Heya, Midnight here 'gain! Sorry for the long updates but...
I hate juggling stories. Simple, blunt, and clear.
Please enjoy this chapter. xD
Disclaimer : I do not own Kingdom Hearts.
Summary
Sora is anything but normal. Undercover as the most geekiest boy during day, he fights and slays the Heartless during night. He finds out a new secret about the Organization XIII, as he teams up with them in order to bring down a new order...But keeping a secret about you holding the most powerful weapon of all in your hands, and being the most richest boy ever, is hard to keep when you fall in love with the person who is supposed to be your enemy at school, at the most unexpected times.
Recap:
"We... should probably get to English, right?" Riku asked and Sora nodded, not meeting Riku's gaze. Sora turned around and walked out, Riku trailing behind. The short walk was awkward and tense, the last few students casting curious glances at the two and their heated faces. Sliding open the door, Sora was at his seat in a second while Riku took his time to get to his seat. He noticed nothing different about the class or the school, so why did he get the feeling that something was going to happen after school?
End Recap:
x.x. When Things Get Whacked Up .x.x
The door slid open not much later after Riku and Sora sat in their seats.
"Sorry I'm late. Our meeting ended later than we expected." Mrs. Sayaka said as she walked in. She blinked, noticing the abnormal silence in the room. Normally, paper balls and airplanes would be flying, some of which got stuck in her hair and she got to sign detention slips...
She had even gotten a new pack of green papers for it.
Everyone was staring at two students, both of which faces were redder than usual. Mrs. Sayaka raised an eyebrow at this but ignored it and turned to the board, writing down today's assignments and what they were going to do.
"Alright. Today, we'll be learning about plays, dramas, and poems and famous poets and writers such as Robert Frost and Shakespeare. At the end, we'll be doing a large, class play in front of the entire school. From there, people from theaters will be choosing the best play to perform in front of the entire Destiny Island." Mrs. Sayaka said.
"We have not yet decided what the play will be about, but it will be decided by the government, who will also be attending. So, unless you want to make yourself a fool in front of the entire island, I suggest you actually study and take this class seriously." Mrs. Sayaka finished, smirking at the faces that clearly said 'are-you-crazy-woman?'
"And no, I am not crazy." Even more astounded looks. Mrs. Sayaka coughed to gain back their attention, some others taking this time to zone out. "Mr. Lucio, detention. See me after class."
"Aw man!" Wakka yelled and the class laughed at his misfortune. Mrs. Sayaka pulled out a thick red textbook and began flipping to a page.
"Riku, read from line 1-12 of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost on page 245. Sora, you read line 13 to the end." Both Sora and Riku nodded and they flipped to the correct page. Everyone else did the same.
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black."
Riku stopped, letting Sora continue.
"Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
The teacher clapped.
"Wonderful. Now Larxene, you and Seto will read...."
~0~0~0~0~
Larxene sighed in relief as class finally ended and she got out from the classroom of DOOM.
Well... that was how she had put it.
"Finally! I thought I was going to hurl from hearing all of those poems!" Larxene said and Sora chuckled.
"It wasn't that bad." Sora said softly. Larxene rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, right." Larxene said, the sarcasm clear in her voice. "By the way, what classes do we have again? All that poetry stuff might have thrown some things out of my head." Sora blinked and thought.
Nothing came up.
"Uh... I think that little accident sent it out from my head too." Sora said, smiling sheepishly. "Hold on." Sora dug into his bag and pulled out a sheet of paper.
First period
English/Language Arts
Mrs. Sayaka
Room 238
8:05-8:50
Second period
History
Mr. Jiminai
Room 364
8:55-9:40
Break
9:40-10:00
Third period
Art
Mr. Wataru
Room 197
9:05-10:50
Fourth period
P.E.
