The Knight and the Witch

A Kingdom Hearts Fanfiction

(Main) RoxasxNamine & other pairings involved

The afternoon sunlight graced Twilight Mansion with its presence. While its recluse master kept hidden in his study, four distinct kids, each around 6-7 years old, sat in a line while a fifth rhythmically pointed his finger at each of their heads. He spun on his heel, nearly tripping as he went on chanting, "Who's the dragon? Who's the witch? Who's the knight and princess or the prince?" His blue eyes glimmered mischievously as each of his friends looked to him in anticipation. Then, with a triumphant laugh, he drew a proud thumb to his chest and exclaimed, "I'm the prince! And Kairi's the princess!"

The rest, aside from the burgundy-haired girl who giggled excitedly, groaned in frustration. "Sora!" the silver-haired boy stood and scolded, "You can't just pick yourself to be the prince. You're ALWAYS the prince! I want a turn, too!"

"Too bad," Sora laughed, "I'm the prince until you beat me, Riku."

"Then what am I, huh?" Riku grumbled.

Kairi quickly jumped to her feet and then onto Riku's back, cheering, "Riku's the dragon! He's tall and scary! Wooooo, rawwwwwr!"

Riku turned to her, flabbergasted. "The DRAGON?!"

"Okay!" Sora grinned.

"Hey! You're too quick in agreeing with shorty here!" Riku was about to make another remark, but Kairi pressed her full weight forward and face-planted him onto the matted floor. She stuck her tongue out at him and then ran over to Sora's side.

The two blondes in the group sighed, dreading their already-obvious titles. The one with messy, dirty blonde hair was the next to stand, rubbing the back of his neck. "Guess I'm the knight this round," Roxas shrugged. He then smiled to himself. "Not that I'm complaining." His eyes looked over the smaller blonde's downcast form. "You okay, Namine?"

"Hm..." Namine hummed sadly, her messy platinum blonde pigtails falling over her shoulders as she, too, stood to her feet. "I'm a witch...again."

"What's wrong with the witch?" Sora rose an eyebrow at her. "You get to make magic and do cool stuff. And you get Snoofles!" He ran to their short desk where a beaten black cat plushie sat and threw said plushie to Namine. She caught it half halfheartedly. "You can throw him at the dragon as a defense spell!"

"That's...not how cats work..." Riku grumbled again, "And cats aren't spells, you noob."

"What did you call me?!" Sora leaped at him, but Riku suavely shifted out of his grasp. His face met the floor, just as his friend's did earlier.

Riku stuck his tongue out at Sora and laughed, "Like I said- a noob!" He spotted the mountain of pillows, threw on his red blankie for a cape, and grabbed Kairi before climbing his cushion fortress. Finally, he threw his head back and let out a loud cackle. "Well, prince? Let's see you try to save your little princess, now!"

Kairi pouted. "I am NOT little! Sora, get him! He's bullying me again."

"I'll save you, Kairi!" Sora assured her, earning himself a bright smile from her. "But first, I must recruit this knight!" He pointed his balloon sword at Roxas who looked at him with curious eyes. "And together, he and I must defeat the evil witch and then the dragon! C'mmon, Roxas, let's go."

Namine winced slightly at her description. "But that's..." she sighed, knowing that once Sora got into character, there was no snapping him out of it until he was really defeated in combat. Snoofles' button eyes looked back at her as though pleading her to say something anyway. "...b-b-ut...um...Sora, I..I want to be the princess this time!" Roxas blinked in surprise at the small girl's outburst. As he watched carefully, he noticed a slight tint of pink spread across her face and to the tips of her ears. She was trembling. Sighing, he glanced at Sora. The brunette looked listless, completely oblivious to Namine's feelings.

"Look, Namine," Sora reasoned, "It's my turn and I want Kairi to be the princess. I just like to play with her as princess more."

Riku nearly choked while Kairi played with her hair, unaware of what was just said. "So honest," he nearly chuckled but then lost his humor upon seeing Namine's devastated face. "...hey, Sora, maybe you should-"

"Too bad, Sora," Roxas cut in. He stepped in between Namine and Sora and brushed aside Sora's balloon sword with his own. "This knight isn't saving any princesses with you. I'm siding with the witch." He pointed his toy at Sora's shocked face and smiled back at Namine who looked at him with wide blue eyes and a pink face. "Besides, didn't anyone tell you? This witch isn't jealous of the princess. She's super powerful as she is!" Sora, Riku, Kairi, and even Namine looked at him questioningly, wondering where he was going with his little lore thought up from nowhere. Realizing that he himself had no idea what he was saying, Roxas mentally smacked himself. "She just...uh...um." He heard Namine sigh behind him and finally said, "She...she needs the prince's kiss to get his power also...and then rule the world!" He spread his arms apart proudly at his proclamation. Sora and Kairi blushed in return and Riku lost all control over his laughter.

Namine grabbed Roxas' arm, now blushing furiously. "Roxas!" she squeaked, "That's too embarrassing!" She found that she could no longer meet Sora's eyes at this moment, feeling them burn into her and her supposed knight ally.

Seeming to have already forgotten the remark, Sora brought his sword down with a jump. "Traitor!" he cried, "I'll take you both down then!" Roxas blocked Sora's attack and spun-struck his brother, knocking him back. Sora wiped a small dirt smudge from his nose and huffed. "Roxas, you're my brother! Why?"

Roxas smirked. "Because I'm a knight," he answered simply, "And I protect people."

"PRINCESSES," Sora corrected his sibling, "PRINCES- ROYALTY! Not the bad guys!"

Roxas directed a thumb at Namine. "You have your princess, I have my witch." He fought against his reddening cheeks and readied his balloon sword once more. "I believe in Namine. She'll get her kiss and, if she wishes hard enough, will one day turn into a princess, too."

"Whoa..." Namine stared at Roxas in wonder. Maybe, just maybe...

"The princess of darkness!" Roxas clarified valiantly.

Namine cringed. Never mind.

"Did everyone just forget about the main bad guy here?" Riku voiced himself, feeling slightly left out by the sibling rivalry. He looked to Sora and Roxas, ineffectively catching either one's attention. Annoyed, he picked up one of the pillows and hurled it right onto Sora's head, knocking him off his feet. "Hey, noob! This DRAGON is about to burn your precious princess to a crisp!" He grabbed Kairi's shoulders and made some loud hissing sounds, making her squeal.

"Kairi, no!" Sora called to her.

Namine jumped to Roxas' side and held out her cat plushie. "Until I get it...my kiss..." she breathed nervously and looked up at Riku and Kairi with newfound determination. "Kairi, I'll save you! So we can be princesses together!"

Kairi looked back at the blonde girl and giggled, "Sure, Namine! I'd really like that."

"Yuck! I'm not kissing any girls," Sora reasoned, "Even if I do think Kairi is pretty." Namine's words then sank in and that brought him quickly to his feet. "Hey, Namine! That's not how this game goes! Quit un-playing your roles! Ah!" Roxas' balloon made contact with his nose again. He sent a glare his brother's way.

Hitting his sword against his own shoulder, Roxas chuckled. "Quit whining and just play, you nerd." For a moment, his eyes wandered to Namine again. However, her gaze lingered longingly on Sora who kept restlessly looking between his traitorous brother and the captive Kairi. A sad smile tugged on the blonde boy's lips.