Chapter twenty-one

Can he sing?

"Let's welcome our Phantom Riku Orniter" Garnet said and clapped her hands.

Every girl in the room started to scream. I guess they thought that he was hot. I used to think so too but not anymore, not when I have heard what he had done. He smiled and waved at everybody.

"How is this possible that he is here? How he can play the Phantom when he's not this schools student?" Sora asked.

"His uncle is the headmaster" I whispered.

"I have forgotten about that."

"Now could our Raul and Christine come up here at the stage" Garnet said. Sora and I didn't move anywhere. I didn't want to be anywhere neat to that jerk and neither did Sora.

"Sora and Kairi here now" Garnet said little louder. I sighed and stood up. Sora looked at me he looked sad and furious. I took his hand and we walked together to the stage.

"Okay here are our three leading role actors now the rest of you come with me and I will tell you who you are playing" Garnet said. "You three can stay here and get to know each other's" she said and left with the others. Soon the whole room was empty we were the only one there. I looked at Riku. He was smiling to us.

"Why are you here?" I asked.

"What do you mean? I'm here to play The Phantom" he said innocently.

"Why are you really here? I don't believe that you just came here to play the Phantom."

He laughed a little. "Kairi do you really think that I'm here to revenge you or something else?"

"In fact I do."

"Well I'm very sorry to disappoint you but that's not true. I'm here only to play the role" he said but something in his eyes told me that he was lying.

"I don't believe you" I hissed.

"Then don't I don't care."

"Do you even know how to sing? Because last time I heard you were awful" Sora said.

"Of course I know how to sing do you want proof?"

"No I don't want to hear you voice any more than it's necessary."

"That's not nice thing to say" Riku said.

"You don't deserve anything nice" I said.

He looked at me and then he looked at Sora. "You told her."

"Of course I did. She deserved to know the truth."

Riku sneered. "But she doesn't love or am I wrong?"

Sora was stayed silent. He looked sad and hurt. I wanted to say that wasn't true but it was. I didn't love him. I only think of him as a friend.

Riku laughed. "Sora she won't love you ever again, she don't even remember you."

"Stop it Riku" I said.

"But it's true you don't love him you don't remember him" he smirked.

"I hate you" I whispered.

Then I took Sora's hand and we left the stage. I couldn't look at Riku's' face. He was so mean so selfish. We walked to my room. The class wasn't over yet but Garnet was with the others so I don't believe she will need us. I sat on my bed and sighed. I looked at Sora. His face was completely blank there was no feeling in it.

"Sora are you alright?" I asked.

"I'm fine" he said. I walked to him and hugged him.

"Don't listen to Riku. He only wants to make you sad and miserable. I know what he said is true but I do love you as a friend and I know you love me more than a friend but I really hope we can be friends."

"Of course we can be friends. It's fine that you don't love me the same way that I love you as long as I can be your friend I'm happy."

"Thank you" I whispered.

"For what?"

"Everything" I smiled. Then we just stood there hugging each other's without saying a word. Suddenly the door opened and Namine came in. She looked at us and the she grinned.

"I'm sorry I'll let you two alone" she said.

"No Namine don't go, we have something to tell you" I said.

"Are you two together?" she asked happily.

I shook my head. "No but could you call Roxas here too. I think it's good that he hears about this too."

"Okay" Namine said and took her phone. I sat on the bed. Sora sat next to me.

"Feeling better?" I asked.

"Yes thank you" he smiled. I smiled too. His smiled always made me feel better. He was like sunshine in my life.

"Okay Roxas is in his way here" Namine said. I nodded. Then we just waited for Roxas. It didn't take him long to get here.

"Okay I'm here" Roxas said coming to our room.

"How did you get in?" Namine asked.

"The door was open."

"Okay now that are all here I have some very bad news" I said getting Namine's and Roxas's attention. "Riku is here, he is playing the Phantom of the Opera."

Namine and Roxas looked at me with wide eyes. "You are kidding right?" Roxas said. I shook my head. "Unfortunately not."

"How he can be here?" Namine asked.

"His uncle is the headmaster."

"He is up to something" Roxas said.

"I know and I asked him about it but he just says that he is here to act the Phantom."

"Can he even sing?" Namine asked.

"I guess he can" I sighed. The situation was hopeless. He was here probably going to destroy our lives and there was nothing we could really do about it.

"I hate him" Sora said.

"Me too" Roxas said. Then my phone rang. It was Olette.

"Hi Garnet is looking for you and Sora. You should come immediately to the stage" she said.

"Alright we'll be there" I said and hung up. I looked at Sora. "Garnet wants to see us."

Sora nodded and then we left. We walked back to our drama class. Garnet was on the stage with Riku who was smirking to us.

"I'm very disappointed in you two. When I came here you two were gone and you had left Riku here all alone. And you said that he can't sing. That's not how you treat a guest" Garnet said. She was furious to us.

"But"-

"There is no but" Garnet said cutting Sora off. "I hope that you two learn how to behave. Now here is your schedule for the rehearsals" Garnet said and gave us the schedules.

"Now I have to leave but before that I want you two to apologize to Riku."

I looked at him. He looked like we had hurt him very badly. "I'm very sorry if I had hurt you I didn't mean it" I said.

"I'm very sorry too" Sora said.

"Okay good see you in rehearsals" Garnet said and left.

"Are you happy now?" I asked from Riku.

"Not yet honey" he said and left the stage. I looked after him. He had a plan I was sure of it.

"This is awful" I said to Sora.

"I know but we are going to get through this together" he smiled.

"I hope you are right" I sighed.

A/N: The Phantom is Riku like you guessed it. I guess it was pretty obivous. And now it's time for Reviews!