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Kingdom Hearts: Tension Rising

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“I don’t like this at all”, Sora muttered as he and Kairi were having coffee at the café. Kairi was telling him about Namine during the Thanksgiving dinner. It had been five days since the Thanksgiving celebration and there were signs that Roxas and Xion were together. Girls in school gossips about them, people commenting about their relationship and glares Roxas received from other boys for having a cute girlfriend, as if Namine wasn’t that pretty.

“It seems that Namine was jealous with Xion and I don’t know why she must have this conclusion that Roxas and Xion were together”, Kairi concluded as she pour more sugar into her coffee.

“But that crazy”, Sora protested. “Xion have only been here for only ten days! How can she and Roxas be an item in such a short period of time?”

“Love at first sight”, Kairi suggested miserably. “I mean looked at them; they looked as if they are meant to be together. Roxas is seems to be happier with Xion around.”

  Both of them sighed as they faced the truth. Roxas, who used to be so moody, now became friendlier and more open-minded. Now Namine have taken over Roxas’ role.

Now Sora shrugged. “Well what can we do? I mean if Roxas is happier with Xion, why should stick our nose into his business? Probably Namine will just accept the inevitable and just move on.”

Kairi nodded. “Maybe you’re right.”

“And besides”, Sora continued. “Roxas should consider him self lucky that Xion is such a good catch. I mean, Xion is so comfortable with other people around her and she is generous to lend me notes for science class. What’s more, when she invited us for dinner, her mom told us that Xion cooked the potato salad herself and I’ve never taste such a good potato salad since our picnic…”

Sora stopped talking as he noticed Kairi glowering at him with her hands on her hips and an angry scowl on her face.

“Must you bring that out?”

Sora rolled his eyes. “Oh no! Not you too!”

Kairi couldn’t help it so she started laughing. Then Sora joined her.

“What are you two laughing about?”
Sora and Kairi jumped guiltily; Namine was standing between them with her handbag and drawing pad.

“Hey Namine”, Kairi greeted. “Do you want to join us?”

Namine shrugged and smiled. “Sure, I’ve nothing else better to do.”

Namine pulled a chair while Sora ordered another coffee for Namine.

“So what have you been doing, Namine?” asked Kairi.

Namine just shrugged. “Nothing eventful. Just reading and drawing.”

Sora studied Namine to see any signs of heartbroken. When Namine nodded her thanks to the waiter who brought her coffee, he noticed Namine didn’t say ‘thank you’ like she used to and red veins in her eyes showed she had been crying.

“Namine…”

It was probably that Namine was in the wrong place at the wrong time when they heard laugher from two figures behind them. It just so happened that the café was built besides a pond with a wooden bridge with no railings built over it. The three friends saw Roxas and Xion laughing and holding hands. There were so caught up with their merriment that they didn’t see Namine, Sora and Kairi behind them.

“That was a really funny movie Roxas!” said Xion as she wiped tears of laughter from her eyes.

Roxas grinned. “I’m glad you like it. That movie is one of my favorite!”

Namine frowned. Roxas never took her out for a movie!

Xion stopped laughing and looked at Roxas in the eyes. “I never thank you for the movie yet.”

Roxas waved dismissively. “It was nothing.”

Xion smiled sweetly at him. “I think you deserve it.”

Xion pulled Roxas face towards hers and to the horror of Sora, Kairi and Namine; Xion kissed Roxas on the lips. Instead of breaking free from the kiss, Roxas just wrapped his arms around Xion and prolonged the kiss. Then they broke free, still in each other arms.

Both Sora and Kairi were staring at the couple with dropped jaws. Namine was staring at them, unable to believe that Roxas had committed a betrayal!

“D-did they j-just…” stammered Sora, unable to continue his question.

“They did!” confirmed Kairi. Then she turned to Namine only to find that she is no longer at Kairi’s side but stomping towards Roxas and Xion; her face darken with anger and the coffee in her hand.

“Uh-oh”, Sora said and wondered who will feel Namine’s wrath first; Roxas or Xion.

It was the latter. Xion was the first one to notice a grim-looking Namine marching towards them. Ignorant that Namine just encountered their kiss, she greeted her with a smile, “Namine, hi…”

Namine did not waste time on words but actions. When she in front of Xion, she opened her coffee cup and splashed the whole content on Xion’s face. She threw the empty cup away and gave Xion one hell of a slap. Xion staggered back holding her right cheek, a surprise look on her face.

“There!” Namine shouted. “That what you get for stealing my boyfriend away from me!”

The surprise on Xion’s face turned to anger and like a fierce tigress, grabbed Namine’s long hair. Screaming in pain, Namine grabbed a clump of Xion’s hair and pulled hard. Both girls were screaming with rage and pain. Before Sora or Kairi could intervene, Roxas, who recovered from his shock, stepped between the two girls, trying to push them away from each other and shouted, “Okay! Enough you two! Stop fighting!”

Giving Xion was last hard push and sending her sprawling to the ground, Namine turned towards Roxas; her eyes were burning with fury. Before Roxas could say anything, Namine kicked him hard in the crotch.

