Chapter 5 – School

It's only the next day I realized how much I truly hate school.

I loved learning, but this building was filled with a bunch of uneducated, rude asses.

I came in to the school, taking my hood off and letting my hair loose, walking to my locker and rolling in the combination. I got out books for literature and walked to class before getting caught by looking below my feet at all, I tripped over something skinny and gasped, falling flat on my face, my books flying in different directions. I heard a laugh and the horrible smell of nicotine invading my lungs. I froze and heard Axel step in front of me, taking a drag on his cigarette. Someone stepped on my back.

"Hey there, Auburn."

"What is your problem, Von Stauffenberg?" I frowned at him.

"It just looked like you had some waking up to do." he examined my notebook, dropping ashes on it. I froze, glaring up at him.

"Hey, Von Fuckenberg, lay off." I heard Xigbar speak as he picked up one of my books. Axel turned with a smirk to him,

"Or you'll what, poke my eye out?"

My friend's face was quite skeptic, "Get out of my sight." He said. Xaldin simply pulled out his beloved pocketknife and the boy that was on my back backed away. Axel huffed and walked away.

"Thanks guys." I mumbled, trying to get everything together."

Xaldin began helping, "You welco- Hm." He looked quite skeptic as he gave me one of my notebooks that said "Marluxia G.'s Work Plan Out".

I looked at him in question and suddenly Xigbar sighed, "Vex, you gotta learn to protect yourself. Have you bought a blade yet?"

I rolled my eyes and stood up, "No, Xigbar, I am not carrying around a knife and I am not hurting anyone."

" gun?" he said hopefully, leaning down to brush against the top of his boot, where I know he kept his 9 mm Browning.

"Even worse." I shook my head and began to class. Xigbar and Xaldin went off to chase off the redhead that came back around.
I kept walking and saw Larxene standing in the doorway.

"Yo. Um," she began, "Marly wants you to sit with us at lunch today. Would that be OK with you?"

I shrugged, "Why not?"

She nodded and walked away. I stared at her back in confusion. They never talked to me at school….

"Move out of the way, Auburn." I looked down the Inch that I had to, to see Zexion and Lexaeus behind him. The 6'5 guy glared down at me, and Zexion glaring up.

I could glare up and down too. So I did. Though my neck hurt.

"Screw you, Carper." I said to Zexion, purposely standing in the way.

I gasped as Lexaeus took a hold of my shoulders and raised me up, moving me to the left. He let go and I dropped on the ground.

I knew I was light, but goddamn!

I hissed as I gave up and walked into the classroom, storming to my desk.

I hate school.

I got to lunch and yelped as someone caught me by the collar.

Marluxia smiled, "Hey."

"Scare the crap out of me, why don't you." I mumbled and he laughed, "Sorry. Did Larxene tell you?"

Nod.

"Would your friends mind?"

I looked over at my table and saw Xigbar with his thumbs up again.

"Er… I don't think so." I murmured.
"Great." He got a hold of me quickly and dashed to his and Larxene's table.

Pushing a kid off of his seat, he sat me down and graced himself by me. Larxene came up to us and I looked at her, torn away from the blue eyes that were staring at me. She waved and sat by Marluxia, immediately beginning a conversation with him. He kept staring at me as she spoke.

This went on for about ten or fifteen minutes – I lost count. His eyes were piercing me and Larxene was still ranting, rolling her eyes from time to time or leaning on the table, infuriated.

Marly!" she called to him; "I want to roll you into a ball and stick you inside my vagina!"

I jumped up in fear and disturbance.

"That's nice, dear." Marluxia said in a monotone, still staring at me.

Larxene groaned and stood up, walking away.

I was barely moving my feet when I got out of the building, kids roaming and yelling around me.

"Vexen~" Xigbar tackled me and I yelped, falling to the ground.

"Can't…Breathe…Will…Die…" I managed to choke out and le laughed, getting off of me.

"You have tutoring tonight?" Xaldin asked, smiling hopefully.

"Um, no." I rubbed the back of my head, "Why?"

"Cause we'd like to take you to a bar." My dreadlocked friend smiled.

"You!" Xigbar jumped, pointing at me, "I wanna take you to a gay par!"

"Xigbar," I muttered, "Everyone is staring."

"I wanna take you to a gay bar, gay bar gay bar!"

