Summary: How long can you deny that you're in love? Joy is going to find out at Twilight High Boarding School.
Genre: Romance/Humor/Drama
Pairings: RoxasOC RikuOC NamineOC SoraKairi HaynerOlette (Other pairings may be decided later)
WARNING: Characters may be a bit OOC xP
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts II or any of its characters
Claimer: I own Joy, Amy, Cookie, Ms. Teddy and Ms. Nomura
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Chapter Six
What?
Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.
"I'm thinking! Quit with the tapping," Joy exclaimed at Roxas from her bed.
"Well, you're not saying anything," Roxas replied to her stopping his tapping with his pencil.
Joy and Roxas were in their dorm working on the English project. The English project was to write out a five-page skit, then on the due date, they would perform the skit memorized while the teacher would grade the skit as they perform. Roxas was on his own bed, laying on his stomach and he had a blank sheet of paper in front of him, a pencil in his hand, while Joy was sitting on the floor and leaned against his bed, Cookie in her lap. "Ugh, why does this project have to be like a drama class project?"
"I don't know."
"Well, what should we write about?"
"Fighting?" Roxas suggested.
"No," Joy rolled her eyes at him, "Something school appropriate and something that we can do."
"Can we at least make it funny then? I want to laugh back on this in the future." Roxas said, resting his head on his arm.
"A comedy? Hmm…" Joy stared intently at her cat, but she was thinking of what to do for her project. That was how it was going to be, Joy thought of how the skit would be laid out while Roxas wrote it all down. It was because Roxas was not good in English class. That's when a light bulb lighted in Joy's head, "I got it!"
"Next, Ms. Kane and Mr. Hikari. Would you two please come up and give me your skit," Ms. Nomura said from her desk. Once Joy had given the five-page skit, she went to the front with Roxas. "You may begin."
Roxas and Joy inhaled deeply before facing each other. Joy smiled at the thought of her skit, and Roxas smiled with her. Both nodding to each other to indicate the other was ready, Roxas started.
Roxas: Introduce me to your family, Joy.
Joy: Okay, Roxas. But I'm warning you, they have funny names.
Roxas: Really, like what?
Joy: Like my distant cousin over there, Shelene.
Roxas: She only has one leg?
Joy: Yes.
Roxas: Oh, what's her name?
Joy: No, that's my sister's name.
Roxas: What's your sister's name?
Joy: Yes.
Roxas: Huh?
Joy: That's my brother's name.
Roxas: What?
Joy: What's my sister's name.
Roxas: That's what I would like to know.
Joy: I'm telling you.
PAUSE
Roxas: Okay, tell me each name of your family members.
Joy: Let's see… What's my sister's name -
Roxas: I don't know.
Joy: No, that's my cousin's name.
Roxas: Huh?
Joy: That's my brother's name.
Roxas: What's your brother's name?
Joy: NO! What's my sister's name!
Roxas: I don't know!
Joy: My cousin is deaf, she can't hear you.
Roxas: What?
Joy: My sister's in the kitchen. Do you need her?
PAUSE
Roxas: This is your family, right?
Joy: Of course.
Roxas: You don't know their names?
Joy: I should know.
Roxas: Okay, who's your brother?
Joy: Yes.
Roxas: I mean his name.
Joy: Who.
Roxas: Your oldest brother.
Joy: Who.
Roxas: That guy right there.
Joy: Who!
Roxas: The guy drinking -
Joy: Who is he!
Roxas: I'm asking YOU who is he!
Joy: That's his name.
Roxas: That's who's name?
Joy: Yes.
Roxas: Then, tell me.
Joy: That's it.
Roxas: That's who?
Joy: Yes.
PAUSE
Roxas: Look, that's your oldest brother, right?
Joy: Absolutely.
Roxas: Who's your oldest brother?
Joy: Yes.
Roxas: When you send him a letter, who gets it?
Joy: He reads it right away and sends me a letter back.
Roxas: The guy that gets it…
Joy: That's right.
Roxas: He checks the mail…
Joy: Well, sometimes I don't know gets it.
Roxas: You don't know who gets it?
Joy: No, not 'you don't know' its I don't know.
Roxas: Who's your sister?
Joy: No, What's my sister.
Roxas: Huh?
Joy: That's my youngest brother.
Roxas: I'm not asking who's your youngest brother.
Joy: No, who's my oldest brother.
