Hey Guys! I hope you all are having a magical Holiday Season. I hope you like how I'm continuing the story. I wanted to add how strong a friend Kairi is for Namine. And how Sora really is starting to care for Namine as. Friend too. And YAY! I finally got around to write Demyx! Gah . I'm so excited! I love Demy. Hope you guys like it. Please review and tell me what you think about it. Thanks and God Bless :D

White Light and the Darker Angel

Chapter 11

*NAMINE*

I leaned up against the door way looking at the boy whose back was now turned to me. I could see Xion's fingers running through his long silver hair. Something I had dreamed about doing for a while. Oh…what is this crushing sensation in my chest? I balled my hand against it and tried not to fall to the ground. I turned and ran with all my might. My eyes started to get fuzzy and I became extremely dizzy. Yet I continued to run till I was in the junior hall. I stopped at my lock and leaned up against it holding myself in my arms as the tears finally ran constantly. How could I be so stupid? Of course Riku and Xion were together…I shook my head and turned towards my locker. My face falling as I see the pink lock that Riku had given to me. I balled my fist against the locker and wiped my eyes. I had never let myself be upset over boys before and I wasn't going to start now…

I jerked my locker open shrinking at the bang that followed as the door hit the one beside it. I pulled my father's leather messenger bag out and softly wrapping it around my shoulder it was like a comfort blanket for me. My finger tips traced over the rough material as I remember the last time I had been upset about a boy. I was in kindergarten then, I had come home crying with paint in my hair. My father had lovingly set me in his lap and wiped my tears away with his strong thumb. My mother bent down beside the kitchen chair we were sitting in and smoothed my hair. They shared a knowing look as I explained how a mean little boy known as Hayner had flicked paint at me.

"Honey Bee, that's what little boys do when they like little girls" My mother said sweetly.

I crossed my arms, "Dad never flicked paint at you did he?" I asked. My mother shared a loving smile and my father and winked at me, "No…he did much worse!" She exclaimed standing up.

"What'd he do?" I asked looking up at my loving father. His strong chin and personality seemed daunting, yet he always softened when my mother and I were around. "I use to chase her on the playground, causing many a bruised knee" He said smiling looking up at my beautiful mother. She giggled as he set me down and ran after her as she ran past the island in our kitchen. I giggled as my mother picked me and up and hugged me. My father came behind my mother and wrapped his arms around her waist joining in our hug.

"Mom…how I wish you and daddy were still here" I whispered holding the bag close. Tears started up again and I shook my head, trying to stop was useless now; I knew it would continue for the rest of the day.

"Nami…what's wrong?" Kairi placed a hand on my forearm making me jump from the sudden touch.

"Nothing…forget about it" I closed my locker and tried to shrug nonchalantly. Kairi obviously saw through it, she knit her eyebrows together and frowned.

"Did something happen with Riku?" She asked getting upset.

"I don't really want to talk about it right now; I'm going to walk home today. I need some air." I said lamely walking past her.

"But what about going to Ansem's class?" Kairi asked running to catch up with me. I wish she'd take the hint that I'd wanted to be alone.

"Just tell him I wasn't feeling good and I went home early it only an hour difference from an early release anyway." I sighed passing through the long hallway making my way towards the huge area where all the halls met up at.

"No Naminè, you've never missed a class in all your three years here and you aren't going to now. I don't care if you're not going to tell me what's wrong. You are staying" And with that I saw another side of Kairi that I had never seen before.

She grabbed my forearm and pulled me back into the junior class hall. I tried to argue but I was stumbling from the force of her pulls. She looked determined as she pulled me into Ansem's class and pushed me softly into my assigned seat. I looked over at her in shock as she huffed into her seat. She gave me a stern look warning me not to get up and she opened her textbook. I sat silently while Ansem went through his lecture, taking notes every now and again. I sighed as I heard the bell ring. Students got up to leave, excitedly chatting about going home for early release. Kairi stood up and looked at me expectantly.

"I went to see Riku in the senior hall… The french class had just ended. He was kissing Xion" I said quietly feeling the crushing feeling in my chest again.

"What?" Kairi asked angrily. I notice the tips of her ears turning the same shade as her dark red hair. She held a hand up to me as if signaling to stay put and stomped into the hallway. She came back with Sora by the ear. Whiny protest escaped his mouth until he saw me. Concern suddenly filled his face as he sat in the seat in front of me.

