Lea idly tapped his foot. How long had it been, an hour or something? He didn't know how Isa could just stand there and listen to the psycho silver-haired man, who definitely seemed like bad news. Besides, his neck was getting really sore from staring up at those damned high chairs.
It had been surprising to see anyone else after the shadow things had come, but Lea was even more vaguely surprised that they were all from Radiant Garden. Weren't they all from the castle? There was that mute kid, who still looked short nevertheless. There were those two guards who'd thrown him and Isa out from the castle when they tried to sneak in, that one blond guy in a lab coat who was always yelling at them, and a creepy looking man with one bright yellow eye, an eye-patch over the other, and one nasty scar over his face.
"…And so, today is a momentous day." The silver-haired man (What was his name, Mansex or something? Lea couldn't quite remember, but he didn't think he really wanted to. He liked his version better.) spoke slowly and deliberately to the seven other people in the room. "We will welcome two additions to our Organization."
The man turned his head down to look at Isa. "You will be known as Number VII, Saïx …The Luna Diviner."
Lea suppressed a laugh. Was this guy intentionally trying to be melodramatic? Because it wasn't working. Sounding stupid, yes. Threatening or scary? Hell no. But besides that, the jokes for Isa/ Saïx/whatever were endless now. Loony Diviner indeed.
Saïx/Isa stepped back, motioning for Lea to go forward. With slight apprehension, Lea stepped up, feeling like he was standing on the very edge of the Radiant Garden clock tower. And by the way, the bright yellow eyes the guy had were just the tiniest bit creepy. Lea could feel those creepy eyes scan over him in a way he really didn't like. "You will be known as Number VIII, Axel."
Somehow, he just couldn't bite back a witty response. "You're naming me after a freakin' car part?" Lea had seen pictures of cars before, in books. No matter what Axel/Lea/whatever his name was now had said before about wanting to be in lots of people's memories, being remembered as a part of an automobile was far too degrading. Axel saw Saïx give a small smirk, as if he'd just cracked another stupid joke and they were getting sea-salt ice cream. There was a cough from the other people behind them, even a slight chuckle.
But the man up in the really ridiculously high chair right now chose to ignore him. Well, that was lame. The grey-haired man continued without any sign of being interrupted. "…The Flurry of Dancing Flames."
That did it. Axel doubled over and laughed, he laughed harder than he had in ages. The still empty-looking white room echoed with the sound of his laughter. Dancing Flames? Really? Lea had never been one for dancing, and Axel wouldn't start now.
There was a sound of amusement from the one-eyed guy, but the rest of them stared blankly. Well, more like glared, really. Glared blankly, like zombies. Somehow. Whatever. Not that it mattered, anyway.
Axel finally straightened up and caught Saïx's eyes, grinning at his friend.
To his surprise, Saïx, no, Isa was giving one of his rare genuine smiles back at Lea.
