This chapter is more of a flashback chapter than an actual one, so don't be utterly confused by it. Even thought I'm sure y'all are smart enough to get that so...
I own nothing. Just Rose and Sapphire.
The year was already at a slow and agonizing start, with summer being the longest of it all. Sure, Sapphire and I went to many parties and stayed up until six in the morning, and basically had the summer every teenager dreams of. And yet, we weren't happy one bit, for our minds kept wondering over to Roxas and Sora. Were they alright and how things were going? Our parents seemed quit fine with the fact that we weren't seeing them anymore, but that was only because of their social class. Sapphire and I were both born into high class families, Valentine and Compton. We were so oblivious to everything around us, but maybe that was because we were very young and kids really don't notice the seriousness of real world situations. We moved to the islands when we were about five years old and it was a big change of scenery for us. No longer did we see elegant houses and fancy cars and whatnot. We moved to where the houses were plain and ordinary and there weren't many cars. It was something that our parents hated…and we loved. The only reason we moved here was because both of our parents had owed money to another family in our pervious neighborhood. I can still remember the way our parents had looked at the place; it was like they were living on nothing but dirt. They kept on complaining on how nothing seemed to be in some order, and all Sapphire and I did was laugh behind closed doors.
It wasn't until we decided to check out the island in the middle ocean it seemed, that our lives really began to turn into what they were now. It was pure sunny day, like all the days were here in this town. Our parents were out trying to find some new friends so that left Sapphire and I with nothing to do but look out towards the ocean. We had the radio turned up to some rock station, but there was really nothing good to listen to, but we kept it on just so that way it wasn't pure silence. Both of us were sitting on the porch, letting the sun hit our feet. Sapphire let out annoyed sigh and sat up.
"What's wrong?" I asked, sitting up as well.
"You know very well what's wrong; There's NOTHING to do!" she yelled to the sky with her small fist in the air.
"Well, what do you want to do?" I giggled.
"I want to go on an adventure that would make my parents flip." She smiled while pulling up dark red curly hair into a messy ponytail.
It was funny to me how she looked. Sapphire was the kind of girl who no matter what you did to her; she would always stay completely beautiful. She had pale skin, kind of like me but hers looked like the color of a soft pink rose. Her hair was dark red and curly at the ends that reached to her shoulders, which clashed with her bright emerald green eyes. She was an average girl, like many others at this age, but the way she carried herself, seemed so graceful, but maybe it comes from everything she learned from her nanny. Sapphire really didn't spend much time with her mother, for she was always off doing some pointless thing…maybe that's why she's so quiet. Well, she was until she met me.
I'm nothing like Sapphire at all. Sometimes I'm even jealous of her beauty. I'm the same height as her and that is the only thing we have in common when it came to looks. I had long midnight black hair that reached to my waist and had the most odd pair eyes; the left a deep green and the right a deep ocean blue. Sapphire has always said they were unique and beautiful, but I disagree. I had slightly tanned skin and unlike the gracefulness of Sapphire, I'm a downright klutz.
"What could you do that wouldn't make them flip already?"
"I'm not talking about their little hissy fits; I'm talking about getting them so mad that their faces might pop." She replied laughing from the image in her head.
"Well…what could be so bad; I mean the worst thing you can do is…" my voice trailed off as I thought of the perfect plan.
She looked at me curiously. I looked at her with an evil smile on my face. Getting up as quickly as I could I ran into my house and pulled out the key to the shed. From there I ran to the backyard and flew open the doors. Sapphire followed me with her mind still in confusion.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"We are going to that island that's in the middle of the ocean." I stated calmly.
"Are you serious?!" She cried.
"Well you wanted to do something to piss off your parent's right? Then this is perfect thing. Besides, it gives us something to do for the day." I pulled out the small rowboat and looked at her, "so do you want to do this or not?"
"Alright, why not?" she smiled.
