"Father..." Namine addressed, setting down her cup of water on the top of the large elvish table. They were all seated in the dining room that was long and wide, with the ceiling almost being overly high above their heads. A wonderful golden chandelier hung from the center, and lit up the entire room like the sun itself. The table could seat more than twenty people and was often used for dinner parties or even for meetings.

"Father!" Namine called again, wiping her mouth with a napkin as she set down her fork.

"Namine, you should be busy enjoying your breakfast." Ansem smiled, biting down on an egg, "Times like these are most peaceful in the quiet."

"I agree..." Namine nodded, an angry flush coming from her face, "But my peace of eating breakfast is being disturbed?"
"What is disrupting your breakfast harmony?" Ansem asked, taking a bite out of toast.

"THAT!" Namine yelled, pointing to a particular spot at the table. And there sat Roxas, chowing down all his food like a combine. Crumbs and such were falling all over his plate, not to mention the dreadful chewing sounds that were emerging from his mouth.

"Ah!" Ansem laughed, "Isn't he so energetic? You can learn a thing or two from him yourself my daughter." Namine blinked and stood up abruptly, "What? Are you taking his side?"

"Of course not! I'm neutral. I'm saying that you need to think about the positive. It used to be so uncomfortably quiet in here but now we have some sound going around!"

"Father, are you mad? He is only causing a horrible, peaceful, and terribly rude disturbance!" Roxas swallowed and wiped his mouth with a napkin before he turned to Namine and blinked, "You said something?"

Namine sighed and plopped back down in her chair, "Oh, why me?..." She mumbled, "Why must I face such a...such a foul person!" Roxas himself chuckled and emptied his glass of water, "I have to admit...elf food is pretty good!"

Ansem laughed, "We make it so that it fills you with energy to carry you throughout the day. You should really try some of our bread. One bite is enough to fill a grown man-

"Father!" Namine interrupted as she looked up, "It is almost time to depart for our education. I'm requesting that...I do not have to walk with HIM to the school campus." Ansem grinned, finishing the last of his meal and leaned back in his chair, "Namine, it is our responsibility to make him comfortable and feel safe. Please show him around the school. And introduce you to your friends!" Namine blinked. Her friends? Her FRIENDS?

"You mean the princess has friends?" Roxas smirked, standing up from the table, "That's surprising. Are her friends some of the trees out back?"

"Your humor is as tasteless as your attitude!" Namine shot back angrily, "I do too have such friends! But I would be humiliated if you were to meet them! Besides, you are a huma-

"Namine!" Ansem called out angrily, making his daughter freeze where she sat, "It doesn't matter what you are, where you came from, or how you go about things. We are all children of the planet." What he said had somewhat of an impact on his daughter, and even Roxas didn't feel like making a rude comment.

"I think I'm done eating..." Namine sighed as she turned away, "I'll be finishing up preparing myself for my daily activities." She left the room quickly, leaving Roxas and Ansem in an awkward silence.

"Roxas..." Ansem said, standing up with a flat white box, "Your school uniform is in here. I had it made to fit you perfectly." The blonde boy rolled his eyes and walked up immediately to take the box, "Thanks...I didn't know I had to wear something special." he turned to head back up to his room.

"Before you go..." Ansem said, watching the boy, "I want you to do something for me."

Roxas turned around, his eyebrow raised, "Depends on what you are gonna ask."

~KH~

The school uniform for Twilight High was made from the finest elven silks, woven with the utmost care. It would never tear or stain, and would grow to fit you if you grew yourself. Namine was currently in her room, dressing herself for what was to be an interesting day.

The girl's uniform was white, and either came with long sleeves or was sleeveless. It was lined with gold, and the long sleeves ended right at the wrists. The skirt was a sky blue and checkered, along with the tie they had to wear. They wore long socks that ended below their knees and their shoes were a normal brown color. Namine's uniform had long sleeves and she had a special pin on one of her front pockets that showed her position in the student council.

She came out from her room, her pink bag hanging at her side. She heard footsteps coming from her side, and she guessed that it was Roxas. She looked up and almost had her breathe taken away.

Roxas may be a jerk, but he wasn't bad looking. The boy's school uniform had a black jacket that was optional that went over a white shirt. The pants were also black, and all his clothes together really made him stick out from other guys. He was messing with his black tie, giving out an irritated face.

"I hate ties..." He grumbled, "I can never get them right." Namine couldn't help but smile a little and moved forward, pushing his hands away and fixing what poor job he did to the tie, "Geez..." She grumbled, "I figured you wouldn't be able how to do this." He didn't stop her since he probably wouldn't have been able to fix it no matter how hard he would try.

