Sanctuary in the Dark: Dark Witch

Orika: Okay I know I'm gonna have a lot trouble of keeping this up but anyways. I can't wait to watch the movie entitled: Twilight, based on the famous book: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

Vampire Orika: From what I know it happens to be a Vampire fiction isn't it.

Orika: You know there are a lot of students from my school who read that book. I wanted to grab a copy as well but sadly I'm broke. Although I did read a part of it because my friend has one and I was reading it when I was at her house.

Vampire Orika: Poor you, Mortal…

Orika: T_T Yeah poor me… Anyways onwards the story…

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts…

Chapter 3: Two Halves of a Whole

Roxas woke up sweating from his dream or rather he calls it nightmare? Only that to him it felt like reality. He reached for Naminé, he always did whenever he needs comfort, and he would automatically reach for her, for reassurance and as always… She was always there to give him what he needed.

What have you disturbed rehto-tnacifingis ym. Naminé asked the last three words in a language Roxas didn't understand.

Nothing just a dream… Roxas replied.

There was silence for a moment.

Should I come to you? Naminé asked

Roxas cheeks flared up. No! Not after what happened last night!!! He thought. He heard a genuine laughter that added to his imagination.

I caught that… I shall come to you now. Naminé said.

Before Roxas could protest a dark portal appeared in the wall and Naminé came out. Roxas looked at her. She was wearing a simple sleeveless white dress that reached above her knees and a pair of white sandals.

Naminé looked at the clock hanging at the wall which says it was only two in the morning. She smiled she has plenty of time to be with Roxas before the sun rises. She walked near him and sat beside him.

"So what has disturbed you so?" Naminé asked. "Should I tell you a story, like I always do?" She asked.

"I'm not a kid anymore for something so childish." Roxas said pouting. But then he thought; Although I would love the attention of it.

Naminé cleared her throat. "You should realize by now I can read what you're thinking, hmm." She said smiling mischievously.

Roxas' face reddened, he forgot about that. "Well then stop it. You should know my mind needs privacy." He blurted out.

"But I like what you're thinking especially that one imagination you conjured up awhile ago." Naminé said.

Roxas covered his face under the blanket.

"Why are you hiding?" Naminé said pulling the cover off. "If it pleases you I'll oblige to kiss you again." She said.

"Stop it! Stop tempting me." Roxas said and boy did his face ever get redder. "What did you just said back there?" He said changing the subject as he rose from bed and went to the bathroom to escape the embarrassment.

Naminé went to thinking. "I'll kiss you again?" She said innocently.

"Not that, that one where you spoke in a different language of some sort." Roxas said washing his face.

"Rehto-tnacifingis ym..?" Naminé said.

"Yeah that one, what does that mean?" Roxas asked as he went and sat on the bed a few distance from her.

"Let me see… What did it meant again?" Naminé said acting innocent.

"Naminé…" Roxas said impatiently.

"Alright, alright I get the message." Naminé said. "It simply means 'My significant-other'." She said smiling.

"Significant-other…" Roxas said the meaning of the word registering in his brain. "Doesn't that mean…" He said and didn't continue.

Naminé continued for him; "Spouse, companion, wife, husband, mate and…" she said drawing some shape on the bed with her finger. "The most appropriate word: other half."

Roxas pushed down his rising emotion. "You think we're compatible?" He asked.

"Not think my significant-other… I know or rather I felt." Naminé said.

"Okay now's the time I'm gonna have an emo attack." Roxas said walking away from her.

Naminé stood up and slowly approached him.

"You stay where you are." Roxas said holding up a hand.

"Why be so afraid of something that is meant to be?" Naminé asked.

"How can you be sure about that?" Roxas asked in defense.

"Hasn't it occurred to you, why we can communicate telepathically if it is not so." Naminé said.

"But… But…"Roxas tried to think of something to throw at her. The events at the clock tower came to mind. "But you're a Vampire… And I hate Vampires." He said.

Naminé halted. Roxas looked at her face but it was shadowed by her bangs. How Roxas wished to take back the words he just said.

