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After Roxas dropped off Namine he drove straight back to Sora's house finding the brunette leaning against the mailbox waiting for him. The spiky haired blonde pulled over in front of the boy smoothly. Then he scrolled down the window to meet the bright blue eyes of an impressed Sora.
"Do you think I did the right thing?" Roxas asked "Or did I fuck us both up."
Sora smiled "You kind of did both, but I'm not complaining."
"What do you mean?" Roxas questioned thinking the brunette would be more pissed than he already had been.
"I really like Namine." Sora merely replied "I don't know why, but I feel like, like I want her as much as I want you."
"You already have me Sora." Roxas chuckled with a warm smile.
"But you know what I mean." Sora pointed out "You feel it too, right?"
The spiky haired blonde ruffled the back of his hair "Yeah, it's weird though, because I'm not used to the whole girl-not-being-a-whore thing."
Sora nodded "I know I'm still trying to get used to it too, and you did make a promise."
"Yeah I know a promise to god for crying out loud!" Roxas sighed rubbing his temples.
Sora laughed lightly "Since when did you get so religious?"
"Since, I made a promise to an angel." Roxas said smugly.
Sora chuckled thinking it was funny how Roxas and he sometimes thought the same thing. He wondered though what was going to happen to them and Namine. Obviously they couldn't tell her about how the two of them were already together, and wanted to have her on it too. At least not yet, because they were sure that if they told her now then everything would plummet. However Sora was just hoping they'd just go with the flow, and take it slow to see what happens.
He was sure Roxas would agree "So is little Nami going to be our baby?"
Roxas nodded "I think so, but we have to take it slow."
"Mmhm." Sora agreed as he stretched getting ready to go inside his house, and possibly crash. Since some silver haired testosterone addict made his back slam into the lockers. He scowled to himself at the memory he still had the undying urge to kick his ass.
Roxas gave Sora a serious look "Don't let that guy get to you, he's a total douche bag that is not even worth thinking about."
"You're right." Sora sighed "It's just that -I hate feeling helpless."
"I know, but you're more of the brain over brawn type." The spiky haired blonde told him gently.
"I guess you're right…." Sora said reluctantly.
Roxas sighed in relief before he bid the brunette goodbye Sora gave him a chaste kiss on the lips that the blonde boy returned. After that he drove home ready to finish some fun pre calculus problems –yuck!
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The next day Roxas and Sora did their now daily routine as in picking up the girl by her locker and bringing her to lunch. Sometimes Namine would sit with her friend Olette, but most of the time she would sit with them. So Sora and Roxas stood by her locker waiting for her to come with her sketchpad and art utensils.
Sora spotted her turning the corner into the hallway, and yes she had her sketchpad held tightly against her chest. Roxas always kind of wondered what her drawings looked like she'd always talk about them. However, they still had yet to see them which made Roxas all the more curious to see them. Sora on the other hand was more patient with the girl, even though he was curious himself. He figured that the flaxen haired girl would show them her pictures when she wanted to.
"Hello, Tanaka sempi, Kimura sempi." Namine greeted politely.
"Hey, Nami chan." Roxas returned testing out their new nickname for her.
The blond haired girl's cheeks turned red as a reaction, which made Roxas smirk in response. Oh, how he knew he was going to love teasing this girl. Sora let out a soft chuckle knowing Roxas all too well as he turns his attention back to Namine.
"So what did your art teacher have you guys draw today?" Sora asked innocently.
As soon as she dialed her combination to her locker, and got it opened she looked up at the brunette and smiled.
"We had a substitute today so we got to draw whatever we wanted." Namine responded as she stuffed her pencils into a little nook in her locker. However before she put her sketchpad into her locker Roxas caught her with a question.
"Can Sora and I see your drawings?"
Namine looked up at him with a blank expression on her face. Sora heaved a sigh elbowing the blond haired boy on the side for his careless question. For a moment Namine was quiet, but then as Roxas rubbed his side she answered.
"Sure."
Roxas blinked rapidly "Really?"
"Mmhm, I've never really have shown anyone my drawings except for my art teacher, so it would be good to know what others think." The flaxen haired girl explained.
