Thanks for the reviews :) Just realized after uploading it, but the last chapter, the song had a double meaning, kinda. I mean, think about it from Sora's point of view. Then Kairi's. You see what I mean? No? Oh well... :D

Sorry, this was finished 14 days ago! I haven't had the chance to post... :(

Anymahoo, here's chapter twelve of Teenage Kicks!

*As of the 22nd of August 2010, I'm rewriting the whole story. Shouldn't take too long.

The song in this chapter is The Kids are all fucked up by Cobra Starship.


How could you know?
Why would you care?
I'm losing control
Are you getting scared?

I'm making new friends
And we're making out
We're gonna pretend
That we're taking everything yeah

They don't know about us
Everyone's asleep when we play
Yeah, the kids are all fucked up

"Right, so a Dr. Pepper for Roxas, Mountain Dew for Tidus and Wakka, Diet Coke for Selph', and water for me?" Namine stood beside the door, awaiting a reply.

"Yeah, that's right." Tidus smiled as Namine nodded before walking out the room. She quickly ran downstairs and opened the fridge, pulling out cans of pop, as well as a small bottle of water. She swiftly threw them into a plastic carrier bag before ascending the stairs. She decided that she would say goodnight to her sister first before she returned to her bedroom. She knocked on the bedroom door, a soft voice granting her entry moments later. She opened the door to see Stella sitting on her bed, facing the door, hugging against Sora who was facing in the opposite direction, similarly to her actions a week earlier.

"Is he crying?" Namine asked as she stood by the door.

"No, no." Stella smiled at her sister. "I was talking to him, and he kinda fell asleep." Namine walked forwards.

"Yeah, that's what Roxas was telling us there. This is the latest he's stayed up since the accident. If he isn't playing football, he's been crashing at about seven."

"That doesn't sound so good." Stella frowned.

"Yeah, he used to be up till about two every morning, even on a school day. Now he's asleep before Entourage comes on."

"Nice example."

"You know what I mean!" Namine objected. "Did he collapse on you or what?"

"No, he was talking to me about what happened outside with, you know, and I gave him a hug and he just drifted off I guess."

"So what are you going to do?"

"He might as well just sleep in here, can't wake him up, can we?"

"No, you're right. Well I'd better go back through to them, they'll be wondering where I went. And Roxas will get really jealous if he knows Sora's in here with you." Stella laughed as Namine quietly pulled the door closed before tiptoeing across the hall back to her bedroom. She opened the door, throwing the bag at Roxas before walking to her bed and lying down on it.

"Ouch." He laughed, before tossing her bottle of water at her, which she caught with ease. "Where's Sora?" Namine gulped.

"He went home, must have felt like he was ready to sleep, like you said."

"Ah, okay. Are they still out there?" Namine sauntered over to the window, which looked down on her back garden.

"Nope, they must have gone home."

"That really sucks doesn't it?" Selphie asked, rhetorically.

"Yeah, but I suppose, Riku beat him to her."

"I'm going to the bathroom." Selphie declared as she stood up, before walking out the room.

"How much does she know?" Roxas asked Namine, pointing to the door.

"I think she only knows that Riku and Kairi are dating, well, we think that they are dating." Namine laughed. "This is so fucked up. She doesn't know about Sora kissing Kairi."

"Ah, okay."

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"Wake up, Sora" Sora opened his eyes to see Squall hovering above him. "You need to get up for school."

"Fine." Sora whined, his arm brushing Squall away.

"How's your head?" Squall asked him.

"Pretty sore, but I'll go in anyway."

"Okay, I'll put something on for your breakfast, then I'll drive you to school. That okay?"

"Yeah, that's great. Thanks." As Squall left the room, the events of the weekend became fresh in his mind. He really didn't want to go in to school, but his absence would definitely be attributed to the fact his two best friends were now dating, and this would only add to the acidic whispers that would no doubt corrode the corridors for the next few weeks. He sighed before rising to his feet. Yawning slightly, he walked along the now clean floor towards his door, where his school uniform was hanging. He yanked his shirt from it's coat hanger before trawling towards the shower.

"Nearly ready to go?" Squall asked, standing next to the door as Sora sauntered down the stairs.

"Yeah, yeah. You just want me to hurry up so you can go pick up Rinoa!" Sora teased Squall as he slung his schoolbag over his shoulder before walking out the door, followed by the now beet red Squall.

"I am not!" Squall objected. "Besides, she has a boyfriend." Squall sighed.

"Seifer?" Squall nodded. "I don't see that one lasting too much longer."

"How come?" Squall inquired.

