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Comments: I started changing point of views within the chapters now. Black Juju did you mean you would prefer not a Axel/ Sora fic, I was a little confused because you said not a Axel/ Roxas fic. It does seem like it may be A/S but I am working on it. Hanakitsunechan7 what is AkuSoku? That wasn't really why Riku showed Sora Axel. He was actually just curious of how Sora would react because he didn't believe Sora when he said he didn't like Axel. He figured if Sora reacted badly then he was lying. Steel Heart I think I like the Sora/ Axel moments better than the Riku/ Roxas ones too. I separated the people like that for a reason. Sora ended up with the less popular characters that I don't care all that much for so that I could focus less on them. Well besides Axel. We will be seeing Axel throughout the fic, but not Hayner. TKE hmm... interesting, but that might be a little much, although it has given me an idea. Thanks. Aki-Myou I really liked your review and wanted to say something in regards to it, but everything I thought of felt like it was giving too much information. I am happy you like my Sora. To everyone else that reviewed Thank You!
Chapter 9 The Game is Sora
"So this is it. This is where I am going to be going to school." Sora said to himself as he stared at the old building in front of him. It wasn't so old that it looked awful, just old enough that you could tell it had seen a lot of years and a lot of students. Sora sighed. He had gotten use to the idea if moving and leaving his friends, but as he stood in front of his new school he suddenly started to feel very lonely. He didn't know anyone here.
Sora had spent his last week with his mom packing and hanging out with his friends when he could. He knew that even though they would remain friends he would not be seeing them that much. He had also talked to Leslie and had made her understand that it would be better for them to break up. She had been upset and cried some, but had agreed in the end. In truth, he didn't want some kind of across town relationship. Especially with someone he hadn't really wanted to go out with in the first place. Axel was different and he knew that he would continue being his lover.
His father had picked him up the day before and he had spent the day unpacking his things. Today was Sunday and he decided he would look around town to learn his way around. His father had already enrolled him in school and he would be starting on Monday.
Deciding that the school was easy enough to get to, Sora walked on. He walked towards where he believed the shops were, but he had been wrong and ended up at a cliff. He stood at the top of the cliff looking around. It was a beautiful sight that stretched out before him. He listened to the birds sing over head and the insects chirp. He liked this place. Sora sat down and stared out at the water before him. He wondered if people swam here. If there were lots of fish that tickled your toes down there.
Sora thoughts were interrupted by approaching footsteps. He glanced behind him to see if the person was coming to the cliff. He watched for a few minutes until the person appeared. Sora was horrified to see that he recognized the person. The other had not seen him yet and he wonder if it was too late to hide. Sora quickly looked around for a spot. Seeing a big rock, he quietly made his way towards it. But he was too late.
"You?" the other said in recognition. Sora sat quietly not knowing what to say. The other smirked and walked closer until he was only a few feet away from Sora.
"Didn't think I would be seeing you over here on this side of town, Sora."
Sora looked up. "How do you know my name?"
"I heard your friend say it at the club last week. So what are you doing here?"
"Umm... I live here." Sora said. The other looked at him with a look of slight surprise.
"You live here? Since when? I've never seen you over here before."
"I just moved here yesterday to live with my dad."
"Oh, I see."
"Umm... I better be going, I still have things to do." Sora said. He wanted to get away from him. He could not forget how this guy had made sure he had seen Axel at the club with someone else. Sora wasn't happy to know he would probably be going to school with this silver haired guy that he hated.
"I'm sure I'll see you around." the other said as Sora walked away.
'I hope not.' Sora thought as he glanced back and gave the other his famous smile before continuing down the trail. Sora made it back to the road and headed in the opposite direction, hoping that was the way to town.
Riku's POV
Riku leaned up against the wall behind him. He was standing in his living room talking to Seifer who had made himself at home on the couch. The television blared out the sounds of an old action movie that Seifer said he hadn't seen in forever. The sounds of guns shooting off every few seconds as the hero surprising avoided getting hit by them as he ran for cover while returning fire.
"Roxas coming over?" Seifer asked during the commercial break.
"He said he had some things to do. He'll be over later."
Seifer looked towards Riku, "He's not dragging you with him?"
Riku rolled his eyes, "We don't go everywhere together. I think he has to meet his mom somewhere or something. Not really sure, he didn't say much."
