White Light and the Darker Angel
Chapter One
*NAMINE*
I never understood why someone wouldn't like art class. I looked over at my best friend Kairi. she looked down at her feet with a bored expression, twirling her beautiful red locks around her pointer finger. But I knew she didn't like it, Kairi herself admits that she has no talent or want of talent for art. She was always been more of the swimmer, on the school's swim team and always hanging at the beach. I on the other hand, always had my sketchbook with me. Pencil in hand and always with observation. I remember Kairi busting out laughing when she saw me drawing the back of a lady's head at church. It wasn't my fault though; I mean she sat right in front of me.
"Naminè, what made Picasso famous?" Miss Aerith asked bringing me back to my thoughts
"He was a great artist at a young age…which was ten or nine. He also did Spanish painting and is one of the influential artist of our time" I answered.
"Very Good" She said turning back towards the other students to look at their work.
I looked back down to my drawing sketch of the bowl of fruit that was on the stand in front of the class. Mine was done pretty well, Miss Aerith had walked by earlier and complemented on it. I saw Kairi look over at her drawing and then mine. She let out a sigh and ripped her drawing in half.
"Why do you make it look so easy Nam?" she asked standing up and tossing it into the trash.
"Here" I handed her another sheet of white paper. She took it and huffed back into her seat. Her red locks falling in front of her face. I saw a couple guys staring at her from behind.
I kept myself from rolling my eyes. I guess I should be use to it, but It still irked me when they would look at her like a piece of meat. But I knew that deep down, I was only jealous that no one looked at me like that…
"Thank Goodness that class is over, I feel like such a loser in there, I guess it sitting beside the art genus that does it" Kairi elbowed me playfully.
"What you lack in some things you make up in others, same goes for me. I think that's what makes us good friends, we complete each other" I said thoughtfully."Wow, that was kind of poetic" She gave me a little squeeze and opened her locker.
I stepped a few feet away towards mine. I opened towards its neatly organized shelves and saw some of my drawings pinned to the inside of the door. The chibi drawing I did of Kairi and Me. And the Phantom of the Opera drawing that was my absolute favorite. It depicted the scene of the boat ride. I grabbed my leather messenger bag that use to be my fathers. I put my art and history book inside with my extra drawing pins and closed the flap. I looked in the mirror at my Light blonde shoulder length hair. There was really nothing special, it didn't flow like kairi's, or hold a curl like Selphie's. But It was mine. I grabbed my brush from inside my locker and quickly brushed through the tangled rivers of blonde. My best feature though, were my beautiful blue eyes. They reminded me of my father's…
"Hey Kai, we're going on out and waiting by the car" Kairi's boyfriend Sora said coming and giving her a sneak kiss from behind.
"Oh! I forgot my art book, Naminè and I will go back and get it, you and Riku go on out!" she yelled after him.
"Riku?" I hissed to Kairi after Sora turned down the hall.
"Come on Nam, give him a chance, have you even really talked to him?" she asked giving me a quizzical look.
"Well…no…But it's just been awkward since that day at your house." We had been helping Kairi one night, and I didn't want her to find out what were doing. So I had jumped onto Riku's lap to make it look like they had been there for us.
"Oh whatever Namine, I know you liked it. I wish you'd actually just talk to him." Kairi Said flipping her hair.
I took a step back. Kairi's eyes grew big as she realized what she had just said. She started to open her mouth but I shook my head. I looked down at the floor in defeat, realizing that she was right.
"Come on, let's go get that art book" I said beginning to walk.
(*******)
Miss Aerith greeted us with a smile as she handed Kairi her textbook. I never noticed it but she didn't have a wedding ring on her finger, it was a piety, she was a very pretty person. Her long brown hair was braided down towards her lower back. She were long beautiful skirts that stop at her ankles. She always had some sort of paint in her hands. She was one of my biggest inspirations when I came to Twilight Town High as a freshman.
"By the way Naminè, your aunt and I have been talking through email, I got the name of a student who could tutor you in art, he is a senior. He has already gotten accepted into Twilight Town Art Academy" she said with a smile.
I couldn't help but brighten, "Oh really? Do I know him?" I asked anxiously.
"Riku Erikson?" she asked
My blood ran cold. Riku…the same dude that Kairi had argued for earlier, HE was going to be tutoring me in art. ART! MY SUBJECT! I slightly nodded to Miss Aerith and thanked her for her help in the search of a tutor. I could feel kairi watching me as we exited out of the classroom. She stifled a giggle and poked at me.
"Guess you have to learn to like him"
"I guess" I sighed hopelessly.
We started to weave our way through the halls towards the back of the school where Sora had said that we would be waiting along with Riku. I sighed and opened the back door of the cafeteria. Kairi ran ahead and lept into sora's waiting arms. They shared a passionate kiss.
"Seriously guys?" I heard a deep voice ask with mock sarcasm.
"Gross" I said pinching Kairi's arm making them both blush.
I turned and saw Riku up on the hood of his yellow camaro with one ear bud sticking out of his right ear. His silvery white hair blowed in the gentle wind. He wore a coal black tee shirt with black Metallica written on it. I'd have to google that later I thought. He hadn't noticed me. Good, that might make for little to no conver-
"Hey, Naminè" he asked skidding off the front to stand in front of me.
"Hey...Riku"I felt a slight cold though it wasn't barely into fall. Sora smiled at all of us goofily "It's about time we all rode together"
He smirked rolling his aqua eyes and opened the door for me and Kairi, I saw the look on her face, 'see not so bad'
