Riku: Hi everyone! And welcome to once again another new story! This is another of my Org stories. So far I've written a story for Axel (Axel's little Shadow), Demyx (Demyx and the Water Nymph), and Saix (The Sun and the Moon). Now it's Vexen and Zexion's turn. No..this isn't a Vexen/Zexion ship story. The newest thing is that this is actually a co-write!
Veronica (A.K.A veronica .toon .7 [it's spaced out, put it together if you want to go check out her stories]): Hey guys! I will be co-writing alongside my fellow author and I hope you enjoy the story we've put out for you. Enjoy the first chapter of it!
Riku: The OC used in the story is an OC I created but I have let Veronica write for her. Also for this fanfiction we have Zexion and Vexen closer in age. Zexion is around mid 20's and Vexen is early 30's.
Veronica: So we're taking half the credit each for her part in the story.
Riku: I think that's everything I wanted to go over...so, let's get on to the story!
Veronica: Sure thing!
Disclaimer: Neither of us own Kingdom hearts or any of its content. Aimi is an OC and belongs to Riku, but the rest goes to Disney and Square Enix.
Ch.1 Fate is a strange turn of events
Vexen's PoV
Neither of us could have foreseen what would had come of this, but neither could we had guessed that fate could work like this, that my colleague, Zexion, and I would had been sent to Twilight Town on an errand to get several ingredients for our projects.
Leaving the castle and going into town is not easy when you're shunned by both light and dark. It had to be done reconnaissance-wise and be done quickly as not to raise suspicion. He and I had gathered enough to at least last us through the month, quite a heavy load must add, and we were up over our heads in paper bags. We tried to carefully make ourselves with our loads towards the castle, when suddenly we bumped into something, or rather someone, and we all fell to the stone-paved ground with a loud 'oomph'!
Our groceries went flying. A few glass vials shattered and the liquid from them was released and soaked through into the cracks. The paper bags tore a bit as they fell. Zexion and I both rubbed our heads from the pain received in our fall. We both turned our heads and narrowed our eyes at the person who had so rudely knocked us down.
And then we first saw her.
A young women, around only 23-years old, stared back at us. She had long, wavy, dark brown hair reaching halfway down her neck, plus bangs, light, fair skin and… two eye colors. We gasped at each one of the iris hues that were each one of our own. One aqua, the other green. They seemed very small under her black, thin-framed glasses that she pressed back up on the bridge of her nose. She was wearing a silky navy blue dress shirt with a light flower pattern and had a long gold sweater on top and black leggings. She also had navy blue flat tops on.
She look shocked at us and then began hurriedly moving about, picking up our groceries and a few of her own belongings that had fallen in the surprise meeting.
"Oh, I'm so, so, so, so sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going, but I just couldn't put the book down." she quickly apologized. We quickly snapped out of it when we heard her voice. It was young, yet it had sincerity and politeness in it.
Zexion said, "Oh, it's okay, we were really looking where we were going either."
"But I was looking at my book the entire time. I'm the one who should had been watching where I was going. Oooh, why did "Pride and Prejudice" have to be so riveting a novel." the mystery girl groaned.
We both turned our eyes to the ground beside her and there it was. A tattered and worn copy of 'Pride and Prejudice'. Also around the book were papers containing…. were those science equation?
"Excuse ma'am," I said, "But are those science equations on paper yours?"
"Huh, oh yes. I like to find out the electron configurations for an element's atomic mass. Kinda fun to place where all the quantum numbers go. Or at least in my opinion."
She knows about electron configuration and quantum numbers? Oh my Kingdom Hearts, I'm positive if that if I had a heart, it would now be beating rapidly for the girl with the same interest in science as I have.
"So you have papers full of science equations and you're reading 'Pride and Prejudice'?" Zexion asked.
"Yes, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a science nerd and a bookworm, but I can't help it. I figure that if it makes you happy, then go for it." she replied.
Okay, I know if I had a heart, it would be beating nearly out of my chest. I turn my head to see his reaction in front of the girl and to my surprise, if ever an emotion still resided in me, and maybe just a bit of envy, if that still exists in me, he has a look of awe on his face. Well I hope it merely just stays in awe and doesn't turn to something else or whatever.
"Anyways, my name is Aimi. Might I ask what yours are?" she asked. I snap out of my thoughts at her question. Giving out our names is not the undercover, covalence work of an Organization Member. Bah, we shouldn't even be talking to her right now.
"My name is Vexen and my colleague here is Zexion." I say quickly, not even realizing that the words came out not under my will to speak them. Foolish, foolish, complete foolishness it all is. I shouldn't be talking to her, I should already be at the Castle that Never Was unpacking and going to work on my science experiments, now conversing with this women. This tall, pretty, smart women. ...Darn it!
"Charmed to meet you both. I'm sorry again for causing you two gentlemen to fall down from my inability to look where I was going." she apologized.
"No, no, no, no, no." both Zexion and I say at the same time. We stop in shock and look at each other both weirdly and intrigued from our synchronization moment.
"It's alright. Here let us help you pick everything up." Zexion offered.
"Yes, sorry for not doing something before, it's just that they're not too many people who have an interest in science and books such as yourself." I add. She smiles and giggles a bit.
"Yeah, it's kinda of rare meet someone like that, but I don't mind. Say, what part of the town are you from? I mean it's just that I've never seen you around here before." Aimi asked. Zexion and I froze. We can't tell her that we came from another world or, that the world we came from is born and created from nothingness, too many questions that way. Questions we don't want answered.
