I spent the next day trying to cheer up Kairi about this whole break with Sora, but Selphie seemed to be using this break as an opportunity to strengthen their friendship. Selphie had her arm around Kairi, telling her that spending time away from Sora was a good thing.

"I mean, didn't you used to complain about how slow Sora could be? Stupid guys shouldn't waste your time like that," Selphie told her.

No. No, no, no, no no. Kairi will not be swayed into thinking Sora's not her soulmate, which he definitely is! I had to say something.

"Kairi, give it time and you'll realize that Sora and you do belong together, you guys just need time to cool off and all," I said to her.

Selphie shot me a look before saying, "Naminé is just telling you what you want to hear Kairi, but I, as your best friend, am telling you the truth."

"...Naminé is my best friend," Kairi mumbled.

Take that, Selphie.

"But Selphie may be right," she continued. "Maybe Sora and I aren't meant to be...now that I think about it, I have plenty of reasons to not like him. He's obsessive, insecure, and what's with his hair? How much product does he use?"

"None," I answered. "You asked how he gets his hair all spiky, and he told you it was natural. You told me you thought that was incredibly cute."

Selphie pressed her index finger against her lips. "Shh, Naminé, we don't have to dwell on the past right?" To Kairi, she added, "Come on, let's go shopping."

Roxas, Sora, and Axel were at a birthday party for Axel's cousin, trying to cheer Sora up after the whole Kairi incident the other day. Unfortunately for Roxas and Sora, they did not beforehand realize what kind of party they were attending.

"Okay, now let's play Pin the Tail on the Donkey!"

Sora turned to Roxas, sighing. "Roxas, when you told me we were going to a party, I kind of imagined loud music and drinking instead of three-year-old children trying to puncture a donkey's ass."

"Trust me, I did not see this coming either..."

Axel came back with bottles of water and passed it to the two men, sitting down next to them on the couch. "So, you feeling any better?"

Sora shook his head. "Not really...Why the heck are we here anyway?"

"I have to watch over my aunt's kid while she's got jury duty. It was your bright idea to come over," Axel replied.

"You told me you were going to the 'most awesome party ever' and practically begged me to come," Roxas glared at the redhead.

"Didn't think you'd actual come..." he shook his head. "Let's forget this for now and focus of what's important: your friend, Sora, is free and should get back out there and into the game!"

"It's a break, Axel – not a breakup," the blond tried to remind his new friend.

Sora grumbled, "It might as well be a breakup...I can't believe I agreed to something stupid like this."

"Exactly," Axel said, snapping his fingers. "Breaks are just an excuse to screw other people, and that's what you should be doing! Come on, we're going to a strip club after this and you'll forget all about this Kairi."

"...Axel, what do you mean by 'screw other people' and 'strip club'?" said one of the young friends of Axel's cousin.

Axel turned to the kids with an embarrassed look, probably thinking about how his aunt would kill him once she found out he taught the kids those terms. "They...are stuff adults do, and you shouldn't do any of it now nor tell your mom that you heard about it from me. It's a secret."

And thus, Roxas and I began our seven-week plan to get Sora and Kairi back together as a couple again.

The first week, I had convinced Roxas we had to take them both to the restaurant where they became a couple as it would serve a reminder of the beginning of their relationship and might rekindle the fire. Of course, Roxas was pessimistic.

"Wouldn't they not want to come back there because of the memories?" Roxas said, shaking his head.

"We'll just have to force them to come then," I replied, smirking.

That night, I had called Kairi while standing in front of the restaurant, claiming to be in a emergency and needing her by my side. As I waited for Kairi to come, I saw Roxas getting out of his car dragging an unconscious Sora out of the back seat.

"...you didn't kill him, did you?" I asked, disturbed.

Roxas shot me a look before saying, "Do I look like a murder?"

"I can actually kind of see it now," I jokingly replied. "Dark mysterious past and all really help paint your serial killer image."

"Ha ha, Naminé, very funny," Roxas responded in a sarcastic tone. "So we just leave Sora here, leave, and wait till Kairi comes and sees him?"

"Yup!" I chimed with glee. "Full proof and they'll be back together in an instant!"

The plan failed. Sora woke up and left before Kairi came. Kairi ended up leaving and yelled at me for faking an emergency and interrupting work for her.

"Drinking. Are you serious?"

