Me: Omg I'm so so so so so so sorry to all the people that have been waiting forever for me to update! I swear I had the whole thing typed like 2 months ago but then I realized it was crap so I deleted it then I had to start all over and –gasp- and yea so today I was home from school sick and I was like hmmm suffer from massive brain damage watching full house or type chapter 10…sooo now all I have to say is PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!
But anyway I have a few things to say to people eh hem, well pretty much I love all you guys and thanks for all the great reviews I'm glad you like it. Don't worry Axel's gonna live, but someone else is gonna die. HAHAHA BLACKFLAMEDKITSUNE I don't care if you flame me for killing someone! Ill just use the flames to roast MARSHMELLOWS!! AND OTHER DELECTABLE ROASTABLE FOODS!
Oh and umm, Killsaix...What's this I hear about you leaving for the army in the summer?!?!? What if I don't finish by then?!?! You have to hear the end of the story, I planned it all out in my head YOU HAVE TO READ IT! Meanie.
Anyway on with the story! Sorry if this chapter's bad, I'm sick. I'm medicated and all I've had to eat for the past two days is tomato soup. Ahh tomato soup. Tis like a drug…
Nira stared at the wall in dismay. 'This was not my best idea…' figuring the news of her and Axel's last "meeting" was probably widely spread through the castle by now, Nira decided to stay in her room for awhile, fearing what the other organization members would say to her. Namely Zexion. And Demyx. And Axel. Well, lets just say for once in her life Nira was purposely avoiding coming in contact with anyone. Excluding Marluxia…maybe I should just stop now.
Nira stared at the once irritating white wall and let out a sigh. 'Well, what's the worst they could say?' she tried to reassure herself. 'A little remodeling; nothing wrong with that.' Paint cans were littered all over the room, some stray paint marks had gotten strewn across the white tile where they had run from off an abandoned brush. Number thirteen's room had gone from being pure blinding white to a rich forest green in just the few hours Nira had imprisoned herself in it. Twig thin trees were painted in dirt brown across the green. Tiny splotches and smears on Nira's face matched with rich green and brown, drying and turning crusty. She scratched her face in an irritated attempt to rub the flakes away. Just then she heard a knock on her door. Her eyes widened in surprise and fear, but soon without even giving it a thought she began grabbing anything she could find and shoving it beneath the confines of the bed. 'What good is this doing?' she asked herself. 'My walls are green!' but no matter what her brain tried to tell her, Nira kept on grabbing.
"Nira?" a voice asked from behind the mahogany door. "Are you in there?"
"Just a minute!" she yelled back and clenched her jaw when it came out sounding short of breath.
"Are you ok?"
"Yea I'm just umm…getting dressed! Be out in a minute!"
"Oh, ok."
When the last paintbrush was roughly thrust under the bed spread, Nira hastily brushed a loose strand back into the clip holding her hair back and went over to the door. Trying to compose herself quickly as possible she slowly opened the door, wondering if whoever it was would approve of her painting or just scold her. But, to her relief it was only Demyx standing there with a goofy grin on his face when she fully opened the door.
"Hi Nira! We haven't seen you in awhile. We were wondering if you were ok."
Nira looked at him quizzically. "What do you mean by 'we'?"
"Well, just me Axel and Zexy. Though Zexy hasn't exactly mentioned it, but he never really says anything so we all just try to guess."
Nira laughed and stood aside. "Come on in. ill show you what I've been doing. You have to tell me if it's ok or not."
Demyx didn't look at her confused or questionably, he just nodded and stepped past her into the room.
"Wow Nira." He said in awe as he looked the room over slowly. "Did you paint this yourself?"
Nira smiled from the doorway. "Yeah. Do you like it?"
"It's great! Where'd you get all the paint?"
"Oh, Vexen gave it to me."
"You got Vexen to give you paint?"
"Sure. You know if you just go up and ask him without tormenting or mocking him he's really not so bad a guy."
