The bell for first period echoed loudly and teenagers rushed out of the class. Now, they weren't running to get to class, I can definitely assure you of that. They were rushing to see their friends, gossip, get to their lockers for forgotten items, sell drugs (yes, that happens this early in the morning), and other things I'm probably unaware of. It's not like I'd want to know anyway. Wasn't any of my business.

As I walked out of homeroom, I was attacked from behind and instantly fell and dropped my books on the dirt inhibited floor. Damn, these janitors did a horrible job. My assailant jumped on my back multiple times, and in response I could only groan in pain.

"Roxy! Roxy! Roxy!" A female said, and instantly I knew who it was. "Roxy~!" she cooed, and continued to assault me. Well, it was considered assaulting, wasn't it?

"Ugh… Rikku, please get off of my back… please"

Said girl, reluctantly got off and held a hand out to help me up. Her bangle, and bracelet covered arm jingled as I pulled myself and books up. Rikku 'dusted' off her blue mini-skirt which was also covered in colorful accessories (belts, chains, pins, etc.,). She also swiped imaginary dust off of her shirt. Which was just barely covering her belly button.

Rikku Izaya was probably one of the happiest, bubbly females I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. No offense to her or anything, I consider her one of my few close friends but she got out of hands at times. Rikku had two other sisters, Yuna and Paine; and they were triplets. Rikku had the crazy long, angled, beaded and braided Blonde hair. Yuna, had the short brown hair and Paine had the Black short-hair. Some got them confused, I don't see how that's possible. If you couldn't tell them apart by their appearances then there was personality. Rikku was the happy-go-lucky one, Yuna was constantly studying but really popular and Paine was the loner. All different. But they had similar qualities. Which I will not name at the moment, you'll see those eventually.

"Hey Roxy!" Rikku grinned and linked her arm with mine as she led our way to our first class. Which was American Cultures.

"Hey Rikku" I greeted, with much less enthusiasm.

"You ready to go through one of Mr. Skeletons boring lectures?"

"Of course not. Nobody is ever ready to go through those things!" I replied, groaning. Now, Mr. Skeleton was a great teacher, that I could give him. But once he gets distracted by the smallest, insignificant subject he goes on and on about it. Which wastes time, sure but it'd be nice to actually get some work done. Mr. Skeleton was about 6 feet tall and just about as skinny as my pinky finger. He looked to be in his late 30s and had jet black hair which was slicked back. His eyes had quite a bit of eyeliner (the dudes almost 40 I don't see why he feels the need to wear eyeliner at all), and he was so pale he even looked dead. Most people would be scared, but his personality throws you off completely. The man is crazy about the holidays, especially Christmas.

Rikku giggled and as soon as we approached the classroom and sigh escaped her lips. "Here we go.." she muttered under her breath as she took her seat in front of the class. Chuckling lightly I took my seat in the back of the classroom and braced myself for two very long class periods.

(TIMESKIPTIMESKIP!)

As soon as the bell rang, I grabbed my books a zoomed out of the classroom. I didn't wait for Rikku, even though I saw that she was making her way towards me. Instead, I made a dash to my locker to put my books away, and grab what I needed for Math. All during American-Cultures I could do nothing but think about my possible feelings for Axel. My head pounded with thoughts about the red-head; and maybe just maybe there was something there.

Okay, not maybe. Definitely. I definitely had feelings for my best friend, Axel Flynn. But the amount of romantic affection was miniscule. They were there, but then again they weren't. That totally makes sense. Well, to me anyway.

I shut my locker and made my way to Math. I had two more periods until I saw Axel, and considering I just realized my newfound affection for the red-head. I knew I could totally play off that I didn't feel anything. Totally.

When I walked inside the classroom, I noticed a new student. She had short black hair a sea blue eyes, her shirt was white and had a cupcake on it. The unknown girl had skinny jeans with paint splattered in different colors and worn-out red converse. Very cute, I had to admit. If I were straight I'd be into her, but I'm not. The new girl looks to be Rikku's type anyway (yes. Rikku is a lesbian).

