A/N: Hey guys, I'm back! For some reason thoughts about this story just kept attacking my mind. I just had to upload this chapter tonight (it's 11:35 PM right now in where I live). Thank you to users ventus535 and Greatwestern1522 for making this story a favorite, to users Coren024, Darkbeast42, Kayaneko and Shiranai Atsune for following and Kayaneko also, for leaving a review, YOU GUYS ROCK! Anyways, in this chapter, Roxas finally meets his fiancé, but before that he gets to hang out with some friends from the past. Also, some of what happened to Roxas in the past will be revealed. Happy reading!

After days of ignoring his parents, the time when he had to meet his fiancé finally arrived. When he woke up in the morning and realized it was Saturday, the first thing he did was smack his forehead. It was going to be one hell of a day; not only will he continue to ignore his parents, but he'll have to meet this girl that'll be his wife. The frustration and anger of the news of him being married hit him back full force to a point where he wanted to punch a wall until his knuckles break for good.

Thankfully, before he could stand up, his phone rang. He sighed in exasperation before picking up his phone and answering.

"Hello?" Roxas tried to control his voice.

"Hey, Roxas! You home already?" one word was all it took for Roxas to realize who was on the other line. Sora. Somehow, talking to the hyperactive brunet calmed him down.

"Y-yeah, I got back last week."

"What?! Why didn't you even call us?"

"Sorry, I was too busy ignoring the world" Roxas thought to himself "I just had a lot on my mind lately."

"But it's summer! How the hell can you have "a lot on your mind" at a time like this! We should hang out bro!"

"I can't tonight. My parents and I are attending a dinner party" Roxas said with a grimace.

"Oh, then how about right now? Let's play basketball, I'll ask Ven, Hayner and the others to come along."

The idea of playing his favorite sport after a long time(two weeks) brought a smile to his face. Immediately, he got out of bed and changed into a jersey and a pair of shorts. "Alright man, I'll see you in five. We still playing at 42?"

"Of course we still are. See you then."

Roxas hastily prepared and grabbed his basketball. He headed out quickly, doing everything he can to avoid his parents. He'll have time to deal with them later. After a five minute walk, he reached the basketball court that brought back thousands of memories. The sight of the venue brought another smile to his face. He's been cooped up at home for far too long. Immediately, he sat his bag down and started to shoot some jumpers. Moments later, he heard some cheers.

"There he is!"

"Well, well, if it isn't BHK!"

"The main man Roxas is back home!"

At the sound of his friends, he smiled and turned to them. He walked over to them and gave each of them a hug.

"Good to see you man" Roxas mumbled as he embraced Ventus.

"Yeah, you too, bro."

"What about me? Show me some love dude" Hayner chimed in.

Roxas chuckled as he moved over to embrace Hayner. Afterwards, he went over to Sora and embraced him as well.

"I missed you, young blood" Sora affectionately told him.

"I missed you too man."

Roxas continued to greet his friends. After, Sora spoke up "Now let's play some ball y'all!"

Two teams of five, full-court, high-octane, action-packed showdown—there couldn't have been a more appropriate welcome party for young Roxas.

"Ball's up boys!"

"Let me get that!"

"Not if I get it first!"

"Nice one, Vanitas!"

"Yo, swing it over here!"

"Take the shot, young blood!"

"Oh yeah! That's a splash, brudda! And I shot it in your face!"

"Y'all ready for me to shut this kid up?"

"Let's go!"

About an hour and a half later, all ten of them were exhausted. They all sat on the nearby bench, drinking some Gatorade, exchanging stories, teasing the hell out of each other, et cetera. It didn't take long until the subject shifted to Roxas.

"Why don't we let Roxas do some talking, eh?" Vanitas suggested with a grin.

"Yeah!" echoed everyone else.

"Fine. Just ask me some questions" Roxas agreed.

"How's the lady life for Roxas Helterbrand in Stanford?" Vanitas started.

Roxas let out a genuine laugh "The lady life is non-existent for Roxas Helterbrand."

"What?!" Hayner almost shouted in disbelief "You still don't have a girlfriend? Come on man, you're getting older."

"Have you forgotten that I'm only seventeen?" Roxas retorted with a look of disbelief of his own.

"So what, man? You're an incoming junior and you haven't even gone on a date yet. Heck, you haven't even had your first kiss yet!"

