Authors note: Hey guys. Thanks for the reviews on the previous chapter of this story. I think I am going to enjoy writing this a lot. Anyhow, here is another one for you. Like I said last chapter, I want to write a bit each day to improve my skill rather than let it rust away. Also, if you guys haven't noticed, these chapters are a bit smaller than ones I usually do. It's because editing huge chapters is really demotivating. I sit down to edit, then I realize how much work I have ahead of me and decide to do it later. Therefore, I don't get the chapter out fast enough. Don't worry though, my 5k rule is still in play. It is a minimum word rule, so I usually exceed it by a couple thousand. Not much else to say, so without any further delay, here you go.

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Chapter 2: Day 9

It was a rather pleasant night sleep for Roxas. Admittedly, this bed was a lot more comfortable than the one offered to him at the detention center. Slowly, he opened his eyes just enough to see that it was still rather dark outside. But he was used to waking up to darkened skies since the only light available was from Kingdom hearts in the world that never was.

Sitting up in his bed, Roxas glanced out the window. "So, the last couple of days haven't been a dream." He said quietly as he viewed a clear sky that lacked the heart shaped Kingdom hearts. The only thing in the sky was a round moon surrounded by a sea of dimming stars. The sun's rays were barely peaking over the horizon, sending its gentle rays as a forewarning of the arrival of the sun.

But being an early bird was nothing new to Roxas. The members of the Organization would always get up early to train and plan for the day's missions. Even in seven days, Roxas was taught to wake early and prepare. So, swinging his legs over the side of the bed, Roxas stood up and cracked his neck. He walked over to the chair where he had laid his coat before picking it up.

As he stared at the fabric in his hands, he couldn't help but wonder how he was going to get back to the organization. No doubt they were wondering where he was…

But then again, why did he even need to go back there? He didn't know anything about them. He didn't know what they wanted or what they were after, and frankly, he didn't care. In fact, he really didn't care about anything, so why did he need to go back to them.

He remembered Xemnas saying that he was special, that the organization needed him for their purpose, but why should that concern him. The only reason he even stayed with the organization was because they gave him a purpose and he had nowhere else to go. They provided for him and he would do missions. That was the extent of their relationship.

But now, the women that picked him up yesterday said she would help him out. She offered him a place to stay, even though she didn't know who he was. Why would she do that when he didn't offer anything in return. He didn't even answer her questions, yet she still took him in. It boggled his mind a bit.

So, with those thoughts in mind, Roxas threw the coat back over the chair. If the Organization wanted him back, they would have to come get him. Besides, it's not like he knew how to get back anyway. And even if he did, he wasn't quite sure he wanted to leave yet. These people were interesting. The amount of emotion they displayed was fascinating and he wanted to learn more about it.

Turning away from the coat, Roxas walked out the door an into the empty hallway. Since he was subjected to the chaos yesterday, he never really had the chance to explore the…What was it again? Exchange facility?

As he wandered around, he thought about the interesting set of characters he had met the other day. Zombina, Doppel, Manako, and…*Shutter* Tio…They all had very different features than members of the organization. Like Manako's singe eye, or Tio's size and horn. Well, then again, he only knew 13 people for the entire time he had existed, so who knows. Maybe they were all diverse like this.

"Ha! Ya!"

Roxas was shaken from his thoughts as he noticed a sound coming from the other side of a closed door. He walked right up to it before he heard another shout.

"HIYYYAA!"

Finding himself curious, Roxas grasped the handle and opened the door. It immediately swung open and standing in the middle of the room, he saw a familiar red-haired zombie. She was standing in, what looked to be like, a small gym room. It was decorated with practice mats, weights, a badly abused punching bag, and other assorted gym gear. Zombina was throwing practice punches and kicks at an invisible target. However, the moment she saw Roxas, she halted her exercise and grinned over at him.

"What are ya doing gettin' up this early in the morning?" She asked.

Roxas shrugged slightly as he continued to stare at her. "What…were you doing? Fighting?"

"Fighting? Nah, just practicin' my form. Got to keep this undead body in shape ya know?" She said as she stretched her arms. "What about you? You know anything about fighting?"

Roxas cocked his head curiously as he gave a slow nod.

"Really?" he asked, genuinely surprised while taking a mental note. "Well, practicin' by myself gets kind of boring. Why don't you spare with me? I promise to go easy on ya." She said with a grin, throwing up her fists and getting into a casual stance.

Roxas blinked a few times as he absorbed the way she was standing. Was this the way people here fought around here? With their fists? He had never fought without the Keyblade before, but he was down to learn something new. Slowly, he attempted to get into the same exact stance, only to get a small chuckle from the zombie.

"From the looks of it, either you are extremely rusty, or you don't fight with your fists that often." She laughed as she looked at his wobbly stance.

"um…I usually fight with a weapon." Roxas responded.

"A weapon huh? Someone train you or something?"

"…"

Zombina chuckled as she turned away from him. "Well, I think I can work with that." she said as she turned to the corner of the room. She walked forward before she grabbed a bamboo bokken from the barrel. "This should do nicely."

Roxas didn't pay attention to what she was doing. He stretched forth his hand, about to call the Keyblade, but he was interrupted when he noticed a wooden sword being tossed at him. Instead of summoning his weapon, he grasped the wooden blade with his eyebrow cocked.

