Chibified

Shizuka Usagi

Chapter 13

Roxas squinted his eyes from the abundant sunshine that shined through the blinds. He flipped onto his side, nestling his head into the unusually taut pillow. Facing the bed, he noticed Yuffie was not upon it. In fact, the bed was neat and tidy as if nobody had slept on it. 'That's strange… she never makes her bed,' Roxas thought half-awake.

All of a sudden, the sheets underneath him started to move, followed by a groan. He shot up and whirled around to see he was sleeping on Yuffie. 'Why was I sleeping on her?' Roxas questioned himself, aghast. Specifically, his head was resting on Yuffie's stomach, but that's not the point.

He forced himself to not freak out and tried to remember what happened last night. 'Right, I was working on homework. Then, Yuffie came and distracted me. Afterwards, she made me sit on the floor and gave me a massage... oh,' was all Roxas could think as he recalled the events from yesterday.

Roxas concluded that he fell asleep on Yuffie's lap, and she was unable to lift him off of her. Oh boy.

Said ninja shifted again. This time, she propped herself up on her elbows. After her mind and vision cleared, she looked right at Roxas.

"Heh, heh. Sorry?" was what he managed to spit out.

Apparently, that was the wrong thing to say. Yuffie's fist shot out, aimed towards Roxas' jaw. He braced himself for impact, accepting his punishment. But it never came. Instead, he felt Yuffie's fist grind into his skull, messing up his blonde spikes. A noogie. "Ack! Sorry, Yuff. I didn't mean to," he apologized lamely.

She smirked evilly. "You seemed quite comfortable crushing my abdomen with your twenty pound head."

"Really, Yuffie, it was an accident. You're an expert at relaxing people," Roxas complimented. The best way to get out of a sticky situation with the shinobi was to sweet talk.

"Is that so?" she said, "Fine. I'll let you get away with making my stomach sore this once." Secretly, the hormone charged part of her brain thought, 'I would let him get away with it a hundred times over.'

Roxas pouted. "I said I was sowwy."

Yuffie rolled her eyes. "You need to work on your Sora impersonation." Yawning, she stretched her arms and made her way into the bathroom. "Oh, and knock before you decided waltzing in," she informed, reminding him of the restroom incident that happened shortly after Sora's transformation.

He failed to conceal his flushed face when he conjured an inappropriate image. An image of her wrapped up in a towel, dripping wet. Luckily, she wasn't there to tease him for blushing.

'On the other hand, if she knew what I was thinking about, she would kill me,' Roxas thought with a wince. He mentally cursed his teenage mind and changed into his attire for the day. Yuffie wouldn't be out for a while, he concurred, hearing tunes blast from the shower radio.

—

"Where to?" Roxas asked; his arm draped casually out the car window.

"I already told you, Roxy: Hollow Bastion's annual carnival. It's a pretty big event hosted by the HBRC." Yuffie informed, concentrating on the road.

"Does this mean your ticket is reduced price since you're a member?" he wondered out of curiosity.

"For your information, we're getting in free," she notified enthusiastically, gripping the steering wheel. "Is that cool or what?"

"You're lucky for being able to pull some strings," Roxas replied. "Back home, my friends and I had to do odd jobs to raise enough money for a trip to the beach."

"But it was all worth it in the end, right?" Yuffie inquired.

"No… a guy in a cloak stole the money pouch," he stated flatly.

"That stinks." Yuffie frowned empathetically. After all that hard work, they weren't able to go. "Was it an Organization member?"

"I dunno. He had the trademark cloak, but I have a feeling he wasn't. Though… he seemed familiar," Roxas trailed off. Abruptly, a picture of Riku appeared in his head. 'That was weird,' he thought, confused.

"No need to worry," Yuffie smiled. "Tomorrow, we're going to the beach and you won't have to pay a single cent."

"Let me guess. It's another HBRC function," Roxas said.

"Well, duh. I'm not wasting my hard earned munny when I can go somewhere without charge," Yuffie declared.

He lay back in his seat, basking in the heat beaming down on them through the hoodless convertible. "Point taken."

—

Roxas noticed that the carnival was packed with people. As an officer guided Yuffie into the parking lot, the blonde could see multicolored streamers and bright balloons drift into the sky. Music blasted from the speakers sitting on the counters of various stores. Excited chatter could be heard from the children, tugging on their parents to take them to the toy stand.

When she parked Leon's car, he stepped onto the rugged grass. Wondering how she was able to drive on an uneven surface while the car jostled. When Roxas questioned Yuffie about this matter, she replied with her favorite response: a blunt, I'm a ninja. As if that was the answer to everything.

After they passed the ticket booth onto the cobblestone road, the two stopped to decide what to do first.

"Let's eat. I'm starved." Yuffie stated, rubbing her rumbling belly.

"Didn't you just have breakfast, Yuff?" Roxas asked, surprised she was still hungry.

"It's almost lunchtime, Roxy," she complained. "A girl's gotta eat."

"But—" he protested, attempting to tell the shinobi that eating before going on the rides was not a good idea.

"Don't worry. I have a stomach of steel." Yuffie said, thumping her chest proudly. Roxas was not convinced, yet he didn't say anything. Without waiting for a response, she dragged him towards the food booth.

When they arrived, Yuffie ordered two cheeseburgers, a large fries, and a medium-sized soda. Then she turned to the blonde haired kid. "What do you want to get, Roxas?" she questioned.

His eyes widened slightly. 'She is going to eat all that by herself?' he thought incredulously. Not wanting to offend the ninja, he kept his mouth shut. "Uh… I'll take a funnel cake and medium-sized lemonade," Roxas replied.

As soon as they settled in the dining area, Yuffie began chomping merrily on her burger. Roxas ate slowly and politely, not wanting to attract attention. In the meantime, he decided to survey his surroundings. The two were sitting on a cheap, brown bench under a wide, red canopy. The weather was hot and humid. Sweet and spicy aromas wafted from the buffet. Sizzling sounds of food being deep-fried could be heard.

"You done, Roxas?" Yuffie inquired, bringing him out of his reverie.

"Huh—oh yeah, you?" he asked, astonished she finished her super sized meal.

"Uh-huh. I'm stuffed," she responded, patting her full stomach.

"Um, Yuffie—no offense or anything—but did you think it's a good idea to consume all that food before going on the rides?" Roxas questioned awkwardly.

The shinobi appeared to be uncomfortable. "Uh, whoever said we were going to go on any rides? I mean, most of them are for five-year-olds."

He pointed at a boat that rocked back and forth precariously before flipping upside down. "Do you think that is for five-year-olds?"

'He has a point…' she thought dryly. "Well, eh, let's do that first," she said, pointing to a stall called balloon dart.

"Okay…" Roxas trailed off in a knowing tone. 'Strange as it sounds, I think Yuffie has a fear of heights.'