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Chapter 11

Break-ups and well, More Break-ups

"Look, Amanda, I'm sorry, but I don't think that this will work," Sora said, his eyes downcast, facing Amanda under a tree to avoid the rain.

"Why? Why now?" Amanda asked, raising her eyes to him.

"I just don't think that it'll work out. You're too much trouble for me."

"But you're the king of the punks! You're supposed to cause trouble!"

"I know. But you're the kind that attracts REAL trouble, not the school-pranks that I pull."

"Fine. It's your choice," Amanda said, and walked away. Sora looked after her with eyes full of pain, and turned around and walked in the opposite direction, wondering if he was doing the right thing.

Amanda walked home in the rain, letting the drops work their way down her body. She stopped at the park, where she saw Kairi and Seifer sitting atop the jungle gym, Seifer's arm wrapped around Kairi, shielding her from the rain, and her face pressed to his.

"Man, if Dad hadn't been in that drug ring, then I wouldn't have had to move, I would've still been with Seifer, and none of this would've happened," Amanda muttered, looking enviously at Kairi. She walked on, Seifer and Kairi oblivious to her arrival and departure. Amanda walked on, not caring where she ended up. She walked for about ten minutes, before she realized that she was in front of Zexion's house. She knocked on his door, and when he answered, ho immediately noted her tear-stained face and ushered her inside.

"What happened?" he asked her.

"Sora… he… he told me it was over. I don't know what to do, Zexion. I can't stop shaking, and I haven't been able to see straight," she cried. Zexion pulled her into a hug, and held her until she stopped shaking. For the moment, anyway.

"Did he tell you why?" Zexion asked.

"He said that I attracted too much trouble," Amanda answered.

"That's a load of bull if I've ever seen any," Zexion said, looking very pissed off, "I have half a mind to go give Sora a piece of my mind."

"Don't do that, Zexion. I've lost him enough without having him thinking that I sent you to talk to him," Amanda said, grabbing his arm.

"Like I said, I have HALF a mind to do it. I never said that I actually would," Zexion said.

"True point," Amanda said with a small grin.

"Well, at least I know that I can make you smile still, in light of your current problems," Zexion said. Amanda nodded with another small grin.

"We should probably get you home right about now," Zexion said. Amanda shook her head and looked out the window.

"I don't think that I'll be going home anytime soon," she said, pulling the curtain back into place.

"And why do you say that?" Zexion asked.

"Because, it's pouring outside, and no one is expecting me home tonight. We have a show, and I'd be going to Olivia's afterwards. It's tradition," Amanda said.

"You want to use the phone to call your mom and let her know where you are?" Zexion asked.

"Sure, I guess so. If you don't mind, that is," Amanda said.

"If I minded, I wouldn't have asked," Zexion smirked. Amanda shrugged and followed him into the kitchen. She was silent for a few seconds while she waited for someone to answer the phone.

"Ave? Yeah, it's Amanda. No, I'm at Zexion's. I'll explain at the show, if we're still having it. We have to cancel?! The rain, right? That and what? He did what? He quit?! I don't understand why we don't just forget the band, what with everybody quitting on us. You don't think we should do that? You want to know my reasoning? Okay, let's see, Ansem quit, Riku quit, and now Sora quit. We don't know another bassist, and it's too short notice to audition another one before the show, so I see where you're coming from on canceling the show, but what about Xemnas? What about the deal that he cut us? Avery, we can't have a band without a bassist. Without Sora, we only have four members, and we can't do all this. So, I say for the time being, that we call the band quits. Will you let Olivia know? Thanks. I'll see you later."

Amanda hung up the phone and turned to Zexion.

"Well, it looks like the band is finished, unless Sora comes to his senses and takes me back," she said, sitting at the kitchen table.

"That's too bad. I was looking forward to playing with you guys. I was at every one of your guys' shows, and they were amazing," Zexion said.

"Really? I never really pictured you as one of our fans," Amanda replied.

"Well, there's a lot that no one knows about me." Zexion said with a smirk.

"Like…?" Amanda prodded.

"Like the fact that I like… nice try, Amanda. It's not going to work," Zexion said.

"It almost did."

"Yeah, but almost never won a million dollars at Black-Jack. So, no cheese."

"This time. There will be other traps, mouse-boy. Maybe now that the band is over, I can devote myself to another type of music," Amanda said thoughtfully.

"Like what?" Zexion asked.

"I don't know, I was thinking the choir or something like that."

"Which one? There's like, seven choirs here. And two of them are males only."

"I know which ones I'm going out for then," Amanda said with a smile.

"You can't," Zexion said.

"You're right, I can't. I was just joking," Amanda shot back.

"Do you think that the band will ever get back together?" Zexion asked.

"To be frightfully honest, I have no clue. But if we do decide not to get back together, I think that Xemnas will be highly disappointed. Speaking of, I have to call him," Amanda said, checking her watch.