"Sometimes MON has to deal with a few Liminal's who try to act all tough by wearing a sword. It's a good idea to practice fighting against em' every so often." Zombina said as she got back into her casual stance.

"Um…Liminal's?" Roxas asked. He had heard the term a few times in the past, but never had the chance to ask about them?

"Yeah." Zombina replied, her brows raised in confusion. "You know, Liminal's! Like me, Tio, Manako, and Doppel."

"…You guys are Liminal's?"

"Well Duh! We ain't human." She said, seriously surprised by his questions. "You're a liminal as well."

"I am?" Roxas asked before he realized what Zombina was talking about. He thought some of the people around here were physically different than what he was used to. But he didn't expect them to be classified as something else. And what confused the nobody more was the fact that he was also classified as one of these Liminal's despite looking exactly like a human.

"…What the hell?" Zombina said as she scratched her head. "Just what kind of hole have you been livin' in your whole life."

"…One that shouldn't exist." Roxas murmured as he lifted the wooden sword, glancing at it before looking over at the Zombie. "You want me to fight you with this?"

Zombina barely managed to hear his first statement. It was way confusing, but she decided to drop it for now. Her brain wasn't made for thinking too much anymore. Instead, she nodded her head, thought she didn't look that enthusiastic. There weren't many people who could match her zombie strength. It made for some very boring fights. She got back into her casual stance.

Roxas didn't say another word as he got down in his usual one Keyblade stance. A stance that caused Zombina to cock an eyebrow.

"That's a…weird pose ya got there, but whatever." She said as she raised her fists. "because we're both Liminal, it's not against the law to spare. Even though you were tested to be human, I think we can get away with a couple rounds, don't you?

"It's against the law for Liminal's and Human's to fight?" Roxas asked.

Zombina's eye twitched. She was getting tired of his questions. The answers were common knowledge, so why didn't he know them? "Yeah. Has been ever since the Culture exchange bill was put into place. Why don't you know this? Everyone know this?"

Roxas slowly shrugged, causing Zombina to blinked a few times. "Seriously, what prehistoric era are you from?"

Roxas frowned at her question, not quite sure how to answer it. He shrugged again, a completely serious look on his face.

Zombina gave a small awkward laugh when she saw this. "Umm…You know I was joking' right?"

Again, the nobody frowned slightly as he tried to find the humor in her statement. "you…Were?"

"Oh God." Zombina responded, pinching the bridge of her nose. "You really are clueless. But whatever." She said as she got back into her stance. "Let's tussle."

Smith gave a large yawn as she crawled out of her bed. "Another day, another headache to deal with." She murmured as she slogged her way to the bathroom to prepare for the day. "Well, at least I get to have breakfast with darling. That's something to look forward to."

A small shower later, Smith was feeling refreshed and ready to go. The only thing able to make her morning better was a freshly brewed cup of her favorite coffee made by her favorite host in the program.

Thinking back on the young man, Smith had to ponder how much she hung out at his place. He was a very gentle soul, always willing to put others before himself, and taking any kind of task with a smile on his face. It was amazing when you thought about it. It was rare that a family of people could handle one Liminal, but he was a single man handling 3, all of which wanted to get into his pants.

And even when he has all that to deal with, He still finds time to cook for them, clean after them, take them out to see the real world, and make them happy. He didn't just do that for the girls living with him either. Smith also mooched a lot off him, which only served to add to his work load.

Giving a sigh, smith got dressed in her usual business attire before leaving the room. She needed to wake up the new kid Roxas so she could take him to meet his new host. Even mentioning the kid brought questions to Smith's mind. This kid was a complete anomaly. He tests results proved he was a human, but he possessed very strange abilities. She didn't show yesterday, but she was very impressed he was able to evade Tio for so long. Not only that, he could break out of her grip. That was a feat in and of itself because Tio was strong enough to break almost anything in half with one of her hugs. Smith knew because she had been in Roxas's shoes more than once.

Then there was the strange dark portal the cameras caught. Even though she didn't know what it was, she could only summarize that it was teleportation of some kind. Only a select few powerful Liminal could teleport, but she had yet to see a portal like that.

And the most frustrating part was that the boy would not say anything about it. He barely said anything at all. It was a chore to get him to talk.

But then again…

The completely expressionless look in his eye might have something to do with that. When Smith mentioned the word friend, he acted as though the concept was alien to him. In fact, most everything she tried to talk to him about, whether it be school, friendship, Liminal's, or even the most basic of things, the result was the same. It was as if he didn't understand any of it.

That was a frightening thought. If that really was the case, then she couldn't imagine what he had gone through in the past to end up like this. Even when she bid Roxas goodnight, she spent half of the night looking through the military's database trying to find anyone by the name of Roxas. She found a few profiles, but none of them matched his description. So, when that didn't work, she ran his DNA test through the database trying to find a match, or even a parental match, but nothing came up. Finally, she tried facial recognition, filtering through thousands of faces from around the world, but there was still nothing.

It boggled her mind. How in the world was this kid not in any database anywhere around the world? He looked to be around 15 years old. Surly some surveillance system somewhere caught sight of his face at least once.

But there was nothing.

And that was extremely frightening. Just who was this kid?

