Cloud: well, i said that i learned my lesson in keeping it PG, but Olivia never thought to teach me a lesson about being a PYROMANIAC!!!!

Olivia: CLOUD!!! PUT DOWN THE LIGHTER!!! do i have to teach u another lesson?

Cloud: No. (dropping the lighter, but slipping it in his pocket when Olivia turned away)

Disclaimer: we do not own Kingdom Hearts, blah blah blah

Chapter 06

Interrogations and Suspicions

(Note, nothing in this chapter is true. GOD BLEEP I SAID NOTHING IS TRUE!)

"I told you already. We have no idea what happened to Seifer." Amanda said, blinking from the light that the officer was shining into her eyes.

"You six were found running away from the scene. This young man had to be taken to the hospital for closer examination." The officer paused, and seeing that Amanda was about to talk, continued. "It also a well known fact that you six had a rivalry with Seifer and his gang. It is also known that Seifer's friend, Ansem, was at your singer auditions for you band, Insignia. Ansem has also been taken to the hospital, but in worse conditions. He may have to go into surgery." Silence reverberated around the room, and everyone sat in shocked stillness as they digested this information.

"May I ask how bad their injuries are?" Avery inquired timidly.

"We know for a fact that Seifer has a broken nose, and at least two broken ribs, and an inevitable concussion. Ansem, like I said, is in much worse condition. He also has a broken nose, at least three broken ribs, and a broken arm."

Everyone stared at each other, but before another word was spoken, Amanda's, Avery's, and Cloud's mother walked in, followed by Sora's, Riku's, and Olivia's mothers.

"I can prove that my kids didn't assault those boys." The triplet's mother proclaimed.

"And, what would that be, ma'am?" the officer asked, turning to face their mother.

"That all only left about 15 minutes ago. I heard them leave."

"Miss, we got the call about the boys about thirteen minutes ago. That gives your kids a two-minute period of time in which they could've found and assaulted the boys." The officer said.

"Where they found?" Olivia's mother asked.

"The boys or your kids?"

"Both."

"The boys were found less than a block from the park down the street form your neighborhood. Your kids were found running away from the scene."

"Do you know why we were running from the scene?" Amanda asked the officer.

"Yeah, you never asked us that. Isn't that part of your job?" Sora asked.

"You were running away so you wouldn't get caught." The officer sneered.

"We were running away to find help. We may not like them, but we wouldn't attack them. We're not like that." Amanda snapped. Sora gripped her shoulder in an effort to keep her calm.

"They may not be like that, but you certainly are. I remember you, Amanda." The officer pointed out.

"Times have changed, and so have I." Amanda said, shrugging her shoulders.

"If truly you have changed, why are you here?" the officer asked, smirking.

"I'm here because some brain-dead officer won't believe me when I say that I don't go around attacking people." Amanda shot back. The smirk slid off the officer's face like oil on water.

"It came to my attention that when Ansem was at the auditions, he made some derogatory comments. Maybe you held a grudge."

"We don't hold grudges." Amanda said.

"That's enough out of you, Amanda." The officer said, circling the table. Amanda slumped in her chair and folded her arms across her chest.

"She's right, officer. We don't hold grudges." Sora said in Amanda's defense. The officer rolled his eyes and turned his attentions on Olivia.

"Do you have any idea who would do this and why?" he asked her. Olivia shook her head and looked away.

"Please, officer, can we just take them home? It's coming up on midnight, and I'm sure that the kids would appreciate going home and going to bed." Riku's mother asked.

"No. I'm afraid that until we know who did this, or until the boys are out of the hospital, your kids will have to stay in Juvenile Hall."

As the officer spoke those words, everyone who wasn't sitting already, sat down, regardless if there was a chair under them or not. Silence filled the room until Amanda overturned her chair by standing up.

"You can't do that! Not without irrefutable evidence! I bet, that whatever evidence that you throw at us, I can prove wrong!" Amanda challenged.

