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 TidusSelphie MarluxiaOC AxelLarxene DemyxOC(Other pairings may be decided later)

WARNING: Characters may be a bit OOC rushing everywhere xP but you be the judge of that. Also, swearing is in this chapter and not censored. So yeah [:

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts II or any of its characters

Claimer: I own Joy, Amy, Cookie, Stacie, Kristina, Jun, Fernando, Cris, and Taffy.

Thank you for the reviews everyone! ;D

Chapter Nineteen
Parting

The sound of cardboard hitting the floor reverberated in the living room.

No one could believe what they were seeing.

Two figures stood under the doorway to the hall, a small tiny shrub known as a mistletoe hung over them. According to a Christmas cheer custom, any two people who meet under a hung up mistletoe are obliged to kiss.

Who knew that this tradition would cause such dramatic turns.

The two teens under this traditional plant, to a certain extent, complied the custom.

'Oh, hell no!' Amy could feel herself boiling up with rage to the point that she was clenching one of her free hands.

The female's arms wrapped around the male's neck, his own arms at his sides in shock - the box that he had been carrying laid forgotten on the floor.

The witnesses in the room stared at the pair in extreme shock, no one predicting that this would happen.

In one hour, Roxas had kissed another girl. Or was kissed by another girl.

It was a good ten seconds before they pulled apart. Ten seconds is quite a moment.

Joy, still facing the Christmas tree, looked up to the ceiling in attempt to stop the tears from falling down her cheeks.

Why didn't he push her away? I would have been fine with it if he had just pulled away from her. How could he do this to me?! Why did he let something like this happen?!

How could I have let this happen to me?

Jun stared at Roxas' look of shock and smirked as she seductively said to the blonde, "Wanna get back together, Roxas?"

Kristina dropped the lights she was holding up against the wall, anger and shock written all over her face as she let out a clearly audible outburst, "You bitch!"

Everyone - excluding Jun - knew of the events that had happened only an hour ago between Roxas and Joy. It had spread like wild fire throughout the residents in the cabin. The only one not to know about this gossip was Jun. Even Cris and Taffy knew about it.

"Dude," Cris quietly called to Axel, "I thought you said that Roxas and Joy confessed to each other?"

Unfortunately, Jun had heard and her smirk dropped completely from her place. She turned sharply to the Asian male and exclaimed, "Excuse me? What did you just say?"

"You heard him," Amy said catching Jun's attention, "Roxas and Joy confessed their love for one another and kissed." Amy smirked in victory at Jun's surprised reaction.

The said girl looked at Roxas, then to Joy with a ferocious glare in her dark onyx eyes. "What?" She responded with harsh tone.

Feeling as if she needed to stand up for her friend, Taffy stood up and softly said, "Joy and Roxas are together…"

Jun faced Roxas, "You're with that, that coward?!"

Amy took a step forward out of instinct, fury-filled eyes, and was about to take another step when she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, she stared at the person who had stopped her and gave her a questioning stare. On the other side of the room, Larxene also took a step forward, her fists clenched at her sides yet she was stopped by Axel holding her back.

Jun continued to stare at Roxas in disbelieving anger, "How could you be with that weakling?! She wasn't even suppose to talk to you!"

Finally snapping out of his stupor, Roxas asked confusingly, "What do you mean she wasn't suppose to talk to me?"

Before Jun could even notice that she had let something in the open when she wasn't suppose to, she felt someone tap on her shoulder. Whirling around she was met with rage-filled violet eyes. "Wh--"

SLAP.

Jun's head was forced to the side.

Joy wasn't sturdy enough to leave a simple cut on the girl's cheek and have blood oozing out of it like she wanted it to, but she was strong enough to leave a deep red hand print on her cheek. The force was strong enough to leave a stinging feeling in her hand.

Once again, everyone's faces was covered in pure shock and surprise.

