Gah, I PROMISE after school lets out I'll be updating more regularly. The last two weeks are all finals -_-

Oh, and many of you are asking as to why Kuxir is in The Organization, why Axel and Roxas are in The Disorder, etc. Thing is, Xed and Roxas are both in The Organization. And if I kept things like that, there wouldn't be this forbidden love plot thing going on, now would there? So, I moved Roxy over to The Disorder. I wanted him to have Axel with him, so he went over there and I swapped him for Kuxir on the Org's side. As I came up with the plots and events, certain members needed to be on certain sides, which is why everyone is jumbled up.

Hope that answers it for ya'll, and enjoy the chapter :3

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A week or two had passed. The clouds were still bleary, the streets were still empty, and the feud between the two gangs continued. A quarrel here, a dispute there, like always. Everything was pretty much the same.

That is, except for Roxas' and Xed's relationship.

As the days fluttered on, the two found more and more ways to see each other. Whether they could escape away to the boy's favorite rooftop, or meet up at the corner liquor shop, or even an inconspicuous walking glance down the street, they were determined to at the very least see each other, to share a special gaze, a special smile.

Their hearts began to crave the sight of the other. They'd find themselves thinking about the other when they allowed their mind to wander away from the task at hand. Though neither could pinpoint it, they each felt a specific connection, a certain spark that could only ignite when they were together. And the light that would arise was brilliant and mind shattering, absolute inner bliss and excitement that made every single worry and trouble vanish into thin air. They did not care that their friendship was wrong in the eyes of their comrades. They did not care that they could be, and might be, eventually caught in their forbidden act. All they cared about was the other half of that light that the other possessed.

And the two, as young and naïve as they were, did not realize they were each falling deeply in love.

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"Where is he?!" Xradenom snapped, her face contorted into calm anger. She continued to gracefully pace the room, slowly, in a manner that made the other gang members in the room fidget uncomfortably. She had explicitly called for a meeting this morning, at 8:30 sharp, to discuss their plans on how to secure a certain store down the block from The Organization's influence. Everyone who was meant to be there was there...bar Roxas.

"I have absolutely no idea." Brixag barked, crossing his arms. Of course he had an idea, but his better judgment told him to keep it to himself. "He seems to be gone often nowadays."

"He probably went to go get a drink at the liquor shop, or something." Axel lied slyly, trying to cover up for his friend. He knew very well that he had left to go on a walk with Xed on the outskirts of town today.

Xenzio, with Ralexen sitting comfortably in his lap, tilted his head to the side curiously. "I don't think that shop is open at this time…" The girl nodded in agreement, but quickly stopped as the redhead threw the couple a threatening glance. They shrunk back slightly.

"I do not care!" The blonde seethed, stopping her pacing to glare daggers at the group of gangsters. "That is no excuse. Whoever sees him next shall tell him to report directly to me. Do I make myself clear?"

Everyone nodded silently.

Closing her eyes for a moment and breathing deeply, she forced herself to calm down to a more manageable level, and the meeting commenced.

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"This is unsettling."

"Calm down, Xemnas. Please."

The Superior was standing by the window in the foyer, glancing out every few minutes or so, rather erratically. The words 'annoyance', 'fury', and 'frustration' may've well been written on his face.

The tanned man turned to look at Xaldin, a man with black, thick dread locks and sideburns to match, boring into his deep purple cobalt eyes, his own smoldering with anger. "The child is never around! When I need Xedramon, she needs to be HERE."

The burly man sighed. He hadn't the slightest idea of where Xed was running off to, either. In the past week he himself had only seen her twice, when he would normally see her each day.

Xigbar, sitting on the sofa, scratched his chin. "This is kind've odd for her. She usually loves hanging out with us."

Xemnas growled. "Ask everyone if they know where she is going to. And when you see her, tell her that I want to speak with her immediately." With that, he stormed out of the door.