"It's a deal. But only on my conditions. If you can prove wrong all my evidence, then I'll let you go. If you can't, even on one little detail, you're all going to juvie. Understand?"

Amanda nodded, and sat after righting her chair.

"First of all, you three were found running away from the boys, minutes after they were assaulted."

"We heard them screaming, so we ran to where they were. After we saw what had happened, we ran to get help."

"Seifer named you and your friends as his assaulters just before he passed out."

"He's trying to frame us. Everyone knows that he can't stand us."

"We checked your record, Amanda. Though all that they would've had to do was ask me. They also checked your friend's record. They're all clean, except you. You have an assault charge that was dropped a year ago."

"I'm not the only with police run-ins. If you check Seifer's record, you'll know that he's had more run-ins with the police than I have. He's still on probation for an attempted armed robbery after breaking and entering."

"You seem to know a lot about that particular case. Why?"

"I'd rather not say. You failed to specify whether or not I had to support my contradictions. You only said that I had to prove them wrong. Which is what I'm doing."

"Fine. My last piece of evidence is you six have a very longstanding, very physical rivalry with Seifer and his group of friends. It is quite possible that you, as revenge, assaulted him and Ansem."

Amanda sat with a hard look on her face, but came up with nothing. The officer smiled triumphantly, and ushered the mothers out of the room.

"I'm sorry, everyone. I wasn't expecting that last piece of evidence. I swear that I could've come up with something for everything that he threw at me." Amanda apologized, her eyes brimming with tears.

"The only thing that I want to know is, how did you know that Seifer is still on probation?" Sora asked.

"Yeah. All that we heard about that was that Seifer had been arrested and that he had an anonymous accomplice that he refused to name." Avery said.

"I heard about that. It happened right after I came." Riku said.

"That's because I was dating Seifer at the time, and I was his 'anonymous' accomplice. It was also back before I was adopted by Avery's and Cloud's mother, and back when I was into the whole drug scene. I stopped everything when Seifer got arrested, and I broke with him when I saw him in jail. " Amanda confessed. Everyone stopped in their tracks to stare at Amanda.

"What?" Avery asked in amazement. Cloud just stood speechless.

"You're not my real triplet?" he stuttered.

"I am, but mom had to adopt me from the people that I was living with at the time. I am your triplet, I just had to live elsewhere for years. To be honest, I had no idea that you guys existed." Amanda explained.

"You… used to date Seifer? And do drugs?" Sora asked disbelievingly. Amanda only nodded. (I'm sure everyone's wondering what happened to the officer. He's inside juvie, filling out paperwork.)

"Uh-oh." Olivia said.

"What?" Avery asked.

"Our gig at Infinity is in less than three days." She said.

"I think that, for now anyways, our band is pretty much history." Sora said, with his arm around Amanda. (It's completely obvious that Sora doesn't care about Amanda's past. As long as she doesn't do that now, he doesn't care.) Everyone began hushing everyone else when they saw the officer walking towards them.

"Well, it looks like this is your new home for a while. This is how it's gonna work. Six inmates, three free cells. You do the math." He sneered, leaning into Amanda's face. She wrinkled her nose, and answered, "That's two people per cell. You might want to try popping a few breath mints every now and then. That's nasty."

The officer reeled back, blinking in shock.

"I've decided to give you a little lenience. I will allow you to choose your cell mates. But choose wisely, because I have a feeling that you're gonna be here a while."

Everyone looked at each other and moved into pairs. (The pairs are: Sora, and Amanda, Olivia and Cloud, and Avery and Riku. Don't worry, people out there, we're keeping it PG.)

The officer led them into juvie, and while that happened, Riku cracked, "I told you that by the end of the night, we'd be in juvie. I told you!"

Everyone laughed, and Sora shoved Riku into the wall. (it's kinda strange that they're going to juvie, and they're acting like nothing's wrong."

"I doubt that we'll be able to play at Infinity. Do you know if we're able to use the phone here?" Olivia asked.

"I don't think so. I've been here and all, but I've never had to use the phone." Amanda answered.

"Exactly how much trouble did you get into?" Sora asked.

