Cursed Gender
By: Orika
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Vampire Orika: Lousy Mortal.
Orika: Hey guys I'm sorry it took me so long. My schedule is quite full; I'll try updating my other stories as well. And now off to the story…
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts
Chapter 2: From Bad to Worst
(Kairi's POV)
I sat at the chair waiting for the staff to confirm my fake identity papers and give me my schedules. Roxas has left me to go in his class. Well I would be seeing him soon anyway. I waited patiently tapping my pointing finger at my knee.
Fifteen minutes to nervous eruption and counting. The woman named Ms. Griselda so as the name plate says was still scanning my papers. If I get caught I'm so blaming Roxas for this.
She then returned it to an envelope and hid it one of the drawers that indicated V files storage. She then turned to me and smiled.
"Well all things are in order." Ms. Griselda said. "But it is so strange for you to be transferring at this time of the year." She said as she wrote something on a paper.
"Well family problems." I said. "Nothing I can do about it."
"You poor girl…" Ms. Griselda said.
I winced at the word girl. How I hate my life and how I love to strangle the one who's responsible for this, Naminé, but mostly Roxas for the whole idea of me attending school.
"Well I won't hold you longer. Classes are about to start you wouldn't want to be late now would you?" Ms. Griselda said smiling as she handed me my schedule and a note to show to the teachers.
"Thank you…" I said and left the office.
I looked at my schedule and headed to the first class which my most dreaded subject, History. Not to worry Roxas had provided me a map of the campus so I won't get lost. I was about to take a turn at the corner when suddenly, something or someone hit me hard and I fell on the floor butt first.
"Hey watch where you're going?" A male voice said sharply.
Peacefulness has now gone out of the window.
"Hell you're telling me that, when you're the one who bumped into me!" I said as I looked at the guy straight face.
The guy with spiked brunette hair and a pair of blue orbs stared at me in bewilderment. I gave him an icy stare as I stood up and pushed him hard.
"Oh a little gutsy aren't you?" He said playfully.
"Humph…" I said and walked passed him and went straight away. The nerve of some people, they are the ones who bumped you and blame you for it instead.
"Hey!!!" He called back.
I ignored him. Those kinds of people are better to be avoided. They mean nothing but trouble. Just then I passed by a group of girls. They were all staring icy daggers at me.
I'm kind of having a flashback. I remember the time when girls come running after me only they were giving me sweet smiles instead of dagger stares.
I ignored them and continued on. But that's when I realized the map was missing. I cursed as I searched my bag for it but never found it. I'm in trouble; can't my day go any worse?
(Sora's POV)
I went to the classroom and received some flirty smiles from the females. Yeah well I am quite popular among them. I sat down at the chair at the back row. I dug pockets and took out a paper.
The map of the campus was drawn in it. That auburn girl may have difficulty finding the rooms. Hey I tried calling her but she ignored me, but then I felt guilty, she'll be late for her class.
"Where is she?" I heard someone said.
I glanced at the source of the voice and found Roxas who was sitting in front of me glancing at the door uncomfortably. I raised an eyebrow, he seemed anxious.
Roxas and I aren't related or anything but people always mistakes us as twins, cousins whatever. Though I can understand why, I mean we resemble each other very much for comfort. Roxas took out his phone, flipped it open, fiddled with it and pressed it by his ear.
"Where the heck are you?" Roxas asked. "What? What do you mean you're lost? I drew you a map didn't I? You lost it, where are you right now?" He said glancing at the door again. "That's just near here. Take the right hall and go straight just read the labels of the room. Call me if you can't find it..." He flipped down his phone and thumps his head on the desk. I heard him muttered curses. "Maybe this was a bad idea."
I wonder what was wrong with him. Then a brunette haired woman; Ms. Aerith came inside and the class went silent. She placed her stuff at the teacher's desk.
