Title: Under One Sky
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts II
Characters: Naminé, Roxas, Riku
Table: #1
Prompt: #17 – Beach
Word Count: 472
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Naminé, Roxas, Riku, and one sky.
Author's Notes: I like Namiku, and I know this is supposed to be Roxine…but AHEM. Platonic Roxine? XD And technically it could be like good friends Namiku…but I meant for it to be romantic Namiku. ^.^ It's intentionally vague though. Also, this is AU cause obviously they're on Destiny Islands, and they're not with Sora/Kairi so…yeah.
Naminé sat. Naminé drew. Naminé laughed. Naminé loved, and throughout all of it, Roxas sat and watched the girl he had known for what seemed like forever blossom in front of his eyes. He could still remember the first time he had met her. She had been so timid, not even looking at him in the eye. She had stuttered slightly and always seemed to curl into herself, trying to hide away from the world.
Only if the Organization could see her now. They would be shocked. She was still shy, but she wasn't afraid anymore. Roxas could see that in the way that she laughed softly and smiled at the silver-haired boy sitting beside her.
Naminé was smiling. Naminé was laughing. Naminé was blushing. Roxas was happy. He kept a close eye on the couple, watching as Riku lifted up Naminé to her feet and led her down to the edge of the coast. Small waves broke up against Naminé's feet, turning into foam. She laughed. Roxas smiled.
The young girl smiled up at the boy beside her. They had gone through many times together yet they had still managed to stay steadfast for some reason. At first she was sure that Riku had hated her, but now she was sure that he held some affection for her. It warmed her to think that Roxas and she could be whatever they wanted now. There was no Organization looming over her or DiZ either. Sighing slightly, Naminé trailed her fingers through the sand, feeling the grains rough against her smooth skin. She didn't know what she wanted to be now. The free choice was just too much.
"Naminé!"
The blonde girl's head shot up, and she saw Roxas crossing his arms and slightly smiling at her. She couldn't forget that he was going through the same phase of self-discovery as her. Naminé stood up, brushing the sand off her white dress and set off at a brisk pace toward the boy. Riku followed her, and she was grateful that he hadn't just deserted her at the first sign of Roxas. There were still some ill feelings between those two.
"Riku," Roxas acknowledged, replied with only a nod. Shrugging slightly, Roxas took Naminé's hand and pointed out at the sun across the ocean with their connected fingers. He struggled for words and eventually whispered out, "Look, Naminé, the sun."
Naminé smiled at him and turned to Riku, wondering if he was seeing the same thing Roxas and she were.
"Wherever we are, we're all under one sky," Riku murmured. He turned to look at Naminé, raising his right hand to rest above his chest. "One heart…"
"One sky," Naminé completed, mimicking the action and smiling slightly. With Roxas and Riku by her side, she was sure that she could discover her own path.