I don't own KH but I do own a blade of grass... Enjoy the chapter

I looked at the clock and noticed it was almost time for me to meet my 'friends' and go to the 'party' or whatever. I changed clothes so that I was wearing a red shirt and jeans.

I walked out of the house without a word to anyone else and walked all the way to the spot where we had met Marluxia, Larxene, and Kairi.

When I got there, they were standing around as if they were there for hours. I sighed and walked up to them. Without a word Larxene grabbed my arm and drug me toward the ally. When safely in the ally Larxene began to speak,

"Remember what we told you the last time you showed up here?" she sneered

I did a sort of half grunt half laugh thing and looked at them with lazy, board eyes.

"Of course I remember it was something like, don't come around here!... blah blah or else we'll make you regret it blah blah blah… right."

Larxene scrawled and I noticed Marluxia bring his fist back to punch me square in the face. I went to dodge but I wasn't fast enough and he clipped my check. I let out a nervous laugh,

'I need to stay standing. If I get knocked down then it's all over.' I thought to myself.

"Tsk tsk. Now must we resolve this with violence?" I asked, sarcasm clear in my voice as the chilly air surrounded us, fog coming out of my mouth as I spoke.

Marly growled and I barely dodge his next punch to my stomach by jumping back. I looked up at the darkening sky; you couldn't see anything except for the little light that flooded into the dark alley by the street lamp nearby.

During the day dreaming I didn't realize Kairi coming up to hit me under the chin. I jumped again to dodge but ended up hitting my back against the brick wall, I glanced behind me as if the wall would disappear.

'Shit!' I screamed/thought at myself.

Marluxia got a hit in on my gut backing off when I fell. I fell on one knee, one hand holding my stomach and the other flat on the ground holding me up.

Kairi took one of her heeled shoes and stomped on my hand, I gasped in pain. Looking up at the smiling face above me, I winced when she moved her heel around into my hand, pushing harder.

"Now I suggest that you go back to where you came from." She smiled

"What hell are you talking about?" I yelled

Yelling at them wasn't a smart move; it just caused me to kicked again. I ignored the pain and stood up to look at the girls and… boy.

"Go back home… we don't want to hurt you but we have to do our job." Marly sighed "You should have taken our warning seriously. Now we have to show you what happens when you ignore us."

He grabbed my shirt collar and proceeded to punch me as hard as he could while the other two just stood and watched. Once, twice, three times his fist collided to my gut. I spit up blood and it soon started to rain. Dropping me on the ground to sit in the rain the three kids started to walk away mumbling about how the rain would ruin their hair.

"Wait!.." I coughed, spitting up more blood.

Man that kid was stronger then I took him for. They stopped and looked at me.

"What do you want?" Larxene asked

"You said it was your job to get rid of me… who hired you?" I asked

"You should ask your boyfriend that. Were under oath not to tell you." Marly shook his head sadly

I just sat there and thought to myself. Who do they mean by boyfriend…? I looked up with realization.

"Demyx." I breathed

Why would he betray me? I tough we were friends. I thought we were finally coming to terms of how all this was going to work out. I though he liked me.

NO I couldn't have been Demyx he's too nice for that kind of thing... So who?

Just then my phone rang and speaking of the devil it was Demyx. I coughed to clear my throat then answered the phone.

"Hello?" I spoke into the phone

"Hi… Amanda?" Demyx's sweet voice asked.

"Yeah it's me what do you want." I asked not realizing how rude I was being.

"Um well it started raining I just wanted to make sure your ok." He sounded worried

"Yeah I'm fine… um I might not get back till late."

"Oh ok." I could hear the sadness in his voice.

"Well they need me back at the party... Bye."

"Bye."

With that he hung up. I felt bad about lying to him but I didn't want him to worry. So I sat slumped beside a garbage bin that they only use in big cities. I soon started to doze off. Who would have thought that getting the living crap beat out of you would make you tiered. The sweet blackness of sleep soon over came me.

. Roxas P.O.V .

