A/N: Xelxa was kidnapped by Sephiroth (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then you need to go read my other chapters :D) and now she's sure she is going to die. When are the others going to save her? Who knows? But anyway, I'm so stuck that I've decided to just type the first thing that comes to mind. So if it's a bit short, I am truly sorry. I've found that my chapters are getting shorter. I'll work on that. ;D We're in the double digits now! Enjoy Chapter 10!

Disclaimer: I own Kingdom Hearts! Did you miss the memo? Lol jk, as if!

Chapter 10

Everything blurred into a long stretch of time. I couldn't tell if it was day or night, what day it was, nothing. I eventually classified my time by when Sephiroth was there or not, which sucked because when he was there, I knew I was going to get hurt. The cycle was always the same. I would spend long hours doing nothing and finally falling asleep. Most of the time when I woke up, Sephiroth was there with food. I would refuse to eat, he'd beat me, and then I lay there until I felt like I could move without too much pain, which could take hours, days, who knows? I'd eat and then sleep. When I woke, I would bathe and change clothes, and then the cycle would repeat over and over again.

I stopped speaking to Sephiroth. He would talk to me, order me around, whatever, and I'd either look away or pretend I didn't hear him. I found myself remembering music, songs that I used to know, and I'd sing when he was gone. Every day, I would smile brightly at Sephiroth, taunting him, which only resulted in me getting hurt even more. Eventually, almost every inch of my body was covered in cuts or bruises. I couldn't walk around like I used to; I would have to find something to support myself with because I was so lightheaded and weak. I also lost the ability to see auras. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't see a thing. I was in pain so often that I was able to block it out for long periods of time if I stayed completely still.

I found myself thinking of everyone at the castle; Superior, who was annoying, but all he wanted was to get his heart back. Xigbar, who was odd, but I knew could be a riot. Vexen, who was misunderstood. Lexeaus, who was… silent. Zexion, who seemed like a nice, smart guy. I was sure that he'd be a good match for Daxdy. Saix, who was intimidating, but I was sure there was a nice person deep down… really deep down there. Axel, who was obsessed with himself, but an overall good guy. Demyx, who was simple-minded and innocent. Luxord- I wasn't really sure about him. Marluxia… I missed him the most. I missed seeing his smiling face and knowing he'd always be there for me. Larxene, who hated my guts. I didn't know this Roxas kid… And then there was Daxdy, my best friend who had died because of me. She might have a bad temper and claim that she didn't care, but there was a nice person underneath that persona.

It was a normal day, or what counted as a normal day as a captive. I was wearing a white, long-sleeved silk dress, now completely ruined by blood and slashes in the fabric. Sephiroth had beaten me worse than usual that day, and he didn't slowly torture me like he usually did. He hurt me quickly and left as soon as he thought I had had enough. I thought I was going to die curled up on the floor in a pool of my blood, and that the others would never find me. Not even five minutes after Sephiroth left, I heard talking in the hallway. I could tell multiple people were coming by the sound of their feet on the carpet. I just ignored it and closed my eyes, hoping my end would come soon. I could feel that one last nerve hanging on. If I let go, I was going to die. I knew I had to hold on to it, though. I couldn't just give up.

"…only locked door," one person muttered. Somebody else said something muffled, and the person replied, "Probably. The spell is complicated. Let me see what I can do."

People continued to talk, but I couldn't understand what they were saying beyond the door. They were trying to get into the room, but why? Probably thieves or something, here to steal all of Sephiroth's valuable things. They would either help me, or leave me here to die. The door opened, and I almost started crying when I heard the voices clearly.

Xemnas, Zexion, Larxene, and Marluxia had come to save me! Sephiroth had made sure to splatter blood everywhere, so I was only guessing that they were freaked out by what they saw because you could've heard a pin drop, even though it was carpet. Somebody rushed over and held their hand over my mouth to see if I was still breathing.

"She's still alive." It was Larxene. But I thought she hated me? I fought to open my eyes. My eyelids felt heavy, and I was tired, like I could fall asleep at any moment and not wake up. I finally won, and I could see Larxene wondering what to do while the others stood there in shock, just staring. I tried to speak, but Larxene spoke up.

"No. You're going to tire yourself out and die. Just… wait. Zexion, I know you don't have that much magic left, but I need you to cast Curaga. It'll help her." Zexion stood there for a second before looking through his lexicon and finding and casting a spell. I felt better to a degree, but I knew that I was still in critical condition.

