The Beginning of the End

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or the Hills Have Eyes alright? Although I love them both I just can't have them…yet. I'll be rich enough to get them though…someday…

Pairings: Zemyx, Akuroku, and others may come.

Story: Zexion gets pulled into a crazy vacation idea Demyx thought up, to a world Namine made. However, nothing is as it seems. There are weird being living there that have already made their presence known. Oh, and Zexion gets a new haircut!

Chapter 1: The Idea That Started It All

The mutated human being in front of me snarled, the axe in his hand covered in blood. His eyes were focused on me, helpless on the gravel, his bloody axe held up high ready to strike down at me at any moment, probably soon. I shivered in fear for the thousandth time that day. I had never felt so much fear in so long, I guess I must have forgotten about it. I was about to be killed, just like the rest of them. What was I going to do? No one could save me now…

My castle life flashed before me. Demyx and his smile. Vexen and his weird experiments, but what I really focused on as I could feel as time slowed - letting me reflect on the past as that bloody blade came down at me – was how I had ended up in that situation in the first place. How it all started what seemed years ago. What I had gone through was just so horrible. I have never felt more alone than I did at this moment…

"Demyx!" I yelled at the closet door. Apparently, he had snuck into Saix's room and stole something of his…some sort of moon jewel that was dear to Saix. I didn't personally care, unless of course Demyx decided to hide in my closet. And right now, I was not in the mood for his shenanigans. I pounded on the door with my fist, and looked over my shoulder at Saix who stood in my doorway. "At least give back the pendant." I said in my normal monotone. I could feel a headache coming on, and I pinched the bridge of my nose, focusing on holding it back. It wasn't working…

The knob turned a little, and I knew he had finally decided to come out. I was glad; I didn't want to stand there for another minute. The blond youth stepped out, a grim look upon his features. I had to admit, he was very…feminine for such a fo-hawked haired man. Or was that just my opinion? Well, it didn't matter. I nodded, and Demyx held out a chain, on which was a silver crescent moon. I took it, and handed it to Saix, and pointed out my door. He had a look that would make anyone want to run, almost. He would have probably tried to kill Demyx if I weren't there to get him out. Saix left, grumbling to himself and stepped out, closing the door behind him. I turned to Demyx and nodded once more.

Demyx seemed so relived after Saix left, but not completely. He was probably afraid to leave my room for fear of Saix finding him and killing him there right outside my door. I sighed to myself, pinching the bridge of my nose once more. "You'll be fine." I told him, quite tired for that day. I looked up, seeing Demyx smiling happily.

"Thanks soooo much Zexy!" he said and laughed. Oh no, he was going to do anything to 'repay' me. This would not end well at all. I knew it. "So now I owe you and I have this perfect place you'd like!" I rolled my eyes at his sudden enthusiasm. Where would this place be? What is it? Who cared? I know I didn't. I just wanted him to get out right then and go away.

"It's in the middle of a desert and all, yea, but it's so quiet and peaceful!" Demyx continued, and I had to stop myself from strangling Demyx. Now why would I – someone who loved being inside and reading – want to go outside in the searing hot sun in the middle of nowhere in a desert?! Sometimes I wondered just how stupid Demyx was…

"Demyx, please…just get out of my room." I pleaded. I really wanted a little peace and quiet for once that day, and I wanted a nap very badly, after staying up the whole night before working on another project of mine. I needed some sleep then or I was going to become very cranky. Demyx got a sad look on his face, but still smiled sadly.

"Alright Zexy, but I'll take you there tomorrow." He said as he walked out. I growled under my breath. I hated being called 'Zexy'. It sounded too close to sexy for me, and Axel already made fun of that. I shook my head as he was finally gone. I waited until his scent was far away, as well as some other scents – like Axel and Roxas' – were also far away. It was only then I relaxed, flopping down on my bed and falling unconscious.

That night wasn't like the others. I actually had a dream. It was of me and Demyx, standing in a meadow. It was actually quite nice, and I was even smiling. The only thing I was confused about was that Demyx and I were holding hands, and I still didn't know why I was smiling. It was weird, yet relaxing at the same time. I shook it off once I had awoken very abruptly by Demyx's voice. Yelling in my ear by the way.

I growled as I open my eyes slowly, Demyx only able to see one. He smiled and pulled me up. "What Demyx?" I snarled as I tried to awaken. He dragged me across the room and as I opened my mouth to ask him once more to tell me what we were doing, I saw Xemnas in my door way. A small smirk was on his face and that could only mean more trouble for me.

