w00t! I finally got a review! Thank you for your kind words Little-pyro-girl, it meant a lot to me:' D

And I shouldn't be writing more chapters at the moment because I have so many projects for school, but oh well. This story keeps on replaying in my head… x3

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter (I sure don't….)! Don't forget, reading and reviewing make me happy in pants! 8D

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I bet I would be really rich right now if I did… ; A ;

"HA! You were man-handled again, Roxas? Man, what are you, gay or something?" Hayner laughed, suggestively wiggling his eyebrows at the infuriated blonde. It was lunch, and luckily, Roxas shared the same lunch break with Hayner and Pence. He had finished telling the story how Axel and he had a small rendezvous in front of his first period. Pence, who was sympathetic, comforted him while Hayner found it out of his way to poke fun at Roxas.

"Oh shut up, Hayner," Roxas snapped, "At least someone thinks I'm cute on the first day of school." Hayner's face faltered and he frowned. His mouth opened in what looked like a sharp retort but Pence gave him an attentive look, making him shut it again and just shrug. Instead, Hayner chose to look around for people he got to know while Pence began to converse with Roxas in a consoling matter.

"Ya know, it's okay to talk about it, Roxas," he simpered and Roxas nodded in response. "And, I wouldn't judge you if you liked guys more than girls." Roxas had a small blush unfurl around his ears as Pence continued to tell him words of solace, but his mind did not linger on his friend's words. Instead, thoughts on his sexuality began to flood his brain as he stared at his bento blankly. Was he attracted to Axel? Was he still into girls? Was he gay? The thoughts swirled in his head uncomfortably and he was relieved to be distracted when Hayner cried out in shock.

"You!" he growled malevolently, looking at a trio of familiar faces.

"Feh, if it isn't the lameos! Still looking like pathetic losers." Seifer laughed, smirking smugly as Hayner grew red while Pence and Roxas just frowned at him. Seifer still seemed as rude as ever and was stilled being followed by that oaf Rai and the quiet Fuu.

"A tiger can' change its stripes, y'know!" Rai sniggered as Fuu just looked at them with her half lidded red eye. Seifer snorted as Hayner made an attempt at punching him, but Pence and Roxas were quick to restrain him while he began to snap insults at his face.

"Why don't you guys just leave?" A feminine voice called out, making the six of them turn in the direction of the voice. It had been Olette, and she was now walking over to Roxas, Pence, and Hayner while she frowned idly at Seifer and his little cronies before looking at Roxas with a smile. His face lightened slightly and Hayner seemed to calm down a bit (and oblivious to Roxas, Hayner's face flushed and his hair seemed to bristle when Olette had spoken for him).

"What, you chicken-wusses need a girl to fight your battles? How lame can you get over the summer?" Seifer laughed maliciously, but walked away from the four of them with Rai and Fuu following him closely. Pence and Roxas released Hayner at that point before looking at Olette appreciatively, Hayner still blushing as he sourly watched Seifer walk across the campus into a spot under the shade of a tree.

"Hey Roxas! I didn't know you had the same lunch break as me!" Olette replied cheerily as she introduced herself to Pence.

"Small world, right?" Roxas laughed; glad to see a friendly face. He was still beaming at Olette, even when she noticed someone beyond Roxas' gaze and when she seemed to call whom ever it was over. His face faltered when he realized she was waving more familiar faces over here, and the smiled wiped off his face when he distinguished the faces to belong to his twin's little posse.

"Roxas!" He winced upon hearing his named uttered from his twin and turned bright red from embarrassment and anger when Sora embraced him. He was still a little lump of happiness. "How's your eye, did it heal at all?"

"Oh…" Roxas had forgotten about his black eye and gingerly rubbed it. It tinged painfully, but it was only the slightest bit of discomfort to Roxas. "It's okay, I guess."

"Roxas, why didn't you tell me you met Olette already?!" Selphie Tilmitt piped up, her eyes wide with shock and delight. "Olette's my cousin! She moved over here from Twilight Town to spend more time with the family!"

"Oh joy." Roxas breathed sarcastically, but it when unnoticed when Kairi and Sora 'oh'ed at the information. They immediately swarmed to Olette and began asking her what the city was like, although Roxas didn't understand why Sora was so engrossed in the conversation since they had been to Twilight Town on several occasions.

"Oh brother, they're at it again!" Tidus sighed, earning himself a sympathetic pat on the shoulder from Selphie. "Where's Wakka when you need him?!" Roxas didn't see Wakka around the group and must've guessed he had the next break. He was a second-year, after all.

And to Roxas' dismay, he spent the entire lunch excluded from the group with Hayner and they both looked sour to begin with. Hayner, still mad over the whole confrontation with Seifer, was sitting with a childish pout on his face and his chin propped on the knuckle of his hand. Roxas was leaning back with his arms firmly crossed above his chest with an aggravated look on his face, irritated that Sora had stolen his chance for peace at his own lunch break. So it what very little time they had, Roxas sulked as the cheery voices of his company conversed animatedly until the bell sounded.

