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Emily woke early next morning, or at least she figured it was early (it always looked the same outside). She sat up and looked to see if Axel was awake, but he wasn't. She stretched and got off the couch and made her way over to the kitchen. She yawned lazily as she searched the refrigerator for some food.
There was only a half carton of milk left, and an orange. She sighed as she poured herself a glass. She went over to the chairs and sat down, picking at her orange peel.
"Wonder where Xemnas will send me today…" she wondered aloud.
"Probably off with another member. I think he's sending Demyx on a mission today." Axel said, startling Emily.
"You just get up?" she asked him.
"Nope. Been up for an hour. Just practicing some magic in my room, and I took a shower earlier." He joined her at the table.
Emily peeled the segments of her orange apart, and ate them one by one, spitting out the seeds onto a napkin. I wonder where Xemnas will be sending Demyx… he doesn't seem the fighter type… Emily thought. Her train of thought was interrupted however by a loud voice she recognized as Xemnas's.
"Axel! Bring Xensen to my office at once!" his voice echoed from nowhere. Axel stood up and nodded.
"Come on. You're off to go somewhere. Just so you know… Demyx? Yea… not exactly the best fighter. He'll be depending on you a lot." Axel said, smirking.
Emily nodded as she quickly dressed into her cloak. Axel then created a portal which they walked through. Emily wasn't as nervous as she had been the yesterday. She thought she was doing a good job of acting. It didn't seem as if Xemnas was expecting a thing. She smiled to herself.
"You should definitely pay more attention, Xensen." Axel said, grabbing Emily's shoulder. Emily looked up, startled.
"Wha---?" she asked.
"If I hadn't stopped you, you would have kept going. Don't get so lost in your thoughts." Axel pushed Emily through the exit portal.
When Xemnas's office came into focus, she saw Demyx standing in the room, Xemnas handing him some sort of white notecard.
"Hey!" she said with a wave.
"Hey yourself." he said back.
"Demyx," Xemnas said. He was yet again looking out at the kingdom hearts. "You know the mission. Do not fail me; there's been to much failing lately."
"Yes Superior." Demyx nodded. He then conjured a portal and motioned for Emily to follow him through it.
Emily wasn't sure if Demyx knew that she knew that she was being used, so she decided not to talk about it.
"How's your fighting going? Did you get any fighting time in while you were on a mission with Xaldin?" Demyx asked as they walked on, searching for their exit.
"Not really, no." Emily answered. Curious as to where they were going she asked, "Where's this mission taking place?"
"The Olympus Coliseum; mostly the underworld." Demyx answered.
"Oh. What're we doing there?" Emily asked him. She felt much more comfortable talking to Demyx than she did Xaldin. He didn't have as big of an air of mystery as the Xaldin.
"It's kinda hard to explain." Demyx said, scratching his head. "I'm not the best explainer." he gave a short laugh.
"That's okay. I'll probably figure it out on my own." Emily said, disappointed. It annoyed her that no one ever told her what was going on. She had barley understood what the point of Xaldin's mission was.
They walked in silence until they finally found their exit portal.
"Put up your hood. It makes it harder for people to find out our identities." Demyx explained. Emily would've pointed out the fact that she already knew the hood's purpose, but she kept quiet. When they exited, they found themselves in a dark, grey stoned place.
"Is this the underworld?" Emily whispered. Demyx nodded his head.
"Hey! Who are you?!" a woman in a purple dress asked them.
"Ah--" Emily gasped, the woman made her jump about a foot.
"Ah… leave her." Demyx said, snapping his fingers. Three medium sized heartless appeared in forms that resembled dogs.
"Come on!" Demyx yelled, grabbing Emily's arm and dragging her. They could hear the woman's screams as the ran down a long twisting hallway.
"Were those heartless?" Emily asked.
"Yep." Demyx answered her.
Demyx seemed to be lost in his thoughts as he slowly paced around the room. Emily decided that it would be okay for her to examine the place, so she went over to one of the walls. It reminded her of the secret cave back at home, save for the cave drawings. She noticed a large torch burning on the side of one of the walls. Instead of the yellow-orange flames she was used to, the flame in this lamp burned blue. She was fascinated by it.