Roxas gave Sora a look that sort of said I-told-you-so, and Sora shook his head rolling his eyes at the boy. The three got their lunch, and headed towards an empty table. Girls scowled at Namine as she followed the two popular boys to an empty round table. Namine set down her tray along with her sketchpad that she lugged with her so that Roxas and Sora could see her drawings. They offered to carry it for her, but Namine was sure she could handle it.
"I really wish those girls wouldn't look at me so meanly." Namine said with a small frown on her face. Sora looked over at his shoulder looking at a bunch of fangirls that would always try to hit on him and Roxas. When Sora looked at them their eyes glittered with lust, but he just glared at them. All they were to him were annoying stalkers that always tried to litter his locker with love notes and candy.
"Just ignore them." Roxas told Namine as he took a sip from his milk carton "They're just a bunch of whor-"
Sora cut him off by saying "Really annoying girls."
Namine nodded as she handed her sketchpad over to the two boys "I don't have too many drawings in this one, because it's still new."
Sora and Roxas both took the book gently in their hands bringing down to their level. They opened it slowly to be surprised to find a magnificent drawing of a sunset on a beautiful ocean. A giant twist tree that went down sideways was by the ocean it looked lush with leaves as it grew some star shaped fruit.
"Wow…." Sora whispered in awe "She's good."
Roxas nodded in agreement as he turned the next page, the next page showed a girl in a Lolita styled dress sitting on the ledge of a big bay window. There were long curtains framing the olden styled window. The girl in the picture looked very innocent clutching onto a stuffed teddy bear. As beautiful as the drawings in the book were Roxas inwardly wished that they were colored.
Sora turned the next page turning agape by the picture that they saw –it was the both of them. At least the two boys in the picture looked like them. The picture also colored and it showed two boys back to back with their fingers intertwined. They both had gravity defying hair looking off into the distance. One of them with hair like Sora's was looking at a sunset the sky was a warm orange shade. He was wearing a red quarter length sleeve shirt and black pants with his usual converse, and around his neck was the star shaped necklace he always wore.
As for the boy whom looked like Roxas he was standing by the night sky the moon hanging before him that he was gazing at. He was wearing his usual attire as well a blue zipper up hoodie with rolled up sleeves that was partially down with a white T-shirt underneath. He was wearing a pair of somewhat baggy jeans and skate shoes, and on his wrist was his checkered wrist band with his rings on his fingers.
"Namine this picture are incredible…" Roxas murmured still gazing at it.
Sora smiled not taking his eyes off the portrait "You defiantly have the hands of an artist."
The two boys were very astonished with Namine's skill that they couldn't believe they thought otherwise before. Sora looked up at the flaxen haired girl whom was pushing some of her bangs out of her face. He could tell that she was embarrassed by the way she was blushing.
"Th-th-thanks." She stammered bashfully.
Sora let out a small giggle she was so cute he just wanted to pounce on her. Roxas handed Namine back her sketchpad when he and Sora were finished looking at it. She took the book back timidly then she rested her book on the side of the table that wasn't occupied.
"Nami, how did you learn to draw like that?" Sora asked her still wishing she could keep eye contact with him.
"I guess I have my mom to thank for that." The flaxen haired girl answered sheepishly "However I don't think I'm as good as you guys say I am after all I'm still learning."
Roxas smiled he loved her modesty he wondered why a few weeks ago that all he thought of her as was an icky old nerd. He sighed mentally remembering the mommy image playing in his head saying don't judge a book by its cover!
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Once Thursday came along Roxas found himself waiting by the exit of the school waiting for Namine. Sora got a lift from his crazy redheaded friend Axel, because there was no way Sora was going to take the school bus. So this left Roxas all by himself waiting for the little blonde haired girl.
He looked at the clock by the doors of the school it was 3:19 and no sign of Namine. He sighed running his fingers through his hair wonder what on earth was taking her. That is until he spotted the girl jogging towards him hugging her sketchpad to her chest. When she finally got to a one food perimeter from him she stopped panting heavily her shot blond hair was dripping wet.
"Sorry I'm late." She wheezed.
"What were you doing?" Roxas asked cocking his head to the side.
Namine lifted up her head smiling embarrassedly "My gym teacher made us shower, and I didn't want to shower in front of everybody."
"Oh, I see." The blond haired boy responded trying not to sound as amused as he actually was.
