Chapter One:
"Oh please," Riku rolled his eyes, "Your so full of it Sora," he stretched his legs and sunk down further in his cove. He placed his feet and them planks of wood set up specifically for how he sat.
"I'm serious she was gorgeous," Sora argued and sat on the couch against the wall next to Riku's cove with Roxas. "You believe me Roxas?" he gestured to his little brother.
The three of them were living in and old abandoned shack coming off the side of a cliff overlooking the city's river. The three of them had come from the nearby Twilight Town to live in the country's capital.
"I dunno Sora" Roxas shrugged. "What kind of rich lady would wonder the streets at night?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Sora scratched his head in thought.
"So let me get this strait: you followed Pete," Riku started, "Because?" he prompted.
"You know why I followed Pete," Sora replied sceptically.
"Right," Riku nodded, "You followed big ol' Pete, stopped him from attacking a girl who was, How did he describe her Roxas?"
"Gorgeous red hair, luminous skin and sparkling blue eyes" Roxas faked swooning. Sora punched Roxas in the arm and Riku began laughing hysterically.
"I'm surprised Sora knows what 'luminous' means," Riku said through laughter, causing Roxas to fall back on the couch laughing.
"Shut up, I'm not kidding," Sora punched Roxas again.
"Quit it," Roxas punched Sora back, "Do you even know her name?" he and Riku stopped laughing
"She didn't say," Sora mumbled.
"What's that Sora, you made her up?" Riku pretended to strain to hear him.
"I didn't make her up," Sora argued, "She was real,"
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Kairi was floating around her room, her mind clearly not focused on the more important matters at hand.
Naminé was repairing Kairi's blouse. She said she ripped it on tree on her way back. She refused to disclose any details escapade. By the way she was acting, Naminé suspected she's met someone.
"Kairi, Xehanort has organised a party this afternoon, perhaps you should attend." she suggested, "there may be some marital potentials," she received no reply, but rather Kairi began humming a tune Naminé knew was a love song.
She sighed and picked out a violet silk gown from Kairi's walk in wardrobe, placing it on Kairi's large bed, and found her own plain white cotton gown that was made for her to wear to formal functions. Quite a lot of the time Naminé enjoyed being Kairi's personal maid, she was always Kairi's personal escort at functions, she always had something lovely and comfortable to wear and best of all, she was always with her best friend.
Without noticing why there was an elaborate gown set out for her, Kairi undressed and allowed Naminé to do her job. Without a word they switched roles and Kairi helped Naminé with hers.
"Where are we going, dressed like this?" Kairi asked, finally paying attention to what was going on around her.
"To Xehanort's party," Naminé told her, "You're going to meet people" she said gently, Kairi nodded and smiled to herself. Naminé shook her head, Kairi had definitely found someone, she found it perplexing that someone in existence had the power to make the princess so smitten.
"Good evening Princess," Zexion greeted formally as Naminé and Kairi arrived at the castle hall, "Naminé, you keep dressing like this and people will think you're the princess," he embraced Naminé.
"Father, don't be ridiculous," Naminé laughed lightly.
"Princess, radiant as usual," he bowed respectfully to Kairi. She curtsied clumsily in reply, grinning like a fool. "I must say, a smile suits you much better than the miserable look you usually have," he joked. Kairi giggled in reply.
"Father, is shall speak with you later, I'd rather not leave her alone like this" Naminé whispered in Zexion's ear, disguising it as a kiss on the cheek for her father.
She linked arms with Kairi and dragged her through the party, making sure they only met with Xehanort once.
The guests dispersed slowly and when the party was half the size Naminé took Kairi away before she had the chance to make herself out to be and even bigger fool than she was acting.
"Kairi, you're acting ridiculous," Naminé stripped Kairi down and threw the repaired blouse and pants she wore outside the castle on her. "If you can't concentrate on your duties perhaps another visit to this man you appear to be so smitten by will do you good." she laced up the front of Kairi's blouse
"Smitten?" Kairi snapped out of her trance, "I beg you pardon," she push Naminé away from her, scandalised at such an accusation, even if it were true.
"Welcome back your majesty," Naminé bowed mockingly, "now get going" she shoved her towards the window.
"Naminé, stop it," Kairi argued.
"Go," Naminé said forcefully, Kairi gave her one last scowl before leaping to the roof below.
"Naminé, what is it you wish to discuss?" she heard Zexion ask from her room above.
"Yes, come with me father," Naminé voice faded as she led Zexion away.
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"If the story was true, which I doubt, there is no way she's going to be out tonight," Riku told Sora
"Shut up, the sun's has only just set," Sora retorted.
"It's not gonna happen," Roxas replied, "Just admit you made her up and we can go home where it's a little warmer." he shivered.
"I didn't make her up" Sora gritted his teeth. He scanned the streets hoping to see her again. Under one of the street lamps he saw the locks of red hair. Right on cue under the next lamp he saw the girl, wearing the exact same outfit as the night before. She appeared to be looking for someone.
He bounded up to her, causing Roxas and Riku to exchange looks.
"Excuse me," He interrupted her search. She studied him for a moment.
"Are you Sora?" She she asked suspiciously.
"Yes," He grinned, "Are you the girl from last night?" She grinned back and nodded, "You never told me your name."
"It's," She hesitated "Xion," she said.
"You've got to be kidding me," Riku muttered to himself behind Sora.
"Hello there," Xion waved.
"That's my best friend Riku and my little brother Roxas" Sora indicated to the pair staring drop jawed behind him.
"Hi I'm Xion." she smiled warmly
"yeah...we have um" Roxas stuttered and looked to Riku for assistance
"We have to … yeah" Riku pointed behind himself and dragged Roxas in that direction.
Xion and Sora Stood blankly for a moment.
"that was rather vague" Xion stated. Sora nodded. "anyway, I didn't get to properly thank you," Xion said to Sora.
"Well, don;t worry about it, it was nothing" Sora scratched the back of his neck nervously. Xion took a step forward, stood on her toes and kissed Sora on the lips.
"Thank you very much for saving me" She smiled warmly.
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Wow this took ages to type up, SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry. Okay, in case you're REALLY confused in the last little section Xion is actually Kairi, she uses a false name because she doesn't want to scare Sora with her princesslyness because she REEEAALLLY likes him (clearly.) I promise the next chapter will be up VERY soon so hang out for it. Let me know if you're confused by anything and I'll try and fix that up when I got through and edit the whole thing at the end.
Luff you all my readers and reviewers (especially you reviewers :D)---- haha double chin XD
~Shazi-chan