Chapter 10 – When One Door Closes, Another One Opens
This was supposed to be an epilogue but my ideas made want to put more into this.
Reviews have been helping out and to a few of them; yes I know the plot is not mine. I'm basically adapting it by adding my own work into and when I mean I "own the story," I mean I just wrote the story but what's in it is not mine including the plot except original written work by me. That's all.
Oh and, my writing format changed.
Genre: Suspense/Romance
Pairings: Roxas/Namine and Sora/Kairi
Disclaimer: I don't own the Kingdom Hearts cast or the movie Prom Night including the plot. I just adapted the movie BUT this chapter is entirely mines. It wasn't in the movie and since this is a KH story, I thought graduation from a high school thriller story would best fit for the finale.
Graduation Day – June 2008
It has been awhile since the prom night incident that affected Namine and her friends. It had a greater impact on Namine but she was relieved that Riku is finally gone and that she is proud to move on. Her friends may have died but she is also still dealing with her family murder. She can deal with the both of them at the same time and later on it will lift of her shoulders but she won't forget about it at all. It was like a tattoo that can't be removed and even if she tried to, it would be painful to get rid of. Namine now had to focus on graduating from high school.
Namine was putting the final touches of makeup on her face as graduation was being held at the school's football field, which was big like even if all four classes were seating on the bleachers, there would be extra space still.
"Namine! Hurry up. You have to be there by twelve 'o' clock sharp," Leon yelled.
"I'm almost done!" Namine yelled. She puts on the finishing touch and goes downstairs carrying her black graduation gown.
"Lets go," Rinoa said as Leon and Namine go out the door and she locks the door behind her.
Namine gets dropped off on the side in the school while her aunty and uncle find parking somewhere nearby. Soon she spots Kairi in the crowd.
"Kairi!" No response as she calls her again but louder. "Kairi!!" That soon got her attention as Kairi started to run to her and gave her a hug.
"I can't believe! We're graduating today! Aren't you glad?" Kairi asked as they start to walk to where the other graduates where.
"Yes, am totally stoked. Where are the others?" Namine asked. "Um, the guys said they were stuck in traffic outside of school," Kairi answered.
"Well they better hurry up! I mean the ceremony starts soon. I wouldn't want to go into the field without meeting them first on this special day of ours." Namine wanted to see Roxas. To just see him and kiss him and whatever else she wanted do. It just wasn't the same. Then she felt someone touch her shoulder. She quickly turns around to see Roxas. "Roxas!" she said hugging him.
"Nice to see you Namine," Roxas said letting go of her. "How do feel?"
"Excited! Tense!" she said being nervous.
"Don't worry about it Namine. You will be fine. Your just nervous," Roxas said. Seeing how every high school student was looking forward to graduation day and be happy, in reality, it really is a sad day but also great in the end.
"Thank you Roxas," she said kissing him. (Now we can have some Sora/Kairi moments)
Kairi and Sora moved away from the two getting passed a few crowds. There was a lot. Soon they find a seat by the school fountain. Not much people were around as they were mostly by the football field entrance. The two look around the school around them and some people were crying or some were just happy that they are moving on with their lives to bigger and better things of what's ahead.
"Those can sometimes be lovely dovey," Sora said. It's true though. After Roxas and Namine got together, they have been holding hands, walking together, and kissing around school. Good thing both of them don't give each other some weird names like fluffy muffy or something like that.
"Yeah, well, at least we're the better couple," Kairi said. Sora just laughed. "I mean, we've been going out since the beginning of our high school year and we seem to have mature during our 4 years as now we're getting married." Kairi then looked at her engagement ring just smiling when Sora just comes in kissing her cheek.
"I love you," he said hugging her.
"I love you too," she said kissing him on the lips when an announcement came on saying that all grads get ready and go to the field entrance when ready.
"Time to go," Sora said putting on his black gown and hat as Kairi did the same. "Lets go together Kairi." The two hold hands and walked to where the other students.
