Acacia: Poor Nami!
Namine: I'm right here.
Roxas: Yeah, whatever, storytime.
Roxas' POV
"Ow!" I landed on my head, again. I was dizzy from the landing on my head, and landing on my back with the wind knocked out of me over and over again. Ven was laughing like crazy. Someday, I'm gonna wipe that smile off his face.
"Someday, your gonna thank me for this." He was about to say more, but a helicopter land twenty yards away from him, ten from me. Terra and Aqua stepped out, worry written all over their faces. "Where's Nam?" Namine was with them?
Aqua bit her lip before answering, "She was greatly injured during the mission. The chopper's next stop is HQ."
I ran for the helicopter as the blades started spinning. Terra tried to stop me, but then decided against it. I jumped in to see Namine lying across some seats and a red haired pilot. "You shouldn't try things like that, but I guess it comes with the job. I'm Reno, and you are?"
"Roxas, her boyfriend."
"As long as you're here, keep an eye on her back there, alright."
"I was gonna do that anyway." I sat on her bench and placed her head on my lap. Nami, please open your eyes, please! Don't die on me. She was wrapped in a blood soaked jacket, becoming more blood soaked by the minute. I buried my face into her hair. Please! Don't die!
"Hey Roxas, we're here. The hospital staff is coming up. Come on, we'd best get this jacket off her." I nodded and pulled the zipper. Reno straightened her legs so she wasn't curled in a ball anymore. There were large gashes on her arms, a bite at the bottom of her neck, and deeper gashes on her thighs. Her tank was slashed at the waist, jeans torn up, one leg barely hanging on. "I'm going to let you do this. Take off her shoes." I silently did as I was told, "Now, you see that leg that's barely hanging on, pull it off." I heard the jeans rip as the last threads snapped, the gash longer than I thought. "Lastly, get rid of the bottom part of the tank." I did and found that she got some smaller wounds that she didn't seem to notice.
The hospital staff finally showed up. I followed them 'til I was in the waiting room. I can't lose another person I care about.
"I ha
*cue flashback*
Lightning flashed, followed by a din. Rain kept pouring down. My six year old self crept down the hall to Ven' room. I opened the door. "Venny?"
"Yeah?" I heard say, his voice muffled by blankets.
"Can I sleep with you?"
"Yeah. What's wrong?"
I had a nightmare, and the storm's scaring me more." I said as I climbed into the bed. Ven sat up.
"What was it about?"
"Mommy was there, and you were there too. But you were six. I was watching as a ghost. Nobody could hear or see me. You even walked right through me. You were holding a very big key, but backwards. Mommy was holding two weird looking swords. Mommy was really, really scared. You guys were surrounded by a lot of snake people with very pointy teeth. Then mommy picked you up and threw you over their heads. She also threw a blinking light. You and the blinker landed in a dark hole, and a big branch landed on the hole so you couldn't get out. I could hear you screaming and crying in there. Then mommy looked sad. Then the snake people attacked her. She fought back, and was killed." A tear rolled down my cheek. Ven gasped. He looked horrified.
"Lets get to sleep." He said, but as we lay down, a gunshot echoed through the house. I screamed. Ven ran into the hall, I followed. "Daddy!" he cried. I joined in.
We found him dead in the kitchen, gun in hand. "Daddy!" I cried and ran to his side. Ven stood there, shocked, and horrified. After a while I was still crying, but Ven snapped out of his shock and dialed the phone.
"H-hello, 911?... It's m-my dad... H-he shot himself... Okay... Thanks." He dialed another number. "Hello, Mr. Leadman, sir. I'm sorry to disturb you at this hour... Yes, this is Ventus... Daddy shot himself and 911 is on its way... Yes, I will... Thanks, bye."
I looked up and asked who Mr. Leadman was. Ven sat down next to me and closed dad's eyes. "He's the family lawyer and he's gonna keep us from being separated and out of the orphanage."
*end flashback*
I wonder. I reached for my phone, then decided against it. I'll ask him about it him later. A nurse stepped out and said that I could see Namine. I followed her into the room and she explained to what was wrong, "As you know she lost a large amount of blood", she pulled out some x-rays, "she has four broken ribs and a fractured shoulder, but we'll have her as good as new on Thursday."
"OK." She left me alone. I gazed at her sleeping figure and took her hand.
I opened my eyes to the sound of my name. Namine' blue eyes stared into mine, "Roxas?"
I smiled, "Namine."
