Identity Crisis
By: Orika
Orika: Alright things are starting to get up and now… It's time for Naminé's check-up and more on the past of Roxas' secret stalking at her.
Vampire Orika: Hurrah…
Orika: You have no life…
Vampire Orika: What do you expect I'm an Undead…
Orika: Oh yeah that's right…
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts…
Italic: Thoughts
Bold: Flashbacks
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Chapter 3: The Origami Bird
X Roxas X
Seeing Olette was not at Roxas' plan because she has dragged him off to the mall.
"Tell me again why do I have to come with you?" Roxas asked.
"It's lonely shopping alone…" Olette said. "Besides you said you weren't doing anything…" She added.
"I gotta learn how to keep my mouth shut…"
Roxas could escape if only Olette wasn't holding him.
X Naminé X
Naminé reached Cloud's house. She knocked on the door and it was opened by Cloud.
"Good morning… Sorry I'm late…" Naminé said.
"It's alright actually your fifteen minutes early." Cloud said. "You've been somewhere? You're usually hours early…" He added.
Naminé blushed… Cloud smiled.
"Anyways Tifa's already in your room." Cloud said changing the subject. "You better wash your hair and go have that session with her then will go to the mall." He added giving her a towel.
Cloud knows how Naminé wants to be her self; it's just that she's not allowed to back at her house. Naminé nodded, took the towel and went off to the bathroom. She stopped at her tracks when she was about to enter.
"Cloud…" Naminé
X Roxas X
Roxas was waiting outside the fitting room for Olette. She had told him to stay put or else he'll be in big trouble.
"Why do girls take long in fitting clothes?"
"Olette will you hurry up, I'm getting hungry…" Roxas complained.
"In a minute…" Olette said.
Roxas sighed.
"What do you think?" Olette asked.
Roxas looked at Olette. She was wearing a denim mini skirt and an orange tank top. He stared at her for awhile. She smiled knowing that she got his attention.
"It looks fine." Roxas said with less enthusiasm.
Olette frowned, she wanted to hear him say something like, "Wow Olette you look great…" but to her dismay he sounded like he wasn't interested at all. She went inside and changed; when she got out she returned the clothes.
"Aren't you going to buy it?" Roxas asked.
"It doesn't seem to look good." Olette said in a depressing tone.
"But it looks good at you." Roxas said.
"You think so?" Olette asked smiling.
"Yeah it does." Roxas said smiling.
"If you say so then I'll take it." Olette said taking the clothes and heading to the cashier.
Roxas tucked his hand at his pocket and took out a blank piece of paper. He then began folding it, forming a shape.
X Naminé X
Naminé went to her room after she had washed her hair. She went up to her room and saw Tifa seating on the chair beside her bed. She was wearing a pair of glasses, a board with a paper clipped on it at one hand and a pen on the other. There was also a tape recorder at the side table beside the bed.
"Good morning Naminé, lay down and we'll begin." Tifa said smiling.
Naminé nodded and lied down at her bed. She heard the sound of the recorder, knowing that it was beginning to record every sound it will hear.
"Alright Naminé… How have you been this past few days?" Tifa asked. "Is there any problems at school?" She added.
"No…" Naminé lied. She doesn't want Cloud to worry about her; she already caused too much trouble for him.
Tifa looked at her and scribbled something on the paper.
"Alright…" Tifa said. "Let's talk something about your past. Before you took Kairi's identity…" She added.
The words "Took Kairi's identity" stung Naminé's heart. She nodded.
Tifa cleared her throat. "Tell me were you and Kairi close?" She asked.
"Yeah, Kairi was one of the people who cared for me most." Naminé said. "Everyone else think of me as nothing more than Kairi's shadow… Even mother and father..." She added.
"Did you hate Kairi because of that?" Tifa asked.
"No… I never did. Like I said Kairi cared for me." Naminé said. "She would always share everything mother and father gave her." She added sobbing.
Tifa scribbled again on the paper.
"You said Kairi was one of the people who cared for you." Tifa said in which Naminé nodded. "Who are the others?" She asked.
"The other one was Cloud of course." Naminé said. "And there was one more person… I just don't know who it was…" She added.
Tifa scribbled then fixed her glasses. "What do you mean you don't know who it was?" She asked.
"It was back at first grade I forget when… but I would sometimes find origami birds placed at my desk." Naminé said. "Sometimes someone gives it to me saying somebody asked them to give it to me, they wouldn't tell me who. Until the accident happen… So I never really found out who it was." She added.
