Title: Crying inside
Genre: Angst/Romance
Rating: T
Pairing: Soriku and Akuroku
Summary: Sora Hikari and Roxas Hikari were popular. They were the only set of twins in the school. Sora was the chipper one, and Roxas was the logic. But when Roxas leaves on a class trip with his 'best friend', everyone soon realizes that the smiles are just a mask. Akuroku Soriku
Disclaimer: KH © Square Enix and Disney
Note: I honestly don't know where this came from. But before I get on with the first chapter, I'd like to give you all a warning: Where will be abuse. Verbal, physical, emotional, and sexual. So don't flame me when it comes around.
Chapter 1: Happy call
"Pansy."
"Brat."
"Do I need to get verbal?"
"Maybe."
"Guys, stop it."
Axel and Riku stopped their playful bickering from across the lunch table as Roxas Hikari, the only blond in the group, walked over to another table to talk with a fellow student, Namine, about the class project they were assigned. Axel smirked, stealing some of Roxas' pizza. "Sucker…"
Riku snorted. "You know, with how diligent he is, you would never believe he and Sora are twins." Axel nodded in agreement. But what Riku said was true.
Roxas Hikari was the brains. He remained focused at everything he did, and would stay up till the wee hours of morning to finish an assignment-2 weeks before it was due. He was clever, and by all means and over achiever. Sora Hikari, his twin, was clever as well, but lacked the focus to do work. He usually needed someone, usually Riku or Roxas, to keep him in line and work. He was always late to lunch because of his daily scolding from his physics teacher, Xemnas.
The Hikari twins were extremely popular. It wasn't because of their looks-although that's what Riku and Axel thought was a bonus-or their charm-which caught the said boy's attention. It was the simple fact that they were twins. They were the first set of twins the school had seen in over 150 years. The idea of twins was so astronomical that no one could resist their presence.
"Sorry I'm late!" Sora Hikari, who had brown hair in odd directions-naturally, mind you-slid onto the lunch bench seat, slamming into Riku. "Xem-ass was giving me a hard time. I told him I can't focus, but he thinks I'm lying."
"You CHOOSE not to listen," Roxas growled as he sat beside Axel, and across from his twin. "You don't have a learning disorder, so there's no point in pulling this Sherade any longer."
Sora pouted. "But I DO try to listen! I just…can't think straight. It's hard to focus."
"Warning: is distracted by bright, shiny objects," Axel hissed under his breath. He and Riku laughed for a moment, earning a pout from Sora, and a scowl from Roxas. "Sorry, couldn't help my self."
"You know as well as I do that that's not Sora's case…" Roxas hissed, kicking Axel under the table. "He just…doesn't listen."
"I do too!" This was a regular argument between the twins. Sora was convinced that he tried to listen, failing every time. Roxas thought his twin was tuning everything out. Riku, however, knew that wasn't the case. He had watched Sora in class before. He'd have full attention in the beginning, but after the first twenty minutes, his eyes always glazed over, and nothing else was ever heard. IT was odd, and as much as he wanted to tell Roxas off, he knew he'd regret it later. After all, Axel was mean if you said an ill word to Roxas. So, generally, Riku kept out of it.
"Do not!"
"I do too!"
Roxas sighed, annoyed. He stood up, scowling slightly. "I'm not going to listen to this anymore. I'm going to the library."
As he stomped off, Sora stood up hastily and followed after. No matter how mad one was at the other, they were always together. Not even the twin's love for Axel and Riku could change that. "Roxas! Wait up!"
Riku watched in amusement. "Hm. They're funny, aren't they?"
Axel nodded. "Better yet, they're all ours." They high-fived across the table.
"OI!" Demyx, Axel's best friend-truthfully-and band mate stole the seat Roxas once occupied. He was also the kid he seemed to have the dirt on EVERY family that had a child coming to the school. How he obtained his information, even Axel was afraid to ask. "How you guys doing?"
Axel shrugged. "Just watched the love of my life and his twin leave for the library after the usual bickering. Other than that, nothing new."
"Got any news?" Riku asked, bored. He didn't really care, but it was something to entertain him for the time being.
Demyx bit his lip. "Actually, yeah, I do." His voice lowered to barely a whisper. "It's about the Hikari twins. Well their family, anyway." The other two teens leaned in so only they could hear. "See, I heard that not all is what it seems."
"…Meaning…?"
The sitar player sighed. "You know imouto-Hikari's chipper smiles?"
"You mean Sora?"
"Yeah. Well, anyway, I heard that those are all lies. They're fake. Behind closed doors, the Hikari twins are induring hell-on-earth."
Axel raised a brow and Riku had to ask: "Where did you get this line of bull-shit?"
"It's all true," Demyx stated proudly. "You'll see. Or maybe you won't. Depends on if you're blind to the truth." He then got up. "Well, you know me, gotta go. Wanna see what other dirt I can find." He went to leave when Riku pulled him back. "Nani?"
"Find more information on the Hikari stuff if you can, kay?"
Demyx smiled and gave him a salute. He then walked off toward a group of gossiping girls, whistling happily to himself.
Axel gave Riku an incredulous look. "Don't tell me you believe his cock and bull story."
"If it means making sure Sora's safe, I'll believe it." Riku lowered his voice. "…You don't think it's true, do you?"
Just as the two boys pondered, The Hikari came back in, singing at the top of their lungs. "-And I said 'I love you' before you could tell me no. We had a chance, but you chose the dog over me!" They laughed as they sat down.
Riku and Axel stared at each other. "…NAH!" If the twins could make up a song as stupid as that, they were fine.