So...its been long enough, but here's the first chapter. Yes, it's short, but it sets ground. Enjoy!

I do not own Kingdom Hearts...but I bet you all knew that already. XP

PLUM WINGS & A MIDNIGHT DIRGE – SCHOOL

Across the street some new neighbors were moving in, and my parents being who they were felt like it was necessary to go over and greet them once they were all settled in, and they made me go with them. I didn't really want to go, but they made me, so I had no choice.

They answered the door and my parents introduced themselves. I didn't pay any attention to them, until my father put his hand on my shoulder and told them my name. I smiled up at my new neighbors and they smiled back, putting their hands on their knees and talking to me like I was three and not seven. But then they called to the back of the house, and a shy boy with light brown hair came up behind them.

"Demyx, meet Zexion. He lives across the street…" I stopped listening and looked at Demyx. He tried to be more outgoing, but it didn't really work. He just sort of blushed and waved with a nervous smile.

"Well, we'd better get going," My mother said.

"Oh, okay," Demyx's father said. "Well, we hope we can get the boys together for a little play date sometime,"

"Of course!" My father answered. Then the parents said their goodbyes to one another, and Demyx shyly waved, saying lightly,

"Bye, Zexion."

"Goodbye, Demyx." I waved back to him then scratched the back of my head before my parents turned around to leave.

I kind of thought about Demyx every now and again since I got home, I couldn't get him out of my head. I wondered what kind of a person he was or if he was always that shy. And what about his eyes? A shade that kind of blue was either some sort of genetic mishap or…something else. He also smelt different from his parents. It was kind of pleasant.

It was cool though. It was only two days and then he was going to the same school as I was, and we were even in the same class. He clung to me like glue because I was the only person he had met so far. We became pretty good friends. He was really the only person I could even stand to be around, and it was only two weeks after he started school that we began going over to each other's houses to play games and whatnot. It was really fun.

Eight years later-

"Hey! Zexion!" It was Demyx, of course. He ran up behind me while I was on my way to the library.

"What is it?" I asked, flipping my hair out of my eye.

"Ive got a question,"

"Yeah." I was only-half listening, the other half of my mind was concentrated on the last two pages of a book I was reading, hence why I was headed towards the library.

"Well, you know how there are three different high schools. I wanted to know which one you're gonna go to. My parents said they would enroll me in whichever I wanted to go to, and they need to know by the next few days. So, which school are you going to?"

"Twilit Academy Boarding School." I answered a little quick, already knowing his question and already knowing my answer. But Demyx didn't really enjoy hearing that answer.

"Twilit Academy?"

"Yeah."

"Why there?"

"Because my parents thought it would be a good experience for me," I closed my book, finished, and looked at him. "They said because I had the grades and the school tests how well their students can function in a college-like atmosphere it both prepares me for college and increases my chances of getting a scholarship."

"Oh…"

"Why the disappointment?"

"Because…" He trailed off, thinking. After being around him for such a long time, you learn what certain actions mean when they come from a friend. "Well, Im not sure if Ive got the grades to get into there. Don't they only take people who've got a 2.9 GPA at the lowest?"

"Yes. But they also consider accepting students who have participated in extracurricular activities like sports or theatre. If I remember correctly, you've taken various guitar classes away from the school, as well as classes run by the school's music teacher."

"And I played soccer for a year, don't forget that."

"See? You've got more than the profile fit to enroll in Twilit Academy."

"I guess so…"

"Go home and tell your mother and father. They need to get a head start in enrolling you, the rush is going to start soon and the school will more than likely consider earlier enrollments than later ones. Also, Im not going to be leaving the library anytime soon, you'd just end up falling asleep of boredom by the time Id be just halfway finished."

With that he ran home excited as ever, and I entered the library to return, as well as check out a few books.

That night I was in the middle of getting ready for bed when Demyx called to tell me that he qualified for enrollment.

"Congratulations," I said. "School starts in three weeks. I would begin considering what I would be bringing with me if I were you."

"What can we bring?"

"Did you even look up the regulations for rooms?"

"…No." Of course not. This was Demyx, why was I expecting him to have done his research? I sighed.

"Obviously, you will need to bring clothes, just like you would have to as if you were to stay at a hotel for two weeks. Just think of it that way."

"So, all's I can bring is clothes?"

"No…" My lord he was clueless. "You are allowed to bring material possessions and decoration that is not too damaging to the walls. Bedding is also required, they don't provide it for you. What is provided is a dresser, closet, desk, nightstand and a single bed for each student. Use your brain and figure the rest out for yourself. If you really, really need any help—" I put emphasis on the need—"then call me. But Im going to bed now, Ill see you tomorrow." I hung up the phone and went to sleep as soon as I finished a chapter in my newest book.