*KAIRI*
My roommate walked in the door after Riku and Nami left. I almost ignored her until I saw her hat.
When she saw me looking at her, her pace began to quicken.
"Hey, get back here!" I said, jumping off of the couch. I could tell my face showed that I'd been crying, but I didn't care. What was this girl doing with my boyfriend's hat?
She slowly stepped back into the room, looking sheepish.
"Why do you have Roxas's hat? He's my boyfriend, you know," I nearly hissed at her.
"I-" she began, but I cut her off.
"You knew he's my boyfriend, right? Not yours."
"I know. It was his idea," she said.
"Oh, sure. Blame it on him," I huffed, sounding skeptic. Would he actually do that? Suddenly, I was worried.
"No, really! He said my hood wouldn't protect me from the snow," she said. She bit her lip and looked to the side.
"What did he actually say?" I asked angrily. She was lying, I could tell.
She remained silent, staring at the wall behind me.
"What did he say?" I repeated. I wondered if I actually wanted to know.
"He…" she began before staring at the floor and blushing.
Please let it be something harmless.
"He said that I…"
He said that you were freezing cold, probably sick, and you should use his hat to warm up again?
"He said that I looked cute in it," she confessed, and immediately stared at the floor again.
"Stop lying," I said, hoping she was joking.
"I'm not. I wish I were, Kairi!" she cried.
"Get out," I said, shaking in horror. I felt betrayed by Roxas.
She ran to her bedroom just before I collapsed onto the couch again. I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had imprinted into my mind.
But Sora didn't answer. He's mad at me too, huh? Guess he abandoned me.
I dialed Riku's number, and somebody picked up.
"Hello, how can I help you?" a voice greeted me.
"Uh, is Riku there?" I asked, trying to force down the sobs I knew were coming.
"Yeah, this is him. What's up, Kairi?" Riku asked.
I explained everything to Riku, and after I did, the tears and sobs came out and I lied there for I don't know how long, and just let it all out.
Once I couldn't cry anymore, Riku promised to come see me tomorrow. We exchanged goodbyes and hung up.
I stumbled into the kitchen, and got a glass of water. I felt heartbroken. Did Roxas, Sora, and my roommate abandon me? I felt like Riku was my only friend left. But he seemed to care about Nami much more.
I decided to get some sleep. I slipped under the covers in my school uniform, not bothering to change.
Two weeks later, I was still in the dumps. I didn't really see life anymore. It all just went by, full of sorrow. The only time I felt happy was when I ate lunch with Riku.
Riku knew how to make me smile, whether he was trying or not.
I hated going home, so I tagged along with Riku for as long as I could. I think he knew how bad my situation was more than he let on, because he let me follow him, when usually he would've yelled at me to leave.
When I finally came home, I went into my room and shut the door. I started on my homework. I could dive into thinking about that and erase the hurtful outside world.
A small knock dragged me out of my homework.
"Go away," I snapped; knowing it was probably my roommate. I had silently vowed to never speak to her until I no longer felt betrayed.
She opened the door, and stepped in. She looked scared as she sat down beside me.
"I need to talk to you, Kairi," she said.
"I'm sure Roxas would be more than happy to talk to you," I replied, not looking at her.
"Well, that's what this is about," she said, looking at me. "Kairi, please don't ignore me." I noticed her tone stayed steady and gentle even though I was being rude to her.
"Why should I listen to you?"
"Kairi, will you be okay with it if I date Roxas?" she asked, sounding determined.
"You haven't been dating him?" I looked up at her, curious. I looked at her scared eyes, her short, dark hair. She was still looking at me, holding my gaze.
"No, I haven't been," she finally replied. "I wanted to ask you first. If you're not okay with it, I'll just be friends with him."
You care about my opinion that much? Maybe you haven't abandoned me.
"Yeah. Go ahead," I said, now feeling better.
She got up and walked away. When she got to the door, she stopped, turned around, and said, "Kairi?"
"Yeah?" I answered.
"Thanks. I'd hate to hurt your feelings. I consider you my friend."
My body reacted almost immediately. Before I knew it, I was at the door, hugging her, crying. But this time, my tears were of bliss, not sorrow.
She seemed surprised, but hugged me back.
"Thank you," I replied, feeling really happy. I had almost forgotten what happiness was in the past two weeks. But thanks to my roommate – no, my friend! – I finally remembered.
"I consider you a friend as well, Xion." I said, letting go of her. We stared at each other for some time. My stare was filled with happiness, while hers was riddled with confusion.
Finally, she smiled.
We looked at each other, and then linked pinkies as we would do as children to silently promise a lasting friendship between us.