Holy Hell High

[Reno]

Roxas couldn't help but laugh as well. For how bony he was, Axel was surprisingly nice to land on. And... very warm. He grinned, hitting the other lightly on the arm. "Hey come on I'm out of practice!" He and Axel struggled to untangle themseleves, the metal of their skates making soft scratching noises.

Roxas sat there as Axel managed to get back up and he shook his head at first, but at the red-head's insistence he reached up and took the other's hands, slowly getting back to his feet. His knees shook a little, reminding him they were still rather tender and landing on them again would hurt like hell.

He didn't worry about it though because Axel was moving backwards and he had to move after or they'd... well they'd have a problem. He looked at Axel and grinned. "Okay~"


"WHOO!" Aqua cheered, throwing her hands up. The bread went flying backwards and landed atop some bald guy's head, smearing yellow and red all over. He glanced back, not looking all too happy. The bluette grinned sheepishly and giggled. "Oops." But not even the guy telling her off made her good mood disappear.

About twenty minutes later Aqua was humming as she walked to her car, a great big smile over her face as she clutched a piece of paper with seven digits upon it close to her heart. Ah, perfect~


Terra chuckled softly. "Already putting me to work, how fucking rude." He reached up, running his fingers through blond hair and shut his eyes, wishing the other was actually laying beside him.

The two parents listened quietly and carefully as Yuna explained, Riri saying nothing as she did unless asked by Yuna. When she was done, Hatori looked at Ida, seeing that she had calmed down some. They shared a look - they really didn't have a choice, did they?

"Alright..." Hatori said softly looking back towards Yuna. "Lets do it then." He worried some about how much of this the insurance was going to cover... lucky both he and Ida were full time, so they should have full coverage.

"What... about the success rate? I mean.. can't it reoccur?" He asked suddenly.

"Yes..." Riri spoke up suddenly. "More so, a cancer cell might not be killed off in the therapy and will continue to fester - but Terra will come back for check-ups on that. The best news is that your son is in the earlier stage of this cancer which makes it easier to get rid of. The cure rate is about 85 percent... and the survival rate is higher - ninety percent in fact."

[Rikugurl]

Axel smiled as he continued to skate backwards and pull Roxas along. After awhile, Roxie got the hang of it! Sure he didn't skate like a pro... but it was nice... because Axel got to stay close to him for the whole time. The two skated around the rink slowly, hand in hand as the cold from the ice made their noses red.

It was really... nice being in this kind of environment... with good company. It beat smoking pot and playing video games in a 110 degree room.

He smiled more as he looked down, seeing a smile on Roxas's face.
Yea... I really do like you, Roxie...
Axel squeezed the blonde's hand before cuddling up to his own scarf.


Fuu slapped her face and shook her head as the bread went flying and HIT someone. Already this was becoming more interesting than going out with a girl...

When Fuu finally checked out and paid, she ripped off some of her receipt and wrote down her number. "Here." She handed it off and quickly walked the other way, heading for the other exit that brought her to the trolley.
When she got home, she put all the things away except for the peanut butter and fluff. She made her adopted brother a sandwich and brought it up to him, only for him to ask what took so long.

"I was worried, ya know?"
Fuu just replied: "Idiot." and headed off to bed.


Ven smiled softly as he felt the fingers through his hair. Ven wanted to climb in... may times.... but unfortunately he was always scared to because Terra was always hooked up to a few things... and it would be bad if he accidentally ripped something out.

Ida swallowed as she took in the information. This was going to be hard... but it seemed like... whatever needed to be done had to be done for their son. She looked at her husband and nodded.
When Hatori asked about the reoccurred, she looked up at Dr. Riri and nodded. Those were good chances.
"Can you... start tonight?"

Yuna shook her head. "No, but we can start early tomorrow morning. You'll just need to sign some forms I have here and the lab needs to set up for the operation."
She handed out two forms to the couple with a pen. "When you're done, I'll have a nurse clear the room of visitors so you can have your last word with him before the operation and the seclusion."

[Reno]

Roxas grinned as he followed Axel shaking his head some. Pretty soon, he let go of one of Axel's hands and started to skate mostly on his own, following beside the red-head with ease. Ah now he was remembering. Kind of like walking and skateboarding combined.

Despite the cold air around them, he felt warm. Especially where his and Axel's hands were connected.

