Chapter Two: Sleepovers, Portals, and … Bugs

Two Weeks Later…

Rubecca POV***

"Hey! Ruby! You ready for our sleepover?!" Ichigo called as she ran toward me. I turned around to face her direction. "Yeah. Just gotta pack a few more things. Where's Ren?" I asked. "She got slugged." She said in a sad tone. "Oh." I replied.

Airen POV***

"Come on! You can't be serious!" I exclaimed. How the hell did I get into this mess? What the heck did I do? "Do not 'come on' me Missy. I am completely serious. What you did was extremely insubordinate. I thought you were above that sort of thing." Principal Ueda sighed. "I didn't do anything," I stated. "How is it my fault that Miss Prissy over here sprained her ankle because she tripped over 'my' foot? I didn't even trip her!" I pointed to Ari who was hiding a smug smile behind her stupid manicured hand, pretending to cry. What a fake! She's such a freaking poser! I wanted so badly to right hook her in the face. Good GOD! "She's right, it was just an accident. Maybe she didn't mean to." Ari trolled, side-eying me. "Oh Ari. You are such a kind girl, but Airen needs to be punished for what she did to you." She said in a sweet tone. Principal U. faced me and her tone became harsh. "3 weeks detention and you have to write the student handbook twice on college ruled folder paper." "WHAT?!" I practically screamed, jumping out of my chair. "That book is wider than your head!" I screeched. Oh how I wanted to squeeze the life out of those two. I swear to the gods that I will wring her freaking fat neck!

"You are dismissed." She said casually. Ari gave me an innocent look and followed me down the hall. "What do you want, Stalker. I'm not in the mood to play with you today, so why don't you go crawl back into the little dumpster you came out of." I said irritably. I was about to lose it. "You first." She simply replied. "THAT"S IT! You really did it now." I whipped around to face her, grabbed her forehead and was about to send her flying when I heard Ichigo and Ruby calling me. "Stop! Don't do it, Ren!" they yelled. Ruby grabbed my hands and put them behind my back. Ichigo stood in front of me, hands on my shoulders, pusing me away from prick head. She still had that smug smile on her face. Ruby let me go and marched up to her. She looked at her for a good 3 seconds and… WHAM! She gave her a right hook in the face, earning oohs and damns from the crowd around us. She was now sitting on the cold floor with a dazed look on her face. When she snapped out of her trance she just glared, staying still. It was like time stopped. "Let's go." I said to the both of them. We turned on our heels and walked away.

"Well that was… uh." Ichigo started. "Interesting?" I finished and she nodded. "That was… uh. What's the word?" I started. "Oh! AWESOME!" Ichigo ended. "That's the word." I stated, nodding my head in approval. I was still somewhat in shock that sweet Ruby would pull a hooker to the face like that. "Damn, girl! You got some moves! It just came out of nowhere like POW! And Ari was all like, bleh." I said making a funny face. She and Ichigo laughed. "She was being a serious Piss-off. That little fatty needed a wake up call." She said.

We walked past the school gates and down the street. My house wasn't that far away, maybe two or three blocks. "Got your chiz together, right?" I asked them both. They nodded in unison. "Well let's get a move on!" Our calm walk turned into a full on sprint down the road.

AT THE KAZUKI HOUSEHOLD (2:57 PM)

I unlocked the door only to be tackled by my kid brother. "The Hell?! Get off me NOW!" I screeched, trying to pry his arms off of me. Ruby stared. "Wow. Never thought I'd see the day when a boy willingly hugged you." Ichigo joked. I glared at her and stuck out my tongue. "Haku, if you don't get off I'm gonna send you to nana's! Got it?!" I said with a harsh tone. He immediately let go. I don't know why, but she scares the hell out of him and creeps the hell out of me. Nana… The one with the wrinkles and the awkwardly red lips, just waiting to give you a huge smooch on the face. I shuddered at the mere thought. "Uh…" Ruby trailed off. I grabbed both of their bags. "Let's get out of here before the rest of the welcome committee comes." I stated.

