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Sanctuary [Active/Closed]

Character(s): Naminé and Kairi
Content: A Nobody finally meets her Somebody
Setting: Cafe Ersesat by Nifleheim
Time: Week 29, midday
Warnings: Cavities. Yup.

Naminé had never actually met Kairi before this. Sure, she'd tried to talk to her Other a few times and had always meant to go out and meet her sometime, but then Kairi had disappeared and things had just turned different. Naminé was still trying to wrap her head around it all. But now that her life (or nonexistence, whichever) had calmed down a little, she'd contacted Kairi.

And now they were going to actually meet. And Naminé was nervous.

She was sitting at one of the tables, hands wrapped around a mug of hot cocoa, as she waited for Kairi to arrive. She had things to talk about, things she wanted to know. Mostly, she just wanted to get to know Kairi a little more. Oddly enough.

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Kairi had met her Nobody before, but that didn't mean she was any less inclined to want to see her. The few times they had been together, Naminé had managed to help her out quite a bit. Any chance to sit and chat with the girl was fine by Kairi. So now the redhead was making her way from the home she shared with Sora to the little cafe Naminé had suggested to meet at. it took her some time to locate it on her map and then actually get there, but she found it within a reasonable amount of time.

As she pushed open the door, Kairi pushed some hair behind her ear in a typical habitual gesture, and looked around. Spotting Naminé, she strolled over, clasping her hands behind her back.

"Hi Naminé." Her voice was friendly and warm as she reached out to take a seat across from the blond girl.

Unfortunately for Kairi, this Naminé hadn't experienced any of that yet. She was the shyer, much less sure of herself version, but she didn't know quite how to change that. Still, she glanced up when Kairi entered, brightening a little at the warmth to Kairi's voice.

"Hello, Kairi," she answered as her Other slid into the seat across from her.

At least... she assumed this was Kairi. The girl looked different than the form Naminé had taken to impersonate her in front of Riku, but her voice was the same as it should have been.

Naminé took a breath, willing her nerves to quiet.

"It's good to finally meet you."

She had no idea that she was so far back in Kairi's past, nor that a lot would have happened. Judging by Sora and Riku, she figured Kairi was part of her future now, but what that entailed, she didn't know.

Naminé looked just a little different than Kairi remembered. A bit shorter, more uneasy and timid... but she was still Naminé. Some part of her still felt strange, as if she was looking in an inaccurate mirror when she was saw her Nobody, yet she couldn't say the feeling effected the fact that she liked the other girl.

"I remember you saying you hadn't met me before... I guess we really are from different times." Kairi smiled a bit, "But I'm glad to see you."

Leaning forward a bit, the redhead rested her elbow on the table and her chin on her palm. "So tell me, what did you want to talk about?"

Naminé tried not to fidget at the way Kairi seemed to be so interested in her. She'd never really had anyone look at her this intensely before, unless it was for some really bad reason. Blue eyes moved downward to stare at the mug between her hands.

"I just... wanted to talk," she answered honestly. "Roxas has met Sora now, so I... wanted to meet you."

Shyly, the blonde raised her head again to look at her Other. "Am I... really far behind you?" She meant in time, though she realized belatedly, her point might not have been as clear as she had wanted.

"That's fine, I understand," Kairi said softly, tilting her head a bit. After seeing Naminé look down, she tried to back off a bit. It never really occurred to her how shy her Other could be, since... well, Kairi wasn't shy at all most of the time.

Considering her question for a moment, the redhead nodded slowly. She'd understood. "I think you might be. I can't say for sure, because in my time we've only met once. I don't really know what you were doing before we met, but you look... a bit younger than me."

At the moment, a waitress stopped at their table to ask Kairi for her order. The girl just asked for hot cocoa too so they could continue their conversation. "What was going on before you arrived?"

Kairi hadn't had to live a life with people who told her she was never supposed to exist, either. That was the crux of Naminé's problem at the moment. It was one thing to hear that sort of thing from other Nobodies, but something entirely different to hear it from a real person, not just the emotionless shell of one.

Naminé had to honestly think about that for a minute. So much had happened here in Paixao that she had to think back to home... or as much of a home as life had ever been...

"I was in Twilight Town with DiZ," she answered, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear in much the same fashion that Kairi always did. "I'd just talked to Xion... about what she really is. I was trying to piece together Sora's memory."

