Crossing Over ,

Summary: She came back to her childhood hometown, to find that everyone has changed, and find out something about herself that she never knew about. [NaminexKairi] [NaminexSora] [KairixSora] - Seem complicated ? haha .

AN: Hmm … I don't really want to say something at this moment. I might ruin it.

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Damn . Damn . Damn . Only If … Only If I answered …

I didn't though …

Now, here I am, Standing before you like this …

Damn ! Damn ! DAMNIT !

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[Chapter one : New life, Old Faces … ]

I got off the bus, and the dust blew through my thin blonde hair. I sighed and grabbed my bags and walked into the bus station. It still looked the same when I left it, many years ago. I was now seventeen years old and standing in my old hometown. I waited patiently, but decided this was boring and decided to go find my house on my own. Well, technically it wasn't my house, but I did live there when I was a child. It was my grandparents house. They lived there all their lives, and they were supposed to pick me up. I walked down the dusty road pulling my massive suitcase, carrying another bag over my shoulders and my purse. It was late August, so the heat, thankfully, passed and it was cool late afternoon.

I remembered some of the houses as I walked by them slowly, staring at each one with a smile. I remembered everything so clearly, I wondered if my old friends would remember me. However, it has been more then five years since the last time I have been here and a lot has changed. Me, for example.

Why I am back here, home, after so many years is because I ran away from home. My parents were too much for me to handle, so I ran away. Well it wasn't really running away, after they sobered up I told them I was leaving and I had their money. They didn't object, and even if they did, I still would of came. I called my grandpa bawling, and he said come live here and so I did. I had no where else to go.

My parents are drug addicts, mostly my mom though. I say this because my dad works for their money, he pays rent, buys a few groceries and then they go on a drug binge. My mom doesn't do anything expect smoke, drink and sniff. She's not the kind mother I once knew, she was loud and giggly. She loved adventure and loved taking risk. Now she was quiet, mean and did nothing but sleep. My brothers, whom were twins, pretty much looked after themselves. I cooked and cleaned for them, but when I wasn't around, they were their own parents at the age of seven. I cringed at the memory and kept walking down the dusty road.

I finally made it to my house and took a deep breath as I stood in front of it. It was still white, two floors, wide windows, a patio and wide yard. Still the same. I smiled widely as I dropped my bags and ran inside, like a little child. I searched the house calling out for my grandpa. I ran out to the back, and there he was. He looked surprised at the sight of me, I grinned more and ran at him. I hugged him around his neck and he returned the hug. It felt good to be home, it really did. I looked up at him, and we shared the same violet eyes. I kissed him on the cheek, and pulled away.

"What are you doing here, sweetie?" He asked, a little confused and lost. I smiled at him as he looked at his watch and gasped. He looked guilty. "I'm sorry, I was a little busy." I looked up at him, and what he was standing in front of him.

It was a small white house, with a small patio. It had two square windows in the front, and one on the side. A big brown door, and small dog house beside it. I blinked. "This is beautiful." I breathed. "What is it? A shed?" I wondered, examining it closely with my hands behind my back.

"It's your bedroom." My mouth dropped. "Me and your granny decided that your old room was too small, so we bought you this just today." He smiled at me. I smiled back.

"Thank you, Grandpa - I left my bags in the front !" I gasped and ran in front of the house, and there was boy standing there, looking at my bags curiously. He had incredibly spiky hair, which seemed to float on its own, no gel needed and it was shiny. He looked up at me and grinned, sheepishly. I smiled, I knew who he was. Sora Riva.

"I was wondering who would leave their bags on the road, I thought the Hollands were moving out." Sora laughed as I approached him. "You haven't been home in forever, Namine!" I giggled, walked towards him and gave him a light hug. But he squeezed me to death and I gasped for air. He laughed, and I only rolled my eyes with a smile.

