Hey everyone! It's chapter eight. Oh yeah! Yea I know I'm crazy…..Well anyway I hope you enjoy. And I want to say thank-you for reading this fanfic. It means so much to me that people like my writing.

When She Came Along

Chapter eight: School, gangs, and teenage life

Roxas scanned the hallways. He didn't see anyone he knew. All of his friends were heading off the collage. Roxas knew he could of made it. But maybe it wasn't meant to be…

"Roxas!" Namine yelled, she ran to catch up and started to walk along side him. "Oh, hey Namine" Roxas said. He wasn't really paying attention to her. He was drifting off into space.

"Oh, well I have to go now….." Namine said. She ran off into the large crowd of kids. Roxas sighed. He entered his English class and sat down in a empty seat. A few other kids shuffled into the room and took their seats. One of those kids were Hayner.

"Hey Roxas!" Hayner said slapping the blonde on the back. "Hi Hayner" Roxas mumbled. Hayner sat down next to Roxas. "So me and the guys are heading out today. You wanna come with?" Hayner asked.

Roxas wanted to say no. But hanging out with Hayner was like a drug. His heart wanted to say no. But his brain told him yes. Anyway Roxas had heard stories of what happened to kids when the tried to drop out of Hayner's gang.

"Um……"

"Come on Roxas!"

"Umm…..sure"

Roxas turned his head away. He couldn't believe he just said that.

"Cool! And no hard feelings about………..you know" Hayner said lowering his voice.

"About John Makitio"

"No" Roxas lied. How did he know that name. He heard somewhere before.

Roxas couldn't concentrate for most of the school day. It was lunch time around one o'clock. Roxas grabbed a tray and stood in line for what seemed to be hours. He finally got his food and walked to find a table.

"Hey Roxas!" Namine said running up to him. "Hi Namine." Roxas said. He and Namine found and empty table in the back of the room.

"Roxas!" Hayner called over to him. "Come sit with us!"

" I can't I'm sitting with my friend" Roxas called back.

Hayner stared at him for a long time before heading off. For the rest of lunch Hayner, Pence, and Olette glared at him and Namine from the other side of the lunchroom.

Roxas loved talking to Namine. She could talk about anything. At the end of lunch They threw their trays out and headed for math class.

Hayner, Pence and Olette were there. Roxas felt sick to the stomach. But Namine made him feel better.

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After school Roxas and Namine walked home together. "thanks for helping me get around school." Namine said breaking the silence between them.

"I'm glad I know someone as nice as you." Roxas blushed as she said this. "So this is uh, your house? Roxas said as they stopped in front of Namine's house.

"Yeah" Namine said.

She looked at the driveway and suddenly looked sad. "My parents aren't home" Namine said a little disappointed.

"Oh, well I'll stay with you until they get back" Roxas said. He was blushing again.

"Thanks Roxas" Namine said smiling.

They entered her house and Roxas set his book bag down in the living room. Namine did they same.

"So do you do you want to start your homework?" Namine asked "Sure" Roxas said. "Well we only have math together, so lets start on that."

Namine was explaining the assignment. But Roxas wasn't even listening. He was too busy looking at Namine.

He watched every thing she did. He noticed how she would chew on the top of her pencil when she think. Or how she would drum her fingers on the table. He stared at her lips hoping that one day he could have a taste of them himself.

Roxas was really tempted. He wanted to kiss her. He had only known Namine for a few months. But already he felt a feeling he had never felt before. Namine could see her parent's car pull up into the driveway from out the window.

"Well I guess I should go." Roxas said getting up. Namine stood up and walked him over to the door.

"Well thanks Roxas" Namine said. She turned around. Roxas grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him. Namine blushed as their bodies touched. "Um.. Roxas I…" Roxas pulled her close and kissed her on the lips.

Roxas didn't know what came over him. He backed away to judge her reaction. Namine didn't know what to say or do.

"Bye Namine" Roxas said as he walked out the door. He mentally shouted for joy in his mind. But then it turned to worry. He was suppose to meet Hayner and the gang. He knew they were pissed from lunch but he didn't know how they were going to take this.

Roxas ran down the streets and went to the usual spot. Hayner, Pence, and Olette were sitting around smoking cigarettes. Hayner took his out of his mouth.

"Dude, where were you?" Hayner asked.

"I was out"

"With that blonde girl?"

"Yeah"

"Oh, well ever since the….incident you've been avoiding us." Pence spoke up.

"Yeah" Olette agreed.

Hayner tossed Roxas a cigarette, and then a lighter. Roxas lit it and put it in his mouth.

"So, you seem to really like that girl, since you blew us off the hang out with her." Olette said looking down at the ground.

"Yeah, I do, she's kinda nice" Roxas said blushing.

"Well don't waste all your time on her" Hayner mumbled "You got more important things to do. Like hang out with us."

Well that was a decent sized chapter. I added a little fluff because I made you guys wait so long for an update. Review!