Pairings
RoxasxNamine
SoraxKairi
RikuxLenne
Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X-2 belong to Square Enix.
Days with the Crew
"Remind me why we have to go visit everyone over there." complained a blonde, getting up from sitting next to his female companion. The brunette, Orette watched her friend, Heine stretch and yawn before she started giggling. Heine looked back at her over his shoulder with a confused look.
"What's so funny?" He asked.
"I know you like her company over there," Orette teased, still giggling, "Heine and Rika sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-"
The train's sudden stop cut her off. Then, the double doors of the train burst open, allowing another blonde in black and white to rush in. His eyes looking through the train for his two friends.
"Roxas, over here!" Heine shouted, waving his arms in the air. Roxas waved, walking them out of the train before it started moving again.
The train station was on the other side of Rising Falls. Almost everyone lived in Castle Bastion now, except Orette and Heine, who couldn't leave their families. So, everyone decided that they could come over and stay for a week every month.
Roxas chuckled for the same reason as Orette. Both were thinking about what would Rika Kanemori would say. She was the youngest in the castle. However, there was something about her that made up for her age.
"Roxas, hurry up!" shouted someone from the castle, "Your sacred maiden's waiting!"
Realizing what had been said, Roxas blushed, trying to hide his face. He began to scale up the Rising Falls with his friends behind him.
'Rika better shut up. She knows its awkward for me.' Namine was his friend. Now when he looked at her, he couldn't help seeing her as the girl he liked.
A girl with short, silver hair blocked their path at the castle gates. She was dressed in a white tank top and boot-cut jeans. Over her top, she wore a half-zipped black vest. It seemed she had been waiting there for sometime.
"Awww. Rika, you wore jeans just for me." Heine said, grinning. The girl, Rika glared at him. Orette turned away. 'Oh yeah. He says he doesn't like her.'
"That's not it. I wore them because you were coming." She answered, turning away, walking through the gates into the lift stop, not even waiting for them to stop. Flipping open her flip phone, she dialed up one of her elder brother's number.
"Rao Zexion , ed'c sa. Drao'na rana. Kiacc ed'c desa du kad dra bmyh nayto. (Hey Zexion, it's me. They're here. Guess it's time to get the plan ready.)"
"Ymnekrd, E kad dra lysanyc yht dryd lnyb nayto. (Alright, I'll get the cameras and that crap ready.)
The girl with silver hair turned to her side, putting away her phone. That day was going to be a fun one. That was for sure. She looked down at the pouch of money hanging at her side.
'Hope Heine's up for the usual.' She thought, fixing her hair as she got off the lift.
Playing with Rika's tarot cards high above the ground on the center platform inside the entrance hall, she heard people coming. The blonde in a white dress, Namine looked over her left shoulder. She was just in time to see the doors open and Rika running through.
"Rika, stop! You're gonna hurt yourself!" Namine screamed, "Don't try to attempt it again."
"So, I got a few bruises from trying to get up there without taking the long way. It'll all be for nothing if I don't get up there now." Rika muttered, getting ready to jump. Ignoring Namine, the silver-haired girl took a running start, leaping when the moving platform was half way up.
She hung there with one arm at her side as she moved toward the center platform, which would be directly behind her.
" Rika!" yelled a voice. At that, she realized she was beginning to slip. That was good. 'Maybe, I should have worn my gloves.' Rika said mentally.
Her hand were all clammy now and she was down to her last finger. Quickly, she moved her other hand, pulling herself up. She turned to face Namine, her back to the second-floor door to the library.
She jumped off the edge of that platform to the one Namine was on, grinning. However, Namine wasn't. Her hand went flying. Before she slapped Rika, the silver haired girl said something. "If you're gonna do that, I'm not telling you where I hid it."
Riku and Lenne passed Sora and Kairi on their way to the entrance hall since they heard Namine shout. Something unusual unless something bad was happening. Once they stepped into the hall, Riku's eyes drifted up.
"Rika!" He yelled. Then, he saw his little sister get onto the other platform. He let out a sign of relief. Rika was always getting herself hurt. It was a miracle that she didn't die yet.
Lenne looked at the young man next to her. She always wondered if Rika was ever dropped and landed on her head when she was an infant. She shrugged that thought off, hearing more footsteps.
The double doors opened up. Roxas and his two friends walked through. Orette and Heine finally arrived. Rika was grinning like a Chershire cat. One thing Riku didn't like about her was her observation ability. Something was up and he knew it.
"Hey…umm..Lenne, want to go with me to watch the sunset tonight?" He asked, turning to his side.
