Neyla walked around Tram Common, swaying her hair as she went. She gaped in shock when she saw two very familiar blondes hanging out by the Moogle Shop. "Roxas!" she screeched, "What are you doing?" She stomped over to him and gave Namine a piercing glare.
"Neyla?" Roxas asked, confused, "What are you doing...here?" He looked over at Namine nervously and she returned his expression.
Neyla huffed. "Shopping of course. But look what I found instead- You cheating on me!"
Namine sweatdropped and stuttered, "He w-wasn't cheating on...y-you. I'm just a close f-friend...of his. He couldn't find you today so he decided to hang out with me." She smiled her passive smile.
Neyla smiled at what she just heard from Namine and said, "That's good to hear." She hooked her arm around Roxas' and started to take him away. "He found me now and he's going to spend time with his GIRLFRIEND." Her emerald eyes twinkled happily.
Namine forced a smile. When Neyla turned around, she sighed sadly and turned around to head back to the mansion. "So much for spending the day together," she mumbled to herself.
Roxas turned his head around a bit to catch a glimpse of Namine slowly walking down the streets, towards the hole in the wall. He frowned and stopped in his tracks.
Neyla felt herself being yanked back a bit and looked up at Roxas. "What's wrong?" she asked innocently.
Roxas 'unhooked' his arm from hers and said, "Sorry, Neyla. But...I promised Namine that I'd spend the day with her today."
Neyla scowled. "Break the promise. You're spending the day with ME!"
Roxas glared at her. "You can't tell me what to do, Neyla. I have my own free will and life. You can understand if I want to spend time with my best friend...right?"
Neyla faked a smile. "Of couse I do," she hummed seductively and tapped him on the shirt. "I'll see you later, Roxas. Have fun." She turned around and left.
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Namine was only a few yards away from the hole when she heard Roxas call, "Namine!" She turned around and frowned in confusion. "Roxas?"
Roxas stopped in front of her and greeted a cheesy, "Hey."
"W-where's Neyla?" Namine asked.
"I...told her that I promised to spend the day with you. She just said that it was okay and left."
"Thats not like Neyla at all."
Roxas simply shrugged and mumbled, "I know. She's up to something. So...wanna do something now? It's boring just standing around and talking."
Namine rose an eyebrow at his statement and said, "Sure. How about we go to Sunset Terrace? That place sounds promising."
The two agreed and went over to Central Station to ride the train to Sunset Terrace.
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Roxas and Namine walked down the stairs happily chatting away, unaware of a certain brunette following them with envy.
"I never knew Sea-salt Ice Cream could be so good," Namine chimed as she licked her bar of ice cream, "Now I know why you love it." She smiled.
Roxas finished his bar and threw it in a nearby trash bin. He licked his lips and remarked, "Sea-salt's my favorite. They're really good."
Namine was about to get a second lick, but felt herself being pushed roughly. "Ah!" she squeaked as her bar slid down her white dress, creating a solid line of blue across it. "Oh no." She ran her finger on the blue stain and whimpered, "My dress is stained."
Roxas frowned and took a hankerchief out of his pocket. "Here," he said, handing it to Namine, "This should help a bit. Once we get to the fountain, you can wash off the stain."
Namine smiled. "Thanks."
Neyla scowled at their recovery and hissed to herself, "Dangit!" She angrily kicked the wall she was hiding behind and stubbed her toe. "Ow!" she cried. She saw the two turn her way and quickly limped off somewhere else.
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"Why did I have to agree with your silly suggestion?" Namine whined. She had her back to Roxas and was soaking wet inside the fountain. "White and water just don't mix! Especially if the white's on you!"
Roxas blushed furiously and mumbled, "Well...a-at least the stain's gone...?" He smiled chessily.
Namine splashed some water on him and huffed. "But I'm soaking wet. I can't walk in public with a...transparent look. It's just so wrong!" She squeezed some water from her hair and sighed. "What am I going to do?"
