Okay, I'm back! I thought I'd upload one more chapter before I go on a long absence.
I have a story in another section with one chapter left. One chapter I have completely planned out, but no words on a document.
I've decided that I will force myself to write it, if I must, because I believe it is one of my most well-accepted stories. It's also my first story with long chapters, so I'm kind of proud of it.
So, basically, I'll be gone for a bit.
a-nobodyXIII: Yeah, they're fourth graders. It's been a while since I've been one, so I kind of forgot how they act.
mousehole: I'll try, but there's not many spots Ven can appear. I do have one planned, but I can't tell you about. Spoiler.
Chapter 4: Sixth Grade
Okay, I'll admit it.
I worry.
Probably a little too much.
Everyone says I need to calm down and it'll be just fine.
…they're usually right.
I breathed heavily.
"Oh my gosh, Kairi, I'm so nervous!"
Kairi turned back around in her bus seat.
"Relax! Middle school's going to be fun! Plus, we get these cute uniforms," she pointed out, twirling her skirt a bit. I smiled. The uniforms were prettier than I thought they'd be…
"But nobody's going to like me! And I'll be alone and—" I panicked. Kairi sighed.
"Naminé. You'll be fine. You'll see."
I'm dead.
X
That year, I met Olette, Larxene, and Yuffie. Olette somehow managed to drag Hayner and Pence into our group.
What do you know?
"Naminé!" Olette yelled from across the room while the teacher had disappeared to wherever. I looked up in interest. She flapped a bright orange envelope in my face.
"What is it?" I asked timidly.
Olette smiled. "I'm having a party this weekend. Not really for anything, but I get to see my friends, so…"
I nodded as if I understood. "I think I can come."
X
I knocked on Olette's door.
Olette's mother is very pretty. Honestly, I think that's why so many boys are her close friends.
"Hi, Naminé! Hayner, Pence, and Kairi are already here, so I think you can have fun while you wait."
I smiled and nodded.
"Naminé! It's been so boring over here because Olette won't let us play anything until everybody is here, which we know is going to take forever because Roxas is slow and Sora always forgets something right before they leave and they're riding here together, so…" Kairi babbled. I gave her a sympathetic glance.
"Well, I think the rest of them should be here soon enough…"
X
As it turns out, it was a while before they arrived, and the rest of us had managed to convince Olette to let us play some of the games we had come up with. Sadly, we had gone through most of them, so we didn't have much planned.
"Oh!" Selphie gasped. "I know! Spin the bottle!"
Everyone of us groaned at what we had reduced to.
Not that we didn't play.
Larxene opted out, and no one argues with Larxene.
The game itself was altogether boring. Olette had spun on Riku, which greatly angered Hayner. (Did I forget to mention Olette and Hayner were together? Because they are.) Poor Riku… The bottle seemed to like him.
When it became my turn, I tried to back away like Larxene. Too bad for me, I am not intimidating in the slightest and was practically tortured into spinning. The Sprite bottle whipped around until it landed on… Roxas.
"W-what?" I flushed and stared at the floor. Roxas twitched at the evil bottle.
"I can't kiss her! She's… Naminé!"
"Y-yeah…" I agreed. Especially after what happened in fourth grade…
"But, Naminé! This is the game! You guys have to kiss!" Kairi complained. I sighed, knowing one way or another, my lips would come in contact with Roxas's.
Roxas had also somehow been persuaded, so he positioned himself slightly over me and kissed me.
After a couple of seconds, I pulled away with reddened cheeks.
"There?" Roxas asked coolly. "Happy?"
And even though he wasn't asking me, for some reason, I was.
A couple of weeks later, I invited all the girls over for a sleepover.
Our main topics would be Olette's on-and-off-again relationship, Kairi's sudden decision to grow her hair out, and why Naminé and Roxas are suddenly not as close of friends.
Luckily, everyone seemed to be happier to arrive on time to the sleepover.
"So," Larxene began after we had determined Olette's relationship status. "What's up with you and the blonde idiot?"
"W-what?" I shrieked with a strawberry for a face. "We're just friends! You all know that!"
Kairi giggled. "Yeah, right. You both looked pretty into that kiss."
Yuffie looked disgusted. "Are you reading your mom's romance novels or something, Kairi? 'Cause that sounds kind of like a quote or something."
"Oh, shut up!" Kairi rolled her eyes. "Well, Roxas may not have been very interested, but you were kind of blushing a lot…"
"Come to think of it," Olette added, "you do seem to blush whenever you're around him."
The raven-haired snapped up from whatever she was snooping in. "Aw! Naminé and Roxas! Nami and Roxy! Namixas! Namoxas! Roxiné! It's so cute! Nami and Roxy sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G! You're going to be together forever!"
"N-no! We're just friends!" I protested.
"Friends who are in love with each other!"
"That's not—"
"Mrs. Naminé Kuroki… That's pretty…"
"We're not—"
"And then little Naminés and Roxases will come along…"
"Be quiet!"
Kairi stared for a moment before rolling her eyes. "Gosh, it was just a joke! It's not like…" Kairi paused and looked at my bright red face. "…oh my gosh, I think Naminé really does like Roxas!" Larxene, Yuffie, and Olette stopped.
That was when I realized I really didn't know what I felt about Roxas.
Apparently, Olette could see that.
"So, how do you feel when you're around him?"
"U-um… Well, happy, I guess. I'm happy just being around him," I wondered aloud, considering my answer. I nodded in surety.
"Do you, like, get a funny feeling in your stomach when you're with him?"
"…yeah…"
"Dp you think Roxas is cute?"
I had no answer; my face just heated up.
Olette nodded happily as if she'd cracked a mystery.
"Yep! Naminé likes Roxas!"
This is really bad…
It's a lot shorter than last chapter, but I couldn't think of much. Sorry. Well, like I said, I'll be gone for a while unless I decide I can't write the last chapter, so bye for now!