Kingdom Hearts- FFM V3!

Namine felt panic rush to her heart, the girl recognizing that laugh. She had only heard it on one occassion before, and it was a day she couldn't forget, though she desperatly wanted to. Unable to stop herself, she turned around, seeing a man standing at the end of her walkway. He was dressed all in black, and he even had a hood up to cover his face. But Namine knew who he was anyway. "You..." Namine trailed off, her eyes wide in surprise and fear.

The man grinned, and that expression showed slightly despite his hidden face. "Yes, me. Hey there, sweetheart. Did you miss me?"

 

Roxas let his legs fall back to the floor as he took his hands back from behind his head. He pushed himself up from the couch and stretched.

 

Namine didn't respond, too surprised at this man's reaapearance to speak. She inhaled a breath and instinctivly took a step back, her back coming in contact with the door. She felt her cell phone in her back pocket, and she suddenly thought about calling Roxas. That was definitly the only option she had, really. If she ran, the man would definitly catch her. But if Roxas suddenly came.... Namine reached back carefully, working behind her back and speed-dialing Roxas' cell phone.

"What's the matter, girl?" he pressed, his tone full of evilness and hatred. "Do I frighten you?"

 

Roxas looked down at his pocket when he suddenly heard his phone ringing. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the phone, his eyes immediately falling on the caller ID. Namine? Roxas flipped the phone open and brought it to his ear with a smile on his face, a natural reaction whenever Namine called. "Namine? What's up?" he said into the receiver.

 

Namine cringed slightly when she heard Roxas' voice, but she figured that the man was far away enough that he couldn't hear the voice. "You can't be here," Namine stated, a slight tremble in her voice as she focused her attention on the man at the end of her walkway.

"Oh? And why's that?" Smith asked, starting up the path to Namine. He walked forward a few steps before stopping at the bottom of the stairs that led to the porch where Namine was standing.

"Roxas killed you," she said simply, her eyes wide as she stared at Smith, the man who had verbally and physically abused her before.

 

Roxas' expression changed into one of utter confusion when Namine seemed to not be speaking to him. "Nami--" He stopped abruptly, hearing a man's voice through Namine's phone. Roxas' eyebrows furrowed, the boy trying to locate that voice. He heard Namine speak once more, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he tried to figure out what she was talking about. She's not talking to me, he thought, knowing that much. But who is she talking to? And who did I--? Roxas' eyes suddenly widened, the boy taking in the girl's words.

 

Namine shook her head, repeating that last statement for Roxas' sake as well as her own. "Roxas killed you that night," she repeated, hesitantly looking at the man in front of her. How in the world was he back...?

Smith laughed, the chuckles making the girl in front of him shudder in fright. "Your boyfriend didn't finish the job," he state with a grin, his eyes staying on Namine. "He came close, but now that I've had a while to recover, it's time I take my revenge."

 

Roxas' breath hitched as he listened to the conversation taking place, the boy holding his breath in fear. His eyes were wide as he listened helplessly, knowing that Namine was in grave danger. Smith. Roxas' heart ached at the name, and now that he knew the man was alive, he felt his heart skip beats in fear for Namine's safety.

 

"Revenge?" Namine repeat Smith words, pressing herself even further back against the door. No, this couldn't have been happening. Smith wasn't really dead, and now...

Smith stayed silent, a smirk on his lips as he gazed at Namine. Oh yes, he was definitly going to get his revenge.

 

Roxas gasped at the repeated word, his eyes widening. No! This can't be happening! This was his fault! And now Namine was going to pay the price for it! He couldn't let that happen, he just couldn't! "Namine? Namine! Can you hear me?!" he begged through the phone. He needed to speak to her, let her know he was coming. He couldn't let her take the fault for his own mistake.

 

Namine's eyes widened at Roxas' voice, and this time, it was much louder than before. And Smith noticed as well, his stance changing when he heard the voice. He hurried forward and grabbed onto Namine's arm, roughly pulling her forward before going behind her, twisting her arm behind her back. Namine cried out in pain, the girl squeezing her eyes shut in discomfort.

