Author's Notes: Random thoughts…
I feel dripping…
Drip.
Drip. Drip.
A drip of water every time passed. Every waking morning seemed like I filled a cup during the night. The next, next morning, it felt like a whole bowl got filled up. And then the next, next morning, a giant pitcher was filled. Eventually, this dripping will turn into a waterfall.
I am a female Nobody. Remember, Nobodies, whichever gender, don't have hearts.
Well… Maybe… This feeling of dripping will make me have a heart. Just maybe…
I will finally have one…
Stranded in the Rain
By: Tammi Super Girl
PART 1
The morning sunshine entered the girl's room. The light crawled up to her bed. It reached her blanket and up to her forehead. She mumbled with the sudden penetration of light in her face that it made her woke up. She took a deep breath and bid goodbye to her nighttime dreams. She welcomed the new morning with open arms. 'This is going to be one good day!' Naminé thought.
She jumped off her bed and did her morning routine. After having breakfast, she jogged outside the house, itching to see her friends.
"Sora! Kairi!" She yelled, waving her hand as she runs over to them.
"Good morning Naminé, you're extra cheery today..!" Sora, the brown haired boy, greeted her.
Kairi chuckled a little, her red hair swaying along her movements. "I noticed that you're becoming more cheerful everyday!"
Naminé paused a little and beamed, "You think?" Of course, it is a positive thing for her.
"If I knew less Naminé, I say you look like a normal person." Sora complimented. It's his way of saying that she doesn't look like a Nobody with how her feelings show up all the time.
"Ummm…" Naminé looked around and then her eyes landed back to Sora, "thanks..!" 'Oh my gawd, there he is!' She shouted in her mind as another male show up.
"Good morning guys!" He greeted with his masculine voice and then his eyes landed on the light blonde girl "and good morning to you too, Naminé!" A blush drew on her cheeks but he didn't notice it because after that, he faced everyone "wanna go to that island now?" Everyone knows the small separate island in Destiny Islands- Sora and the others always hang out there.
"Let's take the boat and go!" Kairi cheered.
He grinned, "Good! How 'bout you?" He turned to Naminé again who just froze when his tropical blue eyes met with her sky blue eyes.
"Y-yeah… Sure..!" Naminé managed to say.
Sora put his hands at the back of his head "wait a minute…" He faced him "aren't we gonna wait for Roxas, huh Riku?"
Riku's tropical blue eyes lightened in delight with what he just recalled. "He's already there!"
The other three got aback. Kairi responded "what do you mean he's already there? It's only 9:30am! Roxas is always the last one to wake up, how could he have managed to go there so early?" She paused and then "do you mean… he…"
"YUP!" Riku exclaimed and gave out a loud laugh. "He slept there!"
"On the sand by the shore?" Sora's face is visible with curiosity as he thinks of his former hobbies of having a nap by the shore.
"No, dummy!" Kairi snapped at him. "In the tree house, of course!" At that, Sora's mouth formed an 'o' shape.
Riku laughed again. "No Kairi, Sora's right. I left him sleeping on the shore last night!" And then he let out a devilish chuckle.
"What!" Kairi's purplish blue eyes were full of concern.
"Ayayayay…" Sora shook his head. "He's really my other, alright…"
"Well…" Naminé said softly. "Aren't we supposed to be going there by now?"
Riku took a glance at her and then he motioned his hand "Let's go!"
The four approached a bigger boat and they all stepped on it. The boat looked like a mini dragon boat.
Naminé stared into the distance as the scenery of the island gets bigger and bigger the more they get nearer. "Honestly Riku, I already told you to stop influencing Roxas on bad things." Kairi scolded as her chin rests on her right palm.
A smug appeared on Riku's face. "And honestly Kairi," he began as he continues rowing with two paddles. "Roxas is the only guy around who is brave enough to go with my flow! Besides, he already reached the legal age. Ehem." Riku didn't miss that fake cough. It's as if he's telling the others that they shouldn't act so goody since they are eighteen like Roxas.
"Even so..!" Kairi slightly glared at him. "You shouldn't be drinking liquor that much with Roxas!"
"Woman, you have authority over Sora only." Riku replied plainly and simply.
Kairi frowned and Sora spoke up- "Riku, what did you mean when you said earlier that Roxas is the only brave guy around?"
"Heh!" Riku smirked. "Sorry 'bout that… I think I'll include Tidus to that!"
"I fought a lot of Heartless, ya know!" Sora blurted.
"And maybe Wakka too…"
Sora gritted his teeth "Alright Riku! Let's go one on one!"
"HEY!" Kairi snapped at Sora, nearly standing up.
"Hey..! Sit down Kairi!"
Riku let out one of his oh so masculine laughs again "Sora, you are too goody to shoes to possibly have one on one with me."
"AM NOT!" Sora cried out.
"Haha… Is too." Riku responded.
"AM NAH-UH NOT!"
"Haah… Is too, Sora…!"
"AM NOT, RIKU!"
"Cut it out guys, we're here." Naminé mentioned.
Riku jumped off from the boat, it made a splash of water. It hit Naminé. He shot his eyes at her and smirked "sorry." Naminé's bored and pale face got a bit rosy at that. After he switched his gaze, she watched him strongly pull the boat by the shore.