"Naminé…" Roxas said and took a step forward there was no response, not a single movement. "Naminé look I'm sorry." He said.

With a blink of Roxas' eyes Naminé was standing before him, her face close to his. Roxas' breathe hitch in his throat. Her eyes said nothing.

Naminé raised her hand. Roxas closed his eyes expecting to be slapped, but the impact of her hand never came, all he felt was a strand of his bangs was being moved. He opened his eyes and saw Naminé moving it, her eyes so gentle.

"Do not think for once that I would hurt you, I can do no such thing even the mare action of slapping you." Naminé said. She then moved away. "I'll make something for you to eat." She said and went out of his room before he could say something.

Roxas moved close to the wall and banged his head on it. Why did he say that? He threw his self on the bed. There was no way he could face her again. It seemed to have hurt him more than it did to her.

A few minutes passed and the door opened as Naminé came in with a tray of breakfast. She glanced again at the clock that says it was passed three in the morning. She put the tray on the floor and sat.

"Come on dig in." Naminé said smiling.

Roxas just stared she seems to have returned back to being cheerful which was odd to him. He looked at the contents of the tray: two pancakes on a plate, oozing with honey syrup and butter on top and a hot chocolate.

"It's not gonna dance no matter how long you stare at it." Naminé said.

Roxas sat down on the floor across from her. He was looking back and forth between the food and Naminé. Eventually Naminé took hold of the fork cut a piece of the pancake blowing it, and then stretching to Roxas' mouth.

"Say aahhh." Naminé said.

Roxas did as he was told and Naminé plunged it in. The pancake was delicious but he wasn't thinking of the taste. The simple act of Naminé feeding him, he thought was intimate.

"So how was it?" Naminé asked eagerly.

Roxas nodded chewing. "It's good…" He said mouthful.

Naminé raised her hand and reached for him. She eventually wiped the syrup from the side of his mouth and put it in her mouth. That action too was sort of intimate, more like erotic to Roxas.

Roxas cleared his throat. "I'm sorry about what I said." He said looking at Naminé.

"It is alright, Humans do regard us like Vampires although we're not really like that… At least not yet…" Naminé said.

"What do you mean "not yet"?" Roxas asked shiver running his spine.

"I have quite a similar trait to that of a Vampire." Naminé said.

"Like what?" Roxas asked.

Naminé was silent. "I feed…" She said.

"You feed…" Roxas said raising an eyebrow. Feed not eat, wait in movies they used the word feed when they're referring to a Vampire sucking blood. He thought. Then realization hit him. "Umm… Naminé could you show me your teeth." He said.

Naminé grinned showing her immaculate teeth. Roxas looked at any signs of pointed fangs but there were none.

"Nothing…" Roxas said.

"Are you by chance looking for my fangs?" Naminé asked.

"Well Vampires have sharp fangs well at least that Vampire last night did." Roxas said.

"You mean this." Naminé said opening her mouth; her tongue brushed the lengthened incisors.

Roxas gaped and by reflex his hand moved up to his throat.

"I hide it if needs be." Naminé said smiling at him.

"Okay…" Roxas said hesitating to ask. "Do you sleep in coffins?" He finally asked.

Naminé closed her eyes and folded her arms together. "Folktales… I don't sleep in coffins, but if ever the Vampires would be the first ones to do that." Naminé said in a thoughtful gesture.

"Are they that many out there?" Roxas asked.

Naminé nodded, mindful of the time.

"Are you afraid of garlic?" Roxas asked.

Naminé raised a brow.

"Okay, I know it's a pretty dumb question but it's what I learned from books and movies." Roxas said.

"You shouldn't always believe what you hear, read or see. I don't like garlic, but not because of what you think, but because it reeks. I have an acute sense of smell so I don't feel comfortable." Naminé said. "As for the sun, it's not the sun that's harmful, it's the light. I can endure it but it'll burn my skin, my eyes will water and I'll grow weak if I stayed too long." Naminé said. "But if I wear the right clothes and use very dark glasses then I am able to walk in daylight. Sometimes I do walk in the day to show normalcy and avoid suspicion." She added with a rub on the bridge of her nose.