Demyx snorted. "Who knew the old guy liked to paint..."
"Well he didn't exactly have it lying around…I asked him and he made some for me."
"Woah woah wait-now he's making you stuff?"
"Umm yes?"
"Now I've heard everything." He said shaking his head.
"What's so wrong about that?"
"Well," Demyx said a bit unsure. "Its just Vexen never does anything for anyone."
"Well, maybe he just likes me." Nira said swaying back and forth.
"Well anyway," Demyx said changing the subject. "Would you like to take a walk with me? I mean, being cooped up in here for a few-"
"Yes!" Nira practically screamed and jumped at him. Demyx just laughed and caught onto her excitement. "Ok great! Let's go."
Demyx led the way since Nira still didn't know much about the castle. They wound around twists and turns and so many different hallways Nira was getting dizzy.
"I'm bored." Demyx said lazily as they made their way around a curve. Nira had been so busy trying to figure out where they were and where they had been going she didn't even think to be bored.
"Ok…" She thought. "Well, how about we play a game?"
Demyx bounced in eagerness. His face lit up with a light that normally only comes from a child that just accepted a challenge, a challenge no one thought he could complete. Nira decided to make this his trademark look. It seemed to suit him, like he wore it all the time.
"What game should we play?" she asked when he seemed to calm down a little.
"I have just the game!" he said grabbing her hand and leading her to who knows where.
Nira grunted as she thrust outward with both arms. Beads of sweat trailed down her neck and she quickly wiped it away from her brow. A loud thud echoed around the hallway, reverberating across all the walls and seemed to carry onto oblivion. She smirked in triumph at Demyx while he leaned against the wall trying to catch his breath. She pointed a finger at him and yelled at the top of her lungs…
"YOU'RE IT!"
Giggles erupted around the narrow walkway, but the owner was long gone. For she was running at top speed away from Demyx who had a mixed look of defeat and amazement, which were soon replaced with a look of determination. Summoning his sitar, Demyx carefully strummed three notes onto it and watched as a huge wave was created.
"Hope you took your swimming lesssoonnss!!" he yelled to the empty hallway which was, as before, filled to the brim with a tidal wave.
"Oh shiiii-" she began to yell but didn't have time for the wave was gaining speed and had almost reached her. She ran faster than she ever had, wind whipping at her face so fast that she thought it would pull her eyes right out of her sockets.
Of course at that opportune moment Zexion decided to step out of the library with a small stack of books held carefully under his arm. With eyes wide open and mouth a gap he watched Nira run at amazing speed trying to escape an oncoming wave. Now normally this would not surprise Zexion, seeing as Demyx enjoyed turning the castle into a swimming pool on daily occasions. But he was not however prepared for the wave to crash down, coming only in contact with the retreating girl who was pushed with horrendous force into the far wall and left soaked to the skin. He watched as Demyx ran up and pointed a finger at her, yelling at the top of his lungs…
"YOU'RE IT!"
Zexion shook his head. Demyx was up to his ridiculous games again. Only this time he's dragged Nira into it. Normally he would not interfere, and leave one of the other members to deal with Demyx. But this time it was his job to take care of Nira, so that also mean taking care of Demyx. Zexion shuddered. Taking care of Demyx. Now there was a death he did not particularly like thinking about.
Nira rushed passed, only momentarily glancing at Zexion to yell, "Hi Zexion!" before clashing into Demyx and tackling him to the ground. Demyx roughly thrust her to the side and began to run away, only to have Nira summon a vine that twisted around his ankle and tripped him causing the blonde to fall rather ungracefully onto his face. Zexion put on a glare at him. It was all he could do to keep from letting a smile slip across his features.
"YOU'RE-"
Nira was cut short when one of Demyx's water clones appeared and flung itself at her. She fell to the ground, seeming to get even more wet if that was possible. It lingered over her and was just about to make its final move when Zexion stepped up and stood in between them.
