Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Roxas's eyes widened at the scene, but then he brought his hand to cover his face and frowned. Crap. He told Ty to stay... "Aw, man," he muttered. He should have known better than to trust Ty alone. After all, the mess was a clear sign of what he could do.

 

"Ugh," Namine groaned, bringing a hand to her forehead. She was already a little stressed; the last thing she needed was Ty testing her patience like he was now. Now, not only did she have to clean up the crackers and the vomit, but she also had to clean up the water. And she was wet herself. Terrific.

 

Roxas lowered his hand from his face to look at Namine, seeing that her pants were getting wetter by the second. He sighed and walked forward, stepping carefully around the crackers that were around the floor and getting soggier. He stopped in front of Namine, bending over a little. "You go get some dryer clothes on," Roxas told her, offering his hands out to help her up. "I'll work on cleaning this up."

 

Namine saw Roxas offer his hands to her, so she lifted both of hers up and set them into his, at the same time shifting her feet so that she could rise. "Thanks," she said with a weak smile. While she was at it, she would take a quick shower; she felt disgusting now.

 

Roxas nodded a little as he took a small step back, using his muscles to pull Namine up. Of course, he did it carefully, not wanting her to slip and then get even dirtier in the process.

 

Namine stood up with Roxas's help, not slipping on the floor like she had half expected. She turned her head to look at Ty, who was standing nearby and looking up at her innocently. A sigh left her lips, the girl in disbelief. It was impossible to be upset with Ty when he looked at her like that. "I'll lock him in my room so this doesn't happen again," she said, looking to Roxas in front of her. Ty wouldn't be able to create any more chaos in the kitchen if he was locked in a separate room.

 

"Good idea," Roxas said with a nod in agreement. He'd made the mistake of trusting Ty to stay still after hours of no company. That was a mistake. The boy let his hold on Namine's hands loosen, coming back to his sides.

 

Namine brought her hands back to her side, her gaze going to her pet. "C'mon, Ty," she said, starting to walk past Roxas. She clicked her tongue twice to summon him to her, and he followed her out of the kitchen, not turning around to create any more of a mess.

 

Once Namine and Ty were out of sight, Roxas turned around to face the kitchen. It was a mess, which made him sigh. He had a lot of work to do. The boy brought up his hand to the back of his head as he tried to decide what he needed to do first. Considering he was standing in a puddle, he figured that would have to go.

 

A while later, after Namine took a shower and put on a clean set of clothes, she went back to the kitchen to help Roxas. Together, they finished cleaning up the mess, and the awful smell. Now, they were just entering in the living room, and Ty was in the kitchen eating his food. She sighed, sitting down on the couch and leaning back into the furniture. "Glad that's over," she said, referring to the cleaning up. That had been very unpleasant, but thankfully, the kitchen had been the only messy room in the house.

 

Roxas collapsed onto the couch beside Namine, his arms automatically spreading across the back of the couch. "You said it," he said, leaning his head back and releasing a breath. That had taken a while, but thankfully things were cleaned up...and the air was fresh. That smell had been awful.

 

Namine didn't bother tucking back a damp strand of blond hair, the girl not caring. She shut her eyes and sighed, not surprised that her dog had made a massive mess in the first place. Of course, she couldn't blame him; she was the one who had left him alone for so long in the first place. If anything, she was to blame for not taking care of him.

 

Roxas opened his eyes to see the ceiling after a moment of silence, turning his head against the back of the couch to look at the girl near him. He just gazed at her, this being the first chance he really had since Smith's defeat to simply look at the girl he loved. He was glad that cleaning up a dog's mess was the biggest thing they had to worry about right now, unless something was bothering Namine, of course. Roxas hoped that wasn't the case.

 

Of course, the circumstances that had pulled Namine away from Ty couldn't have been controlled. If anything, she was glad that she could leave him alone and be at Kairi's when Smith had come; if Ty had been nearby, he surely would have attacked the man. And that would not have ended well at all.

 

Roxas's hand was near Namine's hair, so he let his fingers lazily twirl a shorter piece of hair near the top of her head, that piece being dry after her shower. He smiled faintly, not really being able to help it. He was just so happy she was alright, and so proud of her. Namine had stood up to Smith when Roxas was weak, and he couldn't help but praise her for her bravery.

 

Namine felt Roxas twirling a piece of her hair, the softness of the motion bringing a faint smile to her lips. She opened her eyes and turned her head slightly, her gaze landing on Roxas's bright blue orbs. She hadn't realized he had been looking before, but judging by the look in his eyes, he had been staring at her for a little while.

 

Roxas continued to turn Namine's hair despite the fact that she turned her head, his eyes falling from the motion to meet hers. He saw the smile on her face and couldn't help that his grew a little. He didn't say anything at first, though there were a few things he wanted to tell her.

 

Namine saw the look in Roxas's eyes, the girl seeing that he had a few things to say. She had no clue what, though, so she didn't say anything. Roxas would speak whenever he wanted, and in the mean time, she would just sit quietly and allow him to play with her hair. She always loved it when people played with her hair for some reason.

 

Roxas felt his smile dim a little as a small minute went by, his eyes moving back to his finger that was twirling Namine's hair. "I'm proud of you, you know," he said softly, but his voice was warm. Her courage in the Realm of Darkness had surprised him, but now he saw how strong she was. Roxas loved to see it, because it meant Namine was standing up for herself, which was only good for her.

 

Namine felt her cheeks get warm, a weak smile appearing on her lips at Roxas's praise. "Thanks," she said softly, lowering her gaze slightly in shyness. She knew what Roxas was referring to; Smith had tried manipulating her in the Realm of Darkness, and she had stood up to him. That was the only thing she could think of that Roxas would be speaking of.