You know the phrase 'love is the color of a red rose?' It's not. At least not for Sora right now, love was the color of blood, which he felt his heart was lacking since it was broken. Walking quietly up the steps to his apartment, the stinging works still echoed in his ear 'I've met someone else, I'm sorry'.

'She met...someone else' even the thought burned. He couldn't remember opening his apartment door or even walking through the empty hallway to his bedroom; only falling into the safe comfort of his bed and crying.

'What did I do to deserve this?' he wondered 'Don't you mean, 'what didn't I do to deserve this?'' his thoughts corrected him. "Shut up" he muttered to the darkness of the room, but in a way it was right...He had a nagging feeling that he could have done something, been something else, something better than he was now, maybe if he had...

"But, it's too late now right?" He forced a smile, rolling onto his back and tried to stare at the ceiling above, but his tearing eyes wouldn't let him. "This...sucks" Giving up he closed his eyes and tried to sleep.

But little did he know fate had other plans for him. His weak attempt of solitude was killed by the ringing of his cell phone. Reaching into the back of his jeans he mechanically flipped open his phone and looked at the text message.

hey Sora! wats up? how wuz ur d8 w/ Kairi? Never mind tell me the mall tomorrow. Ur still coming right?

He honestly smiled this time 'Namine, you really have the worst timing' he thought. But then again, Sora should have expected this; his childhood friend made it a routine to make him go over every detail on his dates, she was his very own personal matchmaker. He leisurely typed out his text message.

Yea

He then closed his phone, and tried to fall asleep again. 'Tomorrow is going to be a rough'.

Walking into a café, he breathed in. They were still serving breakfast; the scent of bacon and hints of fresh baked waffles lingered in the air. A waitress was about to seat him when he saw Namine in the booths in back. 'There she is' he said walking up to her booth. Sora sat himself down cross from her and stared at his companion. She wore a weary smile and flicked a stand of her short blond hair out of her view. "Hi, you hungry?" her voice was blissful, yet still eager for her first coffee of the day, "I already ordered".

Sora almost didn't hear her over his constant internal praying she wouldn't bring up that certain subject. "No thanks I already ate early"

"So, how did your date go?"

'Well so much for that' his thoughts dripped with sarcasm. He sighed "It didn't go too well this time"

Namine's eyes widen in fret, no longer tired "What happened? That can't be possible; you guys are the most perfect couple I've ever seen" Sora wasn't able to notice her regrettable tone on the last part.

"You know it's kind of funny, really" he said "Kairi met someone else, she said she met him at one of the art courses in Destiny University, his last name's Lung, Riku Lung, can you believe that?" he forced himself to laugh.

Namine just sat there shocked. 'How could Kairi do that to you…?' Namine said that her friend, Kairi was the perfect match for him a year ago until now anyway

Namine stared at him sympathetically "I'm sorry"

"That's what she said too" he joked, but he couldn't met her cerulean blue eyes.

"There are other fish in the ocean"

"Haha, really Namine, for you to use such a cliché line"

"You'll find someone that will care for you even more than her" she tried

"To be perfectly honest, I'm starting to get the feeling that no one does..." he didn't even try to finish his sentence. She knew his history. Sora's entire family died in a car crash when he was 10. He had no relatives except for an uncle who detested the very idea of raising him. He was mute for years after and no one wanted to talk to him but Namine, who always stayed by his side.

"I...I care about you" she said hurt looking down at the plastic booth table.

Immediately looked at her, instantly regretting he said anything "I -"

"Its okay" she interrupted him "But you really should talk to Kairi, I'm sure there's still some way to fix this"

She stood up and looked at him "And also, Sora...I'm leaving"

"Okay, I'll pay for the breakfast but-"

"Sora!" She interupted him "I got a scholar for a college in Washington; I already decided to take it...I'm leaving in a couple of days"

It was Sora's turn to be shocked. They both have been looking for collages since a year after graduation, but he always assumed they would go together "W-what...?"

"I was going to tell you later, but..."

"You're just leaving!" it didn't even seem possible to him right now "What about going to the same place, about being there for each other?" Sora said accusingly. 'Why is this happening?' he thought.

"You have Kairi, she's more than enough isn't she?" she snapped her eyes were beginning to tear

"What are you talking about?" he said confused, this wasn't like her

Namine glared at him for a long time before taking sighing "Nothing, just talk to her, I'm sure this is just a mistake" she said before leaving the café.

Sora's head felt like it was about to explode as he banged his head on the table, right before their waitress served Namine's cup of coffee.