Roxas spat out some water and wiped his damp face. "Well you could've just asked and not dump me with water," he stated, "Why not just ask someone for a towel or something?" He rose an eyebrow at her.
"Are you crazy? We can't just go around asking random people for a towel! That's rude!" She heard footsteps coming and gasped when she saw who it was. "Neyla!"
Roxas couldn't believe what he just heard and turned to see if it really was his girlfriend. Much to his dismay, it was. "N-Neyla," he stuttered, "What brings you here?"
Neyla smirked and revealed a towel from behind her. "Oh, my!" she said mechanically, "Roxas and Namine. What a surprise meeting you two here at the same time." She looked at Namine and offered the towel to Roxas. "You are quite lucky that I have a towel. Gee, what a coinsidence!" She turned around and left with a hasty, "Seeya!"
Roxas hung the towel around his neck. "That was wierd," he said.
Namine felt a cold breeze blow through her body and shivered. "It sounded like it was all rehearsed," she muttered, huddling herself to the wall. She gasped when she felt something warm and soft drape over her and looked up. "Huh?"
"You're more soaked than I am," Roxas laughed, "C'mon. It's getting late. I'll just return the towel to Neyla when I get the chance."
Namine smiled. "Thanks." She stood up and stepped out of the fountain, not caring about the people who looked at her with amused expressions.
Neyla peeked out from behind the wall just in time to see the two enter the train. "Too busy to spend the day with your girlfriend, Roxas?" she asked herself angrily, "Too busy with her?"
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Roxas walked Namine into the mansion and watched her disappear into the white room. He sat down on the floor and held his head. "Man," he groaned, "What am I gonna tell Neyla?"
"I thought you left already," Namine's voice hummed.
Roxas quickly stood up and saw Namine standing by the room with a dry dress on, sadly looking down at him. "Huh? Oh...um..I... That was fast." He joined her in the white room.
"Tomorrow will be okay," Namine insisted, trying her best to cheer up Roxas, "Just tell Neyla that you accidentally pushed me into the water." She gave him a smile, but he didn't return it. "It'll be alright."
Roxas shook his head. "I know. It's just that...I..." He sighed. "I feel terrible of how our relationship is turning out. It's rocky and crooked."
"Don't beat yourself for such a thing," Namine squeaked, "After all, you still remember that promise right? That we made to each other a long time ago? That we'd be friends forever? As long as we keep that promise, our relationship will turn out smooth and soft like a velvet cloth." She placed his hand on his as a gesture of comfort.
Roxas felt her hand and took it into his, squeezing it gently. "But what if I don't want us to be friends forever, Namine?" he cried, looking at her sadly, "What if we could be something more?" He leaned forward, his face a few inches away from hers. "What if?"
Namine was shocked at the blonde's reaction and gasped a bit. "W-what do you mean?" she asked, "Something more? We're...best friends, Roxas. Always had been, always will." She felt his hold tighten, but it wasn't painful. She felt happiness surround her for the first time in three days. She wasn't aware of his close distance.
"But, Namine..." Roxas started, "I...I..." He leaned closer...closer... I love you. Please give me a chance to prove it to you. Please.
Namine felt herself lean forward as well, but then stopped when her senses came back to her. No... He's with Neyla now. She pulled back, her lips almost brushing against his. "Is there a problem with us just being best friends?" she asked when she saw him retreat after her.
Roxas felt like he was in a roller coaster at that moment. First he rose, but then he dropped. It was so close! So damn close! Ugh! He shook his head and whispered, "No. Sorry." He realized what time it was and headed for the door. "I have to go. See you in school tomorrow, Namine." He smiled and left.
When Namine was sure that he was gone, she broke into a sob. "It was so close!" she screamed, though it was muffled by her hand on her mouth, "Just mere centimeters!" She relaxed and said in a softer tone, "But I can never do such a thing. I probably scared him because it was all one-sided." She went to the window and looked up at the glistening stars. "Goodnight...Roxas."