Chapter 1

"I really like you, Nami." He whispered, leaning down for a kiss. I had to reach up to kiss him. My arms were up around his neck, and his arms were around my waist, lifting me towards him. Just before our lips met, there was a beeping in the background. He tilted his head. "Are those bells?"

I stepped back. "Oh my GOD! My alarm clock! I'm gonna be late for school!" Then suddenly he disappeared. "Ventus!"

"Naminé! Get up! You're going to be late for school!" called my stepmother. I woke up. Groaning, I rolled over. It is 7 am on a Thursday morning. The first day of grade 12. I got up and dug out my first day outfit. Every year for the first day of school, I wear a coloured tank top and jeans. This year, I put on a green tank top.

Who am I? I'm the girl no one notices. My name is Naminé but everyone calls me Nami. I'm 17 and in grade 12. I'm turning 18 soon. I'm 5'5", and I have medium length white-blonde hair with cerulean eyes. I have exactly four friends and two best friends, one male and one female. I'm on the school's grad committee, stage crew, and yearbook committee.

My girl best friend's name is Xion. She's 5'2" with medium length black hair and sapphire eyes. Xion is in grade 12, too. She is into poetry slams and music. I don't remember ever seeing her without an iPod or MP3 player, except in class, when it's hidden. She spends all her money on clothes and music. All Xion has ever wanted is a boyfriend who loves, and cares about her. Him being cute would be a bonus.

My guy best friend is Ventus. He's 5'9". Ventus has an identical twin brother, Roxas. The twins are nothing alike. Ven has shorter blonde hair and cobalt eyes. He plays on every sports team and is on the yearbook committee with me. Ven is always surrounded by people except when he's with us.

Roxas on the other hand keeps his spiky hair longer. It's always hanging in his azure-coloured eyes. The only thing school related he does is take pictures for the yearbook, which is a job that I got him. Roxas doesn't have many friends, and he's sort of a mystery. Many girls have asked him out but he never goes. Ventus goes out with them, instead.

Anyways, I walked lazily to the kitchen. My room is upstairs. It's the last one down the hall. I decorated it so that it was different. The walls are black with coloured handprints. My comforter is black, too. The carpet is rainbow coloured. All my furniture is different colours, for example, my TV is neon green.

I hurried downstairs. I hugged my dad and stepmother goodbye. I grabbed the keys and hurried to my car. It took a good twenty minutes but I got to school. When I was almost to the lockers, I saw Xion and Ven. Xion was wearing a short black skirt and a bright orange tank top. Ventus was wearing faded jeans, and a black t-shirt.

Xion squealed and ran over to hug me. "Hey! Why aren't you wearing your new skirt? You know, it looks totally adorable on you."

Ven smiled and walked slowly towards us.

"Hey, Nami. How's it going?" Ven asked, hugging me. I could faintly smell his cologne. It smelled good.

"Not bad. How's Aqua?" I asked, while walking towards the lockers. Aqua and Ventus had been going out for a while during the summer. Ventus and Xion walked behind me. Ventus leaned next to my locker and shifted his eyes away.

"I don't know. We broke up last week. Didn't I tell you guys?" he said, casually. Xion and I exchanged glances.

"Ventus, Ventus, Ventus," I murmured.

"No. Besides, didn't you start dating her, like 3 weeks ago?" Xion said. Ventus nodded and started going through his bag.

"Ventus! You're like a serial dater or something!" Xion ranted. "When are you going to stop this? You've dated almost every girl in the school. You probably dated more people this summer than me and Nami have dated put together!"

"Speak for yourself," I muttered. Ven smirked at Xion. She glared back.

"I know, Xi... maybe you should date me sometime," Ven winked. "Whip me into shape, or maybe Nami wants me."

He put his arm around my waist and leaned forward as if he was going to kiss me. I giggled and pushed him away.

"Not gonna happen, Ven." I said. He pouted for a second then moved closer to Xion. She rolled her eyes and walked away, leaving me with Ventus.

I turned and started walking to class. Ventus followed me and opened his mouth to say something. Suddenly Roxas, Ven's twin, showed up. He was wearing dark jeans and a plain t-shirt that was the same colour green as my tank. He hugged me.

"Hey Nami. How was summer?" Roxas asked me.

"Pretty good. I got to go to England to visit my mum. How was yours?" I replied.

"It sucked. I sprained my ankle back in July at skate camp so I couldn't do much."

"Aw. Does it still hurt?"

"No, it's better now. Hey, what classes do you have? Maybe we have some together."

"Uh... I think I have French, math, lunch, science and gym. How about you?"

Roxas glanced at his schedule. "French, gym, lunch, geography and English. How about you, Ven?"

Ventus looked up, startled. "Huh? Oh. Math, English, lunch, science, drama. I better get to class. I'll talk to you later Nami. Bye Roxas."

He turned and walked back the way we had come. "What's his problem?" Roxas asked.

"Xion is mad at him for being a 'serial dater' so he's probably being moody."

"Well, come on. We have a French class to get to." Roxas linked arms with me and pulled me towards our classroom. People I recognized stared at us and whispered. Roxas seemed oblivious to it and walked right past our class.

"Roxas? You just passed our class. If I'm late on the first day then my step-mom will kill me, and then my dad will, then my mom when she finally gets home."

"I know, but I need to talk to you in private though, if that's okay with you. It's important." I couldn't resist the puppy-dog look in his eyes.

I nodded and let Roxas lead me towards a classroom door. The room was empty so I sat on a desk. Roxas stood in front of me. He seemed kind of nervous. "Look, Nami, I know you probably haven't noticed but I like you a lot. I was wondering if, maybe, you'd like to go to the homecoming dance with me. It's alright if you don't want to though," he added.

"Uh, wow. Ya. I'll go to homecoming with you." I said, still staring at him in shock.

Roxas leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek. He pulled me gently off the desk. "Come on. We should probably get to class. You don't want to be late, and if I'm late Mom will probably ground me."

Roxas and I hurried down the hall, hand-in-hand. The bell rang just after we sat down. Madame Radeo looked at us and began class. She spent the period explaining her expectations, and rules. After the period was over, Roxas grabbed my hand and walked me to the math room.

"Shouldn't you go to gym? You have to get changed still." I said. He looked in my eyes. Roxas put his hands on my waist.

"So? I'd rather stand here. With you." he responded sweetly. He leaned forward. I reached my arms up around his neck.

AN: This is my first story so please go easy on me, and review! Thanks!