"Nice to see you again. I didn't think anyone would recognize me." I admitted shyly, and grabbed a hold of my suitcase. Sora grabbed my purse and other bag. He followed me to the back, and my grandpa waved at him. Sora waved at him too.

"Good afternoon, !" Sora grinned. "Home early from work?" He asked kindly.

My grandpa smiled. "Yes, yes, had to get this running for my granddaughter. Are they done at the hospital yet?" He asked, adjusting his hat.

"Yup. Night shift people already came in." Sora said. I only stared back and forth between the both of them. Confused by their familiarity with each other. Sora then lifted my bags and carried them into the shed.

"Supper will be soon, your grandma will be home soon too." My grandpa said as he walked into the house. I nodded and followed Sora.

I stared in awe at my room. There was a nice big bed, a huge dresser, the floors were woodened and there was a lot of space in here. There was also one of those desks with a mirror, I felt like a princess. A round table in the corner, with four chairs around it. The walls were soft green, and the curtains were white. There was even a little wooden stove against the wall, in the corner, it was there as soon as you walked in. I guessed it was for winter. It looked like I had to go use the bathroom inside though, I didn't mind. I told Sora to just leave them, and I walked back outside with him.

"So how long you plan on visiting? We start school soon, what a time to come." Sora said with a grin, as we sat on the small patio.

"As long as I want. Possibly, I'll start school here. Things weren't working out at home." I told him, and he gave a soft smile. "So, has anything changed here?"

He explained to me that everything was the same. Same old people doing the same old thing. There was only one store, which was pretty much a grocery store where you could rent DVDs, buy cheap clothes, etc. There was only ever two schools here, an elementary school and a high school. Most people stayed after high school for awhile to work, or some got pregnant. There was three businesses here, a post office, a liquor store and a government building. Plus people and their little businesses too, a at-home convenience store, gas station, log cutter, etc. Of course there was a hospital, where Sora and my grandpa worked. They both worked in the kitchen together.

All my friends changed too, some were pregnant, some moved away, some were on drugs, and pretty much everyone drank. I nodded. Not really amazed by all this information. Not that was a problem to me, I had no problem with drinking. I used to drink with the friends I did make whenever I stayed somewhere long enough to make friends. However, the pregnant thing was surprising to me, I was still a virgin and people my age were getting pregnant? That shocked me. However, I did hear it all around though.

He took a deep breath and looked at me, "We should go out tonight. You, me and some of the other people you knew. We're not all bad, you know." He smirked. I laughed.

"Okay, after a shower, supper and catching up with the my grandparents." I promised. I got up and we said our goodbyes. I watched Sora walk away with his hands in his pockets. Turns out, he only lived two doors down. I laughed at the thought of that. I turned into my shed and decided to unpack everything. I put my clothes in the dresser, and put out all my makeup on the little mirror table. I had a stuffed animal that my brothers gave me, and put it on my bed. After everything was done, I stared at my room and looked a little homier. I walked out of my shed with a my robe, and just as I was - I heard something pull into the driveway.

I ran to the front of the house and saw an old Chevy pick-up truck roll into the driveway. When I reached her, I stuck my head into the truck and something jumped out at me. I nearly dropped the fluffy thing, as it squirmed in my arms. I giggled as it squirmed, yipped and licked me. My granny laughed as she watched me try and handle it. It was a small Swiss mountain dog, brown, black and white. After he calmed down, he stared up at me. I smiled.

"He'll grow up to be a big dog." My grandma said. "His name is Kira." I looked down at him, and scratched behind his ears. He yawned and instantly fell asleep. My grandma got out from the truck, wrapped her arm around me, kissed my cheek and we walked into the house. I placed Kira on the couch, and he rolled onto his back.

I walked into the kitchen and supper was already set. We sat at the table together, and felt heaviness lift off my shoulders. I felt calm, and at home. It felt nice, sitting at a table calmly. I wasn't afraid someone was going to randomly walk in, angry with one of my parents. I wasn't afraid that my mom would flip out and come take it on me. I couldn't be afraid of that anymore, I was safe. My heart broke when I thought that. I clutched my fork, gripping it until my hand was sore. The thought of my brothers depressed me.