Axel and I had left Demyx's house on a secret mission. Yep you guess it, were trying to find out about the party Amanda went to. I totally felt like a ninja, Axel won't admit it but he does to.

I smiled up at him when he looked my way.

I frowned when he stopped so fast with a warning that I had to back track a couple of steps.

"Come on Axel we have to find Amanda." I sighed

I looked in the direction he was looking only to find a dark alley. I looked back at him and to see him in almost a trance.

You wouldn't know this but Axel is kinda paranoid. Or well better to say his mind works against him. When he sees something he can see almost every horrid aspect about it. Like looking into the alley, he probably though some one was going to jump out and attack us.

Looking at him and the spot where he was starring so intently at a couple of times I decided I would wait for a few minutes. After a while I got board not caring about what he was starring at.

"Axe~L" I whined "We have to find Amanda and spy on her."

He looked at me and I just pouted.

"Roxy I'm sorry but look." He pointed over to the alley "Do you see those shoes behind the dumpster."

I looked and it was hard to tell in the limited light but I saw white sneakers with a blue pattern on the side and I could vaguely see the blue laces.

"Ok so there's a pair of shoes over there… What about it?" I gave him a questioning gaze.

"Who do we know that has shoes like that?" he questioned

With that he walked toward the shoes. My eyes widened with realization and I ran after him.

"Oh my gosh, Axel its Amanda's shoes."

When I finally caught up with Axel I saw the shoes had a person attached to them. Axel pulled out his phone and called Demyx while kneeled beside and unconscious Amanda.

She had dried blood that had dripped from her mouth and she just looked so pitiful sitting against an alley wall. When I grabbed her hand I could tell it was broken. She winced when I brought her hand up and grabbed it with both of mine. Her eyes barley open, and she was looking at the ground shamefully.

"Who did this to you?" I whispered

"I'm not sure yet." She whispered hoarsely.

How could she not know? She must have seen the face of the person who beat her up. I was close to tears when I felt a familiar arm around my shoulders.

I leaned into Axel as he hugged me, looking at up at him I could tell he was worried to.

"You need to call Luxord. She has a broken hand." I told him hating how my voice cracked.

He nodded and pulled his cell out making a call, but never moving his arm off of my shoulder.

I looked at Amanda when I heard a half chocked laugh.

"I'm suppose to be the one crying not you." She coughed out with a half hearted laugh.

Despite the situation I laughed a little the tears spilling out of my eyes and over my cheeks.

"But I don't want to see you get hurt… were friends." I sniffed

"Heh friends.." she scoffed "We've only knew each other for like a month and most of that was me just fallowing you people around… and you consider me your friends." She laughed bitterly.

She looked at me with dead eyes and at that moment I thought there was something she wasn't telling us. I was soon brought out of my thoughts when Axel started yelling at her.

"What do you mean! Of course were friends we've know each other long enough to form bonds! You should have called one of us to pick you up! Why didn't you ask for help?" he screamed

Her gaze switched to him but they still looked dead and helpless.

"Why… would I want to bother you with my problems… they have nothing to do with you." She breathed heavily eyes starting to close.

"No your not allowed to sleep you hear me. Just stay awake and explain to me why you think we can't help you with your problems." He yelled at her

She just laughed again and opened her eyes a little. Just then Demyx and Zexion came running over, their car parked beside the ally.

"Let's go guys. Luxord's waiting at the house for us." He looked sadly at Amanda.

"Axel…" she breathed, fighting to stay awake.

He looked at her "What."

"It's not that I think you can't help me with my problems it's that I just don't want to burden you with them.. There's a difference … got it memorized?" she laughed

"Yeah kid I got memorized." He answered softly

Demyx picked her up and she winced but leaned into his body. He carried her to the car and set her down beside him with me on the other side and Axel up front, Zexion driving.

"So tired" she mumbled leaning against Demyx.

It was kinda cute if you thought about it. The way she leaned on his shoulder and the way he smiled at her sadness in his eyes. I smiled at them, only looking up when Zexion had pulled into the house.