Mr. Mizu
Gym
10:55-11:40
Homeroom
Ms. Mitsuka
Room 013
11:45-12:00
Lunch
Cafeteria 1st floor
12:05-12:45
Fifth period
Calculus
Mr. Koga
Room 262
12:50-1:35
Sixth period
Health
Ms. Elixia
Room 357
1:40-2:25
Seventh period
Chemistry
Mrs. Haeta
Room 116
2:30-3:10
Release of School : 3:15
All of the classes were full of students of different ages. They were put in classes based on their level in the class. This was probably why Sora was inside Riku's class when Riku was a year older than him.
"History, lets go." Sora said and they walked through the giant mass of students to the stairs, and up to their class. History wasn't anything much. Just a few things about the Islands and the founder of them.
But, there was one thing that piqued Sora's interest.
"So, mister, who found Destiny Islands then?" Larxene asked after the man had finished another chapter about the beginning. "Sure, says that a man found the islands, gave it a name, blah blah blah, but what was his name?" Mr. Jiminai smiled, but his eye was slightly twitching.
Why, oh why, did the students have to call him 'mister' like he was some old man? He didn't mind it when they included his last name, of course. And sure, he was fifty-something years old... But he wasn't that old.
...Right?
"Finally, someone noticed." Mr. Jiminai said and flipped through a few pages. "Yes, it is odd. They do not tell his name and no one knows it either. Stories say that he suddenly appeared and found the islands and thought of it to be the perfect place.... A perfect world. A haven." Everyone in the class blinked.
"A perfect world?" A student asked. Mr. Jiminai nodded.
"A perfect world. The man began to bring people over. He got along well with the natives and began to build this world in which we live in. But the thing is... that there is no one to bring over." Mr. Jiminai said.
"We're.... the only ones... aren't we?" Mr. Jiminai chuckled.
"We don't know." He admitted. "Our world is vast and we still have so much to know... And these islands are small and limit our knowledge. We can only go as far as we can travel and so far, technology has not yet developed enough to go miles into the open sea."
"It's such a shame, don't you think? Many of us think of this island as a sanctuary while others think of it as a prison... What to believe? That, is up to you. It's quite a mystery, and one that has not been solved for years. Centuries, even." Sora winced a bit. Why did those words seem familiar though the wording was different? Oh right...
Riku...
Riku snorted. "So? What's the theory? That there are actually other worlds out there?" He asked and the class laughed. Sora and Larxene stiffened but no one noticed this. Mr. Jiminai smiled.
"You're actually right on the dot." He said and everyone stopped laughing, turning to stare at the man in amazement. "Many myths and legends say that one night, a shooting star fell from the sky and crashed."
"When the natives came to the scene, it turns out that the star was actually a man. His name... we do not know. But the natives sure did. The only thing they can remember is that the man came from a place called Radiant Garden or something..." Sora began choking on air and everyone turned to him.
"Is there something wrong, Sora?" Mr. Jiminai asked but Sora shook his head, coughing to clear his windpipe.
"N-no... n-nothing is wrong..." Sora murmured as Larxene began to pound on his back to help. Something registered in his head. Mr. Jiminai nodded and then began again.
"It also says that the man had mysterious powers and he had once walked through a portal, eh... something like what those Chaser guys do." Mr. Jiminai said but this only confirmed Sora's suspicions....
Sora scribbled something on a blank piece of paper and passed it to Larxene, who rose an eyebrow at the note.
Meet me up on the roof during break. Pass note on to Sephy and the others. ~Zo
Even so, Larxene nodded and with sneaky precision, she slipped the note towards Sephiroth. No one noticed as she stood up and lightly drummed her fingers on the table of Sephiroth's while raising her hand.
"Mister, may I go to the restroom?" She asked and Mr. Jiminai nodded without turning.
"Two minutes." He said and Larxene nodded. The paper left her hands as soon as she took a step and was inside of Sephiroth's hands. He peeked at the paper and nodded, passing it towards Xemnas and Saïx.
The bell rang about twenty minutes later and the students rushed out, eager to enjoy their twenty minute break. Sora and Larxene rushed off to the roof while Sephiroth and the others took their time, strolling up to the roof.