Xaldin walked over to the other man, uncrossing his arms. "So, what do you propose we do?"

The older man smirked, a bit impishly. "You do nothing. I'm going to check something out."

The burly man cocked an eyebrow, but said nothing.

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Climbing up the fire escape ladder, Xed smiled to herself, happily. Having come back from a 'date' (as they started calling them. This time they went on a walk together on the outside of the city), she felt as if she were on cloud nine. A strange thing happened when she was together with Roxas; a feeling washed over her, one of pure bliss and happiness. It was like some kind of high they could both share in.

It was still midday. Later, much later at night, they were planning on catching a movie at the run-down theater in the north.

She swiftly made her way up the cold metal, pried her window open with care, and climbed inside. Yet, she hadn't even had the chance to look around when suddenly a smug voice came to her ears.

"Sneaking out, young lady?"

The brunette whipped around to stare into the golden eye of Xigbar, hanging upside down curtsey of a low beam on the ceiling.

"X-Xigbar…" she stammered, nervous. Would he tell Xemnas about this?

The man grinned, which made her feel a little more at ease. "Calm down, girl. I ain't gonna bust you, or nothing."

She sighed in relief. "Thanks…but…how did you know…?"

He flipped down and landed on his feet, perfectly. "I may not look like it, but I was a kid too, once." He sat down on her bed, cross-legged. "Now then. Where the hell have you been running off too?"

She sat down hesitantly, twisting a piece of her hair between her fingers; her usual nervous habit. "I've…been seeing Roxas…"

His face lost a tinge of its humor, and became a bit more serious. "Xed…"

"He's not dangerous!" She added quickly, determined to defend their relationship as best as she could. "We've been hanging out for a while, now…he's such a nice guy…he really, really cares about me and I really care about him. He'd never hurt me…"

"But Xemnas would if he found out."

"I know, I know…Xradenom would do the same to Roxas…"

"She doesn't know either?"

Xed shook her head.

The man scratched his chin, thoughtfully, while his eyes darted around slowly. "Look…kid, I think you're getting into *hit that you don't need to get into."

"I know…" She repeated. "But…I really like him, Xigbar." She looked up at him, hoping that he could see her passion in her eyes. "I really do. And I want to tell Xemnas, but…he wouldn't understand…"

A chuckle on the man's part. "*amn right he wouldn't." He put his hands on her shoulders. "I ain't gonna tell Xemnas about this. If you like him, go for it. Just don't go blaming me if things go *hitty. Got it?" He said, finishing with a grin.

"Thank you!" Xed exclaimed excitedly, wrapping her arms around his waist in a tight hug, the man patting her back.

"Alright, alright, you know I don't do hugs." He chortled.

It seemed like things were going well…but they weren't.

For outside, a few feet under the fire escape's top floor, a blonde, spiky haired kid with devilish gold eyes was spying from below. He grinned, delighted from what he had heard, and dashed down the ladder and into an alleyway.

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"HE IS WHAT?!"

"He's dating her, Bosslady. I heard her tell Xigbar the entire thing."

The blonde girl screeched in anger, absolutely furious. How DARE he do this to them?! Not only had he broken the code (which, surprisingly, didn't matter to her much), but he had formed a relationship with the enemy! The Organization! An alliance such as that could spill precious information and lead to The Disorder's demise! And with Xed of all people! She knew *amn well Roxas had had eyes for herself. And although she would never return such frivolous and useless feelings, she had HIS attention. But now, he had given that attention to her. And the simple thought of Roxas liking someone else other than herself made her explode with jealousy.

And the realization that she was jealous made her even MORE angry.

Xradenom growled, threateningly. Xoras, the previously mentioned spy, could tell by the look in her smoky eyes that she had something evil planned.

"I'll teach that little *itch to interfere..."

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Ooooh….now we're getting into the plot/conflict!

And as you'll see in the next chapter, things are about to get a HECK of a lot worse….stay tuned!