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Chapter 11: Roxas
I wandered around the lonely house, just thinking. Francis was out to get groceries, and God only knows where my brothers were.
I went onto our second floor balcony that had the best view of the ocean out of all the views in Destiny islands. Okay, that may be an exaggeration, but still, the view kicked ass. I closed my eyes and let the sun engulf me. I loved the sun more than anything in the world. It was so warm and full of…light.
I breathed in the salty air and just listened to the waves. It was about three in the afternoon. I could see out to our special island where I could barely make out the tiny figures running around. It looked like Tidus, Wakka, Denzel, Hayner, and Olette, running around having a great time.
I thought about taking the paddle boat over to join them, but just then I heard the distant, dangerous and charming inviting laugh of my eldest brother. I looked over and saw Riku leading a girl up the path. What the hell? It was effing Sunday for cryin' out loud! He usually only did this on week days. He pulled a small blonde girl by the hand and as they got closer, I recognized her sweet face. It was Namine.
I ran downstairs and sat on the living room couch casually, right as I heard the door unlocking. Even though I didn't make it known as much as Sora did about my disgust with Riku's little…problem.. I still really didn't like it at all. Especially if he was bringing one of our childhood friends home with sexual intentions. Like he was planning now. A chill ran down my spine as my silver haired brother and came through the door with Namine close behind.
"Hey." I said, making eye contact with him. Riku looked at me and I saw sadness and embarrassment in his eyes.
"Hey.." He said quietly.
"Hi Roxas.." Namine said shyly, with her sweet smile. I always thought she was smart enough not to fall into the hands of my perverted older brother.
"Did Sora come back yet?" He asked, averting his eyes from my gaze.
"Nope. I'll text him to make sure he's alright. Don't worry 'bout him." I said.
Riku gulped and nodded, still looking down. His hair covered his eyes, shielding the shame on his face. There was an awkward moment of silence and then Riku whispered to Namine to come upstairs with him. They exited and I texted Sora:
Hey dude, Riku is home. Is everything alright?
I waited a minute are so until my phone vibrated with Sora's response:
Oh. I was looking around for him. Yeah everything is okay, just a little trouble at Kairi's… Did Riku come home… alone?
I hesitated before I texted him back:
Unfortunately, no.
I waited a while and decided that Sora wasn't going to text back. I decided to go outside and wait on the small beach in our yard until Sora came home. I collapsed into the sand and basked in the sun again. It was almost December, but it was sunny year round. I didn't like winter though, because the days were much shorter. The sun was already setting over the big blue ocean.
The sunset always reminded me of Axel. His fiery hair was like a big happy sun. I flipped onto my stomach and snuggled my face into the grainy sand. I wondered if his brother's hair was just as red…
I opened my eyes to find it much darker outside. I must've fallen asleep. I sat up and shook the sand out of my hair. The sun was almost hidden behind the horizon. I checked my cell phone. 5:30 pm. I sighed and looked around. I wondered if Sora had come home yet. Just then I heard the front door slam shut. I ran around the side of my house to see if it was him. I was surprised that it wasn't Sora. It was Namine, who was weeping quietly, walking silently up the path. I ran up behind her quietly and spun her around. She jumped and let out a short yelp.
"Roxas… Don't scare me like that.." She said quietly, her big blue eyes filled with tears.
"Why are you crying, Namine?" I asked. I wound my arms around her small waist, holding her close in a comforting way.
"I…I just didn't think Riku was going to try to…" her voice broke and her legs gave out beneath her. I held her up, hoping she didn't pass out. She let out a sob. It was horrible to see sweet, innocent Namine like this.
"I just didn't think he'd try to make advances on me like that. We're childhood friends! I mean, he showed up at my doorstep looking down and I felt bad for him. I knew he had a problem with always bringing girls home and I just wanted to like.." She gasped for air, trying to recompose her voice, "Help him out. Like, help him stop or something…Ugh." She ran her fingers through her silky straight hair. "I was so stupid."
