The door has opened...
Can't you see it?
It's time...
I think I rememeber bits and pieces of things, but not much. I'm always left sitting here alone, stuck in this bright room. The walls are white, and they like to make sure I'm stuck here, to make sure I'm not leaving here anytime soon. I want to find some way to paint these walls black, 'cause then they would match my heart... actually, we don't have hearts. We're Nobodies... working on Kingdom Hearts so that we can have a heart again. Is there any point in trying to become a Somebody again? Everyone I talk to in this place seems to think so. It's really retarded in my mind. I'm fine with who I am, because I can still feel things. I have attachments to certain members of this Organization, and if I told anyone, they would think I'm weird... and then I would probably be sent to Vexen for experiments. Ugh, that guy gives me the creeps. I see no point in him, although he's a mad scientist in my opinion. Who cares about lame experiments? I swear that I'm probably one of them without realizing it. Ugh, lame!
I paused my brain from ranting for a while as I stood up, looking at the white walls. Yeah, they still need to be painted black. I'm sick of white... although my hair is a combination of black and white... I really don't much care for it. All of this place is white. No matter where I walk, or where I go, there is white. It's too bright for my lime green eyes, so I'll continue to wear my hood over my head, the shadows of it hiding the brightness. My mind likes to wander a lot, thinking of random things... so I wouldn't be surprised if this thinking I do gets me into serious trouble with Xemnas. Sighing, I walked out of my room with my hood flipped over my head and I glanced down the empty corridors of the Castle That Never Was. Tch. This castle is located in The World That Never Was... I really can't wait to go to Castle Oblivion.... but back on topic. Why should anyone be wandering around? Quietly, as always, I walked down the same corridor, pausing when I reached the end as I heard voices. Sounds like the Riku replica has been out and about again. I watched him turn to face me, the heartless symbol on his chest, amongst his dark outfit. His silver hair stood out against his white skin, his cerulean eyes staring into the darkness of my face, searching for mine.
"Look who came out to play." I muttered, being sarcastic. It was never any different when we ran into each other.
"I should say the same about you, Nobody." He growled. I shrugged.
"At least I have memories, Riku." I hissed. We never stopped arguing, and that was mainly because we got off to a bad start. I don't think either one of us even thought about trying to change things so there was a constant cold atmosphere around us when we were in the same room together.
"Soon enough, I will have them, too!" He snapped. I shrugged again.
"Sure, whatever you say. Catch ya later, replica." I smirked, walking by him. I didn't need to continue our conversation. The thing about this replica was that Vexen had created him from data on the real Riku. I honestly think that he is hurt by the fact that he's not the real Riku, just an imitation. I feel bad for him, but then again... I'm not supposed to feel at all.
I continued walking on, my mind wandering as I looked around. It was unusually quiet today, so I decided to check up with Saix on whether there were new missions available. Oh, right. I forgot to mention that Saix is in control of dishing out missions to the Nobodies of this place. I guess it's alright, though. I prefer doing missions so I don't get bored with being stuck inside all day.
"Yo, Saix. Are there any missions available today?" I asked him as I walked over. This room, the Gray Area, at least had places to sit. And there was a moogle in the corner of the room, wearing an Organzation coat, who gave us stuff we needed for missions. It was pretty cool. If we needed something, we got it, as long as we did a good job on our missions. We were even awarded ranks here in the Organization.
"Hmmm.. I believe there might be a few that you can attempt to finish.... Jinxeshisu." He said my name after a pause. Tch. I know he doesn't approve of me being the 15th member of this Organization, but at least I'm doing my fair share. Oh right, there was originally thirteen members of this Organization, hence the name Organization XIII... but then Xion showed up, being the 14th member. Not too long after that, I was found and brought here. They took me in and I became the 15th member of this Organization.
"Well, is there or isn't there? I'd like to know. This Castle is such a drag." I asked him, a more serious tone to my voice. I hated when he did this to me. I watched his gold eyes stare into mine and I made sure I held my ground. I didn't move, nor did I blink. My lime green eyes kept focused on his gold ones as he stared down at me, but I just glared.
"Yes. Or. No?" I asked him, showing him that I wasn't afraid of him, even if he was second-in-command.
"Yes. You can do recon in a new world or you can go kill Heartless threats. Pick one. You're wasting my time." Saix growled. I looked at the ground.
"Hmmm... let's see. Which one should I do? Recon is more Demyx's thing, but if I'm tired, I'll do it. Considering that I have energy, I'll take the Heartless missions. Whatcha got for me?" I asked him. Saix paused for a moment.
"You can go to Halloween Town or Wonderland. Take your pick." He told me. I paused for a moment.
"Looks like I'll take Halloween Town." I told him, summoning a portal.
"Don't come back until it's completed." Saix quickly informed me. I saluted him in a cocky manner and stepped into the portal.
Halloween Town. A "cheerful" little world. Yeah, that was sarcasm. God, I need to get out more. This world is pretty dark. I think I could deal with coming here more often. Suits me nicely, and would ya look at that? I don't got to paint a damn thing black. I laughed to myself and walked down one of the pathways. Entering the town square, I watched a Heartless pop out in front of me.
