A.N.- Sorry if it was a long week, I recently started two new projects, so I'm juggling all three. Big thanks again to KittyKat1217 for the review! Here's Chapter 3 so enjoy:)

TITLE: It's Time (Based of It's Time by Imagine Dragons)

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts

It was early on a Thursday morning and the beaches of Destiny Islands were packed with tourists. There was barely enough space between the towels and chairs to walk. The businesses along the boardwalk were booming and it was rather calm. The smell of the ocean filled the air as the cool island breeze drifted through the air. However, the peaceful summer image was disturbed when a loud crash was heard all along the boardwalk.

"SORA! ROXAS!"

Said boys had knocked a bunch of surf gear off the rack and were doubled over in laughter before their boss came out of the back office. He had tan skin, clearly a native of the island, and he only looked a few years older than the spiky haired duo. Despite his usual relaxed demeanor, his face was red as he took in the sight. "Ah, guys it's only the first week! Try not to scare the tourists away, yeah? And clean that mess up!" He said, throwing his hands up in exasperation and muttering something as he made his way back to the office.

"Sorry Wakka, we'll get right on it!" Sora yelled back before he looked over at his friend, shaking his head. "Man, we really do raise his blood pressure huh?" He said as he started gathering up the thermal surf gear and hanging it up.

Roxas just agreed and followed suit. "Yeah, I mean did you see how red his face got? Namine always tells me he's gonna have heart failure one day." He said with a chuckle. The other half of the dynamic duo looked over at him curiously and he knew he had slipped up.

"You and Namine are awfully close lately." Sora said. Roxas just shrugged it off and headed to the check out counter. "In fact, now that I think about it, I don't know the last time you hung out with someone that wasn't Namine."

"Hey I spent all of Saturday with Axel, remember?" He defended himself. Of course, he had met up with Namine later that night but that wasn't really necessary information right? "Besides, we spend just as much time together as you and Kairi do so what are you implying?" Roxas asked with a shove as he watched his best friend go red. He knew he had successfully avoided the conversation.

"I'm not implying anything." Sora said, surrendering and turning to help the latest customer. Roxas grabbed a whole bunch of wax tins and made his way to the shelves in the back to restock. He and Sora had been best friends almost as long as Kairi and Sora had been. Roxas saw the way Sora cared about Kairi. In fact, he thought you'd have to be blind not to see it. He had talked about it with Namine a lot actually. He didn't think the group would be able to protest if there were two couples instead of just one, but she pointed out that it might really just drive a line down the middle.

He sighed as he finished restocking and made his way to the cashier again, leaning against the check out counter. As busy as the place could get sometimes, Roxas had to admit there were more slow spots than he'd prefer. He and Sora typically shared the morning shift and found ways to entertain themselves.

"Inventory, check. Only a few more hours left and then we can hit up the Paopu Shack." Sora said.

"I don't think you're so eager to go just for the smoothies." Roxas chuckled. Sora blushed again and Roxas sat down with his hands behind his head (a habit he'd picked up from Sora). "So, you looking forward to that party?" He asked.

"Yeah, Kairi's driving us up there. What about you? Are you going with Axel?"

"Nah, I'm actually going with Namine." Roxas admitted.

"Really? You've always gone to Leon's kickoff party with Axel."

"Well, he's bringing this girl Larxene, she's from college. They're in this new thing at Twilight Town University called The Organization. It's like a fraternity or a sorority except it's coed. She's staying with an aunt here this summer, so he's introducing her to everyone." Roxas explained. Even though it was true, he had had plans with Namine long before Axel told him.

"Oh, gotcha." He said. The conversation trailed off as another customer walked in. "Welcome to Surf's Up, need help with anything?"

Sora was happily greeting the latest customers, a trio of girls that were definitely tourists. Roxas saw them obviously trying to flirt with him, hair twirling and what not, but Sora didn't catch on at all. He merely smiled at them, rang them up and sent them on their way, recommending the Paopu Shack a block down in case they needed a refreshment. Roxas just rolled his eyes. Sora never noticed when girls just tried to grasp his interest or attention. They were never successful either because his attention wasn't up for grabs, as was his interest. His attention, well... it was focused on work. As fun as the guy was, he liked having his job and he planned on keeping it. And as far as his interest goes... Kairi was the only girl Sora ever had interest in.

