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"Xion!" Axel called, catching her attention as he tossed a shell toward her. She smiled at him as she turned back to the other shells she had collected, trying to put them together. Roxas and Axel were scouring the beach for the Thalassa Shells she claimed she needed. Axel found them unique, they were always tan with a vibrant color on the end. They had found quite a few by now. Axel paused, glancing up at Roxas who was further in. Xion perked up then, waving them over.

"Come here, guys! I finished!" Roxas trudged through the waves as Axel snickered at him, and Xion held up two star-like objects that she handed to the two males. Axel looked it over and smiled. The five shells were strapped together in the shape of star and red in color near the end. An ember was carved onto the topmost shell. Roxas' was similar but it had a wind symbol and was green. Xion smiled as she held up a third one, blue in color with a wave symbol. Roxas grinned.

"These are awesome, Xion. What are they for?"

"They're for good luck between friends," She smiled brightly as she looked at hers. "I've wanted to make these for a while, but I never had the time."

"Well these are great, Xion." Axel beamed as Roxas carefully pocketed his. "We'll be carefully with them. Right, Roxas?" Axel stared down at the younger Nobody pointedly.

"Of course! I'm a careful person."

"Right…" Axel shook his head and looked at the Wayfinder again before putting his in his pocket as well, giving a faint smile as he stretched his arms over his head. "So where to next?"

Roxas pursed his lips, looking downward. He suddenly looked up to Axel with a hard look of determination. "I want to go back to the World that Never Was."

"What?" Xion and Axel yelled simultaneously, shocked. "Why would you want to go there?"

"That's where the truth is." Roxas responded. "And that's where everything is going to end."

Axel sighed, his shoulders slumping as he rubbed his left temple. "Roxas…you are so confusing sometimes, bur I get your point. If it's what you really want to do…"

"We'll back you up." Xion smiled. Roxas flashed the two a grin before mellowing again, looking at Axel, who was musing to himself.

"We're going to need a plan…"

"And I've got one," Roxas crossed his arms proudly, and Axel gave a light smirk at the gleam in the blonde-haired boy's eyes.

"Alright, Roxas. Let's hear it."

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Axel was muttering to himself as he flipped through the stack of papers he was holding, Roxas and Xion shooting him glances as they stood stoically in the middle of the Grey Area. Axel gave a frustrated sigh. "I can't find anything, Roxas. Saïx doesn't have the papers."

"Then we'll have to find Xemnas'," He mumbled. "He should know." Xion frowned.

"How are we going to get into Xemnas' files? Aren't they at Castle Oblivion?" Axel's eyes widened slightly at the mention of the castle, he was uneasy about letting them go back to the castle after Naminé had messed with their memories. Axel hummed.

"We could always spy on the other members," Roxas shrugged, causing Xion to gasp.

"Are you trying to get us killed?"

"Of course not!" The blonde defended himself. "I just think it'd be easier…"

"Hey," Axel cut in, holding up a file from Saïx's folder. Roxas noticed the strange look in his narrowed eyes. "Listen to this…'Xion's appearance should vary based on the relation to of the viewer to her. Through Roxas, Xion is assembling a copy of the of the Keyblade.' Xemnas wrote that…" Axel was frowning, shifting through the paper.

"Hey, Axel, I'm going to go see if I can find anything else." Roxas mumbled. Axel glanced up at nodded distractedly.

"Take Xion with you and be careful." Roxas nodded as he walked down the hall quietly, Xion following with a puzzled look.

"What are you up to?"

"I want to find something…" Roxas nodded to himself as he carefully pushed open a door, and Xion noted to herself it was Axel's room. Roxas pulled open a drawer on the table in the room and flipped open the notebook without hesitation, Xion's cerulean eyes enlarging.

"Roxas, what are you doing?"

"I know Axel knows something," He mumbled. Xion went quiet as his eyes drilled through the pages, some catching his attention. He suddenly gave a frown, and Xion noticed that he had a different look in his eyes. "Riku…who's Riku? Riku-Replica…what is he talking about?"

Xion rested her gaze away from the confused Nobody, who was starting to get frustrated at the words before him. "What is he hiding?" Roxas demanded, slamming the book down onto the desk. He growled lowly as he ran his hand through his bangs, eyes closed as an angry note of desperation crept into his voice. "What's so important that he can't tell us? Aren't we supposed to be best friends?"

"Maybe it was for the best," Xion stated, clasping her hands together in front of her. "Maybe he was lying to protect us."

"I don't care," Roxas sighed. "If we're best friends we're supposed to go through this together! Aren't we?"

"Maybe we should talk to him, Roxas."

"I don't know…" Roxas flopped down on the bed, resting his head on his palm. "I just wish things were simple."

"We know that can't happen…"

"I know." Roxas sighed roughly, standing up and starting toward the door with the notebook clenched between his hands. "I'm going to my old room for a minute, I'll be right back." Xion gave a small nod as Roxas disappeared from sight.

Xion walked out of the room with no real destination, wandering the halls but vigilant of her surrounding in case another Member would appear. She gave a small smile as she reached her own bedroom, closing the door behind her so anyone passing wouldn't be suspicious. He flipped through her own notebook that was in her desk, giving a small frown. It's no wonder Roxas is mad. We're both hiding things from him. She sighed, shaking her head as she stole a glance to Kingdom Hearts through the window.

She shook her head again in a futile attempt to clear her thoughts as she placed the small notebook in her front pocket with her Wayfinder, giving a diminutive smile as she traced the seashell's lined pattern ridges. "I guess I should find Roxas before he gets himself into trouble again…" She sighed to herself, walking outside.

Roxas, on the other hand, was in his own room staring intently at Kingdom Hearts in silence, a blaze of questions in his eyes as he held his and Axel's journals tightly in his gloved hands. "Soon, we're going to set Kingdom Hearts free…and then we can finally be together." No, He added in his head, frowning. What Saïx said…how do we prevent that? Can we?

He suppressed a shiver at the though at he rubbed his arm, spinning on his heel to stalk out of the room with a dark glare directed to nobody in particular. We will prevent that.

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Axel had finished sorting the files back in Saïx's folders when Xion walked in, and Axel's sharp eyes noticed the discomfort and doubt clouding hers. "Xion, what's up?"

"Hm?" She said quickly as she looked at him. Axel frowned as he stood up, tossing the folder down.

"You look distracted. Where's Roxas? Did something…?"

"No," She sighed. "It's just…I'm starting to wonder if keeping Roxas in the dark is a bad thing." As Axel opened his mouth to question her further Roxas walked in, taking a glance at Axel as he threw the red-covered notebook toward him like a Frisbee that he caught expertly.

"Hey Axel." The blond mumbled, and he noticed the slight movement he made to glance away. Xion said nothing, but looked over at him as Axel tile his head.

"Something happen?"

"Nope."

"…Alright," Axel forced out, still unconvinced as the boy slowly walked over to them. Axel's jaw opened to protest in Roxas' next actions, but he couldn't get the words out when Roxas uttered his own, Kingdom Key in hand.

"I'm going to free Kingdom Hearts."

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I liked this chapter, personality. ouo