Identity Crisis
By: Orika
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts...
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Chapter 9: The Truth behind the Masked Lies
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Roxas hasn't been his self ever since the incident. A week has passed and students go on their daily routine as if nothing has happened, for Olette's actions she and the others who were involved got suspended for two weeks.
As for Kairi or so to say Naminé has been avoiding him or maybe he was doing the same: They were both avoiding each other. She still has her hair auburn
Roxas didn't know how to approach her after finding out that she wasn't really dead. Whenever they would run to each other at the halls or at the classroom, the memory at the infirmary replayed in his mind.
X Roxas X
Roxas walked pass the clinic when suddenly.
"Oh Roxas can you come in for a minute..." Aerith called. "It won't take long." She said.
Roxas went inside the clinic. Aerith was shuffling something by the cabinet.
"The girl who was with you last week left this." Aerith said showing the uniform and the sketch pad. "I was waiting for her but she never returned. If I remember she was a friend of yours, right?" She said.
"A friend of mine huh..." Roxas thought. "So you want me to give it to her?" He asked.
"Well, if you're not that too busy or better yet you could just tell her to come here and claim it." Aerith suggested.
Roxas was thinking. It was a chance to talk to Naminé, they've been avoiding each other and there was no way he could just come up to her and talk after what happened. At least he'll have a reason to talk to her.
"Sure I can give it to her myself. I did want to ask her something." Roxas said.
"Great then I'll just put this in a plastic bag." Aerith said getting a plastic bag.
"I'll give it to her after her last class." Roxas thought.
Classes then resumed, Roxas was fidgeting with his pencil as he looked at the writings he scribbled on the note book.
It says: "Hey you left this at the clinic and Ms. Aerith asked me to give it to you. Can we talk..?"
Roxas looked behind him. Naminé was there writing something on her note book, when she looked up, he saw her glance his way. He quickly turned his head around and flipped his notebook to an empty page as the teacher walked his way.
Dismissal time...
Roxas headed to the lockers along with Hayner and Pence.
"Things have quieted down a little." Hayner said. "Hey Roxas how about we visit Olette again, she might be lonely right now." He said.
"Sorry not today I have something to do after school." Roxas said.
"Bummer alright it's just you and me Pence." Hayner said.
"Say hi to Olette for me." Roxas said.
Roxas then looked over at Naminé's locker, she wasn't there yet. He waited until almost all students were gone.
"Maybe she isn't gonna come after all." Roxas thought as he sighed.
Roxas was about to leave when he heard footsteps. He looked back and there he saw Naminé opening her locker.
"She's waiting everyone to leave before she-..." Roxas mumbled and walked closer.
X Naminé X
Naminé was putting things on her locker. Ever since the accident she couldn't find her sketch pad. She couldn't remember where she last put it. She closed her locker and set it to 0. She then turned around and saw Roxas standing.
"Uh..." Roxas said. "Can we talk?" He said.
Naminé was silent she didn't know what to say, she thought he was mad the reason he was avoiding her. She managed to give him a nod.
"How about we head over at the playground?" Roxas asked.
"Sounds good..." Naminé said.
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And they got out of campus grounds and headed to the playground. They were both quiet as they made their way. No words spoken.
Naminé sat at a swing while Roxas just stood.
"Come on say something..." Roxas' mind screamed.
"Oh yeah you forgot this at the clinic. Ms. Aerith asked me to give it to you." Roxas said.
Naminé looked at the bag.
"Oh so that's where I left it. I've forgotten about it, thanks..." Naminé said then there was a pause. "Aren't you gonna ask?" She asked.
Roxas nodded and said; "About what?"
"You know..." Naminé said then fell into silence. "Never mind..." She said as she stood up from the swing.
"She's leaving say something!" Roxas mind screamed. "How did all of this happen?" He asked unsure of what he really wants to know.
A lot of questions has been flooding Roxas mind but he couldn't choose which to ask first.
"I know you're mad, it's natural after all, you believed I've been dead all this time." Naminé said. "I can't blame you if you hate me." She said.
"I don't..." Roxas said. He approached Naminé and held her shoulders. "But I want to know why? Why did you hide yourself and pretend to be Kairi?" He said.
"I don't really know. At first I did it because they asked me too or rather to say they forced me." Naminé said shaking her head tears fell on her eyes. "Maybe it's because I blamed myself for what happened to her." She said.
"So then Kairi was the one who really died." Roxas said.
"Yes..." Naminé said softly recalling the events that day. "It was that night..." She said.
"Kairi it's getting really dark." A twelve year old Naminé said. "We should have brought a flashlight." She said.
Twelve year olds Naminé and Kairi were walking on the dark road, heading back at hotel, each carrying grocery bags.
"It's okay I can see the light of the hotel from here." Kairi said as they continued to walk.
"They really should put up lights here." Naminé said. "Somebody might get an accident." She finished.
The hotel was just across the street.
"Come on let's go." Kairi said crossing without even looking for signs of cars and reached the other side.
