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Sing Me A Song

Chapter 11: The Changes

Weekends came and left, the two teens succeeded in acting normal around each other with unnoticeable flaws and Axel didn't asked his sister any questions to let her spend a fun weekends together. They did what they usually do on weekends: chat on the clock tower, having tons of ice creams, helps Axel out with his (Saturday's) morning part-time job and hope Axel might treat them for that day (which they didn't get it this time because he knew they used his money to buy ice creams last time), hanging out with their friends, skateboarding and a lot more if they have enough time. However, Xion and Roxas spend about 2 hours of their late afternoon time to practice the song for the competition, let Axel to do his own favorite things or nap. Then they would watch the sunset together on the clock tower before retired into the night.

Xion smiled as she combed her hair and gets ready for bed on Sunday night. Even though it was hard not to remember what Flippe told her with Roxas by her side all the time, but she still enjoyed every minute of her weekend with him and her brother. So what what Flippe told her is cruel and might -just might- be true? Xion felt her friendship with Roxas is still close as ever and he doesn't seem to be pretending to be still her friend like Flippe said. His laughter, actions, words, everything is still the same as before, since they are still little.

Maybe what the back of her mind said is true: Flippe Kellett is a big fat liar. Xion smiled even wider at that thought. She couldn't totally believe that statement before when she saw Roxas and Natalie kissed, but after spending time with Roxas, she slowly accepted it. Flippe doesn't have proof that can prove what he said is 100% true, that kiss won't prove enough of it.

'As long as Roxas is still my friend, I guess I won't mind if he does like Rasp… Their blonde hair does make them looks like a couple… As a friend, I should support him, right?' Xion thought then sighed and placed her comb down. 'But what does Roxas like about Rasp? Her looks?' Xion touched her short black hair and thought about Natalie's beautiful long golden hair. Natalie's skin is also fairer than hers. She immediately knew that she lost on the look part.

'M-Maybe… Could it be her intelligence? Wait… I'm stronger than her.' It was true. She beat Natalie in all the subjects they have in common. The witch's grade isn't really bad, but Xion still take the first place.

'Then… Her figure?' Xion looked at her new pyjama-clad body in the mirror in front of her. She used to only wear a T-shirt and shorts when she goes to sleep. But she wore the pyjama for the night because it was new, a gift from her mom, and she wanted to know whether it is comfortable or not. The pyjama top is baggy, so she pulled the cloth just above her stomach in order to see her curves. Her figure is okay, not too thin nor too fat, only a bit chubby. What she dislikes about her body is her chest; they are just too flat, like an airport runway. Xion thought about Natalie's and frowned. She won, that's for sure.

'I wish those are fake. Stuffed the bra with tissue or something. If Roxas really like her just for those, then he's a perv.' She giggled softly, deep down, she knew Roxas isn't that kind of guy.

Xion walked away from the mirror and sat down onto her comfy bed, wondering what else could be a reason that Roxas liked about Natalie. She glanced around her room and laid her eyes on her closet. She stood up and opened it, looking at her clothes. There are jeans, T-shirt, hoodies, jackets, a dress for formal occasion, shorts, a few skirts that reached her mid-thigh and her school uniforms and spare PE uniform. In short, her fashion is rather tomboyish…

'Could Roxas like Rasp for her fashion?' Xion thought and took a black T-shirt with the word 'Tomboy' in white and decorated with white splattered paint design. She knows she doesn't wear girly enough, but is that the reason why he likes Natalie? 'Rasp's fashion is girly, but too revealing… She even unbuttoned the first button of her school uniform! And those miniskirts she wore when I saw her in the mall… They are way too short.'

Xion sighed and put the T-shirt back into her closet. 'Maybe… If I wear girlier, Roxas would notice me more instead of her then leave her for good…'

Suddenly, Xion's eyes shot wide-opened when she realized what she just talked about. She closed her closet quickly then jumped onto her bed, wrapping her small form with her warm blanket. She pulled her legs to her chest and hugged it tightly. 'I-I can't believe it… I actually… I actually compared myself with Rasp! All because I want to know why Roxas like her! But… Why do I compare her to me? And 'notice me more'? Roxas has always been with me more than with Rasp. And I should support Roxas as a friend, then why do I wish he would leave Rasp? Why did I think of those? W-What…. What is this feeling?'