"Ummm, that's for me to know, and for you to guess." She replied. Sora rolled his eyes and said, "Since we are cell mates, you realize that I'm gonna bug you about this for as long as we're here."

"I do realize this, and I'm prepared to put you on full ignore, if I have to." Amanda cracked.

"But…" Sora trailed off.

"Would you like me to start now? Because I can." Amanda said.

"No, I wouldn't."

"The more you leave me alone about it, the more likely I'll be willing to tell you exactly how much trouble I've been in, and why." She stopped talking when the officer stopped walking.

"This is the first empty cell, and it's up to you who gets it.

"We'll take it. I'm tired, and I'm sure that Sora here would like to start bugging me about my past." Amanda said. As she and Sora walked past the officer, he whispered to Sora, "She can ignore people better than anyone that I know. So, if you want to know about her past, I would just not talk about it, and let her tell you in her own time. Her past isn't pretty."

"Are you complimenting me, officer?" Amanda asked sweetly as she walked by.

"I don't know if that was a compliment or not. Just get into your cell." The officer grumbled. Amanda smirked, and flopped onto the bed as the officer closed and locked the door behind Amanda.

"He's a weird person." Sora commented as soon as he was out of earshot.

"Try having him interrogate you. That's not anything that you want to have on your top ten list of things to do before you die."

"Thanks for the warning. I claim bottom bunk." Sora said.

"Aw, and make me get up? These beds are just so damn comfortable." Amanda said sarcastically. Sora rolled his eyes, and sat on Amanda. She reacted by poking his sides and making him wriggle. He jumped up, and offered her a hand. She took his hand, and when she was standing, Sora pulled her into a hug. Amanda wrapped her arms around Sora's neck, while Sora tightened his arms around her waist.

"What is so horrible about your past that you can't tell me?" he asked, stroking Amanda's hair.

"I'd be more than happy to tell you, I just didn't want the others to hear it. It'd help you understand me a little bit better."

"More than I already do?"

"You don't know the half of it. Seriously, no one knows everything about my past."

"Can I be the first?"

"Maybe. You have to prove yourself worthy."

"How can I do that?"

"Figure it out. Figure out a way to keep my trust."

"Once again, how do I do that?" Sora asked. Amanda rolled her eyes and climbed onto the top bunk. Sora stood on his bed and draped his arms over the railing to the top bunk. Amanda stared into his ocean-blue eyes and sighed.

"I take this as a sign that you're relenting about telling me?" Sora perked.

"Maybe, maybe not. It's really up to you."

"What can I do? If I can't understand what you've been through, I can't help you in the future!" Sora exclaimed.

"Are you done? 'Cause, if you are, I can tell you that I'm kidding. Of course I'll tell you. In time. It would take forever to explain everything that I've been through."

"I'll wait. I promise. Now, I'm going to bed." Sora said, jumping off the bed and swinging onto his.


And, now we check in on Avery and Riku.

"Do you have any skeletons in your closet?" Riku asked.

"Maybe."

"Well, do you?"

"I do. The only question is, do I want to tell you?"

"Yes, yes you do want to tell me… so that I can help if it ever happens again." Riku said.

"Okay, I'll tell you. Tomorrow."

"You're so mean!"

"Then, why are you with me?"

"I don't know. Because you're the perfect girl for me. That's why." Riku said. Avery blushed, and buried her face in his shoulder.

"Okay, I'll tell you. Back before Amanda lived with us, I was depressed. I mean, MAJORLY depressed. I was cutting, and being all, anti-social, and that kind of stuff." Avery said. Riku stood stock-still and didn't move until Avery poked him in the sides. He smiled and squirmed away from her.

"You're not gonna say anything?" Avery asked.

"There's really nothing to say, except that I can't believe you didn't tell me sooner!" Riku exclaimed, pouncing on Avery and attacking her sides, making her squeak. She rolled around, trying to buck him off, but it didn't work too well.

"You're not surprised that I was depressed?" Avery asked.