"Well I'll see you soon, Roxas!" Sora cried out and waved to his twin, being dragged by Kairi into a different direction as everyone scattered and said their goodbyes. Roxas reluctantly waved back before walking to his other class. It was Art and Roxas didn't have a clue why he was in it. He didn't draw or paint or sketch or anything else, for that matter. He showed no desire to study art or anything, but he landed an Art class. He just shrugged it off though; there was still time to get a schedule change if he didn't like the class or anything. Before he knew it, he was picking out a seat at the back of the classroom that was unattended by its teacher. It was a smart move too, seeing as he wouldn't pay attention.

Soon, more kids began to file into the room in groups, crowding around interesting posters and talking about how their day was so far. Some of the kids were incredibly tall, so Roxas assumed it was a mixed class with students who were accidentally put in the class or by sheer laziness, had failed their previous years of art. The only person that really caught his eye was a student in black and red, but he didn't recognize the person that had been with Axel from the morning.

The guy seemed unapproachable, having snake-bite piercings on his lip, about a dozen on his ear, a nose piercing, some eye brow barbells, and probably some more rings and studs hidden from his clothes. His dirty blonde hair was also interesting, since it seemed like some sort of love-child from a mohawk and mullet (brown patches of hair where his head must've been shaven). And his cobalt eyes were half lidded with boredom and the way he was standing showed he was obviously not a happy camper at this moment. Roxas' gaze lingered in time to see a small girl approach him and he instantly took interest.

The guy seemed to lighten up as well when the girl came waltzing over to him, a goofy smile planting itself on his face. The girl smiled back serenely before engaging into a conversation with the overly-pierced boy. Her hair was very blonde, and it seemed to look perfect flowing over her right shoulder. Her smile seemed so wonderful as well, her small pink lips curving tranquilly while her bright blue eyes seemed to laugh with her. She just seemed so perfect to him and he wished he could just stare at her forever when –

"Alright, everyone to their seats! The teacher's here – OI! You better put that down or you're gonna have to pay for any damages!" A stringy guy ambled into the room, with gravity-defying blonde spikes and a black tattoo etched across the left side of his face. He had a bit of a serious face, but Roxas didn't feel like he could take him seriously. Something in his voice just made him…eh…

Instantly, the groups moved to seats, with the 'perfect' girl and the boy in the black and red uniform followed closely behind. She smiled at Roxas for a moment before taking the seat next to him while the boy took the site empty next to her, blabbering on about some sort of instrument Roxas had never heard of.

"Alright class, I'm Mr. Dincht and I'll be – Demyx? What the hell are you doing in my class?" The teacher cried out incredulously, making an odd face that made the class emit muffled giggles.

"I'm supposed to have Music, but the system's whack." The boy with the piercings said in disappointment. The glass gawked at him for a moment (obviously surprised by the piercings on his face) before Mr. Dincht laughed. Eyes swiveled back to the teacher and he began to explain the rules of his classroom and how some students may be moved out within the first couple of days. Roxas was pleased in knowing this but felt unsure about changing his schedule. What if this 'perfect' girl that sat next to him liked art and wanted to stay in it? Roxas seemed to be in quite a predicament…

"Pssst…" Roxas' ears perked slightly when he heard the small noise, but ignored it. "Pssst!" The noise persisted and Roxas' eyes glanced over to his right. It wasn't the girl, but the boy known as 'Demyx' that was calling him. The boy waved at him before he passed a small paper over to him, the girl leaning back slightly so Demyx's arm could pass the note over. Roxas looked at him curiously before unraveling the folded note.

I kno u: )

Roxas' brow knitted together and the corner of his lip twitched slightly.

So?

Demyx looked slightly shocked when he read the note, obviously not expecting the answer.

So?! 'So' ur the guy Axel likes so much!

Roxas' heart skipped a beat when he read this, feeling slightly sick to the stomach hearing Axel's name.

I don't care.

Demyx looked up from reading the note and stuck his tongue out at Roxas. 'How surprisingly childish…' Roxas thought, taking the note back after Demyx finished writing

Ur so mean! I don't kno what Axel sees in a meanie-face like u: (

Am I supposed to be hurt by your small range of vocabulary? It's not really working.

HEY! I am the Treasurer for 2nd-Years! U can't talk like that to me!

Watch me.

Demyx seemed ready to burst and about to stand up, but the girl whispered something to him, making him calm down slightly and pout angrily to himself. The girl just smiled understandingly before turning to Roxas with a slightly sheepish look.

"I'm sorry about Demyx. He's slightly off today because his schedule was mixed up with someone's." Her voice, even though it was low so only Roxas could hear her, was soft and calming. He fought back the blush that was trying to creep back on his face with a blank stare, nodding at the girl's small apology.

"S'okay…" He mumbled, before looking at Mr. Dincht (who was hinting to the class he liked hotdogs and would give extra credit to whomever bought him one). The girl shot him a small smile.

"I'm Naminé."

"Roxas."

'So her name is Naminé...'

W h o . I s . S h e ?

I didn't really like this chapter because it feels more like a filler chapter to me rather than an actual one. But I needed to introduce Naminé and Demyx for the next chapter or the one after that.

Besides, we got a little o' some Seifer action: D

Read and review, please!