This chapter was inspired by the song 'Please Don't Leave Me' by P!nk
I don't own Kingdom Hearts or the song!
Enjoy it and review!
Chapter 3: Please Don't Leave Me
Friday night finally arrived, and Namine couldn't help but to be excited. Fridays were spirit day for the band, and after their practice, the whole band would go out to do a fun activity together. Even all the directors would go to enjoy the end of the week. It was a reward for practicing the whole week. Tonight's theme was bowling. With her ticket in her hand along with her money, Namine came down the stairs to say her goodbyes.
"Bye mom!"
"Bye honey! Do you have everything? Money? Ticket? Phone?" she asked in a motherly tone. Namine could only laugh at her mother's protective nature.
"Yes mom. I'm sure I'll be fine."
"Ok just making sure. Now give me hug." she smiled walking up to her precious daughter. Namine couldn't help but give in to her mother's embrace. She loved her mom, but sometimes she worried too much.
"Now get out of here and have fun."
"Ok I'll have fun defacing property and stealing cop cars!" Namine joked leaving through the front door. As she exited her small home she looked outside to see Kairi parked on the curb. As she walked to the car her friend slowly rolled down the window.
"Hurry up! Were already late!" Kairi rolled her window back up as she waited for her blonde friend to get in the new Nissan Ultima. Her car matched Kairi's personality perfectly. Red, new, and spunky. Nothing could describe the sassy girl better.
"I'm sorry, my mother had to check up on me a bit. You know how she is!" Kairi could only nod in agreement. Her mother was just like any stereotypical mother. Caring, protective, and paranoid. It was the average personality of a single parent.
"So where is spirit night tonight?" Namine asked.
"Well it's supposed to be at the Atlantica Arcade. You know that place with bowling, laser tag, and stuff. It should be fun I guess."
"Hmm... Who's all going?" Namine could only hope that some of her supposed friends would stay home. She loved colorguard all in a whole, but some of them individually were too much for her.
"I know for a fact that Aqua is going with Terra and Ven. Xion is going with Riku because Olette has to see her family..." Namine sighed with relief. 'Thank god.' she preferred Riku with Xion. They had been friends since elementary school, but thats all they had ever been. They always stayed friends. However, Namine knew better.
'They both want more, so what's holding them back?'
She shook the thought off and continued to listen to Kairi's explanation.
"And Selphie can't come because she is going to 'some' party" she emphasized.
"GOOD! No one wanted her to come anyways. She doesn't care about anyone besides herself so why should we care?"
"RIGHT?" Kairi agreed continuing their journey to the arcade. Selphie was one of those girls that did little work but expected a great reward for it in the end. She loved the spotlight to be on her and no one else. That's one of the reasons she was in colorguard, so she could earn her way to a solo.
"So that's all in guard who's going?" Namine asked hoping to hear more names.
"Uh.. that's all I know who's going for sure."
"Well I guess we could look forward to seeing Goofy trying to bowl. That'll be a show!" both girls started laughing remembering Goofy and his special moments. His life was never boring.
They finally arrived at the parking lot seeing it to be filled with cars.
"Ok try and find a parking spot!" the red head demanded looking around finding the spaces all filled. This surely was a challenge.
"Oh! Right there!" After a minute of searching, Namine had found one. Just as Kairi was about to pull in, a giant black Hummer made its way to it before her, cutting her off in an instant. Kairi glared at the car, recognizing it to be none other than Axel's. A boy with long spiky red hair exited the driver's side of the car. He wore a black 'Hollywood Undead' t-shirt, with regular jeans and black shoes. Just as he noticed Kairi's glare, Roxas and Demyx exited the car. Axel decided to play with the girl's temper.
"Sorry sweetheart! Maybe next time!" he taunted blowing her a kiss. Kairi's hands tightly wrapped around the steering wheel as she saw the young man slap high fives to his friends. Roxas ignored his request as he found the joke to be harsh.
"And that is why I hate drumline!" she told Namine as she started to roll down her window. "FUCKING JERKS!" she suddenly threw her hand out showing her hatred through her middle finger. Namine sunk in her seat in embarrassment as her friend continued to show her rage. The boys simply laughed at Kairi's anger, finding it to be very enjoyable.
