It looks like the only person on ff that likes Canada is Sorasgirl16. Peace out, my homie. You, TaKiDoNo13 and Keiko105 are always welcome in da hood. -pounds fist against chest- Anyways, second chapter is the 'how everything started' and why Hayner hates Seifer so much chapter. Yeah. The good old revelation chap. ; For those of you who cannot understand Japanese to save your life...
Daisuki: I really, really like you or 'I love you'.
Hikaru: The male version of 'light'.
Mizu: Water
Kami: God or Divine
And, for those of you who do not know what AWOL means, it stands for: Absent Without Leave
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Don't own the songs, characters, or anything. Oh, and sorry for tense mistakes. I just re-read last chapter and none of the tenses matched with each other! Argh!
Wait, I'm With Which Band?
Chapter 2: Revelation Band
"Yo, Roxas, I have a question. Since you're the one who told us about the contest in the first place, do you know why it's taking place?" They had a five-minute break between every time they practiced their song. It was currently break-time, and Tidus was asking Roxas a question.
"I think it's because all the bands out now aren't doing that good. So, the record company probably wants more options. After all, how many CDs do you have as of now?" Roxas asked. Tidus shrugged and seemed to think for a moment.
"Probably one...or two. I don't like the bands that are playingthat much." Tidus said. No one really had any use for CD players or any type of music-playing device because most of the bands out there, currently, just weren't that good.
"Exactly. Sora and I feel that way, and I'm pretty sure Hayner does, too. That's only four people on this island. Imagine how everyone else feels? I bet Hollow Bastion Records aren't getting that much munny and are going bankrupt. Which leads to having a contest. It's pretty hard to imagine since Hallow Bastion Records is so popular around here, but none of the artists that have signed up with them are any good." Roxas said. Tidus nodded his head.
"I finally understand!" He said, walking away happily to do whatever he had to do. Roxas was left in the band room. They had all assembled at the Hikaru's(Sora and Roxas) house. Since their parents were extremely lenient with what they do, they decided to assemble in the twins' garage. There they could play as loud and as much as they wanted. Since Roxas was left all alone in the band room, he was starting to get a little bored. He walked out of the door to see what the others were up to. He saw Seifer and Hayner in an argument(unsurprisingly) and Sora and Tidus were backing-up Hayner while Fuu and Rai were 'backing-up' Seifer.
"Sora, what happened?" Roxas asked, walking up to them. He already knew half the story. It was the same almost every single day they hung out. Seifer would just walk up to whatever house they were in, burst through the door claiming there were some 'badly behaved punks' in the house, and Hayner and him immediately started to argue.
"They got in a fight...AGAIN." Sora said. "Seifer claimed he was just taking a stroll around town to see if anyone needed to be put 'into line'." Roxas laughed, but it could've been easily mistaken for a cough. "That's what we did when we found out his lame excuse for getting in another argument with Hayner." Sora said.
"I think that their only purpose on this Earth is to just yell and scream at each other." Tidus said, shaking his head sadly. Considering what they did half of their lives which was, in fact, screaming at each other and try to pound each other into a pulp, it seemed possible.
"They're brothers, so I think that they'll get along sooner or later. Probably later, though." Roxas said. Hayner turned around(he heard Roxas' comment) and shot a venomous look at Roxas.
"We're not brothers, ok! Nowhere near it! How could I hate my brother...if I had one? I'm an only child!" Hayner yelled. Seifer shook his head.
"As much as I hate to disagree with you," Seifer said this with sarcasm dripping off of every word, "But we are brothers." He finished. Seifer was actually a year older than Hayner and the crew, but Fuu and Rai were a year younger than Seifer. Hayner just glared at him.
"Half-brothers, Seifer. If you're going to try to be right, then try to be right!" He yelled. Seifer justshook his head.
"That's why I hate people like you. You think your life is so bad but mine's ten times worse! Because of you, I never get to see my father, and because of you my mother is crying over some-" Seifer never finished his sentence before Hayner punched him in the jaw.
