Epilogue

8:14AM, February 27

"Hey Roxas, can I borrow your skateboard?" Axel asked his close friend, draping an arm around his shoulders casually.

"No way, Axel. After breaking my other skateboard, I'm not letting you even get near my new one," Roxas said, biting into his toast.

Axel took off his arm from the boy's shoulders and smirked, "You're not letting me touch it just because Joy gave it to you."

"That's one of the reasons," Roxas retorted giving his close friend a victorious smirk. Suddenly, Roxas' saw darkness; something was covering his eyes.

"Guess who!" Came a female's voice, reaching his ears.

"Speak of the devil," Roxas said, smirking inwardly. He placed his hands over the small ones over his eyes and said, "Is this person a girl?"

Giggle. "Yes."

"Is she smart in English?"

Chuckle. "Maybe."

"Is she really good at tennis?"

Scoff. "Nope!"

"Oh really now?" Roxas grabbed the arms of the person behind him and pulled them forward, causing the female to yelp as she came crashing on him, "I think she's really great at tennis."

"You're just saying that because you can't play!" Joy teased as she wrapped her arms around the blonde's neck.

Axel laughed at the couple in front of him, "Dude, Roxas, you're so hooked."

"Just like you are with Larxene!" Joy taunted as she saw Larxene walk toward the table.

Axel, noticing the approaching blonde, put an arm around her shoulder and greeted the girl, "Hey babe."

Larxene's snake-like eyes glared at the arm around her shoulder when she elbowed the redhead and responded, "What did I tell you about pet names?"

"Right…" Axel said, rubbing his poor stomach.

Joy quickly pecked Roxas on the cheek before standing up straight and sitting next to the boy, being across from Namine. "Hey Nami," she greeted the blonde artist drawing on the table, "how's your long-distance relationship with Fernando?"

Namine smiled in response, "It's great. We're going to visit them during Spring Break, right?"

"You bet'cha!" Joy assured her with a giant grin.

"Which reminds me!" Axel exclaimed, getting over his pain, "Demyx has been on the phone and online more lately. Is it because of Stacie?"

Joy grinned all-knowingly, along with Namine, "They're so totally into each other! They're always texting each other during class and on the phone like 24/7!"

That was the moment Pence decided to join up in the table, "Demyx is totally love-sick; he sent a dozen roses to her on Valentine's Day. Demyx hasn't done anything like that, especially when the girl is half across the world!"

Joy laughed, "What can you say, love is in the air this month!" Joy felt Roxas wrap his arms around her waist and she leaned against him in comfort.

Hayner and Olette came waltzing in through the cafeteria doors and the group saw them get their lunch, Hayner moving his arm to around her waist. Their relationship had gone public ever since the end of the snow trip. Hayner would usually be seen with her, having an arm around her which she didn't protest to. Soon enough, the couple had joined the table. Later on, Riku and Amy came by greeting everyone, Riku's arms around his girlfriend protectively. Sora, with Kairi piggy-back riding on his back, were next to the previous couple. The whole table rumbled in laughter and happiness.

Selphie and Tidus were off somewhere, Tidus trying to teach Selphie how to play blitzkrieg. Selphie wasn't the best student, but Tidus had his patience with this girl. Wakka was off with a girl, surprisingly. Everyone thought he was too focused on his sports. It seems Spring has taken a toll on him as well. Zexion was in the library, reading his book as per usual; love didn't crack his shell, except for his love of reading. Marluxia was on the phone with Kristina as per usual.

And Joy couldn't be any happier.

She had a loving and caring boyfriend, great friends, and she was attending an awesome school.

She broke her promise, took a risk and found it worth taking.