"Umm…" Zexion said, trying to think of something to say.
"We're from the otherside of town. Yeah, we just, ahem, had to pick up some materials for, um, a friend." I quickly say.
"Oh, very nice then. Well it was nice talking to the both of you, but I had better get going home. Nice meeting you both. Goodbye." Aimi said before turning and heading in the direction we had just came from.
"Goodbye." We both say in sync again before realizing it and looking away sheepishly.
"Um, so we should start to get back to the castle now, shall we?" I ask.
"Huh?" Zexion turned and face me, "Oh...oh yeah let's go."
I opened a portal and we both walked into it with our load of groceries, heading straight down to the lab to avoid any members that might be lurking about. We made it to some tables where we set down our stuff and began putting it away.
"So, uh, that was an eventful trip to Twilight Town, now wasn't it?" I say.
"Yeah, she sure was beautiful." Zexion said, not really paying full attention to what I said.
"Are you even paying attention to the words I said? I was talking about the shopping trip, not about Aimi, though I will admit she is quite a remarkable, young women." I add.
"What?" Zexion said, looking over at me, "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention...I was thinking about something."
"Well, try to pay attention. Besides, if you're thinking of Aimi, then don't. Nobodies have no room to feel emotions for our lack of heart, especially ones we might feel for the other gender." I explain.
"I know we don't have emotions but who says I can't at least think about her? You don't meet a woman like her everyday." Zexion said
"That may be true, but our focus is mainly directed to our work, and such thoughts only divert our attention from the things at hand. Now come on we have some experiments to attend to now that we have the materials necessary to complete them." I reply.
"Yeah, yeah. Let's begin then." Zexion said looking at the materials.
So we started. We were looking at some bases that could react violently with certain chemicals we weren't careful. It was a very cautious experiment. I added vials of substances as Zexion passed items to me. He passed a vial to me filled with grey matter and I added it to the already yellow mixture. Suddenly, the chemicals began to bubble and fizz and head towards the rim of the beaker. I dropped the reacting chemicals in shock, sending it to the floor where the contents poured out and onto the wood. The horrible scent of chemicals reached our nostrils as the acid began to eat its way through the wood.
I watched as it happened before turning my direction to the vial Zexion gave me. On the side, it had a little label with the chemical compound on the side. I read it. It said, 'Warning: Sodium chloride.' Sodium chloride!? That's a horribly reacting substance! Zexion gave me the wrong vial! He ruined the experiment!
"You fool!" I yell as I turn to face him. "You gave me sodium chloride! Don't you know how much that chemical compound reacts to other substances?! You should have been paying attention!"
Zexion took a step back from me, "Sorry...I think I must have spaced out a little. I haven't been able to think straight or clearly since we met Aimi."
"Aimi? Ha! I told you that you shouldn't have been thinking of her! Now your lack of attention and cooperation just cost us the entire experiment and the last vial of sodium chloride we had on hand! We'll have to get more of it, and I don't want to go out again and purchase more of it. Its way expensive too, you stupid, stupid moron!" I yelled.
"Hey! Don't yell at me! It's not my fault I was distracted. It's because of Aimi!" Zexion shouted.
"Ha! So you do like her." I point out. "Well it will never work out between the two of you, because A) you're a Nobody and B) she probably doesn't even have feelings for you anyway."
"And that means you wouldn't have a chance with her either!" Zexion retorted.
"How dare you?!" I yell. "You're just jealous that I have an advantage over you at getting to her."
"An advantage? You really think she'd like a guy with hair longer than hers?!" Zexion insulted.
"Says you, emo-haired, emo-boy!" I retaliated.
We began arguing to the point where we were just yelling over each other, trying to be louder than the other. It lasted about a minute and we didn't even hear No. V coming in and didn't even notice him till he had lifted up both by the collar or hood of our cloaks.
He was silent at first and gave us intimidating stares before speaking. "Cut it out you two!" he said in a rumbling, deep voice just like the element he wields. "You are both acting like immature children and yelling at each other over nothing. Separate for awhile before speaking to one another again. Calmly." He set us both down again before exiting the room.i
I gave Zexion one last glare before heading towards the direction of my room but not without first snapping my fingers and having some dusks appear to clean up the acid burning the wood. I entered my room and slammed the door behind me. I stomped over to my bed and fell face first onto the mattress. I reached out to grasp my pillow, brought it over to my face and vented my frustration into it.
After I was done, I just laid there in bed, thinking about how I really dislike Zexion at the moment, as much as a Nobody's capacity could have. My thoughts then turned to Aimi, the cause of our argument. I remembered how pretty she looked and how she said that she loved science things. I turned over in bed and groaned. I can't have feelings for her. I just can't. It's improbable and impossible for Nobodies to feel any emotion whatsoever. We can remember what it was like to have feelings, but they are just memories in the end. None of it is real.
But… if this is true, then just what was I feeling for Aimi when I met her back there?
And finished! Chapter 1 done.
Riku: We hoped you all liked this first chapter, my favorite part was probably the insult scene. Please leave a review telling us what you thought. Feedback is very helpful.
Veronica: Yes, thank you all for reading and we hope to hear from you on how we did.
So Zexion and Vexen are caught in a love triangle over their affections for Aimi. Let's see where this takes them in the next and later chapters. Until then, thanks for reading and stay tuned!