A/N: I love to write these stories, I really do. Haha. So here is another chapter, and I'd love to thank all the reviewers for.. reviewing! Heh..

And sorry for not updating for a while, twas busy. o-o;

The Shadow

A Shadow's Role

Namine's Point of View

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"Okay class, today we are going to talk about an upcoming play that will take place next month during the Winter Festival here at school." Stated the teacher causing groans to come from the boys and squeals of joy from the girls. The teacher, better known as Ms. Lockhart, talked about the play, pulled out a sheet of paper, and told the students to place their names on it if they wanted to participate.

"Namine.." I turned to face Kairi, who was grinning. "How about we-"

"No." I simply said. There was no way I was going to participate in a play.

Stage fright. Major stage fright.

"But," Kairi protested, "It will be so much fun!"

"A play about some kid swinging around some kind of key, trying to destroy evil and find his friends, only to find out that one of his friends had turned to the dark side, but no, he still keeps looking, and while he's looking he learns about some sort of organization that's using evil to find some sort of empire-thing. Sounds so much fun."

Kairi nodded, obviously not noticing my sarcasm.

I hated plays. Stage fright. And the storyline for this one was a bit weird. I mean, 'Kingdom Hearts'? What kind of play is Kingdom Hearts? What ever happened to good ol' Romeo and Juliet?

"C'mon! You could be one of the Nobodies! I heard that one of the main character's friends has a Nobody! We can be like..." Kairi stared ahead blankly for a moment then continued, "connected or something. Whaddya say?"

"I say.. No. I mean really, 'Kingdom Hearts?'"

"Doesn't it sound so romantic! At least it's original!"

"Pssh, original my-"

"Kairi, Namine, are you two going to sign up?" Asked Ms. Lockhart. Before Namine could say no to the question, Kairi yelled out an excited 'YES!'

Oh boy.

I just looked over to Kairi who was grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Sighing, I leaned back into my chair, and slammed my head against my desk.

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English class came along, and it was so boring. We were learning about something like... grammar or whatever. I wasn't paying attention for I was trying so hard not to fall asleep.

FWACK.

Owchies. I rubbed the back of my head and turned around to glare at whoever decided to disturb my attempt of staying focused.

What a coincidence. Roxas was the one that threw the crumpled up piece of paper at my head. I bent over to pick it up and carefully read over it, making sure not to get caught.

We need to talk.

I sighed as the bell rang. Gathering my things, I met up with Roxas who looked around cautiously and dragged me off to the fountain.

"Well?" I asked. He scratched the back of his head nervously.

"Umm.." I placed my hands on my hips, not impressed by his stalling.

"Hurry up, there's a reason why they give us Lunch Time in school, and right now I'm kind of hungry, so if you could-"

"Gosh, woman! If you would stop talking!"

"Fine fine, what?"

"Well, I-"

"Namine!" Roxas and I turned around to see Kairi running over to us and pausing for a breathe before speaking. "C'mon, Namine. I'm hungry, let's go eat!"

She obviously didn't even notice Roxas standing there, for she just dragged me off to the cafeteria without paying the slightest bit of attention to him.

Once we sat down she hissed something in my ear.

"What were you doing talking to Roxas?"

I paused, shocked from her question. I thought that she didn't notice that he was there...

"What do you mean?"

"You know very well what I mean! You're talking to him like you guys were best buddies when you knew I couldn't stand him! He's the enemy!"

"What on earth? Kairi, him being your enemy doesn't mean that I can't talk to him!"

"You guys are getting too close, soon he'll be hanging out with us," she said, 'us' referring to the group, "and I won't like it. Seriously, do you like him or something?"

"W-what? No! Of course not.. I mean.. well yes, I mean, I don't hate him but I don't have a crush on him!"

For a while, Kairi just stared at me, not looking too pleased with my answer, but she eventually gave up and shoved a sporkful of spaghetti into her mouth.

