Angel in your eyes Chapter 8: One new contact, a kingdom hearts fanfic

Chapter 8: One new contact

Roxas started, but then he eased down a bit. "You mean like, the same things you asked me?" I nodded, then, forgetting he couldn't see me, I said yes. "Pf."

"What?" I asked, a little surprised.

"I was just thinking... about how you're gonna rip those off of me, too!"

"Augh, Roxas! Come on, be serious."

"Okay, okay. Sorry. Starting with the way you look, right?"

"Yeah."

"I can't really break the word down..."

"What word?" I asked, frantically.

"Beautiful." He said, his voice in an air. For a moment, I lost my breath, then slowly, tried to calm myself down. My eyes were wide and my cheeks were pink. I could hardly believe what I'd heard. "Sorry! Sorry. I just... I'm sorry. That kind of slipped out." And I believed him, because he had answered so immediately. "Okay... um..." I didn't really expect him to continue, but he did. Taking me by surprise again. "Your hair is really shiny and stuff. I guess..."

"Wow. That's some real insight you got there, Roxas." I was almost insulted, but then, that was just the kind of description you'd expect from a... boy...

"No, wait! Wait! I can do it better. Okay. Your hair, I guess I didn't really like as much as I thought," And I was about to stand up and kick him, but he continued. "It's the way it compliments your face. Like, it contrasts in a really pretty way when you smile, or when you blush," And my cheeks heated up, a smile playing way across my lips. "And your eyes are... gorgeous. Almost as if they were a cross between the cold ocean, that's relaxing on a hot day, or like..." I could hear his smile through his words. "Or like a sea salt ice. You know," He turned to me a bit. "They're my favorite flavor." I smiled.

"Well, Roxas, it's good to know you like the flavor of my eyes."

"Good. And um... how you act..." I tried to expect the worst... or best... so that nothing could surprise me like it did before. "In as few words as possible, you're the most caring person I've ever met."

"Wow, Roxas. I must say. I'm impressed. This is going much better than your first fatal attempt." He laughed.

"Yeah. I guess. In general... I guess I can pretty much sum it up with..." And then he stopped. For a solid three minutes -at least- he was just silent. "I like you, Namine."

"Well that's good because–"

"I don't think you get it." His tone was intense. "I really like you."

My grip around my legs was loosened, as if all the strength in me had just withered away. My hands fell to my sides and I felt him stand up.

"I'm sorry. You probably think I'm crazy, but oh well. Are you... okay?" I tried to nod, but it became I ended up shaking my head. "Do you–"

"That's stupid." I didn't mean it, but it just came out of me. I tried to stop, but I couldn't. "You don't even know me. How could you like me? I mean..." I finally managed to shut up, but I felt horrible. My cheeks were still a little pink, and I didn't know why, but I was frustrated.

"I'm sorry, again. I know it's dumb, but... do you believe in love at first sight?"

I stood up, a little off balance on my feet. "Do I what?" I almost yelled. "How can that even... I don't... Roxas! I barely even know you and then you go and–" He took a step toward me, I took a step back.

"Namine, I told you it was gonna be stupid. I didn't mean I'm in love with you. Calm down. I only meant that I like you... and it's kind of similar... I really didn't mean to freak you out. I'm sorry." He smiled sweetly. It killed me.

I took in a deep breath. "Roxas, I'm sorry. I know you didn't mean it like that, I just... I didn't expect it." It was quiet. "Wow..."

"This is awkward." He said. It was exactly what I was going to. I looked at him at we laughed a bit.

"Okay so then... still friends?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"For ever and ever." He answered, smiling. I closed the gap between us and hugged him, sort of a thank you for letting it go so quickly. After a while, I felt him place his hands on my back. I smiled, my head resting against his chest, and he lowered his chin placing it on top of my head. I heard him inhale, as if he was going to say something, but then I felt him move forward a bit, knocking us both a little off balance. I looked up at him, removing my hands, and he looked back. I did too, and we saw Hayner, running slowly away, and a frisbee on the ground.

"Wow," We said together. "He's cool." We smiled at each other, and hugged once more, briefly this time.

I looked at my cell phone after he released me, I had felt it vibrate. I read the time. It was about noon. I sighed. "What?" He asked.

"I have to get home."

"This early?"

"My mom wanted me to be home. I'm supposed to meet somebody. Probably just another business guy from where she works. Um... I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Yeah. Sure. Oh wait, can I see your phone for a second?"

"My phone?" He nodded. "Yeah, sure." Puzzled, I handed him my phone, and in a minute, he handed it back. "That's it?" I asked, flipping it open. I looked at the screen.

One new contact.

I clicked yes.

Roxas your new friend-

Home- 555-9643

Cell- 555-4782

I looked up at him, but he was already walking away. "Bye Namine!" He called, without turning back.

