My name is Xeann. I'm No. XVI, the Night Princess. I'm a vampire, working for the Organization to gain a new heart to make me human. I have power over shadows so I'm normally used to go on spying missions, which is boring if I might add. No. XV has disappeared for weeks now and no-one has seen her. But during the time she left, weird things happened in the Organization. Now, vampires are thought to be extinct but there are still one or two out there feasting on humans. I was an unfortunate victim to be attacked by a bloodthirsty vampire and I was turned. Saïx found me and took me into the Organization. It took a while to make friends within the dreary castle that became my home. But soon enough I found myself laughing with Axel, Demyx, Xion and Roxas, my new friends. No one knows why XV suddenly disappeared, I didn't personally know her and she often stayed away from me anyway.
Now there's No. IV, Vexen, who took an interest in me because I was a vampire. His experiments began on me one month after XV was announced missing. Everyone was having dinner in the dining room. But not me, vampires aren't known to eat. We would eat if we wanted to but my instincts told me to not eat because I'll only gain weight. Drinking blood was essential for vampires to stay…uh…existing because technically we're dead. So as I was walking out of the castle to hunt down something to drink its blood, Vexen 'bumped into' me. I'll explain the speech marks later.
"XVI, going out so late?" he said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, I need to feed on blood rather than unnecessary carbohydrates," I replied to him.
"Well you shan't have to go out tonight, I have a Heartless for you to drink from," Vexen grinned.
That should have been the first warning. But I was so tired, trust me, when I have to go to Hollow Bastion for a mission I always get hunted down by Sephiroth and forced to have a battle with him which is pretty hard to survive.
"Sure, that should do just fine," I smiled back and followed him to the labs where he had a Scarlet Tango locked up in a cage.
I lunged for the creature and sunk my fangs deep into it, drinking it dry. I saw Vexen writing notes and didn't bother to question, mainly because I was so tired and I spent half an hour in the medical room to get out the part of Masamune that got stuck into my shoulder. I tasted something chemically within the blood but shrugged it off. That should have been my second warning.
"Thanks for that, Vexen," I yawned as the Heartless disappeared back into the darkness from whence it came "I'm going to bed early. See ya!"
As I left the labs, I heard a rather ominous chuckle escape from the academic's lips. That should have been my third warning. I went straight up to my room, took my coat off and snuggled into my bed naked, as I normally did every night. When I woke up the next morning, things got pretty weird.
The first thing I felt when I woke up was that I wasn't bloodthirsty for breakfast blood as I normally was. That should have been my fourth warning really. So I got dressed and stepped outside and it began.
"Morning, Xeann!" chirruped two very unusually happy voices.
I turned around to greet the two Keyblade wielders had they not ran up to me and hugged both of my legs tightly. Xion sighed and snuggled into me, a light blush across her face.
"Did you sleep well?" she asked with bright sparkling eyes.
"Umm…yeah," I smiled with a raised eyebrow at her peculiar behaviour.
"Did you dream about anything?" Roxas asked eagerly, his eyes just as bright and sparkly.
He also had a light blush across his cheeks which struck me as strange.
"Um…not really," I replied to him as he snuggled into me with a warm smile "Could you guys…uh…get off my legs please?"
"Mmmm…warm…" Xion purred as she rubbed her cheek up against my thigh.
"Your coat is very soft today, Xeann," Roxas said "Did you just wash it?"
"Roxas, these coats are made out of a particular material that don't require much washing," I pointed out and tried to free myself from them.
I ended up shuffling down the corridor with them attached to my legs like they had been super-glued onto them.
"Oi you two!" Larxene's voice echoed down the corridor "Scram!"
"Scary," Xion whined as she and Roxas detached themselves from my legs and ran off.
I shook my legs out while watching them and yelped when Larxene's hand landed itself on my shoulder. I took one look at her face and my eyebrows raised themselves up that they would have disappeared into my hair when I saw a light blush across her cheeks.
