Take Me Back

After a horrible turn of events Olette got split up from her three friends. Now, nine years later when she's sixteen she comes back. No one expected her to fall in love... She was only there for a short amount of time. Suddenly, she wasn't the little girl Roxas seemed to remember. Roxette

Yay! Again with another story! Do they ever end? Lol... Well... :D I hope you enjoy it. But, you gotta review of course lol. I got the inspiration from a Taylor Swift song... Don't shoot me.

Quick Random Thought: Syrup gets everything sticky, even if you don't touch it.

Prologue: Summer Lights

"I dare you too!" her chocolate brown pony tails bobbed up and down, as she leaned forward, hands on hips, tongue sticking out.

The two blondes looked at each other before smirking and running for her. She screamed and turned quickly, running away.

"The top of the clock tower Olette!" A dark brown, almost black, haired boy called to her.

The girl known as Olette stopped for a moment. "But, I'm not allowed -" She was cut off by someone's hand on her shoulder. Swiftly, she swatted the hand off, and ran for it again, heading toward the station. Sure, she wasn't allowed to go up onto the ledge. Her mother and father told her she would fall off... But, as her white shoes tapped down on the golden pavement, she gazed at the tall building, knowing she'd never be safe until she went up there.

"We're going to give you that kiss, whether you like it or not!" The two blondes teased.

"Hayner! Roxas! Stop!" She whined, although grinning like mad. She ran for the entrance to the stairs, and shut the door, sitting in front of it for a short - lived second, attempting to catch her breath.

"Was that a smart idea?" She heard one of the blonde's voices. "She's not allowed to go up there."

"Oh she won't Roxas... Stop worrying...!" Hayner, the lighter blonde snorted, jumping up the wide stairs to the building entrance.

She wouldn't huh? Olette would prove them wrong. Instantly, the brunette jumped up and pulled herself up the stairs, stepping as promptly as she could without tripping. When Hayner got the door open, he heard the footsteps echo through the gray cement stairs.

"Olette! Wait!" He called, going after her. The other two, alarmed, followed him in. Each of the boys was racing up the stairs, trying to stop her. But, Olette wouldn't let them triumph... She would prove she could do what the boys did.

The boys (minus Pence) would skateboard, while Olette would roller blade. They would hop onto the tram, rather than get on when it wasn't moving (again not including Pence). They would struggle, while she'd cheer them on, over to the side along with Pence, shouting out helpful hints.

Of course, she couldn't do exactly the same things, but she definitely would if she had the chance. And she got as close as she could without actually doing so. This time, she wasn't going to back down. To the top of the highest part in all of Twilight Town she would go... Proving to them, she could sit up there, just like they could.

She had complete confidence that she could do it!

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Because Hayner was first inside, he was leading up the steps. And as chief up these stairs, it was his duty to get to Olette first so they could stop her. She always wanted to do what they did, but they didn't mind that she didn't.

Besides... She wasn't the only one who didn't follow their principles. She and Pence were both alike on that matter. They didn't struggle, didn't hop onto things, and didn't skateboard. These things were normal for seven - year - old boys like them. There was nothing wrong with her being a girl and not doing the things they did.

But, he was apparently going to fast for his own good. He tripped going up a step, face planting with a yelp. Both Pence and Roxas knelt down, but Hayner shooed Roxas off to go get Olette.

Why was it so important to her to sit on the ledge?

One... Olette's parents would kill her if they found out she had been up there... There went their crazy summers together. Two... She hated heights more than anything. She had explained to Roxas alone (who had later told Hayner and Pence as a way to defend her) that she got dizzy, her vision blurred, her body went numb, and she refused to move even if she was in danger.

Roxas didn't tire. Olette was the first one out of the three that he had met, and they had instantly become friends, both adding something to the other's life... And he couldn't let her overprotective parents take her away... Not when the summer had just started!

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Arriving at the door, the brunette girl pushed it open. The sun was just about to set, and it looked absolutely beautiful. She'd never actually gone up this far. She would wave to them from the bottom while they waved down to her, but she'd never seen the city from so high up.

The sky was dotted and splattered with different shades of a rosy pink, golden yellow, pastel orange, and a gentle blue. The sun blazed brightly, shining a happiness and majestic feel on everything it touched. Twilight Town just so happened to be in the way.

Every brick, every person, even every shadow seemed to glitter with this amazing event, one that happened almost every single day. People of all ages would stop in the street, even if it was just for a transitory instance, and smile at what sort of a gift they had been graced with.

It may not have been something one could tear apart and use, but it was definitely something a person could admire for as long as they lived.

She stepped out onto the thick sill, still amazed by the sights, not even bothering to look down. But, her emerald eyes scanned the area, including the bricks below. Blinking quickly, she attempted to back up, but to no avail. She just stood and stared, swaying slightly back and forth, her vision becoming fuzzy, and her whole body feeling like it was about to explode with fear.

