" Olette! Stand still!" I giggled. She moved around on purpose just to agitate me. I chased her around as fast as I could, but all I saw was chocolate-colored hair that left me in the breeze. My butt landed first on the grainy sand as I folded my arms and pouted at the spunky brunette. " Do you want me to draw you or not?" I shouted. She looked back, crawled towards me, and kissed me gently on the forehead.

" I'm sorry," she said innocently, causing my mouth to turn up words.

" It's alright," I whispered, adding the final details on Olette's face. I sighed heavily. " Tu es belle, Olette.." She stared at me like I was a deformed chicken.

" What did you say?" I laughed.

" I said that you're beautiful. It's French," I said. She replied with a silent " Oh."

" So.. You speak French?" she blurted out, causing me to laugh again.

" A little. I'm a quarter French." We sat in silence as I drew Olette's body.

" Hey guys!" Roxas shouted, dashing gracefully towards us.

" Hey," we replied simultaneously. He stopped in front of us, staring at me intensely.

" Nam, can I talk to you for a sec?"

" Sure," I said calmly, strolling with Roxas to a secluded area. He abruptly turned to me, giving me a serious glare. " Roxas, what is this all about?"

" Axel and Zexion came into town," he replied," They told us that the Organization's looking for us." My eyes glittered with despair. Roxas's face was painted with concern and hate. " They've got everyone looking for us. Especially a new girl named Xion."

" Well what's special about her? Can she see into the future or something?" He simply shook his head.

" Xion's blind, but her sense of smell is extraordinary. See how she's an asset to the Organization now?" I paced back and forth, contemplating what Roxas had told me. He followed the motions of my footsteps. Left, right, left, right.

" Well, at least she doesn't have our scent, right?" I looked at Roxas for reassurance. He just stared back. " Roxas!"

" Sorry, Nam. But she got it off of Axel. He didn't realize that Olette also had your scent on her, so she got into a bit of a mix with Xion. Luckily, Reno came to her aid." I gasped, feeling the tears rush off my eyelids like a waterfall over a cliff. How could I be so irresponsible? Olette got involved simply because I wasn't careful. " Hey, we're gonna do the best we can to protect all of us, okay? Axel and Zexion are on our side. They'll help too," he whispered, both of us staring in Olette's direction. She caught our gaze and flashed a smile along with a wave. We smiled back.

" What about Sora and Kairi? Are we ever gonna tell them?" Roxas winced at the sound of his once best friend. The one he betrayed so heartlessly. He started to walk away, then looked back at me.

" How do you tell the one you trust most about his cruel fate whenever he doesn't even trust you?" Roxas ran, whispering, " Sora, you won't go this way."

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" Hey Nam, you awake?" I heard Olette whisper into my ear, brushing the stray locks of hair away. I turned to face her in the darkness, placing my hand on her warm, smooth cheek. " Um.. What were you and Roxas talking about earlier?" she said, pulling away and turning on the ivory lamp. A scared, yet inquisitive expression dominated her face. I crawled toward her, smiling and kissing her soft, pink lips.

" We were just talking about old friends. Nothing special." She still had the same look on her face.

" You don't have feelings for him still, do you?" I laughed, turning the lamp off.

" No, Olette. I just love you."

" Oh, okay," she yawned, quickly drifting off to sleep. I stayed up, thinking about my conversation with Roxas earlier. My legs carried me to the large, glass window I spent nights staring out of. Suddenly, a set of arms buckled around me, carrying me out to the balcony. The last thing I saw was a black-hooded figure silhouette over Olette's body.