Smith kept Namine in that position as he looked down her figure, noticing her cell phone in her back pocket. He chuckled slightly, though it wasn't as free as before. "Smart girl," he said with a soft chuckle, bringing down his free hand and starting to take the phone out of her pocket.

 

Roxas heard the girl's scream, and her name left his lips without thought. "Namine!" he hollered into the receiver. He heard Smith's low chuckle, and Roxas' eyebrows furrowed over his piercing blue eyes as he grit his teeth together. His heart was beating rapidly in both that feeling of adrenaline returning to his body and fear. But a very familiar emotion was starting to return as well...

 

Namine whimpered, both out of fear and pain. She tried to move, but any attempts to escape were quickyl stopped by Smith's tight grasp on her arm. She felt him slide her phone out of her back pocket and she shut her eyes tightly, not liking having him so close.

Smith pulled out the phone, raising it to his face before speaking into it. "Hello, Roxas. If you ever want to see your girlfriend again, you will meet me tomorrow morning at the corner of 6th avenue and Washington street with Kairi. At 4:25 AM, I will give you your precious nobody for the princess."

 

Roxas grit his teeth together at Smith's voice, a small growl of frustration leaving him. He wanted Kairi in exchange for Namine? He couldn't do that! But...Namine... "Don't you dare hurt her, Smith," Roxas threatened darkly, feeling that same emotion he had when he dealt with Smith before. Fiery rage.

 

Smith chuckled darkly, not feeling threated by Roxas' tone. There was nothing he could do now; not while he had Namine as his hostage. "I'll do as I please," he said simply before pulling the phone away from his ear and hanging up. This is going to be fun. Very, very fun.

Namine let out a soft whine in fear, panic rushing through her. She realized that she was out of Roxas' protection now, and whenever that happened, things didn't end well.

 

Roxas pulled the phone away in disgust, staring at it before flipping it shut. He squeezed his eyes shut as his jaw tightened, his hands clenching into fists. I swear, I will kill him this time. I can promise him that. Roxas opened his eyes and immediately ran to the door, grabbing his shoes. The first thing he had to do was go see his two friends. This required teamwork if they were going to get Namine back safely.

 

Smith looked down at the girl for a moment, taking her phone and slipping it into his pocket. "It sounds like he's angry," Smith told her, wanting to break the news to Namine. "He even threatened me," he let out a short chuckle before suddenly stopping, roughly pulling Namine back into him. He heard the girl cry out, but this time, it only caused him to feel more anger. "And you're going to be the one to pay for that," he stated darkly, gripping Namine's upper arms from behind and holding her close to him before using his dark power to suddenly transport them away from the house.

 

Roxas slipped on his shoes in a rush and quickly ran out his front door, pulling it behind him and hearing it slam shut as he ran down the path to his house. He decided to skip the path and cut through the grass, heading straight to Sora's, where he was sure he would find both him and Kairi.

 

Namine blinked when her surroundings suddenly changed. One second she was looking at the area surrounding her house, the next she was in the warehouse. Again. She whimpered when Smith roughly pushed her forward, forcing her to walk down one of the halls. After a little while, they turned into a room, which looked similar to the one which was used for Kairi. She paused in the doorway, which caused Smith to grow even angrier.

"Go," Smith ordered, giving Namine a rough push. She almost fell down, and she would have if he didn't have such a strong grip on her arms. They continued forward, heading to the other side of the room, where he kept rope and duct tape.

 

Roxas sprinted down the NYC sidewalks, crossing the street and ignoring the cars that honked at him. He didn't have time to mess around; he had to get Namine back! He vowed to protect her, and that was exactly what he was going to do. The sooner he reached Sora's, the better. At the thought, Roxas sped up, his feet carrying him at a very fast pace as people on the sidewalks moved out of his way, giving him a clear path to run.