Hey peoples of the internet! ^^ I'm Jay (Augestine) and I will be helping my bestie here write this story. I'll be writing everything through Sora's point of view. So enjoy the story and, Uh…. Stuff!

Anywhere you go, anyone you meet,
Remember that your eyes can be your enemies,
I said, well hell is so close

I sighed in contentment as I walked along the sunny sidewalk to my new school. This was the first actual school that I had ever been to seeing as my adoptive perants had told me that public schools were dangerous. But after my "father" got a new job here on Destany Islands, we moved from our small house in Twilight town and came here.

Moving had been kind of hard on me, but I had to admit that I was pretty exsited for my first day of school. But I had never really had a good time talking to people and was painfully, PAINFULLY shy. So coming to this school, it was a little hard to get used to the notion of making new friends… Then after school, my "father" was taking me to meet the Mayor of the Islands.

My "Father" was a minister, so I had some pretty core Christian values but that just made it even harder to be myself. One of the many things that I had repressed inside of me was that I was atrackted to both sex'. And being Christian, that was a one way ticket to damnation.

And heaven's out of reach
I ain't giving up quite yet,
I've got too much to lose

So I kept that mostly to myself not particularly liking the thought of eternal fire burning my skin. I had to think about the minastors reputation to. I was his 'perfect son,' I had to be a good boy so that I didn't embaris him.

I took a deep breath of the salty sea air as I came upon the school for the first time.

It had a large court yard in the front and a huge glass window that over looked the perfectly landscaped grounds that were made perfect by everyone walking around in uniform….

Great…

No one had told me that they had a dress code.

I felt that stupid blush creep up my cheeks as I walked up to the school in my strait-leg bleach faded jeans and Billa-Bong t-shit. I had been hoping that I would be able to blend into the background… not be noticed, and survive my first day of school without incident. But it seems that for some reason the Good Lord wanted me to stand out… and I was just going to have to trust his dissision.

Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, sweet and low, and I'll carry you home
Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, and I'll carry you home

"Hey! You there!" I herd someone yell as I was walking up the large stairway. I turned to see a group of kids, all of them staring at me. I blushed again as the boy with silver hair waved me over calling, "Come here new kid!"

I shuffled my feet as I walked over to the group of 3. They were all dressed in plad school uniforms and ties that hung loosely from their necks. I wondered how I looked to these people. My hair was a muddy brown mess and utterly refused to lye flat no matter how hard I tried. I was small for a boy, with a very pattiet build even though I had some ropy muscle along my arms and legs. But it you put all of that together, it equils scronny, weak and deffencelees…

But these people looked like plastic dolls.

The girl had perfect, glossy red hair that just grazed her slender sholders. He plad skirt looked much shorter than the other girls and her button up shirt was undone to show some major cleavage. If you have ever seen Britty Spears' music video for 'Hit me baby one more time,' you'll have a pretty clear picture of what I'm talking about.

The eldest was a boy with white blond hair that looked real soft and suck up like mine. His uniform was clean and pressed, his jacket slung over his right sholder a small smile on his face. He looked like a male model… and I had to remind myself of my Christian values to stop myself from ogling him.

The third was the silver-haird boy that had called me over. He was really built and his shirt was almost as unbuttoned as the girls. His tie was completely undone but it gave him a ceratan charm as he smiled t me.

"Haven't seen you here before," he said sounding casual, "You must be the pastures son. My Dad told me that you were coming."

"Y-yeah," I said softly, "I-I'm S-Sora…" I blushed looking down at my feet.

"OHHH!!!" squeeked the girl jumping, "You're so cute! And Sora… that's such a pretty name!"

"Don't scare the boy away Kairi," Chuckled the blond stepping tward me holding out his hand for me to shake, "I'm Cloud," He smiled warmly at me, "And this idiot," he jestured tward the red-head, "Is my little sister Kairi… It's best just to ignor her…"

"Hey!" she objected, "That's not-"

"It's true," Chuckled the other boy interrupting her, "I'm Riku, by the way," he smiled at me taking my hand to shake.

"Plesure to make you're aquantence…" I blushed with a soft smile.

The three of them burst into laughter and I couldn't help but smile as my blush faded away. I liked the it when people laughed. It was like they were showing you a little part of themselves that they hid from the rest of the world.

"You've got a wasy with words my friend," Cloud chuckled as he slapped me on the back and I smiled even wider. It was about then that I noticed that someone was staring at me. I looked up to see the deepest pair of blue eyes that I had ever incountered.

