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It wasn't long ago that I heard it. The beautiful lilting cry of the piano . . . It almost seemed to long–to yearn, for something, but it didn't know what. I checked the door to see who was playing, the sign read Sora Lundao, Sophomore, Practice Schedule 10:00-11:30. Suddenly, the music came to a halt, and the door opened. I checked my watch, it was eleven thirty on the dot. A rather short brunette stepped out the door.

"Sorry, have you been waiting long?" a boy, seemingly Sora, asked politely.

"No, don't worry about it," I said, turning away.

"Wait! What's your name?" he asked. I looked over my shoulder at him. Was he blushing? God, he's cute, and those blue eyes . . .

"Riku, Riku Sterling. I'm a junior, nice to meet you," I said, extending my hand.

"Nice to meet you, too," Sora replied, apparently unaware of his deepening blush.

"Well, see ya. I gotta practice," I said, entering the practice room.

"What do you play?"

"Flute," I said, almost embarrassed about it. Its not as if the flute is a very manly instrument.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"It matches your hair."

"Hmm?"

"The flute . . . it . . . the color . . . I mean . . . your hair . . . I'm sorry! I gotta go!" Sora cried, running in the opposite direction.

I smiled. "He's so cute," I said to myself. And with that I entered the practice room.

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That was so embarrassing! I thought. Now he probably thinks I'm an idiot! A bumbling idiot! Figures! Just when I finally meet a cool guy, I make a total fool of myself! But he was just so intimidating with that silver hair . . . and those aqua eyes . . . He probably has a girlfriend, all the good-looking guys do! Great! Just great! I was running down the hallway. Thank God there weren't any other students around. I went out the doors of Edward's Private School of Music. Maybe outside I'd be able to breathe.

"Whatcha runnin' from, Sora?" a familiar voice above me asked.

"I just embarrassed myself really bad," I mumbled.

"What? And I wasn't around to see it? You're mean, Sora," Tidus, remarked, jumping down from the branches of the tree.

"Shut up."

"So tell me, how'd you embarrass yourself this time?"

"I walked out of the practice room, and there was this really cool guy with silver hair and

aqua eyes waiting. We started some small talk, but then I said something really embarrassing . . ."

"What?"

"Well, the guy said he played flute and I . . . I said it matched his hair! Alright? Then he asked me what I said, and I stuttered and then I ran out here," I confessed, my face was turning red at the memory.

"Was he sexy?"

"Duh! Otherwise I wouldn't be so worked up! . . . Wait, I didn't think you were gay, I thought it was just me . . ." I admitted. I'd found out I was gay last year when I was dating Kairi. Things just didn't work out between us, to put it nicely. We were still friends though, surprisingly. Not many people were comfortable around me anymore since they found out I'm gay.

"I was just asking your opinion. It's just that I heard Cloud say that there was a new kid with silver hair. He also said the silver hair made him look old, now that I think about it," Tidus recalled.

"Trust me, he doesn't look old in the least," I assured him.

"So what's his name?"

"Riku Sterling."

"No way!"

"What?"

"Dude, he's the famous flute player our principal mentioned was coming this year! He's known as a prodigy! I can't believe you never heard of him before, especially with your obsession of classical music," Tidus exclaimed.

"Hey, classical music just helps me relax, alright? And besides, not many of my CDs have flute players. Most of it is orchestras," I defended.

"Whatever man, I'm hungry."

"You're always hungry!"

"Hey, I'm a growing boy."

"I doubt you could grow anymore, you're almost six foot!"

"Hey," Tidus said, grinning. "Girls like tall guys, I can't let 'em down now can I?"

"Is that all you think about? Girls?"

"I'm just a normal, horny, teenage boy. What's the problem with that?"

"Aw forget it, I'm hungry, too," I said as my stomach rumbled.

When we reached the cafeteria, I felt like hiding under a rock. There was Riku! Sitting with Cloud and Leon and Yuffie and Namine and all that crowd. Figures. Handsome guys like him always end up in the popular crowd. Not with gay losers like me . . . Sighing, I followed Tidus to the ever-growing lunch line. It took about fifteen minutes, but we finally got our food. Or rather, what we prayed to God was food. Kairi waved to us from a table. I gulped. A table right across from Riku.

