Who's that girl; Chapter 8

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Author Notes: I have decided to try to post everything over Thursday or Friday (I'll TRY)

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The sound of wheels sliding on wood echoed and music was blasting. I was sitting on one of the picnic tables that surrounded the skate park. The nobody was sitting next to me, watching Roxas and Ventus skate. I was trying to watch Roxas, but every time I tried focusing on Roxas or anyone my mind wandered to Vanitas. That bastard kisses me then walks away!

I glared at the black spikes that were moving around behind the sound booth, I wanted to punch him.

I shifted around on the table. "It's Vanitas isn't it?" The nobody asked still looking at Roxas and Ventus skate. "I don't know what you're talking about" I said blankly, this nobody had no right to even assume she knew anything.

"I don't know what happened in the music store, but I know when you got back to the car you looked like you saw god or something." It said looking at me; I couldn't look into its eyes. "I'm gonna go find Ollete, she has the guy's cake." I said getting up and walking to the kitchen behind the concession stand. Trying to avoiding all of the party guests that were cheering on Roxas and Ventus.

I found Ollete making the finishing touches on the marble cake that was covered in blue frosting. "Is it ready?" I asked looking it over for flaws. "Yes, it's done, but I need your approval of course!" She said looking extremely proud of herself. I smiled at her good work. "It's your best work, they will tear it up though "I said, giving Ollete a smile. She sighed but marveled at her culinary art.

Ollete and I brought out the cake, and placed it on the table where the nobody was sitting. I had an urge to kick her off the table. I looked over at Roxas and Ventus just in time to get Roxas face plant off his board. Ventus threw his hands up declaring himself the winner.

Everyone gathered around the cake, as Roxas and Ventus walked over to us. Roxas instantly went over to the nobody and kissed her cheek, I felt my stomach churn.

"Everyone shut up!" Axel yelled as he lit thee candles, and smiled evilly at the fire he created. The music that was bouncing off the walls, stopped. I saw Vanitas walk over to the mass of people, the churning in my stomach stopped. I felt my whole body tense up, I felt some nudge me. It was that stupid nobody.

Its eyes looked at Vanitas then to me, as if saying to go talk to him. I just glared at it, causing it to roll its eyes. We sang happy birthday to the guys, Ventus ended up throwing cake at Roxas. Ollete and I started passing cake out to everyone.

My eyes continued to dart to Vanitas. He had got his cake from Ollete and chose to sit to the left of Ventus and ate quietly ignoring the noise that our friends were creating. I sighed and went to sit next to him.

His eyes met mine, and he raised a charcoal eyebrow. "I assumed you weren't speaking to me? You have been glaring at me all day." He said breaking eye contact and stopped his music to giving me his full attention.

"Can we go somewhere to talk?" I said trying to avoid his intense golden eyes. He nodded and grabbed my hand and let me to the music booth. The saw the nobody give me a knowing look, I glared at it.

The booth was a small room that has one wall covered completely with mixing equipment and the other was covered with CDs and records. In the corner was an office chair, which I sat in quietly while Vanitas leaded against the door.

"Why did you kiss me?" I asked looking at my hands that I kept in my lap and I was once again running my fingers over the woven metal of my bracelet."Didn't stop me, nor did you push me away." He said as he started at me.

"You didn't answer my question!" I half yelled, snapping my head up to look at him. His eyes softened, and he moved towards me then kneeled in front of my chair. He put his hands on my knees, successfully making me blush. I could feel the softness of his hands, the sudden warmth made me shudder slightly.

"You are still in love with Roxas, Right?" He asked with a new emotion hiding in his eyes barely making the surface. I could feel my face get even hotter. I know he knew that I loved him, but Vanitas saying it out loud made me feel like I had stolen a cookie. I felt guilty for loving Roxas…

"Yes." I said searching his eyes for a reaction of any sort; Vanitas wasn't one to express feeling thought facial expressions. His eyes gave away nothing they were stern, but his shoulders slept slightly barely enough to notice, but I caught it.

"I want to make you forget about him" With that said Vanitas once again pressed his lips to mine, but this time it was forceful and demanding, not soft and sweet like before.

He nipped at my bottom lip, losing myself in the softness of lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck, bring him closer to me, and ran my hands though the hair at the nap of his neck. He once again nipped my bottom lip; a small moan escaped my mouth. He used this to his advantage and invaded my mouth.

I pulled back from shock, and covered my mouth with my hand. The door suddenly opened, and the nobody poked her head into the booth.

"Guys Roxas and Ven are starting to ope- Oh god I-I'm so s-sorry!" She said as she slammed the door. My eyes winded in horror, Vanitas was just smirking. I pushed him off me and ran out of the booth, trying to catch up with the nobody before she told anyone what she saw.

I saw it making its way towards the mass of people that were gathering around the gift table. I ran over to her and grabbed her by the wrist stopping her from walking.

