Intro

Memo: Well, I suppose the Axel fans have been looking forward to this one. Personally, I have been, too. This is a character database again. Notice the changes. Know what I found out? Nexus means "a center", Axel also means "a center", and Sune doesn't have a meaning. hahahahahahahahaha.... I actually named Nexus after a line of hair care products with only one "x"...lol

Main Character: Nexus

Age: 20

Hair: Long, black with hot pink streaks

Eyes: Blue-ish green, like the ocean

Likes: Axel, her gun, her mission, Axel, Naminé, sarcasm, freedom, Axel, people who like her for HER, Sora, Riku, Kairi, have I mentioned Axel yet?...

Dislikes: DiZ, Sune (aka "the other me"), Ienzo/Zexion and any other traitor in the Organization, people who make fun of her for any reason whatsoever, and people who become biased about her being "bad"

Quick Summary: Nexus is extremely loyal and always keep her promises. She doesn't mind having too much fun, and she is a bit of a con artist at heart. She is a little quick to judge, but she really loves people and treasures any real friendships she has. She has been through a lot of really difficult, mind-blowing stuff, but she is a stronger person because of it.

Secondary character: Sune

Age: ?

Hair: ?

Eyes: ?

Likes: ?

Dislikes: ?

Quick Summary: As before, little is known about Sune. The only real thing we know about her is that she's somehow connected with Nexus. This story, I'm happy to say, reveals everything you need to know and more.

And, the Obvious: Axel

Age: ? but appears to be in early twenties

Hair: Spiky, scarlet

Eyes: Bright green

Likes: Nexus, making fun of people, Roxas, Sora

Dislikes: sadness, or any type of negative emotion he can't remember, being a Nobody, not knowing Nexus' full past story, almost all of the Organization

Quick Summary: Axel hasn't changed much since you last heard from him. He still loves messing up people's plans. He also is still working for himself, so to speak. He knows what is taking so long with Sora's memories, and he's a bit concerned for Nexus' mental state.

So...this is what's been going on, huh? She hasn't done anything in the past year. I suppose it benefits me. If she's out of the picture, I can be whole and not have to worry about her idiocy. DiZ was sick of her to begin with. I was, too. But I guess I have a bit of a soft spot for her. Then again...how can I not? She is part of me, as am I a part of her.

Time is running out.

Chapter 1: I'm Not One to Beg, But... (double u-x3 dot youtube dot com/watch?v=vloAeUsG38I)

Memo: YAY!!! FIRST CHAPTER OF THE SEQUEL!! I missed Nexus! ^_-

Let me tell you something about myself:

I am extremely impatient.

Sure, it could've been worse. I guess I could've been mental and wanted to destroy the world. But for my situation, it was completely retarded.

I missed Axel, and I hated waiting. I hated not knowing where he was or if he was alright or not. I hated that stuff almost as much as I hated being alone, without Axel. He was my best friend...and more (at least to me!). So let's face it. I was lonely beyond relief. The only person I was in constant contact with was Naminé, and, no offense to the girl, she didn't do much besides sit around and repair memories...and occasionally we'd talk. That was always fun.

Naminé had become like a sister to me. She was almost always there when I wanted to spill my freaking half-there heart out about anything. But a lot of the time she was busy with Sora's memories. So I guess I spent a lot of time by myself, thinking about things.

I thought a lot about Axel. But, actually, I think I thought more about Sune and DiZ than him; thinking of him made me incredibly depressed for the whole rest of the day.

The situation with Sune was becoming really unclear. I could feel her prescence as the year went on, always there. I then realized what it meant: time was running short. I couldn't wait much longer. If worst came to worst, I would've had to have left Twilight Town and gone to kick butt myself, with or without Sora. Or Axel.

And yes, I did say a year. Naminé was having some serious troubles putting Sora's memory back. Apparently, it was something to do with some puppet named Xion? I still don't understand it all, so that's all I'll say about that. Anyway, I prayed every night that it would be my last in this place.

I really, really, really hated Twilight Town. It was a constant reminder of DiZ, simply because he moved me and Naminé there to begin with. For real. But I didn't actually see him. Naminé said he did something to me, like put me out, because he didn't want to speak with me.