"Sora, your face is turning red. Is something wrong?" she asked as we got closer.

"It is?" I groaned. I didn't think I blushed that easily! Calm down. Calm down. Riku is over there. Not over here. Over there. Over there. God, he's hot. Dammit Sora! You only spoke with him once and this is how you react!

"Is something wrong?" she asked again.

"No, I'm fine," I said, sitting down. I looked down at my tray while the others (Tidus, Kairi, and Selphie) talked.

" . . . so Sora's got a crush," Tidus said.

"What!" Kairi asked.

"On who?" Selphie inquired.

"Tidus, you idiot!" I burst out, hitting him on the back of the head.

"Ow! What was that for!"

"You idiot!" I repeated.

"So who's the lucky guy?" Selphie teased.

"Shut up . . . none of your business," I mumbled. I turned back to my tray and tried to occupy myself with the yellow gunk that had a slight possibility of being macaroni at one point.

"Hey Tidus, who's that guy sitting next to Cloud? The one with the silver hair?" Kairi asked.

"Oh, him?" Tidus flashed a grin my way. "That's Riku Sterling, a junior. Plays the flute and is Sor–Ow! What the hell was that for!" Tidus yelled, rubbing the back of his head.

"You talk too much," I said simply. Tidus was really starting to piss me off today.

"Sora, would you have any idea why he's looking at you?" Selphie asked.

"What?" I looked up. Immediately my vision was filled with those aqua eyes that drew me in and wouldn't let me go. His eyes widened, and I felt a blush creeping up. Desperate to hide it, I forced myself to look back down. My cheeks felt as though they were burning.

"Hello, Sora," a voice said. I looked back up. He was standing right in front of me! How'd he get here so fast? Crap! My face is still red! How many times am I gonna embarrass myself in front of this guy today? My heart sank as I realized, This is me, so probably every time I see him.

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God, he's cute . . . I thought. I couldn't help but think it. It was a thought that just kept running through my mind as I stood there in front of him.

"You're Tidus, right? Cloud's brother?" I asked. I wanted to gaze at Sora forever, but I didn't want to look like some freak, especially on my first day. Besides, I didn't even know if the kid was gay or not.

"Yeah, and this is Kairi and Selphie. And you already met Sora, I see," he said brightly, grinning at Sora as he said it.

"Yeah, Sora and I had an encounter earlier," I said. Sora gazed up at me through his spiky bangscuriously. I smiled at him; he looked back down at his food, but not before blushing just a little.

"We hope you like it here," Kairi, at least I think her name was Kairi . . . the redhead, said.

"Me too, I've heard very good things about this school," I told her.

"Well yeah, I mean, it's only the most prestigious music school in the country," Selphie said before drinking. Arrogant brat, I thought, but all I did was smile and nod.

"Well, I've gotta go. Sixth period is going to start soon," I said, walking away and leaving them behind.

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"Wow Sora! You've got good taste!" Kairi said as soon as Riku was out of earshot.

I sunk in my seat. "Am I really that obvious?"

"Well, let's see . . . You only blushed every time you looked at him," Selphie recalled.

"Great . . . now he probably thinks I'm some gay freak with a wack-o crush on him," I groaned.

"Don't get so down! I'd bet he's gay, too, anyway," Kairi said.

"And you say that because . . . ?" I wondered.

"Well–"

"Kairi has a theory that all hot guys are gay," Selphie explained, interrupting Kairi in the process.

"I wish," I muttered.

"I guess I'm gay then. Sorry, ladies, it just can't be helped," Tidus commented.

"Oh, shut up!" Kairi yelled, hitting Tidus.

"Ow! What, is it 'Everybody Hit Tidus Day' or something?" complained Tidus.

"No, but it should be." Selphie grinned.

"So Kairi, do you think I'm hot?" I asked as we left the table.

"Not really." She smiled, "But I think you're cute."

"But . . . but . . . what about your theory?" She just looked at me and smiled. Guys aren't supposed to be cute. Guys are supposed to be strong and handsome! . . . kinda like Riku . . . I thought miserably. Riku would never love me back, I was sure of it. Kairi's theory may say all hot guys are gay, but that excluded me apparently. So much for Kairi's theory. I guess my own theory would have to do.

"All hot guys are taken," I said softly to myself.

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