Chapter 1 ~ In The Beginning

A/N: Heyyy guys! ^^ I already got a couple reviews on the prologue and I'm happy about that! This is the official 1st chapter and I'm happy for that! This story is planned out in my head and I love it already! I'd like to apologize for any mistakes in the prologue that I'd missed! I'm sorry for that! ^^;! Thanks! Please enjoy chapter 1!

A/N 2: Sorry for how short the chapter is... ^^; But as I promised, I'm going to be updating ALL besides maybe two of my posted stories and I wanted to get them out sooner, to make it by my deadline! D; Next chapter will be longer, I promise! Thanks, enjoy!

I gripped the shoulder strap of my messenger bag as I walked towards my new high school. Recently, some *cough* things occurred in my old town which is why I decided to move.

I was never really a happy person. I usually didn't talk or smile. Though, those things can be blamed on two deceased adults. I will not go into detail at the moment but I will say this. Never. Ever. Trust a Strife.

I shivered and rubbed my hands together, trying to garner some warmth. It was winter at the moment in Radiant Garden and snow covered almost ever inch of land. It had snowed again last night, after all.

I absently grabbed my Ipod and turned up the volume, Dahvie Vanity's voice screaming in my ears. I smiled a little and locked it, putting it safely back in my pocket. I looked up towards the sky, BOTDF's song Believe playing in the background.

Suddenly, I was knocked backwards and I landed, hard I might add, on my ass. I winced where I now sat and clenched my eyes shut.

"Fuck!" I hissed in pain. I slowly opened my eyes and glared at my offender. I knew someone was the cause of my fall. My face suddenly changed from a glare to a shocked face.

The man who bumped into me had emerald green eyes, they were the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. He also had long, fiery red hair. It was spiked back into a most unique hair style.

While I was checking him out- I mean, looking him over, he was staring into my eyes. The expression on his face was unreadable. It was a mix of amusement, bewilderment, and something else I couldn't figure out.

"Hey, you alright kid?" The teen asked me, lending me a hand. He looked worried, like he'd care if I was hurt by my fall. I sighed and warily took it. He lifted me up easily. He smirked when he noticed how tall I was. I glared again, pouting.

"If you even think of calling me short, I'll kick your sorry tall ass." I hissed at the redhead. He chuckled and held his hands up in a surrender.

"Okay, okay." He laughed a little harder, his smile threatening to split his face in two. I couldn't help but smile slightly as well. "So, blondie, where ya headed?" He asked, turning the direction I was going and looking at me through the corner of his eye. I dusted myself off quickly and grabbed my bag from the ground.

"RGHS. Or Radiant Garden High School." I stated and continued walking, past the redhead and towards the school while ignoring the nickname. He quickly ran up beside me and started following. I glanced at him quietly.

"I go there too! You new?" He asked, putting his arms behind his head and grinning. I nodded, reapplying my headphones. He pouted and said something I couldn't hear. I disregarded him, yawning to myself. He sighed and continued waking with me.

Suddenly, my right ear had a pulling sensation and I could only hear my music through my left. I looked to my right to see Axel with one of my headphones in his ear, slightly rocking his head back and forth. I smiled slightly, turing back to my front and continued to walk, closer to Axel then before.

When I first laid eyes on my school, I was truly amazed. It was really big, compared to my old school... It was really pretty! I raised an eyebrow, moving closer to it in a faster pace.

"Woah blondie! You don't need to run! It's not like the school is gonna run away from you!" The redhead joked, elbowing my side. I cringed at the pain, slowing to a stop and looked at him. He raised an eyebrow at me, smirking. "Hm?" He asked, leaning closer and effectively getting into my personal bubble.

"Listen you ginger, I don't even know your name, let alone why you're sticking with me when I'm not really all that interesting. So, why are you still walking with me, talking to me? I don't get it." I stated, hissing out the nickname, not really caring if I hurt the 'poor boys' feelings or not. He just smiled.

"Well, I think you're very interesting." The redhead winked, causing me to look at him weirdly. "I'm still walking with you because I wanna get to know you better, duh." He also said, as if it were common sense. "And the names Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized? So, no more calling me ginger, blondie." He finally finished, bowing slightly and smirking up at me. I held back a blush as hard as I could, I swear. But...I'm sure at least a slight tint was on my cheeks. "What's your name?" He asked, standing back up straight. "Or do I have to go on calling you blondie?" He joked. I scowled at him.

"My name is Roxas." I said calmly, trying not to think of the other things he'd said. "And despite what you said, I still deny that I am anything remotely close to interesting. Get to know me better, and you'll understand that." I stated, it was common knowledge after all. No one should ever want to get to know a Strife. Axel, was it?, pouted at me.

"I deny that statement, Roxy." He persisted. I scowled at the nickname. "Why not let me decide if you're interesting or not? Let me see your schedule." He demanded. I sighed and pulled it out of my pocket, unfolding it and handing it to the redhead. He smirked. "Well, it seems we have all but two of our classes together, Roxy! That's lots of time to get to know each other!" He exclaimed, grinning at me. I grimaced.

It was going to be a long year