" I can't
let you do that. She's too dangerous." said a familiar voice
outside of my door. I woke up, being a light sleeper, and looked at
the door.
"Why are the four of you allowed
near her, and were not? What's sop special about her anyways?"
said a rough voice. I cringed, rolling into a ball under the
blanket.
"Roxas?" I called out,
fear in my voice. I heard light footsteps, and a shadow blocked the
light coming through the window of my door.
"Great,
now you've woken her." said Roxas, and he reached for the doorknob.
I wrapped the blanket around me and walked into the shadows, my back
against the wall.
" You really want
to know why?" asked Roxas, taking his hand off the doorknob. I
started to panic, and I sat down in the corner, my finger drawing a
symbol on the floor. A blue light flashed through my room, and
Roxas's shadow didn't flinch. The symbol glowed softly, almost not
visible to the naked eye. I took comfort in that soft blue
light, and I relaxed against the wall, the blanket loose against my
legs.
"She was going to be used
against us, if he had caught her. She is the only one who can take us
out without killing us. And she has the power to give us all our
hearts back, without the use of Kingdom Hearts. said Roxas, and I
started to cry out in fear
again.
"Roxas...heartless...fire,
water...darkness on all hearts..." I said, writing in the air.
Roxas sucked in his breath, and I heard his hand on the doorknob
again.
"Xaldin, leave...but
send Demyx, Axel and Cink down here if you see them...hurry!"
Said Roxas, and he pulled the door open as Xaldin portaled
out.
"Roxas...Roxas! Make it
stop, Make it stop!" I screamed, thrashing on the floor, the
blanket tangling around my legs. Roxas pulled the blanket away, and
he let it drop from his hands, forgotten. The symbol was pulsating
red, signaling danger.
"Hyrmona,
its okay, I'm here. Shhh, calm down..." said Roxas, not even
bothering with the lights.
"He's...he's
coming, Roxas..." I panted, and then I started thrashing again,
my short hair mashing against the cool white floor. Roxas anxiously
watched the symbol, hoping it would not go to solid red. The symbol
seemed to wink at him evilly.
"Axel,
Demyx...hurry!" said Cink from the doorway. Roxas, relieved,
turned to the door. Cink nodded and showed him his mark. the only
reason he was ever there was that he was the one who
finally caught me.
"Cink, I can't
tell you how happy I am to see you." Said Roxas, his blue eyes
clouded with his worry.
"Heh, I'm worried
too..." said Cink, watching me from behind Roxas. Roxas shook
his head, Oblivion in his hand. He gripped it tightly, and soon after
that, my thrashing stopped. My eyes flew open, and my ears strained
to hear it.
"I cant..." I said, and
I got up, my movements jerky. Roxas, puzzled, took a step
closer.
"You cant...what?" he said,
Oblivion forgotten in his hand. It dragged on the floor, and I
flinched away from the harsh scraping. Roxas put his keyblade away,
and again took a step closer. I again leaned against the wall, my
eyes flicking from Cink to Roxas.
" I cant
hear...you heart beat..." I said, and I stood up suddenly,
but neither Cink nor Roxas blinked. I stiffly walked over to Roxas,
my eyes never leaving his. I stumbled, and Roxas acted on impulse. He
caught me and held me close. I flinched away from his unexpected
touch, then I realized he was holding me too tightly to get away. the
symbol on the floor was purple, and solid. Roxas knew he had to calm
me down completely, or I would do something dangerous.
"Roxas,
I don't think..." said Cink, but he stopped when Roxas shook
his head sharply. I laid my head on his chest, but I had to duck a
little for he and I are almost the same height. I relaxed in his
arms, and wrapped my arms around him. He picked my up, bridal style,
and walked carefully over to the wall. I closed my eyes as Roxas
leaned against he wall, and slid down to the floor. He shifted
slightly, and my symbol flared red for the briefest second.
"
NO! Roxas...Axel, Demyx...he's... capture..." I said,
struggling slightly in his tight embrace.
"Whets
wrong with Axel and Demyx? said Cink, a slight wobble in his voice to
show his worry.
"Cink...Axel,
Demyx...find...he's conquer...death, death to...no! Fire,
WATER!" I was screaming by the end, my symbol flashing red.
Roxas looked at Cink, and he nodded. Cink walked out of my room, and
a hard pounding was heard on the doors outside of my room. Roxas, his
eyes on the symbol, started to hum, a song Demyx always calmed me
with. Oathkeeper was in his hand, and he waved it back and forth as
he tried to calm me. I laid my head back down to his chest, his voice
vibrating through my cheek. My eyes were watching the keyblade, white
against the small patch of darkness we were
in.
"Demyx...Axel...Cink...Roxas,
where are they?" I asked, and Roxas stopped humming to answer my
oddly clear question.
"They are
coming. They will be here soon." he said. Heavy footfalls were
heard echoing through the hallway, and I didn't recognize them. But
Roxas did, for he stiffened.
"Roxas?
Why is her door open? Roxas, where are you?" said and unfarmilar
voice. A brown colored, white haired face peered cautiously around
the doorframe. I,fearfull of that face, tucked my face
into his chest.
"Superior, we
had a ...incident...with Xaldin. He woke her, trying to get into
her room. I chased him off, Cink came, and now I am trying to get her
to go back to sleep, but she wont wit you guys walking around like
this!" Said Roxas, and he was shouting angrily by the end. He
was holding me tightly, and he had both of his keyblade out. The
"Superior" sheepishly pulled his face out of the doorframe.
A swooshing outside of my door told Roxas he had portaled out. 'argh,
where are those three?' thought Roxas. My symbol turned from red to
blue very quickly, and I felt my eyes close, my exhaustion striking
me. My symbol's blue light turned from hard to soft. Roxas sighed,
and relaxed also.
"Looks like
we are too late." Said a familiar voice. I twitched in my sleep,
and my blue light started to get harsh again. Roxas motioned for them
to be quiet, and my blue light turned back to its soft level. Demyx
turned off the emergency light in front of my door while Axel walked
into my room. Cink and Demyx walked in too to long after.
"You
wake her, you take care of her!" hissed Roxas, his voice
vibrating into my own chest. Axel smiled, and shook his head in
sympathy. He had seen me in one of my not too good moods once. I
almost killed him before he went to go get Demyx.
"Why
didn't you get us earlier?" said Axel, and he picked me up
from Roxas' grip. Roxas grimaced as he got up, banishing his
keyblades. I stayed limp in Axel's loose grip, the flame wielders
body heat keeping me warm. Demyx picked up the blanket and carefully
placed it on me. Demyx smiled as he watched me sleep. My face was
cal, and I was completely relaxed. Cink hovered near the door,
uncertain of what to do. The three best friends had formed a
well-knit group when it came to taking care of me. Cink was the last
resort to calming me down. He always was a loner.
"She's
so calm while sleeping...If only she was like this all the time."
Said Demyx as Axel gently put me on my 'bed.'
