Introducing Roxas to Sora and Kairi felt like introducing your boyfriend to your parents. It can get kind of strange, and there are times where you pray they won't talk about certain topics. We all sat down at the dining table in our kitchen. Sora and Kairi insisted on meeting Roxas, so I had invited him over.

"So what did you think of Naminé when you two first met?" Kairi asked, cheerfully.

"Well, I honestly thought she was a desperate, awkward woman who really wanted to get laid," Roxas answered.

That's what you thought of me? I gritted my teeth and held up a bottle of wine we had bought recently high in the air. "Hey, who wants some wine?"

Everyone raised their hand. I quickly took out glasses and poured some out for everyone, hurriedly placing each glass next to them. I was the first to drink, taking a small sip. Sora spoke next, seemingly interested in Roxas even more after his previous comment.

"Roxas, why did you happen to choose delivering mail as an occupation?" Sora asked. "Did you always wanted to be a mailman?"

Who always wanted to be a mailman?

Roxas shrugged. "It pays, and I don't talk really have to talk to anyone - well, up until recently. There's a lot of talking when I deliver mail now."

Okay, now I took a very large sip of wine. In fact, it wasn't even a sip; it was a gulp. Roxas, Sora, and Kairi stared at me. Don't stare at me when I'm drinking! I pounded the glass onto the mahogany table quickly, causing a loud thud and drawing unwanted attention.

"Don't drink too much right now, Naminé. We all know how much of a crazy drunk you are," Kairi said with a sigh.

Roxas turned to me with a puzzled look. "Crazy drunk?"

I twitched. "You know, I am not a crazy drunk; I am the opposite of a crazy drunk. I'm the most reserved and quiet drunk ever. I don't do stupid things when I'm drunk."

"Really?" Sora said. "I have a video of you singing and babbling nonsense the last time you really got drunk on my cellphone right now. You kept screaming 'I love life' over and over again. My god, that was my best birthday party ever. The cake was good too."

I turned the Kairi, frantic at the fact Sora still had the video on his cellphone. "I told you to tell him to delete that video!"

"You are really cute in that video. I really miss the clothes your wore that night. After all, you vomited all over them when we got home and it never seemed to be clean enough," Kairi replied. "Sora, let me watch the video again."

Kairi leaned toward Sora to watch the video on his cellphone. They were so close that their cheeks were touching, earning a silent cheer from me. Kairi then moved away quickly, looking at me and mouthing "sorry" with an apologetic look on her face.

She still thinks I like Sora.

I shook my head vigorously, trying to get it through her head that I don't like him. She's the one he needs to go out with! Kairi moved even further away from Sora now. Did she misinterpret me shaking my head? I gritted me teeth and tried to make the hand gesture that tells someone to move closer. Instead, Kari stood up from her seat and shrugged.

"Sorry, I think I should go right now and make an important call to a co-worker. It was nice meeting you, Roxas," Kairi said, winking at me. She then left the room to go upstairs. Yes, this house is a two-story house. Kairi's a well-known fashion designer in Twilight town, and she gets payed a lot.

Roxas turned to me. "Why'd you tell Kairi to leave?"

"I was trying to tell me to move closer to Sora," I whispered back. "Wait, that was the hand gesture that tells someone to go away? What's the move closer hand gesture?"

Roxas sighed heavily. "This is pointless. And we're supposed the get these two together? How does this have anything to do with becoming friends?" Roxas asked me.

"We...can bond during this time playing cupid. It won't take too long," I tried to reason. "Look, Sora and Kairi are just meant to be together, so it'll be easy for us. They got invited to a party later tonight, and I thought maybe we should come."

"Why? They're going to a party together! Whoo! End of story."

I sighed. "Nothing will happen if we're not there. If you're not coming for Sora and Kairi, at least come to keep me company. I don't know anyone at these kind of parties, and they are extremely boring without anyone to talk to. We might even bond and become closer friends."

Roxas took in a deep breath. "Fine."

