It's been about two weeks, and Vyaxine hasn't said a single word. There are some rumors with other members that she's mute, but I don't really believe that. How can we have a mute Organization member?
Anyway, Vyaxine has been quickly learning how to keep herself up, and even though I've only been training her how to fight for two weeks, she's been a quick learner. We found out that she can control more darkness than any of us others, so that's the element that Xemnas has given her.
She's also been having some pretty big nightmares. I've often woken her up by shaking her, or I've calmed her down by playing my sitar.
And even though she hasn't said anything to me yet, I still think she's an interesting person. She teaches me how to do sign language in exchange for me teaching her how to fight. Her weapon is two katanas that can form into one; it's pretty neat.
Larxene and Axel often tease us about being a couple since we share a room. I don't know when she's gonna get her own, but I don't really mind. We've set the rules for everything and she completely understands when I don't want her to hear me play, so she often leaves to go hang out with Roxas and Xion, whenever Xion's around, anyway.
Oh, and now Vyaxine has a new nickname, thanks to Xigbar. He said that she should just be called Xine, but I don't really know. He normally calls her 'kitten' since her pupils remind him of slits.
But right now she was out with Larxene. It's so strange to see how much Larxene likes Vyaxine, considering Larxene doesn't like anyone. I'd normally see Larxene dragging Vyaxine to her room and then the poor girl would come out wearing layers and layers of make up. She'd then come right to me, so I'd have to wipe the make up off of her face. But at least Larxene doesn't hate her.
That reminds me… She's been gone for a while; I hope nothing bad has happened to her.
Then as if on cue, Vyaxine came running through a dark vessel with bruises, scratches and tears all over her body, and her hair was a mess. She fell to her hands and knees as soon as she saw that she was back; a small squeak of pain escaping her lips when her knees made contact with the ground. I quickly set aside my sitar and ran over to her side, gently gripping her shoulders. "What happened?" I asked urgently.
Vyaxine just shook her head and struggled to stay kneeling, though she eventually gave it up and fell limp, making me catch her and carefully roll her onto her back.
I fumbled in my pockets for a potion, and when I found one I laid Vyaxine's head on my knees that I was now sitting on in order to take out the cork, and held it to Vyaxine. She moaned slightly and tightened her jaw, turning her head to the side and refusing to drink the potion.
"Vyaxine, come on," I sighed. "If you don't drink it then you'll just suffer longer."
Vyaxine still refused. I took a deep breath and turned my head to see if anyone was watching or was in the room, and when I saw that it was clear, I sat Vyaxine up against the side of one of the chairs and put some of the potion into my mouth, careful not to swallow, and pressed my lips against hers, and when I knew that she drank the potion did I pull away from her. I sat back on my feet and watched what she did. At first her eyes were wide, considering I just kissed her, but then she looked at me and she seemed to calm down. She looked down at her wounds that healed right in front of her very eyes, and then she looked back at me and lifted her cloak where a tear was.
"Yeah, we're gonna need to get you a new coat. Let's see if Larxene has one for you." I stood up and shrugged off what just happened then held my hand out to the girl.
She stiffened when I mentioned Larxene. "Think she's gonna put make-up on you again?" I chuckled. "Don't worry," I held my hand out to my Sitar and it evaporated. "I won't let her do anything." I slid my hands under Vyaxine's arms and pulled her up to her feet, then slid my hand around hers and led her towards the other female's room. Vyaxine clung to me the whole time we were in Larxene's room, only letting go of me to change coats. But when she came back out, the coat was a little bit big, so Larxene helped her shorten the bottom. She could care less about the sleeves, though.
"Was that all you needed?" Larxene asked as she lay back down on her bed and pulled out a magazine that she was reading before we came in.
"Yup." I grinned at Larxene and grasped Vyaxine's hand again, leading her out of the room, heading for the kitchen. "You must be hungry, huh?"
Vyaxine nodded excitedly, though she didn't smile. She hasn't smiled once since she got here, either.
"DEMYX!" Vexen popped out of no where and made me yelp, falling onto my rear.
Vyaxine yelped a little as well, kneeling behind me, setting her hands lightly on my shoulders and peeking out from behind me as the 'scientist' came closer to us. I growled a little bit. "What is it, Vexen?" I asked, standing up again and crossing my arms.
Vexen was rubbing his hands together nervously. "Well, um, you see… Do you remember the potion I made a few days ago?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Well, um… It seems that…" He stumbled a lot as he tried to confess to me that he lost it. "Someone… drank it."
Okay… That's worse than I thought it'd be. "….What?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
I heard a meow come from Vyaxine, and Vexen and I turned to look at her at the same time.
My arms and jaw dropped when I saw that she now had a black cat tail and cat ears that twitched every now and then. Her pupils had changed to slits, as well.
"Vexen…" I said, closing my eyes and clenching my fists.
Vexen jumped a little. "Y…Yes?" He squeaked.
