Today we were in homeroom, since the time period was extended for today our teacher gave us the period to ourselves. Tapping my pencil against my chin, I was thinking of what to draw with my sketchbook on lap. Maybe I could draw the class. Hmmm… No, some of them take too long to color in a period. Scanning around, I saw my friends around the classroom; Kairi and Sora flirting, Roxas and Hayner arguing about over askateboarding, I think. Olette was reading while Pence was playing with his camera. Riku and Axel were a year older so that leaves them out.
Still thinking, I looked down at my color pencils. That's it! When I think about it now, they all represent a color - Kairi is purple, while Pence is orange, maybe Olette could be yellow, oh—Riku would make a nice brown, Sora would always be the blue-sky. Hayner stood out as green, and Axel screams out devil red. That leaves out one more person, Roxas.
He's harder to read out of all of us, completely the opposite of his twin brother, Sora. Hm, Roxas has this silent power around him that drove any girl crazy, respect from all the males, and a great leader. He never notices it or even if he did, he doesn't take advantage of it. Roxas never did like the attention. Maybe a color would come to mind when I draw.
Drawing Kairi was easy, striking red hair that cascaded down to her shoulders, and skin that was a shade darker than mine, tan from playing on Destiny Islands all the time with Sora and Riku. What I love most was drawing her eyes, royal blue with the slightest hint of violet. Writing the description next to her I began:
Purple: The symbol of royalty, Kairi was elegant. Whenever she walks, talks, eat or write she does it gracefully. She could be mistaken for a princess if she wasn't so modest all the time. Even her eyes held royalty. Purple also stands for feminine and romantic; she's a hopeless romantic with the image of perfection, it's rare in people like Kairi.
Stopping for a second I started to think further about her. I knew she had deep feelings for Sora, if he could ever see that. I wonder what would happen if purple and blue mix together. I think it would make a lovely color.
Sora was always fun to draw, with light and dark brown spikes sticking in all directions, the goofy smile plastered on his face. It's amazing how he can make everybody smile- even Zexion or Xemnas, a true gift. Funny how I think about it now, all of my friends that have blue eyes held different shades of it. Sora's shade was the sky where it's always carefree. Wherever we are, the sky will always be the same. Something I learned from Kairi; One Sky, One Destiny.
Blue: It was the definition of Sora. He's always laid-back, giving the tranquil and calm atmosphere. Blue also stands for cold and sadness, and when Sora is like that so is everybody else because he's not smiling. His most famous character trait is his loyalty; he'll always stay by your side. Sora's the type of person to never break promises. A White Knight he was.
Sora also has deep feelings for Kairi, but then again they're both oblivious to each other's feelings. If Kairi was ever in trouble he would go to the end of the worlds to save her, I could even imagine him giving up his heart for her. Royalty and loyalty rhyme, I imagine them both as a princess and a knight; the knight will forever be loyal to the royal princess, while they both hide their feelings for each other.
Blue and purple…Hmmm… I'm positive it makes up magenta, a really lovely color.
Silver spiky hair that goes down to his shoulder, it's a lot more controlled than Sora's, Roxas's, and Axel's hair. Intense eyes that held a color of soft green and icy blue mixed, it was a challenge to capture such a shade on paper with color pencils.
Brown: He's a very solid person, always reliable. The color and his name itself meant earth. Riku gives out this melancholy look when he's composed or thinking definitely attracts girls everywhere. He can be pretty wistful at times but all in most, he's a true friend.
Riku was one of those cool guys, very suave and swooning girls every minute of the day. I used to have a crush on him once when I first met him, he did too, but that made a very distant Roxas. I wasn't willing to go with Riku if it met I had to give up my friendship with Roxas. I'm glad to see that he was able to understand, I just wish Roxas would tell me why he was so distant or maybe even jealous.
She had two soft braids, loosely around her shoulders. Her eyes were forest green with a passionate gaze and a smile of determination. Her hair color was rich brown with hues of caramel in it. The smile gave away her tone as optimistic and was ready to set a goal.
