Note: cover was created by artist, たか氏GB14[I25], on pixiv

Roxas couldn't understand why his eyes kept being drawn to the new girl. It's not like she looked weird or anything, in fact, Roxas kinda liked looking at her. She had short, tomboyish, raven hair and brilliant blue eyes.

Suddenly, the girl turned toward him, as if she knew he had been staring. Quickly, Roxas averted his gaze, acting like he hadn't been staring at her for the last few minutes. He could feel her eyes bore into the back of his skull. He watched her actions through the his conveniently reflective phone screen. She was chewing her lip while she closed her eyes, deep in thought.

Just when he thought she would figure out what happened, a girl that looked like an exact copy of her, but with pale blonde hair, came up and whispered something in her ear. The pair started to giggle uncontrollably, Roxas thought it was a pleasant sound, light and airy. The blonde girl then took the black-haired girl's hand and dragged her elsewhere. Confused but intrigued, Roxas told himself he would have to know her name.

"You totally have a crush," Axel answered.

"I already told you, it's not that!"

"Face it, you've finally come to appreciate the fairer sex." Roxas couldn't stop from rolling his eyes.

"Says the guy with a boyfriend." Axel just gave a sheepish shrug.

"Who says you can't like both? But if you like dudes I totally get it." Axel turned back to his computer.

"I've told you before, I don't like guys or girls, at least not for their looks. But she, she has this quality about her that makes me want to talk to her, to maybe hang out or something." Roxas groaned as he facepalmed.

"I can barely deal with this, how do you guys deal with crushes?" Axel had to keep from laughing. Roxas was acting like a shy, clueless puppy.

"Tell you what, Little Brother," He moved to ruffle Roxas' hair. "Why don't you show me your mystery girl tomorrow at lunch."

The next day, Roxas and Axel slid into a table a few feet away from the raven-haired girl and her copy.

"You got good taste, Roxas." He whispered.

"Shut up," Roxas tried to hide his blush. He may not be into females, but he could tell which ones were cute.

The girls turned towards their table, as if they had heard. The black haired one eyed them suspiciously, but the other just giggled a little.

"Good afternoon ladies," Axel laid on the charm thick. "I was wondering if I could have the privilege of learning your names.

"No way,"

"Sure!" They replied at the same time. "Namine…" the first one hissed.

"Oh Xi, why do you have to be so antisocial? Gentlemen I'm Namine Kent and this social butterfly is Xion Kent, my twin."

"And we are Axel and Roxas Osburn." Axel said as he bent down to the blonde's height. "A pleasure meeting you, my fair maiden." Namine held out her hand, and Axel took it and kissed it. Roxas had to hold back a groan. Leave it to Axel to make everything over dramatic.

"Sorry about my sister." Roxas looked and saw Xion had slid over to where he sat.

"I'm sorry for my brother." He replied. "This is my daily life, living with a "thespian"" Xion started to laugh.

"That's funny, Namine is crazy about theater too. She swears in a few years she'll be up there on Broadway." She had a faraway look in her eye, as if reliving a memory .

"It can be annoying at times, but I'm really happy for her. Middle school was tough for us, especially her. She would close herself off to everyone and everything but her drawings. But then last year, she was the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, and she finally opened up again. I'm happy to have my sister back, even if I have to deal with this." Suddenly a look of terror crossed her face.

"I can't believe myself, telling my life story to the first stranger I come across. I'm so sorry. As she said I'm Xion, and are you Axel or Roxas?"

"Roxas." He responded. "And it's no problem at all." He watched how Axel and Namine seemed absorbed in their own conversation.

"So what brings you here to Twilight Town?" Roxas tried to keep the conversation flowing.

"Eh, you know," She was focused on her twin and Axel rapidly talk. "Me and Namine move around a lot, and we happened to land here." Suddenly the bell rang, and Roxas had to hold back a curse.

"Sorry to ditch you, but I have to get to World History." He apologized.

"I got to get to Geometry, too." Xion brushed her bangs out of her eyes.

"Listen, I had fun hanging out with you, want to do this later?" She was avoiding eye contact and seemed extremely interested in a strand of hair.

"I'd love to!" Roxas winced at how eager he sounded. But he relaxed when he saw her sapphire eyes almost glow.

"Awesome, I'll see you later Roxas!" She went to drag Namine away from Axel and left. Axel started to pout, and Roxas couldn't resist chuckling a bit.

"I gotta tell Saix you found a new soul mate." Roxas teased. Axel was unfazed though.

"Like I would want to date a sophomore. But what about you and Miss Mystery?" He flashed a devilish grin as he cocked an eyebrow.

"It was great!" Roxas couldn't hide his excitement. "We talked and she says she wants to hang out later! I can't believe it, I'm making friends!" The bell rang again.

"Dang it, Ms. Aqua will kill me if I'm late, bye!" Roxas dashed off, unable to wipe off his smile. He had finally talked to Xion, and she wanted to hang out.