Whooo, this is the revised version of the first chapter of Charity to the Depressed. It was missing something..And I hope it's in there now. I'm going to work on revising everything but the more recent-ish chapters. Those are pretty good...I'll probably go over them anyway. I was so...amateur then. I can't believe I thought it ready to be published. It was like, wow! I wrote THAT? Why?!! Haha, so, thank you for reading this!
It's not altered that much..It's just got a few word changes and extra sentences thrown in there for good measure. Oh, and some pointless stuff was taken out. Stuff I didn't like, or stuff that would clash with the future chapters.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. At all.
Random AN: I'm listening to Loathing in the musical Wicked. Isn't that nice? It's to an AMV with Near and Mellow from Death Note. It's pretty good... Okay, whatever. Time to read the story, yes?
Dear Diary...Journal,
June 20th.
This is Roxas.. Here to tell you that...I think I made a really big mistake. The day went totally wrong after I talked with Demyx. Once, we were the best of friends. Then, I found something out that he didn't want me to, and now, we barely talk. I hope that he'll get over it. I'm so worried. And, now, it's hot enough in Destiny Islands to go for a vacation, like we used to, but Demyx doesn't want to go after what I....saw. You remember? Oh, what am I doing, I'm talking to my dia...journal!!
I think I need mental help now,
Roxas, XIII
"So that's what he was trying to tell me...hmm...I wonder, what is wrong with Demyx..."
He put his journal back under Roxas' pillow, and crept out, leaving a faint scent of smoke and cinnamon in the air.
~4 months before, February, 15.~
"Hey, Demyx! Come on! We got a mission! Guess where we're going?"
I looked up at Roxas, who was currently leaning on the armrest of the couch I was playing my Sitar on. It was peaceful, you could say and I was having quite an enjoyable time not doing anything but strumming my sitar and basking in the peace that was offered. If only it was like this all the time...
"Um, Radiant Garden?" I said, dematerializing my Sitar and standing up. No one, not even Roxas and Axel, liked to hear me play. No one has a taste for music, I suppose.
"How the monkeys did you find out?" Roxas' eyes were wide and he, in short, looked like a pouty preschooler whose mom just left him to be at school by himself
"Oh, you know," I said, giving him a wide grin while I stood beside him and placed my arm on his shoulder. I flinched. How stupid of me. The jagged pain in my arm really stung when I did that. Luckily, Roxas didn't seem to notice. "The usual" I continued. Roxas just looked up at me, I gave him another big grin. I stood there, all thoughts gone, all attention focused on my arm. Dang, it hurts.
"And just what exactly IS the usual, Demyx?" Roxas looked impatient, in a I'm-gonna-kill-you-if-you-don't-complete-your-sentence kind of way.
"Oh, Mr. Sniffy McNoseitall." Yes, I know. It's a very lame joke. No one will ever laugh. I just can't came up with anything else right now. I mean, he told me not to call him 'Zexy' anymore so, I'm not. I looked down at Roxas only to see him about to burst into tears laughing so hard.
"Haha! You, Demyx," He laughed again, really hard this time, "You do realize that is THE lamest pun/joke I've ever heard!!"
"Yea, I know." Finally! My arm is free at last! It's not every day that you are saved from immense pain by someone laughing. Stupid carelessness.. If I was just watching where I was going this wouldn't have happened... I was interrupted from my thoughts when Roxas, meh buddy, said something odd.
"Flubbagaggen."
"What???" I stared at him in disbelief. What in the world was this person saying?? Humm..beats me.
"Finally. I thought I'd never get your attention. I've been trying to tell you for..." He looked down at his watch..Did he even have a watch? "About 3 minutes now. You were staring off into space. We have to leave early in the morning so we can get to where we are going before Sora does. Okay? If we don't get there before he does then we won't be able to acquire the information Xemnas wants. Sora will probably destroy it. So, meet me here at 6 o'clock bright and early in the morning. Demyx? Demyx?? Hey! Are you listening to me?" He waved his hand in my face a couple times, I just ignored it. I was too wrapped up in planning out the day tomorrow...
"Augh..retard." Roxas walked away..I suppose. Then..right in the middle of my spacing out..I fell over onto the couch.
"What the? LUXORD! Why did you do that?" I created fake tears with my water, just a ruse I said to myself. Just a way to make them understand. They won't find me out. It's ok...calm down. I don't know why I'm acting so paranoid. Maybe something is wrong.. something might be screwed up. I continued in my mantras; No one is trying to make you mad on purpose. You will never have to kill again. It's okay..calm down, Demyx.
Why I reacted that strongly to something as trivial as Luxord pushing me over on the couch, I fear, may be something terrible. Come to think of it, I do feel a bit...overpowered.
"'Eh there lil' buddy. How 'bout you an' me play a game of black jack?" Luxord said in his annoying British accent...or is it a Scottish one? I can never tell..they're all the same to me. Maybe Australian..
"No, Luxy, I don't. I don't even know how. Anyways, I gotta go! My fish need fed!" Just a ruse...I repeated to myself. Once again, people are stupid. Stupid beings that have no sense of realization. I guess that is something to be happy of...That means no one will notice. That's right..no one will ever know. Unless I decide to tell them myself which, I laughed to myself then, would never happen even if pigs were to suddenly start flying and fish started walking. Everyone knows that Darwin was loopy and that would never happen..
I started to skip down the hallway, stopping when no one was in view. Ugh, what a weirdo. How come I always get weirdos for my partners?? First it was Marluxia..but Xemnas separated us after he realized that nothing would ever get done.