The sound of the warning bell was made and about 10 teenagers rushed through the doors of my math class. My teacher, Ms. Kisaragi jumped in front of the classroom and made sure everone was paying attention to her. "Hello class!" she clasped her hands together enthusiastically. "we have a new student. Her name is Xion Unami and is she's my cousin. Don't mess with her! Or I'll deal with the problem myself!" Ms. Kisaragi tucked her short, jet-black her behind her ear and quickly fixed her 'ninja' outfit (she thought she was a ninja. For a 28 year old she was still really active) and got on with the lesson.

No one was really intimidated by her, but I can assure you she could kick ass. Mrs. Kisaragi was also one of the few teachers I could tolerate. Which wasn't much.

"Welcome to the Essentials of Algebra, Xi-Xi!" Xion's eye twitched slightly at the embarrassing nickname, ha. That's way worse than 'Roxy'. I share her slight annoyance. "you won't get Algebra until next year, and in this is a support math class so feel free to ask for help. 'Kay? Great. Now, everyone open your books to page 358and begin questions 1-30…" she continued talking and wrote the instructions on the board and then sat at her desk and began doing work.

By the end of 3rd period, I had finished all of my classwork and was left to do nothing but drown in my own thoughts. Which were undeniably filled with Axel, of course. The red-head was my best friend and if I were to tell him how I felt would he react badly? He'd probably reject me, anyway. I'm nothing special or good enough to look twice at.

Damn, I need a self-esteem boost. It felt as if hours had went by before class was over and the bell for Lunch A had rang. In this school, lunches were split into A,B, and C. Those with lunches B and C had a longer schedule than lunch A; that lunch meant you had fewer classes and you had less periods. Usually the 'smarter' kids got lunches B and C. While the less academic teens got lunch A. But, its not like I care much; I could care less.

Before I stepped a foot out of Mrs. Kisaragi's class she called me and Xion over.

"Roxas, I want you to show Xion to her lunch. Okay? Thanks! You guys may leave!" Before I even got the chance to respond I was shoved out the classroom along with the newbie. I guess I really didn't have a choice. And ditching the new kid wasn't an option. I'd be a dick for doing that.

"Uhm, just follow me I guess.." I shuffled my feet against the dirty, tiled floors. These janitors don't even do a half-assed job with it. Let alone, do anything! Dust and dirt collected on my already worn-out vans as I lead Xion to lunch with me.

"You don't have to walk me there you know" her voice barely over a whisper. I strained my ears to hear her. "I can go there by myself"

"Naw, it's cool. Besides I'd be a total dick for leaving the new kid to fend for herself in this huge ass school. You'd get lost in mere seconds"

I heard her giggle as we walked down three sets of stairs to get to the cafeteria. The smell of lunch food filled my nose as our destination got closer to us. When we reached the cafeteria I faced her and gave the fakest, friendliest smile I could.

"You could sit by me and my friends, if you'd like. It doesn't matter. You can't miss us either, we sit right in front of the pizza line over there" I said, pointing to momentarily empty table with my index finger. "See ya!" I left her and made my way to get lunch. After paying, I took my custom made deli sandwich and went over to the table. Not too long after Demyx sat with his boyfriend in following quickly behind him. I guess their little fight was over.

Now, Zexion is supposed to get lunch C (you know, the really smart peoples lunch –insert eye roll-) but after much talking with our Guidance Counselor, he had his schedule changed just to be with Dem. Which I thought was sweet.

Riku and Sora came a few minutes after and Axel was the only one missing. No one seemed to notice and after about five minutes I asked about the object of my affection. "Hey, where's Ax?"

"The last time I saw him, he was talking with the new kid" Sora answered. Nibbling on a leaf of lettuce from his salad; my brunet cousin was on some diet to keep from getting fat. Like that'll ever happen.

"New kid? You mean Xion?"

"Who?"

"Theres a new chick that's in my math class. Her name is Xion and is Mrs. Kisaragi's cousin" I answered.

"Never heard of her. The new kid I'm talking about is Ms. Kisaragi's cousin as well. I forget his name though… Venti… Ven.. Ventu? Oh, whatever. He's like your identical twin or something!" Sora continued to speak as he ate his lunch.

"Ventus. Ventus Unami." An unfamiliar voice joined our conversation and took a seat where Axel usually sat. I looked at the new face and inaudibly gasped. Sora was right, this guy could be my twin. Ventus seemed to share the same thoughts as he looked at me with emotion swimming in his blue orbs. Confusion etched on his features, he suddenly looked away from and turned to my cousin.