"Wotcha, princess," she winked at me with a grin "I take it you had a pleasant sleep?"
"Uh…yeah…" I said slowly as she then swung her arm around my shoulders and brought me closer.
"You just tell me if anyone else bothers you and I'll deal with them," she giggled and summoned her kunai to swipe into thin air a couple of times "It's hard to be surrounded by pervs and us girls have got to stick together."
"Umm…sure?"
Larxene hummed merrily as she let me go and sauntered up the corridor before me. I stood still as if she had just struck me with one of her lightning bolts. Larxene was never nice to anyone and I was no exception. Normally she would have given me a sharp retort about how I'm anorexic or hinted that I was sleeping my way through the Organization. Heck, she would even try to sneak a ninja attack at me if she had the chance. When my legs finally began moving, I began to feel self-conscious in case she had laid a trap anywhere and the whole façade had been to get my guard down. I stopped when I caught a whiff of roses.
"Ah, good morning, my little vampire," Marluxia purred with a light blush that matched his hair across his cheeks as he stepped out of his room with a bouquet of roses.
Eh heh heh heh, oh dear. I just grinned politely at him.
"Morning, Marluxia," I greeted.
I blinked as Marluxia pressed the bouquet into my hands and he smirked.
"It's true, your lips and eyes are redder than my roses," he simpered and I just gaped at him.
Marluxia was furious when I had described my lips and eyes to be redder than his precious roses. Why would he actually agree with that now? He gave me a light pinch on my cheek and sauntered off, leaving me dumbstruck. Awkwardly adjusting the roses in my grip, I continued heading over to the Grey Area. I stopped when I smelt the strong brew of Luxord's tea.
"Ah, good morning, princess," he greeted me at the door of his room with two cups of tea in his hands "I was just looking for someone to test my newest brew that I've invented."
"You invent brews?" I echoed, cocking my head to the side in interest.
He nodded and I began to feel uneasy when I saw the blush appear on his cheeks.
"Try it," he urged.
I gently placed Marluxia's roses down and took the teacup from his hand. I've always quite liked tea, maybe it was related to my own British background? I did lack a British accent though… As I tasted it, I smiled when I tasted the fragrant flavours inside that unusually merged with one another perfectly.
"So what do you think?" Luxord asked expectantly as I placed the teacup back on the saucer.
"With a bit of sugar, it's perfect," I replied meekly.
"I still need to come up with a name," he said "How about…Princess Xeann Tea?"
Uh…come again? I stared at him blankly and he just grinned, sipping his tea. I eventually finished my cup and he took it away from me, disappearing into his room to clean up. I walked away slowly after picking Marluxia's roses up. I carefully fingered the soft petals and stopped when I heard Demyx's sitar.
"Flowers are ashamed to bloom before her beauty," he was singing "Only underneath the stars is her beauty at its greatest. The beautiful untamed princess whom we all know as Xeann of the Night."
He grinned at me with a light blush on his cheeks when I saw him by his room and stopped playing to kneel down and take my gloved hand, gently pecking the back of it.
"For you," he grinned at me.
"Umm…Demyx, why are you acting weird?" I asked carefully.
"How is this acting weird, Xeann?" Demyx asked curiously with the tilt of his head.
"Um…the fact you have called me Xeann instead of Xe-Xe," I raised an eyebrow.
Demyx scoffed as he got back up to his feet.
"That nickname makes me sound childish and immature," he smiled at me.
"Demyx…you are childish and immature," I reminded him and stepped back cautiously.
He just laughed and walked away, playing on his sitar merrily. I waited on the spot for another minute, scared to go any further. But then the thought of Saïx lecturing me for being late made me walk further down the corridor.
"Hi there, princess!"
I yelped as Axel came out of bloody nowhere and slung his arm around my shoulders.
"Axel?" I whispered uncertainly as I saw he had a light blush across his cheeks.
"Yup, that's my name," he said and began playing with my black hair "Guess you got it memorized good, huh?"
