I'm freaking out. Do you want to know why I'm freaking out? Well, I've got something to tell you.

Roxas asked me out – at least, that's what I think happened.

Roxas and I were having our usual talk outside in front of my mailbox. It was just a casual conversation, with slight mentions of the weather. I finally thought to myself that I no longer felt awkward around Roxas. Then, he suddenly asked me the question.

"Do you want to go to the movies together?"

Are you freaking kidding me?

His voice was quiet as he said those words that stopped my heart, and he kept a very serious face on. I didn't know how to respond really. I didn't even know whether I liked him that way or not.

"Ah...how long have you...eh..." I couldn't complete any of my sentences. It was quite embarrassing.

Roxas shrugged. "Since last week maybe around the time Sora and Kairi got together. I bet you have that night engrained into your memory by now though."

Oh my. "I...don't know what to say, Roxas. This is happening so fast, and we just met like three months ago. Don't you think this is too fast?"

"Not really. You said we could go see movies together the first day we met," Roxas told me.

I did, didn't I? "Okay! I'll...go with you, Roxas," I managed to say. "When are we going to see the movie?"

"Tonight, of course," Roxas replied.

"That early?" I screamed out loud. I tried to compose myself, running my hands through my flaxen hair vigorously. I had to look cool, calm, and collected. "I mean, that is totally fine with me."

Roxas raised his eyebrow. "You look like a bear is about to attack you, and you're trying to stay calm and retreat. You're not doing a very good job because I really think that bear would eat your anyway." He sighed heavily. "See ya later tonight."

"And he asked me out!" I screamed, exhausted after telling Kairi the whole story.

Kairi and I were curled up on the couch, talking about Roxas and the fateful event. It didn't to surprise her too much as Kairi held an all-knowing grin.

"Naminé, I knew this day would come from the moment you introduced Roxas to me. I had a gut feeling you two would end up together," Kairi told me.

"...you thought I was in love with Sora until last week," I pointed out.

"Okay, after I found out you didn't like Sora, I thought Roxas and you would make a great couple. What do you know? You guys are a couple now," Kairi grinned.

I pouted. "It's not like that. We're just going on a casual date between two casual friends, and we'll casually engage into casual conversation."

"When you become nervous, have you ever noticed you get really redundant?" Kairi began to laugh. "But honestly, tell me you are not attracted to Roxas. He is good looking. Plus, you guys seem to get along pretty well. Not many guys would be interested in an awkward girl like you. Except maybe Marly."

I gritted my teeth. "Wow, thanks and can we not talk about Marluxia?"

"I'm just saying that falling for Roxas is perfectly okay! Heck, I'd probably fall for that blond if I didn't have Sora," Kairi exclaimed.

In the blink of a eye, Sora then dashed down the stairs towards us. "What did I just hear? Kairi loves Roxas now? No, Kairi, I'll fight him for you!"

Sora, do you have super speed and a great ear? We weren't talking in voices so loud that they reach upstairs. Or maybe you're just being a stalker right now. Sora walked over to the couch and sat next to Kairi, looking at her blue eyes.

Kairi smiled and shook her head. "Nope, I only like Sora, and no one is going to change that for a long time."

Sora smiled back and kissed her on the cheek. Kairi's face turned slightly pink, and she giggled. I was in disbelief at the scene before me. It still shocked me how they were together now.

"You guys are so cute," I squealed, overly excited at their little moment before me. It then occurred to me I did my fangirling out loud. "A-ah, did I say that out loud?"

Sora and Kairi nodded simultaneously, looking both disturbed out and on the verge of laughing. Yeah, I'm kind of weird. I rushed out of the living room and upstairs.

After spending an hour trying to decide what I would wear, I ran toward Roxas, who was already walking toward the concession stand to buy some popcorn. I followed behind him out of breath, barely managing to keep up to his pace. Roxas just has to walk fast, does he? He finally stopped and turned around, asking to see my purse for a second. As I handed it to him, I decided to ask him the question that was bothering me.

"Um, shouldn't we go buy tickets right now before getting food?" I asked, feeling nervous that I might have been saying something stupid.

Roxas shook his head. "I pre-ordered tickets online about last week as soon as I knew."

"Eh? You were already thinking about going to the movies with me then?"

