D Is For Drama
Chapter 2: Meeting Friends
Demyx rolled over in his sleep, muttering something as he did so and releasing a yawn. The little voice in the back of his head told him it was time to wake up because he had something to do but he ignored it, as he often did, and tried to fall back asleep. Sadly, the little voice just wouldn't leave him alone and he groaned opening his eyes sleepily. "I'm awake…I'm aw-HOLY SHIT A WOMAN!" He jumped backwards at the sight of Ayumi on the couch, head spinning, and closed his eyes. Calm down, man, it's the girl you found yesterday…don't wake her up…
Demyx rose to his feet, running over the happenings of the previous day in his mind before taking a deep breath. He'd gotten into trouble with Larxene again, somehow, and then managed to get himself sent on recon. He found the girl, brought her back, and ended up with her in his care. Now he had to teach her. He groaned to himself, he would have to teach her to talk and to fight and how to do girly things! He didn't know how to do girly things! He pulled his cloak on, stomping his feet and turning to face her again, jumping backwards in shock when he saw she was awake.
She stared at him as he stepped around the couch to look at her. "Alright, so apparently I have to teach you…but I'm not exactly sure how to do that…I guess I'll introduce you to the members while I teach you today…so we should start with the basics. When I tell you someone's name, it means that's what you're supposed to call them, understand? Places and things have names too…"
Ayumi blinked and nodded slowly, "A name…is something one calls…another person or a place or thing." She said with a smile, looking up to make sure she was right.
"Hey!" Demyx grinned, "You're not so bad at this! This was really easy! To start off with, my name is Demyx!"
She pointed at him. "Demyx."
"Yeah! And your name is Ayumi."
She pointed at herself, "Ayumi."
Demyx began pointing at things around the room. "That there is a bed, you sleep on it and you're sitting on a couch, you can sleep on that too…well you can pretty much sleep anywhere you want as long as you're tired…"
"Sleep?" Ayumi asked slowly.
"It's what you do after each day. You get in bed or wherever you feel like and you go to sleep. You'll be sleeping on my couch here for a while." Demyx explained.
"Sleep is done after the day. Demyx sleeps in bed and Ayumi sleeps on couch." She repeated.
"Right! Now that is a door and this is the floor and that's the ceiling and the walls…we're standing in what's called a castle that belongs to the Organization, our friends so to speak." Demyx explained slowly. "I'll introduce you to all of them later…"
Ayumi repeated what he had said carefully before looking up for reassurance. "Alright…the stuff you put on your body…these are called clothes. You always have to make sure you put on your day clothes when you wake up…speaking of which…we'll have to see if we can get you some clothes tomorrow…"
"Clothes cover the body…" Ayumi said slowly.
"Okay. The blue thing over there, next to my bed. That's a sitar; it's my sitar to be exact! It makes music…music's a pretty awesome thing and I can't explain it in words…you'll have to figure it out yourself!"
"Demyx's sitar…makes music."
"Good." Demyx smiled, "It's also my weapon. A weapon is something you use when you fight enemies, the bad guys…people that aren't your friends or part of your organization and crap. Your weapon is apparently the keychain that you got attacked you're your waist right there."
Ayumi looked down, "A weapon…" She said slowly, rising to her feet, "…is used in battle…" She grabbed the keychain and pulled it from her waist, watching it transform into a rather large red sword, "…to protect yourself and what you care about…"
"Er…" Demyx was rather shocked by the sheer size of her sword and he nodded slowly, "That's right. You fight for what you believe in…for your goals…I'll go over how to fight later…"
Something in Ayumi's eyes seemed to click as she gazed at her sword and she looked at Demyx with more confidence than previously. "I know how to fight…" She said softly, her eyes sparkling. "They taught me already…"
Demyx blinked at Ayumi, something in his body drawn towards her. "Who…who are they?" He asked slowly, surprised by the fact that she'd managed to muster that much of a sentence. In the back of his mind he wondered if Xemnas and Zexion really meant she'd learn, or if they mean he needed to teach her until she remembered. If it was the second then…
Ayumi looked up from her, reattaching the chain to her waist and causing it to shrink before gazing at Demyx. "Men in white lab coats…" She said quietly.
Demyx leaned forward so that their faces were closer, interested. "What are you talking about…?" He asked slowly. If it was the second idea in his mind, that she just needed to remember, then why didn't they tell him how to do it…
Ayumi stepped forward, "The people who…"
"Demyx! I see you're already all over your new room mate!" A rather arrogant voice reached Demyx's ears and he pulled away from Ayumi, blinking in confusion. Ayumi also pulled back, looking around slowly, the confused look returning to her face. "Wow! I knew you were desperate but this? This is low man, really low!"
