A/N: Yay! Sorry again about the week-long waits for the updates! I'll try to be a bit faster! Thanks sooo much to the people who are reviewing!! I feel so honored to have such amazing reviewers like you! Really, I do! You're all such an inspiration to me! This fanfic wouldn't be great without your inspiration! Thanks so much! On to chapter 24!
Chapter 24
"It's finally getting dark enough for the bonfire! We should get our flashlights, just in case!" Olette told. They all went and got their flashlights and sat next to their tent, which was about 10 feet from the pile of wood for the bonfire, and waited for everybody to show up.
"Yay! We're here!" Yuffie shouted from a distance with a box full of sugary food in her arms, "It's time to get this bonfire started!"
Selphie cheered and danced in circles, "Yay! It's Yuffie!"
Kairi laughed, "It's really gonna be a party with her around!"
Olette giggled, "Maybe a little too much of a party!"
Namine couldn't help but smile, she had never really had real friends like this before. She was glad she came to camp. If it weren't for her dad pushing her into it, she probably would have never met such wonderful people. Oh, how she couldn't wait to tell her mom…
Mom…The thought of her mother hit her in the back of the head. Although her mother had just died a few months before, she still talked to her. Every once and a while she would write her mom a letter and place it on top of her grave with a few of her mothers favorite flowers…daffodils.
Namine looked to the sky and smiled…Her life wasn't over after all. For the first time in a long while she had friends. And they were real friends too.
"Namine, come on!" Selphie tugged on her arm, " Let's help Yuffie set up the table so we have somewhere to put the sweets!"
"Oh, Okay!" Namine nodded. Selphie smiled and they dashed off in the direction Yuffie was at.
"Should we help too?" Olette asked looking down and playing with her thumbs.
"I'll pass!" Kairi laughed simply.
"Okay, me too. Probably a good idea to stay away from Selphie when she's got sugar!" Olette agreed looking back up and at Kairi.
"That's a lot of wood!" Kairi looked over at the pile of wood they had helped Leon create," It's twice as big as last year!"
"It's going to me a great bonfire, huh?" Olette giggled a little bit.
"Yup!" Kairi clapped her hands.
Meanwhile…
"Damn!" Tidus exclaimed, "That's gonna be one big bonfire!"
"The bigger, the better!" Wakka laughed while spinning his blitz ball on his finger.
"Good job, Leon!" Sora laughed.
"I wasn't just me, the girls helped." Leon informed pointing at the girls.
Roxas couldn't help but laugh," You had to have the girls help you? Are you that much of a girly man?"
"What?" Leon scowled at Roxas, "Girly man?"
"And what's so bad about being a girl!" Aerith huffed and pointed her finger at the two of them.
"Uh, nothing! Sorry!" Roxas waved his hands around and laughed awkwardly.
Leon sighed and took out his box of matches, "Let's just hurry up and light the wood…"
"I'll do that, Girly man!" Cloud laughed and stole the box of matches out of Leon's hands.
Leon huffed, "That's mister girly man to you!"
"Hey, pence," Hayner started, "How about you take a picture of all us?"
"Yeah!" Roxas and Riku insisted.
"Not with out us!" Yuffie and Selphie said in unison as they ran up to the crowd with Namine.
"And us!" Kairi said as she grabbed Olette's arm and dragged her over.
They all crowded together and posed for the camera. Sora had his arm around Kairi, smiling his signature cheesy smile. Riku had his hand on Namine's shoulder as he was kissing her cheek and Namine was blushing. Tidus and Selphie were putting bunny ears behind each others heads and Leon was sighing and looking in the other direction. Olette was nervously standing next to Hayner playing with her thumbs while faintly smiling at the camera, and Hayner at the last moment lightly put his arm around Olette's shoulders. Yuffie was next to Leon with her hands on her hips winking. Cloud has his arms wrapped around Aerith, while Roxas stood next to them laughing. Selphie was jumping up and down with her fist in the air and she cheered, "Cheese!"
When Pence took the picture, the picture pooped out of his camera and fluttered down to the ground, and pence kneeled down to pick in up. When he did, he examined it and smiled. It was one of the best pictures he'd ever taken. In his opinion, at least.
Hayner remover his arm from around Olette's shoulders and quickly took the picture from pence, and everyone crowded around his as he held it up. They all smiled at it before making comments about it to the people next to them.
" Leon!" Aerith pouted, "You're supposed to smile!"
"Oh, spare me!" Leon laughed.
"You old grump!" Yuffie pointed and laughed.
"I agree!" Cloud joined in.
"H-hey…Pence?" Namine looked at him.
"Yeah, what is it?" Pence asked, looking at her quizzically.
"Could you make me a copy of this picture?" She nervously asked.
"I'll make a copy for everyone!" Pence smiled.
"Really!" Olette's eyes lit up and she clasped her hand together.
"Why not?" Pence laughed, scratching the back of his head.
Olette and Namine smiled, another picture to add to their collection of memories.
30 minutes later….
