Awkward.

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Namine is having some trouble.

"Kairi, where are you? I need fixing, pronto, because nothing can be fixed without the best friend that completes me!"

Kairi stands with her arms folded and a smug look on her face as she leans against Namine's doorway.

"Why aren't you fixing me?!" Namine pouts, coming closer to her.

"You done?"

"I am never done, unless you're done." Namine takes a step back and gasps. "You're done with me?!"

"Always so dramatic. Namine, just breathe. You will be okay."

"Oh yeah? Who says? Since when did anyone ever understand the meaning of being okay?"

Kairi simply laughs it off. "Roxas will be here any second now, and you still haven't done your hair. Sit down and let me fix that wad on your head, at least."

"Yay! I knew you could fix everything. You're my best friend…" Namine says, flashing a huge, awkward grin at her. Kairi's eyes roll as she picks up a brush and starts combing her long, blonde hair. Namine watches in the mirror; her cracked smile quivering back at her.

"Okay, what's wrong?" Kairi asks. Namine's mood immediately changes.

"What if I'm not good enough? What if he thinks I'm weird or something?"

"You are weird. He asked you out, didn't he?"

"For real, though. Up until this point, I've always thought of Sora as my knight in shining armor, but now that you kind of unofficially have him—"

"Hey," Kairi interrupts sternly, "Do not bring me into this. We are not a thing."

"You're like unofficially official, like he and I were, except… he never officially stated that we were unofficial."

"Stop, you're confusing yourself. Namine, Roxas likes you, and from what I can tell, he's a good guy. That's a lot coming from me, so I think you should give it a shot. You're just nervous."

Namine's eyes widen as she slowly turns her head and gives her a half smile. Lifting her shaky hands up, she asks, "Really? How could you tell?"

Sighing, Kairi pushes her back around and begins French-braiding her hair. "You have nothing to worry about. You're perfect."

Namine can't help but notice the disdain in her best friend's voice, but says nothing about it. Just then, like a ray of sunshine, Kairi's soon-to-be better half comes parading through the door.

"I'm here, and I brought—"

"Chocolates?!" Namine cuts in.

"Uh, no," Sora says, scratching the back of his head, "But that can be arranged for next time."

"Are you telling me I have to go on a second date? Because I don't even know what we're going to do on this first date! Are we supposed to hold hands? Will there be discreet licking of the lips and shifty eyes in my direction, all implying that I should go for the gold at the end?"

"That escalated quickly," Sora deadpans, setting the arrangement of items onto her bed. "Anyway, I brought some items you may need for the date. Definitely some mints, firstly, because you can never have too many of those. Oh, and I got this fake tattoo of a death metal band that I need you to put on, because Roxas is a hardcore—"

"I knew it! I knew I would lose it tonight! First fake tattoos, then fake I.D.'s, then fake personas on who I am, then—" Namine yells. Finally, Kairi smacks her in the face, causing a very abrupt and awkward silence.

"Thank you, I needed that," Namine says quietly as she plops back into the chair. "Now cover up this red mark on my face, please."

"No, I think it fits the situation quite nicely."

Namine's pouty lips convince Kairi to do her bidding.

"What did I tell you? Stop freaking out."

Namine takes a deep breath and nods. Then, the doorbell rings and she loses her shit.

Literally.

"Kairi, where are my purple shoes?!"

"They're right here…"

o-o-o

Namine's giddy façade doesn't falter around the blond teen.

She is laughing at everything he says, because that is what Kairi told her to do.

"And then, Larxene told me that…" Roxas pauses mid-sentence, just to check. Right on cue, Namine giggles.

"You should have your own sitcom. I'd be the number one fan."

Grumbling, Roxas thinks that maybe this isn't such a good idea. Namine notices his annoyance with her.

"I'm sorry. I've never been on a date before, especially not with someone two years older than me."

"Didn't you say you were fifteen?"

"Actually, I turn fifteen next month…" Namine admits. Roxas is not pleased with this reply. "Look, Roxas, I'm really sorry. Please don't hate me."

Sighing, Roxas turns to her and forces a smile. "Well, Namine, when I asked you out, I didn't expect you to be like this, but I think I understand."

"You do? Because I'm not understanding myself right now and I'd really like to understand…"

"It's okay to be nervous. I don't bite unless you ask me to."

Namine's eyes widen and she gulps as an awkward silence passes. "Did you want me to—"

"No," Roxas says, laughing as he places his hand on hers. "There's no pressure. I just wanted to get to know you. That's all."

"So you're not a hormonal pig that wants to take me home and have your way with me later?"

Roxas blinks several times. "No. Normally, any other guy would be running for the hills, but Namine, I like you. Is there anything I can do to appease your nerves?"

"You can stop talking like that and making me blush."

"Any other way?"

"Chocolate?"

"I'm on it."

He smirks and takes her hand.

o-o-o

Kairi and Sora are sitting in Namine's room, scrolling through shows on Netflix. Sora fixates on the screen, while Kairi's eyes wander back and forth. To them, sitting in a quiet room without saying a word was pretty normal, but today, that silence wasn't so comfortable.

