Chapter 14

own nothing

um... since im a total jerkface and an extremely evil butthead, this chapter is dedicated to one of my very best friends in the universe, who im (trying to keep my promise of) not speaking to right now.

Um... so... sorry. Love you.

(And just for her, I threw in some haynerxolette lovin. But not much)

Chapter 14:

"Anyway, let's let her go first, since she's new."

I didn't object. It should be a fun experience to play the game with friends. "Okay Namine," Selphie started in, being the first to have a question ready. "How did you and Roxas get so serious so soon?"

I thought to myself for a second before answering. Maybe because I more than like him... "Wait, aren't I supposed to pick truth or dare?" I asked without thinking much.

Selphie groaned over dramatically. "Truth or dare?" She mumbled.

"Truth." I wanted to play it safe my first time.

"How did you and Roxas get so serious so soon?" Of course. I shouldn't have even bothered to clear the rules. I stuttered for a second before thinking seriously about the question.

Of course I had no answer for this. Soon? Is that what they thought? Didn't they know that I had liked Roxas practically since I met him? Or maybe they were talking about him? Did he not like me until recently? Were they talking about our relationship? Why were we so comfortable with it all so soon? Didn't getting used to these types of things take time? We're suddenly more than friends and we're acting as though we've been together forever. Ohmygod. What if Roxas was a womanizer? What is he was used to this because he was so used to getting girls? I wouldn't doubt it, he's totally gorgeous. He could probably have any girl short of 'in love' if he wanted them. But he was too nice for that, wasn't he? Maybe it was part of his act? What if he-

"Namine?" Selphie cut in, and I blinked, realizing that I had been staring into space as I stood by the door. "Well?" She pressed.

I glanced over at Roxas and he smiled sweetly at me, patient like the others. I was literally clueless. "I don't know." I answered simply. Selphie frowned.

"You can't just say 'I don't know'! You have to actually answer!"

"But... I don't know. It just feels... right." I shrugged. Roxas moved back to my side and took my hand. When I looked up at him he was smiling lovingly at me and he moved in slightly to peck me on the cheek. I expected to feel my cheeks heat. I expected everybody to smile timidly because I blushed. I didn't expect to turn at the last second, so that my lips met his for just a second.

And then not blush because of what I had done.

But he just grinned at me, and pulled me to the bed, sitting down and pulling me onto his lap. He turned back to our friends, who were trying not to look at us, as if to give us privacy. Some were succeeding better than others. "That's a good enough answer, right? So it's her turn now?" Still smiling, Kairi turned back and nodded, urging me to take my turn.

"Oh. Okay then. Um... Riku. Truth or dare?" He grumbled something that I assumed was truth. "Why did you bet against me and Roxas getting together?"

"Ooh, good one." Wakka said quickly. But I didn't care about good questions. I really wanted to know.

"Um..." He didn't seem as mad anymore about his lost money. He really seemed to be thinking it through. "Well, at first, you were really mad at him over something or other, and you just didn't want to talk to him at all," Roxas squeezed my hand a little, and I realized I may not have ever told him why I was so angry, though I'm sure he knew without me saying. "Of course I knew that wouldn't last long, but then I heard that everybody else had switched sides, and I was the last to know, so I really didn't have much of a choice. Actually, before I left the house this morning, I loaded my wallet, because I figured it was only a matter of time before you guys got together."

Suddenly reminded, Olette jumped up and took the money from her pocket, running it back over to Riku and smiling at him when he tried to refuse it. "Riku please, it's yours. I really don't like bets anyway, and I'd feel really bad if you didn't take the money back. I can't even imagine keeping it, I'd feel so heartless."

I noticed Hayner hesitate out of the corner of my eye when Olette said that. In a moment, he had stood and returned his money to Riku as well, though it was obvious he wasn't happy about it.

"Thanks guys," He said, smiling at them sincerely. I nudged Roxas with my elbow but he was already tossing the mini-wad through the air into Riku's lap. Nobody else returned their share.

"So then," I started again, and Riku looked up once more. "It wasn't that you thought we couldn't get together, right?"

