Author's ramblings: I decided to do this story for my Namine-chan, and her Roxas-kun. It's a gift for the two of them. I stepped out of my comfort zone since I really don't like Twilight all that much.

Characters are as follows:

Carlisle-Cloud Esme-Tifa Jasper-Riku Alice-Xion

Emmett-Axel Rosalie-Kairi Edward-Roxas Bella-Namine

Jacob-Sora Mike-Tidus Tyler-Wakka Jessica-Selphie

Eric-Pence Angela-Olette Ben-Hayner Billy-Leon

Charlie-Vantias Renee-Larxene James-Seifer Victoria-Fuu

Laurent-Rai

I know most of the characters will be OOC but i tried to make them as accurate as possible. I'm not familar with Vanitas's character as much because I havent played Birth By Sleep yet.

My mother drove me to the airport with all the windows down and the air-conditioning on. It was always sunny and warm in Radiant Garden. Which was how it partly got it's name. Today, the temperature was around 75 degrees.

in another world from mine was Twilight Town, it rained almost everyday and had constant cloud cover. I was re-locating to there for one reason and one reason only; Marriage. My mom had got remarried and was traveling to Destiny Islands to be with her new husband. I would've gone with her but they would be constantly traveling. So I opted to move in with my dad Vanitas.

"Namine, you don't have to do this." My mom said looking over at me.

"I want to though." I lied smiling at her to make it more believeable.

"Tell Vanitas I said hello."

"I will."

"I'll see you soon." She promised "You can come home whenever you want-I'll come back as soon as you need me."

"It'll be great Mom, I love you."

"I love you too sweetie." She hugged me tightly once, then I had to get on the plane and she disappeared from sight when we took off.

It was a four hour flight from Radiant Garden to Twilight Town. It was already raining when the plane touched down. I didn't see this as an omen, just an unaviodable part of my new life.

Vanitas was waiting for me in the police cruiser in the airport parking lot. He was the police chief of the small town. This was the primary reason behind me buying a car despite the scarce amount of money I had. Nothing stops traffic and causes people to stare like a cop.

Vanitas gave me a awkward one-armed hug when I stumbled down the stairs and off the plane. It was acoompanied by a smile.

"It's good to see you again Namine. How's Larxene?"

"Mom's good, It's great to see you Dad."

"I know how much you hate riding in the police cruiser so I found a car for you, really cheap." he said once we were in the car.

"What kind of car?" I asked suspiciously.

"Well, techinally its a truck, a Chevy. Do you remember Squall Leonheart?"

"No."

"He used to go fishing with us during the summer." He prompted. I shoke my head again. I had blocked most of my memories concerning Twilight Town summers.

"Anyway, he's in a wheelchair so he can't use the truck so he offered to sell it to me."

"What year is it?" I asked and his expression changed instantly. I could tell that was the question that he didn't want me to ask.

"Well...Leon's done a lot of work on the engine so it's only a few years old really."

"Dad..." I said warningly

"He bought it in 1984, brand new."

"So how cheap is cheap?" I asked. This was one point I couldn't negotiate. I only had so much money.

"I alreadly bought it for you, a welcoming gift." He said embarassed.

"Wow...Thanks Dad."

"You're welcome." He smiled again.

It was all small talk from there to the house. There wasn't much to talk about, just the weather...which I hated so it pretty much killed the conversation. It was beautiful outside the window, I'll admit that but everything was just too green.

Eventually we made it to Vanitas's house. He still lived in the small two bedroom that My mom and him had bought in the early days of their marriage.

Parked in front of the house was the truck that we had been talking about. It looked solid and had one of those frames that seemed to hold up even in the worst accidents. The color was nice too, it was a rusty red.

"Wow Dad, I love it! Thanks!" Tommorow raised from dreadful to only horrible now that I had my own form of transportation.

"I'm glad." He rubbed the back of his neck, clearly embarassed again.

It only took me one trip to get all my stuff upstairs. I got my old bedroom back. It was in the west part of the house so I would be able to see the sunset from my window. This room had belonged to me since I was born. It hadn't changed much. A bed replaced the crib and a desk with a computer were added.

The house only had one bathroom which I would have to share with Vanitas. I tried not to dwell too much on that fact as I was putting all my necessities in there.

The best thing about living with Vanitas so far was that he didn't hover in my room while i unpacked. This feat would've been impossible for my mother. It was nice to be alone, I didn't have to act happy and cheerful. I was free to stare out the window at the rain and let a few tears escape. I knew it was the beginning, I would be crying more when night-time came.

Twilight Town High had a total of 400 students spread across 4 grades. This was smaller than back home. My junior class alone had 700 kids. It made it so much worse because most if not all of the kids grew up together. I would be a complete outsider. A curiousity, a freak.