Smith was interrupted from her thoughts as she approached the training room. She cocked her eyebrow curiously as she saw Tio, Manako, and Doppel all peeking through the small opening in the door. Their eyes where wide and their mouths dropped open in astonishment at what they were watching.

As she approached them, Smith tilted her head in confusion. "What are you doing?"

All three Liminal's jumped a bit before looking up at her. The first to recover was Doppel as she pointed to the opening in the door with a small grin on her face. "It seems our friend Roxas is a bit more interesting than we first thought."

"Yeah! He is incredible." Tio exclaimed.

Smith cocked her eyebrow again as she approached the door and peeked through the opening. To say the least, what she saw inside greatly surprised her.

Roxas and Zombina had been going at it for about 30 minutes now. Roxas was making sure to tame his blows because he knew how fragile people were on this planet. However, Zombina was quite a bit more powerful than your average person. Every time he blocked her fist with his sword, the wood creaked and his arms shook from the pressure. She was extremely fast as well, but when you deal with members of the organization daily, he could easily keep up. Every so often, he would attack with his wooden sword, but she evaded most of his strikes with incredible agility. And every blow he did land, it would barely faze her. She bounced back like a loaded spring before launching an attack.

Zombina on the other hand, was extremely impressed. She didn't think the runt would last more than a few minutes against her. She only wished she had her guns now. With her baby's, this kid wouldn't stand a chance. Fist fighting was not her forte, but even so, it surprised her when she realized she was the one being pushed back.

Smith watched in awe as Zombina dropped a heal kick directly at Roxas's head. He simply darted back, allowing the heal to create a nice dent in the floor, before he rushed at her with incredible speed. He swung the sword to the side, connecting with her ribs. Zombina flipped over before landing on her feet and jumped at him again, this time with her fist cocked back. She let her fist fly and it connected with the wooden sword, however the feeble weapon decided it had enough. The wood shattered and the fist continued to sail downwards at Roxas's face.

The sound of flesh hitting flesh rang through the training room as her fist connected with his cheek. His head was thrust to the side by the sheer power of the blow.

Zombina was a bit horrified she managed to connect that punch. She had been getting so into the fight that she forgot to hold back her zombie strength. She jumped back and loosened her stance before approaching the Nobody.

"Hey, you ok squirt?" she asked, lightly laying a hand on his shoulder.

Smith was also terrified. Zombina had the strength to break someone's neck with the power of her punch.

Roxas was still standing there with his head turned in the exact same position. His hair overshadowed his eyes as he slowly turned back to the zombie.

Zombina was biting her lower lip, afraid she broke his jaw after she landed that punch. However, when she saw his face, her own eyes widened.

Roxas's lip was split and a thin trail of blood dripped from his mouth. But other than that, he looked perfectly fine. His eye wasn't swollen, his face wasn't caved in, and his neck wasn't broken. It made Zombina breathe a sigh of relief.

"You ok squirt? Didn't mean to hit ya that hard." She said with a grin as she slapped him on the back. "Ya sure know how to take a punch. Ya have me worried and all."

Roxas looked down at his broken wooden sword before looking back to her. "That…was a hard hit?" he asked. He remembered taking hits from people like Lexaeus, who could hit the earth with enough force to cause an earthquake. He was expected to get up after that and keep fighting as part of their training. He had to admit though, Zombina packed a punch compared to other humans on this planet, but it was still a tap compared to what the organization could do.

Zombina couldn't help but feel a little insulted. "What, you sayin' that didn't hurt?"

"It…stung a little." Roxas admitted as he wiped the blood off his face with his sleeve.

"Yesh, what are you made of squirt?" Zombina said as she slapped his back again.

Everyone who was watching on the other side was clearly impressed, especially smith. Taking a hit from a zombie and shrugging it off was no small feat. It just proved again that there was something extremely off about this kid.

But seeing that they were done, she decided to intervein. She pushed open the door, catching Roxas's and Zambian's attention. "Alright, that's enough for now. I don't want to show up at Darlings and have to explain why his new tenant is beat up.

Zombina huffed as she looked out the door to see Tio, Manako, and Doppel all standing there, looking sheepish. "You know its creepy as hell when you spy like that."

Doppel had a mischievous grin on her face. "well, it's also creepy as hell when and older woman takes a young boy into her room alone. We had to make sure you weren't doing anything prohibited."

"HA! Jokes on you. This kids a Liminal as well, so there ain't no problem having a sparring match." Zombina said triumphantly.

"Wasn't talking about sparing." Doppel responded with a sly grin.

Zombina raised an eyebrow. "Then what were you talk…" She started before her undead brain started firing the right signals. "Oh, HELL NO you didn't."

"Oh? And what are you going to do about it?" Doppel said as she floated away.

"Get your ass back here!" Zombina exclaimed as she sprinted out of the room and after Doppel.

Tio, Manako, and Smith were all giggling at their antics, while Roxas was watched on obliviously. He noticed the rest of them standing there, laughing and was a bit curious. Making sure to keep an eye on Tio, Roxas approached the group.

"What was she talking about?" Roxas asked quietly.

Smith looked down at the boy, her smile disappearing somewhat. "What do you mean?"

"What did Doppel think we were doing besides sparring?"

