Interlude- 2

It was the second time in two days that Demyx had run screaming out of a portal. The reason for this time was very similar to last time, though in this case he inadvertently annoyed someone. Poor Demyx, he had only come to tell them that Xemnas wanted them back at the Castle, and that he wanted a full report on their findings. It wasn't his fault, he thought sulkily, running along at break neck speed. He accidently crashed into an upside down Xigbar, bringing them both crashing to the floor.

"Woah, dude, slow down" Xigbar said, standing up, and hauling the blonde to his feet.

"No, and thanks" Demyx called over his shoulder has he carried on booking it out of there. Xigbar scratched his head and floated back to the ceiling only to have Larxene, then Axel slam into him in quick succession. They all fell in heap, totally entangled in each other's limbs and quite unable to get up.

"Demyx, get back here!" Larxene screamed after the nobody.

"Run, Run Away!" was the only reply she got.

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On the other side of the castle, Namine was silently drawing. Namine had only been alive for a few days, and she hadn't been taken to the second castle yet. Because of these things she wasn't yet broken or mollified in the slightest. She was simply very miffed at being locked in a white room for days on end with only a sketch book and crayons as companions. She didn't know the pain in store for her, or how long she would be treat as filth. She was still full of fight and hope. Which was why when a boy entered her room, wearing the uniform of her capturers, she did not silently wait to hear whatever they had to say, she hurled questions, abuse and crayons at them.

"Where am I?! Who are you?! Who are the others wearing the cloaks?! How long are you going to keep me prisoner?! You are such scum, imprisoning a teenage girl! Why have you done it?! You ass, when are you going to let me out?!" She shot question after question at the unfortunate boy, punctuating each one with a crayon.

"The World that never was, I'm Roxas, they are the- STOP THROWING CRAYONS AT ME!"

The blonde girl halted her assault. "Your names Roxas?" she asked.

"Yes, my names Roxas" he confirmed, relieved she had ceased her crayola based attack.

Namine remained silent. Why did the name Roxas mean something to her? Or the shell of something...

"Why are you here?" she asked, reverting to her usual soft voice.

"I just came to see if you needed company. You've been alone for a while" he said honestly, flashing her a sweet smile that she couldn't help but return.

"Oh...well, thank you then"

"No problem"

There was a long silence. "So did you have anything in mind to do while you're here?" Namine asked.

"Not really...I didn't think it through much" he shrugged. Namine quietly evaluated him as he talked. He was kinda cute, and seemed nice. At least nice enough to take time out to come visit a lonely girl-

"Really, I'm only here because my best friend is on a mission" he concluded. All of Namine's good thoughts dissipated.

"You came up here because you were bored?!" she demanded shrilly.

"That's not what I meant!" Roxas protested ducking the onslaught of paper, sharpeners and crayons that were hurling towards him.

"What did you mean then?!" Namine asked, not stopping the barrage of drawing utensils.

"I don't know- Hey! I've just thought of something to do!" he said triumphantly, pausing in his ducking and weaving. The lapse in attention cost him and aqua marine to the forehead.

"Ow..."

"What have you thought of?" Namine asked excitedly, dropping all her things.

"I can take you out" Roxas informed her. "You can see outside, if you'd like" He said the last part a little nervously. He quite liked the firey blonde in front of him, even though pretty much all she'd done was cause him hassle. Well he was friends with Axel...

"I'd love too!" Namine breathed, her sapphire eyes shining brightly.

"Great!" Roxas raised his hand and called up a Corridor of Darkness. Namine looked at it warily.

"Can't we use the door?"

"No! I mean, you're not strictly allowed out of this room...I don't want the others seeing you" Roxas confessed.

"You're breaking the rules?"

"Yep" Roxas answered after a moments pause. He was mildly confused as to why, but he found he didn't mind much.

"...Thank you, Roxas"

"No problem" he said cheerfully, "Come on" He reached out his hand to Namine. She smiled, and took it.