This is set some where in between 358/2 Days and Kh2. Roxas has left the Organization, but Riku never defeats Roxas. Xion has already became one with Sora again. Axel tries to find Roxas to bring him back, while some of the other members are having issues taking up the slack since the other members were wiped out at Castle Oblivion. Demyx being one of those said members. Problems arise when both Demyx and Axel turn their backs on the Organization and have to stay on the run from the other members.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any Final Fantasy Character/Story or Disney.

Chapter 1 How long has it been?

It had been roughly two days since Roxas had left the Organization. Axel was having a hard time trying to find where the blond had gone off to, desperate to convince him to come back before it was too late to change Saix and Xemnas' minds on his punishment. The castle members were few and between. The missions were a lot harder to accomplish since the other members that had been sent to Castle Oblivion had been wiped out.

If only Marluxia hadn't turned the other members against Xemnas, then maybe things could have worked out better. Not that Axel really missed too many of the members. Zexion was about the only decent one out of the bunch. He had to admit; not hearing Larxene's high pitched laugh was a dream come true..

Yet it just didn't seem right.

Axel stood at the window in his bedroom staring up at Kingdom Hearts. "...was it really worth it Roxas.." His gaze went to the tissue box of the Easter Island Head prize he redeemed with the winning ice cream sticks Roxas had left him. A smile crept to his lips, at the memories of the three of them eating Sea Salt Ice Cream at the Clock Tower.

"I'll find you, I promise." He whispered, turning to exit his room.

"Listen here, you have to go. You've been slacking off as is, and your reports are horrible!"
"C'mon! What do you have against me!"

Axel could hear Saix and Demyx arguing back and forth as he made his way to The Grey Area. One of the walls was nothing but giant windows that let Kingdom Hearts shine in. This is also where they all received their missions from Saix, or relaxed on their days off. Which were non-existent now that things had gone hay wire with Roxas and Xion. Axel entered the room to see Demyx pouting and holding his Sitar to his chest as Saix lectured him up and down about doing his job and meeting his quota.

The blond looked passed his tormentor and spotted the red head. "Axel! Tell Saix to leave me alone!" Axel glanced over and shook his head. "He's your problem not mine kid."

"As if I would allow him to dictate what I order you to do. Go! Off to Agrabah!" Saix pointed his a finger towards the doorway. Demyx hung his head in defeat, slowly dragging his feet as he held on to his sitar. "TODAY DEMYX!" Saix hissed at his retreating form. Demyx straightened up and quickly ran out of the room before Saix could pull him into another lecture or worse, bludger him to death with his claymore.

"As for you, Axel." Saix turned his attention to the other Nobody who had just gotten comfortable on the couch. "Mmm..?" He leaned his head back to look at Saix. "How goes the search for Roxas.."

Axel frowned, and looked away from him. "Nothing to report.."

Saix let his hand drop to his side while in his other held the clip board with missions. "If he is not found within the next 24 hours, he will be considered a traitor and your mission will be to see that his is disposed of."

Axel winced as he listened to Saix tell him the obvious. It's not something he wanted to think about. Xion was hard enough to deal with, but Roxas? He just didn't have it in him to hurt the kid. "Yeah, yeah, I got it." He waved his hand back as Saix. "Well, I suggest you better search for you "friend," Saix put an emphasis on the word friend, and turned to walk from the room.

Axel cursed under his breath and stormed out of the room shortly after Saix.

"Ugh, It's soo hoottt.." A very dehydrated Demyx walked through the deserts of Agrabah. "I swear he has it out for mee.." He was slumped over and walking very slowly due to the sand. He had his hood up to protect his face, but being in a black cloak was practically baking him alive. He stopped and looked up towards the sky, not a cloud in site to shade him from the sun.

"Haah.." He sighed, holding out his hand. He focused as hard as he could on the palm of his hand trying to call forth a ball of water, but nothing. "Ugh! Why won't my powers work!" He fell forward onto his knees, feeling the heat take over. "..Not..gonna..make...it." He fell forward, passing out before hitting the ground.

'Swooosh..'