Smith didn't know whether to burst out laughing or start crying. There was no way this kid could be that oblivious, right? He couldn't even catch sexual innuendoes? Wait…

"Roxas, how are babies made?" Smith asked in all seriousness. The sudden question caused Tio and Manako to stare at their boss in complete and utter confusion, their mouths dropped open.

"…I don't understand the question."

If they were confused now, the three ladies were now lost beyond measure. "Oh. My. God." Smith murmured. She wasn't the only one. Manako and Tio were both gaping at the boy in wonder.

"…What?" Roxas asked, curious as to why he was receiving such looks.

"It's-it's nothing. But we need to go. Darling will be waiting for us."

"…ok." Roxas responded. He was about to follow smith down the hallway, but was stopped when two large arm constricted around his neck from behind. His body instantly stiffened and he was about to break free, but then he noticed that he didn't have the same problem breathing as last time. He did feel two soft mounds pressing against his neck though while a chin rested on his head.

"See ya later cutie. Don't be a stranger and come visit me sometime." Tio said, a large smile on her childish face.

"um…Ok." Roxas said, frowning a bit as he felt his heart beat just a little faster than usual. For some reason, he felt a bit strange when she said those worlds.

"Roxas, get a move on! And Tio, let him go." Smith said from down the hallway.

"Yes mam!" She said happily as she released Roxas from hold.

"Um…It was nice to meet you Roxas…Sorry." Manako said quietly

Roxas stared over at her as well before nodded. "…It was…Nice to meet you too." He said before he turned away from them both and followed Smith down the hallway.

"He…is really interesting." Manako said quietly.

"Yeah he is. He's just adorable. I can't help but want to cuddle him."

"…Yeah." Manako said as she thought about the way he looked at her. Most of the time, people were intimidated by her single large eye. She could tell by the way other's eyes would shift when attempting to make eye contact with her. She could also see the finer details of body language when people were around her. It made her feel extremely self-conscious about her looks.

But with Roxas, there was no hesitation in his movements, not even his eyes. They stared directly back into hers without any fear, disgust, or hesitation. But then, she also noticed that there was nothing else either. No joy or happiness, just unfiltered curiosity. She could see that every time he looked around, he was absorbing information like a sponge. She also noticed that he paid special attention to the way people reacted around him, almost like he was trying to understand why they acted the way they did.

Manako watched as Roxas disappeared around the corner. She had never seen anyone with those kinds of eyes before. Eyes that were so emotionless, so blank…

So empty.

It was a very silent and awkward drive over to Kimihito's house. Every so often, Smith glanced over at Roxas, who was staring out the window with his usual blank expression on his face. He was watching the buildings and people pass by as if they were the most fascinating thing in the world to him.

It didn't take long before they arrived at the house. The car screeched to a halt before smith and Roxas got out. Smith gave a satisfied sigh as she walked up to the front door. She turned to Roxas with a smile.

"This is where you will be living from now on. The person who is going to take care of you is a nice man, so please show him some respect."

"…Ok." Roxas responded as he looked up at the house. While nothing compared to the castle, this house was a decent size. It could easily fit many people. He watched as smith knocked on the door. Instantly, sounds could be heard from the other side.

"Papi, could you get that for me? I'm a bit busy right now."

"Sure, thing Hubby."

The door suddenly swung open to reveal a unique looking person. Roxas had never seen anyone like this before yet. Her hair was light blue and instead of arms, she had a pair of blue feathery wings. She also didn't have normal human legs. Instead they were a pair of bird legs with sharp talons for toes. All in all, she was unlike anything he had ever seen before.

"Terminator!" The girl said cheerfully before turning to the inside of the house. "Hubby, it's the terminator!"

"Um…I think you mean the Coordinator." Responded another voice that just walked into the room, drying his hands down with a towel. "Mrs. Smith. How are you this morning. You are just in time for breakfast as well."

"I wouldn't miss it Darling." Smith said as she lowered her glasses and winked at him.

The so called "Darling" scratched the back of his head as he looked over at Roxas. "So, is he the one?"

Smith nodded. "Yep, this is Roxas. He will be staying here from now on." She said as she looked over at the boy. "Roxas, this is Kimihito. He will be taking care of you."

Roxas looked up at the man curiously. He was, if there were any other way to describe it, normal. He had black hair, an average build, and a friendly smile on his face. Just being around this guy seemed to put the nobody at ease.

"Nice to meet you Roxas. My name is Kimihito." The man said as he extended his hand.

Roxas frowned as he stared at the appendage, not sure what this man was expecting. It made for an awkward atmosphere.

Smith wondered why Roxas wasn't shaking Kimihito's hand. He was being extremely rude. He was just staring at the hand with curiosity in his eyes. It wasn't like he didn't know what a…

…

Smith Sweat dropped when she came to the realization that Roxas didn't know what a handshake was. She knew he was clueless, but she didn't know it was to this extent. It was seriously getting ridiculous.

Instead of Roxas taking the hand, Smith did instead and shook for him, showing him how it was done. Kimihito looked up at the lady in confusion. "Sorry about that Darling. Roxas is a little…unique. In fact, can I talk to you in private really quick?"

Kimihito looked between Roxas and Smith a few times before shrugging. "Sure, I still have to finish breakfast. Papi?"