As Roxas made his way outside to update the sales list, he saw a streak of flaxen blonde hair walking towards him. He knew that hair anywhere and he turned to see Namine with a sketch pad in one hand. She was wearing a sheer white dress over her light blue bikini underneath

"Well well, look what we have here." She said with a giggle. Roxas couldn't help but smile back.

"So, what brings you here?" Roxas asked. She was looking up at the blank chalkboard that took up half the front of the store. The other half was a window and Sora was more than likely watching them.

"Um, I just wanted to see you. I decided to come to the beach on my day off, I haven't sketched it in a while." She said longingly, staring off at the sandy shores and cyan waters of the island. She turned back to look at the chalkboard again. "I was gonna visit Kairi too. Are you gonna do something on that?" She asked, pointing to it.

"Yeah, I'm supposed to write the deals we have, they're all on here." He said holding out the paper to her. "Wakka always complains I make it too... boring though." He said with a frown, looking up at the blank board. Namine merely tapped her finger against her chin until her eyes instantly lit up.

"Here, let me see the paper, and give me some chalk. Oh and hold this. Please." She said, handing him the sketchbook and picking up the paper. Her eyes glanced across the words before she put the paper down and reached up on her tiptoes toward the very top of the board. She drew a line of ocean waves in a light blue before she switched to green and yellow, Destiny Island's main colors and wrote 'WAX: 2 FOR 5" and "RENTALS STARTING AT 19.99 PER DAY" in big, curvy letters. She drew lines in both colors on the sides as a border before picking the blue chalk back up and creating another line of waves at the bottom. And of course she just had to add the dolphin because she was that good.

She turned back to Roxas after just five minutes and handed him the chalk. "You're welcome. I'll see you tomorrow, okay? The party?" She said as she headed toward the Paopu Shack.

"Uh yeah. And thanks Nam!" He yelled after her. She just shot him a smile over her shoulder before disappearing in the crowd. He shook his head, smiling too as he walked in. Sora was standing at the counter with a smirk on his face. Roxas just rolled his eyes. "Don't even start dude."

"Yuffie, we're gonna need a triple order!" I yelled back to my coworker who was working the smoothie station as I gave the customer his change and got the Paopu cookie out of the pastry display case. "Here you go, you can pick up the rest of your order over there." I pointed to the pick up counter that was perpendicular to mine and took a moment to readjust our stupid mandated work cap before getting ready to greet the next customer in line when I saw a familiar face and sighed in relief.

"Thank you Lord, I finally get a break." I said, brushing the hair out of my face as I punched in Namine's usual order. "The usual, right?" Namine merely nodded as she reached for the munny she had in her bag. "So what brings you here?" I asked, taking the munny and handing my best friend her receipt.

"It's my day off, why not spend it at the beach? And I visited Roxas so I came to visit you. Besides, who can pass one of these up?" She said as she took her small smoothie. "I'll see you at the party, okay?" She said, moving out of line so the next customer could order.

"Okay!" I yelled as my blond best friend walked out the door and headed for the beach. I was really looking forward to the party, it was practically all I could think about as I greeted another handful of customers. Finally, the rush ended and the shack was left moderately empty, leaving me and Yuffie to talk about the party. Yuffie was a year older than the rest of us, and Leon was a year older than her but the two had always been pretty close, even back when they were in highschool together.

"Are you psyched about the big kickoff or what?" Yuffie asked me, hoisting herself on the counter. "Cuz I know I am. Leon said this is gonna be the best one yet!" She exclaimed. I just laughed.

"Yuff, he always says that."

"And it gets better and better doesn't it? So, who's bringing you up tomorrow night?" She asked with a giggle. I rolled my eyes and started rearranging the gift cards in front of the register.

"I'm actually a designated driver tomorrow, thank you very much. I'm responsible for Sora but I hope it's not like last year." I said with a groan.

"Oh yeah, he and Hayner totally embarrassed themselves. I remember that." She said, recalling the two who had fallen asleep cuddling on the couch. "So, you and Sora still spend lots of time together, huh?" Yuff pressured, more like pried. I rolled my eyes.

"Yes, we do and no, we're not dating."

"But you like him!" Yuffie whined.

"Not so loud!" I whisper-yelled, glancing around the shack to make sure nobody heard. Yes Yuffie was the one and only soul who I had entrusted with my secret. She didn't talk to the others, she only saw them at parties and stuff so I knew I could trust her. And even after I told her, the only reaction she had was to shrug and say 'That's news how?'

