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Skateboarding Lessons
Chapter 13
Lie
If you truly loved someone, there always had to be a reason.
Maybe you loved them because of the way they always made you smile. Or because they were always by your side no matter what.
I loved Roxas.
But..why?
He was kind, but everyone was kind at some point in life. He treated me the same way he treated everyone, but Olette treated me like that before we became friends. We spent a lot of time together, but I spent a lot of time with Vanitas, Hayner and Pence, yet I only think of them as best friends.
There was no point in loving someone if you had no reason..
..Right?
I took one step outside and looked up at the beautiful blue sky above me. If you take out the part of Namine existing, everything all around me was perfect. Roxas promised to come today and it would only be the two of us. It wasn't a big deal, but it filled me with pure happiness. He always kept his promises, so I didn't feel doubtful at all.
I passed by the pink cherry blossom trees, in which the falling petals and the soft breeze travelled all around me. In just a few minutes, Twilight High appeared in the distance. I saw my friends waiting for me in front of the gate and waved hi enthusiastically.
"Good morning, guys!" I greeted, smiling.
"Morning." they all said in unison.
"Hey, are you busy tomorrow after school? We were thinking about going to that new buffet down the street!" Pence beamed. Ah, Pence. It's always food with you.
"Awesome, count me in!" I grinned. You should see us at buffets, we eat everything. And yell at people when they're about to take the last bit of food left.
The first bell rang in the middle of our conversation as we all headed towards the same class. When the long hallway finally reached to an end, each of us entered the classroom. Typically, Namine shot me a death glare as I rolled my eyes at her. Ooh, I'm so scared.
Her icy glare then softened and the look in her eyes turned into one of pain and jealousy.
"Good morning." I turned around to see Roxas's face just inches away from mine.
"G-Good morning, R-Roxas." I stuttered, blushing.
"Yo, Roxas! Over here!" his friends yelled from behind him, causing the blonde to turn around. He nodded his head at them and turned to me once more.
"See ya!" he smiled and walked over to his table. I sat on my chair and turned my head around to face Namine. When I was sure I caught her attention, I stuck my tongue out as she scowled.
"Good morning, class!" the music teacher sang once the bell rang. "Since the finals are almost here and it could cause a lot of stress to all of you, there will be no more work for the next classes." The whole class cheered. Sora even ran up to the teacher to hug her.
"Phew, I thought she was gonna say that we have a new assignment or something," Hayner sighed in relief.
"How many classes do we have left for Music anyway?" I asked. Olette counted her fingers.
"Three!" Olette replied. I was expecting more, but three is good enough for me!
In the beginning of class, we were able to play on the instruments, but we got scolded by the classroom next door because we were too noisy. Now, here we are, talking and listening to Vanitas's music.
"Argh, change the song, it's too depressing." Hayner sulked. Vanitas rolled his eyes and pressed the "Next" button. "Change." Vanitas changed again. And again. And again. And- What the heck?
"..Why do you have this song on your iPod?" Hayner asked. (A/N : Think of the girliest song you know. xD)
"Uh.." was all Vanitas could say. Unable to hold it in anymore, Olette and I burst out laughing, followed by Hayner and Pence.
"So, I'm guessing you have-"
"Oh, just shut up." Vanitas growled before turning off his iPod. I glanced at the clock and smiled when I realized that there were two minutes left of class. I tapped my fingers on the desk impatiently and jumped up when the bell rang. One hour closer until lessons!
"Bye guys!" I said and walked out of class. While heading to my locker, someone pushed past me and let out a "Hmph." I smirked when I saw medium-length blonde hair walking farther into the hallway.
I grabbed all my History books and threw my backpack into my locker. All my notebooks and stuff in it made a loud "Thud!", grabbing the attention of a few students. Oops. I then shut my locker and headed to History class, sighing. Another class with Namine. Yay.
On my way there, I felt someone push my back as I fell forward. I closed my eyes tightly, waiting for my face to hit the floor. However, I felt two arms wrap around me in the middle of my fall and gently helped me up. I opened my eyes and saw a pair of blue eyes and spiky blonde hair.
