Namine's POV

Ding

The door bell went off. I hopped off the couch to answer the door.

"Hey Namine! Could you babysit Lea for a few hours? " Axel asked.

"Sure!"

"Lea, be good," Axel walked away.

Lea took off running in the house. He's a eight year old and he's always hyper. I close the door.

"Hey Namine, let's play outside!" He shouted.

"Shhh, not so loud. Yeah let's do that."

"Yay!" He took my hand and he opened the door and we walked out of the house. He slamed the door closed and he ran in the yard.

"What do you want to play?" I asked.

"Hide and seek!"

"You hide and I'll count." I face the back of the house, covering my face in my hands. As I stated to count he ran to find a hidding spot.

"9, 10," I uncover my face and I shout, "ready or not, here I come!" I walk around the yard to see if he's hidding in any easy places. I looked behind trees, behind the shed, and front of the house. I can't find him! Wait, I didn't look in the shed. I walk up to the old shed, the white paint is peeling off. Even the door sticks to the frame. I pull as hard as I can so the door can open. "Come on you stupid door!" One last pull and it opened.

It was pitch black in there. My eyes stare in the shed. "Lea, I know you're in there."

"Aw man!"

I saw his black figure walk out of the shed. "Now its my turn."

"I'm bored now. Let's do something else."

"Okay, but what?"

Lea thought for a moment. "Oh, I know! Can I swim in your pool?"

"Sure! Do you have swim trunks on?"

"Yup," Lea said as he took off his shirt and pants.

"Don't go in the pool yet. I gotta go change." I ran off into the distance.

I opened the door and rushed in the house. I have to be quick! I ran upstairs into mine and Kairi's room. I walk up to my dresser and opened one of the drawers to find my one piece bathing suit.

It took me a few minutes put I mange to find it. I quickly took off my clothes and I slipped the bathing suit on. I rushed out my room. "Towels! " I rushed into the bathroom to grab a few towels and I ran down the stairs and headed outside.

Thankfully Lea was on the deck waiting for me. "You can go in the water. I have a phone call to make."

Lea nodded and he dived in the water. I sat on a chair and I went on my phone looking up Twilight Town Councilors. "Ah!" I found one, I copied and pasted the phone number in my contracts. As I was about to dial the number, my phone rang. It was Roxas who was calling me.

I picked up the phone. "What's up?"

"Don't call the Councilor! Vanitas is going rage!"

"I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S GETTING ME HELP!" Vanitas yelled in anger.

I could hear Vanitas shouting in the background. "He was fine yesterday."

"Yeah, may-"

"NAMINE NEEDS TO GET HIT!"

I gasped and my heart was aching.

"Can I come over, so we can talk?" Roxas asked in a comforting tone.

"Yeah, I'm in my backyard. "

He and I hung up at the sametime. "Lea, Roxas is coming over, so I won't be in the pool."

"Aw, you're no fun!"

Footsteps entered my yard. I turned my head and here was Roxas. He walked up on the deck and he sat on the other chair. "Namine, I'm sorry that you had to hear that."

Vanitas' words keep echoing in my mind, and my tears rolled out of my eyes non stop. "Its fine. He needs help. "

Roxas wiped my tears away. "Namine, I hate to say it to you, but I think you should leave him."

I began to cry. "If I do that, Vanitas will kill himself. He needs me!"

Roxas wrapped his arms around me. "Its best that you do."

I shook my head. "I can't! I'm going to set him up with a Councilor."

"If you do, he'll hit you," Roxas said as he let go of me to look at me.

"Roxas, he loves he wouldn't hit me."

"I think you shouldn't come over, till he gets better. If he doesn't get better, you should leave him for good."

"I'm not leaving him!"

"I'm saving your life! I don't need you to be his punch bag and take his anger on you," Roxas said.

"I'm getting him a Councilor and that's final! " I shouted in announce.

Lea seems quiet, he's probably listening.

"Okay, do what you want to do, just don't yell at me."

"I'm sorry. I'm just stressed, I don't think I can make the call. Could you do it? Its saved on my phone."

Roxas smiled and nodded. I gave him my phone and he called them. He was on hold. "You should go in the pool, it'll help you feel better."

I gave him a nodded and I jumped in.

"Are you okay?" Lea asked.

"I guess, lets swim!" I said.

Roxas was right the water did help me feel better. We were splashing each other, laughing and having fun.

"Hey Namine," Roxas called.

I climbed up the ladder and stepped onto the deck and I wrapped a towel around me. Lea followed behind me. "Yeah?"

"He said, he's going to come over at my place tomorrow. Would you like to come?"

"Yeah, I will."

Roxas gave me back my phone and I looked at the time. "Lea, go get ready. Axel will be here in ten minutes! "

Lea dried off before he went in the house.

"I'll see you then." Roxas stepped off the deck.

"Roxas."

He turned his body to look at me. "Yes?"

I stepped off the deck and walked over to him. "Thank you for everything. I'm glad I have you as a friend. "

He smiled at me, and we stared at each other. He slowly leaned in my face.

"Hey, thanks for sitting for my bro," Axel said.

As soon as we heard Axel's voice we immediately turned to face him. Axel walked over and gave me 20 munny.

I took it from his hand. "You're welcome."

"Thank you Namine! You're the best babysitter! " Lea said with a smile.

I giggled. "You're welcome. "

"Say Roxas. Lets go hang out at my place," Axel suggested.

"Sure, bye Namine," Roxas walked off with Axel and his brother.

I headed in my house to change.