-Chapter 4
-Encounters
A/N-I love reviews…they are awesome! Much love to my review people. Godamit! I had some problems with so I couldn't get this posted until today! –Grr-
Super Catnip- Dude! I'm glad you like my story, first of all. I try to add in as much detail as possible so readers can imagine everything I write; in their head in the exact way I see it in mine. Plot? Oyea…everything is somehow tied into what's going to happen next. It's all part of my evil plot plan..MUAHAHA! The story I did make up on my own, why is it disturbing enough? I tried to make it disturbing without sounding too gored out. LEMON? Not yet, they kind of have to MEET first, y' know?
READERS: If you wanna try and figure out the plot before it happens or what's gonna happen next, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS. THEY CAN BE THE KEY TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. (Gasp! I have said too much already. –glances at story- yup too much already…)
-LovelessRitsuka
It was 8:10 by the time they got to the dining hall. Several kids paused to stare at the panting pair in the doorway.
Sora had his hands on his knees; hair ruffled up from all the running and cheeks a light pink.
Roxas, on the other hand, had his hand on his chest, and leaned against the wall for support.
"We're…here!"
Sora looked up at his smiling friend, "Yeah, I noticed."
The blonde chuckled, grabbing Sora's hand once more and hurried to what appeared to be small line of students, all holding white plates, faces eager.
Roxas grabbed a plate for him and Sora from a table nearby.
The brunette took this time to look around. The room was LARGE and very elegant.
Somehow, the room didn't fit with the rest of the palace though.
The tiles were not at all snow white, but a glimmering marble beige instead. The walls were a similar color, but brown designs were spread out, making them look regal.
The tables and chairs were basically fine carved, shiny wood. A chocolate brown color, the tables were not at all large. One table could fit four people at most, which was probably why it only had four chairs.
"Sora!"
The brunette turned to find Roxas being served lasagna by a boy with red hair. Roxas waved at him impatiently, beckoning him to come get food.
He obliged and stepped beside the blonde, only to have the red head eye him suspiciously, "Hey Roxi, why ain't he wearing uniform like all o' us?"
Sora mentally hit himself. He wasn't wearing a uniform!
He opened his mouth to state why, but Roxas cut him off.
"Don't worry about it Wakka, he's new here. Sora, this is Wakka, he's in fifth year."
Wakka grinned at him, "Nice to meet ya, best be getting that uniform before people start pestering you about it, anyway…lasagna or spaghetti?"
The red head pointed to a large rectangular container and a large bowl behind him.
"Umm…lasagna," he said, shrugging at he grinning boy.
Wakka took his plate and turned around getting a knife and putting a nice piece of lasagna on Sora's plate.
Handing it back, he grinned once more, "Drinks are up ahead; see ya around Sora, Roxi."
The two boys smiled in response, Roxas led Sora to a small empty table.
The brunette sat down frowning slightly, "I'll get the drinks, they're just over there, save the table k?"
Roxas walked over to some machine which had a cup depositor, suddenly it hit Sora.
That boy had called Roxas, "Roxi."
He began taking in Roxas's form, he could look like a girl…maybe with a dress on…?
Roxas, just coming back sat down and placed water in front of the brunette, who appeared to be in deep thought.
He raised a delicate blonde eyebrow, "Sora? You okay dude?"
At this the brunette's contemplating solemn face exploded into a variety of red.
Laughter from deep within his throat erupted into the hall, several students turning to see what the fuss was about.
Eyebrows raised in amusement, as they saw a red-faced brunette cracking up while holding his stomach in pain and a bewildered blonde who looked like he would like nothing better than to know what was so godamn hilarious.
About two minutes later, Sora stopped. The brunette by that time, had invented a new color of red, and was breathing heavily while wiping tears from the corner of his eyes.
Roxas, who had been happily enjoying his lasagna, looked up at the red-faced brunette.
"So…how's life?" The blonde was obviously perturbed at the smiling boy in front of him but said nothing at all about it.
Sora, noticing his friend's irritation, apologized. "Sorry, but…that boy called you Roxi?"
Roxas looked interested as he swallowed a forkful of warm, steamy, cheesy lasagna.
"Yeah…he always does that, he mistook me for a girl when I first arrived here, I HAD LONG HAIR OK?"
Roxas exploded as the brunette erupted into yet another fit of giggles. The pissed blonde returned to his meal, stabbing it with his fork as the Sora clamped a hand over his mouth, trying to stifle his laughter.
"I-I- I'm sorry!" Sora managed to gasp out through much hardship and determination. "Roxi's a girl name!"
Roxas rolled his eyes, "No duh, but I don't mind it anymore. At least he's not trying to put me in a dress…" The blonde noticed guilt in teary blue eyes, and laughed.
This time it was Sora's turn to give some interest.
The brunette, was had somewhat recovered by hearing the blonde's laughter, looked surprised.
"What's so funny?" He questioned the chuckling teen.
Roxas's way of laughing included closing his eyes, he opened one of them, giddiness in his deep blue eyes.
"You…LOOK MORE LIKE A GIRL THEN I DO!"
The blonde threw his head down and banged his fist in laughter. Sora, on the other hand, didn't know whether to be pissed or insulted…which was kind of the same thing…yet not…Sora's head began to hurt.
People around the table moved away slowly as they now watched an insane blonde who had no clue why he was laughing and a pouting brunette who was muttering something about "stupid head and its confusingness…"
A woman in a nun outfit clapped her hands and immediately the hall got quiet. Roxas, who had managed to shut himself up followed Sora's gaze to see the nun smiling pleasantly, if not sternly at the students.