Joy Kane, the girl that never hurt anyone intentionally had slapped a girl. The girl that was always nice and kind to everyone around her, even Jun, had physically harmed another. For once in their lives of knowing the innocent girl, they saw the hate in her eyes for the girl in front of her. They had never known anyone that Joy had ever hated before to the extent of actually slapping the person.

She was definitely no coward.

"Don't call me a coward."

Jun's eyes fired up with determination and faced Joy, "Don't be jealous, Joy."

Joy scoffed at her comment, "There's nothing to be jealous of."

"You just don't like the fact that I won."

It was Joy's turn to be confused, "Won? Won what? Roxas?" For that split-second, Joy glanced at Roxas and found him staring blankly at the two girls in front of him.

"You're just mad that Roxas kissed me after he kissed you. That's a clear sign that he chose me over you."

Joy seethed in anger and shoved Jun powerfully, "Roxas is not a prize. Was that who you were aiming for all this time? You had to hurt me just to get him? Well good for you, 'cause it worked. You're very good at a game that I don't want to play. But you better step back and remember what cowardly acts you had to do just to get the guy you 'love.'" Jun stared at Joy, trying to hold her own strong look against Joy's determined eyes, "I'm done here."

Turning on her heel, she walked toward the girls' hallway - Roxas following right after. Jun started toward at the retreating girl before someone stepped in her way. She faced the person and saw Amy, Kristina, Larxene, Kairi, and Selphie blocking her way to the girls' hallway.

"What?" Jun asked annoyingly as she tried to go around the five teens.

"You insulted our friend." Selphie stated, her arms crossed.

Kristina proceeded to cracking her knuckles as Amy said, "No one gets away with insulting my best friend."

Kairi also stepped forward, "You better get ready to leave, Jun Tsu."

"Ha! Everyone knows I have way more muscle than the both of you!" Kristina exclaimed, standing up in a prideful manner, interjecting Roxas and Axel's argument.

"I'm going to make you eat your words," Larxene said threateningly, readying her fist.

"Wait, Joy!"

Joy didn't have to know turn around to know who called her name, "Go back to Jun, Roxas."

Ignoring her order, Roxas made Joy face him before asking, "What do you mean you're done here? You're not leaving are you?"

"I don't know. Whatever happens this week, I'll decide then."

Joy sighed, before saying, "Roxas, if you didn't love me you should've just--"

"I do love you!" Roxas pulled the girl toward him in an embrace, his head against the side of her hair, breathing in her peppermint scented hair that had been next to a Christmas tree filled with candy canes.

The blonde felt a two hands pressing against his chest, pushing him away. "Roxas, don't lie to me. All you had to do was tell me the truth." She looked to the floor in sorrow, "Sure… it would have hurt, but it wouldn't have broken my heart."

Those words struck Roxas like lightning and thunder, echoing in his ears.

"...it wouldn't have broken my heart."

"...broken my heart."

And I'm the reason for it.

"I never want to talk to you again." Joy's words hanging in the air, she turned around and quickly walked toward her room. A resounding click reached Roxas' ears and he knew that she had locked her door.

Roxas hung his head in shame.

He remembered the look in her violet eyes. Anger, regret, fear, disbelief, and underneath all that, was pain.

Dear Joy and Amy,

How are you two doing on the islands? I hope you girls like it there.
If you don't, just tell me and I'll pull you out. I only had you two go there for the experience.
I overheard your conversation the before I sent you and thought you needed some 'getting away'.

Joy, our customers are requesting you. Can you visit for the holidays, if you can?
Amy, you can too if you wish. I only need Joy for the holidays and then you can go back in January, maybe.

I've noticed your letters lately have been sounding a bit depressing.
Did something happen? Are you both alright?
It's not another boy is it?
I'm always here, you can always call me.

I've seen both your grades and am very proud of the both of you.
Although, Amy, keep studying your history; Joy, work on your math.
I want to see straight A's next time.

Call me, okay?

Love,
Mom

Joy stared at the rosy felt letter in her hands before reaching in her pocket and taking out her cell phone. Slowly and hesitantly, she pressed some numbers. Wiping the tears that were forming in her eyes and sniffing her nose, she pressed the phone against her ear.