"Axel...?" Roxas said softly, catching the others attention. He gave the other a sweet smile. "Thanks... for bringing me out here. I haven't had fun like this in years."


Hatori nodded quietly looking down at the forms and glancing at his wife. They went about filling out the information. Name age height etc etc if was just like filling out the papers when Terra was first admitted, but shorter.

At the end, they each printed, signature, and dated, giving full consent to Terra's surgery and radiation therapy. He handed her the papers back and she looked them over carefully before finding all was in order and nodded.

[Rikugurl]

The two continued to skate around the rink when Axel heard his voice, sweet and caring down below. His green eyes looked down at the blonde, his face brightening as he saw the sweet smile. Ah~~~ How it melted him inside.

"Same here Roxie..."

After a bit more rounds around the rink, the two took a break and went to the cafe for some sandwiches... and since Roxas was paying for that part, he asked Axel what he'd like to drink.
He got an unexpected answer.
"Coffee!"

So Axel had his coffee and Roxas a juice as they ate their sandwiches across from each other. enough laughter came from the table to even make heads turn.
When they were done, they decided to call a it a night. It was getting late... at least for Roxas. While Roxas was getting off his skates, Axel returned his and they met out at the front door.

A call from a pay phone brought a cab and the two got into the nice warmth of the backseat. Axel let the driver know where to drop Roxas off and they headed out.
Once the cab came in front of the Holani house, Axel looked at the other and smiled. "Thanks for dinner." And with that, he leaned in and gave Roxas a kiss on the cheek.


Ventus sighed happily, almost dozing off when a woman came into the room.
"Excuse me?"
Blue eyes opened at the call and he shook his head, clearing his eyes before looking up at her. "Huh?"
"I'm sorry but it was ordered that all visitors were to leave now."
"What?" Ven looked up at the clock and frowned. "But... I still have 2 hours."
"It was doctor's orders, I'm sorry."

Ven looked down, the frown on his face not leaving as he glanced at Terra. What was....going on?
He sighed but nodded, there was nothing he could do... especially when it comes to family matters. He wasn't a part of the family... so he had no right to demand.... anything.
"I-I'll see you tomorrow." He leaned down and kissed Terra on the forehead. "Bright and early like always." He gave Terra a soft smile before looking back at the nurse and frowned more.

As the boy walked out, he could see the Tellus couple coming down the way. "H-hey! What's going on with---" And they passed him. Ida looked back at Ven, her expression as if she wanted to say something but her husband continued her towards Terra's room.


In the morning, the blonde once again pulled on his leopard coat, his snow boots, his wool hat and gloves and ventured to the bus. he put in his fare and got all the way into the back where the heater was. Off the bus drove, picking up and dropping off people as they went about their daily lives.

They bus dropped off a block from Hope and that's where the sixteen year old got off. Once again, he walked down the familiar sidewalk and into the hospital's main door and up to the new room that they had placed him two days ago.
He turned the corner and sighed. He wondered what kind of news Terra had to tell him.
"So---" He stopped dead in his tracks as he walked into the.... empty room.

All of Terra's things were gone.
The blonde frowned before slowly backing away and quickly headed to the receptionist. "Hey.... um.... where did they move Terra??"
The woman blinked and smiled. "Oh! He was moved to the OR. He was scheduled for surgery first thing this morning."
"Surgery!? FOR WHAT!?"
"Oh well... I don't know the details."
"UGH!"

Ven left the desk and ran to the elevator, cutting a woman off and hitting the door close button. He could hear her complain as the door shut on her but FUCK he didn't care!
He went back to the first floor and rushed out only to go to a nearby sign that stated where everything was.

He ran down the hallways and followed colors all the way until he reached the OR. He burst through he double doors and frowned, all the visitors looking at the beat red blonde.
He stomped to this receptionist and frowned more, slamming his hands on the desk. "WHERE'S TERRA!?"
The man's eyes widened as he leaned back in his chair.
"Umm..... the last name?"
"Tellus! T.E.L.L.U.S!"
The man started to type up some information and looked back up at Ven. "I'm sorry but he just got out of surgery."
"WELLLLL what room is he going to be transferred to!?"
"I can't disclose that."

Blue eyes darkened as Ven leaned over the counter. "Don't give me that shit! Where is he going to be!?"

[Reno]

It was... a great date. After they had gone another few times around, Roxas laughed as Axel showed off on the ice rink enough doing a little spin - only to end up falling on his ass again. This time, the blonde helped the red-head up and mentioned something about being hungry.

