"So it's true?" Axel asked, confusing everyone at the table.
"What?" Sora asked in fear.
"The rumors." Axel leaned forward, as if he had a secret. "You're a drug dealer."
"No way!" Demyx's eyes exploded in disbelief.
"Are you serious?" Riku asked after Sora failed to say or do anything.
"I'm not a dealer," Sora fidgeted uneasily.
"But you're involved with drugs, for money." Axel corrected himself.
"I set up the when and where. My boss does the deals." Sora whispered as quietly as he could.
"I see. So you're the reason why drugs are popular at this school?" Axel asked with accusing eyes, allowing Riku to see why he was so hesitant about him talking to Sora.
"Please," Sora scoffed. "The idiots that buy the drugs are the ones at fault."
"Idiots? So you're telling me that you deal but don't take?" Axel shook his head in annoyance.
"I told you, I'm not a dealer!" Sora whispered harshly.
"But you do do drugs, right?" Axel nodded.
"That's it, I've had enough." Sora stood up, grabbing his bag.
"We made a deal." Riku folded his arms, wondering where the conversation was going, and if Sora would really leave.
"Yeah well that was before I met your friends. The redhead is worse than you, and that's saying something." The brunette said dryly.
"It was nice meeting you too." Axel smiled.
"Fuck you." Sora shook his head.
"Hey," Riku stood up, placing a hand on the brunettes chest. "Just join us for the movie. You don't even need to talk to us or look at us for the entire film anyway."
"I have work, remember?" Sora tried to push a foot forward, but Riku stopped him.
"Even I know that a drug deal can't take that long. Come on, if you leave now, our deal is broken, and you already put up with us for half of lunch, so it'd be a shame to give up now." Riku said convincingly, so after glancing back at Axel, Sora rolled his eyes.
"Fine."
"I like you." Demyx said once Sora sat down.
"Please tell me you're joking." Axel turned to his boyfriend.
"Axe, he seems like a good guy."
"He cussed at me." Axel pointed at Sora.
"You pissed me off." Sora defended himself.
"I think you both got off on the wrong foot." Zexion tried to intervene.
"I think he's just antisocial." Axel said stubbornly.
"I think you're just annoying." Sora crossed his arms over his chest.
"I think we're all getting along splendidly." Demyx put an arm around his boyfriend to calm him down.
"How'd a tiny kid like you get involved with that shit anyway?" Axel asked curiously.
"I'm not tiny!" Sora fisted his hands.
"Ok, how'd a young kid like you get involved with drugs?" Axel rolled his eyes as he rearranged his sentence.
"None of your business, that's how." Sora squinted in frustration.
"I'm just curious. I mean, you're really young to be in our grade, so you must be really smart; so I'm wondering how you landed up in that kind of business." Axel folded his arms smugly.
"Well it's not like I volunteered." Sora started to shy away inside himself.
"Are you being forced to do it?" Demyx whispered in excitement.
"Dem, this is his life, not some movie." Zexion rolled his eyes.
"Kinda," Sora rubbed his arms.
"Really?" Zexion asked, a bit surprised.
"No way!" Demyx became more and more entertained by Sora's life.
"By who?" Riku asked, but Sora shook his head.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"We don't have to." Axel shrugged. "Anyway, you're still going with us to the movies, right?"
"Let me text my boss." Sora dug into his pocket for his phone.
"You guys, I feel so cool!" Demyx bounced up.
"Why?" Axel asked.
"Cause, we're sitting with someone who's texting a drug dealer." Demyx whispered, as if they were spies.
"Drugs aren't cool Dem. They ruin lives." Axel said, staring at Sora, who finally realized it after having stared at his phone. When they made eye contact, he snarled.
"Quit gawking at me like that! I'm not a dealer, and I don't do drugs, so stop acting like you know me." Sora mumbled grumpily.
"I'm just saying what I know from what I can see, and if you don't like that, well that's your fault for showing it." Axel shrugged indifferently.
"And what am I showing? Huh?" Sora leaned forward, thankful that their table was tucked away in a corner of the courtyard.
"Look at your piercings, and your hair, and at all the black clothing you wear. Now, ask again." Axel nodded.
"You think you're better than me, don't you? You think you're so perfect with your hot, peppy boyfriend and your smart cute friend, and Mr. popular 'lets make friends with everyone', don't you?" Sora pointed to each individual at the table.
