Our Beloved Romance
Summary: When Sora dumps Kairi, it enrages Namine. She tries to comfort Kairi, when something completely unexpected happens. Kairi x Namine. Contains Yuri. Namine's POV.
Author's Note: This is my first fanfiction. Constructive criticism would be nice, as it would help me make my writing better.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or its characters. Sadly, I make no profit.
Beta'd by: RukiRomance
Chapter 1: A Forbidden Love
"If Sora treats you that way, than he's just not right for you Kai. Don't let it get to you, it's not your fault he lost the only girl he'll ever get," I said, concerned about Kairi, my best friend since elementary school, who just had her heart shred into a million pieces by a spiky-haired brunette kid named Sora.
My name is Namine. I'm just an average 16 year old teenager with straight, golden-blond hair, sky blue eyes and an enormous crush on Kairi. She has long, silky mahogany hair, the most beautiful cerulean eyes I have ever seen, the way they glistened in the sunlight was just heavenly, her curves are in all the right places, and was just barely a month older than me. She was perfect, you couldn't find a flaw if you tried. We're both juniors at Destiny Islands High School, and fate would have that she was in all the same classes as me. Lucky, right? There were only ten more days left until school started back up, and we would officially be seniors.
Sora was the popular guy every girl dreams of, even though his reputation with girls wasn't all that good. He had spiky, brown hair, and was just a bit taller than me, just by an inch or two, though, and I'm extremely short. He always hung out with Riku before he met Kairi. She was the only person that understood what he endured every day. She went through the same thing every day as well, and they helped each other through each other's home life. The only one he truly loved was Kairi, though. Personally, I thought they were a perfect match, until today. How wrong was my judgment.
"I just... what did I do to make him hate me?" the sadness and confusion in her voice was nearly enough to make me cry.
We were headed towards my house to get her away from her family for a while, since it was hard enough for her to deal with their crap when Sora was there to help her through it. Suddenly, her phone rang... It was none other than the guy that just broke up with her, Sora.
"Just ignore him, he isn't worth-" Kairi answered before I could finish...
"What the hell do you want?" At this point, Kairi was on the verge of tears.
"Kairi, I'm sorry. I had no right to yell at you like that. I just... no excuse is good enough for how I treated you. I would give my life to see that-" Sora was interrupted.
"I don't care if you would give your life for me. You called me a bitch in front of Namine and Xion, even though I gave everything I had into the relationship, and respected you more than anything. I can't forgive you after the shit you just pulled," Kairi exclaimed, hanging up the phone, tears pouring down her face like a waterfall. Truthfully, that wasn't even close to half of the whole story.
The sun was setting, and we were just standing in the middle of the dirt-paved road that led to my house. I felt like I had to do something, anything, to comfort Kairi. I embraced her with comforting arms, trying to show her that I was there for her, when suddenly, I feel her lips pressed firmly against mine. The beautiful scent of fresh cherries was possessing my nose as a slight breeze passed by us. I could feel my face getting redder and redder by the second. At that instant, I thought I could feel a small portion of the sadness she was feeling, and even that was unbearable.
"I... don't know... what to say," I was astonished. To be honest, I didn't know what just happened. One second I was trying to comfort her, the next, her lips were pressed against mine. My face was still a vivid cherry red. A million thoughts were racing through my head. Time seemed to slow to a halt, but before I knew it, the kiss was over. I wished it could last forever.
"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to-," Kairi said timidly. I didn't have to be the smartest li'l girl on Earth to tell that something was wrong, that she was worriedabout something, especially when I've known her for almost ten years now, but I couldn't tell if it was Sora or the kiss we just shared.
"Don't apologize, Kai," I interrupted with the most soothing voice I could muster at the time, gently pulling her into a hug. "I kinda liked it," I whispered into her ear with a smile, my breath making her shiver. You don't realize it yet Kairi, but the crush I had on you just became something more, much more.
The sun had set, and it was getting pretty cold out. I felt her shiver and said, "Let's go home."
She answered with a soft-spoken, yet astoundingly sexy, "Yeah."
Once we got to my house, we sat on the couch. Kairi looked tired, so I said, "Hey, Kai, you look tired. Go to sleep."
"Okay," she said tiredly. "Hey, Nami, thanks for being there for me today. It felt so weird, you know, when I kissed you. Part of me just wanted to get Sora off of my mind. But the other, I wanted to kiss you. Kissing you was the best decision I've ever made, though. I've always admired you... no, I idolized you. I should have told you sooner... Sorry." I was so relieved that Kairi had finally admitted her feelings for me.
"Kairi, I'll admit, I'm a little shocked. I mean, I never expected you to feel that way towards me. The truth is, I feel the same way toward you," I told her, pulling her closer as she leaned on my shoulder, and put my arms around her.
She fell asleep immediately after that.Kissing her soft, ruby hair, I thought to myself, Goodnight, Kairi. I love you. Was it that obvious that I liked her? Did she always like me? Why wouldn't she tell me before this? Is this what drove her and Sora apart? No, it couldn't be. These thoughts kept repeating in my head as I slowly drifted into the best sleep of my life. I ended up dreaming about Kairi... about the kiss we had shared just hours before.
"Wha?" I woke up. Someone shut the solid, wooden door a little too forcefully.
"Oh, sorry sis. I didn't know you were down here," Roxas put his hand behind his head, vaguely chuckling. My older brother can be quite bothersome at times, but it's just how brothers act. He had spiky, blond hair, with natural brown highlights, though it wasn't nearly as spiky as Sora's hair. He had blue eyes, like me, and was always there when I needed him.
"Damn, Roxas. Keep your voice down, please," I said in somewhat of a bossy tone as he walked towards his room. "Can't you see Kairi's asleep?" He always was a bit on the loud side. I looked at the clock that was across the room and was amazed that it was already 9:13am. I'm usually up at around 7:30am, enjoying the morning, so this is sleeping in for me, big time. I look at Kairi and smiled. Still sleeping, good.
Seconds later, she woke up. "Good morning, Kai. Did ya sleep well?" I smiled. So much for that.
She kissed my cheek, and as I started to blush, she said, "Good morning to you, too. And best. Sleep. Ever. How 'bout you?" Kairi gave a little giggle, making me smile. How much cuter could she possibly get?
When I said, "Considering I slept almost two hours more than I usually do, yeah," she got up, and I pulled her onto my lap, kissing her neck in the process, and whispered in her ear, knowing she can't resist, "Kairi, I love you."
"Love you more!" my cute little red-head exclaimed with a wink. "Get dressed in something really pretty, Nami. I have to show you this place I found a couple days ago. I know you'll love it!"
"So like a date?" I could tell I sounded a bit too excited, but can you blame me? I mean, I've had a crush on her for almost three years now. My dream finally came true.
"Mm, sure! You could call it that," she exclaimed with a smile and did that cute little giggle of hers again. Your giggling is soooo cute, Kai. I'm glad you're happy now. That's all I ever wanted for you. But you know that, right?