Hi guys! It's raining ash here like its Silent Hill! Only instead of an underground fuel fire it's a forest fire busy destroying homes…. Awkward. Prayers to everyone who's lost their house! That's my news! Here's my next chapter! Sorry it took a while!

Double Overtime

Here are a couple lessons that are better not learned in person. When left unsupervised two little boys can learn them easily. The internet is a tool of joy, of knowledge, of progression. It can also be a malicious tool. If two little boys wandering the internet click on the wrong page then two little boys can learn the deep dark secrets of the adult world. When left unsupervised they can return to that web page again and again for weeks or even months. After witnessing those deep dark secretes they might get a little handsy and if adults see two little boys getting handsy all hell breaks loose. One little boy may be forced to move to another apartment building. The other may get the sense beat into him. There are a couple lessons to take from this observation. The first is to always use the internet properly. The second is how to lose a friend for good.

~Shall we see what Hayner is up to?~

"Okay guys, nice practice. Remember to fill your water bottles and drink throughout the day. And no soda! If I catch you with a soda can in your hand I'm gonna knock it out. Fair warning," Leon announced watching his team pull their gear off and take their leave.

"Bet you can't wait for classes to start up," Sora said grabbing his bag and throwing it over his shoulder, "Then we'll be college students for real!"

"Oh yeah. When does that happen again?" Hayner asked exiting the stadium with him.

"Do you have a Monday class?"

"Yeah"

"Then most likely tomorrow."

"WHAT? Already? You're kidding me."

"No. You don't even know when the semester starts?" Sora asked ascending the large hill the field sat at the bottom of. Neither he nor Hayner had a car but most of the team opted to walk to and from practice anyway because it was only a ten minute commute from the guy's dorm. It was a nice warm up.

"I figured someone would tell me eventually…. Thanks."

"Yeeeaah. I want a Gatorade. Come with me to the student store?"

"We have a student store?" Hayner asked blinking. All he'd done for the past three days was eat, sleep and practice. He knew virtually nothing about the campus. He didn't even take a tour before accepting his scholarship. He just thanked god that any school wanted him, let alone a four year college.

"Let's just go."

Past the boys dorms and the science wing, a short cut across an empty field and into a discrete building on the edge of campus. Apparently this was where the student store was. As Sora opened the door a wave of hot, moist air enveloped them. It smelled like chlorine.

"Sweet! We have a pool?"

"You didn't even read your packet, Did you?"

"You're supposed to read that? I thought it was a welcome gift-type thing."

"A welcome gift-type thing that explains your home for the majority of the next four years to you!"

"Eh, I'll figure this place out as I go."

"Well if you say so. Ask for help if you need it though. We can't have you getting hurt or in trouble," Sora said leading the two of them into a door midway into the entrance hall.

"Loser…"

Ugh, THAT voice.

"Seifer, you work in the student store?" Hayner asked turning toward the man behind the counter.

"What makes you say that?"

"…."

"I've worked almost all the student jobs here before I got a real one. Now I just cover for other people when they need it since the school already knows and trusts me. I'm what you call a special case."

"Oh, you two already know each other!" Sora exclaimed reaching inside the glass refrigerator door.

"Yeah sadly. We went to the same middle and high schools and now were semi roommates," Hayner said opting to stick close to his new friend.

"Well I bet it's a relief to at least be with someone you know."

"You'd be surprised," Hayner said glaring at the man. Seifer just flipped him off in response.

"I think you two are just being stubborn," Sora said watching the two and all their rivalesque antics.

"Stubborn how? This guy made school a living hell for me and now he's-"

"Do you want a Gatorade?" Sora asked cutting him off.

"W-what?"

"Gatorade. Do you want one? I'll pay for you."

"Uh, that's alright, I'm fine," Hayner said, never one to accept handouts freely.

"No, you want Gatorade. I saw you run out of water halfway through practice! Stay hydrated!" Sora said reaching for a second bottle, "Red or blue?"

"No really, I'm okay! I'll just drink some tap water when I g-"

"Red it is!" Sora said plucking the bottle from the shelf and carrying it over to the counter.

"I didn't think you'd work so fast," Seifer directed toward Hayner as he wrung up the two items.

"The fuck you talking about man?" Hayner asked self-conscious about other people buying him things.

"Already dating someone? Classes haven't even started yet."

It took a minute for this statement to process. Why did he think Hayner was dating someone. The only people here were Seifer, Sora and himself…. Wait….

"OH SO I'M GAY NOW? You stupid critical prick! How can I not make friends with other soccer players? HUH? Just because he's new? Is that why you think we've got something going on? Fuck you!"

"You don't know the reputation of this school, do you?" Seifer said unphased by Hayner's rabid reaction.

"He doesn't know anything about this school!" Sora said unaffected himself.

