You Make My Heart S m i l e

C h a p t e r 1

Fearless

The Silence Will Set Me Free

My life is a living hell. Plain and simple as that.

"I'm leaving. I'll be back later." I said to my foster mother.

"Ok Namine. Don't stay out too long."

I stepped out of my house clad with black tennis shoes, knee high white socks and a black dress. I had a finely crafted Keyblade necklace on a chain around my neck, a perfect little replica of Oathkeeper. The wind whistled as I walked down Jay's Place, the street I live on. I walked and walked until night fall, thoughts of the past running through my mind. A scream from a little girl jolted me out of my thoughts. I directed my attention to a little pond with a duck and her four ducklings sitting on the edge. Next to the pond was a little girl, no older than the age of five, her brown hair cut in a bob and her face scared stiff. Next to her was a guy in a hooded coat, trying to grab her, to kidnap her.

I walked over and swung my foot around, smashing my foot into his face. He landed in the grass with a thud and I looked to the little girl with my cold blue eyes.

"Go inside." I ordered.

She nodded slightly and ran inside her house which was across the street, tears streaming down her face.

I kicked the guy twice in the ribcage and told him, "Ever touch any kids around here again, and I'll kill you."

He looked up at me, fear filling his eyes. He mumbled a slight "Yes." And stood up and ran away.

I started back home, not wanting to run into anymore children going to be molested or kidnapped. As I walked by the little girl's house, I heard her telling her mother, "Then this big girl showed up! And she kicked POW! Right in the face! And he fell and I was like ZOMG!" I walked away from there at a faster pace, not wanting to hear what her mother had to say.

I stormed into my house and walked up the stairs to my room. The smell of tomato soup filled the air and made me gag. I walked unto my balcony to get some fresh air and to clear my thoughts. The sky was dark, only a single star in the sky. I shed a single tear and whispered, "Why…why did I scream?"

I was 12 when my parents were murdered. It was my fault.

We were going to be robbed, and we came home at the wrong time for dinner together. Me and my father were laughing and telling jokes, and my mother was shaking her head, saying we were crazy. Well…things turned out differently. My mother was pinned to the floor, blade to her throat, while my father was hit with a pipe from our drain system. He said not to scream, that if I did, they would die. He said to tell me where our money was, but I didn't listen. I screamed. He slit my mother throat and beat my father to death. I sat there, helpless. I was taken into a foster home and my foster parents gave me everything I wanted. A bike, a computer, and iPod, you name it I have it. Three years later, here I am. With them same people, since they decided to adopt me. I didn't really care though. They weren't my parents. They will never fill the empty hole in my heart.

I walked over to my dresser and pulled out my wooden box that contained my blade and blood stained towel. I took out my blade and made three clean cuts on my arm. I watched the blood flow and dip to the ground before I wiped my self-created wounds. I shoved my box back in the corner of my dresser, where I covered it up with a t-shirt. No one would know of my little secret.

It's a Friday night. Here I am, I supposed "Beautiful Girl" sitting alone in my room, cutting myself. I sighed and reached over to grab my little green and white LG Neon. I flipped through my contacts of boy's numbers I wouldn't ever call and friends that truly hated me for my "beauty". I honestly don't know what people see in me. My blonde hair falls past my shoulders, and is normally lifeless. My eyes are dull and blue, and I rarely talk. Well I do, but it's only to say an answer to a question in class or to fake laugh at a joke. My soprano voice was rusty compared to other's over used voices. I found the contact that I was looking for and hit "Send". The phone rang twice and her high, joy filled voice picked up.

"Hey Namine! What's up?"

"Hey, Kairi. Can you come over? I'm kinda lonely."

"Well…sorry I can't. Sora and Riku are here. Can you come over?"

"Yeah I can. Thanks Kairi."

"No problem! See ya soon!"

I listened to the tone of the phone and then hung up. I may as well go over, I thought. I slipped on my thick black jacket with fur lining the collar and the ends of the sleeves. I shoved my phone in my pocket and left a note for my foster mother telling her where I was going, since I didn't feel like facing her.

I walked through our living where my eleven year old adoptive brother, Seth, sat down watching the news.

"Onee-chan! Look! You're on tv!" He said pointing to the screen.

Sure enough, there I was. So now I am a "Hero". Whatever, I guess.

"That's nice Seth." I said, giving my brother a soft smile. He beamed and rubbed the back of his head, messing up his light brown hair. He had my adoptive mother's eyes, hazel.

I walked out of the house and jogged down the street. Well, that is until my foot happened to get caught in a crack in the sidewalk.

I fell. Hard. My face slammed into the concrete and my knees scraped the ground. Blood started running down my forehead and it fell to the sidewalk, seeping into the cracks.

"Are you ok, Miss?"

I looked up and saw a boy no older than me staring down at me with worry. He had blonde hair that defied gravity and his eyes were soft, yet piercing blue. I stood up and dusted off my dress, wiping blood out of my eyes. I gave him a hard stare, while a slight smirk spread across his face.

"I'm fine. Now go away." I said. I'm not a good conversationalist.