But, back on topic, Naminé was usually busy with Sora's memory. She always sat in this little chair. I could always, without fail, find her there, unless she found me first. But one day, she was missing.

"Naminé?" I said, walking around. I wondered if she had gone to see Sora. I ran to the room the flowery contraptions were in. Sora was still there, his clothes extremely small now. He had grown up in that bubble, but, then again, I guess I did, too. I matured some, I think... and I did get a little taller. The only way I knew that was because my Organization robe was short on me. I wore it anyway.

"Naminé, you down here?" I asked. There was no response. "Naminé...Naminé!!"

"I'm over here, Nexus, sorry!" she finally replied. I breathed a sigh of relief. I looked around next to Donald's bubble to see Naminé standing there, a little red-faced. She looked embarrassed with herself. "I..left."

"I noticed. What were you doing?"

"I-I went to see Roxas."

"......Roxas....?"

I furrowed my brow, trying to remember why that name sounded familiar. Roxas...Roxas...

FLASHBACK START

"......Wait. You're forgetting someone. That's only 12. I don't count, remember?"

"...I didn't forget anyone. More like someone forgot me."

"Axel......so it's this 13th person we're dealing with, am I right?"

"That would be correct."

"What is this person's name, pray tell?"

"His name is Roxas."

"Roxas...?"

"Sora's Nobody."

FLASHBACK END

It hit me. HE was the reason Axel left!!

"Roxas!?" I shouted angrily. "Him! Take me to him, Naminé."

"I-I can't. It's really risky. DiZ'll figure it out that we're leaving, and he'll get mad--"

"Naminé, do you really think I would care? DiZ knows I'm rebellious. He'll learn to deal. Please."

Naminé didn't respond right away. I pouted a little. I'm not one to beg, but I knew if I saw Roxas, I might find Axel. And if I found Axel, we'd HAVE to get back together, right? That's what I figured, anyway.

"Naminé, I'll take the blame, PLEASE!!!" I begged, clasping my hands together. "You know all I want is to see Axel again. That's it. Pleeeeease! Pretty pleeeeease?"

"...Tomorrow."

I let out a huge sigh. "Thank you, Naminé! I swear, I'll find some way to repay you. Seriously. You have no idea how much this means to--"

Naminé waved her hand casually as if batting a bug away. "It's fine, Nex."

*Nex...*

FLASHBACK START

"You okay, Nex?" Axel asked, placing his hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off, trying not to show emotion.

"I'm fine, but what's with the nickname?" I replied, smirking.

"I dunno. Kind of popped into my head. Got it memorized?"

"Sure. Just don't call me that again."

"Okay, then, Nexy."

"AH!! That's worse. I take it back. Call me Nex. Just never call me Nexy again."

FLASHBACK END

Axel's nickname for me...

I stretched my arms and walked back into the room with Sora's bubble.

"So, Sora," I said quietly, "we're gonna be traveling together. You know what that means? That means you get to boss me around, just like you wanted. I know you're looking forward to that."

FLASHBACK START

"And me-I'm looking for Riku," Sora said. "He was with the king when the door closed. That was easy. I guess we really can't forget the most important memories. Right, Nexus?"

I jumped up, slowly breaking into a grin. "Clever boy, aren't we?" I said, giggling.

"Hey! I'm not a boy anymore!"

"You still sound like one, though. I think that pretty much qualifies you as a grade A boy!!" I walked over and squeezed Sora's cheeks.

"Hey! Hey! Cut that out!" Sora batted my hand away, massaging his cheeks. "I swear, if I was older than you..."

"What, would you boss me around?"

"Yeah!"

I laughed heartily at this response. He was bold. "Really. Well, I'll keep that in mind, if I'm ever old and decrepit and need an aid to take care of me. I'll call you up first, okay?"

FLASHBACK END

I chuckled at how small Sora's clothes had gotten. If getting his memory back had taken any longer, he'd have been wearing practically nothing. I shuddered at the thought and walked back upstairs to my "bedroom."

*Axel,* I prayed, *remember our promise. Please, remember your promise. I'm still your partner. Remember that, too.*

This was my nightly prayer. I also prayed it would work.