"I know it's a top school for boys sports," Hayner said feeling a little lost.

"It WAS a top school for boys sports. The 3:1 boy/girl ratio gave it the reputation for being a massive homosexual school a few years back though and now the number of talented athletes have gone down and the number of gay attendees is through the roof," Seifer said smoothing out the wrinkles in his shirt then leaning forward onto his elbows.

"We're the gay school?" Hayner asked thinking back on all the people he's met. To be honest it wasn't hard for him to imagine any of them being gay, "THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD BE ASSUMING SHIT ABOUT ME! You've known me longer than pretty much everyone!"

"That I have. Have a nice day," he said shooing the two with a halfhearted smile.

Hayner lead the pair out of the store with a "Tch!"

"Can you believe that guy? I have half a mind to shave off his eyebrows while he's sleeping," Hayner said walking out of the building and towards his dorms.

"Is HE gay?"

"Seifer?" Hayner thought hard. They weren't friends so how would he know? He didn't act gay. Well there was that one thing…, "I don't think so."

"Well is he in sports?"

"He makes a sport out of douchebaggery. Can you get a scholarship for that?"

"No. Well if he's here and he's not in sports than he's probably gay," Sora said with unquestionable certainty.

"I really can't see that," Hayner said picturing Seifer straddling another guy. He blushed, "What about you? Are you gay?"

"You bet! Surprised?" Sora asked without shame.

"Not in the least," Hayner said taking a sip of his Gatorade.

"Uh! So I'm obvious?" Sora asked a little crest fallen.

"It's not that," Hayner assured, "You just remind me a lot of a good friend of mine. He came out of the closet last year."

"Oh! Is he hot?" Sora asked a little relieved.

"How should I know? I don't like guys."

"I don't buy that," Sora said tauntingly, "I think you just haven't dated any yet."

"Can't argue there. I can't see myself seriously dating another guy though," Hayner said with a laugh.

"No guy?" Sora asked.

Hayner imagined himself straddling another guy this time. He blushed even harder, "No, not one."

"Okay but can I ask you something?"

"I don't see why not."

"Shouldn't you be more disappointed by the fact that there's a 3:1 guy/girl ratio here? I mean, aren't most normal guys pumped for all the hot college ass they'll be getting?"

"Uh, I'm pretty thrilled any college will take me. I LITERALLY passed only the classes I would need in high school and just barely at that. If I really feel the urge to date someone I could just walk into town and ask for a girl or two's number."

"Has that really worked in the past?" Sora asked draining his Gatorade like a champ.

Hayner thought back. To be honest he'd never really tried it. He'd only ever dated two girls. The first was Olette (they never even made it past the kissing stage. Too awkward!) and another girl who asked him out his junior year. He'd never really given any effort to the dating game. He could try harder but what's the point? Girls are just fishing for complements and at his age guys were less of 'lovers' and more like accessories.

"Dating is stupid. I'll think about it later," Hayner said.

"If you say so!"

The boys parted at the dorms.

'I must be weird.' Hayner thought pulling his key from his pocket, 'I know for a fact guys my age should care more about sex. Pence and Roxas sure were. Oh God! Don't tell me….'

Hayner twisted the key in the lock and slowly opened the door throwing his soccer bag into the empty space. To his surprise when he stepped in the door Zexion who was usually sitting alone on the couch with a book was amongst company. One blond and two familiar red heads.

"Hey! It's freshmen A! What's up buddy? You live here too?" Axel asked throwing his hands in the air while sitting on the couch.

"It's Hayner," he said snippily, "Wait, one of you guys is staying here?"

"That'd be me!" the blond one said launching from his seat towards the smaller boy, "I'm Demyx," he said offing a hand at full arm's length.

"Awesome to meet you," he said accepting the hand, "Have you met Seifer?"

"Na, not yet. Is he cool?"

"He's the mutated spawn of Satan and Andy Dick."

"Don't listen to him," Zexion said glancing beyond his book, "Seifer's pretty well put together. They just have a bit of a history."

"History? What kind of history?" Demyx asked turning first to Zexion then back to Hayner. Hayner walked past him and plopped into a cozy little chair Seifer himself had brought for the dorms.

"He used to beat the shit out of me. We've been suspended together at least a dozen times."

"Knowing you you probably provoked him," Zexion commented turning back to his book.

"Not 100% of the time! Anyway, don't get on his bad side. He's mean."

"Aw we can't have one of our rising stars getting beat up!" Reno said nudging the boy in his chair.

"Damn straight! If he gives you trouble just beat on the roof. I'm in the dorm above you," Axel said.

"Yeah, and I'm at the very end of the hall on the right. We'll take care of you," Reno added giving thumbs up Might Guy style.

"Thanks!" Hayner said feeling reassured. It was comforting knowing he had the twins on his side. They may be lanky but they were powerful, he knew that much.