"So Roxas didn't tell his boyfriend where he was going huh? Now that doesn't sound like him." Seifer said.
"Shut the hell up. Our relationship isn't like that and you know it." Riku said, glaring at the smirking blond.
"So you say, but you two are sleeping together, are you not?"
"So? That doesn't mean we're a couple." Riku said, anger appearing in his voice. He was tired of this conversation. Seifer was getting bad about bring this kind of stuff up lately. It seemed to Riku that he was trying to push them together and Riku could not figure out why.
"You should be."
"Why? Because we're best friends? Because we have sex? Do you get into a relationship with everyone you sleep with?"
"Riku... It's not the same, you and Roxas" Seifer started.
"Are friends. That is what we are. Quit trying to make it more than that. Yeah, we have sex and we both enjoy it, but that doesn't mean we have to be a couple."
"No it doesn't, but"
"But nothing. It doesn't concern you. It's not like you are going to get something out of it if we get together. So why do you continue this shit?" Riku yelled. Seifer's constant butting in was making him very angry.
"You're right. I won't get anything out of it, except the satisfaction of seeing two friends, who I know have feelings for each other, being together and being happy. Is that so wrong of me? It is obvious to everyone that Roxas loves you and he is the only one you have ever seemed to really feel anything for."
"I don't love him. Get that through your head. I don't love him." Riku said and walked out of the house. He wanted to get away from Seifer and his theories. He could have just made Seifer leave but it was easier to just leave himself.
Riku head towards his favorite spot at the cliff. He knew he could be alone there. The others, besides Roxas, only went to the cliff when the weather was right for swimming. Since Roxas was busy he wouldn't be coming up there to try to talk to him either.
Riku made it up to the cliff and heard a noise indicating he wasn't the only one there. He started to get angry that someone would tread on his spot. The anger subsided when he saw who the other was. He had not expected to see the brunet again.
"You?" Riku said. Sora sat quietly like he didn't know what to say. Riku smirked and walked closer until he was only a few feet away from Sora.
"Didn't think I would be seeing you over here on this side of town, Sora."
Sora looked up and Riku could see the confusion on his face. "How do you know my name?"
"I heard your friend say it at the club last week. So what are you doing here?" Riku asked hiding the curiosity in his voice.
"Umm... I live here." Sora said. Riku looked at him surprised, but he wasn't about to show how surprised he was at that.
"You live here? Since when? I've never seen you over here before."
"I just moved here yesterday to live with my dad."
"Oh, I see." Riku took in the information. His thoughts churning around in his head. He had been quite interested in the brunet when he had seen him at the club. His interest being that he felt that Sora was hiding something, but he had let it go thinking he would probably never see him again. But this changed everything.
"Umm... I better be going, I still have things to do." Sora said. Riku had been lost in his thoughts and had barely caught what Sora had said, but he understood that Sora was leaving the cliff. This disappointed Riku since he was hoping to talk to him some more. Riku guessed there would be time for that later.
"I'm sure I'll see you around." Riku said as Sora walked away. Sora glanced back at him and smiled.
Riku stayed on the cliff for a while after Sora had left, thinking. Sora had proven to be somewhat entertaining to him at the club and he wasn't about to let something entertaining slip by him. He would figure out a way to use Sora for his amusement. After about an hour, Riku headed back down the cliff to return home.
Seifer was still there when he returned. It seemed the movie he had been watching had ended and now he was watching another. The movie must have been boring him, because he looked on the verge of falling asleep. Seifer glanced up as Riku walked back in and switched off the television.
"Nothing on?" Riku asked.
"Nope."
"There usually isn't on Sundays."
"What's with that look on your face? That's the look you have when you're thinking of a new game." Seifer asked, curious.
"Maybe. Remember the red head and the brunet from last week?"
"The red head I fought with?"
"Yeah, remember the brunet with him? We saw him at the club too?"
"Yes, I remember the little twerp. Why?"
"The little twerp just moved here. I saw him at the cliff."
Seifer's brow went up, "And?"
"And I think he is good for some amusement."
"You want to play with him?"
"Yes, I just haven't decided how yet."
"Well since you are going to play with him, why don't we see who can win him over first?" Seifer asked.
"You mean see who can make him fall in love with them first?"
"Yeah. How about it?"
