WARNINGS: OOCness, BoyBoy and ( possible ) GirlGirl love, BoyGirl love ( for you het fans out there, xD ), the weirdest pairings you haven't even thought of, and love triangles / fsquares / any shape with more than four sides. The original characters are treated with the same love as canon ( well. . .for my friend's OCs, no promise for mine. . . ). Language, adult settings, younger characters aged up, references you may or may not get. . .at least the author's in college now, though. ( there will STILL be major differences from real colleges. )

Unity Academy News
Section Two: The Assembly
( " the school assembly: the perfect excuse to get out of lecture hall. " )

Kairi's eyes widened at the size of the auditorium. It was. . .it was huge! It would have to be, though, to fit all of the students here. . .but still! It was the size of a theater, but there were no balconies, just rows and rows of seats that were quickly being filled up. The seats were divided into three parts, so that there was a section to the right, left, and front of the stage. She wasn't sure how many seats there were in each row, but there were at least ninety rows, with gaps between every thirtieth row. Speakers were placed in the middle, and back, with large projectors accompanying them. In the front of the room was the stage, complete with a giant red velvet curtain, which was moving. She figured there were people behind the curtain, hitting it by accident when they passed.

She followed Namine through the crowd, almost losing her a few times. Eventually, they stopped near the front, a few rows back, taking a seat near the middle of the stage. The seats were, oddly enough, labeled with her's, Namine's name, and several others. She blinked, and pointed it out to the blonde. She giggled.

"I'm guessing that Xigbar took the liberty of saving us seats so that we wouldn't have to."

"He did? Why would he do that? Isn't he a professor?"

"Oh, yeah, he is. But most students don't actually think of him as a professor, since he's informal with everyone. My friend's kind of his adoptive little brother, so he's always doing stuff like this," her hand waved towards the seats with nameplates. Kairi nodded in understanding, although she was a bit confused on one thing.

"But, why do I have a seat reserved? I haven't met him yet."

"Oh, he probably heard that you were my new roommate. I'm thinking he knew I would show you around and bring you here, so he saved you a seat."

"Oh, I see. . ."

They sat down, although Kairi turned in her seat several times to see who was around them. She saw Mariko, a section above them, sitting with Shiori, two girls, and a boy she didn't recognize. One of the girls and the boy looked alike, although the girl had bright red hair and a chest much larger than hers, while the boy had black hair, and looked a bit uncomfortable. The other girl, sitting between Mariko and the redhead, had dark blue hair, almost black, and looked a bit mad. There were also three girls fighting for the seat directly behind the black haired boy, while a few boys looked pissed at him.

To the section to Kairi and Namine's right was Maora, with her friends, two girls and two boys, all of them in elaborate school uniforms. Maora was chatting with a girl with light brown hair, who was smiling at her. A blonde boy with a bandage around his head was trying to talk to a boy with blue – silver hair, who wasn't responding. The final girl looked indifferent to the others, occasionally looking towards the brunette, a half – smile appearing when she did so.

Then, to Kairi's left was Kiru, sitting with the others. He caught sight of Kairi looking, and waved. Requiem, looking confused, saw her as well and waved madly as well, nearly tripping over Drago, who scowled, rolled his eyes, and pushed him onto Gamble. Kairi giggled. She didn't even know him, and he was waving. . .how odd.

Her vision was suddenly blocked off by a wall. She looked up, surprised to see a tall, lanky make with bright red hair like the earlier girl, and emerald eyes. Behind him was another boy, not as lanky as the first, and with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes.

Namine smiled, seeing the two newcomers, leaning forward to wave to the two. "Hey, Axel, Demyx."

The redhead gave her a two fingered salute, while the other waved back. "Hey, Namine. Is this your new roommate?"

She nodded. "Uh huh. Kairi, this is Axel Philips and Demy Fairchild. Guys, this is Kairi Worthington."

"Nice to meet you," Kairi said with a small smile on her face. They responded with the same greeting they gave to Namine.

"Same here, Kairi!" Demyx said cheerfully, taking the seat between her and Namine.

"Pleasure's all mine, kiddo," Axel said, a small smirk on his face, taking the seat to Namine's right. Kiddo? Kairi mentally frowned. "So, how's UC coming along for you?"

"Alright, I guess," she took another look around, seeing people yell to their friends, and accidentally stepping over people. "Is it always this hectic?"

Demyx sighed. "Yeah. Although, sometimes it's calm, sometimes it's even crazier. It kind of depends on what's happening, and who's there at the time."

"Right now, it's actually pretty tame, considering it's the beginning of the year. . .remember last year?"

Namine frowned. "You mean the time when Mariko's friends came. . .?"

"Yeah. For about three days straight we heard them shout Ranma's name all over campus."