With that being said, we pulled the boat over to the dock and began paddling our way there. Sapphire kept looking around like five year old in a toy store. I couldn't help but laugh. When we finally pulled to the shore we jumped out of the boat and looked around. The island was beautiful, with its clear water and white sand. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. It was something I thought never existed…a place where it didn't matter where you came from…just a place where everything was in harmony. Sapphire walked beside me and smiled. She was thinking the same thing. We began walking towards the island to see there was one small little house most likely to cool off if the sun was too hot or something. There were many platforms built among the trees. There was also a small waterfall with a small opening to its left side. My eyes opened with excitement; this had to be unreal, a dream or something…
"This place is so beautiful; do you think people still come around here?"
"I'm not sure."
"Look out!" A voice hollered.
Both of us turned to see a ball and a wooden sword flying straight toward us. We fell to the ground quickly as the ball bounced off the wall and rolled in front of us, while the sword shattered into small little toothpicks. We heard a few people gasp and one other growl under his breath. I got up first and then helped up Sapphire.
"I think that answers your question." I smiled nervously.
I picked up the ball and waited for someone to appear. It turned out it was four people, all boys. One had silver hair and aqua eyes, another with his hair spiked up in some weird fashion. The other two was what caught both our eyes… it was because of these two, we found out about love and our lives had changed forever. They looked exactly the same and so completely different at the same time. One had blond hair and deep blue eyes, with pale skin but was a little built for his age. I giggled under my breath when I saw how Sapphire's face changed in an instant from her normal pink to a rose red color. But it wasn't him I blushed for on the other hand…it was the other walking next to him. He had chocolate brown hair that spiked up every which way, but it seemed really unique to me. He also had deep blue eyes, but unlike his friends, I felt drawn to his eyes…there was something about them that seemed so different…it was nice. He was also built up the same way as his friend with tanned skin. I quickly took in a breath so the blush would go away somewhat.
"Hey, I'm sorry about almost hitting you with the ball, ya?" The one with orange hair spoke up, with a hand behind his head.
"It's no trouble, right Sapphire?" I replied, but Sapphire only nodded for she was still looking at the blond boy.
"What am I going to do Roxas?!" The brunette boy sighed, looking over his destroyed sword.
"You guys aren't from around here; you're the two new girls who moved here recently right?"
We hesitated to answer. They knew about us moving, but does that also mean they knew who we were? Did they know we both came from very rich families? Were they kind of people who, once they found out about a person, would end up treating them like dirt? We both looked at each other and decided to take the risk.
"Yes we are; I'm Sapphire Compton and this is Rose Valentine." Sapphire smiled.
All four boys looked at us for a moment. We held our breath as we were waiting for their reaction. After what seemed like forever they laughed and we looked at each confused,
"Well, it's not every day we get two really pretty girls moving here; last time we got those two idiots." The silver haired one pointed to the two that my friend and I were captivated by.
"I'm Riku," he continued, "That's Wakka, and those two are Sora and Roxas." He finished pointing them out one by one.
Sora and Roxas got up greet us, while Wakka and Riku dashed off back to where they were previously. It was an awkward silence between the four us. Sapphire and I looked down to the ground, trying to come up with something to say, while they did the same. Finally, the one named Roxas looked at us and sighed, making us look up to him.
"Do you talk, or are you guys naturally mute?"
"No, we're just shy people sometimes is all." I replied; Sapphire was still too nervous to speak it seems.
"Well, you guys wanna come with us? We're just hanging out and all and I don't think you guys wanna stay here by yourselves right?" He continued.
We both followed the two boys into our own personal dream. We learned how to fight with guys and things that our parents never even dreamed of showing us. During all that time, we became very close with Sora, Roxas, and Riku. We hung out all the time and for once, Sapphire and I felt like we were actually kids, instead of the daughters of some rich family. The best part of all of this was, they never found out. In fact, they never knew about it. We did everything by sneaking around. We either left in the early morning, or in the dead of night. Soon, Riku wasn't even part of our little group; it was just Sora, Roxas, Sapphire and me. It was something everyone noticed; the two rich girls and the two middle-class boys, as we heard around the town. We found it funny how none of this got to our parents, for they were all about gossip.
