Crush 6: The New Girl in School

Monday Morning/ Hio Household:

There were two types of seasons in Destiny Islands, sunny, hot, and humid or straight up monsoon.

Today, it was the latter.

Violent winds threatened to break the windows of my room as I groaned, cursing at myself for losing my umbrella within the mess surrounding my room.

Scratching my head, I sighed and grabbed my backpack. "Oh well, it's not like a flimsy umbrella could keep me dry from this storm anyway."

Exiting the room, I nearly ran into Roxas as he stumbled a bit down the steps. "Watch where you're going, Sora!"

"Shut up, jerk."

A sudden slam broke us out of our argument as Van appeared out of the guest room. "Damn you brats are loud. You always fight like little wussies in the morning?"

Roxas and I flipped him off and glared, speaking at the same time. "Go back to your high rise apartment in Twilight Town and leave then."

With a look of shock on our faces, we were surprised to see that we had said the exact same thing. With a snort, Van started humming 'The Twilight Zone" theme as he gave us both a noogie, making us nearly fall from the stairs. "No can do bros, I got the week off from work and plan to mooch off of Mom's cooking for as long as I can."

"Boys, hurry up or you'll be late!" Mom was heard from the kitchen as we struggled against Van's grip. With one last grind, he pushes us away and yawns. "Back to bed for me, later losers."

Rolling our eyes, we got down the stairs, taking them two at a time until we reached the bottom. The weather outside had lightened up significantly, the downpour slowing down to a slight drizzle, but the sky was still painted a grimy shade of gray.

Sighing, I put on my shoes as Roxas gulped down a glass of orange juice, courtesy of Mom. "Just lettin' you know, I'm riding with you today."

I stopped lacing my shoes and glared at him. "What? No way, take your own car."

He snorted, nudging me over as he put on his own pair of sneakers, zipping up his hoodie when he finished. "As if I would be caught dead driving in this weather."

I was about to protest until Mom's warning tone was heard. "Sora, he's your younger brother, you have to take care of him."

With a triumphant smirk, Roxas replied, "Yeah man, I am the youngest, you gotta do as I say." I rolled my eyes. "Fiiiiine, Mom." Swinging the door open, I pulled up my own hood to shield against the rain. "We're off."

20 Minutes Later/ Destiny Bond High:

As soon as I parked, Roxas put on an all-knowing smirk, annoying me with his grin. Pulling the keys out of the ignition, I gritted my teeth. "What, Roxas?"

"So, I heard a rumor that a certain red haired beauty is starting her new day here."

My heart began its mad beat, feeling my face get hot. Embarrassed, I quickly got out of the car and grabbed my backpack. "What's your point?"

He let out a laugh; further grinding into my nerves as I quickly shut and locked the doors of my car. Roxas knew he had me where he wanted me and continued with his taunts. "Come on, I know you wanna see her."

Calm down Sora! Do not let him know! Of course I felt incredibly happy that Kairi would here, but there's no way in Hell that I would admit that to Roxas, even if I did technically owe him for the date in the first place.

Unable to hold back the blush any longer, I pulled up my hood and ran ahead towards the school, avoiding my brother's smug expression as best as I could.

As if reading my mind, he laughed, running along side of me as we entered the school together, much to my dismay. "So, since I knew the first date was a hit-"

"Oh god, noooooo." I groaned, making my way towards my locker. I knew where this was going. "Fine, so I had an awesome time with her, there, you happy?" I twisted the combination on my locker until it snapped open. Roxas's grin made my blood boil, but it faltered slightly when he caught sight of a 'beautiful, flaxen haired maiden that stole his heart.'

"Naminé!" I held back the urge to puke as I got out my Gen Chem textbook. His voice was always so saturated with love whenever he saw her, like she was the only girl in the world.

Trying not to roll my eyes, I watched as Naminé flung her arms around Roxas, her lips meeting with his in a much too passionate kiss.

It reminded me of how Kairi had kissed me that Saturday night.

Immediately pushing that thought away, I cleared my throat as Naminé pulled away from Roxas, embarrassed that she had done that in my presence. "H-hey Sora, how are you?"

"Just fine, thanks." I knew what she wanted to ask when she shyly played with the straps of her bag, but Roxas beat her to it. "If you were wondering, babe, Sora had a wonderful night with Kairi and was just about to thank the both of us for setting them up."

