Roxas sat quietly under a small overhang of rock and sighed as the sun slowly went down. He wasn't out of sight completely, but he already knew that his friends would come looking for him after a while. He just needed to be alone so he could think.

A small rustle of leaves startled Roxas and he jumped to his feet. "Who's there?!" He yelled. Namine peeked her head out from behind a tree.

"Hi Roxas," She said quietly. She was blushing, but so was Roxas, so she didn't mind that much. "I, uh, thought you needed some company over here."

"I'm fine Namine," he muttered in response, his tone cold.

"No Roxas, you're not fine!" She yelled, tears filling her eyes suddenly.

"What?"

"I saw what happened today! You're not fine! You got hurt because of me!"

"You, saw that?"

"I saw and heard all of it!" Namine ran over and almost crushed Roxas with a hug. Roxas, stunned by her sudden hug, held her close. He couldn't think of anything else to do. Namine pulled herself even closer to Roxas and cried hard into his chest.

"Shh, it's ok Namine….It's ok."

"Ok? Ok?!" Namine looked up at him with a heavily tear stained face. "No Roxas, it's not ok! Riku hurt you! I saw what he did to you! He did it because of me! I can't see you get hurt! I can't stand it!"

"Namine calm down!"

"No! No! I won't calm down!"

"Why not?"

"Because I...I…," Namine slowly looked down and then buried her head back into his chest.

"Namine…look at me," Slowly, Namine lifted her face and stared into the caring eyes of Roxas. "It's ok. I was caught off guard by Riku. I won't let him hurt me again, and I won't let him hurt you either, because I know he will try something."

"How will you do that?" She sniffed.

"Well, there seems to be one thing that I have that Riku doesn't."

"What's that?"

"I like you for who you are, not for your body. I like you for your mind, not for your body. And I like you with my heart, not another part of my body." Namine's eyes widened at the words Roxas spoke. Her heart softened and she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you Roxas…"

"Thanks? I don't get it."

"For showing me who I should be with, for showing me that my heart was right."

"Oh that. Well, I still haven't technically asked you out…yet."

"What are you waiting for then?" She chuckled.

"The right moment."

"When do you think that is?"

"It already passed."

"Wait, that means…oh my God!" Namine jumped up and smiled.

"Didn't need to ask you out, we both know what we want."

"Oh Roxas…" Namine sighed lovingly and leaned into him again. This time though she wasn't crying. Roxas bent down and picked her up to her surprise. He sat down and set her down on his lap. He pulled his bag closer to him and opened it, pulling out a sleeping bag. He unzipped it with one hand and laid it over himself and Namine.

"Thanks," Namine said quietly.

"No problem." Namine laid her head on his chest and curled up against him. For a while, they just laid there, holding onto the moment that had just occurred. Namine's hand lightly touched Roxas's and he held it.

"Roxas,"

"Yeah Namine?"

"What are you going to do about Riku?"

"Oh, I'll think of something."

"Can you promise me something?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"Don't get hurt."

"I can't promise that fully Namine. Riku is sure to have his thugs after me, I just know it."

"Well, then can you promise me something else?"

"And that is?"

"That you won't let Riku go out with me."

"That I can promise."

"Thank you." Namine hugged him.

"It's nothing Namine. I promise you that under no circumstance will I allow that scumbag of a kid to ever go out with you."

"Promise?"

"More then anything." He said, stroking her hair softly. She laid against him more, her arms around him and her face on his chest. Her eyes slowly closed, falling asleep to his breathing. She looked up at him, moving her face closer to his.

"Is that from Riku?" she said, touching the band-aid on his face. He nodded. "Oh. Well," She said as she moved up, kissing the spot on his cheek where the band-aid was.

"Na…Namine," Roxas said as he looked at her, his face turning red.

"Roxas," She breathed out, her face coming closer to his, their eyes closing as their lips came closer to each others.

"Aww!" Both Sora and Kairi said simultaneously, which startled both Roxas and Namine and also interrupted their kiss.

"SORA! I'll kill you!" Roxas growled as he got up and bolted towards Sora, leaving Namine and Kairi to stand next to each other, watching their men run around and chase each other.

"You too make such a cute couple," Kairi said, breaking the silence. Namine looked over at her. "Just, take it slow ok? I know you too have known each other for a while, but take things slow."

"Alright Kairi, I can do that." She smiled, watching her new boyfriend slam Sora into the water, dragging him under till he gave up on their fight. Roxas stood triumphantly, looking over at Namine with a smile. She smiled back and waved cutely, happy to have found the person she wanted to be with.

Back on the mainland, a vengeful eye watched the scene unfold through a spyglass, and Riku crushed a glass in his hand. "I told you to stay away from my girl Roxy, and tomorrow you're gonna get it.