"Okay so this person is making you feel comfortable?" Tifa said.
"I guess so… I just don't know if he was just doing it for fun." Naminé said.
"How can you say it was a boy?" Tifa asked.
"His hand writing…" Naminé said. "Inside the origami bird was a poem… Each one of it different…" She added.
"I see…" Tifa said writing it down.
X Roxas X
Roxas thank Heaven that Olette decided to stop dragging him in every corner of the mall for awhile. They were now sitting on a bench having sea salt ice cream. He was still holding the origami bird in his hand. She saw it and grabbed it from him.
"Hey that's mine…" Roxas said trying to take it back but Olette wouldn't let him.
"It's very cute Roxas." Olette said. "Where'd you learn how to make this?" She asked.
"Give me that…" Roxas said grabbing the paper from Olette. "From an instruction book on how to make Origami's…" He added licking his ice cream remembering the times when he was practicing to make one of those origami birds and how many papers he had wasted.
There was a young Roxas sitting by the desk; crumpled papers were scattered at the floor.
"No!" Roxas said crumpling another paper and throwing it backwards creating another mess.
Roxas banged his head at the book in front of him.
"I'll never get it right…" Roxas said pouting.
"Roxas dear your bath's ready." A woman's voice said.
"In a minute mom…" Roxas said reaching for the drawer. "Oh sucks… I'm out of paper." He added.
Roxas went out of the room leaving the mess behind.
"Mom…!" Roxas called. "Do you and dad still use the phone book? Can I use it?" He added.
He chuckled… "It did take me days just to get it perfect. But then all the wasted paper was worth while." He added.
"Why so?" Olette asked.
"It made her happy…" Roxas said.
"Her…?" Olette said. "Your talking about a girl?" She added.
"Duh isn't it obvious..." Roxas nodded.
"So who is she?" Olette asked licking her ice cream. "Your girlfriend..?" She added.
"No…" Roxas said which made Olette smile inside. "I had a huge crush on her ever since at first grade or probably you might say I was completely in love…" He added in a daze.
Olette looked down. "But he said had and was that means it was in the past…"
"I was planning to tell her one summer but…" Roxas said looking away, sadness reflected in his eyes.
"She dumped you?" Olette asked, touching his hand.
The statement made Roxas chuckled. "How could she, she didn't even have the chance to hear it."
"I don't wanna talk about it…" Roxas said licking his ice cream.
Olette licked her ice cream.
"You seemed to know Kairi..." Olette said. "I just notice it..." She added to avoid suspicion from him.
"Of course I know her." Roxas said. "It's because she and I used to go to the same school before…" He added.
Olette looked at him.
"You do? Is that why..." Olette said. "You are always against bullying her?" She asked.
"That's not the only reason…"Roxas said. "It isn't right picking on people you know." He added.
Roxas then just remembered how Kairi was back at Destiny High. It suddenly occurred to him the sudden change in her. She was very friendly and cheerful back then which made her popular… Quite the opposite of how Naminé is being quiet and shy all the time, but as of her behavior now, it's more like she was portraying Naminé.
Roxas shook his head, "What am I thinking? It's probably just my imagination…"
X Naminé X
"Alright that would be all for today…" Tifa said. Once again she failed to find out of how Kairi really died. Whenever she and Naminé would get on the topic of Kairi's death, Naminé would then be dead silent. "Naminé I want you to remember… You can tell me everything; I'm here to help you. You can tell me when you're ready, I'm not gonna rush you." She added patting her at the shoulder and then left her room.
"But I don't know when I will be ready."
Naminé reached for her bag and took out her sketch pad. She flipped it to the page of the drawing of her and Kairi together.
"There are some things the world must never know." Naminé whispered as she hugged the sketch pad; tears falling from her eyes. "I'm sorry Kairi… I'm sorry…" She added.
End of Chapter 3
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Orika: Roxas is noticing Naminé's behavior… Sounds trouble.
Vampire Orika: Mortals are always trouble…
Orika: Hey not all the time… By the way the next chapter will be more interesting…
Vampire Orika: And why is that?
Orika: Okay I'll give you a hint. Naminé's going to the mall with Cloud… Nope, not as Kairi but as her self…
Vampire Orika: So what about that?
Orika: You're not paying attention to the story are you?
Vampire Orika: Oh yeah Roxas was at the mall with Olette… So what does it mean?
Orika: You have no life… Wait I already mentioned that, so I'll leave it at that. Reviews, reviews please… Give me a review, suggestion, criticism even flames… All will be accepted and won't be rejected, until next time…