"People that are as happy as you are rarely were for their entire life. I was wondering when you'd trust me enough to tell me."

"The problem isn't that I didn't trust you, it's that I didn't trust myself. It's really hard to explain." Avery said, avoiding Riku's eyes. Riku tucked his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his own, and brought his lips to hers. He then slipped his arms around Avery's waist, and pulled her close. Avery shivered and slid her arms around his waist. They stood embraced for a moment, but then broke apart when the officer walked past. (He was walking from escorting Olivia and Cloud to their cell.)

Speaking of which, Olivia was sitting in the corner of the cell with her arms wrapped around her knees. Cloud kneeled beside her with his hands covering hers.

"What's wrong, Olivia?" he asked, looking worried.

"I'm in Juvenile Hall. What do you think is wrong?" she answered.

"Well, you can at least say that it wasn't your fault. If anything, it's that police officer." Cloud said reassuringly. Olivia shook her head and buried it in her arms. Well, she would have, had Cloud's arms not been in the way. He ran his fingers through her hair, and she grabbed his hand. He tilted her face towards his, and their lips met halfway. Cloud cupped Olivia's face in his hands, and she slid her arms around his neck. (All the while kissing, I might add.)

"However long we're here, I'm glad that I'm here with you." Cloud whispered, inches from Olivia's face, after breaking the kiss. Olivia only nodded, and buried her head in his shoulder. He slid his arm around her waist and helped her off the floor. Together, they walked to the beds, and Cloud helped Olivia onto the bottom bunk. After she was settled, he climbed the ladder and settled onto his own bunk. He leaned over the edge and wished Olivia a good night's sleep. She looked up at him, and wished him the same before turning onto her side and nodding off into sleep. He stayed watching over her until he was sure that she was truly asleep, and then turned over and did the same. Back into two other cells, the exact same thing was happening. (In case anyone was wondering, the other cells held Avery and Riku, and Sora and Amanda.)

Meanwhile, at Destiny Island United, which is the hospital where Seifer and Ansem are, the x-rays finally completed. It turns out that Seifer only had a minor concussion, and one broken rib. Ansem turned out to be in better condition. (So, the officer has a tendency to exaggerate a little bit.) Ansem had a broken nose and nothing else. The doctors said that they'd hold the boys there for about three days. And, for the record, they're both unconscious right now.

The next morning, the news came to be heard by Amanda, Avery, Cloud, Olivia, Riku, and Sora at the breakfast table. (Actually, the news came to Amanda, who spread it to the others.)

"Think you can stand it here for three more days?" Amanda asked everyone else at the table.

"Why?" Olivia asked in return.

"Because the officer that called me to the office said that the hospital sent a fax containing the extent of Ansem and Seifer's injuries."

"So?" Sora asked.

"So, the doctors said that they'd be keeping the boys there for three more days."

"Are you serious? I thought that we'd be here for at least a week!" Riku exclaimed. Amanda nodded, sitting next to Sora.

"Did the officer say what the injuries were?" Avery asked.

"Ansem only has a broken nose and Seifer has a minor concussion and one broken rib."

"That's good. I would hate to see them hurt SO bad that they'd have to miss school." Olivia said sarcastically.

"Guess what? The officer allowed me to make a phone call, and I talked to the manager at Infinity. We're still allowed to play there! He's also giving us a couple more days to practice, given the circumstances."

"That's awesome! This really isn't so bad." Sora said, stretching and putting his arms behind his head.

"Guess again." Amanda muttered, looking at the officer walking towards them with a smirk in his eye.

"Good news. Three inmates left today, so there are now three extra cells. You all get to have your own cells. Congratulations." He sneered.

"Thanks, but no thanks. We're happy with the arrangement that we have now." Amanda retorted. The officer shrugged, and Amanda continued, "Besides, you want to keep the cells free. There's always a chance of more delinquents being brought in today.

"You've won this round, but it won't happen again."