"Xiggy." Demyx complained rather loudly, turning to face the man at the door behind him. "Seriously, it's not what it looks like you sick minded idiot! I'm not that much of an ass!"
"Just as much of an ass as all of us, considering we're hardly different from each other, unless you count our past." Xigbar smirked.
"Well perhaps in my past I learned how to treat women, unlike you! You filthy little undergarment stealing, friend framing, arrow shooting jerk!" Demyx snapped, still angry about the day before.
"Demyx! That is no what to speak in front of the lady!" Xigbar walked over to Ayumi, looking down at her with interest. "He's treating you right, isn't he, Ai?" He asked with a smirk, "If he isn't then I can show you a good time! Whaddya say?"
"Hey! Don't accuse me of talking bad in front of her when you're worse!" Demyx complained.
"You thought I meant…" Xigbar laughed, "As if! I can't go and do something like that when she has this face! Even without a heart, I still know right from wrong and something like that would be so wrong!"
Demyx blinked, "What face?" He asked slowly.
"You'll find out…maybe." Xigbar smirked, still standing near Ayumi.
"Demyx…" Ayumi finally spoke, glancing over to the blond who was now on the other side of the room. "Who is this? Is he one of the friends you mentioned?"
"A good for nothing rotten idiot, that's what he is…" Demyx grumbled under his breath before sighing heavily. "Yeah, he's one of the 'friends' I mentioned. He's the second official member of the Organization, his name is Xigbar. The Freeshooter. His weapon is an arrow gun and he's got control over space…"
"Oh…" Ayumi looked up at Xigbar.
Demyx paused, "When you meet someone, you tell them your name and say it's nice to meet you…or something like that. At least tell them your name."
"My name is Ayumi. It's nice to meet you." Ayumi said smiling up at Xigbar.
"Did he tell you his title, number, weapon, and power yet?" Xigbar asked, glancing at Demyx.
Ayumi blinked, looking confused. "Only that his name is Demyx and his weapon is his sitar."
"Oh…" Xigbar smiled, "Well! He's the ninth official member of the Organization, goes by the name of Demyx, the Melodious Nocturne. His weapon is the sitar over there and he's got control over water. You follow?"
Ayumi nodded eagerly, "Yeah!"
Xigbar smirked, "You're pretty cute…"
"What?"
"Cute…attractive…everything Demyx isn't!" Xigbar said, ruffling Ayumi's hair.
"Demyx isn't…cute?" Ayumi asked slowly, looking over her shoulder towards Demyx, whose face fell.
"That's harsh, man, that's really harsh!" Demyx looked dismayed as he stared towards Xigbar, who was busy playing with Ayumi's hair. "Dude! Don't ignore me!" He sighed heavily, looking up towards the ceiling. It was a good thing, he had to admit, that Xigbar was interested in Ayumi. It meant that he wouldn't have to work quite as hard as previously.
"We should find you some new clothes, shouldn't we, little Ai!"
"Why do you keep calling me Ai?" Ayumi asked, tilting her head to the side as she gazed up towards Xigbar.
"Oh! It's called a nickname! It's another name for a person that you think is pretty cool…or you know, that asks you to call them that!" Xigbar smiled, "So you can call me Xiggy and I'll call you Ai! That make sense to you, squirt?"
"Sure!" Ayumi said nodding and looking at Demyx, "And I can call Demyx…Demy, right?" She asked with a grin.
Demyx's face fell further into a frown. "Xigbar, don't you have like…a mission or something that'll get you the hell away from me!?"
"As if! My mission today was easy! It's what happens when you get into trouble! You get a day of punishment and then you get an easy day to make up for it." Xigbar smiled softly, "So! From this moment on I'll be helping you give little miss Ai here the grand tour of the castle."
Demyx look flustered. "Are you serious? This sucks majorly."
Ayumi walked over to Demyx, blinking up towards him, "What's…wrong?"
Demyx shook his head, "It's nothing, let's go…"
Xigbar led the way down the halls with Ayumi at his side and Demyx trailing behind them. He couldn't help but let himself relax as Xigbar took a huge pile of weight off his shoulders, pointing things out to the girl and showing her all about the castle. They scaled up and down and all around, taking up most of the day just teaching the girl where everything was so she wouldn't get lost. Demyx partially wondered if she'd be able to do well getting around considering she didn't seem able to open a Dark Corridor, but it was something they'd deal with later.
"Hey Demyx…" Xigbar called to the day dreaming sitar player over his shoulder with a smirk in voice. "You do realize that I'm doing your mission for the day, right? You totally owe me for this!"
