Disclaimer: last disclaimer ever! I hate putting these things. I don't own Kingdom Hearts! Just the game! That's all I own, got it memorized? Anyway, here's chapter 3. Hope you enjoy!

"How about this?" I asked, holding up a pair of ripped jeans and a black and white polo shirt.

"Hell no." Larxene said, rejecting another one of my outfits. She and I had been trying to pick something out for me to wear to dinner. "It's too plain for a dinner date," she added.

"Since when was it a date?" Axel asked, hanging upside down, from his top bunk.

"Since I said so," Larxene replied. "Here, put these on." She shoved a black skirt and white top at me.

"Are you sure?" I asked, taking the outfit from her.

"Yep. And wear… these." She handed me a pair of flat, white, 'Cinderella slippers'.

"Alright." I walked into the bathroom and changed. When I came out, I asked, "Should I wear some make-up?"

She took a look at me and replied. "Just a little. Here, I'll do it." She took out some blush and eyeshadow. She pointed to a chair and told me, "Sit." I did as she said and waited for her to start.

"Why do girls always wear make-up?" Axel asked. "It seems so troublesome to put it on every day."

"I don't wear it every day." I said, trying to keep my head still.

"Don't talk," Larxene instructed. "You'll make me screw up."

"'kay." I sat still for the rest of the time until she finally clicked the eyeshadow case closed.

"Okay, you're done." I looked into the mirror she held out for me. "It's pretty subtle, but it's still there, so don't mess it up."

I turned to Roxas, who hadn't said a word the entire time, and asked, "So, how do I look?"

"You look… good." He answered quietly.

"Aww… thanks Roxas," I told him. "Well I better go. See you guys later!"

The three of them waved me off, and Larxene called, "Good luck!"

"Go get 'em, tiger!" Axel cheered.

I smiled and waved back. I shut the door to our dorm behind me. As I walked down the empty halls, I felt extra jumpy. I had butterflies in my stomach and could not focus. I kept thinking of all the things that could go wrong while I was with Marluxia. I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I nearly walked past the door to the garden. "Going somewhere?" I turned and saw Marluxia standing in the doorway. "If I'm not mistaken, I believe your destination is over here." I giggled a little as he took my hand and led me into the garden.

"Wow, it's beautiful out here." I commented. It truly was. The smell of the different flowers mixed with the smell of the night. The contrast between the colorfulness of the flowers and the black of the sky.

"Yea, it sure is," he agreed. "But c'mon. I have dinner waiting."

"Alright." He led me to a grassy hill and laid out a blanket. Then he produced a picnic basket and sat down on the blanket.

"Won't you join me Riena?" he asked politely.

"I would be a fool not to." I answered, sitting down next to him. We went through our meal not saying much. It was as if we already had a connection. When we finished out dinner, the two of us were lying on our backs staring up to the sky.

"You know what?" Marluxia asked, turning over to face me. "I feel like you are one of the people I can really talk to, Riena."

"Why thank you." I answered, turning over to face him. "You sure know how to flatter a girl."

"Hey now! I'm being serious!" he insisted.

"And so am I! But I never said it was a bad thing."

"Yea? Alright then." He got up and held out a hand. "Let me walk you back to your room then, so you don't get lost."

"I suppose you can." I said grabbing his hand and letting him help me up.

"Oh yea! I almost forgot!" he exclaimed.

"What?" I asked, curious as ever.

"You'll see!" He answered. "Now close your eyes…" I closed my eyes and waited. "Hold out your hands…" I stuck out my hands and felt the crinkle of plastic. He wrapped my hands around it and said, "Alright, you can open your eyes."

I opened my eyes and in my hands was… "A plastic bag?" I asked, puzzled.

"No, silly," he said, ruffling my hair. "Open the bag."

"Oh. Right." I opened the bag and inside was a beautiful red rose with a black ribbon tied around the stem.

"Oh, Marluxia, it's beautiful!" I gasped.

"Do you know what it means?" he asked.

"No, what?"

"True love."

I nearly melted. He was so sweet. I didn't remember walking back to my dorm, but I did remember what happened when got back to my dorm. "Well, here's your dorm." he said, awkwardly.

"Yea, thanks." I replied, just as uncomfortable. "Thanks again for giving me the rose."

"No problem." He said with a small smile. "Well, good night." He bent down slightly and gave me a kiss on the cheek. He turned to leave, but I grabbed his arm and pulled him back into a kiss. I felt temporarily fused with him. It was a moment of pure passion. When we finally broke apart, Marluxia told me, "Wow. You are a great kisser."

"Heh, you're not that bad yourself." I commented.

"Well, I better go. See you at study hall tomorrow."

"Yeah. Bye!" He walked off down the hallway. I took out my key and unlocked the door. When I walked in, Axel and Larxene began bombarding me with questions.

"What happened?"

"What was it like?"

"Did he say you looked good?"

"Did he give you something?"

"Did he walk you back to the dorm?"

"Did he give you a kiss?"

"Guys, guy," I said, holding up my hands, "it's been a long day, and I'm really tired. I'll tell you in the morning, okay?"

"All right…" they said dejectedly. Thankfully, they hadn't noticed the rose. I snuck into the bathroom and put the rose in a cup filled with water.

Before I went to bed, I noticed that Roxas was already asleep. "Hey, how long has Roxas been asleep?" I asked.

"I think about nine." Axel replied. "He said he felt like going to sleep early or some shit like that."

"Puh-lease." Larxene said. "That's just an excuse. His real reason was that he didn't want to see a happy, glowy Riena when she got back."

"Why?" I asked dumbly.

"You. Are. So. BLIND!!" she exclaimed. "He LIKES you! Can't you tell?"

"Honestly? No." I answered.

"Whatever. Just go to sleep."

"Gladly."

"Good night, Axel!" Larxene called to him sweetly.

"Mmph…" Was his only response. "Dun forget you gotta tell us wha 'appened on your lil' date, Ri." He reminded me, sleepily.

"Yea, yea, whatever." I mumbled, trying to get to sleep. "G'night."

"Good night."

"Mmph…"

Wow… that was really long. Oh well, it works. Is what Larxene said about Roxas true? Find out next time!