We scrambled out of the car, Demyx still carrying a sleeping Amanda. When we entered the house there was a tough looking guy with blonde hair that was cut close to the head but was slicked back. He also had multiple earrings. He was wearing a red shirt and blue jeans with a black jacket. He was sitting on the lazy boy chair when entered the living room. He looked up at the girl in Demyx's arms.

"Hey Luxord you think you could fix her hand. We think it's broke." Axel acclaimed

"No prob, love" Luxord said while he got of the chair and motioned for us to put her on the couch.

You see Luxord is from Brittan but he left to become a doctor, so here he is in a small town as a family doctor.

When we sat her down on the couch he examined her. Touching her hand then her stomach and then her hands and head, he sighed and looked up at us.

"She'll be fine but I need you to bring her in tomorrow so I can take an X-ray of her hand. Her stomach might hurt for a couple of days and so will her hand. I suggest giving her a pain killer in the mornings and if it hurts enough then before she goes to sleep as well."

"Thanks Luxord you're a big help." Demyx sighed in relief

"How is it going to cost?" Zexion asked

"No charge it isn't your fault she got jumped."

When he got to the door he stopped and turned to look at the four guys in the room, looking at the poor girl that was unconscious the couch.

"Good luck kids." And with that he left.

As soon as he was gone Demyx piped up.

"So what did she mean about not wanting to burden us with her problems and Zexion why did you ask how much it would cost?"

"She said she didn't want to bother us with her problems when we asked her why she didn't call one of us for help." I explained

"I don't want to pay for her stupidity." Zexion shrugged

"Oh.. You didn't have to pay for it I would have if it came down to it." Demyx yelled softly at his brother.

"Demyx you should kick that girl back on the street... she's bad news, get rid of her." Zexion exclaimed in his emo way.

"She's not a dog and I can't just throw her on the streets and I-" Demyx started to yell but was cut off by a soft voice

"It was you wasn't it?" Amanda accused

Me and Axel were so confused about what was going on that we sort of just hung back and let everyone argue with each other.

"What are talking about?" Zexion asked gruffly

"You hired them." She simplified

"Amanda... what are talking about?" I asked

"I think your delirious." Zexion shrugged walking closer to her.

Amanda sat up with a wince and stared at Zexion with a blank knowing stare.

"They said that they were just doing their job and that they had to do what they were paid to do."

"Amanda that doesn't mean Zexion hired them. He might seem mean but he wouldn't do that." Demyx tried to reason. But Amanda just sighed

"When I asked who hired them they told me to ask my boyfriend. After a lot of thought I figured they were talking about you but you wouldn't do that. So when I started thinking about it some more and I couldn't figure it out... But just now when Zexion that you need to get rid of me must mean it was him." she explained.

"Amanda, why would Zexion want to get rid of you?" Axel asked

"He thinks I'll hurt Demyx."She looked at Axel then turned her gaze to Zexion

"You already had your family destroyed. I don't know how or why but neither of you live with your parents and you have a dead sister. You don't to lose Demyx to do you?" she asked bluntly

"Your right." Zexion answered bitterly

His eyes were cast down so that his hair covered both eyes instead of just the one. His fists were clenched as well.

"I didn't want you take away the last thing I cared about in this world. I didn't want you take Demyx away from me… he's all I have left in this world."

"I use to look up to you... I still respect you but I don't see why you see me as a threat. I have no intention of making Demyx leave and it's not like we really even hang out. Your bro's grown on me that I am for sure of, but I won't take your family away from." She whispered

"You ran away from your family and sure that if you asked him to he would leave with you when ever you leave here." Silent tears ran down Zexion's face.

"If it makes you happy I will leave tomorrow and you will never hear from me again… and I ran away because I couldn't take being there anymore. I miss every single one of them but I don't regret leavening. I couldn't control my anger around those people, every word they said to me set me off and I couldn't take being angry all the time. I had to get away from it if only for a little while." Amanda almost started screaming but I could tell she was doing her best to control it.

"No!"

Hearing Demyx yell put like that made me jump. I wasn't expecting him to get back into the argument. He even startled Zexion and Amanda.

"No..." He shook his head "You're not leaving. You have nowhere to go and I don't want you to leave me."

