Here is the fourth chapter! Something happens in this that is really messed up and in the end is a total twist. I hope none of you see it coming. Enjoy the fourth chapter.
Hanging out with Friends Chapter 4:
"So I was thinking that tonight, we go out and have some fun out on the town," said Olette with excitement in her voice. I was thinking if I should go, I would need to ask Leon to let me go? Since it's a school night, he's pretty strict on matters of school. Leon would probably not let me go. "Come on guys! We haven't hanged out after school, not once."
"But we hang out like all the time. We are doing it right now. Aren't we Olette?" asked Hayner.
"This doesn't count. I mean go watching movies, go to the pool, go to a shop and eat. Things like that, not just in school," replied Olette. She is right, even though that we see each other very single school day. We never see each other after school and on the weekends. So she has a point.
"I-I-I thin-think we should g-g-go" stutter Pence.
"See you two," said Olette while walking to Pence. She put her arms around one of his. "Pence thinks that we should do it." Both Hayner and I looked at each other, and then looked at both the happy Olette and red Pence.
"Fine I will go," said Hayner. They all looked at me to know my answer.
"Well Sora, what do you say," asked Olette
"Umm… Well I don't know if I can go. I would have to ask my brother if it's okay to go out with you guys," I said.
"Hmm… Then let us know what he says. We will meet at the park, the one next to the school," stated Olette.
"Hey wait, why do you need to asked your brother? Don't you need to ask your parents?" asked Pence. I looked down while Hayner and Olette looked to him. I looked up a bit and saw that Olette was whispering something to Pence. "OH! I'm sorry Sora, I didn't know!"
"It's okay Pence. I never told you about that. I told Hayner and Olette the day you weren't here. So you couldn't know. It's really okay Pence," I said.
"I guess you're right. But still I'm sorry," replied Pence. I give Pence a smile. A sad one, but a smile none the less. Right then the bell rang and that means lunch is over. Today hasn't been bad at all; I haven't seen any of the bullies, even Riku. I'm happy but also melancholy of not seeing him. 'I guess they're all ditching school,' I thought. As I turn the corner I saw Axel about to turn too.
"Hello Ax-Axel," I said in a low tone. It seems that he heard me, because he looked at me.
"…Hi…," he said and then walked away. It seems that he doesn't remember my name. I can't really blame him. We don't talk at all. So follow that logic, it's only natural for him to forget my name. Which seems sad, because I thought him and I could be good friends?
'I wonder if there is a way to be friends,' I thought.
Riku POV
I told everyone that I wasn't feeling going to school, so we ditch. All except the twin's since they can't afford to ditch school. "Like for real, what's with the twins not coming with us," ask Larxene?
"They said something about 'home.' I didn't really pay attention to them," said Kairi.
"Screw the twins! If they want to stay at school then let them. It's they're lost," said Seifer. Since it's a school day we can't go to places where we really wanted to go. So we have been at the beach. The whole day. "The only thing I wish is we can go somewhere else."
"Somewhere fun ya'know," said Rai. They started to talk among themselves. I wasn't really feeling like talking to them. I just wanted to have a peaceful time away from school. Not an annoying one. I close my eyes to see if I can fall asleep.
"Hey Riku sweetie, I want to go somewhere else. Somewhere we can have a great time. This place is so boring, I want to go somewhere else," whine Kairi. I open my eyes and looked at her with the corner of my eye. While she was trying to give me a puppy eyes. "Come on lets go somewhere else!"
"Somewhere where we can hear music, I wanted to rock!" yelled Demyx while doing the rock symbol with his hands. Demyx is really the most childish one of all of us here. Sometimes I wonder how they didn't bully the hell outta this guy.
"You're a shitty musician," said Larxene. Demyx turn to her and flip her off. When she saw that, she act hurt. But then she did the same thing to him. I took my phone out to see what time it is.
"It looks like class will end in an hour," I said to everyone.
"Great that means we can go now," said Seifer. "If anyone asked anything we just tell them our last class was canceled."
"Good idea. Now where should we go?" asked Larxene. "I was thinking on seeing a movie."
"HEY! Aren't we going to a place to rock," whine Demyx.
"No, you said that," said Seifer.
"No one wants to hear you ya'know," comment Rai.
"Vile," comment Fuu. Demyx looked at all of them and then looked at Kairi.
"What about you Kairi? Since you're a music artist, you will love to go where we can play music," said Demyx.
"No," replied Kairi.
"Why," whine Demyx.
"I just don't what to," said Kairi.
