Here is chapter 10 everyone! :D
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KINGDOM HEARTS
8 Simple Rules
By: MonkeyGirlxoxo
"Hide-and-Seek"
I stood outside of Kairi's house, my hands dug deep into my pockets, as I waited for her to open the door. It was the day after my date with Roxas...and the rest of my family. Kairi had sent me a text earlier today requesting that I tell her all about last night, and because of all of the confusion that had happened during last night's date, I had decided that I would tell her all about it in person.
I heard the lock jingle on the other side, and soon enough the brown front door squeaked open, revealing my best friend on the other side. "Morning." Kairi greeted me with a smile. She stepped to the side, allowing me into her house.
"Hey." I said with a smile of my own. I walked inside and took off my shoes, leaving them neatly to the side of the front door. My red-headed friend lead me upstairs to her room and I sprawled out on her bed as she took a seat in front of her rather large vanity.
"So, what happened?" She asked me as she stated to apply her daily makeup. Right now her black mascara was in her right hand, and she was concentrating on her reflection as she passed the small brush over her eyelashes.
"Well, the date wasn't the best." I said rolling over to lieon my stomach. I was watching her back now, and I was able to see her face's reflection in her mirror.
Kairi had finished putting on her mascara, and was now applying her red lipstick. She held the small tube in her hands and brought it up to colour her lips. "Why?" She asked pulling the lipstick away to smack her lips together. "What happened?"
"My whole family came on the date with us." I said with a small sigh.
Kairi turned her head around to face me so quickly that her lipstick left a long red line across her left cheek. "What?" She asked in disbelief, "Nams, you're kidding right?"
I shook my head sadly, "Nope." I rolled over again so that I lying down on my back, staring at my friend's white ceiling. "I wish I was kidding though, last night was a disaster."
I heard Kairi get up from her seat in front of her vanity, and soon enough I felt the bed sink a bit as she sat down next to me. She lay down beside, and when I turned to look at her I saw that she was staring at the ceiling.
"What happened?" She asked softly. That was the thing about Kairi. She could be so outgoing, wild and flirty, but as soon as her friend was upset or needed some help she would change to be this quiet listener who always gave the best advice, no matter what the situation.
"Dad let us to the restaurant, but he decided to bring the whole family." I started. "And Kai, you know my family- the date ended up not even being about me and Roxas."
She turned to look at me now. "How?"
"The waitress was flirting with Squall, which gave Uncle Zack and Demyx a new idea for their stories." I turned back to look at the ceiling. "And then Daddy questioned Roxas on why he wasn't wearing his purity ring."
"Roxas isn't wearing his purity ring?" Kairi's eyes widened in shock. She was probably thinking of the worst thing that could have happened, the same way I had reacted when I had found out it was missing.
"He lost it while he was washing the dishes." I explained. "Anyways, when he told Daddy why is was gone, Daddy still wasn't convinced that Roxas was telling the truth."
I stopped speaking, expecting Kairi to respond to how Daddy had acted, but she didn't say anything. I took her silence as the cue to continue with my story. "Then, we decided to go home and Roxas and I could just watch a movie or something."
"That sounds good." Kairi said.
"But then Squall came and chose the movie for us." That caused a small gasp to escape from my best friend. "And he sat in between me and Roxas."
"What did you watch?" Kairi asked, a bit hesitant.
"Pocahontas." I said simply. "Squall remembered how much i loved it when I was smaller."
"Okay." Kairi said slowly. "Well, at least Leon was the only one with you guys as you watched the movie."
"Nope, Demyx decided to come and watch it with us too. Throughout the whole movie we could hear his constant mumbling." I turned back to look at the redhead next to me. "Tell me how that date wasn't a disaster."
Kairi looked at me, and then she started to bite her lip, her thinking face. "How did the date end?" She asked.
As the memory came back into my head, a small smile spread across my face. "Roxas told me that he loved me." I said softly. "And I told him that I loved him."
"See!" Kairi said happily as she started to sit up. "That was worth the evening Naminé." She grabbed her small pink pillow from the top of her bed and placed it in her lap. "Suffering through a date thinking that it could only go downhill until you hear him say those special three words." She hugged the cushion to her chest now. "It's just so romantic."
I sat up on the bed and crossed my legs. "I guess it was worth it." I said with a small shrug.
"You know, when Sora told me that he loved me I would have never saw it coming." Kairi smiled, as the memory played through her head. She had told me this story about five times already, and I knew that it was coming again, but it never bothered me. I thought that it was sweet and romantic, like a real fairytale.
