"You're covered in filth," Axel sighed, "come on, let's get you washed-up."

Axel led the girl to the washroom, "I'll wait outside."

"What am I supposed to change in to?" She blushed.

"Uh, here," Axel unzipped and too off his coat, now in his standard black jeans and shirt, "wear this." He handed it to her.

She nodded and took it, Axel waited outside. The girl appeared about ten minute later with the coat on, it was overly-huge on her. She yawned and rubbed her eyes.

"Come on." Axel picked her up, carrying her to his room.

"You can sleep in here tonight." He set her down and he laid on the bed.

"Where am I supposed to sleep?" Ordix looked at him.

He rolled over and looked at her, "You can sleep on the bed with me." He yawned.

She nodded and climbed up next to him, cuddling up to his stomach, "Night." She yawned.

Axel watched the little girl fall asleep. So tiny and innocent, it was strange that something like her could have lost her heart. He set the tip of his finger on her pale-white cheek, it was freezing cold. Her breath rose and fell steadily, the tiny chest pressed up against his stomach had no heart beat, it was just a hollow cavitiy.

He slid his finger up from her cheek, it went from skin to hair, and under her hair, it went from skin to fur. It felt so odd to him, yet, it was a little comforting. Her tiny body was basically drowned in the black leather of his long coat, it made him smile a little, not that he could feel happiness. It was still adorabe.

He'd always had a little bit of a soft-spot for animals, he wrapped his arm around the little girl and fell asleep.

He awoke, the little girl still cuddled up to him, he stroked her hair and yawned, "Wake up."

The little girl opened her eyes, and looked up at Axel, he sat up, in his coat under shirt and jeans, the little girl still wearing it. "Morning." She nuzzled her face in to his stomach again.

He smiled and stood up, picking the girl up off the bed, "Come on."

He carried her to the gray area, seeing Xigbar. "Hey, um, Xig, do you know where Xemnas is?"

Xigbar looked up at the red-head, "The balcony, and, who's the kid?"

"Possibly member XV," the man nodded, "off to find Xemnas."

Axel walked off, looking for the superior. "-The hell?" The old man just sat there in the gray area, confused.

"Superior?" Axel walked on the balcony.

"Yes, VIII?" Xemnas turned to the red-head.

"I've sort of...found a new recruit for the organization." He looked at the little girl he was carrying.

Xemnas looked at the girl, then to Axel, "Are you crazy?"

He blinked, "Probably."