Hey guys :D This is just a little Namine and Xion bonding chappie. Not much rokushi fluff, but there was this one…never mind. Just read.

Nothing important in this story.

Disclaimer: I am NOT SHAKESPEARE! I DON'T own Romeo and Juliet. Nor do I own kingdom hearts!


Chapter 8: A Day of Peace

"Xion, say that again."

"Wilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day: It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear; Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate-tree: Believe me, love, it was the nightingale," The girl said in response to the blonde's command.

Roxas smiled contently and replied, "It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale: look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east: Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. I must be gone and live, or stay and die."

Xion responded in what text she had memorized. "Yon light is not day-light, I know it, It is some meteor that the sun exhales, To be to thee this night a torch-bearer; And light thee on thy way to Mantua: Therefore stay yet; thou need'st not to be gone."

"Let me be ta'en, let me be put to death; I am content, so thou wilt have it so. I'll say yon grey is not the morning's eye, 'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow; Nor that is not the lark, whose notes do beat
The vaulty heaven so high above our heads: I have more care to stay than will to go: Come, death, and welcome! Juliet wills it so. How is't, my soul? let's talk; it is not day." Roxas replied.

We paused to take a break. The blonde beside me patted my back congratulating me for all of the lines I had memorized for both the nurse's and Juliet's roles.

"I'm sure that if you had to play Juliet, you'd do just fine," My friend grinned.

I smiled in thanks and I was just about to pull out my script when-

"Think FAST! Say your first line of act three!"

I put away my script once again and thought quickly and recited that memorable line. "A-ay, ay, the cords!" I blurted out.

Roxas looked at his script and nodded. My face beamed in a smile and I looked at my own script to check. Then I frowned in disappointment.

"What's wrong, Xion?"

"I said it wrong. And I stuttered when I first said 'ay'."

Roxas took another look at his script and shook his head. "No you did fine. It was just your tone. Don't worry about it until you're on stage. Okay, Xi?"

I put my script back in my bag and forced a little smile. "Okay. It's kind of that I'm really worried about memorizing all of my official lines since ive been practicing with you so much saying juliet's lines…But I enjoy them. So don't even think about trying to convince me not to practice with you!"

Roxas's mouth hung slightly open like as if he was about to say something but then closed it. The boy muttered, "Dammit, that was what I was going to say…"

I giggled and held a hand up to cover up my smile. But the moment I laid my eyes upon the clock, my eyes widened.

"CRAP!"

Roxas looked at me with the most confused look on his face. "Eh…?"

"My aunt's coming back from work! If she sees you here she'll flip and say that we had sex or someth-" My voice faltered as my heart pumped all of its blood to my face. I was officially a tomato for life.

I turned to look at Roxas. Seemed as if he had made the transformation too.

"S-so…I guess I should go now…" Roxas stuttered as he grabbed his bags and headed out to the front door.

I followed him to see him out. When we got to the front door, we both said goodbye to each other and I ran back to my room to change. Today was Sunday and I was going to finally meet up with Namine. We planned to hang out on Friday but that got changed to Sunday since we didn't have any time. But I ran out of my house minutes before my aunt came home. Like I said a few chapters back, the less I saw of her, the better. She didn't even care what I did.

I hurried downtown, past all the shops, past the tram lines, and through the hole in the wall that lead to the forest.

The scent of fresh pine needles and the light muskiness of the forest greeted me as birds sang their songs from the green canopy above me. It amazed me how tall the trees were here. But ignoring that, I hurried to the special meeting place.

There was a tree in the center of the forest that always shook when you hit it hard enough. It was weird and whenever it happened, people said that they felt like something, or someone, was watching them. But recently there was no creepy presence coming from the tree anymore.

Namine was there already, the white of her clothes standing out in contrast to the earthy brown or forest green of the trees and grass around her.

"Hey!" I grinned and waved to her. The blonde turned to look to me with a small smile on her face as well.

I rushed to meet her and we both stood at the tree.

"So, what do you want to do?" Namine asked me clutching a bag that she had brought along with her.

I laughed, "Well you're the one who asked me to come here in the first place!"

The girl covered her mouth in embarrassment and turned towards the mansion in the distance. "Let's go there to our hideout. Then we'll find something to do there."

My head nodded in content and I looked at her again. "I'll race you!"

Namine wasn't that great of an athlete or runner but hey, neither was I. But like always, the girl grinned and took off for an unexpected head start.

"Hey! No fair!" I shouted towards her. But she was too far to hear me. Running after her, I caught up with her. We reached the clearing where the old mansion was, rushing toward the locked gate. The first person to touch the giant lock would win. I did a final burst of speed and reached for the lock but at the last second, Namine touched it with her hand.

I stopped and took a deep breath and rested, leaning against the brick wall. Namine stood beside me, her hands on her knees trying to recover from the run. I stole a glance from her. The girl was looking at the sky with the biggest smile on her face that I'd ever seen. This was her first time ever winning a race against me anyways.

When we were done resting, we climbed over the gate and walked inside the abandoned mansion.

The mansion was still as big as it was. Old cobwebs were everywhere, and creepy statues stared at us as we walked past. But we both hurried up the stairs into a hidden room in the corner where no one could see.

Once we opened the door, we were met with a bright white glow from the room. After all, it was all white. The furniture, the walls, the books were all white. This was our favorite place to hang out and do…stuff.

"It's been a while huh, Xion?" Namine sighed, sitting in her usual chair and pulling out her sketch book from her bag. She immediately began to draw. In fact, this was her favorite place to make her art since she says that the blank surroundings helps her think better.

My lips parted in a sigh. Walking over to the only window in the room, I opened them and let the curtains flutter in the breeze. It was always cool here, and there was always a comfortable breeze to sweep in the room.

The window was large so I leaned on It with my elbows, holding my head up with my hands, looking at the beautiful view of Twilight Town. I've always loved living here. Even though this was a sleepy old town, which was the opposite of me, I've felt comfortable her all my life. This was where I was born anyways.

I started to rub the charms on the bracelet that Roxas had given to me two years ago. The golden charms glinted in the warm sunlight, reminding me of the boy's golden hair. I smiled to myself. In fact, this whole town fit him perfectly. I was glad that he moved here. It was like this was where he belonged. His kind nature, mediocre tone, and average sweetness all melded with the town's traits. He'd always be my friend for that.

I looked out the window again and looked down on the forest. My ears could hear the distant bells of the clock tower, signaling that it was late afternoon. Birds chirped in the forest and I could hear the rustling of firs in the distance.

Everything was so peaceful…