Radiant Destiny

Chapter 23: “Hollow Bastion High”
Last night I must have forgotten to set my alarm clock because instead of it waking me up it was Loz, and in a very annoying way at that. Loz started poking me… “Riku… Riku… Riks… Rikums… Riki Dinks…” Loz said poking my check the whole time. “I’m up Loz, now stop poking me if you wish to have sex anytime soon…” I said stretching. Loz giggled?! I opened my eyes and looked at him. Loz gave me a smirk. “Wasn’t me giggling that was Yazoo…” Loz said. I sat up on my elbows and looked towards the end of the bed to see Yazoo sitting there petting Boss while Boss licked his ear. Yazoo is very ticklish. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes before looking at the clock…. 1:30p.m…. 1:30 p.m.!? “What the hell?! Did one of you change the time on my clock?” I asked. “No Riku, it really is that late… You must have been really tired…” Yazoo answered. I knew to believe Yazoo… “Go and take a bath brat.” Kadaj’s voice said. I looked towards my door and there was Kadaj standing in my doorway with his arms crossed. “Okay, okay I’ll get up and take a shower if you let me up.” I said to Loz who was now, weirdly sitting on my legs. “Awe does little brother have a crush on me?… Can’t blame you really, I’m just so very hot.” Loz said with a smirk before leaning down and kissing my forehead. “If anyone has a crush on a brother, it’s you Loz.” Yazoo said still petting Boss. Without a word Loz got off of me and pulled down Yazoo before climbing on top of him and tickling him like crazy. I couldn’t help but not laugh. Yazoo was turning beet red from laughing so much. “Lozzz stop it! I’m going to piss myself!” Yazoo yelled out over his laughter. “Call me gay and incest again Yazoo.” Loz said stopping and getting off of him. “Okay I learned my lesson…” Yazoo said sitting back up.


I chuckled as I got out of bed and walked to my dresser for a clean pair of boxers then to my closet for a pair of pants and shirt. They were still laughing at Yazoo as I left my room and closed the door to the bathroom behind me. I brushed my teeth and washed my face before taking off my pajama’s and turning on the water to the shower. After putting a towel and wash-rag on the hanger near the shower I climbed in and turned on the shower-head. Once I got done with my shower, dried, and out on my clean closes I brushed and blow-dried my hair before walking out of the bathroom.


When I walked back into my room it was to Kadaj sitting on Loz’s lap and Yazoo holding his arms while Boss kept licking his face. Loz would have been screaming and cussing if it wasn’t for the fear of having Boss’ tongue in his mouth. I burst out laughing throwing my dirty laundry in my hamper as dad came walking in. We all sensed him and stopped laughing to look at him. Dad stood there and cocked an eyebrow which made all of us but Loz to burst out laughing again. “Okay boys, let him go before Boss really gets his tongue in there.” Dad said. Yazoo let go first and Loz pushed Boss away as he sat up and threw Kadaj off of him, making him hit the floor on his ass. “Ow… that really hurt…” Kadaj said standing up, rubbing his ass. “Serves you right.” Loz responded.

I walked out of my room and followed dad down the stairs and into the front room so to not get it next. Once we were seated dad spoke again. “You slept a lot.” “Yeah, I guess I forgot to set my alarm… I was setting my computer stuff up the putting my school closes up last night. Not sure when I fell asleep…” I answered not even a question. “Well at 2:30 we are all going to the high school for you guys to get your schedules and tour. Your- I mean, Dad said he got a boy named Xemnas to show you around. He said Xemnas said he met you guys at Axel’s party.” Dad explained even calling grandpa, dad. I smiled at him. “I’m trying Riku.” Dad said. “I know, that’s why I’m smiling.” I told dad…


