Disclaimer: I don't own the Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts series or much of anything else for that matter. I only own my characters. So far, none have infiltrated this story so that is fairly irrelevant. Anyway, enjoy since I make no profit and just like killing time. xxoo
Chapter One
*Flashback*
Sometimes things happen you wouldn't expect when you would least expect them. It seems this is one of those times. It feels like my jaw is on the floor though I know it's not. What is going on with m? That I'm not sure of but it all started with a short blonde. She walked into the meeting room, the one where the others had decided to send me after Roxas many moons ago. Even though I missed him every day, I realized that it was better he was return to his former state as part of Sora's heart than him remain as one of us until the end of time. It isn't exactly the best of fates after all...
Back to what I was saying, or at least, trying to say... A slightly tanned woman with shaggy locks stands before us in the white room. She is not cloaked like the rest of us which makes me wonder who she is. It is not every day we have visitors and when we do it is usually because they were trying to kill us. For some reason we always seem to come back no matter what happens. Regardless of the fact that I turned on the Organization, I'm back here sitting on my "throne" watching this woman carefully. She is very graceful in her movements and does not seem nervous at all but I found can be hard to read the intentions of others anyway.
"So, um... Who are you," I decide to ask after dropping from my lofty perch to the platform below us where she stands. I find myself getting a better look at her as I wait for a response. She is at least a half of a foot shorter than me. She has swirling green eyes one of which had a lace pattern tattooed above it. She has a cute nose and full lips. Her cheeks are pierced. She also has quite a few ear piercings as well. Her smile prevents me from looking any further down.
"Urkkix. You are a Nobody aren't you?" She tilts her head to the side with a curious expression.
"Yes," I am a little worried about the question as we are short a member but I answer anyway.
"I am too," she says nonchalantly. "I heard about Roxas. I just thought you should know he's happy now."
"How do you..."
"Well obviously I was a somebody at one point and I've had my encounters with both Roxas and Sora over the last couple of years. We were all happier as somebodies..."
"How do we know we can trust you," Demyx asks after landing on the floor behind her.
"You don't. You don't have to trust me if you don't want to but I am one of you. I wanted to meet more Nobodies," she says without flinching. "I can't say that I agree with everything you've done but I understand why you did it," she offers before turning to face him. He is left in awe this time. She is certainly the hottest nobody any of us had seen. "What did you think you were the only ones," she laughs before turning to face me again.
"Well, sorta. Most of us believed it anyway, until now..."
"I see that. I'm here to make an offer. I'd like to join the Organization but I will not have anything to do with the destruction, disorder and chaos you all have and probably will continue to cause," she glaces around the room before continuing. "Like I said, I do understand but the way you all did certain things was beyond me. If your wondering what I'm talking about... Well, one example of things handled horribly was sending Axel to destroy Roxas knowing that they were so close." Her swirling green eyes pierce my heart as she speaks. It was was as if she was reopening a wound to demonstrate her point.
"Would you like for him to destroy you now," Xigbar offers. I close my eyes knowing it is something I could not do.
"Though it wouldn't be all that bad of a fate, considering what I have to look forward to otherwise... I think I'll pass but if you'd like to try you're more than welcome," she says staring up at him. I can see no concern on her face but Demyx' features display dismay at the suggestion as well. I suddenly realize that Demyx is just as unhappy as I am with what the Organization has become. It becomes evident I was not the only one willing to fight them to protect her. It is almost like having Roxas back and I silently wonder if this is the beginning of another disaster.
"Bold words for a girl," he retorts, obviously angered by her.
"Well, if you think you can silence me try," she said materializing a pair of weapons that remind me of my own but at the same time look oddly familiar. They were a cross between chakrams and daggers. This girl isn't, She can't be... She is.
"Count on it," he says as he draws his own weapons.
"Enough," the leader Xemnas orders from his high throne. "I have had enough," he says, actually joining us on the floor, a gesture that is rather unusual considering the fact that he would rather just sit and order people around from his perch. Getting his hands dirty was not something he did often but I think even he can see how big of a disaster this could be, for him especially.
"Awww," the young blonde says, after turning toward him, stomping her feet. "Poopie!"