"Hey, Demyx. Why does this…flame…turn…blue…?" She had turned to find that Demyx was nowhere in sight. She began panicking. She started running, she didn't know where. She just picked the hallway nearest her and ran down it. While running, she saw three figures coming down another corridor that was connected to the one she was in. She heard a voice that she recogized belonged to Sora's duck friend call out, "The organization!", but she didn't care. Her only goal was to find Demyx.
The pathway she was following eventually lead off into a large circular chamber. There she was Demyx running out of another corridor at the opposite end of the room. He was running faster than she'd ever seen anybody move.
"Demyx?" she panted out. She heard footsteps from behind her and saw Sora and his friends come out of the corridor she'd come from. Demyx was running straight for Sora, and for a split second, Emily thought they were going to collide.
"Run! Run away! Come on Xensen!" Demyx yelled, sounding very frightened. Emily ran after him. Sora, who thought he was going to fight, put down his key blade and said, "…Okay…". Demyx stopped before he entered another hallway and created a portal, which Emily barely ran into in time.
"What--- was--- that--- all--- about?" she panted out. Demyx shook his head, catching his breath.
"Hades--- don't mess with that guy!" he shouted. Emily knew that Hades was the god of the underworld (she had taken a Greek and Roman mythology class in sixth grade). She knew that he wasn't someone you wanted to meet. She nodded in response.
After she and Demyx calmed down a bit, Demyx spoke up.
"We've got to go back. Come on! I can't fail again!" Wondering what he was talking about, Emily followed him as he began walking towards an exit portal that had appeared. It lead them back into the underworld; in front of a very large door.
"Now…" Demyx said, examining the door. Emily watched him, wondering what the heck was going on. It seemed that no one was ever going to explain these missions to her. She wasn't entirely sure why she had to go with the members. It didn't help her much. All she did was feel sad because Sora always ended up being there with her. It bothered her that she couldn't reveal herself to him. She knew Xemnas would… well do horrible things to her if he found out that she had allied with Sora.
As she continued to watch Demyx examine the door, she heard the same footsteps as before. Oh, great. She thought. She and Demyx turned their heads at the same time.
"Huh?" Demyx asked, staring at the trio. "You!" he shouted, pointing. Emily just continued to stare. Demyx removed his hood. What're you doing!? She yelled in her head. She wondered if she should do the same, but came to the conclusion that she should keep hers on.
"Wait a sec…Roxas?" Demyx asked, still continuing to point at Sora.
What are you talking about!? That's Sora! Don't you know that? Emily tried to say, but remained silent.
"Excuse me?" Sora asked, wearing a very confused face. Emily had the same face on as he did.
"Roxas? Oh… it's no use." Demyx said, giving a small stomp with his foot.
"What are you talking about?" questioned Sora. Emily was wondering the same thing.
"Let's see here…" Demyx said, taking a piece of paper out of his pocket. He began reading something out loud. It suddenly occurred to Emily that the missions Xemnas had for the organization were written on pieces of paper. She hadn't paid much attention before, but she did remember Xemnas handing Xaldin and Demyx something before they created their portals.
"'If the subject fails to respond," Demyx read. "'Use aggression to liberate his true disposition.'… Right…" Emily almost laughed, remembering that Axel had said that Demyx wasn't the most aggressive member. Demyx, leaning in toward Emily said, "Did they ever pick the wrong guy for this one…" Emily nodded.
"You're bizarre." Sora pointed out.
Demyx took something out of his pocket. It was gold, and had a cloud with a lighting bolt coming out of it on it. What is that? I'm so confused… Emily thought.
"He's gatta be the thief!" Goofy accused.
"Thief of what!? Why am I never told anything!" Emily blurted out, surprising herself at her own loud tone. She continued ranting, trying to imitate a man's voice, "'Oh. Let's send Emily on a mission. We wont tell her anything that's going on because she's a silly little girl that won't understand anything. Then she can see Sora, and feel really sad. Yea. That sounds like a good plan!'" Emily pulled off her hood, her face becoming hot.
After she said it, she clasped her hand over her mouth.
"Er--- no. That's not what I meant. I--- uh---" She couldn't think of anything to say. She became aware that all eyes were on her.
"Uh--- um--- Xensen---" Demyx stuttered nervously.
"What--- what did you call yourself?" Sora suddenly asked, staring at her, perplexed.
"What's going on!" the duck stormed.
"Uhh---" the dog said.
