Chapter Fourteen: Canceled

Summary: Fostered in by the famous Shizuoka family, Naminé seems to be leading a perfectly happy life. But what if that changes when she meets the school outcast? RoxasxNaminé

A/N: Wow, thanks for the reviews guys!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.

"So where exactly did you get that dress?" Hayner was still doing the one hundred questions.

"I got it from Roxas." Naminé told truthfully. She could tell her brother was suspicious.

"And why would he give you a dress?"

"Because my uniform got dirty."

"And why was it dirty in the first place?"

"Just shut up, Hayner," she finally ticked.

Hayner began mumbling a string of profanities. It went along the lines of 'When I get my hands on that guy…'

Naminé sighed, "Please be more thoughtful, Hayner. Roxas and I didn't do anything. He's a…" she was at loss for words, "…a gentleman compared to you."

"Like hell he is!"

"Hayner!" Naminé's eyes glanced at the speedometer, "Keep your eyes on the road Hayner! You're over the limit!"

Another string of profanities, but he soon listened. Just because he was rich, didn't mean that he wouldn't get a ticket.

"Why won't you just drop the subject Hayner?" he didn't need to know what the teenagers at school had done.

The car soon stopped at the garage.

"No I won't!" he could be such a child. Hayner was so over-protective sometimes.

"What about you, huh?!" Naminé yelled back, "You didn't even tell me about Olette!"

Hayner blushed, "What are you talking about?"

"I know what's been happening to you two!" Naminé glared for a moment then walked towards the front steps.

"Huh?" was he trying to play dumb?

"Roxas told me everything! He said that Olette likes you and that they are breaking off the engagement!"

"Really?" Hayner's smiled grew with interest.

"Uh oh…" it seemed they hadn't told Hayner just yet.

Hayner was holding onto the railing with one hand and the other was scratching the back of his head, an old habit that he did when he was embarrassed or flushed. "So you know…when should I ask her out?"

"You're unbelievable!" Naminé stomped away to her room. How could he just change the subject so drastically?

"Ugh…I'm just being too moody," Naminé sighed as she reached her sanctuary—also know as her room. She silently plopped down on her bed. Naminé buried her face in her sheets. Why did this all have to happen to her? Shouldn't she be happy for Hayner? Of course she was, but other problems were just hovering over it.

Naminé sighed. Stress should have never been invented.

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Another day had just begun. Roxas should have never phoned her. She had already skipped two days of school, but wanted few more to hide from the students. It would have been a great time to excuse herself from school, but he just had to convince her with the way his intelligent words flowed.

"Damn him," Naminé frowned, "Ugh, and how did he even find out that I liked him anyway? Or was he just taunting me before on the rooftop that day? Hopefully he still doesn't know…" she sighed.

"Naminé!" the familiar voice called out to her. She wasn't even at the school gates yet, and he still managed to catch up to her.

"Hey," she smiled.

Roxas just smiled back, "Still can't believe I dragged you to this hell hole, huh?" a smirk tugged at his lips.

"Yeah…" she was only half smiling now.

"It'll be fine. They won't eat you up for while. They let it all out the other day," he assured patting her back.

Naminé sighed, "Are you sure?" she looked at him again, hoping to find some doubt so she could turn back quickly and run home like the coward she was. Surprisingly he was sure. She could see it in his blue eyes.

"Have I ever given you a reason to doubt me?" he was pretending to sound appalled.

"I guess not." Naminé had a finger on her chin, "Do you think we can still hang out at the rooftop today?"

"There are some clouds and it will rain in the afternoon. So we can eat at the rooftop before then."

"That's good."

"Well, we better get in. The bell is about to ring," he pointed at his watch.

Sure enough, the bell had rung much to her disappointment. Thank heaven he was in all her afternoon classes. Sky would keep her company in the morning until then.

As Roxas and Naminé separated, Naminé quickly took her morning books from her locker and shoved them in her bag as she went to class. Another bell had rung to signal the students that the five minutes used to get to class was over. Announcements and other routines were made, and the lessons began.

The class before lunch finally flew by. Math was never really Naminé's forte, but luckily the lecture was over and all that was left was to do the assignment for the remainder of the class.

A familiar blue note was passed to her desk. Somehow Naminé hesitated to open it though. This Sky character never came to help her the other day. Should she really give this person the time of day? Should she just decide to ignore it like most of the notes? Naminé sighed. She was too nice.

Opening the note all she saw was a single word. With the messy scribbles, she read it in her head.

Sorry.

How she wished she could meet this person. She knew it was boy for a fact, but the mystery behind it all still killed her.

Another note was passed again.

I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but please believe me on how guilty I am. I was about to help, but Roxas just somehow got there before me. I'm sorry. – Sky

At least he was considering it. Of course she forgave him. It's not like she had many people she could call friends in this school, as he was at least getting to that friendship status with her now.

She couldn't help but smile at how he was trying so hard though. The bell soon rang and she got up from her seat. Naminé stuffed her book in her locker and put in her afternoon textbooks in her bag along with her lunch.

Running up the stairs in anticipation, but at the same time not wanting to see Kairi or the other girls, she soon reached the rooftop. It was hers and Roxas special place as she considered it; an empty lot for the two of them with the sky high above the heads and the city beyond the horizon. It was perfect.

"Took you long enough. I'm famished," he smirked walking up behind her.

"Whatever! You have more money than me. Why can't you pack your own lunch?" she grinned back, knowing all too well about his lazy habits.

