Sora: Hello readers, I'm sorry to say that Khknight has -gulp- passed on. His plane crashed and-

Khknight: Eh hem. -taps foot-

Sora: OH MY GOD! A GHOST! MOMMY! -runs off-

Kairi & Riku: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! -run off-

Khknight: Okay then. I'm alive and well. Asia was great, had a great time, but its time to return to my old lifestyle. Namine, if you would, please.

Namine: Disclaimer: Khknight doesn't own anything.

Khknight: Enjoy.

I Must Be Dreaming

Chapter 6 The Horrors of High School

Several weeks passed. Kairi played with Koudi, Sora worked on his stories, Kairi and Sora hung out, same thing for the next few weeks. But now, they must brace themselves for their biggest obstatcle: The First Day of School! Dun, dun, dun! Okay, on with the show.

Sora awoke and rubbed his eyes. He saw a blurry image in front of him. He rubbed his eyes as he drowsilly sat up. He found Kairi sitting on him.

"AAAHHH!" Sora yelled, startled. Kairi simply giggled. "Kairi, what're you doing? Get off me!" Kairi giggled again.

"I'm here to wake you up and say," Kairi began to jump on Sora, "'It's time for school! It's time for school!'" she cheered over and over. Sora groaned with each jump.

"OKAY! OKAY! I'M UP!" he yelled at her. She got off and jumped into the shower. Sora groaned and got out of bed. He looked at a nearby clock. 5:30. Sora freaked out. "WHO GETS UP AT FIVE THIRTY FOR SCHOOL!"

Later

Sora and Kairi sat at the table with his family for breakfast.. Sora and Kairi were ready for school with clothes they bought at the gigantic mall months before. Koudi was ready for his first day of school as well. Unlike his older brother, he wore a tucked-in white collar shirt, brown slacks, and black shoes. They finished their breakfast and jumped into the car. Sora's mom started the car and they were on their way. First stop was Koudi's school. It looked big enough to be a college.

"Have a good first day of school sweetie!" Sora's mom yelled to Koudi. The nine year-old turned red.

"I will mom!" he yelled back. Sora's mom continued to drive. They arrived at their school. Fukaito High School. This school was big enough to be a college.

"Sora, you and Kairi will have to take the bus home. Your dad's gonna work overtime tonight." Sora's mom told him. Sora and Kairi got out of the car.

"Okay mom. Bye." he replied. She drove off. Sora and Kairi looked at their school.

"Here goes nothing." Kairi said. They walked into the building and walked to the principal's office. They got their schedules and left. "Sora, can I see your schedule?" she asked. Sora nodded and handed her the piece of paper. Kairi frowned at the sight. "We only have Math, Gym, Homeroom, and Science together." she replied. She handed him his schedule back and immediately hugged him. "I'M GONNA MISS YOU SORA!" she cried. Sora shook her off.

"Calm down. At least we have a couple classes together." Sora replied. "I'll see you in Math, 2nd Period." Kairi sniffed and smiled. They walked back outside and sat down near the steps.

"Hey Sora, can I ask you a question?" Kairi asked. He nodded. "What happened to you? You seem entirely...different." Sora looked at her. She contained deep concern in her eyes. He sighed and looked down.

"It's just...everything. Everything's happenning too fast. I moved away from my hometown, you magically appear here, it's speeding by me. And when I left, I was in a short depression stage, but, thanks to you, I'm out of it. Do you understand?" Sora asked. Kairi looked into his eyes. He was serious. She simply smiled and nodded. But Sora wasn't stupid. She was hiding something behind that smile. Something she wouldn't enjoy sharing with him. BRRRIIIIINNG! The bell rang and they headed to homeroom. Room A16. They took a couple of seats in the back and waited. Soon, the room was filled with students and the teacher. Their teacher, Ms. Heartilly, turned on the TV and they watched the announcements, which was done by the A/V Club.

"Good morning students! Welcome back to another year of Fukaito High! Hopefully, this year will be another great one!" the student anchor cheered. Sora groaned. Kairi laughed to herself. After the announcements, Sora and Kairi went their seperate ways, Sora to English and Kairi to History.

English

Sora sat in the back of his class, waiting for class to start. One student took a seat right next to him. He took a slight look at her. His eyes widened. That's the girl from the news! He screamed at himself and quickly looked away. Okay, Sora. Just act like you didn't notice her. Play it like that, and nothing will happen.

"Hi!" Those words shattered his thoughts and made him jump. He took another look. Crap. She was looking right at her. He sighed and showed a small wave. However, she wouldn't stop there. "You're new here, aren't you?" she asked. Sora sighed again. He looked at the blonde once more. She had a smile that people on Mars could see. He chuckled in his head about that and nodded 'yes' to her. She nodded and held her hand out. "I'm Namine." Sora stared at her hand.

"Sora." he flatly answered. Namine pulled her hand back. She kept her big smile on.

"So, where are you from?" she asked. Sora stared at her. Her cheerfulness was slightly creepy. He pushed thoughts of that out of his head and took a deep breath.

"Destiny Islands." he answered, flatly once more. Namine nodded. Sora nodded as well and looked forward. She raised an eyebrow and leaned over to him. She poked his head. Sora grabbed her finger. "What are you doing?" he asked. Namine smiled again.

"Nothing." she answered cheerfully. He shrugged and let go of her finger. Soon, the class was completely filled with students. Their teacher, Mr. Loire, walked into the room.

"Good morning students!" he greeted. "This year, we will be covering..."