"And you think it's my fault your life is so bad! Well, you know what, Seifer? Cry me a river if your life is so horrible!" He shouted. Roxas, Tidus and Sora all looked at each other. Last time an argument like this occurred it resulted in disaster.
"Hayner, our break's up. We should get back to practicing if we want to win." Tidus said, grabbing Hayner's arm and pulling him towards the Hikaru's garage. Roxas and Sora grabbed Hayner's other arm and began to drag him as well. All the while Hayner was glaring at Seifer who returned the glare.
"I hate him so much..."
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"Kairi, thank you. But you really didn't need to go that far. I think Roxas is mad at me." Naminé said worriedly, clutching her sketch-pad to her chest once more. One could say that it was like a form of protection for her. While the guys were fighting during their break-time, the girls did something more civilized-talk to each other peacefully.
"Roxas isn't mad at you! After all, it was his fault in the first place." Kairi mumbled. Naminé sighed and looked down at the ground.
"I hope not. I really..."She didn't finish her sentence, and looked at her drawings. Yuna, who was sitting besides her, reached over and gave a comforting pat on the back.
"We know how you feel about him. And we also know that you don't want to tell him. That's way Kairi hesitated on finishing her sentence. Don't worry, Naminé, your secrets safe with us!" Yuna said. Naminé gave her another smile.
"Thanks, Yuna, but I also know who you like. I still remember what happened at that dance last year!" She said, laughing a bit. Olette and Kairi exchanged confused glances.
"What happened?" They both asked, slightly leaning forward so they wouldn't miss out on any details. Yuna turned a faint crimson and looked down in embarrassment.
"Can I tell them?" Naminé asked. Unlike the boys, who would just blurt it out just to embarrass their friends, the girls actually asked their friends if they could tell. If only males could be mature, too...if only... Yuna nodded her head.
"Just don't tell them what I said to you after we danced." Yuna said in a small voice. The girls told each other almost everything, they were best of friends. Besides, everyone was trustworthy. Naminé nodded her head.
"Well, it all started..."
-Flashback Begins-
"I wish I were Kairi or Olette. Everyone's asking them to dance." Yuna said, and sighed. They were in the giant gymnasium that had been decorated especially for the ninth grade dance. It was a slow song, and it seemed like the only two not dancing were Yuna and Naminé.
"Maybe Tidus'll ask you to dance, Yuna. It doesn't look like he's dancing with anybody yet." Naminé replied. Yuna looked at her friend, startled.
"Why would Tidus ask me to dance?" Yuna asked. Naminé smiled again. She played with the edge of her dress since she had not brought her sketch-pad. Kairi had said that she wouldn't need it.
"Remember that time, in second grade, where Tidus had just moved here? No one would talk to him because he was new, but you were the first one to? Then you introduced him to Sora, Roxas and Hayner. I think he likes you because you're so nice to him." Naminé said. It was true. Yuna was always especially nice to Tidus. The younger Mizu twin had a suspicion as to why, but she didn't say anything about it.
"I don't like people to be lonely." Yuna said, shifting nervously in her seat. The staff had set up seats for people who didn't want to dance. Naminé smiled.
"Look, here he comes now. You shouldn't say no if he asks you to dance." Kairi's fraternaltwin said. It looked like Naminé would be all alone, now. But it was ok. It was always like that. Yuna shook her head.
"But I don't like people being alone." Yunaarguedas Tidus came over.
"H-Hey, Yuna. Do you want to dance with me?" He asked. They could tell he was nervous. Yuna glanced at Naminé, but a nod was the reply. Yuna nodded to Tidus' question and stood up.
"I'd love to, Tidus!" She said as Tidus smiled as he led her out to the dance floor.
-Flashback Ends-
"You and Tidus make such a cute couple, Yuna! Why didn't you ever tell us you liked him?" Olette asked. Last year's dance Olette and Kairi hadn't observed much because all the boys in their school had liked them that year. Even the two didn't know why themselves, but it just turned out that way. Yuna turned all the way crimson at this remark.