"Oh, Xion I am so sorry! I had no idea you and Vanitas were, oh god I'm so stupid. I promise I won't say anything to anyone. I just hope you're not mad at me, I really thought we were becoming friends!" She said as she grabbed my hands, and gave me pleading eyes.

I was at a loss for words, this nobody had stolen my whole life from me yet here it was claiming it felt a friendship forming between us, only in my nightmares.

"Thank you, that wasn't what you thought it, was. It is kinda complicated "I said scratching the back of my hair, a habit I had picked up from Axel. He scratches his hair in socially awkward situations.

"It's not my place to judge or say anything, but I'm here if you want to talk about it" It said releasing my hands, I hadn't realized she was still holding.

I felt a small smile snake onto my lips, as she flashed me a bright smile. No not she, it. I corrected myself, as I walked with her to where the Twins had started to open their gifts.

The Nobody was about to walk over to Roxas, but it stopped and turned back to me. "By the way thanks for helping me pick out a gift for Roxas I was having trouble thinking of something he would really like, I hope we really do become good friends" With that she turned and skipped over to Roxas.

Oh right the nightmare necklace, I got her to get it for him due to the fact he hates that symbol. A sudden guilty feeling boiled up in my stomach.

I looked around for the leather box that contained the necklace. I spotted it at the end of the table, the farthest from Roxas. My gift was placed under Riku's gift, rather close to Roxas.

Ventus was currently opening his gifts, Roxas had yet to start. I groaned, I knew what I had to do. I slowly migrated over to where my gift was, I ripped of the tag that had my name on it.

I grabbed a pen and wrote from Namine, in what I hoped looked like her handwriting. I then grabbed the necklace and put under it in a bag that Ventus had already opened. Smiling sadly, I went and sat by the nobody.

"Thanks everyone!" Ventus said as he held up one of the many wayfinders he had received, everyone chuckled. Roxas started opening his presents.

He opened Riku's gift to see a bag full of candy, typical Riku gift. Roxas eyes widened happily, as he yelled a thanks to Riku.

Mine, well the nobody's gift was next. Roxas grabbed the box and then smiled to the nobody. It gave him an odd look. He opened it to see the checkered board from the skater shop, and on the bottom of the board his name was painted in a graffiti style of writing.

"Oh god, its perfect thanks babe!" Roxas said and pecked it on the cheek. "But I didn't-"I cut it off my elbowing her in the side, it gave me a pained look. "Just go with it!" I whispered harshly, she just nodded dumbly.

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The party was ending, and everyone was starting to leave. Ollete and I started to clean off the tables; the nobody was cleaning up all mess from the presents. I grabbed the last plate of cake and threw it into the black trash bag. I then went to get the black trash bag; the nobody had been putting unwanted paper in.

"Why did you do that, switch my gift for yours?" It asked giving me a stern look; I sighed and sat at the table. She then sat next to me.

"I told you to get him the necklace as a joke, and I realized it was cruel. You're not like Axel; I can't pull pranks like that on you, because you are important to him. I'm sorry I did it, and I hope you don't think badly of me."I said looking metal of the table.

"Well thank you for saving me from making an idiot of myself!" It said as it laughed, and smiled at me, I turned to look at it. It took hold of my hands once again much to my frustration. "I'm not mad at you, I couldn't be mad at you for a prank that you didn't even complete. Although I do hope instead of pranking me, together we could pranks Axel it would be so fun" It said with a carefree tone, she let go of my hands. I left my self smiling g as well.

This nobody was so easy to manipulate, the only reason I had stopped her from giving him the gift was because she saw me and Vanitas, and if she had realized I had pulled a dirty trick she would defiantly tell Roxas what she saw!

I nodded at it, and grabbed both bags of trash. I left the building to throw the bags in dumpster, only to trip on a pipe that had be discarded into the small alleyway. One of the bags ripped open, and through all the paper I saw the leather box that held the nightmare necklace.

I brushed my fingers over the box, and slowly opened it. The stainless steel necklace was sitting innocently in the box. I pulled it out of the box, the chain was long. I let the charm rest in my palm and admired it. As I glanced back at the box, I noticed writing in the bottom of it.

"The Nightmare symbol shows, hardship, breakbreak, fear, or hatred." I read aloud, I couldn't help but have Roxas pop into my mind. I sighed and then held the charm to my chest, and fought back tears. The symbol was all I felt towards Roxas, everything the Nobody has caused. Yet why did I stop her from giving it to him. I put the charm back into its box, and tucked the box safely away into to shoulder purse.

I would no longer let the nobody get to me, neither it nor Vanitas. I had to stay focused on getting Roxas, and get the nobody out of the picture entirely.

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Frommetoyou~ Sorry for the LONG wait, but hoping the long chapter makes up for it! Till next time which should be sometime next week!