"That's enough!" he said forcefully to it. With a confused look at Demyx, the water clone disappeared.
"Aw Zexy we were just having a little fun." Demyx tried to reason but Zexion put a hand up angrily and pointed an accusing finger at the lesser member.
"You call this," He pointed to Nira soaking on the ground. "Fun?"
"It's just a game Zexy, lighten up a litt-"
"Perhaps you would like to tell Saix about your little games." Demyx's face paled significantly.
Nira stood up and brushed herself off. Though she wasn't quite sure how that was getting rid of the water. Zexion looked at her and sighed in annoyance.
"Well I suppose we should get you to Axel so we can dry your clothes."
A spark of fear ignited in Nira. 'Axel?' she thought with panic. She'd been doing such a good job avoiding him lately, she couldn't bare to just walk up to his door like nothing happened. From behind Zexion Demyx raised an eyebrow upon seeing Nira's pained expression. He was about to ask what was up with Axel and Nira but Zexion turned around sharply and glared at him. Demyx closed him mouth quickly.
"Um we don't have to go see Axel." Nira tried to cover up her unease but it wasn't working. "I can dry them myself. Don't you have a clothes drier or something?"
Zexion shook his head. "No drier. We either hang our clothes the old fashioned way or risk getting them burnt to a crisp by sending them to Axel." He looked Nira up and down. "And I'm guessing you didn't pack any spare clothes, so I expect you'll want them back as soon as possible." Nira blushed and looked away.
"Alright…I guess we should go."
Zexion nodded and began walking. Nira looked back at Demyx apologetically and followed reluctantly.
One knock. Two knocks. Three knocks. Four knocks. Five knocks.
Axel opened the door looking agitated. He grew even more agitated when he saw Zexion standing before him with his arms crossed and tapping his foot impatiently.
"What took you so long?"
"What's it to you?" the two coworkers exchanged hostile glares. They continued to glare daggers at each other, even when Nira cleared her throat impatiently. Five minutes later they were still glaring as if waiting for the other to slip up and let their guard down, just for a second. But neither one did. Neither one faltered their gaze. Nira let out an extremely obnoxious exaggerated yawn, but still the two kept glaring.
'Jeez what is up with these two? I'd better say something before I completely loose my mind. Maybe they're both having a seizure. At the…same time.'
But Nira didn't have to do anything because Zexion beat her to it.
"You know I'm getting really sick of your hothead attitude. You'd do well to remember what rank you stand at number eight."
Axel growled and clenched his fists. 'Here we go again.' Nira thought rolling her eyes.
"At least I'm not an insufferable bastard."
"Oh wow, insufferable. That's a big word for you Axel." Zexion said sarcastically.
"I'm not an idiot." Axel growled. Neither one seemed to notice Nira standing behind Zexion with a scowl on her face.
"No, you're more of a shmuck."
Nira would have laughed. Who knew Zexy had a sense of humor? She would have laughed, had it not been for Axel's fist that suddenly shot out and connected with Zexion's jaw sending him spiraling to the opposite wall. Axel began to strut up to Zexion who was lying on the floor, a hand wrapped around his chin. Axel clenched his fist and got ready for another blow.
"You know I'm damn well sick of you too." He spat out. But before he could land a blow Nira shot out and grabbed his arm. She had to fling all her weight on his arm just to keep it from exploding toward Zexion. Who knew Axel had so much muscle in that skinny body of his?
"Axel stop it!" she yelled at him. He looked at her as if he'd just noticed she was there. 'Well don't I feel loved.' She thought bitterly to herself.
"Nira what are you doing here?"
"Well I was going to ask you for a favor but you were too busy pounding Zexion's face in to even realize I was here!"
Before Nira could go off anymore, Zexion stood up, still holding his chin with one hand.
"Let's go Nira. Looks like we'll have to dry them the old fashioned way. Maybe Larxene can lend you a uniform."
"Oh no, she's not going anywhere with you!" Axel spat at the higher nobody.