Getting the idea quickly, Axel agreed and off they went to a little cafe nearby. Roxas paid for the food and drinks (after all they decided that they'd be an equal partnership when it came to money, especially since neither of them wanted to be the 'girl' nor could they afford to be) and though he was surprised at Axel's drink choice he was happy to. The reason for this was he got to steal a sip here or there whenever the red-head wasn't looking.

Axel found out though and started to complain about having a bit of a cold - and then burst into laughter at the horrified expression that passed Roxas' face.

Soon after they decided to go home. It was a quiet ride, but not uncomfortable. The two merely relaxed, tired from the exercise they had gotten though still content. Roxas looked uo wearyily as his home came into view and turned to say good night - too get a surprise and a kiss instead. Roxas blushed some, his cheeks turning a soft shade of pink and he smiled. "Thanks for the date... good night Axel."

He stepped out of the cab, closing the door behind him, and as he started to head to the front door he looked back and saw Axel waving. he smiled and waved back until the cab pulled away and was out of sight.

When he got in the house and to his room, Sora was demanding all the details. Roxas was happy to share.


Terra smiled seeing the younger drifting off, his hand lightly laying on Ven's head, buried in blonde hair. His eyes started to shut, happy to sleep with him - he;d tried his ebst to stay awake as long as he could!
The sound of his door opened broke the moment though and the two looked over. Terra was expecting his parents or Yuna, finally ready to hear the news about himself

What he got wasn't exactly pleasant either. His eyes narrowed, looking ready to argue as well - but what was the point? He apparently didn't even have the right to hear what the fuck was wrong with him. God what was the damn point of being an adult if he couldn't make any fucking demands?!

It didn't really matter... he probably didn't even have the energy to make a fuss as it was. He barely had any to stay awake.

Terra sighed. This was probably... not a good sign. He smiled faintly at the kiss looking up at Ven. "Yeah... tomorrow." He murmured, before watching his boyfriend leave quietly. His eyes darkened unhappily. Something was really wrong here... this obviously wasn't a coincidence. What the fuck was going on?!

It wasn't much later when the door opened again and his parents came him. He gave then a peeved look crossing his arms. It was bad enough Ven was gone, but his mom looked rather upset to. "Alright, fucking spill it." He was done with this game.

"Tch, You fail at looking tough when you can't even sit up." Hatori said, noticing Ida was hesitating at his side.
"Whatever. Am I on death row or something?"
"No, but keep acting like that and I'll make sure you fucking get there!"
"Hatori..." Ida chastised like always.


Surprisingly, Terra took the news fairly well. No outbursts, no crying, not even a hint of anger or denial. Oh he wasn't happy, far from it, but all he did was ask what was going to be done.
Now surgery he didn't like.
"Sure I can't just die instead?"

His parents made it very clear that no, he could not. His surgery was scheduled for the very next morning, and much to his annoyance and despair... he wouldn't be able to see them OR Ven for at least three whole days.

What kind of fucking recovery was that?!

He didn't have a choice in the matter - couldn't even convince them to change the time so he'd at least get to see Ven BEFORE he went in. and he bet neither were going to tell him what was going on either. What a fucking gyp.

After his parents left for the evening, Terra sulked as he stared out the window staring up at the stars. He wanted to get a good look at them - it might be the last time he ever saw them. The monitor's beeping the only other noise in the near silent room. The brunette sighed unhappily, shutting his eyes. "Ven..."

Hopefully... that wouldn't be the last time he saw the blond either.


That morning Terra, at 106.8 now, was dimly aware of being carted out of his room down to the OR. He groaned, shutting his eyes as the bright lights seem to fly overhead. "Where's... Ven?"
Yuna, by his side, told him he would see him soon.
"Uhn... see him now... surgery later."
It couldn't be done.
"Fuck... can't be dones..."
No response as his bed came to a stop.
"I want.... my boyfriend."
Yuna just softly told him to take some deep breaths as she slipped a mask over his head. Then all was dark.

Not long after his release, Riri was sighing softly as she walked down the hall newly cleaned up after the slightly messy surgery. But Terra had made it out their - her and Yuna's greatest fear was that his temperature would skyrocket during the process and kill him before they finished. Not to mention all the other little things that could go wrong during a surgery.