"Marluxia is going to pick you up, okay?" Larxene asked, staring intently into my eyes. She looked like she was scared… but more than she should be. If she really hated me… Marluxia mentioned that Sephiroth had gotten a hold of someone else. Was it possible that it was her? Marluxia walked over and lifted me like he did that one day in his room so long ago. I screamed in pain, and he held me close, trying to comfort me. We walked into a cold portal into Vexen's lab where Vexen, Daxdy, Axel, Demyx, a boy with spiked blonde hair and blue eyes, and a familiar-looking girl that had black hair with red and blue highlights and brown eyes were waiting. Demyx ran out with his hand on his mouth the second he saw me.

Marluxia set me down so that I could sit on a lab table and I shivered, causing more agony to race through my body. I bit my lip, trying not to cry out again. The only sound that came out was a small whimper. Vexen quickly rummaged in his cabinet and came back with a vial, holding it out to me. I reached a shaky hand out to take it, but drew back when the pain became unbearable. I started breathing heavily and tried so hard not to cry out.

"Let me see," Marluxia said softly and took the vial. He held it up to my lips, and I drank the liquid inside that burned all the way down my throat, spreading the fire everywhere. I coughed, but sat still. I could see and feel all of my wounds closing up, healing before my eyes. A minute later, I was perfectly fine. Well, what do you know? Stuff that instantly heals you does exist.

"Thanks," I whispered, unsure of what else to say. I didn't want to tell them about what happened while I was gone, but I knew that I needed to, considering I was still covered in fresh blood.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Axel asked, quiet for the first time that I had seen him. Larxene puffed up and burst out of the room. There was no doubt in my mind that Sephiroth had taken her the first time. I sighed.

"N-no. But I know that I have to. He almost beat me to death every day and refused to help me. There was no first-aid kit, so I had to fix myself without it. I refused to speak to him, I refused to eat in front of him, I smiled at him to make him mad… I did a lot of things that made the beatings worse, but I didn't want to show him my weakness. So I endured it without a word, even going far enough to laugh sometimes."

The room was silent, and I silently wished that I could see auras again so that I could get a hint of what was going on. I took this time to study the new girl. She was my age too, and she looked at me like she knew me, but I wasn't sure how that could be. Although if she was hanging out with Daxdy, then she might've heard about what was happening.

"YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT!" Daxdy screamed, breaking the silence. "Even I'M smart enough to know that if you do something stupid like that, then you're bound to get hurt more! You should've just done what he said! STUPID! We were all worried about you, and you throw that away just because you wanted to be tough! You practically just died! RETARD!"

That was one way that Daxdy showed that she cared: by screaming at you. She looked like she was about to start screaming again when the girl touched her shoulder, and she calmed down. Who was that chick? As if reading my thoughts, the girl stepped forward and smiled.

"Hey Alex!" she grinned and ran over, hugging me tightly. It was then that I realized who she must be. She wasn't just some strange stalker! Well, she could've been a stalker, but only when she wanted to be.

"Xelxa, and hello to you too, Sia," I said, and pushed my old friend away a bit. "I don't want to get my blood on you. Sorry."

"That's okay! And its Axis, not Sia anymore," she said smiling. I nodded.

"I don't want to leave but I must change clothes and sleep. I'm exhausted," I said quietly and slid off of the lab table. Now that I was back, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, other than the normal things. I felt empty for the first time; hollow. Like I really didn't have a heart. I walked to the lab door and heard someone behind me. I sighed but said nothing.

"Are you alright?" Marluxia asked, grabbing my hand and spinning me around. I stared up at him blankly and pulled my hand away from his. I couldn't help but think that there was no way we could ever be together- there was nothing that we could feel emotions with. For the first time, I doubted that I even had even been capable of sentiment. There was nothing; just a deep, dull ache that made me want to die, because what was the point of living?

"I'm alive. That should count for something." Just then, I actually thought about dying. What would happen? I really didn't care.

"You're not yourself. Are you sure you don't need to talk to someone?" Marluxia asked, frowning. I turned away from him and continued walking, ignoring the stares of everyone that I passed by. Most of them said hello or said that they were glad that I was back, and I just nodded, not really registering what they said. I soon met Roxas, who was the blonde boy in Vexen's lab when I had come back, and Xaldin, who was a tall Jamaican man with dreadlocks.

