In which Namine goes to the party. (Part 1)
"Namine!" Yuna ran up to me, waving a piece of paper high in the air. "Have you heard the news?"
No, I have not heard it but I sure know what will be coming up evidenced by the crowd of squealing girls there…
"The yearly party is gonna be a blast this year! They're gonna do some kind of remix version. A cross between a Mask and dance party! And everyone is going to go there!" Except for me.
"It's compulsory." Uh oh, I smell trouble.
"We must pair up with the opposite gender for the party. Those who don't have one must help out though. Either that or you must be singing on the stage. Or you got paired up with the others who didn't have a partner if there's any."
"What!?"
"Well," Yuna said thoughtfully. "You must wear a mask for the ball but it must be modern of course. No corset and dresses!"
Is Ven trying to match make us? The last time it was compulsory, I go paired up with a girl! And another year, I must help out and unfortunately, Hiromi is the one who is the head of the committee who is suppose to organize the party. By the end of the ball, I'm dead tired and I fell asleep on the floor. Hiromi laughs at me in front of everyone on the floor.
I shivered. "Hey, do you reckon who will ask us out?" Yuna presses on.
"Well," I said thoughtfully. "Tidus will be asking you out I guess." I know he have a humongous crush on Yuna and there is no mistaken it as I can see Tidus frequently looking at Yuna.
Tidus is also inside my classes and have really spiky hair (Don't they all do?). He smiles nearly all the time especially at Yuna. Tidus is not really that popular but he is handsome enough to get a few admirers. He is the best blitz ball player in our school's team. She blushes at my remark.
"Well, there is no way…I..I m..mean," She stammered. I smiled widely.
"Soooo, you must ask him outtt. Look!" Tidus is passing nearby us. "He's coming." I made myself invisible and rushed out, giggling inside. I then ran up a few flights of staircase to get a good view of them together.
As I leaned down from the fourth floor, I became slightly envious. At least Yuna needn't so hard to find someone. They talk for a while, both of them shy and unable to have the courage to ask each other out. Yuna suddenly leaped up and down and hugged him with a happy yell. He must have muttered the words out.
"Yesh!"
"Yesh who?" I turned around.
"Sora and Roxas. How charming. You are just in time to see Yuna being asked out by Tidus." I turned back to observe Tidus and Yuna.
"I always knew that Tidus have a soft spot for Yuna. He told me that." Roxas added smirking.
"Yeah he cannot stop talking about her ever since the posters went up." Sora grimaces. "Must it be compulsory?"
I rolled my eyes. "Totally. There's this one year where I got paired up with a girl." I wrinkled my nose at the thought. "Can't live it down." The two brothers gave me the 'Ouch' look.
"Anyway, I'm fretting about it this year. I hate to help out too. I have never worked so hard before." I unconsciously rub at the back of my neck.
Sora and Roxas look at each other with some kind of look that I cannot decipher.
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"So are you going to ask her out?"
"Of course I am. I bet you are too." Sora replied. They both have a problem on who would ask Namine out.
Roxas run his hand through his white blond hair and glanced up suddenly, catching his reflection in the mirror. "No." He said quietly.
Sora knows the look too well. "Oh c'mon Roxas! Snap out of it! It's over. You," He said as he made eye contact "are still the same Roxas."
"No, not that." Roxas looks at the calming blue river as it rushes pass him, gurgling and splashing full of life. "You remember what they might turn into when they see us together?"
"Oh."
"But," Roxas grinned. "I'm not gonna be beaten that easily."
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Literature,art, physics, maths… No matter where I go, chatters on the annual ball are heard. Girls are talking about who to go with, what to wear, where to shop. Boys on the other hand…
"You reckon she will notice me?"
"Well, I hope so. I'm gonna ask her!"
"She's so..so..dazzling!"
"Asami, that name just made me feel fresh!"
Yes. Asami. Asami is being asked out by a lot of people already. I watch her as she is stopped by a mob of boys outside class and nodded and smiled politely at their request. I wonder who will get her.
