'ello. Let's start off with the disclamier. I di not own KH. If I did...hoo boy, the game would be rated so much higher... xD

Also, I might be changing the summary sometime soon. I don't really know yet, but I'm thinking about it. To tell you the truth, it doesn't really match. It does, yet it doesn't. Yes, I am just as confused as you are o.o

So, anyway, the reason I'm updating is because I had some inspiration. After reading a fic titled 'Portrait of a Young Women', I was inspired to update. Thank you, Malcolm Yuy! x3

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It's My Life

Chapter 9: Dance Trauma

Dances? Who even liked dances?

I ignored Hayner and Olette's eyes as they watched me pace back and forth. After my brawl with Hayner, we had all gone inside my house. I had stopped fooling around since I really didn't like dances. Once inside, Olette explained the school dance with detail. Like where it was taking place, what time it started, who will be there. All that. Ever since, I had been pacing around, getting anxious. I hated dances. Hayner and Olette knew. They had seen what happened last year, in middle school...

...I shuddered at the thought. The last dance I had gone to was a disaster. I should have known, too. That was the year when I was officially 'emo'. I had gone to the dance and was actually enjoying myself until that idiotic Seifer showed up. He had the nerve to put ketchup on his wrist and start crying attempting to be me. The ketchup was supposed to be blood and he was supposed to be acting like me. Of course, I was really...how should I put this...unstable. Really sensitive and kind of depressed. Since that was the year I learned more about my father. So naturally I was very upset about this. Hayner gave Seifer a bloody nose after that. Hayner, Olette, Pence and Namine were closest to me back then.

Anyway, after that incident, I became anti-social. I thought my life would never be the same. However, Namine helped me. She talked to me, comforted me, like she does to this very day. And I got over it.

But old memories still haunted me. I have never been to a dance since then.

"Roxas, no one is forcing you to go," Olette started.

"I know, but...I...I just don't know what to do!" I sat down next to her. She was sitting on my bed, while Hayner sat on on my floor.

Hayner sighed. "You want to take Namine, right? So why don't you get over that incident and ask her!" He sat up and looked at me. "Or, if you still have a grudge against Seifer, then slug him and move on." He lied down on the floor.

Olette and I stared at Hayner. Since when did Hayner give out good advice?

I smirked. "..You know what, Hayner? Your right."

"Obviously." Hayner grinned.

I continued. "I should get over it. I will!" I stood up, excited. Probably being over dramatic as well, but who cares? After a second, though, I immediately sat back down. "Oh...I don't even know how to dance! Or what to do!"

"What do you mean, 'what to do?' You just go to a dance and have fun!" Hayner said. "And don't ask 'how do I have fun?'!"

"As for dancing," Olette said. "You just, well, move to the beat!" Olette smiled.

I sighed. "I don't even know how I would ask Namine out,"

"YES!" I jumped, surprised by the sudden shouting. Hayner and Olette both shouted 'yes' at the same time and jumped from their seats. They grinned at me.

"W-What?" I asked, suddenly afraid of what they might do.

"I knew it! Roxas and Namine are going out!!" Hayner yelled.

My face flared. I had slipped. I opened my mouth to defy, but Olette cut me off.

"It's no use Roxas, we know!" She smiled at me. "Besides, I think it's really cute,"

Hayner, meanwhile, was a having a hysterical fit. "Hahahaha! Roxas and Namine sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i..." I kicked Hayner before he could finish the rhyme. He continued to laugh. I had no idea why he found gossip so hilarious.

I sighed. "Okay, fine. You got me. I do in fact like Namine more then a friend." I admitted.

"He admits it!" Hayner laughed. I kicked him again, which shut him up.

"Awww!" Olette shouted. "That is so adorable!" I frowned.

"Guys, calm down, will you?" I asked, getting a little bit annoyed.

Olette grinned. "Alright, alright, we'll leave you alone." Hayner, however, kept laughing. Olette and I kicked him at the same time. He groaned and rubbed his side where he was kicked four times. "Oww! Jeez, guys, I was kidding around..."

"So, anyway, Roxas..." Olette said. "You should definitely go. I mean, it's a perfect opportunity to ask her out. And if your worried about rejection, don't be. She seems to like you, too."