Before anyone knew it, it was 2:00p.m. “Okay guys if you’re all ready, I’d like to leave now so we can get everything done in time for your tour.” Dad said. I turned off the television while Loz and Yazoo were lacing their shoes. Kadaj was the first at the front door. “I get shotgun!” Kadaj announced. “Okay boys, lets go.” Dad said grabbing his keys. With that we headed outside, me being the last one so I closed and locked the door… Outside was cloudy but there was no smell of rain…

“Hey Riks stop day-dreaming and get moving!” Yazoo yelled from inside the car. I shook my head to focus before getting into the car next to Loz. The trip to the high school was a quiet one with only a little bit of light talk… “So that Xemnas guy is going to show us around?” Yazoo asked. “Yeah, apparently he’s the one that always shows the new ones around…” Dad answered.

When we pulled up to the high school I noticed that we had a mascot… It was some kind of weird black creature with big yellow eyes and black antenna’s… The creature itself was popping out of this heart-shaped thing outlined in red with the rest being black…“What kind of creature is that?” Loz asked. “It’s a heartless… Seems like they are still using the same mascot… “ Dad answered turning off the car. “Come on boys… Dad said the office is still in the same place it was when I was here.” Dad said. All of us smiled as we followed dad into our new high school…

To get in we walked into double glassed doors that had an inside display room with a glass wall showing the cafeteria. There was art and trophies displayed on glass shelves. There also was two more glass doors on either side opening up to the rest of the school through the cafeteria and also a wooden door with a plack on it saying ‘OFFICE’. Dad opened the office door with a smile on his face.


In the office itself, it looked and felt like we were in detention… A couple of kids who were in there were quiet and looked to be frightened… There was a woman at the main desk that didn’t even look up at us from her computer as she spoke. “Mr. Storm, your father is waiting for you in his office, right here to the right.” She said pointing at a door that said ‘PRINICPLE HOJO STORM’ “Thank you maim, boys.” Dad said as he walked up to the door. The kids in the room now looked shocked and at all when they found out who we were…

Inside grandpa’s office was… dare I say, scary? The walls were dark grey, there was only one lamp on, and there was tons of vials of glowing green chemicals on the desk. Grandpa himself had on his glasses and a white lab coat. “Still messing around mako I see, father.” Dad said sitting down. Grandpa smiled. “Of course I am Sephiroth, its my life’s work.” Grandpa answered with a creepy smirk. Grandpa grabbed some papers from his desk and handed them to us. When we looked at them we noticed that they were our schedules, map to the school and a book to the school rules. “Xemnas will be here soon. I told him to come to my office at 2:30.” Grandpa explained. I looked at the only clock in the room to see it saying 2:27...


As soon as it hit 2:30 there was a knock on the door. “Enter.” Grandpa said. The door opened to reveal the only black guy we met at Axel’s party. “Ah Xemnas, right on time as usual.” Grandpa said with a nod. “Of course sir, I am always on time.” Xemnas responded. …wow looks like grandpa has own personal lackey… “Yes indeed. Now show my grandson’s around the school and explain there teachers to them.” Grandpa said with a dismissing flick of a hand. “Of course principle.” Xemnas said, actually bowing to him as if he was reality?!


Like that we were out of the office and in a white bricked hallway. “Now I believe we should start in the cafeteria, follow me please.” Xemnas said. So me and my brothers followed him into the cafeteria. “Lunch is in fourth period, now if you look at your schedules you will see either an A B or C by your fourth period class. That tells you which lunch you have.” Xemnas explained. I looked at mine to see it say A. “Mine has an A.” Yazoo said. “So does mine, what class Yaz?” I asked. “Study-hall.” Yazoo answered. “Cool same class. Loz, Kadaj?” I said. “Mines History, Mr. Ignacious, B.” Loz answered. “And mines Creative Writing, Miss. Wonders, B.” Kadaj answered.