"Roxas!" Sora and Kairi cried out. They ran after they spotted from afar the sleeping blonde boy. Riku watched the two go over to Roxas. He placed his hands on his hips while he slightly shakes his head. "Hey..!" He exclaimed a bit when he spotted Naminé having a hard time getting off the boat. He approached her and reached her hand "careful now..!"
Naminé felt her feet on the sand and gaped to him "thanks..!"
"No problemo..!" He responded before they begin walking side by side.
"So umm…" Naminé began sheepishly. "Did you have a good time with Roxas last night?" She asked as the two of them watch Kairi from afar, scolding Roxas.
"Yeah!" He replied with a grin as the object of his eyes is the droopy Roxas.
Riku and Naminé arrived at their spot. Naminé watched Roxas stood lazily as Kairi scolds him. She stared at him, wondering if he also feels something about finally getting a heart of his own… because… she sure has. In some way, Roxas noticed her gaping at him. He wiped off the sand from his face… How embarrassing.
After that, Kairi was still scolding him- telling him stuff about how bad liquor is and how good it is not to hang around with Riku at night. "He's maybe nice but when he starts to itch for liquor or some other obvious bad thing, get away from him!" Kairi told him and she was too preoccupied with it. She didn't realize that Roxas has a hangover or he's just too curious why the blonde haired girl is staring at him.
She never looked at him that way before. And that look is a look only a Somebody can do. 'Is she? …No way… Is she? …It's impossible… No chance! … But… Is she?' Roxas knew that his mind isn't making any sense. "Well, Roxas, is it worth it?" Kairi asked him.
"Is she?"
"What?" Kairi was confused with his unrelated response.
"Weren't you listening to what I said?" Kairi had her hands on her hips and her purplish blue eyes glaring.
"Huh?" Roxas tore away his stare at Naminé and faced Kairi. "Sorry, no." And then he walked out. Before he could greet the blonde girl, a hand landed on her shoulder which made him halt.
"Nam, let's go to the tree house now, what do you say?" Riku asked her.
Roxas was sure that she was still looking at him while he was walking over to her. But now, he's just wondering why her eyes are sort of sparkling while looking at the silver haired boy. "Sure!" She replied to him and off they went.
Roxas was left at his spot and his ears could hear Sora's faint laughter and Kairi's 'shut up Sora, shut up!'
He frowned as he watches the white-dressed girl's back wend farther from him. "Naminé..?" The whispered words escaped his mouth.
When the two disappeared from Roxas's view, an obvious idea finally entered his head. He straightened himself, wiped off the remaining sand on his clothes and ran off- following where Riku and Naminé are heading. At that, Sora and Kairi also followed.
A few minutes of running and climbing ladders, Roxas arrived where Riku and Naminé went. "Naminé! Naminé!" He heard Riku's voice, shouting her name. 'What have you done now, Riku?' Roxas thought in his head and then he entered the tree house.
Roxas found Naminé lying on the floor and Riku shaking her. "What happened to Naminé?" Roxas concerned voice entered the small room.
"She just lost consciousness!" Riku replied as his tropical blue eyes didn't look away from the blonde girl. Roxas walked over and examined Naminé's angelic face.
"What happened?" Sora and Kairi entered upon seeing Naminé unconscious. "Is she all right?" Kairi asked.
Roxas neared Naminé and leaned his right ear on her chest- trying to see if there's something… beating. "What the hell are you DOING?" Riku jolted, forcefully shoving Roxas away from her, thus making him a bit fly off.
Roxas's back landed hardly on the wooden wall. "Ouch!" Riku ignored the squeal of pain and kept his eyes on Naminé. Slowly, her eyes began to open. "I heard it…" Roxas whispered with his widened eyes.
"Heard what?" Sora sternly stared at him in curiosity.
Roxas was about to answer Sora but Naminé caught his eyes. "Naminé!" He exclaimed, nearing her again. He noticed Naminé staring at Riku.
"You okay?" Riku asked her.
She placed her right hand on her chest. "Y-yeah…"
Roxas stared at her "Naminé finally got a heart." Instantly, random 'what's' and 'how's' filled the small wooden room. Roxas gaped to them one by one and shrugged his shoulders while shaking his head. Then he turned to Naminé again, "isn't that right, Nam?"
"W-well…I…" She stammered as she sits up with Riku's help. "I'm not sure…" she faced Riku.
"May I check?" He asked her with earnest eyes. At that, Naminé nodded and Roxas can't help feeling…a bit…weird.
Sora, Kairi and Roxas watched Riku intensely, waiting for his confirmation. Riku looked back at them "Blondie boy is right." And turned to Naminé "I'm happy for you."
Naminé smiled at him. "You are?" He nodded at her and Roxas felt his chest tightened. He wanted to close his eyes and cover his ears. He's not envious of Naminé finally getting a heart, that's for certain. And then, Sora and Kairi approached Naminé, giving her nice words.
Roxas had been spaced out for quite a while until his other called him. "Hey, aren't you happy for her?"
"Me?" Roxas said surprisingly. "Yeah, I am!"
"Well, don't just sit there!" Kairi ordered. At that, Roxas approached Naminé and caught her with his arms. He pulled her closer and embraced her.
That was the last thing he remembered after seeing an eccentric look on Riku's face.
To be continued…
Author's Notes: I dunno how Nobodies can get a heart… Haha, I just made that up, of course. Everything is 'made up' here in Haha! Reviews please…
