'Articulate'

Game 2

*AXEL PICKS UP A CARD*

*TIME STARTS*

Axel: … *throws away card*

*PICKS NEW CARD*

Axel: … *throws away card*

*PICKS NEW CARD*

Axel: … *throws away card*

*PICKS NEW CARD*

Axel: …*throws away card*

*TIME RINGS*

Riku: Dude, you suck.

Axel: I'll take that as a compliment.

Join us again in another game of 'Articulate'.

--

"I can't believe you didn't do anything! The guy was straight up in your face! You should have bitch-slapped him or something at least!" Roxas was lying down on Sora's bed with his feet up against the wall and his hands thrust up frantically.

"I mean, my God, Sora! The way he even approached you, and touched you, and spoke to you! That was all fucking inappropriate, that guy could end up in jail for that!" Sora let out an exasperated sigh as he blocked Roxas' comments out; it wasn't that he couldn't care less about what his blonde-haired cousin thought, but it was more like he already knew what was right and what was wrong, but his brain simply hadn't reacted in time. Sora swivelled around on his chair as he let the boredom pass, his mind replaying the scene over and over in his head, silently cursing to himself that he hadn't done anything.

Riku, as he had found it indeed was the guy's name, had leaned forward, pressed his lips gently against Sora's ear and confessed his lust and want for the brunet. He may have said it close to Sora's ear but the tone of his voice lingered with lust and was somehow audible to the rest of the table who all members seemed to have some sort of 'Protect Force Unit Sora' radar, and at that moment the fucking red alarm had gone off. Sora's eyes had widened and he'd blushed a dark crimson colour whilst looking down at his lap and not meeting Riku's gaze, who unfortunately suffered Roxas' wrath as he lunged across the table and began strangling the silver-haired male. Kairi had desperately fought to keep the two separated and began shouting at Sora who was out of it and still refusing to look up until the blush on his face somehow magically evaporated. Eventually Zexion had to come and force the two apart and gave them each an hours detention and a strict scolding and rant about school rules.

He remembered Roxas had been infuriated the entire day and simply skipped detention and headed on home to his faithful cousin and threw himself upon his comfy bed with stuffed animals. Sora had reminded himself to keep clear of the blonde until he was done cussing and the blood had drained from his face enough so that his natural skin colour had returned. Once that happened Sora approached Roxas and he had begun ranting about the demon that is Riku and the awfulness he brings to this world. Honestly, Sora felt a tinge of pity for Riku because the guy was new at the school and already he'd made enemies with Roxas, and believe me… when you make Roxas mad, you make him real mad.

Roxas stretched his arm out to his left and picked up a deranged, old teddy bear with only one leg and playfully pressed its stomach while continuing his speech.

"I swear he's not the right crowd, don't you talk to him again Sora! I saw the look he was giving you and he just wants you for his body and probably because he can!" Sora suddenly looked up at his cousin with an insulted expression.

"I'm sorry, are you calling me a slut? You really think I'm that easy?" Sora spread out his fingers and held them against his heart, eliciting an offended scoff. Roxas threw the oddly-shaped teddy bear to the side and flipped over on his stomach and let his hands dangle over the edge of the bed.

"You know what I mean Sora! That guy is one of those people who know they're hot, everyone knows they're hot and they use their so-called 'attractiveness'," Roxas used both his hands to make air quotations "to get whatever they want, they please, and furthermore must have! It's all a game to them! You never even know if they really like you or not, they just fuck you up and ditch you to go laugh with their buddies!"

Sora flexed his toe as silence absorbed the room. He didn't want to look at Roxas. He hadn't been exactly trusting of anyone ever since he and Axel had their dispute and broken it off; it was the strangest thing, everything was going perfectly for the two of them and then suddenly it all just suddenly ended and the two never spoke again. It was like one of the world's greatest unsolved mysteries, and there wasn't even the slightest clue!

"If he hurts you…" Sora couldn't help but smile lightly at the protectiveness in Roxas' voice; it was too precious for words. Sora nodded his head slowly.

"I know… but hey." Sora turned to look at Roxas who was now drawing circles on the floor with his finger. "You do realize we just met, right? And maybe he got off to a bad start, but if he approaches me again I'll be sure to act alive," Roxas glared intently at his cousin. "Or slap the bitch." The two boys fell out of their seats as laughter filled the child-like room.