Terra was strong though. He made it through it alive and just fine too. Better then expected.

"-that shit! Where is he going to be!?
Huh?
Riri paused at the familiar, angry voice before hurrying towards the front where the receptionist was. "...Ven?"

[Rikugurl]

Ven was about to jump across the desk to strangle the guy when he heard someone behind him. With a growl, the blonde turned around, seeing Riri walking over to him. "Damnit, doctor! What the fuck is going on!?" What Ventus didn't notice was that the visitors were getting a bit nervous... but he wouldn't of cared if he DID notice.

"Why can't I fucking see Terra!? WHY ISN'T ANYONE TELLING ME!?"


Riku sighed as he sat down on the cold bench. He couldn't wait to be a senior so all these horrible tests would be done with. The cold wind whipped through his silver hair as he nuzzled up to his scarf. Better yet... he couldn't wait to go to college. Set his own time and get a little dorm to himself... well....maybe.

He was going to go to Radiant business school. It was either that or astrology but Riku had picked business first. He wanted to start his own business of some sort... Sora had been sad when he picked that over looking at the stars...

Speaking of the devil. "Hey Sora." The aquamarine eyes looked up happily as Sora walked over and sat down next to him. "So how did their date go last night?"

[Reno]

Riri blinked as the boy was suddenly in her face and yelling at the top of his lungs. Well... he certainly DID recover. The woman gave a nervous glance around, seeing the stares of the others in the room. "Ven... Ven stop it." She grabbed his arm before tugging him off back down the hall. "Come on to my office."

She could hear the complaints of the other but he didn't put up a fight. He was lead to her small office where she closed the door and told the blond to take a seat. Rather then sitting down and putting a desk between them, she sat down beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Ven... I really shouldn't be telling you this, but considering Terra was calling for you before we put him under I don't think he'd mind the break of confidentiality."

The woman looked away for a moment before meeting the blonde eyes for this. "This... isn't easy to tell you Ven... as you most likely found out Terra just got out of surgery right?" He nodded. "He was in there for radioactive therapy. It's a common procedure for those who... who have cancer." She saw the blonde's eyes go wide. "Now now, don't worry. But it explained why he was complaining about itchiness and pain, not to mention the high fevers - they were all signs of this cancer." She knew the name would mean nothing to the blond, so she declined in telling him it.
"This one is a highly curable one and he should be able to see you in about three days from now after the radiation is gone, hopefully completely cured."


Sora blinked but grinned as he sat down and got the question. "Well see for yourself." He pointed towards where Roxas was practically SKIPPING to his friends, seeing to be glowing with the power of the sun itself. "I don't think I've ever seen him this happy."

The brunette chuckled, swinging his legs out in front of him before curling them under the bench. He suddenly sighed wistfully. "Must be nice..."

[Rikugurl]

Ven's eyes darkened as the doctor grabbed it and if he didn't have half a mind, he would of slugged her.
They were both lucky he did though.
He yanked his arm away violently but the woman had a tough grip as she pulled him out of the waiting room.

Some visitors wondered if that was the crazy blonde's mother.
The receptionist watched as well, frowning as the two disappeared down the hall.

Ven frowned more as she finally let go as they reached an office and kicked the chair so he could sit in it. His face was red and not from the cold anymore. He took a deep breath though as Riri sat down next to him and closed his eyes when she put his hand on his shoulder.
Ven shook his head softly as he heard that Terra had asked for him this morning.

It seemed like they were even... Terra never showed up that morning at the psych ward... and Ven wasn't allowed to see Terra this morning now...

He nodded as she asked him the question. At least SOMEONE told him that he had surgery. At the mention of cancer, blue eyes shot open and his mouth gaped. "C-CANCER!?" He just looked at her, his eyes lost as she continued. "But....but..." Tears started to form in his eyes. His.... his BEST friend had..... cancer....?
"What.... if he doesn't....?" His lips twitched as tears started to fall down his face.


Riku's eyes widened as he saw the small FROLIC in Roxas's steps. Wow... he had never seen... anything quite like that before... and he had know Roxas for quite a long time.

He frowned though as he heard Sora's sigh. He knew... where Sora was getting at. He looked down at the snow, thinking in silence before he spoke. "I'm sorry Sora..."