"R-Roxas?" I asked. Wait, this can't be Roxas. The blonde I know is much shorter.
The boy in front of me chuckled and said, "Nope. I'm Ventus. Ven for short." he grinned.
"Oh, there you are!" a deep voice from behind him exclaimed. Ven turned around as a dark aura surrounded his body.
"You did that on purpose, Terra!" he accused. A familiar brunet appeared from the crowds of people, along with a blue-haired girl by his side.
"Tch, no I didn- Oh!" Terra looked at me. "It's you! Uh, Sh.."
"Xion." Aqua finished for him. She then pointed at the spiky blonde next to me. "That's Ven. Doesn't he look a lot like your friend?" she giggled.
"Yeah, he really does." I smiled.
"Sorry about him. He's really clumsy." the tall brunet said as he ruffled his friend's hair.
"What're you saying? You pushed me!" the two boys then started arguing as Aqua and I sweatdropped. Sighing, the blue-haired girl split them apart and her two friends looked away from each other with arms crossed. The first bell echoed through the hallway, startling me.
"Oh, first bell already? I guess we'll be leaving," Aqua said. "It was nice seeing you again!" I nodded as the three friends walked off.
I walked off as well, to the most boring class ever, waiting for the day to finish already.
"Where are the guys?" I asked Olette, who was the only one at the table.
"Hayner and Vanitas were late for second period and since they both have something do to this afternoon, they have to do their cleaning duties at lunchtime." she replied. "And Pence has make-up classes. He failed the last history test." I sat across from her and opened up my bento.
"Oh, well. At least we don't have to listen to Hayner's stupid stories." we laughed.
"Oh, I've been wanting to ask," Olette beamed. "Why does Roxas keep cancelling your lessons?" I dropped my cookie and twitched.
"Namine." I gritted my teeth.
"Of course." she looked around the place for a bit. "Come to think of it, she's not here." I looked at the popular group's table and Olette was right; Namine wasn't there. In fact, she was nowhere in sight.
"Whatever. That's a good thing." I took a bite of my lunch.
"You sure about that? Because Roxas isn't there either." I nearly choked on my food. What? I took a peak at his table, looking for a familiar spiky blonde. Though all I saw was the redhead from before, a blonde with a mull-hawk, Sora Hikari and other people I don't think I've ever seen before.
If the two of them weren't there, then-
"Uh, Xion? Hellooo?" someone yelled into my ear. I snapped out of my thoughts and saw the one I was looking for in front of me. I sighed in relief.
"Huh? Oh, hi!" I said. "You're not here to cancel again, are you?"
"No, I was just making sure that you were coming." he scratched the back of his head.
"Don't worry, I'll be there." I smiled. "I promise."
ROXAS'S POV
"Bye, Roxas! See you tomorrow!" Namine said cheerfully. I waved bye to her and walked along the hallways with a huge smile on my face. Now with the project finished, I could eat sea salt ice cream while watching the bright sunset with Xion again!
With that happy thought in mind, I opened up my locker and shoved all my homework in my black and white checkered backpack.
"Huh? What's this?" I thought out loud, picking up a folded piece of paper that was on top of my math books. I unfolded it carefully and in black ink read:
Roxas,
Meet me at Twilight Park at five.
Let's have one lesson there for a change.
-Xion
Actually, a lesson at the park wouldn't be so bad. We could watch the sunset on top of a hill instead. I re-read the note a couple of times and flipped the paper around to make sure I didn't miss anything. When I was certain there wasn't anything else written on it, I stoppped searching and shoved the paper in my pocket.
Xion had really nice writing.
In fact, it looked a little bit like Namine's..
XION'S POV
I dashed out of the school as fast as I can, eager to get to skateboarding lessons. I was determined to beat Roxas there for once, so I brought my bag (with all my homework in it, of course) to class and ran out of the classroom right when the bell rang. I was finally out of the school grounds and started sprinting away.
"Xion!" someone yelled. I stopped dead in my tracks and turned my head a little to see my rival running towards me.