I didn't sleep well that night, even after I was done crying. The constant whooshing of the wind mixed with the rain across the roof sounded so annoying. I pulled my quilt and pillow over my head but didn't fall asleep until after midnight when the rain slowed down.

Fog was all I could see when I woke up the next morning. It made me feel slightly claustrophobic. I felt like there was a cage around me because I couldn't see the sky.

After Vanitas left for work, I walked around the house and took in my surroundings. On the mantle above the fireplace in the living room were a row of pictures. The first one was my parent's wedding. The next one was of the three of us, hours after I was born. Then a line of my school pictures up until last year.

I finished breakfast and went to find the school. It wasn't hard, it was like everything else in the town, just take a turn off the highway. It was a cluster of buildings that made it hard to determine that it was a school. The sign was the only reason I knew that it was a school at all.

I parked my truck in front of the first building. There was a small sign over the door that read front office. No-one else had parked here so I was pretty sure that it wasn't allowed but I needed directions.

Inside the building, it was brightly lit and warm. A welcome change to outside. The waiting area had a few chairs that had seen better days. The room was cut in half by a long counter. There were 3 desks behind it, the first of which was occupied a brown haired woman in a pink T-shirt.

"Can I help you?" She asked.

"I'm Namine Hikari." I informed her walking up to the counter. Instantly there was an awareness in her eyes. I expected this but still had to bite back a groan.

"Of course." She smiled and dug through the papers on her desk. She handed me three sheets of paper.

"Here's your schedule, a map of the school and a slip that all your teachers need to sign."

"Thank you." I turned and walked away.

"Have a good day!" She called after me while the door swung shut between us.

When I got back to my truck, there were more cars pulling into the lot. I circled around the school and followed the line of traffic to a student parking lot. I was relieved to notice that most of the cars were older like mine. The only one that stood was a shiny silver Volvo that looked only about a year old.

I memorized the map in the truck so I wouldn't have to have it stuck in front of my nose all day. I stuffed everything in my bad and swung it over my shoulder.

'I can do this.' I thought to myself in encouragement. It didn't do much good, I exhaled and stepped out of the truck. I kept my hood up and my head down as I hurried towards the building where I had my first class. Luckily I didn't bump into anyone.

Once I got around the cafeteria, building three was easy to spot. A large black "3" was painted on a white square above the door. I felt my breath creeping towards hyperventilation as I appraoched the door. I tried holding my breath as I followed two kids in.

The classroom was fairly small. The two people in front stopped just inside of the doorand hung their raincoats on hooks that lined the one wall. They were both brunette pale girls.

The teacher sent me to an empty desk after he handed me a reading list and signed my slip. The list was fairly easy and I had read most of the books on it already. My seat was in the back, this made it harder for the other kids to stare but they still managed somehow.

When the bell rang, an annoying nasally buzzing sound, The kid sitting next to me leaned over. He had black hair that was held back by a headband and baggy clothes. He looked like a wannabe rap star but I didn't say that.

"Namine Hikari right?" He asked

"Yes." I smiled at him

"Do you need help finding your next class?"

"A little bit..thanks."

"No problem, I'm Pence by the way."

"Nice to meet you."

We put on our jackets and walked outside to brave the elements. The rain had picked up slightly and the students were scrambling to get to their next class. Pence walked me all the way to the door of building six even though it was clearly marked.

"Good Luck." He said while we parted ways. I smiled back in thanks as the door swung shut between us. This and the rest of my morning classes seemed to fly by. Before I knew it, it was lunchtime.

I started to reconigize some faces after about 2 or 3 classes. There was a girl who sat next to me in Trig and Japanese. She walked with me to the cafeteria. She was cheerful brunette with brown eyes and wearing a yellow shirt and jeans. I forgot her name so I just nodded and smiled while she prattled on about teachers and students.

We sat at the end of a full table with several of her friends. I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. The boy from English, Pence waved to me from across the room. It was there, sitting in the lunchroom trying to make conversation with strangers that I first saw them.

They were sitting in the corner of the cafeteria, as far away from where I was sitting as possible. They weren't talking and they weren't eating. Their food sat on trays in front of them. They also weren't gawking at me like the rest of the kids seemed to be so I was free to study them without meeting a pair of curious eyes.

They didn't look anything alike. There were three boys and two girls. The first boy looked wild. He had bright red hair which stood up in straight spikes. The second one looked calmer with shoulder-length silver hair. The third one was the one that caught my attention the most. He also had spiky hair but not as bad and it was blonde. The two girls looked semi-similar. One was tall and had auburn hair, while the other was short and had black hair. Their faces were almost identical though.

But none of them were looking at anything in particular. Not each other, not the other students. This peaked my attention. While I watched, the small girl with the black hair stood up and dumped her tray and then glided through the back door.

