Aya: Hey everyone, I finished the second chapter! I know it's a bit shorter than the first one and it didn't come as fast as you may have wanted, but it's here!

Riku: Big wup.

Aya: You're just being mean. Oh, that reminds me. Some people had asked me how old Roxas and Sora were in the first chapter; they were six. You may hate me for that, but that's what I decided.

Riku: Go ahead, hate her. It's good for her.

Aya: Shut up pretty boy. By the way, I don't own this. The plot maybe, but not the characters. I totally wish I did though.

-10 Years Later-

"NO!!"

"You have to let them go-"

"I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING!!"

"Mom…"

"MY BABIES ARE NOT LEAVING, OR GROWING OLDER! THAT'S FINAL!!"

"You can't stop them from getting older. Seiko, act your age."

"HIRO-KUN IS SO MEAN!!"

Sora sighed as he watched his father attempt to remove his mother from the doorway. For such a petite looking woman she was very strong.

"I SAID NO, RESPECT THAT!!"

"Roxas, grab her."

His twin brother grabbed at Seiko's left arm and Hiroshi grabbed the right one, pulling with all their might. She slowly moved away from the doorway with wide eyes. "NOOOOO!! SORA-KUN, HELP MEEEE!!"

"Sora run for it!" Roxas yelled as their mother's struggles grew fiercer. Not needing to be told twice Sora sprinted out the door, not stopping until he was safely down the driveway, looking back to see Roxas slamming the door and chasing after him. They stood still for a moment listening to the sounds of fighting inside. "MY BABIES ARE LEAVING ME!!"

"Would you get a hold of yourself woman? They're just going to school!"

"EVERYTHING I LOVE IS LEAVING!!"

"They'll be back in eight hours!"

"COME BACK TO MEEEEE!! I'M WAITING WITH OPEN ARMS!!"

Roxas took a hold of Sora's sleeve and pulled him away from the house, chuckling breathlessly as he did. "Mom really acts like a kid sometimes."

"But that's why she's awesome!" Sora told him cheerfully. "She wouldn't be her if she wasn't like that."

The blond boy snorted as Sora fell into step with him. "Yeah. Ready for a new year?"

Sora looked up at the sky with a thoughtful look. "I guess. I can't wait to see our friends again, but I'll pass on the work."

"Sora I swear, if I have to tie you up and force you to do the work I will," Roxas warned seriously. Sora rolled his eyes, glancing around and perking up immediately. Turning, the blond scowled glaring openly at the person who was crossing the street to meet them. It was a pretty red head girl with crystal blue eyes, wearing the girl's school uniform of Kingdom Hearts High, waving merrily at them.

"Kairi!" Sora waved happily with a bright smile.

Kairi stopped in front of them giving a smile. "Sora it's good to see you!" She glanced at Roxas. "…you too Roxas."

The scowl grew and he grabbed Sora's sleeve again, pulling him along after him. Kairi easily caught up to them and walked casually at Sora's side. "Roxas!" the brunet whined. "Slow down for Kairi!"

Reluctantly he did so releasing the spiky haired teen. The girl flashed him a triumphant smile, behind Sora's back, and he frowned. He disliked that girl immensely. She was a stuck up snob who started rumors about anyone who she didn't like. When she wasn't trying to charm someone or accomplish something for her own gain, a sneer was present on her face along with that look of haughtiness. She seemed to have set her sights on Sora when he entered high school, treating him kinder than anyone else, but to those like Roxas, they were treated like nothing.

"So lazy bum, did you actually do anything this summer?" Kairi teased the brunet. Sora pouted and crossed his arms over his chest. "Of course I did!" She laughed and poked his cheeks.

"You sure didn't work out. You've still got that baby fat," she poked his stomach this time and Sora looked at Roxas with wide eyes. "Roxy, am I fat?" he asked, lower lip wobbling. Roxas shook his head with a soft smile.

"Of course not. Kairi, stop teasing my brother or he'll go into shock." Kairi glared at him and forced a smile.

"I was just playing with him. So sorry to have bothered you Roxas," she said through gritted teeth. Sora smiled at them both missing the tension in the air.

"Roxas!" He turned barely having time to realize someone was coming when he was tackled to the ground. "I missed you so much! I wish I hadn't had to go with my family, but now I'm back so we can spend every waking moment together! You're so luck you know me, I don't know what you'd do without me-!"

"Let up Yuffie, you're crushing him," a strong stoic voice said and Yuffie pouted, glaring up at him.

"Go get your own blond boy toy Squall, he's mine," she growled playfully, hugging said blond tighter. 'Squall' sighed and ran a hand through his shaggy hair.

"It's Leon."

"Whatever. He's mine."