"He has a point, Roxas. You won't be in college forever."

"Cut the young blood some slack, you guys. He's still pining for Naminé after all this time!" Sora interjected, which caused everyone, even Roxas, to burst out laughing.

"Oh man, Roxas was smitten over Naminé when he was still here with us!" Ventus exclaimed.

"No kidding man, you totally had the hots for her. I think everyone in EnLit knows about your crush on her" Pence added.

"Speaking of Naminé, how is she anyways?" Roxas asked.

"She's been great actually. I mean, she's been a cum laude ever since you left and she and Riku have been getting really close" Vanitas, who is Naminé's college blockmate, answered.

"Cum laude? Wow. Then again, she's always been smart. That's why I liked her in the first place" Roxas nonchalantly responded "Also, about Riku, I totally saw that coming. I told you guys, when I was still with you during the first semester, that Naminé and Riku are a perfect match. I also said that even if I had feelings for Naminé, I wouldn't mind if she and Riku got in a relationship. Heck, I even rooted for Riku to ask her out! Naminé would do so much better with Riku; he's one of the nicest guys I've ever met."

"Bullshit!" everyone shouted.

"I'm serious! I was never jealous when it came to Riku and Naminé. They have so much in common and will make the perfect couple" Roxas admitted with no reservations.

"Yeah, but not as perfect of a couple if you're the one who went out with her!" Sora retorted.

"Dude, everyone in EnLit was rooting for you and you didn't do shit!" Vanitas scolded.

"I wrote to her, remember?"

"But you didn't ask her out!"

"She wouldn't have said yes anyway."

"You don't know that!" Pence added.

"Face it you guys, I'm an asshole, and it's good that I didn't ask her out."

"Whatever man. You were classmates for two semesters/ten months and you've had a crush on her since the first semester began. Ten months passed by and you didn't even make an attempt to be friends with her!" Sora said.

"You know why I stayed away from her…" Roxas trailed "even she knows, I explained why when I wrote to her."

"To hell with that Xion girl and the past bro, you should've asked her out." Hayner declared "Hey, since it's summer and she's around, why not ask her out now?!"

"OH HELL YEAH!" everyone else cheered.

"Guys-" Roxas tried to speak.

"ASK HER OUT!"

"But-"

"ASK HER OUT!"

"I-"

"ASK HER OUT!"

"Dammit guys, stop!" the others laughed and obeyed "I can't ask her out…" Roxas trailed.

"Why?" Pence asked.

"Cause he's still a pussy" Vanitas snorted.

"I'm getting married."

Everyone fell silent. They couldn't believe it.

"Married?" Pence repeated.

"Psh, stop it, Rox. You've never even been in a relationship before" Vanitas countered.

Roxas shook his head and sighed. He had a lot of explaining to do.

After Roxas' explanation, everyone gave his own shocked, WTF-esque reaction.

"That's just tough, bro" Pence trailed.

"Damn, that's some shithole you got yourself into" Hayner added.

"Wait, so you're meeting this girl tonight?" Ven asked.

"That's right."

"When are you marrying this mystery girl again?" Vanitas inquired.

"Next summer."

"Do you even know anything about the girl?" Ven asked again.

"No. I think my parents would've told me something about her if I didn't ignore them for the entire week. I'm trying to understand what they did man, but I just can't digest it that quickly. I mean, marriage? This is my life we're talking about. And I'm about to throw my life away for the sake of father's job."

Sora rested a hand on the blond's shoulder "That's good that you're trying to understand, but it's also normal to behave the way you're behaving. I would probably do the same thing if I were you."

"Same."

"No doubt."

"Definitely."

"Alright, I've had enough of this. Why don't we just grab a bite, head to my house to play some Madden and NBA2k until Roxas leaves?" Ventus suggested.

"AYE!"

After a heavy lunch at the nearby McDonald's, the group went to Ventus' house. As expected, they played video games for the entire day. Roxas had so much fun; he couldn't remember the last time he felt so happy like how he did with his group of friends here. Unfortunately, the fun had to end. At around six in the afternoon, Roxas bade his friends farewell and went on to return to his dreaded home. He took his time in walking back; he wasn't at all excited about what's about to happen to him in a few hours.