"Yeah, sure." She replied as they walked back to where they were before they heard the noise.
Sora lead Kairi into the library. Kairi had just one idea what was going to happen. He lead her to the bottom of the stairs, in front of the stained glass windows.
'Please kiss me, Sora.' Her mind begged. They stood there in silence. Sora was nervous. If he didn't do it then, Riku would taunt him for not kissing Kairi even though Sora did get a girlfriend before his best friend did.
"Kairi…." Sora said, turning to face her. Kairi looked at him, blushing.
"Yes, Sora?"
Suddenly, she found herself in Sora's arms. Kairi's heart started beating fast. She looked him in the eyes. Their faces so close, almost touching. Kairi wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Yes, yes. Sora, do it. Do it…" said a voice, "Trail your hand down her thigh and slip under her skirt."
Both Sora and Kairi broke away, looking up at the top of the stairs. Standing there was Heine. Kairi glared at him.
"Pervert!" She screamed. Sora let out a sigh.
"Don't you have anything better to do?" He asked. Heine shrugged. Zexion walked up from behind him, poking his shoulder.
"The others said to meet them in the dungeons to play dodge ball." He muttered low enough for only Heine to hear.
Orette watched the entrance bubble of the dungeon, tossing an egg to Roxas, who was caught off guard and dodged it. It fell into the waterway. Namine looked up from her sketch pad, glancing at the boxes next to Rika. Inside were eggs.
"Aren't those from the kitchen?" The blonde girl asked. Roxas nodded. Orette looked at them like they were insane. "Aren't they going to get in trouble for that?" The brunette girl asked. Namine gave her the 'you'll-see' look.
Heine showed up, waving. Roxas and Rika were grinning. Namine ducked as two eggs went flying toward the older blonde.
In a dash, Heine grabbed a box of eggs, taking two and throwing it at the people who started to.
"EGG BALL!"
"HOLY SHIT, MUHN!" yelled Wakka from his room. He just stepped out of it to see yellow, sticky stuff all over the place. He glanced at his side in time to see Selphie walk out of hers.
She looked down and instantly screamed, getting Tidus up and running out of his room. He saw Selphie wasn't hurt and took it as a false alarm. Then, he slipped and fell, rolling down the stairs and into the lift stop, which were also covered with the sticky stuff.
"It's gotta be them." He muttered, getting up and off the lift when it completely stopped. Then, he saw Sora and Kairi, coated with it all over them.
"It's Roxas and Rika." Sora muttered, wiping the stuff of Kairi's face. Kairi sighed.
"No doubt about that. It's Bastion War III up in the Great Hall," she said, "Riku went to see if he was right."
"Bastion War III? Already?" Tidus looked puzzled. The last 'war' Tidus was in was a food fight in the middle of breakfast. Cereal, regular milk and spoiled milk everywhere was a bad sight. That was just the Bastion War.
"Yeah, the last one was when you were sick. Melted caramel cream and chocolate….created a huge mess in the Castle Chapel." Sora replied, shuddering as he remembered. It was Riku who started it because someone had played a prank on him the previous night.
"This time, it's…gross." Kairi said in disgust, wiping some off her clothes. It was fresh eggs. All three glanced in the direction of the Great Hall, wondering how they got the eggs without anyone noticing. Then, they realized it.
"Dungeons."
"Waterways."
"Channels?"
"Sora! Not that kind of channels!" Tidus shouted.
"I know….they are synonyms."
Tidus turned to Kairi with a confused look on his face. Kairi shrugged, turning to her 'chocobo'.
"Sora, do you know what that means?"
"Kinda."
Tidus smirked, walking past them. That was the old Sora they knew and loved. Not that way, okay. That's just Kairi who loves him that way. Everyone loves him like a brother.
Roxas grinned. They had successfully turned egg ball into Bastion War III. Orette stood at the sidelines of the 'war' with a worried look. Weren't they going to get in trouble for all that?
"I have one thing to say about this." said Roxas, tossing the last egg to Heine. Rika had intercepted and caught it.
"What, BHK?" They asked.
Then, Rika pitched the last egg. Both Roxas and Heine got ready to dive and catch it. Suddenly, a flash a silver past them, grabbing the egg.
"Shee-it." muttered the younger blonde. All three looked away with their backs to Riku. Orette gave them the 'you're-in-big-trouble-now' look.
"What was that, Roxas?" The silver haired male asked. Roxas shook his head,
"Nothing."
"Whatever," Riku muttered, rolling his eyes as he turned to his year-younger sister with almost the same name, "Anyway, it was your fault that Lenne's performing outfit is ruined." He finished, pointing at Rika.
