Identity Crisis
By: Orika
Orika: Alright I'm here for another chapter. I apologize for the lack of updating, but summer vacation is just a few weeks away, so maybe I can update pretty much by then.
Vampire Orika: Back to what you were saying.
Orika: Oh yeah I almost forgot, I would like to give appreciation to all the Readers who have given me a Review and to those who have read it as well and those who are reading this story right now. Anyways a lot of questions were asked, I've answered some of them but who knows what the outcome will be…
Writer's Note:
Italic represents Thoughts
Bold represents Flashbacks
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts…
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Chapter 2: The Check-up Detour
X Naminé X
It was Saturday, the weekends have always been a major break from Naminé's constant worries of always being bullied, but then it was also the day that she must have that session with Tifa. She knows that Cloud is only doing it for her mental health.
Naminé went out of her room, bringing her drawing materials inside a bag and all dressed up as Kairi. Even at her own house she's not allowed to be her self. She went down the stairs and headed for the door when she was stopped by a voice.
"Kairi, dear where are you going?" Naminé's mother asked approaching her.
"Uncle Cloud promised to take me shopping." Naminé lied.
"Alright then…" Naminé's mother said giving her a hug. "But I want you to be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you." She added giving Naminé a kiss on the forehead.
"Yes mother…" Naminé said and left.
Naminé went to the train station and boarded the train heading to Twilight Town. Along the trip thoughts came into her mind.
One thing she likes about being Kairi was that her parents are now paying attention to her. They were giving everything to her. Things they only gave to Kairi back then when she was still alive, but then they were giving it to her because she took Kairi's place for them. They forced her to and to them she will be nothing more than a mere reflection of Kairi.
X Roxas X
Roxas was strolling around town with his skateboard when he saw Kairi coming out of the station. It was early morning… Roxas was a little curious as to why she would be so early in a no class day. He decided to talk to her. He picked up his skateboard and approached her.
"Hey Kairi!!" Roxas called out waving, approaching the auburn haired girl.
X Naminé X
"Hey Kairi!!" Someone called out.
Naminé looked at the source and saw Roxas waving at her approaching.
"Hey good morning…" Roxas greeted.
"G-good mor… ning…" Naminé said shyly.
"Are you going somewhere?" Roxas asked.
Naminé nodded thinking Roxas would leave her alone now.
"Where?" Roxas asked.
Alright maybe not, why does he even bother talking to her? Wouldn't he get into to trouble if his friends catch him talking to her?
"My uncle's place…" Naminé replied walking away.
Naminé thought that Roxas would then leave her be, but how wrong she was. He was following her. She stopped at her tracks and he did the same.
"Don't you have anywhere to go?" Naminé asked not turning around to look at him.
Naminé isn't used of people noticing her since they would always just see Kairi.
"Not really…" Roxas said flatly. "Hey you like sea salt ice cream, right?" He asked.
Did Naminé like sea salt ice cream? As a matter of fact she loves it. She and Kairi would always have some before going home and it was always Kairi's treat.
"I do but…" Naminé said but didn't continue. How does he even know she likes sea salt ice cream?
"What time does your uncle expect you to be there?" Roxas asked.
"Around nine…" Naminé said.
Roxas looked at the time on the clock tower. It was only seven in the morning.
"Great, you still have two hours." Roxas said grabbing her hand. "Come on…" He added and dragged her off.
"Where are you taking me?" Naminé asked.
"You'll see…" Roxas simply said.
Naminé doesn't know where Roxas is taking her but being Hayner's friend probably his off to embarrass her in front of people. It always has been like that and she never did anything, she was used to it.
X Roxas X
Roxas dragged Kairi to the ice cream shop. He bought two sea salt ice creams while Kairi sat waiting at a two person table. He gave her the ice cream. He then sat and started eating his own.
Kairi just stared at the ice cream then looked at Roxas who was busy with his ice cream.
X Naminé X
Naminé looked at the spiked blonde haired boy sitting across from her. She can't believe Roxas just treated her, a sea salt ice cream.
"Why is he doing this?"
"He doesn't even know me…"
"Why?" Naminé asked. "Why are you doing this, you don't even know me." She asked looking at Roxas.
Roxas looked at her but instead of answering her question he just said,
"Your ice cream is melting…"
X Roxas X
"Why?" Kairi asked. "Why are you doing this, you don't even know me." She added.
Roxas looked at Kairi and notice that her ice cream was melting. So instead of answering her question he just simply said,
"Your ice cream is melting…"
Kairi quickly licked the part of the ice cream that was melting.
"Naminé your ice cream is melting." A young Kairi said pointing at Naminé's ice cream.
"Oh…" A young Naminé said quickly licking it.
Kairi just laughed.
It was funny how Roxas would remember. Naminé quickly licking her melting ice cream when he sees her with Kairi at the ice cream store. He couldn't help but chuckle at the memory. He always found Naminé cute at the awkward situation.
"You don't live around here do you?" Roxas asked.
"No…" Kairi said shaking her head.
"Where do you live then?" Roxas asked.
"Radiant Garden…" Kairi said.
"You still live there?" Roxas said. "I thought you moved out, but why are you attending school at Twilight Academy then? Isn't Destiny High a lot closer?" He asked.
X Naminé X
Naminé looked at him. How does he know?
"How did you know that?" Naminé asked.
"How do I know?" Roxas said raising an eye brow. "Because I used to be a student at Destiny High, I was your classmate a couple of times don't you remember me?" He added.
Naminé stopped licking her ice cream her eyes widening.
"Actually I always see you fetch Naminé after class." Roxas said taking another bite on his ice cream.
Roxas used to attend school at Destiny High and most of all he became Kairi's classmate. She's in danger, if he finds out then it's all over. She looked outside then stood up.
"What's wrong?" Roxas asked.
"I better go…" Naminé said. "Thanks for the ice cream." She added and left immediately.
X Roxas X
Roxas watched as Kairi left and was out of sight.
"What'd I say?"
Roxas wondered while licking his ice cream. Just then he heard someone tapping at the glass. He looked at the person on the other side of the glass. It was Olette waving her hand at him.
"So that's why"
He just smiled at Olette. She went inside the shop and approached him.
"What are you doing here alone?" Olette asked.
"No reason…" Roxas said.
X Naminé X
Naminé ran and didn't look back when she was alone in the alleyway; she stopped and was panting from exhaustion.
"He was a student at Destiny High."
"Worst he used to be Kairi's classmate."
Naminé was about to throw the sea salt ice cream at the garbage can when she just remembered.
"Actually I always see you fetch Naminé after class."
"Did he just say Naminé?" Naminé said looking at her sea salt ice cream.
It was weird no one calls her by her name. Students at Destiny High would always refer to her as "Kairi's twin".
"Hey Kair's twin…"
"You're Kairi's twin right?"
No one has ever called her by her name before. No one has even noticed her, but he knows her and has even called her by her name not just "Kairi's twin" or something similar to that.
Naminé then walked heading to Cloud's house while eating her sea salt ice cream, she thought it was a waste if she would just throw it away.
End of Chapter 2
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Orika: How do you like the story so far?
Vampire Orika: Boring…
Orika: Everything's boring to you… Anyways I hope I didn't have all of you confused with using Kairi's name in some twists of the story.
Vampire Orika: You have me so confused Mortal.
Orika: I wasn't asking you! (Ahem) Reviews, reviews please… Give me a review, a suggestion, comments, even flames… Like I said all will be accepted and won't be rejected... Until next time…