Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Kairi let her eyes trail Sora for a short time before she closed them, releasing a soft breath. She wanted rest, not liking the feeling within her. She felt weak, and she could only guess it was because of the events that took place yesterday. Hopefully some more sleep would give her enough energy to act normally around her friends.

 

Sora walked out of the bedroom and turned around once he was out, softly shutting the door behind him so Kairi could sleep in silence. He then started down the hall towards the living room, noticing that the door to the guest bedroom was open. That must have meant that Namine was up.

Namine sat on a couch in the living room, her eyes on the television screen. She hadn't been awake for long, but as soon as she woke up, she knew that she had to head home soon to take care of Ty. However, she planned on waiting a few minutes just in case Roxas woke up. If he did wake up, then she would tell him where she was going before she left for home. If not, surely Riku would pass on the message for her.

 

Riku was still sitting in the chair, his eyes trained on the screen. He'd notice Namine come in not too long ago and spoke briefly with her until silence fell around the room again. He spared a glance in Roxas's direction, seeing that the blond was still sleeping. He could understand, considering how much work he did the day before. Taking on Smith wasn't an easy task, but he needed to wake up sometime. It was late morning, after all.

Roxas was lying on his stomach, the side of his face against one of the pillows as he slept on the couch. His hand dangled over the edge, but he didn't notice. However, his wounds were becoming more apparent to him as his senses started to return. He was waking up, being the last one to do so.

 

Sora came into the living room, seeing two people awake and the third asleep. When Namine saw him and gave him a soft smile and a wave, he silently returned it, going to sit on the couch with her since it was the only seat open. He sat down on it and looked to the television, trying to figure out what program his friends had on.

 

Riku moved his eyes from Roxas to Sora when he entered the room, but otherwise his sight fell back on the screen. He thought about asking Sora how Kairi was, but then again, he shouldn't have been spying in the first place. So he stayed silent, letting his thoughts be lost as he focused on the T.V.

Roxas's eyebrows furrowed slightly when his body ached with a throb, coming out of his sleep a little more. He released a breath and brought his arm back up on the couch, the position of it not helping his soreness.

 

Namine kept her eyes on the television, though she wasn't paying attention to the program. She really did have to get going; Ty was hungry, and she was sure that he probably had an accident in the house. She frowned at the thought, lifting a hand and tucking back a strand of her long blond hair. It was time to go.

 

Roxas tensed, a small grunt leaving him at a dull ache in his back. Man... He couldn't remember what he had done to it, but it definitely wasn't good. He furrowed his eyebrows a little more before cracking his eyes open when he registered the sound of voices. When he blinked and opened his eyes fully, he knew that it wasn't from his friends; his eyes immediately fell on the television, seeing some sitcom on. What time is it?

 

Namine looked down at the ground, having not heard Roxas's grunt. "I have to get going," she said softly, rising to her feet. She glanced over at Riku before her sight went back to Sora, who was now looking at her. "Have to take care of Ty," she said with a weak smile. She would like seeing her loyal pet again, but she wasn't looking forward to the mess she would surely have to clean up.

 

Riku's head turned slightly to look at Namine, having heard her words. He nodded once with the faintest smile. He guessed Ty was her pet by the way she talked about him, so that was reasonable.

Roxas blinked again, trying to register the words he just heard. Namine was the one speaking, he knew. It just took him a moment to understand what she said, the wheels in his head only starting to turn and function.

 

Namine felt Riku's gaze on her, and she turned her head towards him, figuring that he probably didn't have a clue who Ty was. "My dog," she said, the same faint smile on her lips. He was fully grown now, and his appetite was big so that he could fit in with Namine's human guy friends. It was amusing, though she never made the comparison aloud.

 

Riku nodded once. He figured it something like that. "Well, if you have to leave, get going," he encouraged gently, motioning with his head toward the doorway. "We understand." He'd never had a dog, but he was sure that the responsibility was a big one.

Ty? Namine has to go? Roxas brought his hands to the couch and slowly pushed himself up into a sitting position, grunting a little from both tiredness and the soreness of his body. "You're leaving?" he asked softly, bringing up his knuckles and rubbing his eyes as he tried to comprehend what was going on.

 

Namine turned to face Roxas, seeing that he was awake. She was surprised that she hadn't noticed it sooner, but she pushed those thoughts away. "Yeah, Ty needs me," she said with a soft nod. He was probably starving by now, which had her worried. What if he ate the couch pillows...?

 

Roxas lowered his fist from his eye and nodded a little in understanding. He shook his head and ran a hand through his hair as he tried to wake himself up. He then looked to Namine, his blue eyes finding hers. "Want me to come with?" he asked, his voice still showing how groggy he was. Even if Roxas was still tired, he was awake enough now to realize that after yesterday, he didn't really want to leave Namine by herself.

 

"You don't have to," Namine said softly, seeing how tired Roxas still appeared. She hadn't waited around expecting him to come with; she had just wanted to let him know where she was going. She wasn't afraid of anything happening to her on the way home, despite everything that had taken place yesterday.

 

"What if I want to?" Roxas said, smiling a little as he looked at her. Besides, he wanted to get out of Sora's hair; he needed to get home soon anyway. Being with Namine for a little while longer was never something he refused, and he especially wanted to be with her after being so worried about her the day before.

 

Namine smiled softly, hearing Roxas's words. "If that's the case, then I couldn't get rid of you if I tried," she said teasingly, her soft smile widening a little bit. If Roxas said that he wanted to walk with her, then there wasn't a chance that she would be able to change his mind.

 

"Right," Roxas replied with a nod, his smile turning into a goofy grin. After a few seconds it dimmed, the boy turning his sight to his best friend on the couch next to Namine. "Thanks for letting me crash, man. Appreciate it." Sora let everyone stay the night here, and though they had disagreements about the sleeping situation, Roxas got plenty of rest. The boy pushed himself up from the couch, successfully fighting off the pain before he stretched a little.

 

"Sure thing," Sora said with a nod, his head turned to face Roxas. "Take it easy, guys." It would be a shame if something happened after yesterday; he didn't know how the two blonds were handling Smith's return, especially Namine. Sora knew that she had an awful past with the evil man.

 

Roxas let out a small breath as his muscles relaxed after his stretch, the boy nodding once to Sora before moving his eyes to Namine. Whenever she was ready, so was he.

 

Namine smiled softly, looking over the two boys who were still sitting down. "See you guys later," she said, giving them a light wave before she headed to the doorway. Ty was surely waiting; there wasn't any time to dawdle any longer.