A/N: This my first attempt at a KH fanfiction. I love Organization XII so I guess it's only natural I would choose them as my subject matter. To those who read my Inuyasha fic IYTYKM don't worry I haven't forgotten about it. The next chapter for it is already in progress.
Disclaimer: If I owned Kingdom Hearts I would give hearts to all the organization members.
In The Next Life
Light…Light and warmth. Those were the only things that Saix could make out. That warmth began near his torso and spread out to engulf him in heat. The sensation was altogether foreign to the Diviner, for he had never experienced anything like it. Saix had always felt so cold and empty…hollow, nothing but an empty shell.
The light grew more intense by the second. As the light grew brighter the blue haired nobody realized he was beginning to forget….Forget how he came to be number VII in Organization XII, forget all the things the other members did to irritate him, and even how he came to be enveloped in this light. Wait…the keyblade…yes its wielder had struck him down…then…was this what it was to die? Saix did not know.
Memories vanishing quickly, Saix realized that he felt a new sensation…he felt…fear? How? And fear of what? Was it fear of forgetting? Why? Why would he fear forgetting the emptiness...the hollow existence that he had led for so many years? The faces of No. VI, No. IX, and the Superior flashed behind his golden eyes. He would forget them…is that what he feared? Once again he wondered…how?
No! He did not want to forget them…any of them. He wanted to remember them, but…why did it suddenly hurt to think of the Nocturne? It hurt to think of the Schemer as well…Why?...Nocturne?...Schemer? What meaning did those words have? Why does it hurt to think of those words? Why do I hurt? Where am I? …Saix?...Saix…is…is that my name?
"Nira!! Nira wait up!" Pale hand outstretched as if it would bring him closer to the girl he pursued, the young man called to his friend. The girl…Nira stopped and whipped around, her strange white and black hair fanning out behind her.
"Kamada! You're so slow!" Nira closed her burgundy eyes and laughed hard and her wheezing companion. Kamada shot the girl a half-hearted glare. Regaining his breath after catching up with his friend, Kamada tossed a lock of long emerald hair over his shoulder while quirking a thin eyebrow at Nira.
"I don't come down to the beach often, I'm not used to running in sand. What was it you wanted to show me out here anyway?" Nira's burgundy eyes lit up happily.
"I found this cave nearby. It was beautiful. There are waterfalls everywhere, and just after the moon rises the light reflects off of the water in just the right way. The entire cave lights up. It's incredible!" Kamada closed his violet eyes and shook his head at his two hair toned friend's child like view of the world. He made a motion for her to lead the way.
"Well let's get going then, just slow down a bit. The cave isn't going anywhere." Nira huffed at her friend's blasé attitude, but could tell he was interested. The two friends trekked along the beach until they came along a cove. You would have missed the cave Nira had spoken of if you didn't know what you were looking for. The two carefully made their way into the cave, mindful of ground they walked on. Kamada could clearly hear the sound of waterfalls as they progressed. Passing through a small crevice they came into what sounded like a large open space. Kamada had to go by sound because there was so little light he could only tell by the sounds of the echoes created by the waterfalls in the cave. "Is this it Nira?" Kamada could make out Nira's silhouette in front of him nodding in the affirmative.
"Yeah…looks like we're just in time too." The emerald haired boy watched his friend sit down so he followed suit. He only had to wait a few minutes before the room began to light up, seemingly like magic. It was just as Nira had said. Waterfalls everywhere you looked, and it was indeed very beautiful. Looking left, right, up and then down, Kamada knew he would be coming back here. His violet eyes caught on something in the water below. It was a hint of blue that seemed out of place from all the natural colors in the cavern.
"Hey Nira, what is that down there?" Nira turned confused burgundy orbs to Kamada before following his pointing finger down to the pools below. Narrowing her eyes in puzzlement she looked hard. Gasping she stood up quickly.
"It's a guy! There's a guy down there! He looks unconscious. Kamada we gotta help him!" Nodding to Nira, Kamada removed his coat and boots before diving into the water below. Surfacing the emerald haired teen swam for the unconscious man. Reaching him, Kamada turned him over to inspect him for injury. The only thing Kamada could see immediately was a large X shaped scar on his face that crossed over the bridge of his nose. Turning violet eyes to Nira, Kamada began swimming toward the outcropping they had been sitting on earlier. Pulling them both up and out of the water Nira got a good look at the man they had rescued…only to find that he didn't have a thread on him.
"There doesn't look like there is anything wrong with him…other than this scar he has on his face." Kamada informed Nira as he turned the blue haired man over and pulled his coat over him. Nira, getting over her embarrassment leaned over and placed an ear over his chest to look for a heart beat.
