Man, this must be the longest first chapter I ever written.
"Maybe I'm not important to them…I'm not important to anyone, I guess. It'll be better off if I just disappear…"
Just as he was about to fade into unconsciousness, a loud scream was heard next to him. "Oh my god! Leon! Come here!"
The rain was making his vision blurry. He squinted to see a somewhat angel figure. "Are you an angel? Am I… dead?"
The angel put a soft hand on his cheek. "No, silly. You're not dead. And plus, I'm not an angel."
He found it very hard to believe that. "Then who are you?"
"My name is-" Before she could finished, he fainted.
A single cicada could be heard from the room. Roxas heard it and groan. It was hurting his head. His head was burning like hell in the first place so the cicada's song didn't make it any better. To add with that, his whole body felt sweaty.
"Ugh… my head…" Roxas whimpered. He opened his sky blue eyes slowly.
Getting up from the bed was impossible. His throbbing head stopped him every time, the pain was too much. Looking towards the ceiling, he realized something; this wasn't his room. Everything was white! Even his clothes were white. 'Am I in a hospital?" he thought as he tried to remember what happened before.
"Oh! You're awake!" A voice chimed from the doorway.
Roxas looked up and saw a girl no older than he was. Her hair was a soft blonde and her eyes were lavender. He tried to sit up but she stopped him.
"Please don't get up! You have a fever and it might get worse." The blonde's voice was full of worry. "Here's some tylenol."
She put the pill in his hand, along with a glass of water with his other hand. Roxas plopped the pill in his mouth, ignoring the disgusting taste, and swallow the water with it. She smiled as she watched.
"Who are you?" Roxas voice came out as a mumble.
"You forgot already?" A deeper voice came from the doorway. A brunette with a scar across his face came in the room and glared at Roxas.
"Leon, he fainted so of course he wouldn't remember." The girl playfully slapped him on the arm.
"Hmpf."
"Anyway, this is my brother, Leon." The girl pointed to Leon. "Don't mind him, he's such a Grumpysaurus."
"Do middle schoolers still make up childish nicknames?" Leon grinned.
"Shut up!" She slapped him again.
Roxas couldn't help but grin too. The girl saw him and blushed furiously. "A-Anyway, I'm Namine White, at your service!"
"Do you want anything to eat?" Leon asked him.
"Ah, no. It's okay." Roxas replied.
"No! You must eat!" Namine insisted, surprising both Leon and Roxas. "I-I-I mean, you must be weak from walking around in the rain for god knows how long."
"Namine…" Her brother hissed, noticing his sister sudden change in behavior.
Roxas looked at her for a few seconds before he smiled. "Don't worry, Leon. I'd like to eat porridge if you don't mind."
Namine blushed. "S-Sure! I'll go make it!"
After she ran to the kitchen, Leon gave Roxas a death stare. "Let's just get straight to the point. Touch my sister and I'll kill you."
"Isn't it a bit young for us to do that type of stuff? Heh heh…" Roxas laughed nervously.
"Hmm, who knows?" He stood up to leave. "By the way, what's your name?"
"Roxas. Roxas Hikari."
"I'll be watching you, Roxas."
"Wait!" Roxas called out before he left. "Why are you two so kind to me? We haven't even met before."
Leon smiled. "You should ask Namine. She's the one that saved you."
He finally left the room, leaving Roxas all alone. A burnt smell was flowing through the house following by some yelling. "How can you burn porridge?! It's the easiest thing to make!"
"I've never made it before!"
"You're 12 years old, Nami! You should have some common sense!"
Roxas couldn't help but chuckle. His eyes felt heavier and he soon fell asleep.
After a few minutes, Namine came in the room with a bowl full of porridge. "Sorry for the wait! I tried to speed it up by putting the gas higher but it got burnt. So Leon made it. I insisted on making it but no, he didn't want me to repeat myself."
She got annoyed when Roxas didn't responded. "Roxas? Are you ignoring me? That's not very nice you know."
But he wasn't. Roxas was fast asleep. Namine set the porridge on the table and sat beside the bed. Her hand ran through his spiky blonde hair. She smiled. "Sleeping like a baby…"
Namine had an idea. She stood up and got in the bed. Her arms were wrapped around his back as she snuggled closer to him. The blanket was wrapped around both of them. She heard this was a way to help a fever recover faster. "I hope it helps!" Namine whispered before falling asleep herself.
Morning soon came as the sunshine were peeping from the curtains. Roxas slowly rubbed his eyes and yawned. Then he realized; his head wasn't burning like hell. The fever was gone! He smiled. 'I should thank them by making breakfast." As he was getting up he fell (more liked rolled) to the floor, pulling something along with him. Or should I say someone.
