Here it is, the chapter you've been waiting for! PART 2 OF THE EPIC TURNING TIDES!

Now, I will not explain anymore. You will have to read on to find out.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything listed in the story except for Hitomi Matsuya and Anna.

July 24th, 2014

Dear Xion,

Happy Birthday Xi-chan! 14 years of life and plenty more to go! I wanted to write you a normal, old-fashioned letter instead of email because it'd be a way to remember me. Everyone misses you, btw!

Have you met anyone yet? Do the people dress weird? I don't assume they wear Japanese Lolita, probably not. They may wear Harajuku, you never know. I don't think they understand J-fashion.

There was this giant end-of-the-school year party that everyone went to, and at the end everyone passed out. I had a huge hangover and I had to pee every five seconds (Lovely, eh?). I had another make-out session with Sora, like at the Winter Break party. But instead of you walking in on us, Namine did. She was mortified, lol.

I'm really tired of writing now, my hand is shaking. Did my package come in the mail? It has your present inside, and if you didn't look inside it I WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT'S IN IT, MWUAHAHAHA! Anyway, happy birthday again! Yay!

Your BFF,

Kairi

PART TWO

July 26th, 2015

"Nagisa, don't die! No!" I found myself crying and begging along with Tomoya, tears running down my face. A friend of mine, Anna, watched anime too, and she got me hooked on an anime called Clannad. The story was separated into two parts: the regular story and the after story. I was watching the after story, and the heroine Nagisa just gave birth to her baby Ushio with her husband Tomoya.

Apparently, Nagisa had a strange illness and she had to repeat her senior year of high school three times. However, she had the courage and determination to fight against it and achieve her goal in life.

She was my role model, even if she was fictional.

Nagisa could've died while giving birth, because of her illness. I sat cross-legged on Aqua's small sofa in the living room of our apartment, taking in the super sad scene from the anime. Tomoya was showing Nagisa their new child, Ushio, but Nagisa just wanted to close her eyes.

The tears were coming down harder.

She closed her eyes slowly, and her arms went limp. Tomoya caught her hand in time, but it was too late. She was dead. I swore to myself not to cry, but the anime just made me want to sob for days.

Aqua knew about the anime too; she watched it when she was a teen. She watched the scene with me, bawling and crying her eyes out. No matter how many times I watch the scene it'll always make me burst into tears.

Aqua cleaned herself off and ambled to our small kitchen to make dinner. I didn't want to see anymore of the anime; I would just cry again and I hated crying. I just decided to turn off the TV and hug a pillow lying on the sofa for support. That's what I usually did when I was sad, anyway.

I turned 15 two days earlier, and I completed my freshman year of high school, too. Life, like I said at the eighth grade graduation, was at its turning point. I let go of my smart-mouthed and hot-headed nature and became more of the shy Japanese girl who spoke English fluently (Yes, it was utter hell, but it was worth it. I finally learned how to speak English fluently a week earlier.).

I liked my high school. I had a few friends, and I had people to sit with at lunch. It just didn't feel right, though. I'm used to my old friends: Kairi, Roxas, Namine, Olette, Sora, and Riku. Plus everyone had weird accents (A/N: Australian), and even though I learned how to speak English I didn't have the same accent they had.

Aqua made really good food, almost better than my parent's cooking. That night she prepared hamburgers and fries (I learned how to get use to American food and silverware instead of chopsticks), topped off with homemade lemonade. I ate hamburgers in the Twilight Islands, but none of them were as good as Australian or American burgers!

The summer was a boring blah for me. I scribbled down my routine on a paper that I taped to my bedroom door.

Wake up at 10:30.

Take shower and put on clothes.

Eat breakfast.

Randomly skateboard around town.

Watch TV from 1:00 to 5:00.

Eat dinner.

Read and play my guitar.

Go to bed at 12:00.

Repeat cycle everyday of the summer.

Hey, don't blame me for being antisocial.

That day I was at number 8. I turned off the lights and tucked myself into bed, peacefully drifting off to sleep.

That was interrupted by Aqua's scream.

