I guess our love will always be… an unwilling love.
"We'll soon be arriving to Destiny Sunset Airlines. Please buckle up and prepare for landing."
A young woman at the tender age of 22 looked out the plane window down at the large island below. Her shoulder length blue hair swayed slightly as she bent down to pick up her bag. After 4 years of college and graduating with PhD in the medical field, the young woman was ready to come home for a well deserved summer vacation.
And okay, that wasn't the only reason she was coming back. Truth is the love of her life was waiting for her back at the islands. They had met in high school and had fallen in love. It sounds cliché, but it happened. They did have their problems with their friends not liking one another due to their social statuses, but they still found a way to be together. But only to be separated once again when she left for college.
Now the young woman was coming back to pick up where their relationship had left off.
So who is the young woman who our story seems to center on…?
"Welcome to Destiny Islands, we hope you enjoyed the ride!"
She quickly gathered up her things and hurried off the plane. Before she could even get a good glance around the airport, her name was called.
"Talia!"
~!~
I smiled at my friends as I rushed over to them. They all looked about the same, but more mature. Olette still had her long, wavy brown hair that now reached her waist. She had on an orange flowered dress and white flip flops. Hayner, her boyfriend of 4 years, had a black hat over his messy blonde hair and wore a simple white t-shirt and some jeans. Pence had surprised me the most. He had lost tons of weight and actually looked attractive. His black hair was neatly cut and he wore a green polo shirt and beige capris with matching green shoes.
Olette was the first one to attack me in a hug. "I missed you, Talia!"
I smiled as I hugged my best friend back. "Omelet!"
"…Omelet?" She backed up away from me and stared at me in disbelief.
"Haha, I'm joking, Olette! Of course I remember you!" I laughed as I grabbed her into another hug.
"Yeah, you better," As she hugged me back.
"Hey, I wanna hug Talia too!" Hayner playfully pouted. I instantly let go of Olette and ran into Hayner's opened arms.
"Hayner! I missed you!" I squeezed him.
"Of course you did! Who wouldn't?"
"Get over yourself," Olette rolled her eyes.
"Haha, I missed you guys like crazy!" I let go of Hayner. "And Pence! I see you lost a lot of weight!"
"It was hard…" He mumbled under his breath.
"What finally gave you the strength to do it…?" I asked my friend. I tried multiple times to get him to lose weight.
"Sor-"
"SO let's go find Roxas and his little girlfriend!" Olette quickly interrupted Pence.
"…Girlfriend?" I blinked as I watch Hayner and Pence pick up my things and started walking.
"Yeah, Naminé. It's been about a year now," Olette said as she joined our arms together.
"Wow… I need a rundown of what's happened over here these last 4 years…"
"You have no idea…" Pence mumbled under his breath before being elbowed in the stomach by Hayner.
~!~
His eyes constantly glanced up at the clock as his fingers drummed nervously on the coffee table. He knew her plane had landed; it was only a matter of time that she'd asked about him.
They haven't seen each other since the day she left at the airport. She was 18 then… she's 22 now. He wondered if she still had that gorgeous smile of hers and that long blue hair that swayed in the wind.
God, did he miss her. She was his best friend. His first love. His everything. He couldn't wait to see her again.
It was just a shame though; things wouldn't be the same between them. A lot has happened over the course of 4 years. New people have been met, feelings have changed…
How was he going to tell her? He knew her. He knows she waited, stayed faithful, the whole 4 years. That's just the way she was. But him? He let friends get to his head and say so otherwise.
"Baby...?" A woman's voice called out to him.
"Hm?" He didn't move from his position.
The woman wrapped her arms around him and kissed his cheek. "What are you thinking about…?"
"Nothing important…" He lied.
~!~
After I went to my new apartment to set down my things, my friends insisted on going to some new little café that had just opened up. Apparently Roxas and Naminé were going to meet us there.
We arrived at the café shortly after leaving my apartment. I was glad it was only a 5 minute walk to it. It would make a great stop for breakfast every day before heading to my doctor's office. I looked up at the sign of the small, pale green café.
Tropical Delights
"This looks like it should be in Destiny Islands instead of Twilight Town…" I said as we walked in.
"Yeah well, the owner probably wanted to bring the tropics to those who can't get to Destiny Islands." Olette said.
"It's a 10 minute walk! I walked there to school every day! Even in the snow!" Hayner complained.
"Shut up…" Olette frowned at her boyfriend.
"How many," a woman asked us.