But, two familiar arms slipped around her small body, as she was yanked backwards. Falling on top of someone else, she smelt the familiar smell of tangerines and mangos.

"Roxas!" She cried, closing her eyes, water trickling down her cheeks.

"Olette, How come you came up here? We told you to stop…" Typical he would lecture her. She always did that to him, but when she did something wrong... She got payback.

But, she was scared. She had disobeyed her parents, and she was smart enough, even at the age of seven, to realize if it hadn't been for her eight year old friend, she might have fallen and died.

The worse part still, would be that it would have been blamed on them.

Instead of answering, she just sat crying on the floor, knees up to her chest. Her eyes leaking water, even though she was squeezing them shut. Roxas was usually the one to be around when Olette cried, so he knew to hug her, and just let Olette be. What else could you do, being so young?

He could not scoop her into his arms, like he had seen on his mother's romance movies. He could not kiss her all over, like his parents did to him when he was upset. So, he found the third best thing... Hugging her. And while Pence and Hayner came over, and placed their support around her, the world fell to a darkened hour.

It was only when her sobs had let up; that they noticed they should probably all be getting home. Slowly, ever so slowly, so Hayner didn't hit the floor with his face, and so that Olette had time to dry her eyes before she went home.

Their houses weren't that far apart from each others. They were only about two blocks away from the tower, and all four lived on the same block. Pence's house was first, then Hayner's... After they left, Roxas grabbed Olette's hand in a comforting matter.

She smiled, her eyes glowing with the beautiful stars' light. She looked up, seeing her house, and her father, along with his father on the porch with a beer. They were actually extremely good natured when they here rocking outside, waiting for their son and daughter to get home.

"Hey! You two look happy!" Olette's father smiled. She was happy he wasn't going to be mad at her.

"Yeah... It seems as though you two will grow up and get married!" Roxas' father laughed, watching the two break apart and blush. They were young, but obviously old enough to realize they were best friends... And nothing more.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow..." Roxas whispered to her, before running off a house or two down. Olette hopped inside, and found her mother warming her dinner.

"You were out late." She sighed, looking fondly at her daughter. Her blonde hair and bright blue eyes shined with affection. The girl looked nothing like her mother... Although, she had the wits, stubbornness, and strong will, she resembled her father, and partially carried his care free personality.

"I'm sorry." She gazed downward. Oh how she hated getting in trouble.

Trisha bent down and hugged her daughter. "Let's get you some food... And then you can wash up, have desert while you watch some T.V. and go to bed, alright?"

She watched the young girl instantly brighten up and hurry to the sink to wash her hands. Not being able to reach, she dragged a chair in front of it.

Trisha shook her head and smiled.

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"Olette!" Hayner called up to her window. She pushed it open and waved him over. "Why aren't you downstairs and like, ready?"

"I'll be there in a second!" She ran a hand through her hair a couple of times, something Hayner could see quite clearly. Pence walked up beside him, and Roxas flung himself out the door of his house, dashing up the street in a flash.

"I'm sorry I'm late!" He squeaked, panting next to the two.

"Olette's the one who's late..." He pointed to her window, where she was pulling on a sweatshirt.

"Since when is she late?"

"Who knows...?" Hayner looked at Pence, but Roxas' gaze stood strong against her window. She threw her hair up in a pony tail, shut her window, and disappeared from view. A few moments later, she was outside.

"Sorry..." She gasped, trying to breathe as quickly as possible.

"Hey let's go up to Station Plaza... If it's going to rain, that's the best spot to splash!" Hayner suggested, quickly changing the subject. The other three nodded, and they all ran off.

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As soon as they got there, it began to pour. Each of them grinned at each other as they danced around. But, stupidly, Hayner got a 'brilliant' idea. "Guys! I wonder what it would look like from on top of the tower if it's that awesome when we watch the sunset..." He smirked, and before anyone could remind him of the events of yesterday, he ran off.

"Hayner!" Everyone screaming almost gliding after him.

Shooting up the steps, they tried not to slip from the massive amount of water that had soaked through their shoes. Inside such a hollow and uncomfortable 'building' they were frozen popsicles, and strangely running only gave them more discomfort. Soon they were both hot and cold at the same time. Not a good sign.

Once at the top, Hayner flung open the door, and idiotically ran onto the ledge. Olette, being the fastest when wet, was up there first. When she saw Hayner slip, she ran to the ledge, not even thinking about what she was doing. When she herself had been ready to steady Hayner, her footing was lost, and she fell.

Letting out a high pitched scream, she held on to the ledge for dear life. She was scared, and her hand was slipping from the wet rain.