So that means Vampires can do that as well? Roxas thought worried.

"No…" Naminé suddenly said.

"No..?" Roxas said looking at her, confused.

"I did say that we had some similarities but it doesn't mean that they can walk in broad daylight. They'll burn the instant their skin touch light and they will turn to ashes. You see when they lost their soul they have lost the ability to completely walk in the light." Naminé said explaining.

"Lost…" Roxas said.

"You will know these things when the time is right." Naminé said. "And you should not worry about the Vampires, I'm a Slayer and it is my job to take care of them. Give them the eternal rest they deserve." Naminé said.

Roxas nodded fidgeting with his food.

"Can you eat?" Roxas said.

"Not exactly but I am capable of eating things that naturally comes from nature except for meat." Naminé said. "An example is the honey syrup." She said pointing at the side of her mouth. "It's naturally made nothing added."

Remembering Roxas blushed and coughed to hide it.

"So anything that comes from nature like fruits or something." Roxas asked.

"Yes…" Naminé said.

"How about canned goods?" Roxas asked.

"No… Anything that is factory made cannot be digested." Naminé said. "They add chemicals in it that are quite harmful for us to digest. Our stomachs are quite sensitive that we'll have to get rid of the toxins immediately." She said.

"So there harmful in the stomach." Roxas said suddenly losing his appetite.

"But we prefer to feed on blood." Naminé said.

At the mention of it brought chills down Roxas' spine.

"Why doesn't that surprise me?" Roxas said taking a drink from the cup.

"Maybe it's because I have fed on you last night." Naminé said.

Roxas suddenly spitted his drink at his left then choked as the information digested on his head.

"Please don't remind of that and please don't do that again." Roxas said.

"I will not then unless… You offered freely." Naminé said smiling seductively.

"That'll never happen." Roxas said then just notice the way she talks. So Old World like... "You talk so Old World like." He said.

Naminé then laughed and said; "You have no idea how old I really am." She crawled beside him her face close to his. "Do you want to know?" She asked tracing his lips with her finger.

Roxas felt the heat rise in his body. He didn't want to know and he didn't like his reaction at every intimate thing she does. Naminé felt it, the sun was about to rise. She frowned and looked at him.

"It is time for me to go." Naminé said as she waved a hand and a portal appeared. "Maybe next time we can do something fun?" She said.

Naminé gave Roxas a kiss a deep wet kiss.

Orika: Wild hormone attack.

Vampire Orika: All the more exciting it could be, Mortal.

At that time Roxas felt funny, like it was just right but strangely because he doesn't know Naminé all that too well. Sure they may have been communicating with each other through a mind link, but she was still a stranger… A complete stranger to him, but it was like he knew her all his life. Naminé pulled away and they both stared at each other.

"I have waited a lifetime for you," Naminé said tracing his face with her hands etching the image in her memory. "And now you're here. You do not know how happy I am so." She said.

"Strange too, it feels like I know you all my life." Roxas said.

"You do recognize me as I recognize you." Naminé said and placed her mouth closed to his ear. "You are my significant-other, the other half of my soul, the one who holds the other piece of my heart as I am yours." She said as she stood up and walked towards the portal.

Roxas touched his lips as he looked at her and asked; "Like a soulmate?"

Naminé turned around and smiled at him. "Yes in a way, but more like we are two halves of the same whole." She said and left.

Roxas was left staring at the wall were the portal had disappeared. It was funny even though Naminé didn't say when she'll be back. He just knew she'll come again. Somehow he knew, just like she said two halves of the same whole.

End of Chapter 3

Orika: So that's the jigs of it, I'm turning for the worse. Although I don't really understand much about Vampires because at Twilight the Vampires can walk in broad daylight when in myths it says they'll burn to ashes if they did.

Vampire Orika: And that's where the concept of fiction comes in right. Mortals can imagine whatever they like. And I have to say you have poor imagination, Mortal.

Orika: You big meanie, anyways Review please and I mean it pretty please… Until next time…