"C'mon! Let's just go find another spot..." Kairi was pissed off right now. Namine could only watch as her friend breathed heavily in anger. 'Has it really gotten this bad?' she asked herself mentally wondering how her friend could tolerate them for so long.
Just as Kairi parked, she took a moment to calm herself down. Her boiling temper was slowly cooling down, as she tried her hardest to put a happy face on.
"Ok I'm fine now." she assured Namine who could only worry about her friend's well being.
"Your sure? If you don't want to go, then it's fine with-"
"I said I'm fine!" she snapped back only to catch herself placing her head in her hands. "I'm sorry, Axel's just pushing my damn buttons. I'll be fine. I promise."
Namine smiled at her friend "Well if he ever does it again, I'll go kick his ass for you."
"No you wouldn't! Your scared to even look at him!" Kairi laughed, actually enjoying Namine's support.
"Yeah your right but I'll have your back. And there is a reason I'm scared to look at him!" she gagged making choking noises. The two friends began to laugh, exiting the car to go inside the giant arcarde.
Green and Blue lights flashed throughout the whole room, contrasting with the teal tile floors. Bowling lanes filed down across the room, creating joy for those using them. The arcade happily lit up across the other side. The two girls stood in awe, never truly seeing the place before.
Namine had a giant smile across her face, as she saw the beautiful scenery. The whole place was underwater themed, creating an enchanting ocean scene.
Just ahead of her, was their director, Mickey. Both girls walked up to their superior, happy to see him.
"Hey girls! Do you have your tickets?" he asked with a smile.
"Right here sir." Kairi responded as she and Namine lifted their hands to reveal their tickets.
"Alright, remember, you get an hour of bowling, and then $30 for arcade games."
"Thank you sir." both girls replied, walking off to find some of their friends. Suddenly Namine felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to find Aqua, captain of the colorguard. Her blue hair was a bit sweaty from running.
"Hey guys! Bye guys!" she said quickly. Namine caught her arm, stopping her from reaching her destination. 'Something's up. Aqua is more nervous then usual.'
"Hey Aqua! Why are you in such a rush?" the little blonde asked in curiousity of her friend's hurry.
"Well, Terra and I are going to go for a little ride in the 'Blue Lagoon' you know that little boat ride? I kind of was hoping..."
"He'd kiss you!" Kairi interupted in excitement only to get hit on the shoulder. "HEY!"
"NO! I was hoping he would ask me out." Aqua blushed thinking of the possibilities.
"C'mon Aqua be honest! You totally want some action!" Kairi joked as she began to scrunch her lips together, imitating kissing noises. Once again, Aqua hit her, embarassed by the thought. Just then Terra came up behind the blue haired girl, startling her a bit.
"Hey are you alright? You seem a bit jumpy?" he asked while sneakily wrapping his arm around her.
"O-oh, N-no I'm alright! I p-promise." Aqua barely managed to speak, turning red in embarassment.
"Alright let's go!" he tugged her off to the little boat ride, leaving Namine and Kairi alone. The young red head bit her lip, catching Sora in the other side of the room. Namine caught her friend in a trance, knowing what was causing it. She sighed 'I guess I should let her do her thing.'
"Hey Kairi. I'm going to get some shoes, you go ask Sora if we can join his gro-" she suddenly paused due to the fact Kairi was squeezing her arms around her.
"YES! THANK YOU!" she didn't waste anytime, running off the brown haired trumpet. She clumsily ran into a trash can, but picked herself off and continued her way toward the boy. Namine laughed at her friend's little fall, finding it to be utterly adorable. 'Awww puppy love. Now about those bowling shoes.'
Suddenly she felt someone bump into her pushing her lightly to the side. Namine turned around to see Roxas smiling at her. He was wearing a white v-neck shirt with black knee length shorts. His smile was warming to the heart, showing gentle kindness to his personality.
"Hey!" he said give her a warm greeting. "So what's up with you and your friend back there?" he asked referring to the scene at the parking lot.
"Well what's up with your friend there?" Namine said pointing at Axel who was stealing tickets from an arcade game. 'Typical' she thought in secret.
Roxas could only laugh at his friends disbehavior. "He's just spirited is all. Underneath that..." he stated while watching Axel continue his theft. "... he is really nice guy. You just gotta get to know him."