"Uh---" Demyx said. "Put your hood back on Xensen. I've gatta finish this." Demyx raised his hand in the air, and the small gold object began illuminating the place with light. It disappeared and was replaced with Demyx's sitar. Emily summoned her key blade, not sure of what else to do. She had put her hood back on. She could feel her pulse rising. Demyx and Sora commenced in fighting, but Emily stood back. She didn't want any trouble. She stood back hiding in the shadows.
She watched as Demyx strummed his sitar, creating water clones, and many other water-type weapons. He never actually physically attacked Sora. After learning Demyx's pattern, Sora began hitting Demyx, and used a few magic spells that Emily didn't recognized. The duck and the dog handled the water clones that Demyx tried to find time to create.
Sora won the fight quickly. Demyx stepped back, wincing in pain.
"Roxas… come back to us. Come on Xensen." H created a dark portal around them. Emily gave a small wave along with a nervous smile before the darkness encased them.
"Em---" but that was all she heard Sora say before he was gone.
"You okay?" Emily stood next to Demyx, who was clutching his arm. He nodded. "I'll be fine." Emily wasn't so sure, but took his word for it.
"Hey," she said as they began walking. Demyx looked down at her.
"Promise not to tell Xem--- number one about my little mishap? I didn't mean for Sora to see--- I just wish I could have more information about what was going on." Emily said, watching her feet move.
"Yea. I won't tell. Uh---" Demyx suddenly stopped walking. He began frantically searching his pockets for something.
"Oh no! It's gone!"
"What's gone?" Emily asked him.
"The pendent! I lost it! Ah jeez!" He said, smacking himself in the forehead.
"Was that that thing you were holding back there?" Emily asked, referring to the golden object.
"Yea. Aw man. I'm really in for it. I'm ganna have to clean something again; without using my element. Darn it!" Demyx shouted. Emily didn't think that sounded so bad, considering Xemnas was capable of much worse. She laughed at the thought of Demyx cursing at a sponge and a bucket of water, scrubbing a wall.
They walked for a few minutes without saying anything to each other. Demyx was muttering to himself, while Emily began thinking about her mess up. Why did I have to go and do that! I should have kept my mouth shut, and my hood up. I can't have Sora recognize me. Not yet, anyways. Gah--- I'm so stupid! Emily thought. Then another thought went through her mind, and she decided to ask Demyx about it.
"Hey Demyx. Back there. Why did you call Sora Roxas? I mean, I understand that Roxas is Sora's nobody, but that doesn't mean they look exactly alike, does it? I mean, haven't you seen Sora before?"
"It was part of the mission. I was trying to coax the Roxas half of Sora out. I had to do it that way, or I had to 'use aggression'. Like I said, they picked the wrong guy. Aggression isn't really my thing. I'm a more laid back kinda guy." Demyx explained. Emily nodded. I wonder what Roxas looks like. Maybe one day I'll get to meet him… She thought. She got lost in her thoughts, like she did most of the time, and almost missed the exit portal. If it wasn't for Demyx grabbing her and pulling her through, she would've been trapped in the realm.
"I hope you've brought back good news, Demyx." Xemnas said in a threatening tone of voice. He was sitting in a chair, his hands neatly folded underneath his chin. Demyx gulped and did a nervous laugh.
"I suggest that you leave Xensen. You shouldn't have to see me mad, when after all, it wasn't your fault." he said, calmly, but with an air of annoyance in his voice. Emily nodded.
"Axel!" Xemnas called. A few seconds later Axel was standing in a portal. Emily went through it and waited until they were back at Axel's place, where she could explain everything.
She told him the whole story, feeling angry again that she never knew about anything that was going on. She didn't say it out loud, but she thought that she was just a third wheel when she tagged along. Just something to have there with you, like a dog. So you weren't alone. She thought that it was either for that reason, or she was a type of 'life line'; someone who could die first before the nobodies. She felt her eyes heat up with steamy tears.
"I'm going to bed." she said heatedly, not giving Axel time to ask any time to ask any questions. Axel merely nodded, and went to bed himself. The tears flowed silently as the scene of her revealing herself in front of Sora replayed over and over in a continuous nightmare.
She hoped Demyx hadn't told on her to Xemnas…
A/N- okie dokie. end chpater 10. comments, questions?
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