Warnings: Yaoi (which means guys are loving guys), more than likely bad language, horrible school grades, stereotypical high school B.S., possible OOC, and alternate universe. Oh and clichés. Lots and lots of clichés.
Pairing: ZexSo (HOLY SNAP!!), possible mentions of AkuRoku, RiSo
Academia
Chapter Five: Bye Bye Beautiful
"Zexion Illusier loves Sora Hikariko."
Sora gasped, his azure eyes turning to Zexion in shock. Zexion clamped his eyes shut, looking away. He could only imagine the disgusted look on Sora's face. "Z-Zexion?" Sora's voice trembled. "Is it true?" Zexion held back the urge to cry. The urge was there; the feelings of pure horror were there as well. "Zexion?!" Sora's voice was desperate. Zexion peeked at his crush, eyes widening. Sora was staring at the ground in something akin to abject horror.
Zexion couldn't take it. The way his stomach twisted around, the heat across his face, it was hard to breathe. It was sick, this love he had for Sora. Love sickness. That wasn't the half of it. Zexion stood and began walking around the outside of the Miyami household. Once he got to the street, it would be easy for him to get home.
"Zexion?" Sora's voice was filled with confusion, and maybe a little hurt. "Zexion!" Zexion took off running. He could hear Sora following. Zexion knew very well that Sora was much more athletic and could very easily catch up with him but it didn't stop the senior from running. At a later date, Zexion would blame it on animal instinct, being caught in the proverbial corner wanting to escape.
Zexion skidded to a stop on the street corner down the way from the Miyami household, glancing back at the Hikariko twin following him. Sora looked adamant about catching him and the slate-haired boy felt the fear increase.
The senior spotted his older brother's car; Saïx leaned against the driver's side door, raising a hand in a wave. Zexion moved to his brother's side, panting heavily. "You okay?" Saïx's eyebrows knit together. He watched his brother grasp the door handle and tried to open it. The door was locked. If his brother wasn't so troubled Saïx would have laughed, but even he recognized the seriousness of the situation.
"Zexion!" Sora's voice was louder, he was much closer now.
Zexion jerked on the door again. "Dammit Saïx, open the door." Saïx opened his side and pushed the unlock button. The loud click echoed on the street around them. The older brother sat in his chair, placing the keys in the ignition. The slate haired male opened the door and began to climb in, trying to close the door behind him.
Sora stood in the way. The athlete held the door and the car in separate hands, pushing them apart to keep it open. "Zexion, I need to talk to you." His voice was raspy, dry from running. Zexion turned away, the rejection hurt too much. "Please!" The junior sounded desperate. "Please talk to me!"
The two brothers shared a glance, Saïx's was more reproving, and Zexion took a deep breath. He got back out of the car and met Sora's gaze. Even in the dim lights Sora's eyes were bright. Zexion had to tear his gaze away as that feeling of rejection, that fear of rejection weld up inside. "What do you want me to say? That it's true?"
The athlete took a step back, eyes wide. Zexion continued on without fault. "Yes, it is true. I like you, okay?" Zexion nervously fiddled with his hands, and he tried to ignore how his voice wavered and tears gathered in his eyes and how his breath increased and his hands turned sweaty. "I began liking you the first time I saw you. Just something about you drew me." He gave a self-deprecating chuckle. "Your light drew me."
Sora stood just out of the car door. His eyes stared unseeingly at Zexion; he too took a shaky breath. Sora fumbled for words, his mouth opening and closing as he searched for words to respond.
"You don't have to speak you know," Zexion said. "I'm well aware you don't think of me that way, and you probably never will. If you want to avoid me, make fun of me…" He held off the tears, he couldn't cry, not in front of him; even if Sora lowered his gaze to the ground. "Go ahead. It won't bug me. It'll never bug me." He tugged on a sleeve and moved back to get inside the car. "Good bye Sora." Sora's head jerked up at the sound of the car door closing and the car starting.
"Wait! Zexion!" He moved to open the door but Saïx was already pulling away. Sora remained standing in the middle of the street, staring at the car driving away long after it was out of sight.
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I know it's a pretty short chapter, but we only have two more left! And then possibly an epilogue. Not sure yet. You'll have to let me know if you want an epilogue. OH! And please go to my page to vote for the next story I shall start once Academia is done (so close to finishing an actual multi-chaptered fic (dances). The summaries are here and in my profile:
Guardian - KH/YGO! crossover = When the Pharoah's loyal friends locked Atemu within the Sennen Puzzle, it required the assistance of one Keyblade Master. Five thousand years have passed and Atemu (now known as Yami) is slow close to unlocking his memories and making his way to the afterlife. But it'll require Sora's assistance; especially with an unrecorded spell that no one remembers and can go horribly wrong. RiSo, YYY and possibly more pairings.
Stardust - Based off the movie. Sora wants to woo the beautiful, vane Kairi and the only way to get her to date him is to retreive a fallen star. But the boy wasn't suspecting the star to be ALIVE much less a boy named Riku. Now Sora has to keep Riku away from three magic wielders, a line of princes, and there is no guarentee the pirate won't turn on him. Good luck on wooing Kairi, Sora. You'll be lucky to even get back home. SoKai, eventual RiSo/SoRi.
Unplayed - YGO!/TWEWY crossover = When Atem awakens in paradise, he finds Yugi has a hard time carrying on with life without him. Yugi's grief is so strong it effects the former Pharoah and makes living in paradise impossible. With Horus in persuasion, Atem convinces the Composer of Shibuya to let Atem have another chance at life. But he has to play a game first.
Sukisyo - KH/Sukisyo crossover = basically KH characters playing characters from Sukisyo. Would be following the anime, because it covers the sukisyo storyline completely, not just the manga but the videogames as well
Balance - YGO!/Monochrome Factor crossover = When Yugi finds the card "Kings of Light and Dark", he and Yami are transported to another world. They meet Akira, a Shin, and Shirogane, a King of Darkness, and find the world has lost its balance. Will the pair help this Tokyo regain the King of Light it so desperately needs? YYY, ShiroAki
Anyway, I'm going to go and try to work on the next chapter of Eternally Yours. So close to when everything truly interesting begins. (rubs hands together gleefully)