I DO NOT OWN KINGDOM HEARTS

Original Characters belong to Square-Enix

107 Stories by: Deleterious Ameliorate

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Chapter 2: Xigbar and Naminé

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Every night, the girl's cries filled the castle from the daily beatings from Larxene, and the verbal abuse received from Marluxia. But no one in the entire castle of Castle Oblivion would come to her aid. Naminé usually retreated to Zexion, or Vexen's lab to get injuries treated by them, but one day they wasn't there anymore… and Naminé had nowhere to go. No one to tend her injuries.

Fearing for her life, the young girl hid down in the basements of the Castle, where she curled up in the corner and cried quietly. For she feared that if she cried loudly, Larxene or Marluxia would hear her and abuse her some more.

Naminé grew oblivious to the portal that opened up in the room, and nearly screamed as he heard a man's voice saying "Naminé?!"

But once she realized the surfer accent, and remembered who it belonged to, the crying girl looked up at the owner of the voice. Xigbar quickly advanced her and kneeled by her side, "Dude, what the hell happened to you?"

Naminé choked back a sob, before quickly clinging to the older man before her. Xigbar looked down at her in shock, but returned the hug shortly after, "Please Naminé, tell me who made you cry..."

"L-Larxene… and Marluxia." Naminé whispered to him, burying her head into Xigbar's shoulder. Xigbar sighed lightly, and stroked Naminé's hair, "It'll be okay. I'll make sure they cant hurt you no more…"

Naminé looked up at him, "B-But-"

Xigbar smiled and wiped away her tears, "Shh, don't cry anymore Nami, I'm not the Freeshooter for nothing." He reached into his pockets and removed some bandages. With all the scars he had, Vexen wasn't the only one who had knowledge on bandaging wounds, "Hold still Naminé."

Naminé did as she was told and watched as Xigbar bandaged and cleaned her wounds, such as she watched Vexen when he took care of her injuries. But never did she think Xigbar would be so… gentle…

"Done"

"Huh?" Naminé blinked, realizing that time passed rather quickly, and that she was all bandaged up. "T-Thank you Xigbar…"

Xigbar nodded and smiled, placing a hand on her shoulder, "Now where are those two bastards. I wish to show those dudes to mess with someone their own size!"

"T-They are on the top floor…" Naminé replied, looking down at her hands, "D-Don't risk it Xigbar. I don't want you to get involved in my messes…"

"It's too late for that, Naminé."

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Marluxia and Larxene laughed together as they sat down in one of the couches, eating chicken and drinking the usual Squash XIII drink. But their delicious meal was intruded by a certain Freeshooter.

"Xigbar?" Marluxia blinked, perking up as he watched the other, "Weird. What are you doing trespassing into my castle?"

"Xemnas sensed that you've two have been causing problems again. And sent me to investigate." Xigbar replied, narrowing his eyes at the two traitors in the room

Larxene sighed and leaned back, feet set on the table, "Fuck off Xigbar, we're causing no trouble."

"Liar." Xigbar declared, calling forth his guns, "I appeared here earlier, and guess what I found? An abused, crying Naminé. Now she was given to you two to help in your plans, not to, like, abuse and ruin her!"

Marluxia rolled his eyes, "Oh… her."

Xigbar growled lightly, and shot the ground near Marluxia's feet, "Don't fuck with me Marluxia! You and Larxene are causing way too many problems for the organization, and abusing Naminé means you stepped way out of the boundaries!" Xigbar stepped back to avoid the flying Kunai's.

"This is OUR castle, Bigrax!" Larxene yelled at him, re-calling the Kunai's in her hands as she prepared to throw them at Xigbar once more, "What we do in it is none of yours, or Xemnas's, concern! Now leave immediately!"

Xigbar turned and smacked Larxene with his gun, using a space-portal to help him in doing so, "If I leave, I'm taking Naminé from you bastards!"

Marluxia growled, "She isn't yours to take!" He conjured his scythe and charged at Xigbar, slashing at the other with all his might, but missed as Xigbar created another portal before the blade, making it crash into Larxene's back instead.

"Pathetic…" Xigbar commented as he watched Marluxia run to the woman's aid. Xigbar fired a few bullets at the duo, and vanished back to Naminé without seeing the aftereffects of the attacks.

Naminé hugged the man again the moment he returned, and he returned the hug. "Will they let me go?"

Xigbar nodded, "Yes, they will…" He lowered himself down to her height and brushed away some loose strands of hair, "…" He leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss against the girl's forehead, causing her face to get covered in a deep red blush. He smiled as the girl tried to hide her face, "I'm taking you away."

Naminé looked at him between fingers that hid her blush, but it was obvious the idea of leaving made her extremely happy, "R-Really?!" She smiled as Xigbar nodded, and flung her arms around the other's neck, "Oh thank you Xigbar! Thank you!!"

Xigbar turned and created a portal, and escorted Naminé through it. The two emerged outside on the Skyway.

"Xigbar…"

Xigbar looked down at the girl beside him, "Yes?"

"What… what was that kiss earlier…" Naminé fiddled with the hem of her dress while she asked him the question. The small rosy blush still across her cheeks.

Xigbar leaned down towards her, "Well… a sweet girl like you deserve such a 'reward', wouldn't you think? But do keep it a secret."

Naminé nodded, and smiled at him, "Thanks… for the 'reward' then." She stepped on her tip-toes and placed a soft kiss against his lips, "Then that's your 'reward' for rescuing me. Thank you, ever so much, Xigbar…"

Xigbar smiled and returned the kiss, "of course, Naminé…" He blinked as the girl wrapped her arms around his neck, not letting him free himself from the kiss quiet yet. Xigbar closed his eyes and returned the kiss, running his hands down her back, smirking inside as she shivered. Naminé placed her tiny hands at the zipper of his coat, "Mm.... Xigbar..."

"Yes?"

"I think... I'll give you a bit more of a reward... for rescuing this 'princess of nothing'..."