She waited for Naminé to speak, quietly watching the other girl at the moment. "Twilight Town... I've been there." Of course, she'd only been there a short time, but long enough to make a few new friends that she would like to go back and visit one day. She blinked at the unfamiliar name that was then mentioned.

"Xion?" She hadn't met her at all, actually. She might have heard the name somewhere on the network around here but the moment she wasn't placing it. She'd never actually met or spoken to the girl. "Well, you managed to do it. At least, I think so... because Sora was fine when I saw him later."

Right... Kairi wouldn't know about Xion. Naminé shook her head. That wasn't her story to explain. That was up to Xion. She could, however, give the abridged version. "It's complicated. You wouldn't remember her even if you'd ever met her. I had to... make everyone forget so Sora could remember."

The blonde glanced up with a nod. "I've seen him, too. He looked older than he was when I last saw him. So... maybe it did work."

She had to hope that, right? Because if Sora couldn't recover... a lot more than just Naminé's ego, tiny as it was, would be at stake. The worlds themselves would be in far greater danger.

"When did you see Twilight Town?" And why hadn't Naminé known?

While still incredibly curious as to who exactly Xion was and what Naminé had meant by making everyone forget so Sora could remember, she held her tongue. She was sure if Naminé could explain that she would have.

"More than maybe. Have a little faith in yourself, okay?"

Honestly, if Naminé hadn't succeeded, she was sure she wouldn't have remembered Sora at all. She hated thinking back and knowing she hadn't thought about him during a large part of the time he was gone. How could Kairi forget Sora of all people.

"Hm? A little while ago... I kind of ended up there by accident, I think."

The encouragement received a somewhat startled look from Naminé. She hadn't had many people actually compliment or encourage her and so she was still trying to get used to the idea of it. For some reason, positivity from her Other had a much greater impact on her and so Naminé sat up just a little straighter and smiled, even if it was a small one.

"I was doing what I had to," she responded modestly. "If Sora didn't wake up, the worlds would all be in danger. I... couldn't let that happen."

So much would have gone wrong. Xemnas' plan would have come true. Even the Castle Oblivion crew would have had a hand in it. Naminé didn't want to think of anything like that happening.

"I guess I was too busy..." Or maybe she'd left by then. Maybe she had finished her job and... disappeared. She wasn't sure which option was the best, honestly. Everywhere she turned, she was faced with the realization that she was just a Nobody. Her existence was never supposed to happen in the first place.

"Sora really is... incredibly important." Kairi folded her hands, looking at them. Important to more than just her, she had to always remember that. "Thank you, for taking care of him. I didn't know where he had even gone." She had simply waited.

Kairi tried to smile then, "I went to Twilight Town before I met you, actually. I don't know where you were..." She paused, looking up and then back to the blond. "I just went through this portal. It was a spur of the moment decision to get away from someone." Mentioning Axel by name seemed wrong now.

Naminé nodded to Kairi's comment about Sora's importance. It was funny to think about. Naminé herself had been responsible for undoing the chains of Sora's memory and messing with the worlds as a result, but it was she and only she who could chain them back together. According to both Sora and Kairi... she'd succeeded.

"I'm sorry... it's my fault the chains of his memory were broken in the first place," she admitted, letting her eyes close for a short moment. "I had to redo what I'd undone in the first place."

She didn't know what Kairi knew about her and her abilities, but... maybe now was a time to admit to it.

"Twilight Town... it's pretty important, too, isn't it?"

Edited 2011-03-26 20:59 (UTC)

While Sora had told her quite a few stories about his adventures, most everything about Naminé had indeed been left out. Not because he had done it on purpose of course. So the fact that it was Naminé who had unchained Sora's memories to begin with was a bit of a shock to the redhead. Her eyebrows knit, not in anger, but in confusion.

"You broke Sora's memories? But.... why?" She sincerely just wanted to know. She chewed her bottom lip a little bit, glancing to the side.

"I don't know, but I don't think anything around us happens by coincidence."

Naminé wasn't surprised that Sora hadn't told Kairi about what had happened in Castle Oblivion. He couldn't remember it, any of it, and likely never would. That was how it was supposed to be.

Naminé's head lowered and she let out a soft sigh, releasing her hold on her drink and resting her hands in her lap. "Because... I wasn't strong enough to say no." Because Marluxia had scared her. Larxene, too. Her head lifted again in a rare show of defiance. "But I won't do it again. Sora's too important."

No matter how many threats she got, she wouldn't do anything to hurt him again. Not if she could help it. Despite her meeting with Xemnas resounding through her head at that moment, her mind was still made up. She couldn't hurt anyone else like that. She'd much rather end her own existence.

The look on the Nobody's face looked completely sincere, and Kairi knew in her heart of hearts that Naminé meant what she said. She may not have known the whole story, but she did know that from her own short time held by Organization members, that they could be pretty frightening. "I know you won't. I believe you Naminé."

She gave the other girl a genuine smile. "Whatever happens from now on, you and I can work things out together. I would really like to be your friend... if that's okay with you."

Even if Xemnas came to get her again, Naminé swore to herself that she wouldn't hurt anyone again like she'd hurt Sora. Once was more than enough for that sort of thing.

The blonde looked up shyly and smiled at her Other as Kairi mentioned friendship, nodding once in response. "Friends... Okay. I'd... really like that, too." Just like Sora had said he'd be her friend. That counted, even if he didn't remember it.

And suddenly, she got an idea, perking up considerably. "Have you tried sea-salt ice cream?"

"Good, I'm glad." That answer definitely made Kairi smile, any time she gained a new friend it made her happier inside. Namine was important to her, and they had never really gotten a chance to really talk.

At the question, Kairi shook her head. "No, I can't say that I have."

Naminé hesitated only a moment before she stood, reaching out to Kairi with one hand. "Let's go get some! Sea-salt is... different."

Not that she was very familiar with other types of ice cream, but she liked this one. "The seller isn't far from here. We can talk more once we've gotten ice cream, okay?"

Having already paid for her cocoa, Naminé didn't bother worrying with what she should do for it. At least she'd managed to finish most of it by this point. But she was excited anyway. This would be like the trip with her other friends and she liked that idea. Hopefully Kairi would like her attempt at friendship, too.

"Different sounds fine to me," Kairi answered, taking Naminé's hand and getting to her feet. She'd let the other girl lead the way, since she was still unfamiliar with all the vendors and shops in this city. It would take time to get to know such a large place. Placing down the money for the hot cocoa she had ordered and drank a fair bit off, she was looked up.

"Ready to go when you are. I'm looking forward to talking with you more." And to ice cream. Being a beach girl, she loved cold treats like this.

"Yeah... me, too."

Naminé couldn't help the smile on her face as she quickly led the way outside and around to the sea-salt ice cream vendor. It wasn't too much of a walk and the Nobody was excited to be able to share something with her Other. Once there, she pulled out enough "money" for both of them and made the order.

"I've never had anything like these before," she told Kairi, taking both ice cream sticks and handing one to the redhead. She looked excited to see what Kairi would think of the treat.

"This will be new for me too." Kairi grinned and tapped her ice cream very lightly against Naminé's, like clinking a glass together in a toast. "To friends." And then she licked the ice cream bar, closing her lips over the top of it to get the full flavor of it. It was weird, but also very very tasty.

Sweet. Salty. Cold.... it was really good. It wasn't like a normal ice cream flavor, like strawberry or chocolate, it was really a category all its own. "This is good!" she exclaimed, grabbing a napkin to hold under the ice cream in case it started to melt.

Naminé smiled at the ice cream tap, waiting anxiously for Kairi to taste the ice cream and react to it. She wasn't sure how her Other would feel about the weird taste. But then Kairi grinned and Naminé's worries ceased.

"I'm really glad you like it," she told Kairi honestly. "It's different, but it's good. Roxas... introduced me to it. It's something to share with your friends."

And she was already starting to think of Kairi as a friend.

Wrapping the napkin around the ice cream stick, Kairi continued to eat as Naminé. "If I have to share it with my friends, next time we'll have to invite everyone along to eat some. Sora, Riku, me, you, and Roxas too. I haven't gotten to speak to him since I arrived here."

The one time she had spoken to the Nobody had been a strange experience, and the one time she had met him they hadn't really exchanged any words at all. She'd like a chance to talk to him ore if he was here in Paixao.

The long list of friends made Naminé hesitate briefly. Were they all friends? But that list left off Xion and... Naminé considered her to be a friend, even with what she was. That didn't matter to Naminé at all.

