You Are the Music in Me

Roxas&Naminé

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts I or II. But I own the crap story line. :D

Author's Note
I updated faster this time. Yay! :D I toldja! Anyways, the vote has been unanimous! This story has a Roxine moment & a Sokai moment! Next chapter will have some Haynette, so don't stress Haynette fans. Also, in the last chapter you guys were introduced to Yuffie (I absolutely love her) but in this chapter you'll be seeing one of your favorite characters. Guess who. ;D

The Awesome Reviewers of Chapter 2: PrincessNamine23 (first chapter 2 reviewer!), X-The-Random-Vampire-X, SkyLandOcean, Akane Naomi, Rocker05, timekeeper1824, Warriorcat's Spirit, LightOne, Hasvajhi, CrazyAlex-Roxymonkey1325, Aney, Lebrezie, Crystal Nami, Kit-Kat-Wafer & Midnight-Heart. Thanks a bunch for taking the time to review this! :D

Roxas & Sora: (arguing)

RFL: (slaps them with a nearby notebook) What the hell are you guys arguing about?!

Roxas: (glares at Sora) We're arguing over who Naminé loves more - me or Sora.

Sora: Naminé, you love me more, right? Right?

Naminé: (stunned) O.o

Sora: See! She likes me better!

Roxas: No she doesn't!

RFL: Naminé doesn't love anyone with spiky hair. :)

Sora & Roxas: (cries)

(sigh) I hope you guys like it. I'm having serious doubts about posting this... T-T


Chapter 3: Sing Me a Sonnet

"No," Naminé whispered. "No!" she shouted so loud it echoed through the near-empty room. Roxas stopped, his lips inches away from hers. He looked at Naminé, a mix of shock and hurt in his eyes. In a flash, Naminé pushed him aside, grabbed her backpack, and ran for the door, never once looking back.

Roxas bit his lip, and turned away.

Naminé didn't stop. She didn't want to hear from Roxas today, tomorrow, or ever again.

Roxas looked toward the back door. A red head with piercing green eyes stepped inside. "You lost another one, Roxas." Axel shook his head. "Again."

"I know," Roxas sighed. "I know."

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RxN

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The next day, Saturday, Naminé was in her dorm room, still in her silk pajamas, eating out of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream tub. Her hair, at least, had been tucked into a semi-neat bun courtesy of Olette.

Kairi, who shared the spacious dorm with them, stared Naminé down. Olette joined her, watching the quiet blond.

Naminé continued eating her ice cream. Kairi finally broke the silence. "For God's sake, Naminé, will you stop moping? Come on, you cheered up a little the last time we went shopping," Kairi begged. Naminé ignored her. "Fine! Stay here," Kairi snapped, grabbing her purse and storming out.

Olette sighed and adjusted the strap of her new bag. "Are you sure you don't want to come?"

Naminé responded by shoving another spoonful of ice cream in her mouth.

Frustrated, Olette threw her hands up in the air. "Cheer up, Naminé!" Then, in a more softer tone, said, "I'll get you something, ok? Maybe some new ballet flats?" Olette asked encouragingly. Naminé said nothing. Olette just shook her head. "Call us if you need us," she called as she flounced away.

Once the door was shut, Naminé threw the empty ice cream carton into the trash and flopped on her bed. Her eyes scanned the walls. In one section of the room was the bathroom, the air thick with the smell of scented shampoo & conditioner, perfume, deodorant, toothpaste, and soap. Another section of the large room was the spacious walk in closet, littered with clothes, shoes, and purses.

Pushed against each wall was a bed: the pink comforter was Kairi's, the orange Olette's, and the soft white one was Naminé's. Above each girl's bed was a hand drawn portrait of that girl. Naminé had given them to Kairi and Olette as a surprise. They liked them so much they hung it over their beds. The walls, a light purple color, were covered in posters of celebrities that stared down at them every night.

Usually, being in the room made Naminé feel safe. But she only felt loneliness.

Naminé buried her head in her soft pillow. Thoughts of yesterday filled her head. She sighed and beat the pillow with her fists.

The pillow was Roxas.

A soft knock came from the door. Naminé sat up. "Come in," she said, smoothing her hair and looking in the mirror. Thank goodness she had at least washed her face and brushed her teeth. A stiff-looking brunette stuck her head in. She was wearing a ridiculous blue dress and her face was scrunched up like she was in pain.