"Just a feeling." Sora winked at him, before opening the door to the car and climbing inside.

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"Riku, give me it back!" Kairi whined, as Riku held her pen out of her reach. She was doing her English homework, seated beside her new boyfriend, who had one arm around her waist and the other outstretched away from her, preventing her from finishing her homework.

"Don't see why I should." Riku looked into her eyes, smiling. She lifted her head slightly, kissing him softly on the lips. He tapped the pen off her forehead before handing it to her. She smiled before turning once more to complete her homework.

It was lunchtime and they were sitting in an abandoned maths class, which Sora had proclaimed to be their 'base of operations'. Kairi and Riku sat at a double table, facing away from their friends. Tidus and Wakka were arguing with Namine about whether or not cannabis should be legalized, while Roxas sat on a table at the back of the room, his back against the wall, completely tuned out to his surroundings. To his left, Sora sat casually, a slight scowl on his face, his arms crossed. He sighed, leaning his neck back and looking at the ceiling.

"Hey, you okay?" He recognized the voice to be that of Selphie Tilmitt.

"Yeah, I'm alright I suppose. Been better, y'know?" He responded, eyes still fixated upon the ceiling.

"She really likes you." Selphie revealed to him.

"Clearly." He retorted, a tinge of sarcasm seeped through his speech.

"I'm not kidding, I guess Riku just, well, he just beat you to it."

"But, why did he all of a sudden just go for it? He always talks thing like this over with me first. Well, girl things."

"Maybe someone prompted him to do it?" Selphie suggested.

"Like who exactly?" Sora sneered. Selphie gulped, a wave of guilt washing over her.

"Um... Maybe Wakka or someone from his grade or something. I dunno."

"Meh..." Sora sighed. "It's not like it matters now." Selphie bent down to his level, and hugged him.

"There's plenty of other fish in the sea." She smiled.

"I don't like fish." Sora laughed.

"But I thought you did! You do!"

"Yeah, to eat. Not as a romantic interest." Sora explained.

"Ah, gotcha." Selphie winked at him.

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"I dunno if this is such a good idea." She looked up at his aqua eyes. His arms were locked behind her head, her red hair was a mess, her skin sharing a similar shade. He squinted at her.

"You mean this, or us?" He asked her, softly.

"This." Riku sighed slightly. "I mean all of this. It just doesn't feel right, and I don't know why?" Riku rolled his eyes, muttering incomprehensibly.

"You mean Sora?" His expression was serious.

"No! I mean, it just doesn't seem right." Kairi frowned.

"Maybe this will make it better?" Riku closed his eyes slightly, before leaning down and kissing her passionately.

Across the corridor Roxas walked slumped slightly as he walked towards his next class, PE. It was his favorite subject, but he found it boring without Sora. His friend had been allowed to leave school shortly after lunch each day since the crash, just to ease him in gently. Roxas felt that he wasn't even close to being the same person. The happy-go-lucky Sora of the past was merely a memory for him now, replaced by a tenser, more serious one. He couldn't stay awake, he couldn't eat a lot without being sick. Hell, he couldn't even write his own name. And now, with Riku and Kairi dating, he feared the worse for his friend as, in his opinion, it could be the straw that breaks the camels back.

"Roxas!" He turned to see Namine walking along the corridor towards him.

"Hey." He smiled at her. She caught up with him.

"Gym class, bummer." She moaned.

"Hey, I like gym!" Roxas argued, laughing.

"Yeah, Seifer was saying that everyone on the soccer team have a training session instead of core gym today, and the football team have one straight after class." Roxas stopped and looked at her.

"You were talking to Seifer?" He asked, bluntly. She spun on her heels to look him in the eye.

"Well, yeah." She laughed. "So what?"

"What were you talking about?"

"He was just helping me with English." She answered, before walking towards the girls changing room.

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Roxas ran dizzily around the short circuit laid out in front of him. The sun burned through his jersey as sweat poured from him. He was amongst the other members of the soccer team standing on the football pitch, while everyone else in the gym class were doing laps around the track. He noticed Riku slyly waving at him as he jogged around the track at a snails pace, conversing with Kairi. Roxas returned the gesture as he stood at the end of the circuit, panting heavily. He slumped lightly onto the shortly cut grass, picking at it lightly.

"Everybody in!" Roxas heard the coach cry. He stood up before walking towards him. He looked up at the daunting figure, his blond hair was sharp, his face unshaven. He was wearing a dark blue polo shirt and three-quarter length shorts. Roxas noticed that he was pretty plump for a sports coach, but thought better than to comment. He noticed the mans menacing eyes piercing unto his own as he stood still, chewing viciously on a toothpick. "What do you say to that, Middleweek?"

