Roxas skipped last period, P.E, and walked home. He had missed first period, Biology, because of the whole incident that morning. He was thinking of skipping his second hour, Art, but he actually liked that class. Half way through 5th hour, he wasn't feeling that well.

'Its none of his business what I do!'

The blonde scowled, and kicked a signpost. He yelped and growled. He stomped off, mumbling unintelligible things all the way home.

He opened the front door, slamming it shut behind him, and tossed his bag behind the couch.

"I don't need help! I'm PERFECTLY FINE!" He shouted above him

The small blond hung his head, and tears spilled. Roxas knew that was a lie. He leaned back against the door he just came through, and slid down to the floor.

'I'm... fine...'

The phone rang, but Roxas made no attempt to get to it. The voice-mail played, then the beep.

"Hello, this is Shirai Nakoi, the school nurse. I am calling to express my concern for Roxas, Mr. and Mrs. Kokawa. It seems... no. He IS cutting himself, and I believe he isn't eating. This morning..."

"No ones here..." Roxas whispered brokenly "..no one else is here..."

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Axel sat in detention, writing over and over one sentence:

I will not call Mr. Yakuza Mansex anymore.

His hand cramped up, and he stopped.

"Keep writing, Axel" Mans- Mr. Yakuza warned

"Can I do something else...? My hand hurts" Axel complained

Mr. Yakuza looked up from the desk, and smiled.

"Fine..."

He stood up, and dropped a stack of files on his desk

"Get to work filing these alphabetically" Xemnas commanded

Axel stared, then sighed.

'At least its better than writing'

"After you're done, you can shred those papers over there" Xemnas added, and pointed across the library. Axel followed the path of his finger, and his heart dropped dead. He was going to be here almost all night.

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Ms. Nakoi sighed, and sat at her desk. The sky was starting to turn orange-ish, and the clock told her it was 5:25pm. The days were slowly getting shorter and shorter. She glanced at the door when Xemnas walked by, staring questioningly.

"Why did he call him 'number thirteen'... he isn't a lab rat" She mumbled

She furrowed her brows, then began to finish the paperwork she had. Almost an hour had passed by the time she finished.

"There..."

Axel peeked in the room, and smiled widely

"Hey, Ms. Nakoi"

The nurse looked up and smiled

"What are you doing here, Axel?"

Axel, taking that as an invitation, walk over to her desk

"Nothing. Just dropped by to give you some cookies" The red head stated. He held up the baggie of cookies and smirked "They're your favorite~" He teased

Shirai laughed "You made those?"

"Well... it was for class.."

"Sure, sure" Shirai murmured and snatched the baggie "Now what do you need, Axel?"

"You think I want something? Thats cold.." He sighed "Maybe I wont give you anymore cookies"

Shirai nibbled on a cookie, and grinned

"I know you better than that, Ax"

'The meeting has been moved to room 420. All those informed, please meet in room 420'

Shirai frowned a little, and stood up. She started to gather what papers she needed and sighed

"Room 420?" The red head inquired, smiling "Heh..."
"Oh god Axel" Shirai glared at him

"What? I'm kidding!"

"You better be!" Ms. Nakoi scolded

"Alright, mom" Axel murmured sarcastically

Shirai laughed

"Well, I gotta go, Ax. I don't like staying around to long after the schools empty.. it freaks me out"

"Going to the meeting?"
"No. Those meetings are for those who are informed about them. I wasn't, so I don't go" Ms. Nakoi stated
"Don't you find that suspicious?"
"You're paranoid"

"And you're only paranoid in empty hallways"

"Axel!" Shirai growled then sighed. He was gone. "That kid... I swear.."

The red head left the prison called school, and headed home. The town was quite quiet, and the sky was all different hues of red and orange, slowly turning black. Multicolored leaves blew off from trees, and moved across the ground. It was autumn, and the weather was only going to get colder and colder. Soon, it would be white snow that covered the ground, not leaves.

"Why does the sun set red?"

"Out of all the colors in light, red travels the farthest" Axel replied, and smirked "Like me"
"Disdainful bastard"

Axel smiled, and looked behind him. There was Zexion, standing up against the wall, wearing gray jeans, a black gothic buckle vest, and blue scarf to match his blue hair. As usual, his two necklaces hung around his neck. One was of a pale blue book, the other was some strange symbol that looked like a cross, with some sort of upside-down heart shape at the bottom.

"So whats the Schemer doing following me?" The red head wondered "And why does he always wear black?"

Zexion narrowed his eyes.

"Shadow-walking Schemer.." Zexion murmured

"Thats right. You prefer the shadows, since you're always in them" Axel retorted "But that only answered one question"

The schemer held up a white envelope between two fingers and tossed it to Axel. It glided through the air smoothly like a frisbee, giving Axel an easy catch. Zexion pushed off the wall and walked away, staying in the dark. He appeared to blend with the shadows, seeming to disappear. Axel looked at the envelope, stuffed it in his pocket, and continued home.

