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Chapter 6 – When Two Ends Meet
Naminé and Riku sat beside each other on the stoop outside of Riku's house. The two were waiting for Roxas to join them outside.
"I'm glad Roxas is okay," Naminé said smiling, looking down at her feet.
"I'm just glad that you knew how to swim!" Riku laughed, "It wouldn't have been good if I had to go pull both of you out of the water!"
Naminé giggled. Riku was like an older brother to her; he was always teasing her, yet he seemed to be watching out for her as well.
"Well, you're a strong swimmer!" She giggled, "I'm sure it wouldn't have been that hard!"
Riku just smiled.
"Naminé, of course it wouldn't be hard to pull you out of the water," he said in a more serious tone, "It would be just fine because… I would do ANYTHING for you!"
Naminé averted her gaze from her feet and looked at Riku.
"What?" she said startled, looking into Riku's eyes, "What do you mean?"
"I mean," Riku said, moving his face closer to Naminé's, "Like this."
Riku suddenly put his mouth over Naminé's and kissed her. Naminé was surprised like this. She really didn't think of Riku as a boyfriend; she really only loved him as a brother. When Riku pulled away from the kiss, he saw tears in Naminé's eyes.
"Naminé, what's-" Riku started.
"I can't do this Riku," Naminé said, standing up and wiping the tears from her eyes "I'm sorry…"
With that Naminé ran towards the shoreline. Riku just looked down and shook his head.
"What have I done?" he asked himself, "All I wanted was for Naminé to love me, and I've made her miserable! Not only have I lost Kairi, but I've lost Naminé now too!"
He got up off of his stoop and looked to where Naminé had run to. She was now in his boat paddling towards the other island.
"I've scared her off too," Riku sighed, "What am I going to tell Roxas when he gets up?"
"This is really good meat loaf!" Kairi said, eating some of the meat loaf that Sora's mom had made for dinner.
"I told you that my mom had improved her recipe!" Sora jeered, eating some of his meat loaf.
"We're always happy to have you over for dinner, Kairi!" Sora's mom said, sitting down at the table with the two teenagers, "So are you two dating yet?"
"Mom!" Sora said, chocking on some of the meat loaf.
Kairi just giggled.
"Well, thanks for having me over, Sora!" Kairi said, bringing her plates to the sink, "I think it's time for me to be getting back home!"
"You're always welcome in our home, Kairi!" Sora's mom said, smiling at Kairi.
"See you tomorrow!" Kairi said, waving as she walked out the door.
Kairi walked out of Sora's house giggling.
"Are you two dating yet?" Kairi giggled, thinking about what Sora's mom had said, "Sora hasn't even asked me to be his girlfriend yet! I wonder what Naminé would think…"
Kairi got into her boat and paddled back to the other island. When she got there she tied her boat to the dock and ran to her house. When she got there she ran into her room, still laughing about Sora. When she opened the door, she found Naminé lying on her bed crying.
"NAMINÉ!" Kairi exclaimed, rushing towards her bed, "How in the world did you get here!"
Naminé jolted to an upright position.
"Oh, Kairi…" Naminé sniffed.
Kairi handed her a tissue and sat down on the bed beside her.
"What happened, Naminé?" Kairi asked, "How did you get here? And why are you sad?"
"It's a long story about how I got here," Naminé said quietly, "But shortly after arriving here I found Riku."
"Well, Riku's a nice guy!" Kairi said, smiling, "But what happened between you and Riku?"
"Well I love him Kairi," Naminé sniffed, "But not as a lover! I love him as a brother! But he wants more from me! He wants to be my lover Kairi, and I-"
Naminé took a minute to compose herself before finishing the sentence.
"I'm in love with Roxas, Kairi," she said quietly.
"Well, how do you know Riku wants to be your boyfriend?" Kairi asked, while handing Naminé another tissue.
"He kissed me Kairi," Naminé said, staring at the floor, "He kissed me."
Kairi was in shock.
"Riku kissed you!" she exclaimed, getting up off the bed, "I can't believe it! I oughta-"
"Well I didn't exactly pull away," Naminé interrupted, "I just ran off on him after it was over. I don't know what to do Kairi!"
"How about we sleep on it, okay?" Kairi said, hugging Naminé, "Everything for both you and I are kind of a blur right now; I think our heads will clear up during the night and we'll be in our right minds in the morning. Okay?"
Naminé just nodded.
"Okay then!" Kairi said, clapping her hands, "Now where are we going to have you sleep tonight?"
"I can sleep on the floor…" Naminé said, getting up off of the bed.
"No! We can't have you do that!" Kairi said, looking around her room, "I know!"
Kairi ran out of the room and came back with a sleeping bag and a few pillows.
"I'll sleep on the floor tonight, and you can have the bed!" Kairi said, "And no arguing, because I'm not changing my mind!"
"Thank you so much, Kairi," Naminé said smiling, tucking herself into Kairi's bed, "You're always there whenever I pull you into situations!"
"No problem Naminé!" Kairi said, getting into the sleeping bag, "After all, it's not everyday that you come face to face with your half!"
Both girls giggled at this comment. After talking for a bit, both girls were fast asleep. They were going to be ready for whatever awaited them the next day.
Meanwhile, Roxas had had another nap while in Riku's house. When he woke up, he found no one else in the room. He then proceeded outside to find no one there.
"Naminé said that she would be here!" Roxas exclaimed, looking around, "I hope she didn't run off with Riku!"
Angrily, Roxas kicked a stone on the ground.
"I know! I'll go back to the other island! Maybe Kairi will know where she is!"
Roxas then ran towards the shoreline to find that there were no boats there.
"Ah!" he exclaimed when he realized that there weren't any boats left, "What am I going to do now?"
He sadly gazed at the ocean and saw the other island in the distance.
"Naminé!" he yelled suddenly, "Where are you!"