"You want to use the phone again?"

"No, if we're not at the show, he'll either figure it out, or come over to mine and Avery's house and talk to us."

"You sure? 'Cause the last time someone I knew that kept someone important waiting, that important person got mad and the contract went out the window."

"This isn't a joking time! Don't you get it, Zexion? There is no more Insignia; there is no more contract; no more Sora, no more… no more anything. Everything was going so well, and then it all just fell apart. I lived for that band. Now that it's over, I don't know what I'm going to do," Amanda said resignedly.

"You're not going to give up, that's what you're going to do. I know that everything seems at their worst, but it will get better. You just have to trust me on this. I know what I'm talking about," Zexion said comfortingly, laying a hand on Amanda's shoulder.

"You don't really know that. No one does," Amanda said.

"I do. When you came up to me at the Halloween dance, it couldn't have happened at a better time," Zexion said with a sigh.

"Why do you say that?" Amanda asked.

"Because when you came up to me in that corner, I was plotting to commit suicide after the dance because no one wanted to be around me. The only reason I was at that dance was to see if there really was anything worth living for. When you came up to me and told me that I would be coming over whether I wanted to or not reminded me that there were some good people in this world, and that it's not all that bad. You were there for me, and you didn't even know me. Now that I know you, I want to be there for you. And believe me when I say that you are in a much better place than I was the other night."

Olivia was on her way home when she ran into Cloud.

"Olivia, wait! I really need to talk to you!" he yelled after her. She turned and faced him, saying, "Talk about what, Cloud? How you don't believe me when I say that I wouldn't cheat on someone?"

"No. I know that you're right. Hayner told me that he was paid by Ansem to get you away from me. I screwed up, bad. Someone told me that if I didn't get my head on straight, that I would lose a very good person to have at my back, and that I would also lose that person's respect. I know see that that person was right. I don't want to lose you, Olivia. If you won't take me back, will you at least accept my apologies?" Cloud admitted.

"I don't know, Cloud. My trust in you has taken a severe beating, and I don't know if you can be trusted," Olivia responded.

"I know, but it would help me sleep a lot better at night if I knew that you didn't completely hate me," Cloud sighed, hanging his head.

"Truth be told, I don't completely hate you. But I don't know if I can get back with you just yet. I need some time to think about everything that's happened lately."

"I understand. I really do. When you figure everything out, will you give me a call?"

Olivia nodded and continued walking in the direction of her house. Cloud watched her until he couldn't see her anymore, and then walked home to where Avery was waiting. (Amanda was still at Zexion's house when all this went down).

Olivia was heading in the direction of her house when she decided to take a little detour. Turning down a side street, she began counting doors. When she came to the one that she wanted, she knocked on the door and waited. Axel opened the door, with Roxas at his back.

"Olivia? What are you doing here?" he asked, surprise apparent in his voice.

"I really don't know. I think I'm here to ask for advice. Though I don't know why I'm asking gay guys for such advice. No offense," she answered.

"None taken. What kind of advice do you need? And why us?" Roxas asked.

"Well, I have a guy problem, and I needed an unbiased opinion," Olivia said.

"Why couldn't you go to the triplets for this?" Axel asked. The look on Olivia's face was answer enough.

"It's about Cloud, isn't it?" Roxas asked. Olivia nodded and said, "And Ansem too. I don't know which one to go with, but… I don't know, I need help!"

"Can I ask one thing? Why would you even consider Ansem?"

"I don't know. I talked to him and, truth be told, he's really not that bad. Cloud is just awesome, but I don't know if I can trust him, especially after the dance. I want to, but…"

"Why don't you give him a chance to prove himself? Give him a week or two to learn to trust what you say. If he doesn't learn, then you go with Ansem, and tell him that he has a… say a week trial period to prove that he's worthy of your time. That's all that I can suggest right now. If you need anything else, then feel free to come back," Roxas said.

"You guys rock. I owe you much," Olivia said, throwing her arms first around Roxas, then Axel.

"Yes you do. And we'll never let you forget it," Axel said. Olivia laughed, and turned to walk down the porch steps.

"Olivia," Roxas called after her. She turned, and he finished, "Call us and let us know how this all turns out, okay?"

Olivia nodded, and walked down the driveway to go home. After waving goodbye, of course. She walked for about ten minutes, then came up to her house. Checking the garage, she determined that no one was home, opened the door, and grabbed the phone. Olivia dialed Cloud's extension for his room phone, waited for him to answer, and left a message when he didn't pick up.

"Cloud, its Olivia. There's something I want to talk to you about. So, if you could please call me back when you get the chance, it would be much appreciated. Thanks,"

She hung up the phone, noticed that there was a message on the machine. She turned played the message and heard Avery's voice.