"Can...can I help you?" Naminé asked, scared. The girl didn't respond, instead, closing the door. She pulled off her dress. Naminé gasped and closed her eyes. The sound of fabric against fabric caught her attention. She looked up and sighed in relief when she saw the girl had...boy clothes? Then the "girl" whipped off her mess of brown hair. Naminé found herself staring at Roxas Hikari.

Naminé screamed. Roxas rushed over and clamped her mouth shut. "Shh, Naminé! You'll scare everyone!" he snapped. Naminé yanked his hand away.

"What are you doing here?" Naminé hissed.

Looking sheepish, Roxas opened his mouth, the closed it. Then, after a moment of silence he said, "I'm sorry."

Naminé nearly fell off the bed. "What?" she demanded, wondering if she heard right. Roxas shot her a look. He obviously wasn't used to apologizing, judging from the pained look on his face.

"I said I'm sorry. For yesterday," Roxas muttered, ducking his head.

"That's ok. I was really freaked out," Naminé giggled nervously. She found it odd it was so easy to forgive him. Roxas laughed.

"Yeah, it was easy to make you mad, so I went in for the kill," Roxas smirked, fiddling with the black-and-white checkered wristband he always wore.

"Jerk!" Naminé picked up Cap'n Snuggles, her worn out bear she had since she was an infant, and hurled it at Roxas. He ducked, the bear sailing just over his head. When he straightened up, he immediately shielded his face in case Naminé had something else in her hand.

"I was kidding," Roxas chuckled. "Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go to The Square to watch my band perform," Roxas said nonchalantly. Naminé stared.

"You're in...in a band?" Naminé asked. Roxas offered a half-grin and nodded. "Wow. I never knew."

"Really? It's been going on for a while," Roxas rubbed his arm. "So? You up for it?"

Naminé looked down at her hands and noticed they were awfully sweaty. "I..." the words were on the tip of her tongue. I can't, I'm sorry. "I'll go."

I'll what?

"You will? Great," Roxas jumped up. "It's later on, at about two o' clock. You know where The Square is, right?"

Of course she knew where The Square was. It was one of the most popular hangouts for the students at Twilight High. Basically, it was a very large area surrounded by stores in the shape of a square. Many important events were held there, including the Twilight High Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. "Yes, I know where it is," Naminé answered.

"Cool." Roxas tugged the dress over his head and slipped the wig on, peering at himself in the mirror.

Naminé giggled. "Why are you wearing that?" Naminé asked, curiously. Roxas gave her a sly look.

"There's no boys allowed in the girls' dorm, right? Besides, I do this all the time when I visit Lylah," Roxas smirked. Naminé's stomach dropped. He visited Lylah before? Naminé sighed, punching herself in the thigh for thinking he had done this all for her. Roxas raised an eyebrow. "What was that about?"

"Leg cramp," Naminé said quickly.

"Oh. Well, I'll see you later, Naminé. Remember-two sharp," Roxas said. Naminé heard a buzzing noise. "Oh," Roxas muttered, fishing out his cellphone. He scanned over the screen, grinned, then snapped it shut. Then in a flash, he was out the door.

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RxN

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The closet was a ridiculous mess.

"I don't have anything to wear!" Naminé cried. She was wrapped in a towel, her blonde hair still slightly damp and she smelled like coconut butter lotion. Then she spotted the white Papou Swirl bag stuffed in the back of the closet. Naminé went over to it and lifted out the dress. She slipped it on, looking in the mirror.

And she was surprised.

The dress clung to her every shape and curve and nicely flowed over her hips. It was a bit too short, Naminé had decided, but it was a warm day. Naminé shook her head. She remembered the sandals she had purchased and looked around for them. Ah, here they were. Naminé tried them on. And for the first time in a long time, Naminé liked how she looked.

The Square was a short walk away from the school, no more then 15 minutes. Naminé felt the sun coat her open skin and suddenly felt self conscious. What had she been thinking?

Naminé wondered if she had time to change.

She fished out her cell phone. 1:45. There was no time. Sighing, the blond dropped her phone into her bag and turned a corner. Unfortunately, the edge of her sandal caught the crack of the sidewalk.

Naminé was falling.

She screamed and closed her eyes, waiting for the fall and for the pain to come.