"Yes hubby?" The happy harpy responded cheerfully.

"Can you take Roxas to the living room. Maybe you can play some games with him."

"Really?" She asked in excitement before turning to the boy. "You want to play with me?"

"um…Sure?" Roxas responded.

"YAY!" Papi squealed. "So, your Name is Roxas? I'm Papi. Papi is a harpy. A harpy is what Papi is! Come play games with me!" she exclaimed as she grabbed Roxas's shirt with one of her talented legs and flew off into the living room, dragging him behind her.

When they disappeared from view, Smith let out a chuckle as she and Kimihito walked into the kitchen. There were pancakes, eggs, and half-cooked bacon on the stove. Kimihito continued cooking the food before he gestured to Smith to start talking while he worked.

"Hm, western today? How nice."

"Well, you know." Kimihito said as he flipped the bacon. "Miia does love her eggs. But what did you want to talk about?" He finished as he reached for a mug and poured a cup of coffee for the stressed coordinator.

"Thanks darling." Smith said as she took a long sip of the hot liquid. "I have a few things to tell you about that boy."

"Really?" Kimihito said as he started chopping a salad for Centorea. "That reminds me. What is he supposed to be? He looks completely human to me."

"Yeah, it does seem that way. Even the DNA tests says he's human. But there is something off about him." Smith said as she took another sip.

"You mean like how he doesn't know what a handshake is?" Kimihito asked.

Smith paused herself from taking another sit as she looked at Kimihito's back. "Yeah, Sorry about that, though I'm surprised you noticed."

"It wasn't that hard to tell by the look on his face." Kimihito responded.

Smith gave a sigh as she took another sip of coffee. "Honestly, every second I spend around him, I just have more questions. I didn't even know he was that clueless until I saw him staring at your offered hand."

"That is pretty weird. What is he supposed to be?"

"We don't know. For the most part, I think he is human, but he has some unique aspects about him that could classify him as a liminal."

"Like what?"

"Inhuman strength and agility to start." Kimihito said as she took another sip. "But don't worry, he doesn't have any ill intent…In fact, I don't think he has any intent whatsoever."

Kimihito paused as he looked over his shoulder. "And that means?"

"It's…hard to describe. You will see it the more you interact with him. But his situation is unique. Since he was tested to be human, it means he doesn't need a host to be with him when he goes out. It was one of the reasons I thought it would be a good idea for him to live here. Maybe you could use a hand."

"You can say that again." Kimihito laughed. "So, he would be able to take Papi, Centorea, or Miia out when I am busy?"

Smith nodded. "I need to get him a host pass, but yes. It would be nice for them to get out more often."

Kimihito seemed pleased by this information.

"But also, because of his abilities, he is also classified as a Liminal. So, we are trying to see which rules apply to him. We will figure that out later though" Smith said as she sipped more of her coffee.

"So, what do you want me to do?"

"Oh, nothing much. Just…learn what you can about him. I have a few assumptions, but none of them are good. Just a warning though, he is very tight-lipped about certain things, so don't be surprised if he is not willing to divulge information about himself."

"Well," Kimihito shrugged. "Everyone has their secrets. But you also said you enrolled him in a new school?"

"Yeah, He's only like 15. I thought sending him to the new school that was recently renovated to hold Liminal's."

"Wow, so they are already incorporating Liminal's into the curriculum." Kimihito noted.

"Yep, the government thought it would be beneficial to incorporate Liminal as early as possible. Kokusai High is one of the first and the most successful so far."

"Yeah, I heard about all the school renovations on the news."

"So, he is going to be a busy guy, but I think It will do him some good overall."

"I agree with you."

"Well, that's all I wanted to talk about. Is breakfast almost ready?"

"Just about, would you mind getting everyone. I think Miia and Centorea are still in their rooms. I will get Papi and Roxas. I think it's time to introduce our new house guest to everyone." Kimihito said as she washed his hands again and dried them off on his apron.

Smith nodded as she ascended the stairs.

Kimihito walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. He saw Papi sitting on the couch with a Wii remote in her wings. She was playing Mario cart with Roxas. It was obvious she was winning based on Roxas's 12 place on the screen, but his face was courted in concentration as he violently jerked the Wii remote from once direction to the other.

Kimihito almost laughed at how hard it looked like he was trying, but his cart wasn't making any progress. When the race ended, Papi cheered because she easily won.

"You are really bad at this!" she laughed. "You have to move the remote like this." She demonstrated the proper turning technique by slowly rotating the remote in her wings.

Roxas stared at the movement, trying to understand exactly how this game worked.

"…Ok." Roxas responded as he turned back to the television.

Kimihito chuckled, getting papi's and Roxas's attention. "You must continue this later. Breakfast is ready."

"BREAKFAST!" Papi squealed as she leaped off the couch and bounded into the kitchen.

Roxas placed the remote on the couch as he stood up. He turned to Kimihito, who was watching with amusement. "First time playing a video game?"

Roxas nodded without saying anything.

"How do you like it?" Kimihito asked as he turned to walk into the kitchen, Roxas following right behind.

"…Not sure. It was interesting, but I'm not very good."

"You'll get batter. Papi loves playing games, so you will have plenty of time to practice." Kimihito said lightly patted Roxas's shoulder.

