Roxas was woken up by his alarm. He jumped out of bed, determined to get in the shower first. He jumped over a pile of clothes and quickly shut the door to the bathroom. He heard a few grunts from Sora before he got in the shower. He washed himself quickly and left the hot water running while he dressed. He opened the bathroom door and watched as all the steam poured out.
" Roxas, your such a jerk." Sora said as he entered the bathroom, slamming the door.
Roxas just smirked. He sat quietly going over his schedule when there was a knock on the door. He opened it to find Kairi and Hayner standing in the doorway. He motioned them to come in.
" Good morning." Kairi said cheerfully. " Where's Sora?"
" Oh, he's in the shower." Just as Roxas said that, Sora entered the room. He had a towel wrapped around his waist and a toothbrush in his mouth. He started to back up when he saw they had guests. Kairi went into a fit of giggles while Hayner and Roxas felt embarrassed for Sora. Soon, Sora worked up the courage to come back, fully dressed. His cheeks were still a light shade of pink.
" Ok, Sora your class room is right down the hall from ours, so I'll drop you of on the way."
Roxas and Sora followed Kairi down some stairs and though a hallway until she stopped in front of a room. She wished Sora good luck and led Roxas to their class. She opened a door reveling a small classroom with a chubby looking man at the front. He eyed Roxas for a moment then asked him if he was new.
" Yes, I just transferred from Twilight High."
" Oh, how interesting. My name is Mr. Saga I am your English teacher. Let's see..you can take a seat behind Kairi."
He walked in between the desk rows, aware that every pair of eyes in the room was on him. This made him feel a little uncomfortable. He took his seat behind Kairi and watched as the teacher wrote something on the board. He turned to face the students and clapped with excitement.
" Your weeks assignment will be to write a poem. It can be a poem about anything, as long as it's school appropriate. Now I have a list of books you can use to find inspiration. Please feel free to work together."
With that, many students began to form into little groups. Hayner and Kairi moved their desks and joined Roxas.
" I don't know how to write poetry." Exclaimed Hayner.
" It's simple, just write your feelings. It doesn't even have to rhyme." Kairi answered.
" Yes because it's so easy to write your feelings down on paper." Roxas said sarcastically.
Kairi just rolled her eyes. Roxas was having trouble deciding what to write about. He thought about skateboarding but decided it just didn't fit for poetry. The bell rang and they all gathered up their stuff and headed to their next class. Roxas said goodbye to Kairi and Hayner and tried to find his way to his Math class. He went up a set of stairs and found the room. A lovely looking women with long blonde hair and green eyes greeted him. She showed him his seat. He sat down next to Riku. The women gave them a lecture about numerals but Roxas wasn't paying attention. Namine was caddy corner from him. He watched as she pulled her into a ponytail. Suddenly Riku's hand came into his face.
" Hey man, you ok?"
"What? Oh, yeah."
Riku followed Roxas' stare and smirked. " So you like Namine?"
Roxas panicked " What no way. I was just….you know…"
" Oh it's not a big surprise. Every guy in the school has a thing for Namine."
" Does she have a boyfriend?" Roxas asked without thinking.
" Nope. She flying solo I guess. You should give it a try though."
Roxas just shook his head. He was never any good with girls. He talked with Riku the rest of the period. The bell rang and he made his way to his next class. He was glad he had this class with Sora. He found his brother on the way there. They walked into their class and once again, every pair of eyes in the class fell on them. Roxas was getting tired of this. The teacher introduced herself as Mrs. Hitase. She directed them to their seats. She talked a while then gave them their homework assignments.
" So what do you guys think of this place so far?" Olette asked casually.
" I like it." Sora answered.
"What about you Roxas?"
" I think it's nice. I wish that the kids didn't stare every time you walk into a classroom."
Olette giggled while Sora nodded his head in agreement. They sat talking for awhile until the bell rang. They all headed to lunch together. Olette led them to their table and took a seat. Roxas sat down in between Kairi and Namine. He blushed a little when Namine smiled at him. She was sketching again. He glanced at the paper. It was a picture of a rose.
" That's really good." He said as he admired her work.
" Thanks. I love to draw. What do you do for fun?"
" I skateboard."
Namine nodded then turned her attention to the group's conversation.
" I think it's a dumb idea." Hayner was saying.
" You think everything is a dumb idea. I like it." Olette said defensively.
" Yeah, a masquerade is a great idea for homecoming." Kairi added.
The boys all groaned.
" What's the point going to a dance where nobody is going to recognize you?" Hayner asked stubbornly.
" The point is people are more comfortable when their identity is a mystery." Kairi said with a twinkle in her eye.
The conversation lasted all lunch period. Finally the bell rang and they all headed in their own directions. Roxas' next to classes went rather fast and before he knew it, he was in Art. He entered the classroom and took a seat next to Namine. The teacher gave them their assignment. They were supposed to draw their partner. Roxas asked Namine if she wanted to be his partner. She nodded and began to sketch him.
" I have to warn you, I'm not very good at art." He said a little concerned.
" Oh, that's ok. Not everybody can be good at art." She said with a giggle. " So how long have you lived here?"
" Three weeks. My mom got a job at this new club, she sings for them every other night."
" Your mom's a singer?"
" Yeah. She's pretty good. She used to sing to me and Sora when we were little, but she stopped after my dad left."
Suddenly the bell rang. Namine stood up and began to leave when she turned and said "If you want, you can come with us to the mall on Saturday. We are all picking stuff out for the dance. If you want to come, meet us all at dorm 310."
Roxas nodded and watched her walk away. She had a very graceful walk. He slapped himself. A graceful walk? He was beginning to worry about himself. He skated back to the dorm building. He entered his room only to find it empty. He decided to watch TV. After about an hour of reality shows, Sora finally showed up.
" Where have you been?" Roxas asked angrily
"I had detention."
"For what?"
" I don't know. I was just talking to Kairi in History and my teacher gave me detention."
" Well, that's dumb."
" Yeah, so are you going to the dance?"
" Yeah, I think so."
" Who you going to ask?"
" I dunno, what about you?"
" Kairi."
" Oh, that's great. Maybe I'll ask Namine."
" Yeah, whatever. I'm going to bed."
" Night."
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Well that's chapter 2, please leave me a review.
