Summary: AU -- Roxas and Naminé, the best of friends. They overcome everything together. What happens to their already confused relationship when one of them leaves the other with memories and a little bit stardust?

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"Naminé, Naminé! C'mon… open up!"

Roxas pounded on the door. He just came up with the best idea to spend the last few days of their summer vacation. He knew that Naminé's been running out of ideas to come up with but a stroke of genius hit him. Roxas heard running footsteps coming towards the door as he tried to catch his breath while waiting at front of the door. The door swung open to reveal his pretty blond best friend.

"Geez Roxas… Impatient now are we? What's so urgent this time?" Naminé said. She looked down with her bright blue orbs to find her spiky, dirty blond-haired friend gasping for breath.

"…I see you ran all the way here too." She said with a wry smile.

"Yeah well, be flattered! I don't usually run for just anyone you know…" He managed to choke out. He was still looking down and missed the slight tint of pink that brushed over his friend's face.

"But anyway… I figured out something to do today!"

Naminé's face perked up and her curiosity got the better of her, she asked,

"Seriously? What did you think of? …Roxas, this better not be as lame as the last idea you had… Really, blowing up marshmallows in my microwave didn't exactly get you on the good side with my parents."

"…They're still angry about that? Oops. But really, this idea's the best so far!"

"…Stop stalling and TELL me already."

"Okay okay… and you call me impatient…" Roxas muttered, "So, how 'bout we go up to the top of the clock tower or Sunset Hill, y'know… maybe go in a hot air balloon or something? …Maybe? Okay, that sounded a LOT better in my head. But, what do you say?"

Naminé stood in front of her door and stared at the cerulean eyes that were searching her own. She could feel a slight blush creep onto her face when his voice broke the silence.

"Well?"

"Roxas. That has got to be, one of the worst idea's that has EVER come out of your mouth."

"BUT –"

"No, really Roxas. But…" Naminé paused, the pout that just recently formed on Roxas' face was too adorable, she just had to give in now.

"Well… I guess we'll just do whatever you want to do today Roxas, we've been doing whatever I wanted to so…"

"YES! Thanks so much Naminé! I promise you won't regret this! Oh by the way… leave your jacket behind; today's supposed to be really hot so uh… I'll meet you in front of the station! Oh! And don't be worried about heights; I'll be there to protect you! So, I'll see you later!"

Naminé's eyes immediately cast down as Roxas uttered those last few words. She barely muttered a bye as Roxas took off with a brighter gleam in his eye.

Naminé giggled as she watched Roxas quiver while sitting on the bottom of the hot air balloon basket while clutching her hand as if holding onto dear life.

"Wow Roxas… and here I thought YOU were going to be protecting ME."

"Yeah well… This was higher up than I imagined!"

"Sure Roxas…"

"Yeah well…" Roxas trailed off as his eyes wandered to find his hand clasped tightly around Naminé's. His face flushed but he didn't let go. He was too scared. Roxas was extremely thankful that it was near sunset so the orange sky hid his tinted crimson face.

"Why do I feel this way? This is Naminé we're talking about… she's my best friend ever since we were little kids!"

Roxas suddenly felt an absence of warmth in his hand and found Naminé leaning out of the basket to touch the treetops.

"NO NAMINÉ! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, TO KILL YOURSELF?" Roxas all but grabbed her arm and started pulling on it to get her to come back.

Naminé burst out in laughter at this and sat back down next to Roxas. She opened her mouth to say something, but just looking at Roxas' frightened face made her eyes water and double over in laughter.

"Hey… it's not funny… I don't wanna lose my best friend y'know."

"But… *giggle* your FACE."

While Naminé spent the rest of the ride laughing while leaning on Roxas, he sat there grumbling, his fear of heights apparently forgotten – that is until they landed back down.

"OH SWEET GOD WE'RE BACK ON THE GROUND. OH HOW I MISSED YOU SO!" Roxas landed on the ground in a quivering heap of happiness. He even kissed the ground several times, Naminé on the other hand landing on the ground next to him, shaking with laughter. Naminé grabbed Roxas' hand and led him off to the sea salt ice cream stand where she bought themselves popsicles and handed Roxas a small star shaped charm.

"Y'know… just in case we ever get separated or something…" Naminé explained.

"How am I going to tell him..?" Naminé thought to herself…

"Oh. But… isn't this your favorite charm? It's even the shiny one, the one with the stardust! I remember you telling about how the stardust does all this mushy stuff or whatever… something to do with love, but geez Naminé, we both know that you're not gonna leave me!" Roxas declared while licking his popsicle.

Naminé forced a weak smile onto her face and laughed softly.

"Haha… yeah…"