"Ow… why did you do that you dummy…"
"Namine?" Roxas widened his eyes. "Were you asleep with me?"
Namine rubbed her head. "Yeah. You're very warm."
He blushed. "Thanks, I guess."
She smiled as an awkward silence came between them. "I, I'll make breakfast for you and Leon."
"No wait-" Namine protested.
"Don't worry, I'm a good cook." He smiled as he headed towards the kitchen.
Namine sighed as she followed him. She sat by the kitchen bench as she watched him looked for ingredients. "So what are you cooking?"
"Do you two like pancakes?" Roxas asked. He stirred the pancake mix in a big bowl.
"Yeah!" She exclaimed
"That's good." He grinned as he poured the pancake mix onto a heated pan. It started to look cooked on one side so he flipped it. "Does your parents live here?"
"Nope," Namine said sadly. "It's only me and Leon. They both died in an accident when I was 4 years old."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I don't remember them at all. Our uncle took care of us but when Leon was old enough to get a job, he just abandon us. We never heard of him again." She continued.
"Oh… I'm sorry." Roxas didn't know what to say. He finished flipping the last pancake. Putting 4 pancakes on each plate, he covered them with maple syrup and strawberries for decoration. "Breakfast's ready!"
"About time." Leon sat by the kitchen bench and started to eat.
"Ooh, they look yummy!" Namine cut off a piece and ate it. "And they taste yummy too! Mmm!"
Roxas chuckled. "It feels good having someone eating the meal I make and saying it's delicious."
She blushed. "It is. You should try some."
"Nah, it's okay." He smiled.
Leon rolled his eyes. "Anyway, Namine. Where did you sleep last night? You know, since Roxas took up your bed and all."
"Oh." Namine said with a mouthful of pancake. "I slept with Roxas."
A dark aura appeared around Leon as he gave a death stare to Roxas. "Roxas…" His voice was so deep it didn't even sound human.
"It's a misunderstanding!" Roxas held his hands up in defense. "We didn't do anything!"
"You slept with my sister…"
"I didn't!" Leon made a grab at him but Roxas dodged him. He stuck his tongue out. "I'm going to call my parents, okay?"
He quickly ran off before Leon could catch him. The phone was in the lounge and Roxas dialed his house. He wasn't sure if his parents would even pick up. But they did.
"Hello? Mom, its Roxas… I'm fine, listen. Can you or dad pick-… What! How could you… …shut up…? Shut up!" Tears were prickling down his face. "Shut up with all that 'I love you' talk! You or dad never did love me! A parent can't abandon their child… Fine. I see how it is. *beep*"
Roxas hung up and sniffed. He dialed another number. "Hello? Aunt Milly... Sora? Get your mom on the phone… Nothing's wrong… Just get her on the phone… Hey Aunt Milly… I'm fine… Can you pick me up from 14 Castle Street...? Thanks, Aunt Milly! You're the best… Okay, bye!"
After the phone calls, he went to the bathroom and cleaned his face. Little did he know, someone was eavesdropping on his phone conversations. Namine went back to the kitchen and ate the rest of her pancakes. Leon frowned at her. "You know, that's a bad habit."
"I know," Namine replied. "Leon, when Roxas comes back don't give him a hard time."
"But-" Leon started but stopped when he saw Namine's serious look. "Okay, fine."
"Thanks, Leon!" She wrapped her arms around her brother. "The greatest big brother in the whole world!"
"Anything for my little sister," he smiled at her.
Ding dong!
Leon stood up and went to open the door. A boy with brown spiked was about to press the doorbell again but stopped when he saw Leon. "Hello!"
"You are?"
"Sora! Who are you?" The boy replied cheerfully.
"What do you want?" Leon ignored the question.
Sora looked annoyed. He didn't like being ignored. "Where's Roxas?"
"Here I am." Roxas suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Sorry 'bout your parents, I heard it from Mom." Sora said sadly. "But don't worry, we always have space in our house!"
"Thanks, Sora." Roxas smiled. "And thanks Leon for everything."
Leon smiled. "No problem."
"Well, bye!" He waved at Leon.
"Wait!"
Roxas turned around and saw Namine running towards him. "I haven't said bye to you yet."
He smiled. Namine blushed as she scratched the back of head. "I… forgot what I was going to say. Thanks for the pancakes and don't forget; don't walk around in the rain!"
"I won't forget it." Roxas smiled again. "Bye, Namine!"
"Bye, Roxas!"
As Roxas and Sora walked down the path, Leon and Namine watched them. Roxas suddenly stopped and turned around. "Namine, I owe you one!"
She was puzzled. "Why?"
"Because you saved me."
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