Kairi blinked. Was this the truth. . .? Geez. She wondered what happened. Her thoughts were interrupted when Axel shouted and stood up, waving.

"HEY! ROXAS! SORA! RIKU! Over here!"

Kairi winced slightly at the volume of Axel's voice, before looking up to see three boys, one blonde, one brunette, and one silver haired turn to look at Axel. The blonde shook his head, but waved back, walking towards them. The brunette grinned, waving as well. The silver haired boy just rolled his eyes, and he and the brunette walked behind the blonde.

"Hey, guys!" the brunette exclaimed, as soon as they got close enough to hear. "Been waiting long?"

"Nah. We got here just a few minutes ago," Axel said, shrugging. "Of course, we probably woke up earlier than you. . ."

"Who's this?" the silver haired boy pointed towards Kairi, as the other boy let out a shout of protest of his sleeping habits. She huffed slightly. It was rude to point!

"I'm Kairi Worthington, Namine's new roommate. Nice to meet you," she said, trying to keep from sounding too rude. She had just met these people, after all!

"Oh, really? It's nice to meet you, too!" the brunette said, grinning. Kairi liked him; he was really friendly. "I'm Sora Hawkins. That's my twin brother, Roxas, and my friend, Riku Asaki!"

Roxas, the blonde, smiled, and waved slightly, while the silver haired, Riku, nodded. Hang on. . . "You're Kiru's twin?"

Riku blinked. "Oh, so you met him already? Yeah. . .I'm older by about ten minutes, though."

Kairi nodded. They sat down, Sora next to her, Riku on his other side, and Roxas all the way to Axel's right. Soon, other seats around them were filled, and it was time for the assembly to start. The lights dimmed, while the stage lights were brightened. A man, with long silver hair, and golden orange eyes walked out, followed closely by a man with long blue hair, gold eyes, and an 'x' shaped scar in the middle of his face. Demyx leaned over to whisper to her. "That's Xemnas Rimmell and Saix Vecadi; they're the chancellor and vice – chancellor of the school, respectfully."

Kairi nodded. They had the air of them; Xemnas was standing confidently, while Saix had an aura reading 'if you don't listen, I'll make you college experience a living hell'.

"Welcome to another year at Unity College!" the man's deep, booming voice filled the hall, as he raised his hands as if to raise something. "I trust that you all had a good vacation?"

Xemnas' speech was long winded, and pretty soon it all sounded like one extended word, with pauses in – between. Kairi was sure that he was just adding words to make his speech longer. It was basically about what she had heard back at Destiny; the college history, traditions. . .all the things most students didn't really care about, and all the things she could find in a brochure, or on the Internet.

She looked around, and saw that most of the students weren't paying attention. The two people behind her—one with an American accent, another English one—were arguing about whether or not hamburgers were considered 'food', with someone with a French accent trying to insert his opinion; Axel had pulled his cellphone out, and was playing a game; and Kairi was pretty sure she could smell food from somewhere. Her stomach grumbled softly at the smell. Now that she thought about it. . .what time was it? Was it lunchtime yet?

A box of Pocky appeared in her face. She blinked, then turned to see Sora grinning at her. "Want some? Xemnas will probably be talking for a while. . .he's pretty much just saying everything over and over. See, even the other professors aren't paying attention."

She looked up at the stage. In one chair, a man with an eye patch over one of his eyes, and black and grey hair was amusing himself by annoying the short, slate haired boy next to him. The boy scowled, and tried to continue his conversation with the tall, pale, blonde haired man next to him. A man with a nice hat, grey hair, and eyes was polishing a megaphone, as if he planned to use it soon, grinning madly and muttering something under his breath.

She blinked. "Don't they want to pay attention, in case Xemnas fires them for not listening?"

Sora shook his head. "Nah. Some of them he's known for years, and would probably just bug for their jobs back if he let them off. Others, well, they're pretty good at what they teach. And then there's the fact that he doesn't actually care."

"He doesn't?"

"Nope. He's pretty indifferent to everything; the only reason he became chancellor was so he could hear his own voice," Riku said, leaning over Sora to talk. Sora scowled, pushing him back over as the other boy chuckled. "Plus, he was one of the founder's top apprentices, so he basically inherited it from Ansem Radiant du Garden. In fact, all six of his top apprentices are teachers here now."

"Really? Wow. . ." she had heard of Ansem; he was a famous scientist, and researcher, who had gotten caught in an explosion in his lab several years back. She hadn't paid much attention to that much, as she wasn't too interested in it then. She hadn't known that he was the founder of the school. . . "Who were his apprentices?"

"Well, Xemnas is one; and Xigbar, that guy with the eye patch is one too. Oh, the two he's annoying are as well, Zexion—the short guy—and Vexen—the creepy looking one," Sora pointed out. "And two behind them; the one with the dreadlocks, and the really muscular guy, Xaldin and Lexaeus. Those're the six."