"Well it doesn't seem like it. Especially with last year and all."
"What happened last year?"
The girl stood there with her jaw dropped. She was almost as confused as he was.
"You don't... know?"
"If you refresh my memory... maybe it could ring a bell." he answered. He started walking toward a table near the food court. Halfway through, he gestured her to follow him. She accepted his gesture, sitting down on the table with him.
He coughed, beginning to continue their conversation. "So what happened with Axel last year?"
"Well Kairi had a crush on him last year, and when she told him," she paused as rage began to build up inside of her. "He decided to take it for granted. He went out with her on one date. And on that date they kind of... well.." her innocent mind couldn't find the right words to say. She made hand gestures trying to help him understand.
"Oh," he said finally understanding what she meant "You mean they... did it?"
She could only nod in agreement, feeling utterly terrible for bringing the memory back to life.
"What did he do after that?"
The girl laughed pitifully at the question. "He went and told everyone that she was a slut, whore, or any other name he could possibly think of." she began to whimper, feeling sympathy for her dearest friend. "He made everyone hate her, and that's kind of when this whole war between both groups started and why you are all kind of considered assholes." Her eyes widened 'Did I just say that?'
Roxas stared at the girl in disbelief. 'Axel didn't tell me anything about this.' he scratched the back of his neck trying to find a way to counter with her arguement. "Well I didn't know there was a whole reason to why we were all considered 'assholes' are we really that crude?"
"Oh no!" she said trying to take back her accidental insult. "I didn't mean it like that I was just-" her apology was shortened when both Kairi and Sora came up to the table.
"Hey what's up ya'll?" the silly male said standing near his brother. Namine didn't have time to answer the question, still trying to continue her apology. Roxas decided otherwise.
"Nothing. I was just leaving." he ungracefully pulled himself from under the table slamming his palms to the surface.
"No wait I didn't mean to... " she sighed realizing her mistake. 'How could I be so stupid.' All she could do was watch as the boy walked toward Axel.
"What did you do? He looks pissed!" Sora exclaimed walking toward his brother. Kairi came toward Namine, watching the girls eyes beginning to water.
"Namine?"
"I'm fine. Let's just go bowl now," she wiped the tears from her eyes, keeping her emotions hidden from the public. "Really I am. Let's go."
Kairi nodded to Namine's request continuing their way toward the lanes. She still questioned Namine's feelings, still worried about her. "Namine are you sure your ok?"
"Can we not talk about this right now?" she choked out trying to find any way to avoid the subject to be brought up.
'I just want to forget.'
SO I am a total Liar! I promised chapter 3 wouldn't be up for a while but i was sick again and i was bored... so i decided to post it. I won't be posting so frequently I just so happened to be not busy at the moment. Just wait a week! I'll be in M.I.A. for awhile! LOL
So just for you all, I decided to tell which kingdom hearts characters is a member of what section of the band
Drum Major: Riku
Drumline: Tidus, Roxas, Axel, Demyx, and Seifer
Trumpets: Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Yuffie
Low Brass: Terra, Ven, and Fuu
Saxes: Riku (Before drum major), Cloud, and Leon
Guard: Namine, Kairi, Aqua, and Xion
Flutes: Aerith, Larxene, Marluxia, and Olette
Tubas: Pence, Hayner, Wakka, and Rai
Hopefully that shed some light on ya'lls perspective.
And the band is bigger but it's full of randoms. If you have any suggestions let me know!
AAAAAAAAAH! Forgot to mention this earlier was kinda dedicated to TwinToshiro for the support! Like seriously in my perscpective, I thought I always put in too much detail! Wooh! Now I can even it out a bit! Trust me! I have a few plot twists up my sleeve.
Ash09, I never EVER SEE ANY MARCHING BAND STORIES! It's always cheerleaders and potheads XD. I decided to take a stand against this injustice, its about time! The story will get better.
I am not sure if i will put a LEMON in here after all. I don't see much momentum for one at the moment. Maybe if someone convinces me otherwise, or the plot gets intense enough there will be one! LET'S only HOPE!
So if ya'll have any requests, suggestions, or corrections, please inform me so I can change them! I plan to go back later and fix the spell checks but it bores me at the moment!
SEE YA'LL LATER!