"Oh, I think it will. You just don't realize it." Amanda said as the officer huffed, turned on his heel, and walked off. Just then, the bell rang, signaling everyone to go back to their cells. The group walked out of the cafeteria and into the throngs of delinquents that were crowding the hallway. They were about halfway to Amanda and Sora's cell when one of the kids grabbed Amanda and attempted to swing her away.

"You new here? I've never seen you before. Maybe we could (in this moment, he clicks his tongue) get to know each other." The kid said, with his arm around his waist.

"Let me guess. You're here because you attempted to get some girl to go home with you, and it backfired severely. So now you're here on charges of rape." Amanda said. While the kid pondered this thought, Amanda slipped away from the kid and disappeared to find Sora. She didn't find him, because he was already in the cell. She came to the door, and called an officer over to let her in.

"You know, you're probably the first kid I know of to ask to be let into the cell. Most would make a run for it." The officer said, opening the door.

"Well, I'm only going to be here for a couple more days, and I'm not most kids." Amanda replied.

"How long you been here?" the officer asked back.

"I got here yesterday night. The charges that my friends and I were brought here on were false."

"That's too bad. I really can't see you as being the type to get into a lot of trouble."

"Thanks. Maybe I'll see you before I leave." Amanda said, stepping into the cell. The officer nodded and walked off to continue his rounds.

"What happened to you? One minute you're right next to me, and the next, you're gone." Sora asked.

"Some kid tried to get me to go to his cell with him. I confused him with big words." Amanda replied. Sora nodded, and smiled.

"You're always good at that." He said, standing up and wrapping his arms around Amanda. She smiled and pulled herself close against the warmth of his body.

"Do we really have a couple of extra days to practice for Infinity?" he asked. Amanda nodded, and tightened her arms around his waist. (We'll give the two their privacy. They deserve it.)

We join now Olivia and Cloud in their cell, where Olivia was sprawled out on her bed, and Cloud was pacing the floor. (The reason why, we can only guess.)

"Why are you pacing?" Olivia asked, eyeing Cloud as he circled the room for the umpteenth time.

"I'm bored, and there's nothing to do." Cloud exclaimed.

"What do you expect? It's Juvenile Hall. There's supposed to be nothing to do. It's to teach us a lesson." Olivia said.

"What lesson would that be? How to bore a teenager to death?" Cloud asked in return. Olivia's response was a shrug. Cloud stopped pacing, and sat next to Olivia on her bed, and wrapped his arms around her shoulder. Olivia rested her head on Cloud's shoulder and wrapped her arms around his waist. They stayed that way, until a couple of voices brought their attention to the cell door.

"Well, well, look at the jailbirds, looking mighty comfy in their cell." Axel said, smirking, his arm around the waist of none other than Roxas.

"If you had been smart, you would be at home, and not here in this dump." Roxas said, grinning.

"Oh, shut up. Just be happy that I'm glad to see you." Olivia grumbled. Cloud rolled his eyes and strode over to the door to shake their hands.

"When do you guys get out of here?" Roxas asked.

"Yeah, it's lonely without you guys there. Too quiet at lunch, especially with Ansem and Seifer in the hospital." Axel added on.

"We get out of here in three days. Then, we have an extra couple of days to practice for our gig at Infinity." Olivia said.

"You're missing out on a vote on whether or not to have a Halloween dance. We told the president that we'd come and get your votes." Roxas said.

"Hell yes we want a Halloween dance!" Cloud exclaimed. Olivia nodded in agreement and Roxas took out a little notepad and jotted down a couple of notes.

"Well, now we're off to see the rest of you delinquents." Axel commented, walking off. Axel and Roxas came upon Avery and Riku's cell to find Avery napping.

"Hey Axel, what's up?" Riku asked.

"Coming to see if you guys wanted a Halloween dance." Roxas said, poking his head over the red-head's shoulder.

"Yes, we do. I do, at least. I don't know about Avery, but put her down as a yes. If I know her as well as I think I do, she'll want one." Riku answered.

"And, seeing as we're having a hard time finding Amanda and Sora's cell, how do you think that they'll vote?" Roxas asked.

