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"Love makes the world go 'round." -I forget
a/n: Here is the fifth chappie to Juvenile Hearts. Thanks for reviewing all you wonderful people, and I hope for more feedback!! Happy Readings!!
Sora's POV:
In the morning I was released, and I bade goodbye to the old woman once again. This was becoming a habit, it feels like I've slept in the infirmary bed more than my own. I thought back to last night as I walked slowly down the hall. Roxas had snuck into my room after lights-out, and risked the both of us getting caught by hiding right next to me in my bed when the nurse came in to check on me. Then, he had asked me to meet him outside by the fountain in the morning when I had gotten released.
Sighing, I ran a hand through my hair. I definitly didn't look at all attractive this morning. I had woken up with bed-head. The whole right side had the hair going in disorderly directions. Unlike the other side that had everything to the side of my head, and no matter how hard I tried, it would not go into its normal shape! That, and my eye had swollen slightly, and I was having to squint.
I switched my bag from hand to hand nervously as I walked closer and closer to my destination. The front doors seemed to loom ahead of me. Making me feel even more nervous than I should have been. I mean, we were friends now, right? He said that we were. Oh my God! I'm friends with Roxas Fujioka! That made me even more nervous, and by the time I was standing in front of the doors, I had half a mind to turn around and leave. But, no. He was my friend. Scared or not, I was going to keep my promises.
With a newfound determination, I reached a hand out, and got ready to push. But, just as I was about to triumphantly walk through, it flew open, and right into my face. Two kids ran past, giggling and talking loudly, as the door swung back shut. (sweatdrop)
"Ow!..." I whimpered, rubbing my forehead and nose where the door hit. Alright then, if that's how it's going to be, then I am even more determined than I was before!
I walked toward the door, put my hand on the handle, and pulled it open quickly so as not to get wacked again. I took a deep breath when I saw that barely anyone was outside at this time in the morning. All that is, except for one person sitting on the other side of the fountain; his shadow through the water distorted. Walking slowly, I krept around, and came face to face with the person I had been worrying about the whole morning. I really wanted to start off the conversation with something like, "Yo! Morning.'" or something cool like that, but of course it had to come out quiet, small, and insignificant, "Good morning..."
Amazingly, however, he had heard me. He turned slightly to face me, smiled, and called over to me cheerfully, "'Morning Sora!"
He was so cool. So smooth, and modest, everything that I wasn't. He patted the marble stone next to him on the fountain as a gesture to sit. I wasn't sure if I could move. Soon I was able to plop down mechanically next to him, and sit uncomfortably by his side, a permanent blush filling my cheeks. It was dead silent for a while, the only thing making noise being the gurgling water behind us.
"You know..." he began suddenly. "you can talk to me. I know I'm a...celebrity and everything, but that shouldn't matter. We're friends, right?"
He said the word celebrity with such hatred, that I thought he might start hitting me because I was closest, but instead, his face relaxed, and he was back to his cool self. I couldn't do it. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't think of him as another person. I could only see his name up in lights, walking down red carpets at award shows, and so on. But, I nodded anyways. I mean, maybe I still just had to get used to him first, and then I would start to feel more comfortable around him. He smiled, which made me blush more, and cause me to stand up.
"What's the matter?" he asked, looking at me concernedly.
I shook my head, and said shakily, "You want to walk around campus before school starts?"
"Sure." he said, picking up his own bag and slinging it over his shoulder.
It was nice being able to get out of that stuffy infirmary. I was getting ready to go mad in there! Putting my hands behind my neck as we entered a cherry tree grove, I looked up into the blossoming branches. Magnificent beauty surrounded us. I nearly forgot that Roxas was there, that is, until he spoke up.
"This place is so beautiful. I 'm glad we came here." he mumbled, reaching up and plucking one of the unbloomed blossoms.
He studied it as I asked the question that I had been itching to ask. I burst out, "Why did you come here anyways?"
He chuckled slightly, and turned to me. He starred directy into my eyes as he advanced towards me slowly. Falling. That's all I felt. The odd sensation of my stomach plummiting to the deepest place it could go. He stopped in front of me and took the delicate flower from his hand, and raised it up. His fingers brushed against my cheek, sending shock waves rippling all over my body as he gently pushed back strands of my hair to place the fraigle plant behind my ear. My eyes grew wide as his hand lingered on the side of my face. I almost felt myself leaning in to him slightly.
BRRRRRAAAAAANNNNNGGGG!!!!
The loud bell from across the green lawn, rang out, interrupting our momment. His hand snapped away as quick as lightning, and I watched as his receeding back sped off towards the school. He turned back to me after he was about a hundred yards away and called to me, "What are you waiting for Sora?! You want to be late?!"
I jumped, sprinting off the grounds and over to where he stood, impatiently waiting for me to arrive. Not that it hadn't been awkward before, I have to say that now, after whatever just happened, it became even more apparent. I could even feel myself starting to choke on its thickness. Or, maybe it was just me. He looked unnaturally calm after what just happened. We walked down the halls, him joking and talking annimatedly, while I nodded or mumbled an answer occasionally. He stopped next to a hectic looking classroom and turned to me smiling.
