DISCLAIMER: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Disney. All copyrights go to their respective owners. All non-canon characters are my domain! I would think that since I'm writing fan fiction, everyone here would assume that I DON'T own this franchise...

Growing up sucked. Rayne, Keri, and Jade all hated it to some degree. Adjusting to their growing bodies was hard in some cases. General awkwardness abounded and no one was exempt from it. Even the ever popular Riku had that in-between look about him. In a short note, blossoming was not a lovely process.

Rayne:

She had always been a tiny girl. But come puberty she noticed she didn't get much taller. Sometimes this caused problems, especially with the little weight gain that came with it. She enjoyed sleeping more often and drank tea all the time.

Periods sucked infinite ass. Especially when she got it right after her gym class. She was completely unprepared and sat in the bathroom stall wondering what she should do. After a classmate helped her out, she went on through the rest of the day irritable. Bra sizes were kind of weird. SHe hated getting a bigger chest because she couldn't run or be as nimble as she used to. Fitting into small places was no longer possible.

Ballet, however, helped her become graceful. The stretches, turns, and leaps helped her even out the pros and cons of growing up. She especially liked it when Riku would come to her recitals and pick her up after practice. "You were great", he would always tell her with a smile. SHe couldn't wait for the day he'd ask her out. It was right around the corner. She just knew it.

Her friends on the other hand, didn't quite agree. Jade seemed suspicious, maybe even a little scared of Riku. This was funny because she was almost his height, what was so scary about him. Keri thought he was mean and could possibly be a bully. But neither girl mentioned their suspicion more than just that one time and supported her with their best wishes.

Keri:

If any girl hated puberty it was Keri. The changes were (in her opinion) awful. On top of putting on weight, her bra size expanded and was a source of embarrassment. It didn't help that guys stared. Even poor Sora wasn't exempt from typical male behavior. He could hardly look at Keri straight in the eye and always looked everywhere except for her face. The guy really didn't want to get caught staring.

Riku had the nerve to make fun of her for it the day her too-small uniform shirt popped a button.

"If you weren't so fat, maybe your shirts would fit", he said with a mean laugh. Keri was shocked and embarrassed, turning red in the cheeks. She didn't know what to say. She had always known Riku was a bit of a mean person, but she never thought he'd take a jab at her. Tidus and Wakka who were present when it happened laughed as well. Keri crossed her arms over her chest, trying to conceal her large bust and turned to run away in shame. Just then she bumped into Jade.

"What's going on here?" the girl asked, eyes showing a hint of worry.

"My button popped off..." Keri explained in a pained voice, "And Riku, he called me fat!" Jade's expression changed from worry to rage. Keri knew Jade was very protective of her sisters and those close to her. In spite of her ojou exterior, Jade had rather violent tendencies. Keri watched as Jade calmed her expression and walked over a few paces to where Riku stood smirking in triumph. Without warning, she delivered him a swift slap to the face.

"Shame on you," she said with a glare, "Apologize to her." Keri had never seen Jade so angry, but was grateful that Riku got what he deserved. Riku fixed Jade with a hateful expression, hands clenched into fists. The redhead worried what he might do to her; but nothing occurred. Instead he walked over to her and mumbled some sort of apology and sauntered off.

"Here," Jade handed Keri her blazer, "We'll get you bigger shirts later okay?" Keri smiled in relief. She didn't know what she'd do without her friends. That knowledge secretly scared her. Keri didn't know how she would react if her friends weren't around to stick up for her or give her advice. In a way she was a little overly dependent on them-not that they minded or noticed. She couldn't help but feel like a burden to her friends. They were all she had.

Jade:

Growing up for Jade was...disappointing. She grew taller and kind of kept growing. She ended up being tall and skinny, not exactly favorable. Most girls admired her because she didn't get fat. Jade however saw this differently. She felt her lack of curves were unfeminine and frequently made up for it by dressing in overtly girly fashion.

She frequently wore blue hair decs, be they ribbons, shells, barrettes, or feathers. She always wore skirts for her uniform. Of course, she came across as very cute to some. Nobody thought of her as boyish or said a word about her lack of curves, but it still bothered her. She kept this fear to herself.

Another drawback to being tall was her occasional clumsiness. Being unused to her height caused her to trip over her feet, much to her chagrin. When she tried doing gymnastics, her height became an obsticle. Instead she switched to yoga and other sports.

She discovered she was a bit of a hothead. She was quite moody and was subject to swings, most of which were unnoticible to the public. That was until the day she slapped Riku in the face for making fun of Keri. Her response surprised her and she had to admit it was scary when Riku was glaring at her with those eyes that were neither blue nor green. But when he saw that she didn't flinch or bat an eye, he backed down.

He stayed clear of her from then on. Guys were kind of scared of her, especially since she was taller than most of them. Selphie assured her it was nothing to get worked up about. The trouble would end soon.

L/N: I apologize for the shortness of this chapter. I have a test to study for and another paper I'm supposed to be writing. 0.0

I just like writing fanfiction more sometimes. I might start drawing some fanart for this fanfic...*shifty eyes*