Demyx's eyes shot open, it was another day in the World That Never Was. He looked over to the small clock, it was still early. Axel would not be awake at this time of day, he assumed this due to the fact that it was earlier this morning than when he'd woken up yesterday. He jumped out of bed, casually tossing the blankets to the bottom of the bed. He hurried to the shower. Once he scrubbed his body clean, he rinsed the shampoo out of his hair. The shower was quick, like every shower he had since he entered the castle. He still had a slight fear of water, although the fear was slowly diminishing. After changing into his Organization wardrobe Demyx sprinted out the door, not bothering to close the door behind him. As he ran down the hallway he almost tripped over a Dusk, the stumble sent him crashing into a white door. His eyes glanced toward the roman numeral five before the door swung open, revealing a snarling Saix. His eyes widened when the angry face registered in Demyx's head. Before the older Nobody could attack Demyx scurried to Axel's door. Luckily Axel kept his door unlocked.
"Axel save me!" Demyx screamed, falling onto Axel's floor. During his screams Saix shut his door, deciding the boy wasn't worth the effort. Demyx, however, did not realize this. Still fearing for his life, he crawled hastily toward Axel's bed. He slammed his body onto the bed, or rather onto Axel's sleeping form. "He's gonna kill me!"
Axel stirred when something heavy fell onto him. He didn't bother to open his eyes, he knew what the disturbance was by the whinny voice. "Dem, I don't know who's going to kill you...but I'm sure you deserve it." He groaned, pulling the blankets farther up.
"Aw, thats mean." Demyx pouted, snuggling closer into Axel. He didn't hear the angry Saix any longer, this hopefully meant the man wasn't after him any longer. "Seeing as your up and all, we can get breakfast."
Axel moaned, turning onto his stomach. "It's still early enough for breakfast? I'm gonna kill you when I have energy, got it memorized?"
Demyx gulped, he really didn't want to get on Axel's bad side. Especially since Axel was the only Nobody who could stand him. Demyx took this statement as a hint to leave the room. He sulked out of the room, leaving the door open behind him. He didn't know how to portal yet, so he was forced to walk every where he wanted to go. Walking had disadvantages, it took longer to get where you wanted to go, and if you don't know how to get somewhere in a large castle it would be nearly impossible to find the location. Demyx sighed. Most of the Nobodies probably used portals to get to the dinning area so asking them to take him there would be impossible. "Axel I'm hungry!" he whined not expecting an answer. He was surprised to hear footsteps behind him.
Axel yawned. He didn't bother to shower this early in the morning so his usually spiked hair was a mess. The hair gel he used from the previous day made the hair difficult to comb until it was washed out. "Lets get this over with."
"Whoa Axel! Take a shower first." Demyx commented, pointing toward Axel's hair. He pushed Axel's limp body back into the bedroom. "I'll wait out here." He waited for what seemed like a half an hour before Axel appeared in the hallway, hair dry and spiked. "Much better!" Demyx smiled.
Axel led the way to the kitchen, pointing out markings that Demyx would be able to remember. He wasn't going to do this every morning Demyx wanted breakfast. It could be days before the Nobody learned how to use portals. This time it seemed the time until they reached the kitchen increased, probably due to Demyx wanting to stop constantly to memorize the route. He pushed the door open, nodding toward Xaldin. "Give me what I ordered yesterday." Axel shivered at the words, two days he had woken early enough for breakfast. He hoped the Superior didn't expect this of him consistently.
"Axel, another morning you grace us with your presence." Xaldin commented, a slight smirk on his face. He noticed the glare he was given, but shrugged it off when he noticed Demyx bouncing in after. "Demyx."
"Good morning Xaldin." Demyx cheerfully stated, happy that Xaldin did not call him by number. "How is your morning?"
Xaldin was surprised at the question. "I'm doing rather well." He wasn't sure how to respond, he had never been asked such a question before. "What do you want to eat?"
Demyx pondered what he wanted to eat for breakfast. He liked the food he had yesterday, however, he was in the mood for something new. He couldn't remember any breakfast foods off the top of his head so he improvised. "Surprise me!"
Xaldin raised one eyebrow to the younger boy. Surprises were something the members did not like, this boy was odd. "O.K..." He kept his eyes on Demyx as he bounded off into the kitchen where the rest of the organization resided.
Demyx sat himself in the same seat as yesterday morning seeing as everyone else did the same. He wondered if there was supposed to be assigned seating, but seeing as how no one corrected his choice of seating he dismissed the thought. He scooted his chair into the table loudly, snickering as everyone turned their gazes to him. "Sorry."
The breakfast arrived quickly, putting a halt to the awkward silence. Demyx gaped at the food Xaldin placed in front of him. There was a stack of five pancakes and bacon. He grabbed his fork off the table and dug it deeply into the first three pancakes. "Thanks Xaldin!"
"I heard you were training with Axel today, the carbohydrates will give you energy." Xaldin explained, sitting down to his own plate.
"Trust me, your gonna need it!" Xigbar laughed.
Demyx forced down his mouthful of pancakes, almost choking when he heard what Xigbar said. "Wait, what you do you mean?"
Vexen answered, not wanting to see Xigbar speak with his mouth full of a disgusting mixture of eggs and tarter sauce. "Axel is known for his wild attack style. He isn't the easiest person to fight, let alone keep up with. He is brash and unpredictable."
Axel smirked for the first time this morning. "Thats right. Its going to be tough working with me, try to keep up." Everyone rolled their eyes, except Xemnas, who remained emotionless.
"Axel, I did not consider that remark a compliment." Vexen stated blatantly. "Your unique fighting style is unwise. You never plan ahead, you are so unpredictable that the members working alongside you are clueless to your next move, and you let your attitude control your fight."