I shook my head and tilted her chin up so she would look at me. "You aren't stupid, Namine. You're one of the smartest people I know. I'm really glad you tried to help Riku out but…He's just gotta realize he wants to stop before her can.." I paused and glanced back at the house. "So did you…?"
"No. He kissed me once we were in his r-room and t-tried to get me in his… b-bed.." she began sobbing again. I rubbed her back trying to comfort her.
"Come on, I'll walk you home." I said after a few minutes.
We walked slowly down the street, staying pretty quiet. It was completely dark now. What I liked about Namine was that you didn't have to talk all the time and it wouldn't feel awkward. I looked over at her saw that she was shivering. I shrugged off my white jacket, revealing my black long sleeved shirt from hot topic that Axel had given me for my birthday. I put my jacket around Namine's shoulders.
"Roxas, you don't have to.."
"You're cold, silly. All your wearing is that sun dress." I said.
"Thanks." She muttered quietly after a pause.
"So.. If you don't mind me asking.." I started, glancing over at her. The moonlight hit her in a way that made her look not human. More like an angel, very pale and soft. Her blue eyes made eye contact with mine.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Well…you didn't like Riku did you?" I asked, looking up at the sky. She sighed.
"Not really. I mean, there was always a childhood crush, y'know? He always helped me out and would kinda take care of me if desperate situations and stuff back then. But tonight when I was finally in his room and he wanted to…do stuff… I realized he wasn't the same Riku I remembered." Her voice trailed off. My hand bumped against hers and I took it in mine.
"I know exactly what you mean, Namine. He isn't the same big brother I remember either. Our mother's passing really affected him." I said, feeling a lump in my throat form.
"I'm really sorry…" She said with a sincerity that made me feel better.
We arrived at her house, her porch light shining in the darkness. She lived on a lonely street, with not many street lights. I walked her up the brick steps to her door.
"Thank you so much for walking me home, Roxas." She said, a light pink blush forming in her cheeks. I felt a butterfly flutter in my stomach at the sight of her cute blushing.
"Any time, Namine." I said, and smiled. I gave her a warm hug and she returned my jacket to me.
"Goodnight." She said as she disappeared behind her white door.
I sighed and ran a hand through my spiky hair. I was upset with Riku now for doing this, but I wasn't going to say anything to him. Sora had already upset him enough today. I began my short voyage home when my phone vibrated. I looked at the display on the front of my phone. It was from Sora.
I just got home and Riku isn't here. Where is he?
I read through the short sentence three times, worry flooding my mind. Where was he? The mental condition he was in wasn't good. He could hurt himself! Thousands of thoughts were swarming my brain and I texted back:
I don't know. I'll be home in a minute.
I ran home as fast as I could. Before I turned the knob of my front door I hear the sound of Riku, weeping and talking to someone. I looked around and it sounded like it was coming from Cloud's house. I walked silently around the side of my house and I heard sobbing again. I walked to the side of Cloud's house and peeked around the corner of it. Riku was sitting on a bench in Aerith's flower garden accompanied by Leon.
"I'm such a pathetic bastard, Leon. I tried to use one of my childhood friends today! I don't know why I did but…I don't know. She just looked so much like my mother." He sobbed.
"Was it that blonde girl I saw you with?" asked Leon in his quiet, mysterious voice.
"Yeah." Riku sniffed.
"Your mother wasn't blonde." Leon stated. He wasn't the most compassionate guy in the world. He would always look at the facts over feelings.
" I know. But her eyes w-were a lot like m-moms." He whimpered. "Its beside the point, Leon. I want to stop. But I don't know how."
Author's notes: Yayyy so Roxas bonded some with Namine! Haha I'm not sure if anyone likes that or not because I know there's a lot of die hard Akoroku fans out there! Haha don't worry, I'm a fan too :) So poor Riku obviously has a problem. I tried my best to make this chapter a teensy bit longer than the previous ones so I'm improving!!! Pretty soon I promise we're gonna get into the whole Sephiroth thing I promise. Thanks for the reviews but I want more!!!!!!!!! :D Ciao for now!