He turned to Zexion and hugged him/

"Zexion I'm so sorry that you felt that way. She can never take your place in my heart. You're my brother and I need you, but you have to except that I want this girl to stay here with us and become a part of this new family we've made." Demyx had started crying.

"Demyx what are you talking about new family." Zexion sighed in frustration

"He means me, Roxas, and you Zexion." Axel explained

I nodded "Yeah we've been there for each other ever since we became friends."

Zexion sighed and looked at Amanda's pitiful, smiling form.

"I guess you can stay." He shrugged and walked to his room. "Sorry." He whispered as he walked up the stairs.

"Glad that's over." Demyx sighed

He looked over to Amanda only he didn't see her. Walking over to the couch and looking over the back of it he saw her lying there eyes open, smiling.

"Were staying here." Axel said as he started pulling me upstairs

His had a tight grip on my arm as he pulled me along. I just rolled my eyes.

"Ok but you have to sleep in separate rooms cuz I don't want to hear you to going at it tonight." Amanda deadpanned.

I blushed a million shades of red at her comment and silently thanked her.

"Aw you ruin all the fun." Axel smirked and Amanda just laughed

"Whatever." She yawned

With that we left and went up the stairs, pulling me along. We stopped at the point where we went separate ways. He pulled me against his body in a hug, which I returned. He pulled away half way and pulled my face up with his finger on my chin.

"Night Roxy." He whispered

His soft lips meeting mine in a passionate kiss that was way too short for my liking.

"Night" I spoke to his retreating form.

After standing around staring at his door for a few minutes I finally went to Amanda's room and slept.

. Amanda's P.O.V .

I lay on the couch unable to move, looking up at Demyx's beautiful turquoise eyes.

I sighed happily

"I think you should go to bed now." I told him stifling a yawn

"Ok." He replied happily and proceeded to pick me up bridal style.

"What are you doing?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You're coming with me. I can't let you sleep on the couch." He smiled

"I'm too tired to fight you." I rolled my eyes and leaned against him allowing him to carry me upstairs.

When he had softly put down on the bed, being careful not to hurt me, he crawled over me to lay against the wall. One arm lazily wrapped around my waist.

"Demyx?"

"Yeah?" he yawned.

"Why did you care so much about me leaving?" I looked at his cute, tired face.

"Cuz I like you silly." He mused sleepily

"Ok." I was shocked

He soon fell asleep and I figured he was too tired to understand what he was saying. He won't remember it in the morning, if he says it again when he's fully awake then I'll believe him but at this point it will only break his heart. After contemplating over everything that happened; what Demyx said, my own feelings, the attack, if I'll ever be able to trust Zexion again, I fell asleep.

Sleep, I've realized, is a blissful, scary thing.

It's blissful because in a dream world it can black with no worries and nothing to fear. There's no sorrow in those dark worlds. There's nothing that can go wrong, but nothing can go right either.

Its scary cuz when you dream you can't actually control it. People say you can but I've tried to change my dreams it doesn't work unless I'm in a state where I know I'm asleep and yet I'm awake at the same time. You can die without realizing it. In a dream world pain can be magnified or minimized. Things can taste different yet the same. It's terrifying, the things that could go wrong and knowing you can't stop it.

But I guess the same can be said about real life, huh.

Well I hope you liked the chapter. Today was my first day in high school, yay right. No it was boring, at first I was anxious then after first period I was just board and ready for it to end. But whatever, this chapter is out because it is the first day of school and I was kinda happy about that but mostly because I already had it more than half way finished by now… review people!

So I've decided I'll just write the chapters whenever I feel like it cuz obviously no one is reading this. The only reviews I've gotten are from my stalker so that doesn't count. He reads it because he's obliged to read it that's what stalkers do… so since no one's reviewing I'm just gonna write whenever I feel like it.

By dears

Fox twin out… (I hope you people know I'm the only one that actually writes on here the other two have their own accounts…. Bye) oh and for those of you who are wondering… no I do not know what obliged means It just felt like the write word…..bye again.