MG: It's taken me along time to write this fic. My head still hurts from all that midterm cramming….

Leon: Is that your excuse?

MG: (death glare) don't start!

Yuffie: Let's just get started! On with chapter #3.

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Yuffie scurried through her room looking for her shoes, guitar and the lyrics she had started writing that afternoon. It was a Friday after school and she had to go meet Riku and Sora at their favorite café.

She ran downstairs with her guitar in one hand and notebook in the other. As usual Sora and Riku were chilling on the couch watching TV.

"Bout time," riku snorted. He grabbed his skateboard and they all walked outside. Riku hopped on his board and sped down the sidewalk. Yuffie and sora tried their best to keep up with him and his damn skateboard. "Slow down silver devil," Yuffie loved calling him that.

Riku cringed, "Don't call me that! And it's not my fault you two are walking as slow as my greasy grandma." They walked through the crowded town square and ignoring the stares they were receiving from stuck up people and grown-ups.

"God, I can't stand stuck up people. What's up their asses," Riku shot a nasty glare at some old guy. Sora pinched Rikus ear, "when you have five ear piercing and wear dark make up people tend to judge you more."

"Maybe I should dress more normal in public," Riku joked. "I'd like to see that," Yuffie muttered but he heard her regardless. He pouted and she shrugged it off. "Remember at the eighth grade dance when you dressed up as a vampire. You got us all kicked out!"

"I thought it was pretty funny," sora chuckled. They finally reached their favorite spot, musica café. Half of the café was a music store the other half was where everyone ate and there was even a stage.

"Selphie sure did fix up the place," Sora walked to the cd section of the café. The whole café was painted wild colors and posters of the latest celebrities were hung all over the place. The place seemed a little more packed than usual.

"Can I help you with anything?" one of the waitresses asked. Yuffie had never seen that girl working there before. She was black, light-skinned maybe the color of caramel. She had hazel eyes, long brown hair with light brown streaks and a beauty mark on her left cheek.

"Where's Selphie?" Riku asked in a bored tone. The waitress smiled at them warmly, "the manager's in the back.

"I guess we'll wait for her ummmmm…what's your' name?" sora asked. "I'm Nida, I'm just starting here," Nida smiled shyly at them again. Yuffie and Sora introduced themselves but riku still acted like a regular badass and ignored her.

"GUYS!" Selphies hyper squeaky voice was music to Yuffies ears. Since Selphie went to a different school it was hard for them to find time to hang out. Selphie wrapped her arms around all three of the punks. "I missed you all!"

"You're choking us!" Sora croaked. Selphie let go of the red punks and blushed, "sorry guys…but I'm just so happy to see you again!" nida excused herself from the group and went back to work.

"I guess you all met Nida," Selphie smiled. They all sat down at a vacant table. "She's cute, right riku," Sora nudged his best friend in the ribs. Riku rolled his crystal blue eyes, "she's not my type."

"Sounds like someone needs 'Selphie the great matchmaker' to help them out!" Sweatdrops formed on the punks foreheads. Selphie sighed, "well, do any of you have any love stories you'd like to tell me?'

Sora thought of his red headed girlfriend and blushed. "I have a girlfriend….." Selphies eyes brightened, she just loved to hear about other peoples relationships. "Is it the girl you're always talking about?"

"Yeah, Kairi," Sora turned brighter. "Well what's she like?" riku and yuffie groaned, that's one question they wish Selphie didn't ask! "She's pretty and she has the reddest hair! Her eyes are like pools of purple gumdrops…."

He just went on and on! Yuffie glanced at the café clock, 'he spent 15 minutes talking about Kairi!' 'I wish he'd shut up,' Riku thought. 'How romantic,' Selphie thought.

"She's great," Sora finally finished his lovey dovey talk about his girlfriend. If anyone would appreciate his undying love for Kairi it was Selphie.

"So riku, are you still a slut?" Selphie asked that question ever so causally. Good thing he was use to being called that, "yep…. I'm kidding! I'm actually talking to this one girl."

"A girl with blond hair?" Yuffie recalled seeing him flirting with some blond chick. "yeah, her names Namine." He probably just made out with Namine behind the school or was just messing around with her.

"Riku, I think you'll never find mrs.right," selphie frowned at him. "Why?" "You mess around too much," she patted his pale hand. "That's how you get diseases,' Yuffie added.

