Warning: The following chapter has touchy subjects including very harsh but very real bullying. If this makes you uncomfortable please skip ahead when you see this [***] There will be a symbol before and after the section.


"Alright class, today we're playing boys vs. girls dodgeball!" The coach called out with a grin as different sexist insults were spewed about the gym.

"Good luck, Nams, Olette.. don't kill me Yuffie." Roxas grinned over to the girls as they went to their half of the gym before following Pence and Hayner to the boys half.

"Wait a minute! It's uneven in numbers.. Any boys willing to join the girls team?" The coach asked earning two loud groans from Hayner and Pence as Roxas immediately switched teams.

"Dude you're totally ditching us!" Hayner shouted.

"Well don't get your panties in a bunch or would you rather be on the girl's team too?" Seifer mocked, earning several chuckles.

"Shut up, Seifer." Hayner growled before getting ready to race for the balls.

"Why did you join us?" Olette asked as Roxas knelt beside her and Namine.

"It was that and risk going against Yuffie's ninja skills. I prefer to see another day. Besides, I don't want to be anywhere near Seifer and Axel."

"Good choice." Yuffie grinned before darting off at the sound of the whistle and grabbing several balls before retreating behind front lines and practically sniping several of the boys out within the first 30 seconds.

"See? My choice has been backed up." Roxas laughed as he aimed to get the idiot who stole Pence's ball from him. He always tried to make sure it was a showdown between friends at the end of games where they were split up like this.

"Some things never change, your aim is awful Roxas." Selphie laughed coming up behind him.

"Well thanks, your stinks too." He grinned when she missed the same guy he just shot for, except he caught her ball causing her to pout as she stomped over to the side lines.

"Roxas!" Namine shouted tossing him, Olette and Yuffie a ball before taking aim at Axel and hitting him square in the chest.

"I should honestly recruit you to be my ninja sidekick, Nams." Yuffie grinned before taking out another boy from the other team.

"What about me?" Roxas complained, holding onto the ball in case a good opportunity arrised.

"Your aim sucks, sorry." Yuffie giggled.

"Ya," Roxas smirked, throwing his ball as hard as he could when Seifer bent down, hitting him right in the rear. "It totally sucks." He finished before high fiving them both.

"You're gonna pay for that one Strife!" Seifer shouted as he rubbed his butt and walked off the court.

"Sure sure, just stop waving such an easy target in the air next time you play and maybe it won't happen." Roxas shot back before focusing on Hayner as he took out both Olette and Namine beside him.

"It's just you and me Rox, wanna be my sidekick now?" Yuffie shouted, throwing a couple of balls.

"Sure thing." Roxas grinned, picking up a few and whipping them across the court before catching Pence's ball and waving as he walked off the court.

"Nice one Ro-" she let out a loud 'umph' as a ball hit her square in the chest mid speech.

"Sorry, Yuffie!" Hayner shouted with a grin before Roxas found himself practically dancing in his court to avoid the rain of balls.

"Holy crap! Are you trying to get me out or knock my head off?" Roxas exclaimed when a ball slammed the door shut behind him.

"Both!" Hayner laughed before dodging a few more shots from Roxas.

"Fine but then this is war." Roxas warned slowly collecting all of the balls on his side.

Before anyone knew what was happening Roxas had ten balls at his feet and was kneeling.

"Oh crap.." Hayner muttered. Roxas quickly did windmills with his arms throwing all of the balls within 5 seconds, 7 of them hitting Hayner.

"Winner, the girl's team!" The coach shouted earning several cheers from the girls. "Now hurry up and get changed before the bell rings."

The group exchanged quick goodbyes, unknowingly under the glare of Seifer from the other side of the gym.

"You sure you want to do this Seifer?" Axel asked, warily.

"If he wants to be a girl than he can." Seifer growled. Axel sighed but said nothing. They all thought Roxas was gay and if Axel defended him than he would immediately be dubbed gay as well.

[***]

"Seifer." Roxas nodded slightly upon entering.

"Don't 'Seifer' me, shrimp. I said I was going to get you back for that and I fully plan to." Seifer laughed as Roxas got slammed into the near by shower stall.

"What the hell are you doing?" Roxas glared.

"Returning the favor." Seifer growled and Axel whispered sorry under his breath before helping them remove Roxas' clothing, leaving him in just his boxers. The blond had gained a few bruises in the process. Before he could say or do anything Kadaj grabbed both of wrists and tyed them as tightly as possible with Roxas' uniform's tye to the shower head leaving him dangling, barely able to touch the floor.

"Great.. you returned the favor, let me down!" Roxas shouted, wincing at how wimpy his own voice sounded as it echoed off of the walls.

"I'm not done yet." Seifer grinned as he held up two articles of clothing obviously belonging to girls. A thong and a lacy bra.

"Bloody murder." Axel winced, watching as the blonde struggled to get away from the two boys forcing him into the clothing.

"Axel.." Seifer motioned to the blond.

"Isn't this enough..?" Axel whispered slightly, feeling guilty.

"Do it or do you want to join him?" Seifer spat. Axel, while not afraid of Seifer himself, knew he couldn't take them all down. Muttering apologies under his breath he turned the tap behind Roxas on to ice cold, watching the blond as he yelped, burning his wrists on the rope as he tried to move away from the water.

Seifer quickly pulled out his phone and snapped a picture of the drenched teen.

"Let's see how quick the little shrimp goes viral, eh?" He sneered at a shivering Roxas before waving and leaving the room. A gloomy Axel in tow.

[***]

"I hope he got out alright.." Axel whispered, Demyx nodding beside him. He had explained what happened but Seifer was keeping a constant watch on the door that lead to the change rooms so he couldn't go and help him.

"You really should help him or tell someone." Demyx muttered.

"I know it's horrible but I can't. You and I both know that Seifer practically rules the group and I wouldn't mind but he's getting increasingly evil as he does it." Axel growled.

"Axel!" A voice shouted over the chatter in the cafeteria as three girls stormed angrily over to him. Looking up warily he waited for them to say something else.

"Where's Roxas?" Yuffie glared, hands on her hips.

"Ya, what did you do to him?" Olette asked. As if right on que her cell phone bleeped. Quickly taking it out, probably thinking it was Roxas, Axel watched as her facial expression quickly changed from angry to horrified.

"What is it?" Namine asked quietly.

"Roxas." Olette whispered showing each girl the picture on her phone.

"I swear I'd help him but Seifer isn't letting anybody near him." Axel muttered angrily.

"Then we'll go get him if your too much of a wus. Where is he?" Yuffie responded.

"The boy's change room." Demyx answered before Axel could protest.

"Why did you do that?" Axel whirled to face Demyx.

"They'd find him either way whether you try to stop them for their own protection or not, this might get Roxas out quicker." He responded simply as the girls nodded and ran off.

Pulling out some paper he began responding to his penpal.

He hoped Roxas was ok.


Dear Riley,

I'll hold you to that then, I honestly didn't expect you to be a girl.. that or your gay and at my lack of homosexual interactions I'm just gonna hope your a girl for now. Not that I'm homophobic but my buddies aren't exactly homo-friendly. In fact.. they're not really friendly at all.. I hate some of them.. with a 'bleeping' passion.

I'm not trying to sound like a douche, but to be honest the person I wanted to impress the most didn't give a crap. Rolled their eyes and ignored me all class. Woops?

Hmm.. fake names.. fake names. Alex it is.

Anyway, running off with the dudes to go to the gym. I'd rather not lose the muscle I have. I'd never here the end of it from rolly-eyed crush. :P..

Hahaha, Alex.

P.S Looking forward to watching you run naked around the school.