A/N: Hey, people! I was going to upload this last night, but the website wasn't working. ): Thank you so much Blinded Pyro! Your review made my day! (: I'm sorry Axel isn't in this one, but I had to split the chapter in half so i promise you he'll be there next time! Thanks for reading!

Chapter 3

California girls, we're undeni-

Man, I hate that song! I looked over at alarm clock on my dresser. 6:45! I was so dead.

I grabbed the first pair of clothes I saw and put them on in record time. I grabbed my backpack from off the floor and then raced downstairs. I grabbed the almost empty gallon of milk and chugged it. I grabbed an apple on the counter with my right hand as I put on my sock with my left.

"Decided not to wait for your old man?" My dad asked jokingly.

"Dad," I said. I wasn't the only one whose alarm was off, "It's 6:45. We're late!"

"What!" he yelled. I hopped and to the entryway as I put on my sock.

"Roxas," he said, "Have fun at school. Remember-"

"-to try my best and blah blah blah," I had heard his speech so many times now that I knew it by heart, "Bye, Dad."

"See you-" I cut him off as I slammed the door behind me. I ran to the garage door and grabbed my skateboard. I jumped on it and rode down the street. I saw a familiar person riding ahead of me.

"Sora!" I shouted as I quickly caught up to him. I had always been the better rider.

"Hey, Roxas!" he smiled, "Did you sleep in again?"

"My alarm didn't work!" I explained, "Did you do the math homework?"

"Yes," he said as my face lite up, "But you can't copy it."

He knew me way to well. We had been sort of like 'failing buddies' for a while, but I was worse.

"Come on, Sora," I could practically see that light bulb blink above my head as I come up with a great idea, "I let those ten dollars slide if you just let me copy your homework."

"Since when do I owe you ten dollars?" he asked.

"Last night, I said 'I bet you ten bucks Kairi will say yes' and she did," I reminded him, "It's either ten bucks or the homework."

"Hey," he said, "I never agreed to that."

"Please, Sora," I begged as I tried to come up with the cutest possible puppy dog face I could come up with.

Sora gave me the creepiest look as he raised his eyebrows, "What in the world are you doing?"

"My puppy dog face," I said.

At that point, Sora burst out laughing as we skated onto the school grounds. "A puppy dog face? It looks more like a retarded cow with a serious case of constipation and the chicken pox!"

I laughed with him. "Well, it was worth a try." I stepped on the back of my skateboard and flipped it into the air, and then caught it with one hand.

"You know what," Sora said, "I'll letyou borrow my homework if you just promise to never ever make that face again."

I laughed. "Deal," I said as we shook hands.

We started to walk towards the school building as we heard an easily recognized squeal from behind us.

"Naminé," Kairi said as she came out of the car, "You are going to absolutely love it here."

"I hope so," Naminé said as she came out behind her.

"Roxas," Kairi said with excitement, "and SORA!" She ran over as fast as she could and squeezed him tightly. Sora smiled from ear to ear.

Kairi let go and turned to the rest of us. "Guess what, guys?" she said, "Naminé lives literally like three houses away from mine!"

"That's cool," I said, but personally, I really didn't get how Kairi got so excited over everything. I mean one time she found a dollar on the ground and could not stop talking about how lucky she was for two weeks. Sometimes, I feel like I'm the only normal person I know.

"I'm glad you already have a friend on your street," Sora said, "I mean, Kairi is the most amazing person I have ever met."

"Oh, Sora," she blushed, "You're so sweet!" He blushed as well.

I cleared my throat.

"Sorry, Roxas," he said sarcastically, "but it's true. You just don't have the good looks and talent that the rest of us do."

"Oh, thanks!" I said and we laughed.

"Well," Naminé said, "We better get to class. I don't want to be late on my first day."

"Oh yeah, Naminé!" Kairi said, "We need to get you a schedule and a map. I'll take you just follow me!"

Sora and I walked in after the girls and we parted. I walked up the stairs and down the hallway to my locker. I stuffed my backpack in there, but felt as if I was forgetting something. I mentally slapped myself. I forgot to get Sora's homework and I had it first block! I went down the hallway towards his locker, but was too late. He had already gone to homeroom. I walked back to my homeroom and to my surprised found the backside of a platinum blond girl.

"Hey, Naminé. I didn't know you were in my homeroom," I said, I looked down at her desk and saw a sketchbook, "Do you draw?"

"Oh," she blushed as she hugged the book, "Yeah, just a little. I'm not very good though."

"Can I see?" I asked as I sat down next to her.

"There just sketches," she said, "They aren't all-"

"I promise I won't laugh," I said.

She hesitated then handed me the sketchbook. I flipped to the first page and my jaw fell wide open.

"I know," she said self-concisely, "I know they're-"

"Amazing!" I finished for her and she blushed. I looked at the realistic flowers she drew on the first page. They were in a vase and colored every shade of the rainbow. I turned the pages and saw people, animals, and more plants. I stopped suddenly.

The picture was of a sunset. It was the most beautiful drawing I had ever seen. The blue ocean seemed to really move and the orange and pink sky filled my mind with peace.

"This is the most incredible thing I have ever seen in my entire life," I said, truthfully.

"Do you really mean it?" she asked and looked at me with her beautiful, blue eyes. My heart always skipped a beat whenever she looked at me like that.

"Y-yeah," I said, "I do."

The bell rang and I left for math. I walked into class and sat down in a seat towards the back.

"Let's see who has the homework," My teacher said after everyone has settled down, "Roxas does not."

"You didn't even ask me," I said.

"You have brought in your homework three times this entire year." She said, "You didn't bring today either, am I correct?"

"Yeah, but-"

"Olette?" She asked.

"I've got it right here," she said as brought it up to her. When she went back to her desk, she picked up her stuff and moved it to the desk next to me.

"Hey," she whispered to me as our teacher continued on with the homework check in.

"Hey," I replied, "Man, I hate math."

She laughed. "What subject don't you hate?"

The class dragged on slowly. Olette and I exchanged words here and there, but nothing important. Then the bell rand and class was finally over. I walked into Spanish and learned absolutely nothing.

"Roxas," My ELA teacher said when he caught me in the hallway, "We need to talk."

Oh, shoot. Something must be wrong.

"What, Mr. Leonhart?" I asked politely.

"You're failing English," he said, "This isn't acceptable behavior, Roxas."

"I'm sorry," I said.

"There is a way you can make it up though," he said, "I need you to wright an essay on the thing that is the most important to you and to complete the rest of the assignments I give for the remainder of the year…"

"Yes, sir," I said after he explained the requirements of the essay. I was planning on blowing it off and doing some easy work to make up for it. I wasn't going to write this essay. He started to walk off.

"Oh, and Roxas?" he said as he turned back to me.

"Yes."

"If you don't do this you'll have to go to summer school."

Oh, crap.

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