Title: Burning the Sunlight
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts II
Characters: Naminé, Roxas
Table: #1
Prompt: #03 - Sunrise
Word Count: 707
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Naminé, Roxas, and the precious hours of light that they bask in.
Author's Notes: Could be seen as a sequel to "Sleeping with Nobody". I don't even know if Castle Oblivion has sunrises or sunsets, but I'm assuming it does (by looking at the reference picture—it seems like the sun's rays are shining down on the castle from the side)…but I'm gonna make a slip-shod excuse anyway XD. Now onto title junk. Burning the sunlight comes from what I think it means. Basically burning the sunlight means spending the best of the time in brightness/light. Roxas and Naminé need to burn the sunlight XD.
"Naminé," Roxas whispered, shaking the young girl awake. "Naminé, it's dawn."
Naminé blinked blearily, mind trying to comprehend several things at one. For one thing, the young girl was freezing and shivering slightly. For another thing, her window was open. Finally, Roxas was in her room, and he seemed to have spent the night there.
"Naminé," Roxas quietly said, tugging gently on the blonde girl's hand. "Naminé, let's go." His voice was practically a whine now, drilling deep into Naminé's drowsy morning brain. She blinked a few times before slowly nodding and allowing herself to be led out the window and then suddenly jerking awake when she realized there was only a thin ledge outside the window.
"R-Roxas!" Naminé exclaimed, flailing slightly as she looked at the ground so very far away from her feet.
"Hey!" Roxas replied, wrapping his arms around Naminé's waist to steady her. "Don't worry. I won't let you fall." With this, Roxas gave a roguish grin and lifted Naminé up to the roof. He grunted slightly. "Okay, Naminé, this is where I need your help. Will you just pull yourself up?"
"I'm wearing a dress," Naminé hissed, feeling strands of embarrassment creep around in her chest as she hauled herself up and immediately turned herself around to smooth down the bottom of her white dress. The roof sloped steeply, and Naminé felt a rush of fear as her feet slipped a bit.
Roxas quickly pulled himself up after Naminé and grabbed her to keep her from sliding off the rooftops. "Me and Axel hang out on the roofs a lot," he said quietly. "Sometimes we even see a sunrise or two." His eyes became very serious, and he continued. "I know you never like to open your window, Naminé. You're afraid of what lurks outside this castle, but there are some things about this castle that are beautiful. Sunrises are one of them when they actually appear."
Naminé trembled slightly with cold but nodded at Roxas' explanation for taking her out. She didn't like going out of the castle. She supposed that she would be glad to get out of her "prison" for a bit, but the young girl wasn't. She found that the outside of the castle was barren and inhospitable as well as crawling with Nobodies that the Organization controlled. They all stared at her when she went outside, and Naminé felt almost suffocated in their presence for they reminded her of what she truly was.
The girl was broken out off her thoughts when a warmth was draped around her shoulders and looked up at Roxas to see him smiling as he draped his cloak over the girl's shoulders and helped her wind her arms through the warm material. Below the coat he was wearing a normal white t-shirt and black slacks. The boy looked warm enough though, and Naminé envied him. Being kept inside most of her life, she was highly sensitive to temperature changes. Her own prison had a constant temperature, and she had grown used to it. If she was ever to run away (which she wouldn't for where did she have to go?) Naminé would have a hard time of it.
"If you lie down, you can enjoy it more," Roxas murmured, tugging Naminé to lie down beside him. "Look." He held out one pale hand to point at the sky. Tendrils of pink, purple, and orange were mixing in the sky. It was a breathtaking site, and Naminé inhaled sharply. She reached out to try and capture the colors in her hand but returned with nothing.
"I wish…" she breathed, watching as the sun peeked its head over the horizon. It seemed to be grinning at her and greeting her for a new day.
"You wish?" Roxas prompted, staring at the girl beside him. He never thought she had been more beautiful than with the promise of a new day shining above her. His breath caught in his throat, and he wished that this…
"…moment would last forever," Naminé finished, frowning slightly at Roxas' glazed-over eyes.
Roxas blinked, comprehending her words and grinned widely. He took both of Naminé's hands in his and nodded furiously. "Yeah," he agreed. "I wish that this could last forever."