Roxas stiffened slightly at the contact, but didn't pull away. He just wasn't used to people touching him. He wasn't used to any of this. In the past few days, he has seen more people than he ever had in the Organization. Diverse people too. They were all so different and full of life. It was so interesting to just observe them.

He and Kimihito waked into the kitchen to see Papi already seated, looking eager. She had the biggest smile on her face as she watched then enter the room. "Food! Food!" She sung as she playfully kicked her legs under the table.

Roxas was gestured to a seat just one space away from Kimihito as the man walked over to the counter and started placing the food on the table.

"There are two other people you need to meet. They should be down in a second." Kimihito said as he placed a large plate of bacon on the table near Papi. The bird girl nearly lunged at the pile of meat, but was stopped when Kimihito placed a restraining hand on her forehead. "Papi, we have to wait for everyone. Don't you remember."

"Tee, He. Papi forgot. Papi's not good at remembering things." She said sheepishly.

"It's ok Papi." Kimihito said as he turned his back away from the energetic girl. Instantly, Papi grabbed a single piece of bacon and inhaled it before anyone saw a thing. Well…Anyone besides Roxas. He and Papi made eye contact for a moment before Papi stuck out her tongue and scratched the back of her head with one wing, trying to play off her bacon robbery.

Roxas just continued to observe, however, he felt the corner of his mouth turn up very slightly. It only lasted a brief second, but it was enough to confuse him. Why was he smiling? It was almost like he couldn't help it. He had seen a few members of the organization smile before, but they mimicking memories, so why did he smile?

The sound of someone coming down the stairs caught his attention. Smith was first to come into view, but she was followed by two people who, again, had very different physical structures from your average human. The first girl had bright red hair, golden and silted irises, and pointed ears. However, her most noticeable future was the long serpent tail she had in place of a pair of legs. That really threw Roxas for a loop. He thought Papi's legs were strange, but this took the cake.

The next girl was equally different. She had flowing golden hair that was a hade lighter than his and crystal blue eyes. While the upper half of her body was very normal besides pointed ears, the lower half was that of a horse. This was even more different than the first girl who came down the stairs. Everyone looked so physically different in this world. It was obvious that these two were also classified as Liminal.

Roxas couldn't take his eyes off them. They were to fascinating to him because he had never seen anything like it. He was torn from his gaze when he noticed the snake girl. Her gaze was directly on Kimihito's back as he reached bot the plate of eggs. It was sudden, but a large smile crossed her face before she coiled her body up like a loaded spring. She then launched herself at the man.

"DARLING! You made eggs again just for me! You really are the nicest guy!" She gushed as she nearly knocked the man down. Kimihito displayed some serious balance skills as he remained on his feet despite the restricting coils slowly constricting around his body.

"Careful Miia, or those eggs will end up on the floor." He chuckled lightly, but Roxas could tell the oxygen was being crushed out of his body.

"Unhand him! Can you not see that master is trying to finish preparing out meal!" The horse lady said as she approached the two.

"You're just jealous that I got to him first Centorea." The snake woman said, shooting the blond woman a grin while unwrapping her body from around the human. Kimihito inhaled a lung-full of oxygen before he continued placing items on the table.

"D-Don't be absurd! I mealy didn't want masters hard work to go to waste because you couldn't keep your hands to yourself Miia." Centorea claimed, her head held high.

"Now now girls." Smith said as she took a seat next to Roxas, who was watching the exchange with curiosity. "Let's not make a scene in front of a new house guest."

"New house guest." Miia and Centorea asked, looking at Smith curiously.

"Ah! I remember. Darling was talking to you on the phone about this yesterday. Not another RIVAL!" Miia cried angrily as she looked around the table for an unfamiliar female. "I don't see anyone besides you and a blond…kid?" Miia finished as she noticed Roxas sitting there, staring at her.

Centorea also noticed him sitting there. She carefully walked around the table, trying to get a better look at the boy. "Smith, who is this new lad? Could he be our new house guest?"

"That he is Centorea." Kimihito interrupted before smith could say anything. "This is Roxas. From now on, he will be living here and helping me out around the house."

"Oh, is that so master?" Centorea said as she turned to the boy. Her face steeled over with a countenance that oozed with dignity. She thrust her hand forward. "My name is Centorea, proud member of the Centaur race. It is an honor to meet your acquaintance."

Again, Roxas stared between Centorea's face and the extended hand in confusion. He had never really heard someone introduce themselves in such a sophisticated manner. It took him a bit by surprised. Also, what was with people offering their hands to him when he first meets them?

Glancing over at Smith, she gestured to him to take it. He also remembered what smith did with Kimihito when they greeted each other. So, he extended his hand and grasped hers before shaking once and letting it go.

"…Roxas." He said quietly.

"Awed! He's shy!" Miia said from behind him before wrapping her arms around his neck. "My name is Miia, nice to meet you Roxas. Since you don't seem to be a rival, I welcome you to this house." She said with a friendly smile.

Again, Roxas stiffened at the contact. He still wasn't used to people touching him. "Um…It's nice to meet you."

"Smith, if I may be so bold to ask, why is a young human living here with us?" Centorea asked.

"Well, that's a bit complicated. Why don't we all sit down for breakfast first."