"What's wrong Nami?" He asked using my nick name. I felt a little happier…Sora tends to do that to everyone. There was just something about him I guess. He was quickly becoming a new and close best friend. We had had alot of fun since I came to Twilight Town. I helped him with Kairi last year, we formed a plan to get away from Gaston's evil clutches.

"She saw Riku kissing Xion" Kairi said with disgust as she crossed her arms looking at Sora expectantly. Sora's eyes grew wide and his mouth agape. He looked from Kairi to me and back again.

"What?" He asked mirroring Kairi's shock. "But…He…doesn't…like..." Sora stuttered trying to make an explanation out of nothing.

"Guys…Thank you for caring about me so much" I pleased a hand on Kairi and the still confused Sora. "But I really need to be by myself right now…I want some fresh air. I'm going to walk home, I use to do it all the time anyway" I said shrugging and grabbing my bag. I hadn't noticed until I got up to leave that Ansem had been listening to our conversation. He called me to his desk and reluctantly I obliged. He placed his cold hand on mine and did something I never thought he could. He smiled.

"Things don't always appear as they seem Naminè. Never take things without thinking them through" He said giving my small hand a pat. I nodded and did a small smile at him. That was weird...

I made my way towards the open area again. Students from every age started towards the opening to leave. I about knocked over a potted plant when I saw a certain blunette and Blonde walking my way. Demyx smiled at me as they got closer. He unwrapped his arm around Zexion's shoulders and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"You OK Naminè?" He asked worriedly. He barely knew me and yet he knew I was upset. I must really look bad.

I tried to answer but someone else had walked up and slapped Demyx's back. Marley had a questioning look on his face as he smiled at me.

"I heard about that kiss" Marley said winking at me. I felt my insides cave in as I pushed past them all and ran towards the front of the school. I never stopped, even when I heard Demyx's persistent calls.

I finally stopped down the street, my knees felt so weak. How could I be so stupid? I was better off just sinking into the back ground. I only spoke when spoken to unless with Kairi. That was my motto when it came to not getting hurt. How could Riku break my shell so fast in so little time? I shook my head with blurry eyes. I wrapped my arms around myself suddenly feeling the cold November weather. I had forgotten my coat in my locker…

"Hey! I found you!" I heard a voice call behind me. I looked to see Demyx running down the street with his heavy dark blue back pack swaying to and fro. His half Mohawk half mullet blew in the wind. I stopped at a bus bench and waited to for him to catch up.

"Hey, what was that back there?" Demyx asked as his footsteps fell into line with mine.

"I…well…I don't really know where to begin" I said shaking my head, my cheeks getting colder from the small river of tears.

"Well…let's go take a walk in the park and talk about it. You can tell me everything then" He said encouragingly nodding towards the small park cross the street. While crossing the street he pulled his phone out and quickly texted a message. Probably telling his friends where he was. He opened the small chain link fence for me and made his way towards the two dark green swings. I set my bag against it and started to sway myself too and fro.

"You look pretty today" Demyx said starting off after a moment of silence.

"Thanks…I did it for someone…now I'm regretting it" I added bitterly.

"For Riku?" Demyx asking, I nodded knowing he already knew the answer. I shivered, half from the memories od the day and half from the awful cold weather.

"Wait…here" Demyx took his coat off and laid across my small shoulders. I thanked him feeling the warmth.

"what about you? Won't you get cold?" I asked pulling it more closely.

"Naw, I'm always warm blooded. I normally keep just in case Zexy gets cold. Which he always does. So tell me what happened…"

"I went to see Riku today, to tell him something. Well that was more of an excuse to see him" I added stupidly. Demyx did a sympathetic nod. "I think I mostly wanted to see what he thought of how I looked" I added feeling all the more stupid.

"I saw him kiss Xion" I said feeling that same deafening crushing feeling inside.

"But Riku doesn't like Xion" Demyx said in a matter of fact tone.

"Didn't look that way" I said wrapping Demyx's coat tighter around me. It smelled of surf board wax for some reason. Raspberry surfboard wax, how odd…

"I had something like that happen to me" Demyx said looking across the small playground at a stray dog..

