In which Namine meets the brothers.

The first thing I felt in the morning is… a humongous clunk on my head. It hurts. Since I didn't make a noise when I'm sub-conscious, I just got up and rub my eyes first. Then I howl. My head is throbbing and a headache is forming soon.

"Avaron!"

"Since I must wake you up because I'm daddy's little angel, I expect a payment." She looks around my room. "I'll take…"

I quickly hid the star shaped pendant. "That!" Avaron take down one of my drawings. That is for my art class.

"That is for my art class!"

"So?" Avaron fingered it. "I need it for my art class. Take one of your sketches. Ta-ta." She walks out of the room, her golden curls floating behind her. Every day, she comes in to wake me up and expects payment. She takes my most precious and prized possessions. So I decided to stop it when I am about ten. I hid all the precious things and replace them with a copy.

I crawled under my bed and fiddled around until I felt a bump. I the wrap my fingers around it and pulled until a whole floorboard came off. That is my hidey hole, the place where I put the things. I then pull out my real drawing and put the floorboard back. In it goes into my backpack and I rush off to the lidiki room to have breakfast before showering. That way, Avaron can finish using the bathroom after I finish eating. I smirked at the open door. She might think that she got the better of me but I knew better.


"So that is how you create the shape, the feeling of it. See?" My art teacher, Paine-sensei said as she draws several lines curving here and there. Art is my best subject so far but I am feeling low spirited as I knew the dream is unachievable now.

"And-" She broke off abruptly and turned to the door. Tifa-sensei is motioning her over. I feel really bad now. Art class is usually my favorite class but I hate it when somebody disrupts it. Yuna, the girl who always sat beside me throughout the classes also gave a sigh. She and I are alike in many ways but I'm too afraid to approach her and vice versa. We never talk unless we have to.

"Class! Dismissed!" I knew that I really had it bad.


"Best day in my life ever. Best day." I muttered sarcastically as I trailed along Pence. The art class has ended and we are to have mixed assembly after break. Usually, that means that something major is going to happen. The last time it happened, parasite fish nearly invaded the island. No, I'm not kidding. Pence did not reply just walk while licking his ice-cream. That is the most I can get out of him. He has been more spaced out lately. I guess it is because of Olette. He had eyes for her ever since he… well… saw her. Olette happened to walk pass and Pence acted that I'm not with him. I get the message and go off.


It is not until assembly when I remembered the boy from the graveyard. For a simple reason. He is there.

"Hey knock it off!" I whispered at the charging boy beside me. He did not even turn around. At that time, I am happy that at least a certain nemesis pays attention to me even if it is just to criticize me. Nothing is worst than being ignored.

I managed to get a seat but it is furthest from the stage. I sat beside Yuna again. I kinda think that it is creepy that we always end up beside each other but I got used to it. At least you got somebody who is common. Misery loves company after all.

"Attention. We have 2 new arrivals today. Meet Sora and Roxas K.H. They will be with us until the very end of their time here. Year three." Our principal, Mr Ventus (you can call him Ven we all do. At his back.) Surveyed the third years sternly. "I want you all to make them feel welcome. And for the rest of you, just help them around the school." He smiled again. He might be jolly looking but we know better. He is ruthless if he wants to be.

Everyone now is jumping up and down, trying to get a good view of the two new students. It is rare for newbies to be introduced like that during assembly. Usually, they just show up at class.

A huge person jumped and fell backwards, nearly crushing me. "Hey, there, look where you are falling!" I hurled him off me easily. I might be a skinny stupid blond but I got strength. It amazed me when I first help my father in rolling off the dirt. I was just four but I managed a full grown man's job well. Maybe it is the grave digger gene running in my veins.

I tried to go off the hall but everyone it running in the opposite way, sweeping me back in. Yuna meanwhile just stayed in her seat. She must be frozen with shock poor girl. I pushed myself out of the crowd and finally, out of the hall. I bump into someone, hard. When will this bumping, pushing and crushing will ever stop?

"Hey, I know you!" I looked up to the same startling blue orbs.

"Hey, I know you!" How ironic. The very person that I thought would never be seen again. The boy from the graveyard had returned.

"Are you a new student?" My mind whirled and my brain ticks. Sora and Roxas!

"Yeah, did you miss the assembly? I'm Sora." That is not a greeting merely a statement.

"No. I just tried to survive the stampede, escaping from the hall. I'm Namine."

"Why are you in the graveyard?"

"Why are you?" I challenged him back. I immediately become suspicious when he looks uncomfortable.

"I'm searching for something. Did you see something odd in the graveyard?" He looks at me seriously. He looks cute when he's serious. I'm serious.

"Nope. But…" Should I tell him about the pendant? No. I don't think so. "I did hear the wolves howl last night. They're beautiful." I got sidetracked and remembered the beautiful orchestra in the night. Sora, however, looks disturbed.

"You did?" He scratches his head absent-mindedly. "Don't go near them."

"I know." People who got near them suffered and the stories will keep you awake at night.

"Promise?" Sora looks at me again.

"No, I can't say that." Working as a part time grave digger pushes me to be in there mere presence.

"You mustn't" He grabs my shoulders and looks me straight in the eyes. "Ever."

"Okay, okay! Stop it!" He is too close for my liking. He releases me like he is touching electricity.

"Sorry, it is just… that you're my first friend and I don't want you to get hurt." Sora looks away but I can see a tingle of red on his face. Friends… did he just said friends?

"Okay, sure." I smiled. "Just don't act too weird okay?" I needn't anymore weirdness from anyone else.

"Hai!" Sora looks happy. That is enough for me. I got a new friend. Why don't newbies come more often?

"By the way… Have you seen Roxas?" That name changed him from a happy and warm person into a cold and distant one.

"Yes." He does not sound like the happy person he was seconds ago. And I can guess why.

"Rivals? I can see from your names that you two are brothers."

"Yes we are." A voice came out behind me. Roxas is behind me. He has the same white-blond hair like mine and the same white complexion. He looks… like my brother.

Roxas stood inches away behind me while Sora step forward a few inches. I am between the two brothers and is about to be crushed underneath them. I can sense a fight a mile off the moon and one is brewing up the tension between them though for unknown reasons. But Roxas gave a secret smile.

"Namine is it?" He looks at me with amusement. I challenged his gaze. I'm with Sora and if he hates Roxas I too hate him. Though I don't know him much. He just gave out a charismatic aura that clearly is very powerful according to the whole population of students minus Yuna who is practically hanging onto his every word. I hate him already.

"I like you. Friends?" He stuck out a hand. That caught me off guard. People who I really hate always stay my enemy. But since the only enemy I have is Hiromi, I can't say that much.

"Okay," I cautiously took his hand. "Friends." He grab hold of it and it felt like he will never let go. I'm not use to this feeling so I squirm a bit.

Sora looks slightly shock but the cold look never left his face. I knew that it is just the start of the war between them. And that I'm a factor in it. Great.


So yeah. I might not update 4 a while. But if the reviews keeps coming, I might just try to write the next chapie faster:)

~SeraphineKH