Hey guys! Sorry for not updating last week, but I was kind of still working on this chapter! Well, here' it is!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, or any of the songs used in this chapter. I only own the plot.

"Wait—are you serious?"

"Yup; I'm actually surprised you haven't heard of that."

"Well sorry for not being into social media."

"That's a lie and you know it."

"You're right..."

Namine walked into the middle of Kairi and Axel's conversation and plopped down on the soft, brown velvet couch. "Pizza's in the kitchen, you guys know the drill." Larxene, who was reading a magazine, sighed with relief. "Thank god, I was getting restless." Kairi rolled her eyes, "You're always restless."

While the couple went to get a slice of pizza from the kitchen, Kairi's mind drifted back to Xion. It was quite surprising how she had such a musical talent, yet wanted it hidden. It seemed so bizarre. Then her thoughts traveled to the new students who were arriving this week and how famous they were. Then again, the redhead had to admit that Destiny High did have some pretty talented people once in awhile, and most of them she had heard of had graduated from that school.

So…who were they?

"Something on your mind?"

Axel asked, suddenly appearing beside her. She hadn't even noticed his presence until now! "Um, can you give me some more detail about those new students?" Namine, now interested, leaned in. "Yeah, who are they exactly?" Larxene returned from the kitchen and sat next to the blonde. "I don't know much, but I've heard that they're in a band."

Kairi groaned. "So they're sexy boys and in a band? Sounds like another One Direction to me."

Namine sighed, "Come on, Kai. One Direction isn't that bad, but I can't blame you. I can only imagine how much attention they'll get from the girls." Axel, finished his pizza and tossed his paper plate in the trash. "Oh yeah, I've also heard that the lead singer is a bit of a player." Kairi frowned, "And he's still popular?"

"Yeah; you'd think that his reputation would be ruined. Yet, it only increased. I guess it's a turn on for the girls."

Larxene snuggled beside her boyfriend, tossing her feet up on the coffee table, which was completely normal for the Hitari twins. "Have you guys been practicing lately?" Namine cast her eyes downward. "Not in a while…and I'm having withdrawal." The older blonde smirked. "You guys should. It won't be long before you forget; oh and I've heard that Axel's friend, Xion, plays piano."

"Yeah we kind of figured that out already," Kairi answered. "She sings pretty well too."

While her friends continued talking, the redhead was deep in thought. Like her twin, she missed practicing as well. The feel of the ivory keys under the fingers, the strum of the strings on her guitar…and especially the vibration she felt in her chest when she sang. She missed it all. Of course, Kairi still had her guitar, but it was dusty and out of tune; due to the lack of practice.

"Well, we should get going." Axel stated standing up and stretching. Larxene groaned, and reluctantly did the same. "Yeah, so we'll see you guys tomorrow."

Snapping out her thoughts, Kairi smirked. "What, so ya eat and leave?" She asked teasingly. Axel ruffled her hair, "Like you guys don't do it at our house." With that said, the destructive duo exited the Hitari house, leaving the twins to sit in their living room. "Larxene's right," Kairi said. "We should continue practicing, I don't wanna forget how to strum a guitar and I don't wanna be stuck with a rusty voice."

Namine sighed. "I know…but I don't wanna upset mom and dad. The main reason they threw out our instruments was because they were a distraction."

And it was true. Their parents believed that music would only occupy their daughters time. After all, why play music when you can study and be ready for exams? However, what their parents didn't understand, was that music helped them escape from the real world and into their own realities. It transported themselves to a world they created, to a place without stress or worry.

"The only time we can play is during school," Said Namine. "But it's not enough, is it?"

Kairi shook her head. "No…"

Suddenly, the redhead thought an idea. It was brilliant! It had to work! "Unless…we go to Xion's house." Namine gave her a deadpanned look. "She plays piano, not guit-,"

Kairi cut her off. "Just because she plays piano doesn't mean she isn't skilled in other instruments."

The blonde sighed. "Okay, say if we do go to her house; what if her parents doesn't like us?"

"Who cares? We'll make them like us!"

Sometimes, she wondered if her sister was sane. "Kai, it won't work. We just met the girl, let's wait a while. For now, the only thing we have close to music is Axel's house." The redhead groaned. "He's barely home!" Namine stood up and stretched. "Well too bad. Anyway, mom and dad should be home soon." She began walking up the wooden staircase. "And I don't know about you, but I'm going to shower."