"Already?" I asked it. It stood there, staring at me.
"Sorry, buddy. I don't got a heart for you to steal." I told him, outstretching my arm and closing my eyes. This would be over quickly, and then it was back to the world of white walls that blinded me. My hood still over my face, I let out a small sigh as I heard a noise come from behind me. Quickly, I felt my Keyblade appear in my hand and in one quick motion, I swung at the Heartless. It disappeared and I watched a heart float into the sky and disappear.
"Done, done and done." I muttered, hearing the noise again. Spinning around quickly, I hit the thing behind me. I watched a kid in red fly back into the wall.
"What the hell?" I blurted out, staring at the kid. He was in a devil costume. I noticed two other kids with him. A girl dressed in a purple witch costume and another boy dressed in a skeleton costume. The three of them were wearing masks.
"What's your problem?" The girl snapped at me. I stared at her, my face hidden inside the darkness of my hood.
"Next time, don't stand behind me. I'm not in the mood to take out kids." I snapped back at her. She glared at me from behind her mask as the devil kid continued to lay on the ground.
"You shouldn't go around hitting things!" She snapped at me again. I hated children. Their attitude needed a serious adjustment.
"Oh, shut the hell up, kid. I don't got time for you or your friends." I told her, a rather nasty tone to my voice. The skeleton kid ran up, swinging his leg forward. Glaring, I grabbed his leg and shoved him backwards.
"Go pick on someone your own size, Skully." I growled, holding my Keyblade by my side.
"You're one to talk. You're hitting us!" He snarled. I shrugged my shoulders.
"Don't you guys have trick-or-treating to attend to?" I asked them, being a smart ass. I was sick of this world already. I watched the devil kid sit up and look at me.
"Why are you going around hitting people with a giant key?" He asked me, standing up. He was swaying a bit. I must've hit him pretty hard.
"Sorry, kid. I thought you were one of the things I'm after here." I told him, looking around. A tiny sound caught my attention as I smacked the pumpkin thrown at me, watching it explode a few feet from me. I glared at the girl, clearly showing signs that she threw it at me.
"Y'know, I'll hit you next, kid!" I snapped at her. She stared at me until I heard a loud clicking sound behind me. I watched the three of them cower and I turned around to see a large Heartless standing there. Glaring, I stood in front of the kids, Keyblade in hand as I protected them.
"I don't think so, buddy. You're not getting their hearts!" I shouted at it. It was a large gargoyle type of thing.
"What is that thing?" I heard the girl ask. I didn't glance back at her.
"It's called a Heartless. It's after you and your friends because you three possess a heart. My job is to destroy these things, to prevent that from happening." I told her as it moved closer, hovering around us. Continuing to stand in front of the kids, I grabbed a pumpkin off the ground and whipped it at the creature. I watched it stumble back in the air, and I took my shot. Quickly, I swung at the Heartless, knocking it back more. Glancing back at the trio, I noticed little Heartless moving towards them.
"Oh shit." I muttered, hitting the large Heartless into the ground. Quickly, I summoned a portal and appeared in front of the trio, smashing the little Heartless to pieces, releasing hearts into the air. Standing there, Keyblade in hand once more, I watched the large Heartless get up.
"Why are you helping us?" The skeleton kid asked me. Ignoring him, I ran at the large Heartless and jumped into the air, smashing my Keyblade down on its head.
"Just give up already!" I shouted at it, flipping backwards and launching myself off a wall, going right through the Heartless. Landing on my feet, I turned around to watch it disappear and a large heart float into the air, disappearing in the darkness.
"Heh, that was easy. I glanced around. Not a Heartless in sight. The trio ran over to me, just as I summoned a portal and walked through it. They never even got a chance to thank me as I walked out into the brightness of the castle. As I entered the Grey Room, I noticed that it was empty again. I guess no one was back. Noticing Saix, I walked over to him.
"Mission complete. I'll come back and check in with you later." I glanced down at my arm. I had gashed it open when I was defending the kids. Saix stared at me.
"Did you eliminate ALL of the Heartless threat?" He asked me. I looked at him.
"Yes. I annihilated the Heartless threats, protected the kids from losing their hearts, and killed some large gargoyle thing. My mission is done." I told him, rather annoyed. For once, would it kill someone to care that I'd injured myself? Oh, that's right. Without a heart, how could they care? Pfft, whatever. I started walking away.
"You protected children?" He asked me. I stopped walking, standing still for a moment.
"Yeah, I protected three kids from losing their hearts. Is that a problem?" I asked him. He continued to stare at me.
"You are not to associate with the townsfolk. You know that." He told me, strictly.
"Yeah, well... what the hell do you expect me to do, Saix? They were surrounded by Heartless. My mission was to eliminate the Heartless threat. That's exactly what I did. Sorry that I was seen. It's not like they'll even remember me if I go back there." I told him, walking towards the exit.
"Don't do it again." He informed me. I raised my hand in the air, mentally reminding myself never to tell him I was associating with the townsfolk again.