Identity Crisis
By: Orika
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts but at least I own the plot...
Italic: Thoughts
Bold: Flashbacks
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Chapter 7: Commotion at the Academy Part 1
X Naminé X
Naminé was preparing to go to school. She had her hair dyed, wore her school uniform and had her bag ready.
Naminé closed her dresser but when she did, the mirror on her dresser reflected a person sitting on her bed. Someone she hasn't seen for a long time. At the reflection: there on the bed Kairi sat wearing the school uniform of Destiny High.
Naminé quickly looked back but no one was there, then she looked at the mirror again but the reflection was gone.
"I must be imagining things..." Naminé said.
Naminé grabbed her bag and left the house. While at the train she got into thinking.
"But didn't the same thing happen yesterday at the bathroom..."
"You know crying won't solve anything."
"That voice was definitely Kairi's, no mistaking it."
Naminé looked outside the window of the train.
"Naminé..."
"That was definitely Kairi." Naminé mumbled. "What does it mean?" She asked to no one in particular.
The train reached the station and Naminé left. When she got outside the station, she saw Roxas standing outside. He waved at her and she waved back.
"Good morning..." Roxas said.
"Good morning." Naminé greeted back. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Nothing really..." Roxas said looking away. "Okay so uh, the reason I'm here is because I had some trouble with our homework. Can you help me?" He said blushing from embarrassment.
Naminé giggled.
"Okay I'll help you." Naminé said.
"Yes, let's hurry to school then." Roxas said taking Naminé's hand and they ran off.
When they reached school they immediately headed to the roof top. They both sat as Roxas took out his homework and Naminé started checking it.
"Oh I see the problem." Naminé said. "It's this one." She said teaching Roxas how to solve the problem.
X Roxas X
Roxas paid attention as Kairi taught him how the assignment is done.
"Oh I see..." Roxas said as he changes the answers to his assignment. "Finished finally. Thanks a lot Kairi your heaven sent." He said.
Roxas then noticed that Kairi was in a daze.
"Kairi what's wrong?" Roxas asked.
X Naminé X
Naminé snapped out of her thoughts.
"Oh nothing really..." Naminé said.
"Come on you can tell me." Roxas said.
Naminé remained quiet.
"It's alright to tell him." A voice from Naminé's head said. "You know you wanted to." Somehow the voice seems very familiar but she couldn't tell.
"Well... Something is happening around me lately." Naminé said.
"Something happening..?" Roxas said in confusion. "You mean the bullying?" He asked.
Naminé shook her head.
"No not that. Lately I've been seeing her." Naminé said. "Just this morning in the mirror I saw her sitting on my bed but when I looked back no one was there, and when I stared back at the mirror she was gone." She said.
"Her, you don't mean..." Roxas said.
"I wonder if I'm just imagining things." Naminé said. "If not then why? Why is it happening?" She said.
"Well I can't help you there." Roxas said. "Maybe you know the reason why but you just don't want to admit that you know." He said.
"Maybe your right..." Naminé said looking at the sky. "It's been three years but... It's as if it was just yesterday." She said.
"Anything could happen at any time." Roxas said.
Naminé agreed, she knew that when Kairi died.
"I'm sorry I'm just thinking too much…" Naminé said.
X Roxas X
The bell then rang signalling classes are about to start.
"Oh it's that time already." Roxas said. "Come on let's go then." He said standing up.
"You can go on ahead." Kairi said.
"No let's go together." Roxas said.
"Umm… I'm sorry but I'm not really comfortable walking with someone." Kairi said.
"It'll be fine." Roxas said smiling.
Kairi then smiled.
"Okay then… If you say so..."Kairi said.
X Naminé X
Roxas and Naminé walked together heading to their class. As they passed the halls, students were staring at them. Naminé didn't feel comfortable but when she looked at Roxas he seemed to be calm and didn't care. So she just went on lowering her head until they reached the class.
At every class she had she could feel the stares they were giving her. When lunch came, students went out but gossiping looking at Naminé before they leave the room. She just sighed; things were going bad to worst.
"Don't mind them, they'll stop soon enough." Roxas said.
"It's the same everyday so I'm used to it." Naminé said fixing her things.
"Thanks for the help on the homework again." Roxas said.
"You said that twice." Naminé said standing from her sit.
"So let's go eat." Roxas said.
"Eat… Well…" Naminé said thinking. "I have to get something on my locker first." She said.
They walked out of the classroom.
"Then I'll go with you." Roxas said.
"No, that's okay. You must be hungry." Naminé said. "Why don't you go on ahead?" She said.