“Okay then I guess I should explain lunch first. By your name is your four digit number you punch in at this computer. You can charge or pay as you eat. Next art class, follow me.” Xemnas said walking the opposite from the office clear on the other side of the cafeteria… We were in another hall. This wall had drawings on it though. “These drawings done by the art class. There is bathrooms right here.” Xemnas pointed to the left before moving on. “Now in here is the music room/ drama club meeting. Do any of you have music?” Xemnas asked. Yazoo raised his hand. “Very well lets go in then, Mr. Ali has no class last period so he usually uses 7th period for grading.” Xemnas said opening the door. The music room was massive. There was a desk, tons of chairs stacked up, lockers and a piano that had a man playing it. He stopped when we came in. “Mr. Ali sorry to interrupt you but these are-” Xemnas didn’t get to finish. “Hojo’s grandson’s! Which one is Yazoo? I believe he will be in my sixth period.” This Asian mad said.

“Um I’m Yazoo.” Yazoo answered. “Ah, come over here then! I have some papers I need your father to sigh that I was going to give you tomorrow but since you are already here.” Mr. Ali said. Yazoo walked over and took the papers the teacher handed him. “Thank you mister Ali.” Yazoo said. “Please I prefer my students to call me Aladdin or at least Ali, never mister.” The teacher said with a smile. “Well we will be off now Ali, I have to show them the rest of the school still.” Xemnas said. “Of course.” The music teacher said with a smile.

Once out into the hallway again we went across the hall. “This door leads to the gym. There’s a class going on so we won’t be going in Mr. Wildfire doesn’t like to be interrupted.” Xemnas said before walking farther down the hall now. At the very end there was a display case with art on it, good art. “And this is art class. And across the hall here is dance class, Ali’s wife is the teacher.” Xemnas explained. Without a word Xemnas lead the way back into the cafeteria and towards the office. The first classroom after we past the office said ‘ SCIENCE/ BIOLOGY 101’. “This is science/ biology class. I believe you heard of this teacher for he is Yuffie’s grandfather. Mr. Xigbar Thornton. He is a very serious guy so never joke around in his class unless you want detention.” Xemnas explained before moving again.


The next class was English. “This is English, Mr. Xaldin Sanford, Xigbar’s boyfriend. He is less serious but still don’t joke in his class, don’t talk with people when he wants it to be quiet either or he will start yelling in Jamaican.” Xemnas explain moving yet again. “Now this is math, Mr. Cloud Strife, Sora and Roxas’ older brother. He’s more easy to deal with being only 23 and he will help you with anything, math related or not.” Xemnas explained. Good a nice teacher for first period… We went around a corner to a hallway full of lockers. “Okay find you lockers and try them out. If they aren’t here then they will be up stairs.” Xemnas said. It turned out that all of our lockers were downstairs. “Okay then.” Xemnas said before turning the next corner. The next room was computers class. “ This is computers class, just for freshmen, Miss. Hall. This next class is study-hall, the teacher’s very to who has free period and to what day it is.” Xemnas explained. We then headed up the stairs to second floor. “This is Humanities, Miss. Cindy Morgan, very nice. Next we have Spanish, Mr. Toushiro Kurosaki. Now when you go in here don’t think there’s a little kid here, that’s the teacher. He’s 5foot 3 inches.” Xemnas explained. …wow…


We went to the corner to another classroom. “This is the library.” Xemnas said looking in the window. “There’s a class in there so we won’t go in. The librarian is Miss. Rikku Smith.” Xemnas said. Loz snickered. “I know what you are thinking but she spells her name with 2 k’s.” Xemnas explained turning the corner. We just past the lockers and turned the other corner since our lockers were on the first floor…

“This is Creative Writing, Ms. Alice Wonders, very weird… Next is Accounting, Mr. Ansem Wise, a nice old man. This is History, Mr. Luxord Ignacious, very nice, bisexual if you end up wondering.” Xemnas explained. We headed down the stairs that was there and once all the way down we were in front of the office. “That’s the end of our tour.” Xemnas said before opening the office door…

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