"We were at the park." Kairi started. "And we were sitting on the edge of the fountain. Sora had bought me my necklace that day, and I was just admiring it, oblivious to everything else that was going on." She paused, and reached her hand up to hold the small crown pendant that she always wore around her neck, the necklace Sora had gotten her.
"I had been humming to myself, looking at the crown pendant over and over again." She continued. "That's when a small boy, not too tall, ran by and hit me. It wasn't a powerful hit, very light actually, but it was strong enough to make me loose my balance. Sora had noticed and reached over to grab me, and to try and stop me from falling in the fountain."
Kairi lowered her head, but I could see the smile on her face. "Sora grabbed me as I was falling into the fountain behind me, but instead of him stopping me from falling, I carried him into the water with me. I had landed on my back, and Sora had landed on top of me."
She brought her head back up now, looking at me. "That water wasn't to deep. Only the back of my head and body were submerged, but my face was completely dry. I remember that I was laughing and I looked into my boyfriend's eyes. He was laughing too, but soon his smile fell, and he stared back at me. He lowered his head until there was barely any space between us and told me that he loved me. After I told him I felt the same way too, he closed the space between us and kissed me." Her smile widened and she lowered her head again.
I was about to open my mouth to say something when there was a knock on the door downstairs. Kairi and I looked at each other, hoping that the other would have an idea of who was on the other side of the door, but unfortunately both of us were clueless.
Kairi placed the pink pillow down gently on the bed, and we made our way downstairs. I stood against the wall near the door as I waited for Kairi to open it. She placed one hand on the doorknob and tiptoed up to look through the peephole. When she saw who was on the other side, she smiled and opened the door quickly.
"Honey!" She squealed happily hugging Sora in her arms. When she let go of the brunette he walked inside the house, his brother behind him.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked. "We weren't expecting you."
"What so you don't want us?" Roxas said playfully with a smile. He walked towards me and gave me a peck on the cheek.
I felt my cheeks blush, and I looked up at the blond in front of me. I opened my mouth to say something back to him, but for the second time in less than five minutes I was cut off.
"We have big news!" Sora said loudly. Kairi, who currently had her head on his shoulder, looked up at him while I stared at him quietly waiting for him to continue.
"Roxas and I were on the computer a few weeks ago, and we saw something that we thought you guys would like." Sora said grabbing Kairi's hand and taking her into the living room. Roxas and I followed in suit.
Sora plopped down on the couch, and pulled Kairi down to sit in his lap. Roxas and I sat down on the love seat, my feet in his lap.
"So, Roxas and I ordered these things online." Sora started to smile. "And they came in this morning."
"Okay." I said a bit confused. I turned to look at Roxas now. "What is it?"
My boyfriend smiled at me and then turned to look at his brother. "Show them."
Sora nodded and pulled out four long pieces of paper from his pocket. "Take a look." He passed Kairi a piece of paper and she looked at it in confusion. Her eyes started to pass over the paper again and again, and her eyes widened. Soon enough she let out a high pitched squeal. She then threw herself at her boyfriend, wrapping her arms around Sora's neck. "Thank you!" She said over and over again to him.
"What is it?" I asked a little more excited now. I pulled Roxas' sleeve and he turned to face me. He pulled me closer to him and pecked me gently on the lips. "We're taking you guys to see a Demi Lovato concert."
I just stared at Roxas' face for a few seconds, the information sinking in. "Oh My Gosh." I said slowly. Demi Lovato was my favourite artist. "Are you for real?"
When Roxas nodded, I mirrored Kairi's movements and I threw myself at him, wrapping my arms around his neck. I felt his arms wrap around my small body and I heard him chuckle in my ear. "Oh My Gosh!" I said louder than before. "Thank you! Thank you!" I said tightening my hold on him. I pulled away from him and kissed him. "Thank you!" I said again.
"M-hm." Sora cleared his throat loudly. "I helped get them too, you know."
I let out a small giggle and kissed Roxas one more time before I lifted myself off of the loveseat. I walked towards the brunette and he got off the couch so we were both standing.
"Thank you Sora." I said wrapping my arms around him in a hug. "It was really sweet of you." I pulled away from him and smiled.
"Aww, it was no problem." Sora said with a smile and a shrug as if it was nothing. "Roxas and I are just trying to please our ladies."
I let out a small giggle and turned around to look at Roxas. He was shaking his head from his brother's words, but you could see the small smile on his face. I walked back to the loveseat and plopped down in Roxas' lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. "We just have to do one thing now." I told him in a serious tone.
