My eyes open slowly but I stopped when they were half lidded. Sunlight danced into my room, making everything brighter and harder to look at because my eyes haven't adjusted yet.

I just lay on my bed, waiting for my eyes to adjust, remembering the chance that I gave up. I was so close...

It's too late now.

And to say I don't regret anything would be a lie.

An absolute lie.

Pulling the covers off my body, I sat up and looked at the digital clock at my bed stand. 10:37 AM

I rolled off bed, falling painfully on my face, and grabbed a shirt from a random pile of used shirts. I grabbed my phone and pocketed it because mom said that she and dad wouldn't be home today because they were meeting some friends and would probably be back at 10pm... and you know how my mother is with me and my whereabouts. I stumbled on a few things in my room before finally getting to the door. I walked down the stairs with one goal set in mind: BREAKFAST.

Grabbing my favorite bowl of cereal, I plopped on the couch, turning the TV on so I could watch some Saturday morning cartoons. Summer started 2 weeks ago and this is all I've been doing in that span of time. Maybe I should go out today. Yeah. Thats a good idea. I'm running out of reading material anyway and Sophia needed a few new strings.

When I finished breakfast, I made a mental check list of what I needed then changed. A pair of jeans, ripped here and there, a blue 3/4 sleeved band shirt and over that, a black vest. Don't ask me why I'm actually describing what I'm wearing...

Shut up. I'm not done yet.

I pulled on a pair of fingerless, fishnet gloves. Now, onto my accessories. Just some simple chains. Can't go on without my chains.

I made sure I had my phone and my wallet and made sure that I actually had MONEY in my wallet then went out to buy my things.

After buying Sophia some strings, I headed to the bookstore.

When I entered the bookstore, it was just blissful. The room smelled of books and it was quiet. Not that many people here either. I smiled inwardly and walked walked around.

I found myself in the manga section first, grabbing a few volumes of Bleach and headed to find good literature.

With several books in hand, I found yet another one that caught my attention. Flowers for Algernon. As I went to grabbed it, I ended up grabbing some random persons hand. I recoiled immediately and mumbled a chain of apologies.

"Demyx?"

"Zexion?"

Okay. It's Zexion. What do I do?

"I didn't expect to find you here." He said smiling that smile of his.

I smiled too and laughed. "Heh. neither did I."

He glanced at the books in my hand. "Starting your own book collection, I see."

And, I noticed too, that he had several books in hand too. "And you're expanding your mini-library." I smiled.

We both grabbed a copy of 'Flowers for Algernon' and headed to the cashier to pay for our books.

Now, we both had plastic bags of book and now wandered through the mall while exchanging stories of our summer so far.

"Well, I haven't been doing much." I started. "Just messing around with Sophia and stuff."

"Sophia...?" He asked. He blushed slightly and looked away. I raised an eyebrow at this but he looked back at me, the blush gone from his face and he smiled. "Your girl friend?" He teased, a smirk pulling at his lips.

I gave him a bewildered look and shook my head. "N-no!Sophia's my sitar!"

"You named your sitar SOPHIA?" He asked tauntingly.

I mocked glared at him. "FYI, she's my best friend and we make beautiful music together!" I emphasized "beautiful music together by saying it in a French accent but I sounded so stupid that I laughed and we were both laughing.

We were outside the mall now, walking aimlessly until we found ourselves at the bay. We set our books down on a random bench and Zexion went to get some coffee from the vending machine.

He handed me a cup and sat next to me. "It's funny how its so cold even though its summer." He said as he sipped his coffee.

I nodded. "Yeah. It's really nice though. Not too hot, not too cold."

So, we ended up talking more and laughing at each others lame jokes. haha. Good times. Good times.

Walking home was kinda silent, just enjoying each others company.

I looked straight ahead, knowing I had another chance, and decided to to do it. But it had to be PERFECT.

Zexion, I like like you. Ugh. No Lame.

You know, you're a really awesome person and I was wondering if...we could go out? NO

RAH I should've thought about this sooner or at least consulted a love guru or something.

I felt a hand wrap around mine and I found out that Zexion grabbed my hand while I was having a little talk with myself.

He looked at me and smiled, blush appearing on his cheeks.

I smiled wider and tightened my grip on his hand.

AN:

well, guys, Open book is DONE!!!!

I hope this was cute. I was aiming for cute. Was it cute?! huh? HUH?! LOL I'll stop bombarding you with questions now.

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and sorry for type-o's or grammar NO-NOs

I updated soon because i didn't wanna upset O3O

When my plot bunnies come back from their vacation, I'll write more

You guys tell me if you want Akuroku-ness or zemyx-ness or anything. I'll try and write some for you

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