Once again, thanks to the wonderful Homely for editing. I realized now how much that helped...haha =)

"Xion!" she turned to the voice that was calling out to her. Rikku Strife, a preppy sophomore girl with long blond hair and green eyes.

"Hey Rikku," Xion greeted, grinning. "How's Cloud?" Cloud was Rikku's seventeen year old brother, who was a senior at Twilight High.

"He's good... Have you seen Paine anywhere?"

"Um, no I haven't, sorry about that." Xion apologized.

"Thats cool. Maybe I'll ask her sis, Aerith. Buh-bye!" Rikku flittered off. Xion shook her head, amused at the girl's constant hyperactivity.

-

"Hey Hikara." Axel Lockhart said, grinning smugly at Riku.

He smiled. "Hey, your clone isn't around, surprisingly."

Axel chuckled.. "Nope, twin is off at algebra 2. Poor guy."

"Yeah, I feel bad for Reno." Rinoa Latoki said, leaning into the conversation.

"Hey Rinoa, how's your asshole of a brother?" Axel asked.

Rinoa sighed. "Seifer is Seifer."

"Thats for sure." Riku chuckled, and the other two joined in on the laughter.

-

"Xion, will you sit with us at lunch?" Yuna and Lenne asked. Xion smiled. Its cute how they want to hang out with us juniors. She thought. But when Riku sat down at a nearby table, and motioned for her to join him, she shook her head 'no' to the girls.

"Maybe next time, I've already promised someone else." she walked over to Riku's table and he grinned at her, his aqua eyes lighting up. Xion felt her heart flutter and mentally shook herself. Not like that. Don't make this awkward. He probably doesn't like you anyways... She thought, sitting down, as two sophomores she didn't know came up.

"Xion, this is Rinoa Latoki, my next door neighbor since we were three, and this is Reno Lockhart, and that guy up there by the sodas is his twin Axel." Riku introduced his friends.

"Hi." Xion muttered shyly.

"I like your leggings." Rinoa said warmly, and Xion smiled.

"Thanks... Most people think my clothes are weird."

"Well, I like them. Hey, Roxas!" she waved over at a blond, who was sitting with Naminé, as always. "Hey, those girls look like you -- are they -"

"Yeah, we're triplets." Xion finished her sentence.

"That's cool!" Rinoa exclaimed.

"Sometimes." Xion corrected with a smile.

Riku chuckled. "So, tell us more about you, Xion." he said.

"Well, I'm--"

You're a nobody. No emotions. Everything you feel is fake. You have no true heart.

"Xion!"

"Is she okay?"

"Why is she on the freaking floor?"

Xion opened her eyes with some difficulty. Riku's eyes were the first thing she saw.

"Are you okay?" Kairi asked with concern.

"Uhm, yeah. Just, oh, I dunno..." Xion stammered.

"Maybe she hasn't eaten enough today." Roxas mumbled. Xion seized the excuse.

"Yeah, I am kind of hungry..." she lied, standing up carefully, feeling like a total idiot. Everyone in the cafeteria was watching her. "I'm okay!" she said loudly. A tall girl with black hair came up.

"I'm Tifa, Reno and Axel's older sister. Are you sure you're feeling okay?"

Xion nodded, slightly irritated. Couldn't they tell she was fine? so what, she'd passed out. No big deal, right?

"Okay, as long as you're sure" Tifa replied, going back to the table Cloud Strife sat at. Xion fled the cafeteria, desperate to get away from the questioning and worried stares.

-

"Sir, when should we plan to seize her? If we leave it too long, she just might get the memories back. And she might remember her true power."

The taller man turned to the one who had spoken.

"Zexion...you trust me as your leader, yes?"

"Of course, Superior."

"Then trust in this: we shall seize her when the time is completely, utterly right."