But it never came.

Cautiously, Naminé opened one eye. She wasn't on the hard cement. She was in someone's arms. Someone's very strong arms. She looked up into blue eyes. She smiled and threw her arms around the boy who had caught her.

"Cloud!"

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RxN

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"How's Aunty?" Naminé remembered to ask as the two blonds walked into The Square. The place was already packed.

"She's good. But she's making a big fuss about me being in my senior year," Cloud smirked, one corner of his mouth going up higher then the other. He was her older cousin, a senior, who had been sent to a different school. But now he was back for his last year of high school. Naminé opened her mouth, ready to fire off another dozen questions when a heart-stopping voice cut her off.

"Naminé! You came!"

Cloud turned around. "Hey, it's that Hikari kid," he noted. "You guy's going out?"

Naminé's face grew hot. "No." she snapped.

"Ah, you like him," Cloud chuckled. "I'm not surprised, though. How many girlfriends did he have last year? One every two weeks?" Cloud shook his head, chuckling. "I think he beat my record of how many girls you can date in a school year," Cloud said thoughtfully.

By now, Roxas had reached them. "Cloud! Good to see ya, Strife!" Roxas grinned, doing some weird boy-handshake Naminé would never understand.

"Hikari," Cloud said cooly, a grin lighting up his features. "What's up?"

"CLOUD! YOU'RE BACK!" a flash of black and gray tackled Cloud, sending him reeling slightly backwards.

"Calm down, Yuf," Cloud chuckled, patting her head. Yuffie pulled away and grinned up at him.

"I haven't seen you in forever, Cloudie!" Yuffie giggled. Cloud frowned at the name 'Cloudie' but said nothing.

"Hey, it's Axel." Cloud chuckled when he saw Axel clowning around. "I'm gonna go over there. Anyone wanna come?" he asked.

"Me!" Yuffie bounded toward Axel as Cloud followed.

"Roxas! Hey, Roxas! We need you here!" A blond boy in camo pants shouted. His glance crept to Naminé. She shivered as she met his brown eyes.

"Coming!" Roxas shouted back. "I'll catch you later," he nodded toward Naminé. She watched him talk to the boy with the brown eyes, then looked away for fear they might be talking about her. She could feel his brown eyes on her back. Naminé straightened up and walked away.

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RxN

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For Kairi, boys had always been a problem. In the past 15 years, she'd never had a boyfriend, not even once. She envied her best friends: Naminé, for her soft and angelic beauty, Olette, for her outgoing, shimmering self. What could you be when your best friends had already taken the part as Angel and Princess?

Nothing, Kairi thought, licking her dripping ice cream cone. I'm just a weird tomboy who just happens to like dresses and playing video games and ice cream cones all at the same time.

This was why Kairi had given up on boys...or at least dating boys.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a voice.

When you walk away

You don't hear me say

"Please...oh baby, don't go."

Simple and clean is the way that -

"Hello?" said Olette. She waited for a moment. "Oh, hey! Feeling better?" Olette turned to Kairi and mouthed, It's Nami. Olette's emerald eyes suddenly grew wide. "WHAT?! Naminé Hanazono tell ALL!" Olette demanded. Kairi knew her best friend was blushing on the other end of the line. She wondered if Roxas had anything to do with this. Olette sighed. "Ok, fine, I'll wait. We'll meet you there in a few. Bye."

"What's up?" Kairi nodded toward the phone.

"That sneaky blond got invited to The Square by Roxas!" Olette giggled. "I knew she had a wild streak in her. She's even wearing that cute sundress!"

"Really?" Kairi blinked.

Olette nodded. "I told her we'd meet her there. Do you mind going ahead first? I have some things to take care of..." her voice trailed off. Kairi nodded

"No prob. I'll see you there," Kairi stood up, trying to keep up with her melting ice cream.

"Thanks," Olette looked relieved. She waved and scampered off.

Kairi got up and started for The Square. She noticed her ice cream was starting to run down the cone. She leaned forward to take a lick when-

Wham!

Kairi dove nose-first into her melting strawberry ice cream. Horrified, she dropped the cone on the ground and covered her nose.

"Oh man! I'm sorry!" came a familiar voice. Kairi looked up. Oh NO! she wailed silently. It was Sora, the cute brunette who had befriended Naminé. All Kairi could think about was the crushed ice cream cone at her feet and her nose...oh God, her nose.

