Ok, I'm sorry for how long it took to get this up... See, since the last chapter, I continued to be sick, my toothache returned, I had my laptop die, multiple teeth pulled out to try and stop it happening again, move, finished this chapter, finally getting over whatever it was i was sick with, lappy finally work again, no internet, finally get internet at the new house, get sick with something else, lappy spazz out, lappy finally allow me to use it again, spazzing out, finally realising how to get around the issue, no internet again, visit people without access to my lappy, baby sit, job hunt, think of ideas for other stories, lappy charger cord begin to spazz, get over what I had, multiple appointments at my job search group, job interviews, lappy not letting me access my files, visit people again, finally get to upload things... For you, I have edited the previous chapter though, so it makes more sense and have a couple of chapters after this... I am completely stuck on how to do the next chapter though, so it could be a while before that is done... Well, enjoy... Feel free to review, or not... No flames, since you aren't Axel
Everyone calmed down after the intrusion of Axel, and they began to get bored. Marik thought of his old life again and suddenly shouted "It's time to duel". This got the attention of everyone, but Axel was the most confused. "What is he on about, Isa? I'm sorry, Saix" "You really need to remember about the name change Lea. And, as for the outburst, I'm not sure. He does that sort of thing a lot, but no one really cares any more." Axel laughed, before looked at the shortest member "Hey, is that Ienzo? The orphan boy? I remember seeing him, but he never spoke to anyone" "Yea, that's right. He is called Zexion now. And between you and me, I am pretty sure people have been calling him 'Sexy Zexy' and 'Sexion' but I don't think he needs to know that" Axel laughed at the names.
Finally back to his old self, and the name finally sinking in, Marik pulled his rod out and held the pointy end to Xemnas' heart. Well, where the heart was meant to me. "What have we discussed about the letter 'X'? That I HATE it. Now, give him a new name without the 'X' in it, or you will wish I hadn't ended up in this world." He turned to Axel "We need to get you a uniform. And a new name. How does Bob sound? I knew a Bob once. We sacrificed him for the greater good. Be sure you don't annoy me, or we may sacrifice you too. Well, anyway, I'm bored. Children's card game anyone?" Everyone shook their heads, and rolled their eyes. "Listen Marik, we agreed that you could lead us. Playing children's card games is not leading us, it's you acting like a child" Marik turned to hear what Zexion had to say and laughed when he finished "What are you talking about? Children can't play children's card games. That is a stupid idea. Only adults, or if you want to push your luck, teenagers can play children's card games." Axel piped up, he not only wanted to shut Marik up, but he also had an idea "How about 3 up? It's a card game, Isa and I used to play it before he went missing. It can be played by people of all ages. All you need is one pack of regular playing cards." Xaldin pointed towards another room and Axel walked in the direction he was shown to look for some cards. "Why did I kill you Hank? You never told me that there was more than one type of card game. You just told me about Duel Monsters! But you never told me anything else! WHY DID YOU HIDE IT FROM ME! Oh, wait. I might have been told if I didn't stab him. Although his singing WAS terrible, and he did hurt my best friend, so you can't blame me for stabbing him. And he banned me from the surface. And burnt ancient Egyptian writing into the back of my host, as well as forcing us to watch talking CGI Chihuahuas. And now that song is stuck in my head. Thanks Odion. Thanks a bunch. Now, I'm not sure what is worse. The Chihuahua song, Hank singing or the fact I keep thinking of Odion today."
Everyone had stopped listening and were doing there own thing. Xemnas was talking with Xigbar about when they next had work, Xaldin was reading 'When idiots attack, volume 2' Vexen was looking in an old battered diary that said 'Even's experiments' on the front and Lexaeus was throwing things at Zexion and calling him any name he could think of that meant 'short' trying to get him to put down his book. It wasn't working. Saix had followed Axel, wanting to spend time with his friend, since it had been so long.