I left them there like that. I was the most the selfish person on earth, I told myself.

"How is my daughter?" Grandpa asked, and I nearly choked on my pork chop. I grimaced at the memories of them. Tears welled up in my eyes. "I see."

"No, it's not that, It's just … She's okay, I guess, I couldn't care less about her but I left my brothers with them, you know, who's going to protect them now?" I asked, not really expecting an answer. I sighed and played around with my food. It was quiet for a moment, I could feel my throat light up on fire and my heart was pounding.

"Honey, they're still young and they won't know what's going on. When your done school, you can go get them." I nodded at the advice and we ate in silence. I didn't feel like talking anyway. However, that was a good idea. When I graduate, I could go get them and raise them. That was my promise to them. I felt a little better with that promise in my heart, knowing one day they could be safe - with me.

After supper and helping them put the dishes away, I showered and walked outside with my robe. Kira followed me everywhere so far, and he followed me outside into my little house. Before I came outside, my grandpa gave me some puppy food, a bowl and a chain. He followed me almost as if he's known me all his life. I left my door open and let Kira sniff around and play. I got dressed, and put on black jeans and a white t-shirt. I dried my hair and straightened it, put on a little make-up and looked in the mirror at myself. My hair reached my shoulders, blonde and shiny, violet eyes tired and grained, pale skin. I forced a smile to my face.

I wanted to drink badly.

There was a knock at my door and I saw Sora standing there. I blushed as he walked in. He examined the place and then he caught the look on my face. "What?" He wondered curiously.

"How long were you standing there?" I asked in a little voice.

He laughed at me. "Like two seconds." He answered, and I sighed in relief. I have to learn to shut my door now, I guess.

"How do the lights work?" He wondered as he watched Kira run around him in circles, growling and playing.

"I think my grandpa bought an extra long extension cord that reaches the house to here." I smiled. "Where is everyone else?" I was a little excited. I wanted to see everyone and how they turned out as well.

He smiled. "They're all at the bank, we bought some drinks and started a bon fire." I nodded, shut off my light and headed out the door. I locked up and tied up Kira, who yawned and happily went into his house, of course rolling onto his back.

We got there pretty quickly, this town was at the edge of a lake, and to go anywhere had a trail. There was about five people sitting around the fire. They got up and laughed and grinned. There was Riku Madison, a tall sliver haired guy who looked twenty years old. He had the lightest pair of blue eyes I have ever seen, almost a mixture between aqua and turquoise. Another girl named Xion Green, whom I both remember. Me, Xion and Riku once broke into an old abandoned warehouse and it ended up collapsing when we got out. Xion had short black hair and blue eyes, and was incredibly small. She was short and skinny, she looked young but turns out she was older then me at eighteen. She had a boyfriend named, Roxas Smith, whom I don't really remember. He looked a little like Sora, only with blonde hair, not like mine though, more golden. He was eighteen as well.

The last one, I didn't recognize, but she smiled at me like she knew me. I studied her as she wrapped her arms around me. I returned the hug, when I got a closer look, I nearly jumped out of my shoes. It was Kairi Henderson. I gave her another hug, and she laughed. Last time I saw her, she looked like a boy.

"You look all, so grown up." I said as Riku handed me a cooler. "Where are the others?" I wondered, because there was more of us.

"Working. Sleeping. Being Parents. You name it." Kairi shrugged, I stared at her with a smile. I couldn't stop looking at her. Something about her made my heart jump, maybe it was because she grew up to be really beautiful. She grabbed my hand and we all sat around the fire for hours. We all caught up on pretty much everything.

