Itsumo (Forever)
By: Kari426
All right, I'm working on my comic like crazy and hoping to put it up as soon as I'm done with the introduction with characters and have their colored versions done as well. I've already done one character, so be sure to check him out and if you're a member, please comment!
Well, enough with the staling, I think I own you for not keeping my promise, so I'm going to be typing the next chapter of 'Every Heart' chapter 14 and 'Itsumo (Forever)' chapter 8. So if I don't update very quickly, now you know what I'm working on. lmao Alright, enjoy the story.
Chapter 7: Snow Lily
Roxas lies down on the ground, folding his arms behind his head. He basked in the sunlight; he smiles, feeling warmer from the sun. "I think I might take a nap." He says. He slowly falls asleep when he hears the glass doors opening. He sits up quickly; realizing someone was coming in. He then sees a group of students with red and blue badges on there shirts. They had watering buckets in their hands, and made their way to the back of the garden. Roxas watched cautiously.
"They must be those group of people Kairi was talking about." Roxas tells himself.
In the group of people, two stood out the most. A brunette with an orange tank shirt with green eyes, and the blonde walking by her side, quietly chatting. Roxas's eyes widen; he stands up staggering at first. The two girls look over at him, the brunette smiles.
"Roxas? Roxas Hikari?" She says.
"Olette." Roxas says happily. She rushes up to Roxas happily, the blonde stays standing, not saying a word. Olette stops in front of him, then hugs him, then lets go.
"Wow Roxas. I can't believe your here. Well, I can believe it but, hehe." Olette says nervously.
"It's good to see you Olette. I haven't seen you since 7th grade. How' have you been? How's Hayner and Pence been?" Roxas asks quickly.
"Woah, woah. Take it easy Roxas. It's been four years since I've seen you. As from Hayner and Pence, they're...doing okay. They obviously didn't make it into Twilight high, but there still attending school." Olette says, hesitating while saying Hayner and Pence's names.
"Oh. That's good." Roxas says sighing.
"Hey, you're on the student council?"
"Huh?"
"You're wearing the uniform with the golden lining. You're not... are you the student council president!?" She asks flabbergasted. "Uh, I don't know." Roxas says confused.
"Hm..." Olette starts to think.
"Alright everyone, gather around, we have a lot of flowers to attend to." A female voice says.
"Oh! Shoot! Sorry Roxas, but our meetings beginning. If you stay here, I can talk to you after we're done."
"Sure. Kairi told me to stay here anyway."
"Kairi Kurosaki!?" Olette yells surprised.
"Oh never mind. You can tell me everything later. See ya Roxas!" Olette says good bye and leaves him. Roxas only smiles, watching her run away.
"I feel...a bit at ease now that I know Olette's here. She reminds me of my...past." Roxas says, a bit sad.
The people who entered –including Olette- went about their business, attending all the parched flowers, watering them. Olette gave him looks, and messed with him when she was close to him. It made Roxas relax more, making him happier. Though she had to leave the area Roxas was in and made her way deeper into the Hanging Garden. Roxas was alone again, sitting on the grass. He lies back down, putting the booklet he was supposed to study over his face. He sighs, board. He hears the glass doors open again, but he ignores it, not looking up to see who it was. He hears rustling in the flowers and peek out from under the book.
In the distance he sees Namine, caressing the small bud of a flower. She gently pulls it to her cheek, feeling it. She smiles softly, enjoying the baby bud. Roxas blushes, watching her graceful movements. Everything she touched seemed more vibrate when her fingertips touched them. She held a semi large book with a pencil at hand. She looks up and sees Roxas, peeking from under the booklet. She laughs softly, standing back up, turning in his direction. Roxas quickly drops the book back on his face, hiding his blush from Namine.
"Hey Roxas." Namine's musical voice says. She grabs the booklet, taking it off of his face.
"Uh, hey Namine." He says nervously.
"What are you doing in here?" She asks.
"Umm, Kairi left me here so I'm not eaten alive by the students."