"Well, here's my room. I'll see you later?" he said, putting one foot through the door.
Everyone inside seemed to grow silent, and starred over at the two of us. He wasn't phased by it, and continued to look over at me questioningly. Clearing my throat I mumbled shyly, "Of course..."
He grinned, winked, and sauntered into his science class. The whole room started talking at once. Welcoming him, or whispering behind hands. My face was red still as I entered my math class a few minutes later, and everyone noticed. What was with me and gossip? I guess I was the new 'thing' to talk about now. Riku and Kairi watched as I sat down dazedly in my chair, placed my head in my hands, and closed my eyes.
Someone whispered, "I saw him and Roxas outside...together!"
"No!" someone gasped astonishingly.
"Yes!"
I felt my head snap up, and I glarred in the direction the whispers were comming from. They stopped, and class began. No one talked to me, so during the whole period, I starred out of the window and gazed out across the grounds where I could just barely see the light pink of the cherry blossoms. They were just as inviting as they had been before, and hadn't even seemed to change. I absentmindedly reached up and took out the flower from behind my ear and gazed down at it. Some of its petals had unfolded, and I smiled as I thought of Roxas smiling down at me.
After class, Riku and Kairi pulled me aside, and started questioning me. Riku asked harshly, "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
I blushed as I thought about what happened. I couldn't bring myself to say anything though. I just starred at my flower, and shifted from side to side uncomfortably. Kairi whispered in my ear as Riku started fuming, "Is it a boy?"
"How did you know?" I asked, gazing up at her.
She smiled knowingly, "Well, you never blush this much unless some cute guy said something to you. So, who is it?"
Blushing even more now, I mumbled, "It's a secret."
"What?!" Riku yelled incredulously, throwing his hands into the air he started walking away. "I'm going to class."
"Hey, wait up!" Kairi and I called to him, running to catch up.
In language arts, I got the surprise of my life. A boy sat in the back of the class, in the one empty chair next to me by the window. My stomach dissapeared, and all at once everyone saw me. They all came rushing up and said to me excitedly, "Look who's here Sora?!"
I was blushing again, and I felt myself being pushed across the room towards Roxas sitting patiently. He grinned up at me and said embarassedly, "Some welcome huh?"
I laughed slightly as girls started squeeling in the background, and others pushed me over to my chair. It seemed that as soon as I sat down, everyone dissapeared, and I was all alone with him. My head turned towards him mechanically, and I saw that he wasn't looking at me anymore. He was instead concentrating hard at the board where the teacher had begun writing something down. Was he just as worried about what happened as I was?
Class began as usual. We were wrinting our new papers now, so the whole class was dead silent. All you could hear was the faint scratching of twenty-some-odd pencils scribbling. The topic of this week's project was, 'Something That Changed Your Life'. My mind wandered, trying to think of something to write about. Immediatly, I thought about the playground and the boy that I had met there. That definitly changed me. But, should I write about that? It's so personal? No. I shouldn't doubt myself. I began feverishly. Writing down anything that came to mind about what hapened. When I had gotten all of my iedas down, I glanced over at Yuri sitting lucidly in the front. His eyes were glazed, and he was starring vacantly towards Hayner.
He was working diligently, not even noticing that the person he liked as well was gazing at him whistfully. It was rather sad, here I was, knowing exactally how they felt about each other, and I couldn't do anything. Or could I? That's when I got a wonderful idea. I tore out a piece of paper quickly and scribbled on it. Quickly folding it, making sure the teacher wasn't looking, and then tossing it onto Roxas' desk. He jumped slightly, startled by the sudden attack. He glanced at me, and I motioned for him to open it. He opened it and read quickly:
Roxas-
I need you to help me with something in P.E. Alright?
-Sora
I starred at him, and watched as his eyes scanned over the note, and then looked back up to me. He wrote on the note and passed it back:
Roxas-
I need you to help me with something in P.E. Alright?
-Sora
What is it?
I scribbled once again, hastily, and exchanged it by throwing it on the ground and scooting it over to him. He picked it up by dropping his pencil accidently. He read it:
Roxas-
I need you to help me with something in P.E. Alright?
-Sora
What is it?
It's Yuri. He has boy trouble. I'll tell you after class. Is that okay?
He scribbled once again and gave it back quickly. It said:
Roxas-
I need you to help me with something in P.E. Alright?
-Sora
What is it?
It's Yuri. He has boy trouble. I'll tell you after class. Is that okay?
Yeah. I'll help.
I lifted my head and grinned over at him excitedly. He smiled back, and began working again. I was so thrilled, I could barely concentrate on the task. Don't worry Yuri. I'll help you out. You won't have to wait for much longer.
...You don't have to be like me...
a/n: Yo-ho! What now?! Well, R&R, and I'll see you in the next chappie!!! La-Li-Ho!!!!!!