"Creep.."

Axel dug out his keys and unlocked the door. He went straight up to his room and collapsed onto his bed after shedding his bag onto the floor.

"Ahh.. finally home" He sighed in relief

His cell phone rang, and he groaned. He pulled it from his backpack, and flipped it open

"Eight"

"Where were you?"
Axel stiffened and glanced at his clock.

'Shit...'

"uh.. I had other things to take care of"
"Thats not what Six said"

'Stupid runt ratted..'

"Axel, you're nothing but a frustration!"

The red head sighed and shook his head

"Look, just tell Zexion-"
"He already gave you the run down of everything we discussed. I expect no questions from you since you insisted on skipping-"
"-Alright alright.."

"You're almost as useless as Nine"

"Alright Four, is that everything?"
"Yes, but I'm tired of covering up for you. You're one your own next time"

Axel hesitated

"Alright. Alright. I'll see what I can do"
"See what you can do? You do absolutely NOTHING! If I-"

Axel snapped his phone shut and closed his eyes. He grabbed the envelop from his pocket and ripped it open. Reading over the papers inside, he frowned.

"Looks like I'm gonna see everyone tonight... damn it. Stupid Mansex and his detention.."

Axel crumpled the papers and tossed it to the floor to add to the collection.

"I have so many tasks to do, I cant keep up... I feel like his bitch."

Axel groaned at the thought and buried his face in his pillow
'Its like an organization of some sort.. we all do his dirty work'

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The sun had set, and the moon was high in its peak. Roxas walked downstairs, and glanced at the phone. The wire had been ripped from the back of it, the frayed wire lying on the floor. He left the house through the front door, and looked up into the sky. The moon was half gone, but the stars still shone bright. The moon was never alone, like the sun was. The sun was left in the empty blue sky, abandoned by the rest. It was always the same, never changing. The moon was surrounded by the stars, and it was different each day; and each month, it had new friends.

Roxas reached up and grasped, trying to grab something. He opened his hand, covering the moon.

"Take me with you..." He murmured "Take me away... and let me disappear with you"

Roxas let his arm fall back to his side, and he sighed. He shoved his hands into his pockets, and walked off aimlessly. It was warm out, the breeze cool.

What seems like minutes, was in reality hours. Roxas heard voices in the distance, one of them he recognized. He walked down the alley, until he reach a large space that was a dead end. A group of what looked like 10 was there. Roxas kept hidden around the corner.

'Whats going on here?'

"Alright, so like we had discussed earlier, we need to come up with ideas"

"I don't think we should do anything.." Someone suggested "..he's just gonna get pissed!"
"Thats the point"

"You're always a pussy, Demyx"

"Shut up, Xaldin" A female snapped

"Guys!" Axel shouted "We aren't getting anywhere!"

"Then what do you suggest?"

"I suggest you all shut up, and get organized" Someone retorted.

Roxas looked over the crowd to see who was speaking. A tall blond with long hair, and narrow green eyes.

'Tck... he looks like a know-it-all' Roxas rolled his eyes

"We are the top ten in the school after all. Superiors.. 'favorite' of the bunch" The know-it-all stated

"That meeting will have him distracted for a couple of days, since he gets loaded with work. This will give us a break, and time to think" A quiet voice commented

Roxas bit his lip, straining his ears trying to listen. He slide his foot across the pavement, taking a small step closer. He pressed close against the wall, to stay as flat as possible. He felt a sting of pain in his hand and yelped. He looked down, seeing a piece of metal from an old pipe support.

"What was that?"

Roxas froze, and only one thing came to mind.

Run

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Author's Comments: Konnichiwa! Watashi no namae wa AkuTenshi desu!
(Meaning: Hello! My name is AkuTenshi! - I would say "Hajimemashite! Douzo Yoroshiku!" but I'm not sure that applies to the internet since its not face to face meeting hahahah)
Okaaay :D So here's chapter 3! Read&Review (R&R) please! :3 would be very helpful hahahah. Updates are a little slow, since schools almost out and all that. Thats why I want to try to get as much done without trashing my grades.
I'm trying to keep them in character as much as possible, but I'm not the creator of them (I believe that goes to Square Enix) so I'm not perfect at that :( sorry. I'm trying though hahah.
Uhhh.. I truly forgot what I was going to put in this little message other than what I have. Yes, there is a reference to weed (more specifically NATIONAL weed day *yes, 420 is national weed day for those who dont know, and yes I've met people who dont*). I just threw that in the mix to hopefully get giggles and laughs, but I probably failed (I'm a failure .-~-.) Well, I think that was what I wanted to put in here.