"Oh, I see." Namine says.
An awkward silence between the two, both looking in different directions.
"So um...how are you liking the school?"
"Oh. It's okay. It's really big." He says.
"Yeah, my...parents put in a lot of money in this school."
"They sure did. It's amazing."
"Yeah." Namine says.
Roxas glances over into her lap, seeing the book and pencil.
"Hey, what is that?" He asks, now curious.
"Oh! This? Well, its nothing really." She says nervous.
"Come on Namine. Can I please see it?" Roxas asks. Namine sighs in defeat. "I don't mind." She tells him, handing him the book. Roxas anxiously opens it, and gawks.
Inside the book on the first page was a drawing of a serene ocean, a fiery orange sky, drawn in oil and paint. "Namine..." Roxas says quietly. "I-I know they're a bit weird, but I'm still a beginner. How about I-"
"Weird? Beginner? Namine these are amazing!" Roxas says mesmerized by the colors. Namine instantly blushes at Roxas's reaction to her drawings.
"I've never seen anyone draw as well as you can. There so awesome!" Roxas gawked more. Namine could feel her heart racing wildly and Roxas's reactions.
"U-u-um, t-thank you." Namine says, pushing some of her hair behind her ear. Roxas looks at her, seeing her red face. Roxas smiles.
"Namine you're an amazing drawer. The very best, you should be an artist." He says complimenting her. Namine felt her head heating up, Roxas smiles knowing that she was embarrassed.
"You alright Namine?" Roxas asks innocently, teasing her.
"Ah! Yes, it's a bit hot in here." She assures him.
"Oh I see. She's really cute when she's flustered." Roxas tells himself. He flips to the next page and stares at the picture. He couldn't tear his eyes away from it; Namine smiled at the picture.
"A...lily?" Roxas asks.
"Not just a lily. It's a pure white snow lily that only grows in the winter."
"The winter? But wouldn't it-"
"Most people say that flowers can't survive in the winter, but only a few can. The Snow lily can grow only in the winter, it favors the cold."
"That's pretty strange for a plant to favor cold conditions."
"Yeah, I hear that a lot. But they say that angels planted these flowers themselves to signify that winter is here, and that they tell god to let the eternal snow cover the earth and renew everything." She says sighing.
"Your pretty informative about these flowers Namine. You must really like them." Roxas says. Namine takes her book from him gently putting it back on her lap.
"Yes, I love those flowers. When they bloom in the winter, they're going to be glorious." She says looking over at the small buds.
"Yeah. I hope they survive till them. You know some people. What if the people here forget to water them or something?
"I don't have to worry about that. I take care of the flowers myself. They're strictly only for me and no one else. I love those flowers almost more than my life." Namine says. Roxas blushes at her gentle smile.
"Wow. Namine feels really strongly about those flowers." Roxas tells himself.
"Oh, I sorry. I don't usually prattle on about these types of things." Namine says embarrassed.
"No, it's alright. I like to hear you speak normal every once in a while."
"What do you mean normal?" Namine questions him.
"Don't take it the wrong way. What I mean is that you speak more freely when you're not under pressure by others, you're usually talk formally." He says complimenting her.
"What a dumb thing to say, Roxas have you lost it?" She questions again, crossing her arms.
"See?" Roxas points out. Namine covers her mouth, blushing.
"He's right! I talk differently when I'm around my parents or others, its only Roxas whom I speak so freely. Strange." She tells herself.
Roxas smiles, just staring at her red face. Namine sighs.
"Yeah, I guess I do. Same can go for you too."
"At least I can admit it."
"EH!?" Namine scoffs at him. Namine gently hits him on the head with her sketchbook, Roxas playfully tackles her, throwing her over his shoulders. "AH! Roxas! Let me down!?" She squeals.
"Not until you admit defeat!" Roxas says running with her over his shoulder.
"Roxas! Please stop this. This is so childish-Roxas hey!" Namine tries to say. Roxas starts tickling her on her sides. Namine laughs happily, trying to push Roxas away from her.