"Who are they?" I asked the girl from Japanese class. She looked up to see who I meant when the blonde one looked up at us. His eyes held hers for a second before they turned on me.

"That's Axel and Roxas Strife, Riku and Kairi Lockhart. The one missing is Xion Strife. They all live together with Dr. Strife and his wife Tifa." She said and I finally remembered her name, It was Selphie.

"They're very...nice looking." I said biting my lip, it was a huge understatement.

"Yes!" Selphie agreed with a giggle. "They're all together though. Axel and Kairi, Riku and Xion, and they all live together." Her voice held shock and condemnation.

"Which one's are the Strifes? They don't look related."

"They're not. Dr. Strife is really young. They're all adopted. The Lockharts are related though, brother and sister. Thats the red-haired girl and the silver-haired boy."

Throughout this conversation my eyes flicked around the table looking at the four of them.

"Have they always lived in Twilight Town?"

"No, they moved here from Traverse Town a few years ago."

One of the Strifes looked up at me, his gaze held curiousty. I looked away first this time and caught a flash of an expectation in his eyes that I failed to meet.

"Which one is the blonde?" I asked

"That's Roxas. He's gorgeous of course, but don't get your hopes up. He doesn't date, apparently the girls here aren't good enough." She sniffed and turned away.

I sat at lunch longer with Selphie and her friends then I would have if I had been sitting alone. One of my new aquaintances who reminded me her name was Olette had Biology with me next hour. We walked in silence to class, she was shy too.

There was only one open seat in the room. It was located next to Roxas Strife. I smiled at him nervously and began to walk towards him. When I got close, he went rigid in his seat. He stared at me with the strangest expression on his face, it was a mix of hostile and furious. I noticed that his eyes were the darkest color I had ever seen. I couldn't tell if they were blue or black.

The teacher started a lecture on cellular anatomy. This was both good and bad. I had already heard the lecture so I knew most of the material. This unfortunately left my mind free to wander elsewhere and wonder about things, like the look that Roxas had given me.

I peeked at him out of the corner of my eye. He was leaning as far away from as possible. He had a look of disgust on his face like he was smelling something horrible. I sniffed my hair once, it smelled like strawberries, the scent of my favorite shampoo. I let my hair fall over my shoulder which created a curtain between us.

This class seemed to pass the slowest. I didn't know whether that was because I was waiting for Roxas to relax or because the school day was almost over. The bell rang finally, Roxas shot out of his seat and was out the door before I had time to close my notebook. I stared after him with a blank look on my face.

"Aren't you Namine Hikari?" A male voice asked. I turned and came face to face with a smiling brunette.

"Yes."

"I'm Tidus."

"Hello Tidus."

"Do you need help finding your next class?"

"I'm heading to gym actually. I think I can find it."

"That's my next class too." He smiled again and we walked outside together.

"So did you stab Roxas Strife with a pencil or something?I've never seen him act like that." Tidus asked as we made our way inside the gym.

"Was that the boy I sat next to in Biology?"

"Yeah, he looked like he was in pain."

"I don't know, I never spoke to him."

"He's a weird guy, if I was lucky enough to sit next to you, I would've talked to you."

I watched volleyball games going on all around me. The coach had found me a uniform but didn't make me dress today. I was thankful for that. P.E. was mandatory here, all 4 years of highschool. Twilight Town was literally hell on earth for me.

The final bell rang at last. I walked slowly to the office to return my paperwork. It had stopped raining but the wind was blowing strongly which made it just as cold outside.

When I walked into the office, I almost turned around again and walked back out again.

Roxas Strife stood at the counter in front of me. I reconigized his spiky blonde hair. He didn't seem to notice me though. I pressed myself against the wall, waiting for the receptionist to be free.

He was arguing with her in a low, attractive voice. I quickly picked up the gist of the argument. He wanted to switch his Biology class to another time, any other time. If that didn't work, he tried to take a different science.

The door opened again and the cold wind gusted through the office. It rustled the papers and whipped my hair around my face. Roxas's back stiffened and he turned slowly to glare at me. He was absurdly handsome, his eyes were hate-filled and piercing. I felt a chill of genuine fear that chilled me to the bone.

"Nevermind then." He said hasitily in a voice like velvet. "I can see it's impossible." He spun on his heel and walked past me, out the door.

I walked to the desk and handed the lady my slip. My face was even paler than usual but I doubt she noticed.

"How was your first day dear?" she asked maternally.

"Okay." I lied and walked outside to my truck.

I sat there for a long time, staring out the windshield and thinking about my first day at Twilight High. I blinked rapidly trying to keep the tears away. Eventually, It got too cold so I started for Vanitas's house.