“Ouch!” Sora said flinching at the full impact of the kick on Roxas.

Roxas gasped and before his knees to sink to the ground, Namine’s hands were on his shoulders and she gave him a mighty push. Roxas felt himself falling backwards. The good news is; it’s not the hard pavement. The bad news is; it’s the pond. Roxas landed with a mighty splash in the pond, scaring away all the fishes. He spat some water and felt something hard hit his face. He caught the thing before it could sink into the water and opened his eyes; it was the necklace that he gave to Namine for her Birthday. He looked up at the glowering Namine.

“There! You can keep your piece of crap! I don’t ever want to see or hear the likes of you again for my entire life!”

Namine marched away angry and satisfied. She purposely knocked into Xion as she was picking herself up. Sora and Kairi were dumbfounded. They never knew that the quiet and timid Namine could be so aggressive. When Namine was gone, Kairi shook her head and asked, “What do we do now?”

Sora suggested, “Well… you can try to console Xion while I try to cheer up Roxas.”

                                                                    *

“I just don’t what is wrong with her!” ranted Roxas. “I mean, she is so unpredictable!”

Sora’s idea of cheering up Roxas was to take him out fishing on the Island. So they grabbed their fishing gears, rowed to the Island and sat themselves on the docks. Sora, who was a sympathetic listener, waited patiently as his friend blustered about this afternoon incident.

“It’s not like I’m interested in starting a relationship with Xion”, Roxas continued as he angrily attached bait to his fishing line and flung it into the water. “She just kissed me for gratitude and…” He stopped when he noticed Sora smiling. “What the hell is so funny?!” he demanded.

Sora grinned. “It’s good to listen to the mutterings and rants from old moody Roxas.”

Roxas just grunted and adjusted his fishing rod. His mood only worsens when Sora caught a fine cod while he couldn’t catch even a herring for the past five minutes.

“What a beauty!” Sora whistled. Roxas just cursed in an undertone. Sora chuckled and put the cod in a box and cast his rod again. After some time, Sora broke the silence, “So how did Xion react when she learned that Namine was your girlfriend?”

Roxas reeled his fishing rod when he felt a tug. He gave an angry curse when it was an old boot he caught. Angrily, he flung the boot back to the sea and threw his rod down. Reluctantly, he answered the question.

“Well…” Roxas began uncomfortably. “I didn’t bother telling her because… Look Sora, me and Xion are just friends!”

Sora raised an eyebrow as he reeled his fishing rod. At the end of the line was another cod. Roxas cursed Sora’s luck. “And would you still be friends when you took her out for a movie when you didn’t even take your girlfriend to a movie first?”

Roxas just looked guilty. “Well…. It’s just that Xion appreciated movies more than Namine.”

“That’s no reason for hiding the fact that you and Xion went for a movie from Namine!” pointed out Sora.

When Roxas remained silent, Sora pressed on, “You’ve a crush on Xion don’t you?”

Roxas was about to protest then he stopped himself and nodded slowly. Sora just sighed, “You’re so hopeless. Well, at least you don’t need to worry about Namine since she broke up with you. Let just hope that Xion will forgive you for the fact that you didn’t tell her that Namine was your girlfriend.”

Roxas stood up, looking uncomfortable. “I just hope so.” He glanced at the sun and said, “It’s getting late. We better get back.”

Sora nodded and gathered his fishing gears. Both boys didn’t exchange words as they reached the boat. Roxas pushed the boat into the water and let Sora rowed them back to the mainland. As they were halfway from the Island, Sora noticed that Roxas was looking at something in his hand and sighing.

It was the necklace that Namine threw back at Roxas.

                                                             *

When the Sora and Roxas were out fishing, Kairi took Xion shopping and one of the stores in Town. Kairi managed to cheer up Xion without difficulty. As the two girls walked back home, Xion was smiling again.

“Thanks Kairi”, Xion said with a shopping bag in her hands. “I can pay you back for the clothes you bought for me.”

“There is no need”, Kairi said as she carrying her own purchases. “Just think of it as a gift from me.”

Xion smiled gratefully at her. Now that Xion is in a better mood, Kairi dared ask, “Did Roxas told you that he and Namine were together before you came in?”

Xion’s smile faded and frowned. “Now that you mention it, he didn’t reveal about his personal life. He just talks about the facilities of the Island and his interests in Rock Music.”

Kairi nodded. That was so like Roxas. “Are you going to forgive him for not telling you about Namine?”

Xion hesitated before answering, “I guess so. It’s not really his fault so…” She paused then continued, “Were they really that close?”

Kairi thought before answering, “Well… not really. Namine and Roxas spent most of their time alone but they have this inner bond that they shared in silence. Even though me and Sora are their best friends, they can be so unpredictable sometimes.”

Xion nodded slowly. “I think it’s time me and Roxas have a talk about this.”

“I don’t think he will appreciate it.” Kairi said doubtfully.

“He must.” Xion said firmly.

They finally reached Xion’s house where Kairi gave her a hug. “Don’t worry about. I think you and Roxas will think about something.”

Xion smiled her thanks and waved goodbye to Kairi. When the door was closed, Kairi gave a weary sigh. Now there is one more thing to do.

