Viera XV

Chapter 3: Back in Action

Kexna was finally back to full health, and had been summoned yet again for another mission. She was not looking forward to it, mostly because her partner was Marluxia and she was still uneasy around him, especially since Larxene already hated her and didn't want anybody else with Marluxia. It was interesting to Kexna. She had been told Nobodies couldn't love, but Larxene seemed to love Marluxia.

"Larxene, you know you're not going on another mission with Marluxia for a long time," Saix said when Larxene protested.

"Oh come on! All we did was take a little break. Xemnas and you are acting like we didn't even finish the mission! We did, we just got caught together first!" Larxene yelled.

"You know the rules: don't get caught. We're running a covert operation here, and we can't have it jeopardized just because you want to remember what it was to feel!" Saix snapped. He got close to Kexna.

The young Viera couldn't help it; she nearly flipped out when Saix approached her. She was… well, she didn't know what she was since it couldn't be fear. Fear required a heart, didn't it? Whatever it was, it was a lot like fear. Why did she feel this way whenever she saw Saix? She had never been afraid of humans, she knew she was strong, possibly stronger than most of them.

"We are not going to have any more accidents, are we?" Saix asked Kexna.

"If my partner was competent and wouldn't have made me fight alone, I wouldn't have failed!" The Viera snapped.

"Don't go blaming me, rodent! You're gonna be sent on solo missions eventually, and you have to be able to do some things yourself!" Larxene yelled.

"Let's just get this show on the road. I'm tired of listening to Larxene bitch about everything," Kexna growled.

"I have not yet begun to bitch!" Larxene yelled.

"C'mon!" Kexna yelled. Saix had generated the dark corridor. Kexna went through pulled Marluxia into it behind her.

They were back in the town again. Kexna turned to Marly, "I thought we finished the mission here the other day," she said.

"You and Larxene just finished off one of the problems hanging around here. There is always more than one mission in an area. Roxas and Axel took out another the other day. Roxas and Xion are good for those kinds of missions, since they can collect hearts," Marluxia said.

"Oh, yeah, I've been wondering about that but everyone I've asked seems to be avoiding the subject," Kexna said.

"I don't see why. Well, I'll tell you what is going on. See, you know how we don't have hearts, right?" Marluxia began. Kexna nodded, "Well, there is a way to give us hearts. Kingdom Hearts, it's called. Roxas and Xion, with Keyblades, can collect hearts. We need to collect those hearts to complete Kingdom Hearts."

"So, what are we after this time?" Kexna asked.

"We're not after anything, we're on recon. I don't usually get sent on recon, I'm worth more than that! I'm still being punished for my actions with Number Twelve, and that's why I'm with you," Marluxia said.

"I heard things about that, but I don't know exactly what went on. Larxene won't tell me."

Marluxia stared hard at Kexna, "You would be wise not to pry into the personal lives of the members of Organization XIII, and that goes double for me and Larxene," he growled.

"Do you love her?" Kexna asked.

"I don't have a heart. I can't love anyone. Larxene and I have sex only because we want to feel, and I'm not interested in men," Marluxia replied.

"You could've fooled me! Come on, it's not just the hair! There are just so many things about you that just scream 'gay'! Believe me, I know some things… I'm a Viera, and Viera are bisexual by nature," Kexna said.

Marluxia hit Kexna so fast the young Viera couldn't dodge it, and she ended up on her back, "Don't ever say that again or I will cut you in half where you stand, Viera!" he roared.

"Sheesh, Marly, I'm sorry I called you gay. Let's just get on with this mission so we can go home," Kexna said, getting back on her feet.

"Yes, let's," Marluxia said.

Kexna started sniffing. She smelled something sweet, and whatever it was, she wanted it. She headed in the direction and found an ice cream shop.

"What are you doing? We're not allowed to be seen!" Marluxia hissed, grabbing Kexna by the back of her coat and holding her back.

"I want ice cream!" The Viera protested.

"Well, you can't have any! We can't be seen. We're on recon. I hate recon, but as I said; I'm being punished. I can't get in more trouble," Marly said.

"You can hate?" Kexna asked.

"Not really, but it seems to be that way. We don't have emotions, but we have… something. Larxene doesn't hate you, and she doesn't love me, she isn't capable of that, but we do remember what it was like to have emotions, so that's why we may seem to. I just see it as going through the motions. We would… we want to have emotions. At least I do, then I would be able to care about Larxene like I used to when we were Relena and Alimaru," Marluxia said, letting Kexna go.

"I wonder if ice cream would still taste good even as a Nobody…" Kexna said.

"You're still not having any. Tell me, what do you see?"

"Ice cream!"

Marly slapped his forehead, "Is that all you can think of? I swear, if I hear one more word about ice cream, and I'm gonna introduce you to the business end of my scythe!"

"Okay, I see the shop," Kexna said. She sniffed the air, twitched her ears, and looked around, "I think that's a train over there… hold on! Heartless!"

Marluxia generated his scythe and Kexna called upon her bow and arrows. There were a few small flying Heartless… Kexna had never seen them before, but they didn't seem to be too much of a threat.

Marluxia cut through a Heartless and then looked at Kexna, "Don't let their small size fool you, they can cast spells!"

"So can I!" Kexna growled, excited from the thrill of a fight…or whatever it was considering she didn't have emotions. She enchanted her arrows with a variety of spells before shooting at the Heartless. It was interesting. Did she have an element like everyone else?

One of the Heartless appeared behind Kexna and hit her with a fireball, the Viera roared, then turned and shot arrow after arrow. She never seemed to run out, no matter how many arrows she shot. She would take all the arrows from her quiver and they'd immediately reappear. How excellent…

"I will slaughter you all!" Kexna screamed.

Marluxia stared at her and watched her dispatch Heartless after Heartless. "Remind me never to make you mad," he said.

"I'm not mad. I don't get mad, I get excited," Kexna said. She put her weapon away, all the Heartless had been defeated.

"You will be useful to the cause Number Fifteen," Marluxia said. Perhaps she can be trusted, only time will tell, he thought.