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Giving it Away

They found their reason to be together

Their words mostly noises,
Ghosts with just voices.
Your words in my memory,
Are like music to me...

August 13th

Naminé rolled over on her back, allowing her eyelids to slowly flutter open. She expected to meet the familiar glow of the sun, seeping into her room through the drapes, only to be startled at the familiar, yet unfamiliar celling that sat above her. She shot up in the bed, for an instant wondering where the hell she was... When suddenly, it all came rushing back.

She was at Roxas'.

She looked beside her, and sure enough there lay her sleeping boyfriend, slumbering there the way he always slept; On his side, with one arm randomly draped over his peaceful face. Naminé smiled at him warmly, only to feel a certain pang of guilt slam her in the chest, taking her off guard. Her expression instantly softened into a blatant sorrow.

Oh god Namine, what have you done?

Memories from the previous night flashed in her mind... And although her visions were foggy, she could still remember what was important-- She and Roxas had sex.

If this were any other couple, this would probably be normal... But for these two, it was only the second time they had even come that close to sex. And to actually have it?

Naminé didn't know what to think. She went to Roxas' the previous night after dinner with intentions of telling him the truth. After the restaurant, she just felt... Guilty. But instead, well, her and Roxas had gone just a bit too far.

She couldn't tell him the truth now. She just couldn't... Not after what they had just done, and not with the trial literally hours ahead of them. She had certainly picked bad timing...

Suddenly, Roxas rolled over, startling Naminé out of her thoughts. "Mm." He grumbled. Slowly, his eyelids opened, revealing joy filled orbs that pooled with warmth when they fell upon her. He grinned, pleased that she was the first thing he saw that day. "Good morning, beautiful." Roxas greeted, his voice groggy from his previous sleep.

All Namine could do was smile. "Morning."

His eyes examined her sun-soaked skin, noting every fine line in the features of his lover. He then sat up and leaned in close to her, his gaze pouring into her deep irises as he placed a small, yet gentle kiss on her lips. For some reason, he sensed some form of hesitation in her kiss.

He parted from her and met her curious eyes, that read some look of pain on them. Concern crossed Roxas' features. "Namine, whats wrong?" He inquired. She shook her head.

"Its nothing."

He raised an eyebrow. "Really? Come on, I know when you're lying to me." When she avoided his stare, he couldn't help but chuckle playfully.

She sent him a glare. "What's so funny?"

"'Its nothing'." He quoted, receiving a smack on the arm.

"Don't play like that."

"Oh yeah?" A devilish smirk crossed Roxas' lips, and Namine immediately knew that now was the time to run. She shrieked as Roxas pounced after her, ready to tackle her with a fury of tickles to every sensitive spot on her body. Roxas was an expert-- He knew exactly where to touch her to drive her the most wild. As far as tickling went, his prime targets were the back of her knees and her armpits. But Namine, of course, was not about to go down without a fight. She jumped from the bed pulling his blanket with her to cover herself, and raced out of the room. She made sure to throw a pair of his own boxers at him before leaving the room, you know, just in case.

Roxas bounded after her in hot pursuit, not even caring that he was completely naked. When he raced around the corner of the hallway, he saw her, but was surprised that she was simply standing there with his blanket covering her naked body. She stared forward, her expression shocked.

"Namine?" He called, running up to her. She didn't look to him, only waited for him to notice... He pouted playfully. "Humph, you'd think you'd be more fun after a night of amazing se--"

And that was when he heard a third person clear their throat. An automatic realization dawned upon him... And sure enough, as she slowly turned his head to the side, there stood his parents. Both of them.

* * *

"Thanks for watching her again, Mrs. Buchner."

"Oh Kairi," Mrs. Buchner chuckled softly as she took auburn haired baby out of her mother's arms. "its not a problem at all. And please, call me mom."

She smiled cheerily. "I guess I could try that, mom."

"C'mon Kai!" Sora's voice drifted over. Kairi's head snapped to attention, and she looked over to see her antsy looking boyfriend waiting in the front seat of the car. Her and Mrs. Buchner exchanged a look that read 'typical', before Kairi joined Sora in the passengers seat.

"You don't have to be so antsy." Kairi commented, giggling softly.

"I can't help it." Sora informed. Kairi noticed that his right leg was quickly jumping up and down, and she raised an eyebrow at him.

"Come on," She placed a comforting hand on his knee, "its going to be just fine. Seifer is going to get what he deserves."

He met her eyes and smiled, putting his own hand on top of hers. "I guess you're right. Lets just get this thing over with... No need to get worked up."

The redheaded mother grinned in triumph. And with that, the couple were on their way to the courthouse.

Today was finally the day.

That no good Seifer was for sure going to be locked up for a verylong time. And even though Sora knew this was true, he couldn't help but be so damn nervous. What if he messed up on his statement and he was accused of being Riku's murderer? What if something else goes wrong...?