He shrugged causing her to laugh. They both sat down and enjoyed their meal that consisted of egg and rice.

"This is like eating breakfast for lunch you know," Roxas told after chewing down his food.

"It's only called breakfast food because it's easy to make in the morning. You truly can't say what is or isn't breakfast food," Naminé said in a-matter-a-fact tone.

"Well whatever. It was good." he complimented putting the lid over the plastic container and stuffing it inside her lunch bag.

"Yes, it was a good lunch wasn't it?" Naminé said sarcastically and followed his actions after he was done.

Roxas just rolled his eyes. The two soon broke into a fit of laughter.

As the two toned down, they sat quietly looking at the horizon before them, letting a comforting silence fill the air.

Roxas sighed breaking the moment.

"The engagement…" Roxas sighed, "It's officially over."

"Oh." what more could be said?

Roxas smiled, letting out another sigh, "My parents were really angry, but Olette's parents talked them through it."

"Her parents?"

"You see, unlike me, Olette can choose."

He had lost her, "What do you mean?"

"How do I explain this…umm," Roxas looked for the words, "Unlike my parents who want me set for life, Olette's parents just want guidelines for her, you know? If she were to fall for someone else, her parents won't mind, but if she didn't find let's say a boyfriend by the time she was twenty-one, then I would be the one stuck with her. They want her to be happy by the end of it all. So they set things up, and if she wanted to stray away from it, she could."

"I see." Roxas' parents were so strict compared to her own adoptive ones.

"Seeing as how the one she loves is Hayner, a Shizuoka, they didn't even bother protesting at all."

"Oh!" Hayner was such a lucky guy sometimes. Naminé couldn't help but laugh on the inside, "But what about you?"

"My parents are furious of course, at me for letting such a perfect match get away. It's all about the company in the end, you see?"

"That really sucks, but at least you're set for life. I'm adopted." she laughed, "I don't fit in with high society life." It was the sad truth, but she already knew it.

"Don't say that." he frowned, "At least you're free from all this mess."

"But its true." her gaze soon left his and was lost in the horizon.

They both sighed, wallowing in their own self-pity.

"Naminé, what do you want to be when we get out of high school?" Roxas asked as they watched the sky.

"I don't really know. An author probably, but not those famous ones," she replied. Her eyes never left the endless blue.

"That's cool, but I thought you would want to be an artist." he had seen her from time to time taking out her sketchbook, it only seemed perfect for her to choose to become one.

"That's what everyone thinks," she laughed.

"How about Hayner?"

"He's an heir, he can't choose," she thought it was obvious. What she didn't know that the words slightly stung Roxas.

"No, I meant if he wasn't," Roxas tried to wash away the feeling.

"A musician then," she smiled.

"Musician?"

"Yeah, he loves to play the guitar."

"Oh, that's awesome."

"How about Olette?"

"A vet."

Naminé laughed, "I should have known." she turned her gaze to him, "How about you?"

"What about me?"

"What do you want to be?"

He smiled. Roxas thought she's never ask, "An astronomer."

"Astronomer? As in: stars and space?" that was weird. Naminé thought he would say pro-skater or maybe go into business like his parents.

"That's the one. I love the stars. You can see a lot at night." he said looking back at the sky.

"But you can't see stars in Radiant Garden," Naminé frowned. The town had too much light pollution like most big cities.

"I know where to find them. I'll show you sometime. I promise," he grinned. Sometimes it was so easy to be himself around her.

"Okay then. You better keep it." she smiled back.

"Great. Anyways, I can see some grey clouds rolling in. You want me to drive you home again?" he asked sincerely.

"Sure." she agreed. The bells soon rung and they headed off to class.

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"I can't believe the down pour today!" Naminé exclaimed as she hesitated to get out of the car. It was raining like crazy. She knew that she would have to cross the puddles barricading around the front steps.

"They say it's going to last up until tomorrow," Roxas tried to hold back a chuckle as he stared at Naminé's bewildered expression.

"Good grief," she sighed, "Anyways, see you tomorrow."

"Okay, bye!"

"Bye!"

Naminé quickly put her bag over her head and shut the car door behind her as she ran towards the mansion's front steps. She was wet like she predicted, but before opening the door, she watched the car disappear into the distance before going in. She really had to get a grip of herself seeing as how she was falling faster than she thought. It was supposed to be just a simple infatuation that she could get over by summer vacation or something.

Sighing and not wanting to get anymore wet, she went inside the house. Mumbles could be heard from the living room, not that she really cared. The voices sounded like her adoptive father Gin, Hayner and some other man. Naminé took off her shoes, and slung her bag over her shoulder quickly running up the stairs.

Half way up, someone called to her.

"Naminé, wait," it was Gin.

Naminé closed her eyes and sighed. She really wanted to change clothes. Not that she was really soaked, but the rim of her kilt and socks were wet from running through puddles, "Yes?" she said turning around. Her eyes widened.

She wasn't dreaming was she?

"Hi Naminé," a man beside Gin greeted with an unsure smile.

No it wasn't a dream. It was really happening.

"Long time no see."

She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes as the reality struck her.

"Father?"

Waah! Didn't expect that one coming did you! Okay maybe some of you did but whatever. I love turning points. I don't really like the next chapter, but Chapter 16 is my favorite. Chapter 15 is mildly boring in my opinion, but whatever. They are still very vital to the story line at least. Hope you all enjoy this one and please review! P.S. If you are a fan of my story "The Skater & The Artist", I have a little message for you guys at my profile XD