"...and I seem to have this really bad habit of bumping into people..." Sora was saying.

"It's all right!" Kairi blurted. "I wasn't looking!"

"Here, sit down and I'll get you a napkin," Sora nodded toward a bench under a wide cherry blossom tree and scampered into the very same ice cream store Kairi had visited earlier. Kairi sat down and tried not to breathe though her nose for fear of snorting up a mountain of ice cream.

Two sticky hands and three minutes later, Sora came back out. He had enough napkins to supply an army, as well as two more cones of strawberry ice cream.

"Here you go," Sora blushed, handing over the napkins. "Sorry 'bout that."

"No problem," Kairi quickly turned around and scrubbed furiously at her nose. When it was free of ice cream, she tossed the napkins in a nearby trash can and turned back to Sora.

"Hey...aren't you Naminé's friend?" Sora asked, giving her one of the ice cream cones. Kairi smiled a thanks and took a small lick before nodding. "Karee...right?" Sora asked.

Kairi giggled. "Kairi," she corrected softly. Sora slapped his head.

"Ohh! DUH." Sora made a silly face. Kairi laughed at him. "I'm Sora, by the way."

"Nice to meet you," Kairi smiled shyly.

"Where were you headed? You know...before I knocked you over?" Sora chuckled nervously, running a hand on the back of his chocolate brown spikes.

"I was headed for The Square," Kairi said, pushing strands of red hair behind her ear. "Me and Olette were supposed to meet Naminé there."

"Olette. Oh, yeah! The brunette. She's really...really loud," Sora said.

Kairi laughed. "Don't I know it!"

Suddenly, to Kairi's horror, Sora leaned in very close, their noses nearly touching. Kairi felt like she couldn't breathe. Is he...

Sora lifted his hand and slowly brought it to Kairi's face. His fingers touched her eyelashes. When he pulled away, Kairi saw a cherry blossom in his hand. "It landed on you," Sora said, letting the blossom slip from his fingers.

"Th-thanks," Kairi stuttered, touching her cheek tenderly.

"You know," Sora smiled. "Red suits you. It makes you look cute."

Kairi, at first horrified, shyly smiled back. Maybe dating boys was a good idea after all.

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RxN

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Naminé fidgeted around anxiously. Where in the world were Kairi and Olette? She smoothed out her dress. How could Kairi wear dresses? Naminé remembered Roxas' words.

You look like the girl who'd be more comfortable in pajamas or something.

She smiled.

"What are you smiling at?"

Naminé turned around and blushed. Kairi and Sora were beaming at her brightly. "Nothing!" Naminé blurted out quickly. She raised an eyebrow in Kairi's direction and chin-pointed to Sora.

Kairi smiled and mouthed I'll tell you later.

"Hi, Sora! Didn't expect to see you here," Naminé said. Sora darted a look at the stage where Roxas and his friends were setting up their equipment.

"Yeah, well, I bumped into Kairi so I decided to come along," Sora explained. Kairi giggled girlishly when Sora said 'bumped.' Maybe he had crashed into her too.

"Where's Olette?" asked Naminé, peering over Kairi's shoulder.

"She said she'd be here later. She had some stuff to do," Kairi shrugged.

"Oh," Naminé said. "Ok."

"LADIES ANNNNNNND GENTLEMEN! HURRY TOWARDS THE STAGE FOR THE START OF THE MUSIC FEST '08!" The announcer chirped over the microphone. Sora winced and cautiously put a finger up to his ear.

"I'm gonna grab some chips," Sora said, nodding toward a food stall. "Anyone wanna come?"

"I will," Kairi said. "Nam?"

"No, go ahead. I'm going over there," Naminé glanced back at the already-crowding area around the stage.

"Hey," said a voice. Naminé turned around. It was the boy, the blond one with the deep brown eyes. He was frowning at her, a slight smirk tugging at his lips. "You're Naminé right?"

Naminé nodded, licking her suddenly dry lips.

"Hm," the blond seemed to consider this. "Roxas wants to know where your friend is."

"K-kairi?" Naminé asked, wondering what in the world Roxas wanted with her.

"No, the other one. Olette," the blond said, glancing toward the stage where Roxas was impatiently drumming his fingers on a drum. So he plays the drums? Naminé thought curiously.

