I'm happy. I like this chapter… But I have to feel bad for Naminé…

It's finally the climax!

akemithebazookagirl: Yep! Vennie~! And… can't think of a name for Aqua… Oh well.

Foxzees: It's going to be about 17-18 chapters. Naminé's not blind, I don't think. She knows she likes Roxas.

Ian: Sometimes it's just the random things that pick you up, huh? Well, thanks!

LoveLife45: Thanks!

Piteous: That makes a lot of sense.

Sayonara7: Thanks. I hope you like this chapter too.

Typewrite: I'm skipping 11th grade because it would just be filled with SoKai fluff and annoyance. Some fans might like that, but I have no interest in writing that.

XSolXSkyX: I will; don't worry. I tried to base Naminé a little bit off of me because I'm shy, but not in front of my friends. And it's not like I think she wants to be shy. Part of that probably also came from the time spent with the Organization anyway… And she wasn't completely shy in the game either. It was easy for her to talk to both Sora and Roxas when hardly knew either of them. She's more… quiet than anyting.

Chapter 11: Twelfth Grade

I can't help it.

I'm emotional.

Well, sorry that I'm a teenage girl.

Maybe one day I'll wake up and realize that my love for Roxas was just hormones and it'd all be over with. I'd be so happy. I could just act normally around him and it'd be almost like we were kids again. Natural and normal.

If only…


Twelfth grade never really hit me until I was in it.

This year, I would be graduating.

It was already way past winter break when I finally understood everything.

This year, we would graduate. We would go off to college. (I should know. I applied to DIU. Kairi and the rest of them are just going to stay here and attend college.) I might never see some of my friends again. Ever.

I was sitting in class and just about to cry because of this.

"Nam. You okay?" Roxas whispered from behind me.

I paused and glanced at the teacher to see if she was watching. "Can I come over this weekend and tell you?"

Roxas nodded with a slightly worried expression.

I sighed and started taking more notes.

X

"Nami!" Kairi called and jumped up behind me. Yuffie appeared beside her.

I smiled.

"So, whatcha up to?" Yuffie giggled.

I sighed and looked at the ground. Kairi gasped.

"Ohmigosh. Did Roxas tell you he likes someone else? 'Cause if he did, not only would he be dead, so would Sora! He told me he was fairly certain that he liked you, or at least didn't like anybody… Grr, I'm gonna—"

"Kairi," I cut her off swiftly. "No, that's not it. It's just… we're graduating soon, and then…"

Kairi giggled. "Aw, you're so sweet, Naminé. Don't worry; it'll all be fine.

I nodded, smiled, and pretended I was fine.

Even though Kairi was my best friend, she didn't exactly understand things like this.

X

I drove my small little white car into Roxas's driveway. My eyes grew misty. I hadn't been here in so long.

"Naminé!" Roxas called as he tackled me with a hug. I giggled.

"Roxas, please…"

He smiled sheepishly. "Sorry. So, what did you want to talk about?"

My face dropped. I grabbed his hand loosely and dragged him to the porch to sit.

Roxas nodded gently for me to begin.

"We're graduating this year…" I began. He nodded. "After this, we're going to college, and Roxas, I already told you I was going to DIU and I'm staying with a roommate, someone I don't know at all and what if I don't like her and what if she's like… Oh, I don't know, but DIU's 2000 miles away and you're all staying here and what if I never see you again? I couldn't stand that!" By the end, I was so choked up, I couldn't even cry.

Roxas seemed to process everything I said. "Come here, Naminé. You can cry if you want to."

Roxas hugged me and I began sobbing hardly, muttering random sentences.

"…I'll be gone, Roxas…"

"I know."

I sniffed.

"…Will I still be you're best friend?"

"Of course."

"Always?"

"Yep."

I sobbed a little more.

"Do you still want to be my best friend?"

Roxas groaned, but continued to comfort me.

"Yes, Naminé."