"Both would say yes. I know that for a fact. Is the whole school voting on this particular issue?" Riku asked. Roxas nodded, and the two chatted for a while.

Let's just say that the next few days passed without incident. When the third day rolled around, the arresting officer was VERY happy to see the six teens go. (Amanda and the others gave him hell at every opportunity.)

When they walked out of the building, they were accosted by everyone, including the manager of Infinity.

"Glad to see you finally out of there." He said, shaking the band's hands.

"Glad to be out, Reno." Amanda said, with one hand in Sora's, and one in Reno's. (She was in the process of shaking Reno's hand at that particular moment.)

"See ya, Reno." Came the chorus of replies from Avery, Amanda, Riku, Cloud, Sora, and Olivia.

As soon as the band walked in the door to Riku's house, they picked up their instruments and began practicing. About half an hour after that, Axel and Roxas stopped by.

"Are you guys totally psyched for the gig?" Axel asked, upon entering the basement.

"Of course we are. How can we not be?" Sora asked in response.

"Well, you could be psyched for the Halloween dance." Roxas offered.

"There's gonna be a Halloween dance?!?" Amanda exclaimed.

"Yeah, didn't Riku tell you?" Axel asked.

"No, he didn't mention that fact." Amanda said, looking threateningly at Riku.

"I'm sorry, I forgot. I was going to tell you, I swear." Riku stammered, holding his hands up in front of his face, as if protecting himself from Amanda.

"Relax, Riku. I'm just messing with you." Amanda laughed.

"We're seriously having a Halloween dance?" Sora asked.

"Yep, and guess who's in charge of the entertainment?" Axel asked.

"Don't tell me. We are." Olivia said.

"Yuppers and you're heading the dance off with your number one hit!" Roxas said, grinning from ear to ear.

"And, what would that be?" Amanda asked.

"Why, Breathe No More, of course! You have no idea how many people have already bought tickets to the dance, and all because they heard you at the other dance!" Axel said.

"Well, are they coming to Infinity on Thursday?" Sora asked.

"You bet! They wouldn't miss this for the world. This is the premier of five new songs from the hottest band to hit Destiny Islands High School since the Wyverns themselves! How can you expect them NOT to be there?" Roxas added.

"We are not the most popular band since the Wyverns!" Amanda argued back. The conversation was interrupted by a knock at the door. Riku went to answer the door, and came back leading Reno.

"Reno, what's up? Did you come to tell us that you found another, better band than us, and that you don't need us anymore?" Amanda joked.

"Of course not. We need the publicity. We need the most popular high school band since the Wyverns." Reno said.

"See, I told you." Roxas said smugly.

"Okay, okay, you were right, I was wrong. Happy?" Amanda said. Roxas nodded, and looked accomplished.

"Aw, don't feel bad, Amanda. We're just playing around with ya." Sora said, slinging his arm around her shoulders.

"Ah, I remember what it was like." Reno said.

"Remember what, Reno?" Cloud asked.

"What life was like as a free man, before I married Aerith. By the way, where's your manager?" Reno asked.

"Demyx? He's out gig hunting. He says that we need more performances under our belt." Sora said.

"How long have you guys been together? As a band, I mean." Reno asked as he pulled a small notebook and a pen out of his jacket pocket.

"About a year. Why?" Avery said, eyeing Reno suspiciously.

"No reason, I just like to have a little background info on my performers. Good management, you know. Look, I hate to dig and run, but I've got gig hopefuls waiting to be interviewed, and I can't keep them waiting. I'll see ya on Thursday, alright?" Reno called, running up the stairs.

"See ya Reno!" the band, plus Cloud, called. Once they heard the front door slam shut, the members of Insignia resumed their practice.

Amanda: Cloud, are you really supposed to be playing with fire?

(Cloud was leaning over a small fire, with a maniacal gleam in his eye)

Avery: Should i call Olivia?

Cloud: No!!! i'm putting the fire out, i swear.

Amanda: Hand over the lighter, and we won't call Olivia