Her blue eyes immediately brightened as she clapped happily and blushed. "Oh, that's wonderful Sora, I knew you would love Kairi! She's the best!"

If only she knew how true that was.

"Holy shit, that chick is hot." A male's booming voice was heard as the double doors opened, revealing the girl that made my heart beat its mad tattoo since the moment I first saw her.

She was absolutely gorgeous, wearing a light pink jacket that hugged her form with skinny jeans that showed off her long legs. Her red hair stuck to her face as droplets of rain ran down from her hair and into the curve of her neck.

Upon seeing that droplet of water, I had this overwhelming urge to taste her skin, catching the droplet with my tongue. Blushing a deep red, I tried to keep the deviant thoughts at bay as I swallowed thickly.

All eyes were on her, in awe like I was as they admired her natural beauty. Her lips were painted a pale shade of pink as they turned and smiled at me. "Sora, you're here!"

Shocked gazes were exchanged the moment Kairi ran over to where I stood and wrapped her arms around me. "I've missed you, Porcupine."

Roxas and Nami both gave us a knowing smile, which I caught, but was too elated to care. This beautiful girl actually liked me. I actually got the attention of the new girl in school, and I couldn't have been any happier.

"H-hey Kairi," realizing that she had actually chosen me, the people stopped staring and continued on with their business. I heard the occasional 'How the hell did that nerd get her?' and 'She could do so much better' but I honestly didn't care right now. I felt like I was on top of the world.

Placing a kiss against my cheek, she moved away from me as she greeting Naminé and Roxas. "And you must be Roxy," I stopped listening to the conversation and instead focused on her arms wrapped around my waist. I gently unwrapped her embrace and held her hand. If she had minded, she didn't say anything. A small smile played upon her lips as she returned the gesture, squeezing my hand slightly while keeping her gaze on Roxas and Naminé.

He gave her a wink. "The one and only."

She laughed, the sound of it similar to sweet music in my ears. Damn, I really was whipped. "Just lettin' you know, Nami is crazy for you, and if you do anything to hurt her, I will come and get you!"

Roxas laughed along with her, placing his arms around Naminé's shoulder, making the shy blonde blush. "Wouldn't dream of hurting my baby, so you have nothing to worry about. This girl has changed me for good."

"Ah-uhm, S-Sora?" I heard Xion call me when I turned, still holding on to Kairi's hand.

"Hey, what's up Xion." For some odd reason, she looked strange. When I turned around with Kairi, her navy blue eyes widened. With trembling lips, she looked down as her breathing became labored.

"X-Xion, are you okay?" Concern was laced across my features as I tried to figure out what was wrong with her.

Several awkward seconds had passed until Xion finally looked up and gave me a beaming smile. "Oh, it's nothing, haha!" Something was wrong, that smile felt too forced, too big. And that laugh…What was wrong with her?

Twisting the front of her hoodie, she acknowledged Kairi and held out her hand. "Oh, I believe we haven't met. I'm Xion, Xion Rie, Sora's best friend."

Smiling herself, Kairi let go of my hand and took Xion's, shaking it gently. "It's nice to meet you, I'm Kairi Mori, and I'm kinda new here." The two continued to speak politely, not looking at me as I turned over and stared at Roxas and Nami. They moved a few steps away from me, letting Xion and Kairi talk as they whispered.

"I thought she would be over him now…I didn't think-" Nami looked like she was going to cry, but Roxas comforted her.

"It's not your fault babe, look, we'll figure something out…"

I caught on to bits and pieces of the conversation. They both seemed uncomfortable, as if they knew some secret and weren't telling me.

Suddenly, the five-minute bell rang, making Xion jump. "Look at the time, I should be getting back to class, hahaha." With one last bow, she muttered a 'see you later' to Roxas and Naminé and ran.

Shaking their heads, Nami wished Kairi a good first day and left to class with Roxas, leaving me alone with her.

My throat felt tight. I knew Xion was feeling bad, but I wasn't sure what was upsetting her. I hated seeing her upset. I knew I had to do something. She was my best friend; it was my job to make sure she was okay.

"She seems really nice." Kairi's smile was genuine. "I'd like to get to know her better, would that be cool with you?"

"O-of course!" I looked down at her and smiled, but this strange feeling in my gut was telling me that having Kairi and Xion together would not be the best idea.

~End Crush 6

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