All the grads got in line and started to enter the field with everyone else on the bleachers watching. They were waving, saying hi and all. Parents were either videotaping or taking pictures of them while friends or other relatives were cheering for their friends who were graduating. Everybody was in alphabetical order so they know where their seats are.
All of them took their seats and waited for the speaker to speak up who was just the school principal, Sephiroth. (Random but choosing him was last minute) Mostly it was about how is proud to this day that his students are graduating and that each and everyone one of them will be entering the real word soon enough.
"Now I want to present you your valedictorian, (an original character at the last minute) Hiroshi Megumi," he said as Hiroshi Megumi got onto the stage giving out the speech. It was just your average speech at a graduation. It was about high school memories, the real world, thanking teachers, family and friends. All the other grads just listened and agreed on everything he said. Then after the speech it was finally time for everyone to grab their diploma as they stand up and wait their names to be called.
(I'm going to skip this scene because I really don't want to want to write this. Just imagine the gang getting their diplomas and happy)
"Congratulations class of 2008! We did it!" Hiroshi yelled in the mic as he threw his hat in the air and the rest of the grads threw in the air. Some people hugged each other, jumped in the air and were cheering. From the bleachers Leon and Rinoa were happy to see their niece graduate.
"I'm so proud of her!" Rinoa said about to cry. She was crying tears of joy.
"I know. I am too," Leon said smiling.
Everyone started to leave and the parents were waiting for them to give a hug and say how proud they are. Namine comes out and she runs to Rinoa and Leon.
"Congrats Namine! We are so proud of you and I know your family is wishing they were here with you on this special day," Leon said. "They too would be proud."
"Thank you uncle," Namine said hugging him tight. Then she looks over to Rinoa about to cry. "Don't cry auntie. I'll be coming back around breaks during college."
"I'm not crying. I'm just happy!" Rinoa said going to Namine embracing her. "It just been so fast. I feel I'm not going to see you again." Rinoa did treat her like a daughter and a niece but more of a daughter. Sure she was her auntie but she was there during her high school years.
"Look," Namine said looking at her. "You guys taught me everything you know and I've learned from all of you. My friends, my teachers and you guys. And you've always been there for me after the incident. I thank you all for this and will thanking more."
"Well we did teach everything but not really everything," Rinoa confessed looking away.
"Yeah, always the adults have to keep the good stuff to themselves," Namine replied. All Rinoa did was laugh when Roxas showed up behind her.
"Well we're going to go and leave you two alone," Leon said taking Rinoa with him and going back to the car.
Namine looks behind her to see Roxas holding his graduation gown and still wearing his hat. All she did was giggled but didn't know why.
"What's so funny?" he questioned.
"Oh nothing. I just felt like it," she answered. "Where is the young engaging couple?"
"Getting the car. So we all can go to a hotel for the week," Roxas answered.
"Wow, is it going to be to scare me unlike the first time," Namine joked getting closer to him.
"No. Why would we ever joke of something that affected all of us?" He got closer to her too.
"I don't know. It was the first thing that pop in my head since prom." She again got close.
"Its just to have a good time for tonight and travel around Destiny Island for the remaining of the day." He then puts his forehead on his hers.
"I like it." Their lips were about to touch until Namine's cellphone rang. "Damn it!" She got out her phone angry that someone just had ruin moment. "Hello?"
"Come out by the school fountain. Sora and I are waiting there for you guys," Kairi said on the other line and Namine hanged up.
"Who was it?" Roxas asked.
"Kairi. She said we have to go to the fountain to cuz' they are there already."
"Lets go." Then they leave and find the two in the car already and get inside the car.
"Off to the hotel," Sora said about to hit the gas pedal but was stopped by Namine.
"Wait! I feel like we should go somewhere before going around Destiny Island."
"What?" Roxas asked.
The four of them start to walk next to each other with Namine holding a bunch of flowers in her hands. Tombstones/gravestones were within the cemetery surround them in every direction. It's been a while since the funeral they have attended and this was actually their first time visiting since the funeral. They didn't have the chance to come here. Right after the prom, all four of them were put into therapy and they all had Namine's therapist, Aerith. It was hard for them.