Yellow: Very cheerful and optimistic, she could be the sun that always brightens up the day. She was strong minded and saw the good in everyone. Not only was she bright in academics, she could get Hayner to do his homework. Not everybody can handle yellow because it was just too bright. Yellow is the best color to befriend or love. Her eyes held a passion so intense it could make anybody melt.
Olette was the more compassionate and reserved type while Kairi was the confident and bold type. She likes to get things done with a smile, truly a happy go lucky girl. If she asks you to do something and you look at her in the eye, you'll do it without complaint because when she smiles her eyes can see right through your soul that would make you want to be a better person. She even made Seifer apologize to Hayner a couple times. I also believe she holds feelings for Hayner, she's the only one who can make him do something academic without having to say anything.
His hair was slicked back and golden. His eyes and smile played out confidence and actions sometimes goes on cocky. His eyes were hazel and he proudly does his famous two thumbs up pose whenever. Although confident he still holds his boyish charms.
Green: His favorite color was green and makes sure to express it by wearing green army styled pants and green vest. Even though green stands for nature, he's far from it; Hayner could survive in the nature but couldn't go on a day without his gaming devices. He had a big pride too. Always making sure he looks 'fresh' he exudes this calm feeling when you look at him. The next more carefree person after Sora.
Hayner was competitive and a great athlete so it's always him and the guys trying to win over the biggest competitions to the littlest things like eating. I guess his motto was confidence in life. Don't get me wrong, Hayner can still be the laziest person I have ever seen when it comes to academics. I know for a fact that he also has feelings for Olette, but his pride gets in the way of expressing it so he gets jealous and mad easily whenever it comes to Olette. He's not the brightest person, but he has a lot of moments when he's smart and he loves standing up for his friends.
Unlike Hayner, his eyes were soft brown with dark chocolate hair color spiked up by his head banned. He's someone short and chubby but loves the images of life. A big fanatic of photography and an enthusiastic person.
Orange: It's a mixture of the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. His eyes are always filled with fascination when he takes a picture of something or someone. His aura is filled with joy and friendliness that waves off to people as a gentle giant. Though he may not be athletic his personality makes it up for all of the flaws. He gives you encouragement and captures the images of happiness all around you in life to last forever.
Pence was someone amazing, he doesn't care what people think of him or that he wasn't like the other guys. I admire him for that, I would cry if people said bad things about me. His love for photography brings out the sights we neglect to see that could be so wonderful. I want to be able to do that someday with my art, to capture something so nostalgic, so real that everybody can see it.
He struts like he owns the school and is known for his reverse purple triangles. Mischief is in his eyes and stunts are how he greets you. Smirk plastered to his face you'll see him at least say this once a day "Got it memorized?" Fiery red hair much like Riku's but more out of control with electric green eyes and reversed tattoos under them.
Red: It's an extreme color that loves to attract. It screams out love but then again it also screams out blood, so which is it? Neither. He's a pyromaniac. The color of the sunset is made up of a lot of colors, and out of all those colors red is the one that reaches the farthest. All the boys were after Larxene and out of all those boys Axel was the one who reached the farthest who wanted to understand her, to know her personally… after a lot of stalking and begging. He's persistent when his goals are set and every day he would hang out with his friends, particularly Roxas.
Axel can sometimes be more of a mystery to me than Roxas. Before he even met Larxene he was a playboy singing out his types of girls. He really was a loose cannon until Larxene showed up and tamed him. He became a stalker at first sight. She was more than just a number; his eyes were only for her. He might seem the wild type but when it comes down to friendship he's serious as he could ever get, his friends were something that could never change in his life.
Sun-kissed colored hair that resembles Sora's but not quite, the disheveled spikes were as if the wind shaped his hair. He always had this cute look to him, even when he was serious. I love his eyes, they were still the same sky blue eyes like his twin, but there was still a difference in them. It was like the color of the sky when dawn was coming, I've never seen something so mesmerizing as his. The amount of pages I have of him whenever I'm not paying attention to my drawing…
I still haven't thought of a color for him.