"Well I say let go see a movie like Larxene said," said Seifer. No one had any problem going to the movies. Well except Demyx, they all had a point too. Demyx is a lousy singer and musician.
But hey a movie theater is a dark place maybe I can fall asleep there. Since I didn't get sleep that much last night. That is just all I want right now.
Sora POV
School ending just twenty minutes ago and now I just got home. Walking inside my house I saw a note on the coffee table. I picked it up and right away knew it was from Naminé (by the hand writing).
"Dear boys, Leon told me that he will be late and so will I, don't wait up. Don't misbehave (Roxas and Ventus). We both will be at home by nine p.m. Sincerely, your big sister Naminé," I read. "P.S. Leon says it's okay to go out as long as you do your homework and be back before we get home."
Since Leon says it's okay to go out, I guess I should tell my friends I can go. As long as I don't come home late. I went to the phone and called Olette. The phone rang a few times and then someone answered.
"Hello," said Olette.
"Hi Olette, its Sora. It seems that I can go out with you guys tonight," I said
"GREAT! You remember where we're meeting right," she responded.
"Uh… somewhere at the park right," I asked.
"Yeah," said Olette. "The gazebo in the center of the park is where we are going to meet," Olette replied.
"Okay, I'll be there. I just need to change and I will go," I said.
"Okay bye," said Olette.
"Bye," I hung up the phone and went to my room to change out of my uniform. I decide on dark blue jeans and a white polo shirt with a single red-pink color star on the back. After I finish changing I went outside. I looked around and I don't see my brothers anywhere. "I guess they won't be coming home until they think its dinner time."
I went to the park and right away I saw Olette sitting right on the steps of the gazebo. "Hey Olette," I said.
"Oh Sora! I'm glad that you can come," Olette said in a happy tone. We decided to sit on the steps of the gazebo to wait for Hayner and Pence. "So where do you feel like going to?"
"Maybe somewhere to eat first and then-," I was cut off when I heard someone laughing.
"Look here, the twerp is here with his girlfriend," said the voice of Seifer. Both of us turn around and saw all of them. Seifer, Rai, Fuu, Demyx, Larxene, Kairi, my brothers and Riku. They are all still wearing they're uniforms.
"It looks like the two losers are on a date, to me," said Larxene. I looked over at Riku and he looks madder then I have ever seen him to be.
"Hmm… and here I thought that he was a homo," said Kairi. Every one of them laugh at what she said. "But it seems I was wrong."
"Why are all of you here," asked Olette.
"That's something you don't need to worry about," said Kairi. "Hey guys! Since we didn't go to school we haven't given the twerp his daily harassment today."
"You're right," said Seifer while cracking his knuckles.
"This will be fun ya'know," said Rai
"Dissimulate," commented Fuu.
"Sora we should go," said Olette in a whisper so only I can hear her.
"O-okay," I said. We tried to back away but it was in vain. Out of nowhere, Larxene grab Olette and Fuu shove me to the side. "Olette!"
"You should have protected your girl better," said Demyx. He held me by the arm and put them behind my back.
"Guess what little dick," said Seifer. I looked at him with panic on my face. "Since we have always been in school when we see you, I have always held back. But now that we're not in school, I don't have to hold back." He once again cracked his knuckles while saying all that. I looked behind him and saw Riku coming closer.
"Stop Seifer," said Riku in a mad tone.
"W-why," said Seifer in an almost scared tone.
"Because… I want to do it," said Riku. Seifer step aside to let Riku pass. He then grabs me by the collar of my polo shirt. "Tell me freshmen," said Riku in a low voice. "Did we ruin your pathetic date?" I was too scared to say anything to him.
"Hey guys… the movie is about to start," said Ventus
"T-that's right," said Roxas in an almost mad tone. "If we don't go, we'll miss it!"
"Answer me," Riku said. It's like he didn't heard what my brothers said to him and the rest of them. "Tell me right now!" But I couldn't say anything to him. I know I couldn't because of fear but also because I was captivated by his face features. His face looks like it was sculpted and his pretty silver hair covering most of his forehead. Lastly, what paralyzed me the most is his eyes. They are looking straight at mine.
'Why… Why do I have to have feelings for Riku,' I thought. 'He will never return them back. Look he is about to hit me!' I close my eyes so I won't look at him.
"You're not going to answer me," said Riku in a stern voice.
'I can't say anything,' I thought. 'Why does he want to know about what Olette and I were doing?' I open my eyes and looked at him. His face still has that mad look.