--

"Okay, I did not know he could do that." Riku held up a wet rag to his neck and elicited a low moan as the liquid slid down his throat; it felt so goddamn cold and relaxing.

"Roxas can do a lot of things. Kicking ass being the best and most experienced." Larxene let out a chuckle as she watched their new silver-haired pet writhe in displeasure. The dare had been a good pick, and the scene they just witnessed; priceless. If this was only the beginning she couldn't wait to see the continuation, and obviously, the result.

"Well he does hang with Hayner and Co., doesn't he? He's gotta have some sort of fight in him, otherwise Hayner would be taking a giant blow to his reputation. I mean come on, having a pussy within his gang? Hayner would never hear the end of it from Seifer." Marluxia who was currently sitting on the last step of the staircase flicked his fingernail for no apparent reason. He, Larxene, Axel and Demyx had all taken Riku to the nurse just in case something had happened and were given the advice of just putting some ice or any form of cold item on Riku's neck so there wouldn't be so much swelling. The group was currently sitting by a staircase behind the school building where nobody ever went because truthfully, there was nothing there except the continuation of the fence from the school front yard.

"I didn't think you'd get owned that easily, Riku." Demyx dropped down on the bottom stair and leaned against the wall, his hair getting roughed up in the action. Riku sent a chilling glare Demyx's way which made the teen rocker cringe in discomfort and fear.

"I did not get owned. I just underestimated, that's all." Riku let the rag drop out of his hand and fall to the ground with a heave splatter. He rubbed his temples and groaned lightly; recalling the incident made his head hurt and he was ashamed that he actually was beaten that easily, and worse, by someone shorter and younger than him!

Axel was standing against the wall opposite of Larxene who was supporting her weight on the railing. He hummed silently to himself, not wanting to take any part of the conversation; he hated when they talked about people that involved the past, and he hated the past more than death.

"Look, at least I got the message through to him, right?" Riku's face brightened only to be turned into a frown once again as Larxene let out a loud laugh.

"Yeah! Loud and clear!" Marluxia twirled a piece of hair around his finger.

"We even heard it from our table."

"Okay, okay, so you all heard. That's all part of my plan though!" Riku slapped his hands onto his thighs before shooting up and grabbing his bag. Axel had returned to reality and turned his head in the silver-haired male's direction.

"What plan? You said four words and then got a can of whoop-ass thrown at you." Riku turned to glare at the red-head who had begun smirking and chuckling lightly to himself.

"That's where you're wrong. See, now that everyone did hear my little 'confession' to Sara—"

Demyx cut in. "It's Sora, dude."

"Potato, potato." (1)

"Learning your victim's name would be a good first step y'know." Demyx rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and laughed.

"Okay, fine. So-ra. Happy?" Demyx nodded with a smile grazing his lips, and even Riku had to admit, that smile made him feel warm inside; it was just so playful. "Well, everyone heard my confession, so now they'll know that they have to back off and that he's mine." Riku began walking down the stairs with gentle steps, carefully avoiding not to slip or trip over Marluxia.

Larxene let out a scoff which fit her incredibly perfectly in Riku's opinion. "That's never gonna work! What the hell kind of plan is that? No matter what there are a few girls who are still going to ask Sora out if they have the guts, little cowardly bitches, and girls who will fawn over you every time you enter the building or want to dry hump you when you walk out of the supermarket!"

Riku let out a desperate sigh; he was getting so fed up with this and they'd only just begun. "Come on! Don't you guys have like… girls who support homosexuality or anything? I mean they'd be able to rationalize with the straight ones, right?" Larxene rolled her eyes.

"Dude, that would be people like Naminé and Selphie, and you can't get to them because they're Sora's friends. And from the scene we witnessed in lunch today, word is going to spread fast."

"That I'm an incredibly attractive Sex God?" Riku quirked an eyebrow and flashed his pearly white teeth. Larxene rolled her eyes again before letting her head fall into one hand.

"That and the fact that Roxas totally kicked you ass, bi-atch." Larxene grinned and enjoyed the full view of Riku growling as a response. The blonde woman waved her hand dismissively in front of her before speaking again. "Thing is, they're gonna find out, and they're not gonna want to help you because you're a total ass. To them."

Demyx began fidgeting with his shirt, his nimble fingers running down the black cloth. "You know, isn't Kairi one of them as well? You know, after Naminé converted her and everything."