"Ok ok ok!! I get it!" I held my head, "You guys won't leave me alone til I say yes, won't you?"

My friends nodded at the same time, grinning.

"Fine." I groaned, standing up and dusting off my pants.

"It's on then, man!" Xig grinned, wrapping his arm around my shoulders, "Think of this as a bachelor party! I'm not bringin' Demmy with me and you ain't got no date. Xaldin, too. Just like the old times!"

"Xaldin, do you have a girlfriend?" I asked.

"Not yet," he smiled, "You know me, I like blondes. Know any?"

I choked on my saliva, "Larxene?"

"The royal bitch?" Xigbar raised an eyebrow.

"The hottest girl in school? Uhuh, maybe?" Xaldin argued.

"No. The hottest girl in this school is Vexen."

I elbowed him in the gut, "Fuck you!"

"Ouch Vex. That hurt right here." He sobbed dramatically.

"Double fuck you." I murmured, "When are we meeting up?"

"At eight. I'll pick ya up." The one eyed boy stated.

"How are we getting in?" the other frowned.

"I know a guy." Xigbar grinned, "See you guys then."

The doorbell rang and I skipped to the door, opening it.

"Oh, hi."

"'Oh, hi.'" Xigbar mimicked me, "You ready?"

"Not.. Fully…" I muttered and dragged my fist through my hair.

"Eh, you're fine. It ain't a restaurant." He dragged me out the door.

In his car already sat Xaldin, grinning.

"Yo, Vex." He smiled and Xigbar pushed me into his Ford.

"So where is this place?" I wondered.

"Downtown, baby." And the scarred boy pushed his gas pedal, making me fall over.

It always occurred to me as a miracle on how Xigbar never got a ticket.

"Here we are." Xaldin smiled and got me out of the car, "Thanks…"

Xigbar took the way around, "Hey, Luxord! Open the goddamn door!"

The door creaked and a blonde guy with a goatee and ear piercings looked at the three of us.

"Bloody hell, Xigbar, don't yell, you're gonna get me fired."

…British.

"No one can get you fired, Lux." Xigbar grinned and helped us all in.

When we got to a table, I nudged Xaldin, "There's a blonde for ya."

"Eh, I got my eyes set on another one." He flashed a smile.

I laughed sheepishly.

"Watcha lads want?" Xig grinned.

"Screwdriver." Xaldin announced proudly.

A blush spread over my cheeks, "Bl-bloody mary."

"Whoa, Vexen's growing up!" Xigbar smiled, "I'll have a margarita!"

"I'm telling you." Xigbar slurred, "He wants your ass."

"Noo, we're just friends… It's all on friendly terms.." I mumbled.

"Uhuuh, and he wants 'friend-like' up your ass!" Xigbar hit the table, trying to prove a point. A second later he fell over.

I pushed Xaldin away from me, "Man, you smell like a pig."

"But Vexie~" his arms wrapped around my waist and I squealed in surprise.

"Xigbar!!!"

"He's out."

"Nngh… Xaldi~n!" I yelped as he pulled me closer, "What the hell~?"

I was slurring, and felt like crap.

And my best friend was hitting on me. Shit.

"Get off!"

"Let's get Xigbar to his car." Luxord murmured, writing out a check. I got Xaldin and Xigbar's wallets out and got all the money out, sliding it to the Brit. "No change needed." I muttered and stood up, almost falling over. "Come on, Xal.."

We all got out to the street. I suddenly got pinched to a wall and yelped again. "Damn it Xaldin, come back to your senses!!"

"..Vexen?"

Deep, beautiful voice. Oh. Fuck. Shit. Son of a b….

"Help me, please!" I screamed as Xaldin nipped on my neck.

Marluxia's strong hands pulled Xaldin away and I slid down the wall, whimpering.

Quickly, I gasped and turned away and was sick for a while. When I turned back, my savior had my both best friends in a Ford and stretched out his hand to me. I tried to grab onto it but kept missing, until he grabbed my hand himself and hauled me up. I leaned against him, "You smell nice…"

"Vexen, you're drunk?!" I could hear the shock in his voice. I winced at the sound, "Don't yell.." I whimpered, clutching onto him.

A sigh could be heard from the above as he took me in his hands bridal style.

"You're so tiny." He chuckled.

"Don't make fun of me you…you.."

I heard him chuckle again, and that was the last thing I could remember.