Chapter2...New Member

Earlier that day...

Zexion's POV:

'...When the heartless were created, they were born from the darkness of the humans own hearts. Which raises the question, when was the first heartless born? Where did it come from? Was it born out of the envy in a man's heart...', I grimaced distastefully at the print in the thick book called, 'Theory of Heartless'. "I've read this book over three times...You would think I would have more answers by now..."I said to no one in particular, Sighing I pushed my self up from one of the few scattered chairs in the library filled with thousands of books, I walked over to a particular shelf and placed the thick book with the other volumes of it's kind. As I walked through the maze of selves of books, a glitter of gold caught my attention. I backed up and gave the book a skeptical glance before walking over to it, I pulled the book from the shelf and looked along the spine for a title, but there was none. "This is very odd..." I muttered lowly, as I opened the front, a strange smell coming off the old pages, I wrinkled my nose only for a second before thumbed throughthe first few pages, they were blank. Closing the book I turned it over and opened it from the other side, to my surprise the first to pages were filled with golden print, curiously I read the first line,

' The maiden scorned from thus crimes she has not committed, Loathed by what seems like she has the plague, the villagers avoid her at all costs. As she walks away from the life she has always known a cry is emitted in the distance with cries for help, although the people have scorned her she rushes to their aid, "What has happened?" The maiden says boldly as the people turn to glare at her. A sobbing child speaks up above the elders, being more mature than the other appears, "the cre-...'"

"ZEXY!!!!!!" A cheerful voice echoed through the library, startled I nearly drop the book, hastily I snatch it up before it hits the ground and shut it gently as another voice joins the first one, tucking the book in the nook of my arm, and sniff at the air, 'Demyx...and Axel...' I said inwardly, sighing I circled around until their back came into sight I stood behind them my eyes closed, "Stop shouting this is a library." I said indifferently, they both started slightly as they turned around, the blonde boy, with Fohawk smiled widely and launched himself at me, I stepped to the side and watched the boy fall to the floor with a small yelp, the firey red head snickered slightly, "Zexion why are we so emo today?" The red head asked, "Axel… I'm not emo, and at least I'm not a pyromaniac with burning something on my mind 24/7." I say with a yawn, I heard Axel growl, next thing I knew, I was leaning against a wall watching Axel burn one of my physic clones. The blonde shot up when some of the flames got to close for comfort, I yawned again and made my clone vanish as Axel gritted his teeth at me, "If your quite done may I ask what you're doing here?" I ask in a bored tone, "We have a meeting!" Demxy said from behind me, as he tried to hug me again, I put my hand up and kept him at arms length away from me, "Demyx if you don't want to lose your sitar, I suggest you back off." I said deathly serious, "Awww come on!! It's only a hug!" Demyx whined as he tried again to hug me, "No." I replied side stepping him and jumping up on to one of the many broad shelves of books, "Hug Axel." I suggest, Axel's ears pricked up as he saw Demyx look at him with a smile, he backed away slowly holding his chakrams at his side, "Do it, and I'll evaporate you." Axel threatened, Demxy sat on the floor arms and legs crossed as he pouted. "Oh well let's get this troublesome meeting over with." I say jumping done from the tall shelf, "Oh goody, goody let's go to a meeting." Axel said with fake enthusiasm, as he dismissed his chakrams. Demyx blinked innocently, "Wow Axel I didn't know you liked meetings, and personally I think they're stupid." Demxy said innocently, Axel and I looked at Demyx; I slapped my gloved hand against over my visible eye and started to walk away, Axel and Demxy caught up soon after as I walked down what seemed to be an endlessly long white hallway, Axel and Demyx were talking about trivial little things, I took the book from the nook of my arm and opened the book again:

"The creatures…They took my sister!!" the child sobbed out, the mother went to the child and tired to comfort the child. The maiden frowned and her brow furrowed as she looked around for a moment before she located a discarded sword she grasped the hilt of it and rushed into the affected area. She seemed to tap into an uncanny power she saw the creatures that had supposedly captured the child, "AHHH!" the maiden cried as she stabbed the first creature which was soon followed by more she had no clue how many she had fought, but she spotted the child that was being held down by one, it's clawed hand about to plunge into the child's chest, Her eyes blazed as she rushed through the swarms, their claws slashing at her sides, her arms and any other areas they could reach. She thrashed through the final swarm and with a massive slash she stood above the child as the creature vanished, panting and bleeding the maiden kneeled down and scooped the sobbing child in her arm, the other hand clutching the sword tightly as she flailed through the swarms of the dark creatures. After what seemed like hours she emerged from the village to face the people that despised her, they turned their heads and looked at her as she set the child down that ran towards her mother and sister sobbing loudly, a beautiful smile curved her lips as the children ran to hug her. Suddenly sensing danger nearby she pushed the children out of the way as a shadowy hand appeared out of the front of her chest, her eyes widened as tears formed at the edges of her eyes as she looked down at the scared children she had saved, the hand removed itself as she fell to the ground the people that had once scorned her now rushing to her aid. As she saw the children shaking her and sobbing out her name, "CIRA! CIRA!!..." she heard the children's voices cry out as she felt her body relax, her eyes closing, slowly she relinquished the grip on the sword and fell into darkness.

I was absorbed in the book, I was hooked I wanted to know what happened, I flipped to the next page, but they were blank, I continued to flip through page after page, but in the end the rest of the pages were blank. Sighing dejectedly I closed the book gently andfit under my arm and looked up, and saw tall man with long blonde hair, he was facing the meeting room door, "Vexen…Is something wrong?" I ask, the man who looked over his shoulder green connecting with blue, "No…just seeing how long I can put off this meeting." Vexen said lowly, sighing the man pushed the door open and entered the room, I followed him in and then Axel and Demyx.

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