"What…can I say?" I said slowly.
"So, you reckon you're going to get another mission to Hollow Bastion?" Axel asked as he half dragged me down the corridor.
"Perhaps…" I replied.
"You need an escort?" Axel offered "Because I'm your man!"
His fingers began stroking my neck and I felt just a tad uncomfortable. I glanced at the roses in my hands and an idea sprung up to my head.
"Axel," I said as I stepped away from him "I need to take these back to my room but I'm already so late to get my mission from Saïx so…could you drop these back in my room for me please?"
His emerald green eyes lit up happily and sparkled.
"I'd be happy to!" he said as he took the roses from me "I'll get a vase and fill it up with water for them too!"
"You hate water…" I said uncertainly.
"I'll do anything for my princess," Axel said and I swear his eyes got even more sparkly "Wait here and I'll be right back!"
As he dashed down the corridor, I sprinted up the stairs to reach the Grey Room. The original plan was to grab my mission and even if it was Hollow Bastion, I'll stay in the world for the whole day and sneak back to the Castle when everyone's asleep. Oh it would have been so easy if Saïx had been normal.
"Sorry, I'm late," I wheezed as I approached my mentor.
"You don't have to be sorry, Xeann."
The alarm bells immediately began ringing when I heard him use my name instead of my number. He turned around and smiled warmly at me with a light blush across his cheeks.
"I'm giving you a day off today," he said and I felt my cheeks go red when I saw how beautiful his smile was.
In my stunned daze, I didn't realise Saïx walking up to me and embracing me.
"You looked so exhausted last night," he whispered in my ear as I stiffened at the contact "You work so hard, Xeann. You deserve a day off."
"Thanks…?" I said warily as I stood still, waiting for him to get off me.
"Xeann," a voice said behind me and I felt a pair of small arms wrap around my waist.
I craned my head and the alarm bells rung louder when I saw Zexion out of all people hugging me. He had a cute little blush on his face as he nuzzled me.
"You smell good…" he purred, stretching the word good out a bit.
"Thanks…I think…" I said slowly as I found myself trapped between the two most anti-social members of the Organization "You guys can stop hugging me now."
"Nuh uh," Zexion mumbled childishly.
"Get off her," Saïx pushed Zexion's head and Zexion whined.
"No, find your own vampire that smells of apples and lemons," the schemer scowled at the diviner.
"I found her first," Saïx growled and pushed Zexion a bit harder.
Zexion began pushing back until their arms linked around me and they began pushing against each other. I carefully ducked out of their fight and quickly jogged away before they could notice I was gone. I admit, having a little attention was nice but only a little! I don't want guys getting into a pointless fight about it… I grunted when I ran into a solid chest and looked up.
"Oh, sorry, Lexaeus," I smiled up at the Silent Hero "I didn't see you there."
Suddenly, two massive hands grabbed me under my armpits and lifted me up so I was at Lexaeus's eye level. I swallowed uneasily when I saw a faint blush across his cheeks.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…Lexaeus?"
I made out a choking sound when Lexaeus suddenly pulled me into a bone crushing hug.
"Lexaeus!" I choked as he rubbed his cheek against my head "Lexaeus, you're hurting me…argh…"
"Lexaeus, you heard her, put her down."
I wheezed as Lexaeus dropped me and I landed on the floor, catching my breath. I opened my eyes and saw Xaldin towering over me with a plate. I felt my stomach churn when I saw that he had a light blush decorating his cheeks.
"Hi…Xaldin…" I greeted him.
"Xeann, I brought you some cake," Xaldin smiled as he helped me up and showed me the plate that had a slice of chocolate cake with a fork sticking out of it "I made it yesterday as dessert for everyone at dinner but you never eat with us."
"Um…thanks, Xaldin, but I can't eat it…" I said as I stepped back "I'm sure it's really delicious though."
"Just one slice," Xaldin insisted as he stepped towards me "It's not fattening at all."