"It is now nine, meaning all second and first years are due in bed or at the very least in their room, at this time. All third and fourth years, curfew is in an hour, anyone caught outside after this time, will be severely punished by our headmaster."
The woman gave them another smiled and walked out of the hall, along with other students who'd finished their dinner.
Sora turned to the blonde, who was currently taking the last bite of the no longer steamy, but still cheesy lasagna.
"Hey, who's our headmaster?"
Roxas glanced up, plate empty and lasagna swallowed, "Mr. Leonheart, he's awesome! Not really strict, but he pretends to be just so people follow the rules. He doesn't really care what we do."
Sora nodded, thankful it wasn't some overly happy freaky dude like the headmaster from Cantares Castle.
Roxas stood up, looking amazed as he stared at Sora's empty plate.
Sora grinned, "I eat fast."
Roxas nodded, still in amazement, "I noticed."
The two went and delivered the plates to the some machine Roxas told Sora to put the plate and cup in.
After that, they headed out of the dining hall and Roxas led him to their bedroom. The brunette noticed a slightly opened door, and for some incredible loss of common sense neither he nor the author was aware of, he peeked inside.
Roxas stopped to glance behind at the peeking brunette, only to grin, "That's the music room…well one of them at least."
The blonde walked up to his friend, examining the room as well. It wasn't as big as the other rooms, but large nonetheless. Sora noticed two black pianos. Moonlight from two large windows flooded the room, making the pianos look almost ethereal.
"No one really comes here, this was the first music room, and there are four other bigger ones, so people stopped coming here."
Sora couldn't imagine why people would just leave two perfectly expensive looking pianos and just lying in the middle of the room unused.
"Let's go, I'll tell you more about the school tomorrow, let's not get in trouble with one of the nuns ok?"
The two boys left the room, Sora closing the door as he stared at the shining piano…hey…if no one comes here….shouldn't they be dusty?
The brunette tossed the thought from his mind and followed his blonde friend to their room, which had the number 666 on it.
This…made Sora freak of course.
"666? WE LIVE IN ROOM 666?" The brunette all but shrieked at the very thought of this.
Roxas shrugged, "Don't worry, nothing happens, plus I've been staying here since I was eleven for god's sake!"
This relaxed Sora; although he was still skeptic at the whole room number equals acquaintance with evil people in red.
Roxas opened the door, and freaked.
The two teenagers jumped in surprise to find a boy, no doubt taller then the two, in front of them and smirking at the blonde.
"Howya doing Roxi? Miss me?" He asked in a mocking tone.
Roxas grinned, by far the happiest grin he'd had on his face all day and thrust his arms around the elder's neck.
"AXEL!"
The boy put his own arms around the blonde's waist.
Axel had flaming red hair that was basically all over the place. He was tall and muscular, and wore…a black gakuren?
Sora raised an eyebrow, "uh...Roxas?"
Roxas let his arms fall from the boy's neck and turned around to face the brunette.
"Sora, this is Axel, he goes to Cantares Castle, although he used to Letvico before his parents transferred him. Axel, this is Sora, my new roommate."
Axel smiled a decent not-taunting smile at him, "Pleased to meet you kitten, any frind of Roxi's is a friend of mine!"
Sora smiled back, Axel was pretty friendly and Roxas seemed to be fond of him…a little TOO fond of him…if you catch my drift.
"Anyway, I came to visit you Roxi, didn't know we'd have company thought…" Axel trailed off; apparently Roxas got the meaning and frowned.
"Sorry, but Sora just got here, he ain't leaving." Roxas put on a stern face, reminding both Sora and Axel of a stubborn housewife, witch made their faces twitch, trying to control laughter that threatened to escape their lips.
Of course, Sora didn't want to be a burden, and noticing Axel's pout along with the fact that he'd come all the way from the castle, at night, just to see Roxas decided to make a decision.
"Roxas, it's only 9:15, do you mind if I went back to the music room? I kind of wanna take a shot at playing the piano."
Roxas stared at Sora and raised an eyebrow, Axel, on the other hand had "HOPE" written all over his face.
"Are you sure? Do you remember where it is?"
Sora nodded eager to get away and let the others have their fun.
"Yeah, I'll come back before ten okay?"
The brunette walked away, although not before giving Axel a knowing wink which the red head mouthed a silent "thank you" in return, and Roxas telling him to remember curfew.
He turned at the corner, hearing Axel shut the door as Roxas walked in with a smile on his face. Sora merely walked to the familiar music room, reaching for the handle before hearing a familiar sound.
Someone was in there…playing piano no less! The music was tragic, and the only word that came to his head was "tears" as he listened to the soft melody.
Pressing his ear to the door, he failed to notice the door wasn't completely closed.
Blue-eyes widened in shock, fear, and stupidity, as he thrust open and he fell onto the cold marble floor.
The music stopped, silence filled the room.
Sora opened his eyes, he'd fallen on his front, arms spread out in front of him and face to the side.
"Are you…alright?"
A voice, quite possibly lower than a whisper, spoke to him.
This made Sora's head shoot towards the sound of the voice, and his mouth literally dropped.
The silver-haired boy, whom Sora had earlier met, sat in front of the piano. His skin seemed even paler thanks to the moonlight which poured into this room, having such a strange effect.
Like magic…
-Well, I decided to spare both you, me, and Sora the agony of waiting until the next chapter to meet a certain someone...
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