Author's Notes: Yeep, Roxas would be an important person in this story!!! Just not today :P you guys thought it was Cloud who set Riku up?! (snickers) I won't give anything but this chapter!!!!
Monochrome
Underneath The Violence
Character Profile: Aerith Gainsborough
A senior, Daughter of the Cetra Mafia leader and one of the five original Grays. She seems to know a lot about the Monochrome system.
The fight had started as Riku swung his fist to the leader. "Nigasa!!!" she yelled out as she carelessly went in the fighting scene.
"It really doesn't matter if you beat up the minors…just make sure you own the boss…it leaves them frightened of you so they won't seek revenge. Even by means of stabbing each other on the back."
I was all confused…
"Idiot! Get out of here!!! Hayase! Take this monkey out!" yelled Riku as he thrust Namine to Sora.
Why would Riku risk himself for this…?
"Argh! I begged Aerith-san for nothing!!!" whined Sora gloomily as Aerith watched fight.
I don't know…
"Please! Don't fight anymore!!!" said Namine as she held Riku back. He shoved her away and punched another stranger.
But…
"Hehe! I knew it! I need practice for physical fitness to be a Keyblade Master!!!" said Sora as he joined in.
It was my fault he was here at the start.
"Ooh!!! Eri-chan! Is it okay for me to join?!" Yuffie asked to Aerith, starry-eyed as she watched the huge commotion from a little distance.
"No. We're going home." She replied.
"Ooh…Ojyou, you're no fun…" taunted Axel.
"If you two keep this up I'm leaving you both." She nonchalantly threatened as she turned around to leave. The two followed her.
Then they saw two police cars. "Eh…isn't it too fast that the cops arrived?" wondered Yuffie as they looked at the scene. "Yeah…someone must've phoned it, no doubt." Agreed Axel.
"His anger was controlled to put Nigasa in danger. What happened can't be undone." Said Aerith, as they watched Nigasa Riku and the whole gang getting cuffed.
"So, what happened to Nigasa?"
"He will be put on a cell."
"Well that's sad."
"However, we moved him on the hospital first."
He snickered as he pressed the end call. "Now, no one gets in the way."
"What happened to him now? Is he going to get on family court? Juvenile detention?" asked Seifer.
"No…they just sent him to the hospital…" answered Sora.
This is my entire fault. If he wasn't involved with me, he wouldn't have gotten this far! Thought Namine.
"Sora, show me the video." Said Namine. Sora did as what she said. He switched the power on as they other Grays gathered to watch.
"Sora, why did you put on a video cam anyway?" Namine asked.
"I figured the guys might break in when we're gone. And if they did, we might use it." said Sora.
"Based on the timing arrival of the police, there's no mistake that whoever released Nigasa called the cops." Said Sora as they watched the video intently.
There was Riku, tied. He then got shocked.
"Someone came in the room!!!"
And then, the unexpectedly, Roxas was there. In the video.
"Tsukamoto! Hey…why's there no sound?!" Namine asked as she saw their lips move but no voice was heard. Sora looked at the video cam. "The volume is broken…" and they all sweat dropped and got gloomy.
"Useless…" said Seifer.
"Ah! He pulled out a knife!" exclaimed Wakka, pointing at the video.
Roxas was untying Riku.
"What?! Hey!!! He's giving him the knife!!!" Namine said hysterically as she watched the video.
"Is he stupid?! He's giving a knife to a violent maniac!!!" panicked Seifer.
"Was he using a knife?" asked Sora.
"No, bare-handed." I think. Answered Wakka.
"Whew…I thought he had no sense…" But why would Tsukamoto know this? Unless he was still in school. Thought Sora.
"The Student Council office was open and the lights were on."
"Is he still at school?"
Or maybe…the night we went to the karaoke bar…wasn't just the coincidence I've expected… "Hey guys, can you not tell this to Tsukamoto yet? There's something I want to look into," said Sora.
"Too late." Said Seifer.
