mean…?" Cloud nodded, and pressed a button on his remote, making the garage open and inside sat a custom modeled 1975 Mustang. "Dad… told me to give it to you boys when you turned of age, or when one of you got your permit." Cloud swung his leg over the bike, backed it up and drove off, waving with his left arm a goodbye.
"Dude, dad sure knew how to keep his car in great condition." Claimed Sora, walking around the car. Their father, Ansem, left for war three years ago and never returned. There was no letters, no notices, nothing. It's like he never existed. Cloud was close to their father, so it hurt him the most. Roxas stepped into the car after they slid the roof on it back. "Wow, dude, sick wheels." Sora, who was looking at the dashboard looked up and saw a silver haired teen looking up at him. "Yo Riku! Sup man? How was summer?" Sora asked and Riku circled the car." Not bad man. Got myself a summer job as the beach selling lemonade. Got some hotties numbers." And to prove his last statement correct before Roxas could say anything, he dropped a good hundred pieces of paper onto the workbench, which Roxas looked over a few." Sorry to burst your bubble, but Yuffie's number isn't that. Look." he flipped his phone open and scrolled to Yuffie's number, smirking as Riku sighed." Well, the rest of them are true. Man, trust me… can I get a ride to school?" Roxas nodded and Riku hopped over the edge, before getting hit by Sora in the face." Dude, what the Hell?" Roxas looked back at him as sora quickly waxed and cleaned the spot Riku's foot touched." This was our Father's Car. It's the only thing we have left from him." Riku looked down at the floor a muttered a sorry. Sora got into the driver's seat and started the engine." It's ok dude. We didn't tell you before hand. Now let's get to school" and with that, the boy Pulled out of the driveway and turned down the road when he saw something that surprised him and Roxas.