I looked up at him and he smiled and continued. "I had a major crush on Zexion when I first moved here six months ago. But the problem was that he was always going to Marley's house after school. I thought they were dating. I was really upset because Zexion always sent me mixed signals. He acted like he liked me, yet every afternoon he and Marley would leave from school together. I was really upset one afternoon when Riku found me...well here at the swings actually. After talking with him about what was going on he grabbed me and forced me to stop by Marley's apartment above Xaldin's to sort everything out. Riku's a pretty smart guy" Demyx added lightly.

"Anyway…He drove me by Marley's place and when Marley answered the door I asked to speak with Zexion…I felt so awkward and rude by just barging in. And when Zexion started questioning me I froze. Riku stood by me and helped me get out all my jumbled feelings" Demyx said with a little laugh.

"What did Zexion say?" I couldn't help but ask.

"Turns out Marley was having trouble in Lefou's class and didn't want anyone to know." Demyx laughed. "He wanted Zexion to tutor him in private. To protect his reputation as Marluxia put it" Demyx laughed again in a special kind of way a bubbly happily sound. I couldn't help but giggle too…Le fou's was the easiest class in school.

"But you know what?" Demyx asked placing his thumb under my chin making me look at him.

"Had it not been for Riku, I would never have said what I always wanted to say to Zexion. And we wouldn't be together today" Demyx said with a kind as if on cue, Riku's camaro pulled up beside the park. Kairi came running out and hugged me with such force that I fell backwards off the swing.

"Oh Naminè! You had me so worried…you just ran off! Thank God Demyx found you!" She huffed pulling me closer and tighter making it hard to breathe. So that's who Demyx had been texting earlier. Sora ran over to us and joined in our hug. He looked me in the eyes with the most serious look I had ever seen on his usual laughing face.

"Don't ever do that to us again Naminè. Promise me; You scared the crap out of us" He said hugging us all tighter. Demyx strode over towards the car. Riku had gotten out and was leaning against the driver side with the door still open. He looked at me worriedly catching my eyes with his beautiful blue green ones. He exhaled and placed a hand on Demyx talking to him. His eyes never leaving me…

*RIKU*

"Thanks man, I owe you a million" I said putting a hand on my best friend's arm. He smiled and followed my gaze towards Naminè. His eyes full of friendly concern. Had he not texted me, we wouldn't have known where she was…She could have been anywhere…with anyone…I cringed at that thought.

"She's a wonderful girl. But you really shook her up man" Demyx said giving me a stern look.

"I don't understand…" I said feeling my insides tighten in confusion.

"She saw you and Xion today in French" Demyx said raising his eyebrows as if it were obvious.

I cursed and punched my fist on the top of the car. How could I be so stupid? That's what Xion was looking at before she kissed me. She saw Namine in the doorway. But what Naminè didn't see was my jerking away from her the moment Xion's lips met mine…

"What the heck?" I asked pushing Xion hard from me. Trying to understand what in the world was happening.

"God you can be dense" Xion said moving towards me again.

"Xion…you're a good friend. But that's it." I said a little harshly making her stop in her tracks.

"Whatever…Hope you have a good chance at getting your little girlfriend back" Xion bit back with a smirk wiping her lips and strutting past me out of the class.

I had wondered what she had meant…I guess I knew now. What awful stuff Naminè must be thinking about me. When I caught her eyes I saw broken sadness that I had never seen before; A tear rolled down her beautiful cheek causing me to cringe in self disgust. She looked amazingly beautiful. Even the mascara stains on her cheeks made her look like a water nymph. She had a glow of an angel. With her beautiful blonde hair pinned back it looked as if she almost wore a halo. How could I have let this happen? How am I going to explain? The one I loved was hurting because of me…

"What can I do?" I asked pleadingly to Demyx.

"Tell her the truth…the whole truth and nothing but the truth" Demyx said smiling a usual big goofy smile. There was always something about Demyx that made me smile a little. I knew he was half serious half kidding. I had already planned to tell her about it. As if I could ever lie to Naminè…my light…my angel.

Author's Note: Next up is some sad yet very loving parts. Riku shows how much he really cares. Nami gets some Aunt Tifa and Uncle Cloud time (lol). And...well you'll have to wait and see ;)