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Demyx's POV
I slowly got up off the floor massaging my still throbbing jaw. "Do I want to know what happened?" Zexion asked, his tone bordering on the edge of amusement.
"I called Naomi a shallow bitch and she punched me." I replied, as my jaw gave another painful throb.
"Ha. You got punched by a chick? That's good," he said, dropping his things on his bunk.
"Heeey!! That's not cool, Zexion. Not cool." I told him, frowning slightly.
"So, why'd you call her a shallow bitch?" Zexion asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well…" I sighed, "She went out with me 'cause she felt sorry for me and that she likes you instead of me. And that kinda ruined my day."
"Oh. Well that sounded like a fun date," he said completely uninterested.
I smirked slightly, but didn't say anything. I knew better than anyone that he liked her. Not that he knew that I knew, but whatever. "Well, I'm gonna get something for my dying eye. Laters." I said. He only nodded, already planning…something.
Naomi's POV
The next day in study hall, I was messing around as usual, but it was also to get my mind off of punching Demyx. Now that I thought about it he didn't really deserve it. Then all of a sudden, Riena said, "Don't look now, but Sexy Zexy is coming our way."
"Why do you insist on calling him that?" I asked, exasperated.
"Because it bugs you and it's true. Oh, hey Se—I mean, Zexion." She said.
"Hey," he said, ignoring what she almost called him. "Naomi, can I talk to you in private please?"
"Ooooooh!!" Said the portion of the class that heard him; which was basically everyone. I felt my face turning red as I said, "S-sure. Be right back guys…" I got up and followed Zexion to the back of the library, slightly scared that he was going to yell at me for beating up his friend.
"I was wondering if you would…um…like to maybe…go out with me…tomorrow?" He asked, tripping over his words. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard correctly. Zexion Tenashi stuttered; he stammered, sputtered and any other word you can use to describe talking that way.
"Really?" I asked. "You mean it? Demyx didn't put you up to this???"
"What? No! I really like you and want to go out with you!" he told me.
I searched his face for any sign of deceit, but found none. "Okay then, what time?"
"How's seven?" he asked, smiling slightly.
"Fine with me."
We walked back to the study area hand-in-hand. I felt like I was queen of the world; and I was dancing in my head.
Riena's POV
"Ri. Hey, Ri?"
"Yes, Roxas?" I asked, looking up from my work.
"Well, I, uh…" Before he could finish, Axel cut him off saying, "Look! Here comes Naomi…with Zexion!"
"Hey Mi-chan!" I said, waving her over. "So…what happened?!?!"
She sighed, keeping her eyes on the ground. "Well…" she began, almost sadly, "ZEXION ASKED ME OUT!!!" Her yelling earned her a 'Shh!' from our study hall teacher. She lowered her voice and said, "He asked me out!!"
"No way! I so didn't see that coming!" I said, mocking her slightly. What? It's not like it wasn't true. I knew it was only a matter of time before he asked; and I knew she was glad that she hadn't been asked by a nerd…or Marluxia.
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The Next Day…
Argh!! I swear, if Naomi doesn't stop talking about Zexion, I am going to RIP OUT HER VOCAL CHORDS!!! I mean, I'm glad she got asked out and all, but seriously! She needs to give it a rest once in awhile. Oh well, it's not like I can blame her for being in love.
"Miss Takashi!"
My teacher's voice snapped me out of my trance. "Yes, Professor Vexen?" I asked politely.
"Would you answer the question?"
"What question…?" I heard Naomi, who was sitting a few seats away, snicker at me. I glared at her, but then she did the 'helpful-friend' thing, and nodded at the board where a question was written out. "Ohh! You mean the one on the board? Umm…the answer is…" I did some quick calculations in my head and answered, "28?"
He nodded. "I'm glad to see you're paying attention, Miss Takashi."
Today was really not my day. I nearly got a detention for falling asleep in the middle of a lecture. I think it was because I was thinking about a dream where…Roxas said he loved me. Except, I'm not sure if it was a dream or not; or maybe I just need to get more sleep. Yea, that's probably it. Well, at least my bad day is almost over. I knew there was a reason I loved study hall…
Naomi's POV
I was so bored in study hall…again. Zexion wasn't around, so I had to look for something to do. Then, I saw something that caught my interest. "Hey, look! Riena fell asleep!" I said, bringing this to the attention of the others.
"Hey, let's draw on her face!" Axel said, laughing.
"No, let's not." Roxas said, looking desperate.
"I know exactly what to do." I told them with a smirk, as I reached for my 'Boredom Bag.'
"What? Pour water on her?" Axel guessed.
"No, don't do that! Let's not do anything and say we did." Roxas was trying anything to keep us from doing something to Riena.
"It's just something I learned in chemistry at my old school." I pulled out a plastic baggy with a water bottle, a feather, and rock salt (which was in a separate baggy inside the other one). I grabbed a tissue from my bag and wet it, and then started wetting Riena's face.
"What exactly are you doing?" Roxas asked, as I finished with the water and started putting rock salt in one of her hands.
"Well, the reaction between the water and rock salt causes the skin to sting." I explained. "I think you can figure out the rest."
"Stop right now. You really shouldn't do that. What if it has a permanent effect? What if it burns through her skin?!" Roxas sounded exasperated to keep his precious Riena from being hurt, but it was too late. I had already started to tickle her face with the feather. "Nothing will happen to her. We'll all get a laugh…well…except for Riena…and probably Roxas."
"Well…I might laugh. Who ever said that I wouldn't? It could be funny…" Roxas was hilarious, I knew he wasn't happy with this and almost woke Riena up with my laughing. Riena's hands finally made contact with her face, and as her hands touched the skin I heard a little 'hssss' sound. Yes! Haha, perfection! I thought to myself.