Xion hugged her legs even tighter and dug her nose into her knees. Her left hand clutched tightly onto the pyjama, right above her heart, which is thumping faster and faster. Is she worried? If yes, why is she worried? What is she worried about? What is this odd feeling? Anger? Sadness? Jealously?

Xion's head shot up quickly when the last word came to her. Jealously? Why would she be jealous? What is she jealous about? Xion shook her head and covered her face into her knees once more. "Roxas's just a best friend of mine. Nothing else. Nothing else…" Slowly, she released her legs and lay on the bed by her side. She made herself comfortable and fell into a dreamless sleep, letting her pet, Chobi, to switch off the light for her before it drifted off to a sleep too.

~*~*~Sing Me A Song~*~*~

"RING!" The school bell rang loudly as Xion and Roxas packed up their Chemistry items and exited the classroom. It's lunch for them, but class time for their friends. So only the two of them would have lunch for every Monday, unless there is a slight chance in the schedule that would able to let their friends join them. But that didn't happen very often.

"So~ What do you gonna have for lunch?" Xion asked Roxas as they walked side by side towards the canteen.

"A slice of pizza with lots and lots of cheese. No one could ever eat a pizza without cheese on it," Roxas replied and gave his lips a lick. He swore he could taste those delicious cheeses right at that moment.

"And pepperoni. Just for you information, pepperoni is people's number one favorite topping for pizza. But cheese is delicious too. Especially when it is all melted and became stretchy. Man! Now you made me want to eat pizza too!" Xion pouted.

Roxas chuckled at her action then asked, "What do you have?"

"Meatloaf topped with barbecue sauce with mashed potatoes at the side and some fresh lettuce."

"Wow. That is some nice lunch. Now to think about it, it has been awhile since I last ate meatloaf." Roxas said.

Xion smiled at him and suggested, "Why don't we share our lunch? So we got to eat both."

"Sure. That's a great idea," Roxas agreed and smiled back.

Roxas and Xion walked into the canteen and hurried sat down onto a vacant table. Roxas was getting his lunch out when he realized he had forgotten to take the Coca-Cola can from the fridge before he came to school today.

"Ah darn it…" The blonde mumbled.

Xion just took her lunchbox out when she heard what Roxas said. "Darn what, Roxas?"

Roxas sighed. "I forgot to take my soft drink. I left it at home."

"Let's just share mine. But I hope you like soya bean milk," Xion asked.

'S-Share? The same drink? The same s-straw? Won't that mean… An indirect kiss? !' Roxas's eyes were wide opened as he blinked twice then quickly denied Xion's offer with a light blush on his face.

"N-No need, Xion! I-I'll just buy myself one from the drink vending machine," Roxas said, still blushed in a light pink. But Xion didn't seem to notice it.

"You sure? I don't mind sharing it, you know."

Roxas gave her a small smile then said, "It's okay. I'll just buy a drink from the vending machine, so the both of us won't be thirsty. Don't start eating first until I get back." Roxas turned then trotted towards where the vending machines would be.

Soon, Roxas disappeared from her view in the sea of students. Xion simply shrugged at Roxas's weird reaction just now then took out her packet of soya bean milk and punctured the small aluminum circle the top side with the provided straw when she felt a presence near her. And it wasn't a pleasant one.

Xion turned her head and just as she thought, it was Flippe Kellett who stood next to her. She gave him a glare before turned her head back and asked, "What is it you want, lying devil?"

She could hear Flippe made a soft chuckle then walked to sit at the opposite seat of her, where Roxas would be sitting later. "It seems you still hang out with the other devil, huh? Xi-Xi?"

Xion scowled then warned, "Don't ever call me that again if you want to see tomorrow's daylight. And FYI, Roxas is still my friend. No matter what."

"You mean 'pretending friend', right? I believed I told you that last Thursday," Flippe said as he drummed his fingers on the table.

"Well, all you said last time are just nonsense that doesn't worth my time listening to. You know, if I am a real witch, I bet that tongue of a liar in your mouth would be able to sell for a good price," Xion said emotionlessly and took a drink of the soya bean milk.

