Summer Love: Forgive and Forget

Chapter 3

Amaya opened her blue eyes and sat up. She stretched and yawned whilst rubbing her eyes. She turned to see Roxas still asleep and looked at the time; 7:30am.

The brunette adult got out of bed and went into the bathroom. She washed her face and brushed her teeth. Amaya got changed into a sleeveless white dress with blue embroidery which was up to her knees, she wore a white ribbon in her hair which was let out and white wedge sandals. She went downstairs, took her iPhone 6 and keys whilst going outside.

The blue eyed adult took keys and her iPhone 6 and walked outside. Right in front of her, she saw a path with a sign 'BEACH' next to it. She walked the path to the beach and when she saw it she was amazed.

Pale silky white sand, the sky was a beautiful blue colour and she could smell of the waves. Amaya took off her wedges.

Amaya closed her eyes as she walked onto the sand which felt soft in between her toes. The brunette young woman felt the wind against her which made her hair dance in the wind. She sighed with delight and kept walking.

The brown haired 20 year old felt the water touch her feet and she opened her eyes. She looked down to see the waves going back and coming forward touching her feet. The woman stared at the water and gulped. Then Amaya looked up and saw an island in the distance, she closed her eyes and had a flashback.

Since she was 3, Amaya loved to swim. She was inspired from watching the Little Mermaid and wanted to be like a Mermaid. Her father and mother drove her to a beach ever summer to swim.

One day when she was 7, Amaya wanted to swim further away from the shore; something her parents forbid her to do. But she had always seen another island further away and wanted to swim there herself. Halfway, she became tired and her limbs felt extremely numb. It was hard for her to even move and she began to sink. She then started drowning and screamed for help but no one could hear her. Amaya's parents, Raine and Laguna realised 10 minutes after she started swimming that she was gone and asked for help. A help team managed to find her and her life was in danger as water was found in her lungs. A day later, she woke up in the hospital and after that she feared the water and never went to that beach again.

Amaya opened her eyes again and gasped whilst stepped back. It was as if she bumped into someone and fell back. The person caught her and she opened her eyes.

It was Roxas who stared at her worried. She stood up and he stared into her eyes. He let go of her and noticed tears falling down her cheeks. He wiped those tears and shook his head.

"Thinking about what happened 13 years ago?" He asked and she nodded. "Do you want to step into the water?" She looked up at him whilst shaking her head vigorously.

"Please no!" Amaya begged. "I'm still scared, Roxas." She mumbled quietly.

"Alright, I won't force you." He murmured. "C'mon, let's get back to the house."

She nodded and they turned around. He held her hand and she squeezed it whilst walking back.

Amaya saw Riku standing there as he watched them. Their eyes locked on and she had that feeling at the pit of her stomach. She stared at him with an emotionless face but her clear blue eyes held all the emotions; disgust, heartbreak, anger and sadness. He smiled at her but she just turned away. He sighed at this and they walked.

Riku noticed a pair of white wedges and picked them up. She turned to Amaya who was already gone and knew that they belonged to her.

"I'll keep them till I see her next." He said to himself.

Amaya and Roxas got home and she stretched. He turned to her and stared at her with smile. She noticed him and fluttered her eyelashes.

"That a nice dress you're wearing." He stated.

"Thanks." She giggled with a grin.

"Hey, what do ya say to some pancakes?" He asked and her eyes brightened.

"Yes please!" She exclaimed. "With maple syrup and Nutella and strawberries?!" She asked excitedly.

"With anything you want." He said and they walked into the kitchen.

Roxas got out a frying pan and started making the pancake mix. Amaya sat down in front of him and watched him cook. He tried to flip a pancake but it end up landing on his face and she laughed so much. He took the pancake off and laughed himself. She noticed a piece of pancake on his face and leaned closer to him. She took it off and put it in her mouth.

"Mmmmmm…yummy." She said with pink cheeks and he laughed whilst blushing.

"What is that delicious smell?" Olette asked and their friends entered the kitchen.

"Woah, Roxas are you cooking pancakes?" Axel asked.

"Yup!" He smiled. "And I'm making pancakes for all you guys too."

"YEAH!" They all cheered.

Amaya got out all the toppings like Nutella, Maple Syrup and fruits. They all enjoyed their pancakes for breakfast and thanked Roxas for breakfast.

"Hey guys, my cousin told me that there was going to be a party tonight. He said we could go." Vanitas stated.

"Where is it?" Aqua asked.

"It's a beach party on the play islands." He answered.

"Oh we totally need to get clothes for that; what do you say to some shopping girls?" Shiki asked and they agreed. They turned their heads to Amaya and she had her mouth stuffed with strawberries and some Nutella on her cheek.

"You going with them?" Terra asked and she swallowed her fruits.

"Yeah, I don't mind." She said with a small smile.

When they were done, the group of friends cleared up and Amaya went to get ready. She got changed into a white vest tucked into a pair of blue high waisted jeans and white Converse wedge trainers. She took out her black tote bag and put her purse and phone in it. The brunette also wore black Ray Ban sunglasses too as well as dark pink lipstick and eyeliner.