"Looks like he's still alive. That's good I would have hated trying to explain finding a dead body in the water to the authorities." Nira joked a bit to ease the tension. Kamada snorted a bit before shaking the man by the shoulder to see if he would wake.
"Hey, hey buddy you alive? Come on man I don't wanna have to do mouth to mouth." Seemingly answering Kamada's request, blue haired man responded with a groan. Shifting a bit, the man opened bleary golden eyes. Looking about in a confused manner, he put a hand to his head as if in pain.
"Where…where am I? Who are you, and how did I get here?" Nira seemed relived that the man was ok, but more than a little confused at his last question.
"I'm Nira, this is Kamada. Right now you're in a cavern on the coast near the city." Kamada nodded and waited to see the blue haired stranger's response.
"I'm…Saix?...Yes…Saix. Cavern? City? What city? Where?" This…Saix seemed very disoriented and more than a little confused.
"You don't sound too sure about your name. Yeah the city, you know Nishi City. It's the second biggest in the world." Saix thought long and hard.
"Well, I'm not too sure if that is my name…it popped into my head when I thought about giving you a name though, so I can only assume that it is my name. I'm pretty sure I've never heard of Nishi City before." Nira was shocked to say the least, but taking another look at the scar on Saix's face her expression turned contemplative.
"Maybe you have amnesia or something. Might have something to do with that big scar on your face." Saix looked even more confused than before.
"Scar?" Putting a hand over his face, Saix found the scar Nira mentioned and winced. "No…no…this scar is old…I've had it for years…I think." Kamada cocked his head to the side in a silent question. Looking at how hard he was thinking about it, the emerald haired teen decided to voice his inquiry.
"So…how did you get it then?" The blue haired man glanced at Kamada before thinking about it. Suddenly Saix gasped and clutched his head with both hands.
"Whoa, whoa, don't push yourself too hard now. Never mind the details, right now we need to get you inside and get you cleaned up." Helping Saix to his feet after he recovered from whatever it had been causing him pain, Nira turned around blushing when the coat that had been protecting his modesty fell to the ground. Kamada chuckled at his friend and picked the coat up again.
"Here put this on. It wouldn't be right to make you walk through the city in nothing but your skin." Saix took the coat. It was dark grey and hooded…strange, it almost felt…familiar as he pulled up the zipper.
"I think…I've worn something like this before…but I can't be sure. Strange…I can't rightly recall." Nira looked at Saix with a smile.
"Well it sounds like whatever it is you've forgotten isn't too far off. If things feel familiar then I'm sure your memory will come back." Saix seemed slightly relieved at this news, because he was almost certain he had forgotten something important.
A long walk up the beach, a trolley, and a bus ride later found the two friends and their new companion outside Kamada's house.
"This is my place. You can crash here for now since you probably can't remember where you live am I right." Saix thought hard again.
"It…was white…there was white everywhere. It was so quiet there…but…sometimes there was music…I think…I was annoyed by it…" Golden eyes cast down at the ground Saix spoke quietly, "But…now I miss it." Kamada exchanged a concerned look with Nira.
"What else? Can you remember anything at all? Even if you don't think it makes sense it's still something." Kamada shot a look at Nira before placing a hand on Saix's shoulder.
"Before you try let's go inside ok? I'll find you some clothes." Nira nodded and followed behind Saix as they walked in. Sitting the blue haired man on the couch in the living room. "Now…what else do you recall?" Saix's face screwed up in concentration.
"Fire…fire annoyed me. No…not the fire…the one who was always making it… There…there were many. Amber eyes…I remember…I respected them." Saix's head shot up suddenly. "The moon." Was all he said for a long time. "The moon, what phase is it in now? That…that is very important…I just can't remember why…" Nira cast confused burgundy eyes at him.
"The moon is halfway through its waning cycle." This seemed to be a good thing, for Saix visibly calmed." Kamada's brows furrowed.
"I think that's enough for one night. I have a room you can stay in. There are clothes in there for you. You get some rest you hear?" Saix nodded and followed the emerald haired youth to the room that was to be his for the night…or however long he was going to stay here.
Now dressed for the night, Saix lay down on the bed. He spoke quietly to himself as he drifted of to sleep.
"The Luna Diviner…who was it who used to call me that?..."
A/N: Sorry for being mean and making Saix lose his memories, it was nessecary for the story though.For those of you who read my Inuyasha fanfiction, yes I reused Kamada's character design here without the scar. How could I resist? It's a good design. Another note. Nira looks just like Hatsuko minus the markings and bad attitude.
R&R it makes me smile alot and you will too.