Hello! And welcome to the series of musical Naminé/Roxas one-shots, written by your super-duper-fav-author, RayzieDayzie. These one-shots are each entitled with an inspirational song by the band Mae, one of my personal favorite groups. If you haven't listened to their music, the first time you hear it, you WILL CRY. Every song they perform touches me in the most unfathomable way; their mellowness and low-key-ness is quite captivating; and I felt inspired to make this series in their honor. What better couple to use than Roxas and Naminé? :D
A few rules and regulations are to be reviewed before you sit yourself on this magic-carpet ride -
You are not allowed to read these fics unless you are listening to the songs that correspond to the titles of them. Example: "The Sun and the Moon" by Mae.
If you're not listening to it, go look it up.
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Very good. Now, enjoy the multi-sensory aesthetic experience.
The Sun and the Moon
So when you say forever, can't you see:
You've already captured me.
It was finally time. The darkness had found a flicker of light.
The dimly moonlit water now sparkled with an entirely different light. The moonlight was vanishing rapidly and sunlight was streaming in from just above the ocean's lining.
He smiled.
He looked over at the small, dainty figure wrapped in a blanket, curled up in a chair. Her tiny bare feet dangled off the arm of the ancient cedar wood chair. Her hands were tucked beneath her cheek, making her look like a tiny chipmunk.
Smiling, he leaned over, and whispered in her ear.
"Naminé."
Her eyes fluttered for a moment, and she shifted her position with a small moan. She now faced the ocean, eyes closed, lips twitching sleepily. Then she opened her eyes.
Suddenly, upon the vision before her, she was wide awake.
"W-wha… where am… R-Roxas?"
He put a finger to his smiling lips.
"Shh… it's coming." He looked at the sky in the distance.
"What are you…?"
She followed his gaze, and saw a soft, faint orange glow in the distance, gradually growing larger and larger very slowly.
She looked around hastily, surrounded by nothing but water. She looked down, and the blanket slid off of her shoulder a little, and she felt the chilly morning breeze of early spring. She recognized the chair as the old cedar wood that rested on the dock at the beach on Destiny Island.
She hadn't been here since she was a child.
So what was she doing here in her pajamas?
Naminé's gaze turned from her surroundings, and rested on Roxas. Despite the bizarre situation, she couldn't help but smile. He may have tried to appear calm and collected, but the excitement in his striking cerulean blue eyes made him look like a little kid.
The air was silent, filled with the soft, steady rhythm of the waves crashing against the shore. Seagulls chirped overhead. Neither of the pair said a word to each other – they simply soaked in the splendor of the steadily increasing glow, belonging to the rising sun.
"It's cool, isn't it?" Roxas said, not taking his eyes off the sunrise.
"Breathtaking," Naminé replied half-heartedly, hypnotized by the sun's radiance.
Roxas finally looked over at his blonde girlfriend, curled up in the chair, clutching the blanket tightly around her shoulders. Her sun-kissed, porcelain skin glowed radiantly in the rising sun's light. Her pale aquamarine eyes were wide and full of wonder as she gazed at the glowing skies.
Roxas smiled, picked up his chair, and set it next to hers. He sat, and only when he spoke did she tear her gaze away from the sunrise.
"Sleep well?"
She snapped out of her trance, and seemed astonished that he'd moved to her side so quickly. She suddenly came to her senses as to the sarcastic tone with which his question was stated, and shot him a goaded glare.
"No thanks to you."
He just smirked. She huffed.
"Why'd you bring me here, anyway?" She asked in a slightly lighter tone. "I can't say I wasn't surprised when I woke up in the middle of an ocean."
"I wanted you to see this," he answered with a soft smile.
She looked at the sky once more, surprised to see that the sun's orange glow was nearly twice the size as it had been.
You turn away for one minute, and it's already so big - so grown up.
She looked at the sunrise, then at Roxas. Then she smiled to herself.
Uncanny.
"It is beautiful," she whispered softly, still smiling to herself.
Naminé shifted her position in her chair so that her body was facing the sunset. She curled her knees up, and stuffed her slender, quilt-wrapped legs into the corner of the chair. Roxas leaned forward in his chair, propping his elbows against his knees and running a hand through his unruly, disheveled blonde hair.
"I used to come here with Sora a lot when we were kids."
He pointed at one of the posts on the slender dock, covered in gray tape.
"See that? That was me." He smirked proudly.
"You're kidding." Naminé laughed.
"It was at sunrise on a Saturday. We used to swing off of the post into the water, and Sora accidently swung a little too hard. We got so freaked that we rushed home, grabbed some Duck tape, and went all out. And after all this time, we've never received any blame."
She giggled, and yawned quietly, still slightly groggy in the early morning. She looked at him with a smile, and said softly,
"You like this place a lot, don't you?"
He finally looked at her, and she could see the memory still painted in his azure, cobalt eyes.
"Yeah. I guess it's a little obvious, huh?" He chuckled slightly.
She simply smiled.
"You just look happy when you stare at that sunrise," she whispered.
He nodded.
"It brings back a lot of memories. I still come here sometimes, just to think. It scares me, sometimes, how deep I can get."
