He small pebbles at her window and waited, in anticipation, for her answer. The night was fair and the moon was bright and full, it hung heavy and low in the sky. Time seemed to pass rather slowly for Roxas as he waited for her to come to the window but eventually Namine made an appearance. She looked ever radiant in her long white night gown, almost ethereal, like she belonged up with the angels however on her flawless face there was one thing an angel wouldn't have a look of pure sadness. It almost wrenched his heart out to see her looking like that but still he pursued his plan with diligence. 'Open the window' he mouthed up to her waiting for her to do so but she shook her head as she demonstrated that the said window was bolted.

Namine breathed on the window to create a mist for her to write on and Roxas had to strain his eyes to read the message she left him. It read 'You must leave now.' Roxas shook his head in reply and stood his ground, he wasn't leaving without her. Not this time. He'd had enough of it all and he climbed the vines and the drainpipes to get to her window.

However fate was not going to be too kind to the lovers and Roxas slipped and fell. Namine's scream erupted through the household and woke her stepmother and her sister, who came rushing to her room to find Namine trying to break out of her room in any way possible to try save Roxas in any way she could. Her step mother tried to restrain her but she broke free and ran down the flights of stairs and out to the spot where he landed to find him barely breathing.

Tears littered her face but he still smiled up at her. "Don't cry Namine..... please don't, not for me" he choked out, his voice barely audible. Namine gathered him up in her arms, cradling him gently, trying to do anything to relieve his pain. His bloody head stained her white nightgown as she did so. "Roxas.... please don't leave me alone here, Not with her..... please stay." And even though she cried he smiled dashingly. "You're so warm...... How can I possibly hurt when you're holding me? I'll see you again I promise." He smiled at her and handed her his wristband, which was made out of leather. Namine looked at him speechlessly as he used the last of his strength to put the band on her wrist. He did try to lean up to meet her lips and kiss her however just as he was inches from her face his body gave out and he missed her face, his head landing on her shoulder.

Words did not seem to convey her loss or heartbreak and she never did wash that night gown or meet another like him. She died of depression.

The city, despite the shelter from the tall granite, Victorian buildings, didn't keep out the cold air. Namine made her way down the street to her new school Gylcomsrom Academy. Her step mother Larxene Armitage, put her into a private school along with her younger step sister Kairi. However unlike Kair,i Namine had to walk the journey to and from school as her stepmother hated her guts. She looked too much like her father and because of that Larxene would make her life as difficult as possible however her father did state in his will that Namine was to be well educated no matter what and Larxene had no choice but to accept that.

After taking a short cut through a wood she reached the area behind the school with 10 minutes to spare. That meant 10 extra minutes to find her form class. She opened her white backpack which she elaborately drawn on, to get out her timetable. She was in 4DP and her form class was C12 which, according to her map, was in the science block on the Second floor but she got there fairly quickly after having to ask one of the seniors which direction the science block was.

The Classroom had a loud buzz to it and Mr Lindsay had to yell above the rowdy students to be heard. "RIGHT YOU LOT SHUT UP!" the class fell silent slowly and Namine was unfortunate to walk in just as the silence began and then a laughter bubbled up from the others before becoming just as uncontrollable as the chatter was. Mr Lindsay shouted yet again and the class fell silent, staring at Namine. A couple of whispers were heard but nothing much. "I suppose you are the new girl, Namine Armitage?" he asked, to which she replied with a curt nod before going to take a seat at the back corner of the class.

As Mr Lindsay read out the day's announcements whispers flew across the classroom about the silent girl who sat in the corner. They were almost all the same thing apart from a small group who sat on the other side of the room from Namine that consisted of 5 people. They also just happened to have a couple of the school's heart throbs much to their dismay.

"She looks lonely maybe we should go talk to her" said a girl with brown hair in bunches that rested on her shoulders.

"Better wait Olette she could be one of these quiet weirdoes."

"Hayner that isn't exactly a nice thing to say about a new classmate" said a boy with black hair who wore a band of fabric around his head.

The other two members of the group stared at the new class member, trying to decipher her movements to figure out what sort of person she was.

The male with silver hair listed a few possibilities off. "She seems to be really shy but that's obvious, very creative judging by her artsy bag and she looks like she's been thrown to the dogs" he stated.

The rest of the members of the group looked at Namine before nodding in agreement. "You're so good at this Riku!" Olette gushed, being a lover of gossip and things like that. "You have to teach me that sometime" she begged but Riku just gave her his signature smirk and shook his head. Hayner laughed at Olette's look of disappointment while Pence looked to his blond friend.

"What about you Roxas?, What is your initial reaction of her?" Roxas just shrugged. There was something he couldn't place about her. He didn't like it one bit but she felt weird however harmless and innocent she seemed. He decided he'd have to be careful around her.