"Riku, we're going up towards the room, okay?" Sephiroth said and Riku nodded.
"Alright." Riku said. Once on the roof, Sephiroth found Sora and Larxene lounging around.
"Heya Sephy." Sora said and Sephiroth's eye twitched at the nickname.
"Sora, something up?" Larxene asked. Sora sighed.
"It's... about Ansem." Sora said and the four perked up at the name.
"Ansem?" Xemnas asked. Sora nodded. "What about him?"
"He... he found Destiny Islands." Sora said. Xemnas blinked at Sora.
"Sora, that can't be possible. I do not have any recollection of this. I should know about it too." Xemnas said. Sora sighed.
"Why do you think Kairi was sent to Destiny Islands, when she was originally from Radiant Garden?" Sora asked. Everyone was silent. "It was apart of Xehanort's plan. He knew about me and somehow..."
"He decided to see what would happen if he sent a Princess of Heart to live with the Keyblade Master." Sephiroth said. Sora nodded.
"Ansem didn't know about this, though. He... had already lost his heart and body, yet managed to still come back as DiZ. By the time he knew... Kairi had already become a resident of Destiny Islands." Sora said. "But for some reason, you didn't get this. If you did, I probably would have been killed a long time ago." Xemnas knew he was referring to him already.
After all, he was the Nobody of Ansem.
"So, what now?" Larxene asked, after an uncomfortable silence. Sora shrugged.
"I don't know... I'm just wondering... how much don't we know?" Sora asked softly. The answer was already clear.
Not enough.
~0~0~0~0~
Art. The bell had rung a couple of minutes ago and by now, Mr. Wataru was starting to hand out the assignments. He handed out three sheets of papers, each filled with requirements for something and words...
Lots and lots of words...
"Today, you'll all be doing a few... couple of projects. They will all count for your grade." Mr. Wataru said and all of the students groaned. "It will, of course, be based on the Chasers." Sora groaned inwardly.
Not again.
"The government has gotten interested in the Chasers. Since usually, everything is nice and peaceful, this is quite a shocker. So, for the first project, you will need to draw them. It can be either the Chasers themselves, the Shadows, or even the Keyswords. More information is listed on the first worksheet." Mr. Wataru said.
Of course, no one used the names that Sora had used in his report. Almost everyone detested him.
"The second project will be about you." Sora blinked. About them? "You will be drawing a picture of yourself as a Chaser and a story of your tale. This project is the most important and will count for at least 25% of your mid-quarter grade. There will be no make-ups." Everyone groaned at that.
"The third project will be for the play as few of you know from Language Arts. You can draw whatever but it must be good. Whoever has the best drawing will work on the background pictures and the banners. It must be done by you and you can not use the computer to design or print out pictures. All of this will be done by hand. No typing either." Sora raised his hand, a question nagging at him.
"Mister, why is the second project so important?" Sora asked curiously but instead of answering, Mr. Wataru just smiled.
"It's a secret." He said and Sora frowned. That didn't help at all.
"Anything else?" Mr. Wataru asked and the class shook their head. He nodded. "Alright then. Start on your project now. You have the entire period. All three projects are due on Halloween." Almost everyone choked on air.
"B-but mister! That's only four days from now!" A student cried and Mr. Wataru just smiled.
"I know." Everyone groaned again. No doubt that Mr. Wataru had decided to stall on the assignment. "Begin." Everyone began to take out papers and pencils while others stood up and decided to chat.
They were definitely going to fail.
Sora took out a couple of blank sheets of paper and his mind drifted a bit, thinking of ideas.
"Anything that relates to the Chasers, huh?" Sora murmured and then his hand began to move on its own. Light sketches and lines began to form multiple buildings and roads. "The World That Never Was..." Sora mused.
By the time five minutes had passed, Sora had finished drawing all of the buildings, including the base of Organization XIII. He began to draw the members standing on the rooftop and decided to add in Riku, Kairi, and King Mickey, their identities shrouded by the coats.
