Author's notice: Finally, after almost nine months, I have updated this fanfic. All I have to say to my viewers is welcome back, enjoy the chapter, and please review to give me some feedback. Thanks!

Day on the Town

It was currently nighttime in the city of CORE and the streets that were bustling with life only a couple of hours ago, were now deserted and empty. Through Roxas point of view, it appeared as though someone had turned the light switch to the city off. The only sources of light that Roxas could make out were those from a few scattered street lamps and the occasional building that had one or two lights left on inside.

Roxas and Namine currently riding the train back to the Bastion District to turn in for the night. Just like the streets, the train was void off all life except for the duo. After leaving the dojo earlier that day, Namine decided that it would be a great idea if she continued the tour for Roxas. Roxas looked down at his new clothes that Namine had bought earlier for him that day and began to chuckle as he thought of the events that took place .

Earlier that day:

Once duo left the training dojo, Namine started to lead them back in the direction of the train station. "Interesting group of people back there." Roxas said with a bit of skepticism in his voice. "Anyways were to next on Namine's grand tour of CORE?"

After letting out a small giggle, Namine placed her index finger on her chin and it looked as though she was in deep thought. Finally after a couple of seconds, Namine snapped her fingers and said"Lets go visit the Moogle district. We can get lunch and I\ can introduce you to another friend of mine. While we're there, we could pick you up some different clothes to change into." Roxas glanced at Namine and then down at his clothes. "What's wrong with what I already have on," Roxas skeptically stated.

"Well....," Namine began slowly, "Not to be mean or anything Roxas, but you kind of look like a bum. We may be living underground, but that is no reason to not look presentable."

Once again, Roxas glanced down at his clothing again and as Namine's words began to sink in, he started to notice many flaws in it. Besides being a tad too small and unbuttoned, the brown wool jacket that Roxas was wearing was mud stained and had many of its wool fibers coming loose. The visible gray t-shirt Roxas wore underneath the jack was tattered and torn in many places. His blue jeans that he also wore were in about the same condition as the t-shirt and the combat boots he wore went with nothing he had on (Author's note: This is the attire Roxas has been in since Chapter one. Sorry not I didn't explain that earlier). In Namine's eyes, Roxas was a fashion disaster. Roxas sighed in defeat, knowing Namine was right. "All right, all right. I will change into something else as long as it isn't too flamboyant. It's not my style."

Namine gave Roxas a small smile and within a couple of minutes they had arrived at train station and were heading towards the Moogle district.

.........

Once off the train and back on the streets, Namine grabbed Roxas' hand and pulled him through the crowded streets of the Moogle district. Roxas couldn't help but to blush out of the embarrassment (and something else he couldn't explain XD) as he was pulled through the streets by the small girl. The pair continued to walk as they approached store called "Moogle Boutique". Once inside, Roxas began to absorb his surroundings. The bright pink wall paper was and eye sore to him, there appeared to be miles of racks of clothing, and every few seconds he could hear the scream of a girl that had found the skirt she wanted for only half price. As far as Roxas knew, he had to get out of that store A.S.A.P!

After a few second of contemplating on an escape route, Roxas noticed that he and Namine were still at the entrance of the store. He glanced to Namine and noticed that she had her free hand in the air and was waving at someone. Roxas followed Namine's line of sight and his eyes landed on the young lady at the cash register.

The girl behind the register looked around the same as Namine. Her hair, which was a light brown, curled upward at the tips from all side and had light green eyes. She wore what appeared to be the stores uniform and a name tag that said Hi, my name is Selphie Tilmitt. She had her elbow on the counter with her chin resting in the palm of her had. Her pretty face was traced with an expression of boredom. However, Roxas saw her face immediately light up with joy as her eyes landed on Namine.

"NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNEEEE!" Selphie suddenly shrieked. Roxas winced at the sound of the girl's voice. Without hesitation, Selphie jumped over the counter and ran towards the duo. Once she got there, she embrace Namine with the most fierce bear hug that Roxas ever saw. Once Selphie let go of Namine she said, "Namine, it's so good here right now. I am about to tear my hair out over the boredom of this job. I thought that working in a clothes store would be the best job I ever had, but all I hear everyday is "Do you think this dress makes me look fat" or "Let me speak to your manager." I miss working as the secretary back at your dad's office."

After catching her breath from Selphie's furious hug, Namine said "It's good to see you to Selphie. I told you working as a store clerk isn't all that it is cracked up to be. Anyway I came down here to introduce you to Roxas, CORE's newest resident. Roxas this is one of my good friends, Selphie Tilmitt."

Selphie moved to Roxas and she began to scan his body up and down. A disapproving looked etched her face as she said "Namine, your new boyfriend may be hot but he has now fashion sense what so ever."

Both Namine and Roxas turned red as tomatoes and slightly moved away from each other. "Selphie I just met Roxas today and besides were just friends." Namine said, a blush still apparent on her face. Selphie giggled a little before turning to Roxas and saying, "Nice to meet yea Roxas. So what can I do for you guys."

Namine , after collecting herself, said, "Well as you can see, Roxas here is in desperate need of some clothes," as she pointed at Roxas. Selphie gave a wide smile and said "Don't worry I'll see what I can do."

......

After what seemed like endless hours finding clothes and a few words of encouragement, Roxas emerged from his dressing room. Instead of the rags that he wore when he first arrived, Roxas now wore a white jacket with a red collar that was unzipped and reveal a black zip up shirt with an X as the zipper. He also wore gray and black pants that loosely fit around his legs. (A.N:This is the best attempt I had for describing Roxas' clothes in the game.)

"So how do I look?" Roxas asked the two girl's in front of him. Selphie,still wearing her wide smile, said "The only thing I can say is if Namine didn't have a thing for you, I would totally want you as my man."

"Oh stop that Selphie," Namine said "I came here to shop for Roxas clothes, not let him get harassed by you." Selphie just smiled and said "You know how I get when it comes to boys Namine. Anyway I picked out this cute dress that I think would look cute on you. Get out of those silly old robes and put it on. It should be hanging in the dressing room." Namine simply nodded her head and entered the dressing room.

Once Namine left, Selphie turned to Roxas with a coy smile on her lips and said "So what's the deal between you and Namine, Roxas?"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about," Roxas stammered. "Yeah, sure you don't," Selphie sarcastically said "Just be cautious of Riku when you make your move on Namine. That guy is always trying to get a date with her."

"I am telling you Selphie we're just friends," Roxas calmly said, but for some reason he couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealously at the mention of another guy with Namine. Selphie shook her head and said "Whatever Roxas. But if Namine doesn't claim you soon, I just might have to make my move." Roxas just sighed as they both continued to wait for Namine.

After a few minutes passed by, Namine came out from her dressing room wearing a simple white sun dress that traveled down to just above her knees. Roxas just stared at Namine and noticed how the dress hugged her figure and how much of her legs were revealed. This was a definite improvement from the baggy mage robes. Selphie leaned over to Roxas and whispered "If you keep you mouth open like that, a fly is bound to fly in." She made her way towards Namine and Roxas (after closing his mouth) followed suit.

"You were right about this dress Selphie," Namine said as she twirl around "I just love this dress." Selphie gave a cocky smirk and shrugged "What can I say, I am a fashion goddess. Oh, and don't worry about paying for them, I 'll just put it on my tab. Think of it as a welcome gift from me." Namine smiled and hugged her friend. "Your the best Selphie. Don't worry, I find a way to make it up to you." She turned to Roxas and said "Come on. If we hurry we can see the rest of the Moogle district before curfew." Once again she grabbed Roxas' hand and dragged him out the store.

.........

Roxas was glad he got to spend the day with Namine. She was just such a nice person that to think of her anything less than a saint should be a sin. The sudden jerk from the train braking made Roxas wake up from his train of thought. A crackling static could be heard from all around the train as the intercom was turned on."

