Disclaimer: I do not own anything about Kingdom Hearts. Not even my name, Nami. Everyone but my parents calls me Nami and my sister Kai. But anyway, this is my first story, so if you review please be nice. Thank you.
ItalicsNamine writing in her diary, normalNamine's POV, boldRoxas's POV and bold and italicHayner's POV.
Chapter 1:
Dear Diary,
My name is Numuri Namine. I am 5'6" and in my sophmore year at Twilight Hights. I love to draw and play piano. I sing sometimes, when I think nobody's listening. I'm in Science class right now, the most boring subject God invented. I heard a quiet giggle behind me and I stiffened up, knowing perfectly well who it was.
Being around him takes my breath away. He's just...perfect. Just knowing he's behind me, laughing silently with Sora makes me want to turn around and hug him.
Do you even know who I'm talking about, Diary? I'm talking about Tanaka Roxas. The brother of Tanaka Sora, the boy who saved the world as we know it. Nobody knows exactly how he did it, and he's not telling anyone but Kinjo Riku and my sister, Numuri Kairi, his best friends. And I'm pretty sure Sora and Kai want to be more than just friends. Poor Riku; he likes Kai, a lot.
But Roxas, the angel sitting in the seat directly behind me, is already taken by Yoshida Olette. She's so pretty, with layered brown hair and perfect green eyes, always clad in her signature color; orange. I'm just an average blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl who wears nothing but white dresses and keeps her hair down and un-stylish. Even Kai, who's my twin, is better-looking than I; with her vivid red hair and ocean blue eyes. Her normal pink dress isn't taking a break today, and her hair is, surprisingly, pulled back into a long ponytail.
Enough about us girls, and now to tell you all about the boys. Sit down, Diary, this may take awhile. Sora, with hair that defies all laws of gravity, didn't brush his hair today, and, wow, could you ever tell. Riku, on the other hand, is one of the best-looking guys I've ever met. He's got slick silver hair and aqua eyes his girlfriend, Kondo Selphie, nearly faints over. Sasaki Hayner is just...the best. He's cool, funny, and my personal best friend, after Roxas and Olette introduced me to him. Osaka Pence is good with computers and always wears this stupid red jersey.
And Roxas. How do I begin to describe Roxas? Well, his hair, not quite as spiky as his twin's, was blond, unlike the brunette Sora, but their perfect eyes were the same. Clear, blue...gorgeous. And his get-up, a small white jacket with beige pants and a strange necklace, was to die for.
I wish he was mine. I haven't voiced this hope to anyone, not even Hayner or Kai, the only two people I trust with anything.
Oops, the bell just rang! I'll write later, Diary.
Love Always, Namine
As I ran out of the classroom to lunch, I thought about how I aquired the diary. Kai always has a diary in her room, always pink or purple with flowers or stars all over it, but she didn't want the one I have, because it's white and pale blue, my personal favourite colors, and doesn't have a lock. The diary not having a lock makes me sort of nervous, and that's why I brought it to school today, which she advised against after giving it to me yesterday.
I shrugged inside my mind. What's the worst that could happen?
I walked quickly into the cafeteria, trying not to draw too much attention to myself as I bought my lunch and sat at my usual table. Within seconds of me sitting down, Hayner plopped down beside me and forced a smile.
"Hey Nami. What's going on?" he asked as he ate his sandwich. I took a bite of my red apple...why is it red? I always only get green apples, red is too strong a taste and color. But it was surprisingly delicious. I shrugged again and took another bite before answering the blond boy in front of me.
"Nothing, nothing at all. Where're Pence and Olette?" I wanted to steer the conversation away from myself.
"Pence is home sick, he has the flu, and Olette-" he pointed over his shoulder and snorted in digust. "Is with Roxas again." I could hear the anger half-concealed in his voice. Pence, Olette and Hayner were like brothers and sister, but then Olette started dating Roxas, and spent every spare minute with him. Hayner couldn't stand losing her. He was the protective older brother, and now she didn't want him around. I knew he had every right to be mad at Roxas. I looked at him closely.
