Pup?

How didn't I notice that Axel was in my class? I mean yeah, there was the Lea thing, but still a guy that looked like him would be very hard to miss! On the way to our first period, he kept me close just by talking to me, he wasn't dragging me around anymore, not that he needed to. It also helped that I was sandwiched between him and Demyx, both of them still wearing their leather jackets and driving my senses wild with it's smell.

"So, do you guys ever take the leather off?" I asked as we were nearing our Trig class.

"Hell no," Demyx smirked, "Boys love the leather, right Axel?"

"He got it right," Axel smirked. "Besides, it's group rules. Tops gotta wear the leather," he winked at me.

I was curious so I asked, "And what do the bottoms wear then?"

Demyx and Axel glanced at each other with a knowing smirk. They looked back at me and I felt their hands on my back, "We're not telling you yet Roxas," Demyx sang teasingly.

"You have to earn the right to know," Axel said. I rolled my eyes and decided to play along, I could feel that I was doing something that would outrage my parents and shock my brothers and… the thought thrilled me. I wanted to know what they were talking about, I really did. So much so that again I followed them to the back where another person was waiting for us. It was a very smart, and intelligent boy named Ansem… however by the look he was giving Axel and Demyx, I guessed he went by a different name. He was very strong looking with an imposing figure with long white hair and yellow eyes. It also helped that he had a very deep voice.

"Roxas Fujisaki… deciding to join us, I see," Ansem said.

"He's here for a try Xemnas, sir," Demyx grinned. "Axel caught him." So he's called Xemnas… interesting, I thought as I stared at the imposing teen. He caught me staring and stared back, his yellow eyes piercing me.

"I see," he said, his eyes never leaving me, "keep him next to me Axel."

"Okay," Axel nodded, "you heard the guy Roxas," he smiled, leading me to the desk next to An—Xemnas. I sat down and felt weird a I noticed that Xemnas too was wearing an open leather jacket. I looked to my left and right and felt a little left out being surrounded by leather.

Glancing at Xemnas, I leaned towards Axel and asked, "Axel… what's going on? Are you all a cult or something?"

Axel burst out laughing at that. I frowned, not finding what was funny. "Demyx—hey Demyx," Axel laughed, "Roxas thinks we're a cult!"

"No way!" Demyx laughed, making me go red in embarrassment and frustration. "We're not a cult… are we Xemnas, sir?"

"No, we are nothing of the sort," Xemnas said. He glanced at me with those creepy yellow eyes and gave me a smile with no warmth. "Stay with Axel and Demyx," he ordered. "At lunch, you will sit with us and then I will tell you how our group function."

I felt an odd shiver going down my spine, I didn't know what was going on, but my body and voice reacted on its own. "Yes, Sir," I said, frowning a second later as I tried to figure out why I said that. Xemnas smirked and looked forward as the rest of class started to filter in. I guess I wouldn't be able to talk with him for the rest of class.

During class I was distracted by Xemnas and my natural response to him. Why did he have this commanding presence that made me call him "Sir?" Why did Axel and Demyx treat him with respect, was he the boss or leader of whatever this gang or cult was? What was it even about? How many people are in it? I knew of four, Axel, Demyx, Inenzo, known to them as Zexion, and Xemnas. They all share one commonality among them that makes them different from everyone else. I felt weird however… as class went on, I found myself wanting to be part of that commonality. I wanted to be part of their group.

After all, Ventus had his swimming teammates. Why can't I have whatever this group is?

I mean we still have our separate friends. Ven has Aqua and Terra just as Sora has Riku and Kairi and I have Pence and Hayner… Still, it would be nice to have more people to be friends with, and Axel and Demyx seem like pretty cool guys. I'm sure I can shoulder through whatever Xemnas has planned. So, when Trig ended with me barely paying attention, I looked at Xemnas and smiled, "Well," I said, "whatever it is you want to show me, I can't wait to see it, Sir Xemnas!"

"Hmm… you're interesting, Roxas," Xemnas said with a low chuckle. "Axel… take care of the boy."

"Yes sir," Axel smirked, giving Xemnas a fake salute as the boy walked away. Again, I didn't know why but I just stared at the leather jacket he was wearing.

"Come on!" Demyx whined, "I want to go see my Zexy! English is the only class I share with him that isn't gym!"

"So you share two classes with him," I corrected, snapping out of my daze.

"Gym is different," Demyx pouted. "Gym I get to play around with my Zexion, but during English all I can do is sit next to him with my leather."

"You guys… really love leather, huh?" I asked.

"Of course," Axel said, "What? Don't tell me you haven't noticed the smell Pup?" Again with the pup?

"I have…" I blushed. "And… I like it a bit, I guess. You smell nice with it…"

"Aww what a nice pup," Axel blushed, smiling widely at me.

I rolled my eyes at the nickname and shouldered my bag," Come on," I said, "I don't want to be late for English."

English Class is the best class! Sorry but that is true! It was the only class that I had a perfect grade, and one of the few I share with my brother. Eleventh grade British Lit, taught by a very eccentric teacher named Mr. Browning. He was an old man who always seemed to be full of energy, bouncing around the classroom as he talked passionately about dead white men—I mean writers. He cheerfully greeted everyone by name as we walked in. "Good morning Lea! Hello Demyx, Roxas! It's good to see you!" He smiled as the three of us walked in. "I hope you are all ready to begin our little voyage with Shakespeare!"

I just smiled as a reply and turned my attention to see who was here. Immediately I saw Ven and ran up to him. He stood up and we hugged briefly. "How was your morning?" I asked.

