Dark Moon, Dark Days
Chapter 1: Encounter
WARNING HAS 4, COUNT IT, 4 OCs. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
Throbbing pain enveloped my body. My eyes flickered open a few times, but never fully opened. I heard some murmurs, definitely two men discussing something. One was a perfect monotone, the other a bit higher, but still a monotone nonetheless. They weren't whispering, but not really talking either. In between, I suppose. They probably had seen my eyes half open, because they stood over me, interested. My lips quivered, but I couldn't say anything yet. My eyes were blurry, but I could tell that they were staring drowsily into my orange eyes. I moved my hands to my eyes and rubbed them, making my vision a whole lot better. Both of the men wore long black coats with black boots and gloves. One had faded blue hair that fell to the back, some strands falling to the forefront of his coat, and some of it settled into some spikes at the top. His yellow eyes stared at me with impatience. His large X-shaped scar on his face was profound, a significant feature. He was quite tall, but still a bit shorter than me. His expression was blank, impossible to read, yet he strangely looked familiar in some way. The other was significantly smaller than the first man, but still as morose-looking. His steel-blue hair was thrown into wild, spiky bangs that completely covered his right eye. The other eye, however, settled its gaze upon me, revealing the same expression the first man had.
"He moved. He must be awake," the tall one said.
"Yes. Let's introduce ourselves," the short man said, extending an arm to help me up. I eyed it suspiciously, and didn't take his hand for I was afraid my strength would pull him to the ground, defeating the purpose of the gesture. Instead, I groaned, and staggered up to my feet, shifting from foot to foot. My brain felt like it had an annoying bird right next to it, causing sharp pains that receded every couple of seconds.
"Who are you?" I asked, "and where am I?"
The taller one stepped forward. He was about to say something when I cut him off.
"Isa?" I questioned, millions of thoughts rushing into my head. He looked different, but I knew deep down it was him.
Isa stepped back in alarm. Then he eyed me and said "Nate... It's not possible... I..."
The smaller one eyed me suspiciously. "How do you know Saix? What form of trickery is this? I'm Zexion, by the way. Who might you be?"
Zexion... Hmm... Isa's friend? No, never seen him around Isa. Boyfriend? No, Isa is straight. Did he just refer to Isa as Saix? Remembering his last question, I said "I'm Nathan, called Nate by friends and my cousin here," I glanced at Isa, his eyes confused, but he nodded. "Are you one of Isa's friends?" I asked Zexion.
"Co-worker, but we get along fine," was all he said. Isa was silent up until now. "Come, cousin, we need to get back to the castle. Zexion, I'll explain later. Right now we need to get to the Superior and tell him the whole story."
He opened a weird dark portal thing and dragged me through it. I instantly arrived to where Isa was talking about. The walls were pure white, and there was some strange symbol everywhere. Zexion and Isa led me down a long hallway (white hallway, of course), and opened a blank door to what looked like an office. Inside sat a man with white (LOL?) hair, and eyes the same color as mine. He had an air of superiority, and was probably this "Superior" Isa mentioned. He filled me in on all the goals of Organization XIII, what my job was, and what to do. "You and three others, Xinun, Brexann, and Nexav, are to be our "field unit", spending most of the time away from the castle. You're a secret unit; Numbers equal to or above VIII are the only ones who know you exist. Lower ranks do not know about this, so stay hidden. When you're in the castle, if you want to travel, travel in the darkness or as a moogle (WTH!?). Zexion will show you all how to do this." I heard a slight groan from Zexion, but he wasn't that reluctant. Isa handed me a uniform that I was to change into in the morning. I could see a smile twitching, wanting to be shown, but it didn't make it. Saix was his new name. It'd be hard getting used to. My new name was Etnax (EW?).
Suddenly remembering where the heartless attacked me, I asked "Where are the others I was with!?"
"Oh, they're part of your unit," Xemnas answered nonchalantly. I breathed a sigh of relief.
"You'll be roommates with Zexion," Xemnas added. Zexion said nothing. Saix glanced at me. I knew him and his little looks. It meant to fill Zexion in about my story and how me and Saix are related. I strolled down another long corridor, Zexion by my side, walking past countless doors until we arrived at a door with a sign that said: "READING. DO NOT HARASS ME." (LOLOLOLOL)
"This is your room I take it?" glancing at Zexion, nose buried in Illusions: A History. He just nodded, and I held the door open for him. He walked into the room, knowing by instinct to avoid the bed in the way. There was a small door that led to another room. Still reading, he turned the knob and shouted back to me that he'd be up late reading and to avoid getting in trouble. It was only 9:30, but I was exhausted. I'd tell him tomorrow. And I'd get to see my friends tomorrow. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow.
First chapter of my first fic, please R&R, I'd appreciate it. Be brutal :) I take constructive criticism. I got really lazy so I decided to make it a bit shorter than I usually would. If you're confused, that's understandable; my mind is a demented place. I decided to use my name for the main char (even though I'm not even 1/1000 the awesomeness he is), and used two of my best friend's names and my brother's name for the three other chars. :) More chapters may come, though I've got school and stuff so I may not update frequently. Sorry in advance :)