"You really miss her, don't you?" he sighed in defeat and hung his head, pushing away his tray.
"Yes, I do. Thank God you're around, Nami, or I'd go crazy." he smiled at me, a genuine smile was hard to find on Hayner nowadays. I couldn't help but smile back, and I blushed when I heard the usual whispers as I went back to my yogurt.
"Are they dating?"
"I don't know, but it sure looks like it!"
"They're always around each other!"
"Aww, it's so cute!" I saw Hayner fake-gag at these comments, but he was used to it. It had happened with Olette, too, but I still wasn't used to having a guy friend, let alone having people thinking I have a boyfriend. I laughed without humor and ate the rest of my yogurt, throwing out my meatloaf sandwich and waiting for Hayner to finsh his chocolate milk.
When he was done, we still had ten minutes to kill, so we went outside and breathed in the crisp autumn air. I just stood there for a few moments, taking in the breathtaking beauty around us.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" I heard a voice say behind us. I turned around slowly to see Nagano Seifer, standing there looking at, not the leaves, but me. Hayner whipped around and held up a fist.
"If I were you, Seifer, I'd leave. Now. Before I punch you." he held up his fist to emphasize his point. Seifer just laughed.
"I didn't know she was yours, Hayner. Sure, I'll back off, but the only way I'll leave her alone is if you kiss her, and prove I have no right to ask her out." he smirked as Hayner's face went pale.
"Uh...wha-what?" he stammered, dropping his fist.
"You heard me. Kiss her. Or let me through to ask this beautiful lady to the dance next Friday."
"Um...uh..." the bell rang, which Hayner and I quickly took advantage of and sprinted into the school before Seifer could stop us. "Saved by the bell," Hayner commented as we weaved through the crowd of people to Art, the next subject and the only one we had together.
When we walked in the door the whispers started up again, but we ignored them and sat down in our usual seats.
"Now, class, I must say, the paintings I assigned you yesterday aren't that great. In fact, they absolutely stink. There is one painting, however, that was so good, the art gallery has offered to pay 100$ to buy." Mr. Suzuki paused dramatically. Everyone gasped and started whispering. I quivered slightly. Art was my best subject. I already forgot what I had painted, I never keep track, the picture creates itself. Mr. Suzuki held up a painting I recognized as m own, but I couldn't tell from the back row, where Hayner and I were, exactly what it was. "Everyone, come up here to look at Miss Numuri's beautiful painting."
Hayner and I shot out of our seats to go look at it. He got there before me and let out a low whistle.
"Wow, Nami. Thanks." Confused, I managed to get to the front of the crowd and see my painting. Wow. It really was beautiful. I felt a surge of pride as I saw every little detail.
The painting was of Hayner, looking angrily at Olette and Roxas, who were walking hand-in-hand, Olette was wearing a shirt that said Heart-Breaker. I was holding a heart in my hand and giving it back to Hayner. The words above the drawing were 'I'll mend your broken heart. I'll always be here for you. All you have to do is call.' Olette's eyes widened and she looked up at Hayner, than back down to the painting, and up at Hayner again. Roxas just stared at the picture, and slowly looked up at me, surprised.
Hayner gave me a hug, which I returned. 'Thank you. I'll always be here too." he whispered in my ear. When he pulled away, his eyes looked a bit misty, and I whispered back something he had said to me many times when I tried to tell him he was the best friend anyone could ever ask for.
"Hey, no chick-flick moments." He laughed and smiled at me.
And I knew right then I would never sell that painting.
Ever.
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I wasn't paying attention in Art class, I never do, until Mr. Suzuki mentioned Namine and her painting. I quickly got up to go look at it.
