"And so, we're all going on a dinner date together!" I said, concluding my plan for today.

"Have you learned nothing from your past plans?" Roxas asked me.

Roxas and I were at the post office, as Roxas was finally off from work. He did seem a bit irked that I followed him here, trailing his mail truck from the shadows. In my defense, I really wanted to share my plan as soon as possible.

I rolled my eyes. "I learned that I have to make sure they have plenty of interaction. They need to bond over like interests and realize the other has always been there. They've known each other since the beginning of time after all."

"Really now?" Roxas raised his eyebrow. "Seriously, your obsession with getting them together is scary, and it's not even logical. Do you need to see a doctor?"

"I'm fine, Roxas. If you want something to happen, does there need to be reason?" I asked him, hoping to get him to stop questioning my motives.

"Well, there is always is, so I guess so."

I sighed. "Just go on the double date with me, okay?"

"A date?"

My cheeks turned red. "F-figure of speech! You know, how we're going along Kairi and Sora as a pair; it's like a double date. However, it'll be a date for them, not us because we're buddies - super awesome buddies. The best buddies of Twilight Town. That's what I meant."

Roxas gave me a very confused look before he shrugged. "You know, I kind of want to tag along now. I know I won't be bored being around you, and I've been itching to eat out. So, I'll go...as long as you pay for my meal."

"Eh? Doesn't the guy usually pay?" I asked, confused.

"Considering the guy is usually the one asking the other on a date and treats the girl because he was the one who asked her out, you kind of have to pay for it all," Roxas replied.

"But you do know I'm broke and unemployed. Right?"

"Yeah, I do," he smirked, walking away.

I folded my arms an sighed. Behind me, I heard a woman cackle like witch before casting a horrible spell (keep in mind I might be an unreliable narrator). I turned and noticed the long-haired brunette was staring at me and the almost-gone Roxas. She had a huge grin on her face, framed by her long bangs. She was wearing street clothes, so I assumed she just came to mail a package.

"Are you listening in on our conversation?" I asked, a bit nervous.

"Maybe," was her reply. "Your boyfriend seems to have you wrapped around his finger though. Not many guys make the girl pay."

"Roxas isn't like many guys," I answered. I paused, realizing what she had just said. "And Roxas? My boyfriend? He freaks out if I try to hold his hand. I doubt he's even interested in my that way. I don't even see him that way."

"Is that so? Then how do you see him?"

Was she seriously asking this? "I see him as a friend. If you'll excuse me, I should be going right now."

The woman smiled. "Have fun on your date."

"Not. a. date."

Roxas and I entered the restaurant with Sora and Kairi behind us. As Sora and Roxas talked went to look at the menu on the wall, Kairi and I sat down in the front to wait to be seated. My best friend turned and grabbed my hand. She examined it carefully, rubbing her soft hand against it.

"Your hand is so dry, Naminé," she told me.

Kairi took out a bottle of lotion and started rubbing it on my hands. My hands now felt slippery and slightly sticky. I wiped them on the long, teal skirt I wore. Kairi then turned to Sora, staring at him for a while. I could see a small smile on her face.

"Sora looks nice tonight, right?" I asked, trying to play cupid once more.

Kairi blinked once and turned to me. "Oh, you think so? I guess he does. Black always looks good on him. Just like when he was a kid." She shook her head, hitting the palm of her hand against her forehead. "Sorry, that wasn't nice of me, was it? He's yours after all."

I never did clear up the misunderstanding that I liked Sora, did I? "Kairi, I want you to listen to me very clearly. I don't like Sora in that way. In fact, I think you and him would be a much better couple."

"No, Naminé, you don't have to sacrifice yours feelings. You can get him to notice your feelings, and you two would the the cutest couple ever," Kairi insisted. "You don't have to say such things like that. I know you still feel bitter about your relationship with Marluxia, but if you go out with Sora, he'll cancel out all those bad memories. It'll be good for you."

"Kairi, do you really think I'm lying?" I asked her, looking into her blue eyes. "I don't need Sora to cancel out all those bad memories for me because just everything you guys do for me already does that. Meeting Roxas and watching you guys become closer is like a dream for me. I think you should go out with Sora."

Kairi stared at me for the longest time before taking in a deep breath and covering her face with her hands, faintly whispering, "Thank god. Oh my god, thank you..." She lifted her face and smiled at me. "Sorry for misunderstanding you, Naminé."

