Bad Memory

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Chapter Eight


Xion knocked on her master's door three times and then waited, fiddling her thumbs nervously. Xemnas had called her for an unknown reason and she was afraid he was going to fire her after the incident involving the Prince of Darkness. The halls were empty, silent and white – like a sheet of blank paper. The only thing clearly seen was her black hair…and maybe her blue eyes too. Otherwise, everything was lost to the white.

"Come in, XIV." XIV? What? She wasn't part of the Organization…was she? Sure, she worked as their maid but…no way in hell did she do dangerous missions such as theirs.

Xion opened the door tentatively, her nerves racking tremendously. "Y-You called, Superior?" her voice was shaky and high-pitched. She really didn't want to be here. She opened the door more until she could see the golden eyes of Xemnas staring straight into her cobalt ones. Xion bit her lip. Was she in trouble?

"Come, do sit, Xion," Xemnas gestured to the velvet chair in front of his desk. "I have news for you."

Xion obediently sat herself on the chair, thumbs still twiddling. "W-What news, s-sir?" She gulped. Here it goes…

"You have been promoted." Huh?

Xion let out the breath she didn't know she had been holding in and blinked. What? "S-Sorry?" Her mouth hung open, incredulous. Xemnas only nodded at her.

"You are now the Organization's Number XIV," he said, almost monotonously.

"H-How?" Xion squeaked, eyes darting to any part of the room except Xemnas. "I didn't do anything right."

"Don't be so surprised, XIV," Xemnas told her icily. Xion stopped inquiring and stayed silent. "Your first mission is only basic, if I do say so myself. You have XIII and VIII to help you execute it." Xemnas shifted in his seat, leaning backwards to rest his back as he continued lecturing the new member of his group of deadly assassins. "Do you accept it?"

She couldn't speak. No, this is a joke. What have I done to deserve this? "I'm sorry, sir, for letting Vanitas escape." There, I apologized. He can stop the joke. Xion closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the blow.

None came.

"Vanitas has been taken care of. In fact, he might be useful to you. The question is: do you accept your mission?" Xemnas repeated, getting quite bored of the conversation.

The black-haired girl nodded once. It's not a joke.

"Good girl, XIV," Xemnas praised her, an evil grin splitting his face. "I will have Saïx send you, Roxas and Axel to Radiant Garden, where the Against Team have their meetings. You do know of the opposing force, do you not?"

"Yes, I do know," Xion confirmed, gaining confidence. "What is the mission?"

Xemnas shuffled his papers. "Do you know the Witch who worked with us until some time ago?" he asked, eyes focused on his papers.

I do. "Yes. I think her name was Naminé. Her father is in one of the cells downstairs."

"Yes, yes," Xemnas replied. He put away his papers to the side, adjusting his lamp along the way. "That is the Witch. Sweet, stubborn, gullible…yet menacing and contains a huge darkness in her heart, waiting to be released. That is Naminé Strife."

"What do you want with her?" Xion cut in, impatient. She's heard of her alright. All the comments made by the other members about how they missed her, how they despised her, how useful she was to them. It made her feel sick and so envious. The Witch had gone. Forget about her! Xemnas noticed her discomfort and smiled sickly. It looked unnatural on his face…so disgusting and alien. Xion held back a whimper.

"Follow Vanitas' tracks and make sure he does not get to the Witch. We have sent him a bright yellow star to act as a tracking device and VI is currently monitoring him. Here," he handed her a metal device. "This will help you on your mission."

Xion studied the mechanism he had just given her. It was small like a walkie talkie yet thick like those telephones in the olden days. There were three dots on the monitor, which was gridded and always being updated every second. The red dot was constantly moving towards the white dot which she guessed was where the Witch was but the red dot kept on stopping. The other dot, a blue one, remained in the same spot. That's me, she thought. "Is that all?"

"No," Xemnas shook his head. "When you get to him and Radiant Garden…" he trailed off, as if contemplating what he should say next. Xion waited with bated breath for the next statement. "Hmm…I guess one of you three will have to eliminate the Witch." Xemnas turned his eyes on her again but she had slid off her chair before she could freeze under his icy cold stare. Xemnas shook his head, disappointed. "The weak are useless," he said as he pushed the button on his desk that called for assistance, "but they are disposable."