Larxene's grin at that moment couldn't have been any wider, and Marluxia's laugh couldn't have been any more mocking as Axel shook his head from side to side. Larxene slowly jumped of the staircase rail and approached Axel with smooth steps, like a cat. Axel however was still leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and shaking his head from side to side.

"No… No. No, no, no, no… No! No, no. No…!" Larxene stuck out her tongue and grasped Axel's arms and enjoyed the thrill that rushed through her body as the red-head flinched.

"Oh yes Axel… yes."

--

Sora, Roxas and Kairi were all relaxing in Sora's room, Roxas on his spot on the bed, Sora had moved to the floor whereas Kairi had later claimed his swivel chair and they were all watching 'Scrubs' on TV. Just a few minutes earlier they'd ordered pizza for the three of them and now all they could do was wait and enjoy the sitcom. Sora crossed his legs and leaned back on his stretched out arms, inhaling a deep breathe as he let out a low laugh at the scene playing in front of him.

"Who do you think you'd be?" Kairi tucked a piece of auburn hair behind her ear. "I mean, they're all great characters and obviously we can't be perfectly matched, but if you could choose… like who you're most like… who would you be?" Roxas kept on drawing small circles on the floor with his finger whilst intently staring at the television screen.

"You really want us to say? Or should we have our friends say it?"

"I think our friends should say, it's more honest that way." Sora said. Kairi rearranged her position on the chair and laid one leg under her bottom and one leg swaying under the chair.

"I think that… Roxas would be Carla." Roxas sent a mortified glare Kairi's way.

"Dude! She's a girl!" Sora raised his arm before Roxas could say anything else.

"We never said it had to be the same gender. Besides, Carla's cool, and she has a great singing voice. Not to mention she knows practically everybody and can control everybody; come on Roxas, you've seen her in action. Admit it! I mean she even controls Dr. Cox… that's really something." Roxas quirked an eyebrow and let out a frustrated growl in response.

'You're a girl.'

'No I'm not. What's this show? Is it new?'

'It's Sports Center, dude.'

'Hahaaa!'

"Man I love J.D., he's so feminine. No wonder everyone thinks he's gay." Sora tilted his head back and laughed, but stopped just as quickly when he surveyed the looks on his friends' faces. "…What?"

Roxas and Kairi both exchanged glances before inhaling deeply and replying in unison. "Nothing." Sora raised on slender eyebrow before shrugging and staring back at the TV again. A few more minutes passed before a commercial break appeared and the trio took a moment to stretch and do whatever the hell they felt like until the sitcom started up again. Sora let out a low yawn and brought his hand up to cover his mouth. Kairi stood up and fell back into her chair, stretching her legs until she heard a crack in them. Roxas simple turned over on his back and brought his legs up and placed them on the wall; one of his favourite positions on Sora's bed, honestly, he could just live there. It was that comfortable.

"So…." Kairi began. "Sora… about this Riku character…" Roxas held up a hand in defense.

"You can stop right there. I've already talked to him about that." Kairi let out a huff of air and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, I'm sure your 'Don't do it!' and 'He's evil!' warnings really got through to him. Such a typical Roxas way of handling things." Roxas and Kairi both simultaneously stuck out their tongue and made a weird sound accompanied by light laughter. Sora couldn't help but grin. It was always like this in their little group; someone would actually be insulting the other but they'd both end up laughing about it together because they knew they didn't mean it and it was just harmless fun.

"Okay, okay. But let' handle this the woman's way now, okay? So, Sora!" She clasped her hands together and crossed her legs. "What do you think of this Riku guy, huh?"

Well… he really didn't know.

"I don't know. Evil?" Kairi glared at Roxas who was grinning victoriously.

"No I mean… your opinion that you've formed so far… even if it is just a small one. What do you think of him? I mean I think he's pretty hot." Roxas pretended to gag as Kairi began bellowing with laughter.

"…I think… he's like… Well. You see… I just met the guy today and he was really straight-forward and all, so I guess that's on thing. And that straightforwardness kind of gave me the feeling that he may be sex-fixated or something… and also he kinda dissed me and Roxas I guess, in class and all… so he's kind of a jerk there too… But he doesn't look all that bad, he looks like a nice guy if you see him from far away so I guess I see him as a…" Roxas continued on for him.

"Pervert-freak bastard who looks innocent but is actually a minion of the anti-christ?" Roxas put on his best smile, and Sora just stared in response.

"…Actually… he looks like an angel."