"It's alright," I told her. I then took a look at Sora who was still examining the menu, pointing at various pictures with Roxas drifting off. My eyes returned to Kairi. "You guys were really close when you were kids, right? Did you two ever seem to grow apart or was Sora always there, even when the boys started making fun of him that he was playing with a girl? After all, that does seemed to happen a lot in elementary."

"Sora," Kairi began, "was interesting. He'd make fun of me for playing with him. He still showed up at my house every morning to walk me to school. Even though we had no classes together in junior high, he talked to me every lunch and still went to school with me. In high school, we had more classes together, and we ended up doing everything as team. I even had a crush on him for a while."

"Did you ever tell him?"

"Gosh, no. He saw me as just a friend. Plus, I don't I was or am his type. He likes strong girls," Kairi explained to me.

My eyes widened. "Strong? As in you can lift heavy weights?"

"No. Strong as in emotionally I guess. I was crying once for some stupid reason, and when I stopped crying, my mom told me Sora already went home. Every time I started to cry, he'd bolt as fast as he could. Sora, himself, was not a crier. In all the years I've known him, he has never shed a single tear," Kairi sighed. "Me? I was always so emotional, and I was definitely a wreck. I'm surprised he still stayed as my friend."

"You're not an emotional wreck now," I mumbled. "You are totally his type."

Kairi gave a sad smile. "No, I'm still a wreck."

Once we all sat a table, we decided to order our food immediately, me only ordering water. Hey, I'm broke here. I cringed at the fact Roxas was ordering all the expensive food. This caused me to think back to the lady from before. Would a boyfriend really act like this? Unbelievable.

"Actually," I said, interrupting Roxas, "I don't think we're going to eat anything at all. In fact, we have an dentist appointment we need to attend. Totally forgot about it until now, but you two can eat dinner alone!"

I stood up and pulled Roxas from his chair and out of the restaurant. The arm I was grabbing started shaking vigorously along the way, like he was having a seizure. Roxas constantly tried to pull away from my grip. Once we were outside the restaurant, we both stopped. With his other hand, he shoved me away quite hard, if I may say. I rubbed my shoulder.

"Just get away!" He yelled. Roxas suddenly became quiet and stared at me for a second. His mouth opened slightly. "S-sorry. I...why'd you bring me out here? Weren't we going to eat dinner?"

I bit my lip, shaking my head. "No, I'm sorry I kind of took you by force. I should know by now that you hate being touched. Um, we're not going to eat. Sorry again. First of all, I'm broke and..."

"You thought I was making you pay?" Roxas asked, with a confused expression on his face.

"Yeah?" I said, like it was obvious. "You told me that earlier today. It's kind of part of our deal that you'd come here. I know how you hate my Sora/Kairi matchmaking plans. I just really wanted you to come and..."

Roxas pulled out his wallet and showed me plenty of bills. "I wasn't even going to make you pay a cent. I was prepared to pay it all myself, so I didn't come for some free food because I know you're broke. I came because I wanted to hang out with you. I don't care that it's a Sora/Kairi plan."

This caught me off-guard. "Really? Oh..." I pulled my hair back behind my ear. Why was I feeling a bit nervous? I stared into Roxas's azure eyes. They were a really deep blue. "Anyway, we don't really have to do much from here. After all, we're just waiting for Sora and Kairi to get closer to dating. I thought maybe we could go around town while we wait."

Roxas smiled. "That sounds nice, Naminé. You happen have the keys?"

"Yup!" I nodded. I dug into my purse to pull them out, only to find they weren't in there. I dumped the contents of my purse onto the ground just like at the convention before. "Err, Kairi may have them."

"We should go back and ask for it then," Roxas suggested.

"No!" I said sharply. "What if they're in a a heated moment right now? We can't interrupt. It'll ruin everything! For all we know, they could be kissing right now."

Kairi and Sora sipped their glasses of wine. With them alone, they simply chatted about whatever came up in conversation. Kairi acted naturally, unsure whether now would be the right time to confess. Instead, she told him interesting tidbits.

"And that's why he quit being the voice actor for Hydroman," Kairi concluded.

"Wow," Sora said in awe. "I never really liked Hydroman at all, so the fact he'd not getting his own animated series is alright with me"

Kairi nodded. "Did you also hear how Tidus's blitzball team is right now?"

"Do tell."

Roxas facepalmed. "You are a crazy woman, you know." He sighed and started walking down the street. "Come on. Let's go."