"Takaishi just ran off." Added Wakka.
NOOOO!!!! Sora thought frantically. A vein popped on his head as he animatedly cried.
"Why did you untie Nigasa?!" Namine demanded as she burst open the door.
Roxas stared at her. "What are you talking about?" Namine glared at him.
"Stop it! You do know what I am talking about! We caught it on video!" Roxas was stunned but didn't show he was.
"You were the one who reported the fight too!"
He stood up from his seat. "Video huh…"
"I didn't notice that." He then smirked at her. "Well, I guess it's open then. My relationship with him… our deal too."
"What deal?" Namine asked.
"You saw the video, right?"
"The sounds were broken, so we can't here anything…" Namine sheepishly said. Roxas turned around to face the window as he covered his mouth. What kind of video cam is that…
"Er…never mind." He turned around to face her again. With hands on his pockets, he was half-serious and sarcastic. "If a tied person is on front of you, you would help them, right?"
"No way! Then why did you hand him a knife?! You knew something would happen!!!" Namine accused.
He smirked again and sat on the computer chair. (A/N: you know what I mean…--;)
"It's surprising…because you're blaming me for this." Said Roxas with a sarcastic smile.
"I just got rid of an obstacle for you. Now he won't be able to go to school for a while, if he's gone, it would be easier for you to win, right?" he added
What's he getting at? Wait… Namine looked at her shoes.
"Are you saying that…you did this for me…?" Namine asked, looking back. Roxas tilted his head at his side. "And if I did?" She was flattered for a while, but then… that's not the whole point of getting someone into peril!
Namine grabbed him by the collar as they looked at each other face to face. "Look at someone who's talking to you!"
Eh…what's this?
"Look at someone who's talking to you!!!"
I remember myself…saying the exact same thing…
To the same person…
Just when I was younger…
She stared at him disbelief for a while, eyes wide open, and so was he. "Huh? Didn't I…say the exact same thing to you before?" she asked.
"Oi, Nami, let's go," Namine turned around to see Sora leaning on the doorframe. "You're not gonna get any profit from him anyway…" said Sora as he glared at the White. Namine stared at him for a while and pulled away from him. She turned around to leave, but then, cocked her head.
"If Nigasa had stabbed anyone, or himself…" warned Namine. "I would have never forgiven you." She finished. With that, she turned around to leave the room to Sora.
"Honestly, I don't know what you're planning." Said Sora. "But I know one thing for sure. To say that Takaishi Namine as your enemy…isn't what you really feel."
"Why do you think of that?" Asked Roxas coldly.
"Simple. Because you're powerless once you've shown emotion. In order for you to protect Takaishi Namine, you knelt down to Nigasa. When I did the same thing, I understood." snapped Sora.
Roxas was stunned at the boy's words. He was really intelligent.
"I don't plan on losing for her heart," He weirdly looked at the brunette. But Roxas fully well know his point. "What are you getting at?"
Sora sighed and glared at him. "What I mean is, if you don't make a move now, Takaishi Namine will be mine."
"And how are you sure of yourself for that?"
Sora smirked. "Distance yourself away again and you're pwned."
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Nigasa Riku from Class 8-D
Is hereby suspended for one week- The Principal
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"Ah…" Namine stared at the bulletin board. He really got in trouble…
"You don't have to feel responsible for him. He's an idiot to begin with." Said Aerith flatly with her arms folded across her chest. "He's gotten trouble enough ever since he was in the elementary."
"Ah…ano, Aerith-san, do you know Nigasa?" asked Namine cautiously. Aerith grunted as she annoyingly stared at the ceiling. "He certainly got the influence of Strife, that guy seems to look up to him ever since he was still young." The brunette vented.
Okay…what was she getting at? Namine keenly thought. "Ah…you know Cloud Strife too?"
And this time, Aerith got more pissed. "We were in the same class when we were freshmen, back then, he was stupid, annoying and a pain in the ass! Even now he still hasn't changed at all." Ranted Aerith.
