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A/N: THANKS FOR REVIEWING! when i got my emails about them i was like OMG lol;
anyway, i hope you like this chapter :D sorry for not replying heh THANKS TO MY LOVELY MICHELLE FOR HELPING ME EDIT! :3
anyway, ONWARD!
(fyi imagine roxas, sora, and cloud wearing black converse)(unless u don't like converse...then imagine the shoes how you like. personally, i think that chuck taylors complete any outfit :3)
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"We want you to be here for this announcement," said his mother. His father picked up.
"We're sending you all to boarding school."
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Roxas sat on the couch. He was sorry for Sora. And for Cloud. It was his fault...it seemed like a lot of things were his fault lately.
He hated his parents.
He seemed frozen on the couch. After what seemed like forever and a day, he stood up and paced around the room nervously. He didn't know what to say to Sora and Cloud. They shouldn't have had to go with him.
He slowly climbed up the marble staircase on the left and made his way to his black and white room. He was going to miss it.
Roxas flopped on the bed and wished he could wake up next century.
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The next morning, Roxas woke up far too early for his taste. He crept to the usual spot, the place his friends always hung out at. He knew no one was going to be there, but he wanted to take in his surroundings for the last time for a year.
He made his way down the silent street in silence, save for the soft sound of his footsteps. When he got to the hideout, he pulled open the old rag that served as a door. He was surprised to find a girl there. Olette.
His friend, Olette, was apart of his familiar foursome. She had sweet green eyes, a raspy but calming voice, and wavy brown hair. Anyone in their group would have fallen for her, but she was too much like a sister/motherly figure to them than anything else.
He remembered that she liked to wake up early.
"Hey Roxas. You're up early."
"Yeah...." He sunk into an old squashy armchair. Their hangout was a cool little place, full of vintage furniture that they all helped save up for over the years in agreement that they needed a place comfortable to meet and talk.
"Is something wrong, Roxas?"
"...How could you tell?"
Olette smiled. "You're not a morning person. You couldn't sleep because something's wrong. You wanna tell me about it?"
Roxas sighed. "I don't know. I guess I need to tell you, because I don't think you guys would like it if I just...nevermind." Olette looked at him with a questioning gaze. "So you know how I got home way later than I was supposed to yesterday? Well, my parents got really pissed. They started bitching at me. And at the end they told me that they couldn't deal with me anymore...and now they're sending me away to boarding school."
"What? No! When are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow...I have to take a train out to Radiant Garden. The school's actually somewhere in Traverse Town, but you can only get there by going to RG first." Roxas had read the pamphlets that his parents had left on his desk.
"I'm going to miss you guys...." Roxas looked down into his lap. Suddenly, he felt a pair of warm arms embrace him.
"Then we're going to spend the rest of the day with you and help you pack and everything! Don't worry, Roxas! We'll webcam all the time and stuff. And when you come back next summer, it'll be just the same. Come on! Let's get the others! It's too early to be depressed, 'cause we have a lot to do!"
Roxas slowly smiled back at her. His mood was always affected by others. He let himself be tugged by Olette out of the hangout and onto the lit streets. The sun seemed to come out just as his mood as began to get better. If that wasn't cliche, he didn't know what was.
"Okay, first let's get Hayner and Pence."
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Sitting on top of the clock tower, feeling a gentle breeze every now and then, is a calming and soothing activity. Roxas had just about the best day ever, but now that it was coming to a close, he couldn't fight the approaching doom. He knew that it wasn't going to be the same again between him and his friends after this.
He licked more of his melting popsicle, glad that it was cold because his lip was starting to throb from that cursed loop of metal of his said body part.
The beautiful sunset was losing his light soon, and he had to get home. He looked over at his friends.
"Guys? I have to get home. I need to pack."
Hayner, the guy with the outdated military cargos, blond hair and attitude problem, said, "Come on! It's your last day. Just piss off your parents one more time...it's not like they can do anything worse to you."
Roxas agreed silently, licking at his popsicle again. They stayed until the sun went down.