Cloud and Aerith had just lit the bonfire and Olette was sitting next to Namine and kairi next to the bonfire while Selphie and Yuffie where eating like pigs at the table of food they had set up. Leon, cloud, and Aerith where hanging out around their tents. All the boys where hanging out at the opposite side of the bonfire as the girls laughing.
"When are you going to go see Hayner, he's just over there?" Kairi whispered after drinking what was left of the punch she had gotten from Selphie at the food table.
"Just leave me alone, I'll do it when I feel the time's right!" Olette informed.
"Isn't the way the stars and the moon lighting up the field just beautiful? Well, besides for the bonfire lighting up the middle of the field." Namine admired the sky.
"It makes the lake look so pretty!" Kairi admired.
"It's such a romantic setting…" Olette sighed peacefully.
"So you're getting into a romantic mood? That's good, considering you'll have to be when you see Hayner!" Selphie laughed, just walking up to them, and sitting down next to them.
"Oh, enough!" Olette huffed.
"I'm sorry about teasing you so much earlier." Selphie apologized.
"That's alright." Olette smiled.
To the boys!...
"Go on! Do it, Hayner!" Riku pushed.
"Why now?" Hayner pouted looking at the rest of the guys disappointed.
"Just go talk to her, she is your girlfriend, right?" pence added.
"It's not really that hard." Sora laid back with his hand behind his head.
"It's perfect out! It won't be so hard just to go talk to Olette!" Wakka set his blitz ball beside him.
"Yeah, But why now? It's only been a half an hour!" Hayner pointed out.
"No," Roxas started, "It's only been almost a MONTH!"
"He's got a point." Tidus laughed.
"Fine." Hayner gave in and stood up, sighing deeply.
"Is it that bad just to go talk to your GIRLFRIEND? Do you even like her?" Roxas made a face at him.
Hayner was speechless. He wasn't really treating her like he liked her at all, was he? He had to make it up to her, somehow. He wasn't a very romantic person, obviously.
"Just go!" Riku pushed him again. All the guys laughed softly as he scowled and slowly walked away.
As he circled the bonfire, slowly heading in the girls direction, he started to get more nervous ever step he took.
He stuck his hands in his pockets and tried to look cool, even though he was getting so nervous. He had to ignore it. He was going to make it up to Olette and that was that. He felt…determined.
As he walked closer and closer to the girls, Olette started to come into view.
When he was about 5 feet from the girls, he quickly hid behind them and examined Olette, thinking of what he should say to get her away from the girls.
As he closely examined her, realized she didn't have any warm clothing on, even though it was freezing out. She looked so… so cold. All she had on was a orange T-shirt and some jean shorts.
He felt guilty looking at her shivering body, while he had a warm, yet light, jacket on.
He took a deep breath and stood up again.
He slowly walked Over behind Olette and crouched down behind her, and surprised her by tapping her lightly on the shoulder.
She quickly looked behind her with a shocked look on her face, but then blushed when she saw it was Hayner.
"Hey." He greeted, which a calm voice and a calm expression.
"Hi." Olette blushed a deep shade of red.
"Uh, you wanna, maybe, come hang out with me for a while. Just the two of us?" Hayner questioned, with his hand rested on her shoulder.
Olette looked at the girls and they all smiled at her, as if they were saying of-course-you-can-go!
Olette looked back up at Hayner and nodded, smiling her sweet smile, and trying not to blush more.
Hayner smiled sweetly at her and helped her off the ground.
"Bye." Olette softly said as she waved good-bye to the girls.
Hayner and Olette ended up walking down to the beach first. It looked so beautiful. You could see the moon and all the star's reflection in the water. It was truly amazing.
When they started to walk on the beach, Hayner stopped for a moment, making Olette stop too.
"What is it?" Olette questioned.
Hayner grinned at her, "Take off your shoes…" Then he took off his shoes and threw them aside, and let his feet sink into the soft sand.
Olette nodded and slowly took off her flip-flops and threw them next to Hayner's.
Hayner then walked back up next to her and walked her over to the water, till the waves were softly touching their feet.
Olette blushed as they walked down the beach together, and gazed out at the beauty of the lake.
It was so peaceful out, you could hear the crickets chirping, the frogs, and you could hear the waves softly crashing against their feet as they walked.
But, although so tranquil and peaceful, Olette couldn't help but feel cold again. Why must it always be so chilly at night?
She tried to keep herself warm by crossing her arms against her chest and rubbing her arms with her hands.
But just when she was starting to feel really cold, Hayner had shocked her by taking off his jacket and placing it around her shoulders.
Olette looked up at Hayner as they stopped. He only smiled.
"Are you sure?" Olette asked stopping in front of him and looking up into his understanding eyes.
He nodded, "Yeah, for you. I don't want you catching a cold." He smiled warmly at her.
"Hayner…" Olette sighed as she looked down for a moment, before Hayner had softly placed his hand on her left check, making her look back up at him.
He softly and sweetly caressed her check with his thumb as he let his hand stay on her check.
Olette lifted her hand and softly placed it on top of the hand that was caressing her check, and held it lightly.