"Alright class…" Ms. Aerith said clasping her hands together. "I have an announcement to make… A new student will be joining us now and for the rest who will have the same classes with her."
A new student huh… A female wonder what she looks like, I wonder if she's cute… I noticed Roxas' head perked up.
Ms. Aerith picked up a chalk and wrote her name down. Kairi Valentine… That's almost similar to Kai Valence… He's a student from Twilight the school just a few blocks away from here. He was popular even here at Radiant University. I've seen the guy once from the struggle competition and he totally hit my ass off the competition. Now that I thought about it I heard the guy disappeared a week ago. None of my business though.
"Please come in…" Ms. Aerith said and the door opened.
I looked at the person who came in and my eyes grew big. I recognized the auburn haired girl I bumped to just a few minutes ago. Funny to the coincidence she and I have the same class.
Kairi stood in front of the class and bowed.
"H-Hi my name is Kai― ri… Kairi Valentine." She said. Maybe she's nervous being new and all.
"Do you guys want to know something about her?" Ms. Aerith asked.
Someone raised a hand it was Tidus.
"Hey are you related to Kai Valence?" Tidus asked. "The name is somewhat alike…"
The entire class laughed. So I wasn't the only one who noticed. I noticed her winced when Tidus mentioned the name then I heard someone cursed, though not loudly for the teacher to hear. I glanced and saw Roxas who stared at Kairi and noticed that his eye was twitching.
I looked back at the girl. She seemed to be thinking she then coughed and cleared her throat.
"N-No not at all…" Kairi said and her eyes shifted to Roxas.
They seem to be communicating to each other… With stares..? How weird is that?
"All right now Kairi please take a seat." Ms. Aerith said.
Kairi murmured a thank you and immediately walked at the row heading my way. The seat beside me was empty so probably she was going to sit beside me.
"Hey can you go and seat at the back?" Roxas asked the girl who was sitting beside him.
"Why?" The girl asked.
"Sora doesn't have any seat mate." Roxas said making the scapegoat.
The girl stood up with a wide smile and didn't bother to ask anymore and went to seat beside me. Roxas switch to the seat beside him and Kairi then went straight to sit near the window. Strange she didn't even stopped walking, as if she was expecting it.
"Sorry about that. Some jerk-off bumped into me and I lost the map after that." Kairi said.
I twitch at what she said so she didn't notice me, more than that she didn't even recognize me.
Ms. Aerith then began lecturing about the history of the keyblade wars. I found it hard to focus since I keep on averting my gaze to Kairi. I figured she knew Roxas since they were talking to each other normally. Then it got me thinking about the person Roxas was talking to earlier, maybe that was her.
Before I even realized it the bell had rang. Students started running out the room. I was deciding to return the map, but then I was a little bit embarrassed since Roxas was still there. And it seems to me he wasn't about to leave her company.
They both left at the same time. Oh well I can have other opportunities.
"Hey Sora hurry up let's go." I heard my silver white haired best friend Riku said.
"Coming!!!" I said and we went off to our next class.
(Kairi's POV)
I'm sure as glad that was over. I can't believe I'll be seeing that guy in my first period. It's a good thing Roxas asked the girl to exchange seat at the back or I might've broke the guy's nose. I almost got late because of him.
Third period was over and it was lunch time. Roxas and I went to the cafeteria. He told me his friends were going to join us soon.
"Okay so after lunch you'll be on your own. Sorry Kai this is as far as I can go." Roxas said apologetically.
"Don't be you've done so much actually." I said as we took a seat from a table. "Oh yeah before I forget. I'll need some advice." I dug for something on my bag.
"Advice for what..?" Roxas asked.
"These…" I said as I laid some job ads on the table.
"What are these for?" Roxas asked looking at some.
"I've got to face it. There's no telling how long I'm going to be like this, so I have to find a way to earn some money. I looked at the job bulletin board yesterday and found some that are near the apartment but actually pays well." I said tapping my forefinger at a paper. "The only problem is which am I going to take now?"