Riku thought for a moment, "Fine with me. So is it just the two of us in on this or we're you talking about everyone?"
"I don't care. Wakka and Tidus won't do it, but everyone else would. It could be more interesting to make it a game with all of us."
Riku smiled, "All right. Let's do it. We'll talk to everyone else tomorrow, so no starting today. Today let's work on the rules of the game."
Seifer nodded in agreement. A game like this was new to them and would need some rules to go by. Riku sat down on the couch and the two threw out ideas to each other.
Monday morning Riku walked with Roxas to the groups usual morning place. There was a section of the school grounds that everyone knew belonged to their group and therefore stayed away. Roxas sat down on the ground in his usual spot as Riku got everyones attention.
"Seifer said something about a new game you two came up with yesterday." Leon said looking at Riku.
"So what is it?" Cloud asked.
"First of all some of you will choose not to play this particular game. I would like to know who wants in on it before class."
"Okay, so tell us what it is." Tidus said.
"Tidus, you and Wakka are the two who I know won't play."
"What makes you think we won't want to play?" Wakka asked.
"Because you are straight and it involves a guy." Seifer answered. Wakka looked at him in thought for a minute then shrugged his shoulders.
"There should be a new kid starting today. You all should recognize him, he is the brunet we saw with the red head Seifer fought with last week. The object is to make him fall for you."
"Make him fall for one of us?" Leon asked. "That's all?"
"It is a competition to see who can win him over first." Riku told him. He waited to see if anyone was going to say anything before continuing.
"You can use whatever method you want to win him, except no threats. Ask him out, buy him things, be his friend, all that's fine. Just no threats."
"Okay, no threats. Sounds fine, most of us won't have a problem with that, but can Seifer follow that rule?" Cloud asked.
"I will follow it, I agreed to it yesterday." Seifer said.
"So who is in?" Riku asked. Everybody nodded, except Wakka and Tidus. "In three weeks we will cut down the competition. Whoever is making the least amount of progress with him will step down. We'll eliminate a few people at that time. Sound fair to everyone?"
Again everyone nodded.
"His name is Sora. That is about all I know. That and he just moved here to live with his dad." Riku said.
"How do you know that?" Leon asked. Riku explained to them how he knew Sora's name and about seeing him at the cliff. Once everyone was satisfied that Riku didn't seem to have an advantage over them they broke up to head to their first period class. It was also decided that they would limit their time together at school so that Sora didn't become suspicious of them.
Sora's POV
Sora looked up at the building in front him just like he had the day before. That feeling of loneliness returning. He wanted so much to be looking up at his old school. The school he knew, the school his friends went to. He wished they were there with him. He wished Axel was there. Axel would make sure he was okay. Knowing that the silver haired guy that he had seen yesterday would probably be here did not help matters any.
He had hoped to never see him again, but if they were attending the same school that would not be very likely. With his luck, he would be in some of the same classes as that guy. Sora was not looking forward to that.
Sora walked into the building. He looked around for signs that would show him where the office was. Although his father had enrolled him already he still needed to go there to pick up his schedule and let them know he was indeed at the school. After a few minutes he found the office not far from the main entrance to the school. The secretary greeted him politely and asked him to wait a few minutes while she informed the appropriate person he was there.
He was quickly called into an office. The person inside welcomed him to the school and handed him his schedule and locker number. He was given the usual speech about how if he needed help to come see them, that was what they were there for. After this speech the man called another person into the office. This new person turned out to be a girl Sora's age. She was asked to show him around the school. Sora followed the girl outside of the office and into the hallway. She started walking down the hallway immediately.
"Your name is Sora?" she asked.
"Yes, and you are?"
"Kairi. It is nice to meet you, Sora." Kairi said and smiled at him.
"You too. It has been a long time since I started a new school, I'm a little afraid."
"I'm sure you will do fine here." Kairi walked on and pointed out his locker. She explained about the different areas of the school, giving him a general idea of where all his classes where. Then she walked him to his first period class, which was already started. Kairi knocked on the door. When the teacher came she explained how Sora was a new student and was in that class. The teacher, a young woman with brown hair and a kind face, opened the door for him to enter. Kairi told him goodbye and walked away leaving Sora on his own.