He had his own bag on his shoulder and adjusted it as they made their way down the stairs. Ansem waited for them at the large doorway and smiled at the two, "Now...Roxas, don't be nervous. I'm positive that you will fit in there." Namine held doubt and Roxas just rolled his eyes.

"Namine, please help Roxas around school. I know he will probably need your help again." Namine held doubt and Roxas just rolled his eyes.

After a few more words, the doors opened and the light shone in. Roxas had seen the elvish city in the afternoon but he soon realized that it looked so much different in the morning. The sun was rising in the sky, the streets all lighting up with a white light and a golden glow. He could understand why elves hated going to the human city...it was garbage compared to this place. He clenched his fist tightly in his hand as he followed the elf girl, keeping a relaxed and cool composure.

"Look..." Namine said, keeping her gaze in front of her as they walked down the sidewalk, "If I can offer you advice, it would be this: Stay away from the others and keep quiet. Don't attempt to fight back and do not go against their wills. You will be met with heavy-

"Yeah, I can kinda guess what will happen. I'll be the only human, and since the other human school kids were weak and defenseless they will guess I'll be the same. I'll probably be singled out among the others, and they will pressure me and push me to the point where I'll want to leave. Am I right?" Namine said nothing.

Roxas stayed silent as well. He knew what to expect from the students from that school. Racism against humankind was common nowadays. Ever since the fifty year war, humanity had been desperately trying to rebuild friendships. The elves were one of the few that accepted, and the other races wanted the humans to die out. The human population was decreasing yearly, and that was due to the help that was never given out.

"There." Namine said, pointing her figure at a structure that was quite a distance away, "That's Twilight High." Roxas followed her finger and spotted a huge clocktower that illuminated a heartwarming light. It seemed to be the tallest structure in the entire city, and it gleamed like the brightest star in the sky. The buildings surrounding it were a shining gold, and he could make out many windows.

"Is everything here gold and white?..." Roxas grumbled, "I'm surprised there aren't many blind elves just running into each other."

Namine ignored his words and pressed on, "Listen, Roxas. I have very important companions that meet with me at this point. If your behavior is unacceptable, I refuse to-

"Namine!" A feminine voice cried out, "I've found you!" Roxas glanced up to see a brunette girl rush towards her friend. Her hair was short and curled, her long ears visible even from where Roxas stood. Her voice was high pitched and annoying and Roxas took a painful step back.

"Greetings Selphie." Namine smiled, a small sweat drop moving down her cheek, "I hoped that you were given a wonderful weekend."

"Indeed I have!" Selphie laughed, twirling as she ran up to her friend, "I spent my days sewing up some new clothes!" She was wearing the sleeveless version of the female student uniform and her skirt looked a bit smaller.

"Yes..." Namine chuckled nervously, "Shall we make our way to the campus grounds?" Selphie nodded, but she quickly noticed the blonde boy who was glancing around with uncaring and even lazy eyes.

"Who...is this?" Selphie asked, her face lighting up, a new friend?" She rushed up to Roxas, her eyes gleaming as he tilted her head to look at him. Roxas immediately felt uncomfortable and gave Namine a glance.

The blonde elf girl cleared her throat, "That's...Roxas. The new human student." Selphie froze for a second and then dashed back to Namine's side. "Oh." She said, her eyes quickly leaving his form.

"If you must know, he is also staying with my family temporarily while the male dorms are being rebuilt..." Selphie blinked at this statement and gripped her friend's arm.

"You're staying with a HUMAN?..." Selphie asked, her tone suggesting that Roxas was below them, "You poor thing..." Namine was starting to grow irritated...and she couldn't imagine how Roxas would feel about that statement. She glanced back to see that Roxas didn't even seem to hear what her friend had said.

"Yeah..." Namine smiled weakly, "I have to show him around the school. I'll catch you later." Selphie nodded, gave Roxas a superior glance and skipped off towards the school.

"Crazy girl..." Roxas smirked, "I hope all the elves aren't like that." Namine would've snapped at Roxas if she wasn't too lost in her thoughts. Did she have the same view on humans that Selphie did? Maybe still...her father could have started to rub off on her. However, Roxas was still a difficult person to deal with. Still, he was much different then the other human students who were all weak in the heart.

Students began to walk beside them as they all made their way to the school. Whispers were beginning to spread around them and Namine guessed that some could smell the scent of human coming strongly from Roxas. Elves had the same sense of smell that humans had and were really only different in appearance because of their ears. Selphie didn't notice since she wasn't the most attentive thing around.

Strangely, Roxas was silent during this whole ordeal. She was hoping that he wasn't starting to crack already and that he was starting to feel fear. Her doubts were set aside when she saw him smile.

"Well everyone here looks friendly." Roxas said sarcastically, "However no one is as nice as you are."

