A/N: This is the third chapter and the last chapter that i'll post for the week. I'm in college right now so I don't really have the luxury of typing the other chapters(though I've done 6 chapters already). i'll just wait for the comments and suggestions and read them(if i get any) and follow what you guys say.

Sorry if I STILL write short chapters. I'm still new at this so please bear with me.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for the plot!

(Roxas's POV)

BEEP! BEEP! BEE-CRASH!

I cursed under my breath as I shook my hand. Damn alarm clock, always getting in the way of me and my beloved sleep. The one who created this piece of crap should be put through hell.

I rolled over and tried to get more shut eye before my mom decides to barge in my room and get me to wash up. A few moments later, I could already hear my mom's footsteps echoing in the corridor. I pretended to be asleep in hopes of her not waking me up.

Too bad not everything you want will come true.

I heard my door open and felt my mom trying to shake me awake. I swatted her arm away as I groaned and clutched my blanket tighter. I felt a hand trying to pull the blanket away but I just gripped it tighter. After a few more tugs, my mom finally gave up. I heard her muttering under her breath and walked out the room.

Finally some peace and quiet…

Not.

I heard footsteps coming inside my bedroom and the next thing I knew was that I was soaked from all the water my mom threw at me.

"WHAT THE HELL?" I shouted as I jumped out of bed, rubbing my arms, trying to warm myself up.

I looked around and saw mom standing by my bedside, holding a bucket. She had a stern look on her face. She put down the bucket and crossed her arms over her chest.

Why was she giving me that look? She was the one who splashed water on me! I should be the one getting mad… at… her.

Oh… Right.

It was an unspoken rule on our household that saying obscenities is prohibited. If you ever get caught saying such words, you will be dealt with accordingly.

And I AM so gonna get dealt with accordingly. Want a few examples? Here are some: five hundred munny allowance (my allowance every week) for the next month and another one is being grounded. And being grounded meant no skateboarding. I'd rather take the former punishment.

"Roxas, you do know what happens when you say obscenities in this household, do you?" my mom asked with her arms still crossed.

"Yes." came my short answer.

"Your punishment…"

Is the pause really necessary? Just let me know what it is!

"… is to work with the chores next door."

Huh?

"Axel's house? No offense, but I think it would be impossi—" I was cut short when my mom raised a hand.

"Not their house, THAT house." She said pointing outside my window. I slowly turned my head in the direction she was pointing to, despite knowing where she was pointing to.

"But why there? I don't even know them. We haven't met them yesterday." I reasoned out to her.

"Oh, but we did. It's just you were too busy walking around town. They left when Reno and his brother's came." she explained to me.

So in the end, it's my fault I didn't meet them?

I shivered more as wind blew through the open window.

"Get out of those wet clothes and go in the shower before you get a cold." She said as she started walking out of my room. "You'll be doing your punishment later, so come home early." She added as she disappeared into the hallway.

Interesting. It's only my second day and I'm already doing slave work.

I sighed and walked towards the bathroom. I took off my clothes and stared at the mirror. Damn the dark circles I have under my eyes. I rubbed my eyes, hoping the bags would disappear. After I stopped rubbing, oh joy, they're still there.

I shrugged and walked over to the bathtub. I filled it with hot water and submerged myself in it. I raised my head above the water and felt myself relax. I got off the tub as the water began to lose it's warmth. I dried myself off and went to my room and looked through my clothes. I decided to wear black cargo pants and a black zip-up, sleeveless shirt. I put on my socks, grabbed my iPod, put on my headphones and went downstairs for breakfast.

I entered the kitchen and sat down next to my dad. I was about to take a piece of pancake when I happened to glance at the clock.

6:50…

Oh shit…

I grabbed the pancake and stuffed it into my mouth and rushed to the entrance and looked for my shoes. I put them on and grabbed my board and said a quick goodbye to my parents.

I rode my skateboard and kicked the ground for more speed. I stopped kicking the ground when I saw the gates of the school. It had "Twilight Town Highschool" at the top of the gate.

I hopped off my board and entered the school. I instantly felt several eyes boring holes through my body as I walked towards the entrance of the school. I saw two redheads sitting on the front steps of the school. They had other people around them and were laughing at something that was said probably. One of the redheads saw me and ran towards me.