"Where have you been all this time? How old are you? How long you staying?" All those types of questions. I also asked them questions in the similar matter. Riku was only seventeen years old, but his height and body mass made him seem older. Sora, Kairi and I were the same age as him. Riku being the eldest out of us though. Riku was something of player too, he had many girlfriends he mentions. Sora was more of a flirt, and didn't have any girlfriends. Which surprised me because he was good-looking. Kairi mentioned she did have a boyfriend but Sora and Riku ended up kicking his ass because he was mean.

I told them I had a couple of boyfriends but nothing entirely serious. They didn't believe me because these days, everyone was having sex and they assumed I was too. I'm not the purest person alive, I am selfish, I am greedy, I am evil so keeping my virginity keeps me sane. It's the only thing good I keep about myself. They explained all their hookups though, in complete detail I might add. I only listened and laughed at their embarrassing stories. They were all so close and happy, I wondered if I would fit in with them too. They seemed so much older then me though. They already seemed like grown-ups to me.

They had jobs, they drank, they paid bills, they were having sex and Xion and Roxas were living together. Which shocked the hell outta me. They were all grown-up, and here I was little Namine who doesn't do anything but runaway when things get too difficult. I sighed quietly. I hoped I would fit in with them. They all seemed like a bunch of nice people, looking out for each other and stuff. I got up to get another drink, but was feeling a little buzzed. I smiled at the feeling, and looked at them.

"I think I should go home now." I told them, and they all looked at me.

Xion looked at her watch. "Holy crap, it's three in the morning! Roxas we have to go, we have work in the morning!" Roxas nodded. He chugged his drink and they boh got up. They both hugged me and off they went.

"I didn't know it was that late." Sora mumbled, shaking his head. "Luckily you said something, Namine." He grinned, and he got up.

"Well we better head home too." Kairi said, and she gave me another hug.

For a moment, it was like our eyes locked on another. Staring at each other, like there was some unspoken conversation between us. I shook my head and smiled at the thought. I must be drunk, I told myself. Riku and Kairi walked off in the other direction and me and Sora in the other.

"So you might stay for school?" Sora asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, I don't feel like going back." I said coldly.

Sora was quiet after that. He walked me to my patio and Kira was more then happy to see me. I fiddled with my lock for awhile before finally opening it. I turned around to Sora, who was standing right in front of me. He was tall, and I barely reached his shoulder. He stared down at me, staring into my eyes, and I looked up at him curiously. He smiled, and leaned down to kiss my cheek. I froze.

"See you tomorrow." He whispered and walked off.

"Good Night ... " I whispered, only enough for me to hear.

I shook my head and stumbled into my little house and fell on my bed. I didn't know what that was about but all I knew is that I thought about something else other then the kiss. I was surprised at my own thoughts, because when Sora kissed me, I thought of Kairi and the look she gave me. Her huge, violet bright eyes. I closed my eyes and I swear she had a secret smile. I opened my eyes and sighed. I decided I was crazy.

I climbed into my pajamas, and laid there.

"Namine ! Namine ! Can you cook me my doup? Nami ? Can you? I want doup!"

"It's pronounced "Soup"

I smiled at the memory, and tears welled up in my eyes. I left them there with those horrible people. Those horrible human beings, who didn't even know they were around. Wait, I'm the mot horrible being in the world. I left them there like that. I left with them with my parents even though I knew my parents weren't capable of keeping them. I pretty much started bawling, and I squeezed my little stuffed animal to death. Someone was at my door, and it opened. I jolted up and stared into the darkness.

"It's okay, honey." My grandma said. I heard her walk across the floor and she came and laid with me the bed. "I could hear you crying a mile away." She told me, I nodded. She fell asleep with me, and that made me feel a whole lot better. That night was warm and cozy, and I only thought about happy things about my brothers. All that night I had dreams of my brothers, laughing and playing.

But not only did I dream about them, I dreamt about Kairi as well. She held my hand and told me, "Everything will be okay, Namine."

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EN: Hmm ... Well that was long and boring. I hate writing first chapters. Because I don't know what the hell to write. But it will get better, I promise. Thanks.