I grimaced and rudely asked, "What the heck do you want?"
"I just want to tell you a few things." she said as she grabbed my wrist and started pulling me away. I could easily escape from her grasp, but I decided against it. I was actually really curious to what she had to say.
When we reached the cherry blossom trees, she let me go and faced me with a smile on her face. I massaged my wrist, scowling at the red fingernail marks.
"What are you smiling for?" I asked in confusion. I then realized that this was the same place Namine told me she loved Roxas. Oh no. Something bad is gonna happen. I'm sure of it. Because..why would she bring me here, of all places?
"Xion," she started. "You do know why Roxas hasn't been coming to your skateboarding lessons, right?"
"Well, yeah. You two had a project together." she laughed.
"Wrong." she said, smirking. "You still think that's the reason why? Didn't he tell you?"
"What are you saying..?"
"Roxas and I are together."
So, how was this chapter? I find it better than the previous one..:) Oh, I'm starting school next Monday, so I might be updating late sometimes. It really annoys me when good stories are left unfinished, so I'm gonna finish this story no matter what! (Scroll down if you want to read the end of the day in Namine's POV)
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NAMINE'S POV
"I don't feel so good, can I just meet you guys outside?" I lied, pretending that I had a stomach ache. Kairi, Selphie and the others looked at me with worried faces.
"Do you want me to bring you to the nurse's office?" my best friend, Kairi, asked. I shook my head slowly.
"It's okay. I could get there by myself." I said, clutching my stomach. They all asked me if I was sure and such, in which I replied with a "Yes, don't worry." They soon gave in and headed outside. Once they all disappeared behind the door, I stood up straight and ran to my locker. I cut out a piece of paper, grabbed a pen and wrote down:
Roxas,
Meet me at Twilight Park at five.
Let's have one lesson there for a change.
-Xion
I folded the paper properly and slipped it into the pocket of my bag. Roxas and Xion are getting really close, if I slip this into Roxas's locker, Xion will go to their meeting place and Roxas won't even come. I walked over to Roxas's locker and stared at it for a good ten seconds. I hesitated before slipping it into his locker, then soon decided to do it in the end of the day. He might mention it to her if I slip it in now.
I decided to spend my lunch alone on the roof of the school, drawing because my friends might suspect something if I showed up perfectly fine.
"Bye, Roxas! See you tomorrow!" I cheerfully said. He waved goodbye as I shouted "Yes!" in my head. I was able to slip the note into his locker without him or anyone he knows seeing me. With all my books already in my bag, I started to run through the noisy hallways of Twilight High. I had to find Xion before Roxas did.
When I reached the front of the school, I saw a black dot in the distance. Silently praying that it was Xion, I started following the person. However, the person was way too fast, so I yelled, "Xion!"
The black-haired student stopped running and turned their head a little and grimaced. I approached them and fortunately, it was Xion.
"What the heck do you want?" she asked rather rudely.
"I just want to tell you a few things." I said once I catched my breath. I was so sure that she wouldn't follow me, so I grabbed her wrist and dragged her all the way to the cherry blossom trees. Surprisingly, she didn't complain nor struggled to escape from my strong hold on her. I then let go of her wrist, in which she examined and scowled at the marks I left.
"What are you smiling for?" she asked. Oh, you'll see, Xion Uchida.
"Xion," I began. "You do know why Roxas hasn't been coming to your skateboarding lessons, right?"
"Well, yeah. You two had a project together." I laughed. It was the truth, but that's not what I'm planning on telling her.
"Wrong." I said. "You still think that's the reason why? Didn't he tell you?"
"What are you saying..?" her blue eyes read two emotions; worry and confusion.
I knew for one thing that she loved Roxas and I was worried that Roxas loved her in return. He always talked about her; how funny she is, how much she's getting better at skateboarding, how they would always have so much fun together..A part of my heart shattered everytime he did so.
I was afraid that they would end up together, so I came up with a lie that would surely hurt Xion more than it would hurt me..
"Roxas and I are together."