Axel had watched after Demyx after that, he didn't want Demyx to go through all of this alone like he did. Demyx stayed by Axel, never leaving his side, soon realizing that all the stuff that he said about this place was true.

"We call this place 'The World That Never Was' because we all wish that it didn't exist." Axel told him. "The best thing to do is just keep your head down and don't draw attention to yourself, their punishments are brutal."

"Ya right what can they do?" Demyx scoffed. Axel sighed and lifted up his shirt. All over his chest were what looked like electrocution marks. The scars marred his chest, almost covering all his skin.

"They burn you, there's this sadistic girl named Larxene that loves to do it. They always do it in a place where it's not totally obvious that someone will see it. That way people that can get them into trouble don't know about it." Axel lowered his shirt.

Axel spent the rest of the day telling Demyx who to trust, who to stay away from, what was safe to eat and what never to say or do. Demyx paid attention to it all, absorbing every bit of information.

Days passed and Demyx stayed out of trouble. He was introduced to other kids in T.W.T.N.W. all of them were Axel's friends that he said Demyx could trust. Demyx liked Roxas, Xion and Zexion but wasn't too sure about Marluxia and Xigbar.

Demyx just stuck to Axel's advice, he did the chores that he was assigned without complaint, kept his head down, and wouldn't really talk to anyone besides Axel and his friends. He unfortunately quickly learned that everything Axel said was right. He saw to many kids get abused and hurt, in just a couple of days. Axel had told him that they always abuse others more when new kids come, just to scare them into doing what their told.

For a couple of weeks this went on, the same schedule every day again and again. Demyx found it calming to have the rhythm. He and Axel grew closer and closer as the days passed and were hardly seen apart anymore. Xion and Roxas just let them be together, because you cant make it through T.W.T.N.W. without someone by your side.

This peacefulness was only temporary, soon to be shattered the day Axel had to go out for an errand.