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Aros was very pleased with the reaction he got from Riku. It seemed that what he was doing was working. Now he just had to try and use his words against him and really get that anger going, maybe get him to attack or at least release some dark energy in some form or fashion. And talking about Xion seemed to open a can of worms. He didn’t know a thing about her except for the fact that Sora had some strange memory relapses whenever she was around, so he had nothing to go on. But it was obvious Riku knew a whole bunch. Before he could point that out, Riku shouted that if Naminé had picked Roxas, then that would have been fine with him. This actually made the ravenette laugh.
”You’re kidding, right?” he asked, still making sure there was an edge to his voice so he sounded angry like Sora would be. ”Just days, maybe hours ago you were ready to tear off Roxas’s head if he even got near Naminé! So don’t tell me you would have been fine had they ended up together. You would’ve killed him, and I know that if he even tries to make a move on her, you’ll kill him now. So don’t lie.”

There was a short pause, and Aros found it hysterical how obvious it was that Riku was really upset about the whole Xion thing. Too bad he didn’t understand it, or else he could really get him going. Then Riku said exactly what he’d been hoping for. Not only did he bring up Xion again, but he said that it was too bad her two best friends didn’t remember her. Wait a minute… why would he know that…?
”What are you talking about?” he demanded, trying to sound incredulous even though he was really just curious. ”Who are her best friends? And… more importantly, why do you know this? What do you know about Xion that I don’t? What all have you been hiding from me, Riku?” He smirked under his hood. He had the silvernette right where he wanted him. If he told the truth, then he would know more about Xion and be able to use that against the heroes at any given time. And if he was told a lie, he could keep pretending to be Sora and be infuriated. It worked out in his favor either way; it just all depended on which route Riku decided to take.

Aros had to literally swallow his laughs as Riku spoke. This was just all too perfect. Everything was working in his favor. It was times like these where he was glad that he didn’t have a heart. Feeling emotions like love were just pointless. He’d train himself to get rid of that one right away. Anyway, Riku finally seemed to snap, losing that calm aura he’d held onto for longer than the other had been expecting. He shouted that he wasn’t fine with Roxas being with Naminé, just as he’d thought. And then he said that Roxas wasn’t even supposed to exist, which gave Aros a whole world of possible replies. He picked some of the more dangerous ones, of course.
”Well, maybe he wouldn’t exist if a certain someone hadn’t decided to make our world disappear and get Kairi’s heart stuck in mine!” he snapped back, trying to lace his voice with fury, which really wasn’t too hard to fake. ”And if Roxas isn’t supposed to exist, than neither is Naminé! So don’t even try to use that to justify yourself!”

Bringing up Xion seemed to open even more possibilities, which Aros really hadn’t thought was possible after the last statement. But it most certainly was. It was like they were carrying on two different conversations, which was a little annoying and probably distracting Riku from really getting angry. Now he needed to link those two topics together, and the silvernette had given him the perfect way: Naminé.
”What, are you just using Naminé to sort out things with Xion?” he asked, sounding annoyed and frustrated. ”What’d you screw up this time? And wait a minute, it sounds like Xion’s not supposed to exist either. You gonna get rid of her too if things don’t work out, just like with Roxas? Think about this, Riku: You’re fooling yourself. Decide whether you want to keep those that aren’t supposed to exist around or not. You can’t have both. I’ve made my decision, so if yours opposes mine… it’ll be just like what happened two years ago.” Oh, yes! He’d been able to bring Riku’s darkness again! He found this perfect for him to finally get into using that power to show off that he had control now… which with a little manipulation, he wouldn’t have for long.

Quest nodded, smiling and acting relieved. "Oh! I know them. I've...Um...Seen them around! But..." She frowned. "No, I haven't seen them..." She blushed as she was pulled around the corner, but then realized that he was only hiding them from sight from the teachers. The teachers...Darn it. They were going to know that Sora and her skipped class. But at least it was for a good cause.

"I'm...Quest." She replied to his question as she kept up the pace, walking next to Sora. "I know...Everyone talks about you, and Riku, and Kairi. How you guys saved the worlds from darkness..." She frowned at his fake smile. She could tell that he was really worried. "You don't have to hide it, you know." She added quietly. "I know...How dangerous this is...I've been to other worlds too..." She bit the inside of her cheek, in fear of saying more than she had to. "And I've seen my share of both sides of the struggle...." She muttered darkly, avoiding Sora's eyes and focused on finding the blonde nobody and the silverette.