Roxas nodded. "I kind of already guessed you would say yes, so I went ahead and bought two tickets. Sorry, I kind of sprung the question today when I already bought the tickets."

"No, it's alright," I said, shaking my head. "I was just really surprised at the time because of all people, you picked me."

Roxas looked at me, eyebrow raised. "It kind of has to be you, Naminé. I thought you'd at least know that by now. Don't you know me at all?"

My face flushed at what Roxas said. My gosh, he's saying such things so casually. "I think I know you. Sometimes, you really surprise me though, just like this morning."

Roxas shrugged and went to get popcorn. I set out to get a cup and started filling it with orange soda, putting the cap on it after it was full. Roxas came back holding a large bag of popcorn, telling me we were sharing. I nodded and asked what kind of soda he wanted, taking another cup out.

"Why don't we just get one soda this time?"

Such fast development! Was he asking to share a drink together? My face was beet red. "A-ah, are you sure? This isn't a lot of soda, and it's not a problem to get another cup for you."

Roxas indifferently pulled out two straws quickly and headed to the cashier to pay for all the food. I eyed the two straws next to the one cup of orange soda. I would never have expected to share a drink with any guy. Is this what normal boyfriends act like?

When he went through the ticket check, I tried to walk close to him, like how I think a girl should on a date with a guy. Do you know Roxas isn't exactly the most normal of guys?

"Why the hell are you so close?" he asked, his eyes saying vulgar words that I should not repeat. His voice showed hostility.

"Sorry!" I apologized, thrusting my head down and letting my hair cover my face.

Once I looked up, I saw Roxas had already went into the auditorium. I sighed, mentally hitting myself for acting so stupid. I entered through the doors and saw Roxas sat in the very back row at the top. I hurriedly went to him, sitting myself on his right. Lucky for us (or not if you hate them), trailers were still playing.

I sipped the orange soda from my straw, trying to restrain myself from gulping down the entire cup. I wasn't really used to sharing food. Roxas was munching on the popcorn silently as his eyes were glued to the big screen. I wondered if he was mad at me me for earlier. He still held onto his unwrapped straw. Suddenly, he gestured toward the bag I brought. I handed the white leather purse to him, and he dug inside, pulling out a can of soda. Funny, I don't remember bringing a can of soda with him.

It then occurred to me that Roxas brought the can and must have hid it in my bag at the beginning of the date. He wanted to sneak in a free drink. Roxas opened up the can and stuck the straw inside, sipping the brown liquid.

I should lighten the mood with a fun little joke. Who am I kidding? I don't know any jokes. Still, I had to try to lighten the mood in some way.

"Aardvark," I randomly said.

Roxas turned to me, staring. Wrong thing to say apparently. "What?"

"Just kidding?" I nervously chuckled.

The movie finally started after what seemed to be the longest trailer ever. I knew the movie was a comedy, but I had assumed it was a romantic comedy for the date. Turns out, the movie was a screwball comedy, filled with extremely random jokes. Critics had given it much praise as well, and I wasn't disappointed. It was hilarious! I thought I'd never stop laughing.

"That's not funny at all," Roxas muttered.

I shut my mouth immediately after hearing his words. I did something stupid – again. I looked at the screen to watch the scene Roxas didn't find funny. It was one of the more perverted scenes in the movie. I guessed Roxas isn't a fan of these kind of scenes.

Why do I even try to be a good date? I always end up doing something stupid. I banged my head against my purse.

Kairi dabbed the hot tears running down her face with a washcloth, in the bathroom looking the mirror. In her other hand, she held her cellphone tightly. She placed the butterfly-covered phone by the sink and looked at herself in the mirror carefully. She forced a small smile.

"Hello," she said softly with a smile. She shook her head and repeated this over and over until it seemed convincing enough. Her phone began to vibrate, causing her to jump a bit. Kairi held her breath as she picked it up, seeing it was a text message from Sora. She sighed with relief. "Please don't leave me, Sora. I won't cry in front of you ever again."

Roxas and I exited the auditorium, still laughing at the final joke. He then turned and apologized to me suddenly. I blinked once, confused by his actions.

"Eh? Why are you sorry?" I asked him.

"You didn't seem to like the movie that much," Roxas answered.