I mean, I can't fight properly with people looking..it would...show them too much..stuff I don't want anyone to know would be found out..Out of all the members, I think Marluxia is the most observant and the way I fight would give me away. I wouldn't technically call it fighting either.. More like a way for immediate self preservation. I don't fight. The techniques I use for dispatching...Well, let's just say Marluxia would be in danger.
And besides, Marluxia is just scary. He's gay I swear..Anyways, yes, Luxord is my partner now. We're an okay team. Not the best..but at least Luxord gets all the work done for me..as long as I play him a game of poker first. Luxord is a pretty okay guy in general, I guess. I don't like everybody in the Organization. Some people here are just jerks. Like Vexen and Xaldin. I like some people..there's Roxas..I like him..and Axel..he's cool. Wait...I had an epiphany...
I walked in my room deep in thought, oddly enough. I grabbed the fish food and walked over to my really, really big fish tank. It's a saltwater tank. It keeps me preoccupied whenever I never have anything to do. I opened the lid and pinched a bit and fed my fishies.
"Mr. Fluffy, I had an epiphany. You know? A sudden realization? Yeah..I had one of those. And now, I'm kinda curious..." Mr. Fluffy just looked at me. Pssh..some friend HE turned out to be.
"If Luxord is my partner now, why are Roxas and me going on a mission together tomorrow?"
"Because, Demyx, I wanted to switch partners for a while. Besides, it'll be fun! Or rather, Axel is just being a real big fag right now..."
I slowly turned around with my head down. I peeked up at him with an evil grin on my face.
"What the? Demyx?? What's wrong?!" Roxas started backing away. Hehe..He's totally in for it now. MWAHAHAHAHAHA! I ran toward him. Before he could get anywhere close to the door, I caught him in a massive death hug.
"Oh gee...Demyx!! Let...Let go!" He managed to gasp out. I say he's just complaining. Everyone needs a good hug. I'm part of everyone aren't I? I need a hug anyway. This thought made hug him tighter. You know..Roxas is really the only one keeping me here. He's always there to listen whenever my feelings are down. He helps me a lot. He's totally awesome! He's like, the BESTEST friend a guy like me could ever, ever ask for. Axel..not so much. He makes fun of me!! He's so mean..oh well. He's cool though. So I guess..that makes up for him being a jerk.
"O-okay.." He choked out.. "You're crushing my lungs!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" I dropped him right there. He fell to the floor and he looked a little purple. He coughed a couple times and I just inched over to a corner. I'll go sulk now. I almost killed him!
"Awh, Demyx..It's okay. It didn't hurt, that much. It's no big deal really!" He said coming over and patting my back.
"But..but! I almost killed you!!" I sobbed.
"Kill me?" Roxas asked skeptically. "Demyx, you're so sweet. I don't think you could harm a fly." I could sense compassion in Roxas' voice. But uh..I laughed inside. Kill a fly? Sure..Easy. Killing masses of people..easy....Killing their Heartless or their Nobodies..easy..Roxas doesn't know anything. I sighed and Roxas looked at me funny. Welp, better get this frown off my face. I jumped up and caught him in another hug softer that before. This time he hugged back.
"Hahaha! Yay! Ok, so..what are you here for??" I said cheerily as I let go of Roxy.
"Uh..nothin. I just walked by and heard you talking and I was wondering if you were okay. I thought you were talking to yourself. But I see you were feeding your fish. Speaking of that, where did the food you were holding go?"
"Uh...I dunno." I turned around frantically searching for it like a little puppy.
CRUNCH!
"Whoops.." I sweat-dropped and looked at my feet. Sure enough, the canister of food was crushed beneath my feet. Poor Mr. Fluffy..no food till I go AAAALLLLLLLL the way to the kitchen to get more.
"Haha, Demyx, you're such a klutz. But I guess that's why everyone loves you. Hehe." Roxas smiled at me. It was such a sweet smile. I bet any girl who saw that would definitely fall for him. Awh..Roxas..he's so CUTE! I randomly hugged him again, burying my face in his hair.
"What the? Demyx..what is up with you and all these hugs!?!?"
"Roxas! You're adorable! So cute!"
"What." Uhh...oops. He's mad. I forgot he doesn't like it when someone calls him cute..or adorable. I stepped away from him, seeing as he had both his Keyblades out.
"Uhh...NOTHING! Heheh..." I rubbed the back of my head. Hehehe, my bad.
"What. Did. You. Say!?!" He clenched his teeth together.
"Nothing. Um..um...LOOK! IT'S AXEL!"
"Where?!?!" He turned around quickly and I dematerialized into Twilight Town. He won't look here...It's where he and Axel go all the time.
~Back in The Castle That Never Was~
Roxas' POV
"Augh..Axel..why are you here??" I complained.
"I wanted to apologize. I didn't MEAN to break your Oblivion Keyblade. I just wanted to see if it was combustible..." Axel...AGH! He ticks me off sometimes! I clenched my teeth again.
"You. Wanted. To. See. If. It. Was. COMBUSTIBLE?!? AND HOW EXACTLY DID THAT TURN OUT FOR YOU?!?" I exploded. Bout time..Demyx's hugs were enough..I don't like hugs...I hit Axel on his head a couple times with my Keyblade. He took it like a pyro should. Or so he says. After I was done pummeling him he ran off..So who knows. I looked at my watch..11:45..Dang..I missed dinner. Oh well..I'm tired. Time for bed!
I ended that shortly..I'm glad people seem to like this. I wrote this out of...an IM question. The plot bunnies just...jumped on me. Thanks for reading! I'd be nice if you reviewed! Or, just read more. I'm super glad this is popular-ish. Thanks so much! Again..:D
~Akilina-chan
P.S.: For those of you who've read further and know what's happening and all that, how would a prequel sound to you? Good? Not so great? Stupid? Awesome?
Dunno. Just wondering.