I bolted out of the bed and ran to Aqua's defense, only to find her in her room, holding a phone up to her ear. She clicked a button on her cell and turned to me.

"Pack your bags, Xion. We're moving back to Twilight Town."

I continued to stare at her in disbelief. This can't be happening, omigod, omigod, omigod!

"W-what f-f-for?"

She gave me a smirk and said simply, "He's there."

Three days later we stood in front of my old home, the one-story stucco home with three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen/dining room, and a bathroom.

Memories began to take over my mind. Bittersweet memories of my birthplace, my hometown. Memories of my parents and school and friends. I realized I had missed home more than I really did.

I still had my old house keys, so I unlocked the door. What I saw before me made me break out into a smile.

All of the living room furniture was still there, as well as the bathroom furniture, kitchen and bedrooms. The thing was, when I left with Aqua all I really packed were bed sheets, clothes, valuables, stuffed animals, and my keys. I used the furniture at Aqua's apartment for my everyday needs. (Speaking of Aqua's apartment, Aqua stills owns it. She's going to stay with me in Twilight Town until I graduate from college. She's going to use it as a second home.)

You see, to prevent burglars from stealing all of our stuff while we were gone, we set up hidden cameras in all of the rooms of the house. If the camera catches someone in the house without permission it'll start beeping loudly and it will contact the police department immediately. Also, we installed a high-tech security system at the front door. As you enter the house you will be asked what your name is. We installed all the names of people we know and trust, first name and surname.

For example, if you say 'Rie Tanaka', Aqua's friend, you'll be accepted and you can walk past the front door. However, if you say 'Minato Mikagawa', you will not be accepted and the security system will start beeping, alerting the police department. This makes the cameras useless, but we needed be safe.

I peered inside my bedroom. My bed was bare while the dresser was completely empty. I still had the cerulean blue walls (Of course) and the plus purple rug beside my bed, but other than that my room was barren.

The first thing I did was call Kairi. I had informed her of the move a day after I heard, and being the blabbermouth she is Kairi probably told everyone about me.

Great. I was lucky I didn't have a mob of kids outside my door.

Kairi came over ASAP, and together we got my room refurnished. We set up my iHome on the dresser, as well as a medley of beauty products. We spread the bed with my sheets and hung up clothes, and pretty soon we were done.

Kairi looked much different. She didn't have the same ear-length auburn hair anymore; it was down to her mid-back. She had grown taller, to about 5'2, but I was even taller, at about 5'4. She wore even girlier clothes, yet her girly personality toned down.

She wanted to show me new places in town, but I just wanted to settle in and play my guitar. Roxas and I video chatted and played the guitar together; he even taught me how to do chords. I wasn't as good as him, but I was pretty decent. Besides, I'm not good at a lot of things. Roxas himself managed to save up for a Les Paul, his being a light brown.

I decided to go with Kairi. I haven't seen her in person in a year anyways.

She showed me the old elementary school, which was renovated. There were new restaurants, boutiques, homes, even a nursery school! A lot changed in only a year.

She was about to show me our high school (Which Aqua agreed to enroll me in the next day) when the worst possible thing happened.

Namine was walking the same road as us, only she was walking towards town and not school. She was holding someone's hand. That person was Roxas.

Before they could see us Kairi pushed me into a nearby bush, her coming in with me. Okay, I still had feelings for Roxas, even if we were 8,000 miles away. Were they holding hands because they were…you-know-what and you-know-what?

Kairi answered my questions, and she told me something I didn't want to hear.

"Yes, t-they're dating…" She told me, stammering and looking down at the terrain we were sitting on.

"They a-are?"

"Yes…"

Why didn't anyone tell me they were dating? Kairi emailed me every freaking day and she didn't mention Roxas and Namine's relationship! Why?

"How long have they been dating?" I asked her demandingly, clutching her shoulders and shaking them wildly.

"S-since spring break! Please don't hurt me!" She told me, and I loosened my grip on her shoulders.

At a moment like that I would've cried, but I told myself not to cry anymore. Instead I needed to take my anger out on something.