Axel's once smirking face instantly changed to that of a scowl. "My way of fighting is more effective than your sorry excuse of a fight. You do not like menial work, so you choose not to fight at all. Your egotistic attitude is what causes you to have to lowest rank in the Organization." Axel pushed his chair away from the table, slumping his body farther into the chair. His slight smirk reappeared when he noticed the shocked expression on Vexen's face. He looked over to Demyx, who had finished his plate during the small fight. "Demyx, if your done were going to get started."
Demyx nodded to Axel's words. He tried to hide his slight fear, however, it seemed to be futile. He he heard Xaldin say "relax" he nodded again. He hurried ahead of Axel out the room. Before Vexen had said those words he was fairly calm, he had almost looked forward to his training. Now all he wanted to do was to escape to his room and lay underneath his warm blankets.
"You ready? Follow the expert." Axel intentionally brushed across Demyx as he casually walked past. The training arena should be empty, which pleased Axel. It was hard enough to spar when there were others interfering in the fight. He couldn't imagine the horror of teaching someone the basics if others kept distracting them. He led Demyx toward the opposite end of the castle from their bedrooms. Demyx never ventured this area of the castle, but he wouldn't realize it due to the similar white hallways.
The two stopped before two large doors, which resembled the doors that led to the kitchen area. The only difference in these doors was the design carved into the wood. The design was the symbol used for identifying Nobodies. Axel pushed the door open, allowing Demyx to enter the room first. Demyx gasped at the size of the room. It was a large empty room except for the small balcony near the ceiling. He could see the room the was scarred from the countless battles that took place here. Fear instantly crept its way deeper inside Demyx. He wasn't sure if he was ready for fighting.
Axel closed the door behind them, he didn't bother to turn the lock considering all of the members used portals rather than doors. He crossed his arms and watched Demyx scope the room. He remained silent, which was rather unusual for Axel.
Demyx could feel the eyes on his back. "Well, lets get this over with..." He turned to face Axel. The room temperature was quickly rising, causing Demyx to sweat before the battle had begun. "Is it hot in here or is it just me?"
Axel laughed, throwing his head back. "You still don't get it." Axel's expression instantly changed. One moment he was laughing and now his expression showed no signs of amusement. "Demyx, its time you figure out." The darkness swirled around Axel's hands before they burst into flames. The fire vanished, revealing a pair of chakram.
"WHOA! How did you do that!" Demyx yelled, he had instinctively run to the other side of the room. The shock of the flames caused him to flee for his life.
"Fire is my element, surprised? I figured it was obvious."
"Your element?" Demyx asked confused. He still remained on the opposite side of the room, not
trusting those spiked weapons Axel held.
"Oh, the Superior didn't tell ya? Listen, each member of the organization has an element which responds to them. Mine as you can see is fire, got it memorized?" Axel stated, twirling his weapons in his fingers. "We have to figure out your element, then you'll be able to summon a weapon."
"How do we figure out what my element is?" Demyx asked genuinely curious.
Axel's eyes narrowed and a small smirk appeared on his lips. He lowered his body slightly toward the ground, thrusting a chakram at Demyx. He watched Demyx jump out of the path of the weapon, which rebounded off the wall back toward his owner. Axel caught the weapon easily. He ignored Demyx's screams and threw both the weapons toward him. With Demyx's lack of skill, Axel hoped that the weapons alone would be enough to cause the boy the defend himself. Demyx, however, seemed to be rather good at dodging. Axel grasped his weapons once again, twirling them in his hands once again. He didn't enjoy fighting unless his opponent was able to fight back. Mindless attacking bored him rather quickly.
"Axel what are you doing!" Demyx yelled through his quickened breaths. He didn't expect Axel to attack him, at least not until he was able to defend himself.
Axel remained silent. Small flames ignited on the ends of his weapon. Once again he thrust his chakram at Demyx, a trail of fire followed behind. The fire surrounded Demyx, licking its way closer toward the Nobody. Once again he ignored Demyx's screams, concentrating only the fire.
Demyx squinted his eyes in fear. Axel was defiantly not a force to be reckoned with. "Please Axel!" He yelled, curling into a small ball as the fire encroached on his space. Soon the fire consumed the free space around Demyx and began its assault on the Nobody. Fearing for his life, he called his element. Water flooded into the room instantly extinguishing the fire. The water did not stop once the fire disappeared, it continued to flow into the room.
Axel was knocked onto his back when the water crashed into him. He silently cursed to himself, of all the elements Demyx could possess it had to be the one which could overpower his. He pushed himself back onto his feet, his eyes widened when he saw Demyx curled on the floor screaming. The fight may have been one sided, but it had worked. The new kid was able to use his powers effectively. He expected some fear from Demyx but not this. He sloshed through the rising water, this time cursing Xemnas. The Superior sealed off the room from the rest of the castle so nothing would seep out. This was never a problem until now. The water was now at Axel's hips, if he didn't hurry he would be wading toward Demyx. "Hey, Demyx! Can you hear me, the fight is over!" He didn't get a response, only Demyx's screams. He pulled the boy onto his feet after making a portal into the hallway which led to their rooms. Normally he would have directed the portal into his room, but he didn't want water to make its way through the portal to his room.
The two nobodies exited the portal into the hallway, Axel still holding Demyx. He knew if he released the boy that he would collapse onto the floor. The screaming had stopped, now Demyx only starred with fear. Axel dragged Demyx into the room marked nine and gently placed the boy on the bed. "Dem, whats wrong? The fire's gone."
Demyx's only response was "Water..." He relived his near death encounter when he first came into being. Instinctively he pulled the blankets around himself and sank deeper into the bed. "Water..."
Axel scratched the back of his head. What was so important about water?
