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.Twilight's Sun.: First Day at the Academy Part 2
Blue Eyes, New Sights, and A False Promise
"Wanna meet my friends?"
"Your... Friends?" I asked, a bit confused.
"Yeah, they're a real charmer," he said sarcastically, jerking his head to the group of guys.
"Um... I don't know," I trailed off, still holding his hand that didn't even pull me up and out of the car yet. Honest to heart, I was more nervous than ever knowing that that guy is one of his
"Come on~," Axel whined. "Nearly all of them are really nice."
"Why is that idiot still standing there? Who are you with...?" I stiffened at the voice that reemerged from the chaos in my mind, but this time, it was lost within other thoughts.
"If she's just a friend, a really hot friend, I call dibs...!"
"Yay! A new friend for me! I wonder if she'll make good friends with Kai... Ah~, Kai... Does she like food as much as I do...?"
So many thoughts. I wonder which belong to whom... Hm...
"Fine." I muttered in defeat.
"YAY!" he yelled, letting go of my hand and twirling around. My eye twitched as I saw him twirling with sparkles in his eyes like he just met Nurse Joy for the first time. More laughs ensued from the group of guys and me, of course.
Rolling my eyes, I got out of his car, knowing Axel was too busy doing his dance to help me.
Roxas:
I was getting really impatient. Axel was just standing there, holding mystery girl's hand, talking. He seemed very persistent with this girl from the way he whined and pleaded. Axel definitely stooped to an all time low with girls. I mean, he'd usually go third base or all the way, no matter how many false "I love you's" it took, and dump her like it was nothing. This girl must've been special.
Why is this idiot still standing there? Who are you with?
I looked at my friends with. Vanitas had his trademark player smile on his face...
Creepy.
Sora and Hayner were so excited, I bet they couldn't even hold it in.
"YAY!"
The guys and I started laughing again. Axel was, truly, a spectacle to be seen, twirling and bouncing around the place, completely unlike himself. My laughter was intractable until I looked past Axel and saw her.
The girl that Axel escorted to the academy wasn't an average girl. She looked absolutely beautiful. Most guys like Riku or Van would just call her hot or sexy, but all I saw was beautiful.
Her pale blonde hair framed her heart-shaped face and laid on her right shoulder. Her skin was as pale as Kairi's, in a good way, and flawless. Her full, pale pink lips curved into a small smile, and it looked like the floor seemed more interesting than the flurry of dancing stupidity right next to her. She looked up, her stunning opaque eyes freezing me to my very core. Here lack of make-up made her eyes stand out. We stared at each other for a good five seconds until Axel stopped and held out a hand to her. She looked away and took it. Was she just blushing?
Oh, my Go-
She was beautiful. Beautiful all over.
And it annoyed me to a point where I wanted to resent her presence or anything about her, really. She was too perfect and looked too kind to have a dark past or any skeletons in the closet. Her eyes weren't drowning in a torrential sea of inner conflicts. Her mind wasn't polluted with the smog of dark thoughts or corruption. She can never have empathy for the likes of me.
Over all, this is what I thought of Naminé Soto, the "girl" that had been mentioned to me by Kairi and Olette. They're a bunch of liars; Naminé didn't seem like she was any of the things they've told me about.
And Xion should really get her Sight straightened out. I know my destiny, I know how things will end.
I sighed as they stood there holding hands, talking, and laughing. She looked like the ordinary, too-good-for-herself, school girl— not that I would ever say that out loud, though.
Vanitas let out a low whistle, grabbing everyone's attention. "Axel scored big time," he said in utter disbelief.
"From a score from 1-10, how do you guys rate?" Hayner inquired.
"I know I say 10!" a confident Van said first, waving his hand in the air like an eager student ready to answer any question his teacher threw at him.
"Yeah," everyone else agreed except for me.
Rating games like those are pointless.
I looked back at the couple. They were advancing... Toward us? Then, something clicked in my head.
Oh, God, he's going to introduce us to her. What the hell is he thinking!
I look at Van and the others, but mostly Van, who was looking at her with hungry amber eyes.
He's going to corrupt her...
But this is all I had to think about it.
Like hell he's not!
Naminé:
Axel wouldn't stop dancing like an idiot, so I looked at the floor with embarrassment, even though I was still amused by his childish antics.