After the stars were out, they slowly made the long trek down the stairs, joking and laughing like they always did. Pence, the chubby guy with the hairband holding up his black hair said,"I wonder if they'll have sea-salt ice cream at your new school..."
"They better... Or I'll sue them unless they get some," replied Roxas. He absolutely loved sea-salt ice cream.
They walked the rest of the familiar suburban streets of Twilight Town in silence until they got to Roxas' house.
"Well, I guess this is it," announced Hayner.
They all shared their goodbyes, tears pricking at their eyes, but all of them holding them back.
They went their separate ways, with promises to call each other. Olette told Roxas that she could call them anytime there was something that he needed to say.
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"Hey, Roxas?" Roxas was going around his room, finding random clothes and stuffing them in a huge suitcase. He looked up to find Sora in the doorway.
"Look, Sora. I'm really sorry. I seriously wouldn't have done that if I knew you and Cloud were going to be included in the consequence."
"S'okay Roxy." Sora sat down on Roxas' neat (for once) bed in the center of the room. "It'll be a new opportunity, I guess. I just wonder what it'll be like."
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The next morning Roxas dressed quickly. Black skinny jeans (but still loose), black studded belt, black shirt, and his usual black and white checker wristband and rings. Roxas really liked black and white.
He met Sora and Cloud in the foyer with their bags and the whatever else they wanted to bring. Sora was wearing his usual baggy black jeans, lots of chains on the belt, a form-fitting normal blue shirt, and a lot of rings/strings/wristbands on his hands. Cloud was wearing normal black jeans and a casual button-down shirt.
They all walked to the train station (it was one street away) with minimal conversation.
It turned out that their parents sending them to boarding school wasn't just some spontaneous thing. They had actually been thinking about it for awhile, and since Roxas had been acting increasingly bad, (to them) they just went ahead and signed them up. They were waiting for the right time to break it to them.
Well, whoopee. Their timing is amazing.
The train ride to Radiant Garden was a long six hours. Sora quickly became bored on the ride, so he pestered Roxas or Cloud endlesslyBoth eventually got annoyed at him, so told him to stop it. Sora was silent for the rest of the ride.
As Roxas was watching Twilight Town fade away in the distance, he couldn't help feeling as if he was leaving apart of himself behind.
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Radiant Garden and Traverse Town were very different. It was strange that they were connected. Radiant Garden was bright and had the bustling mood of a Radiant Garden there were big, wooden double doors on the far west of the city limits. When you go through those doors, it's like a whole different world.
The first two districts of Traverse were dark. It seemed like the sun just didn't want to shine there. However, it still had a warm, homey feeling, like a late summer evening. Traverse had a distinctly Victorian style to the buildings in it. It was separated into three districts, Roxas had learned. They were all pretty much dedicated to the school there.
The first district was for hanging out and eating, most of the inhabitants of Radiant Garden came there a lot for dates, coffee, or whatever else they wanted to do. There weren't many actual restaurants, mainly cafes.
The second district is where a lot of females from the city spend their time. The shops there were fashionable and in style. It was like an outdoor mall. It was also where the dorms for the school were. The whole left side of district was for the housing of the students. That'll be where Roxas, Sora, and Cloud would be staying for the school year. There, was also the entertainment. Bowling alleys, movie houses, whatever, took up the right side. The shops were scattered about. When you take the stairs down into the courtyard separating the two sides, there was a fountain with pretty designs. There were benches around the courtyard, there for people that wanted to take a breather, have a chat or something.
The third district was entirely taken by the school. The school was grand, having a castle-like, majestic air about it. The first two districts were dark, the third looked...well, it looked kind of like Twilight Town. The sun shined through here, it made one want to jump into the air with joy (not that someone'd do that, they wouldn't want to look lame). The air was warm, it made you feel safe.
Roxas, for the first time, thought that going here might not be so bad.
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"Come on, Roxas! We're going to get our rooms and stuff!" yelled Sora. He was already leaving the 3rd district. Sora was one that didn't really appreciate the beauty of architecture.
Roxas walked towards him. Cloud was already in the second district, walking fast towards the sign-in table by the entrance of the dorms.