There was a moment of silence where none of the three occupants of the teenager's room said anything, two of them were staring in disbelief at one and the other one was waiting with confusion written all over his face; just waiting for a response or anything to come from any of his friends.

"…What?" Roxas shook his head as Kairi began to frantically giggle.

"Dude… I can't believe you said that."

"What? What?!" Sora held out his hands and shrugged. "What did I do? I just said—"

"I can't believe," Roxas inhaled deeply whilst holding in his laughter. "you said that! Impossible!" He threw his hands up into the air and Kairi fell off her chair and began laughing uncontrollably. At that same time the doorbell rang.

"PIZZA!" Sora cried out, throwing his arms up into the air with a gleeful smile. Roxas began fumbling about Sora's room looking for his jacket. Once he found the item of clothing he rummaged through the pockets and pulled out the amount of money that was needed for the pizza, including tip. He stalked out of Sora's room and began walking down the stairs, Kairi's laughter echoed through the entire house and Roxas couldn't help but let a small smile make its way onto his face.

"I can't believe you said that…" He said it to no one in particular but it was directed to Sora, and his voice was raised a few octaves as he yelled up the stairs. "I can't believe you said that Sora!"

"I was being honest!" Came Sora's reply from his bedroom.

"The word is 'stupid', Sora! STUPID!"

"But he does look like an angel doesn't he— KAIRI STOP LAUGHING!!" And Roxas heard Kairi's laughter increase as he reached the bottom of the stairs. He could just imagine the major pout on his cousin's face as it turned crimson red.

"What the hell do you mean?!" Roxas began laughing, he reached for the door and pressed down on the handle before swinging the door open. "He doesn't not look like a fucking—" And in front of him stood the person he wanted to meet the least, the person he regretted ever talking to, the person who he loved more than anything before, but now hated more than death itself.

"Yes mortal being! I have descended from the heavens! Ooh, and I get a tip for my presence? I like, I like~!" Axel had caught sight of the money in Roxas' hand and instinctively reached out for the bundle of happiness.

"FUCK OFF!" Roxas slammed the door shut in Axel's face and didn't even stay around to hear Axel's cry of pain and muffled response through the door, not even when he began banging on the door and shouting nonsense, stuff Roxas tuned out and made his way up the stairs again and into Sora's room where both occupants had their eyes settled on him.

"…Axel." He returned to his place on the bed and flopped down on his stomach. Kairi sent a worried glanced Sora's way who simply nodded and began shuffling towards the blonde boy on the bed, and Kairi quietly exited the room and tiptoed her way down the stairs. Axel was still banging on the door and yelling profanities which made Kairi roll her eyes. This was typical Axel behaviour; don't think. Act.

Kairi swung the door open and was greeted with one very enraged Axel clutching his head, his fierce red spikes poking their way through his fingers.

"What the hell's his problem?" Kairi walked out of the house and gently shut the door behind her.

"You. Now what do you want?"

Axel quirked an eyebrow and opened his mouth to begin his protests, but stopped and shook his head instead. "Ah- whatever. I came to pick you up, and I also need to talk to you about a small matter."

Kairi clasped her hands behind her back and swayed from one leg to the other. "Can't you just say it here?"

Axel looked at her with a look of utter horrification and Kairi couldn't help but let out a snort.

"Outside the lair of the mighty Golden Lion?"

The auburn-haired girl rubbed her chin. "Haha. Nice you dubbed him something."

"Yeah, well, I don't think he'd be too fond of 'Little Sunshine'" Axel placed his hands into his jeans pockets and leaned his entire body back, but still in balance.

"Probably not. So, is this urgent or can it wait?" Kairi crossed her arms and brought her legs together so they were pressed against each other and therefore protecting her from the slight chill that was outside.

"Do you really think I'd have approached this place if it wasn't urgent?"

Kairi let a chuckle escape her lips before shaking her head and turning around towards the house again. "True. Just a second, let me get my things."

Quickly she ran up the stairs and entered Sora's room with a guilty grin, she grabbed her bag and jacket which she'd taken off earlier and left on Sora' swivel chair and excuse herself, saying it was a matter of very important business.

And then she was gone.