"I agree, I'm starving!" Miia said as she released Roxas and took her spot next to Kimihito.

"Indeed." Centorea said as she stood next to the table.

The breakfast table was alive with so much emotion that Roxas hardly took a bite of his food. He was too preoccupied by the amount of banter, arguing, laughing, and yelling that took place. It was so interesting to watch and observe how people with emotions acted. Once again, he marveled at the ability to feel, how full of life it could make someone.

"Roxas."

Roxas blinked as he noticed Kimihito addressing him through the banter.

"You haven't eaten much. Was it that bad?" Kimihito asked, scratching the back of his head nervously.

Looking down at his plate, he noticed that he only took a few bites. "No…It is really good. But, I'm just…Distracted."

Instead of being confused, Kimihito laughed. "I see what you mean. This house can be a bit loud at times, but it does make things interesting."

"…Can't argue with that." Roxas said softly.

Smith smiled a bit at seeing Kimihito making conversation with the extremely stoic boy. She knew that if anyone could break him out of his shell, it would be Kimihito. After all, who else was more qualified than someone who housed three Liminal's on his own.

"Oh yeah, Kimihito." Smith said, getting the man's attention. "Roxas will be starting school in a few days. I already told you the government is taking care of his tuition, so don't worry about that. He just needs to get the basic supplies. Would you mind going out and showing him around town later?"

"Sure thing, we can make it a group outing." Kimihito responded. This was followed by a cheer from Miia and Papi.

"Yeah! A date with Darling!" Miia exclaimed.

"On the contrary, we are all going out together. This is far from a date."

"Mu! Shut up Centorea." Miia pouted.

"Date with hubby! Date with hubby!" Papi sung as she held a fork full of eggs in her hand.

"It's not a date bird brain!" Miia hissed.

Roxas watched at the bickering started all over again. Kimihito was prophetic in every word. Things would be very interesting from now on.

After breakfast was done, Roxas watched as everyone quickly vacated the table, including Smith. She only stayed for a brief moment after breakfast was done to ask Kimihito's guests how they were enjoying their stay so far. It wasn't until she got a call on her cell phone that she figured she needed to go. Roxas could swear that he heard yelling from the other side of the phone call saying that Smith was taking too long.

"Alright, I am off. Oh, And Roxas." Smith said as she handed him a card. "If you have any questions, or need anything, just give me a call. Alright honey?"

Roxas stared down at the card before glancing up at her. "…Ok." He said. "Thank you."

Smith blinked a few times before she smiled. She ruffled his hair before turning to the door. "Be seeing you soon." She said before she closed the door behind her.

Roxas stared down at the card again. It felt a little strange being left with strangers again. But as soon as those thoughts entered his mind, two pairs of hands grabbed his arms.

"Ro-Tax! Come play with us again." Papi squealed.

"I think his name is Roxas." Miia corrected, grabbing hold of his other arm before she turned her attention to the confused nobody. "But yeah! Come play with us." She said with a large smile.

"…ok." Roxas said. As soon as the words left his mouth, he found himself being dragged back to the living room by Papi and Miia while Centorea elegantly walking into the room behind them.

Kimihito sighed as he looked the mess from breakfast. "Time to do some daily chores." He said as he started clearing the table.

Back in the living room, Papi challenged the snake girl to a game of Mario kart while Centorea and Roxas watched. As the game proceeded, it was easy to see that Miia was getting frustrated though because Papi was so much better at the game.

Looking around, Roxas noticed that Kimihito was nowhere to be seen since breakfast ended. They others were so engrossed in their game that they didn't even notice Roxas stand from his seat and wander away to find the man.

It didn't take long because it turned out that Kimihito didn't even leave the kitchen. He was quietly cleaning off the table and throwing the dishes into the sink to be washed. It was a large mess that they poor guy had to clean up, but he did so with a smile on his face.

Roxas watched the man work from the kitchen entrance before approaching. "What…are you doing?" Roxas asked, causing Kimihito to jump a bit in surprise.

"Oh…You know, cleaning." Kimihito said as he started to wash the dishes.

Now Roxas wasn't a stranger to chores. He was taught to clean his room in the castle and clean up after himself when the organization ate their meals. It was expected of them because no one had the patience to clean someone else's mess. Demyx learned that the hard way when he felt himself on the other end of Larxene's wrath when he didn't clean his mess in the kitchen. Roxas still had nightmares of how much electricity was used to electrocute the water nobody.

After that, Roxas always remembered to clean up his mess.

"Do…You need some help?" He asked quietly.

Kimihito froze in the middle of washing a plate. He nearly dropped it as he slowly turned to the new blond houseguest. There were happy tears that perked the side of his eyes as he gave the nobody a watery smile. No one had ever offered to help him with chores before.

"You-You wouldn't mind?"

Roxas shook his head as he wordlessly started clearing off the table, packaging leftovers and throwing waste into the garbage. Kimihito started tackling the dishes while Roxas wiped off the counter and table. After that, Roxas aided in cleaning the dishes by rinsing them off, drying them and then putting them away. By working together, they managed to clean the kitchen in a quarter of the time it would take Kimihito to do it himself.

"Thanks a ton, Roxas." Kimihito nearly cried as he dried off his hands.

