I rewrite this chapter. The last one was a total failure (coz I was writing it half asleep). I know I must study for my upcoming midterm test…=_= but I want to write this!! Oh, and I skipped the school things here (I'm too lazy to write about it…)

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4th Denial: Date?

The sound of the phone filled Naminé's empty living room. Her parents were out to some meetings and no one seemed to notice the voice. Demyx stopped playing his sitar after hearing the phone. Usually, when their parents were gone, Naminé would pick the phone but he didn't hear any trance of Naminé's voice.

Because he's too lazy to pick the phone up, he then yelled to the room next to his, "Naminé, why don't you go pick the phone?"

Silence.

Demyx stood up and headed to the door. He didn't get any answer from his sister so he decided to pick up the phone. He grunted and picked the phone as he arrived in the living room.

"Demyx here, can I help you?" he asked, sounding a little uninterested.

"Um, Hi Demyx. This is Kairi," a girly voice on the opposite line answered.

"Hi Kairi. Should I call Naminé?" Demyx asked again. Of course, if Kairi called she would definitely want to talk to Naminé.

"Definitely."

Demyx looked at the clock that hung on the wall nearby. "Well Kairi, I suggest that you should call a few minutes later. I didn't hear my sister's voice since this morning. I'll search for her whereabouts first," Demyx suggested.

"Okay, then I'll call in 15 minutes," and Kairi hung up. Demyx scratched his head and walked upstairs, heading to Naminé's room. He knocked on the door for a several time, but he didn't get any answer. Sighing, he opened the door and found Naminé still sleeping soundly on her bed.

"Naminé!" Demyx screamed. Naminé's eyelids fluttered and she blinked a few times, before her gaze fell to her brother's standing figure.

"Demyx, didn't you forget what I tell you about privacy?" Naminé yawned and looked at the mirror not too far from her bed. Her eyes were half open, while her hair was in a total mess.

Demyx put his hands on his hips, "I remembered. But Naminé, Kairi called and it's already 12, for heaven's sake! I can't let you sleep all day! Geez, what are you? Sleeping beauty!? "

Naminé rolled her blue eyes and mumbled, "I'm not," Then something hit her, "Wait, you said Kairi called? What time is it?"

"It's 12 o'clock," he said firmly.

"No! I'm late!" Naminé quickly flung her blanket and opened her drawer.

Remembering that Demyx still standing there inside her room, she gave him a glare. "Demyx. Out. Now. Privacy!" She closed her drawer and pushed Demyx out.

"Wait a sec, you're late? Today's holiday, right?" Demyx asked, still being pushed by Naminé. The blonde girl pouted when she realized that Demyx didn't move a bit from her room. After all, Demyx was taller and heavier than her.

"I'm going to hang out with my friends, Demyx. Now, out before kick you!" she screamed from the top of her lungs. Demyx pouted and went to his own room, right before Naminé shut her door with a loud bang.

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"So, I'm sure you said that we are going to hang out together with the others in this park," Naminé scowled, crossing her arms and tapping her foot. She was waiting for Kairi or Sora to explain everything to her. She didn't see any of her friends, except Kairi, Sora, and Roxas, if it counts. And the usually crowded park was unusually quiet.

Kairi and Sora exchanged glances and flashed a nervous smile towards their blonde haired friend. Roxas was nowhere in sight, probably looking for a nice place to skate in the park.

"Actually," Kairi spoke up, breaking the silence between the three of them, "I was planning to tell you when I called your home but I kinda forget about that," she smiled sheepishly.

"Y-yeah. You see, they inform us right before we go, so it's rather… unpredictable," Sora added his girlfriend's information.

Naminé shifted her gaze at Kairi, Sora, and back at Kairi. She then laughed, half-heartedly. "What a coincidence, right? They all cancelled at the same time." Then somehow, Naminé's soft voice changed into a dark, stern one, "Are you sure you're not planning all of this to happen?"

"Of course not!" the pair said in unison. Naminé rolled her eyes and mumbled, "Yeah, as if I'll believe them. It sounds like a cliché to me."

Sora looked around and noticed that his twin was missing. "Hey Naminé, would you look for Roxas? It looks like he is missing."

Naminé glared at Sora. "Why me? I'm not his mother; he's old enough to go by himself that I'm sure he won't get lost."

"Please?" he said, clapping his hands together.

The blonde sighed. "Is this one of your plan?"

"We didn't plan anything!" they said –again– in unison and shook their head vigorously. Naminé turned on her heels and walked away, looking for a certain dirty blonde guy.

After making sure that Naminé didn't come back, Sora nudged Kairi's arm. Kairi looked at his boyfriend and a smile spread on her face. "What's wrong Sora?"

"Are you sure Naminé won't be mad at us?" he asked uncertainly.

The redhead nodded in confidence and took Sora's hand in hers. "I'm really sure about this. We did this for Naminé's own sake, right? I can't stand any longer of her whole denial things."

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Naminé wandered from corner to corner in the park. She's still looking for Roxas who was missing, or so Sora thought. Of course, she could ignore Sora's request to search for his twin and go home instead, but she can't say no to her best friends. Maybe, they really didn't plan anything weird, she thought.

