Meanwhile...

Two seemingly young men sat side by side, staring at the brilliant silver haired man in front of them, researching and plotting animatedly.

"Superior, is there anything we can do to help you?" One asked innocently, because they hadn't realized their bitter personalities yet.

The man tilted back in his seat and his eyes rolled casually to the ponytailed nobody. "I think not. How could you possibly help me?"

He fidgeted. "Um...I'm sure that I could find a way." While the other young nobody looked on in pity.

"Could you? Tell me, do you have Kingdom Hearts available on your person?"

"N-no, but--"

Their Superior frowned. "Then there is no way you could possibly help me right now."

"I..." he took a deep breath. "I'll get Kingdom Hearts on my own! Just give me a week, Superior, I promise!"

"Oh? Really?" The silver haired man smiled, amused.

"Yes!"

"Care to make a wager on it?"

The younger man faltered. "Um, what?"

"Make a wager? A bet?" He laughed. "Xigbar, if you do not achieve in your quest for Kingdom Hearts in a week, then this," The man brandished a rather sharp and pointy #2 ,"this will find its way in your eye socket."

Xigbar winced and stayed silent.

"Hmm, Number Two? Is it a deal?"

Xigbar scrounged up his courage--no way his number would hurt him...right...? "It's...it's a deal."

One week later...

The dirty, tired Nobody shuffled into his Superior's office, clenching his hand around a rectangular box.

When the silver haired man caught sight of him he raised an eyebrow. "Xigbar, I see that you have returned."

Xigbar swallowed. "Yes, Superior."

"So? How did it go?"

"I..." he paused. "I found Kingdom Hearts."

The Superior smiled--somewhat intrigued. "Really?"

"Yeah." He pulled his hand up and presented his "Kingdom Hearts" to his leader. "Here...here is Kingdom Hearts," he said, revealing a game case showing a dark background with three youths, two Disney characters, and the real Kingdom Hearts he so sought after.

"You do know what this means, Xigbar..."

And, thus, explains the mystery of Xigbar's eye patch and scars. Never again did Xigbar count on the number "2".