Rain is gonna fall, the sun is gonna shine,
The wind is gonna blow, the water's gonna rise
She said, when the day comes, look into my eyes

A boy with gelled, honey blond hair that shined in the early uniform was ripped and just screemed out 'bad boy'. The very thought attracted me to him. I liked bad boys…. Sue me… He looked so sure and strong that it overwhelmed his prominent feactures. But this boy seemed insainly familiar to me… like a memory long since passed…

I looked down feeling a light blush paint my cheeks as I told myself to stop thinking that way! But just couldn't help but like the way that this boy had looked at me.

"Who is that?" I looked up and asked Kairi innocently, they all knew who I ment.

"Oh…" she said giving him a look that I didn't understand, " That's Roxas, if anyone, you should stir clear of him…" she looked at me deciding that my face didn't look convenced, "I'm serious! He's bad, Sora… You should stay away from him…"

"He doesn't look mean to me…" I muttered my eyes drifting back to the boy who was talking to a tall handsome kid with flaming hair. He was smiling and I liked the way it lit up the sad face that I'd been staring at minuts before. "I think he seems really nice actually…."

"No!" Kairi blurted out, "he's not!" the way she glared at him made me wonder what could have happened to cause such haterid…

"Shut up Kai…" came a new voice from behind me. I turned to find a cute little blond with a braid behind me. She looked exactly like Kairi exsept that her skirt was longer and her shirt buttened. She was exactly my hight and gave me a sweet smile that made me smile to.

"Hi…" I muttered stupidly baffled by the warmth that seemed to radiate off of her. She gave me her danty hand.

"I'm Namine," she blushed as I took her hand and bowed like an old-time gentalman. Shut up… that's what my foster perants taught me to do.

"I'm Sora," I smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Kairi gave Namine a dirty look before grabbing my free hand. Then the bell rang telling us to get inside.

"Come on!" Kairi sang, "I'll show you to your class!" She started to pull me away from the group when Cloud grabed my arm.

"Actualy," he smiled, "Sora is in my class. He skipped two years ahead of you sis. I think that I should have the honor of showing our new friend around." He said matter-of-factly and began to pull me away before they could say anything.

No one's giving up quite yet,
We've got too much to lose

It was a little embarising being the uber smart kid in class. I really didn't like it when people staired at me like I was special… I didn't feel very special. But when I walked into my Pre Cal class, I bumped right into a big mass of muscle.

"S-sorry!" I gasped just as he grabbed me by the color of my shirt and shoved me up ageinst a wall.

"You will be," he muttered before someone cleared their throat. I turned my head to find Cloud glaring at the bullie that was holding me off the ground.

".Down." he said minicingly as they glared at each other before he dropped me and grumbled to himself as he walked away. Cloud pulled me to my feet, "Sorry about him…" she sighed brushing me off, "He has some serious issues…"

I nodded unable to speak and we went back to class.

The rest of the morning went by quickly, but so far, I wasn't too crazy about public school…

When lunch came by, I had no where to sit… and then I felt like crying. I really wished more than anything that I could have seem Selphie's overly happy face waiting for me like she did back home. Selphie was the only girlfriend that I had ever had, and my best friend in the whole world. But when I moved here, we desided that it would be best if we broke up. Long distance relaitionships never ended very well. But now, seeing no Selphie at all, I finaly felt like I lost my whole world…

I walked outside not wanting to see all the happy people eating lunch with the friends that they had since kindergarden. No one was out here but the sun felt nice on my skin so I sat in the cort yard and took a bite out of the apple that my 'mom' had put in my backpack.

"Hey… Kid!" yelled a harsh voice that made me jump so high that I dropped my apple. I turned to see the huge meat-bag that had shoved me agenst the wall this morning. "You've gonna get it now…" he growled coming at me.

It doesn't take a geinious to know when you should run. I was on my feet before he reached me running for my dear life. I was so tired of this!

This was afficialy the worst day of my life.

"Come back here!" the lout shouted lunging at me, but missed. I ran out through the football fields and ducked behind the bleaches before running even father in the opposing direction. I was so upset that I didn't notice the duo sitting infrunt of me before tripping over my own feet and landing srawled across that Roxas boy's lap…

Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, sweet and low, and I'll carry you home
Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down,

I looked up at him embarised out of my mind before quickly struggling to get to my feet, "Um…Sorry!" I exclaimed baffled and mortified as I sat up on my knees. I correct my earlier statement. NOW this was the worst day of my life.

"Whatcha' running from?" he asked gruffly as I tried to still my shakking. It was the first time that I had herd his voice, my heart sped up at the sound of it, like velvet caressing skin. I saw him look over my sholder and I looked back to make sure that no one was there.

"N-nothing" I stuttered searching for a way out of this mess but I wasn't finding anything that would help me. But he didn't give up easily.

"I'm Roxas," He told me exstending his hand for me to shake. I looked at him for a second before smiling. The name Roxas ment variant which ment alternative, another, back-up, different, flipside, other side, second, or substitute. I knew that from the Spanish class I had taken two years ago, but I still wanted to slap myself for being geaky even if it was in my brain. I placed my hand in his.

"I'm Sora," I told him quietly, a little proud that my voice didn't crack. I blushed slightly as his dark eyes soffened.

"If you need any help with anything, just ask." He told me in a strong and assured mannor and I could only nod like an idiot.

And I'll carry you all the way,
You say you're fine
But you're still young, and out of line
All I need is to turn around,

After lunch, he was all I could think about. I was thinking about all the things that I should have said and how stupid I must have looked and how I wished that I had fallen anywhere but his lap. But no… I was not sopposed to be thinking this way. Instead I concentrated on not dropping the pile of books that I had accumulated over the course of the day as walked into my advanced literature class.

But when I walked in, I was suprsed to find Roxas sitting in the third row.

God… help me…

To make it last, to make it count
You're gonna make the same mistakes
That put my momma in her grave
I don't want to be alone

The teacher, Mr. Strife sat me up front diagonal from him and it took everything in my power not to turn around and look at him. Luckly we were studying poetry, my favoret subject in the world, so it mostly kept my attention…mostly...

Finally the bell rang and signaled the end of the day, and I practically ran from the room wanting to get home. But instead of walking, I found that the family car was parked out front. I ran to it hopping in the front seat saying hello to my foster mom when I caught his eye again.

Roxas was standing not ten feet away looking strait at me like he had this morning with his unwavering gaze. I couldn't look away, it was like I was drowning in the pool of his beautiful deep eyes…

He shoved his face down tward the side walk and our car pulled away.

"How was school?" asked Yuffie. That was my foster moms name. I'd lived with her for almost my whole life. I smiled at her warm face. Even though she wasn't my real mother I loved her just like she was. She was really young, only 24 and as pretty as could be. I was proud to call her mom, though she never pressured me. She said that I could just call he Yuffie but I liked calling her Mom…

"It wasn't great," I told her truthfully and she pulled over looking me over worriedly.

"Are you hurt?" she asked grabbing my face and turning it so that she could inspect me. I almost laughed.

"I'm fine," I assured her, "It just wasn't what I thought it would be…"

"I'm sorry hun…" She gave me a small smile, "But I'm sure it will get better," she turned into an unfamiliar sub-division. "Vincent is already at the Mayor's house so I told him that we'd meet him there," she pulled into a driveway, "Come on my little Sky," she sang and I smiled fondly, "Vincent's had a hard day. It will do him some good to see you."

We walked up to the door only to find that it opened before we knocked. And there stood the smiling face of my Foster dad.

I loved him just as much as I loved Yuffie. He was a little strict but a very good father. He didn't demand me to call him sir or bother me about my hair or aditude. He was young as well, in his mid thirtys. As soon as he saw us he engulfed me in a hug and gave Yuffie a kiss.

"Dad!" I laughed, "Your suffocating me."

"Sorry," He chuckled letting me go, "But I have a suprize for you." He told me pulling us into the house, he smiled at Yuffie and then back at me. He led us into the living room of the exstreemly nice house where a very serious looking middle aged man sat. "Mayor Orner, I would like you to meet my son Sora." He said proudly pushing me forward. I shook the mans hand and sat on the large exspinsive looking couch. They were all looking at me so I waited.

"Sora…" said the mayor, " Tell me… you are adopted correct?"

"Yes sir."

"Did you ever have any siblings?" he asked nonchelontly.

"Um… yes… the orphanage said he had an older brother," Yuffie chimed in, "But he was at a different orphanage." I nodded.

"Well Sora…" the mayor continued, "I hear that you are a bright boy and with great Christian values at that. When I heard, I asked you father to bring you here so that we could speak," He nodded tward Vincent and he lead Yuffie into the hall leaving me with the mayor. " You see," he began, " My wife and I have been adopting children for years as we moved around the Islands. We adopt them and then set then up with familys that we think would be the best influence on their charctor. But we have… one son… he never left. We never found him a place where he could become a better person. No where that he would fair well. But when I heard about you, Sora, I thought that maybe… just maybe… you could help give my son the home he is in need of. That you could be a proper brother." He smiled at me kindly, "What do you say?"

"Of course sir," I smiled back, "But might I ask who he is?"

Just then the front door opened and in came Roxas stairing at me like he'd just seen a ghost…

"Sora," the mayor walked over to Roxas guiding him tward me, "Meet your new brother, Roxas."

…God Almighty…

Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, sweet and low, and I'll carry you home
Hold me down, sweet and low, little girl
Hold me down, and I'll carry you home