After watching movies well into the next day, or at least putting them on in the background and pretending they're watching whenever a parental unit walked in, Namine went home and called Selphie under the pretence that her parents were just asleep so she could finally use her phone.
"Hey."
"Oh, hey."
"So, what did you mean earlier when you said people were starting to talk?"
"Well, it's just, you and that kid, you seem to be, uh, pretty friendly."
"You know my parents and his parents are friends. I have to hang out with him, and, it has been years. We kind of are friends."
"I know, I know, but that's really not what I meant exactly."
"Hold on. You aren't trying to say that you think there's more then that going on."
The silence on the other end of the phone was loud and clear. "I can't believe it. How could you Selphie?"
"Well people have been saying it and you do seem to spend a lot of time with that kid."
"That kid just so happens to be my friend. You don't even know him, and you obviously don't know me. I would never do anything to hurt Sora." She cringed at her own words. But they were somewhat true.
"Oh come on Nam, this is totally stupid, why are we fighting over that kid anyway?"
"Yeah, you're right, forget it, I'll see you in school tomorrow, we can hang out this weekend, I promise."
"Really? That's great. I'll see you tomorrow, bye Nam."
She cut off the call. Why did she care anyway? And who was spreading those rumours? Now she was really pissed off, and Roxas was so going to hear about it tomorrow.
As Roxas' walking to his locker he can see Namine and Sora at hers. He has his mouth on her neck and it makes his blood boil. He wants to rip him off of her. He refrains, it wouldn't get him anywhere, except maybe detention.
She can see him at lunch, sitting with his bandmates, acting like small children, she thinks adorable but she won't ever say so out loud. She decides that now would be a good time to call him out on these 'rumours'.
Taking out her phone she sent him a quick text message.
'You. Me. Behind the gym. Now.'
He looked up when he read it, said something to his friends and they all laughed as he got up and followed her. Twenty steps behind.
She threw her bag against a tree and he slung his soon after. He walked to her and grabbed her by the hips, leaning in to kiss her. She pressed her hands against his shoulders, backing him against the wall, getting quite close. He bucked his hips a little in response.
"So, wanna tell me why people think there's something going on between us?"
"What?!" His eyes flew open as he realised this wasn't going to be their usual routine.
"Well, according to Selphie, people are starting to talk. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that, would you?"
"What? You think I'm telling everybody?"
"It only takes one person Roxas."
"Are you saying I can't talk to my friends about what's happening in my life?!"
"No, of course not, talk about your life. Just don't talk about our relationship."
"Relationship?! Namine, how can you call this a relationship?!"
"Don't shout at me Roxas, you got us into this mess, you should've just kept it to yourself, what if Sora hears?! Do you want him to get hurt?!"
"Do you? Namine, why are you doing any of this if you don't want him to get hurt so badly?"
They stood in silence until the bell broke through.
"I have to go to class, but this is not the end of this, I'm coming over and you are going to tell me the truth, try and keep your mouth shut 'til then Roxas."
He stared after her in shock. He couldn't really say much in his defence, after all, he had told his friends. Better to just keep quiet and face her wrath.
"Namine, wait!"
She had almost made it to her car but Selphie was just fast enough that she couldn't pretend she hadn't heard her.
"Listen, I know you said earlier that we could hang out this weekend but I just found out, they're having a huge Valentine's Day Dance Competition in the gym and I absolutely have to go, and if I go I'll have to enter and if I enter I'll have to practice all day Saturday and I'm going to my grandparents on Sunday so-"
"Woah, easy there, it's cool, but what was that about a dance competition?"
"Oh my God Namine, you have got to enter! It's a couples competition. I know Sora isn't the best dancer, but you are, and with a little practice I'm sure you could at least place."
"Um, thanks Selph, I'll think about that, listen, I really have to go, you know, study."
"Oh sure, sure, no problem, I'll see ya tomorrow."
Selphie walked off smiling and seemed to have forgotten completely about their previous argument.
It was very similar to the way she had greeted him at the gym earlier. Pushing him against a wall, teasing him just slightly, and then coming out with something he really wasn't expecting.
"Have you heard about this dance on Saturday?"
"Huh? What? Oh! The dance! Yeah! We're playing actually."
"And you weren't even planning on asking me?"
"You would really go to the dance with me?!"
"Well, yeah, I mean there is a competition." She stepped back to look at him like this was the most obvious thing in the world, which, to her, it was.
"What about Sora?" His expression was totally confused but just a little bit hopeful.
"You mean, you would really go with me? To a dance? At school? With everybody there? Together? As a couple?"
She started to giggle. "Well, obviously, it is a couples dance competition, I can hardly enter by myself."
His face fell as realisation dawned on him. "Oh. You want to enter the dance competition together."
She realised what he had thought she meant and felt guilty. He moved away from her and sat on the edge of his bed, looking out the window.
"Roxas, I'm sorry, I thought you knew what I meant, we can't go to a dance at school together, it would be obvious we weren't going as just friends."
"Why does that have to be a problem? Why do we have to keep lying? Why can't we just admit the truth to everyone. More importantly, why can't we be honest with each other? There's something more going on here and you know it too. Why do we have to sneak around, Sora will understand, you spend way less time with him anyway, it's not fair to him like this. Namine, if you don't want to go together as a couple, a real couple, then I don't want to go together at all."
"Roxas, you know what it's like when we dance. Have you ever seen Sora dance. There's no chance we could win."
"Is that all it is to you? This is more then winning or losing. Either we come clean. To everyone. Or we're done. No more."
She's close to tears, and it's almost more from shock then anything else. "Roxas, I can't. Please, don't do this, I don't want anyone to get hurt."
"It's too late for that."
The tears a flowing from her eyes now. It stops him and he goes to her, wrapping her in his arms.
"Shh, don't, it's okay, no one has to get hurt. I'll show him. You can enter the competition together, and I'll be there cheering for you, okay? How does that sound?"
She looked up at him, eyes wide. "Would you really do that?"
"If it makes you happy."
Happy. She wondered if that's really what she was feeling as they held onto each other tight, neither one wanting to let go.
So.. Chapter 2, Italics free because for some reason Italics are deleted :/ Sorry.
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