A low growl came from Riku's throat as the Sora look-alike praised how strong his darkness was. He was beginning to be clouded by anger that he didn't even question why Sora would say that like that. HIs fingers tightened around his own Keyblade as the Other continued to speak, taunting him effortlessly. His grip was death tight almost as if if he left it go he'd somehow disappear. "Sora's" woreds just twisted his anger more and as soon as the boy mentioned Xehanort and his "teachings", he snapped and sprang forward.

He took a single, fast step forward and Way to Dawn went speeding. The weapon came crashing up at the Anybody's chest diagonally. Riku could careless if the blow hurt, that was the point! If Sora was stupid enough to go tampering with Darknesss, then go and mock the Dark One himself, he was just asking to get hit with something by someone so it wasn't a big deal. Amd the silvernette was so angry at this point that Way to Dawn was actually glowing dimly with darkness.

lakayna tried to keep her mind on the game, she really did. Yet she couldn't completely. Something was chewing at the back of her brain, or at least it felt like it. It wasn't her dagon side trying to make an appearance, but more of a warning. The lavendernette shivered, wondering what it could mean. Was something bad going to happen that she wasn't aware of?

Class was coming to a close. There was maybe ten minutes left now, so the teachers ended the game and everone went to their designated lockerrooms; boys' or girls'. Lunchtime was almost here, but Lakayna didn't feel hungry. She wanted to find the others, to see if they had gotten a weird feeling like herself. The lavendernette changed clothes in a blur of motion, heading out the door at the very moment the bell for the end of class rang.

Lakayna hadn't seen Kairi at all, and was wondering what the princess could be up to. She didn't seem like the type to cut class to hang out with her boyfriend. No, something else had to be going on. Lakayna wanted to find her friends as soon as posible.

(it's lunchtime now guys. 3rd period is over.)

Blaise.
I get to go to a school, but my parents are far away....
The only way to be who they want me to be, is to excel at what I do best.

Blaise walked to the locker rooms and changed into uniform. "They can have fun going to the dance." He said to himself. He didn't feel like going to a dance, if he had noone to go with. He walked out of the locker room with the appropriate Uniform and walked to lunch.

Blaise.
I get to go to a school, but my parents are far away....
The only way to be who they want me to be, is to excel at what I do best.

Blaise heard Xia's voice from behind him. "Hey Xia! What's up?" He asked, slowing down. He waited for Xia to catch up, before walking. He was wondering what was for lunch, then pushed that thought away when he saw Xia getting closer.

Aros could tell how deep Riku was in his anger because he didn’t even say a word. That meant he probably didn’t even notice that he wasn’t trying to sound like Sora anymore. Either way, it worked in his advantage. The angrier he got, the more likely he was to use darkness, and the better the ravenette would be able to make his pawn. As soon as he finished saying what he said about Xehanort, that seemed to be enough to tick Riku off. The teen sprang at him, slashing ferociously with Way to Dawn aimed at his chest. Luckily for Aros, because Riku was so blinded by rage, the attack was almost predictable. So he was easily able to raise his own weapon and block the attack. It was a bit stronger than he’d anticipated, but he still managed to hold his ground. That meant he was angrier than he’d thought. Good.

One thing Aros noticed right away about Riku was that darkness was starting to make itself obvious in his aura. Usually the darkness inside of him was at a low level, there and slightly noticeable, but under control. It was beginning to slip out of that cage the silvernette had worked so hard and long to keep it in. Aros planned to undo all of that.
”Come on, Riku,” he taunted, pulling away to allow Riku another chance to strike. ”Can’t you do better than that? You were supposed to get stronger by controlling that darkness of yours. Was Xehanort really the only reason you were somewhat of a threat?” Aros was loving how much of a reaction he was getting every time he used Xehanort’s name. He just had to keep it up like this and then there’d be enough darkness so that he could use him for his own little toy. It would take a moment to extract the darkness completely to be its own being, but it would still be under his control as long as Riku didn’t snap out of his fury. Judging by the current situation, he didn’t think that would be happening anytime soon.