Hi! Welcome back! It's been forever since I have update this story! And this story is my most popular one. So I have updated it! I have to say thank you to all who have favorited and followed and reviewed! It really means a lot.

Ok so one other note, in my story now I have gotten into the 358/2 days timeline so it's a little hard cause I have to write in Maxine's lines and change some scenes but I am trying my hardest.

well lets get onto the story!

Ch. 6 Starting Missions

The next day Axel was leaning against one of the windows in the Grey Room, and soon enough Roxas came into the room and was greeted by Saix, "Roxas, your work begins today. I will issue mission, which the Organization expects you to carry out." Saix said to Roxas, and Roxas said nothing in return. "Think of these early missions as exercises. You still have much to learn before we put you to a real test." Saix said and once again Roxas said nothing in response. Saix looked over to Axel who was still leaning against the window, "Axel will be joining you your first time out. Isn't that right, Axel?"

Axel looked over at Saix and walked over to him and Roxas, "Oh boy… What, are you making me the kid's mentor now?" Axel said. He wasn't in the best of mood, considering what happened yesterday during the meeting. He still couldn't get over the fact that Enima, who was now Maxine, had become a Nobody.

"I want to come along too." Another voice said. Axel looked down and saw Maxine standing right beside him. "Hey! How did you get over here without me noticing?!"

Maxine giggled, "I am very sneaky."

Saix looked at Maxine and then looked back at Axel, "Bring her along too Axel, she needs to learn how to do missions since she is now part of the organization. Surely you don't mind showing Roxas and Maxine the ropes?" Saix said to Axel, then he looked at Roxas, "Roxas, come and see me when you're ready to go." Saix then walked away.

Axel sighed and faced Roxas and Maxine, "Well, you heard the man. Starting today, I'm your babysitter." Roxas, as expected, didn't say anything while Maxine just smiled at Axel. "Sheesh…" Axel said looking at Roxas, "Quit acting like a zombie, and let's get this show on the road. Just talk to Saix over there when you're set to go." Axel said as he pointed to Saix, Roxas nodded and went to get ready. Maxine stood by Axel's side and smile at him. Axel gave a small smile back but then looked away. He still was having trouble look at her, she was a Nobody now and it was all because of him. No matter how hard Axel tried to forget it, the regret of not being to save her stuck with him. But he tried his best not to think about it.

Soon Roxas walked to Saix, "Are you ready to go?" Asked Saix.

"Okay." Roxas said in response. Axel then walked over with Maxine following behind him.

"Teach them well, Axel." Saix said looking at both Roxas and Maxine.

Axel smirked, "Don't worry. I'll be sure both of them make the grade. C'mon Roxas and Maxine." Axel then noticed that Roxas was staring at Number XIV, "Hey, what's wrong? You worried about the new kid? What was her name again…"

"Number XIV, Xion." Saix added in with his usually emotionless tone.

"Right. I knew that." Axel said.

"She is the member before me. She is number fourteen and I am number fifteen!" Maxine said.

"Xion." Roxas said, still looking at her.

"Got it memorized, Roxas?" Axel asked.

"I have it memorized." Maxine said pointing to her head imitating Axel.

"...Yeah." Roxas said in agreement.

"You sure?" Asked Axel, "How 'bout my name, then?"

"It's Axel." Roxas said.

"Do you know my name?" Maxine asked Roxas.

Roxas nodded and said, "Maxine."

"And out boss's name?"

"Xemnas." Roxas said.

"Very good, Roxas! No way you're gonna forget his name right?"

"I didn't know his name, but now I do." Maxine said. "I will make to keep it memorized."

Axel nodded, "Now, let's get moving." Axel opened a corridor of darkness and he walked inside. Roxas and Maxine followed behind him. They all arrive in Twilight Town, in the Underground Passage. "All right, let's start by talking about what we do on missions. Ahem. Missions are...uhh… They're, you know…. Hrm."

Maxine titled her head slightly, "Do you not even know Axel?"

"No, I know...they are...um…" Axel said, not knowing how to summarize what they do on missions. Roxas looked down at the ground and Axel scratched the back of his head. "You know what? Talking is dumb. Let's just go ahead and get our hands dirty, shall we? Follow me." Axel started walking up the stairs into an archway and Roxas and Maxine followed him again and met up with him at the archway. "There ya go. Good Job."

"Thanks." Roxas said.

Maxine nodded her head, she was wondering if this was part of their mission or not.

"But don't go thinking you can just run and jump your way through every mission. You've gotta BE AWARE." Axel said, putting the emphasis on 'be aware'.

"What...what do you mean?" Roxas asked.

"Yeah Axel...I don't think I understand." Maxine added.

"You hafta look around. Sometimes what you're after is sitting right under your nose. Got it memorized.

"Y...yeah, I think so." Roxas said.