In the sky, Sora drew multiple stars, each one representing a different world. All of the details were in by the time fifteen minutes had passed. From the leaves to the trails on the roads to even the creases in the cloaks, everything was in.
Sora looked at his picture, impressed by how much he had done already. Larxene smiled at the picture and then nudged Sora.
"Damn, how the hell do you draw so good?" Larxene asked, laughing as Sora blushed. He waved Larxene away who stuck her tongue out at him and resumed back to her own assignment. Sora sighed and took out a new sheet, placing the paper in the corner of his desk. He decided on drawing Disney Castle for the third project.
Time flew by and within another fifteen minutes, everything was done, except for the color and the minor details. And then, both papers were snatched up from him. Sora looked up to see Mr. Wataru looking at his pictures with much interest.
"Um... mister? Can I have that back please?" Sora asked softly and Mr. Wataru smiled.
"I would love to put this on display, but of course, it would be wrong. I'll let you keep your drawings this time." He said and Sora sighed in relief. The drawings were returned to him and Sora immediately put them away, afraid of anyone else snatching them up and seeing it. Sora's face turned a bit red.
Sora took out another sheet of paper and when he stared at the instructions, began to fidget. Sora began to draw, but ended up erasing every line. He nudged Larxene with his elbow.
"Xene, should I just fail the second assignemnt or actually draw.... me?" Sora put emphasis on the word 'me' and Larxene thought for a moment. She got a glint in her eye and Sora regretted asking her.
"Draw you." Larxene said. "Or else I won't give you those chocolate chip cookies I planned to bake for you." Sora let out a small whine.
"Not the chocolate cookies Xene..." Sora murmured. Larxene giggled.
"Well then, get drawing." Larxene said and Sora grumbled. He sighed and began to draw. His real self and his clothes back from his journey. The ones magically enhnaced by Yen Sid. Sora drew himself pointing the Kingdom Key towards him, towards whoever would be looking at this.
Donald and Goofy were by his side, holding their weapons. Glowing underneath all three, was a large crown imprint and light was shining from it, showing that he was currently locking a world. In the background, the Gummi Ship was in place along with multiple other worlds.
However, there was one world that drew your attention the most.
A serene picture of flowing waters, sandy beaches and a blue, blue sky... Currently white and gray, since there was no color.
Destiny Island.
Sora smiled at the picture, missing the feel of traveling around to the different worlds. Ever since the arrival of Trinity Order, the worlds had been unlocked again. They were protected by the magic that surrounded the worlds, but people could pop in and out of the worlds as they pleased...
As long as they had the magic and technology to do so, that is.
The bell rang and Sora stuffed all three papers into his folder without bending or wrinkling it. He slung his bag over his shoulder and bolted out the door to the gym within fifteen seconds. Sora practically flew down the stairs and appeared within the large door, leaving Larxene behind.
Sora felt himself loose balance, before regaining control and stood up straight, ignoring the incredulous looks from other students. Walking in, Sora acted as if nothing had happened. He quickly changed and walked over to a bench and laid down.
Everyone else walked in not much later.
Sora stared up at the ceiling, his mind drifted when Larxene's face suddenly popped right into his vision. Sora yelped and scrambled into a sitting position before he fell off the bench. Larxene giggled and Sora pouted.
"You really like to scare the heck out of me, don't you?" Sora asked and Larxene just smiled. A whistle blew and everyone except Sora rushed over.
"Twenty laps!" Sora heard Mr. Mizu yell and he began to walk to the doors when a hand stopped him. He turned to look at Mr. Mizu.
"Ten laps for you only, Kousuke." Mr. Mizu said and Sora nodded. He went outside to join the others and stopped besides Larxene. They began chatting about things as they ran their laps, and Sora napped the rest of the period through.
"Lucky bastard..." Larxene murmured, but couldn't help but smile at Sora's peaceful face. She made a face at Riku when he wasn't looking and sighed.
"And that bastard..." Larxene muttered, referring to Riku. "Is lucky to have Sora to care for him.... I just hope that they both will realize their feelings soon..."