"Yuffie-really can't breathe," Roxas gasped and Yuffie pouted but relented. Sighing with relief the blond winced as he rubbed a large bruise that the hyperactive girl had jumped on. At least the one on his back seemed to be healing very nicely.

"Helloo, earth to Roxas!" Yuffie waved her hand in front of his face. "You there?"

He chuckled, standing up and dusting himself off. "Yeah. I see that you haven't changed since last time. You either Leon."

The black haired girl stuck her tongue out childishly. "At least I grew. You're still as short as last time."

Roxas opened his mouth to retort but Leon beat him to it. "We're going to be late if we just stand here," he said calmly, walking away with Sora and Kairi following.

Ignoring the muttered, "Someone's gotta get that stick outa his ass" Roxas hurried after.

Kingdom Hearts High was one of the more prestigious schools in the area. After it came Radiant Garden Preparatory School and Hollow Bastion's School for the Gifted. How that happened, no one had a clue. It might have been due to the staff who were a bit eccentric though overly qualified, even though they didn't show it.

It might have been due to the learning environment, such as the large grounds, charming library, or the cafeteria which oddly enough had okay food.

Most people would say it was the students though. The teenagers who actually studied, didn't cause too much trouble and stayed away from gangs, and those who were little angels.

Of course anyone who said that obviously didn't attend Kingdom Hearts High.

The students were much more eccentric than the teachers, so much that they could barely be controlled sometimes. They gossiped, lied, cheated, stole, drank, fought; among many other things.

Basically it was a regular high school with a good reputation.

As like any regular high school, the hallways were always crowded with teenagers dreading the day. If one could maneuver themselves through these hallways they were lucky.

Leon happened to be the epitome of luck. In this matter anyway. He would just walk into the school and people automatically parted for the Ice Prince. Fangirls crowded on the sides, swooning as he walked by, boys stared jealously at him, and everyone else just cowered away. He had it going for him and so did his friends who used this as an opportunity to run to class. They yelled their goodbyes and headed off to their respective classes leaving Leon to watch bored.

He continued on, turning the corner in time to see Sora crash into a silver haired teen. The small brunet boy quickly apologized, running away shouting something to his brother ahead of him. The silver haired teen stood there staring after him with a dazed look even as the warning bell rang. Deciding it was none of his business, Leon walked off to his own class, catching the sight of blond in his peripheral vision.

"Cloud."

The blond teen turned around, sapphire eyes sparkling, and gave him a small smile.

"Squall," he greeted shyly.

"It's Leon," he repeated for the second time this morning, but more warmly with a soft smile.

"It's good to see you again," Cloud said quietly.

"Yeah, you too."

"Sora hurry up! We're going to be late!" Roxas yelled over his shoulder as he avoided crashing into another person. Sora shouted something but he didn't really listen.

He was too busy crashing into the person behind the person he had tried so hard to avoid crashing into. Sucks, huh?

With a small "oof" he fell none-too-gently onto his butt, wincing as pain shot up his spine. With a glare Roxas looked up to cuss the guy out but stopped and stared in surprise.

Standing in front of his was the most eccentric looking person he'd ever seen. It was a boy maybe a year older than him, tall and lanky, with wild spikes of crimson red hair. Amused emerald eyes looked down at him along with a smirk. The school uniform, which looked so 'blah' on so many people, looked nothing like that now. The top few buttons of his white shirt were undone showing pale white skin, the undone black tie accentuating his features. The black slacks clung to his hips like a second skin, flowing out when they reached the floor, showing off his black combat boots.

He had to blink several times until his mind could process the teen.

It was only when a hand reached out in front of his face did Roxas snap out of his little daze. With a frown, Roxas ignored the hand and picked himself up, brushing the dirt off his butt in the process. The teen didn't look offended as he retracted his hand, only even more amused.

"Watch where you're going," Roxas snapped. The guy's smirk widened and he casually folded his arms over his chest.

"I was. You are the one who wasn't paying attention resulting in our little meeting," his tone was mocking and Roxas blushed angrily.

"Shut up jerk! I was in a hurry and-" The bell rang loudly above them and he swore loudly as Sora grinned smugly from the entryway of their classroom. "Dammit Sora!" Without a backwards glance, Roxas ran away from the red head, putting the incident in the back of his mind.

The red head watched as the blond kid ran into a classroom, punching a brunet on the arm. He touched his chest lightly, remembering the collision that just occurred. It seemed that the kid didn't know who he was.

He walked away with a swagger, a dark smirk tugging at his lips. This year was going to be interesting.

Aya: So yeah, not a lot in this chapter, just wanted to introduce the characters a bit. I really am going to try to bring in 'Uncle Satoshi' next chapter. It's probably not what you were expecting, but I kinda know what I'm doing.

Riku: Not likely...

Aya: You know, you seemed nicer in the game.