"No problem," Axel said pulling out a pack of cigarettes and lighting one up.

Cigarettes?

"No way! You smoke? That is so bad! How can you make it through the season?" Hayner asked utterly stunned.

"I'm a natural born athlete," Axel shrugged taking a long drag.

"Won't Leon kill you?" Hayner asked, eyes narrowing.

"Leon doesn't know. And you wouldn't tattle on your protector now, would you?" Axel asked reaching his hand through the barred window and flicking his wrist.

"…. Are we even allowed to smoke in here?"

"Eh, no one cares," Reno said defending his idiot brother.

"If we get in trouble you're compensating us," Hayner said leaving it at that.

"Believe me, no one cares," Zexion said not even glancing up.

"You'll have to get used to the smell. I smoke too and it's too much trouble to go outside every time," Demyx said pulling out his own pack.

Hayner opened his mouth to protest but shut it for lack of things to say. So this is what it's like to have seniority. It only made him want to work harder so he could earn enough respect to rise above it.

Was Hayner capable of earing such respect?

"Uh, I'm going to take a shower," Hayner said standing up and heading towards his room.

"Okay! Have fun! But not too much fun because we're not going anywhere and that just ain't cool," Reno said waving him off.

"R-right" Hayner said remembering that whole 'gay school' conversation. Closing the bedroom door behind him he shook his head, "I'm not gonna let it get to me. I've never had a problem with gays before! Nothing's going to change EVEN IF they vastly outnumber me!"

~Let's take a look at how Seifer's doing, shall we?~

"Do you think liquids are sold by fluid ounce?"

"No."

"Hm, what about these cashews?"

"Wh- they're solid!"

"But they weigh something!"

"Are you gonna buy something or not?"

"I'm thinking about it! Don't rush me!"

"Come on lady, you've been running around like an idiot asking stupid questions for fifteen minutes! Don't you have someone else to bother?"

"I bother them too much. Why do you think I'm here?"

Seifer began rubbing his eyes in frustration. Who is this chick and why him?

"Okay! I've made up my mind!"

"Yes! Just bring it to the counter!"

"I can't it's too big."

"What?"

"The shelf! I made up my mind that it shouldn't be able to hold that much weight at once. One of these days it's gonna fall."

"Get out of my store!" Seifer shouted tempted to dive over the counter and strangle the girl.

"No wait I want these vegie fries!"

"Fine! Let me ring them up!" Seifer said holding out a hand trembling in anger. She placed it straight on the counter then placed her hands behind her back, "That'll be $3.39."

"…. Say would you buy those for me?"

"OUT! NOW!"

The girl sprinted for the door, catching herself on the frame just long enough to turn around, stick her tongue out and shout, "Meanie!"

Seifer threw a flurry of pens in her direction as she continued fleeing.

The nerve of some people. Seifer went back to his previous activity: drawing imaginary pictures on the counter with his finger. At least now he had some peace. Some people just have way too much time on their hands and it always seemed like those people flocked to him.

Seifer couldn't help but feel like something wasn't right. It was as if he'd forgotten something or….

"THAT BITCH STOLE SIX CANDY BARS!"

How? When? Sure as chocobos are cute ostriches that candy had been napped from right in front of him! Seifer immediately jumped over the counter and sprinted out of the building. He scanned his right, then his left. He even scanned up and down. Fuck. She'd planned it from the start. Pissing Seifer off so bad he could hardly see straight then having him kick her out in blind furry. Where did she even hide them? She was in a tank top and short shorts!

"No getting around it," Seifer mumbled to himself. He took a ten and a five out of his wallet and put them in the cash register. It was a few dollars over but he didn't need it and he didn't feel like making change anyway.

Left seething Seifer finished his shift carving a hole below the counter.

"Hey thanks a lot Seifer! I'll take over from here! Why don't you go get some lunch?" the guy running the next shift said entering the store with a big smile.

"Her ass is toast the next time I see her I fucken swear it," Seifer mumbled hopping over the counter once more.

"What?"

"I said I'll do that."

"Aw, well thanks again!" he shouted after Seifer as he march angrily out of the store.

The walk back to the dorms seemed to calm him down a bit. Just being away from that steamy hot hell would calm anyone's nerves. Be that as it may he still wasn't too thrilled to come back to an apartment full of noisy upperclassmen ranting and raving about dubstep or something.

*Gasp* "Roomie!" Demyx shouted shooting up with a big smile and open arms.

"Bite me," Seifer said not giving the boy a second glance before making a bee line for his room.

"Okay, I can kinda see what Hayner was saying now," Axel said watching the blond go.

Seifer took a couple steps back and turned towards the group, folding his arms, "What exactly was Hayner saying?"

"Oh, just that you're mean and you beat him up."

