I just realized that I left a few loose ends in the story so far. I have a feeling this is going to be one of those stories that you really have to pay attention to what's being said and done. Anyways this chapter's going clear some of that up.
Disclaimer: I think we know by what I own and don't own.
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The Chasers
Chapter 9
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"You know you can let go of me now," I said as I tried to turn and look at Roxas. "It's not like I can run off or anything." I probably should have kept my mouth shut because he twisted my arms into a very uncomfortable position.
"Whoa Roxas you were only supposed catch her. Not torture her." I turned and looked at who had stepped in.
"Stay out of this Demyx," Roxas growled. I don't know what was going through Demyx's head and I'm still having mixed feelings about it, but from what I could see he had crossed his arms and had a smart aleck smile on his face.
"I don't seem to remember ever taking orders from you, Number XIII," he said. I could tell Roxas wanted nothing more than to kill him. "In fact," Demyx continued, "I don't even know why the Superior bothered with resurrecting you, traitor." Roxas let go of my left wrist and summoned Oathkeeper. (AN: Yes I have checked which Keyblade is in which hand.)
"I could say the exact same thing to you, Number IX," he spat, "except replacing the word 'traitor' with the word 'weakling'." I could tell this was going to get ugly really fast.
"Enough!" The three of us looked at the newcomer. I wasn't sure whether to sigh with relief that he had put a stop to the fighting and that it wasn't Xehanort or sigh with frustration that it was Saix. Either way I was still stuck here so it didn't really matter.
"Where's the Superior?" Roxas asked, causing his Keyblade to disappear.
"He's over seeing a few things," Saix replied, "In the meantime; we need to figure out what to do with-"
"I'll take her to a room."
Could my life get any worse? Roxas shoved me into the arms of the guy who was going to take me to the room...Which happened to be Axel. Glaring angrily, I pushed away and followed him at a distance. As we left, I heard Saix tell Roxas that they were going to "check up on Hollow Bastion."
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The room I was in was…plain. There was a bed, a dresser, an end table, a closet, a bathroom, a normal table, a couple chairs, and a window that gave me a nice view of a certain heart shaped moon. Axel went into the bathroom and came back with washcloths that he had soaked in cold water.
"It'll stop the swelling," he said as he handed them to me.
"Thanks," I said ripping them out of his hands and wrapping them around my wrists. "Why are you being so nice to me?" I asked five seconds later.
"I guess I just want to know why someone who seemed so intent not to get caught by the Organization," he answered, "suddenly lets herself get caught not once but twice and only put up a weak struggle." He looked me square in the eye. "Unless she's trying to protect her friends."
"And if I am?" I asked. There was an obvious challenge in my voice.
"Then it seems we have something in common," Axel said, a sly on his face, "Both of us are loyal to our friends to a fault."
"And that's a problem?"
"Sometimes." He sighed and faced the window. This was where I hit a snag. You see I knew that Axel and Roxas were friends but I didn't think that anyone here would react well to the fact that all their adventures were a video game. This of course meant I had to keep all my knowledge under my hat. Not that easy but I was sure I could do it. I thought about some things to ask and decided on the best one.
"Sora said you no longer worked for the Organization. What made you go back?"
"Let's just say I made a mistake," Axel said still looking out the window. "You see about two months ago, I turned against the Organization. I ended up teaming up with Sora for a short time. A really short time. I ended up fading soon afterwards. When I came back, Saix and some of the other members were worried I'd do it again. Xehanort and I struck a deal. He said if I helped get a Chaser, he'd find a way to separate Roxas from Sora."
"Wait but that means…" I put what I hoped was a surprised face. "Roxas is Sora's Nobody!"
"Bingo," he faced me, "that's why I said things had changed, but now…Now I wish that I hadn't made that deal. That's not the Roxas I knew. Someone's controlling him and I think know who but not how."
"Xehanort," I said, "I bet he's using the darkness to do it and I bet the same is true with Malik."
"So that means you'll help?" I bowed my head, thinking. After a few minutes I looked up.