"We are going on a little trip, Zexion." I only nodded, closing my eyes to imagine myself rolling my eyes. I would not sass in front of the Superior, no matter how much I wanted to. I nodded once and opened my indigo orbs to look at him in the eye. He nodded and I followed – or was dragged depending if you count Demyx – Xemnas out into the hallway where everyone was. I mean everyone.

Namine was there as well as all the thirteen members. That only made me wonder what was going on. Xemnas must have picked up on my confusion, as well as some others in the group. "Demyx has suggested taking a vacation together to get…closer. And although I thought against it, it would be a good idea to learn to trust each other a little more. It would help us all to learn the meaning of respect as well." He explained to me. I stared at him for a moment.

"You expect me to actually spend time with these things?" I asked him. WAS HE CRAZY?! He knew almost better than anyone else that I hate these people because of what they call me, their idiotic actions, and other things I couldn't name at the moment.

Demyx smiled widely. "Oh come on! It'll be fun!!" he said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me off toward a wall. Namine smiled as well, nodding in agreement. "Yes, it's a special secluded place where no one will bother us. I dreamt it up not too long ago." She told me. I looked over a bit confused. Dreamt it up? Was that possible? Well, she was a witch. But I didn't know she could dream up a whole world! That was something I would have liked to know sooner. That could have come in handy many a time.

Namine made a portal in which Demyx dragged me toward. Xemnas made sure everyone lined up to get into that portal. He was making sure we all were going. Oh god, I knew something was going to go wrong. Something always did when everyone was together. I felt it in my gut. Demyx pushed me inside, and I fell in and all went dark, as it normally did. However, something was off. I could feel the wind on my legs and bare arms. I didn't know why though. I opened my eyes to an unfamiliar land. It seemed like a huge desert – no it was a huge desert.

I sat up, and looked at my clothing and was surprised by what I saw. I had black shorts on, skulls around the bottom and some chains hanging off the sides. My shirt was a long sleeved black and gray stripped, with a dark gray button up short sleeved over that. The button-up wasn't buttoned and it had a chain around my left shoulder. It wasn't uncomfortable, but I felt exposed. I rolled up the long sleeves and looked around.

The place was deserted, noting except rock was around, and with only rocks around meant no food…or water. I took in my surroundings with my one visible eye. Nothing. I then realized that I couldn't see or smell the other members. I gazed around, a little alarmed that I couldn't smell them. Hell, I couldn't even sense them. I started to wander around, hoping that I would find one sometime or another. I'm sure they weren't that far away…

I sighed, collapsing to the ground. No one was there. I had been looking for hours! There was no sign of anyone. I mean, it was very easy to get lost with just rocks around, but I was certainly gone from reality. Everything looked exactly the same to me and I wanted to just die on the spot. I fell back and lay down on the bumpy and pointy rocks. It bothered me, but not as much as not being able to smell anyone around me.

I sighed, closing my eyes and letting my hair fall a bit out of my face. The sun beat down on me and I could almost feel my skin boiling right there. I never got much sun, that's why I hated it here. I was almost positive that Axel loved it here. Just hot enough for him. Vexen was probably going insane, as would Demyx probably would be. I'm not sure about Luxord or Lexaeus. Xemnas might be enjoying it, with that tan of his…

A shadow was suddenly cast over me. I opened one eye, the usual visible one. The other I kept squinted shut. There, above me, were the glowing green eyes of Axel. I darted up, a bit surprised by the sudden appearance. I turned around in my sitting position to see Axel fully. He was in something I never really thought I would see him in.

The red haired man had on long, hot, black jeans. The knees of the pants were ripped up, and a studded belt held them up on his tiny waist. It was amazing they didn't fall with how skinny he was. His shirt was a black tank top with flames around the bottom, tight, and it revealed all his muscles, as well as his sex lines. His pants were low cut as well. On his arms were fishnets that extended up to his elbows. There they tied off with ribbon, and his feet were covered by black buckle-up goth boots. I stared at him for a moment.

"Nice outfit." I mumbled with a grin. He scowled at me and lifted me to my feet forcefully. He looked angry, and yet also peaceful. I was right. He liked it there. He looked around, then back at me, leaning down a bit. That made me frown. So what if I was short? I didn't need him to point that out.

"Have you seen anyone else?" he asked me. I shook my head, still frowning. He sighed and stood up straight. He seemed troubled that he couldn't find anyone. He looked back at me. "Wait, can't you find them with that sniffer of yours?" he asked. I scowled at him like he was crazy for calling my power a 'sniffer'.

Shaking my head I crossed my arms over my chest. "I can't use my powers." I told him. Axel raised an eyebrow, and then burst out laughing. I glared at him menacingly, and snarled.

"You…y-you can't use y-your powers? Hahaha!!" he laughed again. I could feel my eyebrow twitch in annoyance. I let him calm down a bit before talking to him.