"Alright," Ven smiled, "You have to see this new thing Terra can do!" He pulled out his phone and quickly brought up a video. He gave his phone to me and I watched as Terra, a buff teen with a gorgeous face and brown eyes and hair, smiled at the camera before jumping high into the sky, doing a backflip and landing perfectly. "Isn't he awesome?" Ven gushed. I chuckled and smiled, he had such a crush on Terra it was so obvious.

"Yeah he is," I smiled, "How about you ask him out on a date?"

Ven's reaction was predictable. His entire face flamed up cutely and he began to stutter, "I can't possible do that! I don't even know if he likes boys or something—it can ruin our friendship!"

I snorted and patted Ven's back, "He's best friends with Riku, I'm sure nothing will ruin your friendship. Come on, you can do it."

"I don't know… what if he secretly has a crush on Aqua!" Ven said.

I rolled my eyes, "Then they would be dating by now, and you would be their child," I said in a serious tone. "Come on, no harm in doing it!"

"I don't know…" Ven said.

"I'll buy you lunch for the week," I said, deciding to bribe his stomach. His face looked tempted, and I grinned, my brothers are just foodies.

"Anything I want for the week?" Ventus asked.

"Anything you want, Ven," I said. Ventus had a mocked thoughtful expression before nodding, "Okay!" he cheered.

"Well, looks like your twin is just as cute as you are, Roxas," Axel said, ruining our brotherly moment. He placed his hand on my shoulder and smiled, "Hello, you must be Venty."

"Ventus," Ven correctly. "And you're Lea, right?"

"Axel," Axel said in an annoyed tone. I chuckled and smiled at my brother, "Axel's a bit sensitive about his name."

"Wow… I didn't know you two were friends," Ven smiled. That's one thing I loved about him, he was always honest and happy… even if his comments sounded like insults.

"We have been since this morning," I shrugged. "It's no big deal. So I'm going to sit with Axel and Demyx today, is that alright?"

"Yeah absolutely," Ven nodded. He looked at Axel and Demyx and smiled, "Treat my brother right, yeah? Or I'll sick Riku and Terra on you!" He smiled good heartedly at the two teens. Axel paled a little, staring at Ven not knowing if he was serious, but Demyx gave a bigger smile and said, "Don't worry! We'll treat him like a loving puppy!"

Ven smiled at that, "Good!" he cheered. "Talk with you after Roxas."

"Yeah…" I nodded, giving Demyx a strange look as, again, the two escorted me to the back of the class where, like with Trig, there was another one waiting for us. He was a little taller than me, but his hair was wilder. His hair was a dark silver color, large spikes falling over his forehead, covering one eye, while his hair fell short in the back. Looking up, he noticed me first and said, "Hello Roxas, joining us today?"

"I am Ienzo," I nodded, "Err… or should I call you Zexion? Which one do you like better?"

"Both are fine, however since it appears you are in our group of friends now, it would be nice to be called by my chosen name," he said.

I stared at him for a moment, somewhat confused.

"Zexion," he elaborated.

"Oh… okay then, Zexion," I nodded.

Zexion smiled at that, and I sat down next to him with Demyx and Axel sitting at our sides. "So, how is that you've joined our little group?" Zexion asked me as I took out my notebook for class.

"Axel quite literally dragged me in without telling me what it actually is," I said.

"Oh? And what do you think our group is?" Zexion asked, raising an eyebrow at me.

"At first a cult… but now I'm thinking a gang," I said. I looked at Zexion and examined his clothes, "but you're not wearing leather."

"I'm not," Zexion said with a knowing smirk. "I don't get to wear leather in our group."

"Why not?" I asked.

"Only the Alphas wear leather Roxas," Zexion explained, he glanced towards Demyx and Axel, "however from their looks I'm guessing I was supposed to wait on that little reveal?"

"Xemnas told us not to," Axel said, "you know how he is."

"I see," Zexion nodded. He turned to me and smiled, "Well, then I will just say this, in our group we have those who see themselves as Alphas, and the others see themselves as omegas. I'll leave it up to Xemnas to describe more in detail. Until then Roxas, it would be beneficial to keep that thought in mind."

Mr. Browning gave a loud dramatic cough into a handkerchief and smiled at everyone. "Right now! If everyone is finished gossiping about the latest this or that, we can begin our intimate, somewhat inappropriate, but always fun relationship with The Bard himself, William Shakespeare. Yes, yes, I know, it is that time in every high schooler's career where he, or she, must encounter the Bard. Now, since you are taking the superior class taught by myself," Mr. Browning gave a little jig with his coat as he puffed up his chest, "instead of the far than superior Mrs. Landstrow, I've decided to have fun with the Bard. Everybody does Macbeth, or Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet is a very popular choice of this part of the year. However, I've decided to choose one of my favorites, and one that many of you are familiar with, in one form or the other: The Taming of the Shrew.

"Now, the school's library didn't have copies of the book so…" Mr. Browning went to his desk and bent down, lifting up a large brown box which he placed on his desk. "I've personally brought you a copy!" he grinned. "Go on, go on, take it, writes notes in it, this is my gift to you in hopes that you find the joy that I have in Shakespeare's writing!"

We all walked up and got a copy, I couldn't help but felt as though Axel's, Demyx's, and even Zexion's eyes were following me as I got my copy. Sitting down, I saw Axel and Demyx shared a smirk while Zexion did his best to ignore them. I did my best to focus on Mr. Browning as he went on a long talk about Shakespeare's life, and I mostly succeeded, however, just like the weird stares I've been getting from my new friends, the thought of this alpha/omega business just wouldn't leave my mind as I tried to wrap my head around the concept to answer one simple question.

What the fuck does this even mean?