--

Axel and Kairi were walking down the street, casually taking a look at their surroundings and smiling inwardly to themselves whenever they saw the weird antics Sora's neighbours were up to. Whenever Kairi had visited Sora she'd take a quick look at every house and remember small details like the colour of their door, what their front door mat said or how many weeds they had in their garden. Back when it was just her and Sora they'd both visit the old lady two houses down and she'd always hand them cookies because she enjoyed the company of children. That was years ago and that old lady had probably kicked the bucket by now, but the memories were always their.

Kairi looked over at her older brother. "So what did you want to talk about?"

Axel flinched at first, but then relaxed and kicked a small pebble that he'd been continuously kicking since they left the brunet's house. "Uhh… So how's Sora hanging up on that lunch scenario thing from today?"

"Well, he thinks Riku's a jerk and straight-forward, but other than that he seemed nice from afar. Oh, and he looks like an angel apparently." She smiled at her brother who had his eyebrows furrowed and was whispering something to himself.

"Certainly ain't pure…"

"What?"

"Nothing. So, so, he likes this guy or he's uncertain or just doesn't care?"

Kairi brought one hand up to her cheek and gently tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, the same piece that always kept falling out. "…He thinks he doesn't care, but when Riku approached him— you heard what he said right?"

Axel rolled his eyes. "No shit, everyone in the lunch room heard him."

Kairi waved her hand in front of her face dismissively with a small grin forming on her lips. "Right, right. Embarrassing. Anyway, when he uttered those words, Sora didn't react… at all. And by react I mean push him off or yell at him or strangle him like our beloved Roxas did." Axel let out a small laugh before covering his mouth with his hand and inwardly regretting laughing. "But we saw him blush! And I know this is just something small, probably a prank, yadda-yadda-yadda and all, but I really think this could go somewhere. I mean Sora's never really like anyone more than a friend and he's never felt an attraction to either gender… maybe this is where he shows his true self. Maybe this Riku brings out Sora's—"

"Sexdrive?" Axel finished.

"I was going to say 'colours', but that works too!" They both laughed. "But you see what I'm saying, right?"

"Loud and clear! And what great timing as well because I happen to know that Riku likes Sora back!" Axel grinned madly as his sister's face brightened up like a kid getting presents during Christmas.

"Really?!"

"Well, no. Not really. But— we can make it happen." Axel held up one lone finger and flipped it over at himself, then pointed it at Kairi like a gun. The auburn-haired girl was quiet and Axel immediately felt that something was coming on.

"…Axel, why are you doing this? This isn't some kind of stupid prank you're pulling on Sora is it? Because if it is I'll pull this car over and kill you right now."

The red-head rolled his eyes and clutched his heart. "Wow, I can really feel the love y'know… Fine. So Riku may have come to our table and wanted to be accepted into our group, but I didn't pick out the test! I even remember I opposed it! I mean come on! Tampering with someone's feelings is just cruel." He kicked the pebble in front of him again and they both watched as it sprung 5 meters and hit a pole. There was and awkward silence between the two of them which was frustrating because they both had something on their mind. Axel was the first one to break the stance, wanting to go on with his genius plan of his.

"…What?"

Kairi looked up into her brother's eyes, and for once he saw real sincerity and curiousty, both of them mixed and resulting in one very full feeling that Axel couldn't name. "…Why is Roxas mad with you?"

The red-head rubbed the back of his head and let out a loud scoff whilst turning his head away from his baby sister. "How the hell should I know."

And there was that awkward silence again. The two of them strolling down the street, their destination being their own house and the wind playfully dancing with their hair. The night was dark and only a few single stars were out, none of them shining particularly bright at that time. The sound of the ground and their shoes connecting was heard, and the movement of their clothing was another sound, but that was pretty much it. Nothing else really happened or was heard. Kairi spoke up first.

"So. You came all the way just to tell me that?"

Axel shook his head and stopped in the middle of his step. They'd arrived at their house and they were now standing just outside of their restricted property. "Well, no. This whole scene my friends are creating is kind of a spectacle don't ya think? So I figured perhaps I just give the whole thing a little push… I mean, we— if you're up for it, that is."

The two teens began walking towards their house, each step bringing them closer to their porch. Kairi raised one single eyebrow. "Define 'push'."

"We make this whole fake confession…" Axle said as he held up on finger again.

Kairi clapped her hands and let out a gasp of realization. "A real confession!"

"Exacta!" Said Axel as he pointed his gun finger at his sister again, and she turned the knob opening the door to their beloved home.