"I'm thankful for the friends that I have, and I truly believe that those who I spend my time with help make my life better."
"You're such a cocky prick." Sora shook his head.
"You're such a waste of brain power." Axel fought back.
"Oh I see, now you think you know me? You think I've heard that phrase over and over again, huh, and guess what? You're right. But it's like I said, I didn't ask for any of this." Sora gripped his backpack.
"Sora, it's fine. He's just being difficult." Riku said to clear things up.
"I'm not going to the movies if I'm going to be interrogated, judged, or bothered anymore." Sora looked at Riku.
"You won't be." Riku assured.
"Axel, apologize." Demyx nudged his boyfriend.
"I'm sorry I accused you of things, and that I insulted you by acting like I know you." Axel looked away as he spoke.
"Axel, like you mean it." Demyx put his hands on his hips.
"I'm sorry." Axel made eye contact with the brunette, who gulped.
"Sorry I cussed you out." Sora said on his behalf.
"Awww, now we're all friends!" Demyx cheered with a clap of his hands.
"You're always the optimist." Axel sighed with a gentle smile.
"Well he called me hot." Demyx winked at Sora.
"Hey, he's mine." Axel said defensively as he put an arm around Demyx.
"Hehe, you know I love you baby." Demyx snuggled against Axel's shoulder.
"I love you too." Axel kissed Demyx's cheek before the two made out.
"Look what you started." Zexion rolled his eyes at Sora in annoyance.
"Do they do this a lot?" Sora asked after minutes had passed and the kiss ensued.
"Yep." Riku raised his eyebrows quickly with a sigh.
"It's kind of," Sora gulped.
"Annoying." Zexion coughed loudly.
"Hot," Sora took another deep swallow.
"You think so?" Riku asked Sora, who fidgeted.
"They're both hot," Sora shrugged.
"Aww, thanks Spikey. Maybe Dem is right, you aren't so bad after all." Axel interrupted the kiss before he returned to his task of ravaging Demyx's mouth. Sora gulped nervously as he watched.
"You're gay?" Riku asked, and Sora gulped.
"No, not at all. Completely straight, but I've never had a relationship."
"Well in case you haven't realized, we're all gay." Zexion said emotionlessly.
"Wait, you've never had a relationship before?" Riku asked, causing Sora to shake his head.
"Why are you surprised?" Sora asked.
"Cause," Riku blushed.
"Cause?" Sora asked, confused.
"What I mean is," Riku coughed.
"You're cute too." Demyx took a break from the kiss to help Riku.
"Thanks," Sora said shyly, glancing down at his lap.
"You've never had a crush?" Riku asked Sora, who shrugged.
"I don't know. Why am I the only one being interrogated?" Sora asked curiously.
"Cause you're the new guy." Axel explained.
"Well you're all new to me." Sora replied.
"I'm Axel. I'm seventeen; I live with my grandma cause my parents both ran off when I was eight. She works most of the day and by the time I get home she's usually fast asleep. I like watching movies, spending time with my boyfriend, and my favorite class is history. I think it's important to remember the past, so that we don't forget everything that makes us who we are now. I sometimes get defensive and I have a tendency to over react at times, but it's only because I care so much that I get bothered so easily." Axel started the self-introductions.
"I'm Demyx!" the cheerful blonde waved next. "I love swimming, and I'm on the swim team. I also love music; it's what I want to study in college! Ummm, I've been dating Axel for nine months, but we've been best friends for forever, huh baby?" Demyx asked and didn't continue talking until his boyfriend nodded. "I try to stay on the bright side of things, but sometimes I get discouraged and need my close friends to help pick me up. Oh, and I live with both of my parents, but I don't see my parents much cause they're always busy. My sister is dumb and annoying but we don't really hang out much." Demyx bit his lip. "And yeah, that's about it."
"I'm Zexion, but everyone calls me Zex. Call me 'sex', and I'll ignore you." Zexion glared at Axel who snickered.
"He's right." Axel butted in.
"Anyway, I love biology and literature, and my father is a shrink who could use a taste of his own medicine. My mom is a doctor and wants me to be one, but I'm not sure yet. I'm not as adventurous as these guys, but I love them too much to let them do anything stupid alone." Zexion smiled sweetly. "I sometimes need a push to try new things, but they always give me the courage I need."