The door opened and in came II, Xigbar. "Need help, Superior?" his surfer-accent cut through the silence. He noticed the girl on the floor and realized. "You promoted Poppet, didn't ya?" Xemnas nodded. "Ah, I get you. Clever little sneak you are, Superior!" And he disappeared into the whiteness of The Castle That Never Was carrying XIV on his shoulder.

The blue dot had moved forward.


Another cell door opened. Cloud opened his eyes and sat up, trying to see who the newcomer was through the darkness of the room. His Mako-infused eyes helped him greatly and soon enough, he was staring into another pair of Mako-infused eyes. Cloud froze and blinked. They were staring right into his. Who the hell…?

"That 'Living Legacy' thing I told you? That's shit. I'm still alive, Cloudy boy."

Zack…Zack Fair. "Zack?" Cloud's raspy voice replied. He was alive? But…he saw him die. He could hear his old friend whistling.

"You really have been here long. It's a good thing I'm here to keep you company!" he could picture Zack grinning goofily.

"How did you get here? Why are you in prison?" Cloud snapped. His friend didn't deserve to be in this hell hole.

"Chillax, Cloud," Zack reassured him. "I'll tell you everything. We have plenty of time to spare." He chuckled, always the laidback SOLDIER. "I have news for you." He paused. "Don't you want to know what's happened to your wifey?" he teased.

Mako eyes shined brighter than ever before. "What happened to her? Is she OK? Where is she?" he breathed. He missed her. "Is she looking for me?" He was hopeful. Please don't crush it.

"Cloud… she doesn't remember you and/or little Nami," Zack announced. His usually cheery aura had vanished, replaced by a grey aura of mourning. "She had an accident…right after you disappeared."

No.

"As for me, well, I'm trying to look for my own wife!" Zack acquired his happiness once more. He explained that when he arrived at the church in Sector 5 to greet someone special she wasn't there and he began to worry when suddenly two men: one with pink hair and the other with a huge tomahawk came in and grabbed him, thus ending up with him in a cell. "Have you seen Aerith?"

Cloud shook his head and even though Zack couldn't see him, he felt it. "The last I've heard of her was in Radiant Garden with Leon, Yuffie and Cid…but that's it."

Oh.


Naminé. Ah, so you're the girl.

Who are you? What do you want with me?

Ooh, I didn't know you had such darkness! I guess you really are a Witch.

Leave me alone! What do you want with me?

I have news for you.

…What?

"Peek-a-boo."

Scream.

"Quiet down, hot stuff. They're gonna hear you."

"Who are you? Leave me alone!"

"If you want to know who I am, why do you want me to leave?"

Inhale…Exhale…

"Who are you?"

"That's more like it. You're coming with me."

Scream. "Let go off my hand!"

"Shut up, BITCH!"

Scream. Scream. Scream.

"FINE!"

Inhale…Exhale…Inhale…Exhale…

"Who are you?"

Jingle. "Is this yours?"

Gasp. "My star! Where'd you get it?"

"It came to me." Jingle. "Come and get it!" Whoosh.

Silence.

Whoosh.

More silence.

The red and white dot had moved.


Ring, ring…ring, ring!

"He's not here," Kairi sighed, changing the channel on her television.

Ring, ring…ring, ring!

"Hello?" Kairi picked up Sora's phone. "May I help you?"

"Kairi, I have news for you!" Riku yelled ecstatically into her ear. She grimaced and rubbed her ear.

"What, Riku? And why call me on Sora's phone? I have my own!" the redhead huffed furiously.

"Screw that! Leon said Sora is in Radiant Garden…but you're not going to like this part."

"What?" Kairi jumped up, her face was one of disbelief yet hope. Sora was alive. She ran around the whole house, grinning from ear to ear. Up the stairs, turn left, into her room, jump on her bed, lie down, speak. "What?"

"Sora's a Heartless…for now."


I think this chapter was full of crap and that I added TOO much dialogue. Oh, well. If I named this chapter, it would be 'I have news for you' mainly because that line has been repeated in every single scenario of this chapter.

I just thought of an ending to this story. Not sure if it's awesome, though... CHAPTER NINE WILL BE AWESOME. maybe...i haven't started it yet. LOL XD I'll need about 5 reviews to get my motivation going throughout the week. SO REVIEW! :) I'm kidding, you don't have to if you don't want to but it would really make my day if you do.

Bye, for now! :P