"Fine," Riku said in a scary tone. "Have it your way." Riku then toss me to the ground really hard. I landed on my back over a rock and then I flip over. It was really painful. My back is in a lot of pain. He then steps on me with one of his feet. He kept stomping on me and then kicks me over.
'My side really hurts now' I said in my thoughts. I kept my eyes close because of the pain. I looked up at Riku. He was giving me the same look he gave me as the one outside the nurse's office yesterday. 'I can't tell what his eyes are saying,' I thought. Riku kept looking at me for a minute.
"Let's go," Riku said.
"Uh!? Why!? You just bruise him a little," whined Kairi in a loud voice.
"I. Said. Let's. Go," Riku said in a mad tone. All of them stood there for a second while Riku was walking away. Larxene let go of Olette and they all walk away.
"Oh my god! Sora are you okay!? It looks like he hit you really hard! Look you got dirt all over you," yelled Olette. She then helps me sit up and I looked over at Riku and his friends. None of them look back, except my brothers. Roxas and Ventus had a 'we're-sorry' look on their face. I then felt a sharp pain on my left side. A single tear came down my cheek. "Sora come on I'll take you home." I tried to stand up with the help of Olette.
'I can barely stand up. At this rate it will take me a long time to get back home. With just the help of Olette,' I said in my head.
"Sora… I am so sorry! I couldn't help you," said Olette.
"It-its o-okay Olette," I said with pain in my voice. "You we-we-were held ba-back AUGG!" I cried in pain.
"Come on let's get you home," said Olette in a scared and caring voice. We then reach the exit of the park.
"Hey Sora! Hey Olette! Where are you going," yelled Hayner. Hayner with Pence came running up to us. "SORA! WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU!?" Hayner looked over at me. "Sora why are you all cover in dirt?"
"It's because those bullies were here," said Olette.
"WHAT," yelled Hayner and Pence in union?
"Riku stomped over him," continued Olette.
"Sora… we have to take you home," said Pence in a sorry tone in his voice.
"Yeah, Olette let me," said Hayner. He then held me and we continued walking down the street. We soon reach my house and I managed to get the keys out of my pocket. Then we walked in or in my case limped in.
"Just put me on the couch. I'll be okay if I rest for a bit," I said.
"Once again Sora… I am so sorry," said Olette. While Hayner carefully places me on the couch.
"Like I said Olette. It's okay, you couldn't do anything," I said.
"Did they do something to you Olette," asked Pence in a worry voice.
"No," she replied.
"Come on guys, we should let Sora heal," said Hayner in a low voice. Both Pence and Olette nodded their heads.
"Bye guys, hopefully I can go out with you guys tomorrow," I said. They all looked over at me and nodded their heads. While they had a 'we're-sorry-what-happen-to-you' look, they left. I kept starting at the door they went through. After they have been gone for 5 minutes I looked up at the ceiling and started to cry. "Why Riku… Why do you hate me," I cried out loud.
Olette POV
"I still feel guilty, I couldn't do anything for him," I said.
"WE HAVE TO GET BACK AT THEM," yelled Hayner. Both Pence and I looked over at Hayner. "THOSE BASTARDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BULLYING SORA SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!"
"But what can we do to them," said Pence. "Last time I check we are just three freshmen and most of them are big dudes."
"Well we have to do something to teach them a lesson! Think about Sora here. He is the nicest guy in school. There is no one at that school who can compete with his level of nicest. Don't you guys think it's unfair that he's the only one who is being bullied? They have to be taught a lesson! Come on guys," yelled Hayner. Hayner has a point. I've seen them pick on others but not as much as they do towards Sora. They will throw things to him and push him around in the halls. I just can't believe that there are people like that in this world. Just remembering what just happen to Sora makes me cry. Nothing bad should ever happen to nice people like him. "We can't let them get away with this shit! Let's think of something that will teach them a lesson. Lessons that will make them stop bullying Sora. No! Anyone ever again."
"Well what will you do then?" I asked.
"I don't know," side Hayner. "But we have to do something that will no doubt beat the hell out of them."
"But we can't stoop to their level, but I doubt that we can," I said. "We can't bullied them like that they do to Sora. No offends Hayner, you're strong but you can't compete with Riku, Seifer or even Rai. Maybe the twins or Demyx, since they all seem pretty slim. Plus I don't want to fight them."
"Yeah also if we do that we will get in trouble too," comment Pence.
"How do they not get in trouble," I asked. "How come the teachers don't see anything?"
"Who cares about the teachers… OH," yelled Hayner.
"What Hayner, what happen," I asked?
"It just hit," said Hayner.
