It was torture… I had a mission to complete, but I can't with a distraught prince. The meeting with my people held as a big eye opener for the young ruler. He has been sulking in his room for the last three nights… His followers are getting really worried… I am too…
I was walking down one of the many silver hallways and this is what I find…
"C'mon Rox… You have to get outta there." Axel said in a gentle voice with slight worry.
"Axel's right Roxy… We're all worried…" Demyx said with worry and exasperation on his face. He was also in another dress. My guess is he was playing with the princess.
"I'm fine… I just need to rest…" I heard Roxas faintly say.
"For three days? Listen, Rox. I know the guy was out of line but no one thinks less of you. Besides you need to eat." Axel said with a hint of sternness.
I heard shuffling behind the prince's door and soon after it opened. Roxas was clad in checkered pajamas. His hair was messier than usual, his skin was pale, his eyes lost their shine and were bloodshot, and he had dried tears on his face.
"Well, at least you aren't dead. You're just a zombie." Axel said as he observed the young blonde.
"Wait, zombie's are dead." Demyx said thinking.
"Then why do they walk?" Axel asked completely forgetting about Roxas…
"Well, they still have bones. They must have got tired of laying around." Demyx explained as best he could. The smaller blonde was getting frustrated. His eye began twitching.
"Then how-"
"Would you IDIOTS shut up!" Roxas screamed. "Yes, I know I'm a mess. I don't need you two love less idiots telling me that."
Roxas stormed down the hall in a rage. Axel and Demyx stared at his retreating back. Until he was out of ear shot…
"That kid needs a-" Axel started saying.
"NAP!" Demyx said angrily.
"…Yeah, that's it…" Axel finished sarcastically. I decided to take that chance to go to breakfast.
"Hey, Namine!" Kairi greeted casually. Sora had his larger than life grin plastered on his face. Riku was… standing there as usual.
"I thought the prince would be here before me…" I mumbled over to myself.
"He hasn't been here yet." Kairi said.
"He's been sad for a long time. That's why Hayner and me are thinking of a way to cheer him up!" Sora said grinning big.
"Oh no. You're going to prank him, aren't you?" Riku said in unbelief.
"Maybe…" Sora groaned out and grinned.
"Ugh… You guys are going to be SO dead…" Kairi said shaking her head in disappointment, but not in surprise. Obviously, she had expected this…
"Wow…" That was all I managed to mumble out of my shock. We would never be stupid enough to prank a Royal. The punishment would be death. Plus it was very disrespectful and rude.
"Hey, guys! Look lively! The prince is approaching. And man is he mad!" Hayner said in a serious voice.
Everyone in the room got tense. It was as if they expected someone to get hit. Which I really couldn't blame them.
Everyone was starting to panic as they heard footsteps. They got ready to scream when they saw… Xion. They all sighed in relief when they saw her, however we still greeted her with my princess.
"Man! You scared us!" Hayner said acting as if he was in pain.
"Huh? Why?" Xion asked confused.
"We thought you were the prince." Kairi explained.
"Yeah, he's in a really bad mood right now." I said adding to Kairi's poor explanation.
"Oh. Well in that case, someone might want to cover their face." She said with all seriousness.
"Why?" Sora asked.
"If anyone does one thing wrong, big brother will make sure his head is in the ground." Xion said before skipping off happily to sit at the large table for breakfast.
We all gulped. That's when the prince walked in. He had a scowl on his face. Everyone shakily, but hastily bowed and replied, "Good morning, my prince."
Roxas grunted in response.
"Would y-you like some cereal, my prince?" Vexen asked holding the bowl in front of him.
"No." Roxas said after looking at the bowl. Vexen's face fell.
"Well, what about some fruit?" Marluxia asked holding out an apple.
"No…" Roxas said a little softer.
"Veggies?" Xigbar asked.
"…" Roxas lowered his head. The shadow of his spikes masked the emotion in his eyes. Everyone started sweating and gasped.
Roxas raised his head and his eyes were bloodshot red. Xigbar was covered in a red tint that shined like blood and was flung through the marble wall all the way outside.
Everyone stared at the prince. Two medics went out to care for the injured Xigbar. The prince ran out. I was really confused. Why would he be that childish…?
