NAMIE'S POV

For a while, the two of us just sat there staring at one another. It was really awkward, especially after what happened last time we were alone together. The wind from my open window furrowed my hair, but I continued to stare at Demyx as he stared back. Finally, he was about to leave when I spoke.

"Demyx." I whispered, and he stopped in his tracks. Silence came again, but I knew that he was blushing.

"I'm sorry." he said so suddenly that I jumped a little. Rage then came up inside me.

"What are you so sorry about? What is your problem, huh? I don't get you at all. First you're all blushing every time you look at me, then you almost screw me, now this! Do you like to tease me? Why are you doing this to me?" I yelled at the top of my lungs, and Demyx spun around to face me. His eyes held back tears that were begging to be released. He looked so serious and in pain.

"No, you don't get it. It can never be. I'm a Nobody. I can't feel emotions. I-" he started, but I cut him off.

"I don't care about that! I don't care that you're a Nobody! So am I!" I continued to yell, but I had said the wrong thing, and by the time I realized it, it was too late. His face was contorted into an empty anger.

"NO YOU'RE NOT! YOU ARENT A NOBODY ANY MORE! YOU CAN FEEL REAL EMOTIONS! YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER LIKE WE DO! SO STOP IT! STOP CARING ABOUT ME! IT CAN'T HAPPEN!!" I stared at Demyx in disbelief. Did he just tell me to stop caring about him? Was that what it was? Did I like Demyx? Yes. I was sure of it. I have liked him for some time, but I had always thought that it was like a high school crush.

'If it was nothing more than a crush, then why does it hurt to be told to stop caring by him? Why does it feel like my new found heart is being ripped out? Could it be that I love him?' I thought to myself. Tears were spilling down my cheeks; the person that I cared for was telling me to forget about him. The more I thought about it, the more tears came.

"Demyx." I whispered again. He just looked at me with the same angered expression, the tears still hiding in his aqua eyes. "Demyx, I'm sorry, it's just that...I ...love you." Time seemed to stand still for a moment, but then, Demyx ran out of the room, I couldn't see the tears now pouring down his face.

DEMYX'S POV

I couldn't take it anymore. I had to get out of there. She told me she loved me, but is it real? She had grown so accustomed to living the life a Nobody lives, so how is it that she can freely say 'I love you'? Could she really love me? I'm not exactly sure, but I don't want to hurt her. I can't be with her; it would only cause her pain. We could go through all the motions of love, but in the end, I could never truly feel anything for her. Just memories alone wouldn't be enough. I wanted to feel, and for that I need a heart. I just hope that Namie could understand.

"Hey Demyx! Why the sad face?" came the cocky voice of my red-headed friend.

"Not now Axel." I said while trying to hide the fact that I was crying, but it didn't work.

"Oy, are you crying? C'mon! I know what could cure that! Why don't we go talk to Namie! I'm sure if you made-out with her, things would be better." he said while winking and nudging me in the ribs. I quickly pulled away from him.

"No!" I said a little too angrily. "It wouldn't be right. It would only cause pain." Axel gave me a questioning look, so I told him everything.

NAMIE'S POV

I was now making you way down the halls to the meeting room. I barged in and saw Xemnas sitting there on his chair deep in thought.

"Xemnas!" I said loudly, and he looked down at me with a blank stare.

"What is it that is so important that you must interrupt my thoughts?" he asked in his monotonous voice.

"I have important news relating to the construction of our Kingdom Hearts. It seems that the construction has taken a strange affect on me." I said with a stern tone. Xemnas stared at me a bit before motioning for me to continue. "It seems that at the very beginning, there was a strange and painful beating inside my chest. I soon came to realize that it was indeed a heart." The room was quiet and the air was stiff. I bowed my head, but I couldn't escape the sharp stare my leader was giving me.

"Very well." he said suddenly. "It seems that you are no longer of any use to us." What did he mean? Was he going to dispose of me? "You are no longer part of this organization. I shall call the others to make you into a Dusk." Dark portals started to appear around me, and my friends were surrounding my. Even Axel and Demyx were there. They had a fearful expression on their faces, but I ignored them. I was too preoccupied on trying to figure out a way to escape. With all the dark strength I could muster, I created a dark portal just big enough to transport me. I leapt through the small hole just as my comrades tried to attack me. Although I made it through, I still managed to get a large, deep cut on my leg, and my jeans were ripped. The strange sensation of swirling through nothingness came over me, and I soon landed at the feet of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.