"Quiet, you!" Namine growled, spinning around, "I'm showing you around the school! You should at least be thankful!" Roxas rolled his eyes and he raised an eyebrow.

"Look, princess...I think we're done here. You don't need me and I sure as hell don't need you. I can get around on my own and being around you is the last thing I want to do. You got it?" Before Namine could even gather up her anger Roxas passed her, causing a gap to open up in the students. Namine clenched her fist and looked away, her rage fueling her heart. She would never accept this boy.

~KH~

For a second, Roxas felt like he was moses parting the red sea. Students cleared away in front of him on both sides, and whispers were being sent around. Word probably travels around fast at Twilight High. Roxas almost felt nostalgic...crowds breaking out in front of him as he began to walk through them and whispers going about all around him. It was just like old times. He stretched out his arms and yawned, being completely uninterested in whatever was happening around him.

Things were going to be like normal. Until it was all interrupted.

"Check it out." A voice laughed lightly, "It's the new dude that we've been expecting." Roxas looked back to see a small group of kids walk up to him. They wore the school uniforms and the one who had spoken to him was leading the group. He wore a strange bowl looking hat on his head and his skin was a light grey. He had the ears of an elf and velvet eyes. Roxas guessed that he was one of the rare dark elves that lived in the city.

"What of it?" Roxas asked, lifting an eyebrow, "Who are you?" The boy grinned and his friends behind him chuckled lightly. "My name is Seifer and I'm in charge of Twilight High disciplinary committee. I make sure that all the students are in line and that nothing goes wrong on campus." Roxas glanced back at his friends. There were two that looked to be glued behind him.

The big one had greenish skin with large canines coming from his mouth. His hair was black and he had his arms crossed with a big smirk on his face. Roxas easily guessed that he was an orc. The other friend had white hair blocking her left eye. She looked quiet and was more pale then the others. He couldn't really guess what she was.

"Roxas." The blonde human said as he turned away. He felt a hand grab his shoulder quite hard, and he felt a little bit of rage building in his chest.

"Hey, no one talks to Seifer like that y'know." The group was expecting Roxas to turn around and apologize in a scared and nervous way. They were all taken back when he gripped the orc's hand, squeezing it and twisting it, causing the big guy to hit the ground on his knee and cry out in pain.

"No one touches me like that." Roxas glanced up to see Seifer's eyes wide with surprise. He eventually shook it off and took what looked like a big cushiony sword from his back.

"You don't know what the hell you're doing!" Seifer growled.

"PUNISHMENT." The girl said, clenching her hand into a fist. Roxas smiled and released the orc's hand, "I'm sorry. That was self defense. I don't think I injured such a big nasty orc. Now don't bother me again." Roxas didn't notice the crowd that was starting to form and shrugged, walking away from the scene. One problem with Roxas...is that he never looked to the future to see what would come up from whatever he did.

And he then realized that it was a bad idea to leave Namine...The school seemed to have never ending hallways, with many windows peering into each class. The inside of the school was a brilliant gold, students making their way down the mighty halls laughing and talking. It was very clean, with not even one scrap of paper even sighted on the ground. Roxas cursed at his stupidity and pulled out a sheet of paper from his bag.

"Let's see..." He cleared his throat, "Room number...seven. Teacher...Cid Highwind? Odd name. Wonder what the hell he is." He stashed the paper back into his bag and looked around. The room numbers he was looking at was numbered from 40 to 60. The students were avoiding him and whispering around him and he guessed that none of him would give him an answer if he asked nicely. Not many people did. He glanced around before he saw a girl walking by with brown hair. She had a big smile on her face but she lacked elf ears. Her eyes were a sparkling green, yet Roxas had the impression that she was weak.

"Hey." Roxas said aggresively, placing his hand on her shoulder. The girl jumped and glanced behind her, her green eyes widening as she appeared very shocked.

"Uh...yes?..." She asked in a small voice. Roxas looked around the halls, "I'm new here. Care to show me to room number 7? I'm lost here." Her eyes widened again and she lightly pulled away.

"New here?..." She asked in a small voice again, "Oh...so you must be the human..." She seemed to lighten up as though he wouldn't try anything. Somehow, this pissed Roxas off.

"Just tell me where the hell the room is." He growled, surprising the girl again as she backed away.

"Hey!" A voice came from behind him, "What are you doing to Olette?" Roxas glanced back to see a blonde boy about his height. There was a shorter fatter kid at his side, his brown hair spiked up all strangely.

"What's it to you?" Roxas asked, "I'm asking where room 7 is."

"Sounds kinda suspicious to me." The blonde said, lifting an eyebrow, "You were sounding pretty mean back there. Olette, is that what he was saying?" the girl blinked and looked up Roxas before nodded at the blonde, "Yes...that was all he was asking..."

