I was listening to a bunch of songs from the Kingdom Heart soundtracks and I just got the strongest craving to write something! I think I'm actually supposed to be doing homework (and sleeping...), but whatever! I love these two more than school!

Aqua and Terra need more love, everyone!

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Good day, sir!

Happy reading~

Aqua almost dropped the books she held in her arms.

She must have looked like a startled fish or something, what with her open mouth, gaping, as she stood, stunned, in the doorway. But, she couldn't help it! In fact, she was barely comprehending what she was seeing.

Many blinks and a regaining of composure later, the 17 year-old stepped into the air conditioned room with five large tables and wide windows that let in the afternoon sun. It was after school, so excited voices could be heard walking past the room. But, as soon as the door shut behind Aqua with a small 'click', the voices became muffled. The only sounds left were the low hum of the air conditioner and Aqua's calm footsteps.

When Aqua arrived at her usual table, she gracefully placed all her books down and her backpack on a near-by empty chair. Settling into her own seat, Aqua's eyes wandered to the person that had caused her initial shock when she entered the brightly painted room.

Why, on earth, was he here?

Aqua continued to stare, quite rudely, at the young man. He sat at a table, across the room, nonchalantly tapping away at his phone. Probably texting someone, it seemed like. Then, the young man placed his phone down onto the table and leaned back in his chair. He lifted his eyes to meet Aqua's and her breath hitched at the connection.

A lopsided grin appeared on the young man's face, "Like what you see?"

Aqua wanted to gag.

The blunette turned her face away in a huff. She convinced herself that the only reason her face felt hot was because she was angry. Yes, just angry and irritated.

She heard a small chuckle as she fixed her books and things around her. Aqua straightened up in her chair and turned to the clock above the door. 3:05. Why wasn't Mr. Eraqus here yet?

"Eraqus is going to be a little late. He said he's got a teacher meeting or something."

Aqua turned to the young man that had answered her silent question. He was staring directly at her, his chin in the palm of his hand as his elbow leaned onto the table. A sly grin was plastered on his face and Aqua could feel her face heating up again.

She looked down at her books, just to tear away from his gaze, but she could still feel his eyes on her, watching her every move.

Like a predator watching his prey.

"What are you doing here?" Aqua finally found her voice, even though she still couldn't bring herself to look at him.

"Am I not allowed in here?" The young man rose from his seat, and although Aqua was trying her hardest to not pay attention to him and continue on with organizing her books, she knew that he was coming her way.

"Well, in my opinion, this isn't really a place you seem to like to hang out at."

A hand appeared on the other side of the table as he leaned on it. Aqua could hear the grin in his voice, "Then tell me, where do you think I hang out?"

Aqua lifted her gaze and opened her mouth to say something. But, she suddenly forgot how to talk again when her light blue eyes met his darker ones. He had leaned so far over the table that he was actually really close to her. She could notice him leaning in closer and then, the strangest thing happened:

Aqua could feel herself leaning in too.

"Terra!"

Both teens' heads turned to find their teacher standing in the doorway, a wide smile on his face. Terra straightened up and smiled at the older man.

"Told you I'd come."

Eraqus laughed, "Yes well, anyone would think you were joking when you said you'd like to become a tutor."

Aqua rose to her feet with lightning speed, "What?"

The older man turned his attention to her, "Ah, Aqua, early as usual."

"What did you just say?" she ignored her teacher's previous comment and watched as Eraqus put his things down at a table at the far end of the room.

"Terra signed up to be a tutor as well. Isn't that nice? Now we've brought the count up to four!"

"You can't be serious!"

Eraqus looked up at the young woman, "And why not?"

"This is Terra we're talking about. Terra."

"And, I'm standing right here," the addressed boy lifted one of his hands and gave a little wave.

Aqua continued to ignore him and walked up to Eraqus, "Why on earth would Mr. Popular, captain of the football team, and Homecoming king want to be a tutor?"

"Well," Terra made his way to stand next to Aqua, towering over while looking her dead in the eyes, "maybe Mr. Popular wants to be of some help to the underclassmen and genuinely wants to give back to the school community."

Aqua scoffed and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Now Aqua," both teens turned to face Eraqus, who now had a serious tone of voice, "You convinced me to supervise this club when you created it last year because you told me that you wanted to help the younger students by getting older students involved. Now, yes, I agree, Terra doesn't really seem like the type of young man to become a tutor, but you can't turn him away. He's proven to me in previous conversations that he really does want to help."

"But-"

Eraqus raised his hand and silenced Aqua, "No 'buts'. Trust me, Aqua, he's genuine." The older man then grabbed a folder out of his bag, "Now if you two will excuse me, I escaped from the teachers' meeting and have to get back soon. Play nice."

And with that, the wise English teacher strode out of the room and closed the door behind him. A heavy silence filled the room as both Terra and Aqua made no movements.

"So..." Terra began, awkwardly.

"Tell me," Aqua turned to face Terra with a dark glare in her eye. If Terra didn't have as much pride as he did, he probably would have flinched.

"Who is it?"

"Excuse me?" Terra raised an eyebrow, quizzically.

"Who are you after?" Aqua continued, placing her hands on her hips.

"I'm sorry. I'm not sure I follow."

Aqua sighed, "Look, I know how your type rolls." Terra was actually beginning to feel a little offended and defensive, "My type?"