"Man o' Man! Is IT GOOD TO BE BACKK!" A strange voice filled the air. "I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE AL! I WONDER HOW HE'S BEEN!?" Genie flew across the sky in loops and twirls. "Huh?" He glanced down to see a black figure laying in the desert. "OH MY GOODNESS!" He swept down and puffed next to the figure.

"Hey Kid! Are you all right!" Genie shook him. Demyx didn't stir. "..Oh no! I gotta get him out of these heat!" Genie scooped Demyx up in his huge arms, and zoomed off back into the sky towards Agrabah.

'Splash!'

"Huh, Wha!" Demyx coughed as his eyes fluttered open. Something cold and wet had hit his face.

"Hey kid! Are you alright? I found you stranded in the desert!" Genie floated over head looking real close to thim. Demyx's eyes widened. "Uhm! Oh! Gee!" He scrambled backwards. "Wh-Who are you!? Where am I?"

"Poor kid, doesn't know where he is anymore.." Genie stretched his arms out to gesture to the two standing next to him. "The name's Genie Kid! This is Al, and this lovely young lady is Princess Jasmine!"

"You're lucky Genie found you when he did." Aladdin patted Genie on the back. "You would have died from heat stroke.." Jasmine commented. "Here, have some water." She walked over to kneel down beside Demyx and handed him a small bowl with water in it.

Demyx thought she was very pretty. "T-Thanks.." He took the bowl and gulped down the water, setting the bowl back down. Jasmine smiled at him. "What were you doing all the way in the desert?"
Demyx finally coming to; and remembering that he had been sent to Agrabah on a mission to exterminate something. "Uhm, I g-got lost!" He sat up and looked around him. He was in a very pretty room with marbled floors and high ceilings, with gold tile. He must of been inside the Palace he thought.

"Got lost? What did you do, go running blindly into the desert?" Genie joked with him. Aladdin shook his head and handed Demyx his hand to help him to his feet. "Thanks.." Demyx glanced down and took Aladdin's hand and pulled himself up.

'This is bad.. they're not supposed to know about me..' He thought worriedly. "No prob. It's Genie who really did all the work." Genie smiled warmly, and hugged Aladdin "Aw, thanks pal!"

"Well, thanks again for helping me, but I really gotta get going.." The three of them turned to Demyx who was standing right by the balcony railing. His hood up once more. "Hey wai-" Jasmine called. "You can't go that way!" Aladdin cutting off her sentence.

Demyx waved his hand at them, and using his arm, sprung over the railing and fell. The three ran over to the balcony, and he was no where to be seen. "..What?" "..He's gone!"
"That kid was strange.."

Axel ran his hand through his hair. It was a habit that he remembered from his previous life. He had already searched Twilight Town over and then some, Hallow Bastion, and now was on his way to check out The Collisieum. He walked through the Darkness. Spotting Dusks going into different portals to other worlds.

They paid him no mind. Once he walked so far he opened up a Corridor of Darkness, and could see the Underworld on the other side. He heaved a sigh and walked through to the world.
Pain and Panic were stationed at a boat that would take lost souls to Hades. Axel popped out of the portal right in front of the two, and startled Panic. "AHH!" He screamed and ran into Pain. "Uph, watch where yer goi-" He stopped when he looked up at the red head that was towering over them. "Ughh!" He grabbed onto Panic and held him close as the two shook in fear. "W-Who are..y-you.." Pain managed to speak.

"Axel, A-X-E-L. Got it Memorized?" He pointed to his head, and then folded his arms across his chest. "I'm searching for someone. Have either of you seen a boy about yey high with blond spiky hair? Kind of has an attitude problem.."

The two small demons thought on it for a minute, and both shook their heads vigorously 'NO'.

"..Worth a shot.." Axel mumbled, and turned his gaze towards the flight of stairs. "Guess I'll try up top.." The two demons watched as the red head walked off towards the exit.
"Oh, and before I forget." Axel turned to face them one last time. "I was never here."

Pain and Panic nodded at him, just wanting him to go away.
Axel chuckled to himself as he made his way up the stairs to the Collisieum. Once he stepped from the darkness and through the doors, he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "C'mon Rox..where could you be.."

"Hey, you!" A gruff voice called out to him. "Mm?" Axel looked around but didn't see anyone.
"Down here wise guy!"

Axel glanced down to see a Satyr tapping his hoof at him. "You 'ere to sign up for training?"
Axel scoffed waving his hand in front of his face to dismiss the thought. "Hah, no I'm just looking for someone.."

"Well there ain't nobody here but me and Herc! So Skedaddle if your not here to train!" Axel frowned at him. "Listen here you old goat, I'll have a look around if I want to."
That did it. Phil's temper has just been peaked. "OLD GOAT?! OLD GOAT! KID! I GOT 2 WORDS FOR YOU!" Axel took a step back from the saetar. "YO-" "PHIL!" A very built blond ran up and picked the Satyr up in his arms. "LET ME DOWN!" Phil shouted. "I'm Sorry about this, he has quiet the temper!" Phil struggled and kicked his legs to get Hercules to let him down.

"I'm Hercules," he then glanced towards the raging ball of fur in his arms. "This is Phil." Axel's face showed little interest. "I'm Axel, I'm here searching for someone. Have you seen a short blond kid running around?"

Hercules took a moment to think and shook his head. Phil was starting to calm down but just glared daggers at the red head. "No, but if happen to see someone that fits the description. I'll let you know." Axel smiled and turned away. "Thanks.."

"Hey wait.." Hercules set Phil down on the ground. Phil just rubbed his nose with his thumb at Axel and walked back towards the Coliseum entrance. "You sure you don't want to join the try outs?" Axel shook his head, "Sorry Herc. Not my style." And off into a dark Corridor he went.

When he returned to the Castle that Never was. Saix was in the Grey Room waiting for him. "Any word on XIII?" Axel's eye shot to the floor and he walked passed the other Nobody to the windows. "No one's seen him."
"I see, well then tomorrow is the last day.." Saix muttered watching the red head. "I'll find him.." he replied coldly. He didn't like how Saix had treated Roxas.

"For his sake. You better.." Saix turned away from him and let his gaze fall on Xigbar and Xaldin sitting on the couch across from one another. They looked like they were playing a game of cards. "..Why are you two slacking off? Don't you both have reports to finish!"

Xigbar didn't look at Saix, but laid down a card on the table. Xaldin glared up at Xigbar.
"Don't get your cloak in a bunch.." Xigbar laughed at Saix, still keeping eye contact with Xaldin.

Saix's right eye twitched slightly. "It best be in my hand before midnight tonight!" Xaldin briefly glanced over to the berserker and then back to his cards. "Chill dude, we've got like 3 more hours.." The gunner chimed.
Saix rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers. "Does anyone have any worth ethic left in this place.."

Five Hours Later..

Demyx slowly slunk through the corridors of the Castle. He had found another world, more to his liking that he relaxed for the rest of the day at. This place had been an under water world. Much better then Agrabah. Demyx was due back 4 hours ago, but lost track of time when he had fallen asleep next to a giant clam.
'Almost there..just a little more and I'll be home freee!' The nocturne thought to himself. He slowly reached out to the door and hit a small button, the door slid open and he quickly ran inside. The door slid shut and he let out a sigh of relief. "That..was close.. I thought for sure Saix would have my ass.."

"You wouldn't be too far off.." An aggravated voice came from the dark. Demyx knew that voice. "Oh no.." He squeaked. Saix's golden eyes could be seen from the shadows of his room. "Your..late." Saix forced through gritted teeth.

"I-I Lost track of time!" Demyx held up his hands in defense. "Track of time, you say? While you were supposed to be in Agrabah, taking care of business. YOU WERE IN ATLANTICA SLACKING OFF!" The X across Saix's face was getting scratchy. "TO TOP IT ALL OFF, YOU WERE SEEN BY PEOPLE! YOUR IDENTITY COULD HAVE COST US.."

"PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!" Demyx cried and fell back onto the floor. Saix held out his hand and summoned his Claymore. "NOT ONLY DID YOU USE MY PC WITHOUT MY PERMISSION ALL THOSE TIMES, BUT NOW BECAUSE OF YOUR INSULANCE THE REPORTS ON THE WORLD ARE GOING TO BE LATE TO XEMNAS!" He shouted stomping over to Demyx.

"PLEASE! JUST GIMMIE ANOTHER CHANCE!" Demyx covered his eyes, not wanting to see his impending doom coming for him. Saix stopped just a few steps from the Nocturne. "Your LUCKY Xemnas is so reluctant to have you HERE. I would have terminated your ASS MONTHS AGO. You have ONE last chance..If you mess this up.. You'll be turned into a DUSK!" He pointed his Claymore at his throat and stormed off out of his room.

Demyx stayed on the floor for a long while after Saix had threatened him. "..W-What am I gonna do.." He curled into a ball and laid on his side.

The next morning Axel had set out super early in attempt to locate his blond "friend." He had just about been to every world twice. Then he thought the only other place that he could think of. Castle Oblivion. Often Axel had told Roxas that he had to go on leave to Castle Oblivion, but the kid had never gone there himself. Once the other members of the Organization had been wiped out, it was all but unusable.

"You better be here.." The red head slowly made his way to the castle entrance. He figured he'd best start from the beginning in case he'd miss the kid.
The place had been pretty trashed after all the fighting with Riku and Sora. He personally had to see to it that Larxene and Marluxia had been dealt with. Sora and Riku took care of the others for him. "Roxaaass!" Axel shouted out to the white abyss. Nothing.

"He couldn't have dropped off the face of all worlds!" He growled.

Little did he know, that Roxas was making his way through the castle trying to find the way out. He had gotten lost when he came to the castle trying to hide from the Organization. Not only did it seem like every door he went though just led him to another door, if felt like he was going no where.

"..This sucks! C'mon!" He clenched his fists and quickly ran down the hall and pushed through another door. He gazed forward at another door across from the one he just went through. "GIVE ME A BREAK! WHAT KIND OF HELL HOLE IS THIS!" He shouted and punched the wall with his fist. "Rgh.." He shook his hand, his knuckles slightly busted.

Axel thought he heard shouting and quickly threw open a corridor and ran through it. It brought him to a half way point in the castle, but nothing yet. "ROXAAAS!" Axel screamed out again.

Roxas' ears perked. He swore he just heard his name being called. Great, not only did he seem to be stuck in an endless castle full of doors to nothing, but now he was hearing things. "..You're going crazy Roxas.." He rubbed his forehead with his hand that wasn't busted.

Axel waited to see if he heard anything. Nothing. Cursing he opened another portal and ran through. Nothing. "ROXXAASS! WHERE ARE YOU!" Axel tried again.
"I definitely heard it that time." The blond looked up and ran through the hallway and busted through the door.
SLAM!
"Ugh! What Th-"

"ROXAS!" Axel shouted with excitement and tackled the blond to the floor. "A-Axel?!"

"I found you!" He nuzzled his face in the blonds hair. "Why did you come looking for me?!" Roxas tried shoving the red head away, but winced at the pain in his hand. "If I didn't try to convince you to come back, Saix is going to have the members out looking to destroy you!"

Roxas closed his eyes and slowly opened them to look at his friend. "Axel.. I can't go back.."

Axel frowned. He knew it was a long shot but he had to at least try. "B- Then I'll come with you."

"Axe- wait what?" Roxas looked up at his friend confused. Axel glanced down at the blond in his arm. "The organization isn't the same without you. Saix keeps pissing everyone off, and ...I miss you.." He mumbled into Roxas' hair.

"..Axel.." Roxas thought for just a split second, a heart beat. Shoving the thought away, he wriggled free of his friends grasp. "What will you do when the other members come looking for us.."

"We'll run, duh." Axel rested his head on his hand. Roxas didn't think Axel was being very serious about the whole situation. They would be relentless. "If your sure you want to do this.."

"My minds made up Roxxy!" He sat up and took Roxas' hand pulling him to his feet. Roxas' winced slightly. "..You okay?" Axel looked concerned. "Just hurt my hand is all.." Roxas pulled his hand away and rubbed his knuckles.

"So..I don't suppose you know how to get to outta here.." Roxas chuckled nervously. "Do I know how to get out of here..Listen to you.." Axel smiled and ruffled his hair. "Just follow me, shorty."
Roxas glared at Axel's comment, but followed him all the same. Maybe having Axel with him wouldn't be so bad after all.

To be continued...

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