He continued to smile at her warmly and placed his other hand on her other check, also caressing that cheek with his thumb. Olette also did the same thing with her other hand, so she was holding both his hands while he caressed her cheeks.
Hayner admired her beauty. She was just so beautiful; he couldn't help but feel lucky looking at her. The way the lake looked behind her clueless face was breathtaking. It was the most beautiful he'd ever seen her.
"Olette…" He whispered, "I'm sorry."
Olette was even more bewildered at his words, why was he apologizing? She should be apologizing.
"Wh-what for?" Olette questioned and waited a moment for his reply.
"I'm sorry for…for not being a real boyfriend." He gazed deep into her eyes, as if he where in a trance. He couldn't help but get lost in her gorgeous eyes.
"Hayner, you don't have to…apologize." Olette sighed deeply.
"Oh,…Olette…" Hayner felt as if her presence was drawing him in, closer and closer to her face. He didn't realize how close he was till he could feel her sweet, warm breaths against his face, "May I…"
Olette didn't even know why she said it, but she did, "Yeah?" She was slowly closing her eyes as his face continued to get closer and closer very slowly.
"May I kiss you?" Hayner's eyelids slowly closed as he waited for her to answer. He knew she hadn't had her first kiss yet, he felt he should ask.
"Yes." Olette whispered before his hands that where caressing her cheeks brought her face closer to his and she felt his lips lightly press against hers. It was just as she imagined her first kiss to be. It was so perfect; late at night, next to a shimmering lake with the stars and the moon shining down on them, Hayner's hands caressing her cheeks still as his lips slowly and softly moved with hers.
Olette moved her hands from his, and just lightly placed her arms to around his neck. Hayner moved his arms down to her waits and held her tightly against him. He never wanted to let her go, and Olette never wanted to be let go.
A light gust of wind blew Olette hair back in the wind as lips continued sweetly move along with each others. When Hayner had finally pulled away he lifted one of his hands from around her waist and used it run his fingers through her hair gently as the wind pulled it back.
Olette sighed sweetly into his shoulder as he continued to hold her with his other arm. Never in her life had she been in such a romantic moment, she felt as though she were in a fairytale of her own.
Much to Olette's dismay, Hayner decided after a while to let go of her. Olette looked up at him, searching his face to see if maybe something was wrong. He continued to smile at her confused expression.
He grabbed her hand and they walked deeper into the water, until they where ankle deep in it. Then once again wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly.
"Hayner…" Olette whispered in his ear as she wrapped her arms around his neck again.
"Yeah?" He asked calmly, and starting to spin her in slow circles while they were in the water.
"Thank you." She answered simply, tightening her grip around his neck as he began to spin her through the water.
Hayner smiled warmly, "Your welcome."
In the distance, Olette and Hayner could hear calm music playing. Hayner looked over his shoulder and looked in the direction the music was coming from, and Olette looked too.
Namine and kairi had started to play calm music loudly so they could hear it. They say Selphie jumping up and down waving at them and Kairi giving them a thumbs up.
Hayner couldn't help but laugh, they must've been watching them the whole time. He looked at Olette and smiled at her as she blushed.
He set her down and lightly placed his hands on her waist, and began to move slowly. Olette kept her hands around his neck as they started to slow dance to the music in the stillness of the water.
Hayner lightly kissed her on her cheek, and then on her lips again. They must've danced together for a long time, because the bonfire had finally stopped after hours and everyone was asleep in their tents. When they finally decided to stop they only had made it back onto the beach before falling asleep on the softness of the sand. Olette feel asleep next to him with her head rested on his chest and he fell asleep with his arm around her shoulder.
They didn't care that they were too tired to reach their tents. That night was the most magical night in their lives, and even though they knew they were never going to hear the end of it from Selphie in the morning, at the moment they didn't care. All they need was each other.
So that's how the night ended for them, falling asleep on the sand in each others arms. It was so perfect.
To be continued.
A/N: How was it? Sorry if it was a bit too cheesy! I made it a little too long. Huh?'laughs' I got really into it. I was listening to one of my favorite love songs while writing this chapter. I really like the whole OlettexHayner coupling too, so I had a lot of fun writing this chapter.
I hope I'm not asking too much, but maybe if you like drawing a lot you could send me some fan art on my e-mail! I kinda thought it'd be a cute idea if you wanted to try it. But you don't have to.
Top reviewer of chapter 23: Animeloverz
And their review was:
Sweet! Yuffie is gonna be in the story! Awesomeness, update son! I hope hayner and olette find thier feelings for eachother soon! Lol, hayner is shy, so funny...
Riku: Please don't invole yuffie in this!
Me: Riku! Let's go write a one-shot together! XD.
Riku: 00
Yuffie: Hello!
Me: Now the party is starting! Grab cloud!
Cloud: Don't touch me!
Me:Hehe, Riku is jelous...arn't you riku?
Me: Wait! He's gone! No!
Again, REALLY funny! XD!
2nd place: FlowerLady-Aerith!
3rd: place: Khprincess31!
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