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AkuRoku

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- chapter one -

Besides first period, the rest of the school day passed quickly.

Axel pushed any thoughts of the strange and quiet spiked-haired blonde to the back of his mind. The boy was just another kid in this school that he shouldn't think too much about.

By sixth period, Axel decided, he was 'exhaustedly' tired. Skipping gym sounded like a really great idea.

The school grounds were pretty deserted now since everyone had gone to class. Axel walked mindlessly through the hallways and eventually ended up near the back gates of the school.

This was usually where he and his friends hung out, either at lunch, after school, or when they were skipping classes which was quite often.

As expected, two students were already occupying the back of the tarnished high school.

There was Larxene; a tomboyish female with blonde hair framing her face, almost like thunder bolts. As far as Axel knew, Larxene never followed the rules and liked to cuss out teachers. You can say she liked to rebel; like, she wore the boy's uniform everyday just for kicks. Skirts would contradict her personality, anyway.

Next to Larxene was a thin bored-looking boy, silver-hair covering half his face; Zexion. Axel thought he looked like a girl but never actually told him. It's not like he would get his ass kicked but who knows? Zexion might take it the wrong way and think Axel was hitting on him - which by the way - Axel would never do because he was straight. Yep.

Axel sauntered up to the duo.

Larxene was leaning lazily against the black school fence which was a constant reminder for the students that school was closed campus. Zexion was sitting, sprawled on the sidewalk, eating…well something. He was always eating something but was still really skinny.

"What's up?" Axel greeted, nodding at Larxene and then ruffling Zexion's silver locks.

Zexion positively seethed. "AXEL! Don't. Touch. The. Hair." Axel only snickered in response before leaning against the wall of the school building.

"Riku's looking for you," Larxene said while giving Axel a scrutinizing look.

"Huh? Why?" Axel inquired. Larxene raised her eyebrows and gave him a questioning look. Axel could feel the onslaught of questions as to why Riku - who they never really talked to that much - was looking for him…

So Axel decided to change the subject with the first thing that came to mind.

"There's a new kid in my class," Axel mentioned casually, watching for his company's reaction.

"Is she hot?" Zexion asked at the same time as Larxene and they gave each other weird looks.

Axel paused. Let's see… ifI was a chick wouldI think that little runt was cute?

Axel shrugged,not liking what his mind came up with. "It's a he." He ran a hand through his spiked crimson hair. "Kinda on the scrawny side, spiky blonde hair, quiet…" Axel described.

"Sounds weak." Zexion commented wrinkling his nose in dislike.

Recognition clicked in Larxene's face. "Ah, I know who you're talking about."

"You do?" Axel asked, surprised.

"Yeah." Larxene nodded lazily. "That one freshman…" She paused, "Spiky hair right? Skinny? Yeah, that's Sora Kazama."

So his name is Sora? Axel mused vaguely. Funny how the name didn't fit him. And freshman? Why was he in his class then? He was a senior! He could understand if his class was mixed with juniors and sophomores…but freshmen!

"Isn't Sora a girl's name?" Zexion questioned. "I thought you said it was a boy."

"It is a boy, stupid." Axel clarified, rolling his eyes and shoving his silver-haired friend playfully.

"Anyways, what about him?" Larxene asked as Zexion tried pushing the red head back but ended up shoving Larxene, who scowled and pushed him away roughly.

Axel shook his head and waved his hand in dismissal. "Nah, nothing."

"Why'd you mention him then?" Larxene asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Nothing. Forget it." Axel answered coolly but only because he was wondering the same thing.

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The next day didn't quite achieve the pretty sunny weather like the day before. The sun was nowhere in sight. It was straight up cloudy and the weather was chilly. It was cold.

Axel woke up shivering and to his surprise, early. With nothing else to do, he decided to go to school on time for once.

He arrived to school right on time, right when the bell rang, which he thought was really geeky and uncool but whatever. Nothing else to do. He swaggered into the classroom and took his seat.

The classroom soon filled up, but the seat next to the red-head was vacant.

Where is that kid… Axel wondered idly.

Crystalline eyes invaded his vision and Axel blinked a couple of times.

"Oh, Riku. Sup?" Axel acknoledged as the silver-haired boy took the empty seat.

"I've been looking for you." Riku drawled.

"Well you didn't come to class yesterday so it's not my fault." Axel shrugged.

"You're in my seat."

The voice wasn't that deep but it was firm and authorative. Axel looked up and his eyes met for the second time those deep limitless ocean blue orbs of the new kid.

But he wasn't talking to him. Riku slowly looked up, giving the boy's appearance a good look.

"Who are you?" Riku asked rudely though he got up from the seat and sat half on Axel's desk, much to the redhead's dislike.

The spiked haired blonde quickly took his seat and without answering the silver haired junior, placed his head on the desk, just like the day before.

Riku's eyebrows knitted and he cast Axel a questioning look at the boy's strange loose behavior.

Then he realized he was ignored.

He nudged the boy gently but firmly in the bony shoulder. "Hey I asked you a question."

No reply.

Axel could sense bad outcomes in the next three-

Another nudge, slightly sharper, and Axel watched as well as other students as the blonde's head slipped off of his arms and banged on his desk.

Two-

"Who do you think you are? You think you're god or something? Commanding me out of your seat like you're somebody." Riku taunted as the spiked hair boy rose his head off the desk, and directed a piercing icy glare straight into Riku's amused aqua orbs.

Riku made a move to shove the boy again.

One-

No one saw it coming. The silent new student brought his fist backwards before swinging it forward just as fast into Riku's smug face. His fist collided sharply straight into the smirking eyes of the silver haired boy and a sickening crack could be heard as the junior fell backwards from the force of the punch into a desk.

Everyone stared in shock.

Axel's emerald eyes locked with the stunningly vibrant blue eyes for a second.

But then-

The blonde pushed past his way out of the class then the door was opened and slammed shut.

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