The blonde boy sighed and scratched his head, "Oh, fine. Room 7 is on the end of the hallway to the left and up the stairs. These rooms are all jumbled around and random since they originally went in elf numbers. You would think that they would switch them in a better way." Roxas shrugged and began to shuffle away.

"Hey." The blonde spoke again, "If you're the new kid...it must mean that you're the human." Kids in the hallway who weren't paying attention before now did, their eyes shifting to Roxas.

The human turned around, his blue eyes piercing, "So I am. What of it?" The blonde boy stared at him silently before smirking, "My name's Hayner, and this is Pence. Just figured I should learn your name before you get chased out of here." There were a few laughs in the students around them.

"Say what you want..." Roxas spoke with a sigh, "But if you think that I'm just like any other human that came here...you're gonna get it. And everyone else who thinks that." Roxas turned around, continuing down the hallway as whispers followed him.

~KH~

Namine was sitting at her desk, her anger almost manifesting into fire around her body. What the hell was up with that stupid boy? All he was doing was making her mad and causing her problems. That wasn't right, and she could deal with him if he was at least POLITE. As her angry thoughts rage around the blonde boy the other students around her were beginning to feel her anger and were beginning to pull away.

"Now now..." A voice snickered near by, "What has the golden princess all tied up and pissy?" Namine immediately flashed an angry glare to the dark figure in the back of the room who had a big toothy grin. And the elf could easily see her sharp and pointy canines.
"Xion..." The elf muttered, "I wish that you do not address in that sort. And because of our relationship, I do not wish to speak to you about matters in which I am involved."

"Geez..." Xion growled, walking towards the elf, "I hate it when you're not simple when you talk. But when are you ever simple? Stupid noble elf..." Namine's eyes flashed and she stood up, gritting her teeth, "You dare call our kind stupid? You, who live in the shadows and have been casted away? You...vampire!" Xion chuckled a little, her fangs showing.

"We live in the shadows because we wish it...and maybe if your kind didn't toss us there, we could all be just a happy family." Xion dressed a bit more boldly than the other girls at the school. Her skirt was pushing the limit, and she always kept the top buttons of her shirt undone. Vampires were very enticing creatures.

"Well maybe- Namine started to say before there was a voice coming from the door.

"Oh hey guys! What's up?" Namine immediately flushed red and turned toward the energetic voice. In the door stood Sora.

Sora was an immensely popular student within the school even though he was a half elf. His ears were not as long as a standard elf, but he held the grace and the beauty of them. Sora was friends with pretty much everybody at the school...he little did he know about the hearts he had captured as well.

"Oh...uh..." Namine said, smiling lightly, "Greetings...S-Sora." The brown haired boy laughed, "You don't need to be so formal, Namine!" He glanced over at Xion and gave her a smile and a nod before heading off to his seat. Xion chuckled lightly, looking back at the flustered Namine.

"What's wrong?..." The black haired vampire chuckled, "Can't face him?" Namine said nothing, sitting back down gently and taking out a book.

The other kids in the class had begun to fill in. More than half of the kids were elves, and it was noted that the elves all sat together. There was an obvious order to the class and the kids that were not elves were seated in the back.

There was a ringing that was echoing in the hallway, and the teacher burst into the room. His name was Cid Highwind, and he was often seen as the most hardcore teacher in the entire school. He methods were sometimes a bit intense but he always got the job done. He was a Haalvor, which was a race of elf that were revered as great warriors and excellent tacticians. They were distinguishable by their ears, which instead of pointing up they were pointed more to the sides.

"Hmph..." He said in an irritated voice, "Are you still all divided? Nuts..." He groaned, slamming down a few papers on his desk, "Well alright. Namine, are all students present?" Namine, having a position on the student council, was Cid's prized student. She did everything she was supposed to and never complained.

Namine glanced around the room before noticing the empty chair in the back of the room, next to Xion and right beside the window.

"One student missing in the back row Mr. Highwind." She spoke before sitting back down. Cid fumbled with a few papers, "Let's see...who sits there...hmm...oh, its that new human student." Namine blinked, and the rest of the class was stirred up.

"Thank god they'll be back there..." One of the students spoke.

"That's way too close to me..." Another mumbled.

"Again?" One of the students moaned, "I hate seeing them..." Cid looked around the room.

"Oh well. Guess he's lost. I'll ring up the office to let em know."

Just then, the door opened up and all eyes were on the blonde figure standing in the doorway. His blue eyes scanned the room before shrugging, "I'm here." He said, finding the empty seat in the back. He didn't get two steps in before a familiar voice spoke to him.

"...Roxas?..." Sora blinked.

"Sora?..." Roxas asked, raising an eyebrow.

I'm a bit unsure about this chapter, but I hope you enjoy it. Please review. Each one helps me try a little harder.