Number XIV-Xion

I spend a few, what Vexen calls "days", just walking back and forth. Vexen seems pleased with me. I like that. Vexen leaves the room unexpectedly and I keep walking back and forth, waiting for him to come back. It doesn't take long for him to come back and he's carrying a black cloak like his. I stop walking and look at him. He holds the coat out to me, "Put that on."

I blink and tilt my head, but I take the cloak from him. I don't know how to do this. I stare at the coat and he groans, snatching it from me, "Just hold your arms out."

I obey him and he unzips the coat then puts it around me, putting the coat arms over my arms. The coat is way too big and he groans, taking it off me, "Ill have to make adjustments. Go lie down or something."

He leaves the room again and I go back to my slab. I sit on it and look at the ceiling. This room is always so dark. If this room has "light" it's never on. I don't like being in the dark. I look down at my arms and my legs. I kick my legs back and forth. I don't actually know what I even look like. Vexen and Xemnas said something about my "appearance" changing? Is that what it means? Does what I look like changes? I look around the room again, but I don't see anything that can tell me what I look like. I shake my head and black silky stuff flaps about my face. "Hair." That's hair. Like Vexen has "blond" hair. I find it funny that I don't know any of the words I think about. I just.. Know them, but I don't know what they mean.

It takes a really long time for Vexen to come back and he comes over to me, "Hold your arms out."

I obey him again and he puts the black coat around me again. This time it fits right. He pulls me off the slab and I stand there as he adjusts the coat. He then zips it up. He steps back, looking me up and down. He nods, "That will do." He then takes the coat back off me and folds it up, putting it on the desk across the room.

I watch him and he turns back to me, "Now that you can walk normally, and it's established that you can live without the support of my machines, we must move on to the important things. You are going to be regarded as a member of this Organization, and that means you'll have to carry out our work, as all members do. And to do that, you must be taught how to engage in battle. Giving you a weapon so early in your state would be highly unwise, not to mention dangerous. Therefor, I'm going to teach you a single magic base. I'm certain you will learn more as time goes on, but for now, you are going to learn how to channel my type of magic; Ice."

So for the next few days, Vexen teaches me how to turn my energy into magic. It's hard, and I can't really do it easily, or as many times as he demands, but I can at least do it. After the final day of "preparation" he groans, "It's not perfect, but I guess it will work for now. I will continue to teach you when I have time. I have missions of my own that I've been neglecting to work on you. You'll be on your own for a few days after today."

He hands me a black sleeveless shirt, black pants, black gloves, and long black boots. He helps me get changed, and then he helps me put the coat on, showing me how to do it myself. He pulls the hood up over my face, "Just in case your appearance isn't quite finished and does happen to change, keep this on, so no one will know about it. Only take this off if you're alone. Lord Xemnas is going to introduce you to the other members today, and you'll be getting your own room. I'll show you to your room, and then I will take you to the Round Room for the introduction."

We leave the dark room and I stop, the sudden light almost blinds me. Vexen grabs my arm and pulls me along behind him. At least the hood shields me from the light mostly. I blink multiple times, trying to adjust to the light, as well as memorize the way to my room. We finally stop and Vexen opens the door. I push my hood down, looking around. It's a very bare room. The only thing I see in the room is a bed with a strange symbol against the wall. There's a window and all I see out of it is darkness.

Vexen sighs, and he raises his hand. As he does this, darkness rises from the ground. I can see darkness rippling within darkness. I tilt my head. Vexen rolls his eyes, "It's a corridor of darkness. It's how we move from place to place. The Round Room is a special place in this castle, the only way to get in there is through a corridor. Now, come on. You don't want to keep everyone waiting, do you?"

He walks into the portal and I follow him hesitantly. I come out of the "corridor" and I'm standing on the floor of a.. Round room. I look up and I see multiple chairs high in the room. I see a lot of people, each person fills a chair. The only people I recognize are Vexen, who's sitting in a chair now, and Xemnas, who's right in front of me, sitting higher than the rest. I stare up at him and I feel uneasy. He speaks then, "Comrades, today is a momentous day. Today we welcome another member chosen to wear the coat. One of the Keyblade's chosen."

What's a Keyblade? Vexen never gave me any kind of weapon. He just taught me ice magic. Xemnas continues, "Everyone welcome Number XIV, Xion."

3128-X-I-O-N-14. X-I-O-N-14. My name. Xion. Number XIV. This is the name they gave to me. I look around at the other members. They all seem either kind of interested, or completely uninterested. Then my gaze settles on a smaller boy with spiky blond hair. I look at him and Sora's face flashes through my mind. Who is he? I smile at him and he gasps softly. I want to know that boy.