A tree.

When Namine and Roxas were out of earshot I picked a tree that was a few yards away from us. I began to kick it randomly, shouting out obscenities. I actually climbed up the tree, all the way up to the top. I shook the highest tree branch repetitively, leaves and twigs falling down and hitting the ground. I heard Kairi yell something at me from below, but from my shouting I couldn't hear a word she was saying.

Then I saw a bee fly in front of my face.

I realized I was shaking a branch that harbored a beehive! A swarm of bees began to chase after me, and I had nowhere to go. I could jump off the tree and land on the ground, but I could take a heavy blow.

I yelled out to Kairi to catch me when I jumped down. By then a bee had already stung my ear, and I cried out in agony.

Without thinking I jumped down. I didn't give Kairi the cue to catch me, and I would surely take the blow. I just wanted the moment to end. I squeezed my eyes shut and hoped for the worst.

I was feet away from the ground when I felt a hand on my back and one holding up my feet. I gingerly opened my eyes and looked up, only to see crystal blue eyes, a warm smile, and spikey blonde hair.

Roxas.

I shouted out his name and wrapped my arms around his neck, holding him tightly. He must've seen me on the tree from nearby and he ran to my rescue. Namine was by Kairi's side, and when she saw me with Roxas she sort of grit her teeth.

He let me go and I smiled back, mouthing the words, I missed you. He mouthed back, I missed you too and, surprisingly, he embraced me. I blushed a little, but not too much for it to be evident.

I was released from the hug, and all four of us (Roxas, Kairi, Namine and I) walked back to our homes. It was refreshing just to see them again (Even if Roxas started dating Namine).

Wait, if Roxas is dating Namine, does that mean he…loves her? And not me? Shit, I knew it; I knew it all of this was coming.

Love was way too complicated for me to understand.

There were two more days left of summer vacation, and apparently there was going to be a party. I didn't feel like going, though; I wanted to use the last two days of summer for relaxing, playing guitar, and spending time with Aqua. I was already enrolled in Twilight High, and, yes, I was very excited.

The night before school started I stared intently at my ceiling fan. It moved in the same circular motion, round and round and round. It was annoying; I was waiting for it to move the other way around. I realized that the world was like this ceiling fan in some kind of way.

Life was not like a ceiling fan, however. Sure, you go through life at the same pace: slow or fast. A ceiling fan keeps going, unless you stop it yourself. Life stops when it wants to.

A ceiling fan would be compared to suicide.

A ceiling fan reminded me of Mom.

"Here's the main hall!" Kairi exclaimed, introducing me to my new school. I already was introduced to my school with a tour. Oh well.

"There's Lea and Isa, the best friends. Lea is actually Principal Axel's younger brother." Kairi chirped, pointing to two boys, one with fiery red hair and the other with ice blue hair.

Principal Axel? The only teacher I met from the school was the Dean, Mr. Xigbar, unless Mr. Axel is…

"Kairi, you're not saying that Mr. Axel is the principal of the school?"

She nodded like it was the most normal thing in the world.

Mr. Axel=Principal Axel=best day of my life.

"There's Hayner, Pence and Olette outside the gym, and there's Neku Sakuraba and Beat-he would likes to be called Beat. There's Fuu and Ventus-they hooked up last year-and there's-" She was interrupted by a girl with red flowing hair, tall brown boots, and a brown hat who called out, "HEY KAIRI!"

Kairi's face lit up when she saw the girl. "SHIKI! I MISSED YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!" She ran up to the girl and hugged her tightly. "Xion, this is my friend and fashion mentor Shiki Misaki. She knows EVERYTHING about style!"

Shiki released herself from Kairi's embrace and shook my hand. "Kairi's told me all about you! You're her best friend who has no fashion sense at all, am I right?"

Thanks a lot, Kairi.

"Uh, yeah, that's me, I guess…" I scratched my head awkwardly with my one free hand and tried to smile.

"Cool! So what classroom are you in?" Shiki asked me. The school system for the high school was different. There were different classrooms according to my grade and my letter. If I was C and I was in the 11th grade, I'd be 3-C. My letter in this case was B, so I was classroom 2-B.

