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Chapter 2.
A Little Insight.
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(NAMINE)
Namine waited. And waited. But it didn't seem as though Kairi was coming back. Namine thought back and remembered that Kairi hadn't exactly said that she would be back, but it still would have been nice to hear a "bye" at least.
Namine sighed and finally put her clothes away. Although there wasn't any way that her clothes would fill up both the closet and dresser, she didn't want Kairi to know that. So she made sure to spread her clothes out. The piles were low, but if Kairi didn't look too closely, maybe she wouldn't notice. As long as each drawer had something in it.
Namine waited another five minutes, just to make sure. Yeah, Kairi wasn't coming back. Sighing, Namine left the room, making sure to lock the door on her way out, and headed back towards the main lobby of the girl dorms. There was Selphie, lounged on the couch.
"Selphie, did you meet your roommate?" Namine asked, daintily taking a seat next to her friend.
"No, she already went to class," Selphie replied, sitting up a little more. She looked worried though. "But she seems like a huh-UGE bookworm! There were books everywhere!" Selphie exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air. She sighed and then cupped her chin in her hands, resting her elbows on her knees. "How about you?"
Namine bit her lip. "Well, yeah, she was there… She's pretty nice. Her name's Kairi. And she's, uh, pretty rich. Really pretty, I guess."
"That sucks," Selphie said bluntly.
Namine turned her head towards the brunette. "How so?" she questioned, cocking her head to the side.
"Well, she's probably a cheerleader. That's annoying in itself. And you said rich? Whoa, snob alert! Pretty… Well, at least you have that going for you, too."
Namine was silent. "Wooow, Selph."
Suddenly Wakka bursted into the building. "What the heck are we waiting for, guys? Orichalcum awaits!" He had made, I guess you could say, a dramatic entrance. His voice was loud, his arm pointing towards the door.
Selphie got up and smacked Wakka across the head. "You're an idiot." She walked out, with Wakka following, rubbing his head and mumbling something along the lines, "Just trying to have fun."
Namine giggled and rolled her eyes. How she loved her friends.
The rest of the guys were waiting outside. Sora had approached Selphie and was talking to her, and Tidus was busy climbing a tree. Namine laughed and ran up to the tree, yanking on Tidus' foot.
"Ow!" Tidus exclaimed before slipping from the tree and landing back on his feet.
"A little early to get in trouble, isn't it, Tidus?" Namine questioned, putting her hands on her hips but smiling.
"Hey, a little head start wouldn't hurt," he replied before sticking his tongue out at her.
Sora walked over and slapped his arm around Namine's shoulder. "So, are we gonna start walking or not?" Namine laughed and pushed him away.
"Yeah, let's go to Elixir Square first!" Selphie exclaimed, pushing her forward with a map in hand. "That's where all the shopping needs are!"
(KAIRI)
What could Kairi say? Today had just been a normal day. Same classes, same teachers, same lunch, same people. A buzz was going around about five new students at Orichalcum. Three boys and two girls. Kairi knew one of the girls was her roommate, her former best friend. She wondered if perhaps one of the boys was…
"Kairi, would you wait UP?" Rikku shouted, pushing her way through the throng of people in the crowded hallway. Kairi groaned. How she hated her friends.
"Rikku, if you can't keep up, then you're not fit to walk with me," Kairi replied in a loud tone. Kairi glanced back and saw Rikku now just standing back, a pouting look on her face.
Kairi kept marching, past all the lockers, past all the people that didn't matter. She continued until she was out of the school.
"Hey, babe," Riku said, slinging his arm around the redhead. When his greeting met no reply, Riku said, "Hey, answer, please?" His grip on her tightened. "There are people watching," he added in a lower tone, his teeth practically clenched.
Kairi rolled her eyes and grabbed Riku's hand. After closing her eyes for a second, she put on a big smile and looked at her boyfriend. "Hi, sweetie."
Riku led Kairi down to the picnic tables and sat the both of them down. After glancing around the area, making sure no one was in ear shot, he whispered in a tense tone, "What exactly is your problem lately?"
Kairi sucked her bottom lip, making a little 'pop' sound. "What do you mean, honey?"
"That, Kairi, that!" Riku replied, pounding his fist on the tabletop. Kairi didn't flinch.
"Well, to be frank, Riku, you're getting a little annoying. A little too pompous for my taste."
"Sorry, Princess, that's how it is. Things aren't exactly gonna change, so I need you to pull your little PMS act together. Gossip's like freaking wildfire."
Kairi knew she was better than this. Or, at least she knew she could be better than this. But… Riku was a big part of her popularity. And with cheerleading season over, there wasn't anything else that could support her. Although Kairi had built quite a bit of a reputation over the years, she just wouldn't be seen as an icon anymore. She would be seen with flaws, and people didn't take to worshiping people with flaws. Plus, Riku was never without a girlfriend. Whoever he chose next would instantly fill her spot. And who would that be? Rikku? Yuffie? Kairi thought she would rather be fat than see one of them higher on the popularity scale than her.
Kairi held down her puke as she hissed, "Fine." She gathered up her things and stood up from the table. "Now are you gonna walk me home or not?" she asked, putting on another fake smile.
Riku smirked but stood up from the table and led the way to the girls' dorm.
(NAMINE)
"Sora, shut up! I really thought that this place would have a mall!" Selphie whined while Sora chuckled remembering Selphie's face when she found out the 'bad news.'
The day had been fun, Namine wasn't going to lie. There were no students about, so her and her friends were able to romp and play as they pleased. They had discovered the locations of all the future places that they were sure to visit and hang out at, including some places that would come in handy like the infirmary and market. However, they had stayed out way past the actual school day had ended, and it was actually pretty close to the school's curfew, which was 10:00 on school nights.
Namine yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Oof!" she exclaimed as she tripped over her own feet. She was pulled back up by strong, firm hands. Any of the guys, she knew.
"Whoa, watch it Nam, it's not even the first day yet!" Sora said, moving around to give Namine a piggyback ride.
Namine giggled and jumped onto Sora's back, wrapping her arms around his neck. Sora gripped her legs and then took off at a jolt. Namine could hear Selphie's voice complaining, "Why don't you guys ever give ME rides?" and an answer from Tidus stating that Selphie's arrogance was a little too heavy.
Soon, Sora slowed to a walk, but kept Namine on his back. There were almost to the girls' dorm. "Hey, Sora?" Namine said, looking down into Sora's chocolate spikes. She could feel a blush coming on.
"Yeah, Namine?"
"Well, I was just wondering… Are you nervous about tomorrow?" She practically mumbled the last few words, she wondered if Sora heard them.
Sora chuckled. "Why would I be?"
Namine sighed and said quietly, "I don't know…"
Sora felt the mood and sighed as well. "Aw, Nam, don't be scared! Some new people, big deal! They're gonna love you. Well, not as much as me, but DEFINITELY more than Tidus!"
Namine could hear his smile. "You don't know that," Namine said stubbornly. "They'll probably all hate me. Or worse. Ignore me like they did at Destiny Islands."
"Namine, the only reason they 'ignored' you was because you never talked, you never participated, you hardly noticed your own existence." Namine fake coughed. "Gah, what I'm trying to say, Namine, is that you only have a need to be scared if you intend to do that all over again."
By that time, the dorms had been reached. Namine didn't say a word as she climbed off of Sora's back. When Namine still didn't say anything to Sora, Sora instead said, "Night, Namine."
Namine turned around and looked at Sora, seriously intending to stick her tongue out at him for embarrassing her. But he the sweetest, gentlest, most impossible-to-be-mad-at smile on, and she couldn't help but return it to her best friend and wave goodbye.