It's dark. The sound of chains echo around the empty room.
"LET ME OUT!" a girl screams. This girl's name was Ruby but, since she gave up her heart she no longer has the right to wear that name as her own. "You lied to me!" she cried out into the darkness. Hot tears streamed down her face. All she would see is darkness for a really long time. She would scream into the darkness and get an echo in return.
One day, the door opened. A man stood in the doorway. He had long blue hair and a scar in the middle of his forehead in the shape of an 'X'. He wore a long black coat with matching black gloves and black boots. His ears were slightly pointed.
The girl hissed at the sign of light. She had grown accustomed to the darkness.
"What do you want?" she spat.
"My name is Saix. You are coming with me," he stated flatly.
"On whose orders?" she spat again.
"Superior thinks you would be of use to us."
"And what if I say no?"
"You will come with us weather you like it or not."
"Like hell."
He stared at her for a moment. When he thought 'what would he want with a girl like that?'
"Release her," Saïx commanded.
"B-but," a voice pleaded.
"She will come with me. You won't need to worry about her anymore."
A feeble old man ran up to her with a ring of keys. He unlocked her manacles and let her chains fall to the cold hard ground before he took off again. She was walking for the first time in months. She walked up to him giving him a sly grin before uttering the word "Thanks".
Saïx did not reply, he simply walked with her through a hall of mirrors.
Then he asked, "What is your name?"
"I have long since forgotten the name I was given when I came into this world," she said dimly.
"Well, then your new name shall be Xin."
"Hmm… Xin… that won't be so bad."
Xin looked at herself in one of the mirrors. She had long since forgotten what she looked like as well. She was thin, from malnutrition, and she had long black hair and emerald green eyes. She then gently touched the mirror.
"I wonder. . . If I'll be able to see him again. I lost my heart so can I still love him? I wonder. . ." she said softly.
"Hurry up, or I will drag you to the portal."
"Coming."
"Stay here. I need to report in"
So, Xin wandered into a white room with a whole lot of glass. She made her way to a white couch. She plopped on the couch and fell asleep. Saïx returns to finder sleeping.
"She's actually kind of cute when she's sleeping," he says admiringly.
"Ya know, I couldn't agree more with you on that one," someone teases.
"Are you implying something number VIII?"
"Maybe I am maybe I'm not."
"Just get back to work Axel."
"Keep it down. She's waking up."
Xin opened her eyes to see a pair of acid green ones staring back at her. He was smiling and had what looked like teardrops marked on his face.
"HI!" he says enthusiastically.
"Umm. . . Hi?"
"So, newbie, what's your name?"
"Xin."
"The name's Axel. A-X-E-L got it memorized?"
"Yeah, got it memorized."
I've seen him before but where? Where have I seen this man before DAMN IT!?
"Well, I'll be in charge of you."
"I've never been one to enjoy a leash. Let alone any sort of collar at all."
"Just be happy you're not with that pet of Mansex."
"Who?"
"Saïx."
Saïx growled and said, "I'll show you to your room now."
"Saïx, lemme do it," Axel sïaid stopping Saïx.
"So be it."
Axel took Xin through winding halls. Everything looked the same. They passed door after door. Each corridor went on forever. Finally, they stopped in front of a door.
"Here it is," he said opening the door for her.
It was white like everything else in the castle. It only had the bare essentials: a nightstand, bed, closet, desk, chair, lamp, and alarm clock.
"It's so. . . White."
"Yeah, I know."
She opened up her closet. All there was is the same black uniform over and over again. She turned around and noticed another door. She slowly opened it not knowing what to expect. It was a bathroom! It was enormous for a bathroom. The tub was about as big as her bed and the separate shower was half that. Again, everything was white. Xin was sick of white now.
"I'll leave you to get settled in."
"Axel, wait. . . Damn! You look too much like him, way too much!"
"Like who?"
"That's the thing! I don't know since I gave up- Oh! Ugh! Would you like to go to get ice cream later?"
He chuckled at her frustration, "I'd be happy to. Um. . . Clock Tower?"
"No idea where that is."
"How 'bout I swing by later on?"
"I'd appreciate that. Thanks Axel."
"No problem. Later then!"
"Bye."
"Later," he said giving her a mock salute.
Xin looked at her bed. There was a blue notebook and a pencil. She lopped on her bed, picked up the notebook, and began writing a story. It was simple at first but, as she kept writing it eventually turned to an adventure and romance sometime on the way. Later, there was a knock at the door.
"Who dares disturb my slumber?" she said in a booming voice.
"It is I, your humble servant. Flurry of Dancing Flames."
"You may enter."
Axel poked his head in the door.
"You ready?"
"For- oh yeah, the ice cream."
She got up and closed her notebook.
"Let's go. Oh, and before I forget. We may run into people on our way so stay close. Especially, if we run into Marluxia, he's got pink hair; Xigbar, he's a wannabe pirate; Vexen, he has long blonde hair; most of all Mansex, superior."
"Okay. . . ."
Again, they made their way down winding corridors and empty rooms. Door after door pass the two of them. Then there was someone in the hall. Axel immediately tensed up. He put his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. As the figure came closer Axel held her tighter and tighter, until, she was pushed up against him. Xin looked up at him. He looked like he was resisting an urge as the figure was only a few feet away.
He had long blonde hair and high cheekbones. Which made him look pretty creepy. He also looked like he just wanted to chat.
"So, you're the organization's new pet."
Xin clung to Axel.
"M-my name is Xin," she finally managed.
"Hmm. . ." with that he walked away.
When he was far enough away Xin relaxed a bit.
"Axel, who was that?"
"That was Vexen, the Chilly Academic. Stay as far away from him as possible. Hell, I'd rather you were with Marluxia then him."
"Aww. . . You're worried about me."
His face flushed a light pink color for a brief moment.
"I'm just concerned about your overall health."
Xin chuckled. They eventually got to a big empty white room. Axel opened a purple and black swirling vortex. It was much like the one Saïx used before.
"And you didn't do that before because. . ."
"I dunno."
Xin knew it was just to spend time with her.
"Ladies first."
"No Fuckin' way."
"Fine. I'll go first."
"And leave me here by myself? No way."
"We'll go together then."
"Okay. . . 1. . . 2 . . 3!"
Axel pushes Xin into the swirling black and purple vortex.
"YOU ASS HOLE!," she shouted as she fell into the vortex.