"Umm…if it's just one slice…"
I took the fork and began eating it. Xaldin watched me and I smiled at him.
"It's delicious!"
Truth to be told, it was heavenly. I haven't had chocolate for three to four years and I had been craving it so much. Xaldin stopped me halfway and rubbed his thumb against the corner of my lips.
"You're a messy eater, aren't you?" he smiled and licked the crumbs off his thumb that he had just wiped away.
I smiled sheepishly and Lexaeus took the fork away from me. He began spooning the rest of the cake into my mouth until it was gone. I handed the fork and plate back to Xaldin and stepped away.
"Thank you, that was very nice," I smiled warmly to them.
I gulped nervously when I saw their eyes sparkle.
"I have more treats in the kitchen for you to try," Xaldin said and I shook my head frantically.
"Oh no, I couldn't possibly have any more," I said and began walking away from them backwards "I could gain a lot of weight…"
"I'm sure you'll work it off in no time," Xaldin kept talking "After all, you work so hard,"
"Yes…and because I work so hard, I'm going to go to my room and have a shower," I said quickly and began jogging down the stairs.
I sighed as they didn't follow me and wandered down the corridor massaging my temples.
"Well hello, beautiful."
NO! NOT XIGBAR TOO! I yelped sharply as Xigbar appeared in front of me upside down and he grinned with a light blush across his cheeks.
"So I hear Scar Face gave you the day off," he drawled as I stepped back cautiously.
"Yes and I'm going to spend it catching up on some sleep!" I said quickly and ran down the corridor, diving into my room and slamming the door shut.
I leaned against the double doors, catching my breath while staring ahead blankly.
"What the hell is going on?" I muttered and sighed, taking my coat off "That's it, I'm just going to take a long shower and go to sleep, this must be some weird dream…"
That should have been the end of it. I let my clothes litter the floor and got into the shower in my bathroom, sighing in relief as I felt the warm water fall on top of me. I began to sing as I usually did and sighed as I washed and rinsed my hair. I froze up when I felt watery hands on my shoulders.
"Would you like me to clean your back?"
"KYA!"
I shot out of the shower, grabbed a towel and wrapped it around my body, shooting out of the bathroom and staring at the bathroom with alarmed eyes.
"Demyx!" I shrieked at him as he came in with just his trousers "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"I thought you would have liked it if one of my clones helped you get clean," Demyx smiled warmly with sparkling eyes.
"It's creepy! It's perverted!" I shouted at him.
He pulled a kicked puppy face,
"But I was only helping…" he muttered as the sparkling eyes faded away.
"Oh, Xeann," Marluxia sung as he came into my room with a daisy chain around his neck and another in his hands "I made you a little something!"
I stood awkwardly in the middle of my bedroom, in nothing but a towel, looking back and forth between them, trying to think of an escape.
"No fair, Marly, I was here first!" Demyx shouted but Marluxia ignored him.
"Oh, are you going to bathe?" he took notice of my state of dress and ignored the fact that I was sopping wet "Well why don't I start a nice bath for you? Do you prefer lavender or rose?"
"Uh…uh…"
I was honestly speechless at the proposal.
"Hey, I was helping her in the shower!" Demyx whined.
"Then whilst you relax, I can give you a nice back rub," Marluxia's blue eyes began sparkling.
"No…thanks…I'm…fine…" I managed to say as I felt overwhelmed by the both of them "Umm…can you get out of my room now please?"
"You heard her," Marluxia said to Demyx immediately and pointed to the door "Out."
"No, she was talking to you!" Demyx said as he marched up to Marluxia.
"Oh, I believe she was talking to you," Marluxia summoned Graceful Dahlia.
"Nuh uh!" Demyx summoned his Arpeggio.
"Guys, guys, put them away!" I said quickly, not really comfortable in having a fight happen in my bedroom.
They ignored me and one swipe of Graceful Dahlia had me running away without thinking. I ran blindly, leaving a trail of water in the corridors and ended up hiding in the kitchen. Boy was that a huge mistake.