"Olivia? It's Avery. I just talked to Amanda, and she said that Sora dumped her, and that Insignia is broken up, so there's no show. Well, that's all I wanted to say. So, please call me when you can? Talk to you later!"

The message ended, and Olivia walked into the living room, where she turned on the TV and tried to find something to watch. She couldn't find anything, so she went up to her room, turned on her computer, and signed in to her instant messenger. As soon as she logged on, she noticed Cloud was on. She typed a message to him, and this is how the conversation went:

Blue-Rose13 says: I called u earlier. How come u didn't pick up?

BruisedEgo says: sleeping. If u got on to scream me some more, I don't want 2 hear it. I feel bad enough as it is.

Blue-Rose13 saysI didn't get on to yell u. I want to talk 2 u. did u least listen to the message?

BruisedEgo says: not yet. Y?

Blue-Rose13 says: it's kinda important.

BruisedEgo says: well, can u tell me now?

Blue-Rose13 says: ummm, well… I've been thinking, and getting advice from people, and they say that I should give u another chance, but the catch is that u have two weeks to prove that u trust what I say, and if u can't then I go w/ Ansem, and HE has a week or so to prove that he's worthy of my time.

BruisedEgo says: sounds fair. Does this mean that we're back together?

Blue-Rose13 says:ya, if u really want me back

BruisedEgo says:I do.

(Pause from both people for five minutes)

ShadowedDawn says: sooo…

Blue-Rose13 says: I dunno, what's up w/ u?

ShadowedDawn says:well, I was kinda depressed b4, but I'm better. Gettin there at least. I haven't been sleeping good lately

Blue-Rose13 says: that's 2 bad. I'm happy that ur feeling better.

ShadowedDawn says: me 2. look, I gotta get off now, but I'll call u l8r, k?

Blue-Rose13 says: sounds good. talk 2 u l8r. or see you tomorrow.

ShadowedDawn has either logged off or appears offline. Any messages that you send to him/her will be delivered when they log back on

Olivia logged off as well, and returned to the living room, excited that her and Cloud were back together. She looked out the window and saw that the rain had stopped.

"Amanda, the rain's stopped. If you want, you can go home now," Zexion said, pulling the curtain away from the window.

"Thanks, Zexion. For letting me stay here through the storm and everything. I've gotta get home, but I'll see you around," Amanda replied, hugging Zexion and walking out the front door. Zexion watched her until she turned the corner and he couldn't see her anymore.

When Amanda got home, she found Cloud on his computer and Avery watching 'Titan AE' in the living room. Amanda walked up to her room, turned on her computer, and logged in online. Immediately after she logged on, someone instant messaged her. (FYI, KingofPunks is Sora).

KingofPunks says: hey. U okay?

Prisoner of Thought says: I will be; no thanks 2 u.

KingofPunks says: sorry. U can't blame me 4 doing what I did. I kinda want to finish school with as clean a record as can be.

Prisoner of Thought says: CAN'T BLAME U??!! O, that's rich. And, 'I kinda want to finish school with as clean a record as can be'? What is that? U live to make trouble. If ur saying this, next thing u know, u'll be dressing in collars and stone-washed blue jeans, just like Riku!

KingofPunks says:well, what can I say? High school is a time of change. Maybe u should figure that out.

Prisoner of Thought says: ur pissing me off. Don't talk to me right now. When I came home, I was moderately cheerful, considering the band just broke up. Thanks for ruining that.

KingofPunks says: I'm sorry, ok? If I had known that what I did was gonna hurt u that bad, I wouldn't have done it.

Prisoner of Thought says: that's a load of bull. U didn't want to be w/ me anymore, so u broke up w/ me. Simple as that. U knew I was gonna get hurt, but I'll get over it. Everyone does. So why don't u go snuggle up w/ Naminé like I know u want to!

KingofPunks says: u know that I don't want to do that. I actually wanted to tell you something.

Prisoner of Thought says: then say it, before I log off. I really don't want to talk to anyone right now.

KingofPunks says: okay, here goes. As soon as I walked in my house, I knew I made a HUGE mistake. I don't want to lose u, and I would be the happiest man on earth if u would give me another chance

Prisoner of Thought says: u just want 2 clear ur guilty conscience. U don't want me back, I know u. when something's over, it's over, no going back. Nice try, but it's not gonna work.

KingofPunks says:that's not true. I messed up, really bad. I feel really bad. But I really do want u back. I don't want to see u with anyone else. I know u think that I don't deserve a second chance, but I am admitting that I did something wrong. I'm pouring my heart out on my sleeves, I'm begging u. please, give me another chance!

Prisoner of Thought has either logged off or appears offline. Any messages that you send to him/her will be delivered when they log back on

Sora sat back in his computer chair, blinking in disbelief. Amanda did, in fact, log off, and opened Roller Coaster Tycoon to distract herself from the fact that she would sooner or later face Sora. Which would be the next day, by the way.

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