"Huh. . ." she looked back up at the former apprentices. None of them looked like scientists. If anything, to Kairi, the eye patch on Xigbar made him look more like a pirate, than a scientist. She wondered why he wore it anyways. Did he actually lose an eye, or was it just for show? She would have to ask someone later.

"So, are all these professors the head of a major?" she asked, mentally betting herself on which one was which. Hm, maybe Xigbar was the head of the acting major? He certainly looked like it. Maybe Vexen was some science one? The one called Zexion looked like a bookish person. . .literature, maybe?

Sora shook his head. "Nah. There're the only guys that decided to show up. Xemnas doesn't really care if the professors show up, just the students. Whoever showed up today—besides the apprentices—probably just didn't have anything better to do."

"That, and there's barely enough space for them all on the stage and to the sides," Riku pointed out. "So, really, they're doing us all a favor by staying away. More breathing room, even though there's not much to begin with."

Kairi laughed. "So, how many people are in the school? Like, how many students, and professors?"

Sora shrugged. "I think there's probably hundreds here, maybe over a thousand. Not including the professors, of course. There's probably just as many. How we all function here, I have no idea."

"Unanimous 'stay out of my business, I stay out of yours' attitude. Of course, you go around and say hi to every person we see walking," Riku retorted, earning a hurtful huff and push from the other boy, making Kairi laugh again.

"—and finally, I hope that your experience in Unity College is filled with pleasant memories and heartfelt experiences for you all!"

A single person started clapping, and after a short hesitation there were half – hearted claps from others from the audience and the stage, Xigbar taking things further by whistling. Unnoticed, Saix rolled his eyes in annoyance, and he and Xemnas quickly left the stage. Most students and a few professors left as well, leaving only Kairi's group, and Xigbar, dragging an unwilling Zexion and Vexen with him.

"So, you're Nami's new roommate, huh? The names Xigbar Anemos; these two sourpusses over here are Zexion Bailey and Vexen Lemura," he said, pointing towards the two, grinning. They both scowled at him, before Zexion resumed his talk with Demyx, and Vexen continued to ignore them all. Xigbar rolled his eyes—er, eye.

"I know," Kairi replied. At Xigbar's, and the other two's confused expressions, she elaborated. "Sora and riku told me during the assembly. But, I'm Kairi Worthington. It's nice to meet you all."

Zexion nodded. So far, she was just as polite as Namine. That was nice change. There weren't many who were. "It is nice to meet you as well. May I ask what major you are going in?"

Kairi blushed slightly. "Ah, well, I'm undecided, for now. . .what do you teach?"

Everyone paused for a minute. Then, Xigbar's grin grew, as if he was just waiting for a new student to ask. Kairi instantly started to regret asking, due to the fact that Zexion, Vexen, and Riku looking at her with expressions that clearly stated 'why did you have to ask him that?'. Axel was grinning, on the other hand, while the others were looking at her with sympathetic looks. "Uh—um, I—"

"I'm so glad you asked that, Kairi—can I call you Kairi?—alright, Kairi, then," Xigbar said, sliding into her personal space to place an arm around her shoulders. "You see, I have the most coveted class in the whole school. Every male student—and, occasionally, female ones—want to be in at least one of my classes. This is because I am one of the best teachers on campus, and everyone respects me—"

"Don't let him fool you, Miss Worthington. He basically lets students watch porn all class; he teaches nothing." Vexen steamed, glaring at the grinning professor.

Kairi. . .didn't really know what to say to that. She opened her mouth, closed it, opened it once more, then closed it again. Demyx sighed.

"Looks like you broke the brain of another student, Xiggy."

"Great! That's the first one this semester! I wonder how many more I can corrupt. . ."

Disclaimer: Please see previous chapter.

Author's Note: Urgh, this is about half as long as the last one. Hopefully, the next chapter will be longer. . .I am also sorry for the lack of update, as I kept hitting writer's block ( and it clearly shows up near the end of this 'chapter' ), and I've been busy. Look, I'm in college, now! Which means I can actually get some things right! ( yeah, right. )

Hahaha, I bet none of you saw Xig's class! Except you, Xal – chan. But you don't count, cause you helped me. And, and, no reviews? Is this. . .not interesting? I can swear to you—this WILL be more than just a college AU. Trust me. If you've ever roleplayed in a chatroom roleplay on Gaia Online called Digitized Dreamland, then. . .you'll know what I'm talking about. (/ maniacal laughter )

So, since no one reviewed last chapter, the challenge to name all non – original characters that appeared or were mentioned is still up. I believe they're all fairly recognizable; I MADE it that way, after all. . .