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Do You Believe?

Roxas sat in a small table at Starbucks, waiting for Namine. He realized she was a little late. He thought she wasn't going to come. That she would just ignore him again by the influence of Kairi. Just when he was throwing his drink away, he saw her walk in, wearing white as usual. She saw him, and slowly made her way to where he was sitting, not making eye contact with him.

"Hey." He said softly.

"Hi." She still didn't make eye contact, and she stared at the napkins on the table. Neither of them spoke to each other until finally, Roxas felt it was best to speak what was in his mind.

"Namine, do you believe Kairi?" Roxas whispered.

"I-I...well...um..." She stuttered, not knowing what words to say to the guy she thought cheated on her.

"Sweetheart, you know I love you! That's why I turned down every girl in this school! Because you were the one that I truly wanted to be with!" He wiped the sweat off his forehead and blushed. He noticed her face turning pink, too. She looked down, staring at Roxas' hand, which was a couple of inches away from her's. She wished she could hold his hand, but that would mean she believed Roxas. So instead, she felt like she needed to tell him what was in her mind.

"But, Roxas! EVERYONE has been telling me you kissed Cindy, including Kairi! Seriously, she had a thing for you since you first met, and since I did not go to the party, it seemed like a good opportunity to just make out with her, right!"

"Dammit, Namine, just believe me! Would I ever lie to you!"

"So you're telling me that EVERYONE in the whole school is lying to me and you're telling the truth!"

"B-but I'm not lying! You gotta believe me, Namine! The whole school just likes to gossip about things they think they saw. They're attention whores!"

"So are you calling Kairi an attention whore?"

Roxas noticed her, with a confident face, but staring into her sky blue eyes, the tears that she has been holding back during their conversation. He wished he could hug her. He always comforted her if she was in a bad situation. But he knew there was nothing he could do about it.

"No, I'm not." He said calmly. "I'm just saying that kids like them like to spread rumors for no damn reason. You can't succumb to them and believe them. Believe in me."

Namine noticed his hand, his warm hand that her hand layed against. She noticed his two black and white rings, and how she thought they looked funny when they first met. By little, she learned to appreciate him and who he is, no matter what sense of fashion he had.

"Give me one reason why I should believe you." She said calmly. Roxas stared into her eyes, like she did with his. He noticed her facial features, which was soft blonde hair, fair skin, and pinkish lips. She is so pretty, he thought.

Namine noticed him, his big blue eyes examining her. She noticed him, with darker blonde hair, and a masculine face for a teenage boy. Neither could stop staring at eachother. When she looked into his eyes, she saw Roxas, the guy she fell in love with, the guy who loved her, the guy who kissed her lips, who she first made love with, who...betrayed her. Played with her emotions, and toyed with her like she was a doll. She knew she had no heart, but still felt the emotions that humans felt. She was crushed, like the world came to an end.

Roxas felt stupid, staring at her. He knew that he didn't do anything, but he had to win the trust of Namime again. He missed her, though she was right in front of him. He wanted to do something, anything to end this. He was so busy, staring at the girl he loved and all the thoughts that roamed through his head, he forgot the question she asked. Give me one reason why I should believe you, he repeated the question in his mind. The answer was simple.

"Because, I love you. I love more than anything in this world." He found himself holding on to her hand, her soft hand, with his own. Her skin was so pure, so smooth, that he got closer to her. Was he going to do it? Was he going to...kiss her? Namine, on the other hand, was struggling to let go of his grip. He noticed him getting closer, so she did what she never expected. She loved him so much, but it didn't stop her. With her free hand, she slapped him right across the face.

"Damn!" He yelled, feeling the stinging on his cheek. He let go of her hand, rubbing it smoothly against his cheek. A tear slid down Namine's cheek. She never knew she would do that, nor had she ever dreamed of slapping him. Another tear escaped, while she struggled to keep her other tears from falling.

"What was that for!" He sort of grouched, watching Namine as she quickly wiped the tears off her cheek.

"I just can't...I can't do this!"

Namine felt like she couldn't take it anymore. She burst into tears, and stormed out of the Starbucks, leaving a shocked Roxas sitting at the table all by himself. People have been filling Namine's head with wrong ideas of him. And she believed it. And what kills him the most is the fact that his best friend's girlfriend is the one supporting this whole lie. He couldn't blame Kairi, but he was still mad that she is convincing Namine to forget about him. He couldn't believe it. And the fact that she slapped him. He felt hurt, angry, sad, lonely. He just can't let Namine walk out of his life. He just can't.

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One week later...

"Hey Roxas!" Sora yelled during another lunch break.

"Oh, hi." He muttered.

"Hey, did you hear? There's gonna be a dance celebrating Valentine's Day for the freshmen! The tone of Sora's voice indicated that he was excited about the party. Roxas, however, wasn't in the mood for such good news.

"Let me guess. You're going with Kairi, right?" Roxas smiled, knowing what the answer would be.

"Yup. She and Namine went dress shopping a couple of days ago." Roxas quicky looked over at Sora.

"Namine is...going? But she doesn't have a date, right?" He noticed a frown on Sora's face. He wasn't too sure he would want to hear this...

"Namine...got asked out...well, she asked Riku out...so, uh...sorry." Namine asked Riku out? was all that occured through his mind. Riku was crushing on Namine, but she never liked him. He and Riku weren't great friends, but still felt crushed and angry that he was going to a Valentine's party with his girlfriend.

"Dammit! Why Riku?" Roxas kicked a nearby trashcan, when he looked over and noticed Namine, talking with Riku, all smiley and cheerful. He loved the way she smiled. Her lips would form a big, soft grin that would make Roxas smile, and her perfectly white teeth, so bright. He would then kiss her, and she would giggle, making him laugh as well. But she had a different smile...the smile she gave Roxas was a true sign of happiness, proof that she was glad she was with him. But the way she looked, he knew her too long to know that she wasn't ruly happy. Besides, Riku's arm was around her, and he was so close to her...so close...his lips slighly pressed against hers...when he noticed Namine wrapping her arms around him.

He felt angry. They were just there, kissing, exposing themselves to the world. He felt like marching up to Riku and beating the crap out of him. And the worst part is that he and Namine didn't even break up. Sure, they were in a dilema, and they haven't kissed or held hands in a while, but no one said that it was over. Perhaps Namine felt it was, and it gave her permission to make out with Riku. He was so angry...his heart beat faster and he clenched his fists. He looked at them. They were still kissing. He was going to walk up to them, but the bell rang, and suddenly his anger slightly dropped. He grabbed his backpack and walked to class.