Roxas: One person at a time!
Joy: Then don't change my family members.
Roxas: I'm not changing nobody!
Joy: Calm down, Roxas.
Roxas: I'm only asking who's your brother's name.
Joy: That's right.
Roxas: Ok.
Joy: Alright.
PAUSE
Roxas: Who's that guys name right there?
Joy: No, that's Huh.
Roxas: Huh?
Joy: Yes.
Roxas: What?
Joy: She's in the kitchen.
Roxas: Who's in the kitchen?
Joy: No, who's over there!
Roxas: Who's over there?
Joy: Yes.
PAUSE
Roxas: You know I'm a nice guy, right?
Joy: Of course.
Roxas: So, if I was going to meet your brother, I meet who?
Joy: That's the first thing you said right, Roxas.
Roxas: I don't even know what I'm saying!
Joy: Meet Who.
Roxas: I don't know.
Joy: That's my cousin. You want to meet her?
PAUSE
Roxas: Let me get this straight: What is in the kitchen, Who's over there with Huh, I don't know is sitting next to Shelene.
Joy: Yes!
Roxas: I don't get it.
Joy: Hm?
Roxas: I said 'I don't get it'.
Joy: Oh, that's my mom's name.
By the end of it, the whole class was laughing their butts off. Both Roxas and Joy looked at their teacher and saw her laughing into a handkerchief. Looking at their paper, they saw the grade: A-.
Joy quickly looked at Roxas who said, "A-? I'll take it!"
The two grinned as they high-fived each other and faced their audience. Roxas did a bow and Joy curtsied as the students in their class continued their laughter and clapping. Suddenly, Joy was spun around and felt arms wrap around her. Looking up, she found Roxas hugging her. "R-Roxas?"
"Thanks for the 'A', Joy."
"Um, you're welcome?" Joy said, patting him on the back as he continued to hug her. She felt her face flush.
He stepped back from the hug, but had his hands still on her shoulders. "Seriously, if you weren't my partner, I bet I would've been failing this semester." He was staring directly in her eyes. Joy felt her cheeks redden even more. Nonetheless, she grinned at him, trying to hide the fact that she was blushing at him.
He's doing it again. He made my chest tighten and he's making me blush like crazy! I wish he would stop doing that to me! His eyes…they're giving me that same look, like usual. I'm not sure if he's given other girls the same look, but it's making my legs feel like jello when he smiles like that.
I couldn't help it. I was too stuck in the moment that I just had to hug her. It was my first 'A' in English class. Joy was really good in English, and when I heard she was my partner, I was excited. I couldn't help noticing that we spent more time together in the past few days. I've seen her smile more toward me now, and every time she smiles, it makes my heart all warm and fuzzy. I know, mushy.
"No problem!" And with that, the duo went back to their seats which was next to the window, Joy sat in front of Roxas.
"That was awesome, Joy!" Amy said from next to her.
"Next is Amy Vian and - "
And that's how it was for the rest of the class, performing skits and laughing. Then the bell rang signaling the end of class and the end of school for the day.
I've been watching Joy and Roxas lately. Right after Joy had officially stopped avoiding Roxas, they've both been more closer together. More happy, well, at least in my opinion. As Joy's best friend, I think I'm right about this; Joy can't keep her promise. Sooner or later, she's going to be with him. I can tell. Every time she's looking at him, her eyes give off a longing feel and when they're both smiling at each other, it's so cute that you could feel the love within them. If you looked at a photo of them, you could feel the love radiate off the picture. And I could tell that Joy is starting to fall for him, hard. I see her blush whenever he's around and he does something embarrassing to her or with her. And when we talk, I always find her talking about Roxas; about what they did, how he's so adorably stupid, and she even talks about him indirectly. Even when she's had other crushes, she's never acted like this.
Roxas too. Hayner told me that he has a major crush on Joy, but it's pretty obvious without telling me. He's always messing around with her and trying to talk to her every chance he could get. Whenever she's alone, he'll get the chance to be with her. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he was already in love with my best friend. It wouldn't exactly be a surprise. I just hope he won't hurt her when they get together. Oh, when will they get together? Who knows? One thing's for sure, they will eventually. Once Joy stops lying to herself and Roxas' stops with his comparisons, then it'll work out.
"Hey Joy, raise your side higher," Kairi commanded.
"Like this?" Joy lifted her side of the banner higher up on the wall.
