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Scarlet Temperament

Chapter 4: A Smashup

By: Sapphira-hime


If I just keep pushing harder then he'll go away.


Mother Nature was a gift that could never be replaced by technology. I always enjoyed admiring it while I walked to school in the mornings as part of my usual routine.

The cherry blossoms were mesmerizing as always, and the soft chilly wind flowed gently with sakura petals. I could hear the birds chirping happily, delighted with the magnificence of the natural world.

I suddenly frowned, how could Twilight have such a great gift? This flora could only be seen in books and not in reality. No one or nothing is perfect, so why am I seeing this? The surrounding in front of me right now, it's just so flawless…so unreal.

That was not possible, right? Heck, the question that I was supposed to be asking was why didn't I realize it sooner? It was impossible for this place to even exist.

"Namine!"

I turned around and saw my best friend Olette heading towards my direction.

"Hey, Olette," I greeted, an unwanted thought creeping at the back of my head. Are they unreal?I asked myself as I look at my childhood friend.

"Let's walk to school together," Olette told me, smiling brightly.

"Sure," I answered back, trying to push my thoughts aside and concentrate my attention on Olette as we walked side-by-side. I didn't want any unwelcome ideas coming through my head again. The dream I had last night was too much for me already.

"I can't wait to get to school!" Olette exclaimed excitedly. "I heard from Hayner that they invited Sora to join the soccer team! He's going to have his tryout today!"

"He plays soccer?" I asked with a deceptively uninterested tone.

"He does! Yesterday, a girl almost got hit with the soccer ball while watching the team practice."

"Is the girl alright?" I asked worriedly, although there really wasn't a reason for me to be concerned. If I was the one hurt, almost everyone in our school wouldn't even care. It'd just be another thing they could laugh about.

"She wouldn't be if it weren't for Sora!" Olette squealed with enthusiasm. "Sora magnificently kicked the ball away just before the girl got hit! You should have seen it Namine! It was so awesome!"

I abruptly stopped walking, remembering something.

"Sora was at school yesterday?" I asked, recalling that he had left before Ms. Yuffie's class ended.

"Well, not exactly. He was just walking around and passed by the school. The girl was so lucky! I wish I could be saved by him," Olette explained with a dreamy face.

I pondered, not believing for a moment that Sora had been there on accident. My brain began thinking. Rich kids didn't usually walk around, they always drove their classy cars that they never shut up about. So what was Sora doing?

"Namine, don't you wish you were in the same place as that girl?" Olette asked interestedly.

"Why on earth would I want to be hit by a ba-"

"Oi! Watch out!" A voice screamed in my direction.

It happened so fast that I didn't have the time to realize what was happening. Before I knew it, everything went black.


"Are you sure she's going to be alright?" I heard someone ask, but my blurry mind couldn't put a face with the voice.

"She's fine, there's nothing to worry about," a female answered with an aloof voice.

'Who was she? Were they talking about me?' I asked myself.

"Are you sure she doesn't have any life threatening injuries?" Another girl asked worriedly, which I could tell was Olette.

"Thankfully, it was just a minor concussion, you don't have to worry," the female answered again, trying (and failing) not to sound uncaring.

So they were talking about me. I recognized the other voice as the nurse, whose tone had developed from several years of taking care of spoiled rich kids who demanded her full attention for as little as a stubbed toe.

I groaned a little as I tried to open my eyes.

"Namine? Are you okay? Does it hurt?" Olette asked promptly. I could see the concern on her jaded eyes.

"I won't be if you keep that look on your face," I told her, trying to give her a smile. I hated it when I was the cause of someone's anxiety.

"What happened?" I asked, trying to search for any remaining memories of the morning. "Why am I in the clinic?"

"Well, you see," Olette began, a bit unsure how to explain.

"I hit you with a ball," another voice answered for her. I turned around and saw the one person that I was hoping to avoid…for roughly the rest of the school year. I gave Olette a disbelieving look.

"So Olette, what were you saying about him being awesome in soccer?" I asked sarcastically, deliberately ignoring him.

Of all people who could have hit me, why him?

"I'm sorry, it was an accident," Sora began explaining again.

"I'm going to leave for a moment," Olette informed us, "I need to tell Hayner and Pence that you're alright. They are really worried about you."

As much as I wanted Olette to stay, I couldn't say no, especially when my friends were worrying about me.

"Sure, tell them that I'm alright."

"I'll be right back," Olette assured, "Sora, could you please stay with Namine for a while?"

"Don't worry, I'm planning to stay anyways," he answered giving her a smile.

My eyes widened as I watched Olette close the door, not because of Sora's offer to stay with me, but rather because I saw Olette give Sora a conspiratorial look in the very corner of my eye.

What was that about? I've known Olette since I was seven, and that look of hers meant total secrecy. But with Sora? I really didn't think they'd become such close friends in such a small range of time.

"I'm really sorry about what happened," Sora told me, "I didn't intentionally want to hurt you, I-I mean I would never want to hurt you in any way." I could hear the nervousness in his voice as Sora apologized for the second time. He was staring at me, his blue ocean orbs full of sincerity.

"The nurse said that I didn't get any major injuries, don't worry about it," I told him turning away from his gaze. For some reasons, I could feel my heart starting to beat in a rather fast manner.