The girl nodded not even noticing the boy's lust filled gaze "So are we ready to go."
"Yeah." Roxas said quickly shaking his unholy fantasies out of his head "Let's go."
The two young people hopped inside of Roxas's little mini cooper, and drove off into Twilight town. It wasn't a super long ride to Atlantica, but it was a good thirty minutes. Namine and Roxas talked the entire time mostly about random things sometimes serious.
"It just bugs me the way Seifer handles all his problems by beating people up." Namine ranted as Roxas drove.
"I know and have you noticed that he has been acting all home boy suddenly." Roxas laughed causing Namine to laugh along
"Oh, I know, and it's like oh… this might be mean but he's just too-"Roxas cut her off.
"White?"
"Exactly." Namine stated grinning lightly.
The two burst out laughing as they got themselves out of the hectic traffic, and finally pulled into the museum's parking lot. The pair hopped out of the car, and then casually walked inside the building. Roxas was caught off guard when Namine grabbed his hand suddenly. The teenager looked down at the girl finding her blushing madly looking down at the tile floor.
Roxas smiled at her blushing himself as he gave one of her hand a tender squeeze as they walked around the museum. The whole gallery of art was amazing Namine gawked at every panting in awe for long periods of time. Sometimes so long that Roxas had to pry her gaze away from the painting to walk to the next one so she could gaze and gaze again.
Once they went through the whole entire museum, Roxas took Namine out to eat at his favorite café. It was called Café La Tifa, and one of his and Sora's friends owned it. It was a cozy little shop with a fire place and a few booths and tables where people could sit and relax. There were even couches and arm chairs by the fireplace if people just wanted to sit back and read. That's what Roxas liked about this place it was quiet and peaceful.
Roxas lead Namine to a little booth by a big window, since this place was a kind of seat-yourself kind of place. Some menus were already set on the tables that Roxas and Namine both studied to figure out what they wanted. Until that is a girl with long raven black hair in a casual black dress came by holding a notepad.
"Well, well, well long time no see Roxas." The girl said playfully with a smile.
"Hey Tifa I didn't expect you'd be out serving tables." Roxas greeted the girl with a grin.
The young woman sighed "Yeah, Aqua got sick so I have to work both on the counter and at tables."
"Jeesh, that sounds rough." Roxas said sympathetically "Seems like everyone is getting sick lately."
Tifa nodded "It's the change of the seasons I'll tell ya. One minute you're okay, and then the next you got a thermometer in your mouth."
"Very true." Roxas chuckled.
"By the way Roxas, who's your little friend?" Tifa asked indicating at Namine.
Roxas smiled "Her name is Haruna Namine, and she's my date this evening."
Using the word "date" made Namine blush crimson, which was exactly what Roxas was aiming for.
"Haruna?" Tifa questioned"Are you related to Kairi Haruna by chance?"
Namine nodded meekly "Yes, she's my older sister."
"Wow, you two look really alike." Tifa laughed heartily.
"I know I get that a lot." Namine giggled "How do you know my sister?"
"She'd come here all the time with Roxas and Sora." Tifa answered giving Roxas the knowing look making him flinch.
"Oh, really?" Namine asked "I bet she ordered hot chocolate, because she doesn't like coffee."
"Namine, I believe you're innocence is showing." Tifa stated making Namine give her a confused look, causing Roxas to cut into the conversation.
"What she means is –Kairi likes coffee a bit now." Roxas lied ruffling the back of his hair.
Namine blinked rapidly at the two "Really? Yesterday when I offered her a cup of coffee she yelled at me, telling me how gross it was."
Roxas shrugged "Probably still trying to get used to the taste."
"Maybe." Namine replied with a small smile, Tifa looked down at Roxas giving him a hard stare. Roxas looked up at her with pleading eyes, begging her not to say anything to the naive girl. The raven haired girl shook her head turning her expression back to a warm one.
"So, are you two ready to order?" She asked raising her notepad.
"Uh, yeah." Roxas answered looking at the small menu "I'll have a cup of coffee, black, no cream or sugar."
Tifa wrote down the request turning over to Namine "And what would you like girlie?"
"I'll have a vanilla latte, please." The flaxen haired girl ordered politely.
