Chapter: 11

Title: Misery Business

Disclaimer: Maybe if I devote my life to KH, I'll wake up owning it…?

The morning air danced around my face as I stood still and taking in my surroundings. Winter was in full force and wasn't letting up anytime soon. Class was starting in an hour and he wasn't here yet and there was a flash of nerves in my stomach as I realised he wasn't coming...

"Axel stood me up…" I mumbled under my breath as I looked down at my watch. 30 minutes had passed since I arrived and it kind of hurt. Maybe he forgot he double booked today? No, he would have text me. Shit. I never gave him my number. We'd been so busy going out for the last couple of days it had completely slipped my mind.

"Roxas!" A familiar voice called. Xion waved shyly and weaved the crowed of students over to my table. "Place is packed!" She widened her eyes in egsaturation to the couple of people standing in line and the fewer at the tables. "So what's happening in your world?" I don't think I've seen her smile like that before? It was such a warming and contagious smile that lit up her whole face and I couldn't help but smile back.

"I guess there's a few around."

"So why are we moping?" Her head lowered towards mine that I had just place in my crossed arms on the table, my coffee cuddled up with me and keeping me warm. I just shrugged and closed my eyes. Xion and I had been continuously texting since the party but I haven't really told her anything about Axel yet. I don't know why because I'm not embarrassed or anything, everything's just all so new to me. Really, I'm just trying to adjust to the sudden change.

"It's a long story." Her hand lifting my face out of my arms.

"So tell me. We both have some time."

"I kissed Axel…" I murmured, retreating into my arms and I could practically hear eyes widen and mouth drop. Her hand collided with my arm in a playfully way more than once.

"TELL ME, TELL ME, TELL MEEE!" I looked over at Xion and she was bouncing excitedly like a child and I couldn't help but smile back.

"Ok, Ok, just calm down." I lifted my head out from my arms and rested it on my hand and sighed at the memory. Everything that had happened, just flowed out of my mouth and every time I looked over at Xion she was so fixed on what I was saying; if I was talking about the party, her face showed mixed emotions; what happened when my parents came around and Axel being shoved into the bathroom, she giggled but then her face dropped when I spoke of the conversation I had with them; and when I told her heavy detail about what had happen after, it looked like her face was going to break she was smiling that hard. But her face dropped but for a second, if I wasn't looking at her mouth and how scarily forced it was, it would have gone unseen.

"Xion…? What's the matter?" My chair dragged a couple of times on the ground as I shuffled over to her. I honestly didn't think she was going to tell so easily and mentally preparing myself for a verbal battle, but she just sighed and looked at me.

"Naminé..." I had a feeling and was hoping it was wrong. "She still hasn't spoken to me, or messaged me back. Did I do something wrong? Wasn't it good? It's not like I pushed her into it? If anything it was the complete opposite" Now it was her turn to bury her head in her arms. "I'm so confused." Her voice trailed off and she shrugged her shoulders. Now the tables have turned…

"I could talk to her you know," I suggested. It was like my mouth overruled my brain when I was around her and it was apparent straight from the beginning. "The art and science lecture rooms are close and we have classes at the same time?" Her face lit up but then dropped backed into her arms again.

"I don't think I could ask that, and besides," Her was so sad looking, "she'd know I either asked or… yea." A cool breeze rushed between us and lingered for a while and we both shuddered at it. We discussed Naminé and Xion's little problem and I really did feel as though I was helping a little, but weather she liked it or not, I was going to talk to Naminé. If someone can have this much of a hold on someone, I needs to be smoothed out. Good or bad ending. It reflected mine and Axel's little issue we had, but as soon as I was open to giving it ago, I learnt something about myself as well as "sick" people. I told Xion this and she was glad I wasn't confused anymore.

"You never know, maybe Naminé is just as confused." A cheeky smirk told control of my face and she shot a hopeful smile. "Maybe the four of us just need to have a nothing little party in my dorm again. It doesn't seem like I'm getting a roommate anyway. And Naminé might just need the relaxing environment?" We stood up after realising the time and I only had a 10 minutes till class started. I gave her a tight hug and squeezed her shoulders reassuringly. "I'll trying confrontation first and if that doesn't work, I'll set up a little party date?"

"Sounds good Roxas." Xion kissed my cheek and heading back towards her class waving.

I ran into Naminé, well purposely, and she was a little surprised to see me.

"Oh hey," She was so beautiful, but something had changed in the way I saw her and I felt bad for thinking it. I don't know why she did what she did, but everyone has their reasons.

"Hey Namie, uhm, I was wondering if I could catch up with you after class?" I smiled and she nodded.

"Lunch date?" She quizzed.

"That sounds good actually. I was meant to see Axel then but he never showed this morning so my schedule is open." I joke with her. She covered her mouth with her hand and giggled.

"Ok well it sounds great. Do you have your phone on you? I'll give you my number so we can discuss it more throughout class." Naminé placed her bangs behind her ear and typed her number into my phone, smiled and headed off the art studio and now that I was alone to my thoughts again, I was starting to get angry. Where is he?