Chapter 1: Idea!

It was just a normal day, err, night (since it's always night), at the Castle That Never Was. In the break room, a few members of Organization XIII sat around a television, watching a curious new anime that had come out.

"This show is hilarious!" exclaimed Axel as the credits of the anime rolled by.

"Those guys must not have much to do if they waste their time charming girls," muttered Zexion as he went back to his book.

"Kinda like us sometimes," Demyx noted. "Whenever there aren't any hearts to collect, we just sit here and watch TV..."

This comment of Demyx's gave Axel a crazy idea.

"That's it! I've got it!" Axel shouted, causing even Zexion to jump.

"Please, Axel, some of us are trying to read," he said calmly, though his eyes showed deep irritation.

"You're the only one trying to read, Zexy," Marluxia said. "You still havn't been able to appreciate the wonders of television."

The other Organization members listened as Axel began sharing his new idea.

"You know how all those guys in the show are so amazingly handsome-looking, right?" Axel said. "Well, you know, we have a pretty large female fan base, so we obviously must be good-looking!" He ran a hand through his spiky red hair and let the comment sink in.

"Well, yeah, we're definitely good-looking!" Demyx said excitedly. "You know, Vexen told me that the Organization spends more money on hair gel than it does on food!"

"Exactly. We're obsessed with our looks!" Axel exclaimed. "So, since we have nothing else to do these days, we should start our own host club!"

Demyx and Marluxia stared at Axel in wonder of this new idea. Zexion pretended to keep reading, but he was actually somewhat interested in Axel's plan -- mostly to see how stupid it could possibly get.

"That sounds like fun!" Demyx finally said. "But, the only girl around here is Larxene, and she's more manly than the rest of us combined!"

"I resent that comment," Marluxia mumbled.

"Well obviously we wouldn't be charming girls in our own Organization!" Axel said. "We could set it up somewhere else, like in another world where there are lots of girls!"

Zexion couldn't take it much longer. "Axel, what possible use could this host club have? It's just a waste of time. The Superior would never allow it."

Axel smiled evilly at Zexion. "Zexy, you have no idea just how useful this could be!" he shouted. "We could bring in lots of profits to spend on candy! err, books for our library!"

"The Superior would have no use for this club unless it had something to do with our main objective: getting back our hearts and rebuilding Kingdom Hearts," Zexion said sternly.

The other Nobodies stayed silent. He had them there. Or did he?

"Uh, well, maybe we could steal hearts from our customers?" Demyx suggested. "You know, wait until our customers are completely enamored with us and then steal their hearts for Kingdom Hearts?"

"Demyx, you're a genius!" Axel exclaimed with bright eyes. "There, Zexion! What do you say to THAT?"

Zexion put his book down and thought for a bit. "You know, you may have a point there..." he finally said. "It sounds stupid, but maybe with the right combination of Organization members, it could work."

"So will you join us?" Axel asked.

"I might as well," replied Zexion. "I am curious to see how this club will work."

"All right!" Axel shouted. He looked around at the small collection of Nobodies in the room. "Let's see, we've got me, Zexion, Demyx, and Marluxia. That gives us four members."

"Ouran's host club had seven, didn't it?" noted Marluxia.

"I'll be the leader, obviously," said Axel, "because I am the best-looking out of all of us."

"What?" Marluxia shouted. "I'M the best-looking! I bathe in rose petals every morning to keep my skin nice and smooth and..."

"Exactly, Marluxia. This is why you can't be the leader," Axel said, looking at the pink-haired Nobody through narrowed eyes. "You're too girly."

"I am not!"

"Are too."

"AM NOT!"

Marluxia and Axel began arguing back and forth, throwing various projectiles at each other until Zexion finally gave his suggestion.

"I believe I should be in charge of finances and such, like the character in glasses," he said. "He seems to be the most level-headed of the group." He looked at Axel and Marluxia, who were both holding books to throw at each other. "As for who should be the leader, as much as I regret to say this..." Axel and Marluxia stared at the grey-haired Nobody with wide eyes of anticipation. "Axel should be the leader."

"YES!" Axel jumped up and down, hugging Zexion. "See! I'm the better-looking one! Zexy says so!"

"No, it has nothing to do with looks," Zexion said, pushing Axel away from him. "It has to do with being an obnoxious idiot like the blonde character in the show." However, Axel ignored the comment.

Demyx, who had been thinking about which character he wanted to be, finally came to a conclusion. "Okay, then I call Honey!" he exclaimed. "Honey has all those cute little bunny rabbits, and he eats sweets all day!"

"That might be a dangerous idea, Demyx on sugar..." Zexion noted.

"That's perfect, Demmy!" Axel said. "You can be the cute one. But that leaves the twins, the silent dude, and the..."

Just then, the door to the break room opened, and in walked a boy with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Is this the break room?" he asked. "I'm new here and I don't really know my way around yet."