"Don't worry I can wait." Roxas said.
"No I'll be fine really." Naminé said.
"Okay if you say so." Roxas said. "I'll see you then." He said and went off.
Somehow Naminé did want Roxas to go with her but then. Seeing at how students would react not to mention throw dagger stares at her, she just can't be seen walking with him.
Naminé went to her locker, switch the combination and was about to open it but she can't. It seems to be jammed. She tried jiggling it. She didn't notice that the students were watching her.
"Look at her go." Olette said.
"She didn't even notice anything." Selphie said.
Olette, Larxene, Selphie and Rikku were watching as Naminé continues to jiggle her locker. They were watching her because on top of her locker there was a bucket of water they set up earlier, and every time Naminé jiggles her locker the bucket would move because of the vibration.
Naminé jiggled the locker door as hard as she could and that's when the bucket moved to the edge and fell on her. She gasped and stepped back but then the floor was slippery because it was wet, she slipped and fell. Olette and the other students were laughing at her.
"Did you see that?" Olette said. "She looks so stupid." She said.
Naminé looked at the students and then looked on the floor. Their laughter didn't matter but when she saw her reflection on the water tears began forming in her eyes. Part of her hair began to lose its dye returning to its original colour, she began to sob and ran away from the students. The sound of her cry echoed on the halls.
The students ceased their laughter when they heard her crying and began whispering.
"She never cried before." Larxene said.
"Olette do you think she's gonna be okay?" Rikku asked.
"Of course she'll be." Olette said unsure of what she said.
"If the teachers find out we'll be in trouble." Selphie said.
X Roxas X
Roxas was at the cafeteria buying his lunch. When he was done paying he left the counter and walked. He passed by Seifer's table which was near the door of the canteen.
"Hey BHK I've heard you were hanging out with the red head freak." Seifer said.
"Kairi is not a red head freak Seifer." Roxas said. "And leave her alone will you, she never did anything to you." He said.
"Oh are we being protective now are we." Seifer said.
Roxas glared at him. Seifer and his gang were laughing suddenly someone knocked down Seifer's drink on the table in which it fell to his pants. The Rai and Fuu gasped as Seifer quickly stood up before anymore liquid falls on his pants. The students fell silent and looked at the seen. Roxas was looking at the person who spilled Seifer's drink and he was shock to see who it was.
"Crap! Watch it will ya." Seifer said looking at the person.
"Ooops my bad, maybe next time I should say it and not spill it."
It was Kairi but somehow she looked different. She was wearing a different uniform in which Roxas recognized in which school it belonged: Destiny High.
"You did that on purpose…" Seifer said.
"Me..? I don't think so…" Kairi said.
"Who do you think you are?" Seifer said.
"Me… I'm Kairi Sakura the one and only…" Kairi said smiling.
The students gasp at what Kairi said and began whispering. She looked really different not to mention her attitude has changed. She went out of the cafeteria and Roxas followed her out confused
"Kairi…" Roxas said.
Kairi turned around and looked at Roxas and smiled.
"Hey Roxas it's been awhile." Kairi said. "The last time I saw you, was at the last day of school before we went to Destiny Islands for vacation." She said.
Roxas was confused.
"What is she talking about?"
"I just saw you at class you said you were going to the locker." Roxas said.
"That wasn't me, Roxas." Kairi said.
"What?" Roxas said even more confused.
"I haven't been around since the accident." Kairi said.
"The accident…" Roxas said thinking.
Roxas could only think of one accident that Kairi mentioned but that was three years ago and he just seen her during class.
"The girls' bathroom at the end of the hall from the locker area…" Kairi said taking Roxas attention.
"The girl's bathroom..?" Roxas said.
"She locked herself there again." Kairi said sighing and shook her head.
"Roxas..!" Somebody yelled from behind.
Roxas looked behind it was Pence and Hayner running. He turned around. Pence and Hayner stopped in front of him and catching their breath from exhaustion.
"What's wrong?" Roxas said.
"Olette and the other girls set a trap for Kairi. A bucket of water fell on her." Pence said.
"What?" Roxas said couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Now she locked herself at the girl's bathroom and they could hear her crying inside." Hayner said. "Everyone panicked and gathered there." He said
"What are you talking about?" Roxas said. "Kairi is just right--" He said turning around to look at Kairi but she was gone.
"She locked herself there again."
Roxas immediately ran heading to the locker area with Hayner and Pence behind him. When he got to the area students were crowding the place whispering.
"Excuse me coming through." Roxas said sneaking in until he got to the front.
