Namine's Grace: a Kingdom Hearts fanfic
Summary: Namine has just transferred to Twilight Town High School, where her cousin Kairi is attending. When she meets new friends, will she be sucked into the drama of high school life? Read and find out.
Me: I've had this idea running around in my head for the past few days. Figured I'd go ahead and start working on it. I hope you guys like it. Pairings are NaminexRoxas, KairixSora, RikuxXion, and OCxOC. There might be others later, but for now those are the main ones. The story is told from Namine's POV unless otherwise noted.
Chapter 1: New School
"We're here, honey." My mom, Aerith, said as the car came to a slow stop in front of the gate of hell. I was silent as my parents got out of the car and began to unload my bags from the trunk. I was surprised when the door opened and my dad, Cloud, opened the door and handed me my backpack. My parents, for some still-unknown reason, had decided to send me to Twilight Town High School. One more thing, it was a boarding school. I pleaded that they let me stay at my old school, but they stood by their decision. The one silver lining I found to going here was that my cousin Kairi, who was more like a sister to me, was also enrolled here, so at least I wouldn't be completely alone.
"C'mon, Nami." He said. "We need to get you registered and settled in before noon, remember?"
"Good, so I only have to sit here four more hours." I said angrily. My father sighed.
"Namine, we've been over this. If you don't get out of the car, I'll drag you out and carry you into the office over my shoulder. And I highly doubt you want all of your new classmates to see that, now would you?" I let out a built up sigh and shook my head. "Alright, then. Come on." I slowly dragged myself out of the car and slung my backpack over my shoulder. My mom put a hand on my shoulder.
"You'll be fine, honey. Twilight Town High School is one of the best schools in the state. Plus Kairi is going here as well, remember?"
"I guess." I said. They led me through the open gates and the empty courtyard. I looked at my watch. 8:13 AM. Most everyone would either be at breakfast or in their dorms asleep. I was glad that I didn't have to worry about them seeing me being dragged around by my parents. I followed said parents into the administration office, and a secretary looked up as we walked through the door and smiled.
"You must be Namine Locke." The secretary said. I nodded, but remained silent. "Well, it's very nice to meet you, Namine." I managed a small smile.
"Thank you." The secretary nodded and rooted through a drawer in her desk until she found what she was looking for.
"Here you are, one key and schedule. You will be in room 729, seventh floor. Your roommate is Xion Martin. Classes start Tuesday." I nodded and managed to give the secretary another smile.
"Thank you, Miss." My dad said, shaking her hand.
"Oh, please. Call me Stephanie. I hate all that formal stuff." My parents smiled and nodded.
"Thank you for helping us, Stephanie." My mom said.
"No problem. Oh, and Namine, if you ever need any help don't hesitate to ask. I'll be around."
"I'll remember that." I said.
"We'd better get you up to your room, kiddo."
"Okay. Thank you again, Stephanie." The secretary smiled.
"Any time." She said. "Now scoot along, curfew is in an hour." My parents and I left the administration building and crossed the courtyard towards the dorm building. We loaded my bags into one of the elevators and I held the door open with my foot while I said goodbye to my parents.
"Are you sure you don't need any help?" my mom asked as she hugged me goodbye.
"No, I'll be fine. Kairi said she'd meet me at the elevators to help me get my stuff to my room."
"Okay, then. Tell her we said hi." My dad then took his turn to hug me.
"Don't worry, Nami." He said. "You'll get used to the new school in no time."
"I know." I said. "Next time how about asking my consent." My dad laughed.
"Will do. Now go on. You don't want to keep Kairi waiting."
"Alright. I'll see you guys at the Christmas party, right?"
"Of course. We wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Good bye, sweetie." My mom said as she followed my dad towards the door. "I hope you have fun."
"Bye." I said. I waved until they were out the door, and then finally entered the elevator with the last of my bags. I pressed the button for the seventh floor and waited until the doors finally opened into a brightly lit hallway. I could make out a red-haired girl with a white tank top and purple shorts sitting in the lounge across from the elevator talking to a brunette with an orange shirt and beige cargo pants. They both looked up when the elevator dinged and the redhead smiled.
"Hey there, Nami." She said. I suddenly recognized this girl to be my cousin Kairi.
"Hi Kai." I replied with a giggle. Kairi immediately began helping me remove my bags from the elevator until we had made a small pile next to the lounge door. I finally removed my foot from the door and allowed the elevator to close.
"It's so great that you're finally here. I haven't seen you since the reunion last July."
"I'm glad I'm finally here. It was a long drive from Traverse Town." Kairi smiled.
"Well, you're here now. Let's get you settled in." The brunette she had been talking to earlier walked up to us and smiled.
