AN: I tried to get a jump on this chapter. Though I have no idea if it worked… Ah, yes… I've noticed my little rants are getting shorter. Odd. And for all you people on summer vacation, I hate you. Since I'm in a correspondence course, being home schooled and all, I have to do school work all year long. So all you public school people suck.
Chapter 7: My classmates are vampires?
(Zexion's POV)
Amazingly, I felt a lot better, having everyone know my secret. The clan was so accepting. They made me feel like I was fine the way I am, and not like the freak Hojo made me feel like. Then again, I had video cameras set up in my room back then to monitor ever move I made. Oh my God, my father was a pedophile. What would Axel say if he found out?
Okay, let's never ever think that again.
Moving on, I was walking with Roxas to school. Axel wouldn't wake up this morning, like usual, so we had gone on ahead without him, like usual, meaning he would be running at a break neck human speed, his clothes and hair messed up, and yelling at us to wait up. Thank the Lord the school had been let out for a week during my whole episode, because somebody had set off small explosives in the bathrooms and office and they had to close the school briefly for repairs. Honestly, I think it was Axel, being as fond of fires as he is, but I have no solid proof to back up my claims. Not that I would turn him in…
"ROXY! ZEXY!"
Speak of the devil. Roxas and I paused, turning to watch Axel catch up. He was wearing a tight black quarter sleeves shirt with a loose flaming red dress shirt over it, only buttoned partially and the sleeves were rolled up past his elbows. He had loose, baggy black jeans with loads of belts, chains, and zippers and a pair of black boots. His blazing hair was slightly askew, and anyone could see the papers and notebooks in his backpack were a mess. He carried his backpack on one shoulder, like most kids did. Finally catching up with us, Axel bent over panting. "Why didn't you guys wake me up?" he asked, gasping for breath. I shrugged and Roxas laughed. "Axel, you have three alarm clocks. You should figure out how to use them by now." We continued to walk to school. I was silent the whole way while Axel and Roxas bantered back and forth. It was probably because of my silence that I had gained the nickname 'emo kid'. Of course, if somebody tried to pick on me, Axel and Roxas would immediately stop the bullying.
We managed to get to home room just as the bell rang. Our teacher came in, a cup of coffee in his hand. It was Mr. Luxord. Actually, we just called him Luxord. He said being called mister made him feel old. He had pale blond hair that was cut short and a mustache/ beard/goatee. His eyes were blue and his skin was slightly suntanned. Instead of the normal business like clothes most teachers wore, he wore an AC/DC t-shirt, ripped jeans, and sneakers. He said he liked to be comfortable. Of course the principle, Mr. DiZ lectured him about it all the time, but Luxord never changed his style. That's why so many kids liked him. Anyway, he lazily took attendance and then sat back in his chair, propping his feet up on the desk, and shuffling a pack of cards around. He always had a pack of cards. It was one of his quirks. He was also very good at poker and other card games. Students had branched off into their own groups and were talking or going over homework. It was pretty much a class that we wasted time in until the bell rang for second period. Once it did, we all filed out of the room and went to our separate classes.
Everything was pretty much the same. It turns out I hadn't missed much. The only variation to the day was when I was heading to Physical Education, the dreaded gym class, and I bumped into Riku Crescent, one of the popular guys. Riku had silver hair that went past his shoulders, pale skin, and aquamarine eyes. He was always hanging out with Kairi Sunknight, and other popular kids. As I murmured out an apology, I could have sworn his eyes flashed red for a brief moment. After that we went our separate ways and then school was over. Roxas, Axel, and I started our walk back home.