With that, We rushed upstairs to my room. I set their bags in the corner of my walk in closet and sat on my bed. Ichigo sat on the floor and Ruby sat next to her. "Whatcha wanna do?" I asked. "I don't know. Anything really." Ruby replied, shrugging her shoulders. Ichigo's eyes widened and a small twinkle appeared in her eyes. It crept the hell out of me. "Let's have a KH marathon!" She shouted, flinging her arms high in the air. Ruby and I looked at each other and smiled.

TWO HOURS LATER (5:00 PM)

"Die DAMMIT!" I hollered, fingers rapidly pushing the PS2 controller buttons. "Damn Demix! He's so freaking invinsible! WHAT THE CHIZ?!" Ichigo shook her head. "Oh Kazi. You are such a try-hard." She said in a pitiful tone. "Shut up…" I said quietly. "Haven't you heard?" Ruby asked, smirking. "What? That Demix is GAY?" I said, my eyes focused on the screen. "No." she said. "What? Tell me!" Ichigo nudged Ruby's shoulder. "To beat Demix… You have to…" She trailed off. I paused the game. Ichigo and I leaned closer and closer to her, anxiously awaiting her answer. "Be in the game yourself." She smiled. Our jaws dropped. "What kind of method is that?!" Ichigo and I yelled. She started laughing. "I'm just kidding! I don't know how to beat that Gaylord! But, your faces, the looks on your faces… WERE PRICELESS! I wish I had a camera!" She laughed, rolling on the floor. Ichigo and I exchanged looks. "TACKLE!" We screamed, piling on top of her. We stayed there laughing for a good half hour.

We all sat up and I un-paused the game, letting Ichigo take over. "So… If you had to be one Kingdom Hearts character, who would it be?" Ruby asked. Before anyone could say anything, Ichigo screamed. "Namine! I would be Namine! Then I could be with Roxas!" She squealed. "Okay then… How 'bout you Ren?" She turned to me and said. "Psh. I'd be Demix cuz he's freaking invinsible! … just kidding. I would be my own character." I stated. Ruby nodded. Just then, the power went out. "HOLY SHIZBALLS! I ALMOST HAD HIM! STUPID POWER-OUTAGE!" Ichigo screamed. "Calm yourself! Crackers, man…" I said. "God whenever this happens, I wish I could escape to a different world…" Ruby said quietly. I turned to her. "I wish we could go to the world of Kingdom Hearts… Then we could easily kick their butts." I said.

Just then, The TV flickered on! On the screen were words saying Your Wish is Granted. "Holy flying cows! This TV's freaking MAGICAL!" I exclaimed, poking the TV. "Don't touch it! You might-" Ruby was cut off my a sudden flash.

BLACK OUT… … … WAKING UP.

I felt something rough under me. It was like… sand? My eyes shot open and I sat up. I took a quick look around. "A beach? What the HELL?!" I screamed. I stood up and ran along the shore. Where the hell am I? Where's Ruby and Taku? I soon came to a wooden wall. I climbed over it and saw a door. I went through it and found myself on the other side of the beach. There I saw Ruby standing on some kind of plateau looking thing that was connected to the island by a bridge. "RUBY!" I shouted. She turned around and jumped off the plateau thing into the water. My mouth dropped. She ran towards me. "How did you do that?" I asked. She shrugged "I don't know. I woke up and I could do that kind of thing… It's weird." She trailed off. Just then Ichigo came running in. "Guys! Don't you recognize this place? This… This is the world of Kingdom Hearts!" She exclaimed.

So… You've figured it out. A voice said. All of a sudden, the island became dark. Shadows began to form around us ascending from below the ground. Creatures appeared, black creatures with antennae and beady gold eyes. Ichigo's eyes widened. "That is one big bug…"

THE END!

A/N: Hey Guys! Sorry it took so long… With school and the volleyball championships, I'm just so booked! Ugh… suckish. Anyway… This Chapter was dedicated to MusicLuvr55, Purest Heart-Darkest Soul, and nonmember GiGi for their constant support! Thank You –bows-!

Remember to R&R, kay? I'll try to update ASAP, but I can't guarantee when. Hope you enjoyed!