Kairi was in 2-A (Awww…), but Shiki was with me in 2-B (*groans vexingly*). Classes started in two minutes, so I headed off to classroom 2-B to start school.

By the time we were seated the bell had already rang, and our teacher walked in the door.

I didn't know she'd be American.

She called herself Ms. Fuller (A/N: THIS IS ME! MY NAME IS EVA FULLER IN REAL LIFE! WOOHOO! I MADE MYSELF AN OC!), and what really surprised me is that she could speak Japanese. She would be our homeroom teacher as well as our English teacher (I don't really need one). She had light brown skin with long, flowing black hair she wore in a ponytail. What really surprised me was her attire: she wore beige cargo caprice with an ebony brown T-Shirt.

This was her first year of teaching, she told us, then she complimented our school uniforms (The same uniforms from junior high), saying that the school uniforms from Radiant Garden were bland and drab.

You have to admit, they kind of are.

We went over the rules of the school from the handbook (It was mainly for new students, like me.) and she dismissed us for our next class. I remember being in a class with Ven, Shiki, Hayner, Isa, and handfuls of students whose names I failed to collect.

Lunch came rolling around soon enough. I sat with the people from junior high: Namine, Kairi, Riku, Sora, and Roxas. This year there were much more people.

For instance, there was the lovey-dovey couple Ven and Fuu, then the trio of Hayner, Pence and Olette. Everyone seemed like they knew the school like the back of their hand.

Or maybe it was because I was new. Sort of.

Lunch consisted of yummy sushi, laughter and fun overall. I didn't want it to end. But, I had English next, which would be very boring since I knew everything.

I became sick of the Namine/Roxas couple already. They've been rated as the best couple of the 10th grade, mainly because they're both blonde and they care about each other a lot. I wanted Roxas to care for me like he does with Namine.

But he loved Namine and didn't love me, and that was that.

I needed to move on. He was still my best friend; I just needed to get rid of any lingering feelings for him.

I walked to English, and while I was walking in the hall a colorful poster caught my eye. It was plastered on the wall, and on it read, Do you love music? Are you a good drummer, bassist, pianist or guitarist? If so, join the light music club!

The light music club…it sounded okay. Besides, I finally learned how to play an instrument, so I could join. On the flyer it said to meet in the music room afterschool at 3:05.

The rest of my classes were tolerable, and my main intentions of getting out of school were to join the light music club. I didn't have my Les Paul with me, but I didn't assume I needed it for the first day.

I entered the music room as soon as the final bell rang. Unfortunately, it was empty. Oh well, I presume that students would come later.

Five minutes later=no one.

Ten minutes later=still no one.

Thirty minutes later=still barren.

Frustrated, I stomped to the principal's office to have a chat with the secretary. She was sitting in her stupid swively chair chatting away at her stupid phone while scrawling something down on her stupid notepad. She took notice of my presence and she gave me the hand.

She gave me the hand! How rude!

I waited for her to finish her call, and when she was she turned to me and asked, "What do you need?" She actually sounded polite, which made me forget all about her insolence.

"Um…there was a flyer saying that the light music club needed members and people who wanted to join should meet at the music room. I've waited for thirty minutes and no one has stepped up to join." I explained.

She stared at me for a while before she facepalmed. "Oh gee, the janitor forgot to take down that flyer over the summer. Honey, the light music club has disbanded. All of the members have graduated."

My hopes of joining an extracurricular club had shattered into tiny bite size pieces.

Before I could say something else I could hear the door to the office swing open, revealing a small girl with lilac-purple hair tied in a ponytail.

"MISS SECRETARY LADY!" The girl shouted, running past me and up to the secretary, now called 'Miss Secretary Lady'.

"Miss Secretary Lady! I went to the music room to join the light music club and there wasn't anyone there so I ran here and I came to tell you that I went to the music room to join the light music club and there wasn't-"

"Matsuya-san, calm down!" The secretary told her, patting her on the head. "The light music club is disbanded, and this young lady asked the same thing." She pointed to me, and the girl gave me a long stare. Her eyes were honestly beautiful; they were the color of her mauve hair. They were huge, too; two large purple orbs.