"What," asked Pence?
"An idea," replied Hayner.
Riku POV
After the whole park scene at the park we went to the movies and went to a restaurant closes by the movie theater. We made half way through the movie when we got there. "What the hell Larxene, that movie sucked," said Kairi.
"It sucked because we were late for it," replied Larxene.
"Who cares about the movie. Watching Riku stomped on that twerp was all the entertainment that I need," said Seifer.
"All those stomps, I lost count how many times he did it ya'know," said Rai
"Twenty," comment Fuu.
"You counted Fuu," asked Demyx. They kept talking to themselves about their idiotic topics. I looked over at the twins and notice that they both have an 'I-feel-really-guilty' look on their faces. I got up from my seat and went over to them, to see why they look so down.
'Now that I think about it, Roxas and Ventus have been acting different lately. I wonder why?' I asked in my head. When I got there they both look up at me and gave me a look that was almost like a glare. 'Are they glaring at me? Did I do something to them to make them pissed?'
"Hey… Riku," said Ventus
"Hey, so why aren't you guys talking much," I asked.
"No reason, both my brother and I are pretty tired. Since the both of us were in school all day. We just don't feel like talking," replied Ventus to my question. I looked over at Roxas and he still had that glare look in his eyes.
"Roxas are you mad," I asked. "You seem pissed off for some reason."
"Uh… yeah… Some crap a teacher is giving me at school. That's the reason why I don't feel like to be social right now. Ventus we should go," said Roxas.
"Already," I stated.
"I don't want to be a downer," said Roxas in a mad tone. Both of the twins got up and left. It seems that both of the twins are being distant with us, mostly me.
'They've been like at for a while now,' I thought. I went to look at the rest of the group who are still talking like idiots. I decide to go to the restroom to get away from them. Without Roxas and Ventus here, I can't stand the rest of them. I usually just talk to those two. But since they are now gone I'm stuck with them. 'I wonder if I can ditch them. That will be easy; they didn't notice that I got up.' I started to think if I should go but in the end I decide against it. "If I ditch Kairi, she will bitch about me doing so and I might have to kill myself. That's something I won't do," I said to myself. I went into the restroom and went over to the sink to wash my face. As I was wash my face I heard someone flush a toilet and came out of the stall. It was a little kid; he went over to the sink and washes his hands. When he was done he looked at me. I turn to him and he smiled at me and left. That smiled remind me of Sora's smile and then I thought of what I did to him. "What the hell? Why do I feel guilty about beating up Sora today? I just can't leave this feeling behind." When we got to the park to pick up the twins, we ran into Sora and his friend accidentally. Seeing him sitting there with her and smiling just pissed me off so much. As well as he didn't answer my question. That pissed me off even more. "Why did I ask him that? Why did I care if we ruined his date? No skin off my bones." But no, I wanted to know. "Heck I still want to know if we disrupted their date or not," I said in a confused tone. I looked at myself through the mirror and notice that my bangs are a little wet. I dry them off and exit the restroom. I walk over to where the group is and notice that Kairi was looking around. 'It seems that she finally noticed that I have been gone for a bit now,' I thought. I reach the table and sit down.
"Riku baby where were you?" asked Kairi.
"Yeah and twins too ya'know?" asked Rai.
"Roxas and Ventus left and I went to the restroom," I replied. "What are you guys talking about?"
"We were talking about going to a club right now. I know this dude who can get us in," said Demyx. "He owes me a few favors."
"That sounds great to me! What about you, sweetie? Do you want to go," asked Kairi to me?
"Sure why not," I said in an I-don't-give-a-shit tone. But yet none one of them seem to notice.
"Great! Let's get going," yelled Demyx.
"What time does it open?" asked Larxene.
"It's open at seven at night and it's almost time," said Demyx.
"What is it like, the club?" asked Seifer. I tuned them out; I grew tired of them talking. I was left with my thoughts and those thoughts were on Sora.
'Why can't I stop thinking about that twerp! Why does he need to be in my own head,' I asked in my head. 'Damn it! I can't sleep well at night and my mind can't be trusted to not think about Sora either. I'd rather listen to Kairi and the rest of them.'
"Hey Riku you like to drink right?" asked Seifer. I don't have a problem with drinking actually. I wouldn't say that I like it but I wouldn't say I don't.
"I guess," I replied.
"That a good thing because we can drink as much as we want tonight," comment Demyx.
"Really!? We can! That great ya'know," said Rai.
"Fun," said Fuu. Right then Kairi pulls my sleeve. I looked down at her.