I decided to avoid the mob and motioned Yuna over. She pops out beside me and we silently made our way pass the crowd of students and manage to get into an area with fewer students. We are finally free!
"Boy, she's going to miss art class at this rate." I told Yuna and she agreed.
"I am really grateful that I'm not inside her shoes."
"Well, I know, 'cause you already have Tidus and everything." I chuckled at her expression.
"Well," she echoed with a secret smile. "I know who's gonna ask you out!"
"What?! Who?" Curiosity wins over as usual. "Please, please, please tell me!" I shook her arm as Yuna laughs.
"You have to know. You hang out with him all the time." Pence? But he already asks Olette out.
"And he's heading straight to you!" That sounds familiar. Yuna tried to keep calm at my expression which is a mix of curiosity and shock. Or maybe surprise. I turned around slowly…
"Hey Namine, got a minute?" Sora steps out beside me making me jump.
"Sora," I said crossly. "Don't do that! You know it makes me jump!" He tosses an easy grin.
"Just a minute?" I give in. What is so urgent anyway? And why is Yuna giving me a gleeful look? She rushed out, making me and Sora the only person in the corridor now. I look at her retreating back.
"And how? Look at the speed she moves!" I turned back to a shy Sora. He's doing that casual hair scratching thing again. And he seems to avoid looking at me straight in the eye. I became a bit concern.
"Are you okay? You have a problem? What is wrong?" I said gently. He looks me straight in the eye.
"Namine…"
"Sora!" Sora stops in mid sentence. We simultaneously look at the end of the corridor and see Asami standing there.
"Ummm, can I ask you something?"
Sora looks at her then at me and back. "Sure what is it?"
"Will you go out to the Annual ball with me?" Her eyes are shining with hope and I swear that she is smiling with one of her dazzling smiles. Sora looks dumbstruck.
It seems like an eternity when the corridor is silent. Slowly, the shining look began to fade a little. "I mean if you don't have anyone else to ask of course."
Sora looks apologic. "I do have somebody Asami. Gomenasai."
Asami looks defeated and sad. "Who have you ask?"
Sora looks at me in the eyes again. And he spoke one word that makes my heart beat a bit faster, making the blood rise up to my cheeks. "Namine."
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"You what?" Yuna ask me for the ten millionth time. I was getting tired of the question.
"I just got rooted to the ground. And I said I think about it." Yuna let out an exaggerated sigh.
"Namine! Somebody has just asked you out! That means you will not get stuck to helping out. I heard that Hiromi is the organizer for this year's ball." She looks serious. "Don't let Hiromi take advantage of you."
I am feeling light headed for the first time, the scene keep playing around and around in my mind like a broken DVD player.
Namine.
Namine.
Namine.
"NAMINE!" Huh? I jerked my head up to meet Paine-sensei's furious face. "Pay attention!"
"Okay," I muttered. I stretch and sit up straighter before reaching out for my pencil. I steal a glance at Sora. He is stealing a glance at me. Our eyes met for a moment and a faint trail of electricity is sent from him to me. Or vice versa. Or I imagined the whole thing. Never mind.
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"Namine, wait up!" Sora came running to me. I quickly walk faster. Yuna drags me down, making me slower.
"C'mon, give him a chance." She whispered. Then she's gone. I'm alone at the parade square with Sora.
"Namine." He slows down and stops right in front of me. Our distance is so close that I can feel Sora breathing on me. I look down, afraid that if I look up, I might give in to his 'innocent' looks.
"Namine, will you go out with me? Please?" He tilts my chin upwards, making me look at him face to face. His blue eyes never look so mesmerizing. His brown spiky hair swayed a little in the wind as his face takes a serious look. Ulp, the 'cute' look.
"W..," I began to stammer like an idiot.
"Okay." His face broke into a wide grin, making my heart melt. My face is now a nice shade of crimson. Then he pulls me into a tight hug.
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I decide to make it short. I'm going to high school again or as us Singaporeans call it, Secondary school. I'll try to write much 'kay? Here's the link to the picture and yes, I'm KyrieStar14.
The link is at my profile
~SeraphineKH