Roxas quickly ran to cross the gap between them.
"Hello, we're Roxas, Sora, and Cloud Strife. We're here to check into the dorms," informed Cloud to a woman at the desk.
"Alrighty. Let's see, Cloud? The senior? You're going to be in 26A in building two. Your roommate is Squall Leonhart. Sora and Roxas, you two will be rooming together in the sophomore's building. Room 13A in building three. Just to tell you guys, the letters stand for which floor you're on. So all of you will be on ground floor," said the woman, trying look important at the desk. "Here are your schedules."
"Thanks," Cloud muttered. He turned around. "Well, guys, I'll see you later. Don't blow anything up."
With that warm farewell, he was off, heading in the general direction of building two.
"Aww, man! Do you have a map or something, Roxas? I'll get lost really easily," complained Sora.
"Sora...what happened to the packet you got? There was a map in there..." Roxas shook his head. "It's ok. We have almost all the same classes, so you can just follow me or something. C'mon, let's go dump our stuff in our room."
After an half an hour of running around trying to find their room, they finally came across a door marked with 13A. It was quite big for a dorm room, with two beds on each side of the room. There was a computer desk on both sides, and a couch on one side with a very small TV facing it. On the side opposite of the TV, there was a bathroom. There were also two closets.
Sora quickly claimed his bed and dumped all his belongings there. He started to make a mess, declaring that it wasn't 'homey' enough. Roxas, on the other hand, made his bed with his black and white sheets, and started to fill his closet with clothes. He decided that he could do the rest of the unpacking later.
"Hey, Roxas. I'm gonna go explore and stuff, ok? 'Cause I dunno about you, but I'm STARVING. Wanna come with?"
"Sure." Roxas grabbed his wallet, and together they made their way to first district. "Sora...we should probably get our textbooks, don't ya think?"
"Nah. I'm good. That can wait 'til tomorrow."
Sora didn't care about school as much as Roxas did. He only did whatever he had to so he didn't fail. Roxas thought that school was interesting. Who wouldn't want to learn? He now thought of boarding school as a new place he could consume more information.
They quickly found a cafe to eat at. It was called Rhapsody. There was a guy playing in the corner, with a long blue guitar thing. He provided soft music for a overall soothing atmosphere. Sora immediately ordered two sandwiches for them. It was 3:30.
"Ohhh....." Sora groaned. "This is like heaven! It tastes so goooooooooood..."
"Shut up, Sora, you're like having an orgasm."
This quickly became Sora's favorite hangout.
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After the late lunch, Sora went off to their room. He had this strange thing where he gets really tired right after he eats. Roxas thought that trait made him seem like an old man.
Roxas didn't want to go back to the room, so he bade Sora good bye and started wandering around. Really, Traverse Town wasn't bad. He could like it here.
Roxas went into a book store and quickly bought a book he'd been eyeing for quite some time back home. He went outside and sat down in one of many benches surrounding the plaza.
He'd just began the book when he heard a--
"Roxas?"
It was an familiar but distant female voice. It was sugary sweet, reminding him of candy. There was only one girl he knew with that voice.
He looked up. A pale, short, pretty blonde girl with baby-blue eyes was in front of him. His suspicions were right.
"Namine!"
Namine, his oldest friend in the world. Namine, who had to move in eighth grade and left Roxas alone. He stood up and hugged her, a familiar gesture. She returned the hug and they both sat on the bench.
"Oh my god, Roxas! You've grown so much taller! About time, too," teased Namine. "At least you're what, 5'6" now?"
"Thanks a lot, Nam," smirked Roxas. "What's up? Did you come here last year? You didn't tell me anything!"
They ended up talking for another hour, making easy conversation. Namine had moved to Radiant Garden, and since the best school in the area was here, her parents sent her to this one. It was an unbelievable concidence.
School began tomorrow, and Roxas felt much better now that he knew at least one person that wasn't his brothers.
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.....and that's that! sorry if this is a boring chapter, personally, i found it hard to get through.
the next one will be better, i promise!
andrea out.