Roxas sat bored in his science class. He glanced around as other students filed in, noticing Namine enter the classroom. He was about to throw her a smile, but noticed her tense state. She doesn't seem okay...

Namine sat down, sighing as though it were a heavy struggle for her to even be at school. She looked tired from the lack of sleep. That night, she had tried closing her eyes to block out the pictures from her view. It had to be a dream...they were gone when I woke up...that will never happen again.

Roxas watched as she buried her face in her arms on her desk. He wanted to comfort her. But what to say? Him escorting her to school was an extremely out-of-the-blue moment. He'd never had the courage to do that before.

He decided to get up and see what was getting to his little blonde friend. "N...Namine?" He touched her shoulder as she jumped.

"Oh, Roxas! I'm sorry. I'm just...a little jumpy." She blushed, rubbing her sore arm from the wreck. Do I dare tell him that Xemnas could possibly be meddling in our world again?

"Are you okay? You don't look yourself today." Roxas looked at her, concerned.

Namine nodded. "I just couldn't get any sleep. I was...thinking about how much I'll be studying this year."

"Doesn't sound like it was just that...what's wrong? Did Seifer do something?" Roxas straightened his posture, his eyes ready to kill. "I'll ruin him."

"No no, it's not him. I just...um...just stressed, you know?" She laughed nervously, fear in her eyes.

Roxas studied her carefully. "Namine? Can...I um...ask you something later? It's about...the past..."

Namine turned as white as a sheet. "S..s..sure. It's...n..no problem." Oh god...something's happening..no..not again dear lord, not again...

Namine looked like she might cry. "Is...that not okay? I'm sorry Namine, I didn't mean to bring up painful memories." Roxas looked at her, afraid. Please don't cry...

Namine moved closer, leaning towards him, her voice cracking. "Roxas listen, we need to get everyone together. Quick. It's bad, I can feel it. I have something to share that has to do with that too. Something is going to happen."

Roxas looked at her, his eyes wide. So...my dreams weren't here to haunt me...they're hear to predict the future. "Namine, just calm down. It'll be okay."

"Do you have my number?" Namine looked at him, fear in her eyes. She blushed quickly, realizing she just offered her number to her crush.

"Here, just put it in. I'll call you later tonight. We'll figure something out. Maybe we should ask Sora if he knows anything." Roxas handed her his phone as she put her number in it.

The teacher walked in the classroom then, and Roxas was forced to return to his newly assigned seat. Namine looked at him, fear in her eyes, before slowly turning back around.

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Fortunately, the whole school had lunch together at the same time. The group of close friends decided to all sit together. Hayner, Pence, and Olette were soon located by their old friends as they sat at the table with Kairi, Roxas, Namine, Sora, Riku, and much to Riku's pleasure, Xion.

Namine poked restlessly at her salad, staying quiet. Kairi and Olette were chattering on and on.

"Hey, have you seen Selphie recently? I've missed her chatter over the summer!" Olette smiled, asking Kairi.

Kairi shrugged. "I haven't seen the hyper little fairy since my english class this morning. And let me tell you...her and Tidus...just woah." Olette's eyes widened at this.

"You mean...they finally got together?! It's about time!" Olette's bright green eyes were sparkling.

Roxas and Sora both rolled their eyes as Hayner and Pence followed in suit. "I say Tidus should just get laid with her. I mean, she probably wants to anyways." Hayner snickered.

Kairi glared at him. "Hayner, that's not how this works. Girls don't just cheer at the word 'sex' as soon as they hear it."

"That's definitely the opposite of how Yuffie is. Did you hear what her and Vanitas did? Jesus Christ. They're both annoying, and can be aggressive as hell. I bet they sounded like a combination of fighting and screaming. Or basically both." Roxas smirked, laying back coolly. Namine blushed at his words, biting her lip to hide the smile. Everyone at the table started roaring with laughter.

"Oh, guys, that's the bell. We better go!" Olette squealed, hurrying along as everyone dashed to get out of the cafeteria.

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Namine was slightly calmer and less tense as she headed to her next period. Her favorite period of the day, art. She couldn't wait to be reunited with her favorite teacher. She happily strode in, waving hello to her art teacher, Mrs. Saunders.

"Namine! I'm so happy to see you back with us! I've missed my favorite art student." Mrs. Saunders gave her a happy greeting as Namine took her seat.

Namine took out her favorite sketchbook, ready to draw. Her mood was turned dull once she noticed who entered the classroom. Seifer. Namine's fears and innocence rose again.

Seifer sat at the table behind her, smiling as he noticed her fear. "Hello little Namine." He purred to her. Namine shuddered, lowering her head.

Much to her relief, Roxaa strode in. She looked up at him pleadingly. He took notice of her, sitting beside her, smirking at Seifer. "I see you managed to get to school after lunch due to your pitiful car. How unfortunate." Roxas snickered.

Seifer glared at him. "I've been here all day DeSoto, and I'm determined to come to school as much as I can...just for you." He laughed menacingly a second time for the day.


End of the chapter! Things are getting tense!