Hey there

Hey there. A teacher died this morning from my school in a car accident. I didn't know her personally but she seemed nice by how people talked so highly of her and how heavy the gloom was when the school found out. I want to dedicate this chapter specifically to her. I would put her name but since I never knew her I fear I might misspell it so I won't. Let's get started then. -9/16/08

Chapter 4: A Day of Surprises

If you wear a mask too long you begin to forget who you are underneath.

And Roxas continued to think of him all the way through his first block (1) class. Good thing is was only video tech. and they were only watching the pilot episodes of LOST (2). Roxas had seen them four times already. He used to be addicted to the show.

So for eighty minutes Roxas could think about what he knew or didn't know about the redheaded man who now shared his locker. And by the time the bell rang he realized he didn't know a whole hell of a lot.

Roxas would have let this thought process continue to eat his brain alive but he knew he had to pay attention next block. It was geometry with Mr. Luxord. Roxas was terrible with math in general but geometry was a nightmare! All these stupid rules for shapes and equations for the randomest shit. Honestly who really uses this in real life!? Other than like carpenters (3), or scientists, or architects or…. Fine people do use this shit but I sure won't.

So Roxas proceeded to room 305 (4) and took his seat in the middle of the third row. As he sat he plopped his extra books on the desk next to him because no one sat there since a girl named Satouru transferred schools after the third day of school.

As Roxas was looking over his homework from the night before for the eighth time, praying he did things right he heard a voice say, "You got numbers 3, 8, 13, 15, and 21 wrong." and then his extra books were dumped onto his desk as Roxas flipped out on the inside. He knows that voice. Hell he should. It's only the school's new friendly neighborhood pyro.

"Axel!?" Roxas exclaimed in disbelief before he could stop himself.

"The one and only." Axel replied as he sat in the seat next to Roxas.

"What're you doing here?" Roxas asked.

"I go to school here too Roxy. I only share a locker with you. Or did you forget?" Axel smirked.

Roxas just glared at him. "I meant here in this class, in that seat, not here in the school dumb-ass."

Axel feigned looking hurt, "Oh Roxy you wound me. I can't be dumb if I'm in honors geometry second block. I was only following the orders given to me by my schedule. And as I arrived here Marluxia said, 'Mr. Umira,' that's me, 'go sit by Mr. Hikari.' that's you. And I thought you would be so excited." Here Axel pretended to cry and Roxas, in his anger, smacked him upside the head. Axel didn't say anything but started rubbing the back of his head with a huge grin on his face. And Roxas thought he looked really good grinning like that.

And then the lesson started. Roxas then learned two more things that class time. 1. Axel was right and he had gotten 3, 8, 12, 15, and 21 wrong and 2. Axel was a freaking genius at math only he didn't try. Roxas knew this because all class Axel was doing anything besides what he was supposed to be doing yet whenever he was called on he would give the right answer in ten seconds or less (or your money back lol).

Damn him for being good at this! Roxas cursed him when the bell rang announcing third block. Roxas had lunch next and he was dreaming about it.

"Ah lunch next. It's a good thing, I'm starved." Axel sighed next to him.

"Really!?" Roxas exclaimed yet again before catching himself. I really gotta stop doing that. he thought just seconds after saying that.

Axel looked up with a hopeful look in his eye. "Yeah. Do you?"

Roxas cooled off and said, "Maybe." in an aloof voice.

Axel could see right through him and said, "Sweet! Can I sit at your table? I haven't really made any other friends yet." Then he gave Roxas the cutest hopeful look. Oh yeah, Axel definitely belongs in the drama club. Roxas thought.

"Sure I think we have a seat left. It's only been about a week and a half since school started so things are still getting settled." Roxas said as he turned away to hide his blush.

Whether Axel didn't see the blush or just chose not to comment he smiled, hopped the desk and said, "Cool. You sure are a nice guy Roxy." as he wrapped his arm around the smaller boy's shoulders and lead him to the lunchroom.

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Lunch was a little weird to say the least. Axel hit it off with Demyx almost instantly, and with them talking Roxas could actually eat his lunch for once. That was the best surprise all day. So Roxas sat there enjoying the conversations around him until Hayner turned to talk to him.

"Dude Roxas I can't believe you invited Pyro to our table. By the way you were looking at him I thought he scarred the shit out of you."

Roxas just shrugged and said, "Well he's in my geometry class-"

"Which you suck at." Axel interjected with a smirk.

Roxas pretended not to hear him, "-and I just figured-"

"He just figured he's invite his new locker buddy to come eat lunch with him."

"Wait you share a locker?" Hayner asked Roxas.

"Yeah he got assigned to my locker. Looks like you can't complain about me being alone in there anymore." Roxas jibed at Hayner, still trying to ignore Axel. Roxas figured if he acted cold eventually it would take and he wouldn't like the red haired sex god anymore. So far it wasn't working, and it wasn't helping that Axel was practically draped over his shoulders.

While he was thinking this he caught the red head saying, "Yeah me and Roxy are great friends."

Roxas wished this was true but it didn't feel like that to him so he snapped at Axel, "How can we be friends? I hardly know you!"

Axel turned to him with an innocent look, "Well what do you want to know? I'll answer anything you ask me."

Roxas thought about it for a minute. Then sighed. "Whatever I guess it doesn't matter." Though he was burning with a desire to ask the red head so many things he didn't want to do it in the middle of lunch with half his friends and his older brother looking on.

And after this Roxas finished eating quickly just in time to hear the bell ring for fourth block. Roxas was actually excited. He had English next. If math was his nightmare English was his fantasy. Roxas loved to write and read. So he smiled as he walked to room 202 (5) for his English class.

For those who don't know Block schedule is where you have five classes a day including lunch for 1 semester and then switch to a whole new set for the second semester.

This was a true experience of mine in video 1 last year. We did take like three class periods watching LOST and afterwards we had to write a small essay on it. I've never had a better assignment than that.

My father is a carpenter and he's amazing at math.

This was the room I went to for my geometry class, only I have it Sophomore year not Freshman year.

This was the room I had Freshman English in with my teacher Mr. Manlove. I love his name. and no I'm not making it up.

So that concludes this chapter please join us again next time for the rest of the school day. Thank you and good night. lol

-Ta