~0~0~0~0~
Riku raised an eyebrow when he saw Sephiroth, Xemnas, and Saïx walk in the direction that Sora and Larxene went in, but shrugged it off. Just a coincidence, he thought. Riku smiled at Kairi as she walked up next to him.
"Hey Riku." Kairi said.
"Hey Kai." Riku said. "Where's Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie?" Kairi pouted.
"They ditched me." Kairi muttered and Riku chuckled.
"I don't think they would ditch you, Kai." Riku said and Kairi sighed.
"I know... but I just really hate high school. I can't wait for graduation so I can finally get out of school." Kairi said. Riku looked at her in surprise.
"I'd never thought you'd say that." Riku joked and Kairi playfully shoved him. Girls glared at Kairi while others stared in astonishment at the familiarity.
"Well, I can hate school too, y'know." Kairi said and Riku grinned.
"Sure you can." Riku said. Kairi shook her head, trying to hide her growing smile.
"Anyways, where's those three guys you always hang with?" Kairi asked.
"They're up on the roof. Don't know why. Guess you could say that they ditched me." Riku said. Kairi laughed.
"Good to know I'm not the only one." Kairi said. She glanced at her red watch. "We have a couple of minutes left. Wanna go to Art class already?" Riku shrugged.
"Whatever you want." Riku said. Kairi smiled.
"Art class then!" Kairi said cheerfully and began to pull Riku down the hallways.
"W-woah! Kai, hold up!"
~0~0~0~0~
Riku walked into his seat in Art class, laughing at something that Kairi said. Kairi walked to her seat behind Riku while Riku walked to his seat behind Sora. Riku nearly choked on air when he heard he only had four days to do three major projects.
This teacher was crazy.
Riku sighed and stared down at his blank sheet of paper.
"Um... mister? Can I have that back please?" Riku's head snapped up at the soft voice. Sora was looking at the teacher in front of him, who was holding Sora's drawing. Riku's eyes widened as he caught a glimpse of the picture.
It was beautiful.
The drawing had meaning in it, full of something he could not place. But Riku knew that only he and a few select others could feel this feeling truly. He chuckled softly when Sora immediately put the two away. Then, Sora blushed lightly.
'Cute.' Riku thought and then mentally smacked himself.
Where did that come from?
Riku shook his head, getting back to work. The bell rang much too soon. He wasn't even done with his first one yet. Riku blinked when he saw Sora zip right out of the room. practically flying.
"Wow, he's sure fast." Kairi said. Riku chuckled and stood up, gathering his things. He walked calmly to the door and down to gym, with the rest behind him. Other than Sora, Riku was the first one inside of the gym. He saw Sora sitting down on the bench, already dressed. Riku went to the lockers.
When Riku came out, Sora was laying down this time and he watched at his chest went up and down and Sora's flustered face. Suddenly, Larxene appeared and Riku heard a startled yelp from the brunette.
Riku chuckled and he walked towards the teacher. He was close enough to hear the words, "You really like to scare the heck out of me, don't you?"
~0~0~0~0~
Sora walked into the room and blinked, noticing that the class was empty. He raised an eyebrow. Sora was sure that he was the last one to leave from P.E, and of course, they were suppose to have Homeroom next.
Where was everyone?
Sora sighed and walked over to the window. Probably something happened and Sora was asleep, so he didn't know. Sora hopped onto the window's ledge and opened up the window. A cold air rushed into the room and Sora shivered lightly.
"Sure is cold..." Sora murmured, wrapping his arms around himself. He looked outside, seeing the courtyard filled with people. "So that's where they went." Larxene was down there too, trying to push and shove her way through the crowd.
And then he saw a white-haired boy, complete with a few other people.
Sora coughed and sputtered.
"WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE!?"
I'm pretty sure you can guess who they are. Sorry that the story isn't really getting anywhere, but trust me. Everything is supposed to happen. Hopefully, the next chapter comes out soon.
Happy Early New Years xD
Midnight Hell~