I nodded slowly, a bit surprised by his gesture. Ever since the day I met him, Roxas confused me a lot. I walked up side by side to him, trying to be close but not too close. I wouldn't want to upset him.

"So tell me, why do you want Sora and Kairi together?" Roxas asked.

You still want to know? "No reason in particular."

"Tsk. Tsk," Roxas said, shaking his head. "You have answered incorrectly. As punishment, you must answer all questions truthfully for the rest of this round. If you fail to do so, you are eliminated from the game."

"So this a game now?" I paused before answering. "Sora and Kairi are kind of like parents to me, I guess. They just give me the comfort of having mom and dad by your side. My parents divorced, and I want Kairi and Sora to have a happy ending. I don't want them to separate. It's a kind of stupid reason."

Roxas stared at me for a few moments. We stopped walking, looking each other in the eyes. "That's not stupid at all. That's kind of...deep in a Naminé way. You have more depth than I thought."

So you thought I was shallow? Also, don't use my name as an adjective.

"Are you so sure they are meant for each other though? You're not cupid," Roxas replied.

"I know, but I really hope they are meant to be together. It'd be nice to see them whisper sweet things into the other's ear, holding hands. I would love it if that happened."

Roxas frowned. "Whispering sweet things, eh? You do know that it takes nothing to say you love someone. You have to show it. After all, many people just say sweet things, but they don't mean it at all."

"I know," I confessed to Roxas. "I know that very well."

Roxas stared at me once more. "Huh."

"Roxas?"

"Yes, Naminé?"

I don't know possessed to me to suddenly ask, but it had just come out of my mouth. "What's your ideal woman?"

Roxas frowned. "You're not going to try to hook me up with someone, are you?"

I shook my head. "I'm just curious. That's all. Round 2. You must answer this question truthfully or you'll be eliminated. Answer carefully."

"What kind of stupid question is this? You really are trying to set me up with someone, aren't you?" Roxas then looked away. "I have no preferences really, if you don't count blue eyes."

"Blue? Why does she have to have blue eyes?" I asked, curious.

Roxas shrugged. "I don't know. You have blues eyes, the Sora/Kairi duo have blue eyes, Xion had blue eyes...it's just a something that keeps popping up to me."

"Xion?" This caught my attention. "Who is she? Do you like her or something?"

"Jealous?" Roxas chuckled. "Xion is just...someone from the past. No, I don't really like anyone at the moment. I don't think I've ever liked someone."

I gasped. "Not even a crush? What's with your hormones?"

"You're acting like I'm a big weirdo. You're weirder than me."

"Am not."

We continued walking around town, just talking about whatever came to mind. It was nice. Roxas smiled a lot more this time. Oddly, after talking to him, I did feel a bit jealous of whoever this Xion was. She knew a Roxas from a time I didn't. Was he any different from now? I wanted to know all the sides of Roxas.

Kairi and Sora were now eating desert, ordering a two slices of cake. Kairi cut a small piece of cake and placed it in her mouth, chewing it with pleasure. Sora was pigging out to his slice of cake. Kairi laughed at his lack of manners at the moment.

"Hey, Kairi," Sora called to her. "Do you ever get the feeling Roxas and Naminé are trying to get us together as a couple?"

Kairi nearly chocked on her cake. "Excuse me? Naminé and Roxas are trying to get us together? What makes you think that?"

"Well, Roxas pushed us into a closet together at a party, Naminé randomly told me to pick up from work, and now we're all alone at a restaurant."

Kairi now saw a connection between all those events. She decided to finally say it then. "So...what do you think...about us, you know, being together as a couple?"

Sora's eyes widened as his cheeks turned slightly red. "I...guess that...it would be cool if we were a couple, if that would be okay with you."

"A-ah," Kairi stammered, "I would think it would be cool too."

Roxas and I walked back to the restaurant, laughing at a stupid joke that made no sense. When we arrived, we felt something new in the air, at least I did. I was surprised to see Kairi and Sora walking out of the restaurant hand in hand, blushing to no end. It finally hit me: they were together.

"Mission Sora/Kairi: complete," I smiled.

Roxas turned to me with an expression I didn't quite understand. "So what do we do now?"

I wonder.

A/N: LATE UPDATE FTW? Ha, my laptop's internet connection is all funky. Sorry about that. So Sora and Kairi are together! But I'm not done with poking at them yet. Blargh. We still need to know more about Roxas, the phone calls, and etc.