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We Can't Feel

Chapter 15:Destiny Islands Part 2: So Close

With our hunger satisfied, we set off to explore the island. We went deeper into the forest. The sun was beating down on us, despite the shade from the trees. As beautiful as destiny islands was, it did get pretty hot at times. Every step felt like a mile. Sweat was dripping down both of our faces. Yet, despite all these factors, I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Not with Namine by my side.

This confused me. Whenever I was with Sora, Axel, or Demyx, I woild suggest we ditch if the climate was to harsh. Unless of course, we were on a mission that Xemnas would know if we skipped or not. But I wasn't on a mission. Yet, as long as Namine was with me, I could brave the temperature, no matter how extreme.

A small creek ran across our path. The water was chrystal clear, and you could see small pebbles at the bottom of the creek. It probably had a depth of 1.5 feet. I cupped my hands in the water, and splashed it across my face. I cupped my hands in the water again, and I drank deeply. Beside me, Namine was doing the same, except she had her head submerged under the water. She held it under for a few seconds, then she threw her head back out. Water went flying as her hair whipped backwards, some of which hit me. She shook her head in an attempt to dry her hair, which once again hit me.

She noticed this, and she giggled. "Sorry Roxas." she said while trying to stiffle her laugh

I put my hand in the water, and flicked it at her, then she started pouting.

"Now we're even." I said, and I flashed her a smile

She gave me a smile in return. I felt my arms, and my legs go weak. My whole body felt numb. What was wrong with me? Nothing like this had happened to me before. I could take on legions of Heartless, yet one smile from Namine, and I felt powerless. The thought scared me. Was this the effect of having a girl for a friend? Although the feeling scared me, it also made me excited. What was wrong with me? Before I met Namine, my life was simple. I woke up, pretended to listen to Xemnas's excessive talking on Kingdom Hearts, and I killed Heartless. Then I'd wake up and do it all over again. Now I was ditching missions, meeting her at late hours in the night, and keeping secrets from my best friends.

Sure, Sora, Axel, Demyx, and I have skipped missions before, but I skipped a month assignment! We always shared secrets between each other, so should I tell them? How would they react? This was a huge secret after all. I've been fratuernizing with the enemy, That's like capital punishment!

I didn't want to think about that anymore. I was here, with Namine. Our secret was safe for now. It was probably be best not to tell them. If I'm caught, I don't want them to go down with me. I only hope they won't be mad at me for keeping this from them. That is of course, if we're caught. It's not like they don't keep their own secrets. Demyx has a secret. What would make him write those songs? Did he go through Marluxia's video collection? It was likely he wouldn't tell me the truth. If he didn't want to share his secret, that was OK, I didn't want to share mine. After all, it could get Namine hurt. She's always talking about how evil their leader is. This wasn't the time to think about this. I was with Namine now, I had nothing to worry about for the moment.

I must have been staring off into space for far to long, because I heard my name being called.

"Roxas?" Namine was looking at me as if I had lost all sanity

"Yeah?" I asked trying to show her I hadn't lost my mind

"Are we gonna continue our trek across the island?" I nodded at her question

"Then would you stop staring off into space like an idiot?"

Her hands were on her waist, and her face was stern, but her eyes showed nothing but humor. After a fewseconds, a smile appeared on her face. She just couldn't hold the face for long.

"C'mon, let's get going,"

We continued our journey across the island. As we walked, we took in the scenery. No communication was exchanged, only occasional glances at each other. A couple of times she would look at me for awhile, but when I looked back at her, she would turn away and look at the trees. Whenever she did this, it felt like my stomach had turned upside down. Was this the result of hanging out with Namine, or was it just the Paoupou Fruit we shared? Did this happen to her as well?

Namine's POV

Something was wrong. For some reason, I just couldn't stop staring at Roxas. It was as though my body was acting on it's own accord, and I was just along for a ride. Their was nothing I could do to stop it. Something about him was drawing my gaze toward him. It was like a game. I would stare at him, he would look my was, and I would look away. I tried many times to bring the "game" to a halt, but eventually I learned my efforts were useless. The only way it would end, was if my body decided to stop. Why was it that I couldn't stop staring at him? Their was just something about him. I couldn't help but notice his hair. I never really realised just how spiky it was! Did he do something to his hair in the mornings, or was his hair naturally spiky? I'll have to ask him sometime.

It happened again. He caught me looking at him. But something different happened this time. I didn't look away from him. Instead, I stared into his deep blue eyes. I found that I had regained control of my body, but that didn't matter. I continued to look into his eyes. I soon found myself lost in them.

"Namine is something wrong?"

I looked away and I blushed.

"Sorry. I was just deep in thought."

He flashed me a smile. My legs buckled under me. I could barely keep myself upright. Why did this always happen? Roxas turned around, and started walking again, and I followed him.After stepping over many branches and tree limbs, we stepped onto a beach. We shielded our eyes for a minute before our eyes readjusted to the sunlit beach.

The water seemed to stretch on forever. The smell of salt hung in the air, and seagulls could be heard above our heads. The sun was setting over the horizon, putting a reflection over the ever topling waves. A slight breeze was present.