Naminé giggled softly, and let out another small yawn. She rubbed her eyes, and tried her best to look at least half awake.
It startled her when she felt a cold, coarse hand slip into hers, entwining their equally cold fingers.
"It reminds me of you, y'know."
His tone was noticeably softer, and she stared at him, somewhat surprised. Roxas shot a lively glance her way, and continued with a smile.
"I've seen a lot of sunrises. See how blue the skies get when the sun comes up?" He made a motion with his hand to cover the expanse of the sky, then looked directly into her eyes. "They can't even compare to your oceanic eyes."
Naminé blushed, smiling wide. She thought she detected a hint of a blush upon Roxas's tanned cheeks as he turned back to the sunset.
"Hey, Naminé..." He said, his voice growing distant, "don't you think it's weird, how the sun and the moon are so different? The moon only lights up a little, and it doesn't really illuminate darkness very well. But the sun… the sun completely lights up the world. Darkness disappears in sunlight."
She simply stared at him thoughtfully, trying her hardest to find a point in what he was saying. Naminé noticed the distant, faraway look in his cobalt blue eyes, and the way his voice carried a softer, lighter tone. He absent-mindedly stroked her hand with his thumb, and although his fingertips was coarse and calloused, Naminé thought it soothing. He seemed mesmerized by the sunrise.
She'd never seen him like this, and when he spoke once more, she felt a wave of emotion strike her directly in the heart.
"You're like the sun, Naminé."
He paused, and Naminé was stunned. Roxas looked deep in thought, and she could've sworn that she saw the twinkle of a tear in his eye.
"You…" His voice cracked, "...you light up my world. And even when I don't shine that well, you make up for it. Your light reaches everyone and everything. You shine brighter than anyone ever could. I still can't believe how a loser like the moon could ever befriend a girl like the sun. Like you."
Naminé was blushing beyond belief. She could classify every word he was saying as 'cheesy' and 'cliché'… but somehow, the only word that could come to her mind was… very 'Roxas.'
She smiled, staring into his eyes, not exactly paying attention to the words bubbling out of her mouth.
"Does that mean you're full of cheese, Roxas?"
He laughed, and squeezed her hand tighter. As chilly as the morning was, her hand felt warm in his embrace.
"At the moment, I'd say something like that, yeah."
They both laughed softly, and when their laughter died down, Roxas grew solemn again, staring at the sunrise with a distant smile.
"I've always thought the world was just a big adventure; that the life I'm living now isn't nearly as adventurous as it could be. But when I look at the sunrise… every piece falls in place. Then it hits me. Everything I have is everything that I could ever want."
He reached for her other hand, and their cold fingers intertwined gently.
"Everything just rushes back to me like a memory that I'd forgotten. My thoughts keep running, my words keep flowing and flowing… I feel like my life is worth something – when I look at the sun."
He took in a deep breath, grinning at the sun. Naminé watched him closely, fascinated by his emotion. He looked calm, but she could tell that he was nervous. He turned his head a little, smiling.
"Naminé, when I'm with you, I…"
He breathed in, and finally, he looked her dead in the eyes, with that childish excitement in his voice and in his striking cerulean blue eyes.
"…I feel like my life has a purpose. My words and thoughts just keep flowing, and I feel like they're not enough to capture what I feel about you." He took in a deep breath. "I love you. I've always loved you."
He clutched her dainty hands tightly, and looked down, still smiling giddily. Naminé's heart pounded wildly. A thousand butterflies unleashed in her stomach, and she loved the feeling.
"I want to love you… forever."
Naminé smiled softly, looking up into his eyes. She leaned forward, and pressed her forehead against his. Their eyelashes flitted against one another's, eyes closed in pure serenity.
"…Forever?" She whispered.
Their warm breath touched each other's faces. Their lips brushed lightly, tempting them. Naminé's lip curled into a smile. She freed one of her hands, and reached up to touch his soft, cold cheek.
"Can't you see, Roxas? You've already captured me."
He smiled, and moved forward impulsively.
Softly, gently, he claimed her lips in his own.
He moved his free hand to her head, running his fingers through her soft, sunlit blonde hair. She brushed her dainty fingers across his skin, tingling his cold cheek with warmth.
He felt such inexplicable joy. She felt such unfathomable happiness.
They both felt such inextinguishable love.
The sun was now risen, full, and shining brightly in the early morning spring sky. The water beneath it sparkled with a rejuvenated sunlight that had been missing since nightfall. The warm, gentle glow illuminated their faces as they watched the end of the sunrise, holding each other tightly.
"I guess we should go soon, huh?" Roxas finally broke the silence, moving forward a little.
"Wait." Naminé clutched his hand.
He turned, and saw the smile in her sunlit ocean eyes.
She brought his hand to her lips, and kissed it gently. She looked up at him with her enchanting ocean eyes, and brought her voice to a whisper.
"I want to watch the moonrise."
A/N - so?
whad'ja think? did you feel the magic ~? :D
I'M WARNING YOU! if you didn't listen to the song, the experience was not complete. shames on you. if you did? i love you!
so review, please!