[Reno]

Even as Riri reached forward and brought the thin, small blond close in a hug, she found it... ironic how much eh was reacting, and how little Terra had last night. Even HATORI had been a little disturbed, but the brunette himself who actually HAD the chance of dying took the news like he was being told the sky was blue.

"I wouldn't worry too much about that Ven." Riri said softly. "This is a fairly tame cancer compared to most. He probably had it for weeks even months before it started to cause problems. The only reason his body started to take it so badly was due to his immune system."

She pulled away, holding Ven at arm's length and smiled at him. "The biggest thing is he made it through the surgery and now all we needed to worry about is his recovery and the fever. After the radiation leaves his body he probably won't need to stay here too much longer before his body stabilizes again and he can go free. After that we'll have him come back periodically to check and make sure it's all gone. It's really not so bad, hon." She grabbed the Kleenex box off of her desk, holding it out to him.


Sora blinked as he got the apology from his friend and blushed embarrassed. Damn he didn't mean to say that out loud! He chuckled faintly looking towards the snow as well. "Hey, don't worry about it Riku, there's nothing you can do about it. I'll just you know have to move on ya." He smiled cheerfully, before leaning down and scooping up a little bit off snow.
"Now cheer up you grumpy bear!" He smooshed the snow against Riku's cheek laughing at the other reaction.

[Rikugurl]

Ven closed his eyes, the tears now pushed from them and down his cheek more, soaking the doctor's lab coat slightly.

When he was pulled away, he looked down at the floor which made his cheeks look pudgy. Pudgy and wet. He sniffed as she dabbed his tears away and sighed shakily. "Why.... why did he get cancer....?" He knew that no one knew that answer. No one knows where cancer comes from... and how to avoid it or anything.

Terra just seemed... too young for cancer....
He shook his head, his glossy blue eyes looking up at the woman. "After this... do you think his fevers will be.... less harsh?"


Riku frowned even more. For once in his life... he kind of felt like he was... HURTING Sora instead of helping him... but...
"ACK!" Riku jumped and blinked, feeling the burning cold on his cheek. "SORA!" He laughed as he swatted his friend.

[Reno]

Riri shook her head. "We're not sure but Yuna thinks it might have been caused by his weak immune system, it just made more room for... things to go wrong. That of course is just a pure guess. It doesn't make it fact."

At the next question she paused before shutting her eyes. "It depends on what you mean by harsh honey. It certainly probably won't hit 112 again any time soon but... you've known him for awhile correct." She looked at him getting a nod. "And you know how badly sickness gets to him." Another nod and a dullness in the blue eyes. "Then you know it won't get terribly better - he's still going to get very sick because his immune system is rather poor." A pause.

"Well, the good news is, this has definitely been his worst sickness to date according to his parents and that's because of the cancer. Now looking at his medical records, he was only in the hospital a few times before hand for high fever, about five - and only twice before that concerning enough to do testing. So, after this he should be back to normal!"


Sora continued to laugh even as he got swatted. "Ahahaha Riku you should of seen the look on your face!!" He grinned brightly shaking his head, when he caught sight of a familiar red head coming their way, giving her hello to him and a kiss for Riku of course. He knew Riku and her had had a talk last night about... relationship things (whatever those were). Apparently they had worked it out.
"Well, better leave you two lovebirds to your privacy." Sora teased softly, before gathering his bag and heading for the building where his locker was, waving away the other twos calls. He really didn't want to see them snuggling to 'keep warm'. Blech.

What he didn't expect was to find Roxas at his locker as well. He'd just saw the blonde going towards Hayner and the others right?
"Hey skippy whatcha doing?" Sora asked as he walked over, ignoring the fact there was now an empty locker in-between theirs - Ven's...
"Oh I forgot I had a music presentation for band today but Olette reminded me." Roxas said, taking out a CD and waving it at Sora's face. "And what are you doing?"
Sora looked over, and smiled. "Running away." He spun open his combo and opened the metal door. He paused at the sight of his textbooks before reaching at the top where a novel laid and took it out. "Whoops forgot to return this."
"What's that?"
"Just a story about a guy... and another guy. That fall in love. You know same old story."
"Ooooh gay romance!" Roxas mock gasped. "I can't believe how much of a girl you turned into. I think you might actually give gay men a bad name!" The blonde chuckled. "Reading love stories and writing Sora Mizushima all over your papers and practically squealing when dear Riku calls."
"Hey who was the one SKIPPING after a date?!"

