Chapter I

Step Through The Portal

The girl gently brushed her brownish blond hair out of her face as the wind tossed it about. She sighed as she gazed at the beautiful sunset before her, a magnificent view from the clock tower in the peaceful Twilight Town.

She glanced over at her twin brother, as he nervously twiddled his thumbs, rocking back and forth.

"Demyx..." she sighed, "It's not your fault."

"But... I wasn't here to protect you... I'm sorry..." he replied.

"You couldn't help those people taking you away to that... that Organization," she pointed out, "But... tell me, what is a nobody?" He began explaining it as well as he could to her, trying desperately not to frighten her by it.

"And... that's what you are...?" she asked, "and... so am I...?" He nodded.

"That's so very... strange..." she commented, "So that means I... don't have... a heart?"

"...Yeah," Demyx replied hesitantly.

"How very... strange..." she repeated, as something occurred to her. She asked, "Does this mean that I'll be in that Organization, too?"

"Kemikah..." he sighed.

"That man... Xemnas... will want me to join too, then," she concluded. The Melodious Nocturne sighed deeply, not wanting to answer.

"It's okay," she smiled, closing her eyes "At least I get to be with you... I've missed my brother!"

"But I don't want you getting hurt," he protested.

"I'll be fine!" she assured him.

"You don't know what it's like- trust me-"

"Really! I'll be fine."

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As Kemikah predicted- and against Demyx' will- Xemnas wanted her in the Organization. She stared out at the sunset from the tower as usual, her thoughts drifting on the day Demyx had come. A few days had passed since then. But to her, it only felt like a few hours. She figured that she should feel sad, or at least concerned about him. Or at least feel guilty for not feeling either of these. But because of her lack of emotion as a nobody, she couldn't shed a tear. She wanted to, and sighed in frustration.

"Demyx... Be careful..." she whispered, "And Axel..." She couldn't finish, remembering their last meeting, here on this clock tower. He knew... didn't he? He knew that she was a nobody, didn't he? The young nobody wanted to see him again; she had to. Then she thought of Xemnas, wondering what he wanted this 'Organization' for, or what he looked like. She thought of him as powerful, to capture Axel, like he did. Kemikah's red headed friend didn't even bother to put a fight. Her brother, on the hand, didn't like to fight. At all. The only thing he would ever fight for, was her. She knew that. Otherwise, he'd make sure that he was running in the opposite direction.

And now... they were both in that 'Organization'.

"How long before I'm in the Organization?" she wondered aloud.

"Sooner than you think," a voice said behind her. Kemikah spun around and looked up to see a man with blue hair staring back down at her. A large 'X' shaped scare was on his face, she easily noticed.

"Who are you?!" she exclaimed, "Are you... Xemnas?"

"No... My name is Saix," he replied calmly, "But sent me to come and bring you back to him."

"Can I see Demyx when I get there?" she asked without thinking.

"So... you know number nine?"

"Don't answer me with a question!" she snapped.

"...Perhaps," Saix slowly replied, "you will see him..."

"I want to see him," she demanded threateningly.

"Then come with me," he said flatly.

"...Fine."

"This way," the man directed her to a strange black portal that just formed. She wondered what would happen when she stepped through. What strange, new place would she find, beyond this portal. So far away from her home... But Demyx and Axel wouldn't be far once she stepped through, she knew it.

So, she hesitantly walked forward into the darkness, Saix following close behind.

-I may not be working on this story very much, as I'm working on several others at this point, too. But I wanted to go ahead and get this one up. It's the sequel to Flurry of Dancing Flames, so this story would probably make more sense if that was read first. That's where Kemikah first shows up. But, this is my version of Organization XIII's number XIV's story, so some conversations in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days that I know of will probably be altered slightly to better fit the story. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!- TwilightFairy928