                                                                  *

“She what”, Kairi asked in disbelief as a blonde woman escorted her to Namine’s room. Kairi was greeted by Namine’s mother who has a look of relief written all over her face.

Namine’s mother shook her head. “Like I said; Namine just stormed into the house, grabbed the whole supply of this week milk and just shut herself in her room. When I came to ask what’s wrong, all I got were sobs and about Roxas betraying her.” She turned towards Kairi with concern in her eyes. “Did something happen between those two?”

Kairi said, “Let just say that Namine and Roxas were involved in a love triangle.”

“You mean that new girl, Xion, is also involved with this?” Namine’s mother asked sharply. Looks as if rumors also reached the ears of old people too. “That boy, he and Namine have been together for so many years and he just left her for another girl? I’ve a good mind to knock some senses into him!”

“I think Sora is trying to that even as we speak”, Kairi smiled smoothly at Namine’s mother. “Besides, I see if I can do anything for Namine.”

Namine’s mother nodded and smiled, “I’ve faith I you. Namine should be fortunate to have such a good friend.” She gestured towards Namine’s bedroom. “There, I leave the rest to you while I cook her favorite food.”

Namine’s mother walked down the stairs and Kairi took a deep breath before opening the door to Namine’s bedroom.

“Whoa!” said Kairi as she looked around the room. Clothes were all over the place and drawing papers were scattered all over the floor. Her desk was not only covered with drawings but with half a dozen of milk cartons and there was still a half of glass of milk still standing among the milk cartons. The bed was in a mess and Kairi saw figure wrapped in blankets like a cocoon with blonde hair sprouting from the top. As stepped deeper into this war zone, she noticed a broken picture frame on the floor. Picking it up, she identified the picture of Roxas and Namine together on the beach.

Kairi shook her head and placed the picture on her desk. As she approached the bed, she could hear the dark mutterings of Namine. She could hear words like ‘Roxas’ and ‘Xion’ several times. Sighing in exasperation, Kairi took hold of the blanket and threw off Namine’s body; giving Namine a shock.

“What the hell?” screamed the surprise Namine. When she saw who was responsible for it, she just said blankly, “Kairi?”

“Yes”, Kairi confirmed. “I’m here to cheer you up.”

“I don’t need any cheering up”, Namine said as she recovered from her shock. “I’m just sick!”

“Right”, Kairi said sarcastically. “You’re so sick that you didn’t bother to change to your pajamas.”

Namine just looked sulky and lay down on her bed; her back turned towards Kairi.

“Look”, Kairi said as she sat on Namine’s bed. “Drowning your sorrows with milk isn’t going to work. If you want to do it properly, use alcohol for God’s sake.”

“I’m still a minor”, Namine just muttered.

“I know you’re upset about Roxas and Xion”, Kairi began. “But…”

Namine spun angrily to face Kairi. “It’s more than ‘upset’, Kairi! I’m damn angry! I can’t believe that jerk will do something like this! Besides, I don’t ever want to hear his name again!”

Kairi was calm during Namine’s tirade. “But you still miss him, don’t you?”

“Of course not”, Namine snapped. Then she looked down and said quietly, “Well, maybe a little.”

Kairi put her hands gently on Namine’s shoulders. “Well… maybe it’s inevitable. I hate to say this but Roxas and Xion were meant to be together. They looked so happy. You and Roxas don’t really have that much fun together, don’t you?”

Namine nodded bitterly. Kairi continued, “I’m sorry Namine, but you just have to accept what’s going on in life. Just… move along.”

Namine didn’t say anything, but at least she doesn’t look resented or depressed.

“Just think about”, Kairi smiled encouragingly. “You and Roxas can still remain as friends. Anyway, your mom is cooking your favorite food so cheer up a bit.”

Namine nodded, smiling a bit. “I will.” she promised.

Satisfied she gave her friend a squeeze on the shoulder and walked towards the door. Before she could open the door, she heard something behind her, “Roxas…”
Disclaimer: 'I do not own the characters in this story. These characters belong to Square- Enix.’

Now things get more dramatic! I was listening to the Soundtrack 'Tension Rising' from the Kingdom Hearts 2 when I was writing this story.

I just have to bring the potato salad again.

If you're going to ask about the Necklace Roxas gave to Namine for her birthday then sorry, you won't get any answer. It was something random I thought about.

You know... it's possible to drown your sorrow with something that is not alcoholic.

So what will happen in the final showdown? Will Roxas go back to Namine and restore their relationship back as it was? Will Xion take over Namine’s place as Roxas’ girlfriend? And when will Kairi get her potato salad right? (‘Hey!’ cried Kairi. ‘Err…. Sorry!’;)

If you want to know what the final story will be like, vote now!

Enjoy!:)
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oh oh!!!! have namine go out with a hotter guy making roxas SOOOO jealous!!!! then he gets DENIED SO HARD!!!! but then he dumps xion to be with her and at the VVVEEEERRYYY end they get back together!!!! <3 (the end) lolz i dunno just my opinion :shrug: lol tell me wats u think! :plotting: