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The Exception to the Rule
Chapter One: Helena
I felt the light hit my eyelids painfully as I opened my eyes slowly. Someone in black was walking towards me in the darkness. I don't know how long I have been here laying in the darkness drifting. They grabbed my arm and pulled me up. I closed my eyes and there was only darkness.
I found myself laying on a plain white bed. I opened my eyes, it was dark in the room and the heart shaped moon was the only light in the room. I heard someone or something knock on my door once. I don't move. I don't know if I can move. It didn't seem to matter since the door swung open and a guy with flaming red hair walked in.
"Good you're up. My names Axel, got it memorized?" I looked at him blankly.
"Anyways Xenmas wants to see you come on." I got up slowly making my legs work. I walked slowly down the hall. Everything looked the same it was all white. Axel I could tell was getting impatient with how slow I was, but he never said anything to me.
"This is it." He told me. He opened the door and walked in after me. A man behind a black wood desk looked up at us as we entered.
"You may leave now, Axel." Axel did a mock bow and left the room.
I stood in front the man named Xenmas. He it seemed was the leader. He studied me for a moment, and then nodded as if something had just occurred to him.
"You are now Helena." He told me simply. I didn't care that he named me, its not like I could remember my name anyway.
"You are being known as a Nobody," He continued on tonelessly. "You have a no heart, therefore you cannot have emotions. You are neither of the light or the dark, you simply are." I nodded. No emotions, it seemed so alien, so wrong, but I didn't say anything.
"You were found in the dark realm by Roxas. You will live here now." Xemnas looked at me.
"Yes….Xemnas." My voice came haltingly. It was rough and quiet from its lack of use. Xemnas seemed satisfied with my answer and waved me out the door. I retreated quickly my bare feet making little sound as I crossed the room. When I stepped outside I realized that Axel wasn't there and I didn't know where I was. I stared at the hallway blankly.
Well isn't this just peachy. I thought to myself. I felt irritated, but I could possibly feel irritated because I had no emotions. Just as I was about to walk down the hall I heard someone coming towards me in a different direction.
"Hello?" I called out softly. The person rounded the corner and walked straight into me.
"Hey watc-Oh it's you!" Axel helped me to my feet. He smiled at me mockingly. I knew it wasn't a real smile because we couldn't feel or have emotions.
"So what's your name?"
"Helena." I replied.