"AUGH!" Riena yelled as the salt stung her face.
"Isn't it, like, the best facial ever?" I asked between laughs. I looked over at Roxas and saw him scowling at me.
"You ass! This crap hurts!! Why the hell did you do that?" Riena screamed at me.
"You fell asleep; and I believe that if you fall asleep before nightfall, then you must be punished." I stated simply.
"You bitch! What the hell is wrong with you!?" She yelled at me before stalking off. I looked around and saw Roxas walk out after her.
"What? You all laughed," I said defensively. Hypocrites… I thought to myself. I rolled my eyes and headed to our dorm with Zexion, thinking Riena would be there and I could apologize. Unfortunately when we got there, Riena and Roxas hadn't gotten back yet, so it was just myself and Zexion…in my room…alone.
"Sooooooo…!" I said, extremely nervous because of the atmosphere. Before Zexion could respond, there was a loud RINNNNNNNGGGG from my cell phone. "Sonnuva bitch!" I screeched when I saw the caller ID.
"What?" Zexion asked, slightly startled by my screech. He looked over my shoulder at the phone in my hand. "You must really hate your family to make their ID 'The Fucking Family,' huh?"
"Hmm…I wonder!" I was so pissed, but turned on a sweet and innocent attitude as I answered the phone. "Hi Daddy! What's up?"
"YOU ARE COMING HOME THIS INSTANT! YOU'RE GRADES ARE WORSE THAN EVER AND NOTHING IS GETTING DONE HERE!" my dad yelled through the phone.
"But, Daddy, it's not my fault if nothing's getting done at home," I told him. "And my grades aren't bad, they're getting way better! Please, please, pleeeeease let me stay Daddy! I like it here! I've made a lot of friends and I have a boyfriend!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?!?!?!?"
"I said I have a ton of friends and boy who's my friend."
"Is that what you think of me?" Zexion asked quietly.
"No, no, no!" I whispered, giving him a quick kiss with my hand over the receiver. "Of course not!" He smiled slightly and nodded, and I turned my attention back to the phone.
"You were saying, Daddy?"
"Well…I guess you can stay," my dad finally said. "Just behave."
"Thanks Dad! Bye!" I said before I hung up. I turned to Zexion and gave him a huge hug. "I'm so sorry, Zexion! I had to say that to my dad. He's super strict and stuff…doesn't really want me dating. But, you are so worth rebelling for," I told him. Even after saying that, I still felt terrible about what I said about Zexion, and I really wanted to make up for it. I thought and thought…for a few minutes at least…and came up with the perfect plan. And right when I was about to start, Axel walked in.
That jerkface.
"You have the worst timing, Axel." I said.
"My bad," he replied, not seeming to care. "Want me to leave?"
"Don't bother," I sighed. "You ruined it anyway."
"Well, in that case, the rest of us are going down to eat. Care to join us, or do you need you alone time with Zexion?"
Zexion rolled his eyes, and I said, "We'll be down in a minute…jerk."
Riena's POV
Argh! Why does it always seem like I'm out of the loop? Roxas always seems like he needs to tell me something, but every time I ask, he says it's nothing. "Are you gonna eat that?" Axel asked, pointing to the rest of my dinner.
"Yes!" I replied, smacking his hand away and pulling my plate closer to myself. "Go get your own, if you're still hungry."
"Fine, I will."
"Good." I turned to Naomi and Zexion. "So, any idea what you two are gonna do tonight?"
Naomi shrugged. "Maybe Club Oblivion, but we don't have a ride or any money, so we'll probably just stay here and hang out."
"Did I hear one of you say Club Oblivion?" A girl about mine and Naomi's age had just come up to our table.
Whoa…déjà vu, much? "Yea," I answered. "Why?"
"Well, if a bunch of you are going, I might be able to pull a few strings and get you in for free."
My jaw dropped. "Really?" If she says yes, this girl is going to be my best friend…like ever.
"Yea. I'll just have to call my boss and talk to him about getting you guys in."
"Awesome! So, you have a name?"
"Arisa Nakamura," she said with a smile.
"I'm Riena," I told her. "The guy who just got back from getting more food is Axel; this is Roxas, Naomi, and Zexion."
"Cool. Lemme call up my boss and see if I can get you guys in." She pulled out a black Motorola and dialed her boss' number. "Hello? …Yeah, hey. I was wondering if— no…I was gonna ask if I could get a few people in tonight…There's five of them…Duh I'm going to work…Well then just make two trips, I don't care! …Uh-huh…Great, whatever…Okay, see ya in 10."
"So is everything set?" Naomi asked eagerly.
"Yep. You guys ready?" Arisa asked.
"You bet we are." I answered.
"Good, we have to go out front and wait for him."
After about ten or fifteen minutes of waiting, there was a whoosh of air as a car pulled in. When I saw the source of the whooshing air, I just about died. "No. Fucking. Way. You have got to be kidding me."
"What?" Arisa asked, raising an eyebrow. "Something wrong?"
"Why didn't you tell me your boss was Reno?!"
"Umm…oops?"
Reno hopped out of his car and said, "Well, well, look who it is!" I made a face at him, to which he only smirked. "For those of you who don't know me, I'm Axel's older brother Reno, and I shall be driving you to Club Oblivion tonight." He glanced around then added, "But I'll have to make two trips. And no offense to those who don't get the first ride. You're still cool."
"Reno, just shut up and drive." Arisa told him, getting into the car.
"Yes ma'am."
I sighed and shook my head. Tonight was going to be, if anything, verrrry interesting.
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