"Glad to help." Riku chuckled. "Well I guess it's my turn. I'm Riku, I like basketball and video games, and hanging around these knuckle heads. I live with both parents, who work in boring offices, but it makes nice munny, so I guess I can't complain. I want to go to college and study sociology, but I also want to stay in town, to be close with my friends." Riku ended with a smile.
"I see." Sora nodded to himself.
"Now, it's your turn." Axel nudged lightly.
"I'm Sora. I'll be sixteen soon. I like music, and drawing." Sora said, leaving a long pause, making it obvious that he was finished.
"What kind of music?" Demyx ended the silence.
"Hard rock, metal, but mostly foreign."
"I like hard rock too."
"You love it hard," Axel smirked playfully.
"Axel!" Demyx tried to use his hands to hide his blushed cheeks.
"Hey I'm just," Axel started, but was interrupted by the bell.
"Freedom," Sora sighed as he stood up.
"So, we'll meet at our lockers after class?" Axel asked, standing up as well.
"Sure."
"Sounds good to me."
"I'll be there."
"Sora, you're coming, right?" Riku asked.
"If I don't, you won't leave me alone, will you?"
"Nope." Riku grinned.
"Fine, then I'll go. But I already held up my end of the deal, so don't piss me off!" Sora warned with a finger.
"Aren't you going to class?" Demyx asked Sora, who was heading in the direction that led off campus.
"No, I have to meet my boss before the movies. I'll meet you guys at the theatre." Sora put his headphones over his ears and left without another word.
"Damn," Zexion sighed as they watched the frail boy walk away, his baggy shorts swallowing his thin legs as he faded into the distance.
"He's so weird." Axel shook his head.
"I think he's cute, like a little puppy." Demyx giggled.
"I see how it is." Axel folded his arms.
"You know what I mean!" Demyx clung to his boyfriend.
"Well, I think he's loosening up. I mean, just this morning I had to beg him to share his name. Now, we're going to the movies. I think he's genuinely interested in coming."
"Hmm, first names, now a movie? Looks like Riku's got a date!" Demyx teased.
"It's not a date." Riku rolled his eyes. "He's straight."
Author's Note: Alright, so since today is my last day of break before my classes start up again, I wanted to post this. I'm getting new classes as of tomorrow, and they are rumored to be ridiculously hard, so I'm really scared that this will take away from fanfiction time, but I'll do my best to post and update as often as I can! Thank you for following and reading this story!
To xXSokuGirl0615Xx: Yes, there will more than likely be lemons somewhere in this story, although I haven't written any yet. Keep reading to find out hehe. Thank you for the review!
To Nowa-Hikari: Yes, new stories are so much fun to work on because they're fresh. It only makes me too lazy to work on the others, which isn't good lol. Thank you for your comment!
To Keyblade Master13: Haha, what can I say? I can't help but start new stories, and since I finished two stories (No more broken pieces, and Cant Ever Work) I figured I could afford one new story. Thank you for reviewing.
To luckycat222: Haha, I try to go for something different every now and then. It shall all reveal itself in due time.
To Genesisluv98: Yes, I haven't figured out all of Roxas' role just yet, but I hope to soon! Thanks, I love your enthusiasm and support, it means a lot.
To Pretty-Devil-In-Prada: Aww, yay, I'm glad that you liked it. I hope that this story does you justice hehe.
To kindofabadger: Yes, I love making references to the games, for without them, where would we fans be? I'll tell you where I'd be…..alone and sad hahaha. Seriously, KH is my life, so I try to keep the games alive when I can afford to. Glad you liked that part of dialogue. I think Sora's character in this story has more sarcasm than I've ever given him in any other story, so it's fun to work with. Thank you for your support and your reviews, they mean so very much to me! Hope all is well!
To SoRikuR0x: Yes, this story will be another intense one like A Taste of Loneliness, well maybe not AS intense as that, but it shall be pretty heavy, with obviously as much humor and fluff as I can fit haha. Thank you, and I'm happy to hear you like Akudem! I do too, so I'm happy that you enjoy this pairing as well. Thanks for the review.
To RoxasVentusHikari: Yes, this story surely stretches the normalities of most KH fanfictions, so thank you for sticking with it despite the challenge. Thanks for the review. All is ok, thanks for asking. How about you? I hope you are doing good.
Thank you all for reading and following!
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