[Rikugurl]

Ven sighed as he pulled back his tears. He nodded a few times to her questions as he wiped the remaining tears off. When she tried to make him feel better... it still didn't sound so great.

Terra and him were going to be LIVING together... What if Terra gets sick like this again...? Ven didn't know... if he was as strong as Terra's parents who had been fighting the good fight since Terra was born. Terra got sick every year and...
The blonde slowly stood, the look on his face still dull and... helpless. No matter how hard he fought... nothing seemed to go right.

"Aright..." He said weakly before looking at her. "Three more days...? I'll be here.... and... tell Terra that too. Tell him I promise... and I really promise."
He slowly turned and headed for the door. As he reached out for the knob, he stopped. "Oh... and can I get the things that were in Terra's room? I want to bring those back to his place so... they won't get ruined or misplaced..."


Riku stuck out his tongue before blinking, seeing Kairi walking over. He smiled at her as she smiled back.
"Morning guys!" She leaned over, giving Riku a soft kiss on the lips before sitting down. "O-oh! OK! See you at lunch!" The redhead called as Sora left. Riku only smiled faintly.

The two only sat there for a moment before the redhead stopped their idle chat. "OH! I forgot! I need to talk to my English teacher about that test on Friday." She stood and smiled down at her boyfriend. "Wanna come?"
"Sure."
Riku stood and cuddled up to his scarf before holding her hand and advancing with her to the school.

The heat made the silverette smile as they walked in and down the hallway. When they turned, he could see Roxas and Sora at their lockers. Before he could say anything... he heard the blonde tease Sora... and his eyes widened.

Well.... so didn't Kairi's.
"What!?" Kairi blinked as she stopped and looked at the two. "What are you guys talking about??"

[Reno]

Riri blinked before slowly nodded. Of course she'd tell him. Terra would probably want to hear about his blond boyfriend.

Heh, she wondered if he was less delirious, if he would have said that out loud. Probably not, boyfriend wasn't exactly a 'tough' manly term. Boys, seriously. At least she didn't have to worry about that with Dyre.

At the next request she nodded and stood up. "Yes of course. they're in Yuna's office now. We can go get them."

She led the blonde out of her room to the other doctor's office - finding it surprisingly vacant, and went over and collected the few things of Terra's that they had left in here because of the move. She nodded as well to the little cup on Yuna's desk with a single dandelion-like flower in it. It was certainly not the most expert of care Terra had given a flower but with what little resources he had, it wasn't bad.

After Ven had gotten everything he started to leave the office. "Ven..." Riri said, making the blonde pause and look back. She saw the look in his eyes, recognizing it well from when he had left the hospital for the ward. She had visited periodically to check up on his wrists and the long cuts and to see how he was doing.

She remembered... how much lighter his eyes were after Christmas and his room was overtaken by flowers. That's when she knew he was going to be okay.

"Didn't you learn a month ago what happens if you give up too soon?" She said softly, kindly. "Don't make the same mistake twice. I know, it's hard to act strong and even harder to BE strong when things get rough, but... but I'm sure even you saw one Christmas morning what happens when you persevere." She smiled softly to him, seeing his eyes get glossy as he remembered that day.
Life is beautiful.

"Hang in there, alright?"


"What!? What are you guys talking about??"

Roxas saw every detail. He saw how Sora's face paled just a little. How his blue eyes went wide and shiny, reflecting sudden horror and fear. The way he clenched his fingers around his book and brought it close to his side.

And then he was turning to Kairi, all nervous smiles and wishes for people to be deaf. "Nothing!"

Roxas looked back at Kairi and Riku before huffing and slamming his locker closed. He wasn't worried about Riku - the silverette knew, accepted it, and had helped his brother out a lot in dealing with it. Kairi... was different.
"Depends on how much you heard." The blond said, sounding testy and protective for his fraternal twin. From the look on her face he knew... she had heard enough. He was DARING her to say something.

"Roxas..." Sora murmured softly, unsure as he hung back near his locker. He stared at his brother's back, before glancing over his shoulder to skim over Kairi's face and then to Riku's awkwardly shocked one. They... certainly weren't expecting this.
Surprise wasn't exactly the best way to come out of the closet to someone.

[Rikugurl]

Ven nodded as he let her lead him down the hallway to an office unknown to him. He looked around slightly before those blue eyes of his caught some things. A few cards, a plush and the flower.