"Um… we're with those two people over there," Olette pointed at a table in front of a window where two blondes sat at.
"Oh okay, a waitress will be over there shortly to take your orders," She smiled at us as she handed us each a menu.
"Thanks," I smiled at her as we walked over to the table.
The café was really cute. It had a tropical theme going on, hence its name. It had a bar-like counter where you could sit at and watch the cook or the waitresses work the cash register. Around it were small blue tables, each in front of its on respective window. The floor was designed to resemble an ocean with waves crashing onto one another. The walls were painted to look like sand and the day time sky.
We walked to the table and there I saw my best friend and his girlfriend. Naminé had obviously cut her hair since her used to be mid-back length hair was now curled around her shoulders. It gave off a more mature look for her.
Roxas looked almost the same but with more mature features. Ha, my best friend was still sexy.
"Talia!" Naminé said in excitement as she clasped her hands together.
"Nami!" I grinned as I sat myself beside her.
Roxas just stared at me. He gave me a distant look.
"Roxas!" Naminé snapped at him, instantly bringing him out his trance.
"Oh… hey Tal, sorry…" He said as he rubbed the back of neck.
"Gee, don't look happy to see me," I playfully pouted.
"…" His eyes slowly dropped down to stare at the coffee mug in front of him.
Awkward silence much? He didn't seem this down before I came? Is he still reminiscing about that short time we dated? That was 4 years ago, he has Nami now. Shouldn't he be over it?
"Ehehehe, well I'm starved! Waitress!" Pence called out to the short waitress.
~!~
"She's back… isn't she?" The redhead spoke softly to her best friend in front of her as they sat on her living room couch.
"Yeah…"
"Are you… sure?" She looked up at him.
"Positive, Kai…" He let out a depressing sigh.
"You have to tell her. She deserves to know…" Kairi crossed her legs.
"How…? She'll hate me!" He slammed his fist down onto his leg.
"Well… you let this happen. It's obviously your-"
"Damn, can you say anything encouraging?" His ocean blue eyes burned into the redhead's blue ones.
"Sorry… but you know I hate her…"
"It's been 4 years, Kairi, damn! Get over it!"
As soon as this was said a faint baby's cry was heard coming from another room.
Kairi instantly stood up. "I'm just saying… you know I hate her more than the other one. It's your choice though, hun."
The man groaned as Kairi walked out the room to the where the crying child was.
How was he going to tell her…?
~!~
"…And then she ran cussing in some sort of weird language!" We all laughed at Hayner except for Roxas.
What was his problem? Did he not want to see me?
"Roxas… what's up?" Pence asked, finally taking notice the blonde wasn't acting the same.
"You guys haven't told her…?" Roxas mumbled under his breath.
I shifted my eyes at each one of them. "Told me what?"
"If you guys told her, there'd be no way she'd be this happy right now. You should've told her when it first happened!" He stood up and walked straight out the café.
"I should go talk to him…" Naminé said as she was about to get up.
"No… I got it," I smiled at her and went to chase after him.
I quickly walked out the café to catch up with Roxas. He was sitting on a bench across the street from the café. His head was buried in his hands as he stared at the ground. I slowly approached him and took a seat beside him.
"Roxas…?"
"What?" He grumbled from beneath his hands.
"What's your problem? You've seen mad at me since I've arrived back! What? You didn't want me to come back?" I glared slightly at him.
His attitude problem was seriously irritating me. He's one of the reasons I came back!
"No…no… it's not you, Tal…" He finally said after a few minutes.
"Then what is it?" I asked in a more calm voice.
He finally lifted his head and turned to face me. His blue eyes showed how frustrated he was. Not with me… but with something else.
"I'm a terrible friend, Talia. I should've told you. They should've told you… we all should've told you. He should've told you…" Roxas shook his head.
"Told me what? You're not a terrible friend-"
"Yes I am! Pence, Hayner, Olette, Naminé, and I are all bad friends to you! The worst!" He stood up in a furious manner.
"Roxas," I grabbed his arm and pulled him closer to me. "Tell me now."
He turned his head away from me to the ground.
"Tell me, Roxas… I can handle it." I said to him.
"Talia… you know I love you…"
Love me? He still loves me? After 4 years? I thought we settled this at my last day here at Twilight Town. He's happily dating Naminé now!
"I hate to see you get hurt…"
Hurt? What's going to hurt me? Why won't he just tell me!
"We all love you, Talia…" He turned to face me in my eyes.
"Roxas… what are you talking abou-"
"Sora's engaged."