- "Mom?"

- "I'm fine…"

- "I'll come for the holidays."

Sniff.

- "Yes, I'm crying…"

Sniff. Sniff.

- "…I just want to come home…"

- "No, she's staying here."

- "I want her to stay here. She has a boyfriend here. I don't want to separate her."

- "Okay."

- "That late?"

- "Got it, mom. Thanks."

- "Love you, too, mom…"

- "Bye."

Ending the call, Joy pet Cookie on her little furry head, trying to remain calm and forget the events that had just occurred. Finally getting up, Joy picked up her forgotten suitcase and backpack and proceeded to pack.

"Taffy, Namine, Fernando" Amy yelled to the three teens, "Get Jun's stuff - she's not staying here." The two girls and boy quietly nodded before running to Jun's room.

"Excuse me?!" Jun exclaimed in disbelief. "You can't be serious."

Hayner took a seat on the couch and smirked, "Oh, they're serious, all right." Leaning against the back of the couch comfortably, he announced, "Let the catfight begin."

"Catfight--"

PUNCH.

THUD.

Jun screamed in pain as she fell to the floor and clutched her precious nose. Kristina had just punched her, and not only did it hurt her, but that one punch broke Jun's nose. Not one to back down without a fight, Jun quickly recovered and charged after Kristina. She merely dodged and crashed into Larxene who punched Jun in the stomach, knocking the wind out of her and shoving her to the ground, hard. Jun scowled while catching her breath and stood up, clutching her stomach.

Before more damage was done, Cris stepped in between the catfight and held out his hands to signal the three to stop, "Hey, that's enough. I think she gets it now."

"We have her stuff," Taffy and Namine made their appearance, coming out with Jun's bags and belongings. Fernando came out last, rolling a large suitcase to the room.

"Good, throw them outside," Amy commanded, showing no mercy to the pathetic girl in front of her. "Get out of here, Jun, or else you'll get more than a broken nose."

"Where am I suppose to go?! We're on a fucking mountain!" Jun yelled in anger, standing up abruptly.

"We don't care. You're not staying here, though," Larxene defiantly, taking a step to threaten the already scared girl.

Jun looked around the room and found everyone against her, backing Amy up. Everyone was glaring at her, something that people don't normally do toward her and she did not like it. Roxas entered the scene and her eyes lit up. She ran to him for safety and grabbed onto his sleeve, "Roxas, you won't kick me out to the snow, will you? You won't let the others do that, would you? You'll protect me, right?"

Slowly, Roxas turned his head to the pleading girl hanging on him and he took her hand off him, giving the most evil glare that Jun had ever received at that moment and especially not from him, ever. To finish it off, he said the last few words that struck her like a lightning bolt, "Do I know you?"

Dark onyx eyes widened in shock as she stood there pitifully, staring as the blonde boy walked away from her and toward the couch. Stacie who was sitting on the couch, stood up and said, "No one wants you here, Jun, justleave."

"I - I'm not coming back, Roxas, I hope you realize that."

"Leave," was all he said to her.

"I mean it! Seriously Roxas, if you let me go, I am not--"

That's when she was pushed toward the door that was being held open by Zexion and Kristina said to the girl, "Yeah yeah, no one cares, leave already!" Kicking Jun out the door, Zexion slammed the door.

"UGH!!" They heard Jun cry out and then kick the door.

Selphie, noticing something out of the corner of her eye, she picked up a pair of shoes and opened the door. She saw Jun's eyes fill up with hope as she stared down at her before throwing the pair of shoes at her, "You forgot these," and slammed the door in her face once more.

Then, it became quiet.

After a few more minutes of awkward silence, Roxas let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding. Looking up, he saw Amy in front of him, giving the boy a disapproving look, her arms crossed against her chest.

"She's in her room."

Amy glared at the boy, not even saying on word, before running toward the room she shared with Joy.