I felt a pair of eyes starring at me, burning holes into me. I felt a bit uncomfortable, squirming slightly under the intensity. I looked up and saw electrifying cobalt eyes. My nails were no where close compared to them. I felt so lost in his eyes. They consumed me into an internal nothingness. I would've been willing to forget who I was and why I existed if I could stare into those eyes for an eternity and a half of forever. His sun-kissed fringe teased me as it partly covered his eyes, as if hiding the obvious turmoil engraved there, making me all the more attracted to the mysterious vibe he was giving off.
I was the moth, and his eyes were my flame.
"She's so beautiful..."
I stiffened at the words that poured themselves into my head, swirling like a cloud as they repeated for God knows how long. I could feel the heat steal away the true color of my face. Then, I saw his thoughtful expression turn into a dead-cold scowl, making me break away from the silent exchange, my face still betraying me. His thoughts started to get dark and hurtful, making it harder for me to not run up to him and beat the shit out of him for thinking such things. He was judging me before he even knew anything about me, like he didn't want to give me a chance, anyway.
Even if I was pissed off that he kept thinking lies, I felt saddened at the thought of another guy disliking me. All I wanted was to be of an acquaintance, I could really care less about not talking to him at all...
What the Hell is wrong with me?
"Nami?"
"Huh?" I looked at Axel, who stopped dancing and had a hand held out for me. It seems he noticed me blushing.
Dammit! It takes forever to go away!
"So, who is it?" He asked with pure curiosity.
"Hm?" I took his hand.
"You know what I'm talking about," Axel drawled, smirking as I preoccupied myself with swinging his hand back and forth, avoiding eye contact. "Who were you lookin' at?"
As he said that, the color of my face was dangerously a few shades away from Axel's hair.
"N-No one." I said meekly, failing to defend myself.
"No use fighting it, Nami. I am the MASTER EMO GURU!" Axel struck a pose that made us both laugh.
"Okay then, 'MASTER EMO GURU Axel-sama'." I said gesturing air quotes and rolling my eyes. "Are you gonna introduce me to your friends, or not?"
"Oh, right." He started to drag me towards them, forgetting my flushed cheeks.
Well, that's one problem averted.
Roxas:
She walked so gracefully toward a bunch of corrupted teens. I'm supposedly a troubled, emotional wreck, Vanitas is a womanizing man whore, Sora is a five-year-old who's obsessed with his girl best friend, Hayner's a game freak, Ventus is a nerd, and Pence just likes food (like Sora).
And here she comes.
Three. Two. One-
"Hey, guys! I'd like you to meet a friend of mine," he yelled excitedly, dragging said "friend" with him.
The long-haired beauty looked at us, smiling shyly. When her eyes landed on me, she seemed upset and nervous; the usual, natural reaction I pull out of people.
Then, she looked at Axel, who gave her an encouraging smile. She smiled back.
"Hi, my name's Naminé." Her smile was radiant, and her voice was light and airy, my older brother's girlfriend. It sounded comforting and well rehearsed, as if she prepared herself for this moment for years.
Naminé...
We all introduced ourselves, I being the least interested and reverted back to my broody persona. I didn't want to seem like I was interested in her. There was enough going on in my life, anyway. I don't need her to be apart of it.
"So Naminé," Van slurred, stepping in front of her. "How 'bout you, me, my room, my bed, and the horizontal tango?" He grasped her hand in a flirtatious way, chuckling as he did.
I inwardly facepalmed, disgusted with his behavior. Sometimes, Van would be the kind of guy to leave a permanent scowl on your face, and he was doing just that.
Naminé's face went red. Oh, she wasn't flattered at all. She look pissed, whispering something to Axel, her eyes quickly darting back to Van.
Axel looked at him, then whispered something brief to her, ending the exchange.
"Well, Vanitas," she said with a little edge in her voice. "How 'bout you, me, my foot, your ass, and the vertical hop-kick?" Blood spurted out of Hayner's nose, sending him reeling backwards.
A few "ooooh's" came from the rest of us and some bystanders, who seemed entertained by the new girl.
"Oh my crease, oh my crease... She plays Mortal Combat 5? No fucking way," Hanyer spoke with an awe-stricken expression after he recovered, wiping the blood away with his sleeve desperately.
Van smirked. "Dirty words from such a pretty girl? What a turn on."