~*~

Namine looked at her timetable; she had Biology with Dr Hojo who was infamous for being a bit of a nutter. An explosion went off as she stepped into the room and the teacher's manic cackling was heard above the coughing of the few students that came early, they either missed form or just had form with Dr Hojo. He told Namine to sit down at a bench and gave her a lab book and some notes she had missed already from the course. As the rest of the class came in like a sea he began to write up various things that he would be lecturing. Cell Structures were oh so interesting and some of the class began to chatter only to have the Dr, yell at the top of his voice while hitting a ruler off the table. He certainly had a couple of screws loose but Namine ignored the madness about her and concentrated on her work.

That was until her bench partner poked her with a pen. "Hey my name's Olette, what's yours?" she asked in a cheery voice which left Namine blinking in confusion. Human for Namine was unusual however she answered politely with her name. Short and sweet, no messing around just there. Olette smiled at her brightly to try crack that shell that was about her however the bell rung and Namine quickly gathered her things together to go to her next class, Art.

Namine loved art, it was the only vessel she had to express herself now a days. Her mother died hours after she was born due to blood poisoning and her father remarried Larxene, a beautiful, powerful woman who had a daughter called Kairi, whom she adored. When Namine's father was still alive Larxene was not that bad. She treated her normally however she was angry at the fact that she could draw and Kairi couldn't. When she turned eight her father was involved in a car crash and died. Since then her stepmother hadn't been the same. She burnt or locked up everything that reminded her of him and Namine's mother until nothing was left of his apart from the few things Namine managed to salvage. Namine however unfortunately was the spitting image of her father and Larxene hated it. She grew abusive towards the girl and did anything to make her life a misery to get back at her for looking like her father.

Her teacher Miss Gordon instantly adored her and her work. Her paintings seemed to flow from the heart and despite having a rather saddening message to them they really captured the viewer's attention and that was what she was looking for. The bell rung as they finished clearing up the art room and break begun.

~*~

Kairi was rushing around looking for her big sister like a headless chicken. Already she had made friends with a couple of other 3rd years, Sora, Selphie, Tidus and Wakka. They all raced after her as she looked around for the pale blond.

"Hey Kairi where are you going?! We have to show you the canteen!" cried Tidus

"Yeah, Running after you is tiring, ya?"

"Oh my gosh Kairi please just calm down, She's your big sister she'll be okay" whined Selphie before Wakka sighed and made excuses along with Tidus to give up the chase. Apparently they had PE and they were doing Blitzball. Sora however came up with an idea.

"Hey maybe Riku and Roxas knows where she is I mean... she is in their year and if she's in their class maybe they know where she is" he tried to reassure the panicing redhead.

"But Nami is not the most sociable person and she's scared of talking to people" she explained with a sense of urgency as Sora lead her over to a group of people sitting at a bench. They all looked up and then Hayner was the first to speak. "De ja vu or what?" he asked the rest of them. However Sora rescued the situation.

"Uhmm Guys this is Kairi, she joined my class today but she's looking for her big sister Namine Armitage, apparently...." and then the loudest squeal ever was heard as a mass of black and khaki came running up to them with the said blond in hand with Aerith calmly following 'the great ninja Yuffie' "Be careful Yuffie you musn't hurt her..... poor thing must be in shock" she said in a motherly way as Namine was squashed by Yuffie. Kairi however rescued her while Sora, Riku, Roxas, Hayner and Olette freaked out at Yuffie's brash actions. Pence however kept a level head and dragged Hayner and Olette off after making an excuse that they all had Geography with Mr Ray, leaving Riku and Roxas to deal with the mess that Sora's friend's sister had caused.

Namine by this time was in shock, she was shaking like a leaf and had the urge to grab her things and make a run for it. However the only thing or person preventing her from doing so was her sister. Kairi however could see the pure fear in her eyes. People were scary so it was best to introduce them slowly. Sora however cut to the chase and smiled like a goof and waved. "I'm Sora, nice to meet ya Nami!"

"My name is Aerith, I'm sorry for my friend Yuffie's behaviour towards you" she said with a nervous laugh as Yuffie cried out in her defence "BUT SHE'S SO ADORABLE AERITH!"

Riku just smirked and shook his head at Yuffie's antics. "My name's Riku" he said giving her a brief salute.

"Roxas" he said simply giving her a small nod. Sora however wasn't pleased about this and went on at his brother about how he should be nicer and more polite to girls. This soon broke out in a fight, which Riku had to break up before they seriously hurt themselves.

Kairi merely looked at her older sister in worry, she knew that the abuse and disappointments over the years had left her a broken soul however now was a chance to start over for the both of them. She squeezed Namine's hand and smiled at her to which Namine weakly smiled back. "Please try... for me?" she asked quietly. Namine nodded "Alright."

AN: Well this is the first story I have written in a while..... I am determined to finish this one though. Please Review and help me improve my writing.

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PrincessSerenity110