A/N: I got glasses, so I'm not squinting as I type anymore... Anywho, that wasn't what the author's note was meant to be about, I just put it there anyway. ((I actually got them at the time of typing this, back in Febuary, but stupid , laptop and being busy makes this obsolete )) So anywho, I am having fun making points about their somebodies, and I prefer some of there names to the nobody names they were given. Ienzo is such a sweet name, and so is Isa. If only kids wouldn't get teased at school for those names, or I would totally give my kids those names. Ansem is a stupid name though, and I would never use it on my kids. It always makes me think 'Handsome' and it really doesn't work for Xemnas. Well, I've rambled enough for the time being, so on with the story.
Xemnas wrote something down and showed it to everyone, but not Marik. This annoyed him, but he was to busy trying to plot ways to bring Hank back to life to ask him about other card games. Then he thought of something that confused him. He went to Zexion, noticing that he seemed like a genius kid, and knowing Lexaeus would stop throwing things if Marik was with him "Hello Steve VI. We haven't really spoken to each other much, but I have a question for you" Zexion continued to read, not responding to a name other than Zexion or Ienzo. "Yoo hoo, Steve? Can you hear me?" Zexion stayed silent "Steve. I would like your attention. Fine, ignore me. I don't need you, I can ask another Steve" Zexion looked down, and Marik noticed it "What is the problem with you, Steve? Oh, what was your name. Zexion, right? What is your problem Zexy?" Zexion looked up, and finally spoke to him "I don't respond to any name other than my own. It is the only way I can avoid killing the rest of the organization. Short jokes have pushed me to the edge. Now what do you want so I can get back to my book" "Well, Axel mentioned normal playing cards. What are normal playing cards? I only know duel monster playing cards" Zexion sighed before answering "They are cards that have numbers and symbols on them. The symbols are called suits and are either hearts, spades, clubs or diamonds. Each suit consists of 10 numbers and a jack, queen and king. You can play a great number of games with them, sometimes using a single deck, others require more. Now, can I get back to my book?" he didn't wait for an answer and looked down, ignoring the rest of the world.
A/N: Yes, you know how cards work, and I know I didn't need to explain, but I felt like it... You know by now I do what I want in my stories.
Xemnas walked over to Zexion and showed him the note. He nodded as he read it, with a slight smirk on his face. Marik grabbed for the note, but Xemnas got it first and walked out of the room. This enraged Marik. He wanted to know what was on the note. He didn't care that it was obviously something not meant for him, he wanted to know. "I demand you tell me what you found so amusing on that note" he yelled at Zexion, but he was ignored. He went up to Xigbar and yelled the same thing to him. Xigbar just pushed him away and began writing on something that looked like a timetable. Bored, and annoyed that no one would tell him the joke, he began poking Vexen. It took a lot of effort, but Vexen managed to ignore the boy. This just encouraged Marik to do it more, now saying "poke" every time his finger made contact. Vexen put down his diary and turned to Marik. "If you wish to still have DNA by the end of the day, I suggest you stop. I have been practicing how to remove DNA without killing the subject, but unfortunately, I am yet to perfect the procedure. Now, do you want to find out if I will get it right this time?" Marik wasn't sure if it was a threat or a promise, and he wasn't sticking around to find out. He went back to his chair and sat quietly. Everyone else in the room was laughing. It had been a while since anyone had fallen for the 'I'll steal your DNA' line, and it was good to get fresh meat with the joke.
Marik didn't want to go near Vexen ever again, and the fact that everyone was laughing just made him feel worse. He wasn't even sure if he HAD DNA for him to remove, being made from the mind of a boy. He didn't care to find out though, so he walked the long way around the scientist trying to get to Lexaeus. It was obvious that he was the strongest member, and he wanted to employ him as a body guard against his new enemy. As he opened his mouth to speak, they all went silent. Someone was playing music in the other room. It sounded like it might be a guitar, but no one was quite sure. The music stopped. They knew it was a new member.