Angel in your eyes Chapter 3: Mis amigos son sus amigos!, a kingdom hearts fanfic

Chapter 3: Mis amigos, son sus amigos

Since Roxas had just said about the nicest thing ever to me, I couldn't help but look at him... differently. It was like envy, and then I guess he noticed, because when his eyes met mine, he blushed and then, like an idiot turned away as fast as he could. "Roxas..." I didn't really know what to say, and it didn't look like I had to say anything, because he started talking again.

"Namine, since you said you don't have any friends, which is completely wrong because you're too sweet, and too nice, and too pretty I want you to meet my friends. And I mean, I think you would really get along with my friends well, because you're nice and they're nice and we're all very nice very happy people. So if you want to give friends a second chance then I think that you should try it with my friends because their really cool and stuff and then..." He was talking really fast, and then suddenly, he stopped, and started going really slow. He was hesitant, and he was shy. "I'd be there... and you'd be there... and we'd be together... with each other... plus my friends... er... your friends. Our friends. If you want..." Then he looked at me, and again took me by surprise. "After all! Mis Amigos, son sus amigos!" He was smiling brightly, and I'll never forget the look in his eyes, it really warmed my heart.

Then I smiled at him, because it's not like I could resist even if I wanted to. "Sure, Roxas. I'd like that." And then his smile got softer, and it made me blush. I bit my lip and kinda looked down into my lap, and I think he guessed how I felt, because he smiled and looked out.

I cast a couple glances his way, my cheeks still warm, and he didn't look back once. He looked really peaceful, sitting there smiling, looking out, the wind kind of blowing his hair. Oh, his hair. I guess I didn't really talk about it much before, did I? Well, as shallow as this sounds, and it's not meant to by the way, Roxas has the best hair– ever. I love the way it makes him look, still innocent, but then, it gives his appearance something else. It partly clouds the sight of his deep cerulean eyes, and it almost has a little spiraling thing going on in the back.

"Well, um... we could go right now if you want."

"What? Right now?" I didn't really expect him to do that, considering, I barely knew him, and now he wanted me to know his friends. It seemed we were moving along a little fast. But... what exactly is it that we were moving toward?

"Well, yeah. But we don't have to if you don't want to. I just thought... because, you know..." And if I'm not mistaken, this time, his cheeks were pink. It was adorable, too. And then I started to wonder, if I... felt... something when I was with him, and I would always blush, was he starting to feel it too?

I plastered a huge smile on my face, just with that thought at hand. "Let's go."

His face instantly brightened, from which I gathered that he and his friends must all be very close. "Really? I mean... cool, let's go." I nodded and stood up, he did, too. "So um... I don't really know where they'll all be, it kinda depends." Just then, his cell phone rang. "Hold on." I nodded, and listened to him argue over the phone. He sighed, and then started to get a little mad. "Dad, come on, I've already been helping for a month! There's only a few more boxes, can't I do it when I get home?" He paused and his face became red. "Well it's not like I wanted mom to leave in the first place!" And he hung up the phone. To this day, I won't forget the look in his eyes. He wouldn't look at me, but I saw. Tears brimmed the edge of his eyes, but he never cried. He looked scared, mad, sad, distracted... I couldn't know what was on his mind, but it worried me. I said nothing, because there was nothing I could say. We walked a while in silence, I stared at Roxas, and I knew he noticed, but he kept his eyes on the ground. Finally, he spoke. "Hey, Namine,"

"Yeah?" I tried to sound enthusiastic, to cheer him up, but my fake smile faded quickly.

He turned up to look at me, and his eyes were fraught with dismay. "You ever miss your parents?" Me eyes widened, and I looked away.

"Yeah. My dad was the one who got me into drawing. He was always sick, and I didn't like it at first, but it was a way for me to be with him, now, it's like all I have of him. I draw him a lot, I never want to forget his face, but I'm beginning to hate myself... I can't remember his smile."

"That's not your fault. I don't really... think I ever knew my dad's smile. He's a little harsh..."

"Is it okay?" I didn't expect him to know what I meant by that, but he did.