"The time is 9:08. We have reached the Bastion district, repeat we have reached the Bastion district. This is the last stop until 6:00 am." Namine and Roxas quickly stood up and made their way towards the exit. Once out of the train station, Namine let out a big yawn. Roxas quietly chuckled and said, "It sounds like someone is ready to go to bed." Namine covered her mouth and said "Hey, after touring the entire Moogle district in less than seven hours, I would imagine anyone would be tired."

"Touche" Roxas commented, "Anyway were are were heading to now?"

"Well since you aren't registered in CORE's computer yet, your going to be staying at Axel's house tonight." Namine said. Roxas thought back to earlier that day when he meet the loud yet kind red head. He seemed like he would be a pretty nice guy to room with. Namine continued "After I dropped you off at Axel's house for tonight, I'm going to spend the night at my friend Kairi's house."

Roxas and Namine continued to walk towards an apartment complex. As far as Roxas could see, 20 story brick apartments laid in front of him. Each apartment building was made with red brick and had a white fire escape that slithered all the way down to the street. On the side of each building, white numbers were carved into the wall. "Wow. I never seen this many buildings that look the same in one place," Roxas said in awe.

"Down here in the CORE, we don't believe that anyone is more important than anyone else." Namine calmly stated 'The whole Bastion district is composed of these apartment buildings that look exactly alike. The only difference between the civilian apartments and the law enforcement apartments is that the law enforcement lives closer to the train station than anybody else so they can react to an emergency if there is one. Luckily Axel's room is on the second story of the first apartment so we don't have to walk as far. "

Namine and Roxas headed towards the building with a white "1" etched into it and climbed the stairs. They made their way down the hallway and stopped in front of room number 8. Namine delivered a couple of quick knocks to the door and waited for someone to answer. After hearing a couple of curses on the other side of the door, Axel open the wooded slab and did not have a very lively expression on his face. He wore a loose back shirt and pants and his eye were narrow from having been woken up from his sleep. "Took you too long enough. What did you do, explore the entire damn city." Axel said before he let out a big yawn.

"Sorry Axel," Namine said bowing her head, "Roxas and I just lost track of time and didn't realize the time until it was too late." Axel let out a sigh and his expression softened. "You know I can't stay mad at you Namine." He glanced at Roxas and said, "Get in here before I collapse from sleep deprivation."

Roxas turned to Namine and said "Will you be okay getting to Kairi's?" Namine gave him a reasuring smile and said "Don't worry about me. Kairi's room is only two floors above this one. I see you both tomorrow. Goodnight." And with that, Namine closed the door and headed upstairs.

Roxas turned to Axel, who was now wearing a sly grin on his lip. "What is it? " Roxas asked, no sure that he wanted to know the answer. "I didn't know you had a soft spot for Namine." Axel said walking towards the other room. "Oh, be quiet," Roxas said following Axel, "I thought you were tired anyway."

Roxas and Axel entered the bedroom. In the room there was one window on the side of the wall and two beds on each side of the room. Across from the beds was a closet and a couple of pairs of shoes. Between the bed laid a wooden bedside table with a digital clock and lamp on it.

"Your welcome to sleep in my brother's old bed if you would like." Axel said "He recently moved out and its kind of been lonely here. If you want I could have it set up it you want to room with me." Roxas headed towards his bed and landed face first on the mattress and said "That would be great," his voice muffled by the covers.

Axel jumped on his mattress, took his shirt off and pulled the covers over him. "Anyway we better go to sleep now I hear you got training with master Auron early in the morning. Let me tell you one thing, the man does not like to be kept waiting."

Of course, Roxas didn't hear the last couple of sentences that Axel said because he was already in the realm of dreams.

A.N:Sorry about the late update. I thought I had posted this chapter last week before I went to D.C but I guess something happened. Anyway read, review, and look for the next chapter about next Monday. Next chapter will have way more action. Later!