He shook his head and focused on driving. Kairi was right. It was going to be just fine... All he had to do was learn how to calm down.

* * *

Xion's place in the courtroom was at the very front row, the aisle seat next to Kairi. She awkwardly sat there as she waited for something to happen... But nothing did. So far, the room was filled with nothing but idle chitchat coming from various people. The only thing that stood between Seifer and justice now, was time.

And his time was running short.

Xion knew that soon enough, the killer would be brought into the courtroom. All eyes would fall on him, and thats when the session would begin. That was when his fate would be decided. And as long as she could help it, his fate was anything but pleasant.

And as if on cue, two doors swung open, revealing two police men who were escorting another young man. That young man, of course, being Seifer. His expression was hateful as he glared at the faces of every person in court, his eyes boring disgust into them.

As his eyes scanned the crowd, his stare locked with Namine's and held, until he was seated. She simply stared at him, eyes wide with fright. The mere sight of her evil ex-boyfriend sent shivers up her spine...

"Order! Order in the court" Called out the judge. He banged his mallet three times before the entire room was dead silent.

* * *

The lawyer representing Riku's parents case was none other than Kairi's cousin, Ms. Tifa Lockhart. Kairi had called in a favor to her, and Tifa had instantly taken up the case. On the opposing side was represented by an overweight, redfaced middle aged man named Mr. Munchit. His round glasses were evidently too small, as they protruded the sides of his even rounder face.

Xion cared nothing for him at all, but she had to admit-- He was good at his job. But he couldn't win. No, Xion and all of the others had witnessed Riku's death first hand. There was no denying that.

Time seemed to fly by quickly, and before she knew it, it was time for the witness testimonies. And Xion was first.

She sat at the stand, fidgiting with her fingers nervously. She just wanted this whole thing to be over with so she could go home and get some rest. But first she knew that she had to get that scum bag locked up. She would never sleep peacefully until she did so.

"Now, Ms. Xion Tsuki, is it?" Asked Mr. Munchit, as he wadled across the front of the courtroom. Xion nodded. "Ah, yes. And you are a direct witness of the murder of Riku Rowe, eighteen." She nodded again. "Hm, indeed. Well then, would you mind explaining to the jury exactly what you saw that night?"

Xion proceeded to leak out every detail of that night to the court, much like she'd down with the two officers the previous week. Mr. Munchit looked unimpressed.

"So, you say that you and all of your friends were at Mr. Rowe's party?"

She nodded. "Yeah. Well, his parents party, technically."

"Hmm. Curious..." He began to pace. "And the murder took place deep into the property, away from the house."

"Yes."

"Well then. If what you say is true, then my client murdered Mr. Rowe on the property."

"Well, I don't know about that." Xion confessed. "I mean, I think it was on the property. It was definitely close."

"I see. So you can't confirm the exact whereabouts?"

"If I was brought there, I could probably find it. With the help of the others, too."

He nodded understandingly. "Indeed... So, what exactly where all of you doing so far away from the actual party? And it's been brought to my attention that one of the other witnesses, one Ms. Kairi Jacob, had a child with her. Explain this."

"There isn't much to say..." She stammered. The beady eyes of this man really made her feel uneasy... "Kairi just had the baby with her."

"So she was just carrying around a child?"

"I guess so, yeah... She wasn't planning on going far."

"Hm. Fair enough. So what of the reasoning? Why were a group of teenagers, plus a very young baby, all away from the party?"

"To be honest, Riku and I were fighting. The others weren't with us at first. I ran off and Riku followed me, and I guess thats when the others decided to join us. They probably just came to check what was up."

"Ah. And then randomly, you say a bullet was fired and hit Mr. Rowe?"

Xion nodded. "Yes. Exactly."

"I've heard enough." Mr. Munchit annoucned, turning towards the court. "I have reasons to believe that Ms. Tsuki's testimony is false." The crowd gasped and chattered.

"Order, order!" Shouted the judge, banging his mallet. "Mr. Munchit, that is a serious accusation."

"I'm aware, sir." He said.

The judge frowned slightly. "Then, do explain how you are sure the witness' statement is untrue."

An ill silence fell over the room as Mr. Munchit cleared his throat and prepared to feed the jury untrue facts. Xion shifted nervously. 'What if they believe him?' she thought dreadfully, her face turning pale from the horrid thought of her and her friends getting locked away, while Seifer walks away a free man...

She gulped. Only time will tell...

Author's note: ahhhh! I'm SO sorry for not updating DX I was just having a really hard time coming up with the right inspiration. But I'm alright now :) I hope you liked this chapter.

Everyone, it seems we have a very rude anon reviewer among us! Lets throw cow poo at this person(;

Btw, sorry for any mistakes D: the editor was being really annoying -_- aha you know how it is.

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