Portrait
2 days left of summer.
2 days to see her again.
Roxas had first seen her while out with Hayner, Pence and ollete. They had come across some rusty iron gates in front of a crumbling mansion. Hayner came up with an idea, Roxas should sleep there for the night as a dare. Pence instantly agreed while Ollete was unsure. Roxas gave her an impish grin and reassured her that he would be okay. He climbed over the gate and with a wave, said good night to his friends.
After that Roxas went looking around the house for something to do. After 15 minutes he found a white room with only one thing in it; a picture of a girl. A girl with short blonde hair and Deep Ocean blue eyes. He couldn't help himself; he first stood and stared at the picture. He stood there for minutes on end admiring every detail about her. The happiness in her face, her big smile. Then she winked. Roxas jumped back with a yelp. He stared at her, unable to believe it. After a couple of minutes he was about to leave when the girl started to giggle at him. He went red and started mumbling that he had never seen a picture like this before; he then heard what he was saying and left the room. He came back in with a chair and stared at the picture again.
"What are you?" he asked it… No answer. "I know you understand me" … no reply. "Who are you?" he whispered.
"Namine" the girl in the picture replied. "May I ask you something?"
"Okay"
"Who are you and what are you doing in my house?"
"My name is Roxas and I didn't know anybody lived here"
"Well that's okay then… can you tell me what its like outside?"
"What?" Roxas asked bemused.
"What is it like today? Clear sky? Rain? Snow? Please tell me. I can't see from this room"
So Roxas told her of the world outside, of his life and his friends, he forgot the fact that she was in a frame, thinking of it more like a window.
"Is it okay for me to sleep over?" Roxas asked, remembering the dare.
"Why?" she giggled.
Roxas blushed and explained the dare to her. She nodded and pointed at the ceiling.
"I think the bedrooms are above this room. I can't remember correctly though, sorry"
"That's okay" Roxas said, waving goodbye and leaving the room. He found the bedroom in 2 minutes, seeing a bed made and ready. He lay down and went to sleep. Dreaming of Namine.
Roxas went to Namine's room, only to find the frame empty. He rushed forward to the frame, desperately looking for the girl he had seen before. No sign of her. He searched the mansion for hours looking for her.
Now he was sitting alone in the usual spot thinking about her. Ollete came in and sat next to him.
"What happened in there?" she asked him, moving her hand towards his.
"Nothing you'd believe" was Roxas' blunt answer.
"Try me" she whispered clasping his hand.
Suddenly it all flooded out of him. The first encounter, her description and his search through the mansion. Once he'd finished he looked down into his lap. Ollete thought it over a while before replying.
"Well… if I was you, and I felt like that… I'd look further" Roxas' head shot up and stared at her. A smile the curled at his lips.
"Ollete… you're a genius" he hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, then ran for the door. He stopped short. "Say bye to the others for me" and with that he was gone.
'One day left of the holidays' Ollete thought as she walked towards the opened gates. She crept in and looked through all the rooms. Then she came to the room with the portrait.
Inside the frame stood Roxas and Namine curled up in each others arms, stood in the middle of a field of flowers. Ollete sat down in front of it and watched as a slight breeze washed the flowers.
Written By: Goomner
Typed Up By: Chi Tsubasa Tenshi
Special thanks to Chi Tsubasa Tenshi for inspiring this story…