Because the holiday's finally came, and I'm still feeling guilty about the last chapter... I finally can finish this one quickly. Aah, I'm really sorry if my last chapter is so bad! I just hope this one's going to be okay...

Ah, right, I didn't realize that I named the last chapter 'Chapter 3'. Hehe, I've changed it now though.

Disclaimer : I don't own Kingdom Hearts and anything related to it. I own my OC though.

Warnings : Still the same as the last.

CHAPTER THREE

"William," I sighed as I shook the body of the albino boy beside me. This guy sleeps like a rock. "The school is over. Come on, you've promised to introduce your friends."

William answered me with some mumbles that goes along with 'five more minutes...' and 'go away, jerk.' I obviously couldn't accept the last one. So I did what I will do if someone insults me. I kick him off of his seat.

"Ow, what the hell?" the albino kid yelled in shock. Well, well, so this kid can swear too, hm? "Why did you do that to me?"

"I've been trying to wake you up this last fifteen minutes, but then I gave up and kick you instead," I explained to him with a deadpanned face. Then I raised from my seat. "Now come on, you said you wanna introduce me with your friends."

He shot a glare to me, but then sighed and got up from his fall. "...They said they want to meet us outside. Follow me."

He lead me to the front gate. Thanks to William, the usually lively place is now quiet since it's already late. The only people there are only me, William, and two other people.

A black haired boy and... Riku.

"Riku, what are you doing here?" I asked him, feeling a bit irritated. I was expecting a certain red haired man to come... Not this cold, irritating person who can't even stand looking me in the eye.

"The same reason as you," he answered. "I'm curious too, you know."

"So you're Roxas?" the raven haired boy asked beside him, startling me. "Old boy has told me about you. I'm Zoe Darcnite. I'm impressed you can stand sitting beside old boy until now."

"Old boy?" I raised an eyebrow. But as soon as the question left my lips, I immediately get my answer as William suddenly butted in.

"I'm not an old boy, jerk! Stop calling me that!" he glared at his companion. Oh, so that's what Zoe meant... Well, seeing William's abnormal hair and childish attitude just now, I can see why Zoe gave him a name like that.

"You're the emo girl Riku told me," I stated. I saw a flash of irritation in his, I mean, her eyes, but she nodded in agreement. "You're from Hollow Bastion?"

Again, purple eyed girl nodded. "There's some... business we need to take care here."

"Where's your other friend, anyway?" I cast a glance at my surroundings. Yep, there's no redhead here.

"I'm wondering the same," Zoe sighed. "Knowing him, maybe he just did something stupid."

"Are you searching Axel?" a voice suddenly asked from behind William and I.

That soft voice made William screamed and jumped. It nearly made me jump too, but fortunately hours of practice in the organization has made me prepared. I quickly spun around to find someone I didn't expect to be there. There, stood a few meters from me, was no other than Zexion Animus.

"Zexion?" I sighed in a mix of relief and disappointment. But then my head snapped at the thought. Why am I relieved and disappointed in the same time?

"Roxas," he greeted me. Zexion and I knew each other because we're neighbors. Sometimes I even came to his house to get some help in my homework. That guy is a genius. "Axel can't come."

"What?" William is the one who voiced our thoughts. "B-but he told me he will come when I asked him!"

"He can't because of some... things," is it just me or Zexion looked a bit amused when he said this? "And one more, he told some guys named William Boulengard and Zoe Darcnite to go home without him," he looked at William and Zoe. "I assume you two are the ones he mentioned?"

"How can you know that?" William asked in awe. "Are you a fortune-teller or what?"

Zexion sent him his cold glare as he refused to answer him. Instead, he turned to Zoe. He held out his hand, "This is from Axel."

Zoe accepted the thing, which turned out to be keys, maybe to their house or apartment, and kept it in her pocket. Somehow, I can feel some unspoken words exchanged between them through stares and glances.

"Well, then. I'll be going," Zexion waved as he walked out.

"Wait, Zexion!" I stopped him. He doesn't turned to face me, but he stopped his steps. That's enough for me to continue. "What does this person, Axel, looked like?"

I really need to know what this Axel looked like, to compare him with that Axel, but I maybe don't believe what will William or Zoe said about him, since they're his friends and they maybe cover him up by telling lies (they have many reason to do that), even if William's face is innocent like a puppy's and Zoe looked trustworthy. But Zexion is a stranger to him, so he has no reason to tell lies about him, so I asked him. The only reason I'm here is him, after all, so it's better than nothing. At least I can know now if this Axel looked like that Axel or like some kind of punk with green hair and piercings everywhere.

"He's tall," Zexion began to answer me. "With sharp green eyes and tattoos under it. He got some bad attitude, he got some troubles because of that. And one thing I wouldn't forget about him is his bright red hair."

Without further words, he began to walk again, leaving me stared at his back with a troubled look. That's exactly how Axel looked like... except for the tattoos. I've never seen them before. W-well, there are many guys that have bright red hair, right? Like that McGoofy mascot! That thing seriously freaked me out with his red hair and the way he spoke 'Gwarsh!'.

"Well, you heard him, old boy," Zoë said to her albino friend, snapping me from my thoughts. "Axel's going to be late. We'd better be going."

"But I promised Roxas to introduce him with the two of you!" William protested.

"We still can meet him tomorrow," Riku suggested. Damn it, Riku, I want to meet him today! I won't be able to sleep without knowing that this Axel is really that Axel or a McGoofy lover!

"Well, let's get going then," Zoë began to drag William away. Really, is she a paranoid or what? Her home won't go anywhere if we waited a little longer!

When it's finally just Riku and I, Riku finally said, "Let's go home too."

Defeated, I obeyed him wordlessly and began to walk my way to home, a silver haired boy in tow. Even if I really wanted to meet him, I have no intention to wait here alone just to wait for him, thank you.

I was unaware of the eyes that had been watching the beginning.

Someone's POV

I huffed in annoyance as I slumped on my desk. This is so booooriiiiiing. Why do I get a detention? It's all his fault! He's the one who put our experiment in fire! I'm just trying to help by dumping some water on it! ...Well, maybe I dumped too much water. Our class became full of water and burn marks because of that incident... But still.

I glared at the man sitting beside me to make him realized his mistakes, but that man was looking out at the window. Is there something interesting there? I can't see it from here, but from his amused smirk, I could tell that it's something that he liked...

"What's it?" I tried to saw past his shoulder, but can only see some uninteresting men walking away from school. What's interesting about it?

"Nothing," he replied, his smirk never gone from his lips.

I gave up and slumped back in my earlier position. Sometimes I still wonder about his weird act, but after a day sitting beside him, I've became accustomed by it.

But still... What did he see that makes him smirk that big?

End of Chapter Three

Hehe, I made up that McGoofy thing... It's going to be really creepy if he does exist... Anyway, so Zexion made his appearance there, and anyone can guest the other two? I've made some clues there!

And then, review, 'k?

-Rie G.