"Hmmm…" Roxas muttered examining the papers. "Not a bad idea. I know most of the shops and fast foods you've took. I can actually recommend you." He said.
"No…" I said. "No more recommendation for you. You've done enough; I want to do this on my own."
"Okay…" Roxas said soberly. "At least let me pick a good one for you. I'll browse it." He said.
Then three students approached us.
"Hi Roxas…" A brunette haired girl said smiling.
"Who's your new friend?" A brunette haired boy with a camera then said.
"Is she your girlfriend?" A dirty blonde haired boy asked.
Roxas and I exchanged stares and made disgusting faces.
"Eww…" We both chorused. I can't believe how girly I sounded at that, then the thought of Roxas and me… Making out… Ugh, I don't want to think about it… Bad thoughts… Bad thoughts…
"Her… NO WAY!!!" Roxas said almost sounding like he was gonna puke.
"So disgusting… Belch…" I said pretending to puke as well.
The three laughed at us.
"Well that was an exaggerating reaction." The girl said.
"Kairi this is Olette Prism, Pence Wilhelm and Hayner Rayshield. Guys this is Kairi Valentine she just transferred here." Roxas said.
We exchanged greetings as the three sat.
"You two seem to know each other." Olette said.
"Yeah, she's a friend of mine from Destiny Islands." Roxas said as if it was true. "Her parents sent her here for some quality education. So I'm helping her out." I have to give him credit he's quite an actor.
"Ohhh…" The three chorused.
Pence then notice the paper ads.
"So what are ya doing with this?" Pence asked looking at one paper.
"She's looking for a part-time job." Roxas said. "I'm just helping her choose with it."
"Oh really what an independent woman… Finally someone I can relate to…" Olette said smiling at me.
I smiled back awkwardly I still couldn't get it over me to be called a female. I excused myself to the bathroom and Roxas insisted he'll show me.
"No, Roxas don't be like a nanny… Honestly you're beginning to frighten me." I said.
"Oh come on the whole thing of getting you to this school was my idea." Roxas said and his face went pale as he caught his mistake I quickly covered it up.
"Yeah, your idea of insisting my parents that this school is great." I said as Roxas tightened his mouth. "I appreciate it, really but please I am so not going to pay you to be a babysitter, because I'm a grown up." I said and quickly left.
I went outside the cafeteria and headed to the bathroom. I was just washing my face, and then I reached and turned the faucet off. When I looked up at the mirror I got freaked out at seeing a guy behind me and I almost screamed, if the person behind me didn't cover my mouth with his hand. It was him that guy who bumped me who was in my class. Is he a stalker or something?
I struggled with him but he was strong. Oh how I hate being what I am now. So with no other choice I stomped on his foot real hard.
"Owww!!!" He said as I took a distance and faced him.
"What is wrong with you?!" I yelled at him.
"Are you crazy, why'd you stomped my foot?" He said holding his leg looking up at me.
"Why are you following me?" I asked.
"Following you? Mind telling me first what you're doing in the men's bathroom?" He asked glaring at me.
His words took a few minutes to register on my mind.
"This is the men's bathroom?" I asked pointing on the floor like some kind of an idiot.
He pointed at the obviously toilets cemented on the wall. (A/N: You know the typical men's toilet.) I didn't realize I entered the men's bathroom. I forgot that I'm female right now.
"Oh god…"I said biting my lower lip.
"Don't you know how to read?" He asked. "Or look at the sign?" He added raising an eyebrow.
"Sorry, I―I was in a daze." I lied. "I didn't realize I entered the wrong bathroom." I said and quickly left.
(Sora's POV)
I would've gone after her if only my foot didn't hurt so bad, she stomped me real good.
"Damn it hurts real bad…" I said then I noticed something was on the floor.