"Don't forget my name." Ventus stated, his eyes narrowed and bore into Sora's face.

Without noticing this, Sora nodded obliviously. "Sure thing! Hey, Ven, where'd Axel go?"

"Axel went to get lunch" Ventus answered, his expression softened at the nickname Sora gave him. What was up with that?

"Cool.. cool.."

"So, Ven, where are you from?" Riku asked.

"New York City." He answered rather quickly and his face noticeably brightened up as Axel approached the table, with his lunch in one hand and a small bottle of Gatorade in the other. I felt a light blush find its way on my cheeks as came up to us.

"Sup?" he asked and with what seemed like barely any effort, moved Ventus from his seat, sat down . "Ah, I see you've met Ventus. Great! No need to exchange formalities, right?" all of us nodded and before I knew it, Ventus was sitting on Axel's lap.

Can you believe it? What the hell? .. Jealousy made its way into me, I was filled with a sudden anger. It was unbelievable.

"Oh! I forgot to mention. We're dating, ha" Ven looked over to me, as if he knew exactly how I was feeling. His eyes danced with amusement.

I was pissed. Fuming beyond any anger I have ever felt in the past. And, I was a hurt. How couldn't I be? I had just found out about my affection for Axel, only for it to be taken away by some new kid.

"I thought you weren't into Blondes…" Zexion said, tilting his head in slight confusion.

"I'm not. But, I can make a few exceptions for some people" Axel looked over to me quickly and looked back at Ven, a small smiled played onto his thin, pink lips.

I then decided, I didn't want to hear anymore and quickly got up and threw my lunch away. Deciding that I wasn't hungry anymore.

"Hey, Rox, where are ya goin? There's still 35 minutes left for lunch!" I heard Axel ask. The sound of his voice hurt my very being, it pierced through my like needles. I opened my mouth to say something, but my vocals failed me and shaking my head, I ran out of the lunch room and towards to boys bathroom. Running into one of the larger stalls, I pressed my back against the wall and slowly slid down. It hurt. Whether they were new feelings for him or not, it pained me and I couldn't do anything about it. Taking large, deep breaths I pulled myself together and didn't let my emotions get the better of me. I could get over him as quickly as I found out I liked him, right?

Exactly. It was not difficult… not in the slightest.

"Hey, Rox. Why'd you leave like that? Look man, if your upset that I never told you before~"

I cut Axel off before he finished. I didn't even have to guess that it was him who chased after me.

"Look, it's fine. I'm your best friend, just tell me if you get interested in someone before-hand. I only want the best for you, bro" Lies. Looking straight at Axel, I lied to him. And there was nothing I could do about it. Telling the truth about how I felt certainly was not an option. It just was not.

The tall red-head nodded and gave me a small smile. "Gotcha. Even if he's new and all I can assure you he's a great guy. It's like I've known him forever!"

"Mhmm…" I wasn't interested in what he said. Not at all.

The bell signaling the end of lunch rang as Axel and I walked out of the bathroom. I caught sight of Ventus walking with Xion and they approached us. "This is my sister, Xion." Ventus introduced, more-so to Axel than I. But still, I nodded in acknowledgement.

Not bothering to listen anymore, I walked away from them and waved to Axel.

"I'll see you.. whenever.." I muttered and scurried off to go to class. I guess he didn't seemed fazed by the fact that I left and continued talking to his new boy-toy. I hated feeling like this. So pained, hurt… It wasn't right, it just wasn't.

Walking up the stairs I stopped at the second flight and sat on one of the steps. Grasping my dirty-blonde hair tightly I had the urge to scream. Opening my moist, pink lips I waited for something to come out. Anything. But nothing happened, my own vocal cords betrayed me. I sat there for a good 5 more minutes until the late bell rang. Great, not only was I late to class and had a great possibility of getting detention for the first time, but my heart was slightly broken.

Today just was not my day.

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Alright, I know it's been awhile since I updated but I hardly got any response so I found it legit to wait awhile before posting it up. I'll reply to reviews later. Schools a betch. I hope you liked! And, about the whole AKUVEN thing? It goes with the plot, I assure you. Sooner or later the AkuVen is going to be a TerraVen. Hoped you liked! PLEASE REVIEW. THANKS.

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