"Perfect!"
The gang was in the gym putting up decorations and booths for the upcoming Halloween Bash. They all had volunteered, most of them by will, others by force. Pence was in the yearbook club, Tidus was in kendo club, and Wakka was at Blitzball practice, so those three boys were out for the moment.
"Please tell me why we're here again," Hayner complained to Roxas as they both were putting up cobwebs.
"Because Olette and Kairi would've hurt you if you didn't come and help out," Roxas informed the dirty blonde.
"But why? The dance is five days away. There's no one else here even helping out! What's the point?"
"That's exactly the point, Hayner!" Hayner turned his head to the source. The voice belonged to Olette, "No one's here besides us, if we don't set up the dance, who else will? You don't want a dull Halloween Bash this year, do you?"
"Tch, whatever." That's when Hayner went back to his cob webbing.
"Think of it this way, Hayner," Sora started, "At least we'll know where everything is so we won't get scared."
"Ha! Like I can ever get scared of some stupid Halloween dance." Hayner waved off the idea as he put a fake spider on one of the webs.
"Wow, this is sooo high up!" Everyone whipped their heads to the loud voice. That's when they noticed their blue-green haired friend on a small ledge in the wall, far above the floor of the gym. A tall ladder was in front of her, "Hello down there! I'm taller than all of you!"
"That's 'cause you're on that ledge!" Roxas countered.
"What are you doing up there anyway, Joy?!" Olette shouted to her.
"Selphie told me to put up these fake pumpkins on this ledge!" She responded loudly to them, pointing down below at Selphie who was going up the ladder with a pumpkin in her hand. "Although, I think she could go use some help!"
"I sure could use some!" Selphie hollered at them. Amy was down on the floor, holding the ladder in place.
"I'll help," Roxas volunteered, running towards the ladder.
After a few minutes of debating, Amy still held on the ladder to steady it, while Roxas was near the top handing off the pumpkins to Joy who set them up on the ledge. Selphie would step off the ladder and climb back on and up a few steps and pass on the pumpkins to Roxas.
After awhile, the group of friends heard footsteps of heels. "Alright kids, that's enough for today! Thanks for your help!" It was Ms. Teddy. She was in charge of all the dances and other activities of the school. She was a kind teacher that cared about all her students and knew how to run things. She has short curly blond hair and lively brown eyes. She was a very fun and energetic teacher from what Joy can tell. "Joy, be careful when you climb down that ladder, you too Roxas. Hold on tight to that ladder, Amy."
"Yes, ma'am!" The three exclaimed to her.
Roxas quickly climbed down the ladder and once he was on the floor, yelled to Joy, "Come on, Joy!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Joy yelled back at him. As she was about to get on the ladder, "Don't look up! I'm wearing a skirt, you dork!" She barked at him.
"Ok, I got it, just hurry up," Roxas replied to her as he rolled his eyes.
As Joy descended down the ladder, Roxas was at the bottom staring up, but was a few steps away from the ladder so he wasn't really looking up at her skirt. When she was at the middle of the ladder, Joy spotted something near her hand. She shrieked at the sight of it and immediately let go of the ladder.
"JOY!" Roxas shouted as he saw Joy lose her balance and start falling. Everyone turned their heads to the sudden outburst and widened their eyes in horror.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
It was like they were in slow motion. Joy was falling and everyone else stood there and watched, mouth agape. That's when Roxas stretched out his arms and quickly caught the girl. Roxas stumbled a bit from the force of the fall, but quickly regained his balance. Everyone let out a breath they've been holding and sighed in relief.
Opening her eyes that she automatically closed within nanoseconds of the fall, Joy saw concerned blue eyes staring at her. "Joy, are you ok?"
Her hands had fallen over her stomach instead of the proper position of having it around her savior's neck. "I t-think so…" Joy stuttered out, seemingly shocked from the fall. She was still staring at Roxas.
"Why'd you let go of the ladder, Joy??" Amy asked the fallen girl.
"…I saw a…a…"
"'A' what?!"
Joy lowered her head and said something very softly. Amy had to lean in just to hear her. The others ran over to the scene. "What happened??" Ms. Teddy.
Roxas was the one that answered since Joy was still mumbling to Amy on how she fell, "She let go and lost her balance."
"Why in heavens name did she let go?"
That's when Amy stood straighter and said, "She saw a spider."
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