I picked it up and looked at it. It was a pearl pendant. I tucked it at my polo's pocket, washed my hands and left the bathroom. I headed back to our hangout to meet with the others.
(Kairi's POV)
I quickly reached our table and Roxas saw how anxious I was.
"Hey is everything okay?" Roxas asked.
"Hmm-mm yeah…" I lied fixing my uniform.
"So the guys and I have decided on which job you can take." Roxas said laying the paper of the coffee shop.
I looked at it touching my neckline. There was something missing… Olette noticed my hand kept on searching around my neck.
"Is something wrong?" Olette asked.
"Well…" I said looking inside my blouse.
"What is it?" Pence asked.
"It's gone…" I said looking at Roxas.
"What's gone?" Hayner asked.
"Uh… Nothing that important, I just left something." I said motioning Roxas to come with me.
Roxas stood up and went with me.
"What is it?" Roxas asked.
"My necklace is gone." I said.
"You mean the pearl pendant I gave you!!!" Roxas yelled.
"I think I left it at the bathroom." I said.
"You know I'm not allowed at the girl's bathroom." Roxas said. It was a good thing nobody was in the corridor with us or else, people would think us as a couple of nuts.
"That's the problem. I mistakenly went to the boy's bathroom." I said as we reached the bathroom.
"You what..?" Roxas gaped at me.
"Just get in there and check if there's anyone there." I said and pushed him at the door.
Roxas grumbled and went inside, after a few seconds he emerged.
"Coast is clear, no one's in the bathroom." Roxas said and motioned me to go in.
I looked around and saw no one in sight, and then I went in. As soon as I did I quickly checked on the floors for any sign of the necklace.
"Are you sure this is where you dropped it?" Roxas asked.
"Very certain… Unless…" I said then it hit me. "That guy must've got it."
"Who..?" Roxas queried.
(Sora's POV)
I looked at the pearl pendant, as the guys went on rumbling. Looking at the pearl the image of what happened at the "bathroom incident". I chuckled even though it hurt, I couldn't forget the look on her face. If I remember correctly from class her name was Kairi Valentine. The guys and I were at our usual hang-out at the backyard. This place was like our territory nobody comes here, even the teachers.
"Hey Sora what's with the smile on your face?" Tidus asked nudging my elbow.
I let the necklace fall only to be caught by my other hand.
"No reason." I lied.
"Someone new brudda?" Wakka asked.
"Nope…" I said grinning tossing the necklace in the air.
Riku snatched the necklace in the air with a smug grin on his face.
"Oh really then what's this?" He asked dangling the necklace.
"Give it back." I said and tried to snatch it back but failed miserably.
"Tell us first whose this for?" Riku said.
"GIVE THAT BACK!!!" I was supposed to say but it came out in a female's voice a familiar one.
All four of us turned our heads as we saw Roxas and the red headed girl heading towards us.
"Kairi forget about it… We let's just get it later." Roxas said.
But then Kairi a.k.a. Ms-Red-Head went straight towards us. I quickly grabbed the necklace from Riku and hold it in. She came straight face-to-face with me. She stuck out her hand in the demanding gesture of 'Give it back or else…'
"That is mine." Kairi said. "Give it to me." She demanded.
"Sora please, just give it to her." Roxas said. "And Kairi calm down."
"Shut up Roxas Heather and stay out of this." Kairi said glaring at Roxas.
"Okay, okay geez… Cool off Kai." Roxas pleaded.
"I am not going to cool off." Kairi retorted back as her icy glare return to me.
I felt the chills run down my spine.
"Give it… Now…" The final warning etched on her voice.
I faced her with a smug grin on my face and said; "Make me…"
Kairi pulled her hand back.
"Oh darn it…" Roxas said and went between us.
Before I knew what was happening Roxas was down on the ground.
"Roxas what were you doing?" Kairi said kneeling to help him out. "Idiot why did you blocked him..?"
