Guess what children. You got lucky this week :D This chapter, and the next one, are both rather short and deal with the same thing, so I'm posting both of them XD

Anyway, I'm feeling lazy, and I'm really really tired thanks to five days of staying at school till six pm taping leaves onto trees for the show that opens next Thursday... we're doing A Midsummer Night's Dream... it's going to be interesting XD But, because I'm so lazy, I'm not really going to have an authors note on this chapter, or the next, and I won't really be commenting on reviews like I usually do... I read them, and I loved them, but I'm just so damn tired... *sigh*

So yeah, this chapter is from Namine's POV, and the only thing I'm going to say about the reviews is yes, it is horrible that she broke up with him on V-day, and no, Axel wasn't making up an excuse, Demyx really did need help with something that's lightly implied but not really...

But yeah. As always, read, enjoy, review, and I'll see you... well, next chapter... XD

~Sunechirei

Full chapter title: I don't miss him. I miss who I thought he was (this chapter title is like perfect for reasons you all will understand at the end of the chapter :P )

It was the sigh that caught Kairi's attention when Naminé walked out of her room the morning after Valentine's Day.

Naminé, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to the fact her cousin was trying to say something, probably important, as she walked to the kitchen and soullessly pulled out a box of oatmeal. What else could she do? Act as though nothing had happened the evening before?

That would be hard to do when you just broke up with your boyfriend. Nothing else seemed to go well once you did that, especially since Naminé was still in love with the guy, and the only reason she had dumped him was because of someone she thought was her good friend.

Of course, she should have known that flirting, and dating someone as cute and sweet as Roxas would lead to something like this, especially when Axel was the person she was fighting against. Never, had she known Axel to give up on something, no matter how difficult it may be, and getting Roxas to go out with him was definitely not something that was easy.

And the sad part was, he usually won.

He and Naminé had known each other for a while, even before the blonde started working for Cloud. They'd met not long after Naminé moved to Radiant Garden, following her cousin to a college here.

She was nineteen when she first crashed into Axel on the streets near her apartment, and as much as she hated to admit it, Naminé actually had a small crush on Axel for quite a while. Of course, after it became blatantly obvious that he was gay, she'd given up. However, that didn't stop the two from competing at small things.

Anywhere from getting work done, to becoming friends with the other people at their work, the two enjoyed their little contests and became close friends, laughing about everything that came their way, not caring what people thought of them.

It was the perfect friendship.

Then Roxas showed up.

Naminé had never met him before, though she'd heard stories from Kairi, but when she first saw him storming out of the building on that day in June, she was shocked by how cute he was.

Spiky, dirty-blond hair, eyes that matched Sora's in color, wearing a messy suit... even frustrated Roxas seemed to be one of the cutest guys Naminé had ever seen in her life.

Love at first sight, was how Axel put her infatuation. But she wasn't some kind of infatuated teenage girl who didn't know anything about love; she actually got to know Roxas before really deciding she liked him.

He was kind, able to deal with Axel most of the time, got his work done, but he also had his tiny quirks, like fiddling with his sleeves when he was nervous, becoming embarrassed over the simplest things, complaining about his life, even though he really had nothing he should be sad about.

It was these things that really made Naminé fall in love with him. It was no longer just a crush.

"You really like him?"

Axel's words resonated in Naminé's head. The day after Roxas had asked her out, Axel had showed up at the front desk and asked this question. Closing her eyes, Naminé headed towards the kitchen and recalled her own response to this question.

"Yes. I do. What does it matter to you?"

The grin that spread across Axel's face still bugged her to this day.

"Because I like him too."

The statement hadn't really shocked Naminé, but it still irked her.

"So?"

"So, I'm not just going to sit back and let you win this battle."

"Battle? This isn't a battle, Axel. Roxas likes me, and I like him. Why can't you just accept that fact-"

"You barely know him."

"Same as you!"

"You don't know that."

"Go away, Axel."

"Fine, I will." Axel's eyes had narrowed, scaring Naminé slightly. "But don't expect me to be happy with this. You aren't right for Roxas, just as he isn't right for you. Got it memorized?"

That one conversation had started the fight between the two. Every one had assumed it was because Naminé was jealous Axel worked closer to Roxas, but they didn't know the meaning behind their arguments, their fight.

Ellie might have figured it out, being friends with Axel for such a long time, but no one else did. Had Axel not said those words, told Naminé that she wasn't right for Roxas, then the two of them would still be good friends.

But he was incapable of letting something go, giving up on a fight, and because of this, Naminé had lost her boyfriend. She could tell that something had gone down between them. Roxas blushed every time Axel was near, and the red-head was calmer than usual, actually doing his work, faking his outgoing attitude.

It made Naminé want to cry.

"Are you okay?" The frying pan that had somehow made its way to Naminé's hand dropped from it and fell to the floor, crashing against Naminé's foot. She gasped in pain, blue eyes widening as she crouched down to cradle her now throbbing foot.

Kairi was by her side in an instant. "Oh no! Does it hurt? Should I get ice? Will you be okay?" Naminé waved her hand, trying to show her cousin she was alright.

"Is there something I can do for you, Kairi?" Naminé asked through a strained voice. The woman sighed.

"You can tell me what's wrong with you. You've been acting so weird since you got up this morning. Not to mention you were already in bed when I got back last night." Kairi paused for a second, allowing Naminé to stand and face her cousin. "Did something happen between you and Roxas?"

What could Naminé tell her? She didn't exactly want people to know what had happened, that even though Roxas had been so sweet to her, so kind, that she'd broken him because it wasn't her he wanted to give that necklace to, wasn't her he wanted to spend his day with.

"She dumped him."

Both girls jumped at Ellie's words, not only surprised by what she said, but also the fact she was there.

"W-What?" Kairi asked, glancing between her two roommates. "But, Roxas is totally in love with you!" The auburn haired woman placed a hand on Naminé's shoulder. "Ellie's mixed up, right?"

Naminé was in total shock. She hadn't even known Ellie had come back last night. She'd assumed the lawyer would have stayed with Riku for the night, as she did sometimes, so it was impossible for her to know about the break up. It had just happened. Did Roxas call her? Did he talk to Sora, who obviously would have blabbed to Riku, then to Ellie? "How did you know?" She finally asked, voice quiet.

Ellie just sighed. "Riku and I were coming back last night, and we were walking through the park and we saw Roxas there. He seemed sad, so Riku started talking to him. Even though he never said anything, the two of us just assumed you guys had broken up, and based on how depressed the little Strife boy seemed, I guessed he didn't want to."

Well, at least Roxas hadn't acted like a jerk and complained the moment things didn't go his way. This was a relief to Naminé.

"Wait, I'm confused," Kairi said, holding her head in her hands, "Why would you break up with Roxas? You guys seemed so happy!"

"Yeah, I'm curious about this as well."

Naminé clenched her fists. Should she tell them? What could she say? The truth? Yeah, that would be good. But how would she go about it. Bluntly? A long, drawn out explanation, talking about how much of a jerk Axel could be? The pressure was overwhelming.

Finally, she closed her eyes, unable to stop the tears and cried, "He's gay!"