Hey, look! It's another chapter! Now originally I was going to update every week or two, but then I realized that I'm not going to have my laptop for a little over three weeks, starting Saturday. So I thought, "Well, it's already written, and the beginning's kinda boring anyway . . . Might as well post it!" Or something along those lines . . .

Thank you so much for reading this, I don't own Kingdom Hearts, enjoy the story!

Bitch.

My eyes shot open. I was in the infirmary, and I had no idea why. Who called me a bitch? That was the last thing I heard before I blacked out . . . during the volleyball game. Sora, the brunette, had spiked it towards my head. How long had I been out?

"Hello?" I said, my voice raspy with dehydration.

"Look who finally decided to wake up," Axel said, pulling back the curtain. "Lunch started about five minutes ago. Kai, are you okay?"

"I guess," I mumble, feeling around my head for the bump.

"The volleyball hit you right on top of your head. I was worried when Demyx said you passed out, but it wasn't too serious and most of the swelling went down by the end of third period. I'm nurse Aerith," The nurse said, also coming from behind the white curtain. "If you feel up to it, you can go to lunch and the rest of your classes Kairi."

"Thanks Aerith. C'mon Kai, you're going to pass out from hunger if you don't eat soon!" Axel teases, pulling off of the cot. I barely have time to mutter a "Thank you!" to Nurse Aerith before I'm dragged down the hallway and into the cafeteria. Axel suddenly stops, shoots me a big grin, and pushes me away from him. When I turn around he's walking to his own table and shouting, "Sit with a nice kid from your homeroom!"

I sighed, and looked around the extremely noisy cafeteria, I caught a glimpse of spikey blonde hair. Roxas. He was sitting with two girls: one who had a hairstyle similar to Coach Yuffie's, and another with two brown ponytails. A chubbier guy sat next to roxas, with his black hair sticking up in straight spikes. I took a deep breath before realizing . . .

Axel had my lunch.

Great, now I had to figure out where he'd run off to while promptly ditching me. I stood on my toes while scanning the cafeteria for red spikes. I was about to give up when I felt a tap on my shoulder.

"Missing something?" Axel said, holding my lunch just out of my reach.

"Yes. Axel, will you please give me my lunch?" I asked, feeling slightly defeated. I was short already, but next to someone as tall as Axel I felt like a midget.

"Kairi! Do you need a place sit?" I heard Roxas call.

I turned around to see Roxas waving me over.

"See, there's a nice kid from my homeroom. He wants me to sit with him. Can I please have my lunch now?" I asked, reaching for the brown paper sack that was finally in my reach. I snatched it no problem, and then I noticed Axel's face.

"You know Roxas Kief?" Axel asked slowly, staring at me.

"Yeah, he's in my homeroom," I said, mimicking Axel's slow pace.

A big grin spread across Axel's face. "Roxy!" he shouted. Roxas gaped at Axel, then at me, then at Axel again. What was with these two?

"Axel?" Roxas asked, standing up from his seat. His friends gave him questioning looks which were ignored as Axel and Roxas both tried to tackle each other. At least when they landed in a heap on the floor they were laughing.

Axel ruffled Roxas' hair. "Rox, it's been so long! You got so short!" Roxas punched Axel in chest. In retaliation, Axel lifted Roxas up and kissed him on the cheek.

"Later Roxy, later Kai," he said, winking and walking away. I knew Axel was gay, and had been hung up on some guy, but I had no idea that the guy would be the same nice guy from homeroom. I glanced at Roxas. His face was bright red. It probably rivaled Axel's hair . . . I'll have to ask Axel about him and Roxas later . . .

Pushing that thought aside, I sat down at the table Roxas had been sitting at (he was still frozen in the middle of the cafeteria) and introduced myself.

"Hi, my name's Kairi Hikari. I'm new."

"I'm Olette," the girl with the brown ponytails said. She motioned to black haired girl reading next to her. "That's Xion, and the cubby guy sitting next to you is Pence. I guess you already met Roxas."

"Yeah, we have homeroom together," Roxas said, sitting down next to me, his face only a light pink now.

"So how do you know Axel?" Olette asked me, glancing at Roxas.

"We're cousins. I'm living with him and and my uncle right now," I explained.

"Cousins? So you're the cousin Axel went to visit for two years," Olette said, nodding her head slowly. "Well maybe you could help me! After all, Roxas has a huge cr—mph!" Olette's request is cut short when Roxas practically dives across the table in order shut Olette up. I don't even know why he tried. Anyone could figure out how that sentence was going to end.

"So Kairi," Roxas said through gritted teeth. "Exactly how did you stumble into room 123?"

At this Xion looked up. "You went into room 123? Everyone knows that's smoker's paradise. Strictly no freshmen allowed," she stated, going back to her book.

"Well I lost Axel as soon as we entered the school, and then I ran into a silver-haired guy and he gave me directions to room 123. I thought I was going to homeroom," I sighed, noticing the stares of Roxas, Xion, Pence, and Olette. "What did I do wrong now?"

"Silver hair? You mean Riku?" Pence inquired.

"Who's Riku?" I asked.

"She's has to be talking about Riku. No one else has silver hair around here," Xion said, ignoring my question.

"But why would he give Kairi directions to smoker's paradise? Riku's quiet and kind of serious, but not mean. At least, not on purpose," Olette added.

"Who's Riku?" I asked again.

They all stopped and stared.

"Right, you're new. Riku is the most popular sophomore at this school. He is known by everyone, in every grade. His best friend is Sora, a freshman," Roxas explained.

"Sora? Does he have brown, spiky hair?" I asked, almost scared for the answer.

"Yep," Pence said.

"I think those two don't like me."

"Why not?" Roxas asked.

"Because Sora knocked me out in gym this morning, and Riku sent me to smoker's paradise."

"What? Are you sure we're talking about the same people? Sora wouldn't hurt on fly, even on accident," Olette chimed in.

"Wow they must really hate you," Xion muttered.

"Xion!" Olette exclaimed.

"I think I just lost my appetite," I groaned.

Roxas patted my back. "Well, it can only get better from here, right?"

I nodded and gave him a small smile. The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. What class did I have again? I started going through my bag, only to find that my schedule was nowhere to be found.

Fan-fucking-tastic.

Wow . . . Kairi's first day isn't going too well, is it? That sucks for her. Well, Sora and Riku make an appearance in the next chapter, which, once again, will probably up about a month from now.

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