"No, it's really not."

"And how... about your mom?"

"Which one?" There was absolutely no feeling in his voice, and I could tell he hadn't wanted me to ask.

"Both." My voice was like a whisper, but he heard it, and he answered.

"My mom... my first mom, I think I already told you, but she loved me more than anything. It was like, I completed her or something, but obviously, I didn't, because she left me behind. My new mom, she's alright. She kind of reminds me of my other mom, always worried about me, and I can tell she means well. She started telling me she loved me, even before she was engaged to my dad. She's already told me more than him. I don't know why he married her, really. She's exactly like my mom, with him, y'know before they started fighting. But..." He smiled a little. "That doesn't bug me at all."

"Have you ever tried to find your mom?"

"I've thought about it. But what can I do? I'm a kid with no money. I have nowhere to look, noone to ask. I know my dad won't tell me anything."

"What about–" He cut me off, and it didn't bug me at all. I really wanted to stop, but I couldn't. I just wanted to empathize so much, maybe get him to like me a little more.

"Hey, it's Hayner!" He was instantly smiling again, I couldn't tell if it was real, but he dropped his sadness. I wish I could do that. I really do envy him, but back to the story. I noted the boy, who he used to always be with, and again that girl in orange. Although, this time, there was another boy with them. He was dressed in blue and red, and he had the biggest smile I had ever seen. "Pence, Olette!" He yelled, supposedly to his other friends, because the three of them ran over.

"Roxas!" The girl yelled, hugging him. I must admit, this didn't make me happy, and I don't know why. I'd like to say it was because he hugged her back, but it didn't look serious. Just like... hugging friends. "Where have you been? I swear we never see you anymore."

He did some weird thing with the first boy, made a fist, and then they hit their arms together. It looked nice, but a little awkward. The second boy just high fived him, then turned to smile at me. "Who's your friend?" He asked. I was almost flattered that he noticed me, although I don't know why. I guess I'm just used to blending in.

"This is Namine." Roxas said, smiling and moving a bit closer to me. It made me a little nervous, but then, I loved it. "I was actually bringing her to meet you guys. Do you know where everyone else is?"

"Yeah, I think they're all at Sora's. Maybe Kairi's. But who knows? And what? You're not gonna introduce us?" He said, playfully jabbing Roxas's arm.

"Oh yeah, huh?" He smiled, embarrassed, it seemed, and told me their names. "This is Hayner, Pence, and Olette." I nodded and smiled. I am a little shy.

"Does she talk?" Hayner asked.

Roxas smiled. "Yeah, she talks. Now, come on, let's go get the others. Namine needs more friends." The four smiled and began to run. I looked around, confused, and Roxas stopped and turned back. "You comin'?" I shrugged, and he smiled big. "Come with me. I'll show you." He walked back over to me and extended his hand, which gratefully, I took.

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When I looked up at her again, she was watching me, and I got all nervous and looked away. "Roxas." She was all quiet, and it sounded really pretty when she said my name. It didn't look like she was gonna talk anymore, so I did.

"Namine, since you said you don't have any friends, which is completely wrong because you're too sweet, and too nice, and too pretty I want you to meet my friends. And I mean, I think you would really get along with my friends well, because you're nice and they're nice and we're all very nice very happy people. So if you want to give friends a second chance then I think that you should try it with my friends because their really cool and stuff and then..." But then I slowed down, noticing I called her pretty... out loud. "I'd be there... and you'd be there... and we'd be together... with each other... plus my friends... er... your friends. Our friends. If you want..." I looked up at her, and tried to change the tense mood. "After all! Mis Amigos, son sus amigos!" I gave her this goofy grin, which I had supposedly picked up from my cousin Sora, dang him, and she smiled at me.

"Sure, Roxas. I'd like that." And then I put on a sweet smile, just for the mood. She looked really cute when she blushed. She bit her lip and avoided looking at me, so I took pity and looked away.

She kept looking at me now and then, and I couldn't help but smile. I knew she thought she was getting away with it. Well, I decided to let her pretend, and then a thought passed my mind. "Well, um... we could go right now if you want." But that freaked her out.