"Awww, Big Brother came to get revenge for his girlfriend." Rika began to giggle. Orette knew that giggle anywhere. Rika was trying to stall for time. But why'd she need time for?
As Riku laughed at his trapped, unarmed younger sister, he knew he was ready to use the last egg and end the 'war'.
"Stop right there, Riku Kanemori." Walking into the egg-coated hall was the mother figure of the crew, Aerith. Everyone in the castle except a few referred to her as "Mother".
Rika's giggling ceased as she bowed her head in respect. Roxas and Riku did the same. Orette and Heine stood there, waiting for what was going to happen next.
"WHAT?" Selphie screamed, suddenly rising from her seat. Her voice echoing through the library and the entrance hall. Leon shook his head, sighing. He'd have to explain it all over again one more time.
"Roxas and Rika did not get in trouble. However, Riku did for some other reason." He repeated, emphasizing on the word 'not'
The short, dark-haired ninja next to Leon laughed.
"I think I know why. He didn't follow that one rule." Kairi stated.
"And somehow, they can bypass it all the time." added Namine, still sketching on her art book as she walked away.
She closed her art book, thinking about Roxas and Rika. Riku's sister was trying to help her get together with Roxas. But it looked like she was spending a lot of time with him.
"What if he likes her?" She whispered. If that happened, then what would she do now?
"I have to tell Roxas soon. So I…won't regret it." Namine said, forgetting about Rika's little surprise.
After cleaning up the huge mess, Rika left the Great Hall to talk to her other brother, leaving Roxas, Heine and Orette to hang out and find their way down without jumping the ledges.
It was quiet until Orette brought it up.
"So, BHK, how are you and Namine?"
Roxas quickly turned to her with his 'how'd-you-know' look. Heine cocked an eyebrow, grinning.
"So you went for the innocent one? Wonder if she did it before." He muttered. Orette looked at the taller blonde, jaw dropping.
"God, Heine! You and your sick mind!"
"Namine…. Namine did not do it before!" Roxas shouted. Realizing how he said her name the first time, he felt his face turn red.
"Ahaha, BHK likes Nami." Heine laughed, earning a glare from the other two. Orette let out a sigh. Heine wasn't any help. She turned back to Roxas, who was looking out into the horizon.
"It's awkward for you, isn't it?" She asked, "Namine is a friend after all."
Roxas nodded. "Yeah, I know."
Little did they know, someone else heard the conversation. Someone with silver hair strands that covered his right eye.
"Muugc mega Namine'c kuhhy mega dra cuiht uv dryd." (Looks like Namine's gonna like the sound of that.)
"Leaving to watch the sunset?" Kairi asked. Lenne nodded, brushing her long hair and applying some make up. She came out of her bathroom, dressed in a blue top and a black skirt. She slipped on some high heels, waving goodbye and met up with Riku in the entrance hall.
He simply wore a tight, white shirt and regular pants. Aerith waved and sent them off.
Most of the teenage group stood on the central platform, watching them leave.
Roxas was sitting next to Namine, not looking at her knowing that if he did, he'd immediately turn red. Rika was sitting on top of the pillar of the platform. Heine was leaning against it on her left side. Orette was standing beside Namine, smiling.
They watched as Aerith walked away. When she was out of sight, Orette looked at Heine, who was glancing at Rika, who was pulling out her bag of munny.
"Heine, up for the usual?" She asked.
"Bets on Rilenneku?"
"Yep. 200 munny if they kiss, make out and don't do it." Rika said, putting her money down.
"300 munny if they kiss, make out and do it…hard." Heine betted.
"Heine! You nasty-minded person!" Orette shrieked.
Roxas shrugged. If you can't beat them, join them. He let out a sigh, pulling out his bag of munny and putting it down.
"250 munny on they kiss, make out, don't do it and Heine gets scolded by some adult for this."
Orette looked at them, shaking her head. She sighed. She couldn't believe she was going to do this.
"250 munny on the last bet." She added. That was 1000 munny in total. They all wonder who'd win this one.
Rika jumped off the pillar, pulling out an envelope from a crack. Roxas looked up as she dropped it over him.
'What's this for?' He asked himself. Then, Rika cocked her head to the his side. "You can't open it until light's out, okay?"
'What is she up to? What is that?' Namine wondered as Roxas nodded. It looked like some sort of present to Roxas.
The blonde girl hugged her knees. "I have to tell him soon." She whispered for only her to hear.
Orette smiled. She already knew what was in it. So did Heine.