--

Demyx dashed down the hallways and frantically turned the corners, sliding to a stop or simply crashing into a wall and then turn and continue running. He had overslept again thus causing him to miss his bus and destroy any chance of him arriving exactly on time. The bus stop was exactly a 17 minute walk away from Demyx's house, and every single day he'd have to get up at 7 o'clock, get dressed, eat and then run to the bus stop. Mainly because the bus only came every one hour and it took one hour to travel from the stop to the school, and also because he only had time to do all his morning activities in the span of 20 minutes, excluding the 10 minute run. Only that way was he able to arrive at school at 8:30 and then sprint to class just before it began; it was all planned out perfectly if it wasn't for the fact that his bus stop was in the outskirts somewhere, so the bus driver never thought of stopping there unless someone was already standing at the bus stop. And that's how he'd missed his bus. He hadn't been at the bus stop and the driver drove away with a wailing Demyx desperately trying to catch up, only to end with him turning around and wait another hour for the next bus.

Demyx crashed into a rusty red locker and rubbed the bridge of his nose before quickly pacing towards the English room, note in his hand and cursing under his breath. The janitor passed him pushing his little grey trolley with a garbage bag in it, silently whistling a melodic tune. If there was anything Demyx was good at, and I mean better than anyone, even the Pope and almighty God himself… it was music. Demyx knew every tune he'd ever heard in his entire life and he was still exploring whilst on the side making up his own. That's the main reason he loved English, because you get to write, and writing is poetry, and poetry is lyrics. Which is also why he'd taken an extra class which would be held at 5 o'clock every Tuesday and Thursday after his last class; it was unbelievable.

Demyx counted the numbers that were printed across the doors, silently humming the tune to 'Lucky' by Britney Spears. Somehow he'd gotten terribly surprised by all the changes that happened with her that he'd listened to all her songs and then went on youtube and listened to her older songs, which he himself preferred more compared to the new sexy, hardcore, disgustingly mainstream music. And don't even get me started on when Michael Jackson died, the poor blonde would not stop crying for three days, weeping every hour and praying for this to be some sort of prank and that the 'King of Pop' had indeed not died and was on Hawaii somewhere drinking coconut milk with the help of a pink, spiral straw.

In the midst of his thinking a teacher walked past him holding a few papers in his hand and a steaming hot cup of coffee in the other; the two passed each other and for a second there Demyx snapped himself out of his trance and turned back.

"Zexion?"

Nothing.

" …Oi, Zexion!" The man turned around, his one open eye staring intently at Demyx from behind his glasses, his lilac hair gently swaying as he turned his head.

"Yes?"

Demyx waved his hand and began jogging towards the teacher, a wide grin spread across his face, practically blinding the elder man. Demyx came to an abrupt halt in front of him and began talking away. "Hey! It's been quite a while hasn't it? Ya still remember me right?" He pointed a thumb to himself and continued grinning.

"…"

Demyx frowned. "…If you say Naminé I'm walking away right now."

Zexion quirked an eyebrow. "Why would I say 'Naminé'?"

"Cus I'm— …Do you not remember when you came to our house to discuss her grades with my folks, and then our dog jumped you and you leapt back out of fear and during the process you crashed into our wall and broke a picture."

Suddenly Zexion's face turned a dark colour of red and he looked down at his feet, his hand holding the papers fell down to his side although his hand with the coffee cup was still held up right. Demyx began laughing lightly.

"Remember?"

Zexion glared at Demyx and the blonde took one step back, the teacher held out his hand with the coffee cup and placed his other hand with the papers on his hip. "…Okay one, I was not scared, I was surprised by the sudden attack and two, your mother said it was perfectly fine and that I shouldn't fret over breaking the picture."

Demyx smiled sheepishly and began scratching the back of his head, his Mohawk getting a teensy bit flattened in the process. "Well Ma always was the kind-hearted one… no wonder Naminé and I turned the same ya'know!"

"You're Naminé's brother?" Zexion nodded his head towards Demyx.

"Ah? Yeah! So ya remember now!"

Zexion took on a stern expression and Demyx felt that awkward, nervous feeling coming on. "If I recall the incident correctly, you stood by the staircase and laughed throughout the entire scene."

The blonde shook his head and began laughing, clutching his stomach in the process before braking out into a genuine smile. "Aw, but come on! That just looked so cute the way you jumped away from Spat and stumbled onto the wall."

"…I beg your pardon?"