He looked at me with a confused expression. "What?" He asked.
"We have to try and convince Daddy that this date won't be romantic." I said with a sigh. "And that might take a while."
"I don't get it." Sora said from the couch. Kairi had left the room to go and get some snacks. "What's romantic about a couple going to go and see a performer singing?"
"I don't know myself Sora." I said looking over at him. "But I'm sure Daddy dill find something wrong with it."
"Well we have some time." Roxas said. "The concert isn't until July, which is two months away." He brushed some of my hair out of my face. "We can try to think of a few things that will convince your dad to let you go."
"I guess you're right." I said with a small nod. I smiled at my boyfriend, "Thanks again." I leaned down to peck him on the lips once more.
"Eww." Sora exclaimed. "Do you guys really have to kiss every five minutes?" He got up from the sofa and started to walk towards the kitchen. "Seriously." He said under his breath as he walked away.
I laughed at Sora's reaction and then slipped off of Roxas' lap next to him on the couch. "I'm sorry about last night." I said placing my hands neatly in my lap. "I know it was horrible, I had no idea that Daddy would anything like that."
"Nams, it's alright." Roxas said taking one of my hands in his own. "Seriously, it's okay. We know how your Dad is about you dating. We've been best friends forever Nami, I know how he is." There was a small smile on Roxas' face as he said this. "We only have to go through a few more rules and then we'll be done. It's alright."
"It's just bothering me so much." I admitted.
Roxas pulled me close to him and wrapped his arm around me, stroking the back of the back with the other. "It's okay, just relax."
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Maybe Roxas was right, maybe I just needed to relax. Things were bound to get better after last night, I don't think that there was ever a worst date in history.
"See! This is how I left them! All lovey-dovey!"
I opened my eyes to see Sora and Kairi standing up behind the sofa staring at us. Sora was pointing at us, as if he had just told the teacher that we were ones making trouble. Next to him, Kairi had one hand on her hip while the other held bowls and a bag of Cheetos.
"Sora, what's so wrong about them being lovey-dovey?" Kairi asked, clearing confused to why her boyfriend was throwing a fit. "They are a couple." She reminded him.
"It's just disgusting watching them alone, that's all." Sora said walking around to sit back down on the sofa.
"Oh, that's what this is about." Kairi said with a smile. She walked around the sofa and placed the snacks on the coffee table, she then sat down next to the brunette. "You missed me."
"Well you were in the kitchen, and I was watching them be all couply and I missed my girlfriend." Sora said looking at Kairi straight in the eyes.
"Aww, that's so sweet." Kairi said. "You're so cute."
"Aww, you're so cute." Sora said.
"Dude, she was just in the kitchen." Roxas said interrupting their little 'moment'. "You could have just walked through the doorway to see her if you were really that desperate."
"He did come into the kitchen." Kairi pointed out.
"Yeah, but to complain about me and Nams." Roxas said.
"Anyways." I said butting into the conversation before it got ugly. "What do you guys wanna do?"
~~~Kingdom Hearts~~~
"I still don't know why we're doing this." I said uncovering my eyes. I turned around in Kairi's room, the redhead next to me, and called out loud enough for anyone in the house to hear me. "Ready or not! Here we come." That's right, we were actually playing 'Hide-and-Seek.'
I walked out of Kairi's bedroom, and stopped in the middle of the hall. I looked left and right and waited for Kairi to make a decision.
"Hey, it was Sora's idea." She said defensively. "He just wanted to play one of the kid games again." She mirrored my movements, looking either side down the hall and then took off to the left. "It's a good thing Axel isn't home though." She said over her shoulder. "He would have loved this."
I followed her down the hall and stopped by the bathroom door. It was on my left side and the door was opened slightly. "Hey Kai." I called out to her down the hall. "Come over here."
She had passed the door quickly, not bothering to notice the small opening, and was farther down the hall. She turned around to face me and then I pointed to the door. Her eyes followed my finger and her mouth formed a perfect O as she realized the cracked opening. She walked back towards me slowly and then we both entered the bathroom. I checked behind the door and in the pantry closet, but no one was there. That's when I realized that the shower curtain was closed shut, and that was usually open in Kairi's house. I walked towards it quietly, and then pulled it open, revealing Sora on the other side.
He was sitting in the corner of the tub, curled up in a ball. As soon as I pulled the curtain to the side his eyes got big and he lowered his head.
"Sora, I can see you." I said crossing my arms.
