a/n; If you hadn't noticed the date, I published this back in 2008, after having only played Kingdom Hearts I and II, so when I wrote this, there was no canon backstory for Zexion. Therefore, please just think of this as an AU! :) And it's going to be a slight crossover with FullMetal Alchemist, as my version of Ienzo (as well as my OC) will have come from that world.
Also, there's a bit of crack sprinkled throughout. I can't always keep it so serious! :P
GREEN REQUIEM
Chapter 1: Prologue
"Get back here, Waterboy!" Axel shouted playfully, his fiery chakrams spinning in his hands as he ran after Demyx through the castle's hallways. The Melodious Nocturne laughed as he ran just ahead of the other by a couple of paces, glancing over his shoulder to stick his tongue out at the red-head. Focused only on his playful taunting, he failed to notice another body beginning to round the corner. "Hey- watch out!"
"What?" Demyx stopped suddenly, looking in front of him to see Zexion, and with a quick "AHH!", Axel bumped into him and they both went crashing to the ground. The Cloaked Schemer, completely unphased by their usual antics, merely stopped as they fell at his feet. His grip tightened on the slender, limp body he held in his arms, dressed in the Organization's attire. Zexion's strikingly blue eyes glared down at the two of them as they wriggled and fussed, the relatively long silver bangs of his otherwise short hair parted to the side and almost completely covering the right side of his face.
"Idiots…"
Demyx looked up at him from under Axel. "Hey that's not nice to say!"
Zexion scowled slightly. "I'm sorry, Demmy, am I being a – what would you call it – 'big meanie'…?"
"Who's that?" Axel asked, nodding to the unconscious figure within Zexion's arms.
Zexion's attention turned from Demyx as his expression became neutral. "I don't know. She was unconscious when I found her… she's been injured, but hopefully the Superior can help her. Now," he said, clearing his throat quietly, "if you two nimrods will excuse me…" He walked around the two Nobodies and continued down the hall.
Axel sighed, muttering under his breath. "What a jerk."
Demyx blinked for a second, glancing up at Axel. "Hey buddy, how about you get off me now…?"
"Oh! Of course!" Sweatdropping, he clamored to get off of Demyx and stood up, brushing himself off, with the other following suit.
"Thanks."
"No problem," Axel said with a sly smirk, "now where were we? Oh right! You little pansy, you ate the last of my cookies!"
Demyx pouted childishly. "Well, can't you just ask Larxene to make more?"
"Ha! Do you know what I had to do to get her to make that batch?!"
"No… what?"
Axel's eyes widened a bit as he wasn't expecting the other to ask. "Uh, don't worry about it." He let out another sigh, looking around before suddenly whacking Demyx over the head with one of his chakrams.
Standing outside Xemnas' door, Zexion cleared his throat loudly, not having a free hand to knock. The muffled voice of the Superior came from inside. "One moment, please." After a bit of shuffling noises, the door opened and Xemnas stood, looking at his visitor with a feigned smile. "Ah, Number VI, please come in." He stepped aside so that Zexion could enter. "And how delightful, you've brought a guest…"
"Yes," he spoke softly, "I found her after she'd been attacked. She was wearing the coat when I found her, and she carries no darkness in her scent. I believe she's a Nobody."
"Is that so?" Xemnas tilted his chin upwards slightly as he looked down at the girl. "Interesting."
"She's injured pretty badly… I was hoping you might help her."
"Of course, Number VI, don't worry," he mused with a faint smile, "all she needs is for the wounds to be dressed properly, and some rest. Give her one of the spare rooms, and I'd like for you to remain with her until she awakens."
"Yes, Superior." Zexion said, hiding the gratefulness in his voice as he backed up into an opening portal of darkness and disappeared, emerging from the other side in an open, eloquently decorated room. He gently lay the girl on the large, soft bed, examining the spots on her cloak where her blood seeped through to see where the injuries were. "…Hmm…?" He blinked, noticing the edge of some sort of mark on the girl's shoulder. He adjusted her coat to reveal the rest of the mark.
"A… A Heartless emblem…?!"