"Kairi you should look before you cross." Naminé said.
"Come on there aren't any cars around." Kairi said. "Hurry up Naminé." She said waving her hand.
"Coming..." Naminé said looking first.
There were no signs of cars. Naminé then started to cross when suddenly she saw a blinding light.
"Naminé look out!"
Naminé was now sitting on the swing again and Roxas sat on the other.
"The next thing I know... Kairi was on the ground blood flowing out of her body." Naminé said crying. "I was the one who was supposed to be dead not her. I was the one who was supposed to be run over... If only she didn't push me out of the way, she would've still been..." She said.
"Stop it!" Roxas said furious as he stood up. "What happened wasn't your fault it was an accident and your parents did this to you? How could day?!" He said taking hold of Naminé's shoulders.
"They were too shock. You know how much they love Kairi..." Naminé said looking at Roxas in the eyes. "Kairi was always loved by everyone unlike me... I'll be nothing more than just a mere shadow for them." She said.
"Just how long do you intend to keep this act then?" Roxas said. "Until they die or until you die. Naminé you're wasting your life pleasing them, it isn't right..." He said tightening his grip on her shoulders but not too tight that would hurt her.
"I didn't know what to do..?" Naminé shouted burying her face in her hands. "No one was there to help me. When daddy brought me to the asylum, I was so alone... There was no one to talk to; he didn't allow the other doctors or nurses near me, I was locked away in a white room. I figured the only way he was going to get me out of that prison was for me to pretend to be Kairi, I didn't have a choice, and I never had." She said hysterically.
"How about the drowning..?" Roxas asked. "How did they come out with that?" He asked.
"No one knew about Kairi's death and no one in Destiny Islands saw that since it was night. They had everything planned. That morning... I was already pretending as Kairi at that time. They told me to walk on the shores near the rocks and drop a slipper in the water... I cried screaming and told them that I or should I say "Naminé" was drowning in the distance." Naminé said looking at Roxas who listened to her closely. "Since it was the sea and no one found anything, people thought the body got drifted far off. The act managed to cover up my nonexistent dead body; no one would get suspicious if they saw me; and if they notice the change in my behaviour... They would only think that the accident affected me so much, an accident that covered up the real one. But then mom and dad notice that Kairi's friends ask too many questions about the whole thing..." Naminé said looking down.
"And that's when they decided to transfer you to Twilight Academy; to avoid being found out." Roxas said in which Naminé nodded.
Roxas pulled Naminé closer to him and hugged her. She then continued to cry on him, her hands clutching the polo of his chest. They stayed like that for awhile until she could cry no more.
X Roxas X
Roxas took out a handkerchief and wiped Naminé's tears and gave it to her. They began to walk heading towards Cloud's place.
"Thank you..." Naminé said. "You're the first to know about what really happened, I never told anyone not even Cloud, when he was the first one to find out about me pretending..." She said.
"He was your uncle right?" Roxas asked.
"Yeah but he never wanted to be called "Uncle"..." Naminé said smiling. "He says it's making him sound old." She said and they both laughed.
"You know you're not alone, it's just that the people who would protect you weren't there at that time." Roxas said. "But now I'm here for you so it'll be okay..." He said blushing.
"Thanks for the origami birds..." Naminé said blushing. "It really comforted me whenever I feel sad." She said.
Roxas chuckled shyly while scratching the back of his neck. They stopped a short distance away from Cloud's house.
"I don't wanna go home for awhile. I just realized I've been missing too much of what my life is supposed to be." Naminé said. "Why don't you stay over for tonight? Cloud wouldn't mind, he'd be happy to have a friend of mine over." She said smiling at Roxas.
"Uh... Sure I'll just drop by home and grab some stuff for the sleep over." Roxas said.
"Okay it's just that house over there." Naminé said pointing to a house with the red roof. "I'll be waiting..." She said running off.
Roxas then headed home a smile never leaving his face. Everything turned out just fine and he was so worried that it wouldn't, when he reached home he immediately went to his room screaming he was gonna sleep over at a friend's house as he immediately packed some stuff.
"As in tonight..?" Roxas' mother asked appearing at the doorstep of his room. "Why so sudden?" She said.
"Well, bonding you know... Can I go mom please?" Roxas said grinning.
Roxas' mother laughed and said; "Alright..."
"Yes..!" Roxas said carrying the bag running to his mother and kissing her at the cheek before leaving. "Bye..." He said and went off.
Roxas headed off towards Naminé's place and he is so looking forward to this sleep over.
End of Chapter 9
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Orika: Done... Sorry if it took me long enough.
Vampire Orika: Nothing we can do about it...
Orika: Anyways I was thinking that Naminé's parents would probably be Marluxia and Larxene what'd you guys think? If you guys think its okay then please tell me.
Vampire Orika: Why choose them?
Orika: Well I was thinking that the two of them are quite psychotic that fits Naminé's parents' description...
Vampire Orika: You have one psychotic idea Mortal.
Orika: Anyways Review please... Until next time...