That whole afternoon, Roxas and Namine played together and had tickle wars. After a rigorous tickle war between the two, they both collapsed on the grass, lying next to one another. Both breathing heavily. They rested, letting air fill their lungs.
"Your pretty quick at learning my tactics." Roxas says, peeking over at her.
"Yeah? Well the tackle-and-tickle-Namine was a bit obvious after four tries." Namine says laughing. Roxas only smiles. The two then laid on the grass, staring up into the fiery red sky above the garden. Namine closes her eyes, thinking. Then opens them, sitting up.
"Namine?"
"Roxas?" She starts. Roxas listens, sitting up with her.
"Thank you. Really, thank you. I had so much fun today." Namine says, pink on her cheeks. Roxas smiles, putting his hand on her head.
"No problem. I haven't been able to relax like this in a looong time. So it was refreshing for myself. So, your welcome and thank you too Namine." Roxas says ruffling her hair. Namine smiles happily. "Your very welcome Roxas Hikari." She says.
Roxas blushes, seeing her soft smile, he scratches his head, embarrassed.
"Well, its getting late, should we head back to our dorms?"
"Nah, I'm pretty content here."
"Yeah, so am I. I think I'll stay here a bit longer, unless you want me to go." Namine says.
"O-of coarse not! Stay, please do." Roxas says flustered. Namine blushes and smiles again. She lays her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes.
"Alright. I'll stay." She whispers.
Roxas blushes, but relaxes and moves closer to Namine, resting his head on hers.
"You know, the sky looks like your picture." He points out.
"Yeah, it sure does." She says.
Namine sees Roxas's hand, and wants to grab it, but pulls her hand back not wanting to push the limitations.
"So. Um, Namine?" Roxas begins.
"Yes Roxas?" She responds.
"Where were you this morning?"
Namine froze in place, and almost literally pushes Roxas away from her. Roxas stares at her confused. She stands up, with a scared look in her eyes.
"This is wrong, I have to go Roxas." Namine quickly says and starts to leaves.
"N-Namine?!" Roxas says worried. He jumps up and reaches for her, grabbing her wrist. Namine turns to him, with worried eyes.
"Namine? What's wrong?" Roxas asks. Namine was quiet, and looked into his eyes, Roxas gasped, seeing tears in them. Roxas's grip loosens around her wrist. Namine looked like she was going to bawl her eyes out in front of him. "Nam?" He asks again. Roxas grunts, but pull Namine toward him, hugging her tightly against his chest.
"R-Roxas! Stop it! Knock it off, let me go!" Namine yells strained.
"I can't let this continue!" She tells herself.
Namine brings her hand to his cheek, smacking him on his cheek, throwing him off balance, releasing Namine from his arms.
"Don't touch me Roxas! You're engaged to my sister! Keep your hands off of me!" Namine yells madly at him. Tears streamed down her red face. Roxas freezes after hearing her cold words pierce his soul. Namine whips around and runs out of the Hanging garden, leaving a hurt Roxas.
Namine runs to the Moon Dormitory and collapses by the fountain, catching her breath.
"I'm such an idiot! I let my feelings get the best of me!" Namine yells at herself shamefully. She grips the fountain edges, almost in pain.
"It's not fair, its not fair." Namine cries.
"I wish...I wish I could tell him. I wish I could tell him. But I can't, I just can't." Namine tells herself crying harder. She lifts her head, wiping the tears away.
"He's engaged to Kairi, my older sister. No matter what anyone says. I'm just being conceited and selfish. That's just the way I am, just as mother has told me so many other times." Namine says quietly. She stands up, dusting off her dress, looking up at the sky; she reaches for it.
"I'm so selfish." She tells herself one last time.
There you go! Its been a while since I've typed, so be nice.
Oh, I have a bone to pick with you all. I appreciate that you like reading the story, but I would really appreciate it if YOU would leave a review. I've been pretty lignite about it and now its just kind of upsetting me. So please leave a review.
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