"Man! You're not serious!" Demyx frowned, jerking out of his day dream. "That's so unfair! You're the one who came in and totally took over!"
"As if!"
Ayumi's eyes began to wander as her caretakers proceeded to argue with each other. She blinked as he eyes landed on a rather large group talking in a semi-circle. The group was made up of about six different men, all in standard black cloaks. She wondered towards them, each face familiar from the day before, and stared. The group was in a half circle around a tall man with silver white hair, darker skin and sharp golden eyes. This was the man who had the tallest chair in the round room, Ayumi remembered. Standing to his left was a man who had blue white hair and golden eyes with an X shaped scar on his face. His name was Saix, that's what Demyx had called him. Then there was a rather frightening looking man with black hair and dark eyes, a very tall and buff man with earthy red hair, a skinny man with blond hair, and finally a short man with black and silver hair over his face.
It was the man with the tall chair who looked up and noticed Ayumi first. He smiled slightly and glanced around at the others, "We have a visitor." He said softly. Ayumi stared at him and he motioned for her to come to him. She pointed to herself and he nodded as all the eyes landed on her. She stepped into the group, stopping before him. "Where's the boy I told to look after you?"
Ayumi looked up thoughtfully, "You mean…Demyx?" She asked slowly.
"Yes…yes Demyx." The man smiled.
"He and…and…" Ayumi looked thoughtful for a moment before grinning, "And Xigbar started um…shouting at each other…I came over here…because…I don't know…what's wanting to know what's happening called?"
The skinny blond man rolled his eyes and glanced away. "It's called curiosity, idiot."
"Now Vexen!" The silver haired man said sharply, "Be polite to our guest…she's highly important you know…"
"Idiot?" Ayumi looked at the group cluelessly.
"It's an insult…" The silver haired man said warmly, grinning down at her with an odd spark in his eye.
"Is that…" Ayumi looked at the man, "A bad thing?"
"It is." He responded and Ayumi frowned slightly. "Don't let him get to you. Now why don't you tell us your name…"
Ayumi looked utterly confused, quite sure they already knew her name. She shook her head and smiled weakly, "My name is Ayumi, Mr. I'm afraid…that I don't know your names…"
"Ayumi…" The man repeated with a further smirk, taking a deep breath. "Alright…I suppose we should introduce ourselves…but first would you tell me how Xigbar or Demyx introduced themselves…"
"Um…" Ayumi looked thoughtful, "Title, number, weapon, power, and name of course." She repeated Xigbar's words perfectly with a confident grin.
"Perfect…" The silver haired man, "We'll each introduce ourselves individually then. I'm No. I around here. My name is Xemnas, the Superior. I use ethereal blades and have power over the nothingness…"
"Xemnas…" Ayumi smiled, "It's nice to meet you…So right after you comes Xigbar…and then…who's No. III?"
"Me." The black haired man said, watching as Ayumi spun to look at him. "No. III, Xaldin, the Whirlwind Lancer. I use lances and have power over wind."
"Xaldin…" Ayumi giggled, "So…Xemnas then Xigbar…then Xaldin…then…"
"That would be me." The skinny blond said coldly, only for Xemnas to shoot him a warning glance. "No. IV, Vexen, the Chilly Academic. I use a shield and have power over ice."
"Vexen…" Ayumi smiled warmly at him and he glared. She looked away, seeming somewhat upset. "So…Xemnas…Xigbar…Xaldin…Vexen…and who next?"
"Me…" The tallest of them said, making Ayumi jump slightly. "No. V, Lexaeus, the Silent Hero. I use an Axe Sword and have power over the earth…"
"Oh…" Ayumi still looked somewhat frightened. "Xemnas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Vexen, Lexaeus…"
"Zexion." The man with hair over his eyes spoke up for the first time, looking almost pained as he watched Ayumi. "No. VI, Zexion, the Cloaked Schemer. I use a Lexicon and have power of illusions…"
"Alright!" Ayumi grinned happily. "I think I'm getting a hang of this! Xemnas, Xigbar, Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion…and then…let me guess…you're next?" She pointed at Saix.
"Correct." Saix responded. "No. VII, Saix, the Lunar Diviner. I use a claymore and have the power of the moon."
"Kay! So that's everyone here so far…" Ayumi counted on her fingers. "Xemnas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, Saix…does Demyx come next?"
"Almost…" Xemnas said slowly, "Axel is before him…"
"Who's Axel?" Ayumi looked around eagerly.