After failing with my 'let's put stuff in their mail to make them think about one another' thing failed, the third week was when I convinced Roxas that drinking would be the solution to our problem as people tend to be more honest when they're drunk. Skeptical, Roxas eventually agreed to the plan, also deciding to stay sober during that time to drive us home.

Kairi and I arrived at the bar around nine, sitting down in an open booth. Surprisingly, there didn't seem to be many people there that night. After ordering two of signature drinks, I noticed Sora and Roxas walking inside. Taking in a deep breath, I then spoke my rehearsed words.

"Roxas, what are you doing here at this bar at this exact time? Well, what a coincidence! Come, sit with us and let's all enjoy each other's company," I said, beckoning for them.

"Naminé, I don't want Sora here..." Kairi whispered to me.

"You don't know that! Plus, it's just a couple of drinks with some friends, Kairi. What's the worst that can happen?"

Roxas sat down next to me, leaving Sora forced to sit next to Kairi. The two exchanged awkward glances before ordering some drinks. I smiled to myself as my drink came, asking the waitress if the bar provided free soda for the designated driver. Once she left, Roxas let out a heavy sigh.

"First off, you can't act natural to save your life," Roxas said in a hushed tone, referring to when he and Sora first entered. "Second, this isn't going work."

"Don't be so pessimistic, Roxas," I chided, wagging my finger.

I don't remember how the rest of that night went exactly, me waking up with the worst hangover in the history of hangovers the next morning. Roxas visited me the next morning to give me an update on what happened the previous night.

"You seriously don't remember anything from last night?" Roxas seemed to be very surprised, crossing his arms as we sat on the couch.

I shook my head, slightly scared to hear what happened. "Nope, and Kairi's still asleep so I can't ask her. I must have done something stupid though because my head feels like it's going to explode, and I feel kinda nauseated. Anything you want to tell me?"

And that's when I found out how last night went down for me.

"Ro-o-oxaas," I slurred, giggling to myself. "I love this song. I love, love, love it! Do you love this song too?"

Roxas shook his head, sighing. "Not really, Drunk Naminé."

"Whaaat? You don't?" I was near tears. "But it's our song. The same song people will listen to and think of us and how awesome we are. Why do you have to ruin things, Roxas? I thought we were friends - super cool awesome best friends!"

"...please don't cry over something stupid like this because I highly doubt that people will hear a song about owning a boat and think of us."

"Roxas," I pouted and poked him repeatedly in the chest. "The dolphins can hear you, you know! Apologize or they will never forgive you. Gosh, I love this song..."

Roxas grabbed my finger to cease the poking. "Don't poke me."

I started laughing uncontrollably and pointed at Roxas with my other hand. "You're holding my hand! Gosh, I love it so much I'm going to die right now." My tone suddenly became serious. "Dude, dude, duuude! Roxas, we should get married on a boat and sing this song to everybody! They'll be like so jealous of us, our marriage, and our huge boat."

I then proceeded to sing along to the chorus of the song, Boat, while Roxas chuckled quietly and patted me on the head.

Back in present day, I was gaping at Roxas, who had just finished telling me the story. Great, I acted like a complete idiot in front of Roxas, and I have surpassed a new level of weird.

"So...I believe you said something about people being more honest when they're drunk, right? Do you really want to marry me on a boat while singing that same song to everybody we invite to said wedding?" Roxas smirked as he said those words.

Crap. "W-well, you see, being drunk...varies for some people and all so you can't make generalizations like that, Roxas. In fact, it's fair to say I was influenced by the song instead of the alcohol and..." I sighed and shook my head. "Just tell me what happened with Sora and Kairi last night, please."

"Well, Kairi called her dad and told him all about her sex life while Sora went outside to pee on a cop car. He didn't get caught, but he had to outrun the officers though," Roxas recalled, his tone soon becoming sarcastic as he said, "They totally bonded and fell even more in love with one another. It was beautiful."

The lesson here to be careful when you drink.

Week four's Return of the Anniversary Gifts plan failed as Sora lost his from Kairi and Kairi told me the gifts from Sora were destroyed in a kitchen fire we had a while back. Week five's plan was playing their song as a couple on repeat wherever they went.

"Naminé, we've been at this store for an hour and they only play one song..." Kairi whispered to me. "Isn't it kinda of creepy?"

"Not really," I paid them two hundred munny to play it as long as we stay inside. "I do have a killer headache right now though..."

Kairi smiled. "From listening the song over and over?"

