Aqua eyes blinked open to black blurriness. His room, like many of those in the Organization, had had it's interior decorated. The only exceptions to this seemed to be the Superior himself and Vexen, no surprises there. Even Lexaeus had gotten really into it after Marluxia and Larxene forcefully dragged him to the store in Radiant Garden, and it wasn't an easy job. It had required something along the lines of Zexion's muffins dosed with some eerie sleeping medicine. Thinking back to it, the Silent Hero had taken the whole episode very well. There hadn't been a single broken or fractured limb as a result of the incident. But what seemed to elude number Six this morning was the reason why he'd wanted his room painted dark. Who would want their whole bedroom such a depressing hue? Well, this day was as good as any for change. In actual fact, today felt perfect for it. A quick trip to Radiant Garden should suffice.

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The interior-decorating store was almost as dead inside as the Nobody visiting that day. Zexion stopped at the curtain section first, he'd match the wall to that, then the rug and bed sheets. The more he thought about his room, the more it felt like it needed a new look.

Feeling through the different fabrics, his nose picked up a new scent. It wasn't like Axel's burnt charcoal and pheromones smell, it was much softer. The scent was like a newly lit fire on a fresh spring morning after the rain. "I love those light grey see-through-fabricy drapes, I think they go with your eyes. " Zexion turned to see a red-haired woman in a simple black short dress bare-foot. "Not that I actually saw the colour of your eyes till now."

"The fabric is called chiffon if you were wondering." He said politely, ignoring the female's pick up line.

She smirked. "Don't worry, I wasn't, but I can help you pick out stuff if you need. I'm really not half bad, just don't ask anyone, 'kay?"

This bizarre person was certainly a breath of fresh air compared to, well everything. And today it was more than welcome. "Whom might I be conversing with?"

"The name's Jinne, well up until I lost my heart. You know it's been a really weird day." She looked at the man with a serious expression, and then whispered. "I think the sun's been stalking me."

"Stalking?" Zexion repeated dumbfound.

The woman laughed. "Okay, so bad choice of words. I actually feel like it's doing what I want it to unlike before. Then again, it might just be my imagination."

"You have became a Nobody, like me, a creature without a heart. It is most likely your power, which is like compensation from what you have lost."

"Aah, so we're called Nobodies, cool. And powers, now that's awesome. What's yours then mister?" she dared standing next to him, comparing their heights. Even though he'd looked short from further away, he was a good couple of inches taller than she.

This woman was someone Zexion wouldn't mind keeping around, given the choice. It was difficult to believe she was a Nobody with such a carefree and vibrant attitude. But then again, there was Demyx. "It's Zexion, the Cloaked Schemer, number Six of Organization XIII. I am the master of illusions. You yourself will also be needing an anagrammed name and title if the Superior decides to accept you."

Now he'd sparked her interest. "Hmm, I think that could work, I've see always had a thing for anagrams. Not really but I think it's an interesting idea. So is this Organization XIII some kind of gang or something?"
The blunette shook his head. "No, we are as our name suggests, an organization. A group of unique individuals with special powers, all of whom retained their human appearance after becoming Nobodies. We are unified by a shared cause. Kingdom Hearts – the way to retain what we are missing."

"Curious curious. I'll give it some serious thought while we deal with something more important. Your room." Jinne let her eyes roam across the large hall, her feet leading her on her search. This was the chance to show her skills- at interior decorating, more like picking out nice things that this Zexion character would like. That's when she saw it. It was perfect beyond comprehension, and his opinion just couldn't differ from hers on this, that she was sure of. "Aww, look at that, it's so cute."
Number Six looked at the red-head with an awkward expression as she skipped through a quarter of the store to the bed sheet section. He wasn't so keen on the tone of her voice, as it implied the item she was going to suggest would be completely inappropriate for a guy's bedroom.

Upon seeing what Jinne had raised the commotion about, he couldn't say he'd been wrong. However, it was cute and he had to admit that he actually liked it. It was a set of dark blue bed sheets with an umbreon looking up at the midnight sky, as an espeon toyed playfully with its tail. "I like it." The blunette almost smiled.

Hooking her arm around his, the woman grabbed a bundled set, and dragged him over to the nearest vacant basket. "I had a feeling you might. Now lets go get those curtains and finish the rest of your room." Zexion obediently complied, as he almost found himself enjoying the rambunctious ride the red-head was taking him on. Besides, they were doing something useful- an excellent combination of pleasure and work.

After jumping on beds, running down empty shop aisles and going through many paint options, Jinne and Zexion managed to settled on what they wanted. The blunette had even created an illusion of his room, and what it would look like after each modification to advance their planning. "Once you get a room, we can come here again and plan what you wish done to it."

Jinne grinned, "I'd like that a lot."

Together they departed the store, and then Zexion turned to his new acquaintance. "Have you decided to join us?"

The red head gave a nod "Not like I have anything better to do." And he pulled her into a portal.