"Well, he never asked me out, so we're not even a couple yet." She said. Yuna knew that she didn't even need to get embarrassed in front of her friends, but she did anyway. She glanced at the clock. "We have three more minutes until we can practice again! What should we talk about?" The girls all pondered on that for a minute, before Kairi came to a decision.
"Who we like and why!" She said. Naminé and Yuna looked at her with a confused, 'What-the-heck-are-you-talking-about?' expression, and Olette just blinked.
"Since it was your suggestion, Kairi, tell us who you like and why." Olette replied. Only Naminé knew who Kairi liked, and why. Everyone knew that the Mizu twins(Naminé and Kairi) were probably the most trustworthy people ever. The twins told each other everything, and not once did anything slip out, which was probably why the two had so many friends.
"Actually, I kinda like-" Kairi was cut off by the doorbell. They were at Olette's house. Olette's mother and father were extremely nice, and since Olette didn't have any brothers or sisters they could practice all they wanted without disturbing anyone. They saw Aerith, Olette's mother, run to the door.
"Olette, your mother looks a lot like you. I don't think you look like Mr. Strife at all." Yuna commented. Olette smiled at her bi-colored eyed friend.
"Everybody says I look more like my mom than my dad." Olette said. They all looked to the door as Aerith opened it. It was Tifa, Selphie's mom. Behind her were Yuffie and Selphie, who spotted the girls and waved.
"Oh, Tifa! Long time no see!" Aerith hugged Tifa, and the black-haired woman who looked nothing like her daughter hugged back. Aerith and Tifa used to be rivals over winning the favor of Cloud(Aerith's husband) in highschool, but now they were very good friends.
"I'm sorry, I need to leave the kids here for a while. My husband and I got invited to a party and the people who invited us don't have any kids so we figured it would be best if we left them here, if it's alright with you." Tifa said. Aerith nodded.
"Of course it is!" Aerith said. Yuffie and Selphie stepped inside the door. Aerith pointed toward the girls, "There are the girls. You can play with them until your mother and father come back, ok?" Selphie and Yuffie bounded towards them. Aerith waved goodbye to Tifa, and then closed the door.
"Hey guys!" Selphie chirped. Then, she saw Naminé. "Hi, Naminé." She said. Naminé didn't reply, but just looked back down at her drawing. Selphie sat beside her and looked over at her drawing. "What'cha drawing?"
"A wave." Naminé said calmly. Yuffie sat on the other side of Naminé. Yuffie looked over Naminé's shoulder to see if she was drawing a wave.
"That doesn't look like a wave!" Yuffie pointed out. This made Selphie look over Naminé's other shoulder, which made her uncomfortable. She closed her sketch-pad. "Aw, what'cha do that for, Nami?" Yuffie asked.
"I like to be called Naminé, my real name." Naminé replied calmly. In her opinion, the step-sisters were nosey, and she didn't like them that much. But, she guessed they were 'friends' of hers, although she liked Olette and Yuna much better.
"Aw, Nami, we have nicknames for everyone! Lighten up!" Selphie said. Naminé sighed. She was getting very aggravated now.
"How long are you guys going to be here for?" Yuna asked instead, seeing her blonde friend get annoyed. It took alot to push one of her buttons.Selphie and Yuffie looked at each other and shrugged.
"Maybe for a really long time if we're lucky!" Yuffie squealed, clapping her hands excitedly. Selhpie nodded in response to her step-sister.The two didn't seem how much they weren't liked, their hyperness seemed to reflect that.After about...five seconds, the hyper duet immediately got bored. "So...what do you guys do around here?" Yuffie asked, yawning.
"We were practicing for that band contest." Olette said. She would've said more, but her common sense told her not to make the step-sisters upset. You never want to get on the bad-side of a ninja. Or, at least, that was Sora and Roxas' little piece of advice on life, anyway.