"Me too." Agreed Maxine.

"All right, then, time for a road test. There's a treasure chest somewhere in these passages. I want you two to find it."

"That's all we have to do?" Asked Roxas.

"I know, don't hurt yourself. Anyway, remember to look around." Axel said.

Roxas and Maxine nodded and then went searching around the passages. After a few minuets Roxas and Maxine came across a big chest.

"Hey Axel look what we've found." Maxine said with a smile.

"Is this the chest?" Roxas asked looked at Axel.

"Sure is! Well done." Axel said. Roxas didn't say anything in return. Maxine looked back and forth between Roxas and Axel, looking a little confused. "Um, what are you waiting for?"

"The mission was to find the chest. Aren't we done?" Roxas said looking at the chest.

"Uh, Roxas...There'a this thing about cheats. They have stuff in them."

"So we have to open the chest, right Axel?" Maxine asked.

"Yes, that is generally what we do." Axel said. Maxine opened up the chest and Roxas took out a potion that was in it. "Good work! You can keep what you found. All right, time to RTC."

"RTC?" Roxas and Maxine asked at the same time.

"Return To the Castle. Go ahead, lead the way back to the dark corridor that brought us here." Roxas and Maxine nodded and started making their way back as Axel followed behind them. They all get back to the dark corridor and Axel applauded. "Bravo. So whaddya think? Got the hang of this mission business?"

"Yeah I got it." Maxine said proudly.

"Uh-huh." Roxas said quietly.

"I'm sorry, speak up? Cooouldn't quite catch that." Axel said.

"I said..." Roxas tried to continue.

"Hmm?" Axel said.

Roxas faced Axel and looked right at him, "I could have done that blindfolded."

"Ha Han I dunno if I want a blindfolded zombie on the loose."

"I could also do it blindfolded!" Maxine said smiling at Axel.

Axel nodded, "All right, smart alecks, you did good. And no successful mission is complete without a little icing on the cake. C'mon." Axel said as he started to walk away.

Maxine ran up to Axel, "We are getting some cake?" Maxine asked excitedly.

Axel chuckled, "No not exactly."

"But...dot we have to RTC?" Roxas asked, looking at the dark corridor.

Axel turned back towards Roxas, "Later. Don't you remember our hangout?"

Axel lead the two out of the Underground Passage, and Axel went and bought some ice cream. Then all three of them went up to the clock tower and sat down. Axel sat between Maxime and Roxas and held two out ice cream bars, one for Roxas and one for Maxine. "There ya go. The icing on the cake."

"Yum." Maxine said as she took one of the ice creams and she bite into it.

Axel took a bit of his ice cream and looked at Roxas but wasn't eastern his ice cream,"You remember what this is cream is called?"

"Umm..." Roxas replied.

Maxine raised her hand, "I know what it's called!"She said with her ice cream in her mouth.

Axel sighed at Roxas, "It's sea-salt ice cream. C'mon, I already told you once. Get it memorized, man."

"I have it memorized Axel." Maxine said, her mouth still full of ice cream.

"It's really salty...but sweet, too." Roxas said as he started at his ice cream.

"Ha ha. Roxas, you said the same exact thing the other day." Axel said with a laugh.

"I've said that its salty ad sweet too." Maxine said as she continue to eat her ice cream.

Roxas looked over at Axel, "I did? I don't remember that."

"Hey, what has it been, a week since you showed up?" Axel asked.

Roxas shrugged, "Maybe."

" 'Maybe'? C'mon, you must remember that much." Roxas didn't say anything.

"Well, that's okay. Today's were it all really begins anyway."

"Yeah?" Roxas asked.

Maxine finished up her ice cream and sat a little closer to Axel. "What do you mean?"

Axel didn't want to think about Maxine being apart of the Organization but he thought he might as well tell we as well, "Here you two are, out in the field, working for the Organization...Today, you guy are one of us."

"I guess it's a start." Roxas said as he bite into his ice cream.

"This was fun Axel." Maxine said as she yawned, "I can't wait to have more fun." Maxine's eyes started to close.

"Oh no, don't fall asleep on me again." Axel said as he finished up his ice cream." Maxine chuckle and completely closed her eyes and fall asleep leaning against Axel. Axel sighed and put his arm around Maxine so she wouldn't fall.

Roxas looked at Maxine, then back at Axel, "How long have you known her?"

"Huh? Well actually only a few days, I met her a bit before you joined the Organization."

"Oh ok." Roxas said before going back to eating his ice cream.

Axel looked at Maxine, he had never wanted her to become a Nobody and join te Organization. But he felt like it was all his fault that it happened. But Axel knew that he still needed to protect her no matter what.

And I have finished another chapter! I hope I did ok on this one. Please leave a review telling me what you thought. And I will get to work on the next chapter as soon as possible.