"Hey!" the blond snapped Naminé back into reality.

"Um, I...I don't know," Naminé stuttered.

"Great," muttered the boy. "You can never trust girls, that's for sure," he swore under his breath and stomped away. Naminé was left puzzled...until Olette ran up.

"Naminé!" she gasped. She was out of breath and carrying a paper bag. "Where - wheeze - is Roxas?" Naminé pointed up at the stage and Olette ran up to the skater who jumped up eagerly and peered inside the bag.

What in the world? Naminé blinked hard and swerved around, bumping head-first into, what it seemed, a not-all-there senior. He smiled at her, like a wolf would do to a sheep.

"E-excuse me," Naminé gulped, trying to push past him.

"Hello there," he said in a deep voice.

"I'm sorry, but I need to go - "

"Why don't you stay a bit? You cute little thing," he suggested, taking Naminé's hand.

"Let go," Naminé hissed, trying to wrench herself free.

"Aww, playing hard to get are you?" he smiled again, this time pulling Naminé forcefully.

"Stop!" Naminé struggled to get free. "Help!"

"Stop that," the senior giggled. Then his face grew serious and he started dragging Naminé away.

"Naminé!"

It seemed like one voice to Naminé, her head was spinning, but it was three different voices.

The figures came into view. "C-cloud?" Naminé felt woozy. "Sora? Roxas?" And she closed her eyes, the sound of her name growing fainter and fainter as she slipped into the darkness.

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RxN

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The last thing Naminé remembered before blacking out was Cloud punching the senior's jaw, Sora catching her, and most of all, Roxas' worried face. A cool breeze touched her face and she started to open her eyes.

Until she heard the voices.

"Who was that guy, anyway?"

Sora.

"His name's Kyo. Famous for doing every girl that walks."

Cloud.

"I was ready to knock that guy out. He did that to Lylah once, too."

Roxas.

"Hasn't Lylah done every guy in this school?" Sora asked, a sneer in his voice.

"Fuck off! You don't know anything about her." Roxas was getting angry.

"That sounds familiar. When was the last time you said that? Huh? And look what ended up happening!" Sora cried.

"That was all your fault! She was mine. She loved me." Roxas growled.

"Oh, please! If you had listened to me, Hikari, then none of this would have happened," Sora had a sharp tone in his voice. "You're the stupid one!"

Roxas was silent for a moment. "You're just jealous," Roxas said in a low, calm voice. "Jealous that she picked me."

"Both of you guys shut up," commanded Cloud. "We can have a Dr. Phil moment later. Right now we need to nmake sure Naminé wakes up."

It was silent. Naminé was sure that they wouldn't dare disobey Cloud. Especially not after they had seen him beat up Kyo. She fluttered her eyes open and peered up at the three boys who were watching her.

Immediatley her cheeks turned red. She sat up and saw Cloud...Sora...

"Naminé?" she turned around and saw Roxas grinning at her. Wait...if Roxas was behind her when she sat up...Oh my God! I was lying down in his lap!

End Chapter 3


Author's Note
Uh. I hope you guys liked this chapter. (sigh) I'm not really feeling like this chapter was what I wanted it to be like. But anyways, now the third chapter is done! Now it will get REALLY interesting as the characters progress forward.

Chapter Hint: Hehe. Ok, there were two in this story! Remember in the beginning how Axel said, "You lost another one, buddy. AGAIN." And then Roxas and Sora were arguing about a girl at the end? Ha! The second chapter hint was when Roxas walked out of Naminé's dorm and his cell phone vibrated. Someone was texting him. AND Olette's part of the story somehow clicked with that, yes? :3

R E V I E W S ‹3

Sora: I...I don't like fighting with Roxas. TwT (sniff)

RFL: (melts) Aww, I love you Sora! (hugs)

Sora: :D

Roxas: ...

Naminé: I'll hug you, Roxas! (hugs)

Roxas: :D

OH! And will you answer me this question? Why do you favorite but not review? That makes me sad... U.U (falls over)

VOTING TIME! (again...) Roxas' band needs a song to play! Which song shall I use? (the songs are on YouTube. they are both great!)

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Face Down or We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet

Both of them are favorites of mine. :D Thanks again and be sure to review! And then, maybe, RFL will update faster. ;)