"Axel, I can't believe you managed to make harmless, everyday, normal chemicals explode and make it so we all had to be evacuated out of the science labs. What the hell possessed you to do that?" Roxas was kind of shouting at the red head, who was grinning like the cat that ate the canary. I raised one eyebrow, made a suspicious face, and slowly inched away from the pyro and towards the blonde. Axel started laughing like a maniac. Roxas sighed, while I made sure I was out of reach from the red head. I had heard rumors of the science labs being contaminated right before I went to gym. Professor Vexen couldn't have been very happy about that. The man practically lived off of science experiments. Speaking of gym…
"Hey, do you guys know Riku Crescent?" I asked. I don't think Axel heard me, since by now, he was holding his hands up, with his head thrown back, and was still laughing. He looked like a mad man, especially with his spiked hair. Roxas on the other hand nodded. "Riku is one of Ansem's fledglings. Though it's not by choice. He hates his sire with all his being, but nothing can be done about it right now. You should avoid him since Ansem obviously dislikes you. Riku might be punished just for hanging around you." I frowned after hearing that. Poor guy. I can't begin to think what it must be like being stuck with a person like Ansem. I met him and I ended up in the shocked coma-like state I fell in during experiments.
Meanwhile, Axel had not stopped laughing. Roxas and I shared a look. "Think we should tell him?" the blonde asked, stealing a quick glance at the red head. I gave him a mischievous smirk. "And spoil the surprise? No, never." Axel was not going to be laughing when we got home and he found out what was waiting.
When we arrived back home, Roxas and I were recruited by Demyx to help time him while he did laps around the pool before we all had to go to our practice sessions with Saix and Xigbar. We were being taught how to fight, since it was almost inevitable that we were all going to have to fight against Ansem. So we're learning techniques from a seasoned vampire and vampire hunter. Apparently both Saix and Xigbar knew each other and fought many times in the past. I think that might be where Saix got the scar on his face from and where Xigbar lost his eye. Anyways, it was during our sparing session that we heard Axel screaming bloody murder.
Both Saix and Xigbar paused in the sword techniques they were showing, as we watched Axel come running through the courtyard and back into one of the many halls. He was in a gothic Lolita dress with bows done up in his hair. A blond blur, which we all determined to be Larxene from her insane laughter, came only a few minutes later. Xigbar and Saix looked confused and slightly shocked. Roxas and I looked at each other and burst out laughing. Demyx was just in shock. We had not informed Axel that Larxene was still here, and was staying here until further notice.
She was a master of torture and we all knew not to piss her off.
Too bad Axel never listened to common sense.
AN: I finally got the chapter finished, though not much happened except for Axel causing trouble and Zexion finding out about Riku being a vampire. Bet you're all wondering where Sora is, hm? I won't tell. At least not yet. Anyways, computer's fixed and I should be able to update again. I had started writing the chapter during the beginning of summer vacation and it's just now being finished. That is so messed up. The computer was down for the whole time. So, now I'll answer reviews.
Yoru no Kuronue-I did it again!
Nobodies Have Hearts-No fair, you can dance...mopes
6cloakedschemer-Are you still gonna poison my drinks? No I haven't read the cirque du freak series. I think I've heard about it though. Doesn't it involve vampires?
Rinix14-I hate Hojo too. He's always the cause of everything bad.
Sadist-Schemer-I don't think Xemnas is a bad person. Unless he's provoked. Oh, now I have ideas...
Roxas-Has-A-Stick-How do you like the idea of Saix and Xigbar having met before? And fighting. Now they have to work together. Oh the irony. And I wasn't completely thinking about that when I came up with the wings idea.
Emerald Moonrose-Whose to say Larxene won't kill someone? Now my mind keeps thinking of blood and gore scenes for upcoming chapters. Of course there are other hunters. If there are vampires at Zexion's school, who's to say there aren't hunters.
psycho-demyx is hearted-Sweet! I'm not the only person who has a psychotic inner self! And believe me, Hojo will suffer.
TwoTailedRayn-I will keep writing this until it kills me. And even then, I will rise again!
darkhavenprincess-There aren't a lot of fluff moments between Demyx and Zexion in this chapter. And why does everybody say a caring Xemnas is creepy?
Akarui Siren-Wings are awsome.
thegreatwhitewolf-Glad you approve!
TheFallenOnes-Totally...
What About Today-That is completely why I wrote this.
And for those who wrote about my computer problems:
Thank you very much, ZemyxFangirl, thegreatwhitewolf, Queen Baka, and youngnozomi.