? : He's a mystery to me at times, but despite that we became close. I was one of the few people he allowed me to get inside his walls, to trust. He's quiet but then again he doesn't need to say anything to attract people, he can be the best leader except he knows his limits. When he smiles it makes you feel like the world is amazing and when he frowns you would do anything to see him happy again. Mesmerizing eyes that could leave you breathless and a touch where you earned for more. Friends are where his heart lies and darkness is where the light shines the best, in him.
Roxas. I love the way his name rolls of my tongue. I like saying his name and I love it when he says mine too. I do like him that much I know and can't deny. I notice as I read my description of him, I basically wrote out a confession. Not for what color he was because I still didn't know. I was blushing a bit, were those really my thoughts of him? I couldn't stop blushing now the more I think about it, the more I think of him. Stop it Naminé, you'll cause a scene.
I was finished drawing my friends but I still needed to think of a color for Roxas so I decided to talk with Kairi since Sora left.
"You look flushed." She looked at my suspiciously.
"She's right, why so red?" Olette was there too.
"Just thoughts." I mumbled. I didn't want them to know.
"About Roxas I presume?" The heat came back, was it that obvious?
They both knew now it was about Roxas.
"So let's talk about the boys." Kairi said trying to start a conversation about 'boys'.
"So Naminé when do you think Roxas will ask you out?" Wait. What? I think I almost fainted considering they both started to fan my face.
"Breathe Nami! In and out! In and out!" At least I have some color back in my face.
"Well there's a dance coming up and Kairi and I have already been asked." Great. I'm the one left out.
Groaning, I decided to just leave since I didn't want to be in there match making if Roxas wasn't in it…
Scanning over my artwork I still haven't thought of a color for Roxas until someone already beat me to it.
Black: He's a mystery to me at times but I couldn't help but get close to him. I was one of the few people he allowed me to get close to his heart, to trust. He's quiet but then again he doesn't need to say anything to attract girls, he can be the best leader except he knows his limits. When he smiles it makes me feel like the world is at peace and when he frowns my heart stops beating. Mesmerizing eyes that could leave me breathless and a touch where I earn for more. Friends are where his heart lies and darkness is where the light shines the best, in him.
Black… I guess it does fit him even though I would have never guess. Who wrote it in though? The writing wasn't neat like Kairi's or Olette's but it wasn't chicken scratch like Axel's or Hayner's, also the writing was rushed. Scanning down for something else I saw a drawing of me, it wasn't as good as my drawing but it made me smile because I wasn't even thinking of drawing me. I was blushing in the image like I was earlier and my eye color was baby blue. I was smiling like I was on cloud nine. I even had a description.
White: You're someone I'm always looking at. Always by my side, I can always count on you. Loving eyes that leave me awe-struck and whenever you're near my heart races. You're closer to my heart than you think and when you frown I feel like I've lost my light. Your smile means the world to me and your heart is where my heart finds sanctuary.
It was like I was being replied back. I've never felt so overwhelmed and happy, is this what he really feels for me? I can tell it was him; his emotions are right there on the paper, I can feel it when I run my fingers over his writing. I see one more thing.
P.S. Look under your desk
I reached and pulled out a white rose with a tag attached on it with the description "Will you go to the dance with me?" My eyes searched the entire classroom for him yet I couldn't find him. It wasn't until I turned around that his face was so close to mine that I could have sworn I heard wedding bells. I was blushing faintly. He was waiting for my answer, a half crooked smile on his face that was nervous and shy.
"I would love to go with you." I said softly. I was sure I would be smiling until my cheeks started hurting.
Lacing our fingers together I stood on my tippy toes to kiss his cheek. We even had an audience, the whole classroom including the teacher started clapping and cooing.
This is my 2nd revision of Colors. A couple of years have passed and I still cringe at my grammatical errors. I did do a lot of minor changes to the oneshot to make it flow more nicely and better in general. It's actually shorter than it originally was too. Once again, thank you for reading!
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