"What's.... this?"
"What the fuck does it look like?"
"A teddy bear."
"Yea...."
"WHY THE FUCK DID YOU GET ME SOME GIRLY BEAR FOR!?"
"BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU FUCKING GET PEOPLE TO MAKE THEM FEEL FUCKING BETTER SO SHUT UP AND LIKE IT ALREADY!"

He chuckled, remembering the next day he had found Terra sleeping with it.
He walked over and grabbed the things up, putting the teddy in his coat and the cards in his pockets before taking the cup in his hand. He looked back at Riri and gave her a soft smile. "Thanks..." With that he heading out. He didn't get very far though. Fingers stopped again before they could turn the knob and the blonde looked back at the one who had called his name.

The blue eyes looked down slightly, watering as he remember that morning. That was right.... Terra never gave up on him. His small smile grew and he nodded. "Yea. Don't worry. I'll see you in three days!" He opened his lips to give her a large, white smile before heading out. When the door closed though, he sighed. Easier said then done... but he could do it.
With a strong nod, he headed down the hall.... and got weird 'there's that psycho look' from everyone.


Kairi's eyes widened before she narrowed them at Roxas. She was never a big fan of Roxas.... or of Ventus really. Neither of them seemed to know when to keep their mouth shut. Then again, neither did Kairi....

"You have a CRUSH on Riku?" She snapped suddenly and frowned. "Is that why you've been spending ALL this time with him? Are you trying to weasel your way with him!? Well it's not going to---"
"KAIRI!" Everyone jumped as an angry voice came from behind her and the said silverette walked in front of Sora. "I've been spending time with my best friend because Ven has tried to kill himself twice AND because Roxas has been so busy. I've been spending time with my best friend because I want to.... and if you have a problem with that then I'm sorry but our relationship is over."

The doors opened down the hallway and two sleek teens walked in. Green eyes quickly caught the sight of Roxas and smiled, about to say something when he saw how... angry those eyes looked.
"Uuuuh, let's go.... to the uuhhh.... this way." Axel pulled Demyx down another hallway.

[Reno]

Riri only smiled and nodded, watching the young teenager leave. She glanced at the calender in Yuna's office - it was only Sunday. Still a whole week of work ahead of her.

The woman sighed. "I need a vacation."


Roxas' eyes narrowed right back at her - the feeling of dislike was mutual. But then her eyes darted past him, towards Sora. His blue eyes narrowed more, a flame of fury within their colorful depths. If he wasn't such a gentleman, he would of slapped her.

The brunette hesitantly took a few steps forward - but that was a mistake as he came into view once more and Kairi zeroed him on him. He flinched a little at her yell that echoed across the hallway noticing how students all around turned their heads to listen - well that was it for his and Roxas' secret. Kairi had just outed them TO THE WHOLE SCHOOL.

And everyone knew how fast gossip goes in high school.

He shut his eyes slowly as his red-haired friend went on, just letting her ramble on and trying not to pay to much attention to what she was saying. Overreaction was typical when stuff like this happened...

He, and Roxas beside him, both jumped however when Riku's sharp voice cut in the the silverette joined them, making it obvious whose side he was on. Once the elder had finished, Roxas crossed his arms and gave Kairi a look as if saying 'What are you going to do now, bitch?'

Sora bit his lip before taking a tentative step forward and to the side so he was in view, AGAIN, and said softly, a complete opposite to the other three's yells. "Guys really we don't have to fight about this... Kairi has a right to her opinion." He shut his eyes and sighed then looked towards his red-haired friend. "Yes, alright? I'm a homosexual. Yes I have a crush on Riku. But... I never spent time with him to steal him AWAY from you. Come on Kairi, you should know me better than that - why would you ever think I'd ever do something that mean?"

Demyx blinked as he saw the small confrontation going on between the little group, recognizing the small brunette fairly well as Roxas' brother, and the silverette was somewhat recognizable as well - a friend perhaps. Why did everyone look so... unsettled and angry? "H-Hey!" The blond cried as he was tugged away and the four disappeared from his sight.

He blinked pulling his arm out of Axel's grasp. "You know Ax, uh, I may not be an expert here or anything but um, in cases like these-" He waved towards the other hallway, where Roxas was barely hidden from view of them, "Uh, aren't you supposed to like uh support him and stuff, not run away? Or at least, be there afterwards to listen and give him comfort and stuff?"