"Xeann!" Xaldin jumped and I yelped in shock when I saw him cutting carrots.
Awkward silence hung over the white kitchen and I swallowed heavily.
"Xaldin…" I greeted "Sorry, I didn't know you were here…"
"If this is you making a move then I'd prefer it if we went to my room," Xaldin said as he placed his knife down.
WHAT?! I then realised my state of attire and shook my head frantically.
"No!" I said "No, this isn't what it looks like!"
"Dear me, princess," Luxord entered the kitchen "Look at you, you'll catch a cold if you wander around like that!"
"I'm just taking her to my room so she can get dry and slip on one of my coats," Xaldin said as he hung his apron up.
"Oh dear, Xaldin, the lady will be too small to fit into your coats! I think it'd be best if I take her to my room where I can warm her up with some freshly brewed tea."
They soon ended up arguing and I quickly slipped out of the kitchen, determined to head back to my room and get some clothes on. I didn't realise that the kitchen had been far away from my room though.
"Hey there, sexy lady!" came a wolf whistle which made the hair at the back of my neck stand up.
I looked up to see Xigbar standing on the ceiling, ogling me like the dirty pervert he was.
"Damn, I didn't know your coat was hiding those watermelons of yours," he grinned, making me blush blazingly.
"They're not that big!" I shouted at him and marched off.
"Hey, whoa, wait," Xigbar landed behind me and grinned "Why don't I take you to my room to get dressed? It's much closer."
"I'm fine," I said and began walking more briskly.
"C'mon!" Xigbar began chasing me.
"NO!" I shouted at him and ran as fast as I could, eventually using the shadows to hide in when I realised he'd been tracking me through the trail of water I was leaving behind.
My hair was very thick and long so it pretty much soaks water up like a sponge. I swear, by the time I got to my bedroom, all of the castle floors were wet. When Xigbar had lost me, I sighed in relief quietly, sitting down in the shadows and shivering from the cold water that clung onto my body.
"Why, princess," a voice from the dark said "You look like you're freezing."
There was a snap and from the dark came Axel with a fireball in the palm of his hand. He put an arm around my shoulders and huddled me close to him.
"Why don't I warm you up a bit?" he waggled his eyebrows suggestively "My room isn't that far away."
"No…thanks…" I grinned anxiously and shuffled away "I'm sure I'm not that far away from my room now so I'll just go and change in there."
Actually, I hadn't the foggiest idea where I was. Despite that, Axel smiled.
"Well, why don't I come with you to warm you up before you get dressed?" he suggested with a grin.
"Um…"
"Why don't you leave her alone?"
I yelped in surprise when Xion and Roxas seemingly popped out of the blue.
"We'll take you to your room, Xeann," Roxas smiled at me with bright sparkly blue eyes
"Yes, we'll keep you safe," Xion nodded.
"Um…hey, you guys are working so hard to look after me…"
I look at the three of them uncertainly.
"Uh…go to Twilight Town and celebrate with some sea salt ice cream!" I said and ran away.
Thankfully they didn't chase after me so I took a moment to regain my bearings and realise I had gotten even further away from my room. Everything was going so well with my quest to return but then I ran into Lexaeus.
"Oh, sorry, Lexaeus!" I said and grinned sheepishly "I didn't see you there!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…Well I need to get to my room…nya!"
I yelped as Lexaeus picked me up and swung me over his shoulder.
"What the hell?" I muttered and struggled in his hold "Hey, put me down!"
Suddenly his whole body went stiff and fell heavily onto the floor. I looked at him with wide alarmed eyes.
"Lexaeus?" I poked him carefully.
"Don't worry your pretty head, princess," Larxene landed on top of Lexaeus and helped me up "He'll be awake in a couple of hours."
"Oh…OK…" I said slowly as I looked at the twitching body.
"Hey, let's go to my room so we can get you some clothes!" Larxene grinned and grabbed my hand, dragging me alongside her.