I went through the days in a haze. Most of the time, I would find myself just staring off into space thinking about nothing. I wouldn't really eat, and I couldn't sleep at all. Daxdy and Axis kept trying to get me to hang out with them, but I found different excuses to give them every time. Daxdy broke after three days and Marluxia got fed up after about five days of this. Daxdy came into my room and started screaming at me, but I didn't really pay attention to what she was saying until she pushed me into a wall.

"That was unnecessary," I said quietly. It was true. She didn't need to slam me into a wall or anything. It was my room, and she wasn't even invited in it. She had just barged in. so really, she was here without my permission.

"YOU are unnecessary! You're seriously effed up and need help! You don't eat, you don't sleep, you don't even talk anymore! You just sit there and stare off into space like a psycho! Don't you even care about anyone else but yourself? You don't even listen to us anymore. Marluxia is tearing himself up inside because he thinks it's his fault, and his garden is dead! Hear that? His precious garden that you guys love so much is gone!"

"I am not capable of loving," I replied boredly, not even caring. Okay, so Marluxia's garden is dead? He'll get over it eventually. I used to think that he liked me, but it would never work without a heart. So I decided to not speak to him anymore. He'd get the hint, and maybe he'd start to go out with Larxene or something. I thought she had liked him…

"YOU DON'T GET IT! There's something wrong with you!" Daxdy screamed, and then stormed out. I just stared at the door and closed it softly, not daring to make a sound. If Daxdy wanted to be like that, well, didn't that mean that there was something was wrong with her? Two days later, Marluxia burst in, interrupting me during my thinking time. He started talking, but I didn't even look at him, preferring to think about the many different ways that I could make a crane out of paper. I started to pay attention when I noticed him pacing.

"I don't know what went wrong! I know that it was my fault, and I should've been prepared. I was stupid and I was worried every second that you were gone. I was so happy when we found you, but then I saw how hurt you were. I can't bear to see you like that." He stopped and sat down beside me on the bed, and for the first time that I had gotten back, I really got a good look at him. He had dark circles under his eyes, and he looked like he was close to having a breakdown.

"There's nothing I can do. There are no options left. I feel like you hate me. You haven't said a word to me since you came back, and obviously you blame me. I just- I want to tell you something, but I don't know how to say it. I- I…" Marluxia trailed off, and then he grabbed me by the waist and kissed me so hard that I felt like my head was going to explode. He pulled away and ran his fingers through my hair.

"I've wanted to do that for so long," he whispered, resting his forehead against mine. I looked into his eyes, and I realized just how I had been acting these past few days. I had pushed away my friends, ignoring them because I had given up hope that I could ever truly live again. How could I have given up on Marluxia? I realized that I loved him, heart or no heart. I wanted him to love me too. Taking my silence for rejection, Marluxia let go and turned away, his face crestfallen. I ran after him, taking his hand. He looked at me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him down so I could kiss him softly.

"Me too," I said, and buried my head in his chest, hugging him tightly. I never wanted to let him go. I cared so much about him, even if I had only really known him maybe two days prior to being kidnapped. I had fallen so hard for him so quickly, and he had done the same. And as we kissed one more time, I couldn't help but think that he meant all the worlds to me.

End of Chapter 10

AWWW! So they finally admitted that they liked each other! So sweet! I've been waiting for that scene for a loooong time! So, Axis has joined the crew, making it Organization XVI. WHOO! Xelxa can't see auras anymore, which is very strange. I know why! But I'm telling no-one! Still thinking of the cute scene… :3 Hopefully I made this chapter longer, so tell me if I did. I don't really pay attention to the page numbers. Lol I loved the end! *still not over it yet* ~~~ You put your arm around my shoulder, and it was good the room got colder. We moved closer in together. You started talking about the weather. You said tomorrow would be fun; we could watch a place in the sun. I didn't know where this was going when you kissed me. Are you mine? Are you mine? Cause I stay here all the time watching telly, drinking wine. Who'd have known? Who'd have known? When you flash up on my phone I no longer feel alone. No longer feel alone ~~~ Who'd Have Known by Lily Allen (I LOVE HER MUSIC! Too bad I'm not allowed to have most of it)