Flippe chuckled one again. "Tongue of a liar? Are you accusing me of being a liar?"

Xion stopped sucking the straw then replied, "I'm not accusing. What I said is the truth, because you are a liar."

"Really? What I said to you that Thursday is the truth too. And that kissing scene of Hikari and Natalie prove-" Flippe's sentence was cut short by Xion.

"It proved nothing!" Xion shouted and banged her palm onto the table, caused almost everyone in the canteen to look up and look at them. Xion didn't care about the stares as she sends death glares to Flippe. If eyes can kill, she had murdered that devil and Yellow-Eyed Witch a lot of time by now.

Flippe, on the other hand, just kept a smirk on his face. Very quickly, all the students who stopped to look at them turned back to do their own business. "Really? Nothing? If it doesn't proved Hikari likes Natalie, why would they be kissing?"

Xion flinched slightly then relaxed her shoulders. "It might have proved that point, but not the others. That kiss won't prove everything that you said."

Flippe chuckled again while standing up. "You can think whatever you want. But… FYI…" He mimicked her as he leaned forwards then snatched the packet of soya bean milk from her hand and took a few sucks from the straw. Xion watched him drank her soya bean milk with wide eyes. A few seconds later, Flippe removed the straw from his lips then gave Xion a wide smirk. He continued, "I'm the good guy here. And I believed we just shared our first indirect kiss."

"W-What?" Xion murmured but Flippe was already gone when she snapped out from her thought.

'Good guy? Indirect kiss? What?' Xion asked herself then gave her lips a wipe. It might be an indirect kiss, no real contact between two lips, but it's still gross. Especially when that guy is him. Eying the packet of soya bean milk on the table, Xion picked it up and placed it at a far distance from her.

Xion let out a low growl and ran her fingers through her short hair. "What the hell is wrong with him? Acting like that." She received no answer.

~*~*~Sing Me A Song~*~*

Roxas trotted towards where the drink vending machines would be and took his wallet out when he noticed a short line in front of the soft drink vending machine. He queued up like the rest of the students while his mind went back to the previous event. Xion suggested him that they can share a drink. Wouldn't it be an indirect kiss? Does Xion even thought about it when she makes that suggestion? Or she just wants to share it so he can have a drink too, as a friend?

Roxas felt heat crept up his cheeks once again then he shook it off. 'W-Why am I blushing over something like an indirect kiss that doesn't even happen? What's wrong with me? And why would I think of indirect kiss in the first place? !'

Quickly bought a coke from the vending machine, Roxas walked away from the vending machine and back to his seat when someone called out to him. "Roxas!"

Turned to the voice, shock claimed his face. It was Natalie Rasp who called out to him just now. He quickly looked away and continued walking, tried to pretend that he didn't hear her. After what happened last Thursday, he really didn't want to face her.

"Roxas. Roxas! Please wait for awhile." Natalie continued to call out to Roxas and quickened her pace to keep up to Roxas.

"Wait, please!" Natalie said and grabbed Roxas's hand, caused him to stop.

'Oh shoot! She caught me! Wait… Did she… Just…?' Roxas thought and turned back to look at Natalie with curiosity. "Did you just call me 'Roxas'?"

Natalie nodded and slowly letting his hand go. An innocent smile placed on her face as she said, "Yes, Roxas. I have thought back to what you said last Thursday again and again. I have realized that what I did was wrong. I shouldn't force kissed you and insults your friends like that. I-I… I'm just jealous that your friends were able to spend more time with you and I can't. I want to know you better, and I can't think of any good ways to do it. So I acted like that to your friends to get your attention. I'm sorry, Roxas. I just want to be with you… Can… Can we be friends? Please?" Natalie put on her puppy eyes and waited for Roxas's answer.

Meanwhile with Roxas, his head is filled with a lot of questions. 'W-What the hell? ! What happened to Natalie? I-Is she nice now? She didn't call me all those nicknames but my real name, for the first time! A-And she apologized? !' Roxas blinked thrice in pure confusion. 'What happened? ! This isn't the Yellow-Eyed Witch we used to know and hate!'

"Um… Rasp?" Roxas spoke for the first time to her.

"Yes Roxas?"