I realized even more at that moment. Roxas would stay here. It would before ever until I saw him again. One of us might go off and find a college sweetheart. He might never know that I love him… I love him… I love…

"I love you, Roxas. I love you so much."

He stopped and tightened his grip. I frowned shakily. I couldn't stand rejection.

"I-I'm sorry; I didn't mean that… Bye, Roxas!"

I ran off towards my car, ignoring Roxas's calls for me. I would probably never know what he wanted to say to me. I might never see him again.

"Thanks, Roxas," I whispered sadly to the home behind me as I drove away.

For once, college seemed like a good idea.

A very good idea.

Why do I have to have 5 more weeks of school?

X

"Kairi, help me," I rasped into the phone as soon as she picked up.

"What's wrong, Naminé?" she asked worriedly.

I sniffled. "I told Roxas I love him."

She paused.

"And what did he say?"

"Nothing to me. I didn't give him time too. But he was so shocked at the idea that I thought…"

Kairi shuffled the phone a little bit. "Okay, we'll keep him away from you. Just like 7th grade."

That made me start crying harder.

X

Luckily for me, Kairi has gotten better at blocking over the years, and Roxas wasn't able to speak to me all day. I was finally able to go home safely.

Someone decided that was the moment to grab my arm and drag me from my locker. I looked up. It was Axel.

"W-where are you taking me?" I asked nervously.

He sighed. "Roxas has been extra annoying this whole day and I know it's because of you. Now, go talk to him."

Axel walked away. Down the hall from me stood Roxas. I tried to back away, but the blonde also caught my arm.

"Naminé. Please, let me speak."

I shook my head.

"Leave me alone, Roxas. I don't want to be your friend anymore."

His hurt blue eyes stared at me like I had slapped him. They turned into an ice cold glare.

"You can't just say things like that, Naminé. Especially after…"

I groaned. "Why can't you just be more like… a normal person? When someone ignores you that means they don't want to talk to you! If you could just get that, we wouldn't have such a big problem, you idiot!"

"I've given you multiple chances to leave, but you didn't!" Roxas retorted.

"I hate you."

"I hate you more."

"You're such a jerk."

"Can 'innocent' little Naminé not say bad words?"

"Keep this up and I'll slap you!"

Roxas smirked and gave me a hug. "Bet you like this… You love me, right?"

His cheek glowed a bright red with the shape of my considerably smaller hand.

I stormed away.

X

"I hate Roxas," I snarled as I plopped down on the bus next to Kairi.

Kairi sat up instinctively. "What'd he do?"

"Just being a jerk," I mumbled.

"…so you don't 'heart' him anymore?"

I frowned. "That's not what I said."

X

"What happened to Naminé and Roxas?"

"Nobody knows."

"Weren't they going out?"

"No! They were best friends!"

"How would you know?"

"I went to Elementary school with them."

I sighed. Yuna, Rikku, and Paine really weren't that bad, but sometimes you just didn't want to hear the gossip. Kairi was happy because her relationship was finally out of the news though… I pulled my bag back up my shoulder.

I continued to walk to my next class where I bumped into somebody.

"S-sorry," I muttered in response.

"Roxas really isn't happy, you know," I heard Zexion, who was never one to interject for even friends, tell me harshly. I picked up my gaze and glared. He didn't seem to mind at all. Instead, he patted my head as if I didn't know what was really going on.

"Why should I care? We're not friends!"

"Naminé—"

"Please, just leave me alone!"

I was finally away from Roxas and all his friends.

And I wanted to cry.

I'm sorry it's sad!

Also, the rest of this story should seem really short. It'll be over before you know it.

So, I'll focus on either Variables, Secrets of the Sea, The Oracle, or Spirals (which I want to delete and rewrite). What do you guys think?

I'm really going to miss writing this, but I'm excited for the rest of them too.

Question of the Day:

Which should be my next project from the stories above?

I really hope you guys choose soon because I'll need to start working.

I know this chapter is short, but it's hard to make it much longer. I don't think Naminé really wanted to talk about this all that much.