Her expression was unreadable as she smiled, an almost threatening smile. It seemed like I was the only one who caught that look, which wasn't really a surprise to anyone.
Vanitas, back the fuck away...
"You know what else is a turn on?" the blonde questioned... Rather, um, seductively.
"Hm, I think I can take a guess," he grinned, liking this side of her.
I didn't know what was happening until I saw a smirking Naminé shaking and rubbing her red-knuckled hand and an unconscious Vanitas lying on the floor. I covered my sudden shock with apathy, not seeming too impressed.
She knocked him out...Wow... Did not see that coming...
Our whole group was laughing, and so were the bystanders, leaving me to be the only one who wasn't.
"Atta girl," Axel said proudly, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I've taught you well!"
"Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!" Hayner yelled, fist-pumping.
Maybe... I was kinda wrong...
Naminé:
"The guy's a creep. Any girl would do that," I said in defense.
"I know Kairi will~" Sora said, smiling.
Kairi?
"Where is she?" I asked rather desperately.
As if on cue, Sora gasped, pointing to the entrance, where a certain redhead was walking with Xion.
"Kairi!" Sora yelled.
Kairi looked in our direction and started running towards us. Sora ran towards her, with open arms.
She ran past a now confused Sora, and tackled me.
"NAMI-CHAN," I flinched as she squealed impossibly loud into my ear. "Oh, my God! Nami, I missed you so~, so, so much!"
"Me, too!" I hugged her back as we tangled ourselves on the floor. I could really care less of what everyone else thought of us. She was my friend, and my friends are my business only.
Everyone, except Axel and Xion, who finally made it to the group, were confused. Sora was confused as well as teary-eyed in a corner somewhere.
"How do you guys know each other?" this was unexpectedly from Roxas, the moody guy who's a complete hater who unfortunately had these eyes that have me completely putty whenever I look into them.
Even if "Broody Blue Eyes" was a closeted douche, he was pretty cute, but I'll NEVER admit that he's hot. Never ever ever ever!
Luckily, Xion saved me from total awkwardness because I took forever in answering him.
"Axel and I met her a few weeks after school went out. We let her stay at our place 'cause her parents are on a six-month business trip. And thus, the friendship known as NamiKai had bloomed and flourished into existence."
"Yeah, I named our relationship. Whatever, I love it!" Kairi said loud and proud.
"I'm also friends with Olette." I added.
Hayner blushed when I said her name, and I knew exactly what that meant, but I didn't say anything. He gave me a grateful smile.
Unfortunately, that creep regained consciousness. There was a bruise forming under his right eye.
Serves him right. The prick.
"So," I started. "Are you gonna act like a civilized human being? Or do I have to persuade you again?" He gave me a murderous glare, that unsettled me just the slightest when he saw my small, but all-mighty powerful fist held up in striking distance. Then, his glare disappeared all together.
That's what I thought, bitch! Smirking, I put down my fist.
"Good boy," I said, like you would say to your puppy, and ruffled his hair.
"Whatever," he muttered, his small smile betraying his attitude as he fixed his wild mane.
"You guys should get your schedules and dorm keys." Kairi interjected, holding her own as an example.
"Yeah, come on guys!" Axel said with a sense of excited leadership. "Let's go!"
And with that we all left. I was right beside Axel, head held high. But my eyes wandered away to look at a certain blonde, who looked as broody with a stick up his ass as ever.
Wait—
"Axel~?"
"Yeah?"
"Who is Roxas, really, and why is he always like that?" I asked, curiously holding onto his arm like a lost child, pointing at said blonde, who was sulking, back slouched in thought (I could tell). For some reason, he looked like the guy who leads on more than what they seem.
"Oh, um... He never really told me much of his old life," He spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, scratching the back of his head before he lowered himself and whispered into my ear. "But he's a real softy when he wants to be. He's totally oblivious about his true abilities. He has inhumane capabilities, like us. We've been trying to get him to use them ever since— Uh, never mind how long we've tried. What matters is that we, as in everyone here, wants him to get a hold on his X-factor and master it."
I looked at Axel, right in the eye, and nodded. Then, I looked at Roxas.
"I can help him, too," I added, making his emerald eyes light up in the way that always seemed to send chills up my spine. "I can try, no matter what the cost, to help him, that is if I have your permission and acceptance. Will you let me?"
Axel smiled adoringly. "Why wouldn't I?"