There is a huge-ass elephant in the room.

"What about this one?" Sora asks, stopping on the 30th movie.

"Sora, can we talk?"

Crickets echo in Kairi's head as Sora slowly turns to her.

"A-About what?"

"About the fact that all of my friends have dates and I'm sitting here on my best friend's bed by myself while she's, I don't know, out on a date?"

Blinking rapidly, Sora's eyes hit the floor as he tries to come up with a response. After a few moments, he shrugs and says, "I'm not on a date, either."

Dangling her legs over the edge of the bed, Kairi loses eye contact and stares at her swinging feet. She half-expects Sora to be able to read her mind, but she also knows that he's clueless, just like he's been about her feelings for years.

"What if… we went on a date?"

"Huh? You and me? Good one, Kai."

Pouting, Kairi falls onto her back and stares at the ceiling. This is complicated.

o-o-o

Namine gushes over her chocolate and vanilla swirl frozen yogurt. She mounts it with toppings upon toppings until she's satisfied.

"Please place the bucket on the scale," the girl behind the counter asks. A little weary, Namine does so. As she reaches for her wallet, Roxas stops her.

"It's on me."

"What? No. That thing is like half my size."

"It's okay," Roxas says. "We're sharing it."

"$8.24."

"Holy McJeezy," Namine whispers. Roxas gladly pays and grabs two spoons. He directs her over to the far, circular table with the orange and pink chairs.

"I'd pull out your chair for you, but they're kind of attached to the table," Roxas quips.

"Thanks. It's the thought that counts, right?"

"I suppose," Roxas says as he takes a seat across from her and hands her a blue spoon.

"Thanks for the frozen yogurt, too…"

"You're not freaking out as much, so I'd say it's working."

Namine hesitates before taking the first bite.

"Go ahead," he offers, patiently waiting his turn. Namine scoops a little onto her spoon and eats it.

"It's… good."

"I wouldn't expect any less."

Namine smiles in response and Roxas digs in.

"So, you're on the soccer team, right? With Sora?" Namine begins, hoping to start a conversation of some sort.

"Yeah. Been playing since I was five. What about you? What do you like to do?"

"Well, I certainly could never play soccer, but I think drawing and painting are pretty fun."

"I'm a pretty decent artist myself," Roxas boasts, taking a pen from his pocket.

"You just carry pens around?"

"Let me see your hand, please."

Namine reluctantly puts her hand out. She flinches as he holds onto it and begins drawing something on her palm. He doesn't let her see what he's drawing until its done.

Pulling her hand back, she looks.

"Oh, wow. Is that me?" She asks, examining the chibi-like form scribbled across her palm. "And is that you? Are we holding hands? What are those numbers?"

"That's my number," Roxas says, chuckling. "It's a little silly, but, I just wanted to give you something to remember me by. I really hope you consider coming out with me again."

Namine blushes and smiles to herself. "Gladly."

o-o-o

Kairi is not amused.

Sora continues to avoid the subject, and after about twenty minutes, she finally decides to give up on talking.

'Maybe he really does just see me as a friend.'

But that isn't good enough.

"Sora," Kairi says sweetly, rising from the bed and coming over to him. His mouth is ajar as he holds the remote.

"Yes?"

Taking the remote from him, she throws it onto the floor and firmly grips his shoulders. Her gaze is unfaltering, and Sora doesn't know what is happening.

"Kairi, this is very, er, awkward."

"You can't just sit here and not want me to do something."

"Like… what?"

Kairi leans in a little closer. "Wouldn't you like to know?" Pulling away, she goes back over and sits on the bed.

All she wanted was to provoke a response. Ten grueling seconds later, Sora finally speaks up.

"Okay, you want to talk? Fine. We'll talk." Sora takes the remote and turns off the TV. "Honestly, I don't know how I feel. There. I said it."

"How you feel about what?"

"Kairi, come on."

"No, I'm genuinely curious. Sora, I've liked you since we were eight years old. It's been seven years. I'm tired of waiting. Should I just move on?"

"No," Sora answers quickly. "I mean… I don't know."

"I have no problem with giving you time, but I can't just sit here. I basically put my life on hold. I can't go a day without thinking about you and I want to know if what we have is more than just a friendship…"

"Wow."

"Sora, you don't have to return the feelings. I just want honesty."

Sora straightens up and clears his throat. "I'm sorry, Kairi. I… I may have feelings for someone else."

'Oh, great. He still loves Namine, I bet.'

"I'm just trying to figure things out right now, but please don't think that I don't care about you."

"Okay, thanks, Sora."

o-o-o

Roxas drops Namine off at her doorstep.

"Call me sometime?" He asks, taking her plain hand and kissing it before turning to leave. Namine waves, barely able to contain her happiness. He gets into his silver Hyundai and drives off. Namine goes inside, only to be met by Kairi and Sora in her kitchen. They are quiet and somewhat distant from each other, however, Namine is too chipper to give in to their dampened moods.