Selphie decided to change the topic, "how's Cloud?" 'Wrong topic,' Yuffie thought. Soras face dropped and his eyes focused on the table, "he doesn't talk to me like he use to…. It's like he hates me."

"Why!' Selphie reached out and squeezed Soras hand. "He's…. A prep." Selphies eyebrow rose in disbelief, "I thought he hated the preps." Sora shrugged, he didn't even want to talk about his brother anymore.

"I made some lyrics inspired by the preps," Riku pulled out his all black guitar. After making sure his guitar was tuned he started plucking at the strings.

"Don't tell me who I should be and don't tell me what's right for me. Don't tell me what I should do. I don't wanna waste my time and watch you fade away!"

He sang in prefect melody then pick up the beat…

"So shut up, shut up, shut up! Don't want to hear it! Get out, get out, get out of my way……"

He stopped and rubbed his forehead, "I couldn't think of anymore." Sora, who had been acting like the table was his drums smiled, "how bout this…"

"step up, step up, step up! You never stop me…."

"Nothing you say today is gonna bring me down," yuffie added. Riku clapped his hands together and grabbed a napkin of the napkin holder. Writing the lyrics down he felt ambivalent.

Was the song really about the preps or just about how he felt towards Yuffie. Even though she didn't know it, she was always on his case lately. She was affecting him, he was worried about her like a friend. But jealous of her like a boy….

'I can't be….' He shuddered. Yuffies concerned eyes fell on him and her hand reached across the table to his. "Are you okay?'

That was a good question. Riku hastily put his guitar in his case and ran out the café. "What the hells wrong with him?" sora watched his best friend dash across the street. "I guess practices canceled," Selphie frowned.

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Riku ran all the way to their favorite park. He sat on a bench and pulled out his guitar. He started plucking at the strings and mumbling to himself. "Maybe I should tell her…."

"Tell her what?" Nida curiously asked. She had been across the street when she saw the silver haired boy sitting alone in the park. "Where the hell did you come from and why are you in my business," he snapped, his aqua orbs burned holes into his hazel ones.

She simply smiled at him, "I wanted to help you." "Help me? That's gotta be a joke, how are you going to help me?" His eyes laughed at the pouting girl. "From the looks of things, I think you have girl problems,' Nida plopped beside of him, "and I'm a girl, so I'll be able to give you good advice."

Riku stared at the cheesing girl in disbelief. 'It wouldn't hurt to tell her,' he thought.

"I know this guy, and he likes this girl," he started. "'Guy'," she repeated. 'Yeah, he's a guy," Riku snapped, "and he likes his best friend."

"You like your best friend?" Nida thought he was talking about Sora. "I told you, 'my friend' likes his best friend," he yelled at the smirking girl.

"Let's cut the whole 'my friend' crap. It's confusing…." He glared at her and sighed. "Okay! I like Yuffie! Are you happy? I said it!" Riku jumped from the bench and started screaming at the top of his lungs, "I LIKE HER!"

"Yeah! That's the spirit!" Nida cheered him on. A smile spread across his face, "Yeah! It felt good to say it aloud!"

To bad he didn't notice all the stares he was getting. "See I did help you out," she clasped her hands together. "not really," he sighed and ran his hands through his hair. Nidas lips formed a firm line and her eyes narrowed. "Why do you think you're some kind of badass!"

Standing only inches apart she glared at him and he only looked at her in amusement. "Because I am," he replied. He walked past her and pushed her head softly, "worry about yourself."

Nida watched him walk off. He had to be the only one that could make her blood boil like it was. But there was something about him…….

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"Mom I'm home," sora fell on the couch and pushed some junk off the coffee table to make room for his large feet. "Sora I have to go pick up some items, tell cloud to call me when he gets in." soras mother said,

Sora mother had his same cinnamon hair and Clouds piercing cold blue eyes. Like any business woman her hair was neatly pinned up and she wore a suit.

"Ma, pick me up some skittles." Soras mom ruffled her sons spiky locks, "only if you don't fight with your brother."

"Mission impossible!" sora exclaimed. Running out the door she smiled back at her son, "come on you two use too be get along all the time!"

The door slammed close and he watched her drive away. "Keyword use to be….."

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Sora pov

My life always has one dramatic turn after another. First dad leaves us, then cloud joins the preps, and kairi. Why do we have to creep around? I may come off as a cheerful person but that's only because I pretend.

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