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Chapter Thirteen: Pride and Happiness

The brunette man stood up from where he was sitting and began to walk over to the two blondes. He never made eye contact with Roxas; he was just going to say goodbye and head to work a late-night shift.

"Namine . . . . take care of yourself. My shift starts in a few minutes."

"We just got here?"

Sora didn't say another word. He walked out of the Starbucks café and headed to the gold Civic. Once he took the luggage out of the car and brought it back inside to his "girlfriend", the man ran back to the vehicle and drove the car out of the parking lot. Namine and Roxas watched from a window as the car headed back toward the dorms. They stood beside each other without talking for awhile.

"Namine, I need to tell you something."

The small woman stared at the window without answering her friend. She was hurt, and she started thinking it was a bad idea to come to Twilight Town. If Sora was able to leave Destiny Islands, then of course she still would be of no importance now. Coincidentally, the sky was turning dark outside and rain drops hit the window.

"I already know what you're going to say. . . ."

"You do?"

"Yes. No one cares about me here. I'm going back to Destiny Islands."

"But you'll be stuck there with Kairi and Selphie."

"Kairi's my friend, so at least I can go to her when I need help. Besides, I miss home."

"You can trust Kairi, but you can't come to me?"

". . . . . We won't be seeing each other once I leave."

"Namine, this place isn't that bad. I'll prove it to you, tomorrow I'll give you a tour of the real Twilight Town!"

A frown appeared on Namine's face and turned to face Roxas. Even though she said 'she knew what Roxas would say', they weren't talking about the same thing. Namine felt so unloved and out-of-place in this town.

"I work in the morning. Maybe you can come by my place this afternoon."

"Alright. Want me to walk you home? A little girl like you shouldn't be walking home by herself."

The blonde woman began to slightly smile and she nodded her head to her company's question. The two of them exited out of the café and strolled side by side on the sidewalk; Roxas carrying a bass and Namine carrying luggage. The fact that Namine's apartment was close to the University was pretty lucky. Otherwise, she would end up broke from using her money on taxi fare.

"Did you mention something about checking out the band wanting a bassist?"

"Yeah, the poster back in Starbucks . . . . I just don't know how to contact them."

"That won't be a problem! I live with the band singer!"

"Y-you do?"

Namine began telling the story of how she and Xion met; and how many great things happen when they're around each other. Unlike Sora, Roxas enjoyed hearing his friends talk to him. The blonde woman finally finished her story when they were a few feet away from the apartment complex.

"I can take it from here. Goodnight Roxas."

"Night', I'll be back around 3 o' clock to see the band."

Roxas kept walking down the sidewalk into the darkness and fog of the night. The sky was getting even darker, and it was slightly drizzling rain still. Namine rushed inside the complex up the flights of stairs to room Twenty-One. She unlocked the door to the sight of two people lying on the floor. It was Demyx and Xion, back-to-back sleeping under a comforter with a weird grey emblem on it. Xion looked cold; her body was curled in a fetal position trying to keep her warm. Probably because Demyx had most of the cover on his side. Namine kneeled down beside the two musicians and pulled more of the comforter on her roommate's cold body. She noticed the strange grey emblem again on her roommate's arm. I never noticed that before. Then again, I never thought I would be so lucky in this town. All thanks to you Xion. You're as proud, willful and free as a stray cat. To an airhead like me. . . . Everything about you seems cool.

Namine stood up, picked up her suitcases and turned off the light switch. When she opened the door to her bedroom, surprisingly, there was a bed and her poster of Euphoria pinned up on the wall. She smiled at the sight of the room; even though it was almost empty and still smelled like fresh paint. They must've moved her bed in here for me. Namine thought about the two musicians sleeping on the cold hard floor. No one has ever been this nice her; it made her change her mind about leaving Twilight Town. She took off her shoes and changed into some pajamas she packed in a suitcase. The woman got in the warm bed and her thoughts trailed off before falling asleep. I have to repay Xion's kindness. My desires will have to wait; I refuse to let my pride scare away my happiness this time.

I wanted to call this chapter Roxas so bad, but this story is not about him. We can't get off the topic! R & R please ;D