"Class, we have a new student. This is Sora. My name is Miss Gainsbrough. You can sit in the empty seat over there." Miss Gainsbrough said as she pointed Sora to an empty desk close to a window. Sora glanced around grateful that the silver haired guy did not seem to be in this class. Sora was given a book and paid attention to the lesson that was given. Once it was complete the class was allowed to begin the assignment. Sora started working on it, only to be interrupted by the young man sitting in front of him.
"Hey, my name is Tidus. Where are you from?" Tidus knew the answer but he thought he should ask.
Sora looked up and smile, "The other side of town."
"And you moved here? You do know it is boring over here? There is nothing to do."
"Really? No, I didn't know that, but my parents made me move. I didn't have a choice."
"Oh, I see. Well it's not so bad if you got friends to hang out with. Do you have anyone to eat lunch with?"
"No, besides you I have only met one other person, a girl named Kairi. She didn't offer to let me eat lunch with her."
"Kairi? A word of advice, you should limit your time with her. She seems nice enough, but she has a nasty side to her. Why don't you eat with me and my friend Wakka?"
"Are you sure that is okay?"
Tidus gave Sora a big smile, "Sure, it will be just fine. We'll meet you in front of the cafeteria doors. Just try not to take to long to get there, okay?"
"Okay, thanks." Sora was happy. He had just started this school and it looked like he had already made a friend. Hopefully before the end of lunch he will make another one. Of course, Sora did not realize that his new friend was part of the group of guys he had ran into before, that he wanted to avoid while he was here. All he knew was that he didn't have to eat lunch alone. And he was happy about that.
Sora managed to make it through his first few classes without problems. Kairi was in his second period class, although she did not talk to him. In his third period class he met a girl named Namine. She was very nice to him. The class was an art class which he was not very good out, but Namine helped him. She told him about the different types of pencils that they were using for the assignment. Sora could tell that art was something that she enjoyed. She showed him a few of her pictures and he thought they were very good.
When lunch time came, Sora quickly made his way to the cafeteria doors to meet Tidus. He didn't want to make his new friend have to wait on him. He spotted Tidus with a red head right away.
"Sorry, I made you wait." Sora said.
"Nah, we weren't waiting long. Sora this is Wakka. Wakka, Sora." Tidus said introducing them. Wakka eyed Sora, which made him slightly uncomfortable, but then smiled and stuck out his hand.
"Nice to meet ya, Sora." Wakka said, shaking Sora's hand. Sora smiled back.
"You too. So is the food here good, I'm starving." Sora said in his usual cheerful manner. Tidus and Wakka laughed.
"It's not the best, but it's not the worst either." Tidus explained.
"It is edible." Wakka added. Sora smiled again and followed as the other two led the way to the food. Sora loaded his tray up with food and followed Tidus as he led them to a place to eat. The three sat at an empty table towards the far end of the room. Sora noticed the looks that other people were giving them. He wondered about it, but didn't ask.
The three talked as they ate. Sora had finished eating about half of his food when someone sat down next to him. He hadn't noticed anyone approaching so he was surprised by them. Sora glanced over, thinking maybe he could make another friend, but that thought quickly left him.
"So we meet again, Sora. Are you having a good first day?"
"Yes, I have already made some friends."
"Did you need something, Riku?" Tidus asked. Riku glanced at Tidus wondering what he was up to.
"No, just thought I would see how the new kid is doing. Wanted to make sure he was fitting in and not having any problems. But I see you two are taking care of him."
"That's right, we are." Tidus said. Riku smiled and stood up to walk away.
"I better be going then. See you later, Sora." Riku said. Sora watched as he walked away, glad that he hadn't stayed long.
"What can you tell me about that guy?" Sora asked his new friends.
"Riku? He's not a bad person once you get use to him. You looked like you didn't really want him around. You should give him a chance." Tidus said. Wakka nodded in agreement.
"Riku just takes some getting use to. But you won't regret it once you do." Wakka told him. Sora had his doubts thought. Riku hadn't seemed like someone he wouldn't regret getting to know when he had met him at the club. Even if they said that, Sora still intended on keeping his distance from him. He just couldn't trust people with silver hair.
TBC
This chapter was a little boring, but it is setting things up. And now we have the main game, wonder what will happen. What is Tidus doing? Find out next chapter. Also another visit with the doctor where he will try to help Sora with his problem with people with silver hair.