Demyx suddenly heard what he said and his face flushed. He observed Zexion's reaction but there was none, and inwardly he breathed out. Okay, to be honest, that time when Zexion had come over to their house, Demyx had thought that he was pretty eligible. He was very young for a teacher and he was still in style, having that cool emo haircut followed by a tie and a fancy purple shirt with black stripes; it was just plain gorgeous and the dude could make anything work on him. Demyx suddenly frowned.

"Ya still don't know my name do ya?"

"No." It was quick and simple. "And I don't really care." And that kinda hurt. Demyx threw his hands up into the air and let out a fake gasp.

"Eh? But come on! Ya gotta remember! Come on, outta everyone at my house you spent the most time with me! You really forgot the music I played for you?"

Zexion narrowed his eyes in confusion; he was seriously doubting this boy and thought he might have a slight case of 'major insanity'."What music?"

"Ya… ya really did forget…" Demyx's shoulder slouched and his hands fell to his sides, he concentrated his eyes on the floor and let out a low sigh. "Damn. And that was the nicest compliment I even got too… you're really good with words you know." He smiled gently.

"I'm an English teacher, I'm supposed to be good with words." Zexion shook his head as Demyx swatted his hand in front of his face and grinned sheepishly.

"Ah, right, right. My bad."

"Did you want anything?" Zexion took a sip of his coffee and watched Demyx's reaction.

"Mm? Yeah! Uh, if you were Naminé's English teacher, does that mean you're mine too?" Zexion nodded.

"I am the English teacher at this school." Demyx held up the note he'd been holding all along and shoved it in front of Zexion's face who took a step backward and let out a growl.

"Here, a note from my mom explaining my absence class. I'm terribly sorry, it's just, my bus only comes every hour and it's kind of frustrating when you're running towards it and it's just out of your reach and, GAH! You miss it and it's like your whole world is in chaos." He clutched his head in his hands and made a pained face.

Zexion quirked and eyebrow whilst holding the note in his hand, it was the first piece of paper on the pile of pages he'd been holding previously. "…I think you're over exaggerating. "

Demyx grinned again, this being a daily routine for him. Dropping in and out of his character, not once being mad but each of his actions having a layer of humour plastered above it. "Perhaps. But that's how I really feel whenever I miss the bus."

Zexion blew on his coffee, the steam slowly evaporating from the cup. "Does this happen often?"

"More times than usual." Demyx nodded and shook his head. If he had a penny for every time he'd missed the bus he'd been a millionaire posing as a rock star. Do not doubt though; he certainly had the potential to be rock star if he'd really wanted to be, mainly now he just wanted to relax and listen to music which was very soothing for him.

"Then I advise you to get up earlier and arrive at the bus stop before the bus itself arrives." Zexion placed his hand on his hip again and took another sip of his coffee. Demyx stared dumb-founded at the teacher, his eyes actually loosing their gleam; he stayed like that for what seemed like ages before he snapped back to reality and cleared his throat.

"…But that means I have to wake up at 6 o'clock."

The lilac-haired man simply nodded. "I do that everyday too."

Demyx fell backwards and landed straight on his ass. Who in their right mind would wake up before the rooster?! "Wha-? But why?"

"I live rather far away. Now go, I've got some introduction letters to read over." He waved the papers in his hand in front of Demyx's face where the blonde simple held up his hands in defence and backed away, still grinning.

"Ah, okay. I'll see you around then Zexion."

There was that stern expression again, that one made that Demyx shiver and want to cower in fear; Zexion pointed the stack of papers at Demyx. "That's Professor Zexion to you."

"…Okay." Demyx nodded and began to walk away, Zexion doing the same only he went the other way. What was his next class now? He'd missed his first lesson so that meant his next class was Humanities today; just as well, he needed some time to prepare himself. And their teacher always showed slide shows with notes, all you really had to do was write them down and memorize them.

"And Demyx." Demyx flinched, then turned around with a gleeful expression.

"Hey! Ya remembered my name! How great is that?!"

Zexion held up the papers in his hand. "I'm still expecting your introduction letter." Then he began to walk away again, turning the corner and leaving an exasperated Demyx standing in the middle of the hallway. The blonde groaned and rubbed his temples before letting out a huff of annoyance and began walking towards his next class.

"Nghh… hardass."

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No Riku this time, sorry. But there was a lot of gossip and talking about him, right? Which is what he always does, he always manages to make people talk about him even when he's note there. –sighs- Attention seeker much? xD

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