I was finally done cleaning, which was a big relief to me. I was on my way to my room to turn in for the day.
"SORA! HAYNER!" That was Roxas's voice. I ran to the source of the voice.
Roxas was standing there covered in a black paint. His eyes were completely bloodshot again.
"S-Sorry! I-it was an accident!" Sora said scared beyond belief. Hayner was cowering behind him.
Roxas growled. "Well, I don't think it is. I'll kill both of you!" Roxas growled in between clenched teeth. He reared his fist ready to punch both boys.
My feet had a mind of their own. I felt like I was flying. His fist stopped right before it collided with my face. It was just touching the tip of my nose.
Roxas growled furiously, "Get out of the way, Namine."
"Forget it. Quit whining so much. It was an accident so get over it." I said annoyed. He was acting like a brat.
"It wasn't an accident. I knew they were up to something." He said. I could see his fist tighten.
"Oh well! Be the bigger person "king"! Look, everyone here respects you, but they can't if you act like a spoiled brat! You aren't even worthy of the title Royal until you know what that title means!" I said as I huffed and walked down the hallway to my room for the night.
I had just finished taking my shower and was getting ready for bed. But the girls wanted to play Truth or Dare so I stayed up to play it.
"Alright Nami. Who do you like?" Olette asked excitedly. Her green eyes shined as she waited for an answer.
"Um… well, I don't like anyone." And it was true. I wasn't about to get attached to the enemies.
"Are you serious?" Kairi asked in disbelief.
"Yes. I don't like anyone here." I said in all honesty and seriousness.
"Well, not for long." Olette said grinning.
"Why's that?" I asked thoroughly confused.
"I can have visions of the future. I can't see all the parts and pieces of the visions, but I can see the main point of them." Kairi explained. It was a very rare power indeed.
Kairi closed her eyes. She radiated in a purple light. Olette and I could only imagine what she was seeing. She gasped and opened her eyes.
"What did you see?" Olette questioned.
"Nami was talking to a guy. He was really buff. So my guess is the guy you were talking to is your future husband." Kairi said excitedly and squealed. Olette whistled. I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah right." I said shaking my head. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Huh? Wonder who that is." Kairi mumbled before getting up and checking the door. Kairi gasped. "Welcome, my prince."
Roxas walked in. He was shirtless and very tan. He was also clad in pajama pants. He was dripping wet, so he had just gotten out of the shower. All three of us couldn't help but blush.
"Namine. Can I talk to you?" Roxas asked staring at the floor. Usually he would just order people to do what he wants.
"I guess." I said standing from the bed, much of the anger returning.
We walked out of the room and I could hear Kairi and Olette squeal just before the prince closed the door. They groaned after he closed the door upset that they weren't allowed to hear.
"So what did you want? Have you grown up a little?" I asked acidly as I crossed my arms across my chest. He sighed and lifted his head.
"I wanted to apologize…" He said solemnly.
"Huh?" My arms dropped to my sides. To say I was shocked was an under statement.
"I was acting like an idiot and a spoiled brat. I nearly knocked my friends' heads off their shoulders. I was really messed up and really out of line. If anyone needed to be knocked out, it was me. I needed some common sense knocked into me and that's exactly what you gave me. I'm sorry." He said bowing slightly in apology.
"I'm not the one you need to apologize to." I said finally after a moment of shocked silence.
"I know. I already apologized to Xigbar, Hayner, and Sora. However, Sora and Hayner both apologized too. They said the paint wasn't an accident." He said shaking his head with a faint smile on his face. I smiled at that.
"But I just came by to tell you, I'm sorry and thanks." He said smiling sincerely before he placed a gentle kiss on my cheek. With that done, Roxas, the great prince, walked away.
I stood there frozen. After a few moments, I rubbed my cheek gently, smiling all the while. I walked back into our room, ignoring all the protests and insisting of Kairi and Olette. I replied with a simple, "I'm tired."
Before I drifted off, I imagined that glowing smile of his. I drifted off to sleep with a smile on my face…
KH: Well, this was ok in my opinion, but I hope to update a whole lot more! So please keep the reviews coming! :D