The Next Morning...

I slowly opened my eyes, wondering why I had slept so little. Then I remembered what was supposed to happen today. I knew it was way too early to wake Naminé, so I closed my eyes again, trying to think of a plan. A plan for what, you ask? A plan to get Axel back, of course. That was a stupid question. GEEZ! Don't you know me by now?

*I wanted to see you again, Axel,* I thought. *It's been over a year...you said we'd be together again soon. Soon wasn't supposed to be a year, now was it? Please Axel, I missed you so much. I'd give anything to be with you. ...I know that sounds super cheesy, but it's really true.*

A sudden noise interrupted my thoughts. It sounded like someone was in the mansion!

"Who's there?" I hissed, jumping out of bed, gun in-hand.

Nothing. No reply. I frowned and listened closely. *There!* I heard it again!

"Who's there? I heard you twice now, so don't run!"

A man in a black Organization robe appeared before me. I raised an eyebrow.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"A nothing," the man replied in a deep voice. "I'm nobody. Pay me no mind."

"Right. But you're snooping around because...?"

"I...I wanted to see my friend."

"Who?" The man removed his hood.

"Sora."

I gasped and dropped my gun. It...couldn't... Why was he in THIS form?!

"...Riku?"

The man I believed to be Riku disappeared. I dropped to my knees. NO WAY! Why was he Xehanort?!

I then thought of DiZ, and it hit me like a ton of flying elephants (which would be about equal to one flying elephant, by the way). It was probably his doing...or at least, he gave Riku the idea. Great. Riku was with DiZ. DiZ was still going at it.

"What else can you ruin?" I whispered, picking up my gun again.

Would DiZ be pleased with what I'd accomplished so far? Yes and no.

Yes, because I had torn apart Castle Oblivion and gotten rid of three out of six of his traitors. No, because at the same time, I was working for Axel. More than anything, I wanted to be with Axel. Then again, DiZ was practically my father. I couldn't just disobey him and expect to get away with it. It would be an uncomfortable meeting when we saw each other again, I decided. Speaking of meetings...

"Nnnn...."

I got to my feet and saw Naminé stirring.

"...What......how did I wake up?" she asked, rubbing her eyes. I shrugged and looked around. "Oh, I suppose you want to go see Axel now, right?" I nodded eagerly. "Well, wait until after you eat. You'll need you strength. There are all sorts of Nobodies around. After breakfast I'll open a portal for you to use. It's safer that way."

I felt a little stupid, taking orders from someone so much younger than me. Nevertheless, I sat down in my bed and sighed. Naminé got up and slowly moved towards the door. Silently I willed her to move faster.

"Nexus, I wish you would stop looking at me with those puupy dog eyes," Naminé said, giggling.

"Well, you'd know how I feel if you were in my place," I responded, braiding a strand of my hair.

"I suppose. I guess you really miss him, huh?"

"Yeah. He was-and is-my partner. It's like taking someone's arms off and asking them to do a chin-up. It's nearly impossible."

"...You realize he can't feel that, though, right?" I nodded, tears clinging to my bottom lashes. I quickly unbraided my hair while skillfully wiping away the tears. Naminé said nothing. I was grateful.

"I know that," I finally said, smiling a little, "but it doesn't change me. I believe there's hope, somehow, in some way."

"Take it from me, Nex," Naminé said, turning to face me. "The only probable way for a Nobody to get a heart is from Kingdom Hearts."

"Key word there is probable, Naminé. Anything can happen."

"...Hungry?"

"Starved!"

*~*~*

"Nexus, I ask that you be extra careful. DiZ is already made at me," Naminé said. I nodded.

"Don't worry, I've got a plan. You send me there. Axel will bring me back. As long as you stay here and don't come looking for me, it'll be fine." I silently prayed Axel would come back with me to stay, but that was unlikely. However, it was worth a shot!

"That's fine. If you get the chance, say hello to Roxas for me."

I smiled, nodding again. "Sure thing. Thank you so much, Naminé. I'll find some way to pay you back."

"No problem. Goodbye, Nexus."

"See you."

Naminé opened a portal, and, taking a deep breath, I stepped inside.