Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts nor any of its characters. They are property of Square Enix. I do not gain any profit by making this.
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Excited laughter, an energetic vibe, the smell of fried and grilled goods; it was all familiar things at the fairgrounds during the summer time. The air was always cool, the event being held so close to Twilight Town's beach. The setting sun cast an orange glow and rides began to light their neons, bulbs of red, green, and yellows flickering and flashing, adding to the cheerful and exciting air around the grounds.
"Come on! What do we ride next!?" Enthusiastic sea colored eyes were alit with joy as they looked over toward a lagging pair behind. The rather excitable dirty blond waited impatiently for his companions; a tall red head and a somewhat shorter blond. The latter seemed highly amused by his friend's impatience to board another of the fair's rides.
"Calm down, Dem. Sun hasn't even set and you're acting like we're running out of time." Axel chuckled, toxic green eyes searching for a ride that'd quell his friend's need for excitement.
The aforementioned youth stared at the ginger as though he were insane, "Ax, you and I both know that today is the second to last day of the fair for the summer! In another week, we'll all be back in school and we'll have to wait another year for it to come back!" he argued, obviously finding his explanation to be the perfect excuse for his impatience, "Now come on! I want to try out that awesome ride near the ferris wheel."
Following the two, the smallest of the trio smiled to himself. Roxas allowed himself to fall into thought. This was going to be the last trip for the summer before school went back into session. Granted, the three of them would still see each other between and possibly even during classes, but there'd be little time to make fun trips such as these during the school season, at least, not until winter set in, but the cold season had few events as pleasant as the summer time. No beach trips, no fun fair to visit, nothing like that. He was glad, though, that he was able to spend the past few weeks with Demyx and Axel. They made sure that their break wasn't wasted. 'Shame it can't last forever.' He thought to himself.
At the base of a rather impressive rollercoaster stood the trio, with Demyx being the most elated one, "Axel, come on, let's go!" he gripped the ginger's arm, shaking it, "Let's go!"
Laughing at the sight of the two, Roxas slid his hands into the pockets, "Go ahead, Ax. I might go play a game or two. I'm not really up for a coaster right now." He didn't wait for an answer, moving past his friends, though Demyx was already tugging Axel toward the line.
People passed by as Roxas looked for a game to occupy his time. He could smell the sweet funnel cakes in a stand nearby. He made a mental note to buy a plate before leaving the grounds. Passing that stand, he made it to a game he seemed interested in. Shooting a water gun to a target and inflating a balloon. Seeing that two other people had gathered to play the game, he decided to try out. "I'll take a try." He said, paying his entry fee before taking a seat. Leaning forward slightly, azure eyes peered carefully in the direction of the target, aiming with care.
"Ready...? Go!"
For a split second, he missed, but with a slight tilt, he was hitting the target dead on. His tight grip on the gun's handles kept it from moving and he fought off all forms of movement, eyes quickly moving between his target and the slowly filling balloon. In a matter of seconds, multiple pops were heard, a rather close end between them all.
With a rather satisfied smile, Roxas leaned back, sitting up straight before seeing the game runner turn to the other side of the stand.
"And which prize will our winner take?" the worker asked to someone, surprising Roxas and the two other players that had taken part in the game. The three stood and moved to the end of the row to see this faceless person.
A petite female stood before the worker, slender fingers pointing at a white rabbit sitting between the game's balloons. She had a small frame, and was dressed in a long sleeved, black form-fitting short, the sleeves of it adorned with straps, and dark cargo pants and sneakers. Part of her face was hidden behind a curtain of odd colored hair that Roxas was unable to guess the color. It was either slate or periwinkle…He found that the former was more fitting, though. While one eye was covered by her bangs, the one that remained in sight was framed by a light violet shadow and was decorated with black stars around the bottom. The term "interesting" was an understatement. She was given the plush toy, slender arms going right around the object before she gave a polite nod to the person and she moved on, passing the trio of surprised boys without so much as a single glance.
Blue eyes watched the retreating figure before the blond quickly moved after her. "H-Hey, wait!"
Hearing the call, the nameless winner paused, looking back with a blank expression, arms still around the prize. Roxas caught up, catching his breath from his quick jog. She seemed uninterested yet awaited whatever it was he wanted to say.
"Ah…" Roxas stuttered before smiling slightly, "That was impressive back there." He said, gesturing toward the game they had just played, "I didn't even see you were part of the contest…Good job." As soon as his praise ended, the stranger seemed to assume that was it, and made a move to leave. "Ah, wait!" She stopped, looking over a shoulder again, a look in her cobalt eyes that simply said all she felt: Irritation, impatience, annoyance. Seeing the emotion in her eyes, the blond nearly hesitated, "Uhm- I…" He felt rather foolish talking to her, "Are you…Here alone?" he asked. For a while, the girl stared with the same expression before she glanced around. She pointed ahead to a pair seated at a bench. A guy with cerulean hair and a rather disturbing scar over his face, and another small girl with raven hair who seemed rather preoccupied with stick a flower into the scarred man's hair, though the latter didn't seem to mind.
Seeing that these two were the ones this quiet female came with, Roxas was forced to resign any attempts at inviting her to tag alone with Axel and Demyx. "Oh…Then, guess you can't hang out with me and my friends." He actually sounded disappointed, though his tone was ignored by the silent one, "Well, guess I'll see you some other time?" he suggested. Instead of getting an answer though, he was only given a shrug before she turned away, moving toward the waiting duo at the bench.
There was an odd feeling about her. She seemed rather cold, and didn't bother saying a word. Roxas wasn't sure how to feel about that. 'I guess she's just a solitary person.' He thought, still watching as the unnamed girl stood beside the bench, the prize she won being handed over to the ravenette, who seemed rather delighted in her gift.
Deciding that standing there wouldn't do much, the blond forced himself to return back to the ride he had left his friends at. They were still there, waiting.
Axel was the first to notice his friend's return, "Geeze, Roxas. What took you so long?" he asked, "Ya' win your game?"
Reminded of the contest, Roxas laughed nervously, "Aha, well, see, I almost did, but some girl won instead. She had really great aim and beat me and two other guys." He explained. He listened to his friends laugh at the fact that a girl seemed to have beaten Roxas, though it wasn't that bad, nor unheard of. Even they knew that some of the local girls could be rather good at these games.
For the rest of the evening, Roxas didn't see the nameless girl again. He did remember to get that funnel cake, though was forced to share with the two friends he came with. It was late at night when they headed out.
"Man, too bad summer's gotta end…" Demyx sighed, hands behind his head as he looked up, "Bummer…But I guess it was fun."
"You guess?" Axel asked, "It was fun, man. We spent nearly every day doing something. I'm gonna sleep like a rock tomorrow after all the shit we've been doing this summer."
While the two seemed content in chatting, Roxas lagged a few steps behind. Turning back to the fair entry way, he smiled slightly. It was a fun summer, and he was more than glad to have been able to spend it the way he did.
"…Hm?" Blue eyes saw a familiar face. The slate hair… It was the nameless girl again. "Hey!" His call was ignored this time, the female moving away with her two companions. He let her go this time, though was more than curious on who she was. 'Maybe she's a local…' he thought to himself.
"Roxas! Hurry up, we gotta go!"
Axel's shouting snapped the boy out of his thoughts and he immediately turned to run and catch up with the two.
'Maybe I'll see her around town.' Wasn't it funny how much hope he had in meeting this stranger from the fairgrounds? He thought it was.
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