Roxas could feel Mr. Xemnas watching him for the rest of the class. Roxas wasn't as much afraid that he knew his true identity as he was that he didn't know if he was going to give him away or not. He kept running all the possible scenarios in his head. He was sure he wasn't going to get sent to prison, he was a minor. Though what would happen to him and the Koki's, would they want him anymore? What would happen to his friends who had helped him in hiding? He also wanted to know how, how had he figured it out? What if he had skipped something and now his identity was just sitting out like a coin on the street, there just had to be one sharp eyed person to find it. Roxas felt his stomach do flips, he wasn't sure he could deal with this.

"Hey, are you all right, you look a little pale," Namine asked and he looked over at her, trying to understand what she was asking for a moment until he nodded.

"I'm fine," he told her with the best smile he could muster. He couldn't tell Namine, there was no way! He didn't want to worry her, or let her know that he had possibly gotten her expelled from the school. He had done it to all his friends. He jumped at the sound of the bell but got his things together and walked out the door with the others. The rest of the day he spent feeling the same sick feeling. Everyone was watching him, he just knew it.

"Sora, you've been on edge all day, something on your mind," Axel asked his now hooded friend. Roxas was thankful for the hood; he felt that it was now hiding him from the mass number of eyes that were on him.

"I'm fine," he mumbled.

"Hey, Iku," Roxas inwardly groaned hearing the voice sound through the cafeteria, quieting it. He really didn't feel up for this, but nonetheless he stood up and turned to face Seifer.

"You know my name within the first three hours, are you some kind of stalker," Roxas asked, his annoyance growing.

"Rumors get around, I hear you're a reject, just an outcast," he told Roxas with a small smirk. Roxas looked over toward Riku and Kairi who were sitting at their table with all their friends, watching the scene with great interest.

"I'm not a reject, from what I hear, you are," Roxas told him recalling a story he had heard Zexion telling them about the boy only ten minutes before. "From what I hear, our pasts are the same. Trouble, parents, reform schools, though nothing really helped. The only difference I can tell is that I can actually pass a class and you've been held back three times in various grades." Roxas felt good that his frustration was getting out, he just had to watch how he did so and the moves Seifer made afterwards.

"At least my parents actually look at me," Seifer asked and Roxas' face twisted into shock though no one could see because of his hood.

"What are you talking about," Roxas asked, starting to wonder about what was going on.

"Oh, don't you remember? Then how about I tell the audience a little story," Seifer said with a smirk on his face and Roxas was sure that this couldn't be very good. "A couple of years ago I went to the same reform school as a boy named Sora Iku. He wasn't normal at all; he was different, even for a delinquent. On breaks his parents wouldn't even show up to get him until the very latest they had to and even then, they simply took his bag and threw it in the back of their car while he got into the back seat, they never even looked at him. The only one I think who eve did was his poor little orphaned cousin," Seifer told the story and everyone in the room was watching Roxas who was getting angrier and angrier by every word he said. It wasn't Roxas he was talking about, but still, he knew who he was talking about. He knew his cousin Sora, had been his only friend when they had went through the ordeal. He never told anyone about the reform school, or the fact that he used to live with Sora, because in the end, he couldn't anymore. The thoughts of the sadness of the past were pushed aside as the anger rose in him. Every word Seifer said made him madder and madder until he finally found himself charger Seifer. With one powerful blow, Seifer was knocked to the ground and Roxas couldn't stop punching.

-x-x-x-

Namine watched in fear and shock as Roxas didn't stop hitting the boy. She was sure that he was taking it a little too far.

"Crap, come on Demyx, help me before he kills the guys," Axel told them and he and Demyx ran over to help the two.

-x-x-x-

Roxas didn't stop, he couldn't. Only when he felt Demyx and Axel grab his arms and pull him back was the only time that he actually let up a little.

"Calm down before you kill the guy Roxas," Demyx told him and Roxas felt his breathe leave him. The entire room had heard it, he knew they had. The room broke out into a whisper and Roxas saw a devilish smirk come on Riku's face from across the room. Seifer was lying on the floor in front of him and was bleeding badly. His nose was only broken if he was lucky.

"Demyx," Axel said in awe, not believing he had heard it.

"It's Roxas."

"How did he get back?"

"He's not really Sora?!" All these comments came from the crowd and Roxas couldn't believe it. Just like that, it was all over, everything that they had done to keep it a secret, Demyx goes and says it in front of the school body. No, Roxas wasn't going to blame this on Demyx; it had been his own fault. If he hadn't been reckless and done what he had, then Demyx wouldn't have had said that.