"Are you alright? This isn't… you…"

Natalie gave him another smile then nodded. "I'm alright, Roxas. Thank you for caring. And this is the real me. I wasn't always mean. I only did that to get attention from you, Roxas. But after last Thursday, I realized what I did won't get you to be my friend. So I've decided to be the real me once again."

"The real you?" Roxas asked. This kind looking girl is the real side of Natalie Rasp? It's impossible! Right?

Natalie nodded once again with the smile still plastered on her face. "Roxas… Back to the question, can we be friend? And not enemy?"

"Um…" Roxas stayed quiet while drumming his fingers on the Coca-Cola can. Is what Rasp said real? Is this really the real side of her? Or she is just acting? But… The way she talked and all, is so real… Finally, he answered. "Sorry, Rasp. I don't know yet. And can you call me 'Hikari' instead of 'Roxas' for now?"

Natalie nodded again and replied, "Of course, Hikari. I'll wait for your answer. See you." She waved him farewell and walked away from him, then disappeared into the crowd.

"Should I trust her now? No… Not yet…" Roxas murmured than walked to the table where Xion is waiting for him. He quickly apologized to Xion for waiting for him this long. "I'm so sorry, Xion! There was a little technical difficulty with the vending machine, it almost eat my money for nothing." 'Oh great. I lied again…' He thought.

"Oh, I see. It's okay, Roxas. Let's eat! I'm starving!" Xion said and opened her lunch box.

"Me too. Let's eat." Roxas said and sat down to take out his lunch and started to share it with Xion. He was in the middle of chewing a piece of Xion's meatloaf when he noticed the soya bean milk packet on the table that was placed far away from Xion.

"Ne, Xion."

"Hm?" Xion asked while eating the mashed potato.

Roxas pointed to the soya bean milk packet then asked, "Why do you put it so far away from you?"

Xion turned to look at the drink packet then narrowed her eyes, as if in anger. She turned back to look at her lunch then answer, "Oh. It tasted funny, maybe expired or something. So, since I won't be drinking it, I put it away from me. I'll throw it away later."

"So that means you don't have a drink?"

The ravenette nodded.

"Why don't I go buy one for you? What do you like?" Roxas asked as he was about to stand up.

"N-No need, Roxas. I wasn't thirsty anyway." Xion quickly told him.

"Really?"

"Ya." Xion muttered. After that incident with Flippe, Xion thinks she won't be able to drink anything for awhile.

"Okay then. If you said so." Roxas said and sat back down.

Xion smiled at him and said, "Thanks for asking anyway, Roxas. Now, why don't you tell me more about the upcoming sword fighting competition? I heard Cloud Strife will be attending the competition."

"Oh ya! Our coach told us about that. Man. This year's competition would be so tough! Xi, do you think that that huge sword of his will…"

For the rest of the lunch, Xion and Roxas spent a good time together, but neither of them told each other about the strange behavior of the devil and the witch.

For the rest of the week, both Natalie and Flippe weren't acting like they used to be. Natalie greeted Roxas very politely, like an angel and didn't bother him and his friends. Flippe is still a little like his old self, but he seems to get nearer and nearer Xion by the days. He also talked nicely to her and slowly stops bringing up the 'Roxas is also a devil' topic. He doesn't seem to be flirting with her as he talked to her like a friend and treated her like one too.

The week quickly ends and it was the best week they both ever have in that school, without Natalie and Flippe annoyed them all days. Are Natalie and Flippe good for real? Neither of them knows the real answer but they couldn't help but think: Is Natalie/Flippe planning something?

Sorry cause that's the end of this chap. I'm really sorry for those who love longer chapters.

Next chap would be longer, and we're getting nearer to the climax! As for when I'll update? I dont know myself... School start next week (time flies...) and I heard it would be a stressful study. I'll try my best to type whenever I get a free time and update. I'll make no more promises for the updates cause I might break most of them anyway... I made myself a lot of haters, dont I...

Thank you for your patience for waiting for this chapter and didn't track me down and kill me. Hope you enjoy the story and hope to see you in the next chap.

Below are the characters' full name who appears in this chapter :

Xion Zayas

Roxas Hikari

Flippe Kellett (aka Devil)

Natalie Rasp (aka The Yellow-Eyed Witch)

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