"Of course not. We were all practically biting our nails off every time you guys talked, just waiting for the idiot to get his nerves up. I think he must of asked about every guy here for advice." I was taken slightly aback at that. Roxas was still relaxed under my weight, but when I turned to look back at him, he was looking off to the side, staring intently at the nothing on Olette's wall and blushing slightly.

"Really?"

"Hey, hey, hey. It's not your turn anymore."

"Fine," I would get these answers later.

"Wakka, truth or dare?" Wakka wasn't one to back down from a challenge.

"Dare."

"Give me back my money." Riku held a hand out expectantly, the hint of a smirk on his face. I smiled. Wakka would find some way to get the money back eventually.

"What?!" Wakka yelled, a pink tint forming at his cheeks, symbolic of his anger.

Riku wiggled his fingers. "Money." Grumbling under his breath, Wakka slapped the money down into Riku's hand, taking special care to go that extra mile and hurt him just a little. Riku frowned as he flexed his fingers, but waved the wad at Wakka before pocketing it.

"Tidus!" Wakka yelled, still angry at his money loss.

"Dare." Tidus said, smugly, acting quite full of himself.

"Give me your share." Tidus said nothing, but narrowed his eyes at Wakka, slipping him the money while glaring at him through the tiny slits his orbs had become.

"Sora," Tidus said, and Sora picked truth instantly, not one to fall for the tricks that had been set before him twice already. I was surprised at how quickly the game moved. Maybe it was because we were all so familiar with each other already, and just enjoyed making one another suffer, but it was a lot quicker than it seemed to be on tv... "Who do you like?" I gaped. How could he ask that so casually? As if nothing rode on the question? As if Sora wouldn't be embarrassed and Kairi wouldn't feel obligated?

But Sora didn't seem embarrassed when he answered, and Kairi didn't seem surprised. In fact, not many of the people there seemed to even care when he responded to the question. "Kairi. Everyone here already knows that."

I cocked my head. Everybody? No matter how well I knew these people, I would never understand them. Kairi knew that Sora liked her? She had it so bad for him! Why weren't they going out? Why didn't she tell him...?

"I wanted to make sure that nobody forgot," Tidus said quietly, eyeing Kairi all the while. But she was watching Sora's fingers fiddle with a strand of her auburn hair. I had seen them do things like this many times. They acted as if they were already a couple, minus the intimate things like kissing and such. They would be so perfect together that I might even be jealous of their relationship while I was dating Roxas!

"Oh." Sora replied simply. "Okay then. Um..." His eyes scanned the room. "Olette. Truth or dare?"

"Dare." I was a little surprised. Olette was picking dare? But then again, what would they really be able to dare her?

A slow smile played out on Sora's lips. "Tonight, six o'clock, you go to the White Rose wearing the appropriate attire, and meet the boy there who's holding your favorite flower. Have dinner with him, and just see what happens." The White Rose was the nicest restaurant in town. You hardly ever saw teenagers there.

What a weird dare, I thought, and it was plain in her face that Olette thought the same thing. There was something there we weren't catching onto. Something obvious. I shrugged it off. Oh well.

"Hayner," Olette called the name of the first person she saw, because her mind was still on Sora's dare. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare." But the way he said it made it sound like he was avoiding truth.

"I dare you to admit something embarrassing." Well that felt more like a truth, and I assumed she wouldn't have picked it if she was actually thinking about what she was doing.

His cheeks flushed when he frowned. "I've never kissed a girl." That snapped Olette out.

"Really?" She asked, thought she wouldn't have normally, and everyone looked like a bunch of bobble heads the way they nodded to urge him on. I almost laughed out loud when I realized I was nodding vigorously.

"Um... really. Olette, truth or dare?" She furrowed her eyebrows. I didn't know much about the game, but I didn't think you were supposed to pick someone who had just gone.

"...Truth?"

"What's... What's your favorite flower?"

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so that was pretty much it for now. Im already working on the next chapter. Namine and roxas all alone in olette's house.

Hm...