"Mr. Koki," a deep voice asked from across the room. He looked up to see Headmaster Ansem, standing in the door with a blank look on his face. "I believe you and your friends should come with me," he told them and they all did so without a word.

-x-x-x-

They all sat in the office, each in their own chair. Roxas looked over to Namine who was sitting beside him. Her face was pale and she looked kind of sick. Roxas slipped his hand into hers and she looked over at him to see him smiling reassuringly. He felt a little better, not having to hide himself anymore.

"I have contacted all your Guardians that I could. They all said they can be here within the hour," Headmaster Ansem told them as he walked in and sat down in his desk in front of them.

"Does that mean we're expelled," Demyx asked.

"No, I'm not going to tell social services about you and Larxene so you can rest assure you will be here to serve out your years worth of after class detentions," he told them with a small smile.

"Well…that works…I guess," Larxene said.

"As for the rest of you, you can still attend if you parents or guardians wish it," Ansem told them and they nodded.

"Not that I'm complaining, but how didn't we get suspended," Axel asked.

"Mainly because you did it for your friend, you all worked together and found a way through the obstacles and hid your friend in a bordering school for more then two months," Ansem told them and they all looked at one another. "Now, could one of you please explain to me why you would all do that," he added. They all looked at one another and then back at him.

"Because, no matter where we came from, what we've done or where we've been, this is where we are now. None of us really had any stability in our lives until we found one another. It's almost like we turned into a…," Roxas stopped, looking for the word to use though Namine helped him.

"A family," she told him. Roxas saw Ansem hide a smile behind his wrist before he nodded. They all waited in the office, talking with one another about the events until every last parent showed up.

"What's going on here," Rachel asked as they were now sitting in the cafeteria because they were all crammed into Ansem's small office.

"It seems that for the past two months, these kids have been hiding Roxas under the name of Sora and he's been riding a bus here every morning at about four thirty in the morning and attending the school with his friends," Ansem explained.

"Roxas is this true," Rachel asked in an amazingly soft tone. Roxas simply nodded. "Why didn't you tell us, we would have tried to enroll you," she told him and he looked up at her hopefully.

"Its just that…I never really thought you would," Roxas mumbled to her.

"Are they expelled," Zexion and Marluxia's mom asked watching the boys.

"Not unless you feel they would be better in another school," Ansem told them.

"Axel Miyano, this is the last straw for you. I'm enrolling you in that military academy," Axel's aunt yelled.

"You can't do that, that isn't fair," Axel yelled at her.

"Don't give me that, you'd be better off there anyway. You're just like your father with that attitude of yours," she yelled back.

"You can't treat him that way," Namine's mom told her.

"You don't have to put up with the little criminal and just look, he's drug Namine into the lifestyle as well," Axel's aunt told her.

"Namine and Axel were just helping a friend, there is no need to send him off to a military academy," Namine's mom yelled.

"Well I was the one put in charge of the lousy monster, if you think you can do a better job then why don't you take him," Axel's aunt yelled.

"Fine, Axel would you like to come live with me, Namine, and Uncle Wayne," Namine's mom asked.

"You mean I get to choose," Axel asked in an amazed tone that made Namine giggle a little.

"It's your life," she told him.

"Yeah, let's see live with the perfectly normal family who doesn't judge me for my parents or live with evil aunt and spoiled princess. I'm going with you and Namine," he told them.

"Very well, I'll send his things over to your house and you can take care of the little vandal," his aunt told him and she turned and lived.

"Axel and Namine will keep attending this school," Namine's mom told Ansem and he nodded. Roxas just sat there, amazed at what had just happened.

"Zexion and Marluxia will also, I suppose they were only helping their friends," their mother told Ansem who also nodded. That left Rachel.

"Is there anyway he could come on Friday afternoons and come back by Monday mornings," she asked.

"They are allowed to leave campus for weekends yes, but you will have to set up the transportation," Ansem told her. She looked down reluctantly at Roxas before she smiled.

"I guess I shouldn't break up such a clever bunch. Is there anyway that we could enroll him for tomorrow," she asked.

"It just so happens that we just had a boy transfer out named Sora Iku," he said with a small laugh.

"Great, so where do I fill out the work," she asked and all the parents left the room with Ansem.

"Yes, I finally got away from that witch and her evil devil child," Axel cheered.

"You better not pull any pranks on me," Namine told him with a little laugh.

"Oh, I won't, I only pull pranks on people I don't like, or have a score to settle with," Axel told her.