"Hi." She said. "You must be Namine. Kairi's told me so much about you."
"Oh, sorry. I haven't introduced you yet. Namine, this is my roommate, Olette. Olette, this is my cousin Namine." Olette smiled and held out her hand.
"It's nice to finally meet you, Namine." I took her hand and shook it.
"Likewise." I said. "Kairi's told me a bit about you, as well."
"So what room are you in?" Kairi asked. I rooted through my backpack until I found my room number.
"729."
"Awesome. You're right next to us."
"Really? Great!"
"Come on." Olette said. "We'll help you get settled in." Olette, Kairi, and I picked up my bags and walked through a door into a more dimly lit hallway. Kairi led us down a few doors until we reached one labeled 729.
"Here we are." Kairi said. She tried the door and found it unlocked. The three of us carried my bags inside and piled them on the bed that wasn't taken up by a mass of blankets.
"Wow." I said in surprise as I took in the room. There were two twin-sized beds situated on opposite sides of the room, two chests of drawers, and two desks. One of the desks had a laptop and a book on it, while one of the drawers had a stereo seated on top. There was also a TV set up on the wall in between the two beds. It looked like Xion wasn't here, though. Suddenly a door opened behind us and a short, black-haired girl walked out of the bathroom in a pair of camouflage cargo pants and a black hoodie. When the girl noticed us she jumped up in surprise.
"Oh!" She said. "I didn't hear you come in. You must be my new roommate." I smiled and nodded.
"Yes. I'm Namine. Nice to meet you."
"I'm Xion. Same here." Xion walked over to the claimed bed and sat down on it. "So, who're your friends?"
"This is my cousin Kairi and her roommate Olette. They live right next door." She suddenly seemed to recognize them.
"Oh, right. You're Axel's sister, aren't you?" Kairi looked surprised.
"Yeah, I am." She said. "How do you know Axel?"
"I hang out with him and his group. He talks about you sometimes. You're a lot prettier than he makes you out to be, though."
"Yeah, I get that a lot. Axel can't resist messing with me whenever the opportunity arises."
" I know that feeling. He does the same thing to me."
"Wait, Axel's here too?" I asked. "I thought he quit school." Kairi shook her head.
"Nope." She said. "That big lug is still going. He really wants that degree in pyrotechnics."
"He's still obsessed with fire?"
"Yep. He started carrying a lighter in his pocket everywhere he goes."
"He must be a lot of fun at parties." Olette said sarcastically.
"Oh, he is." Xion said. "The only way he'd be more fun is if he got drunk at one. Luckily that isn't going to happen any time soon."
"If my brother ever gets drunk I'm gonna beat him to a pulp." Kairi said. "Anyway, we should probably let you unpack. If you need any help you know where to find us." Kairi and Olette left, leaving me to unpack my bags.
"Do you need any help?" Xion asked.
"Sure." I said. "I could use it." After a couple of hours Xion and I finally managed to get my bags unpacked and my possessions put where I wanted them. Xion sighed in exhaustion and flopped onto her bed.
"What is it with girls and clothes? I've never owned that much in my life." I couldn't help but laugh at the comment.
"I'm on the better end of the spectrum. You should see Kairi. She probably has drawers overflowing with stuff." Xion smiled and laughed as well. Suddenly her phone started buzzing in her pocket. She pulled her phone out and looked at it before answering.
"Hey, Xeno…uh huh…alright, I'm on my way." Her gaze shifted to me for a second. "Hey, do you think it'd be okay for me to bring a friend along? Sweet. We'll be there in ten." She hung up and looked at me. "Come on. We're gonna go have lunch with my friends."
"Why do you want me to come?" Xion's smile widened.
"Like I'm gonna leave my new roommate alone on her first day here. Now come on. We're gonna be late."
"Alright…" I followed Xion out of our dorm, making sure to lock the door behind me. We rode the elevator down to the third floor and walked out into a deserted hallway. "Shouldn't we be going to the cafeteria for lunch?"
"No, my friends and I eat lunch in the third floor lounge. My friend Demyx plays the sitar and he works as an entertainer in a cafe down the street. They pay him by giving him enough food for a king's feast. We eat lunch off of that every day."
"Sounds like an interesting place to work."
"Trust me, it is. I've been to a few of his performances. He's a natural." Xion led me into the lounge, where we found six other people, presumably Xion's friends, with a rainbow of hair colors sitting around. As I took in each face I noticed Axel sitting on a windowsill. I ran over to him and hugged him tightly.
"Well, hello to you too, cuz." Axel said with a short laugh. I looked at the other people in the room to find everyone staring at me with varying levels of interest.