He slightly shifted his position in the tub and it was quiet for a moment. "How about now?" He whispered breaking the silence.
"Honey, just come on out, we have to find Roxas." Kairi said appearing behind me.
Sora looked up at us and then sighed as he started getting up. "Fine." He mumbled. He stepped out of the tub and Kairi took his hand intertwining their fingers. We left the bathroom and explored the rest of the second level of the house, but Roxas was no where to be found.
After about ten minutes Kairi, Sora and I walked downstairs. We checked the kitchen and the living room, but there was still no sign of my boyfriend. We were in the front foyer now, and there was only one place to hide here: The coat closet.
I silently made my way over to the wooden door and placed my hand on the doorknob. I turned back to looked at Kairi and Sora, who were both telling me to open the door. I turned the knob to the right and before I could check to see if Roxas was there or not, he pulled me inside by grabbing onto either side of my waist. I let out a small squeal in surprise and soon after I felt Roxas' lips on mine. My hands travelled up to wrap around his neck, our lips still connected, but soon enough the lights turned on and I pulled away in shock.
"Did you do that?" I asked the blond in front of me.
"No, I did." Sora called from behind us.
I turned around to see Kairi and Sora both standing in the doorway to the closet, and suddenly I felt embarrassed.
"This is a G rated game." Sora said crossing his arms. "I am disappointed in the both of you."
"Cut us some stack Sora." Roxas said as we walked out of the closet. "We're not six anymore." He closed the door behind us and then turned back to face his brother. "That was the last round anyway."
"What?" Sora said in shock. "I wanted to play again!"
"Honey, it might be better if we just ended now." Kairi said walked up to him and taking his hand in hers. She titled her head to the side, never taking her eyes off of her the brunette's face. "There are only so many places to hide in this house anyway." She pointed out.
It was silent for a while as we all waited for Sora to speak. "Fine." Sora said at last.
"Great." Roxas said walking back into the living room. Sora, Kairi and I followed in suit and we all sat down on the couches. Just like before Roxas and I shared the loveseat and Sora and Kairi positioned themselves on the couch.
"That game took a lot out of me." I said resting my head on Roxas' shoulder. He wrapped his arm around my waist and titled his head to rest on top of mine.
"I think that it was the ending of the game that took a lot out of you Nams." Kairi said with a smile.
I blushed and buried my head deeper into Roxas' shoulder. Just then Roxas spoke up.
"Damn." Roxas whispered. I looked up at him, asking him what was wrong. He got up off of the sofa and walked back into the front foyer. I got up and followed him. Just as I was going to ask him what was wrong for the second time, he started to speak.
"Mom wants Sora and I back at three o'clock." Roxas said looking up at me from putting on his red converse.
"What time is it now?" I asked. I wasn't wearing a watch today, and there was no clock in the front foyer.
"It's two forty-five." He said. "Sora!" He called out to his twin. "Come on man! We have to get ready to leave."
We heard Sora get up from the couch and his footsteps walking towards the room we were in. His face soon came into view and he slipped on his black shoes. Kairi had come as well, and right now she was standing against the closet door looking at her boyfriend.
"Well, bye guys." Sora said with a small shrug.
Kairi moved from her position against the wall and walked up to him, pecking him lightly on the lips. "I love you." She said softly.
"I love you too." He replied. He turned to look at me and waved goodbye. I waved back and then Sora opened the front door and walked down Kairi's front steps. Roxas walked towards me and bent down to connect his lips with mine. When he pulled away he kept his face close and looked directly into my eyes. "I love you." He whispered with a smile on his lips.
"Ditto." I replied with a silly grin. My response made him chuckle and then he turned and left, calling a goodbye over his shoulder.
Kairi and I watched them disappear down the sidewalk, and when the twins were no longer in view she closed her front door. We walked back into the living room and sat down on the couches once again. Just as I sat down on the soft couch, I felt my cell phone vibrate in my back pocket. With a sigh I stood up and pulled out the cellular device.
To: Naminé
From: Roxas
I forgot to ask when I was with you, wanna go out on Saturday? I could take you to the museum. :P
My eyes passed over the words and I smiled. Roxas had remembered Daddy's list of where we can go. I quickly started to type a reply and sent it.
To: Roxas
From: Naminé
That sounds so romantic. :P I'd love too. Pick me up at 1:00?
Almost instantly I got his response.
To: Naminé
From: Roxas
1:00's cool. Can't wait. Love you.
So, as you probably realized I let them go to a Demi Lovat concert. She was the most liked artists through reviews and personal messages. :P
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