"…It was no big deal." Roxas said before he noticed Kimihito walking into the nearby closet and pulling out objects like mops, gloves, and other cleaning solutions from a bucket. "What are you doing now?"

"More cleaning." Kimihito said with a tired smile. "If there is one thing I have learned about living with Liminal's, it is that you have to clean the bathroom a couple of times each day. Especially in the morning after everyone has gotten ready."

Roxas watched as Kimihito pulled on a pair of rubber gloves. It felt like he was about to go to war on the bathroom by the amount of supplies he managed to fit into that bucket. "Do you need more help?"

Again, Kimihito almost wept for joy. Clearing the bathroom was by far the most taxing chore on his list of things to do. It took the most time and energy because of how big the bathroom was and how dirty it got. "You really don't half too."

"…Your right, I don't. But it would go faster if I helped. I want to see the city." Roxas said plainly.

"Well then if you are willing, then prepare yourself. This is no easy task." Kimihito said dramatically as he handed the nobody a pair of rubber gloves.

Once they entered the bathroom, Roxas could see what Kimihito was talking about. It was a complete disaster, but Roxas wasn't afraid to get dirty. So, he and Kimihito spent the greater part of an hour tackling the bathroom. By far, Centorea made the bathroom the dirtiest. Wet horse hair littered the bathroom floor and tub, which took quite a bit of elbow grease to get off. There was also an assortment of blue feathers from Papi, but they were an easier task to take care of.

Clearing bathrooms was a bit newer for the nobody. Kimihito was kind enough to lend him some working cloths so he could get them as dirty as possible. He also had to direct Roxas on the different chemicals to use for cleaning. But after Roxas got the gist of it, the work flew by. Even Kimihito was amazed at how much progress they were making. In no time flat, they were washing the rest of the dirty water down the drain.

"You are a life saver Roxas." Kimihito nearly wept as he looked at the pristine bathroom, sparkling with cleanliness.

"…Like I said, it's no big deal." Roxas responded.

"Well, since I have time on my hands, why don't we all get ready so we can do some shopping. You still need school supplies, right?"

"…Right." Roxas said quietly.

"Well then." Kimihito said as he slapped Roxas on the shoulder. "You will also need some more cloths as well. Smith did mention that the only pair you have was the ones you were wearing, right?"

Roxas nodded.

"Then we have a long day ahead of us." Kimihito said as he stretched his arms to the celling. He turned to walk out the door, but Roxas grabbed the back of his shirt.

"Um…" Roxas started, looking over at the man. In truth, Roxas was grateful this man had given him a place to live while he was stranded here. Just like how the organization took him in if he did missions for them, he would help Kimihito out when he needed it. "If you need help with something…just let me know."

Kimihito smiled as he ruffled Roxas's hair. "I appreciate that. But I don't want to run you ragged when you have to go to school."

"…School." Roxas said. He knew what school was based on the few questions he asked Zexion, but he had never attended before. All the knowledge he got was from the bookworm-ish nobody. And even then, he only taught Roxas the absolute basics. Apparently, school was a place where you could learn. And if there was one thing that Roxas lacked, it was knowledge. He needed to get it from somewhere, so he didn't object when Smith told him she signed him up for school.

Interpreting his silence as nervousness, Kimihito patted him on the shoulder. "Don't worry too much about it Roxas. School is a great place. You can meet new people, make friends, and learn very important values that you will use for the rest of your life."

"…Friends." Roxas murmured, still not really understanding the concept of friendship. But, was someone like him capable of a bond like that? He was a nobody, but friendship was a common thing among every world. Would it be possible to obtain that if he stayed here?

It was a bit later that Roxas and Kimihito cleaned themselves up after all the chores. They descended the stairs and walked into the living room only to see Miia grinding her teeth at the Television screen. Papi was jumping up in down victoriously, her screen showing that she had once again thrashed Miia in a game of Mario card.

"Oh, Master, you finished chores much faster today." Centorea said as she noticed Roxas and Kimihito standing there.

"Well, I had a hand, but never mind that." He said as he scratched the back of his head and turned his attention to all in the room "everyone get ready, we are going to head out soon."

"Yeah! Date with Hubby!" Papi squealed.

"It's not a date air head!" Miia growled.

"Quite, we are just allowing Roxas to get supplies." Centorea agreed.

Papi didn't quite pay attention though as she flew out of the living room and up to her room in order to change into some more casual cloths. Miia and Centorea did the same, leaving Roxas and Kimihito alone in the living room.

Kimihito turned to Roxas with a smile. "While we are waiting, how about a round of super Smash bros?"

Roxas looked at him curiously. "Super…Smash bros?"

Authors note: Well, not much happened in this chapter. He was just introduced to Kimihito and the rest of the crew. There wasn't much interaction yet, but there will be in the future, trust me. And just a forewarning, Roxas will not have any romantic interest with any of his house mates. They will see him more as a little brother, so sorry if anyone wanted that to happen. And also, as you can tell by this chapter, Roxas is still pretty new to all this. It will be a long time before he will understand even basic stuff, let alone Romance.

But anyway, Thank you for reading. Please leave a review because It really helps me out and motivates me to write. So if you want to see more of this story, leave a review. Thanks! The progression of this story is a little slow so far, but it will pick up. You got to do some world building. Thanks guys.

Until then!