"Besides, have you not seen the way that boy looks at you. He'd save the worlds for you. He's probably the type to call you Princess and mushy stuff like that." She said, her face twisting into a funny expression.

"Alright, you're taking it a bit too far. Besides, it's not like we can ever be together." I admitted, taking the cap off and brushing my hand through my hair to let it breathe. This time Yuffie rolled her eyes.

"You and your friends are so weird sometimes. You think you're the only person in your little circle that's got a crush?" Yuffie asked her, swinging her legs back and forth. "I'm telling you, just abolish the stupid rule. You guys made it when you were like 12!"

"And it's kept us together this long hasn't it? Besides, it's not like he likes me back." I said. Yuffie just huffed and shook her head at me.

"You're just in denial, but we'll see at that party tomorrow night." She said with a wink as she jumped off the counter and walked back to the smoothie station. I turned as I heard the door opened and was surprised to see Tidus of all people walk through.

"Hey Kairi, what's up?" He asked as he approached with his hands in his pockets

"Not much, just working. You're lucky, you came right in between the rushes." I said with a smile. "And what are you doing here?" I asked curiously.

"Oh well I was just on my way to Selphie's. She's uh... she's helping me out. You should never show up empty handed and I figured smoothies would be a safe bet. Do you happen to know what she likes?" He asked with a laugh. I merely smiled and yelled back the order to Yuffie.

"I need a regular and another with an extra shot of whipped cream." I called before I turned back to Tidus. "That'll be 6.50" I said. Tidus handed me a 10 and I gave him his change with his receipt. He merely grabbed the drinks and headed towards the door. "And make sure to tell her I said she better not be such a lightweight tomorrow!" I yelled.

"Yeah, yeah I got it." he called back before disappearing out the door.

"Man, I wish I was there to see drunk Selphie." I heard Yuffie say in the back. "She sounds like my nana on Valentine's Day." I burst out laughing as more customers came in. The Paopu Shack was never empty for too long.

"It was a sight to see." I told her before greeting the tourists. "Welcome to the Paopu Shack, what will it be today?"

"Well, aren't you thoughtful." Selphie said as she opened the door and saw Tidus with a tray of smoothies in his hand. He walked in and kicked off his shoes before handing her one. "Paopu smoothie with an extra shot of cream." She eyed him suspiciously before sipping it, and he was exactly right. "Kairi helped me out." He admitted, scratching the back of his neck as he stood there with his drink in one hand.

"Ah. Well come in. We've got work to do." She said, closing the door behind him and leading him into the kitchen.

"So, you look a lot better than you did Saturday." He said teasingly before sitting down across from her. She rolled her eyes.

"Haha, laugh it up. I'm never making that mistake again, especially tomorrow night." She said with a smile. "So, where did you want to start?" She was a firm believer in letting the peer pick the starting point. After all, they were the ones who knew their strengths and weaknesses.

"Well let's see. Math sucked, history was hard, and science just kicked my ass this year." He admitted embarassedly. "But I did great in P.E. So what do you think?"

"Hmmm. Well, I don't think you need help with P.E., and I wouldn't be a good source of help either. Also, maybe we should save science for last since it's the most challenging. So, it's up to math and history." She offered, giving the choice back to him.

"Let's start with math, because I kind of understand it." He decided. Selphie was secretly relieved they were starting with something he had an essential grasp on.

"Okay let's start with some basic factoring. You learned that right?" He nodded and she proceeded to write down some quick equations. She made sure she had a variation, from basic factoring to quadratic formula problems to problems with no choice but to FOIL. "Here, these are a variety of problems. They're from your basic GCF ones to the ones you can't really just factor. If you need help, just ask." She said, handing him the paper and pencil and taking a sip of her delicious drink. She could really get used to this.

"And you just came up with these... off the top of your head?" He asked, looking up at her. She nodded and he just smiled. "Wow. You're really smart." He said before he got to work on the problems. She was glad he couldn't see her blush and she watched as the gears turned in his head and the light clicked on and he'd scribble against the paper madly, trying to get the work out before it got mashed up with something else.

This is what she loved about tutoring. She loved watching the lightbulb go off. She loved watching the process of how the problem went from a mess of numbers and variables to a simple solution. She just felt happy for them as they got something they had been waiting to achieve.

