~The memory is still there
For your words still sound
In my never ending dream
Of our last Farewell~
Chapter 1: Nice To Meet You
"I said I'm okay Kairi. Stop worrying so much."
"You sure? 'Cause we can sit down so you can rest for awhile."
She sighed, trying with all her might not to roll her eyes though it was difficult. Naminé loved her cousin but sometimes she was a bit too much.
"Yes Kairi, I am sure," She said patently, though there was a hint a exasperation in her voice that Kairi didn't miss.
"Sorry," She apologized. "I know how sick you must be of people worrying over you."
"I'm used to it."
"So do you want to stop by your locker before I show you were your First Period is?"
"Sure."
As Naminé walked through the halls, her mind started to wonder. She just moved to Twilight Town from Radiant Garden. Well actually, she moved back to Twilight Town from Radiant Garden. In the three years since she'd been gone her hair has grown, from shoulder length to it being an inch below her shoulder blades and, thankfully, grown to be 5'3. She remembered how people would tease her for being shorter then her red haired cousin.
"Here be are, locker number 265." Kairi's voice brought Naminé back.
"Here's the combo," Kairi gave her a slip of paper.
"Thanks," Memorizing the combination quickly she opened her locker, stuffed her backpack in a throwing the textbooks she wouldn't need until the afternoon with it.
"Alright, now that that's done, what are you morning classes?" Kairi asked as they set off down the hall.
"Um, Science, Math, and Gym." Naminé said, reading her sheet.
"Gym?" Kairi raised a perfect eyebrow at her in disbelief. "They gave you gym? What are they thinking? Does Cloud know-?"
"He already talked to the teacher," Naminé interrupted her. "I have to show up but I'll be sitting out the whole time. It's like a Free-Period," She added with a shrug.
"If you say so…" Kairi muttered, clearly not happy. Naminé couldn't blame her. When she first saw she had gym she had the same reaction.
"I'll meet you here right after first, okay?" Kairi told her once they reached her classroom.
"R-Right," Naminé nodded, feeling nervous. She didn't like being with a bunch people, especially when she didn't know them. Sure, she was okay now but that was only because she was with her cousin.
"You'll be fine," Kairi smiled, giving her a hug. "Like I said, I'll meet you here."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Okay," Naminé nodded. She stood there, watching her cousin walk down the hall and disappear around the corner before turning to face the door.
"So how was it?" Kairi ask an hour later.
"They kept starring at me," Naminé said quietly. She held her binder to her chest, with her head bent so she was starring at the floor. She thought she could handle being in school but now she wasn't so sure.
"It's because you're new," Kairi explained. "Don't worry though, tomorrow they won't as much. Here we are."
Naminé looked up to see they reatched their next class, the only one she has with her cousin.
As soon as Naminé entered the classroom she was engulfed into a tight hug, making it hard to breath.
"Naminé! I didn't know we had this class together!" A familiar voice said.
"Sora…Can't breath!" She gasped. Immediately the arms that were restricting her lungs let go. Taking a shaky breath she looks up to see her childhood friend and her cousins boyfriend.
"Sorry Nams," Sora grinned. It been a year since Naminé last saw him, since he and his friend Riku came to Radiant Garden with Kairi last summer to visit, but in that amount of time he still managed to grow at least another three inches. If she was 5'3 then Sora had to be almost 5'9.
As though reading her mind, Kairi started to laugh. "Wow Naminé, you seem shorter then usual beside Sora."
"Shut up," Naminé muttered, her face going red. And here she was happy about growing. She may as well have stayed the same size.
"Come on, I saved us some spots," Sora said, pointing to the some empty seats. Naminé looked and was grateful it was at the back.
As she went to go sit, Sora was about to follow her but was pulled back.
"Uh, what's wrong Kairi?" He asked his girlfriend, who now had a serious expression.
"Did you tell him that's she's here?" she asked quietly.
"No," Sora frowned. "Besides, I don't think he's here today. He didn't show up this morning anyway."
"Good," Kairi nodded. "I know you don't like lying to him, but I haven't told her yet he transferred here and I have to-"
"Think about Naminé," Sora finished. "I know."
"Thanks Sora," Kairi smiled. She felt bad for putting her best friend in a position like this, but she was determined to fix what Sora's stupid cousin broke.
"We're not that late…"
"It's lunch, loser."
"Like I said, we're not that late."
A boy with blonde hair rolled his eyes.
"Then tell us Axel, what's your definition of late?"
"Not showing up at all," Axel grinned cheekily. "Come on Roxas, it's just the second week back, the classes aren't serious yet."
"Don't you still have to pass Gr. 10 science to graduate this year?"
"Your point, Larxene?"
"Nothing. I just don't want to go out with a loser who's failed to graduate twice."
Roxas once again rolled his eyes as he and three of his friends entered the Cafeteria. As usual, some of the conversations died down for a few seconds before picking up again.
"She's right man, I mean; I'm in better shape to graduate-"
"Shut. It. Dem." Axel hissed, looking insulted.
"He's right," Roxas sighed. "At the rate you're going I'm going to graduate before you-"
"If that happens, we're through," Larxene added.