"What? Right now?" In complete honesty, her shooting me down like that, really embarrassed me, I didn't really know what to say. She obviously thought I was going too fast for her, and that worried me. But what caught my thought, what did she think I was trying to move toward? I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks, and I was in kind of a panic. I didn't want her to think I was being forward, but I really wanted the setting between us to be more comfortable. If she was friends with my friends, I would see her a lot.

"Well yeah. But we don't have to if you don't want to. I just thought... because, you know..." She noticed my blush, I got that far, but she looked blank, like she was thinking about something. I thought for sure she thought I was pathetic, liking her already.

So then, she kind of surprised me, but hey, I love surprises. She gets this huge smile on her face and says, "Let's go."

That made me really happy and I knew that, even if it wasn't how I wanted it, she wanted to be with me, too. "Really? I mean... cool, let's go." She nodded and stood up, and I did the same. "So um..." I started thinking. With as many people as I hang out with where would I look to find them all? "I don't really know where they'll all be, it kinda depends." And then, my cell phone rang. I answered, much to my regret, and found myself in a conversation with my father. My very angry father. I kinda blew up at him, but he was flipping out. Finally he just went overboard. He mentioned my mom. My real mom. So I yelled at him, and I hung up. I know I made Namine uncomfortable, but my mom. I hated to think about her, she was my best thought. She was the pain I couldn't help but cherish, and I almost cried. But I knew that I couldn't. "Hey, Namine,"

Let me throw it out there and say she sucks at faking happy, but that almost makes it better. "Yeah?" She was trying so hard, just that made me feel better. Even if it didn't help directly, it was nice to know she cared about my feelings.

I looked at her and she frowned, no doubt because of the look on my face. "You ever miss your parents?" She looked away, and I knew I shouldn't have started the conversation.

"That's not your fault. I don't really... think I ever knew my dad's smile. He's a little harsh..."

"Is it okay?" She sounded like my mom. Both... my moms.

"No, it's really not."

"And how... about you mom?"

"Which one?" I was always solemn on the topic. Both were my mother, both were not. My mother wouldn't have left me, but she can't be replaced. My mother isn't a woman who just comes into my life, but she loves me unconditionally.

"Both." I barely heard her.

"Have you ever tried to find your mom?"

"I've thought about it. But what can I do? I'm a kid with no money. I have nowhere to look, noone to ask. I know my dad won't tell me anything."

"What about–" I cut her off, and I felt kinda bad afterwards. I really wanted her to stop, but I couldn't say it. I just liked her so much.

"Hey, it's Hayner!" I said, trying my best to fake a smile again. That was when I noticed the other two."Pence, Olette!" I yelled, they ran over.

"Roxas!" Olette yelled, and she hugged me. I hugged her too, to spite Hayner, but Namine didn't look too happy. "Where have you been? I swear we never see you anymore."

I greeted Hayner the usual way, Pence, too. "Who's your friend?" He asked, and Namine's expression changed.

"This is Namine." I said, smiling and scooting closer to her, I don't think she minded, but I couldn't help myself. "I was actually bringing her to meet you guys. Do you know where everyone else is?"

"Yeah, I think they're all at Sora's. Maybe Kairi's. But who knows? And what? You're not gonna introduce us?" Hayner joked, hitting me, like usual.

"Oh yeah, huh?" I smiled, kinda awkward, realizing I had forgotten to mention three of my best friends. "This is Hayner, Pence, and Olette." All she did was nod, but then, she's a little shy.

"Does she talk?" Hayner asked, urging her on.

I smiled, she'll have to warm up to them. "Yeah, she talks. Now, come on, let's go get the others. Namine needs more friends." We all started to run in the direction of Sora's house, but then I turned back, because Namine hadn't followed. "You comin'?" She shrugged, and I just had to smile. "Come with me. I'll show you." I walked back over to her and offered my hand. Much to my pleasure, she took it.

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Chapter three is up! Things are moving along quite nicely for our little couple, aren't they?