The Next Day...
Roxas walked down Station Heights, on his way to Tram Common to go visit Namine. It was a cloudless day, the sun was bright, and the breeze was cool and serene. "Nothing can go wrong today," he sighed. The blue orb he received yesterday hung around his neck, bound by light chains. As he passed by the Necklace shop in Tram Common, he saw Neyla talking to some of her peeps. He decided to pretend that he didn't notice her.
"Oh my gosh!" Neyla screamed, enough for Roxas to hear even though she didn't notice him walk by, "That mansion is totally wack! Creep meter on high!" She placed a hand on her forehead dramatically. "I was almost killed by that person in white..."
"Ohhh!" the other girls moaned, pitying the over-reacting brunette, "That's soo brave for a girl like you!"
Roxas heard every word and dashed off towards the mansion. Aw man! If anything happened to Namine, it'd all be my fault! Please be okay. He ran and ran, ignoring the sharp branches of the trees as he ran through the woods. He finally arrived at the gate of the Old Mansion and avoided the pillars. Much to his dismay, he tripped on one and fell down. He grunted in annoyance as he got up and opened the big doors. "Namine!" He looked towards the stairs to his left and saw a white-robed figure lying on the ground...with strands of blonde hair peeking out.
Oh, no... Please don't be her! Roxas nervously approached the fallen person and turned it over. His eyes widened when he saw that it was Namine. Her hair was in disarray, her eyes were closed tightly, and her body almost lifeless looking. "Namine!" he called and shook her. He received no response of awakening and decided to carry her up to the white room.
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Namine looked around, her eyes wide in fright. "Where am I?" she asked herself, her voice echoing around the pitch black world she was in. She felt like her soul had just left her body...and her mind going numb. Hypnotized...dying.
"Wake up, Namine," a warm, deep voice called out to her, "You're not ready to go on yet."
Namine's pale blue eyes started to droop, but she forced herself to keep them open. "That voice..." she whispered, "I-it's so...familiar." She reached out, trying to find the person who was speaking to her. "Where are you?"
A flash of light appeared, blinding Namine. "Wake Up!"
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Namine's eyes snapped open, her chest rising up and down rapidly- showing that she was frightened and shocked. She instantly shut her eyes tight again and scowled when she felt her head throb with pain.
"Namine!" Roxas stated with relief, "Thank goodness you're okay. You are okay, right?"
Namine recognized the voice right away and asked, "Roxas?" She opened her eyes and glanced to her left, seeing the blonde smiling at her nervously. "What are you...where am I?" She sat up, her head in her hand.
"You're in the white room. I brought you up here because I found you unconscious on the floor just down the stairs. Are you feeling alright now?"
Namine nodded and stood up. She found that she was still wearing the white robe and quickly took it off, shivering a bit as the cold air blew onto her exposed skin. "Glad that's over," she murmured.
"What happened?" Roxas asked.
Namine rubbed her arm. "Your girlfriend can be quite a pain, you know that? She just came barging into the mansion like she owned it. Did you tell her about this place?" Her eyes showed hurt and pain as she asked Roxas the question.
"What? No! She must've seen me come out of that hole yesterday. I would never tell anyone that you lived here...or anything about this place. I promise."
The two panicked when they heard the doors downstairs open and a lot of girls murmuring. "Oh no!" Namine squeaked, her eyes begging Roxas for his help.
Roxas looked down at the white robe and put it on. "Cool. It fits." He put on his hood and took Namine's hand. "C'mon. And try to keep up with my pace."
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"This is the place," Neyla declared. The girls gasped.
"What was that?" a girl asked, pointing upwards at the mid-hall. A white figure ran by.
"That's the ghost!" Neyla exclaimed, pointing at it accusingly.
"Lets go get it, girls!" a braver, bolder girl ordered. Before anyone knew it, there was a mob of angry girls chasing the 'ghost'. "Chhhaaarrggggeee!"
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Roxas made it to the library door and pushed Namine inside, dashing in after. He then closed the door behind him and blocked it with a chair. "Hurry, Namine!" he urged as the girl started to draw on the desk. The door pounded.
Namine finished drawing and ran back to Roxas. The floor ahead flashed brightly and revealed some stairs and a secret room down below. Namine was about to head for the stairs, but Roxas took her by the waist and jumped down. "I've gotcha!" he informed as they landed on the hard floor. They ran inside the Computer room and the floor reappeared above them.
Neyla and her girls managed to open the door and shouted, "Aha!" They sweatdropped when they found nothing but a plain old library room.
"That's totally messed up!" Neyla shrieked in her high-pitched voice. She rolled her eyes and left the mansion with the girls.
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Roxas and Namine sat down on the cold floor, panting. The computers beeped and made confusing tones, and the cold breeze blew through the room...echoeing.
"You sure do run fast," Namine complimented and stood up. She held out her hand to Roxas.
"Um...thanks," Roxas uttered and took her hand. He nervously stood up and looked around. "So...now what? We're stuck in a computer room with computers that don't even work."
"They do work. And the girls should be out by now."
"How do you know that?"
"I know Neyla," Namine mumbled, "She doesn't even have enough patience to wait in a line with two people ahead of her." Roxas laughed, making her raise an eyebrow in confusion. "Why are you laughing? You should be mad at me for insulting your girlfriend."
Roxas stopped laughing and admitted, "Namine, to tell the truth...I don't really like Neyla."
"Then why did you have a relationship with her and kiss her at that?"
"I only did it to...wait! How did you know we kissed?" Roxas frowned. "Were you spying on us?"
Namine blushed and started for the door. "I...needed to tell you something before you left yesterday and I found you and Neyla kissing. I decided to give you two some privacy so I left." She climbed up the stairs with Roxas following behind.
"Was that why you were crying when I visited you for the second time?" Roxas felt himself getting excited.
Namine stopped. That was the reason...but I can't tell him that. I really can't. She tucked a few strands of hair behind her right ear and whispered, "N-no, Roxas. I hurt myself that day." She continued up and placed her palm at a particular place on the wall. A flash of light appeared above the two and revealed the library.
"Namine?" Roxas asked, though feeling kind of miserable, "Do you...uh...wanna hang out with me today? I really don't have anything to do and I could really use some company."
Namine smiled at him. "Sure. I'd love to spend the day with you."