I shook my head. "The song is great – beautiful and...nostalgic."

"You think so?" Kairi said, her eyes starting to wander around the store and stopping once she saw a kid wearing a Superbman T-shirt.

"Roxas, why do you keep showing me covers of the same song on Yo!tube?"

The two men wear sitting in Sora's apartment that afternoon, watching various videos on the brunet's laptop. Roxas was going about a cheap way of getting the song stuck in Sora's head.

"You either watch this or I'll show you that Two Girls One Bowl video again," Roxas replied.

"...let's watch another cover then!" Sora said with fake enthusiasm. "But after this, want to go play basketball with Axel, Tidus, and Wakka?"

"You know," Roxas began, "I'm actually really tired of watching these video too. Let's go."

Sora sighed with relief. "You know, these past few weeks were odd but not really bad as I thought they would be. Thanks for hanging with me lately, Roxas. You're like my new best friend."

"Sorry, but you aren't mine."

"Eh?"

It was then the sixth week had come. I had been thinking up the plan for the past few days, trying to make it absolutely perfect and brilliant. Once I had it, I had showed Roxas what I jotted down in my notebook.

"You keep a notebook on Sora and Kairi?" was what Roxas said first.

"I was really bored when I was unemployed...Anyway, what do you think of the plan? See, you dress up a pizza man and knock on our door, wearing a shirt saying some lovey-dovey stuff as subliminal messaging. You then realize that the pizza is not the one we order and then..."

"Sucks," Roxas said, interrupting me in a very bored tone. "Naminé, you don't have to try this hard to put Sora and Kairi together."

I sighed, exasperated. "Of course I do! If I don't give them a push – if I don't do anything, they'll just die without the happy ending they deserve! I wouldn't be able to live with myself if they didn't have that happy ending."

Roxas, holding the notebook in his hands, flipped through the pages with a barely noticeable smile on his face. He then set it on the coffee table in front of the couch before siting right next to me.

"You said your parents got divorced before, right? You also said you want Sora and Kairi to have a happy ending because your parents didn't. Care to elaborate?"

I bit my lip, debating whether to say anything or not. And then, I just went for it. "My parents were miserable without each other, and it was definitely obvious. They spent years just being prideful and denying their feelings, scared to let the other in their life again. I kept trying to pull them close again, to realize the feelings are mutual, but they were so full of pride. Watching them all alone day by day was depressing. Freshman year of college, though, they finally decided to take the leap. However, shortly after, they were on their way to tell me the news, only to die in a car accident. It's just so unfair. They deserved a huge celebration, family trips together, growing old together, and all that romantic stuff to make up for the sad years that went away. Kairi's family to me, and I won't let her be that miserable."

Roxas stared at me for a few seconds before saying, "You're an idiot. Don't you realize that your parents did have a happy ending?"

"What are you talking about?"

"They realized that their feelings were mutual – that they were both in love with each other as well. Don't you see the year you left them alone is when they were finally able to move forward with their feelings? Can you imagine how happy they felt that moment when they knew it was love again? That's a happy ending, Naminé," Roxas chuckled as he spoke. "Honestly, I think if we leave Sora and Kairi alone, they'll get their own ending soon enough. Do you want to know what Sora said to me during basketball?"

"I know what you're trying to do," Sora said, shooting the ball into the net. "You and Naminé are trying to get us together again, aren't you?"

"It was Naminé's idea mostly..." Roxas said, scratching the back of his head, "but I agree with her that you and Kairi belong together. Didn't believe it the first time Naminé told me when she proposed we become friends, but I believe it now. You and Kairi shouldn't be on this break."

Sora dribbled the ball before shooting again. "Oh, I agree with you on that because I believe taking a break is stupid, but...I agreed to it because I knew Kairi believed in it. I don't want her to cry like that anymore. If these past few weeks did anything, they reminded me of how crazy I am for Kairi. She and I really do belong together..."

"You're not as dumb as I thought you are, Sora."

"Am I your best friend now?"

"Still no."

"We don't need to give them any push," Roxas said to me. "They're ready to make their own decisions, and they're getting a happy ending."

"You think so?" I asked, amazed at what Roxas was telling me.

Roxas grinned. "I know so."

I smiled back and looked at the notebook on the table, picking it up. I guess it was true: sometimes, love doesn't need a push because it moves at its own pace. It'll always get to the place it needs to be eventually. I tossed the notebook in back onto the table.