Kairi huffed and buried her face in her hands. Of course her sister would leave her hanging.

XXX

The next morning at school, the twins were seen talking to Xion, especially Kairi. She wanted to befriend the girl as much as possible. Not only for her instrumental talent, but due to her personality as well. "So…you only play piano?" The redhead asked, feeling her heart deflate. There goes that plan out the window.

"Not really, I mean, I play guitar from time to time but piano is practically my life. If you want people who are really skilled, then it's my brothers."

This piqued Namine's interest. "You have siblings?" Xion gave a nod. "Yeah, two are twins and I'm the youngest. They should be coming here in a week, so guaranteed you'll meet them." Kairi gave a nod. Guess there were more students arriving to this school, other than those popular kids. She had a slight thought that maybe, her brothers were the famous kids Axel was talking about, but she quickly dismissed that thought. Not to be offensive or anything, but Xion didn't seem very…rich, and if she did, she sure didn't show it.

However, before Kairi can ask their names, the bell rang. "Guess we'll talk to ya later Namine, come on Xi, let's get to class!"

Namine sighed and trudged her way to AP history, the most boring class, in well, history. The blonde laughed at her stupid and corny joke and entered the room, which immediately smelled of textbooks and erasers. She took her seat by the window and waited for the teacher to arrive.

With a sigh, her hands dug around in her bag until she picked out her beloved sketchbook. Namine smiled, already having a pencil in hand as she began to draw the tip along the paper.

So lost in her drawing, she began to sing quietly. "Do you know what's worth fighting for? When it's not worth dying for…?"

"Good morning class! Welcome to our second day of school!"

Namine quickly closed her sketchbook and leaned back in her chair. It would've been embarrassing if anyone heard or saw her.

XXX

"Xion! I haven't seen you in a while!"

"You saw me yesterday, Axel."

"And it seems like a thousand years!"

Kairi put her head down in shame. "I knew you were in the drugs again," She mumbled. Suddenly, the redhead's violet eyes caught sight of her twin sister rushing to their lunch table. "You guys! You guys!" She cried. Namine hurtled herself in the chair, slightly panting. "What is it oh mighty-,"

"Look!"

Her small, pale hands slammed a flyer onto the table. Larxene, Axel, Kairi and Xion glanced at the item in curiosity.

"Think you have what it takes? Wanna prove that you can be a star overnight? Then come audition for the Fall Talent Show! Auditions will be held in room 204, and will be organized by Ms. Satoshi. Don't wait until the last minute, auditions end in two weeks…"

Namine stared at her friends eagerly, a giant smile on her face. "Well? Don't you see what this means?"

Larxene narrowed her eyes. "Nams…you actually wanna give this thing a go? I mean, no one but the sluts, players and nerds will try out."

"Which gives us an even bigger reason!" Kairi exclaimed.

"Wait, what—,"

"I think we should do it! Think about it, the four of us can audition for the talent show and we can show everyone what we're made of!" Xion bit her lip. "I don't know…doesn't it bother anyone how fast this thing came up and it's only the second day of school?"

Axel shrugged, "It's Destiny High; this place is all about music and the arts! I mean, we all know about Aerith Gainsborough, right?"

Namine raised an eyebrow. "The pianist?"

"Yes! She graduated from here, so it doesn't exactly surprise me that this school would have a talent show so early. This is kind of their way of picking out the greatest kids and seeing if they have a chance."

Kairi grinned, "All the more reason to do it! Come on guys! Axel and Larxene—you're both good drummers, and Nams and I can surely rock the guitar! And Xion is a pretty good pianist from what I've heard."

Xion bit her lip. "But Kairi…I already told you-,"

The redhead glanced at her friend. "What do you have to loose?"

Axel shrugged, "Well you can be emba-,"

"Shut up, Axel!"

Namine and Kairi awaited the black haired girl's answer. Xion toyed with her fingers before letting out a sigh. "Fine—but I'll only do it for you guys." Kairi grinned, "Great! Then let's do it!"

Thank you guys so much for reading and I'd like to thank you all for the reviews! I apologize for any mistakes, the shortness (the chapters will get longer overtime once I get into the story) or grammatical errors that were made in this chapter. Well, that's it! I'll see you all next week! Please make sure to leave a review!