"No. it's late. Let me walk you to where you need to go at least." He smiled a white smile, which would have melted my heart years ago.

"Listen…I don't need your help. Just leave me alone. "

"Suit yourself." He said turning around and walking away. Something inside of me screamed Call him back! He's walking away! But I let him go. He turned the corner and disappeared out of sight. I started again, wincing slightly at the pain that spread through my legs. God…Kairi will freak if she sees me like this. I walked down Sleet's Lane and walked up to Kairi's pink little house.

"In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me!" I heard Kairi sing through the door. I groaned. Karaoke. I knocked softly and Sora came to the door, eyes shining as he listened to Kairi sing.

"Come in Namine." He said as he smiled.

"Voice from the past, joining yours and mine, adding up the layers of harmony."

I nodded and took off my coat. I hung it on Kairi's coat rack and took a place on the couch next to Riku, who was chomping away on a caramel apple.

"Melodies of li -Namine! What happened to you?" She asked, pointing to my forehead.

"Oh…I fell." I said quietly.

She jumped off her hand build stage and grabbed my wrist, pulling me to her bathroom. She grabbed a towel and ran it under some warm water for a few seconds before pressing it to my forehead.

"You are reckless Nami." She laughed.

"You are too, Kai."

"Not as much as you!"

"Hey! Are you two coming back out here or are me and Sora gonna have to take your turns?" Riku asked.

"Yeah! Chill dude!" Kairi yelled back to him.

As Kairi cleaned me up, I let my thoughts wander back to that boy. Who was he? There was something about him that made him different. He gave up. Normally boys harass me to the point where I have to nearly kick them in the head to get them to cut it out.

"He left…" I whisper unknowingly.

"Huh? Did you say something Nami?" Kairi asked cleaning up my knees.

"What? No…" I said my voice trailing off.

"Well ok…" She stood up, with a funny look on her face.

"What is it?" I asked, confused.

"How did you get these?" She asked picking up my wrist.

Oh no…my cuts. Think Namine…Think.

"My cat. Yeah she doesn't like baths." I covered up.

"Ok!" She said with a sigh of relief.

Naïve Kairi.

I walked back into the living room where Riku and Sora were singing a song.

"Just a small town girl. Living in a lonely world! She took the midnight train going anywhere." Riku sang.

"Just a city boy! Born and raised in south Detroit! He took the midnight train going anywhere!" Sora chimed.

Kairi and I sat there, wide eyed.

"DON'T STOP BELIEVING!" Riku and Sora nearly screamed.

Kairi laughed and my jaw dropped. Who knew they could sing like that?

After Riku and Sora finished their song, well that's when things got interesting.

Five minutes later…

"Come on Nami!" Kairi begged.

"No…" I shook my head. No way in hell was I getting on that stage.

"Come on! Don't be chicken!" Sora said, making his arms look like wings and cooing like a pigeon.

"You got your birds wrong there Sora…" Riku said. "Come on Namine! It's fun!"

I folded my arms and crossed my legs. "No."

"No is not an option!" Sora yelled, pointing his finger in my face.

I sighed. "Fine." I mumbled irritably.

"Yay!" Kairi said jumping up and down.

I chose a song and listened to the piano play. 1…2….3!

"Empty house far away, lost in lonely space. You know you've felt the same." I started.

Sora smiled and gave me a thumbs up.

"From the shallows in love, to the depths or your scars, you know you want to change. In the rafters of vate, fixed and spinning late, there is a certain fear. Even light with control, lights outside our homes, wait for every tear."

I soon finished my song and Kairi rushed up to me, embracing me in a tight hug.

"That was beautiful Nami!"

Riku nodded and Sora got up to stretch his hamstrings. I looked at the clock. Shoot 11:30.

"Hey I gotta go." I told them with a sad look upon my face.

"But it's late! How about I get my mom to give you a ride?" She offered kindly.

I shook my head rejecting her offer. "No. I'll be ok." I grabbed my jacket and opened her door, turning back to give a brief wave before shutting it behind myself.

I turned around and blue eyes met blue eyes. A gasp escaped from my throat and laughter filled the eyes I was staring into. It was him.

"Did I scare you?"

"No. You caught me off guard." He smiled at that.

"Well, I must be going. He said, placing his hands on back of his head.

I stood there and watched him walk away. How did he know I was here? I asked myself.

He turned back and smiled. "By the way, you sing beautifully." I blushed and he continued to walk away.

So I think we ALL know who he his! If you don't well…I'm sorry. I hoped you enjoyed the story! It was easy to write since I've been a little down (Understatement of the year) lately. I got into "Crazy writer mode". I'll be updating "A Murder In The Perfect World" probably sometime this week. So uh…yeah I think that's it. Review for more singing Sora! ^-^

Btw: Kairi's song was Melodies of Life from Final Fantasy IX, Sora and Riku's song was Don't Stop Believing by Glee and Namine song was Fearless by Falling Up.

Every chapter will be named after a song that will have to do with the content of the chapter. In this one, Namine is Fearless, rather than the sweet girl we see in the games.

~The Silence Will Set Me Free