"So we shouldn't do my plan?" I asked him, frowning. "I worked really hard on it, thinking of the pizza guy and the subliminal message and..."

Roxas just laughed and shook his head, reaching for the remote to turn on the TV. "Come on, new episode of Teenage Wasteland is on right now, and we have to watch it."

That afternoon, Sora spotted Kairi coming out of a popular ice cream parlor, holding a cup of yellow-colored ice cream. The brunet greeted the redhead, asking her what flavor she was eating.

"Paopu," Kairi replied, smiling.

"My favorite," Sora stared at her wide-eyed. "Come on, Kairi, please give me a bite!"

She shrugged and handed the spoon to Sora, who then viciously scooped huge chunks into his mouth. Kairi snatched the spoon away from him, scolding the man for eating most of her ice cream. Sora chuckled and shrugged, gesturing for them to sit down on a nearby bench.

"Look, I said I'm sorry about the ice cream," Sora said once more. "Please stop looking at me with those eyes."

Kairi pouted and looked down at her ice cream. "Meanie."

Sora stifled a soft laugh. "You know, I missed this – us hanging out this casually. These past few weeks have been a bit boring...though I think I'm Roxas's best friend now."

"Really?" Kairi was in disbelief. "You guys didn't seem to get along that well before because..."

"Yeah, because..." Sora let out a sigh, his eyes narrowing. "How have you been lately?"

Kairi shrugged and crossed her index finger with her middle finger. "Naminé and I have been like this. I hang out with Selphie more too, and I've been thinking a little girl time is nice, a good way to get your mind off things."

A silence stayed in the air for a while before Kairi stood up to throw away the empty cup in her hands. Once she returned to the bench, Sora looked up at her, trying to find his words.

"So...where do we stand on this break?"

She stood there, staring at Sora, unsure of what her answer would be. "I...really missed you these past few weeks...I want to be with you again...but I don't want to fight with you anymore. I don't want to try to push out a window anymore. I don't want to lose the closest person to me."

"I can understand those feelings..." Sora replied, scratching his head. "But I want a definition of our relationship, alright? I can't stand this being called a break. Are you in or out?"

"As for now," Kairi began, letting out a deep breath, "we're just friends."

"I have a feeling that Kairi just told Sora they're just friends," I said out loud suddenly, just as Lightning told Sola to call her 'Light.'

"You're so weird..." Roxas smiled at me. "You do realize that is total BS and that they'll be dating again probably in a week. It's a seven-week plan after all."

I laughed, as I still found it unsual for Roxas to be so sure about Sora and Kairi's relationship. "That's the plan, but I'm think it'll be eight days exactly because Kairi seems like she's going to lag a bit. In fact, she can't quickly buy anything, always spending hours deciding which brand is the best deal and going to numerous stores to compare prices. Kairi is prone to lagging."

"Were your parents anything like that?"

"My mother, definitely. It doesn't bother me too much that Kairi lags because it reminds me of my mom," I smiled to myself. "How are your parents like?"

Roxas shrugged. "Peter and Wendy are nice, though Peter's not the best parental figure."

"You call your parents by their first names?"

"Eh," Roxas eyes wandered, "Peter and Wendy are just the couple who adopted me, and I was a teenager at the time so I wasn't big on calling them 'mom' or 'dad' and all. As for my birth parents...I really prefer not to get into that. I'm actually glad I don't have to see either one of them again."

And then I began to cough. It really didn't seem out of the ordinary for me as the past few weeks I haven't been feeling the best, but I never really thought about Roxas's reaction to my current state of health. The blond stared at me, quickly putting his hand on my forehead. Soon, he jerked his entire arm away, wiping his hands on my couch.

"You're sick."

A/N: I know Peter Pan and Wendy don''t end up together, but it's just my preference. Why are they Roxas's adoptive parents? Mostly because Final Fantasy is apparently fictional in this story if you don't count the FF characters that are seen in KH. Credit to Jamimlia for the whole Boat line and idea. Thanks for the suggestion! Well, no flashback in this chapter aside from the brief on Nami's parents. Sola's not a spelling mistake; I just didn't want to confuse you with Teenage Wasteland and the actual story. Going to push Sokai to the side to make room for some more Roxas/Naminé x) Mm, next chapter will be about Nami being sick and Roxas...reacting in his own obsessive way.

See ya next time folks.