History

Kairi sat in her class, like Sora, alone. She tapped her pen on the desk and crossed her legs. Suddenly, she was tapped on the shoulder. She turned to see a spikey, blonde haired boy.

"Excuse me, is this Ms. Trepe's History class?" he asked. Kairi blinked. I could've sworn I saw Sora right there. she thought. The sound of snapping fingers brought her out of her thoughts. "Hello! Are you there?" he asked again.

"Right. Sorry." Kairi shook her head.

"So? Is this the class or what?" he asked again.

"Yeah, it is."

"Thank you. I'm Roxas." he replied as he held his hand out. Kairi shook his hand.

"I'm Kairi." she greeted. Roxas took a seat next to her.

"So, Kairi, where are you from?" he asked.

"Destiny Islands." she answered. Roxas nodded and looked forward. Soon, the class was filled with students as well. Their teacher, Ms. Trepe, walked in. Kairi could tell that she was strict, considering the whip she tried to conceal behind her.

"Listen up!" she snapped at the class. One student was sleeping. Unfortunately, she noticed this and banged his head on the desk. Everyone jumped at this. "This is a new year and I will not, absolutely NOT, tolerate chewing gum, passing notes, talking out of turn, sleeping..."

Math

Sora and Kairi met up in front of the door to their math class. They walked in and took a couple seats in the back. Namine and Roxas also walked in, taking seats in front of them, Namine infront of Sora and Roxas infront of Kairi. Sora and Kairi looked at each other and shrugged. The class was completely filled within minutes and their teacher, who was also their homeroom teacher, Ms. Heartilly, walked in, two minutes after the bell.

"Sorry I'm late, I had to grab some stuff from the teacher's lounge." she apoligized. The class was absolutely silent. "Well, it's an exciting new year at Fukaito! This year, we will be going over..."

"Hey, Sora." Kairi whispered. Sora turned to her.

"What is it?" he whispered back.

"Is it just me, or am I seeing a mirror infront of you? 'Cause, whenever I look over there, I see someone who looks just like me." she quietly explained.

"Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing."

"You two! In the back!" Ms. Heartilly said. Sora and Kairi looked forward immediately as the class looked at them. "Is there something you two would like to share with the class?" she asked. They nodded 'no'. "Normally, I wouldn't tolerate talking, but since it's the first day of school, you two are off the hook." she explained. They nodded and turned slightly red with embarassment. The class snickered at them as the teacher resumed her explaination about the year.

Lunch

Sora and Kairi met up in front of the cafeteria doors and entered together. There, they encountered a cafeteria that would be meant for a food court in the mall back home.They each grabbed a tray and got in line. They grabbed their food, Sora paid for both lunches, and they found an empty table. Roxas and Namine later joined them.

"We haven't been properly introduced, have we?" Roxas asked. They all nodded 'no'.

"Sora, this is Roxas." Kairi replied, pointing to Roxas. "Roxas, this is Sora." she said, pointing to Sora.

"And Kairi, this is Namine." Sora said pointing to Namine. "Namine, this is Kairi." he said pointing to Kairi.

"And, of course, me and Roxas know each other." Namine replied, putting her arm around Roxas's shoulder and Roxas doing the same to her.

"How?" Kairi asked, with a confused look on her face.

"We've been friends since kindergarden." Roxas answered. Sora's curiousity shot up.

"Really now? Kairi and I have been friends since kindergarden too." he replied.

"And I have to admit, you two look a lot alike." Kairi commented, pointing at both Roxas and Sora. Roxas and Sora looked at each other. "Except, ya know, Roxas has blonde hair and Sora has brown hair." she added. Everyone laughed.

"And the same goes for you and Namine." Namine and Kairi looked at each other as well. "Except, you're a red head and she's blonde." he added. They laughed again.

"Well, I see we have most of our classes together." Sora suddenly commented.

"Yeah, I'm not sure I like having Mr. Leonhart as a Gym teacher. He kinda scares me." Namine replied.

"Yeah? You and Sora make it to History. You'll get the color scared out of ya!" Roxas replied. They laughed again. Soon, they began to shovel in their food before the bell rang. They dumped their leftovers in the garbage, put their trays in the dirty dishes window, and ran off to their Science class.

After School

Sora and Kairi said their good byes to their new friends and took the bus home. There, they dropped their bags in the living room and collapsed on the couch. Sora walked over to the fridge to grab a snack, when he found a note on the fridge.

Dear Son,

Koudi and I are looking for more of his school supplies and doing some errands! We should be back by 9, there's some food for you and Kairi to heat up.

Love, Mom

"Hey Kairi! I guess we got the house to ourselves again." Sora called. Sora returned to the living room with sodas and found Kairi watching a sitcom.

"Japan's got some strange sitcoms. Even with the english subtitles, I don't understand it." she commented.

"Ya know what's strange?" Sora asked. Kairi looked at him.

"What?" she asked.

"Namine and Roxas. It's like we're talking to clones." he answered. Kairi nodded.

"It's creepy. But somewhat, cool." she added. Sora shook his head.

"Sometimes, you just don't make any sense, Kairi." he replied. Kairi hit him with a pillow.

"What was that?" she joked, trying to sound angry. Kairi hit him again with a pillow.

"Oh, now it's on!" Sora replied as he grabbed a pillow. He hit her with it after blocking her attempts. For the rest of the afternoon, they had their little fight.

Khknight: Finally, it's done.

Sora: Yay! My taquitos! -goes to microwave- Where are they?

Khknight: Wait, those were taquitos?