I was shocked. Amazed. It was marvelous, and I stared at it for a long time before looking up at Namine, who had a giant smile on her face. That was rare. She was very reserved, and therefore didn't smile in front of a lot of people.
I watched out of the corner of my eye Olette's face, her eyes round as dinner plates, look up at Hayner. I saw Hayner hug Namine, and I felt a stab of jealousy. I shook myself. I had started going out with Olette to get my mind off of Namine. And, as hard as it had been, I had accomplished it. Until now.
I heard Hayner say softly 'Thank you. I'll always be here too.' and Namine had replied, with her perfect eyes misting up 'Hey, no chick-flick moments.' and they both laughed.
"Mr. Suzuki," Namine looked up at the teacher. "I'm not going to sell it. I could never sell it."
"That's perfectly okay, Miss Numuri. Here. Take it home." he handed her the painting, which she took gratefully, and Hayner and Namine looked at at he hugged her again, quickly this time, with no tears or words exchanged. A simple hug between friends.
And I smiled knowing that's all they ever would be.
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It was so nice of Namine to paint that. I already knew she'd always be there for me, but seeing it like that, was just too much. I almost cried, it was just so nice of her to let me know she'd be my friend through thick and thin. Unlike Olette, who, I had noticed with satisfaction, was shocked, realizing how she had treated me.
Or maybe she was shocked because her t-shirt said Heart-Breaker...who knows.
"Want to come over to my house?" Namine asked after school.
"Sure," I said amid giggles and whispers. God, I wish they would just leave us alone. We walked to her house, a humble brick bungalow with many flowers in the garden, though winter was coming soon, Kairi hadn't taken them out yet.
Namine lived with Kairi and their older sister, Rikku. Their parents had died in a plane crash some time ago. And now all they had was each other and the pets. Rikku had a parrot and a black mouse, Kairi had a pug and a canary, and Namine had a fuzzy white cat, who had at least four kittens.
"So what do you want to do?" I asked her and she shrugged.
"Want to play Mario Kart?" I grinned. I rocked at that game.
"Sure."
Apparently she rocked, too. Because she kicked my ass, her in first, me in fourth.
"Okay, okay, you won." she smiled triumphantly.
"Yep! Let's go get something to eat. I'm starving!" she beat me to the kitchen and had her head in the fridge when I got to the room. "Hmmm...want some Cheerios?"
"Sounds good." she pulled out the milk and Cheerios as I got the bowls and spoons. We sat in a comfortable silence, eating the cereal.
Kairi then walked in the door, making a big fuss by slamming the door closed, shaking the cold from her slim figure, and shouting "I'm ho-ome!" I crossed my eyes at Namine, causing her to laugh.
Kairi turned around and smiled at us. "Hi Hayner! What brings you here?"
"Your kick-ass-Mario-Kart-playing twin sister." she looked taken aback but quickly shook it off.
"Okay then...well, Sora's coming over, so go up to Nami's room or something." Namine put the dishes in the sink and started waking down the hall, but I just looked at Kairi, puzzled.
"Sora and Riku are coming over? Why do I have to leave?" Namine pulled me into her room and shut the door.
"Hanyer, Riku is not coming over. Sora is coming over. Kairi and Sora are dating, okay?" My realiztion face must've been pretty funny, because she giggled.
"Huh." My cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hi, Hayner! It's Mom!"
"Hi, Mom."
"Just called to tell you it's time for dinner, so come home, wherever you are!"
"I'm at Namine's."
"Ohhh...well, kiss her goodbye and come on home. Love you, bye!"
"Mom-" she had already hung up. I sighed. "Nami, I gotta go, but I'll see you tomorrow."
"What's tomorrow?"
"Kareoke, remember? See you tomorrow!" and I ran out of the house, grabbing my backpack and jacket on the way. Another person who thought we were dating.
God, was I that obvious?
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A/N: Please review if you liked. Hopefully I will update within the next 3 days.