"You guys are going to that thing, too? Did you know that my little Roxie's gonna be in it, too! I know he's gonna win because I'm gonna cheer for him with all my heart and soul!" Selphie chirped, smiling. This made Naminé stand up.
"Um...I'm feeling a little sick right now. Kairi, could you please help me home?" Naminé said, clutching her stomach. She looked apologetically at Yuna and Olette, who gave their silent permission to go on home. They both knew that Naminé couldn't really stand that type of stuff. Kairi nodded and stood up, also.
"Ok, sis. Sorry, Olette, Yuna, Selphie and Yuffie. Usually Naminé doesn't complain when something is bothering her, so I think she needs to be taken home immediately. We don't live to far away so it wouldn't be that much of a problem." Kairi said, 'helping' her sister get out of the house. Once outside, Kairi asked, "Are you ok?"
All her younger sister did was nod. She looked a little pale than normal. That was the moment Kairi knew exactly what she and her sister had to do to get rid of Naminé's unease with her feelings. After a couple of minutes, Naminé realized they were going in the wrong direction.
"Kairi, we're going the wrong way. I think we're heading towards the Roxas and Sora's house instead." Naminé said. Yes, she saw the Hikaru's house-and they were heading straight for it! What could her sister be planning? Kairi looked at her sister with a devilish grin on her face.
"Naminé, you're going to tell Roxas how you feel once and for all! That way you can hold your head up high and listen to what other girls say about him with no regrets. Naminé, if you don't want to tell him, I understand. But, I'll tell him instead. We've got to get it out one way or the other, ok?" Kairi asked. Her now uneasy twin nodded. When Kairi was set on something, there was no way to get her off her original task.
"I'll tell him myself, Kairi. But...could you just be there and kind of back me a little? I don't really like rejection." She said. Kairi nodded. Naminé was always the shy, sensitive and easily crushed twin, and Kairi was the strong-willed, out-going one who looked out for her sister. Naminé wasn't weak, but she was just meek in her personality which gave that impression. Kairi walked up to the door and knocked.
A friendly and kind-looking woman appeared with the same brown hair Sora possessed, expect MUCH tamer than the way he kept his. Mrs. Hikaru knew the Mizu twins very well, as she had met them on numerous upon numerous occasions and she knew her sons' fondness of the girls.
"Kairi, Naminé! What a pleasant surprise! I know you're here for Sora and Roxas, but why don't you come inside and have something to eat? Hayner and Tidus are here, too, so I was just making something for all of them." Mrs. Hikaru said. Naminé's face lit up. When Mrs. Hikaru saw that, she smiled herself. "I did make my cookies. Especially for you, since I know that you love them." Everyone on the island knew that Mrs. Hikaru was the best cook EVER.
In fact, Mr. Hikaru ran a bakery, and everyone went there. It was the most popular bakery on Destiny Islands, and it wasn't that expensive, either. Naminé, even though she was 16, loved Mrs. Hikaru's cookies. They were the best. That was afact, because everyone thought so, even Seifer and his gang. Mrs. Hikaru walked to the kitchen, beckoning the twins to follow.
"Once you're finished eating, girls, I'll show you where the boys are. They might be practicing, but help yourself to whatever you like. I know how much Roxas and Sora like you two, so I don't think they'll yell at you for interrupting their practice." Mrs. Hikaru said, winking at them as she went upstairs. The girls nodded, and both turned a faint shade of red.
"Do you think she means Roxas likes me?" Naminé said excitedly. Kairi nodded as she munched on a cookie and Naminé popped one into her mouth.
"It has to be! Mrs. Hikaru isn't the type to lie. Well, we'll find out when you ask him! Are you nervous?" Kairi asked, taking a sip of her water Roxas and Sora's mother put out of them. Naminé nodded.
"But I think you're right. I need to get rid of this unease." She said as she finished. "Alright, I'm ready." She said as Mrs. Hikaru came down.