The train was just letting off passengers, and the scream brought their attention. Roxas' father called Olette's mother, and told her what was going on, soon there were a lot of people around there, as Hayner tried to reach her hand. He was still shorter than Pence and Roxas (almost Olette for that matter), and he couldn't seem to reach her hand that wasn't on the shelf of the building.

As soon as the other two boys got to the top, Roxas thrust himself out there, and gripped her wrist, making her promise she wouldn't fall. Carefully, he pulled her freely up, his pants sliding a little. Pence wobbly walked out, and sat on his feet, so he would slide off, and soon after Hayner grabbed her other hand...

Olette had just barely cheated death...

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The four kids sat on cushy chairs, feet in hot water, drinking hot chocolate, with blankets wrapped around them. Their parents also sat very quietly in the rest of the chairs in the kitchen, waiting for both of Olette's parents to come back.

Occasionally, one could hear voices being raised, but the two came back in looking very content.

Trisha looked at everyone staring back at her, waiting for her voice to ring throughout the room. "We're moving..."

Wait... Did Olette just hear her mother right? "M - Moving?" She squeaked, afraid to answer.

"Yes Olette..." She looked at her daughter's three friends, all of them wearing the same expression of shock. She did notice the amount of hurt in their eyes as well. They had saved her daughter from death, and all she was doing was pulling the girl away. "I don't want…" She took a deep breath then continued. "You to hang out with them anymore. And, I fear that moving away will be the only way to keep you away from people like this."

"Olette, you were such a good girl who never disobeyed your father or me. But you were so close to dying up there... You don't understand the seriousness of this, but... I'm afraid drastic punishment is in order. We'll be putting the house on the market right away, and moving to Destiny Islands."

Tears filled up in her daughter's eyes, as she watched her place her cup on the table, and hop off the chair, running upstairs, crying.

"Trisha..." Jaxon, Roxas' father, tried to reason. "Don't you think that's being a bit ha -?"

"You didn't almost lose your daughter... Now did you?" She snapped, but soon her eyes grew small with sadness. "I'm so terribly sorry..." She ran upstairs after her daughter, leaving the rest of them to sit there in complete shock.

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A week went by, and Olette watched as the three boys stood outside, just off of her lawn, and watched her window. She tried to ignore them, but it was every now again while she was packing her things in a box that she would hear the light tap of a pebble on her window.

Going over, she would attempt to unlock it... But to no avail, it was too hard for her small and weak hands. Her mother wouldn't even look her in the eyes when she talked, as though she felt guilty... And Olette could only think it served her right, for tearing her away from the most important people to her.

Her brightly colored room, filled with marvelous decorations of pictures, posters, a bulletin board, and drawings was now only brightly colored. Although, the shade of blue looked more dull than it had before... All of the decorations were down, and the room looked empty. It looked as though she didn't have the right to stay in it anymore. And in a sense, because their house had sold... That feeling of trespassing was right.

Her hair had grown messy and unmanaged, and her eyes didn't sparkle with the delight of a seven year old any longer. To Olette, it was as though she was being forced to grow up...

But, it didn't matter, because the next morning she would be leaving for Destiny Islands, and she watched Hayner and Pence wave good - bye to her. She waved back, hoping they caught it... Their smile said they did, and for that she was grateful.

But, the other boy... The blonde she had always had a fonder time with, he refused to smile, refused to let his eyes drift away from her... Not that easy.

Olette's eyes shimmered as she fiddled with the lock on her window once again. She was barely tall enough to reach it, but her luck suddenly changed around when the lock swung off.

Roxas saw this, and moved slightly over to her window; just to make sure his eyes weren't failing him. But, when he saw the young brunette push open the window, and jump for the tree branch that hung by her tree, he quickly ran over so she wouldn't fall.

Olette may have been afraid of heights, but to this extent, she was willing to leap to the tree... Just to see Roxas again... One last time.

Carefully, she climbed down the tree, and jumped into his arms. He had always been her fall back... Even if he was only little, he seemed so much more mature for his age.

For minutes, he stood there hugging her, as she sobbed quietly, little arms wrapped around him like a ribbon on a present. "I don't... want to go..." She managed to sob out.

"It's okay Ollie... We'll see each other again some day..."

"Promise?"

"Promise..." Roxas nodded into her hair, smelling the orange scent of her aroma.

And as they stood there, the stars shone through the bright colors of the sunset, signaling the end of her last day in Twilight Town. They had all described them as 'pretty lights.'

But of course... She wouldn't see those lights again for a long time...

Not until nine years later...

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Well... Was it good? Bad? Interesting? Boring? I'd love some feedback from you guys!!

This is like one of about 5 stories I have going right now for Kingdom Hearts, but it's the one that spikes my interest the most at the moment. Also, I know they sound older than their ages, but give me a break... I'm not six anymore :)

Review my darlings!!

-zesty-