"Then... someday you should."

She wasn't sure if she should ask about Xion, especially considering what she knew about the other Nobody, but neither did she want to leave Xion out. They were friends, right? It wouldn't be fair. And besides, Roxas would want to bring her, too.

"Can I invite Xion, too? I'm not sure if she'd want to come, but... she's really nice. I know you'd like her."

"I'll plan it all out for us, it'll be great." Kairi gives a warm smile and leans back against the wall of a building. At the mention of Xion, the girl nods. "I've never met her, but go ahead and invite her! The more the merrier in my book."

If only she knew just who and what Xion was.

Naminé still thought it strange to have Xion around Kairi - and who knew if the other Nobody would want to be - but if Roxas was invited, it felt wrong not to invite Xion. At least Naminé would give her the option.

"Okay!" The blonde paused for a minute to offer Kairi a genuine smile, larger and brighter than many she'd given, especially recently. "Thanks... Kairi." The smile didn't waver as she went back to her ice cream bar, getting close to the end of it.

"It... means a lot to me that you don't mind spending time with me."

Naminé didn't really have many friends and knowing her Other didn't mind being around her meant a great deal, more than she could actually say.

Seeing that smile on Naminé's face made Kairi feel incredibly happy. Whatever the reason, knowing that her Nobody felt good made her feel good. And yet, she didn't even like to think of Naminé as her Nobody, she just wanted to think of her as a really close friend. "You're very welcome," she replied, grinning wide.

Kairi bit into the very last bit of her ice cream, making sure that the melting bits didn't reach her fingers and make them sticky. "There's no reason for me to mind spending time with you. You're nice, and I like you. That's all that counts."

If it were up to the red head, she would find every friend for Naminé that she could.

The friendship thing was still something Naminé was getting used to, but as much as Kairi was her Other, she was starting to wonder if they couldn't be friends, too. Roxas and Sora were, weren't they? Why couldn't she and Kairi be?

Naminé finished off her ice cream and placed the stick in a nearby trashcan before turning back to Kairi. The redhead's words meant a lot to her, more than she could say.

"I... like you, too. And not just... because you're my Other." Sora liked her and he had good taste. Riku, too. "And if we like spending time together... Isn't that what friends do? We can be friends. Like Sora told me."

Following Namine's example, Kairi tossed her ice cream stick in the trash can and dusted her hands together in finality. "I'm glad. I want you and me to be friends because we like each other as people. That's what most important to me." She reached out now, patting the blonde lightly on the arm in reassurance.

"You just let me know whenever you want to hang out together; I'd be more than happy to spend time with you. We can talk anytime, that's exactly what friends do. And you can come to me if there's ever anything bothering you or anything like that, I'll be there if you need me."

Part of Naminé wanted to offer something for Kairi in return for all of this, but she wasn't sure what the proper response was. So she just smiled in response, looking a little nervous and unsure at the pat to her arm. She wanted to hug Kairi...

"Okay. I'd really like that. Sometime soon we'll hang out again."

And after only a minute more of debate, Naminé finally reached out for that hug, awkward as it was going to be.

"That sounds good to me!" Kairi grinned, flicking back some of her hair as she bounced lightly once on the balls of her feet. When Naminé help out her arms for a hug, Kairi was a bit surprised, but more thank happy to oblige.

She scooped the other girl into her arms and gave her a friendly, squishing hug. There was no awkwardness on her part, Naminé deserved a good hug and Kairi was going to be the one to give it to her.

Edited 2011-08-09 03:23 (UTC)

Naminé closed her eyes through the hug, memorizing the feeling. If this was what friendship was all about, she wanted to be involved. It felt so good. She never wanted to forget this.

When she pulled back to look at Kairi again, her other recent meeting popped up in her head, but she was determined not to let that ruin everything. So she just nodded to Kairi and smiled.

"Be careful, Kairi. We'll meet again."

She didn't have anything else she could say about it, not yet, so she just turned and hurried off. Later... she'd explain later.

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I am. So fail. Forever.

Nah. ♥ Like I can ever talk about being a fail tagger XD

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/looooooove ♥♥♥

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my turn to be slow ;o;

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hnnngh so late DX

LATE AS WELL

/sets up the slowmobile here, too

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