Hayner put a hand on Roxas' shoulder, catching his attention, "You messed up big time."

Roxas groaned and hung his head, again, in shame. He saw white shoes step in front of him and he looked up before he was slapped hard on the cheek. "Stop being a bonehead!" Namine stared hard at Roxas as he rubbed his cheek.

"Roxas, it's common sense that when you have a girlfriend, and a girl comes up to you and kisses you, you push her away," Cris stated, shaking his head at the blonde boy.

"You're giving blondes a bad reputation," Selphie had to add in.

"Is it really my fault that she just came onto me?! It took me those ten seconds to realize what the hell was even going on!" Roxas protested, trying to defend himself.

Stacie reached in front of Hayner and punched Roxas on the arm. "Stupid Roxas."

The blonde boy grabbed his arm in pain, remembering the mistake he made before and Kristina had punched him too, on the same arm.

"You're going back home? Did you call mom already?" Amy asked.

Joy nodded mutely as she continued to pack all her belongings and stuff them in her bags. "You're staying here; I don't want to separate you from Riku."

"What? You know--"

"Don't argue with me Amy. I want you to stay here," Joy said in a final tone.

Amy knew better than to argue with her angered best friend. Instead, she asked, "Why are you leaving, Joy? Is it because of Roxas?" No answer. "You should know that he didn't mean it."

"Nothing ever means anything to him," Joy replied, slamming a stack of clothes in her suitcase in frustration.

"He doesn't mean anything that's not about you," Amy said, trying to persuade the girl. "Like that kiss with Jun."

"That was two negatives," Joy pointed out, still continuing to pack up her clothes.

Amy sighed, "You know what I mean Joy. Stop being mad at him, I'm sure he wants to apologize."

"It's not that I'm upset with him, I'm upset with the fact that he didn't push her away, and that he didn't stick up for me when she called me a 'coward,'" Joy admitted, zipping her suitcase closed and flopping on the bed. "I doubt he even loves me; he was probably lying to me. That kiss meant nothing to him. He stole my first kiss and it meant nothing to him."

Amy didn't say anything this time.

Amy heard Joy sniff and say, "I always thought that love was following your heart." A small tear fell from her eye as she continued, "I wonder… what was Roxas' heart telling him to do?"

Amy gave a long sigh as her answer.

"When are you leaving?"

"Two days from today."

11:12PM, December 24th

Everyone was in their respective rooms as the night drifted on. Kairi and Selphie had insisted everyone to sleep early so they can all wake up early and open their presents.

Since there were so many people in this cabin, there was a big pile of presents around the tree. Not under, but around. Presents of all sizes and colors, different wrapping papers and ribbons. Half of them wrapped nicely while the other half was another story.

Three figures entered the living room as another set of presents were placed next to the lit up Christmas tree, followed by a sound of a rolling suitcase. One of them walked toward the door and opened it as the other two walked out of the cabin.

A loud roaring sound was heard and the lights of a snowmobile came to the cabin.

The two people had a long hug before one of them put the stuff into the compartment of the vehicle and climbing onto the snowmobile, it drove off leaving the last two figures to run inside and out of the warmth.

Sorry it ended all of a sudden xP Just wanted to keep it...suspenseful [: Yeahh... Almost the end of the story ! Expect a tragedy ! No, expect a happy ending ! No, expect... SOMETHING!! hahahahah I love you all... Also, I apologize for this chapter not being the usual long chapter that I have. I apologize for that.

Thinking of a Prince of Tennis story, review me and tell me what guy you want [: Or, go to my account page and see more about the story. Still a rough summary, so it'll probably change in the future! Almost the end of Don't Lie !!

REVIEWS PLEASE !

I NEED CRITISM !!!

Reviews help me on my stories and motivates me to actually write. So PLEASE PLEASE review !! Although, I do give thanks to all the readers that actually reviewed me, ARIGATOU! xD

Support me by telling your friends about me and this story :) I want more reviews PLEASE ! xD