OMG, I've been gone forever! Please don't kill me, you guys! e_e I've been SOOO busy, you wouldn't even believe it. Anyways, OMG this is only 680 words. O.o Weird. Well, this is the second chapter of the AkuRoku story I'm bringing over from Deviantart. No one has read this yet, but hopefully someone will soon! _

Roxas slowly descended the stairs and went into the kitchen. His mother was busying herself making breakfast, and his dad was sitting at the table reading the newspaper. "Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad." Roxas said, trying to sound cheerful. He failed miserably though, and his mother looked at him worriedly. "Are you okay, dear? Did you have the nightmare again?"

"No, Mom, I'm fine. What's for breakfast?" Roxas asked.

"I'm making eggs and bacon. Are you sure you're-" His dad put his newspaper down and eyed her. "Aerith, leave the boy to his thoughts! You worry too much." he said gruffly. She put down Roxas' food at the table. "Cloud, he should talk about it!"

"If he doesn't want to, he doesn't have to! Leave him be." Cloud said as Aerith set down his plate. She frowned, but didn't say any more about it.

Roxas ate his breakfast quickly, grateful for the silence. When he was done, he grabbed his backpack and his keys. "Bye, guys. I'm off to school!" he called as he opened the front door. He walked out to his car and drove to his high school, trying to keep his mind focused on his class. As he pulled into the parking lot, he noticed a new car. It was a shiny, flame-red sports car. A red-haired boy wearing all black was leaning against it, grinning at all the people who were staring. Most of the cars were fairly old or used, as they we just high-school students, and there were certainly no other shiny sports cars. Oh, great. A show-off, Roxas thought grumpily. He parked his car, a not at all shiny '91 Bug, and got out. As he waited for the bell to ring, he couldn't help but examine this new kid closer.

He was tall and thin, and his fire-red hair was extremely spiky. His eyes were a vivid green, he wore black gloves and shoes, and he looked like the kind of guy who kept his cool even in emergencies and loved to show off. You're not impressing me! Roxas thought to himself. At that moment, the new guy turned and looked straight at him. Roxas turned his head away quickly, but not before noticing the brooding look in the redhead's sharp green eyes. Just then, the bell rang. The boy stood up straight and turned away. Roxas distractedly walked into the school.

What was he thinking about? he wondered suspiciously as he sat down at his desk in Math class. A minute or so later, the new kid walked into the classroom with a school map in his hand. He walked up to the teacher's desk and handed her the schedule. Mrs. Tifa skimmed it quickly, nodded, and handed it back. "Students, we have a new classmate." she said to the class. "This is Axel. Axel, why don't you take that empty seat there next to Roxas." she pointed. Roxas groaned inwardly. Great! Thanks, Mrs. Tifa, you're just so helpful! he thought spitefully. Axel nodded and took his seat, eyeing Roxas curiously. Roxas looked straight ahead, refusing to make eye contact. Axel shook his head, frustrated. "Man! Talk about blank with a capital B! You're not very friendly and welcoming, are you?" he asked. "You didn't even introduce yourself." Roxas glanced over at him, then looked away again. "Hi. Welcome to the school. I'm Roxas." he said curtly. Axel blinked.

"Well, that wasn't exactly friendly. Can you do better than that?" Roxas sighed. "Sorry. I'm not the social type. Better luck next time."

"Oh? You don't like being around other people? Why is that?"

"None of your business!" Roxas snapped angrily. "Leave me alone!"

Axel studied his desk in front of him, thinking hard. Hmph. This kid's got some issues! No matter, he thought confidently. It shouldn't be too hard to change his mind! He grinned at the boy next to him, who was trying so desperately to ignore the redhead.

TO BE CONTINUED

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