"Um…sure," I smiled uncertainly.
"Perhaps we can have a girls' day out!" she suddenly proposed with a wider grin "We can do makeovers, go clothes shopping, hey, how about an experimental lesbian relationship?"
I was gone when she said the word lesbian. Hey, I did swing that way but there was no fucking way I would try that with a woman who nearly made my hair go fuzzy and frizzy and turn into an afro. Really, it should have all ended when I finally found my room and dove straight into it. But oh no, it wasn't my room. It was a fucking illusion.
"I thought you'd come in here, Xeann," an innocent looking Zexion suddenly appeared right in front of me, breaking the illusion.
He tackled me into another hug before I could react.
"Mmm…you still smell good," he sighed as I stood still, looking at how he was comfortably resting his head on my bosom "Do I detect a bit of cinnamon?"
"Zexion…I need to get back to my room," I said but he ignored me, just nuzzling me.
"Mmm…"
I jolted when his fingers grabbed onto the edge of my towel and slid it down. I backhanded him so hard that he fell as the towel fell around my ankles and I ran, faster than I had ever gone in my life. I finally reached my bedroom, my real bedroom that is, slammed the doors, locked and barricaded them. I did a thorough check around my bedroom and sighed in relief when I realised that there was no-one around. There were remnants of water from Demyx's attacks and a distinct smell of flowers lingering in the room from Marluxia's attacks. I fell onto my bed and closed my eyes, wishing myself to sleep. That really should have been the end of it, I really can't stress that enough. But apparently my thorough check wasn't thorough enough. I felt arms wrapping themselves around my naked body, pulling me into another naked body.
"Rrrr…" came a playful growl and I snapped my eyes open.
I turned my head and I really can't describe how loud I had screamed when I realised that Saïx was in my bed with me, naked.
"What are you doing here?!" I shrieked as I pulled the blankets up to cover myself.
Saïx just nuzzled me and laid his head on my lap, looking up at me like a cute little puppy. I will only ever admit this once but he's kind of sexy when he looks submissive. I watched as he looked up at me expectantly and I blushed.
"Saïx, this is really inappropriate," I stated blankly.
"No-one has to know," he winked and I blushed more.
"Um…uh…Saïx, I'm really stressed out," I rolled my shoulders in an exaggerated way "Could you go out and buy some massage oil to help relax me?"
"Certainly."
I looked away pointedly when he got up and disappeared into a Dark Corridor. I ran to my wardrobe, grabbed a shirt and shorts and ran out of my bedroom, thinking of anywhere that I could hide without anyone finding me. I couldn't stay merged in the shadows all day; that takes up a lot of energy and even more stress on my body. I decided to head to the Grey Area and summon a Dark Corridor to a random world where I could hide in. So I carefully tiptoed into the Grey Room…
"XVI, could you explain to me why there is water everywhere?"
I swear I screamed so loud that my lungs nearly burst with their overuse. I turned around and pressed myself to the window behind me, my dead heart racing when I saw Xemnas. Oh god NO! Not the fucking Superior too! Anyone but the Superior, just anyone! I stared at him, hyperventilating and he just raised an eyebrow. Out of amusement or disapproval I frankly had no idea.
"Is something the matter?" he asked and I felt relief wash over me.
"Thank god!" I cried and lunged for him, Superior or not, and hugged him "Someone is still sane and normal in this castle!"
"XVI, unhand me this instant!"
I stepped away and breathed for air, leaning on the sofa behind me.
"Now, what is going on?" he asked with a confused frown.
"Everyone's being nice to me!" I shouted and waved my arms about "Even Larxene, Larxene, is being nice to me! Heck, Marluxia said that my eyes and lips were redder than his roses! Can you believe that?! And they've been really creepy at the same time! Demyx had his water clone join me in the shower while Zexion, Zexion, has been hugging me! Hugging me! And then there's your second in command appearing in my bed naked! Absolutely stark naked!"
