Chapter 2.

Axel's PoV

Warning: this is complete fluff.

In front of me was standing a person who I thought I would never ever see again.

She hadn't changed a bit, same long platinum blond hair swung over her right shoulder, same pale skin, same sky blue eyes and the same type of with clothes, only disturbed by a black tie.

"Oh! Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, did I hurt you? Oh, god! I'm so clumsy." She hadn't looked at me, at least not up in my face. She hadn't grown either.

"Namine?" I asked after I found my voice back. I had to be sure it was her.

She looked up surprised. "Axel?" In her eyes was .

Before she could say anything else I had pulled her into a tight hug.

It seemed that she wasn't dumbfounded any-more because she began to speak.

"I thought I would never see you again after the expo. What happened?" She pushed at my chest as a sign for me to let her go.

"I moved to this place, things were- they were-" Shit, I didn't want to tell someone.

I wanted to start anew and never think about it. EVER. AGAIN.

Before I could continue she cut me off "You don't have to tell. Now, relax, I'm not going anywhere." As she said this she smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Thank you Nami." I let out a relieved sigh.

"You She decided to change the subject again "You okay? I knocked into you quite hard."

She looked up at me with big, blue worried eyes as she bit her lip.

I chuckled slightly "Don't worry, I can have something and I should apologize, I was spacing out and I stick out above most people here so I should have noticed you and I'm also sorry for crushing you like that, I was just…relieved. Didn't think I would ever see someone from Radiant Garden again."

She smiled at me reassuring. "Axel, it's OK. Now," She put her hands on her hips "was there someone showing around or where you walking alone?" She was looking at me expectantly.

' Oops, totally forgot about the guy!' "Oh! Yeah there was this quiet guy but I think he took off because I don't see him any more. He was getting me to the principal's office." I was absently scratching my ear as I looked around for the guy.

I looked down again when I felt something tugging my sleeve. "I'll take you, come."

When we were walking we were enjoying some small talk and we caught up with each other about the latest events even though I never said anything about my old school and friends and avoided her questions about it.

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"Here we are. Should I wait or do I see you later? Oh! Maybe we share classes!"

The kid's sweet, that's for sure.

"No, you should go. They have someone to show me around and I don't want to trouble you or anything." I grinned sheepishly.

"Well I'll be off then, bye." She gave me one last smile, turned on her heels and walked away almost bouncing.

Well that was one of the strangest moments of today. First that guy that almost didn't talk and then Naminé showing up after thinking she was in art school.

This day just keeps getting better.

I knocked on the door which Naminé showed me and had to wait for a response.

The door flew inward and there was a tall man with long, silver hair standing in the door post. He was a bit eerie.

"Ah. Axel, come in. I'm professor Xemnas" As I walked past the man I saw a kid with brown hair and a broad smile standing in front of the window. He noticed me seconds later and looked up and he smiled even wider if that was even possible.

Just now I noticed that he also had blue eyes. Just like Naminé. Wonder if they are related.

"Hey! You're the new guy right? I think I have seen you around town but I don't know for sure, can't miss a head of hair like that, right?" He stretched out a hand and I accepted it hesitantly "My name is Sora, Sora Strife. I'm here to guide you around the school until you're comfortable with the other students."

Finally, he stopped talking. Not that it was annoying but he just talked so fast that I almost couldn't follow what he was talking about.

I was dumbfounded but regained my composure quickly. "Uhm, Hi, names Axel, Axel Flynn." while I said this I leaned down a bit, trying to intimidate the kid. I failed tough, it didn't seem to bother him. "Got it." He chirped.

Professor Xemnas drew the attention by clearing his throat. "Now Axel, Sora will show you around the school and until you are finished with that you are excused from the lesson's for the day." He stated. He then handed me a sheet of paper. "This is your schedule, if you lose it, go to the office to get a new one."

He looked at the small clock on his desk and made a sour face. "I'm sorry, but you children would have to excuse me, I have to get a puppy." He spoke while grinning like a madman. And with that he shoved us out off the room and shut the door.

"What was that all about?" I asked the equal stunned brunette next to me with eyebrows raised. "I have no idea."

It was a good thing that we had walked away because we both burst out in hysterical laughter. Wheezing we I stretched again and chuckled some more. "I don't know why that was so fuckin' amusing but it was." Sora chuckled "Indeed."

Sora was leading me towards the library when we heard a high pitched yell coming from there. "I told you not to do that, you would have fallen eventually. But no, you had to do it."

There was a brown haired girl standing over someone and apparently lecturing that person about SOMETHING, and two boys, a black haired and a blonde kid from which I could only see his back.

