"Number Eight, Due to your speaking out of turn you are assigned to Number Nine." Xemnas remarked, signaling the end of the meeting. He used a portal to exit the room, quickly followed by Saix. Soon after the rest of the Organization left the room, each returning to their business. Axel remained behind, continuing to casually rest in his chair. He kept his eyes focused on Demyx, who had remained on the floor during the meeting. Axel scooted to the edge of the chair, smirked, then slid off. He landed on the floor effortlessly, his eyes never leaving Demyx.
"So, your Number Nine." Axel walked toward his charge, his bony hips swaying with each step he took. His flaming red hair was the first thing to catch Demyx's attention, his eyes then moved toward the emerald green eyes that were fixed on him. "The names Axel, A-X-E-L, got it memorized?"
Demyx nodded, not sure what to make of Axel. Instinctively he took a small step backwards. His mind was already bombarded with new information about Kingdom Hearts, Nobodies, the Organization, and now Axel. It was all overwhelming for a Nobody who had just arrived in this world.
"You gonna tell me your name, or am I going to have to make one up for you." Axel placed his hands on his hips. He noticed the small back step Demyx took when he had walked closer. He was intrigued. The new guy was unlike any Nobody he had met in the Organization, however he couldn't place what was different about him quite yet.
"My names Demyx." Demyx smiled at the name. Nobodies should not exist, however, a name proved that he was something. What that something was he didn't know, but it still brought a smile to his face. "Does this mean we don't have to call each other by numbers?" Demyx asked quickly, he instantly forgot any uncomfortable feelings he may have had. Before Axel could answer his question Demyx's small smile turned into a large grin. He already knew the answer he wanted to hear, he could call them by their names. He remembered hearing Axel call the blond man Vexen, after the man told him to call him by Number Four.
"Woah woah, hold on." Axel placed his hands on Demyx's shoulders. "Yes and no. There are exceptions. Only call Xemnas Superior, otherwise, well I don't know that answer...just make sure you follow that rule." Axel spun Demyx around, so he faced the exit. He motioned with his free hand for them to walk. "Anyone else, call them whatever ya want. As long as your willing to face the consequences."
Demyx nodded, taking in the information he was given. He thought this information would be more useful than what Xemnas had explained to him about Kingdom Hearts. He walked beside Axel without question. They walked down many hallways, each hallway white and undecorated. Soon he found himself lost. He glanced back at Axel, he seemed to know where he was going. "Where are we going,/ Axel?"
"Hm?" Axel had been so lost in trying to figure out the new kid he forgot where he was taking him. After a brief moment he resumed. "Were heading to your room, which just happens to be right next to mine." Axel flashed a playful smile before picking up his pace. "Normally I would portal there. But seeing as you don't know how to use your powers yet I figured this is the best option. At least this way you can memorize how to get there."
"Well right now it all looks the same." Demyx laughed, then regretted the motion. He had forgotten about the pain in his body, particularly in his chest. He stopped instantly, his hands wrapped around himself. His eyes were tightly shut as he took small quick breaths.
"Hey, you alright?" Axel asked when he noticed the pain the younger of the two seemed to be in. Normally he wouldn't bother to ask, he didn't have any attachments to anyone in the castle. Zexion was the only one even close to his age, but they were complete opposites. When Demyx attempted to nod Axel opened a portal in front of them. "I guess taking the portal to the rooms will work, especially since your already lost." He grabbed a hold of Demyx's arm and lightly pulled him toward the portal. Before Demyx could protest Axel took him into his arms and walked into the portal. He didn't want to chance Demyx getting lost to the darkness.
When they appeared on the other side of the portal they found themselves in a long hallway, this one different from the others. The hallway was also white, however, it contained multiple doors, on each there was a slight indention of a roman numeral. The numbers ascended from roman numeral two to nine down the hall. Demyx's breath returned to normal at the sight of the hallway, he had forgotten about the pain. He noticed they stood directly in front of a door with the number nine carved in. "Is this my room?" Demyx asked, his right hand traced the numerals on the door.
"Of course, who else is Number Nine." Axel had to laugh at the question. Somehow he felt that Demyx would be a bit slow to comprehend things. "My room in conveniently located right across the hall. Luckily you have the last door seeing as you are the newest member." Axel stepped beside Demyx to open the door. "Its a bit white at first, kinda creepy really. Soon you'll be able to decorate it however you want. Xemnas doesn't go in our rooms so we can alter it to our liking. He doesn't even live in this hallway, he has his own 'special' rooms." The room was practically bare. The walls and floors were white. There was a king sized bed against the far wall, containing white bedding. The closet was filled with black coats. On the Adjacent right wall a door led to a full sized white bathroom. The rest of the room was empty. "I forgot how empty the rooms are."
Demyx stepped into the room. He definitely did not like the white decor, it stripped away any personality the room may contain. He was happy though, he finally had something that belonged to him. Although his life was short until now he craved for somewhere to belong, something to call his own. Now he had fulfilled that sense of need. He glanced over to Axel, the Nobody was scoping out the room. "When can I decorate it?" He asked nervously, he didn't want to push the matter.
"Well, probably tomorrow. Its getting late" Axel replied. He took one last look at Demyx before heading to the door. "Tomorrow after breakfast we can get the Dusks to get you some things for your room while I continue the tour of the castle." He walked out of the room, kicking the door closed behind him.