"Okay, I'll help but if I find out you're tricking me…"
"Don't worry. Like I said, you and I are alike. We look out for and help out our friends. Got it memorized?"
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Crixen's POV
I was outside the wall, practicing my fire spells. Zane and I had gone straight back to Radiant Garden after Heart had gotten kidnapped and told everyone what had happened. Sora, Kairi, Yuffie, Donald, Goofy, and I all wanted to go right back to the World That Never Was and get her back, but the King, Leon, Riku, and Zane said it would be too dangerous. There were really only two ways to get there: a Gummi ship or a Dark portal. Since the Organization wasn't exactly going to let us use one of their portals and after our escape, both options weren't open to us. I sat down and drew random stuff in the dirt with the tip of my Keyblade and when I got bored with that, I pulled out my lighter and started playing with it.
"Never thought I'd meet a fellow pyro."
I jumped to my feet and spun around at the same time. Behind me, leaning against the rock wall, was a man with spiky red hair, green eyes, and wearing a black cloak that meant he was in the Organization.
"Ya know," he continued as he walked towards me, "you don't strike me as a very good friend. Sitting here, playing around while your best friend is in the hands of the enemy."
"Wait a minute," I said, "you were in the group that caught us!"
"Bingo. The name's Axel. Got it memorized?"
"I don't carry who you are, bring Heart BACK!" I shouted, tightening my grip on my Keyblade. "Please!" Axel sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry I really am but right now Heart's safest where she is."
"LIAR!"
"No I'm telling the truth."
"And why should I believe you?" Once again Axel sighed before answering me.
"Because she's the reason I'm even talking to you. Heart wanted to make sure you and your brother got back safe-"
"I thought you made that deal so you wouldn't do this anymore."
Axel and I looked at the newcomer-or should I say newcomers. There were two; one was tall with blue hair and yellow eyes. There were two scars that formed an X on his face. I couldn't tell who the other was, he had his hood up. I did notice though that he was the same height as Sora.
"You know that the Superior can easily break your little agreement," the taller man said, "considering Axel, that he has nothing to lose…" Axel gave a nervous glance at the smaller figure before teleporting away. I wanted to stop him but something, fear maybe, held me back. The smaller figure turned to his companion.
"What are we going to do with him, Saix?" he asked.
"Simple," Saix replied, "we'll keep an eye on him. He'll think about his actions very carefully from now on." He opened a portal. They were about to step in when I called to them.
"Please," I said, "take me to my friend." I had a feeling that the smaller figure smirked beneath his hood.
"And which friend would that be?"
"Heart," I answered. "Please she's very important to me. She's one of the first friends I've had in a long time."
"Prove it," Saix said. As much as I didn't want to, I got down on my hands and knees.
"Please," I begged, "take me to-"
"Don't waste you breath Crixen." I turned and saw Sora and Riku behind me. "Saix tried the exact same thing with me," Sora continued. "He won't take you to Heart." The smaller figure laughed.
"I see you didn't forget that. Good it means we won't have a repeat of last time." He pushed back his hood to reveal blonde hair that was somewhat spiky and clear blue eyes, but something was…wrong, for a lack of a better word. I recognized him as the skater that had kidnapped Heart, but looking at Sora and Riku, I got the feeling they knew him…and were surprised to see him. Sora was the first break the silence.
"Roxas?" he asked uncertainly. The blonde, Roxas, smirked and both he and Saix teleported away. I looked at the guys.
"You know him?" Riku nodded.
"He's Sora's Nobody." Now I was confused. Riku had explained awhile back that a Heartless formed when someone lost their heart to darkness. A Nobody was formed when someone with a strong heart was turned into a Heartless.
"But if Roxas is Sora's Nobody," I said, "how Sora isn't a Heartless?" The guys looked at each other.
"It's a long story," Riku said.
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Done, FINALLY! Sorry for the long update but school's just around the corner for me which means my summer vacation is almost over. T.T
Anyways if you got lost or don't understand something in this chapter, just ask in a review (I made so I can get anonymous reviews) and I'll either send a Private Message or I'll answer in the next chapter. R&R