As we came closer the boy with the black hair noticed us. "Hey, Sora!" Apparently they were friends of Sora. The others looked up, only now I had a clear view on the kid on the ground, he had blond, curly hair and was clad in camouflage.

"Oh, hey Sora!" Sora looked down at the person on the ground and chuckled. "Why are you lying on the ground of all places?" I was looking at the scene with amusement. The kid was still lying on the ground.

"Well, I fell from my chair and it's actually quite comfy here on the ground, so why bother to get up?" Was his answer. "Who's you're friend?" He pointed his chin in my direction.

"Oh! Sorry forgot to introduce you!" He took a hold of my wrist and dragged me to the table.

" Guys, Axel. Axel this are Olette" The girl smiled "Pence" The black haired guy gave a small wave "Hayner" The kid on the ground grunted "and the guy sitting here being emo, is my twin."

The blonde still hadn't turned around but sighed as he was introduced by his brother. "Sora, for the last time I'm not emo. How many times do I have to tell you that?" He turned around to face us.

The kid had slightly tousled, golden blond hair, a tanned skin and a pair of deep sky blue eyes like Sora's and Naminé's, but they were different in some way.

He stretched out his hand and I shook it still dumbstruck by all the sudden attention. "Roxas, I'm Sora's twin as he just said. Nice to meet you." He smiled at me.

I regained control of my voice and spoke "Names Axel, got it memorized?" I poked a finger in my temple and leaned down slightly, smirking. He first looked a bit bewildered, then confused and then burst out in laughter.

"You know, you seem fun." I was confused at this point, most kids got afraid but he just laughed. "Give me your schedule." I handed him the piece of paper "Nice, you have all your classes with us" He gave it back.

"Ugh, Roxas, if you are done flirting, could you get Axel to his locker. He's probably melting in that coat of his and my next class is with Riku and Kairi." Spoke Sora. He tucked his hands behind his head and walked off before Roxas could even reply.

Roxas turned on his heels and faced me with his hands on his hips "Seems like I'll be helping you then. Just let me get my stuff and we can go." This kid was strange. He was getting on my nerves, but I didn't really mind.

"You ready?" I let out a startled cry as I leapt into the air, just a second ago he was getting his stuff and now he was in front of my nose looking up at me with those blue orbs. "You okay? You were spacing out." he stated a bit worried.

"No, I'm fine. You just startled me, is all." He didn't seem satisfied with my answer but shrugged it off and began walking towards the exit.

He looked back over his shoulder "You comin' or what?"

"Yeah, just wait up a bit, will you?" I trudged after him and looked down. "I haven't gotten a clue where to go so-" I trailed off and held the paper with my locker number out for him.

"You don't, but I do." He stated with a grin on his face and hands in his pockets.

He took the piece of paper from me and smiled some more after he read it."What? Does it say something strange?" It was a bit strange to see the kid smile so much after what his brother's statement.

He looked up at me and was almost beaming "No, just that your locker is next to mine and near the others as well." He chirped happily.

"Well kid," I said laughing "You are a much happier than your twin said." I smiled down at him.

"Well, first of all my name is not kid, it's Roxas. Second, actually it wasn't Sora who gave me the title but Riku, his boyfriend-" He stopped as he saw my expression of utter confusion. 'did he just really say boyfriend' I thought.

"Whoa! Hold up! Boyfriend?!" I asked astonished. I earned a confused look from Roxas "You got a problem with it?" he asked a bit innocent. I was still dumbfounded.

"No! It's not that I just…Doesn't he get bothered for it or something?"

"Nope, it isn't very strange in this place. The principal is, so whenever someone gets picked on because of it, the person who did it gets in some serious trouble.

A lot of our friends are either bi or gay, but it's not like they wear pink and act like girls if that's what you think." At the last part of his sentence he began to sound a bit irritated and placed his hands on his hips again with a scowl on his face.

Wow, the kid was as talkative as his brother but in a way much more useful way.

"Relax, I'm fine with it, heck, I even go both ways, but that's not the point. It's just that from where I come from, people would beat the living daylights out of you and afterwards neglect you for it." I was taken aback by the whole thing, so much that I didn't even noticed I spilled something out that I should have kept to myself.

Never thought this place would be so much different.

Roxas seemed to relax. "Good, well then, I should tell you, Sora isn't the only one of my family who goes both ways. Me and my older brother Cloud also are."

He looked down at his feet, arms hanging limp at his sides. He sighed.

"I hope you don't hate me now but I just wanted to tell you before one of us would shock you by doing something weird." The despair was audible in his whispering voice.