"It's not that..." Of course it wasn't that. After last night, I knew for a fact. "It's just I don't how to ask," I told her, rubbing the back of my head.

"I can't help you there, Roxas. Because it's better and more original if you ask her using your own words." Olette said and glanced at her watch. "Woah! Hayner, we got to go! We're going to miss the train!"

Hayner leaped up and grabbed Olette's wrist. "Okay, let's hurry! See you later love-struck Roxas!" He called as he raced out my door.

"Sorry we have to leave!" Olette shouted. "Good luck!"

"Uh...see you. Oh! Wait! Don't tell anyone I like her, okay? If it reaches Selphie's ears, who knows what kind of horrors she'll start." I told them. I was wondering why they were leaving in such a hurry, though.

"You got it!" Olette called, and she and Hayner ran out of my house. I watched them run off toward the a train station. Probably going to Sunset Hill. On a datre, I figured. I sighed and rested against my pillow. Should I go to that stupid dance...? Questions raced through my head. No one is forcing me. Olette is right. Then again, when is she wrong? Such drama is starting to unfold. I guess that's what happpens when you're in high school. I shook my head.

"I'm getting off topic! I need to figure this out!" I groaned.

The phone rang, interrupting my thoughts. I walked over to where the phone was and picked it up. "Hello?"

"Roxas, it's me,"

"Oh, hi mom. Where are you? You haven't called all day." I asked. Truthfully, I was a bit worried, but I knew she enjoyed hanging out with her friends as much as I did.

"I went to do some errands and other stuff. Sorry I didn't call. So how was your little sleep over with Namine?" She asked.

"It was...good. We, uh, watched The Grudge." I told her. There was no way I was going to get into details.

"Ahh, I see. Well, I'll be home in a few minutes. See you then!"

"Bye." I hung up. Sighing again, I went back to my room and rested on my bed. Seifer would probably be there. After all, he was popular. I'd probably become a target for him if I go. Then again, Olette was right. It was the perfect opportunity to ask Namine.

The phone rang again. I rolled over and frowned. I stood up and picked up the phone once again. "Yeah?" I asked, rather rudely.

"Roxas? T-This is Selphie," I heard the brunette say.

"Oh, hello Selphie." I replied. Silence followed. I sensed something not quite right with Selphie. She was acting a little bit...shy. Which was very unusual. "Ummm...yeah?"

"Well, you know how the dance is coming up..." She trailed off. I stiffened. She was talking about the dance? Why the dance? Don't tell me she's... Selphie continued. "Well, uh, I was kind of wondering if you would want to go with me..?" She asked. My mouth dropped. Oh no. I didn't know how to reject someone...in a nice way!

"Uh...well, you see..." I didn't know what to say. I wanted to tell her that I was going to ask someone else, but I didn't want to hurt her feelings.

"Do you already have a date?" She asked.

"Well...no, but--"

Selphie cut me off. "Then we can go? Yay! Thank you, Roxas!" See you tomorrow!" I couldn't reply. For I was in complete and udder shock and I had frozen. Selphie then hung up on me, without bothering to let me answer.

"...No! Wait!!!"I yelled. Too late. I dropped the phone. As if my life couldn't get any worse. How was I going to tell her that I didn't want to go with her? I mean, I did, but not like that...like friends. How on Earth was I going to get out of this one? My life is seriously starting to become like one big drama movie.

End of Chapter 9

Heheheh, oh dear. Roxas is in a pickle, is he not? God, I'm so evil. So... 10 reviews and I'll update quicker. I was looking back and at chapter 8, and 20 people reviewed! However, the number dropped when I updated! I guess my fans thought I wasn't going to continue. Aaarrrgg! I apologize. T.T

Oh, and I've got a few questions for any fans of Linkin Park. Do you know when the next album is gonna be out? And what kind of songs? I know about 'Qwerty', but what else? I heard from someone that they changed., but I just don't know! If anyone could answer even one of those questions, I'd be very grateful. -bows-

Oh, and sorry for the short chapter. I'm kinda running out of ideas. Anyone can suggest something, but I might take your idea and twist it to my liking x3 Oh, and the next chapter might have some more detail on what happened to Roxas' dad...and things are gonna start to heat up. Heheheh...until next time, my good, kind reviewers!