Hiya, everyone! I'm sooo soooo soooo sorry about the EXTREMELY late update. I'm too busy with choir, school, studies and camp, etc.

Eh… I can't believe I forgotten to add in about the "Promise" that I mentioned in chapter 9 0_0. Well here it is, I hope I've answered all your questions. :D

A Brunette and A Blonde

Chapter 11: The Forgotten Promise

"Roxas…He…" Olette rubbed her cheeks, the part where Roxas pecked on. "He… kissed…me…"

Lying on her bed, she turned over to look at her photo frames displayed on the table beside her bed. She took a photo frame that had a photo of Roxas and her during childhood. Roxas was seen throwing a plate of cake to Olette, while Olette was trying to duck it and both of them had smiles on their faces. It's not like both of them share the same birthday… Olette's parents invited Roxas over for Olette's 5 years old birthday. Slowly, Olette let her gaze set on the clothes that she wore for the Christmas prom earlier.

And then…

She dozed off…

Flashback

"Olette!" a familiar voice called out. "Wait up! I have something to tell you!"

Turning around, Olette frowned. "Great… I'm in a foul mood and now somebody is here to mess up my day."

"Huff!" Roxas panted. "Finally… pant… I… caught up… pant with you…"

"What!?" Olette snapped. "I'm in a foul mood right now."

"O-oh…" Roxas said, his smile faded. "I have something to tell you."

"You said that before." Olette said, observing his sad face. "What's the matter?"

"Well…" Roxas locked eyes with Olette, making her blush a little, after that he gave her a tight embrace.

"Eep!" Olette squeaked, appalled at Roxas' reaction.

"I-I'm leaving…" He said. "And… I won't be here for about 4-5 years time…"

"You're kidding me," Olette said, starting to cry. She knew Roxas wouldn't lie to her.

"I-I'm not," Roxas said as he pulled away from her and squeezed her hands. "I'm going back to Destiny Islands to study for a while."

"You call 4-5 years A WHILE?" Olette's eyes widened, tears streaming down her face.

Roxas scratched his neck awkwardly and looked at Olette. "I-I'll come back. I promise."

Olette looked away from him. "Of course I know you'll come back…" Squeezing his hands, she said, "But… 4-5 years is a long time…"

"I-I know…" shuffling his pocket, he took a blue crystal ball from his pocket and placed it gently into Olette's hand.

"This is?"

"I pulled it off the Struggle Competition trophy. You know… The trophy that has the four crystals? I gave one to you last time, and the other two to Hayner and Pence."

"I have the orange one right? I'll trade yours with mine. When you come back here, be sure to bring it back to me!" Olette rummaged through her sling bag and pulled the yellow-orangey crystal and gave it to Roxas. Roxas stared at her shocked.

"I promise." Roxas said, as he placed it carefully into his pants' pocket. Locking eyes with Olette, he kissed Olette on her cheeks and whispered "I love you" into her ear. Blushing, she kissed Roxas back, not on the cheeks but the lips. Roxas widened his eyes at first but closed it soon after, relishing the moment with Olette. (You might be thinking how come they kissed when they're little. The chapter where Olette kissed Roxas during the play is their second kiss but somehow Olette forgotten about this event and thought of it as her first kiss.)

When they broke the kiss, Olette gave him one last hug.

"I love you too." Olette confessed, locking eyes with him.

Broking the hug, Roxas said, "I promise I'll come back with your orange crystal safe and sound. And at that time, I'll stay by your side forever."

End of Flashback

Olette's eyes fluttered open and jerked up, her blanket dropped onto the floor. "A dream? It felt so real… I like Roxas?"

She opened her cupboard and started rummaging through it. After rummaging for 5 minutes, something hit her head.

"Ow!" Olette whined, rubbing her head. "What's this? A box?"

Picking a rather rusty pink box, she examined it. As she turned the box around, she found there's a label with faded words. Squinting she read it out loud. "My… Precious Moments… With… Him?"

"Him?" Curious, Olette opened the box, only to see a note.

"What's this?" Olette said to herself, before reading out the illegible words. But for some reason, Olette was able to read it.

Dear Myself,

Why must he leave Twilight Town? It's great here, isn't it?

Why?

WHY!?

Now… He left me… He left Hayner and Pence too. He left all of us here!

He told me this

"A Brunette and A Blonde holds an inseparable bond." We, indeed, hold a very strong bond. But after hearing that he's going to leave, I couldn't believe my ears. I felt as if my heart has been shattered a million pieces. There's still many things that I wanted to do, play and share with him.