Demyx watched the door close behind Axel. Suddenly there was a sense of loneliness. He stood in the middle of the white room not sure what he ought to do. A few minutes passed, he felt like he was suffocating. The white room had no windows, only a small window in the bathroom to let out steam from the shower. His mind instantly went to Axel. He wanted to stay with him, he had grown comfortable with Axel in the short time they were together. After making up his mind he left his room, and knocked on the door directly across from his own. A few moments passed, there was no answer. Demyx contemplated going back to his own room when the door swung open.
"What do you...oh Demyx..." Axel stretched his arms above his head. His hair was pulled into a high ponytail. "I thought you would have gone to bed by now, you looked exhausted."
"Oh." Demyx turned his eyes down the hallway, feeling uncomfortable. "I couldn't sleep." He stated sheepishly, rubbling the back of his left hand. "I didn't mean to disturb you."
Axel leaned his elongated body against the door frame. "You think I go to sleep this early? Did you forget who you were talking to?" Axel explained, crossing his arms.
"Hey! I hardly know you, I just met you a few hours ago" Demyx pouted.
"Relax, I'm just teasing you." Axel laughed, moving from the doorway. "If you wanna hang here till your comfortable thats fine. Close the door behind you." He didn't bother looking behind him to see if Demyx followed him inside, he already knew the answer. He felt the same when he entered the Organization, however, there was no one he could turn to to help him adjust. All the other members had their own agenda. Interfering with their plans had made his non-existent life in the castle difficult. When he heard the door click shut Axel fell onto the bed.
Demyx glanced around the room. He was surprised at how cluttered the room was. Axel's room was quite warm, especially when compared to the other rooms in the castle. Although the room was warm it did not have a stuffy feel to it. The bed resided in the far right hand corner, red and black bedding was scattered across the bed. He had a feeling Axel didn't make his bed often. There was a small bookcase on the opposite wall of the bed. Not a single book had a home on the piece of furniture, instead the bookcase contained odd and inns. This made Demyx believe that Axel was a pack rat of sorts. The white stone floor was covered in various carpets, neither carpet matched the the other or any of the other decorations in the room. There was also a small television resting on a small stand opposite of the bed. "Your room is very cozy." Demyx commented, walking over to the bed where Axel lazily lay, his legs hanging off the side of the bed.
"Yeah, it took awhile to get it the way it is now. Personally I like the carpets the best, it really distracts from the white floors. We can change the wall color, but we cant do much about the floors." Axel sighed, glancing over to Demyx, who had made his way to his bed. The blond really did look terrified, he didn't hide his fear well. He needed to think of something to make him relax and forget his situation. "So, you want to play a video game?" Axel asked. He sat up, resting his weight on his arms.
"Video game?" Demyx asked, cocking his head slightly to the side. "I don't know if I've ever heard of a video game." He couldn't look back to memories seeing as he didn't have any before he woke in the hospital wing of the castle. "Is it hard to play a video game?"
"Well, it depends on the game really." Axel slid himself off the bed, pulling some blankets off the bed with him. He glided over toward the television stand and bent down onto his knees. He pulled out a gaming system and began to unwind the cords. "The system is a bit outdated, but it works." He explained, tossing the controllers onto the bed. "Would you rather play a role playing game or a fighting game?" Axel asked, turning his head toward Demyx.
Demyx in turn shrugged, he didn't know the difference between the two games. He figured the fighting game would be hard, but he had no knowledge of the subject. He didn't want to assume anything. When Axel glared at him for his inability to decide Demyx flinched. After a moment of silent glaring he finally responded. "The fighting game sounds hard."
Axel grabbed a game off the upper shelf of the stand. "Alright, we'll play one of my favorites. But you better not slow me down."
A few hours into the game Axel noticed the character beside his own walk into a wall. After the character continued its mission of hitting the wall Axel glanced toward the Nobody laying beside him on the bed. He had fallen asleep on his controller, luckily they had not reached the boss battle yet. Demyx was sprawled across the bed on his stomach. His hair no longer clung to his neck, it was a messy heap. Axel shook his head, he didn't understand how he could fall asleep while playing a game, not only that but fall asleep wearing the Organization coat. The coat was alright when they walked around, Xemnas forced them to wear it. The coat was not necessary in their rooms, therefore no one in the Organization other than Saix and Xemnas wore their coat inside their rooms. Axel couldn't imagine wearing the coat to sleep of all things.
After realizing that his eyes were lingering on the boy next to him, Axel crawled to the edge of the bed. He took gentle strides to the closet hoping he wouldn't wake Demyx. The closet door slid open silently as Axel reached his hand in for some sleep pants. Normally he would sleep in his boxers, but considering he would be sleeping next to the new guy he figured that wouldn't be a good thing. Especially if the other members of the Organization noticed. He slid the gloves off his hands, throwing them idly on the floor. After kicking off his boots and unzipping his coat he worked his way to his everyday wear. The Organization was told to wear black pants with the cloaks, but they would wear what ever shirt they wished seeing as no one would notice.
Once he finished changing into his other pants he hurried over to the bed. Axel looked Demyx from head to toe, the kid was something to look at. His child like face was framed by the dirty blond hair. He then worked his way to the slightly toned form Demyx possessed. There were no large bulky muscles, however, there were slightly defined muscles. For once Axel was happy for the tight coats. He lightly pushed Demyx to the other side of the bed, careful not to stir the other from his sleep. Axel always slept on the edge of the bed. He then crawled into the bed, laying opposite of Demyx. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
