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+Chapter 1: Tired of Dreaming+

A sharp noise stung his previously unconscious ears. That's all it had become to him; a noise. No longer a ringing but a scream of dread that meant his day would kick off to an awful beat; as usual.

Casually he smacked the snooze button and rolled back over, covering his head with his comforter and snuggling into the warm covers.

It didn't even seem like he was able to fall back into the depths of sleep before that sharp echo charged his mind again. It startled him and teetering on the edge of his bed was no longer an option. A subconscious jump sent him crashing to his hard bedroom floor and out of the semi-conscious dream state.

'That dream...It seemed...So real...Too real...' He yawned. "It was amazing..." Recalling the dream, he closed his eyes ad muttered, "Axel..." Desperately trying to fall back into his dream resulted in him closing his eyes tighter. It wasn't working. A sigh escaped his lungs. Who was this mysterious guy?

Roxas blinked twice and rubbed the back of his head as he sat upright. The dim surroundings gave the illusion that it was till very much night. He sprawled lazily on the hardwood floor and brought his body into a large stretch before leaning against his bed on the floor. The angry alarm was still very much so present and becoming, in Roxas's mind, more and more pissed off.

After scanning the area for another option, he reached a lazy arm under his bed and took hold of a half-empty water bottle which he proceeded to chuck at the clock, sending it flying off his side table and onto the floor. A compartment cover slid off of the back to and AA batteries rolled across the floor. The awful noise had vanished.

"ROXAS!"

He ignored the angry call and immersed himself in the comforting darkness. He hoped that for once, things would go his way and he wouldn't be locked in a classroom for eight plus hours.

His hopes were useless. A distant thud persistently became louder, reminding him somewhat of the "Jaws" theme. Laughing inwardly, he looked at the door as the thud came to a halt.

It swung open and a confused woman stood in the doorway. "What are you doing?"

Quietly a spiky-haired brunette boy peeked over her shoulder.

"Stalling." Roxas grinned in a rather cheesy manner.

"Well, quit stalling and get ready." Said mother allowed herself into the room, nearly tripping over him before flinging open the curtains. "Don't lock out the sun." She added with a warm chuckle.

Roxas squinted as his gaze met the bright glow glaring through his window. He was barely able to see his mother march out of the room through the glare of sun. The light was practically blinding him. "Damn sun can kill itself..." He muttered grumpily.

Somehow he gathered enough motivation to bring himself to an unsteady standing position. Wobbling across the messy room, he grabbed a few articles of clothing that had previously been strung across the floor.

After stripping himself of his black t-shirt and grey sweatpants, he laid what articles he had grabbed from the floor across his bed. He fitted a well-fitting long-sleeved black short over his lithe figure, and over that he slipped on a hooded sleeveless v-neck. His pants were faded and had conveniently deep pockets.

Feeling bare, he reached for his neck before realizing what he was forgetting. He glided over to his side table and slid open a drawer to find what he was looking for. Without hesitation he draped his silver four-pointed necklace over his neck.

Roxas hobbled into the bathroom, still rather drowsy, to find his brunette brother finishing messing with his hair. It was now spiked up in all directions more perfectly then Roxas could ever imagine accomplishing himself.

"Morning, Rox!" The brunette boy chirped.

Roxas sighed. "Morning Sora..." He was already rummaging around the bathroom for his toothbrush.

Sora however was already prepared for the day ahead. He shook his head in disappointment at Roxas. "You're really lazy, you know..."

Roxas was limply squeezing the white minty paste onto the bristles of his kind of seemed slightly messed up to him in a way...Suddenly he snapped back into reality. "You know Sora, there's a distinct difference between being lazy and trying to get a decent amount of sleep when I was up until after four in the morning!" He ran the toothbrush under the sink for a moment before stuffing it into his mouth.

"Why the hell were you up that late?" Sora stood in complete awe at the situation.

"I wa-"

"You know what? Never mind." Sora rolled his eyes and took a step in the direction of the stairwell. "I'm eating breakfast." And with that he marched down stairs.

Stifling a laugh, Roxas spat the foamy white substance into the sink and ran water over the soft bristles of his toothbrush.

A glance into the mirror resting above the sink and he was quickly reminded of he rest of his routine. His hair stood up messily, and he did nothing more than use a flat-iron and hairspray to perfect the mess into more obvious, thick, spikes.

One last look in the mirror and he left the bathroom to his room across the hall. His bag lay on the floor, untouched from the previous night. With a grumble of discontent he grabbed the bag, slipped on his checkered high-tops, and lugged his stuff down the stairs.

Upon arrival to the kitchen, Sora sat smugly at the table with a slice of buttered toast in his hand and a waffle on a plate where Roxas usually sat..

With an amused yet strangely discontent smirk, Roxas flopped down at the kitchen table. "Of course, Sora." He rolled his eyes, yet smiled despite how sickeningly tired he was.

Sora grinned in return. He and his twin were ridiculously close and he was glad he knew all the secrets to cheering him up.

Roxas sighed slightly happily before flashing Sora a disgusted look. "Buttered toast Sora? Really...?" He rolled his eyes and let his palm drag over his face before it fell limply to the table.