I actually really liked the movie. It was very funny, and its humor was very quirky. "I thought the movie was great, Roxas. What made me you I didn't like it?"

"Maybe the fact that you started banging your head against your purse halfway through the movie repeatedly until the end."

You see, I ended saying and laughing at stuff I realized I shouldn't have been a lot. Thus, I would inflict pain on myself. Not a very smart move at all, really. I could be losing brain cells and become even stupider, causing me to make more decisions I'll regret.

"Oh, that," I laughed, "was just...me expressing my enthusiasm for the movie. It was just so darn funny that I wanted to hit myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming and it's real! Now I can go buy it on DVD when it's released."

Roxas seemed to have accepted my explanation, as he shrugged and continued to walk. As we neared the theater's exit, he spoke, "Thanks a lot for coming."

"No problem," I replied with a smile. "I want to apologize for making this night totally strange and weird. I don't blame you if you don't ever want to do this again."

Roxas's eyes widened. "Strange and weird? Naminé, any night – actually, any day – with you comes off as strange and weird to me. I still hang out with you though. Trust me, we're doing this again. Besides, I kind of like you better when you're weird. It lets me know you're not trying to be a normal person, which you clearly are not."

Thanks? "Well, I do admit it was an...interesting time. I wasn't really bored to say the least. Um, did you have a good time today?"

"Yeah, I'd say it was a good time. When do you want to do this again? I just saw a poster for a movie I definitely want to see, and I'm ready to go pre-order some tickets right now," Roxas said, showing a bit of excitement.

"Hey!" I said. "You don't even know if I'll say yes or not yet, so don't go on making decisions like this already, Roxas."

"Well, aren't you going to say yes? You did say you have a good time," he pointed out.

I blushed and closed my eyes, yelling, "How can you be so casual asking a girl out on a date? I don't get you at all, and now I'm even more confused on what to do!"

My eyes slowly opened so I could see his reaction to my outburst. Roxas was staring at me like I was speaking a whole new language. He scratched his head.

"Did you just say you thought this was a date? I just wanted to go to see a movie with a friend," Roxas told me. "Last week during Sora and Kairi's dinner, I saw the poster for the movie while we were walking together, and I immediately pre-ordered tickets to go see it."

Are you serious? "W-what about saying it has to be me of all people?"

"It has to be you who comes with me here because I have no other friends I'm actually comfortable with," Roxas explained. "You thought we were on a date?"

This was the most embarrassing moment of embarrassment in my embarrassing life! Oh no, I'm getting redundant, a sign of nervousness for me. At least I'm not saying it out loud. Now, I had to calmly cover up for my misconception.

"D-d-date? W-what are you t-talking about?" I said, trying to laugh loudly. "I said...day...of fun. That's what I'm talking about. I'm asking you how can you ask me so casually to go on another day of fun with you! I mean, this day of fun was already just so amazing, what with all the fun we had. No need for any misunderstandings between us, Roxas."

Roxas began laughing uncontrollably suddenly just as I finished speaking. It amazed me because I had never saw Roxas act like this. He wasn't even laughing this hard during the movie. Roxas suddenly pointed to me.

"This is why I hang out with you," he told me with a huge grin. He started to walk towards the car, turning his head to look at me as he walked. "You coming?"

I stood motionless for a few seconds. I couldn't help but think about how much I want to know more about Roxas. I wanted to see more sides of him that seemed like they'll never show. I nodded and ran toward the car, smiling to myself.

Once we were both inside and Roxas started driving, he asked me why exactly did I say yes when I thought it was a date. He teased me, saying I probably was in love with him.

"Me in love with you? Oh no, that's not it!" I said sharply. "I...just felt bad that I would hurt your feelings if I rejected you. It takes a lot of guts to ask someone out."

"So it was a pity date?" Roxas mused.

"The way you word it makes it sound bad..."

However, I didn't really think I said yes because I pitied him. See, the best times I have with Roxas when we're not trying at all. I said yes because I was curious to learn more about Roxas. I said yes because I may have been itching to see a movie.

I said yes because there was a possibility that I was starting to develop a crush on Roxas.

A/N: My favorite chapter to write so far. Maybe. DUN DUN DUN, Kairi stuff. Next chapter with focus on her and Sora. I'll be gone for the weekend, so late update again? Hope you liked this chapter.