"Rachel said I could stay," Roxas whispered to himself.

"Yeah, I guess that means that we don't have to sneak around anymore," Larxene told them.

"Hey Roxas, will you come with me to help fill out the paper work," Rachel yelled coming back to the door. Roxas laughed a little before running off to her.

-x-x-x-

"So, I guess I'm going home with you now to talk to Troy and you're supposed to bring me back tomorrow," Roxas told her figuring that's what a real mom would do.

"Well, that was my plan but I remember you telling me something about a dance. Kenny also said that you were going with a girl," Rachel said and Roxas felt himself blush a little. He had forgotten about the homecoming being that night.

"Yeah, it's the one with the pure blonde hair, talking to the one with the red hair. Her name's Namine," Roxas told her and she looked over to see Axel and Namine talking.

"Ah, our first time dealing with crushes," she said and Roxas looked at her funny. "Sorry, this is a bug step for me. Yes, you can go, but don't think that you're not grounded for a while afterwards mister," she told him and he found himself laughing a little. Maybe, having parents wasn't all that bad.

-x-x-x-

Roxas stood in front of the gym that bright colors were coming from. He leaned against the wall by Axel who was dressed in dress pants, an un-tucked white collared shirt, with an unbuttoned black dress coat over it. Roxas though, was dressed in his dark jeans and a white t-shirt under a black button up top that was unbuttoned and he had rolled the sleeves up.

"You know what this means right," Axel asked.

"What," Roxas replied.

"You better treat my little cousin right," he told me with a small shove. I just laughed and shoved him back.

"Where's Demyx," Roxas asked looking around.

"He was supposed to be the DJ," Axel told him. Roxas just shook his head and looked back in front of him where his breath was taken away by the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.

"Hey Roxas, I think that was really cool how you did all that just to be with your friends. I would be honored if you would dance with me tonight," Kairi told him.

"Uh, no thanks, I'm with someone," Roxas told her as he stepped past her to see his real princess. Namine walked down the sidewalk dressed in a small white dress, her hair pulled back with a white headband. Kairi looked up at Axel in shock from what had just happened.

"Sorry cuz," he told her as he laughed a little and she stomped her foot and went on in to the dance. About this time, Namine finally walked up to her and Larxene, who had been beside her dressed in the sea green dress they had gotten for the disguises though here short hair was pulled back into a small bun., walked over to Axel who she kissed on the lips.

"Wow," Roxas said looking at the two in disbelief.

"I know, I was surprised too," Namine told him and he turned back to her. Together they walked into the dance to hear Roxas' favorite song start. He looked over at Demyx who gave him a thumb up and he just shook his head before looking Namine in the eyes.

"Namine, will you have this dance with me," I asked her and she smiled and nodded. They walked out onto the dance floor and started to dance all while the song played.

Looking back I clearly see

What it is that's killing me?

Through the eyes of one I know

I see a vision once let go

I had it all

constantly it burdens me

Hard to trust and can't believe

Lost the faith and lost the love

When the day is done

Will they open their eyes?

And realize we are one

On and on we stand alone

Until our day has come

When they open their eyes

And realize we are one

I love the way I feel today

But how I know the sun will fade

Darker days seem to be

What will always live in me?

But still I run

it's hard to walk this path alone

Hard to know which way to go

Will I ever save this day?

Will it ever change

Will they open their eyes

And realize we are one

still today we carry on

I know our day will come

When they open their eyes

And realize we are one

Will they open their eyes

And realize we are one

(Its hard to walk this path alone

Hard to know which way to go)

Will they open their eyes?

And realize we are one

(Lost the faith and lost the love when the day is done)

Will they open their eyes?

And realize we are one

Sometime during it all Namine and Roxas found their eyes coming together and they came together, kissing passionately in the middle of the dance floor. In those few moments, Namine and Roxas flashed back through everyone of their experiences together. From the first day on the beach, to their first laughs, to the moment that was now.

They all found their eyes,

And realized we are one,

Namine had started out as a princess with her cousin in the school and had become a 'reject' without even thinking twice. She finds it kind of funny when she thought about the rest of the school year and then the rest of high school. She was probably going to be a reject all the way through, but hey, what's the difference?

The End

-x-x-x-

A/N: I know, that was a corny ending and I left a few things out. I might tie those up with a sequel later, if I can get more computer time. Right now, my cousins are begging for the thing. Anyways, I hoped you al enjoyed it and I hope that we cross paths again once more in the future, but until then, good-bye me fellow fan fiction peoples, and don't forget to review!