Fast Food Madness: The Epic Return V2

Roxas chuckled as he started leading Namine to her seat. "Kairi's a pretty good accomplice," he said with a smile, separating himself from his girlfriend as he moved to pull out her chair for her. He motioned to it with his hand slightly. "After you," he said with the gesture, looking at Namine with bright blue eyes. Tonight was going well so far, and he was going to make sure it would stay that way.

 

Namine glanced at her chair, seeing that Roxas pulled it out for her. She looked back up into his eyes for a moment held and held his gaze for a second, somehow mesmerized by both his act and by the look in his eyes. "Thanks," she said softly, forcing herself to snap out of it. She sat herself down on the chair, eyes wandering to the food in front of her.

 

Once Namine sat down, Roxas moved to his chair across from her. He looked across the table at her, having positioned the candles just right so that he could see her face despite the centerpiece. He couldn't really take his eyes off her; she looked so beautiful.

 

Namine looked over at Roxas across from her, seeing the flames reflected off his blue eyes a little bit. As mesmerizing as that was, she caught herself looking into his eyes for another reason. This was a side of him she hadn't seen for a while; not since he and Sora left over three months ago. She couldn't explain it, but he just had a different look in his eye tonight that she found comforting.

 

After a small period of silence, Roxas found himself smiling a little. And he was sure it was for more than one reason. His eyes took in Namine's appearance for the millionth time within the last five minutes. "You look beautiful," he complimented her softly, his head leaning to the side a small bit as his eyes lingered on her.

 

Namine felt herself blush in shyness, though she wasn't sure if Roxas would be able to tell in the candlelight or not. "Thanks," she said shyly. Say something back, she commanded herself. "You too." Wait, did I just say he looked beautiful? "I-I mean, you look handsome." She lowered her gaze to the table, blushing deeply now. Why was she feeling so shy?! It was driving her nuts!

 

Roxas felt his smile grow a little more, recognizing Namine's shyness almost immediately. His head remained tilted to the side because of his new curiosity, instead of his lingering admiration from across the table. "Thanks," he said then, fighting the urge to scratch the back of his head. He wasn't sure what to say... It felt like the beginning of their relationship all over again.

 

Namine felt warm, and she knew that it was because of her blushing. Chill out, girl! she told herself, trying to chase away her shyness. She had no reason to feel that way around Roxas, even if his behavior tonight wasn't completely familiar to her. He was acting...very romantic, and charming and sweet. She had seen hints of these things recently, but never this out in the open.

 

Roxas straightened a little, glancing down at the food in front of him and then back up at the girl across from him. "Um... I hope you like the spaghetti," he said, trying at conversation. "Kairi lent me a recipe. You know how, um, unlucky I am when it comes to cooking." He gave in to the urge to run his hand through his hair, smiling nervously. He was trying to act cool and collected, but it felt like a first date all over again. Roxas wasn't really good at these kinds of things, but by Namine's reaction he thought he was doing a pretty good job.

 

Namine felt most of her shyness disappear, a smile appearing on her lips as she lifted her head and looked at Roxas across the table. "Remember the time you tried making ham and you nearly set your house on fire?" she asked, amusement coming through in her voice. That had occurred a long time ago, but it wasn't something that she planned on forgetting any time soon.

 

Roxas's eyes widened slightly at the mention, but he proceeded to blush as he chuckled in nervousness. "Yeah, I remember. Sora kept laughing at me," he acknowledged. The brunet had found amusement in the accident, especially when Roxas worked to control the smoke in his kitchen. Eventually, though, everything calmed down and he had to throw the ham out. But at least nobody was hurt, and nothing in his kitchen was ruined...completely.

 

Namine laughed softly, remembering how Sora had found the event so amusing, even when the smoke was pretty bad. She and Roxas had been working hard to get it under control, and Kairi was scolding Sora for how he couldn't take anything seriously. Of course, though, that had only made things more humorous for Sora at the time.

 

Roxas felt his smile widen at Namine's laughter, his thoughts on the incident fading away. "But, I think I redeemed myself tonight," he said, motioning toward her plate. "See for yourself." He'd tried a small bite in the kitchen to make sure it was done, and he was pretty satisfied. It was Namine's opinion that mattered most, though; this was for her, after all.

 

"Mmm," Namine hummed, nodding once as she reached for her fork. The food looked edible enough, so she wasn't overly afraid. Plus, she doubt Roxas would have served her anything if he didn't think it was good. A small smile stayed on her lips as she twirled some spaghetti on of fork, then bringing it to her mouth and eating it when that was done. It tasted good, and she was proud of Roxas for having the courage to cook a full meal again after the ham incident.

 

Roxas leaned forward slightly, eager to hear Namine's opinion. "So... What do you think?" he asked, waiting for her reaction. She ate it; he was happy about that at least, since she didn't spit it out. That was always good.

 

Namine looked at Roxas across the table, seeing how eager he appeared to hear her response. A soft smile appeared on her lips as she sat down her fork beside the plate. "It's good," she said with a soft nod of approval. Really, she was a little surprised. But she supposed that if he was following a recipe Kairi gave him, then it would have been hard to mess up too much. Nevertheless, she was proud of him.

 

Roxas hung his head slightly, sighing in relief. "Good," he breathed. He had been busy all afternoon on this date night, so he was glad at least a few things were going right. Especially the dinner, the biggest part.

 

"Thanks for not burning down my house," Namine said teasingly, a smile on her lips as she gazed at Roxas. And thanks for...well, everything else, too,she added on mentally, her smile widening a little bit. This dinner was a sweet idea, and she couldn't help but be in a good mood because of it.

 

Roxas lifted his head to look across the table, his blue eyes falling on Namine. He smirked, but shrugged. "No problem," he said. "Besides, your parents would have killed me if I let that happen." His smirk faltered at the thought, the boy rubbing the back of his head. Getting on Namine's dad's bad side was definitely not on his to-do list. Ever.

 

Namine chuckled softly, knowing that Roxas sometimes felt intimidated by her parents; her father, especially. "You would have been in serious trouble," she said, agreeing. "They probably would have banned you from the fridge." It was no secret that Roxas ate a lot of food whenever he came over to her house, but if he did any damage to the home, he most likely would have been limited with how much of their food he took.