When school started, it was another thing we never experienced. We were always taught privately and now, we were going where all the other kids go. But it wasn't easy. I mean the academics were a piece of cake…it was the stupid kid rumors. There were so many of them about us going around, that it made me cry many times. Luckily, Sora was always there for me…that was the thing about him; He never wants to see anyone sad, especially me. It seems like he tries a lot harder when it comes to me. Yes, I did like him a lot for a while, but it wasn't until one day, when it was pouring rain. Sapphire and Roxas had left to go to his house to play video games, while I had to stay after school to catch up on a few things. When I finally left, I was originally going to go to Sora and Roxas's house to pick up Sapphire.
As I walking towards the house, I kept seeing these people around the corners. They started following me as I past every corner. They looked to be about sixteen or so, and at this point I was seven years old. When I finally saw five of them, I began to walk at a quicker pace. One of tripped me and they quickly circled around me. I looked up to see them all wearing black hoodies, with the hood covering each of their faces.
"What do you guys want with me?" I asked as I got up.
"Nothing really, you were just in the neighborhood at the wrong time is all little one." One of them sneered.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
They each pulled out some kind of knife. Scared for my life, I tried to push my way out of their impossibly tight circle. One of them pushed me back into the center. They soon began to stab me wherever there was fresh skin. I screamed for help and all they did was laugh like they didn't hear a thing. The rain was pouring hard making the injuries sting a lot more than they were supposed to. I felt myself become very dizzy from all the blood and pain. I thought I was going to die here, and the only reason was because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Suddenly I heard my name being called and rushing footsteps. The five boys stopped to look at who was trying to be my hero. I couldn't see or hear very much of what was going on, except for yelling. Suddenly, another body landed next to me…He was bleeding from everywhere. I looked closer to see that he had deep blue eyes…
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"I think so…but what are you doing here? I thought you were home…"
"I was but you were taking too long and I became worried about you."
"Sora, you got hurt because of me…you should've stayed home…" I felt happy and terrible on the inside.
"This is nothing; besides, you're alright and that all the matters right now ok?"
I nodded slowly, feeling whatever heat I had left in my small body, go to my face. It was something I've always wanted to hear, but it only seemed like a dream to me. He scooted closer to me and put one arm over me, trying to keep me warm. He stared at me directly in the eye the whole time. I soon felt like nothing was wrong with me…nothing ever was. But then I heard the laughter of the boys, were still hovering over us.
"Well, isn't that the sweetest thing? I almost feel bad about hurting them." One laughed as the others joined in.
"What the hell is going on here?" a new voice entered the scene.
"Oh damn, it's Cloud…" I heard one whisper.
They ran off as quickly as they could, leaving Sora and I on the ground. The new person who hovering over us smiled a sad smile; he had a combination of blue and green eyes and blond spiky hair that also went everywhere. (What was it with all the boys wanting their hair to spike up everywhere to make it look gravity-defying?) He picked us up carefully and started walking out of the rain. I looked up again to see him staring straight ahead.
"Thank you…for helping us." I managed to choke out.
He didn't say anything but grunted to show he heard me. I turned my eyes over to Sora, who looked like he passed out the minute he knew he was safe. I smiled at him and leaned against the guy's chest, soon passed out as well.
That's when I realized that I was possibly falling in love with my best friend. It was something I expected but I didn't think would actually come true. But he was always there smiling at me and making sure I had the world at times. As the years went by he grew to be the person everyone knows and loves; the dorky, blind, happy and kind one. He grew to be that person you would go to whenever you felt sad or alone…and I grew attached, way too attached. I would've told him how I felt don't get me wrong…it was just…two things. One: He was like my best friend and I never wanted to mess that up, for I would rather have him in my life than not at all. Two: His girlfriend. She had moved here two years after Sapphire and me. She had red hair as well, but not as beautiful as Sapphire's. She was kind of short and skinny…and Sora fell for her like that. My world shattered when he told that he asked Kairi out and she said yes. But I smiled and told him I was happy, which I was…but at the same time I wanted him all to myself… Once we hit middle school Kairi wasn't the nicest person to me…in fact she plain hated my guts for hanging around Sora. She would give me death glares and start to kiss him or even cling onto him right in front of me. All of it made me sick to my stomach… but Sora was practically head over heels for her so I had to be happy.
And now I was going to have to face her again… this time without Sora. I can't even imagine all the crap she was going to pull on me this year… but whatever it is… I'll be ready for it.