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"I'm not lying, Yuffie! It's true! At the stroke of midnight tonight, you'll turn into a chicken!" Selphie exclaimed. Yuffie rolled her eyes while I tried so hard to make sure my mocha latte wouldn't come out my nose.

Yuffie, Selphie, Kairi and I were all hanging out at our favorite cafe, Tea Bean. We always hung out in the same corner every time. It was basically our spot, and luckily no one was ever sitting there whenever we stopped by.

Also, since Yuffie's aunt own the cafe, we all got discounts. Hehe.

I turned my direction to the front of the cafe, since my chair faced it, and was shocked to see who walked in. I poked Kairi's arm and pointed to the person. The boy seeing us waved, and that caused Kairi to blush.

"Hey, Sora!" Selphie said as he walked towards us.

"Hey," I greeted, "Do you usually come here, Sora?" He shook his head.

"Nah, Roxas and I have always wanted to stop by though, and we finally got our chance?"

"We?" Kairi asked. "We as in, Roxas is here?" Sora nodded, right before Kairi groaned. Yuffie took a sip of her coffee and turned to Sora.

"Where is that blonde punk anyway?"

I glared a Yuffie who grinned sheepishly. The reason for my glaring? Well, I was blonde...

...and not too fond of the word 'punk'.

"He said he was going to be right back. He wanted to drop off his skateboard and the store next door so that they could fix it."

"What happened to it?" Kairi shot a glance at me, and she would have glared if she wasn't to 'in love' with Sora. Gosh. Sue me for being curious.

Sora shrugged.

"He ran into a tree on the way here so it's all beat up and got split halfway down the middle.." Selphie burst out laughing, obviously finding the whole thing amusingly hilarious.

..Amusingly hilarious. I like it.

"My gosh, he's such an idiot! Who runs into trees nowadays?" We all looked at the hyperactive-brunette, who had ran into a tree the day before. She gave us a confused stare. "What?"

"THEY CAN'T FUCKING FIX MY BOARD!" Someone roared. We all averted our glance to the doorway and gaped.

Roxas blinked.

"Sorry.." A blush crept across his face in embarrassment as he scratched the back of his head.

"It's not surprising." Kairi said, stirring the contents in her mug around. Roxas shot a glare at my auburn-haired friend and sighed then looked over to me.

Sora shrugged (for no reason) and told us that he was going to order his and Roxas's drinks and that he'd be back.

"So um.." I said, trying to start up a conversation since I felt awkward from Roxas's glance. "They can't fix your skateboard."

The blonde groaned and sat down in one of the nearby chairs, burying his face in the palms of his hands and mumbled something.

"Um, sorry. Come again?"

"Namine, don't waste your time talking to him." Kairi said. Roxas's head shot up and he glared.

"So now I'm a waste of time?"

"What do you mean 'now'? You've always been."

"So if I'm a waste of time, why are you talking to me?"

"You're the one that started the conversation."

"You're the one that's keeping it from stopping!"

"Well, I'm sorry that-"

"SHUT UP!" Everyone turned to face the woman standing before them. She had long, black wavy hair and pale skin. She was Yuffie's aunt.

"Children, this is supposed to be a serene place, filled with laughter and happiness, not anger and rage." He voice was so calm, it was a surprise that she shouted earlier. But from knowing this woman long enough, it wouldn't be that surprising.

"Sorry." We all said in unison. She smiled then walked away and we all sighed.

"Namine." I turned around to face Roxas, "I need to talk to you..." I nodded then looked over to my friends who didn't look that pleased but let me go anyways. Roxas led me outside to the front of the cafe.

And what he said next shocked me.

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A/N: As usual. Five reviews a chapter ;D

It was a bit short, and pointless, but it gives off clues to things later in the story. So yeah...

Kairi and Roxas bickering, Namine participating in the upcoming play, it will all make sense soon. Mwaha.

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