Crowned Hearts Chapter
Nine
By Blue Dragon
Riku woke up the next day in his
bed, this time his alarm was working. He groaned as he looked at the
calendar, knowing that today was the day that he had to return to
school. The only thing to look forward to was.
His heart
leaped up out of his chest as he imagined what it would be like. He
had never really done anything like he knew would be in the big prom.
As a matter of fact, it would be his first time slow dancing. He
could never get closer to Kairi these days with that damn Sora always
sticking his spiky hair into everything.
No he thought. Sora's
my friend. He never did anything wrong.
Riku sluggishly took
his shower and put on all of his clothing. Grabbed a random book and
hoped it was the right one.
He climbed down the stairs to the
smell of bacon and eggs.
Sephiroth was at the table reading
the newspaper, Rikku finishing up breakfast.
"Will you be
eating at school?" she asked without looking up
"Yeah,
I guess" he responded, turning the knob of the door and taking
one last look at his beloved home.
"Okay. I'll see you
this evening then."
"Bye mom, bye dad. I love
you"
"Later son"
"I love you too,
honey, have a safe trip"
Riku closed the door and began
the long miserable trip to school. He hadn't ever seen Lisa at his,
so he knew that she wasn't enrolled in that school. Which was strange
seeing as there weren't many other schools around.
I'm getting
upset over nothing. School won't be that bad, I have my friends with
me. Besides, it's a beautiful day outside, and Sora's dad is released
from prison.
After walking on the concrete and then the sands,
the Destiny Islands High School was visible over the horizon where
kids rampaged around the front courtyard waiting for the first bell
to ring. He found Sora at one corner walking towards him with an
expectant look on his face.
"Riku, have you heard? Today
just happens to be career day!" Sora said worriedly.
"Why
do you sound so worried?"
"Don't you remember? The
guys are always loony! Psychopaths! Crazy! Nuts! A few cards short of
a full deck!"
"Geez man, I get the picture"
Riku remembered that all of the speakers in all seven classes were
never really that sane for whatever reason.
The bell rang, and
most of the students ground as the slouched all the way to the main
building.
Riku noticed that the gym was decorated for the
prom, and there were posters everywhere. Everyone was talking about
it, as well. He sighed as he went through his locker. First and
second period he didn't have with anyone that he knew.
His
first class was Algebra. DA DA DA DUM!
Probably the biggest
fear of all the students that ever went to that particular
class.
Regardless, however, Riku kept the composure that
earned him respect school- wide, and walked in and took his seat. The
students chattered noisily until the teacher came in and told
everyone to quiet down.
"Students, today the guest
speaker for this class is a marine. He will talk for his fifty-five
minutes and then you move on to your next class. Any questions?"
He
looked to see the class was silent.
"Good. Now lets
welcome him, shall we?"
Weak claps echoed as a marine in
standard dim uniform came in.
"Hello students, my name is
Commandant Jackson. I work for the Marine Corps"
Riku
raised his hand.
"Do you have any projects your working
on?"
The commandant looked thoughtful.
"Not
at the moment, but contrary to popular belief, we are NOT working on
Metal Gear of any kind!"
Everyone looked around.
"I
repeat we are NOT working on Metal Gear. If anyone told you, then
they are only spreading rumors."
"I have a
question," another kid said, raising his hand.
"Yes?"
"How
come I saw marines loading a big mech-looking thing being loaded into
a tanker by the Destiny Islands Marine Corps navy dock last
night?"
The commandant gave a forced cough.
"That's
really none of your business," he said, giving him a look. The
room got silent, as everyone grew suspicious of his crazy
attitude.
"Sir?"
The teacher put a hand on
his shoulder.
"AHH!" The commandant practically
jumped through the roof.
"THAT'S IT! Stop it already! So
what if we have a new type of Metal Gear ready for transport? So what
if we're on the look out for espionage? So what if I'm unusually
suspicious and like to hide things? And so what if I have
relationships with a bisexual vampire! It's none of your damn
business already! Leave me be!"
"Actually, I was
just going to ask you if you wanted a cookie"
".I
hate you all"
The commandant ran out at full speed,
opened the doors to discover they were to the closet, and then
sheepishly left through the other one.
"Class, I'll give
you all twenty munny each to forget what just happened"
Riku
happily felt the twenty munny in his pocket as he went to his next
class. On the way he found Selphie and Tidus.
"Hey
guys"
He said to them, stopping among the sea of students
moving on to their classes.
"How were your
speakers?"
"They were crazy!" Tidus and Selphie
said simultaneously.
"It was just this cross-dresser with
silver hair that kept talking about Terra" Tidus
explained.
Riku's eyes widened.
"Do you think we
should ask the school where they find all these guys?" he
wondered aloud.
"That's a great idea! Lets go to the
principal." Selphie began the walk and the two followed
her.
Lisa's "school" wasn't a normal kind of school,
so she got to go freely for a few hours before and after noon in the
mall to see the dress that she liked the best.
It would have
to look good because she would be going with Riku, who she really
liked. She then found the perfect one, sitting in the display area
behind glass. The fabric was a pure white; sparkling around the neck
area with a matching sashes and gloves just her size.
"Okay"
she said to herself "There's just one thing missing"
She
closed her eyes and imagined how her apparel would look.
After
school had ended, there had been chaos. People were run over in the
melee to get out of school, teachers included. Tables had been turned
over; lockers had been left open, windows broken, and doors knocked
off of the hinges. It had been the biggest disaster since the candy
guy said that he'd pay them to take his merchandise.
The only
part that wasn't untouched and still perfect was the gym, ready for
Crowned Hearts to take place in three hours.
Wakka, Kairi and
Sora stood around near the front of the school at the base of the
steps waiting for their other three friends who soon emerged.
After
everyone else had sprinted; Riku, Selphie, and Tidus had returned
from wherever they had been.
"What were you guys doing?"
asked Sora.
"We tried to complain to the principal about
the speakers and where they got them from, but he just said that we
were a bunch of nosy kids and we'd be suspended if we complained
again." Tidus explained looking down.
"Oh. Hey guys,
I'd hang out with you more, but I gotta go home and rest a bit, maybe
try on my outfit"
"Hey that's right!" Kairi
said, as if just remembering"
"Same goes for me,"
said Wakka.
"Me too, later" Tidus walked
home.
Selphie turned to face Riku.
"I guess we'll
finally get to meet the Lisa you're so crazy about. I'm glad you
won't be going alone." She ran off in her own direction to
home.
Riku looked along the sand and concrete that led to his
house. All that was left was for him to rest up a bit, try out his
outfit, and meet Lisa at Crowned Hearts. He had already given her the
details, so now his only worry was if she would really show up.