"Whoa, insult to injury babe," Axel chuckled.
"Let's go, I don't want to be stuck inside," Roxas muttered.
"What's with him?" Demyx asked, confused.
"He's just in one of his moods, that's all." Axel shrugged before grabbing the hood of the younger blondes' coat.
"Hey, let-"
"Come on, there's a door at the back we can use to get to the roof," Axel told him, slinging an arm across his shoulder.
"Why am I just finding out about this now?" Roxas asked, annoyed. He had transferred to Twilight High in March last year from Ecole Sunset Hill.
"Who cares, let's go! I'm starving!" Demyx turned to face the doors and froze.
"Holy-" Demyx started.
"-Shit." Axel, who also turned, finished. "That girl just screams fragile! Look how thin and pale she is!"
"What are you talking-" Roxas looked and froze.
'You have got to be fucking kidding me' he thought. 'What is she doing here?'
Naminé looked around the cafeteria, surprised at how big it was though not all the tables were filled.
"So Naminé, what was your old high school like?" the girl next to her asked. Her name was Olette. Naminé had met her when she went to talk to the teacher in third period just before going to sit in the stands to watch.
"Oh, this is actually my first day in High School," Naminé told her. "I've been home schooled for the last three years because of my health."
"Oh really? Is that why you can't do gym?"
"Yes," Naminé nodded.
"How do you like Uniforms? I don't care much for them, but they sure do make the mornings easier."
The uniforms were a long sleeved, buttpn up shirt for the cold months with a blue tie and optinal black blazer and a blue, plaid skirt for the girls. The boys had to black pants instead. "Well I think they're-
"Olette! You could have waited geez!" Naminé turned to see a girl with brown hair that flipped out to the side running towards them, a white purse hooked over her shoulder.
"Sorry, I was showing Naminé how to get to the Caf," Olette smiled apologetically.
"Oh, you must be Kairi's cousin," The girl said, turning to look at the blond. "I'm Selphie. Kairi's told me a lot about you. Wow, you're way more pale then I thought you'd be! Especially compared to Kairi, she's has such a nice tan naturally, it's so not fair."
"Uh," Naminé looked at Olette, who shrugged with a look that said, 'Yeah-She's-Always-Like-This'.
"Hey Olette, who's this?" The three girls turned around to see a small group of people had walked up to them.
A girl, who had blonde hair, which was slicked back save for two strands that stuck up and jade-green eyes, and Two boys, the first had bright red hair that spiked up with green eyes and-to Naminé's surprise- two tattoos of upside down teardrops under each eye. The second boy, the one who spoke, had blue eyes and light blonde hair in a mullet. Usually Naminé didn't like mullets but it looked good-and sort of cute- on him.
To Naminé's surprise all three wore black leather coats instead of the black blazer. They had a strange symbol on the front over their hearts.
"Hi Demyx," Olette smiled. "This is Naminé, Kairi's cousin. It's her first day here." turning to the blond beside her she added, "This is Demyx. He's a year older then us, but he takes math with me."
"Hi," Naminé smiled softly.
"Hey there," Demyx smiled back.
"Yeah, not like we're standing here or anything," The red haired guy rolled his eyes. "Name's Axel, got it memorized?"
"Uh," Naminé looked at Olette, who rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, that's Axel." Olette sighed. Naminé noticed the uncomfortable look she gave him and the girl beside him. "And she's Larxene."
"I can introduce my self, thanks," Larxene said.
"Kairi's cousin?" Demyx asked. "That means you know Sora right?"
"Uh, yeah I do," Naminé said, wondering how this guy knew Sora. Through Olette maybe?
"Huh. I'm surprised you haven't met his cousin. They're always together." Naminé visibly stiffened as Demyx reached behind Axel to pull out a fourth party member that she somehow failed to notice.
"Go. I don't care. It'll be a relief, really."
Like the others, he also wore a black leather coat. He had dirty blonde hair that spiked up so much in every direction that one would assume he used hair-gel but she knew it was naturally like that. Like Sora, he had grown taller then her.
"…to always watch over you so much, I don't know how your brothers stand it."
When his sapphire eyes met hers she felt all the breath in her body leave.
"Naminé, this is Roxas. Roxas, Naminé. How you haven't met yet is beyond me." Demyx shook his head.
Naminé starred at the boy in front of her, feeling dizzy. He starred back, some emotion in his eye she didn't know, and probably didn't want to.
After what seemed like forever, they both said quietly:
"Nice to meet you."
A/N: The official first chapter! Hoped you all liked it. Next update will be one week from now unless something for whatever reason prevents me to.
Don't forget to review!
Chapter Fact:
I usually suck with first and second chapters for stories, just cause I'm so impatient. I re-wrote the beginning of this chapter probably a good five or six times. The fourth time I actually completed it, read it over the next day and hated it. One of the many reasons why you should wait a day or two before posting something.
It gives you a fresh look so when you look at it again you'll think, "Wow! I can't believe I wrote that!" and love it, or like me, "Wow…I can not believe I wrote that…"
Also, I had to google what a blazer was...Yes, I am one of those rare girls who hates and will never understand the fashion world.