"Bye." I said quietly, closing my phone.

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"You mean like, the same things you asked me?" She was silent a while, then she answered yes. "Pf."

"What?" She said. She sounded shocked.

"I was just thinking... about how you're gonna rip those off of me, too!" I joked.

"Augh, Roxas! Come on, be serious."

"Okay, okay. Sorry. Starting with the way you look, right?" I stalled, similar to how she had before.

"Yeah."

I raked my brain trying to think of a better way to say it, but I gave up. "I can't really break the word down..."

"What word?" She asked.

"Beautiful." I said, trying really hard to sound sweet, but not stalker-creepy. She was quiet, and her breathing got louder. Was she mad at me? "Sorry! Sorry. I just... I'm sorry. That kind of slipped out." I lied. I really had wanted her to know. "Okay... um... Your hair is really shiny and stuff. I guess..." I made a face at nothing. How stupid was I? It was the kind of face you would make thinking 'what in the heck kind of an idiot am I looking at?!' except, I was the idiot.

"Wow. That's some real insight you got there, Roxas." I started thinking about what she might be thinking about, considering that the stupidest thing I had ever said just came out of my mouth, directed to the most wonderful girl I'd ever met.

"No, wait! Wait! I can do it better. Okay. Your hair, I guess I didn't really like as much as I thought, it's the way it compliments your face. Like, it contrasts in a really pretty way when you smile, or when you blush," I smiled, knowing she was now blushing and smiling. "And your eyes are... gorgeous. Almost as if they were a cross between the cold ocean, that's relaxing on a hot day, or like..." My voice made it obvious I was smiling, she probably thought I sounded stupid. "Or like a sea salt ice. You know," I turned a little her way. "They're my favorite flavor." I saw her smile out of the corner of my eye and I turned back.

"Well, Roxas, it's good to know you like the flavor of my eyes."

"Good. And um... how you act... In as few words as possible, you're the most caring person I've ever met."

"Wow, Roxas. I must say. I'm impressed. This is going much better than your first fatal attempt." I laughed a little nervously, praying I wouldn't screw up the last one like I knew I would.

"Yeah. I guess. In general... I guess I can pretty much sum it up with..." I paused for a long time. I had to take in several deep breaths to calm myself down. "I like you, Namine."

"Well that's good because–" I cut her off.

"I don't think you get it. I really like you." I said, almost feeling sorry.

I stood up but couldn't look at her.

"I'm sorry. You probably think I'm crazy, but oh well. Are you... okay?" Looking at her to assume her response, I noticed her shaking her head.. "Do you–"

"That's stupid." What I feared most. "You don't even know me. How could you like me? I mean..." She looked mad, but still that infamous blush ate away at her pale skin, and I couldn't know why.

"I'm sorry, again. I know it's dumb, but... do you believe in love at first sight?" I closed my eyes tight for a minute.

She stood up and tripped a little, in anger I guess. "Do I what? How can that even... I don't... Roxas! I barely even know you and then you go and–" I took a step toward her, she took a step back.

She took in a deep breath. "Roxas, I'm sorry. I know you didn't mean it like that, I just... I didn't expect it." She hushed. "Wow..."

"This is awkward." I said shrugging and looking down and to the side. She looked at me and we kinda laughed a little.

"Okay so then... still friends?" She asked, with no reason to doubt the answer.

"For ever and ever." I answered. I was smiling all stupid, I sounded like a bad movie. What was I thinking saying something like– Her arms around me. I felt her embrace all of a sudden. I didn't want to freak her out again, so I waited a while before I hugged her back. Her head was on my chest and I smiled, resting my chin on her head. I opened my mouth to talk, but then something hit me in the back and I fell forward a little, throwing us out of the moment. I looked back and Namine let go of me. I wasn't really surprised to see my idiot of a best friend running -very slowly I might add probably from laughing- away, and his age old frisbee on the grass in front of me.

"Wow," We said together. "He's cool." We smiled at each other, and kind of picked up the hug where we left off, but only for a moment.

I let go of her and she took out her cell phone. I had heard it vibrate, and her face looked disappointed. "What?" I asked.

"I have to get home." She said.

"This early?" It couldn't have been past noon.

"My mom wanted me to be home. I'm supposed to meet somebody. Probably just another business guy from where she works. Um... I'll see you tomorrow?" I smiled at her.

"Yeah. Sure. Oh wait, can I see your phone for a second?"

"My phone?" I nodded. "Yeah, sure." She handed me her phone without argument and I quickly added in my phone numbers and handed her the phone. "That's it?" She opened it and read the information.

While her head was down, I picked up Hayner's frisbee and left, making a sort of 'exit'. "Bye Namine!" I yelled back, without looking in her direction. She didn't respond but I knew that she was thinking about me. I smiled, and turned on my phone, just in case.

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And again, nothing to say.