This chapter follows Matt as he meets Kairi and Namine.
Chapter 52
Kairi and Namine
"Where?" Kairi asked.
"I don't need to be taken anywhere," Cloud said startling them all.
"Aaah!" Kairi yelled out. "You're awake!"
"You little…" Lady Lucille started. "You scared the twilight out of me!"
"Yeah…" Cloud responded not caring. "Help," he added stretching out a hand to Kairi.
She took it and pulled him to his feet.
"Cura!" Lady Lucille cried.
Cloud's face automatically regained its full color.
"Naminé…and that's Kairi," Naminé said introducing themselves.
"Thanks," he responded. He picked up the limp body of Tifa and began to walk away.
"Wait! What's your name?" Kairi yelled after him.
"Does it matter?" Cloud responded walking away.
"It was nice meeting you 'does it matter'!" Naminé yelled after him.
Kairi and Lady Lucille gave Naminé a very worried look.
"What? I knew he wasn't being serious."
Roxas let out a groan.
"Curaga!" Lady Lucille yelled.
Roxas sat up straight and gasped for breath.
"Hey Roxas! Get up you lazy bum!" Kairi yelled.
"Kairi!" he yelled embracing her tightly.
"Lay off! I'm not your girlfriend!" Kairi yelled.
Roxas let go of Kairi and turned to Naminé.
"Curaga!" Lady Lucille yelled.
Roxas ran to Naminé and kissed her as Matt sat up.
"Roxas stop!" Naminé said strongly as she pushed him away.
Matt rubbed his head before he opened his eyes. He looked up at the figure before him.
"Hi," he said.
"Hello," Naminé responded as her cheeks turned a light shade of pink.
"You must be Matt! It's me Kairi!" Kairi said breaking the silence. She stretched out a hand.
"How did you know my name?" Matt asked as he took her hand and stood up.
"What are you talking about Matt? We've known each other since we were kids!" she said winking at Matt.
"Oh…" Matt said catching on. "Kairi! How are you?"
"Hi," Naminé repeated.
"Wh…what's your name?" Matt asked Naminé.
Naminé's voice trembled as she answered, "Name my Naminé is."
"What?" Kairi, Lady Lucille, and Roxas all said.
"What was that?" Matt asked. "I…didn't catch that."
Naminé let out a high-pitched nervous laugh.
She caught a breath of air after each laugh making an extremely awkward moment. She took a deep breath and responded, "Is my name Naminé!"
"Her name's Naminé," Kairi said.
"Ok…hi Naminé," Matt said.
"Hi Matt," Naminé responded with another high pitched laugh.
"Um… Naminé…what's going on?" Roxas asked. "Aren't you happy to see me?"
"Of course!" Naminé said strongly.
"Then why did you push me away? We haven't seen each other in four months!"
"I know and I did miss you…but I didn't miss you as much as I though I would."
Roxas stumbled on his feet. His throat got dry as he listened.
"I'm guessing they're a couple," Matt said to Kairi.
"Were a couple," Kairi said.
"I'm sorry Roxas…it was great at first, but then one of us would always be gone. I was lonely."
"We couldn't help that! You know that!"
"So I guess I got used to being lonely, because this time…I didn't feel lonely even when you weren't there."
"Does this mean we're breaking up?" Roxas asked.
Matt, Lady Lucille, and Kairi looked at Naminé waiting for her answer.
"Technically Roxas…we were never together."
Roxas let out a sigh and wiped a tear away from his face.
"Still friends?" Naminé asked.
"Yeah…" Roxas said.
They made a motion to hug each other but stopped before contact. Instead they both outstretched a hand and shook them respectively.
Kairi began to think to herself, "What if Sora and I end up this way? Our situation is almost identical to theirs! We hardly see each other at all! What would happen if Sora didn't miss me? I hope we don't end up like that!"
After a long and awkward silence, Lady Lucille turned to Matt and asked, "Are you all right baby?"
"I'm okay…thanks to you," Mat responded.
"Oh honey! I didn't do a thing! Kairi and Naminé did everything!"
"You?" Roxas asked.
"You got a problem with that?" Kairi sassed.
"No!…But when did you learn how to fight?" Roxas said to Naminé.
"When I got this!" she yelled summoning Heartreliever.
"When did you get a Keyblade?" Roxas asked.
"When Queen Minnie…" Naminé started. She noticed Kairi standing behind Roxas mouthing the word 'Don't' to her.
"Um…just a little while ago," she said.
"Where were you guys heading anyway?" Kairi asked changing the subject.
"We were just heading back to the Accessory Shop," Roxas said.
"Yeah…we have to pick up our pay at some point," Matt agreed.
"Mind if we join you?" Kairi asked.
"Sure!" Matt said. "But first…how do you guys know each other?"
"This will take a while to explain…" Naminé started.
Written by Matt.
