Chapter 19
Updated: 7/21/16
Summary: Anika, a senior high school student found friends other than Kairi, Namine, and Xion. Too bad, its almost the end of her high school career, and she needs to discover herself before she can move on. Vanitas invited her to a party hosted by Axel and Riku, and one week is all that's left for the seniors.
Finals passed, not without tears and blood, because leave it to the teachers to assign research papers and that means paper cuts. Acceptance and rejection letter responses littered social media as friends and family spoke about their high school graduates. However, the only place Anika bothered to apply for was the community college on the mainland, because the islands did not have a very promising one, nobody even knew if it was accredited. Most assumed it was more of adult continuing education for islanders who still spoke their broken dialect.
Graduation day arrived and as tradition dictated, seniors had no need for going to school, they already practiced the days before in grueling heat and learned how to stand and sit. Anika got a ride from Vanitas, because Kairi and Sora were hanging out for most of the day and her parents had not contacted.
Vanitas wore a simple buttoned up maroon shirt and skinny jeans, and nice dress shoes, of course Anika had no problem with his style, because if he had it her way she would've worn a t-shirt and shorts. Instead, she wore a short white high neck dress and tan wedges and curled her purple hair.
Anika glanced at her phone as it buzzed in her hand, before reading the caller ID, expecting it to be Kairi or even Xion, she answered.
Her step-father spoke on the other end, "Honey, where are we supposed to park?-"
Anika's brows furrowed, "Are you talking to Mom?"
"Oh, there's someone ask them! oh, Anika, is that you? Well, we are here at your school. Your mom is wondering if your dad is gonna come?"
"I have no idea if he is, why doesn't she just call him," she responded irritably.
"Do not give me that attitude, and you know they don't speak to each other."
Anika rolled her eyes ad held a hand up to Vanitas who looked at her with a concerned face, "'Cause they're children whatever. I guess I'll see you when you get here, you guys get tickets?"
"Yes, your school emailed them to us, made it so much easier. Good luck," he hung up.
Anika looked at Vanitas, "ohmigod, family is so stressful."
The black haired friend gave her a small smile, "Sorry. Come here, ignore your family for now;of which you still have not told me about, and just work on remembering where you sit."
She walked over to him, careful not to trip on the astro-turf grass and gave him a small glare that faded quickly,"why can't my last name be similar to yours. Instead I have Ishibashi, which is not all close to Hamasaki, considering all the Hamadas we've got at this school, damn alphabetical seating."
Vanitas laughed and used his hand to shield his eyes from the sun looking for his father among the bustle of people, only to spot Kairi and Sora speaking to some of the band members prepping for the procession, but were quickly ushered away by the conductor.
About ten minutes passed before the teachers were instructing graduating student to line up how they were instructed a few days before and told to put on their black cap and gowns.
A/N: Well its been about 5 months since I updated, and Ch 19 is a crappy excuse of a chapter, anyway writers block and school and work. Dang being an adult is an adventure in itself. Well please do not forget to review.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any relation to real life is coincidental. Characters are based off of Kingdom Hearts and I do not own them.