*Skip to October 10* (3 knockouts, 10 chicken runs, and 5 hospital trips later)
Ven' POV
Music pumped through the air, echoing off the trees. Some of the seniors planned the party and invited the whole high school, provided no one tells the teachers. It feels so good to be outta' those casts. Me and Axel were watching a group of freshmen staring at the events around them, eyes wide. "Hey Ax! I could just hear their thoughts."
"Really! Is it," his voice then went up an octave, "OMG! OMG! I'm actually at a high school party!"
"You seem to hear it too." We started laughing. Then the group noticed us. They walked over.
"What's so funny?" one of them asked.
I was the one who answered, "We never knew that someone's eyes could get that big!"
Another one spoke up, "Have you seen Selphie?"
"I don't know. What does she look like?"
"She has brown hair that curls way out and is wearing a yellow overalls dress."
Axel then started laughing again, "You mean that freshmen over there hitting on that junior?"
"Oh yeah, stay away from the punch, it's spiked." As the group walked away, I spied Rox and Nam slinking further into the forest. Eh, let them be. My phone started ringing.
"Hi Cloud."
"Hey Ven, do you know where Namine and Riku are? I can't reach them."
"Namine is a little busy," I scanned the crowd for Riku, and found him asleep with a beer bottle in his hands along with some other people, "and Riku' down for the count."
"Would you mind taking an assassin's mission?"
"It's been forever since I've been on a mission, I'm afraid I'm going to get rusty, and I'm sure Axel would like to try out his new chakrams."
"Alright. There's a coven of sixteen in the cemetery outside of Traverse Town."
"Awesome. Later chief!" I hung up.
"Hey Axel, since neither Nam nor Riku are available, we'll be taking down a coven of sixteen for them."
"Finally something fun to do!" We made our way to the car. Some people stared and watched us go, while some continued whatever they were doing.
"This the place?" Axel asked.
"Yeah." The cemetery was surrounded by a chain link fence. Which we easily cleared. The coven went at us when we reached the middle.
I summoned my keyblade and Axel summoned his chakrams. We each cleared six easily, but the last four were more experienced. We each took two.
One went behind me and the other took my legs out from under me. I used that to my advantage and went into a one handed back handspring, killing the one behind me. I landed with a smirk and a look in my eyes saying "come and get me". My last opponent howled with outrage. He charged. I charged but went to his side. As soon I shoved the blade into his back, I turned, causing the keyblade to come out his side. Axel finished three seconds later.
"Time to clean up." I said, "Remember the first serum you tried?"
"Yeah, that one turned me into an actual guinea pig." He picked up two bodies and threw them into the pile I started.
"Yeah, a bright red guinea pig with bright green eyes. Also very noisy."
"Hey!"
"Shit!"
"What?"
"Forgot my lighter."
"Oh, the power the second serum gave me." he snapped fingers, and the pile lit up.
"Sweet. We should get going."
"K."
Namine' POV
I woke up in one of Roxas' T-shirts and my underwear. Roxas was still asleep next to me. Me and Sora trade rooms Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. "Morning Roxy."
"Mornin' Nami." he said groggily.
"Can I get outta' bed?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Cause you're warm." I managed to wiggle free from his grasp.
"I got first shower."
Later that day, Roxas and I were at the school's cafe. To my annoyance, Xion sat down at our table. "Man, I sure got one hec' of hangover from last night."
"You know, the only reason you aren't dead yet is because you're always around a whole bunch of normal people."
"My, my, is that supposed to be a threat?" she smirked, "If I'm not mistaken, you almost got killed eight missions ago. And you're supposed to be one of the top assassins."
"My head wasn't in the game. I wasn't focused." Roxas sat there and watched, not sure what to do.
"I guess so, I have heard of the time you killed thirteen vamps barehanded. An impressive fate. But those were regs, and the strength and skill is no match for a pure blood like myself."
"What do you want?"
"Roxas, of course. That and now to end your life. Listen, my life's not a cakewalk anymore, now that I'm the heir. I want Roxy now more than ever, to rule at my side."
Roxas jumped in, "Xion, one, don't ever call me that, and two, keep dreamin', 'cause that ain't happenin'. Don't you have some royal duties to attend to?" With a huff, Xion got up and left. Wow, he sure knows how to get rid of a girl. "Why me?"
"Reason one, you are really hot. Reason two, you're personality. And three, you're not an idiot."
Acacia: U know, chain link fences don't really keep people out, or from getting out.
Roxas: Yeah, to easy to climb.
Acacia: Sure they can block people, unless they're like 6-33. I need atleast 10 reviews before I write/post the next chapter. They r what keeps me writing!