Olette, Rikku, Larxene and Selphie were in front. A voice of a girl crying could be heard inside.
Roxas tried to open the door but it was locked. He looked at Olette who just looked away.
"What did you do this time?" Roxas said glaring at her.
Hayner, Pence and the other students looked at Olette.
"It was just a joke." Olette said.
"A joke… Olette your very smart to know which is a joke from not." Roxas said and turn back at the door.
X Naminé X
Naminé was there sitting on the floor, leaning against the wall crying. She didn't cry because of their little joke at her, it was because the dye of her hair has faded and it was now blonde… And far more she was soaking wet, she can't go out looking like that.
Someone was knocking at the door.
"Kairi open the door." It was Roxas.
X Roxas X
The crying has subsided.
"No… I'm sorry." Kairi said still not opening the door. "I'm not feeling well right now. I don't think I can attend the afternoon classes." She said.
"Then I'll take you to the clinic. Just open this door." Roxas said turning the door knob.
"I'll be fine just go I'll come out later." Kairi said.
Roxas kept on turning the door but no use.
"Hey somebody call the guard." Roxas said.
"Right…" Pence said and went off.
Roxas tried convincing Kairi to open the door until the guard along with Yuffie who heard the commotion.
"Kairi please open the door." Yuffie said.
"No..!" Kairi said.
"That's it unlocked the door." Yuffie said.
X Naminé X
Naminé was still sitting on the floor, leaning on the wall when she heard the door knob turning.
"I'm not going out…"
Then she heard the sound of keys. Well she did hear Ms. Yuffie outside. Naminé began to panic, the dye of her hair has faded completely, she can't let herself be seen especially Roxas.
Naminé was to occupied she didn't notice the vase that was on a stand behind her.
Orika: What the heck is a vase doing inside a bathroom? I know there's no way, people put vases in the bathrooms for decoration but I have to do this so please bear with me.
She accidentally knocked the stand and the vase fell and shattered on the floor. She kneeled and tried to clean it up.
"Kairi what are you doing in there?" It was Yuffie's voice.
Naminé got her palm cut by a fragment. Blood came out from the cut and fell on the floor were the fragments of the vase laid. She looked around and saw the window. She grabbed her bag, climbed on the stand and reached for the window. It was quite difficult since she was only using one hand to climb.
X Roxas X
More students were gathering and Roxas was getting worried by the minute. Suddenly they heard a noise inside, the sound of shattered glass. Everyone panicked; they were frightened of what Kairi might be doing inside.
"Do you think she break the mirror and slashed herself?" One student said.
"Kairi what are you doing in there?" Yuffie yelled but still no response.
"Unlock the door." Roxas said to the guard.
"I'm trying…" The guard said panicking.
After a few more minutes, the guard finally found the key and unlocked the door; he quickly opened it and went inside.
"Kairi…" Yuffie said going inside.
"She's not here…" The guard said looking at the vase that was broken. "Oh my goodness, there's traces of blood in here." He said.
"But where is she?" Yuffie yelled practically she was going crazy.
Then Roxas noticed one window that was opened.
"She went out the window."
Roxas ran out of the crowd not carrying if he's pushing someone. He got to the halls when he made a turn to the corner he bumped to someone and they fell on the floor, whoever he bumped into was on top of him and the impact on the floor was pretty hard for Roxas that his sight began to spin around.
"Roxas are you alright?" It was Kairi's voice.
"Kairi…" Roxas said trying to get his sight clear but it was no use, he was too dizzy to concentrate but at that moment he saw something different.
Even though his sight was spinning around, it wasn't Kairi that he was certain because her hair wasn't auburn it was blonde.
"Naminé…" Roxas said and fainted.
X Normal X
And the commotion at the Academy went on for hours as everyone even the students went looking for Kairi until they received a call from Cloud saying that she was at home.
The Principal kept apologizing to Cloud about the incident and asked if she was alright in which Cloud said she was fine.
The students then were dismissed early because of what happened. They were still talking about Kairi. What they didn't know was that she was still on school grounds but then there was no way they could even recognize her… Well that is if they'd paid attention to the blonde haired girl that was running out of school.
End of Chapter 7
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Orika: Whew longest one I've made not to mention it was only part one…
Vampire Orika: You've put weird events in it…
Orika: Well my imagination is not working right…Anyways the havoc has started and there will be more on the next chapter. Kairi has began making her appearance, what does it mean?
Vampire Orika: Mortal…
Orika: Anyways I know there are a lot of questions like what happened to Roxas. It'll be revealed at the next chapter so review please… Until next time…