When he arrived home, he went straight to his room. At the sight of his bed, he nearly exploded. He released an angry sigh and ran a hand through his spiky hair. There's really no stopping this. In his bed lay his attire for the evening. The fact that the outfit was the same one he wore during senior prom two years ago only angered him further. An outfit that reminded him of fun, enjoyable memories will now remind him of the moment that will eventually destroy his life. He shook his head and just went on with it.

He took a shower first before proceeding to dress. Once he was done, he stood in front of his mirror. He had to admit; he didn't look bad at all. For someone who's life is about to be thrown away, he looked pretty good. After slipping on a pair of brown dress shoes, he went outside to rest against their BMW in the driveway. Five minutes later, his parents emerged from the doorway. His father pressed a button to unlock the car doors, which Roxas was thankful for because he got to go in the car before his parents had a chance to talk to him. When he was inside, he pulled out his earphones and listened to some music the entire drive to the venue of the cursed dinner party.

He had been avoiding everything for so long; it's time to face this. He kept his earphones and when his father parked the car, he got out and straightened himself up.

"I'm really sorry, Son" his mother remarked, touching his arm.

He shook his mother's hand away and simply said nothing. His mother sighed before she walked ahead with his father. Roxas trailed his parents at a slow pace. Just because he has to face his doom tonight, doesn't mean he's in any rush to do so. When they were inside, a waiter/servant/whatever-you-want-to-call-him-because-the-place-is-too-damn-fancy-to-use-normal-words lead them to a table. They sat themselves down, then his father asked him to go along and get some food from the buffet. He didn't hesitate to relent this time.

He stood up and made his way to the buffet area. On his way, he saw a familiar-looking blonde standing in the corner of the room. He took a few steps to the left to get a better look at the said blonde's face. When he saw her face in the distance, his heart rate sped up. It was just like his freshman year in college all over again. The 'funny' feeling he always got when she was around returned. He knew he blushed at the mere sight of her. She looked absolutely gorgeous. Also, for the first time, she was wearing a dress. In the many times he'd seen her during their freshman year in college, either during class or lunch time, she always wore a loose shirt or polo, a pair of jeans and some heel-less sandals. He'd never seen her in a dress…EVER. She looked better than she did in his imagination. She's always been beautiful, but since she was a shirt-and-jeans girl, not a lot of boys were able to see that.

Roxas hesitated for a moment. Should he talk to her? Considering the last time they ever made contact, it doesn't sound like a good idea. But then again, she sounded like she understood why he did that…Roxas shook his head. To hell with it. He'll just say hi anyway. It's not like that's such a bad thing to do.

He took a deep breath and started to walk towards her direction. When he knew she was in earshot, he spoke.

"Naminé," he called out.

Naminé turned her head to look at him. When she saw who it was, she smiled meekly. "Roxas! Hi!"

Roxas smiled, his heart still beating erratically "Hey."

"Just got back? I heard you're in Stanford now."

"Yeah, I got back last week. Yes, I am" Roxas chuckled "Vanitas, I presume?"

"Yup"

An awkward silence passed between the two. Roxas cursed himself inwardly for being so…him. He hasn't seen this beautiful girl in a year and he still goes into 'Idiot Mode' (as his friends call it) whenever she's around. He slapped himself mentally. They were just…acquaintances…not even friends. Besides, she said that she "honestly can't say I feel the same", so it was time to put this childishness to rest. They were young adults, anyways. He should just be glad Naminé still has the courtesy to even talk to him.

"So what are you doing here?" he asked, trying to look casual but miserably failing.

Naminé must have noticed, because her smile widened by a fraction, causing Roxas' heart rate to speed up further. However, when she spoke, her expression dimmed, sadness evident in her face. "My parents brought me here to meet someone…you know, business stuff."

"Oh, I see. So have you met this "someone" already?"

Naminé frowned. "Not yet, actually. Mom and Dad told me he's were on his way ten minutes ago."

"Oh, I see. Must be really serious, huh?"

Naminé's frown deepened at this "Yeah…"

"Hey, you okay?" Roxas asked worriedly.

At an instant, Naminé replaced her frown with a small smile. "I am. Hey, I'm gonna have to go now. If I know my parents, they wouldn't want me to wander since this person I'm going to meet is on his/her way."

"Oh, okay…" Roxas trailed, trying to conceal his disappointment.

"Well, it was nice seeing you again, Roxas. I'll...see you around."

"Yeah, you too. See ya" Roxas weakly replied.