I don't know Selphie very well. Selphie was Kairi's best friend from work, and she and I are in a small battle for the position of Kairi's best friend. When I came through the doors with Sora, Kairi, and Roxas, she stared at me, trying to remember my name despite the fact I see her every week when I go out to eat with Kairi. She greeted Sora and Kairi excitedly, and she seemed to fancy Roxas the moment she laid eyes on him. It was strange watching her flirt with a disinterested Roxas. Every step she took toward him caused him to take on back. He eventually jumped and hid behind me, earning me a cold glare from Selphie.

I pulled Roxas aside, away from Sora and Kairi, to tell him my plan to get my two friends together as a couple.

"Wait, didn't I tell you I wanted no part in this whole matchmaking thing?" Roxas groaned.

"You never exactly worded it like that."

"I just came because you said it would be fun and we'll become better friends."

"For someone who kept rejecting to talk to me, you sure are set on being friends with me now," I pointed out.

"That's because you said I could stop feeling lonely. But here I am in a crowd of people I don't know. Yup, I feel so loved here," Roxas said sarcastically.

I crossed my arms. "Why don't you go talk to someone?"

"I don't know anyone."

"Well, you didn't know me, and we talked. Now look at us now! We're arguing, and that's what friends do."

Roxas stared at me. "I kind of signed up for the getting along part of friendship. Not the 'let me rip your face off' times."

"Still," I said, "we're closer than we've ever been, and you can't deny that. It's all thanks to Sora/Kairi situation we have here. You're welcome."

"Are you insane?" Roxas retorted. He sighed and then shook his head. "You can have your Sora and Kairi together. Happy?"

Roxas stormed off towards Sora and Kairi. Sensing trouble, I quickly went to follow him. This can't be very good. Roxas greeted the pair and then offered to show them something. I watched as they followed him into the hall. Roxas opened the closet door and gestured for them to look inside. He then pushed both of them in and locked the door from the outside. My jaw dropped.

"Are you insane?" I asked him.

"Not as insane as you," Roxas replied. His hand was shaking unusually. "Excuse me, I need to use the bathroom."

Roxas disappeared into one the rooms. I looked at the closet door where Sora and Kairi were trapped in. The first thought that came to mind was how unbelievably convenient it was for that closet to be able to locked on the outside. Aren't most closets in houses locked on the inside? It's like it was made for trapping people.

My second thought was to let Sora and Kairi out. But how often does something like this happen? In those TV shows, don't things develop greatly when the two love interests are stuck in a closed space? It was genius. Maybe I should let them stay in there.

No, a good friend would let them out and apologize for her rude friend's actions. On the other hand, a good friend would also try to help her friend get the guy. Deciding not to let them out, I hurriedly ran into the room Roxas went into.

It occurred to me right after I came in that he said he was going to the bathroom. Before I saw anything, I covered my eyes with my hands.

"I'm sorry for interrupting! I'm not a pervert or anything! Please don't charge me for sexual assault. I didn't mean to come in!" I yelled. "I'm really sorry!"

"Open your eyes. I'm just washing my hands."

I uncovered my eyes to see it was true; Roxas was washing his hands. Now, I felt embarrassed. My face turned a deep shade of red. I let out a nervous laugh, hoping Roxas wouldn't think I'm even more a crazy person. He probably did.

I noticed the unbelievable amount of soap Roxas was using on his hands. Bubbles were overflowing from the sink and onto the ground. Does he hate the environment or something?

"You shouldn't use so much soap. You're clean enough," I told him. "Why do you even need to wash your hands anyway?"

"Shut up," he mumbled. "My hands will never be clean enough."

"Yes, they will," I replied.

I reached toward him to pull his hand away from the sink. Instantly, his hand slapped my hand away. He refused to look at me, only staring at his hands in the sink.

"Don't ever touch me."

I slowly retreated out of the bathroom.

I didn't expect to see my ex-boyfriend at Selphie's birthday party. There he was, standing in the hall talking to some girl. My heart felt like it was being crushed as I thought about our past together. I don't exactly remember what I saw in him and his pink, shoulder-length hair, but it kept me with him throughout college. Once he saw me, he smiled and walked over to me. Oh boy.

"Marluxia, it's nice to see you again," I lied.

His blue eyes widened slightly. "Oh? So...how are Sora and Kairi doing?"

I flinched and decided to keep my answers short. "They're fine."