We all walked across the campus, determined to predict how our school year would be. Everyone seemed to be looking at me and whispering to their friends, pointing at me as we passed.
I guess the incident at the garage didn't stay there...
I couldn't help but smirk and laugh inwardly at the people stretching the truth as far as they could.
All of us, with the exception of Kairi and Xion, got their schedule. Then, Axel lead us onto and open field and we sat down in a circle. I sat between Axel and Kairi. Roxas sat across from me.
It was so hard trying to figure him out at the moment. For some reason, I couldn't read his thoughts or anything, which is making me really frustrated. I concluded that he was blocking me out and ignoring me completely, making me angry.
How am I suppose to help him if he's being a stubborn brat? Ugh!
In our circle, we exchanged our schedules with each other to see if we were in the same classes as one another.
Lucky me. Everyone, except for, Hayner and Pence, had some classes with me.
Hm...Roxas is in all of my classes... And his place was on the floor above mine. The dormitory building is a pattern of floors. The even numbered floors are the girls' dorms, and the odd numbered floors for the boys. Roxas' dorm is on the fifth floor, right above mine, so I was possibly going to see him often after classes. Hell, I was going to be seeing him a lot more often throughout the entire year.
Wonderful.
I also found out that I'm dorm mates with Kairi, Xion, and Olette, which is a grateful upside to my inconvenience.
"Okay guys!" Axel exclaimed. "You know where you belong! See you tomorrow, on the official first day of school!"
With that said, my new friends departed and dispersed, leaving Axel, Roxas, and I the last ones there.
I felt the weight of a lanky arm hang around my shoulder. "Hey, Nami, you want me to give you a tour? You know, you're probably the only one who hasn't checked out the academy," Axel explained, making hand gestures as if he was the world's greatest navigator.
"Okay, do you mind if I just get my room ready first?" He nodded as he turned me to the direction of the dormitory.
From force of habit, I looked back, watching how Roxas walked away in the other direction. I had a feeling that he wasn't really into me stealing all the attention, especially from Axel. Said redhead had told me of his sorta close friendship with the troubling blonde and I already knew about his not so sudden dislike for me.
For some reason, I wanted to follow him and hug him and tell him that no matter what I may seem to him, I'd always be there, friend or not.
When I walked into my dorm room, I noticed that all of my boxes and suitcases were placed among many more boxes and suitcases in the middle of the vacant room, and that no one was here.
"Oh yeah! First come, first serve!" I yelled joyously, darting toward my possessions, opening the boxes and going mad with my decorating.
There was a bunk bed and two single ones, so I took a single and made my bed, putting blue sheets on it. Then, I laid out my white comforter over it. When I was done, it looked like something from the magazines. I placed my IPod touch and my white sketchbook on the bed, and leaned my precious acoustic guitar (in its case) against the bed frame. My keyboard laid under my bed. Yeah, I have a thing for music, so what? At last, I put my clothes in the closet near my bed. At least I wouldn't have to worry about sharing a closet because there were three other empty ones.
When I finished, I turned to see Axel still leaning against the door frame.
"Such a busy bee, you are," he chuckled. "Ready to go?"
"Yup!"
We covered every inch of the campus, getting ice cream from the academy's very own Sweet Pea's Ice Cream Parlor (laughing knowingly from how we first met), and laying in the park as Axel told me some crazy stories from his freshman year. I made it my priority to mentally map out the buildings and where my classes were, so I wouldn't be hopelessly lost on the first day, and I met new people along the way.
After all of that, I singled out the only building Axel didn't let me explore yet. It was a beautifully constructed bell tower. I noticed how the midday sun was just above the very tip of the building. The sun cast the shadow of the building on the ground at my feet, and the tip of the building's shadow was the shape of a crescent moon. It fascinated me with it's unspoken, ancient aura of mystery.
"I guess we're done with the tour," Axel said with a smile. "That's the whole Academy for ya!"
"But what about that building over—"
"I said we're done," he spoke with a hidden finality, frowning at the mysterious building being mentioned. "Trust me, you don't wanna go in there. Plus, the building's off limits, anyway."
"So, you've been inside the building." I inferred, upset.
"Yeah, but it's honestly nothing to look at. It's just a bunch of stone blocks in a room with an endless staircase going to the tower's bells.I don't know why the Academy administrators insist on keeping this dinosaur—" he gestured toward the building. "—when it was here long before this place was built."