Pulling the sharpest knife out, Namine rushes over to Kairi and holds the knife in her face. Kairi jumps at the sudden and crazy act.

"Kairi, I need you to cut off my hand. This hand must be displayed for all to see. Look! Isn't it cute?!"

"I am not cutting off your hand."

Namine pouts and sets the knife on the counter. "Okay. Anyway, oh em gee. Sora, you were right! Roxas is just amazeballs. Thank you so much for…"

Sora forces a smile as he looks over at her. Namine is about to ask when his phone goes off. Sora takes the call in another room.

"Okay, what happened? Tell me right now and do not hold back any details because I will find out."

"I confessed to Sora and he shot me down. It's as simple as that."

Namine gasps. "What? He loves you, though!"

"Not like that. I guess I'll never have what you have."

"And what is that?"

"A perfect life."

Sora interrupts once more. "Sorry, I have to get going. I'm glad that you enjoyed your date, Nams."

"Okay, thanks… bye!"

"See ya," Sora waves, glancing at Kairi before stepping out.

Kairi sighs and tries to hide her tears, but she knows she can't hide them from her best friend.

"I'm sorry, Namine. Some of us are just not meant to be."

o-o-o

Several weeks later, Namine and Roxas are official. He joins her and Kairi on random outings to the beach and whatnot, and Kairi is getting used to having him around.

She's not feeling as bad about her rejection, either. In fact, she's rather complacent about getting that off her chest.

"See? That was all that you needed to do," Namine says. Roxas has his arm around her and is staring into the ocean.

"I guess so." Kairi leans back and takes in her surroundings. The fresh summer air, the sound of the waves brushing against the shore; it was all very calming to her. And then, the sound of his voice cuts through all that like a dagger.

He is with his best friend Riku.

"Sora, nice to see you, man," Roxas greets, noticing a very strange aura coming from the two.

Kairi sees this as well. It's as if they're glowing, but Sora seems nervous.

"Riku and I are just hanging out," Sora mentions, scratching the back of his head. Riku smirks and out of nowhere, runs his finger along his back.

Kairi's eyes nearly bulge out of their sockets as Sora desperately tries to adjust to the onset affection.

"I think you're doing more than that," Namine says.

"Oh, Sora, you haven't told them, yet?" Riku questions, taking his hand away.

"I… was going to… eventually…"

In a moment's notice, Kairi is on her feet. Sora prepares himself for a storm, but instead, Kairi merely smiles at them.

"I'm so happy for you guys. This is awkward as fuck, so I will be leaving now."

And that was that... or so she thought.

An arm grab and swing later, Kairi was face to face with the boy she had been in love with for years. He doesn't let go of her as he stares deeply into her eyes.

"Kairi, I wanted to tell you. Everything was just happening so fast."

"Sora, you're gay. Wouldn't that little bit of information be kind of important after confessing my feelings to you?" She yells, trying to hide her watery eyes.

Sora shakes his head. "But, I'm not gay."

"Say wha-" Kairi shuts up when Sora leans in and plants his lips right onto hers. He removes his arm, wrapping it around her waist and hugging her body against his. Eventually, Kairi's eyes close and for a split second, she feels like the most important person in his life.

When he stops, reality shatters in her face, but she has nothing to say this time. Also, everyone saw that.

Sora doesn't seem to care.

"I'm bi, Kairi, and I want to work something out. Riku's cool with it, right?"

Riku nods.

"Unbelievable..." Namine prompts, not taking her eyes from the scene.

Kairi looks from Riku and back to Sora. "Tell me this, who's first?"

"Who's..." Sora repeats, glancing back at Riku and then to her again. "Kairi, you know you'll always be my number one girl."

That should make Kairi shrivel up from cuteness, but she is, after all, the only girl.

But she still does. Because Sora is Sora and he is cute.

"Only if I get you on every day that ends in y."

"But, that's-" Namine is shushed by her boyfriend as he pulls her close.

"Alright, Sora, that's enough," Roxas calls out. Riku immediately busts out laughing.

"Huh?" Kairi is lost, as well as everyone else. Riku comes up to them.

"It's not true. Sora and I were never anything but best friends. He was just too chicken to tell you so he decided to put his entire reputation on the line just to get some sort of reaction out of you. It was stupid and unjust and I'm sorry for participating, but you have to admit, that was hilarious as fuck."

"So, you're not?" Kairi looks to Sora. Sora can no longer hold in his laughter.

"Of course not. I love you, and only you, Kairi."

With that, he kisses her once more.

o-o-o
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A/N: Lol! Okay, so don't hate me. This was just something fun to write. I'd like to introduce you to my oneshot collection, where, obviously, I will be posting all oneshots that do not go over a T rating. Despite the craziness that just ensued in this chapter, I can guarantee you that it won't be a Yaoi or anything. At least, not the main couple.

So follow this if you plan to read my future oneshots and I hope you take the time to leave a review! Again, this was just a silly thing and it's not really meant to be taken seriously.

'Til next time, folks!