"It's perfect" I commented

Roxas nodded, and he appeared beside me.

"It makes you feel so small," Roxas started, and I looked at him. He was gazing toward the sea with a glazed look on his eyes,"Everything here has a place. The water makes the plants grow, and the plants feed animals and the people here. What are we here for?"

"We?"

"You know, us Nobodies."

I thought about it.

"Well we kill Heartless, and by doing that, we save countless people." I replied

Roxas sighed

"That was kind of random," I said, and Roxas chuckled

"When I'm with you, it's like I question things I never have before."

Roxas turned toward me. I had just noticed how close we were to each other. It wasn't just that, I could see him leaning toward me. Once again, I lost control of my body. My eyes slowly closed, and I leaned in as well. I could feel his hot breath. Only an inch of space was left between us.

Suddenly, the breeze stilled. A cold chill ran down my back. Clouds were all over the sky. This could only mean one thing. Both of us stood up and faced the forest we had come from. Faster than you could blink, I had Lionheart in my hand.Roxas summoned Oathkeeper and Oblivion to his hands. We both took our fighting stances. We were surrounded by common Heartless. Just some Shadows, Red Nocturns, and a few Soldiers. There had to be at least a hundred of them. Hopefully these were the only Heartless in this world. It was to beautiful of a place to be lost to the darkness.

"Ready to save more people?" I asked, and Roxas grinned

The Heartless rushed toward us. I stabbed the closest Shadow, and it dissapeared with a wisp of darkness. A Soldier made an attempt at a slash to my left side. I dodged it with a roll, and sent a lightning bolt down on him. Three shadows suddenly lunged at me. I slashed through all three of them in midair.

I glanced over at Roxas. He was slicing through Heartless left and right. I guess that's the advantage to having two Keyblades. He saw me looking at him, and he smiled. My legs felt like they were glued to the ground. This had to be the worst time for this to happen. Suddenly, I was thrown to the ground by a dozen Shadows. I could feel their sharp claws rip through my skin as if it were paper. Then a Red Nocturn appeared. It was charging a fireball. Their was no way I could raise my weapon to defend against the attack. The fireball was shot. I could see it coming towards me as if in slow motion. I closed my eyes, and I waited for the impact that would put an end to Organization White's number VII.

Roxas' POV

The Heartless were easy to kill. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Namine looking at me. I looked at me. I looked back at her, and I smiled. I couldn't help it. She was so angelic, even when she was fighting. How could someone so sweet, and innocent, be such a fierce fighter? Suddenly she was tackled to the ground by a dozen Shadows. Then a REd Nocturn was charging a fireball. She was in trouble, Big trouble.

I gripped my Keyblades tightly. Only one thought was on my mind: I had to help her. I ran toward her, slashing any Heartless that got in my way. The Red Nocturn shot the fireball. With my teeth clenched, I lunged in front of Namine. I felt my right shoulder get burned. It hurt, but I was just glad that it didn't hit her.

"No!" Namine screamed, and she stood up

The remaining Heartless had had enought. They knew they couldn't win. They dissapeared with a swirl of darkness. Namine rushed to my side.

"Are you OK?" she asked worried

I stood up and winced at the pain in my arm.

"Yeah, I'm alright. What about you?" I was far more worried about her than me

"A few scratches. They aren't to deep. Nothing a few potions won't heal."

We both sat together on the beach. The clouds had dissapeared along with the Heartless.

"When will we see each other again?" Namine asked me

"Dp you have a phone?"

"Yeah" she handed me her phone(Their phones are water resistant, so they weren't damaged when they were swimming. Wish my phone was like that. I dived into a pool with my phone on me.)

I put my number in her phone, then I called my phone with her phone, and I saved her number.

"We should get back. Bye." she smiled at me

"Bye Roxas."

We both opened portals to our rooms. When I got there, I was surprised to find Sora in my room.

"Where've you been?" Sora asked me

"Twilight Town. I was wandering around." I quickly lied

"What happened?" Sora gestured to my right shoulder

"Heartless attacked." at least I told part of the truth

I really hated lieing to him. But I couldn't risk Xemnas finding out. Sora handed me a Hi-Potion, and I drank it. I layed down on my bed, and Sora sat in a chair. I started thinking about the day. Rigth before the Heartless came, was I trying to kiss Namine?

No of course I wasn't.

But their was that annoying voice in the back of my head that wouldn't leave me alone. It was saying,"So close"

Namine's POV

I was laying in bed. Roxas had saved my life. But, was he trying to kiss me earlier? Was I leaning in for a kiss?

I downed a few Potions to get rid of the scratch marks from the Heartless.

End Chapter 15

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Sorry for the long wait. I wasn't at my house for awhile, and I was practicing my writing. I hope it's gotten better. Then I had a major writers block halfway through. Then yesterday, I sat down and wrote it for yall! Review to tell me what you thought. I'm also working on another oneshot. I've already written some of it, so it should be up soon. I'm going to try to update Crazy Little Thing Called Love next.