Roxas: Hey guys. Acacia's knocked out from all this stuff. I'm not gonna bother with the disclaimer, since u already know she doesn't own KH. So I'm posting this 4 her. Enjoy! But I still can't believe this place doesn't have sea-salt ice cream!
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Roxas's POV

I stepped in the shower. The hot water felt good against my bare skin. What's my life going into? First, I get this weird tattoo thing on my neck and it's spreading. Then I'm attacked by a mutant thing, and Ven is some kind of keyblade wielder. Third, I get my first kiss, well, I actually like that one. Fourth, I meet this strange little girl in the woods, who just happens to be a demon. Fifth, she tries to eat me and I happen to have two keyblades. Sixth, Kairi and Sora are also these key wielders, and Namine's a Vampire Assassin. What the heck even is that? And now, the first day of sophomore year. The tattoo had spread to just below my hip and seemed to wrap around my body.

I sighed as I stepped out of the shower. I looked in the mirror to see my eyes, the light drained from them, and my face, just miserable. I dried off my hair and watched them turn back into messy spikes. I pulled the uniform on and neatened my hair. Then left while Sora was packing his things.

The cafeteria was not separated by grade. So everything was a massive mix-up. I turned on my ipod. Hero started playing when I got to an empty table with my breakfast. I had just started eating when Ven slid in the chair across from me. "Hey. Why so glum?" I saw Nam, Kairi, and Sora walk in, looked at me sadly, though Nam also had longing and regret in her gaze.

I decided to answer Ven, "Just the stuff that's going on." I mumbled.

"... And what stuff is that?"

Should I tell him? He's my brother, and has always been there for me. It's the least I could do. "Last night, I went out into the woods to look for Kairi, Sora, and N-Namine. I was attacked by a little demon girl named Brianna. I learned that I had two keyblades, and Sora and Kairi each have one." Ven's eyes widened.

"You have two?"

"Yeah, why?"

"It's just really rare."

"Oh, one more thing, Namine is an assassin, for vampires. And they kept this all from me."

Ven looked guilty for a second, then went emotionless. "They're not the only ones that are keeping secrets."

"What do you mean?"

"I never wanted to have you go down this road, so I never told you. I guess I have no choice now that you've been dragged into all this."

"You're not one of those assassins too, are you?"

"I'm not an assassin." I relaxed a bit, "I'm a slayer." I tensed back up.

"That thing on your neck is called a seal. It will attract all kinds of monsters. So, it's best you learn to defend yourself. Or you have me, an assassin, or Sora or Kairi. Or both."

"Do they have a school for all this?"

Ven smiled, "No, I'll teach you the way of the slayers. Just remember, not even the assassins know. Hope you're ready for boot camp."

Namine's POV

We all didn't speak. None of us wanted to break the silence. I picked at my food, not interested in eating. The bell rang and we all went to our classes. In class, I hardly heard what the teacher was saying. All I did was stare at Roxas longingly. Through all our classes. That is 'til sixth.

I walked into Mythology, and froze when I saw the teacher. Could this be... could this really be her? Aqua Gremik? One of the two legendary assassins of today? Guess I'll find out soon enough. I took my seat and watched as everybody took their seats. Roxas was rubbing the bandages that hid the demon bite. I leaned over and tapped his shoulder. He looked at me and I shook my head. He may not trust me, but at least he knows to listen to me when it comes to this medical stuff.

"Alright everyone, turn your attention to the front." The class all turned their attention to the teacher. She cleared her throat, "I am Aqua Gremik, your mythology teacher." It really is her. The rest of class went by like all the others, except instead of staring at Roxas, I stared into space.

The bell rang, "Roxas, Namine, come see me." We did as we were told and waited as Aqua watched the last few students leave. "Does he know?" she asked me.

"Y-yes" I answered. Roxas looked at me reassuringly, and placed his hand on my shoulder. Isn't he mad at me.

"Good. I guess you did part of my job for me. Now Roxas, what happened to your arm?"

He looked nervous. I whispered in his ear, "Don't worry. She's one of the highest ranked assassins." He relaxed.

"A demon bit it."

"Namine, weren't you ordered to act as a bodyguard for him?"

I lowered my head, "Yes. You see, I had just found him, and I wasn't there but I know that the demon knocked a keyblade out of his hand and bit him."

"Oh. Mind if I check it?" Roxas gave her the bandaged arm, and she undressed the wound. "Roxas, sit down at one of the desks. Oh, and take your shirt off. I want to take a look at the seal too."

Roxas followed the directions, but he didn't know exactly what was going on. The seal part he understood fine. I think he figured out what the seal is. But when I treated Roxas, I only had half the things I needed, and those were the ones that you didn't feel. The others stung a bit.

I found myself looking at how far the seal has spread since I last saw it. This seal seemed to be one of those fast ones. Aqua came over with the meds I was missing. Again I whispered in his ear, "It's gonna sting a bit." He shrugged. Aqua placed one of the items on the wound. He winced. "Told ya'."

Aqua looked up, "The rest are gonna sting a bit more than that one." I started to massage Roxas to bring down his tension. I knew what was to come, 'cause I got bit a couple times as a little kid. He leaned back. I wanted him to be relaxed as possible, since these meds could do bad stuff to him if he's not relaxed. Aqua continued her work. I watched as she placed a new bandage on the bite.

She went to the other side. "I'm afraid that we don't know how to remove the seal. Yet." Both me and Roxas sighed. He gasped. I noticed a line going down his shoulder and wrapping around his arm. I stood there stunned, and I guess I was squeezing his shoulders since he was squirming to get out of my grip. "I should let you get to your last class." She handed me and Roxas passes and Roxas put his shirt back on.

On the way back, Roxas spoke, "Sorry for blowing up on you last night. But I guess everybody goes through that fuckin' shit."

"No problem. So are we still gonna try this girlfriend boyfriend thing?"

"Uh, duh."

I smiled for the first time today. But it went away when I saw another legendary V.A. was teaching gym. Terra Breaks. We handed him the notes and joined the rest of class. As soon as class ended, me and Roxas ran out of the gym as quick as we can.

"Hey, I gotta apologize to Sora." I let him go. Maybe this might work out just right.

Acacia: Well I'm up now. Just nervous since I have to give a speech or something to the whole student body. No pressure.

Roxas: You really gotta stop loading yourself up.

Acacia: Don't forget to review!