"He's not here at the moment, he's out on a mission…he'll be back in a few days…he's No. VIII also called the Flurry of Dancing Flames. He fights with dual chakrams and controls fire…" Saix said sharply.
"And then there's Demyx!" Ayumi said with an excited tone of voice.
"Very good…" Xemnas smirked again and glanced over Ayumi's shoulder. "Ah…Xigbar, Demyx…are you two quite done arguing over whatever you were arguing about?"
"We are." Demyx said with a defeated look on his face. "Did they all introduce themselves, Ayumi?" He asked slowly.
"Yep! I know all of their names!" Ayumi said looking up at Demyx with a smile before pointing and reciting it again. "Xemnas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, and Saix!"
"Wonderful!" Xigbar laughed and glanced at Xemnas, "Well! We'll take her to the Grey Area now and maybe we'll find the other members." Xigbar led Demyx and Ayumi away.
"She's learning quickly." Saix frowned.
"Of course she is." Xemnas watched as the trio turned a corner.
It didn't take long for the group to reach the Grey Area, and the way there Xigbar had continued to point things out to Ayumi and had even begun quizzing her over things. Once they reached the Grey Area, she could identify some of the major areas of the castle and detail how to reach them. Xigbar glowed proudly at how much he'd taught her and glanced up as they reached their destination. The only member there was Luxord, who was playing with his cards.
Xigbar pulled Ayumi over and sat down on the couch across from Luxord. Demyx followed slowly, sitting on the other side. "Who's this…?" Ayumi asked, pointing at Luxord.
The blond looked up at the new comers, a sly grin on his face as he flipped his cards around. Ayumi watched in amazement before smiling up at him. He nodded, "I see you've brought the new girl…Xigbar, Demyx…are you here to introduce her…"
"That's right, Luxord." Xigbar grinned. "Go on, Ayumi…"
"Oh!" Ayumi smiled happily, "My name's Ayumi!"
"No. X." Luxord said slowly, "My name's Luxord, though sometimes they call me the Gambler of Fate. I fight with my cards and control time…"
Ayumi's eyes glittered as he watched Luxord, who continued flipping his cards around in an elegant fashion. "It's nice to meet you." She said with a small smile.
"Of course it's nice to meet you as well." Luxord put his cards down, "Are these two treating your well, little miss?"
"I think so…" Ayumi smiled happily.
"Wonderful." Luxord said with a grin, "If you need anything you can ask me for help…"
"But it'll cost you." Xigbar muttered, rolling his eyes.
"Of course…everything has a cost." Luxord said sharply. Demyx stared at him, obviously thinking of how weird he was. "The others are here." Luxord said slowly.
"Larxene…" Demyx groaned as two more figures entered the Grey Area.
Ayumi and Xigbar both looked up at the two that had just entered and Xigbar laughed. "Well…Larxene is the only other girl so we'll have to ask to borrow some of her clothes…make a good impression, Ayumi."
"Good…impression?" Ayumi blinked.
"Just do what you've been doing." Xigbar laughed, helping her up and pulling her over to the newest members of the Organization. One was a taller man with pinkish hair and blue eyes while the other was a girl with blond hair and blue eyes. "Marluxia, Larxene."
"What do you want?" The girl demanded before staring at Ayumi. "Oh…you better not be trying to push her on me!"
"As if!" Xigbar laughed, "This is Ayumi…she's the castle's guest."
"Yeah…that's what Xemnas said…" Larxene said bitterly.
Ayumi stared at the man. "Hello…" She said slowly.
"Hello." The man said back, "I suppose I should introduce myself…I'm No. XI. My name is Marluxia, the Graceful Assassin. I wield a scythe and have power over flowers…"
"It's nice to meet you, Marluxia." Ayumi said slowly before looking at the blond.
"No. XII. Call me Larxene. Though they call me the Savage Nymph. I use knives…kunai to be exact, and control lightening." Larxene said sharply. "They call you Ayumi, right, shrimp?"
"Yeah…" Ayumi said, looking up at Larxene.
"The way they've got you dressed is sexual harassment. I should've expected as much from Demyx the idiot over there." Larxene looked at Xigbar and Demyx, eyes sharp before giving a small smirk at the girl. "You know what! I'm in a good mood today. Follow me and I'll fix you up with some clothes."
"Alright." Ayumi followed after Larxene as she opened a Dark Corridor. They entered Larxene's room and Ayumi glanced around. "This is your room?"
