Chapter 10: You're Perfect
A few days had passed since Riku's birthday.
"Riku!" Namine yelled seeing him outside. She ran up to him. "Hi." She said.
"Hey." He greeted.
"Wow, you look…clean." Namine said. She hadn't talked to him since the party.
"You look pretty clean yourself." He said. They both chuckled.
"Look, I never should've thrown the cake-"
"Namine. I deserved the cake to the face. And, as hard as it may be for you to believe, I'm gonna start telling the truth." He said. "I mean it."
"Ok. Well, I think that's great." Namine said smiling.
"Ok…so, truce?" he asked.
"Truce." Namine said. They leaned in to hug, but they bumped heads. They both pulled back quickly holding their heads.
"I think you bobbed when I…"
"Weaved. Yeah." Namine said.
"Yeah."
"Okay." She said as they shook hands.
"See you around."
"Yeah. Good luck." Namine said smiling. Riku smiled back and turned around. He started walking towards the school.
It was lunch time and the four girls turned the corner into the cafeteria. Oh, just so you know. It took them 12 bottles of shampoo and 3 days to get the stripper cake out of their hair. But, it was all worth it.
"Namine!" Roxas yelled.
"Oh, one sec, you guys." Namine said as the three continued to walk.
"Hey." He said.
"Hi."
"So, uh…things didn't quite work out with Axel and I. See, we have shop together as well."
"Was there another fire?" Namine asked.
"No. No…I clearly warned him that I shouldn't be using a band saw." Roxas said jokingly.
"No way! Are you serious?" Namine said.
"No, but…Chemistry does suck without you." He said. Namine giggled. "So what do you say? Lab partners?"
"Are you sure?" Namine asked.
"Yes. I'm sure. You're perfect, Namine. Um, 'cause you know, you're uh…smarter than me and uh…so far not flammable." He said. "Right?"
"True."
"I'll talk to you later."
"Bye." Namine said turning around. The other three rushed to her.
"You so have a crush on the other Davis!" Kairi said.
"She'll definitely need help with this one." Selphie said.
"Ooh! I just upgraded my boob cam. We can do a full-frontal attack."
"Nooo. No, let's just hang out tonight, ok?" Namine said starting to walk to a table.
"Hang out? Well, where's that gonna go on my college application?" Rikku said. The four started cracking up as they sat down at a table.
And as for Riku Davis? They really got to him. He would never lie to a girl again. And the girl who made Riku Davis fall in love? Well, she's a legend.
"So, I have some huge news to tell you guys." Selphie said happily.
"Oooh, this better be good." Namine said.
"Well, Tidus asked me out after PE." She said.
"And you said?" Rikku asked.
"Yes!" Selphie gushed.
"Aww!" Namine and Kairi said at the same time.
"Ooh, Kairi! How are things going with Sora?" Namine asked.
"I think they're going pretty well." Sora said sliding into a seat next to Kairi and giving her a quick kiss.
"Well, that answers that." Kairi said giggling. Just then one more person sat down at their table. And who do you think it was? If you guessed Riku Davis, congratulations! You're right.
"Hey." He said smiling at Rikku.
"Hey." She said.
"So, um, Rikku. Are you up to anything this Saturday?" he asked.
"Yeah. Actually, the girls and I were going for mani-pedis." Rikku said.
"Oh. Ok." Riku said starting to get up. She grabbed his arm and pulled him back into his seat.
"But, I'm free Sunday." She said.
"Really? Cool." He said smiling. She smiled back. Yup, those two were going out again. But as I said earlier, Riku would never lie to a girl again, so I think they're ok.
"So, now there's only one order of business to settle." Kairi said.
"Oh? And what's that?" Selphie asked.
"Well, we obviously have to get Namine and Roxas together." Kairi said. Sora and Riku's eyes widened.
"You like my brother?" Riku asked.
"Uhh…"
"So is that why you were dating me? To get closer to my brother?" Riku joked. Everyone just laughed at how red Namine was getting. She looked away and saw Roxas sitting alone at a table. She got up and walked over to his table and took a seat across from him. He looked up as she sat down.
"What are you doing here?" Roxas asked.
"Sitting and having lunch with my best friend." Namine said smiling. He smiled back. And they had reason to smile. Everything was finally right in their worlds…well, for now.