I'm glad that I met him. After all these years of bonding, I felt that he's, like, a part of my life. And… I didn't realize that I had fallen in love with him. I've always wanted to muster up my courage and confess to him.

Well… I did. It was a day before he left and the day that he told me he's leaving. The next day… I didn't bid him farewell… I regretted for not going. But… It was to prevent me from being hurt.

For weeks, I've been crying… non-stop. I just wish that he would back soon.

Will he forget me?

Penned on 20/02/1999,

Olette

"WHA!?" Olette's eyes widened when she saw her name. "Is this letter for real? I-It sounded as if I'm already an adult…" Olette smiled. "And I'm only 7 at that time."

This letter must be a joke. Olette thought.

As Olette carefully placed the letter back into the rusty box, something dropped from the box onto the floor, making a soft "thud". Olette set her gaze upon the thing, to find that it was a blue crystal. Her eyes immediately widened and touched it.

The moment she touched it, memories of her childhood flashed through her mind. The time when both Roxas and her spend their time together, the kissing scene… Immediately, Olette withdrew her hands.

Inhaling a deep breath, she reached out to the crystal and picked it up. "S-So the dream, the letter, it's all true? S-so I like Roxas?"

At that moment, her cell phone rang and startled her. Olette carefully placed the crystal back into the box and searched for her cellphone.

Olette! Merry Christmas! We'll be going to the theme park for celebration! We = ALL of us! Be sure to bring your presents!

P.S Bring money! XD

XOXO Kairi

"Christmas present?" Olette blinked. "OH CRAP! I haven't prepared any of it yet!"

"Olette!" Kairi waved. "What took you so long?"

"Sorry!" Olette panted. "I had problems choosing the Christmas presents."

"Merry Christmas!" The whole gang chorused.

"Merry Christmas to all of you too!" Olette grinned, passing out the Christmas presents to each of the members of the gang.

There's one present left… Olette opened her bag.

"Where's Roxas?" Olette asked. Kairi shook her head while the rest just shrugged and slumped their shoulders.

"Probably late?" Namine said.

"Hey guys!" a familiar voice shouted, Roxas was seen running towards them, his face red.

"What happened?" Olette asked.

"The… PANT… 4… HUFF irritating cousins…" Taking a deep breath, he said, "I managed to… HUFF lock them up at home."

"O-oh," Olette sweat dropped.

"I hope your door wouldn't break…" Xion gave Roxas a sympathetic look. "I know how violent your cousins can be… Especially Charis and Evelyn."

"I-I know HUFF that's why I've put HUFF several locks on the door." Roxas breathed heavily.

"!" two high-pitch screams pierced the air.

"ARGH!" Roxas gulped, knowing the screams belong to his cousins. The rest of the gang stared at the four cousin running towards him, each of them carrying two locks. Roxas gaped at what Evelyn and Charis were holding onto: … a hammer and a keyblade.

"OH NO!" Roxas yelped as Evelyn tackled him down and tried to clobber his head with the hammer.

"ROXAS! HOW COULD YOU LOCK US AT HOME!?" Evelyn screamed and gave Roxas a punch on his face. Olette hurriedly took the hammer away from her.

"FIRAGA! BLIZZAGA! THUNDAGA!" Charis screamed while Evelyn slashed Roxas with her keyblade. "MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

"GARHHHHH!!!" Roxas screamed.

"Oh wow! They BROKE your door." Xion laughed mockingly. "I guess the locks didn't work."

"SHUDDAP!" Roxas snapped and managed to pry Evelyn off him. "Wait a minute! THE DOOR! It's spoilt isn't it!?!"

"No it wasn't. We broke seven of the locks and left the last one on it, and then Daryl came up with a brilliant idea." Evelyn explained, smiling.

"What idea?" Olette asked.

"By smashing the window," Charis answered, grinning from ear to ear with Evelyn.

"YOU WHAT!?" Roxas' tone got louder.

"Never mind him. He'll get over it. The more the merrier right?" Kairi smiled at the four toddlers.

The gang with the four toddlers went towards the theme park, leaving Olette and Roxas behind. Olette blinked at Roxas.

"We should get going," Roxas sighed and started walking. Olette blinked again and felt the crystal ball in her jeans pocket.

S-Should I give this back to him? And I ask him about the promise?

"I think I'm gonna puke…" Olette placed her hands over her mouth

"Why would you want to try that ride?" Kairi asked, pointing at a roller coaster ride that has tracks with several twists and turns as well some ups and downs. "I know you don't want to ride it…"

"That's because he dared me to!" Olette pointed at Roxas, who was laughing heartily and pointing at Olette.

"Here," Riku toss Olette a water bottle, giving her his signature smile.

