Disclaimer: Don't own KH, or it's characters, blah blah blah.

I had pretty much already had this chapter finished when I posted the first chapter, hence why I'm posting so quick :)

Special thanks to rainbowswirl, the first reviewer for this story! wooo! :D

Namine left for home not long after the mysterious boy disappeared. By the time she made it home, her aunt Mami was already home, heating up food in the kitchen. When Namine entered, Mami looked up and gave her a smile.

"Hi, honey. At the park again, I'm guessing?" she said, making her way over to Namine and pulling her into a hug. Namine closed her eyes and hugged her back, nodding into her aunt's chest. Mami nodding knowingly, giving her one more pat before letting go and setting up a plate for each of them.

Namine took a seat at the kitchen table, taking out her sketchbook and sifting through it. Mami turned to serve her, then looked at Namine in surprise. It was the first time she had seen Namine with her sketchbook out in the open. Sure, she had seen it sitting on the desk in Namine's room, and had even seen Namine working on it in her room when Namine didn't know she was looking. But Namine never took her sketchbook out in front of people.

Mami thought about commenting on it, but, being the kind-hearted person that she was, she decided she wouldn't mention it, instead getting back to serving Namine the food.

After she was finished eating, Namine washed her dish and thanked Mami before heading up to her room. Her room was entirely too clean, and entirely too bare. It lacked any decorating, holding only a desk and chair, a dresser, and a bed. Namine sat down at her desk, flipping through her sketchbook, but not paying much attention to what she was looking at.

No, her thoughts were on a certain boy.

The boy's eyes were still branded into her mind. They had seemed to stare into her very soul, as if he knew exactly what she was feeling…

Wow, Namine. Way to be cliché.

It bothered her that she hadn't even gotten a name. He had just left without even bothering to introduce himself! How frustrating. And yet…she couldn't shake the feeling that she'd find out soon enough.

Just then, her phone vibrated. She knew who it was. The only person who bothered to text her anymore.

To: Namine
From: Kairi

Hey, Nam. Wanna come over tonight? I rented Lilo and Stitch, I know how you love how everyone is so round in that movie. Also, my mom's baking cookies, and she said she could use some help decorating :)

Namine smiled slightly. This would be a nice distraction to get her mind off the boy. It was scary sometimes how Kairi always seemed to have perfect timing, knowing exactly what Namine needed and when she needed it.

Kairi had been Namine's best friend since second grade. Because of that, Kairi knew her better than any one else. When Namine's parents died, Kairi was there at the funeral, never leaving Namine's side. For the past month, Kairi had been an absolutely amazing friend, doing everything she could to help Namine through everything. Kairi was pretty much the reason that Namine was anywhere close to being sane.

To: Kairi
From: Namine

Ok. Let me ask my aunt. I'm sure she won't mind, though.

Sure enough, Mami said yes, so approximately 15 minutes later, Namine was being let in to Kairi's house by Kairi's mother, who smiled at her and told her that Kairi was upstairs.

Namine made her way up to Kairi's room, finding Kairi popping Lilo and Stitch into her DVD player in her 27" TV. When Kairi looked up and saw Namine, she squealed and ran over to her, nearly tackling her to the floor with her hug.

"Kairi—can't—breath," gasped Namine, causing Kairi to let go of her, giggling slightly.

"Hehe, sorry," Kairi chuckled, then, grabbing Namine's arm and pulling her, said excitedly, "Come on, cookies first, then movie!"

Namine had to admit, she had fun decorating the cookies. By the time all of the cookies were frosted and sprinkled, Namine was laughing. It was impossible not to, considering that the difference between the cookies Kairi decorated and the ones Namine decorated was absolutely comical.

After eating about 3 cookies each (all of which were ones Kairi decorated, as she had declared that all of Namine's were "too flippin' pretty to eat'), Kairi and Namine popped some popcorn and made their way back to Kairi's room, where they watched Lilo and Stitch. The entire time, Kiari gushed about how adorable Stitch was, while Namine would nod in agreement, munching on the occasional piece of popcorn.

When the movie was over, Kairi's phone vibrated once again, as it had the entire movie long. Namine assumed it was Sora, as Sora and Kairi have been going out for almost 6 months now. Kairi read the text, then looked over at Kairi, a pleading look on her face.

Namine sighed. She knew exactly what was coming.

"This is the part where you try to convince me to go with you to one event or another, isn't it?" Namine asked, shooting a knowing glance Kairi's way.

Kairi giggled and nodded. "There's some sort of showcase down at the Star Seeker's Café tomorrow. Sora's cousin is going to be doing a song, and Sora wanted to know if we wanted to come," Kairi said, then proceeded to work her best puppy dog eyes. Namine rolled her own.

"Kairi…you know I don't like going to public places…" Namine said quietly, almost shuddering at the thought of all of the inevitable stares and whispers.

"I know, Nam, I know," Kairi nodded, giving her a sad look, patting her arm, "but I promise, I'll stick with you the whole time if you want me to, and I'll even buy you a frappecino! I know how much of a sucker you are for vanilla bean frappuccinos!" Kairi sang.

Namine sighed in defeat. She knew there was no getting around Kairi on this one. Besides, free frappuccino.

Kairi sensed her decision and squealed, tackling her in a giant bear hug. "Yay! Thank you, Nami, you won't regret it! It'll be fun!" Kairi cried, now bubbling over with excitement.

Namine rolled her eyes, highly doubting that fact, but a small smile crept up on her face anyway.

"Don't forget about the frappuccino," Namine said. Then she looked at Kairi questioningly. "Which one of Sora's cousins is this? Cloud wouldn't ever be caught on a stage, would he?"

"It's his cousin Roxas. He just moved in from Twilight Town not too long ago," Kairi explained. "Their school year had already ended before he moved here, so that's why he didn't show up at school."

"Ah," Namine said, picking up a pencil from the nearest table and twirling in on her fingers. It was a habit that she had picked up a while ago, and nowadays, she did it without even thinking about it.

"Yeah. Sora said he's really shy, but he's really nice, too. And who knows? Maybe he's cute," Kairi said, winking at Namine.

Namine nodded distractedly, continuing to twirl the pencil. Kairi watched her for a moment, then gasped, getting up at light speed and running to her closet.

"Oh, I am so picking you out an adorable outfit for tomorrow!" Kairi giggled, sifting through her closet in barely contained excitement. Namine just shook her head, giggling slightly at Kairi's sudden shift in attention. Leave it to Kairi to try to set Namine up with some random boy Namine's never met before.

As much as Kairi could be a pain in the butt, Namine had to love her.

Seriously, if you've ever seen Lilo and Stitch, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say the characters are all drawn up so ROUND. :)

As usual, suggestions/C.C./thoughts/predictions are always appreciated :)