"Roxas! Nice to see you're up and running now!" Axel said as he put an arm around my shoulder.

"Yeah. Sure." I answered as I smirked at him.

"Aw, c'mon! Don't be like Neku! We don't need another "King of One Word Answers"!" he said to me as we walked towards their friends. It was only a small group of people but I could tell they were something other than ordinary.

"Roxas!" Lea shouted as he gestured for me to come next to him. "I'll introduce you to these guys." He added as he pointed the small group of people gathered around him. Axel pushed me into their small group so that everyone's eyes were focused on me.

"Um…hi."I greeted lamely. Really, Roxas? That the best you can come up with? They nodded at the greeting, acknowledging me and the greeting.

"Hey. Name's Neku." a boy with orange hair, piercing blue eyes and a pair of violet headphones. He wore white shorts and a sleeveless, violet shirt with an over-sized collar which covered his face up to his mouth.

"Be more social, Neku!" a girl with black hair reaching her shoulders and glasses said as she shoved the boy, Neku. "I'm sorry about his behavior. He's really anti-social but he's really nice once you get to know him. Oh, by the way, my name's Shiki. Shiki Misaki." she said, holding out her hand for me to shake.

I shook it and smiled at her. I felt a chill run down my spine as I felt a pair of eyes glare daggers at me. I looked next to her and I saw Neku with an icy glare. I quickly let go of Shiki's hands and took a step back.

"Don't touch her more than three seconds if you don't want to have him breathing down your neck." Axel whispered to me. I nodded slowly and averted my gaze to the couple.

"So much for a warm welcome. Well, moving on!" exclaimed Lea as he pointed to the last two people who were much more intimidating than my dear friend Neku.

"The one with the brown hair and scar in the face is Squa—"

"It's Leon." the guy cut him off and looked in my direction and nodded at me. I nodded back at him… Talk about intimidating.

"Yeah. Whatever. Next is Cloud Strife. He's one of the BESTEST friend that you'll EVER have." said Lea. I couldn't help but sense the sarcasm in his voice. If I thought Squall or Leon or whatever his name is was intimidating, then I'm totally mistaken.

This guy IS the real deal. Some people would feel overwhelmed by the aura he was giving off. He turned his head towards me and looked at me with a stoic expression. He just nodded slightly, and turned his head away, closing his eyes.

"You still haven't met the others. We'll introduce you during lunch, but for now, go get your schedule from the principal's office. Show him the way, Neku." said Axel as he sat down the front steps.

I looked over at Neku and saw that he still looked a little pissed. He nodded towards the door of the school, which probably meant 'follow me so we can get this over with'. I saw Shiki whisper something to him and his expression changed from pissed to outraged. He turned away from us and walked towards the doors. I ran after him inside and found him leaning against the lockers.

"Look… I don't feel comfortable when guys touch Shiki. I get insecure especially when guys like you get near her…" he said to me as he kept his head down, his bangs hiding his eyes.

I nodded as I took in what he said.

Wait a minute…

Guys like me?

"What do you mean by 'guys like me'?" I asked him as we started walking to the office.

He looked at me skeptically before looking forward again.

"Have you ever looked at mirror before?" he asked me sarcastically. I see you're fluent in the language of sarcasm.

"Of course I have! But… don't you trust her? I mean being in a relationship with her, you need trust right?" I asked him as we entered the office. "Not like I would know. I haven't been in a relationship." I added as I walked towards the secretary's table.

After I getting my schedule and locker number, we walked towards my locker before the first bell rings.

"We're not in a relationship…" he said quietly, almost to himself.

"Then why are you being so protective of her?"

"Can't I look after my best friend?" he asked me looking at me in the eyes.

I gave him a look that said 'I'm NOT gonna buy that'.

"Fine. I like her. Happy now?" he confessed, having a blush streaking across his cheeks. "Anyway, let me take a look at your schedule…"

He took out his own and compared our schedules.

"We've got most of our classes together except for 2nd, 3rd and 4th period. But I'm pretty sure Lea is with you in every class." He said to me. "Aren't you lucky?" he added with a smirk.

Yup. Totally the sarcastic fellow.

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