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Hayner and Seifer (c) Kingdom hearts


[Moving slow]

Chapter three

The next two weeks I spent very little time at home. I also saw very little of Seifer and his crew. What I did see was; a struggle bat in my face, sea salt ice cream as my diet and many many bruises. Roxas had been tearing himself apart to get ready for the day of the struggle tournament. He complained that Pence and Olette didn't give him good enough of a challenge so he decided to teach me. Boy did he get a surprise. The first time we fought I cornered him against the wall. Olette didn't seem that surprised, but Pence seemed like he didn't expect that at all. After ward I had to explain that I used to fight with Sora, Riku and Tidus. However this just excited Roxas. He took advantage of this knowledge and pulled me out whenever he could to practice. Fighting I had no problem, but let me tell you now, getting the blue Velcro things off and then putting them on your own vest is a pain in the ass.

The last week before the tournament I sat talking to the gang in the back ally. Roxas was going off on some strategy and was flamboyantly flinging his arms around. I made a comment about them flying off and he turned to glare at me. I raised my hands and apologized, this still didn't seem to help. Pence was about to talk when Roxas randomly pulled out "You should join?" The rest of that day was spent in trying to avoid the subject of entering into the struggle.

Too bad Roxas didn't get the memo. The day of the tournament I found my name on the board. I stood there gapping at it while Roxas sat next to me eating some sea salt ice cream, instantly I kicked him. He realizes how pissed I was and apologized, before he told me that all entries are final unless you forfeit during the match.

So that's where I am now. The sandlot is crowded and I still hardly know anyone. Roxas is talking to a bunch of people and Olette and Pence are no where to be found. I still can't believe he set me up.

"Hey Chickenwuss."

Like it couldn't get any worse, now Seifer was here. Slowing I raised my head pretended to look more pissed then I was. He seemed to get I was upset cause his facial structure changed, from antagonizing to wanting to know what it was so he could tease me.

"What's got your feathers all ruffled?"

I clenched my fist and with effort pointed at the board. I watched as his gaze moved from me to the board. Slowly a smile spread crossed his face and he looked down at me, pure grins. "So you're upset because you got to fight me." He said.

My eye's widened. That couldn't be right. I spun around. Sure enough, on the bottom of the board, where they had randomly picked the contesters for the first round was my name, and Seifer's. I had been so upset about Roxas putting me in that I didn't even look at the other name. Now I was really in for it. Turning to look at him I explained. "I'm not upset about that you jerk. Roxas put me in the competition when I didn't even know. "I said threw clenched teeth.

"You're not upset at being paired with me." Seifer said closeing in getting in my face his arms crossed.

"What?!" I said crossing my arms restraining myself from hitting his face. "Well now I'm pissed at that."

"Hayner, there you are, what the hell are you doing, it's about to start!" Roxas yelled at me. I turned around and jogged off to the other side where Roxas was. He had found Pence and Olette and they seemed to be arguing over food.

"Seifer giving you trouble?" Olette asked looking at me then past me to Seifer.

"No more then usual." I said cracking my neck. The announcer began to introduce everyone and the whole sandlot quieted down.

"Ready?" Roxas said nudging my shoulder. I glared at him. He laughed and sat down with the other.

"Alright, what a way to start out the summer, our first match is between our very own Disciplinary committee leader Seiferr and …… Wait a new contestant! A first Year, Hayner!" The announcer said looking at me and then at Seifer as we got onto the platform. The helmet was itchy but I tried my best to ignore it. Seifer stood a crossed from me, holding his struggle bat sight at my face.

Doing what I knew I got into my stance, a low to the ground that I learned from Sora. And the sword in one hand that Riku taught me how to handle. The other hand was to be used as a shield as Tidus demonstrated. It was amazing how much your friends influenced you.

"Heh, did Sora teach you that?" Seifer said.

"What?!" I said standing upright. Too late the bell sounded and the beanie clad boy raced at me. What was he talking about? He knew Sora? I was so confused that I missed the chance to block and he hit me in the shoulder. Half of the blue orbs falling off of my shoulder and back.

"How do you know Sora?!" I yelled at him the next round. He simple smirked and kept at it. The time was running out and I didn't have any orbs and Seifer hadn't bothered to pick any up. I would lose at this rate. As one last try I leaped in the air to catch him off guard. But Seifer was quicker and hooked my struggle bat and sent me flying. I hit the ground and nearly blacked out. I moved to get up but Seifer pinned me down, holding his struggle bat to my chest. I had lost mine in the fall so I couldn't do anything.

"Look at my face, how the hell do you not remember?!" He yelled at me, I had never seen him this angry before and it kind of scared me, this wasn't the usual tease.

"What?" I said quietly, but I knew he heard as he glared at me and got up just as the buzzer rang. He smirked and put on his usual face standing up. I sat there for a while staring at him. What did he mean? I had never met him before. Did I? I shook my head. Now that he said it something was nagging at my mind. No! He was just messing with me.

I got up and without a backwards glance sat down with the others. They patted my back said something but I really didn't hear. My mind was still on what he said. As the next match started I tried to forget it.

"Hey, Hayner. You there?" Roxas said waving his hand In front of my face.. I rolled my eyes and looked at him. "You okay, ever since your match you seem out of it and keep staring at that jerk. What did he say to you?" Roxas asked.

"He just told me off okay." I said shaking my head. "Just pissed about it." I said after my first explanation didn't seem to satisfy him.

"Don't let it get to you okay." Roxas said handing me a sea salt ice cream. Didn't they have any other flavor in Twilight Town? Following Roxas's advice I forgot about it for the rest of the struggle tournament.

It was over before I knew it. I went to get some food and as soon as I got back I swear they had taken down the whole set up. The platform would be taken away a bit later according to Roxas, but the banners would come down today or tomorrow.

"Can't wait for next year." He said looking around. I smiled and punched him in the shoulder.

"Your going to have to go threw the school year first." I said smugly.

"Yeah, well whatever." Roxas said looking down. "So what did Seifer say to you, I mean. It couldn't have been that bad?" Roxas finished standing up. Pence and Olette were beside him now looking just as curious.

"I don't want to repeat it man. It had to do with my mom." I said quickly to cover my butt. The other three gaped and Roxas just fell over laughing.

"That got you down. He is soo low!" He said laughing. Okay I admit it was funny, I would never tell them what it really was though. It was just too strange. Unless he went through my mail and I knew that wasn't right.

"Well lets go, both of you didn't win but lets go celebrate for Hayner's first struggle match!" Pence said smiling all the while.

"You just want an excuse so you can go eat." I said smiling. He punched me but smiled and added that eating was no fun unless you were with friends.

They got ahead of me and I let them, Roxas was telling about how he almost had Seifer beat if it wasn't for that one orb on the ground that rolled off the platform. Olette joked about how he was wrong and that Seifer had the whole back of his vest covered.

I really wanted to dismiss it as a joke on Seifer's part, but it didn't fit in with his teasing. For one, how did he know Sora? Sora had never mentioned him; I had never seen Seifer on the island. Second was the sheer fact that Seifer seemed genuinely pissed at the fact I didn't remember. I could still see his face, he was angry. Honestly angry. Why? I really had never seen him before…….It was too confusing. All I wanted to do right now was to forget about it and just get the day over with. In a months time I'd be back in school, well a new school anyway. Maybe by then this whole thing will have been forgotten.


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