"XVI, please, calm yourself," the Superior gripped my wrists tightly to stop me waving my arms about as I began hyperventilating again "Now, when did this all start?"
"This…morning…" I wheezed as I tried to regain my breath.
"Xeann?"
I squeaked and hid behind Xemnas as the Grey Area was suddenly swarmed with the Organization members. Xemnas did absolutely nothing as they all asked if I was alright and other multiple questions that began making my head hurt. Then a lot of fights broke out and I looked at them with alarmed eyes.
"Will you stop it?!" I suddenly bellowed at them "Don't you all have missions to do or something?!"
The Grey Area went silent at my voice and weapons were lowered as lots of pairs of sparkly eyes looked in my direction. Gaining my breath, I swallowed uncertainly.
"Um…why are you guys being so nice?" I asked cautiously, still hiding behind Xemnas.
"Because you're our princess," they all chirruped at the same time and I balked at their answer.
I took one look at Xemnas's face and huffed when I saw how amused he seemed to be at the situation. I cleared my throat.
"Well…Princess here needs space," I muttered while folding my arms "So why don't you leave the castle and…I don't know, go catch an Emerald Serenade or something."
They all agreed in their individual ways and disappeared into different Dark Corridors. Axel and Saïx came by me before they left, giving me some sea salt ice cream and the massage oil I had asked for earlier to get rid of Saïx. With a tired sigh, I collapsed onto the sofa.
"What the fuck is going on in their heads?" I mumbled.
"What was all the noise about?" Vexen asked grumpily as he came into the Grey Area finally.
I immediately hid behind Xemnas again, shivering and closing my eyes fearfully. Xemnas folded his arms and raised an eyebrow at Vexen.
"Vexen, I suppose you could try to explain everyone's behaviour today?" he asked.
"What behaviour?" the academic asked moodily.
"It seems everyone has a sudden infatuation over XVI."
"Oh, so it worked then."
I froze and looked at Vexen with narrowed eyes.
"What do you mean 'it worked'?" I asked suspiciously.
"I was experimenting to see if a beauty potion would have any effect on a vampire, because they are designed to look flawless to lure their prey, and it seems it did," Vexen said dismissively.
"Even with a beauty potion, I highly doubt everyone would suddenly have a crush on, wait how did you even get me to drink a beauty potion anyway…"
Vexen remained silent as the cogs in my brain turned slowly and I suddenly remembered.
"You spiked my dinner!" I shrieked at him "Ew, that's just betraying my trust completely!"
"Oh calm down, girl, I put mild love potions in the dinner for the Organization members too so I could see clear results," Vexen muttered and waved me off.
"How is that even a fair test?!" I shrieked at him.
"Superior, may I ask if XVI looks any different from normal?" Vexen asked.
Xemnas looked down at me with a scrutinizing gaze.
"I admit, she looks sufficiently more radiant than when I first met her," he admitted and I fumed.
"Again, still not a fair test," I muttered "I could easily have worked hard to look this beautiful during the time you last saw me until now."
"Oh please stop whining," Vexen grumbled.
"Stop whining?!" I screamed at him and pulled my curved blades out.
My eyes burned red and my fangs grew.
"You'd better run for your life, you dirty old man!" I roared and began chasing him through the castle "Everyone was acting so creepy today! I could have been raped today! RAPED! Larxene, LARXENE, wanted to experiment having a fucking lesbian relationship! Demyx, DEMYX, had his fucking water clone jump into the shower with me! Zexion, ZEXION, was hugging me and he pulled my towel off me! Xigbar, XIGBAR, the old letch wanted to fucking grope my breasts! And Saïx! SAÏX! He got into my bed naked! NAKED!"
"They'll all be back to normal tomorrow morning!" Vexen called over his shoulder as he ran surprisingly fast for an old scientist.
"You want to know what really pisses me off the most?!" I shouted at him "That you had the nerve to spike that Scarlet Tango with a beauty potion! I'm insulted, am I not beautiful enough without a stupid fucking beauty potion?!"