"Namine, I'm sorry."

I looked back at him in wonder. That was the first time Sora had called me by my name.

"I already told you that it was noth-" I was momentarily unable to continue when I saw a sad look in his alluring azure eyes.

"It seemed all I ever did to you was hurt you," Sora continued, his gaze never leaving mine. "Do you hate me Namine?"

"What are you talking about?" I asked with a growl, trying to sort out the confusion of this situation in my mind. First the dream, then aunt Tifa, and now Sora? Why do they keep on asking me these absurd questions?! I couldn't understand any of it! "I just met you yesterday, we never even knew each other," I told him, my voice suddenly turning cold. I could see the hurt on his angelic face as those words left my lips, and for some reason…I regretted it. I could feel a tinge of pain in my chest as I looked back at him. "I-I mean I don't think I've met you before," I started again, hoping to rid his face of that solemn look.

"You're right. We just met yesterday," Sora uttered suddenly smiling again. The grave look on his face had suddenly disappeared, as if it was never there. "There's no reason for you to hate me, we never even knew each other."

I unconsciously bit my lip.

"We never even knew each other."

The agony inside me doubled as I heard the same words from him.

"Wh-why are you suddenly taking your words bac-"

Sora cut me off.

"You know, you look much better without your glasses," he commented, examining me.

"Eh?" My genius brain briefly processed his comment, and then realization hit me.

"My glasses! Where are my glasses?!" I asked, panicked.

"Here." I looked at Sora as he handed my frames. "Good thing it wasn't broken."

I took it from him and tried to put it on.

"What's happening!?" I asked, "Why is it so blurry!?"

Sora gently removed the glasses from my blue orbs while my hands suddenly covered my eyes. I was starting to go insane. Wait, maybe I already was insane. Only crazy people have these kinds of experiences, right?

"There's nothing to worry about," Sora told me in a soothing voice, "Shouldn't you be happy you can see without your glasses?"

"How could I be happy when I've lived my life wearing these frames?" I asked him, revealing my sapphire eyes to him.

"I don't see anything wrong," Sora informed, "With or without glasses, you still look beautiful to me."

I stared at him dumbly. That wasn't quite the reply I was expecting. Wasn't Sora wondering how on earth I managed to clear my vision?

"You're kidding me, how could you take this so lightly?" I asked him, feeling nervous. Now I was more conscious of Sora staring at me with that unwanted look than my 20/20 vision.

He just smiled at me softly, making my heart beat faster than before.

"I've seen things beyond imagination, these kinds of things don't really bother me," he explained. "Besides, you really weren't supposed to have these," he continued, showing me the glasses in his hand.

Okay, Sora was officially starting to act strange again.

"What do you mean 'I was never meant to have glasses?'" Sora was about to answer when the door suddenly opened.

"Hey Namine! Olette said you're finally awake!" Hayner exclaimed, bursting from the door.

"It's good to see you're up and well again," Pence added, entering the room.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you," I told them, happy to see my friends.

"I need to go now, there's something I needed to check. I'll see you around," Sora informed us.

"Sure, we'll take it from here," Hayner replied, "You can continue your tryout after school, is that alright?"

"I'm fine with that," Sora answered before glancing at me. "Are you sure you're okay? Do you need anything?"

"I'm alright," I answered curtly.

Even though I forgave him, the fact that Sora hit me was still there. At least, that was what I was trying to tell myself. I just didn't want to sound grateful or anything, nor did I want Sora to learn about this nervousness I got every time I was in his presence.

"I'm leaving then, call me if you need anything." I could sense a hint of disappointment in Sora's voice as he left the room and again. The word guilt started lurking around me.

"Namine, you shouldn't have acted like that," Olette admonished. "Sora was really worried about you. You should have seen the expression on his face back there."

"He was the one who hit me, why are you taking his side?" I asked, slightly annoyed.

"It was an accident, and I believed he apologized already," Olette continued, a disapproving look on her face.

"Olette's right Namine. Besides, you should thank him since Sora was the one who carried you all the way to the clinic," Pence agreed.

"He did?" I asked, astounded.

"Yeah, I volunteered to carry you but he didn't listen. Or should I say, he was so worried he didn't even hear my offer," Hayner explained.

The guilt was practically wringing my neck now.

"He did all that?" I questioned again, not wanting to believe them.

"Yes, he did. You could at least show a little gratitude," Olette told me expectantly.

"Fine I will," I mumbled not liking the idea. Why would Sora go that far just for me? And what was with his strange behavior? It seemed like he was hiding something, something important, something that he didn't want me to know just yet.

I sighed, feeling the exhaustion that I'd been carrying since yesterday.

"Namine, go ahead and rest for a while. Don't worry, we'll stay here with you," Olette assured me.

I nod before I closed my eyes and surrendered completely to the darkness.

Sora, just who are you to me?

To be Continued...


Sapphira-hime: Okay, I think I made this chapter pretty long! I hope you guys liked it. Oh, watch out for the next chapter! Some of the main secret will be revealed! To the new people who put Scarlet Temperament on their favorite list thank you very much! They are SapphireYuki-Sama and ShiroiCherry. Also, to the readers who put this story on their story alert list, Arigato! I really appreciate it. Feel free to tell me what you think about each chapter, I love hearing from you guys, always.


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