Adopted

Chapter 12

                “Hey Sora, where’s Ventus?” Roxas asked, his arms swinging freely while he and Sora walked their large school campus of Twilight High. Sora had sat down on a bench, his spikes bouncing comically as he got into a thinker pose.

                “I don’t think I saw him today, well you have been taking up most of my time.” A pink little bird had landed on the seat next to him pecking at the cracks of the bench.

                Roxas blushed at Sora’s question, “I’m sorry.”

                Sora chuckled and took out a little pouch with a ham and turkey sandwich, a specialty of Vanitas. He broke of a piece and slowly slid to the hungry little pecker who took it slowly before flying away. He dusted of some stray crumbs off his jeans before patting the new vacancy beside him. Roxas nodded and sat anxiously. “You know I don’t mind being with you Roxy. I kind of like it.”

                The boy smiled sweetly at his friend, “Thanks Sora.”

                Sora nodded and patted Rox’s hand, “Let’s go find Ven. He might be with Vani!” The two strolled in search of the black haired sophomore, unaware of the pair of nervous blue eyes following them as they went.

                The shadow jumped from cover to cover and stopped whenever the two stopped. The two drank from the water fountains while the shadow watched, its eyes narrowing. Roxas wiped a few drops off his chin, “And then I told him I-“

                His foot snagged on a crack and he gasped as he fell…into someone’s arms. He looked into deep blues and gulped. Sora looked back with the same intense emotion, his arms encircling Roxas’s waist. He closed his eyes for a moment, while the blonde gave him a look of confusion. “Sora? Are you alright?”

                Sora smiled, “Yeah, I was just thinking about something, sorry.” He brought Roxas back up not before hearing a snap and chuckles. The two looked towards the unnoticed shadow as it revealed itself.

                Seifer smirked as he waved his camera tauntingly at the two, “See Roxas what did I tell you. When you hang with fags you become one!”

                “Seifer you jerk, go to hell!”

                “Gladly, and I hope they have a printer there so I can come back and put this up all over the school. You wanted to hang with it so you have to be prepared to take what we give, you got that?

                “Oh I got it.” A new voice had joined the confrontation, Vanitas stood at the end of the hall. His golden eyes slicing deep into Seifer.

                “And I don’t think I like it.” Ventus added, revealing himself as well.

                Seifer growled, “This has nothing to do with you two. Get out!”

                “This has everything to do with us, I always take care of family.” Vanitas said, rushing up to punch the bully in the face while Ventus ushered the two outside. He sat on the floor, looking up at the two.

                “Are you two alright?” Ventus asked the two.

                “Yeah, just a little shaken up,” Sora answered, “Thanks Ven.”

                “Yeah thanks Ven.” Roxas smiled at him.

                “What can I say…I take care of family too.”