That girl was definitely a figure of moe.

"How about you two can establish the light music club again? Matsuya, you're a drummer, right?"

"Right!"

"So all you'll need is a pianist and a bassist. They won't be that hard to find, I'm sure a lot of people are willing to join." She gave a cheerful fist pump and smiled.

Those shattered pieces of hope managed to glue themselves together.

"Hitomi's your name, am I right?" I asked the girl while walking home. If we were going to re-establish the light music club we were going to need to get to know each other first.

"Yeah, Hitomi Matsuya!" She pumped her chest and smiled proudly. This girl was really confident and energetic. I really admired her.

"That name really fits you, you know. Hitomi means 'beautiful eyes' and I would die to have purple eyes."

"Both my parents had purple eyes, actually. It's something that runs in our family." She stopped in her tracks and pointed at an ice cream stand. "Ice cream?"

"You bet! It's my treat, don't worry!"

We ended up sitting at the clock tower, licking our sea-salt ice cream. Apparently sea-salt is her favorite flavor, like mine.

I was walking her back to her house when she asked me what instrument I played.

"I'm a guitarist, and I'm kind of a singer too. I have a Gibson Les Paul." I told her proudly.

"Really? My brother has one, but he'll never let me touch it." We stopped in front of her house, which was a giant villa with a large porch.

"It was nice meeting you, Matsuya-san." I told her, shaking her hand.

"Oh, you don't have to call me by my last name. Just call me Hitomi." She smiled gleefully, a smile that could surpass Roxas' any day.

"Okay then. Hitomi?" I said, and she squealed.

"It sounds so cute when you say it!" That comment made me blush a tad. "Well, see ya!"

"Buh-bye!"

I waved goodbye and took the path home. If we could find more members, we could become the best band the school ever had!

When I got home I called Kairi to tell her about the music club and school. She was happy that I joined a club, and she said she was the Student Body president again. I called Roxas as well, and he had joined the regular music club for hard rock. He already had the members he needed, which kind of made me jealous.

We'll see which band is better, Roxas.

I went to sleep that night with a feeling of satisfaction. Even if my crush had been taken by my rival-in-love, I'll put my all into the light music club. I was the leader, and I'll make sure our band will be awesome!

I had a chance to rebuild my reputation!

Was it a shocker to find out Roxas started going out with Namine? You guys could probably tell it was coming.

Ha, did you guys also like the K-On thing I did near the end? Xion is gonna be the next Yui, woohoo!

Btw, when Aqua said 'He's there', I'll just say this: if you haven't figured out already, the one Aqua is trying to find is L from Death Note. In the prequel I'm making, Dirt on the Fingerprints, it'll explain more about their love, plus Aqua's role with the task force.

My answers to reviews:

OmegaStarShooter14: 'SO MUCH SADNESS' lol. I hope you think the chapter got happier. Yay for part 2!

Ractay14: No surprise visit for Xi-chan, but something even better happened! Too bad Roxas has to be a meanie and start going out with Namine. WHY ROXAS WHY?

TheKHZeldaFinalFantasyGirl24: If your heart died, you wouldn't be with us today! Jk! Thank you for the millionth time for the fanart! I really appreciated it, and as you see I used it for the cover of the story! YOU ARE UBER AWESOME!

AnimexLuver4Ever: I do like timeskips; as you see, it's a short one but it still adds to the drama! I wanted Roxas to confess, but it would be too early in the story, and I want this one to go one for a while, you see. I'm not saying Roxas loves her. Or he may. You have to read to find out if he loves Xion or not!

Guest: SADNESS IS EVERYWHERE! :'( This really is your fave RokuShi fanfic? How sweet! And you check on my story every time you're on the site? You're my fave reader now just for saying that!

Next chapter will focus on the light music club and new members, plus some dish on Namine and Roxas. See ya next time!

-XBluexMonarchX