"If it makes you feel any better, I'm not attracted to you whilst the potion is working!"
"Oh, so I'm not even beautiful enough to attract a creepy pervert like you with a beauty potion in effect?!"
I chased him for hours on end until I felt my legs go numb. I then began hearing voices and retreated to my room to get some well-earned rest. The annoying thing is, because the blood was spiked with the beauty potion, I couldn't flush it out of my system like normal human beings. No, it would take much longer for the blood I consumed to dull out along with the potion until I needed another feed. So this was how the next morning went:
"Hello, Xeann," Xion smiled as she and Roxas walked past me when I came out of my room.
"Looking great today, Xeann," Roxas waved shyly.
I smiled, relieved that their 'mild' love potions had worn off.
"Hmm…you're skin's looking shinier than usual," Larxene commented snidely when I passed her "How many can you take at once? Or have you been going on all night, trying to set a new record?"
I fumed silently and strode past her.
"Your eyes seem brighter than usual," Marluxia commented as I walked past him "Still not as red as my roses though."
I smiled to myself. At least they couldn't remember what had happened yesterday.
"Morning, Xeann," Luxord greeted as I walked past him "Your hair looks nice today."
"Thank you," I said with a warm smile.
"Hey, Xe-Xe!" Demyx ran up to me and walked alongside me "Hm, your nose looks cuter than usual."
"Hey!" I laughed as he pinched it cheekily and hit his hand away.
"Well good morning, princess and her jester," Axel smirked as we passed him.
"Hey!" Demyx pouted as Axel ruffled my hair.
"Hm? Your hair feels softer than usual," Axel complimented with a cheeky grin.
"You're a Nobody, you can't feel," I stuck my tongue at him and giggled, running up the stairs with them trailing after me.
"Xe, I mean, XVI," Saïx said as I reached him to take my mission "You're to go to Hollow Bastion, your last mission was unsatisfactory."
"Aw, what?" I moaned and glared at the mission card.
"I'll go with her," Axel offered.
"No, VIII, you're going to Never Land with Roxas to eliminate the Emerald Serenade there," Saïx planted a card in his hand.
"Aw, man," Axel mumbled "Well at least I'm with Roxas. Sorry, Xeann."
I sighed in disappointment as Demyx was given his mission. I looked at the hand that went on my shoulder.
"Don't work too hard," my eyes widened as I saw Saïx give a rare smile to me before leaving the Grey Area.
I found myself blushing softly and lifted my head when I heard footsteps.
"Oh, it's you," Zexion greeted and hummed "That's funny. You smell of roses today instead of apples."
"Umm…thanks," I smiled at him with a shrug.
I decided that I wanted to prepare better than last time for the mission. I walked past Xaldin and Lexaeus and gave them a wave. They waved back and smiled.
"Your face seems to lit up when you smile," Xaldin said "An odd trait for a vampire."
I shrugged and giggled whilst going over to my room. After making sure I had enough fire and blizzard spells with my Champion Gear installed into my weapons, I decided to head off to Hollow Bastion.
"So, off to Hollow Bastion today as well, eh?" Xigbar appeared behind me "Well, better not get that pretty face of yours marred."
"I won't," I stuck my tongue out at him and walked into the Dark Corridor in front of me.
I immediately began running through the streets, being on the lookout for Heartless. Then suddenly, a whole swarm of Shadows came streaming after me. I got my blades out and grew my fangs, lunging out to strike at the first one. Then it began. I stopped when the first Shadow jumped onto me and landed on my bosom. It then hugged me. Hugged me. I froze, frowning down at it in confusion as more Shadows hugged my feet, nuzzling me happily.
"Wait, beauty potions have the effect on Heartless too?" I whispered and suddenly got very scared.
"Ah, good morning, my princess."
Oh hell. I turned my head and saw Sephiroth land behind me, Masamune out and ready to chop me up.
"Mmm…" he licked his lips "You're looking rather radiant today."
Shit.