"You look so much more prettier now than in college, Naminé. You know, I've been thinking about you ever since we broke up," Marluxia whispered softly.

You were talking with some girl a few seconds ago. Of course you're still hung up over me. "I should go. Sora and Kairi are probably..."

I couldn't finish what I saying because he suddenly wrapped his arms around me. I inhaled the familiar smell of his cologne and the alcohol he had drank. Any feelings of loneliness I felt disappeared for a brief moment as memories flooded my head.

"I can't," I exhaled, pushing him away. "Let go of me. I don't need you to anymore. I'm sick and tired of using you, and I'm sick of being used by you."

"Sure, we were using each other, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't continue where we left off. After all, I'm the best and only guy you'll ever manage to get. I don't see any guys lining up for you."

That is it. "I actually am on a date with someone right now. We've been going steady for quite some time. I guess I can do better than you." Lies seemed to come out easy from my mouth.

"Oh? Who is this guy then? I highly doubt you're telling the truth," Marluxia said, skeptically.

Just then, the bathroom door opened revealing a certain blond boy, drying his hands. I instantly ran up to Roxas and linked arms with him.

"Him. This is Roxas, my current boyfriend," I told my ex-boyfriend.

Roxas then turned to me with an expression that said, "Let go of me. Didn't I say no touching? Also, are you crazy? Boyfriend?"

I dragged Roxas away from Marluxia as fast as I could. The entire time we were walking, I could hear Roxas muttering, "She's touching me. She's touching me. Why the hell is she touching me?"

Once we were far away from Marluxia, I stopped. Roxas immediately jerked his arm away from me, yelling at me for touching him. That's the first thing he asks? Not even a word about the boyfriend yet?

"Now, I have to wash my hands again," Roxas grumbled. "...so who was he?"

"He who?"

"Pinky."

I looked away, trying to avoid eye contact with Roxas. "He's just an old boyfriend I dated in college."

"Ah," Roxas said, like he now understood everything, "why'd you two break up?"

I bit my lip, thinking about how I rather not talk too much about him."I guess I realized we were just using each other. I thought that if that's the only reason we're together, why don't we just break up? It wasn't easy to break up with him though...why is he here?" I fumed.

When I looked at Roxas, I couldn't help notice that Roxas was smiling. Huh. I don't think I've seen this before. He had a really nice smile - even odder that he's smiling when I'm telling him about Marluxia and I breaking up.

"Why are you smiling like that?" I asked, curious. "I'm telling you about a failed relationship here."

Roxas shrugged. "I know. It's just...this is the first time we talked so personally. I don't know much about making friends, but I think that's how it starts. You told me we're going to be friends, but we're just focusing on other people. Don't we have to focus on each other so we can learn more about each other? It's kind of been bugging me all night. I'm sick and tired of still having no one to talk to." He then narrowed his eyes. "Don't you dare tell me try to talk someone else. Do you know how much courage I had to muster up just to come here? You expect to walk up to someone and say hi right off the bat? I need time."

I stared at Roxas, feeling bad I made him feel alone tonight. Becoming friends was supposed to make sure we both won't be lonely. I took in a deep breath.

"My favorite color is white. Your turn."

He raised an eyebrow, seemingly confused. "Black. My favorite time of day is twilight."

"Sunset. My favorite TV show is Teenage Wasteland."

"Same," Roxas smiled once more.

We talked until the end of the party.

After leaving the party with Roxas, I completely forgot about Sora and Kairi until next morning. I hurriedly went to Selphie's house, hoping to find them there. Maybe some development went on? Are they finally together?

Once Selphie let me in after I said I forgot my jacket, I raced toward the closet, opening it in hopes of seeing Sora and Kairi cuddled up next to one another. Instead, I see them playing Speed with a deck of cards.

"Oh, hey, Naminé! You won't believe how many games there are in this closet," Kairi said. "It looks like I'm winning again."

"Give me a break, Kairi!"

My friends are hopeless.

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews for the first chapter! They all made me happy, and I'm glad you liked the first chapter and little awkward Naminé. The advice was very nice as well. Sadly, awkward Naminé starts to disappear a bit, but she comes back not too long after. Here's an update on Thursday! I wonder how long will i be able to keep up consistent updating. Hmm...

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