"Everyone, this is my new roommate, Namine." Xion introduced as she dragged me away from Axel. "Namine, these are my friends, also known as Organization XIII." I waved slightly.
"Hi." I said. Everyone was still staring at me and it was really starting to creep me out.
"So, where's Demyx?"
"On his way." A blond man who looked like he could be in his late forties said. "Number XIII went to pick him up."
"Vexen, why do you insist on calling all of us by our numbers?" a gray-haired boy said, though he seemed to be more interested in his book than the conversation.
"Because, Number VI, we are an official organization, and as such, I believe we should address each other in an official manner." Vexen said, glaring at the boy.
"Vexen, just leave it." A black haired boy with his long hair tied into a ponytail and an eye patch over his right eye said. "No one else is going to do that, so you shouldn't either."
"I agree with Xigbar." The only other girl in the room besides Xion and I said. A blond boy with strange earrings and a short beard suddenly got up and walked over to us.
"Allow me to apologize for my colleagues' uninteresting conversation." The man said. He held out his hand. "My name is Luxord." I shook his hand and he smiled. "It is very nice to meet you, Namine."
"T-thanks, I think." I said hesitantly. At least this one was being nice and introducing himself. Axel started laughing suddenly and we both looked at him like he was crazy.
"Don't bother, Luxord." He said through his laughter. "You know as well as I do those stiffs aren't going to follow your lead." Luxord nodded, but continued to smile.
"Oh, I know that well enough." He said. "But you can't blame a guy for trying."
"Well, I think I'll prove both of you wrong." The gray-haired boy said. He finally closed his book and looked at me, but didn't get up. "I'm Zexion, known to Vexen and only Vexen as Number VI."
"Are we really gonna bring that up again?" Xigbar asked. "We'll let Vexen do what he wants, and we'll do what we want. Everyone is happy."
"Works for me." Xion said. "Though I would like to be called something other than 'it'for once."
"You know Vexen is the only one who calls you 'it,' Xion." Axel said.
"I know, but it gets annoying after a while." A blonde boy with his short hair styled into a mullet walked into the lounge carrying several bags of food.
"Alright, guys." The mullet-haired boy said. "Grub's on." The boy sat the bags on a table in the kitchen area and moved out of the way as everyone attacked the bags, taking anything they could grab. Xion was back by my side a second later holding two bags of fried chicken.
"Here, I got you some. I hope you like fried chicken." Once everyone was finally settled, the newcomer finally noticed me sitting next to Xion, eating my chicken quietly.
"Hey, you must be the new chick Xeno said Xion was bringing." The mullet boy said. "Namine, right?" I looked at him in surprise.
"How did you know my name?" I asked. I knew Xion hadn't given this Xeno guy my name, so it was near impossible that he would know it.
"Axel talks about you all the time. He says you're his favorite cousin."
"Shut up, Demyx." Axel said.
"I'm Axel's favorite?" I looked over at Axel, who was staring at the ground. I giggled and returned to my food. "I always had a feeling anyway."
"Well, you're sure cocky all of a sudden."
"Why wouldn't I be? I just found out that I'm your favorite cousin, plus I got free chicken. I'm already starting to like this school."
"And you're only going to come to like it more." Xigbar said. "Especially if you continue to hang out with us."
"Are you even young enough to go to this school?" the blond girl asked. "You look like you're in your thirties, at the very least." Xigbar glared at the girl for a second, then smiled again, realizing she was joking.
"As if, Larxene. I'm only 17. I just look old for my age. Unlike Mr. Official over here who really is in his thirties." He gestured to Vexen, who had been examining a biscuit he had gotten out of the basket on the table in the middle of the couches we were sitting on.
"Yeah, why are you here, Vexen?" Xion asked. "We don't need a babysitter."
"According to the superior you do." Vexen said, still not looking up from the biscuit.
"Yeah, well, the superior can go screw himself." Axel mumbled. Everyone except Vexen and I started laughing. Even Zexion chuckled a bit at the joke.
"Aww, come on, Vex." Demyx pressed, slapping the old blonde on his back. "Loosen up. It's okay to have a laugh at Xemnas's expense every once in a while."
"Yeah, shut it." Vexen said angrily. "I'm out of here." With that Vexen got up and left.
"What's got his panties in a bunch?" Larxene asked. "And I thought I was the blonde chick here."
"That man needs to get laid." Luxord said, sounding dead serious. "Seriously." Everyone laughed again, and I couldn't help but join in this time.
This is a new story I started working on a few days ago. Please tell me what you guys think. Flames will be accepted, but they will also be used to cook hot dogs so don't bother sending them. I might not update this story very much since I'm still working on Memories of the Past, but I might dabble in it every once in a while if I know people enjoy it.