Seated atop eight floating chairs in a large, white, circular room, eight men waited. But they were no ordinary men. Nobodies, is what they are. Beings who have lost their hearts, but are still able to live. Though they were gifted with this second chance at life, they had to give up a major part of themselves. For without hearts, they could not feel. Hence, why they have gathered to create an Organization bent on retrieving their hearts from the great power, Kingdom Hearts. They wait now, for the newest Nobody to be introduced and join their ranks as the ninth member. One more Being fighting for what he has lost.

The eighth member of the Organization, a bright red haired man of 18, stared at the chair across from him that would soon seat the ninth member. He wondered what the new Nobody would be like. Would it be a young girl? A new experience for the men filled organization. Someone as silent as the bulky fifth member, Lexaeus? Or someone obsessed with nothing else other than regaining his heart, like the leader of the Organization, Xemnas?

His emerald eyes glanced at the Seventh member seated next to the empty chair. A man with shoulder length blue hair, yellow eyes, and a large X-shaped scar across the center of his face. Saix…Isa. Axel…Lea. When they were Somebodies, they used to be friends. But once becoming Nobodies, their ties became severed. Saix fit in well amongst the founding members, even going as far as becoming the second in command. But Axel, was alone. Being the youngest by age and the lowest by rank, he was seen as a burden. At some point, he had stopped caring about being shunned away by the others, and that he would never rekindle his friendship with Saix. He sunk deeper, and deeper into the natural neutral ways of a Nobody; something that in the Human society would be seen as needing medical attention, but in the Nobody society, was considered normal.

He sighed, and returned his gaze to the empty chair, letting his mind wander on pointless topics.

"My fellow Nobodies." Xemnas announced from his seat in the highest chair. "Today, is a momentous day. I am pleased to announce that a new comrade has been chosen to wear the coat."

All the members grinned, save for Axel who was staring blankly at Xemnas; his words nothing but a buzz in his ears.

"Please welcome our newest member, Number Nine, Demyx."

From between the first and second chairs, the ninth member emerged. His feet padding softly on the white tile floor sounded louder than it should have amongst the silenced members. He was hooded, and looked from one member, to the other as he made his way to the center. He was obviously nervous due to the way he fiddled with his fingers, and stood with a slight hunch.

"He's not going to last long." the Nobody next to Axel said.

Zexion. Number Six, and a master of illusions.

"How do you know?" Axel asked.

Zexion brushed at the grey-blue bangs that covered his right eye, and turned the page of his Lexicon.

"He's too nervous and unsure of what he is; still acting as if he has emotions. He's not going to survive long thinking like a Human." Zexion answered.

Axel looked back at Demyx, who had been unintentionally staring at him. When their gazes met, Demyx clutched his arms, and looked down. Axel had been wondering if Demyx could have been someone he could talk to, but if Zexion was right about his nervousness being a risk for his existence, then he shouldn't even bother getting to know him.

The meeting ended shortly after a quick naming of all the members and their ranks. With a bored yawn, Axel sauntered out of the meeting room; wasting the rest of the day with a nap the only thing on his mind.

"Eight!" Saix called out.

Axel paused. He hated being called by his number instead of his given name. He might as well permanently make his name "Eight".

"What do you want-oof!"

The wind was knocked out of Axel when a soft body was slammed against his while turning. Demyx looked up at Axel, then stepped back quickly, fiddling with his hands again.

From his chair, Axel couldn't see any distinguishing details, but now that they were at the same level, he noticed certain things that stuck out at him. For one thing, Demyx was shorter than him, only coming up to his shoulder. His fingers were long, and his palms were wide; his cloak sleeves cut off at his wrists to allow his hands free movements. His shoulder pads were the most noticeable details, being more obvious than Xigbar's. The only thing Axel could not see was Demyx's face, which was shrouded by the shadow of his hood.

"You are in charge of him Eight." Saix said, answering Axel's interrupted question.

"What?" Axel asked, his focus going from Demyx to the Nobody next to him. Saix's expression was stern, and his eyes were dull, like always.

"You are his superior by rank, and by age." Saix cleared. "You are to show him how the Organization runs, and explain our goal."

"Age?"

Axel stopped paying attention to Saix's explanation when he mentioned Demyx being younger than him.

"Eight?"

"I'm listening." Axel said, forcing himself to look back at Saix. "You basically want me to teach him what to do, what not to do, and why we're in this Organization."

"When you dumb it down, yes." Saix said.

He pushed Demyx closer to Axel as he walked away. Demyx stiffened at the touch, but he allowed himself to be moved.

"Take him to his room and explain to him. Tomorrow, he will start sparring practice. We have to know what element he controls."

"Sure thing." Axel said with a forced positive tone.

When Saix was gone, Axel returned his attention to Demyx, who cautiously stepped back.