"I only give it if someone's really asking for it. And believe me, no one asks for it quite as hard as that kid."

"Aw, so you admit to being the mutated spawn of Satan and Andy Dick?" At this Zexion closed his book and placed it on his lap. It had only been three days since Seifer and Hayner had moved in but he already had a pretty good feel for their 'dos' and 'don'ts'. DON'T associate Seifer with Andy Dick.

Seifer tried to keep his composure but there was that one vain in the corner of his forehead. It seemed to be doing its best to break free of its skintacular prison.

"I know you're here fuck face! Come out and face me like a man!" Seifer shouted towards Zexion and Hayner's room.

"Even if you weren't pissed I still wouldn't listen to you!" Hayner shouted back preoccupied with his DS at the moment.

"HAYNER PEED HIS PANTS IN CHEMISTRY ONCE! HE ONLY HAD TEN MINUTES LEFT UNTIL THE BELL TOO IT WAS REALLY SAD!"

Dead Silence.

"I HAD TO GO SINCE SECOND PERIOD BUT OLETTE NEEDED ME TO CARRY ALL THAT SCULPTING CLAY FOR HER ART CLASS! YOU KNOW I COULDN'T GET OUT OF IT, YOU KNOW I HAVE THE BLADDER OF A KITTEN AND YOU KNOW I MADE IT WAY FURTHER THAN LAST TIME!" Hayner screamed marching through his door, across the room and grabbing Seifer by the collar.

"You pee your pants often?" Reno asked smirking.

"Stop giving people the wrong impression about me!" Seifer shouted slapping Hayner's hands away.

"What wrong impression? You're an ass hole! There's no getting around it!" Hayner retorted.

"He kinda has a point," Demyx said overwhelmed with pure amusement.

"SHUT UP NEW GUY!" Both Seifer and Hayner shouted.

"But I was vouching for Hayner," Demyx whimpered sinking in his seat.

"I wouldn't bother. They're in their own little world when they get like this," Zexion said amused himself.

"So they do this often?" Reno asked turning to the blue haired boy.

"On a daily basis. Yesterday they did it twice."

"Fuck you mama's boy! If you weren't so fucking stupid maybe some other school would have shown interest in you and you wouldn't be IN MY FACE RIGHT NOW!" Seifer shouted opting to cross boundaries in his frustration.

"Maybe if you weren't so mean you'd have friends that weren't afraid of you and you could GET OUT OF THIS DORM EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE!" Hayner shouted right back choosing not to hold back himself.

"You're the reason I'm so pissed off!"

"You're the reason I lost so much sleep my freshmen year and failed EVERYTHING!"

"YOU'RE THE REASON MY DAD HATES ME!"

"YOUR DAD HATES YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE A HARD HEADED DELINQUENT!"

"FUCK YOU!" Seifer burst tackling the smaller boy into the ground. Both of them began rolling around plunging fists full of rage into any body part they could reach.

"Alright, alright! Enough!" Axel directed at the pair as they crashed into the flimsy card table they used to eat on causing it to collapse.

"I SAID ENOUGH!" Axel shouted getting in on the fight. In less than thirty seconds he had them each in a head lock, faces turning red and hands attempting to loosen his arms, "That was some mean shit you both were spitting but now you're gonna kiss and make up. Got that?"

Seifer dug his finger nails into his conqueror's arm as if to say 'no way in hell.' Hayner just hung there trying his best to breathe.

"Kiss and make up!" Axel demanded forcing his arms together until the two were rubbing foreheads, "Muwa muwa muwa muwa!"

"You should probably let them go soon. Hayner's blue," Reno said scanning the younger blond for any signs of life.

"Oh right. People breathe," Axel said letting go of the two. Both fell straight to the ground but Seifer immediately picked himself up and marched to his room. Hayner on the other hand laid there panting in defeat.

"So Seifer's dad hates him?" Demyx asked the boy as his vision began to return.

"Yep."

"And that's your fault?"

"Sure. Just like global warming and high taxes," Hayner said stumbling to his feet and returning to his own room.

"Same goes for the fact that you're a failure," Zexion said to be fair. By that time Hayner was long gone. Why say it while he's there? Zexion liked his face the way it was.

"I'm not coming down here if they really fight that much," Axel said brushing some dust off his pants and returning to his seat.

"It's usually not that bad," Zexion said unmoved by the recent events, "That's the first time I've actually seen them fist fight. Something bad must have happened to Seifer."

"Let's hope his luck gets better or we may lose one of our strikers," Reno said, "So as I was saying before dubstep is good but hardstyle will always be the king of techno."

OKAY! No soccer terminology! Still, I might as well point out that Might Guy is from Naruto and Andy Dick is…. Annoying. I'm sure most of you are aware but just in case! So yeah! Please review and I'll get right on the next chapter! REVIEWBAWABMEHGA!