"That's not really your position to make." Nira could tell Zexion was talking in that calm and uncaring tone to annoy Axel. And he was doing a very good job of it.
"We'll see who's in what position…" Axel extended his arms and rings of fire surrounded them. Nira gasped.
"Axel no!" she lunged in front of him, trying to block Zexion from his view. Axel pushed her out of the way, rather roughly, and she hissed in pain as she hit the floor.
'My arms.' She thought in pain. 'Why are my arms burning?' suddenly she began to panic. 'It burns!' she screamed silently. Looking down she twisted her wrists and immediately twisted her head away in agony and revulsion. All up the insides of her arms had been completely blackened. The smell of burnt flesh filled her nostrils and she let out a pitiful whimper. Remembering Zexion, she looked up only to see a circle of dancing flames that reached up to the ceiling. She scolded herself for being so weak and wearily rose to her feet.
"Zexion!!" she screamed to the ring of fire.
Nira began to really panic now. 'What do I do? What am I supposed to do?' she asked herself as if her mind had the answer.
Then the idea struck her.
Summoning all her strength, she arched her body back and slammed her hands to the ground. Screaming from the shot of unbearable pain that ran up her crisped arms, she sunk to the ground as the earth in front of her rose up in a peak and eliminated the flames.
Not looking up Nira felt two arms wrap around her shoulders.
"Nira? Can you hear me?" it asked urgently. This was not the voice of either Zexion or Axel, she realized sadly. With a sound that resembled a mix between a sigh and a grunt she looked up into the eyes of Vexen.
"Are you alright?" he asked again.
"Y-yes." She said. Vexen grabbed her wrist to try to help her to stand. A scream echoed around the hallway. A scream that was etched with agony. With sudden despair Nira realized the scream had come from her very own mouth. And before she could recollect her thoughts Vexen was in her face asking where it hurt, where it hurt. She just wanted him to leave her alone. Why was he still talking?
"Nira what's wrong? I can't help you if you won't show me what hurts."
Nira, only wanting to shut him up, showed him the insides of her arms. But to her dismay instead of quieting his rambling, this only started a whole new batch of rants.
"Look at what you've done!" he yelled in her face. Why was he yelling at her? She didn't purposely burn herself. At least…she didn't think she did. It was getting harder and harder to remember.
"I hope you insolent, bickering fools are quite happy with yourselves!"
Ok, now his yelling was getting really annoying. She was about to tell him to be quiet or she'll quiet him herself, when she was suddenly yanked to her feet.
"Look at this!" he yelled again, this time grabbing her wrists and forcing her hideous scorched arms to be seen to the world. "Fools!"
Tears began to stream from her face. "You're hurting me." She said weakly.
Suddenly a pair of warm arms were wrapped around her in a hug so big she thought it was crushing her ribs.
"Oh Nira! Nira I'm so sorry!"
"Stay away from her! This is all you're fau-"
"Shut up! I swear I'll bruise your other eye to match!"
"If you ever come near her again I'll-"
That's all she heard before she blacked out.
'Well, at least the voices have stopped…'
Me: Axel you bad boy why did you punch Zexy Wexy
Axel: he called me a shmuck!
Me: you need to solve your problems with words, not violence
Axel: says the girl that jumps me randomly and claims that I made cracks about her weight when I didn't even SAY ANYTHING
Me: I wish I had my tomato soup….
Axel: you need help
Me: -Throws dirty tissue at Axel-
Axel: AAHH! GIRMS!
Me: Thanks for reading! Sorry about the long A/N I talk waaay too much. Happy umm life!! And remember! If you don't review…I'll kill you!
Zexion: oh sure that's gonna draw people in
Me: I always did have a way with the people…
Me: sorry about the romance last chapter. I must have had too much tomato soup
Zexion: you didn't even have tomato soup then
Me: well then I guess im just a hopless romatic! Heh heh
Me: -points shot gun at Sora and Kairi- NOW KISS DAMMIT