She ran downstairs and met up with the 4 girls. They got into the red Audi and the brunette 20 year old decided to drive. Shiki sat in the passenger seat and her friend started the car. Amaya drove fast and the girls cheered with their hands in the air.

They stopped at a traffic light and another car pulled up next to theirs. There was a group of guys who were around their age. They turned to them and wolf whistled. The girls turned to them with a smile. Aqua and Olette showed their rings and Shiki and Xion said they were taken. The guys looked at the brunette 20 year old. Amaya blew a kiss with a little wave.

"What's your name baby?" One guy asked.

"Amaya." She answered.

"Beautiful name for a beautiful woman." Another guy stated and she giggled.

"Thanks, well we better get going." She said.

"You girls coming to the party tonight?" They asked.

"Hell yeah!" Olette, Xion, Aqua and Shiki exclaimed.

They got to the Mall and parked up. They went shopping and Amaya was just standing there to say if their outfits looked nice or not.

"Hey guys, can we get some Bubble Tea?" Amaya grinned with sparkling eyes and they nodded with a smile on their faces; they knew how much their friend loved it.

They walked together and there were so many people in the Mall. The girls were chatting away about relationships and all whilst the single lady texted on her phone.

"Amaya?" She heard someone's voice and turned to a shop. Standing outside was Riku's cousin; Sephiroth. He was older than him by a few months. He also had a thing for Amaya.

"Omg, Sephiroth?" She stated and walked slowly to him. She stopped in front of him and took her sunglasses off.

"Woah, is that you?" He asked and she giggled whilst nodding.

"Yeah I've changed." Amaya stated.

"It's been 3 years!" He exclaimed whilst opening his arms and she hugged him tightly. "Haven't stopped thinking about you." He mumbled and she blushed at this.

Riku just walked out of the shop they were standing in front of and saw them hugging. His eyebrows furrowed together as he watched them. Sephiroth lifted Amaya up and she giggled loudly.

"Sephiroth, how have you been?" She asked curiously.

"I've been good, busy with studies and stuff. How have you been, babe?" Amaya couldn't help but grin at this.

"I've been alright. Just here on holiday and for weddings to be honest." She said.

"Hey, could I get your number?" He asked and she nodded. The brunette adult gave him her phone and he put his number on her phone and her number in his.

"Amaya! The line's getting longer by the minute." Aqua called out and she turned to her friend.

"Coming!" She exclaimed and turned to Sephiroth. "I gotta go."

He wrapped his arms around her tightly with a little playful smirk.

"How 'bout Starbucks tomorrow; me and you?" He asked and she turned to him with a smirk and crossed arms and a raised eyebrow.

"Is that a date?" She asked and he shrugged.

"Just as friends." He said.

"Well since I can't deny Starbucks; I'll go." Amaya stated.

"Look at you, little miss hard to get." He winked and she rolled her eyes with a big grin.

"Look at you, Mr oh I'm so cool!" She said whilst poking his forehead and walking off and he chuckled. She giggled at this with pink cheeks.

"See you tomorrow, Amaya." He called out and she waved at him with a sweet smile.

"You too, take care Seph!" She exclaimed and ran to her friends.

"Seph…" He mumbled whilst blushing.

"Ahem!" Sephiroth turned to his cousin Riku who crossed his arms whilst glaring.

"What?" He asked.

"Did you ask her out?" Riku questioned.

"Yeah, I asked her out. So what if I did?" Sephiroth stated nonchalantly.

"She's my ex-girlfriend, Sephiroth." The silver haired 22 year old hissed.

"Yeah, EX-girlfriend. Don't know why you dumped her and how you stopped talking to her." Sephiroth said. "Judging from the amount of friends with benefits you have, I assume you don't want her back. Doubt she'd take you back anyway." He mumbled and started walking off.

Riku let that sink in and he turned to see Amaya. He watched her as she smiled, the way she giggled, the sound of her voice and how her hair danced in the wind. He gulped at this and felt something grow in his heart. She was beautiful, bubbly, bright, spunky and sexy even with her flaws.

"Hey, you coming or not?" His cousin called out and Riku snapped out of daze.

"Yeah…" He replied and ran to Sephiroth.

"So, who was that?" Shiki asked as they waited in line.

"Oh, he's a good friend." Amaya answered.

"He's really hot, though." She smirked.

"Is he just a good friend or do you fancy him?" Olette asked with a wink. The blue eyed 20 year old blinked but shook her head vigorously.

"He's just a friend, nothing else!" She exclaimed.

"He asked you out didn't you?" Xion elbowed her friend lightly.

"It's not as boyfriend and girlfriend; just as friends. Plus it's to Starbucks; I can't refuse." Amaya stated.

"Oh yeah, but inside you can't refuse him!" Shiki said and they laughed.

"I don't like him; he's just my friend, I swear!" The young woman stomped her foot to the floor and crossed her arms with a pout.

"Alright, alright, Maya. He's just a friend." They said in unison and Amaya couldn't help but laugh. They saw this and laughed together.

Awww!

~Parisa01