What he said intrigued me even more. He must have seen it in my face because he hastily added:
"Forget I ever even spoke of this place. Just promise me you won't go in the tower."
I couldn't promise him that I wouldn't have anything to do with the tower whatsoever. I felt drawn to it; it took a lot of my own strength just to keep my feet where they were. It was times like these that my curiosity took over, controlling me like the bitch it was. I just couldn't.
"I promise, Axel," I spoke with the utmost sincerity.
But I did anyway...
The only kind of people Axel hated the most were liars and traitors. He was very trusting toward the friends he chose to open up to. If he knew I was lying to him now and making such a false promise, he would never feel any more betrayed than he would already be. It was just how he was.
I had to take risks, right?
He smiled that confirming smile that just stabbed me in the heart.
"I knew you'd understand. If it makes you feel any better, I'll show you the tower when I feel the time is right."
Oh, now you tell me that! Idiot!
"Alright."
When we returned to my dorm room, it was already twilight. I felt so tired that I feared I'd sleep through tonight and the whole day tomorrow.
Axel sat on my bed as I laid on it, hugging Shadow, my husky. Don't get me wrong, my stuffed animals look cool, and Shadow was one of the most badass-looking stuffed animals I'd ever have. Just because I sleep with a stuffed animal, it doesn't mean I'm childish or uncool. Pshh, I am so mature. As mature as a girl can get.
"Axel~! Can you read me a bedtime storwy?"
He quirked a short, red eyebrow, laughing at me in curiosity. "Are you serious?"
"Yes," I complained. "I'm very very sleepy, so tell me a damn story and then, you can leave!"
"But I was gonna take you to a party," he whined, mocking me. "A good old friend of mine invited us!"
"I'm not in a partying mood," I huffed, closing my eyes as I pouted.
"Fine suit yourself," I heard him sigh. "Once, never upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Kumiko—" before he could continue, I wriggled inside my comforter and paid close attention, my ears eager for a good fairy tale. "— and she was loved by all in the land. This princess also had a sister, only younger by a year, and her name was Manami. Manami loved Kumiko more than anyone or anything and wanted the very best for her, not even thinking about herself. Then, one day a gypsy who visited the castle with her family to entertain the sisters on their birthday told Kumiko that she would be mercilessly killed by the one that loved her the most. Now, at first, Kumiko didn't know whom of all of the people who loved her would be the one to kill her, but she feared it would be her younger sister to take her life in the end, so she tried everything and anything to get rid of her."
"Why would she do such a thing to Manami?" I interjected. "I think that's pretty selfish of her to keep her sister from loving her."
"Well, Kumiko feared for her life. It's pretty comprehensible. So, then, when the day came for her to marry, the princess chose the prince from a neighboring kingdom that she fell in love with as a child as her husband. Manami, unlike her sister, ran away from her duties as a princess, in fear of being severely hurt or killed by her own sister, and eloped with a fair blacksmith. While Manami lived a peaceful life as a wife and mother, Kumiko was made queen."
I closed my eyes as he continued with the story. Soon, I started to drift from consciousness.
"However, one night, Kumiko was actually killed by her own husband while she slept, who fled the castle the moment her heart failed her. Her husband had actually served as the other kingdom's double agent; he wasn't even of royal blood! Now, the king was left with no heir and couldn't rule his kingdom, so he called upon his only daughter and her husband to rule, thinking half royal blood was better than none," Axel trailed off.
"Such a sad story," I mumbled, yawning.
"Yeah, pretty ironic, really," and with that, he stood up, brushing my stray hair from my face, and made for the door. "Don't be Kumiko..." he sighed as he left, leaving me to drift into dreamless slumber.
OH MY CREASE! xD Lol I love Adventure Time! It's one of the few cartoons out there that still keeps me laughing. Plus, it kinda fits Hay-Hay in a way. :p
Ah~
I didn't want Riku in this chapter for some reason, I don't know why, but I didn't, so I took him out. Sigh, don't worry... His time will come... Somechapter... :3
So now Roxas is an ass? Wow, look at what I've done... xD
Oh~! MORE PLOT TWISTS! YAY! :D
I think my princess story is going to be quite useful in this story... :3
Okay, see ya around! ;D
~Grace