He honestly didn't know if Naminé really had to go or if she just wanted to avoid him. Naminé wasn't exactly fond of him to begin with, especially after what he did before he left, so the former would be a plausible reason.

Naminé gave him one last weak smile then walked away. Roxas sighed and went on to grab a plate.

When he returned to his family's table, he didn't find his parents in the vicinity. He simply shrugged his shoulders and ate his dinner. A few minutes after finishing his meal, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He craned his neck and saw his father with a knowing look. He simply hid his anger. He sat down the napkin he was using to wipe his lips and got up. His father gave him a nod, which he delightfully ignored before he started to follow him.

It was short walk. Soon, his father stopped. This was it. His fate was about to be decided.

"Kiefer, good to see you!" his father exclaimed as he hugged a man as tall as him.

"Good to see you too, Devin! I'm glad you and your family made it here safely" the man named Kiefer greeted back with a smile.

Devin returned the smile (or fake smile?) before he turned to Roxas. "Speaking of family, this is him. Kiefer, I would like you to meet my son, Roxas. Roxas, this is Kiefer, a very close friend of mine."

Roxas put on his fake happy expression and smile then shook the outstretched hand in front of him. Also, he made sure to look Kiefer in the eye as he shook hands with him.

"Ah, it's good to meet you, Roxas! I am Kiefer Blakewood, one of your father's long-time friends. "

"Likewise, sir. I'm Roxas; Roxas Isaac Helterbrand" Roxas curtly replied.

"Some handsome fellow your son is, Devin" Kiefer complimented "I'm sure my daughter will grow fond of him."

At this, both Devin and Roxas chuckled (Roxas' a little less enthusiastic of course). Before Devin could retort, he heard a female voice interrupt.

"Hi, honey!" a female voice exclaimed.

"There you are! Where's our daughter?"

"She just went to the comfort room"

"Nicole! Long time no see!" Devin interjected. The woman named Nicole squealed and gave Devin a friendly hug.

"How've you been, Devin?" Nicole asked politely "glad to see you well and all."

Devin released another chuckle "same, same. Oh, Nicole, I would like you to meet my son, Roxas. Roxas, this is Nicole. Nicole, Roxas"

"Hello, Ma'am" Roxas greeted politely as he extended a hand towards her.

A look passed between Nicole and Devin. A second later, Nicole's lips broke into a huge grin and her eyes started shining with…pride? Happiness? Relief? Instead of shaking Roxas' hand, Nicole gave him a kiss on the cheek that was almost…motherly.

"Pleased to meet you! What a handsome young man!" Nicole exclaimed, causing Roxas to almost scratch the back of his head in embarrassment. "Mitchelle, you never told me how dashing your son is!" He looked to the side and saw that his mother just arrived to join the conversation.

"But of course, I thought you already expected our son to be so good-looking!" Mitchelle joked, earning a laugh from everyone except Roxas.

While this was going on, Roxas turned his face away from everyone. He wanted to delay this as soon as possible, as pathetic as it seemed. The conversation of the adults around him was slurred around him; all he thought about was how he was going to deal with all this. A tap on his shoulder derailed his train of thought.

"Let's have no further delays, shall we? Roxas, my boy, I would like you to meet my daughter" Kiefer declared with a smile.

Roxas swore that he heard a shocked gasp nearby.

Oh well.

Roxas sighed before he turned his gaze upwards. If this summer wasn't full of surprises, it is now.

When Roxas locked gazes with the said daughter, he found the same shell-shocked, what-the-fuck, look in them.

"Roxas, this is Naminé Claire Blakewood, our youngest daughter and soon-to-be heiress to our corporate assets. She is an incoming junior in college and is taking up both interdisciplinary studies and business management in the University of Kentucky. I hope you two get along just fine" Kiefer announced.

"Roxas, Son," his mother started. She said the words that just fucked up his life even more.

"She's your fiance"

Well shit.

A/N: So there it is! Roxas' fiance is non-other than Naminé! I apologize if everything seems so rushed; I just can't seem to stop typing when my fingers touched the keyboard. I'm actually really excited about this story and I'll start working on the next chapter in a few hours. Please continue to review, favorite or follow, it means a lot! Also, the next chapter will focus on how Roxas starts to 'repair' his relationship with Naminé. As the story progresses, whatever transpired between the two blond/es will be made clear, especially in the next chapter. Thanks for reading!