Oh wow! Been a while since I updated anything huh? I've had a little writer's block to be perfectly honest.. and I'm not entirely happy with this chapter, but it'll have to do =D The pendant that is mentioned is the pendant Sora finds when he's in Castle Oblivion =D

Chapter Six: Complications

When Sora awoke, it was after eight. Deciding that he could eat later, he took out his homework, mostly just math. After sitting there for a good fifteen minutes just staring at his paper, he sighed and called Namine for help. Nami always helped Sora with his homework, seeing as how she was pretty much a genius in Sora's eyes.

Sora frowned. She didn't pick up on the second ring like she usually did. Don't panic, he thought. She could be busy with.. with.. with what? Slightly panicked, Sora hit the redial button, hoping this time she would answer. After an agonizing four rings, she answered.

"Sora! Sorry I missed your first call, I woke up not too long ago and I just finished eating."

She sounds a little flustered, Sora thought.

"Oh no that's okay, I just, umm.." he was always a little embarrassed when he asked for help.

"Homework again?" Namine laughed softly. "No problem Sora, I'm happy to help you."

Sora began listing all of the problems he was having trouble with, and in no time at all, he had finished.

"Thank you Nami," Sora said.

"You're welcome Sora!" Sora could tell Namine was smiling. Silence followed Namine's statement. A minute passed, then Sora and Namine spoke at the same time.

"Nami, I was wondering-"

"Sora, I've been meaning to ask you-"

Just then, Leon burst into Sora's room.

"What have you been doing this whole time? The game's on!" Leon said.

"Nami, I have to go, I'll see you tomorrow."

"Bye Sora, have a good time."

But he was already gone.

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Namine sighed and set her phone down. Always in a hurry, she thought. Maybe it was for the best that I didn't ask if he ever got those chocolates from

Olette. I would be invading his privacy.

Namine headed back upstairs to her room, intent on asking Kairi for some advice. She just felt really confused, and Kairi always knew how to help. Logging onto her Skype account as Nami Nami Romantic Night (A/N: Yes, a variation of Vocaloid Miki's original song Miki Miki Romantic Night.) she noticed that Kai wasn't on.

"Oh well," she said to herself. Out of routine, Namine grabbed her sketch pad and began drawing. The minutes flew by as Namine added detail to the background and the surrounding scene. Without stopping as to check the time, Namine decided that oil paints would be best to finish her picture. Fetching them from the bag where she kept all of her art supplies, Namine started with a blue for the ocean, mixed other colors until she got the color she wanted for sand, and a yellow for the sun. Next came green for the treetops and surrounding vegetation, and a lighter blue for the ocean and sky. Last came the colors she needed for the two people drawn in the center of the page. Yellow and brown for the hair, a nice peach for the skin, the dress left white, an assortment of black, red, yellow, and white for the other figure. Lastly, blue for the eyes.

Finished, Namine shook her head to come out of the trance like state she assumed while drawing. Looking at her handiwork, her eyes finally fell on the two figures in the center of the artwork. It was Sora and herself, on a beach somewhere. Holding hands.

Nami shook her head again, pinched her arm, and rubbed her eyes, trying to see if what she had drawn was all a dream. It was real.

This can't mean anything, she thought. Me and Sora have held hands before, it doesn't mean anything!

Hurriedly, Namine closed her sketch pad and packed away her art supplies. He can't see that, he can't see it, she chanted in her head. With everything put away neatly, Namine headed to the bathroom for her routine shower.

With the hot water falling all around her, Namine used the alone time to mull over the day's events.

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Sora shut his bedroom door and sighed. Leon had interrupted his conversation with Nami. He didn't get to ask her who she was thinking about taking to Sadies. But then again, maybe it was for the best. He didn't want to know how he'd feel if she was going to ask Riku. Sora blankly looked around his room, trying to keep his thoughts from that subject. His eyes finally landed on the star-shaped pendant Namine had given him when they were kids. Without even thinking, Sora picked it up and turned it over in his hands, remembering the words Nami had said as she handed it to him all those years ago.

"Here Sora, take it! It's a symbol of our friendship, please don't ever lose it, okay?"

Sora clearly saw the smile Namine had worn that day when he accepted her gift.

As he fell asleep that night, pendant clenched tightly in his hand, Sora was unaware that he chanted "I won't ever lose it Nami," over and over again until sleep finally took him entirely.

Ending was kinda.. eh. There was a way I wanted to word it, but I couldn't think of how to do it.. so its like that. D: Once again, please point out any typos and PLEASE review! ^^