"Guess we're stuck with each other. Name's Axel, got it memorized?"

Saying his catchphrase, he held out his hand for a handshake. Demyx held his hands up as if being held at gunpoint, and took another step back.

"It's a hand, it's not going to hurt you."

Demyx didn't reply, nor move, so Axel let his arm drop.

"Okay then… skipping the introductions, come on, I'll show you to your room."

He pointed behind him with his thumb before walking in the same direction Saix had gone. He paused at the corner, and looked back. Demyx was following, at a distance, but he was following. He stopped when Axel looked back at him, and started following again when Axel continued.

Up one floor and past the library, Axel stopped outside the empty room next to his.

"You might want to come a little closer if you want to get in." Axel said to Demyx, who was standing two doors down.

Hesitantly, Demyx approached Axel until he was three feet away from him.

"I think that's as close as he's going to get." Axel thought.

He shrugged, and pulled the door open. He waited inside until Demyx finally poked his head into the room, and stepped in.

The room was grey. From the tile floor, to the blank wallpaper, to the dark ceiling, it was all different shades of grey; the headrest of the grey bed, that was situated at the center of the back wall, had the Nobody Insignia painted on it; three lines of shelves on either side of the walls and an empty grey desk and office chair next to the door.

"Boring isn't it?" Axel said as he scanned the uniform decoration. "We're allowed to change it if we want but," He ruffled the back of his head, causing his red spikes to move up and down. "I've never gotten around to it, nobody has."

He glanced at Demyx, who only looked back. Demyx scanned the room, and walked in a little farther.

"So, yeah, um… well, make yourself at home, or, I guess, make it your new home, um."

He raised his arms to shrug, and Demyx hugged his sides. A confused look took over Axel's face as he lowered his arms.

"Anyway, um, you pretty much have the day to yourself. If you need anything, I'm next door. I guess you could walk through the bathroom."

Axel pointed to the door on the left wall. It lead to the bathroom that, up to this point, Axel had to himself. Demyx looked to where Axel pointed, then back at him. He gave no hint of understanding Axel or not. They remained silent, looking at each other, Demyx standing absolutely still, and Axel messing with his hair. Not being able to handle the silence anymore, Axel finally spoke.

"Um… That's it then. Don't forget to get some sleep. You're going to need it for what Saix has planned for you."

With that last bit of advice, Axel left Demyx alone in the room.

"Awkward." Axel thought as he went back to his room.

Breakfast was like always. Xemnas was at the head of the table silently eating his eggs; Xigbar, the eye patched free shooter, was talking across the table, with a mouth full of food, to the long haired wind master, Xaldin; Vexen, the Castle's scientist, was looking over the notes of his latest experiment; Lexaeus was taking quiet bites of his toast; Zexion was reading his Lexicon as he sipped his tea; Saix was also silently eating his meal, like Xemnas; and Axel was playing with his food before putting it in his mouth, and chewing it slowly. Everything was normal.

"Hey Pyro!"

Axel groaned. Another name he was called, that wasn't his own.

"Hey Pyro! Aren't you missing something?" Xigbar called down the table.

"What are you talking about?" Axel blandly asked.

"The new kid isn't here. Aren't you in charge of him?"

That was when Axel noticed the new chair that was set next to Saix, across from him.

"Go get him Eight." Saix said, not looking up from his meal.

Axel rolled his eyes at the four word command, but got up anyway. He really didn't care about leaving breakfast halfway.

"Maybe I should've mentioned when breakfast was." Axel said as he climbed the stairs to the upper floor.

He walked down the hall, and stopped in front of the room of his new neighbor. He knocked on the door twice before letting himself in.

"Hey Demyx, it's time for breakfast."

Nothing was touched in the room, save for the few wrinkles on the un-slept in bed. Demyx was sitting on top of the bed, hugging his legs close to his chest, and his back to the door. When Axel had suddenly spoken, he whipped his head around, then jumped off the bed, backing away from Axel.

"I didn't mean to scare you." Axel said, coming into the room. "Are you hungry?"

Demyx shook his head as his back hit the wall.

"You sure? You haven't eaten since yesterday. Come on, I'll take you to the dinning hall."

Axel held out his hand towards Demyx, causing him to flinch. He dashed into the bathroom, slamming the door shut behind him.

"Demyx, I wasn't going to hurt you." Axel said.

He walked to the bathroom door, and pressed his ear against it. He heard the click of the lock, and the sound of something sliding to the floor.

"Saix isn't going to like this." Axel thought as he looked at the door.

AN: Currently writing four fanfictions at once... wow. I plan on making this a long fic, way longer than any I've already done. Going to need a lot of chapters to transform this Demyx and Axel to the ones I have created, and to introduce the other members. Not looking forward to writing about Larxene... ugh.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.