"Anything else?" She asked the two.
The boy looked at Namine "Do you want anything else?"
"Mm, maybe something to eat would be nice." Namine suggested shyly.
Roxas usually never got anything else when he came here, but surprisingly today he was actually kind of hungry himself. He glanced back at the menu finding a little section of food, and found the perfect thing to order.
"We'll take a plate of Fairy Godmother's cookies." Roxas stated looking back up at Tifa.
"Oo, those are my favorite." Tifa gushed scribbling down the order before looking up and saying "I'll have your order here in a sec."
Then with that Tifa ran off leaving Roxas and Namine. The pair sat back in their seats listening to the calming jazz music that was playing throughout the little coffee shop. When Tifa returned with their drinks she brought over a plate of sugar cookies with colorful sprinkles on top. Roxas took a sip of his coffee as Namine took one of the sugar cookies gingerly. Slowly Namine took a bite of the cookie making Roxas chuckle, because she was being so cautious.
"What?" Namine asked not seeing what was so funny.
"It's not like the cookie is going to bite you or anything." Roxas teased taking another sip of coffee "Don't be afraid it's only a sugar cookie."
Namine blushed "I'm not afraid of eating the cookie –it's just I'm afraid I'll get hyper."
A sugar high Namine, wouldn't that be a sight to see Roxas thought to himself taking another swig of coffee "Don't worry Nami-chan if you get hyper I'll help you settle down."
Namine smiled "Just to be safe I'll only have two cookies."
"Heh, I'm glad I finally met a girl who will actually eat." Roxas chortled as Namine took a big bite of her cookie.
She shrugged "I'd rather look like a human, than one of those walking skeletons any day."
"Yeah me too and plus it's healthier." Roxas added as he took a cookie from the plate in front of them.
The two sat back and ate cookies while they exchanged some conversation while finishing up their drinks. Roxas did have to admit after that second cookie that Namine had she was a bit more talkative. She was practically bouncing in her chair. After a short argument on who's paying Namine finally agreed to let Roxas pay for her half.
Roxas had Tifa wrap up the rest of the cookies they didn't eat. Then after that the duo hopped into the mini cooper, and drove off to Namine's house. The flaxen haired girl yawned slightly feeling her sugar rush burning off.
Once Roxas pulled into the driveway he turned his attention over to where the small girl was sitting. To his surprise Namine was culled up in a ball in the passenger seat, fast asleep. Roxas couldn't help but admire her from where he was sitting –she was just too adorable for words.
Her mouth was partially open –she was drooling a little, but Roxas still found that pretty cute. Gently, he shook her shoulder, Namine let out a moan in protest, but then she gradually opened her eyes.
"Morning sleepy head." He greeted her teasingly as the girl yawned and stretched a little.
"I'm still tired." She whined pouting cutely.
Roxas grinned at her "Sorry sweetie, want me to walk you to your door?"
"No…" Namine mumbled causing Roxas to frown a little sad until she turned around holding out her arms to him "I want you to carry me."
The boy looked at her baffled "Why?"
"I'm too tired to walk." Namine said lazily.
Roxas laughed getting out of his car, and walked over to the other side, opening the door for the girl. Namine unbuckled herself, and then turned to his direction holding her arms out like she did before. The blond haired boy held her by her back, and under her legs picking her up bridle style.
Namine blushed immensely when Roxas said "Bet you didn't expect that now did you?"
She wrapped her arms around his neck as he continued to carry her she began to feel embarrassed as though people were watching her. When in reality, no one ways it was only them walking to her doorway. Once Roxas brought her in front of the door he was about to set Namine down, when all of a sudden Namine gave him a peck on the lips.
Roxas's cheeks flared when the girl pulled away and said "Thank you for tonight."
"You're welcome." He murmured as he set Namine back on the ground gently. Still bent down at her level Roxas gave Namine a tender kiss on both of her cheeks.
"Good night Nami." Roxas whispered in her ear before taking his leave. Namine waved to him wishing him the same. And as Roxas drove home that night he couldn't help but feel heat build within his chest he wondered-
What is this?
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(End of Chapter)
And that was chapter four I hope you all liked this chapter! And yeah I know what you mean Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep that is a big promise. So let's all hope that they can keep it!
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