"Um... Say to what?" Roxas whimpered. The coach sighed.

"You, Almasy, Kramer, Kharral and Zincht. Over on that-a side!" He pointed to one end of the field. "Against Zabac, Martingale, Heartilly, Kinneas and Carmichael!"

"But sir, Sora's at home," Roxas pointed out. The coach nodded to Roxas' left, and he turned to see Sora decked out in the teams training uniform. He smiled meekly at Roxas.

"No point staying at home, we have a game later." He informed Roxas, who smiled at him.

"Right, hurry up, you couple of poofs!" The coach roared, before blowing his whistle to start the game. Tidus immediately punted the ball to Sora, who tried to flick the ball over Seifer. His opponent however, predicted this and flung his leg out at the ball, knocking it out of the pitch, sending Sora flying towards the ground. Seifer walked over to him, offering his hand. Sora took it, before accepting his apology. He then ran towards the ball.

"Sora!" He turned to see Riku holding the ball. He tossed it towards Sora, before turning back around to Kairi and squeezing her hip, causing her to squeal as she ran away from him. Sora stood silently, watching for a few seconds. He turned back towards the pitch. Tidus motioned for Sora to pass him the ball so he could take the throw in. Sora, however, instead of passing him the ball, thumped it as hard as he could into the turf, causing it to bounce over Tidus who flailed in an attempt to catch it.

Selphie, who was now lying on the grass, alongside Namine in an apparent protest to the constant lapping of the park, noticed this. "He's really bummed, eh?"

"Yeah," Namine sighed. "It's a shame."

"Are you and Kairi still coming over tonight?" Selphie asked her. Namine shook her head.

"Kairi's going to Riku's" Namine replied, pettily. "And I have to study, sorry Selph."

"Don't worry about it." Selphie smiled. "I'll find a way to entertain myself."

"Great!" Namine grinned. "I'll have to ask Sora to come over and help me with Maths." Namine turned and continued to watch the game of soccer, her eyes fixated on the ball as it bounced between the ten competitors.

"Hey, Nam!" Kairi waved as she passed by. Namine smiled, somewhat sarcastically as she mirrored her friends actions.

"That was so fake." Riku whispered to Kairi as they jogged past.

"You think so?" Kairi asked him.

"Sure I do, babes." He smiled at her. She cringed slightly as she continued to run parallel to her boyfriend. "So, me, you. Cinema, tonight?"

"Yes, Riku. Why, are, we, talking, like, this?" She laughed.

"No idea." He smiled. He looked over at Sora, who was running towards where they were, dribbling the ball. Well, he was, until he was scythed down by Roxas. Riku smiled, before kissing Kairi on the cheek.

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That's all from us folks, on what was certainly an off night for Carmichael and the Bluebirds. The points were shared in what was quite possibly the most thrilling nil-nil draw you will ever see. You'll next hear from me, your man, Brian Amidatty, on Friday night as the team face a tough task against the league leaders in Transverse Town.

Now it's too late to go
It's getting light out
I know you don't wanna
Sleep here alone
Just take it easy

So leave us alone
When we're riding high
Mister police
Ain't hurting no one

The city's asleep
And the world is mine
We hide and go seek
And you know they'll never, never, ever find us

They don't know about us
Everyone's asleep when we play
Yeah the kids are all fucked up

"Hey, I thought you were great!" Namine walked over and turned off the radio, before returning to her seat next to Sora. They were doing maths homework together. "Hey, wanna sit and talk?"

"Um... Okay." Sora closed the maths textbook over, before following Namine as she sat on her bed.

"How are you, about Kairi and Riku?" She asked, concerned.

"It'll take some getting used to, but I think I'll be fine." He smiled.

"You should have told her when you had the chance." Namine stated.

"You think? Maybe you're right."

"I am right!" Namine laughed. "I'm kind of in the same boat you were in two weeks ago."

"How so?"

"I kinda-really, I really like this guy. But, but I don't think he likes me." Sora smiled.

"I have a feeling he does."

"Really?" Namine beamed.

"Yeah, you should totally go for it." Sora smiled.

"Okay!" Namine grinned. Sora closed his eyes, deep in though. While he was in this zoned-out state, Namine leaned over and kissed him gently on the lips, before clasping her arms behind his neck and climbing onto his waist, continuing to kiss him.

Welcome to our little love pentagon.


13/10/09 Updated 23/08/10 Updated 21/10/10