"Ouch that's got to hurt." Riku said looking at Roxas. "This girl has muscles." He said to Wakka pointing at Kairi in which Wakka nodded in agreement.
"What time is it?" Roxas asked in a daze. "I can see stars is it night time?"
We all just laughed and Kairi glared at us, hooking Roxas' arm around her neck and walked away with him.
"Isn't that the new girl?" Tidus asked. "First day of school and she'd hit someone already. New record…" He said.
Yup usually it takes a few days before girls get into fights with other girls because of their girly issues not to mention she was aiming for me. I watch Kairi help limping Roxas away. Heck I went after them and held on to Roxas other arm.
"Here let me help you." I said.
"Leave me alone…" Kairi yelled.
"Come on you can't bring him at the infirmary on your own." I said.
"And who says I'm going to bring him at the infirmary?" Kairi said. "He's going to be fine." She said laying him on the wall outside the building. "Roxas how many Kai do you see?"
"Uhhhh, six…" Roxas replied and I chuckled.
Kairi glared at me and looked back at Roxas.
"Not good I have to take you to the infirmary and ask the nurse to give you a shot." Kairi said and I was stunned I mean a shot for a punch.
"A SHOT!!!" Roxas snapped out of his daze and quickly stood up. "No shot I'm absolutely fine." He said quickly and turned around but I guess he didn't realize he was leaning on a wall that he turned around and walked smacked at it.
Kairi quickly grabbed him before he fell.
"What is wrong with you? Heck you are going to the infirmary." Kairi said and totally dragged him off despite his protests. "Quit whining you're acting like a baby."
Roxas got loose from her grasp and quickly ran off.
"Hey!!!" Kairi called and chased after him.
"That was a weird couple…" Tidus said.
I looked at Tidus and said; "What makes you think they're a couple?"
"Well it's quite obvious, right?" Riku said pointing at where the two have ran off. "If not yet a couple then a mutual understanding."
"Why Sora, are you jealous brudda?" Wakka smirked.
"Of course not I just find it weird, I guess it's the reason why Roxas has no thing for girls." I said. "Maybe she is his girlfriend."
I couldn't help but be curious I guess I can ask Roxas later. He and I almost have all the same classes.
(Kairi's POV)
I officially declare it being an irregular sucks. Not only do I have to get extra subjects but the extra hours as well. It's a good thing my classes are only up to five. I have to balance my schedule, oops completely forgot Roxas was already doing that. He's becoming my personal manager. I could use a lot of help right now.
I walked along the street heading to the apartment. Pleased with the fact that I'll be starting to work tomorrow. My work shift starts at six in the evening up to ten.
When I entered the coffee shop and asked for assistance. An employee led me to the manager's office. I passed my resume… Ahem my FAKE RESUME done by Roxas as well. The manager interviewed me and the rest goes on well.
I unlocked the door and went inside closing and locking the door behind me. I left my shoes by the door and slipped in the slippers. Pink fluffy slippers still goes against me; I'll have to remember to kill Roxas for it.
As I flopped on the bed I heard my stomach growl. Oh yeah I have to cook dinner, I went off to the kitchen. My apartment doesn't have that much space, but the good thing about it is that the rent is cheap and that it takes only a few steps to reach another room.
I made some scrambled eggs mixed with bacon and other seasonings. At least I know how to cook and do some house stuff.
After eating dinner and cleaned up I just laid on the bed wearing a man's silk shirt. I asked Roxas to grab some from home. Even at this state I could still feel myself. I stared at the ceiling.
"I wonder how long I have to stay like this." I mumbled to my self and drifted off to slumber.
End of Chapter 2
Orika: Finally done. I haven't updated for a long time. I have so many stories hanging.
Vampire Orika: You're a lazy Mortal…
Orika: A little help and some encouragements will be appreciated.
Vampire Orika: Not in my lifetime Mortal.
Orika: Ugh, Reviews will be appreciated… Until next time…