"Speaking of the party, who are you going with?" He asked as he looked up for a second.

"I have no idea. I was probably just going to head up alone. You?"

"I was going to go up alone too. I can give you a ride if you'd like? I mean, it saves gas and takes up less parking space." He suggested

"Hmmm, that's a good idea. Environmentally friendly too. I think I'll take you up on it." She said with a giggle

"Alright, I think I got most of it." He said, showing her the paper. She took one look at it and immediately shook her head, thrusting it right back into his hands.

"Okay, forget the math. You are in serious need of help. Let me teach you how to write your work without having to write sideways."

After about 30 minutes of forcing him to rewrite the problems in an orderly, legible fashion, Selphie was satisfied.

"Okay, tell me why that was important?" Tidus asked, shaking his hand. It was seriously cramping because he had to write his work out not once, but twice.

"Your work was messy. How are you supposed to know where you go wrong if you can't look back and go through the steps." She said simply, uncapping a red pen and reading the problems over.

"But my work was fine!" He insisted.

"No, look at this. See? The answer is wrong. In your old work, you wouldn't know where you went wrong, so you'd have to guess on how to make it right. But here." She paused, pointing at the new version of his work. "It's obvious that you just messed up the sign. You wrote negative in the next step but you got positive when you did your work. See?" She said, pointing it out to him.

"Wow, I never really thought about it like that." He said surprised. "That's smart." He looked up at her and smiled.

"Thanks, but I think you need to try these three problems again. You have a habit of switching signs." She said, giving the paper back to him.

"So, I was thinking we could move on to graphing sine and cosine." She said as he finished correcting the problems.

"Graphing what?"

"Or... maybe not."

After going over the unit circle, working with radians, and working with the Pythagorean theorems (in the form of cosine, sine, and tangent of course) Selphie could tell she had worn him out.

"Alright, I think that's enough for this week." She said laughing,

"Thank God, I'm totally fried." Tidus said, chuckling back as he got up. "Well, I'll pick you up tomorrow, okay? Eight o'clock sound good?" He asked as he headed towards the door.

"Sounds great! Thanks for the smoothie, by the way." Selphie yelled as he walked out the door.

"Anytime Selph." He said, waving a hand over his head before the door closed and Selphie was left to think about the time she had just spent with Tidus. He was fun to be around and easy to help. He was pretty smart too, granted he didn't have straight A's but his father certainly taught him how to be a gentleman. He showed up at her door with smoothies, and her favorite order nonetheless. It's not like she was falling for him, that would be pretty illogical. She was just happy they were becoming friends again.

Her train of thought was interrupted by a knock on the door. She wasn't expecting anyone so she was surprised when she opened the door and saw who was standing on her porch.

"Xion?"

Xion couldn't believe she was here of all places. She didn't have anything against the girl, but they were north and south, black and white, chocolate and vanilla. They were completely different people. But yet here she was, on the porch step of Selphie Tilmitt's house.

"You can do it Xi, just knock on the door. It's not weird, you guys are friends. Besides, she can help with this." She was trying to gather up the courage and finally, she walked up to the door and knocked. It swung open to a surprised Selphie.

"Xion? What are you doing here?" She asked, her voice matching the confusion in her voice. Xion couldn't blame her. She couldn't even remember the last time she had been to Selphie's house

"Uh, Selphie... I need to ask you for a favor." She said, staring at the ground as she felt her cheeks heat up in embarrassment. She should've just listened to Riku, this was a terrible idea.

"Uh, sure. What is it?" Selphie asked, opening the door for the second guest of the day. Xion stepped in before sucking in a deep breath and looking up from the ground.

"I want a makeover."

A.N.- Sorry for the cliffhanger, I just didn't know where to take it after there that would make a good ending. I didn't really like the title, like I couldn't think of a song that was good so I just chose a random good one I don't plan on using later on. And sorry for the wait, I had writers block for a bit, but then I got this idea to introduce the work places and show some other friendship pairings but then I started two other projects and since I didn't get much feedback I didn't really rush. But the next chapter is all thought up I just need to write it out. I'll try and update within the next week! Again, I hope you enjoyed this chapter it was sort of a filler but feedback is always appreciated. Trust me, it may be a bit dull right now but next chapter, things are gonna heat up and it's going to be a LONG one.