Namine thought it was the right time to visit her friends on graduation day. If Riku wasn't alive when prom happen. This wouldn't be happening right now and the eight of them would be having a good time. But she knew they were never going to come back and let reality kick in. What she also know was that they were with them watching over.
The gang was standing by Selphie's grave. Namine looked at it and sighed. She bends down putting a small group of flowers on her stone and looked over. "I miss Selphie. You were a great friend," she said slowly getting up.
They continue and went to everyone single one since they were spread out. They visited Tidus, Hayner and lastly Olette. Kairi puts flowers on Olette, Sora on Tidus and Roxas on Hayner. Each and everyone of them had their moments of reliving memories with them.
"You know it feels good to be doing on this on this day," Sora said standing by Hayner's grave and his arm around Kairi.
"Yeah it does," Kairi admits looking down on the gravestone.
"I actually did feel like coming here when we were still in school but I thought graduation was the best day to visit," Namine said.
"You made the right decision of doing that and bringing us along," Roxas said hugging her. Namine just smiled and kissed him on the lips.
"Lets go now," Kairi said leaving already with Sora as Roxas and Namine followed.
On their way to the exit, Namine spots Riku's gravestone and just stared at it and Roxas did too.
"You didn't have to do that Namine," Roxas said because Namine too buried Riku.
"Yes he may have killed my family and yes he killed our friends but I thought I should've at least have some sympathy for him. You guys may think I'm crazy but the psycho should at least deserve something," Namine admits.
"You are a good girl Namine," Roxas says.
"Thank you."
Later on
Roxas and Namine are sitting on the beach in the sand watching the sunset. Sora and Kairi were already at the hotel having some "alone time."
Namine holds Roxas's hand and sighs. "It feels great. Being here with you and so we don't witness Sora and Kairi doing it."
Roxas just laughed at that last part. "Did you really have to say that?"
"Yes because that is actually the reason why we're here. I brought you here and we've been on this beach at least for an hour."
"Well, I love being here and with you. We should have our wedding here. It would be so romantic." Namine just graduated and she was already thinking of marriage. It must be Sora and Kairi influencing on her this early.
"Thinking of marriage already? Sora and Kairi must be getting to your head now." Roxas was thinking of their relationship and how it was going to be but the only problem was the long drive of seeing each other everyday but breaks would be better for them.
"I think they are. We will make this long distance thing work. We've went to friends to boyfriend and girlfriend and can survive any obstacle as long as we got each other." Namine then started to kiss him on the lips grabbing his cheek getting more into the kiss as Roxas did too running his fingers through her hair deepening the kiss. It felt any other kiss but they were kissing on the beach and it seemed very romantic for them. That's until a giant rush of water hits them.
"Whoa!" Roxas screamed bring Namine up with him. Namine was just laughing.
"Now w-were wet." Namine laughed between the sentences. "And look," she continued pointing at his shorts, "There i-is a hermit crab pinching your shorts." Namine continued on laughing.
"What?!" Roxas shakes his leg knocking off the hermit crab. "Lets go back to the hotel." He then takes Namine's hand as the sun starts to go down.
"Wait. Lets take a picture with the sunset behind us." Namine takes out her camera and positions it up in the there. Both of them smile and when Namine presses the button, she kisses Roxas the last minute but so did he. Now the picture had both of them kissing each other with a beautiful sunset in the background.
Now this story has ended! Sad but good! Later on, "Prom Night: A Night To Die For" will be later revised as the writing format will be changed, any errors fixed and such. Those little author notes from the beginning and end of each chapter will be gone.
Original ending will not be posted because it's actually just like how the ending of the movie is but a last author will be posted on future stories, just for fun bloopers, and a little first look at my original story, "Kingdom Hearts: the Holy Crest of Eden" set for a 2009 release date but that can change since two major sequels premiere before it in the same year.
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