"Yes, Terra, your type. I know, for a fact, that you aren't here to help the school community. Plenty of other guys have tried to do what you're doing. Although, I am a little impressed that you were able to convince Mr. Eraqus."

At that point, Terra was a little less offended and much more confused, "Wha-"

"So, who are you after, Tifa or Aeirth?"

"Ah." It finally clicked in Terra's mind, "You think I'm becoming a tutor to impress and snag Tifa or Aeirth, who are also tutors."

Aqua huffed, "Aren't you?"

Terra let out a loud bark of laughter as he leaned back on a table for support. Aqua clenched her fists in irritation, "And what, may I ask, is so funny?"

"I'm not here to do that to either of those two."

Aqua fists loosened a bit and she felt herself becoming a little confused, "What?"

"I said, 'I'm not here to do that to either of those two.'"

"What other reasons are there for you to be here then?"

Terra raised an eyebrow at the shorter girl, "I said it before. I just want to help out."

Narrowing her eyes, Aqua took a step forward and put her face close to Terra's, "You can't fool me. You may have Mr. Eraqus on your side but I will not tolerate it if you drag this club's name through the mud."

"Hm." Terra hummed, his ever-evident smirk still on his face. He leaned forward and was slightly surprised that Aqua stubbornly stood her ground and didn't move back at all.

"Then let me tell you-"

"Aqua!"

The blonde boy in the doorway froze.

"Did I come at a bad time?"

Aqua took a step back and tried to tell herself that there was not a blush rising up on her cheeks.

"No, no," she composed herself quickly and put on a wide smile, "You're just on time as usual, Ven."

The blonde boy looked between Aqua, who seemed a bit flushed, and the older boy in the room who he did not know. From the daggers that were being sent to Ven from the brunet, he could only assume that he really did come at a bad time.

Nodding slowly, Ven walked over and placed his backpack down on the same table where Aqua had put her things.

"Well I suppose I should introduce you two," Aqua began, "Ven, this is Terra, our new... tutor." The word tasted bitter in her mouth. "Terra, this is Ven, a junior. I usually tutor him on Wednesdays and Thursdays."

"Pleasure," came Terra's blunt reply. He then turned and walked back to the desk where his things were.

"AH!"

Both Terra and Aqua froze at the sudden outburst of the younger boy. "You're Terra. You're on the football team right? I've been to a couple games with friends. You're amazing."

The wide smile from Ven left Terra feeling a bit guilty for being so gruff, "Thanks..."

Aqua clapped her hands to get the boys' attention once more, "Alright, enough chit-chat. Ven take out your Physics work and start looking over some notes. I need to talk to Terra." Ven nodded and sat himself down.

Aqua strode over to the table where Terra sat. "So, I guess since you're not going anywhere, I'll tell you about what we do." Terra propped his chin up on his hand and smirked at Aqua, "I'm all ears." Resisting the urge to roll her eyes, Aqua continued, "We basically provide a support system for underclassmen who are having trouble in classes. Teachers aren't always available so we're here as back-up. A lot of people just come in here to get their homework done in a helpful environment too." Aqua walked to the desk that was designated specifically for Mr. Eraqus. Grabbing a clipboard, she continued once more, "We've got a bunch of kids who need help but we only have three tutors... Well, four... and can only take in so many kids."

Aqua put the clipboard in front of Terra and underlined a few names, "Now with you here, we can take a few more kids in. When are you free?" Aqua looked up from the clipboard, having avoided Terra's eyes the entire time during her little speech. He was watching her the entire time, staring directly at her eyes. Smirk unfaltering, he said smoothly, "I'm free Tuesday thru Thursday til 5."

Aqua broke eye contact and cleared her throat awkwardly, "G-good. I think I can give you two juniors and a sophomore. That sound fine?"

"Perfectly fine," Terra replied. Aqua could feel his gaze on her as she wrote down a few notes on her clipboard.

"Okay, that means... Ven," Aqua called out for the boy and he looked up from his notes, "Terra is going to be your new tutor."

"Uh... Okay?"

"You don't sound enthusiastic, kid," Terra said as he leaned back in his chair.

"A-ah, no, that's not it! I'm just used to Aqua."

"Sorry, Ven. I want to give Terra older kids since," Aqua looked at Terra with a slight scowl, "I'm not entirely sure about your tutoring abilities."

Terra gave her a cheeky grin but said nothing.

The door opened and two girls walked in, happily talking.

"Heya, Aqua," called out the taller girl. The other girl simply smiled and waved.

"Tifa, Aeirth," Aqua greeted with a smile.

"Ladies," Terra also greeted with a small wave from his seat.

Both girls froze. They looked at the boy and back to Aqua, then to the boy and back to Aqua one more. Tifa quickly grabbed Aqua by the arm and dragged her out the door. Aeirth closed the door behind them, and Terra and Ven were left in the silence of the room.

Terra cocked his head to the side and looked over at Ven, "I think this tutoring-thing is going to be fun."

This was supposed to be a one-shot. I guess it's a full story now... /hides. I had fun writing this and I'll try to continue with it, especially since spring break is coming and I really have nothing better to do. Ah, it feels good to write again...

This fanfic will include shameless amounts of Terqua and probably some Zerith and Cloti. Stay tuned and drop me a review!

Until next time~