"Aerith-san…you hate them do you?"
"I always see them together when we were in middle school. So, yes. Hearing those two Black bakas names' makes me sick."
Wow…Aerith-san has some nerves…if that was her point, maybe Strife-san was worst than Nigasa. Speaking…of Cloud-san…I never got to invite him to be a Gray…and he got away!!!
"But I was relieved then…I thought he might be expelled." Said Namine.
"If only it was true…" said Aerith.
Confirmed, she really hates Nigasa.
The two walked together to who-knows-where.
"I heard about your plans to reform the school from Hayase, he asked me for my help for the 'Cho Destruction Plan'." Said Aerith as they turned to another corridor. "…but…I don't really care at things like that. I have no intention of helping." She added.
"It's okay if you feel that way," said Namine. "If I were in your shoes with certain conditions with my family, that won't be helpful too, I guess."
"But, I want to be friends with you, Aerith-san," said Namine with a smile.
"Didn't I tell you that it's better that you're not involved with me?" reminded Aerith.
"If you're worried about your family, I don't really care at all…"
"I don't need friends. You'll only get depressed." With that, Aerith left the blonde alone in the hallway, teary-eyed.
"Ah…ojyou…you're not being honest…" came a voice from behind. It was Axel.
"Ah, Axel-san!"
"You avoid people so they don't get hurt…you're just hurting yourself…Nami-chan wants to befriends with ojyou, and doesn't care about her family. Honestly Nami-chan, I think she was happy hearing that." Said Axel as he watched her walk away.
"Though, she would never let it show…if you would nag her about the friendship thing, she might admit it herself!!!" he encouraged to her.
"That's nice!" she chirped.
"Okay Nami…I'm gonna tell you a super duper secret about ojyou…" whispered Axel.
"Oooh, what is it?!" she exclaimed quietly.
"The reason why ojyou hates Cloud Strife is…"
"They dated each other in middle school."
"Are you frickin' serious?!" Namine hollered in shock. "Just three days though," continued the sneaky Axel.
"The reason why she also hates Nigasa Riku is…" and then suddenly Yuffie came in.
"Ooh, you know it too?!" Namine exclaimed.
"Nigasa is the relative of whom Cloud cheated on her."
Oh…no wonder Aerith-san hates the two Blacks' guts…What a small world!!! Namine thought, mentally loud enough.
"Since then, Strife's name and so as Nigasa's is taboo to Eri-chan!!!" said Yuffie to Namine.
Three days…No wonder where Nigasa got his crazy antics…though I didn't thought that…Strife-san would be a person to cheat at someone…nor did I think a cold-hearted guy like him can fall in love!!! thought Namine.
"Oh, and if you want to, Nami-chan, I can help you!" offered Yuffie.
"Yuffie-chan and I decided to help you for Cho Destruction plan!!!" said Axel.
"Even if, Eri-chan disagrees." Added Yuffie.
Namine became starry-eyed. "Really?"
"If you're in trouble, you can call us anytime!!!"
"Wah! I'm so happy! Sankyu Yuffie-chan! Axel-san!"
At the hospital…
"And what exactly are you here for?!" fumed Riku, who's leg was in a cask and a dextrose on his pulse, sitting on his bed.
"You don't need to be angry! I visited for you!!!"
"I'm seriously injured, and you tell me how should I be thankful and guilty?!"
"You were the one who started…ne!" said Namine.
"Ack…will you two, stop it…" Tifa said as she tapped her cigarette. This is a hospital…
"Anyway, you're suspended, right? Dun worry! I'll be helping you up in schoolwork and homework!!!" encouraged Namine.
"I don't care about that! Just get outta my room!!!" the silver-haired monkey yelled. Namine giggled at his very very annoying face.
I don't know if I should be thankful for Tsukamoto for this…but, I'm really happy, that finally, Nigasa and I aren't that brutal to each other anymore…
That's it for now. please review.
Achii