"Try out your own powers." I said irritated. He nodded, still chuckling a bit, and tried summoning his weapon.

I listened as the wind blew by.

Nothing.

He seemed to concentrate hard on trying to make his weapon appear. Still nothing. I raised an eyebrow. "Having issues?" I asked him, hiding my amusement. He snarled at me, and shook his head vigorously.

"Why can't I summon my weapon?" he asked, staring at his hand. I shook my head and took a few steps so I was beside him.

"I'm not sure, but I think we need to find everyone else and find out what to do." I told him. He nodded, hesitantly, and turned so we were both facing the same direction. I saw Axel nod at the corner of my eye, and I sighed. We set off on our little journey once more to try and find the rest of our somewhat big group.

"How big is this place?!" Axel's voice rang out. It almost echoed, and it would have if there were anything for his voice's sound waves to bounce off of. I sighed and looked around. There was still no sign of any of the other members. I had lost track of how long it had been.

I gazed around to see what I could see, and I soon caught glimpse of something moving around. Well, more like being dragged over a hill. I narrowed my eye and then started toward the movement. "Zexy?" Axel's voice called. I ignored him however and made my way toward the hill. It didn't take me long to climb to the top – it was a small hill. I gazed over, trying not to be seen. However, I was clearly spotted, no matter my futile efforts.

I ducked from a sudden slash from a machete – narrowly escaping death. However, it clipped my hair badly. I mean that too. The part that covered my face was gone, my face now exposed as much as my legs and arms. I looked up and saw some mutated humanoid standing there, ready to swing again. I rolled backward, and escaped the next few swings. I was hit in the left shoulder though as a small stinging shot through my arm.

Axel must have seen –I mean how could you miss a man with a machete swing at an acquaintance of yours – for he hit the man hard with a huge rock. Despite Axel's size, he was extremely strong. The mutated man seemed to retreat, and Axel followed. I pursued Axel and got to the top of the hill where I stood. As the mutated mad ran away, I saw what he had been dragging.

The dead body of Lexaeus.

I stared wide-eyed. He had been mutilated. His stomach had been ripped open, a blood trail being left behind somewhat. I remembered there was blood around the mutated humanoid's mouth. Had he…eaten Lexaeus? Well, his insides anyway? The thought made me gag, even without my acute sense of smell I could smell the stench of the dead body and the humanoid's breath mixed together. It wasn't a good thing either. As I watched as Axel stopped trying to save Lexaeus' body, I saw the look on the deceased man's face: his eyes were rolled back, wide open. I wanted to go save him, to put him peacefully into a grave where his body wouldn't be disturbed. I knew I couldn't do that though. I couldn't hurt that thing at all, I had no hope.

Axel's hand on my shoulder snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked up at him, and he looked sympathetic. He knew Lexaeus, Vexen and I were close. They were my first 'friends' at the castle when we were apprentices. What surprised me more was when he reached out to my face. He wiped something off, and held out his finger in front of my face.

"…tears?" he asked. My indigo orbs widened and I reached up to touch my cheeks. Indeed, they were wet, and I realized I was crying. Why though? Nobodies couldn't feel, they had no hearts. So why…I stopped as I was pulled into an embrace. Axel hugged me tightly. I frowned, but a sob escaped. I was so weak…I felt so weak, but Axel just hugged me tighter. He didn't say anything about how pathetic I probably looked, or how weak I was, or even how useless I seemed. Just held me close, like I was a small broken child. I soon held onto him tightly, as I sobbed into his shoulder. Why? Why was I crying?

I composed in a few minutes and stepped away from Axel. I wiped away the tears, and turned my back to him. Even though I had been somewhat accepted by Axel, I still felt exposed. More than ever. I didn't understand why I cried, but I had to push it away. If the thing had done that to Lexaeus –who was almost the strongest in the organization– then it was surely to kill off the others easily. I looked back to Axel, and nodded. He nodded back and we set out once more.

Alrighty, there you all go! The first chapter. I had actually started this some time ago, just never really finished. My friend told me to finish it…forcefully might I add…because she really liked it. I love horror movies so when I started it up again I got all giddy, hehe. I know, weird. Well, anyway, I worked real hard on this. So please R && R!!!

Next Time:

Zexion and Axel find themselves lost. Not that it's any surprise. They find Demyx and Xigbar, who also don't have any powers. However, another member is lost to the weird humanoids who live in this dream world of Namine's. Could it be she wanted to kill them off? Or was she there in trouble as well? The four must race against time to find the rest of the organization and Namine. Can they make it in time, or will they be killed before they can find the only person who can save them?