"Down eating, already, girls? That's fine!" She said as she led them to the garage door. "They're in here, and I can hear them practicing. I think it's better off if you knock first." Then, Mrs. Hikaru went upstairs again. Before knocking, both girls pressed their ears to the door to hear Roxas' singing.
"I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are." They heard Roxas sing. Naminé would've melted at the sound of his beautiful, clear, bell-likevoice, but she knew she had to do something before the latter.
"I hope he's not mad at me when I disturb them." Naminé said, not feeling better even after what their mom said to them. Biting her lip, she knocked on the door. They heard the music stop. She knocked again.
"Come in! And, mom, for the last time, we don't want any of your cookies! We're 16! I bet no one else our age eats them, either, so don't tell us it's our hormones!" They heard Sora shout. That made Kairi and Naminé laugh a little. Kairi opened the door.
"But, Sora, I like your mom's cookies. Last time I checked, I was 16 too." Kairi said, laughing as she opened the door all the way. The guys looked at each other with a semi-scared look. Kairi looked at Naminé, who sighed. That look only meant one thing-they were going to take an outrageous assumption.
"Oh my Kami! They're hear to sabotage our practicing so they can win easier!" Tidus shouted, diving behind his drums. Although, the girls had to admit-it was really funny to see them take assumptions like this. Even though they weren't competing against the boys(at least, not yet) it was always a laugh to see them do whatever their brain thinks of doing.
"FIRE IN THE HOLE! TAKE COVER, GO AWOL, WE'RE GOING TO GET ABDUCTED BY GIRLS!" Hayner screamed like he was, in fact, a girl. He ran behind the bells and held up his guitar like a shield. Sora took ran behind the baker's shelf. When he realized that Roxas was still out there, he realized he needed to help his brother. He looked around and saw an old army hat.(wherever his parents got an army hat he was yet to find out)
Sora jumped out of the shelf and tackled Roxas to the ground. Before Roxas had time to complain, however, Sora smacked his helmet on Roxas and pressed his finger to his lips, saying to be quiet. He then army-crawled on the floor, looking at the girls every now and then to make sure they weren't going to abduct them. Roxas crawled on the floor also. While the boys looked like pure idiots, the girls were laughing their heads off.
"I wish Olette and Yuna could've seen this!" Kairi said in-between laughs. Naminé nodded in agreement. They were too busy laughing to realize that the boys had now crawled over to the drums. They were now planning something, unbeknownst to the girls.
"Ok, men, we've got them outnumbered. Roxas and I will provide a diversion. Hayner and Tidus, do what you know youdo best-run and scream like little girls. If anyone gets left behind-" Sora looked around and seemed to hesitate at this moment. Then, he looked down and placed his hand over his heart, "You died doing a good deed to help better the world of music. Now, MOVE OUT!"
The next thing the girls knew was that Sora and Roxas(now in camouflaged outfits, helmets, face paint and the whole nine yards. How they got to change that fast without the girls looking, and where they got all that stuff-Only they know) were trying to get their attention by shouting really random things, which made them laugh even more. Meanwhile, Hayner and Tidus, screaming like girls, were running for the exit. Sora looked back and saw their friends leaving.
"Sora, Roxas! We'll be at Tide's house!" Hayner shouted. 'Tide' was 'Tidus'. In dire moments, they used their 'code names', although it was pretty to figure who they were talking about. Sora and Roxas nodded, and as soon as they saw them in a mad run to get to Tidus' home, they started to leave. Kairi looked at Naminé, who gulped and nodded. She ran after Roxas and grabbed his arm. This action made him turn around.
"Just so you know, I don't really think you guys are going to abduct us. I'm just playing along." Roxas said. Naminé smiled that shy smile and nodded.
"But, Roxas, I need to ask you something." She said. He looked at Sora, Hayner, and Tidus, who were now coming back for him. But he saw them stall, making up a plan. Roxas nodded to Naminé, giving her the go ahead.
"What would you do if I said that I-"
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