"T-Thanks," Olette blushed and took a sip from the bottle.

"RIKU!" Xion elbowed his ribs and reminded him, "Remember, she's Roxas'." After that, Xion winked at Roxas, leaving him staring at her in confusion.

"I LOVE THE RIDE!" Charis screamed. Evelyn nodded in agreement. Olette stared at them, wide-eyed. Behind Evelyn and Charis followed Shan Leong and Daryl, both faces were green.

"I-I think I-I'm gonna…" Shan Leong clasped his hands over his mouth and bolted for the toilet just beside him.

"Vomit?" Daryl finished the sentence and hurriedly followed Shan Leong into the toilet.

"Y-Your cousins are amazing… Especially these two." Xion told Roxas, staring at Evelyn and Charis who were smiling at each other and talking about the ride.

"What shall we ride later, hon?" Sora asked, stroking Kairi's hair. Smiling, she pointed at the huge Ferris wheel a few metres away from them.

"Well then le—"

"FEED US!" the toddlers yelled, rubbing their stomach.

Sora groaned. "Can all of you go and eat yourself?"

"I'll go and eat with them," Pence offered, winking. "These toddlers won't disturb both Roxas and Olette."

Kairi and Sora smiled at what he said. "Okay then! Have fun eating!"

Pence smiled and led the toddlers to the food stalls.

"Come! Let's go to the ferris wheel!" Kairi exclaimed tugging onto Sora's arm.

Riku gently pulled Xion along.

Hayner held onto Namine's hands and both of them followed Kairi, grinning at each other.

"LET'S GOOO DARLLLLLINGGG~" Selphie squealed, pulling Tidus along with her. Tidus groaned and cursed himself for coming.

Both Roxas and Olette looked at each other, Olette blushed a little and said "I'll never do that to you." And then, she walked off. Roxas looked at her with a puzzled face.

"WHY THE HECK IS THAT CABIN THAT SMALL!" Olette cried, pointing to the small cabin in front of her.

The staff winked at her and said, "That's because each cabin is build for couples!"

Olette's jaw dropped. "WHAT? I'm so NOT going."

"Aww come on. There's somebody here who wants to sit with you in the cabin!" Xion teased, winking at Roxas. Roxas blushed at that statement, but quickly hid it by saying "No way!"

"GET REAL!" Olette yelled, walking away from the cabin. Xion immediately grabbed her arm and pushed her into the cabin along with Roxas, slamming the cabin's door.

"H-HEY!" both Roxas and Olette yelled, fists pounding on the transparent screen.

Xion winked at Roxas again and waved, "Have fun you two!"

Olette glared at Xion, clenching her fists. "Yikes!" Xion thought. "She must be really really angry."

Olette sat beside Roxas, scowling, while Roxas looked at her, wondering what to say. Olette slumped her shoulders and sat upright. Roxas continued to stare at her, opened his mouth but closed it.

"Mm… Merry Christmas," Olette finally said, a long while after they had got onto the ferris wheel.

"Oh! Merry Christmas," Roxas smiled, shuffling into his trousers pocket, carefully pulling out an orange box wrapped with red ribbon. Looking at Olette, he smiled and placed it into her hands. "Here's your Christmas present. Hope you'll like it." He grinned. Olette looked at the orange box, the color that she liked ever since when she was a little kid. Blushing, she smiled back at Roxas.

"Thank you!" Olette grinned. "Can I open it?"

Roxas blushed and scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. "Um… you may open it," he said. Smiling, Olette pulled the ribbon off the present carefully, and opened it up. An orange crystal, similar to the blue crystal she found in her rusty box that morning. Picking it up, she admired at the beautifully carved crystal.

"A brunette and a blonde holds an inseparable bond," Roxas said, cutting off her thoughts. Olette stared at him. "Do you still remember that quote?"

"I…" Olette opened her mouth but closed it instantly. Looking away from him, she nodded slowly. "I remembered it ever since when you left Twilight Town."

Pulling out the blue crystal from her pocket, she placed it carefully into his hands. "Here's your Christmas present!" she smiled. Roxas stared at her, wide-eyed, and then he started laughing.

"Isn't is strange? Both of us brought the same thing for Christmas present!" He laughed. Olette nodded.

"Sorry I didn't wrap it." Olette said, still smiling. Roxas shook his head, grinning back at her.

"A brunette and a blonde holds an inseparable bond." Both of them said in unison and then burst out laughing.

OH MY GOSH. I know I haven't update for MONTHS. I'm really sorry. Pardon my terrible English too. My editor just signed off from messenger O_O I'll update soon! I promise!