A/N: Chapter FOUR~! Anyway... xD In response to someone's question: "What does Owl City's 'Fireflies' have to do with the story?" Some lyric/chapter titles give little hints into the chapter. Well then... ON WITH THE STORY! 8D

Dreams and Nightmares
Chapter 4: Flowers

Hailey awoke on the small couch in Axel's bedroom. She sat up and looked over, seeing the redhead's sleeping form. She frowned to herself. Somewhere in her mind, she had hoped that this was just a dream. She looked around the dark room. She sighed inwardly to herself. She tried to think of something to occupy her mind. "Escape..." she whispered to herself.

Swinging her feet over and placed her bare feet on the cold floor. She jumped slightly from the temperature. She slowly and quietly stood up and crept over to the door and opened it silently. She looked to both sides, making sure no one was coming. As soon as she was convinced that the coast was clear, she stepped out into the hallway. She closed the door behind her and broke out into a run; she ducked through many different halls and quickly lost her way. She glanced around, trying to figure out where she was. She looked to her right and saw a bright light coming from a doorway, followed by a sweet scent.

She checked if anyone was around, before she quietly walked into the room. She gasped as she took in the sight. It was like she was thrust from the cold, unforgiving castle and into a beautiful world full of life. Flowers were everywhere, including grass and dirt. It was hard to believe that this was in the castle just by looking at it, the only reminder were the walls and the ceiling. She slowly walked around, admiring the beauty. She stopped when she noticed a large quantity of pink roses. She smiled and crouched down, taking a flower in her hand and stroking the petals. She bent closer to the plant and sniffed it. The smell reminded her of a warm summer day at her grandmother's garden.

Hailey was so absorbed by the look and feel of the soft petals; she didn't have the time to notice someone behind her. Soon, there was a cold blade to her throat. "What are you doing in here?" a male voice hissed at her.

She froze and tried to speak. "I-I was just-"

She was interrupted by the man, "Just trying to destroy my garden."

Hailey blinked. "N-no. I would never do something like that to such a beautiful place." she admitted. 'Marluxia...' she thought to herself. Who else would be so protective of flowers? She noticed the blade was pulled away from her throat. She looked behind her and saw a man with long, light brown hair.

"You think it's beautiful?" he questioned in disbelief.

She only nodded "Of course."

The man smiled kindly. "Thank you, but that doesn't explain why you are here."

Hailey turned a light pink. "I-I woke up earlier than I was supposed to, so I wanted to...l-look around." she lied.

The man nodded solemnly, "I see. So you are the one Axel has to watch over. I am Marluxia." he said, offering a hand. She took the gesture and he helped her off the floor.

"H-Hailey." she stated.

He nodded and said, "A pleasure to meet you, Hailey."

The girl blushed. "A-a pleasure to meet you, too." She was stunned. Marluxia was always made out to be a bad person, always planning something evil. But the man she was talking to was kind, almost sweet. A lot more kind than others.

"If you'd like, I can show you around my garden." he offered.

Hailey grinned, "Sure."

They both started walking. Along the way they chatted and had a few laughs here and there. Hailey felt at ease with the man that was supposed to be a 'Traitor' to the organization. Hailey noticed he was in the same boat as Axel and everyone else. ...They just wanted their hearts back. Soon, they came across a charred plot of land. Marluxia's face darkened. "And this is the remnants of my blue roses. Axel destroyed them all."

Hailey took a step towards the blackened land. She knelt down and lightly placed a hand on the soil.

"No matter what I do, I can't seem to revive them." he said softly.

She smiled as she came up with an idea. She concentrated her energy on the ground. She shut her eyes, trying to gather enough energy for what she was trying to do. She didn't notice the bright green glow coming from her body. Slowly, the flowers started to spring back to life, returning to their beautiful blue color. Marluxia stood there, stunned. What she was doing was almost a miracle. She opened her eyes again and felt a wave of dizziness. She tried to stand, but fell back over.

Luckily, Marluxia caught her. "Are you alright?" he asked, worry played with his voice.

"J-just a little...dizzy..." she managed to say.

He sighed, amused and picked her up bridal style and carried her to a bench. "You healed my flowers... But you don't need to kill yourself." he chuckled.

"I-I'm fine, Mar..." she was cut off by the dreamy lull of unconsciousness. Marluxia set her down and watched over her.

An hour passed and Axel came running through. "Marluxia! Have you seen a girl-" he stopped mid-sentence when he saw her sleeping form.

"It's alright VIII. Hailey just wandered in." he said, still watching her peaceful face.

"When I woke up, she was gone. I'm sorry if she caused you any trouble..." Axel said, rubbing the back of his head.

"No trouble at all. She actually revived the flowers that you killed."

Shocked, Axel looked over and saw the blue roses. "Wow." was the only word he could find. Marluxia finally looked at the redhead.

"You could leave her here if you want." he offered.

Axel snapped his head back towards his superior. "What do you want with Hailey?" he asked bitterly.

The man only grinned. "Nothing. Since you hate being a babysitter, I thought I could take her off your hands."

Axel shook his head and moved closer to the girl. "Direct orders from Xemnas. I can't, even if I wanted to." he said. With that, he gently picked up Hailey's body. When he turned away, Axel let out, "Stay away from her, Marluxia. I don't trust you."

A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long. I kept forgetting to update... x.x I hope you all still love me~! XD