"Rikku," the name rolls out of my mouth before I have time to think as our life together comes flooding back to me.
"Hiya," she says like nothing had happened since the last time we had met. Her weapons, which used to be strapped to her sides now vanished in her hands like ours. She is most definitely one of us but I find it hard to believe that someone like her would ever end here. Fate is a cruel beast.
"You know her," Xemnas asks, interrupting my thoughts.
"Yes, we knew each other in the life before," I respond, not taking my eyes away from her. "We were..."
"We were together before the darkness took Lea," she says finishing the sentence I can not seem to even get a good start on. She smiles. "I knew you would remember me eventually."
"You... You've changed so much," I speak without thinking of the possible disaster waiting to happen. "You're all grown-up."
"I haven't changed that much," she laughs as she sways.
Out of the corner of my eye I see Xigbar take a step toward only only to be met by Demyx shaking his head. "Uh, uh."
"I can't believe you're here and at the same time I'm sorry." I walk over and pull her into my arms. This situation is one I hate for anyone I care or pretend to care for which is supposedly the best we can do.
"Why," she looks me in the eye and asks so innocently. "We're together again and that is all I can ask for... Well it would be nice to have my friends around but I'll see them again someday, someway," she gives me her trademark smile. I squeeze her tightly. It is certainly the best thing that has happened to me since Roxas left to rejoin his somebody.
The clearing of a throat brings us back to the reality of the moment.
"You are more than welcome to join us," Xemnas says to her. I wonder why but he answers that before I can even shoot him a questioning look. "We are obviously shy a member and maybe Axel will stop whining if we let you join. Anyway, welcome to the Organization and if you have any problems out of anyone here let me know." I doubt that his intentions were as pure as they sound because they never are with him but for the moment we were spared a fight with Xigbar.
"You two have some catching up to do," Demyx winks at me. "Now get outta here," I hear a soft laugh coming from him as he turns back to Xigbar who is still furious and is not bothered at all by his public display.
"That we do," I respond. "Do not disturb. Got it memorized?"
*End Flashback*
"What's on your mind," she asked poking him in the side.
"Just how brave, or crazy, you can be," he laughed, his eyes brightening.
"What do you mean," she asked cocking her to the side.
"The crazy stunt you pulled to get into the Organization..."
"It got you back didn't it," she smiled. "Besides after my adventures with Yunie and the gang I figured it couldn't be all that hard." She laughed that very, very pleasant laugh he remembered from their teen years. Before everything was so incredibly complicated.
"Yea... but it doesn't make you any less insane," he said pulling her into his lap.
"No but it made us both somebodies and we got to return to our lives. Lea, wasn't it worth the risk? It was for me," she smiled, obviously satisfied. He kissed her gently.
"Yes, I am sure I would have done the same... It's just scary to think of what could have happened to you," he spoke softly, she could tell he still felt guilty every time he thought about the chance she'd taken.
"Oh stop it, silly. All that matters is that nothing bad happened and we're here now, with each other and our friends. Before I felt like I was wondering around with no purpose," she admitted. "I need you and I had to do something. I couldn't just hope for the best or move on. It's just not me," she said wiping away a tear.
"Sweetie," he said wiping another glistening drop away from her cheek. "Don't cry. I love you. I'm glad you came for me but at the same time I wish I had tried harder to find my somebody before you had to find my nobody," he held her close. "Look at me. I just get worried from time to time that this is not over but don't be sad. We'll figure it out if we have to," he kissed her deeply. She responded with a similar gesture. Axel, or Lea according to Rikku though he'd changed his name to Axel long before he became a Nobody, had learned years ago that distracting her was really the only way to change her mood. On this particular occasion it was quite simple. After a moment she laid her head on his chest and sighed contently. Somethings never change, Rikku was one of them, at least to Axel. Her personality was practically the same but she had gotten a bit more brave and was somewhat calmer. She was still the Rikku he'd known for so long.
"I love you," she said after a moment.
"I love you too." 'More than you know.'
A/N: Another edit because I am tense dense when I'm writing sometimes. Sorry about that kiddies. Also, I will be changing Lae to Lea, though I prefer the first because it has been made clear now that his somebody name was Lea. :(
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