"Whaattt?" Sora whined, "what's wrong with buttered toast? You wanna trade for the waffle I made you?"

"Holy crap Sora. What's wrong with you?" He moved his eyes to the wall clock; it read 7:15am. He sighed in disappointment. "There's no time today...But one of these days I'm gonna cook you a real breakfast!" Roxas laughed only moments before shoving a large piece of waffle into his mouth and chewing quickly.

Sora finished his toast off in one final bite and leaned back in his chair with his arms folded behind his head. "Yeah, sure Rox." He scoffed. "I'd like to see you try."

The blonde swallowed a mouthful of syrup and waffle. "Don't doubt me." In a hurry he ate the last bite before continuing. "You'll see."

Roxas then put his plate in the dishwasher. He stretched and walked up the stairs to his room, heading straight toward the metal desk in the corner. He slid open a drawer to find a pack of spearmint gum. He chewed a piece and pocketed three more. With that he ran back down to the kitchen and slung his bag over his shoulder. "Ready, Sor?" He asked while simultaneously looking at the clock; 7:28am.

Sora nodded, having been ready for far too long.

"See ya Mom!" The twins shouted in unison.

"Have a good day!" She shouted back at them just before Roxas shut the door behind them.

The fifteen minute walk to school seemed exceedingly longer than usual, considering the fact that they had walked the same path every day, and the school year was nearing its close.

Today though, something unusual had occurred. Sora had arranged, to Roxas's surprise, for some of their friends to meet up and walk to school with them.

Roxas was surprisingly displeased. Normally he would have loved for them to join him and Sora; it would change the scenery -make the morning a bit brighter. However, today was different. His mind was somewhere else and he knew that its stay could be a lifetime. He could not keep himself from thinking about his dream.

All his life he had thought that he was straight. But his dream had opened his eyes to a new horizon. However he didn't entirely believe his conscious and there was no way he was going to let a single dream change his sexuality. He hadn't ever even questioned his sexuality before. This was all so new to him.

Shaking his head to free his thoughts, he was knocked back into consciousness.

Suddenly him and Sora were walking toward where their friends stood near a bench along the sidewalk.

Taller Riku with his long silver hair, and spunky auburn-haired Kairi who had previously been seated on the bench, rose to their feet at the sight of Sora. Kairi grinned widely and Sora returned the gesture but added another aspect by raising his arms in a sweet way of asking for a hug. Kairi accepted his offer and walked into Sora's arms, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Riku and Roxas simultaneously looked at each other and rolled their eyes.

Sora noticed and broke away from the embrace Kairi had trapped him in. "Hey! I saw that!"

Riku laughed and punched Sora's shoulder playfully. "You know we're just teasing you, Sor."

Roxas nodded, but his thoughts were elsewhere. With a yawn and a stretch he zoned out of the rest of their conversation. He turned his attention to a petite girl with pale skin and long pale blonde hair to match, and a thin girl with short black hair.

They were leaned against a fence, hand-in-hand, and when they noticed Roxas walking toward them, the black-haired girl quickly leaned over and kissed the blonde-haired girl on the cheek, whispering something inaudible to Roxas in her ear before leaning back against the fence and scratching the back of her head like nothing had happened.

The blonde-haired girl, known as Namine, was blushing ridiculously, trying desperately to look nonchalant but failed and resorted to raising her free hand in a wave, flashing a sweet smile at Roxas. "Hey, Roxas!"

Roxas inwardly rolled his eyes, but outside he was smirking in his usually friendly manner. He debated whether or not to comment on what he had just witnessed, but decided against it.

"Hey Namine."

Despite how obvious she was about how she felt regarding Namine, Namine wasn't too keen on letting the whole world known. She was the shy type and had obviously been extremely embarrassed by the other girl's public display of affection. However, at least Roxas knew about the couple, it was hard not too.

Roxas recalled just the previous year when he had a crush on both of the girls. He was glad the feeling had faded and he had never admitted his "feelings", for it was obvious the feeling had not been mutual.

He moved his sights from Namine to the black-haired girl and revealed an awkward half-grin. "Hey Xion."

Roxas's friendly greeting was met with a cautious glare from Xion, silently warning him. Roxas just laughed and shook his head slowly before looking back at the both of them. Xion was the one who had told him about her relationship with Namine. They were close friends, Xion and Roxas.

Xion shuffled her feet awkwardly. "So...Are we gonna get to school, or are we just going to be late for home room?"

Other than Roxas and Namine, Riku was the first to notice Xion's comment and responded with a look like the world had just exploded and nobody told him about it.

"SHIT!" Riku cursed, "We better get going!"

Xion rolled her eyes and muttered, "like I didn't just say that..." under her breath.

Nobody seemed to notice Xion, but everyone seemed to follow Riku's lead in continuing their walk to the school. Riku, Sora, and Kairi in the lead, Xion and Namine not far behind, and Roxas feeling like the awkward tag-a-long.

Author's Notes:: Thanks for reading! I know this chapter isn't very interesting. I'm sorry. :C I promise that the next Chapter will be better! I just had to use this chapter to set up situation/setting/etc. Sssooo, yep. The next chapter is already written out for the most part. Its just a matter of typing and uploading, so it shouldn't be too long. C: