Faded: So I decided to finally update this one, sorry to keep you guys waiting so long –sweatdrop- School kinda got the best of me. I damn the IB program!! –shakes fist at sky- Anyways, I present to you, the long awaited 7th chapter of How I Survived Boarding School

Riane: Yay!

Faded: Shut up, you stupid muse of mine.

Larxene's POV

I crept my way back into the room, making sure no one else was around. Once inside, I checked the room again to make sure no one was there. When I was finally sure they were gone, I reached under Riena's bunk and pulled out her laptop. I switched it on and pulled up her files to check if she had deleted it yet. My eyes scanned the long list of files names, but found only some papers for school. Next, I checked the recycle bin. It hadn't been emptied, so I thought it might still be sitting in there. I opened each file to see if it was the sign. I looked and looked, but couldn't find it. Then I realized what she had with it. She had deleted the file off the hard-drive. She was smarter than I gave her credit for, but still, it was gone. Completely. Frustrated, I picked up my cell and called Marluxia. I drummed my fingers impatiently as I waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?" he said, finally answering the phone.

"Hi. Can we go somewhere?" I asked, making the frustration apparent in my voice.

"Sure," he replied. "Didn't find what you needed?"

"No." I replied sourly.

"Alright, alright, don't bitch to me. Where do you want to go?"

"Club Oblivion."

"Fine, bye."

"Gee, love you too."

I snapped my phone shut, walked to my car, and headed for the club.

Riena's POV

I had only been dancing for about half hour before I had become tired. Flopping down on one of the chairs by the counter, catching my breath. I waited for someone to come along so I could order a Coke or something. Then, who should come along but, yep you guessed it! Reno! "Hey cutie," he said stopping in front of me. "What can I get ya?"

"First of all," I replied, "Don't call me 'cutie.' Second, I want a Coke on ice."

"Sure thing, sweetie."

As he sauntered off, I glared at his back, sending waves of hatred at him. Then, I felt a breeze waft through the door. I looked over to see who had just come in, and I gasped at the sight. Yes, enter Marluxia, my bastard ex. Still, he looked as charming and enchanting as always. Tears stung my eyes, threatening to come pouring out. I missed him and hated him so much! Then Reno came back with my Coke. "Here ya go babe," he said sweetly. "On the house."

I rolled my eyes and told him, "Flattery will get you nowhere."

"Yea I know, but I can still try."

I smiled a bit and took a sip of my Coke. "Hmm…"

Axel walked over and said, "Hey stranger. This guy bothering you?"

"Yes. Can you ask your brother to leave me alone?" I asked.

"I guess I can." He turned to Reno and said, "Shouldn't you be working?"

"What? Oh yeah." He got up and said, "See ya Ri."

"Sorry about my brother," Axel said blushing slightly from embarrassment. "He's a real pain sometimes."

"No problem," I said, smiling slightly. "Thanks for getting rid of him, though."

"Sure. So," he said getting up, "Wanna dance?"

"Alright. Wait until the next song starts, though."

A few minutes later "My Immortal" came on. Axel took my hand, and led me to the floor.

I'm so tired of being here
Suppressed by all my childish fears
And if you have to leave
I wish that you would just leave
'Cause your presence still lingers here

Dancing with Axel made me feel…different. He felt safe. I relaxed slightly and swayed in time to the music.

And it won't leave me alone
These wounds won't seem to heal
This pain is just too real
There's just too much that time cannot erase


When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

The song seemed reflective of how I felt towards Marluxia. I wanted him out of my life, but he still could have me wrapped around his finger is he wanted. I moved closer to Axel and felt his arms around me tighten. And that was how we stayed for the rest of the song.

As the final note played, Axel leaned in, eyes closed. I leaned in as well, eyes closed, heart thudding in my chest. But mere seconds before me kissed… "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" My eyes flew open and I turned to see a girl about my age standing right by us. "I didn't know what was gonna happen, so I figured I should stop you before anything really bad happened."

My face flushed to a red ten times redder than Axel's hair. "Wh-who are you?" I asked the girl nervously.

"The name's Naomi Nagasaki!" she replied with a grin. "I just transferred to Destiny Islands Prep! Know anyone who goes there?"

Axel and I exchanged glances. "We do." I told her.

"Oh really? Cool!"

"Yeah…so, whose dorm are you in?"

"Some guy named Marluxia's dorm."

My jaw dropped. "You poor, poor thing." I said, hugging her.

"Why? What's wrong with him?"

"Oh you'll find out…"

"Tell meeeeee!!"

"Just tell him no, ok?"

"Uh…ok! But say no to what?"

"You'll know when he asks."

A few days later, we had gotten Naomi transferred to out dorm, and Larxene was in Marluxia's. it was a good set up for Naomi, Roxas, Axel and I, but not so much for Marluxia and Larxene. If you're wondering why, it's because that night at the club, Larxene hadn't seen Marluxia (who was already there) and decided to flirt with Reno. When Marluxia had found those two together, he had flown off the handle and broke up with her on the spot. Oh well, at least the she-devil is gone.

Now I was on my way back from study hall, when I heard footsteps behind me. I turned to see who it was and…BAM! It was Marluxia. He caught up to me and asked, "Can I talk to you?"

"Sure. Talk." I replied stopping in the middle of the hall.

"First of all," he said, "I want to apologize for what I did to you, and I was wondering if you would give me a second chance."

"Aww…how sweet," I commented. "But no, I'm not giving you a second chance."

"Please?" He clasped his hands together.

"Hmm…no."

"Please?" He was on his knees.

"Lemme think––yea, no."

"But why?"

"I'm with Axel!" And as if on cue, Axel came walking up and asked, "Where were you?"

"I was on my way back." I told him, as we left Marluxia behind.

When we got back to the dorm, Naomi looked up from her work and asked, "So where were ya?"

"He tried to ask me out again." I answered.

"Oh. Okay."

Naomi's POV

Two hours later, the four of us were sitting down for dinner. As I pulled out my chair, a flash of lavender caught my eye. I turned to see who it was and saw two boys. There was a tall blonde one and a shorter one with lavender-ish hair. It had been the shorter one that caught my eye, though. His hair was slight fringed in the back, and had long bangs the flopped over his left eye. The look on him was perfect, and then, he turned around and saw me. I quickly looked away and felt a blush rising on my cheeks. I tapped Riena on the shoulder and asked, "Who's that?"

"He's Zexion," she replied through mouthfuls of food. "He's in our geometry class."

"Ohh…the quiet guy?"

"Yep. And the blonde is his friend Demyx."

"Ok then…thanks." I ate my dinner in silence and spent the rest of the time stealing glances at Zexion and waiting for my roommates to finish eating. I don't have a chance with him. I thought to myself. He has so many other choices, why would he choose me? I sat there in my little dream world until Axel said, "Who ya staring, Naomi?"

I pulled out of my trance and replied, "No one! Why would you think that?"

"It's ok," Riena told me. "I mean he is hard to resist. And he's known as 'Sexy Zexy' by 90 percent of the female population here." This earned her a playful slap from Axel. "Not that I know him by that…" she finished, turning slightly red.

"Sure you don't," Roxas teased.

"Shut up!" she snapped.

While the two of them continued bickering, I turned my attention back to Zexion. I don't have a problem, I swear!! Ok, maybe a little bit, but whatever! I mean, he's just so…I don't know. I twisted in my chair, trying to get a better look at him.

Then, Demyx turned around and caught me staring. He snickered and whispered something to Zexion. I turned away and felt myself grow redder and redder. Now, I was extremely embarrassed and left the table before I embarrassed myself even more. As I walked down the hall, I heard footsteps behind me. Was it Zexion?? I stopped and turned around. My heart sank at the sight. No, it was only Demyx. He caught up and said, "Hey Naomi! Can I ask you something?"

"Uh, sure. What is it?" I asked.

"Will you go out with me? I promise I won't let anyone hurt you!"

I didn't want to upset him by saying that I liked his friend, so I rejected him as lightly as I possibly could. "Umm, no."

"Please?" he clasped his hands together gave the kicked-puppy look.

"Demyx, I'm 15. Puppy eyes don't work on me."

"Pleeeease?" His lower lip trembled slightly. Oh shit! I thought to myself, is he gonna break down if I say no again? I don't wanna be known as the bitchy girl that made Mr. soft-and-sensitive cry! His adorableness slowly ate away at my barrier until finally I broke down and replied, "Oh, alright. I guess I can try going out with you…"

"Yay!" he exclaimed, hugging me. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!" He was so happy, I couldn't help but smile. And he seemed sweet enough, too. Who knows, maybe he's better for me than Zexion. Ha-ha. Yea right.

Riena's POV

By the time Roxas, Axel and I were back in the dorm, Naomi still wasn't there. Wonder where she is. And then, as if to answer my question, in walked Naomi accompanied by Demyx.

"Bye Demyx!" she said, waving.

"See ya! And don't forget, Friday at 7," he told her.

"I know, bye!"

"Bye!"

She shut the door and saw us all either staring at her or giving her some type of weird look. "What?" she asked clearly confused.

"You and Demyx?" I asked. "I thought you liked Zexion!"

"Yea, but Demyx played the adorable card on me."

"Ok…so what's going down on Friday?"

"Nothing much. We're just gonna hang out and see where the night leads."

"Oh really?" Axel asked, cutting in. "And where are you going to lead it?"

"Ewwll!!" she exclaimed. "You're gross Axel! I don't understand how you can stand going out with him, Ri."

"Me neither." I said, "But he's just cool like that."

"Yup. Got it memorized?" he asked, pulling me closer.

Naomi just made a face at us, and I stuck my tongue out at her.

Faded: Well, that's it for now!

Riane: Yay!

Faded: -hits her snake muse on the head- Anyways, as always, please review or what ever. Just don't flame or I'll get Demyx to put it out with his sitar.