#2 – Eternity
She could stare at him for eternity. It was difficult to pay attention in classes since he'd been assigned a seat next to her. She couldn't help it—he was so fascinating. His green eyes flashed in annoyance when the teachers talked to slow or gleamed with delight at the challenge of harder homework. The unruliness of his red hair made her want to brush it out of his face in a way that startled her. She'd never felt this way about someone before.
"Hey, zombie. Is it nice in La-La-Land?"
Xion startled, nearly dropping her pencil. Axel laughed at her under his breath. She teasingly glared at him, whispering, "That's Roxas's nickname, not mine!" She meant the boy she had Axel had met on her first day of school, a blond with an optimistic personality, but a tendency to daydream.
"Alright, I'll be fair. Now pay attention, kid. You need to graduate."
'Kid' wasn't much better, but she didn't know why she didn't like it, so she didn't say anything. Maybe because he was so much older than her, and she wanted to be his equal.
She knew Axel had been asked to watch over her, but she didn't know why he was her friend. He didn't need to be, but he hung out with her and Roxas, helping them with their schoolwork.
Xion peeked over at Axel again. He noticed and winked at her. She blushed and looked down at her paperwork.
Yeah… She could stare at him for eternity.
A/N: For this story, Roxas is a bit more like Ventus and him combined-cheerful, but dopey. ;)
Also, I changed the story title because the first one was a slapdash, last second choice. Hopefully this one better embodies the story. Enjoy!