"Hey baby can I talk to you alone," she said.
"Sure," I replied. We step away from the rest. "So what do you want?"
"Well I was thinking on going to the club and dance and drink a little," she said.
"Okay," I said.
"Then we could ditch them," said Kairi while pointing at the others. "Then we can go to that hotel that we went to. You know the one we went on our first date. What do you say?" Kairi mentions that hotel ever two days. She is a fucking slut.
"Sure, whatever," I said in a not caring tone.
"Good," she replied. We then went to the others and left for the club. But still the one thing that haunts my mind is this guilt I felt towards Sora.
Sora POV
I cried myself to sleep and woke up and it was eight, thirty. I tried to get up from the couch and seem I can walk normally now. But I still feel pain on my sides. "Maybe I should take a quick shower and maybe these bruises will feel a little better. I hope," I said to myself. I went to the closet in the hallway and grab a towel. I then went into the bathroom. I turn the hot water and shower on. I then stripped my clothes off and looked at myself in the mirror. I turn around and saw the bruise on my back. "There are only four bruises and they are all big. It will take awhile for them to vanish." I heard someone entering through the front door. I then heard the room next to the bathroom open and close. 'It's Rox and Ven. Their rooms are next to the bath room.' I then step in to the shower. The hot water feels good. It feels like I haven't had a hot shower in months. I then let my mind to wonder and it thought up a song I heard when I was a little kid. "I remember that song, it's really cute. How does it go?"
Little bird, little bird
Fly through my window
Little bird, little bird
Fly through my window
Little bird, little bird
Fly through my window
And find molasses candy
Through my window
My sugar lump
Fly through my window
My sugar lump
And find molasses candy
Chickadee, chickadee
Fly through my window
Chickadee, chickadee
Fly through my window
Chickadee, chickadee
Fly through my window
And find molasses candy
Through my window
My sugar lump
Fly through my window
My sugar lump
And find molasses candy
"I haven't thought about that song in years, where did I learned it," I asked while turning off the shower and getting out. "I forgot to grab some clothes from my room. Oh well, I'll just wrap a towel around my waist." I dried myself off and wrap the towel around my waist. I step out the bathroom and then I was stopped by my older brother Leon.
"Sora there you-," Leon stop talking and I looked behind to look at him. His eyes were wide and then I remember. The bruises. "SORA HOW DID YOU GET ALL THOSE BRUISES!?" Leon soon grabs me, turns me over and took a closer look at the bruises.
"Leon why are you yelling," asked Naminé. She then notices the bruises too. "Oh! Sora! What happen to you!"
"What's going on," said Ventus coming out of his room. While in is pajamas.
"Sora, tell me right now how did you get these bruises. Did someone hit you?" asked Leon. The scene at the park flash threw my head right then.
"No," I said while shaking my head. "No one hit me. It was…"
"It was what," asked Naminé. I looked at both of them and I couldn't think of nothing. Right then Roxas comes out of his room.
"What are you guys doing," Rox asked. Both Leon and Naminé turn to him. Ventus whisper something in Roxas ear. "O-oh." I then thought of something to tell them.
"I fell on my back at the park," I said and everyone looked at me. "I trip and fell on some rocks. They were big once and I felled pretty hard too."
"Really that's what happen?" asked Leon like he didn't believe me?
"Yes," I replied.
"Are you sure that's what happen Sora?" asked Naminé. I just nodded my head.
"Okay then… go to your room and put some clothes on," said Naminé. I went to my room and put on my pajamas. I don't want to go out of my room and talk to my siblings.
"They will probably ask how I trip," I said. "I really don't want to lie to them. But I can't tell them what's going on." I then got into my bed and fell asleep.
The next morning:
Waking up the next morning and I remember something what Roxas and Ventus talk about and I think it's will solve my problems at school. But what would my friends say? What will my family say? 'But if I do this, my problems at school will be over. I won't have to lie to my family and I can have Roxas and Ventus back as brothers,' I thought. I soon walked into the kitchen and saw that everyone was there.
"Sora good morning," said Naminé. Everyone else looked at me.
"Sit and eat your breakfast, Sora." said Leon.
"Everyone I've been thinking on something," I said to everyone. They all looked at me. "I'm thinking of transferring out of Destiny High."
Hope you are totally surprise on how I ended this chapter and also I hope none of you want to have the urge to kill me. Since I made Riku stomp and kick poor Sora :( Anyway I'm tried, its 2:39 am where I live when I'm posting this. That's how much I wanted to post it. Well anyway until next time.