"If I couldn't find him, I'll go home," Naminé told herself. She turned to a familiar walkway that led to their usual hang out place, around a big mahogany tree. She then saw a familiar figured stood next to the tree, looking for his skateboard.

Naminé slowly walked up him, somehow making no sound in each of her steps. There was just the sound of rustling breeze around them. The wind swayed her blonde locks and her dress, but she can keep it in order.

Although she didn't meet Roxas after she arrived at the park, she knew exactly that the figure under the tree was the person she was looking for. She observed him for afar. He wore his usual white and black pants, black polo, and white jacket. A checkered wristband wrapped around his left arm. The wind blew his gravity-defying blonde hair and a small smile curled on his lips. Naminé couldn't help but smile as she saw him.

"Wait, I'm not supposed to feel like this," she scolded herself and approached him. She cleared her throat and said, "Roxas, your brother is looking for you."

He didn't bother to look up at Naminé. His blue eyes locked with hers. "I know."

"So, why don't you go and meet him?"

Roxas sighed and stood up. "You do know that he and Kairi planned all of this, don't you?"

Naminé looked up to see Roxas' face. She got the idea of what Roxas was referring to, but she needed some sort of hunch. "What do you mean?"

"This whole things. You know, they want us to go on a date," he said casually, throwing his arms to the air.

"I know. But I'm sure we won't fall for their plan, right? So, there's no need to be worried," she replied. "Now that I already found you, I think I'm going home."

Just as Naminé about to leave, Roxas called for her. "Wait, uh… Naminé, aren't you hungry? I heard from Kairi that you're overslept and didn't have the time to eat."

As much as she wanted to say no, her stomach said otherwise. She was hungry and her stomach grumbled, much to her dismay. Roxas chuckled at her expression. "Well, why don't we go and have some lunch?"

She shot him a confused gaze. In her whole life, he never asked her anything and now, he asked her to have lunch, with him.

Roxas knew that he was asking her something rather unexpected. He didn't plan this though. His offer just slipped out from his mouth. He waited for her answer, expecting that she would smack him and walk away. But, he got the same unexpected answer in return.

"Um… Okay."

"Are you kidding?" the blonde boy asked, trying to reassure her answer.

"Did I sound like I'm kidding?"

Roxas flashed Naminé a boyish grin and said cheerfully, "Then let's go!"

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For all the awkward moments they have shared, this would be the most awkward moment for both of them. Sitting face to face inside a not too fancy restaurant, they're both avoiding each other's gaze right after they ordered their meal. They were asking the same question in their own head, 'What's with this sudden change of attitude?'

"So," Naminé started. "Um, did you know about Selphie's crush on you?"

Roxas gazed at her, looking uninterested. "She's crushing on me?"

"You didn't know?" she asked, rather loudly but didn't attract many attentions. "That's new. I thought as a flirt, you want every girl to like you."

He flinched at Naminé's remark. "I'm not that shallow, you know. I'm not interested at it. I saw her as my friend, no more, no less. And I'm not a flirt. I'm just good at talking to people, especially girls," he simply said while playing with wristband.

Naminé raised her eyebrows. "It sounds like an excuse to me. At least, you can try to see her as more than a friend. All people know she have the biggest crush on you. I can help you on that. Maybe–"

"You know that Selphie also exclaimed that she have the biggest crush on Riku. Not to mention Tidus, my brother Cloud, and your brother," Roxas cut off. Naminé's jaw dropped as he mentioned her brother.

"M-my brother? Y-you mean, Demyx?" she asked in disbelief.

Roxas shrugged his shoulder. "Who else? You didn't have any other brother, didn't you?" Naminé shook her head and Roxas continued, "She said it to me once."

She starred at the table with wide eyes and managed to say, "I-I'm shocked, really."

The waiter then came and brought their orders to their table. Naminé looked at the food then back to Roxas. "Still, I wonder why you said you're not a flirt while the fact said the opposite thing."

"I'm good at talking. Isn't that the truth?" he said, rather annoyed.

The blue eyes girl sighed, stirring her spoon. "You denied it again."

"Maybe," he murmured, uncertain, "you're right. But, I'm not the only one who was in denial. You are too."

Naminé was taken aback by Roxas' statement. How come he said that she was in denial while he knew her so little? This was the only time when they can talk normally, not as two enemies. He didn't know anything about her, did he? She thought to herself.

After a long silence, Naminé decided to drop off the topic and talked about another thing. "I thought we won't fall for their plan," she murmured to herself. Unfortunately to her, Roxas heard that and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Their plan. We eventually end up here like we were going on a date. Somehow I felt like the two of them were watching us from afar and they must be thinking that their plan's going on smoothly," Naminé grabbed a glass of water in front of her and slowly drank it, hoping that it'd make her feel better.

Roxas leaned on his arm. "This can't be count as a date. Well maybe," he said in a whisper and looked up at Naminé. He knew that she's still has her attention on him although she's drinking now. Pulling all of his courage and not caring about his flushed cheek, he asked her, "Naminé, um… w-would you like to go on a date, a real one with me? No Sora or Kairi involved this time."

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I'm not really proud of the outcome, but it's better than the last time (in my opinion). My midterm test is approaching and I must work on my papers now (or else I won't get a score from my professor.. T_T) I'll update as soon as I finished my test.

I hope you like it! =)