Secrets
Prologue
"I'm sorry Seifer but I'm only their leader for as long as they choose to follow me. Organisation XIII will only listen to me when what I say meets their interests," the man had a black hood pulled over his head leaving his face in shadow. "I regret that I have to say this, but you know what has to happen now." Seifer stood in front of the hooded man his blonde hair slightly messy and his hands pushed into his pockets.
"Please Ansem, it doesn't have to be like this," Seifer said, reaching out to Ansem's gold trimmed hood, and pulled it back revealing his silver hair that fell down the sides of his face, just brushing along the bottom of his jaw.
"Seifer, we've been friends for years but evil can't change, not even you can accomplish that. Evil can never be good, darkness can never be light and the heartless, can never have hearts. The Organisation can't change Seifer, I'm sorry." Ansem stood up and looked Seifer eye to eye. "I'm sorry it has to be this way, I really am, but if I don't follow through with my duties, the Organisation will find a new leader. At least if I stay in power I can keep them under control, to some extent. Hopefully it will give you enough time." Ansem rested his hand on Seifer's shoulder.
"I know. I knew this was coming. To be honest with you Ansem, I was expecting this to happen a lot sooner." A sad smile spread across Seifer's face. "I hope, Ansem, that you will be spared, you've done the best you can with what you have. I will miss you, my friend." Seifer and Ansem embraced each other, in this sad final moment of friendship.
"I'll miss you too; you've been like a brother to me. I wish it didn't have to end like this." Ansem pulled himself away and a tear rolled down from his eyes and across his saddened features.
"I don't think anyone does," Seifer looked into Ansem's eyes with pure sincerity, "but Ansem please, let me spend this final time with my daughter, I owe her that much for these last month's that I've been away from her." Seifer asked his voice cracking.
"Remember this is just an early warning but over these last few months you have made an adventure of our eternity, given us a new experience in our forever, the least I can do is let your daughter be with you one last time in return for these months where we have kept you to ourselves." Ansem smiled at Seifer, his eyes sparkling. "Go and enjoy what I regret is your last time with your daughter." Ansem and Seifer embraced each other one last time. Suddenly the doors to the room burst open and two cloaked figures walked through the door.
"Xemnas, we have an urgent matter to discuss." The first cloaked figure said as she cast a hostile glance towards Seifer and then turned to Ansem.
"Xemnas." Seifer whispered to himself and sighed. He then turned to Ansem, "Then this is our good bye." Seifer smiled wistfully.
"Yes it is, my dear, dear friend. Good bye Seifer." Ansem smiled and Seifer walked past the two hooded figures and through the door.
"Now what is so urgent Larxene?" The voice carried through the doorway as the doors closed behind him. Seifer stood beside the door, taking in the conversation he had just had with Ansem, when he heard the voices carrying through the walls.
"I don't trust him Xemnas" Larxene huffed unhappily.
"I know Larxene"
"He just seems-"
"What's the urgent matter you wanted to discuss Larxene?" Ansem interrupted, sighing heavily. Seifer didn't want to waste however long he still had listening to their conversation, he turned and began walking down the hallway, engulfed by darkness.
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