"That's right." Larxene said with a smirk. She grabbed a brush and threw it at Ayumi, who caught it. "Run that through your hair to get all the knots out while I look for some clothes for you to wear…"
Ayumi looked down at the brush and started pushing it through her hair. It didn't take long to do and once she was finished she looked back at Larxene who walked over to her. "You look like you're about the same size around the waist as me…but your chest might be a problem…but we can deal with that…"
Larxene dressed Ayumi in a brown dress with no straps other than the collar attached that went around her neck. It fell down to the ground on the left side and was slit up the right side all the way to the waist. There was a loose brown belt around the waist that Larxene attacked the sword keychain to. It was topped off with brown boots and long brown, fingerless gloves that went three fourths of the way up the arms. "What do you think?" Larxene asked.
"It's…nice…" Ayumi smiled brightly, "What about the black cloaks…should I wear one of those…"
"Not yet…not until Xemnas tells us that you should we should have you wear one." Larxene smiled, "Alright…so we should see what the others think, right?" She looked at Ayumi like she was an experiment and laughed, opening a Dark Corridor and helping Ayumi through.
Xigbar looked up as the two girls entered again and he blinked. He might not have emotions, but he knew from memories and the physical make up of his body that Ayumi looked amazing. Demyx glanced over his shoulder and blinked, eyes widening at the girl. "W-W-Wow, Larxene." He muttered.
"I know." Larxene laughed proudly.
Ayumi blinked around at the surprised looks on the other's faces, a small smile coming across her face. "Do I look good?" She asked.
"Yeah…" Demyx nodded with a smile, glancing over to Xigbar, who was staring at the group. He was engulfed in a Dark Corridor and Demyx blinked, slightly confused.
Xigbar appeared in the round room with the other original members as well as Saix and stared around at them. He had entered in the middle of the conversation, stopping Saix mid-sentence. "Please repeat what you were saying, don't stop on my account." He smirked.
"We were talking about what we're doing about the girl." Xaldin said sharply.
"Of course." Xigbar smiled.
"As I was saying…Zexion, Lexaeus, Vexen…it all depends on rather or not your research involving the girl is corrected. That is what will determine rather or not we take action and advance the project." Saix said sharply.
"Don't doubt our research." Vexen said sharply, glaring at Saix.
"I don't doubt your research…I doubt your ability to perform well." Saix said calmly, not even looking at Vexen. "I personally thing waiting to take action would be best, Lord Xemnas."
"Well sorry to burst your bubble but no one asked what you thought, Saix." Vexen said coldly.
"Fortunately, we didn't ask for your opinion either." Saix said dully, turning his eyes up to Xemnas, Xaldin and Xigbar.
"How well is she advancing, Xigbar?" Xemnas asked, as if fully ignoring the conversation between Vexen and Saix.
"Already one day and she's got all the basics down. In a week she'll be at the top of her game, I'm almost sure of it." Xigbar smiled slyly.
"Then it's just as we thought, Xemnas." Xaldin said slowly.
"It is…" Xemnas smiled slyly.
"Lord Xemnas, I don't believe that advancing the project is wise…" Saix insisted.
"Well it appears that he doesn't care." Vexen laughed, "I'll take on the project again as lead, of course."
"No…" Xemnas said sharply.
Vexen went still, "What!?"
Xemnas looked about, "You may have been the lead of the project as a human…but that was a foolish mistake made by our foolish mentor…Lexaeus…who do you think is best suited for the role as head of the project."
Lexaeus looked up, "If you mean who is most capable of performing the needed experiments…I must agree with Vexen…"
"We don't have emotions to tie us down anymore, Lexaeus, who knew S7A the best out of us is what I'm asking." Xemnas spoke with a sharp tone. "Other than myself."
"Oh…" Lexaeus looked, "Xigbar and Zexion."
Xemnas smirked in victory, glancing from Xigbar to Zexion. "And who knew more about the actual project?" He asked, knowing the answer.
"Zexion, sir. He was second in command behind Vexen…" Lexaeus said slowly.
"Then Zexion…you will be given command of this project…we knew all there was to know about S7A but we need to know more about this one…about Ayumi…" Xemnas glanced down at the younger member, smirking. "You're up to the task right…? If you aren't it would make me question your loyalty…"
Zexion looked at the ground, "Of course…" He said slowly.
"Wonderful…"
"But when are we advancing the project?" Saix insisted.
"Zexion…?"
"We'll give her ten days…and then start the testing again." Zexion said quietly.
"There you have it, Saix." Xemnas smiled, "Dismissed."
And here we go with Chapter 2! The way I brought it to an end is shit, I know. You really don't need to tell me that twice xD! SO! I hope you all enjoyed it, not that I think there are a lot of you reading…but still I suppose it doesn't really bother me much! You guys who do read are all amazing and epic and deserve prizes!
Much Love,
Miya-Chan