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Queen of Madness: Finally finished this chapter! So this is the second chapter of Poison from Roxas's perspective. I tried to make it good, so….enjoy? :D Reviews are welcome, hope you like it~

rebeckon: Haha, at first, we thought this was going to be late because this one -points to the author above- didn't think she was going to get this done on time. Well, she did, and I personally loved it. :) Reviews are love~ ...I think one chapter, we should include my favorite pairing of Cookies x Milk. Whaddyasay? ...Alright, I'm a dork. REVIEW FAVE LOVE.

The world really sucks sometimes.

I tried to concentrate on my homework, but it was no use. None of the books could keep my attention. Of course, they never really did, but that was besides the matter.

Linkin Park blasted through my earphones as I surfed through old documents on the computer, deleting file after file of old assignments, making it look like I was working in case my mom decided to burst in and accuse me of slacking off. I opened a file simply titled "To You". I couldn't remember what it was or what is was for. The document filled the screen, and the first few words caught my attention.

My dearest Roxas,
It's already our 6 month anniversary, and although I am happy, I'm not sure… My mind locked up as I scrolled through the rest of the letter.

The letter that ruined my life. From the girl that ruined my life.
Naminé.

I deleted the letter as fast as I could.

Naminé Forthyn was a classmate and close friend of mine. We had met in elementary school and been close ever since. But through all the years, I had always been nervous around her. I accounted it to her being a girl and me being shy. But near the end of our junior year, she admitted to liking me for as long as she could remember. And it hit me then: maybe these feelings are feelings of love. So when she asked me to go out with her, I agreed.
But after months of going through with the relationship, she wanted out.

Just like that. My heart was shattered, and she left me to clean up the pieces.

I punched the wall next to my desk, rage at the memory pounding through my head. Not a minute later Sora had poked his head into the room. "Roxas, watch it! I can hear you from my room!"
"Sorry, Sora," I mumbled, slamming the laptop shut. I went to my closet and rummaged through its contents, thinking the conversation to be done. Apparently Sora thought otherwise.

He walked in and sat on the bed. "Are you okay? You've been really down lately. You even snapped at Mr. Pyrrhus today, and he's your favorite teacher…"

Ugh, not that. As if I didn't have enough crap going on already. "Well he didn't have to be a nosy ass and ask about my personal life. What should he care? He's just a teacher."

"Yeah, but still… I know you're still upset about Naminé, but it might be better to talk to someone about it–"

"Shut up!" I whirled around to face Sora. Afraid, his entire face was contorted by fear. It was always strange looking at him when he was like this; because we're twins, all I could think was if that's what I look like now too. Shaking my head, I walked to the door, grabbing my wallet and keys from my nightstand. "I'm going out for a bit. Don't wait up for me."

I shut the door on his worried face, knowing I'd be seeing it in my thoughts for the rest of the night.

In the living room, mom was hard at work doing nothing. She sat in a chair reading, wire-rimmed glasses sliding down her nose as they always did. I tried to sneak past to get to the front door. I hadn't made it three steps before her voice rang in my ears.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Figures.
I stepped back to meet her cold eyes. "Out."
"Out where?"
"Town."
"This late? You do realize it's a school night?"
"Yeah, so?"
She shifted her reading glasses to her head, peering at me with cold azure eyes. "So? You shouldn't be out this late. It's not safe."
"What do you care?" I retorted. "It's not like you ever paid attention to where Cloud went."

Silence. She slammed her book down and stood up. "I told you never to mention that name ever again."
"What? Just because he admitted to being queer and went to live with his boyfriend–"
"That's ENOUGH!"
I wanted to scream, kick a hole in the wall. Anything to piss off this monster that I called "mother". I threw open the door and stormed out, ignoring her shouts of protest.

I needed to get out of this hell.

"ID?"

I shoved the fake ID card at the man guarding the entrance to the club. Being the careful person I am, I ordered the card from a website and made my age 19 so I could get in. Two years from the truth shouldn't hurt, right? But no matter how many times I came here I always got nervous when this hulk of a man asked for ID.

He gave it back after a few skeptical glances at me, but opened the door. "Welcome to Nocturne."

The sight of pulsing lights and bodies moving together always took my breath away when I first entered. Something about the atmosphere, the "screw you we'll do what we want" attitude that permeated the air, made it appealing. This was more my home.

I fought through the mob and managed to reach the bar. Sliding onto an empty stool I waited for the bartender to take notice. She was a young blonde woman, with evergreen eyes and a sharp tongue.

She ambled over, eyeing me suspiciously. "Hey kid, you sure you're old enough to be in here? Lose your mommy on the way and wander in here by accident?" she jeered.

My face flared with heat. "No, I'm old enough. I've been in here plenty of times already."

"And each time you seem to look even younger than before."
"I don't need this shit," I spat, jumping up and storming off to the dance floor.

Dancing was my one escape from everything. From mom, from Sora, from memories of her–

From Mr. Pyrrhus. Axel Pyrrhus.

My thoughts went to the teacher as I matched the beat of everyone around me. I know he was just concerned, but he didn't have to ask me right during the middle of class. It was kind of annoying, even if I did love him as a teacher. He had looked sad when I snapped at him, his eyes filled with surprise at the outburst…

Another body came at me from behind, knocking me to the ground. "Augh!"

"Oh God, are you all right? Sorry about that."

"It's fine…" I managed to sit up and meet the eyes of the person.

Those same jade eyes that I was thinking of looked down at me, equally in shock. "Roxas?"

Oh shit.