"Did you give this to Vyaxine?"
"No, no no no no no. If anything, she would have to come inside and drink it herself." Vexen held his hands up by his face, afraid that I would attack him.
"But she's not that stupid. I specifically told her not to drink ANYTHING in your room." I looked up and saw a drunken Luxord leaning against the wall.
"I made her drink it." He said as he wobbled over to Vexen, and I saw that Vyaxine crawled over to me, mewling in a horrified fashion.
"Did you make her do anything else?" I demanded, unconsciously wrapping my arms around her protectively.
Luxord's head fell back as he thought about it then shook his head. "Not that I remember."
"That is. I'm taking her to my room where no one can touch her. And you." I pointed to Vexen. "You have a week to fix her." I wrapped an arm under Vyaxine's legs and the other around her shoulders, and I carried her off to our room, a thunder clap sounding somewhere far away. Vyaxine apparently heard it and she became a statue, not moving even when I put her down. There was another thunder crash and she squeaked, quickly looking around and trying to dash to her closet, though since this has happened before, I grabbed her wrist before she disappeared and pulled her into a hug, tightly wrapping my arms around her. I looked down to her tail and saw how fluffed out it was, being about three times its normal size. I summoned my sitar and adjusted Vyaxine so her back was to me and I set my weapon on her lap, then clasped my hands over hers and started making her play it, the sound always being able to calm her down.
Within a few minutes, Vyaxine's tail was back to its original size and she was calmer than she was before.
"Are you alright now?" I asked, resting my right hand on top of her head.
Vyaxine nodded a little, though she still seemed a bit scared.
"Wanna go get some ice cream?" I asked, smiling a little to encourage her.
She shook her head.
"Wanna lollipop?" I asked, rubbing Vyaxine's head.
Vyaxine's head snapped up and she looked at me with a 'really?' face, her ears pricked up.
I chuckled. "Alright." I gently pushed her off of me and opened the door to my closet where I pulled out a lollipop and handed it to Vyaxine who squealed with delight before licking the candy happily.
"Ya friggin' kid…" I said with a small chuckle.
When Vyaxine heard that, she puffed out a cheek and growled slightly, her ears pinning at me for a moment.
"Well, how old are you? You've never told me."
Vyaxine let her head drop, and then put up one finger for a moment then changed it so she was holding up seven.
"Huh. A little younger than me." I rubbed the girl's head again before standing up straight again, then picking her up and setting her down on her bed. I don't really know why, but she seems to have a hard time getting back on her feet whenever she's been sitting down.
"I'll be right back; I have to tell Axel somethin', alright?" I thumbed behind me, but when I turned around to leave, Vyaxine grabbed the bottom of my jacket.
I turned around and looked at her, but her head was down. I heard a mumble come from her, so I kneeled down in front of her, resting my arms on my knees. "Is there something wrong?" I asked, tilting my head slightly.
Vyaxine parted her lips as if she wanted to say something, though she didn't say anything for a few seconds. She then looked up at me with her blue/green cat-like eyes. "Demyx." It sounded more like a question than stating my name.
My eyes widened a little bit. "Vyaxine…" I whispered, amazed that after more than a month that she finally spoke. And my name, of all things.
"Demyx."
I looked up and saw that she was now smiling, too?
"What is it, Vyaxine?" I asked, tilting my head slightly. I wanted to hear her voice again. For some reason it was the most exciting thing for me to hear.
Vyaxine licked her lips and tried to speak again, though she seemed to be at a loss for words. She clenched her jaw as if she was saying something that started with an 's'.
"S….Stay." She finally said.
I smiled lightly. "Alright." I took off my coat to show that I was wearing all black (we were required to wear all black when wearing our coat), just a short sleeved shirt and black ripped skinny jeans. I sat down on the edge of her bed and held onto my ankles. "Was there something you wanted to talk about?" I asked, looking at Vyaxine as she pushed herself up so that she was sitting up straight.
"Kingdom… Hearts." She said slowly, as if she didn't know what it was.
"Kingdom Hearts? You mean that?" I pointed out our window to Kingdom Hearts.
Vyaxine nodded.
"What do you want to know about it?" I asked, tilting my head.
"Why is it so…" She held the sides of her head as she thought. "Important?" She asked, setting her hands to her sides again.
I chuckled. "Well, first of all," I cleared my throat. "You know that we don't have hearts, right?"
Vyaxine's eyebrows knit. "But how can we live without hearts?"
I opened my mouth to answer, but I didn't really know how. "Um… I don't really know… If you wanna know more, go ask Zexion." I leaned back on my palms and sighed. "Look, let's get some sleep. It's pretty late." I ruffled her hair again and walked over to my bed, plopping down on it. "Night, Vyaxine." I said, folding my hands behind my head.
"Goodnight, Demyx." She said quietly, though loud enough for me to hear.
Man, will everyone be surprised when she speaks tomorrow.