The day dragged on slowly. Time was lingering throughout the day, making every hour seem like 3. But, when it hit 8 p.m., Namine was filled with excitement. She wanted to talk to Axel so badly that it affected her job and made her work faster. She completed all of the regular staff after 4 hours. A new record for her. Afterwards, she made her way up to the council's resistance floor and headed to number VIII's room. But, as she walked there, something caught her eye. Something that she had never seen before. The room, that was next to Axel's, had its red light on. She approached it slowly, as if admiring its light and stared at it with confusion. Normally, she was one to think before acting and plan out actions, but that was not considered now as she stepped into the mysterious room.
It was dark inside. Darkness filled the room and the only light came from a dim lamp, which stood on a nightstand next to a queen-sized bed. There was no living person in sight. She stepped deeper into the room as her eyes wondered around the dwelling. Many of the council members had their rooms' different colors and personalized them. None were the same. This room, however, was only one color: Black. It was the carpet, on the walls, the bad sheets, curtains, everything. Even the skateboard that was leaning against the wall. The only decorative items in the room were posters or bands, she never heard of, and a large stereo system. But, it couldn't have belonged to anyone anyway. Cobwebs covered the room as if there was an invasion of spiders. Dust, also, blanketed the furniture and the floor. It was obvious no one had been in this room for a long time.
She took another step in the room and then, a needle began to poke at her heart.
Trying not to fall to the ground, Namine clutched her chest in pain and leaned against the wall to remain standing. It began to tear through her body and she closed her eyes to ease the pain. Then, she felt someone come on to her and push her body against the wall, with force, while pressing his into hers. See couldn't open her eyes to see her attacker as he brought his face close to hers and could feel their cheeks touching. The air became hot and thick as he then placed his lips by her ear and she could only take deep breaths in fear of what was going on.
"Oh, Namine" Roxas' voice whispered to her. His words sent shivers all over her body. When she finally opened her eyes, her chest pain was gone and there was no body on her. It was only an illusion.
Namine took deep breaths as she tried to understand the situation that just happened. The heat was gone and she felt her mind was playing tricks on her.
'What was that?' she thought and heard the door open.
She turned to face the door and saw Axel walk in quietly and secretly. He looked around the room in sadness as he slowly closed the door. Then, his eyes found Namine.
"It's been a while since I've been here" he told her, almost with a fake smile and went to window to open its black curtains.
"It looks like it's been a while for anyone" she commented, and tried to forget about her encounter with the pain from earlier and took a seat next to the window as he stood by it. "Now, what were you saying about Roxas?"
Axel took a deep breath to prepare his explanation. It was obvious; this was a very important subject to him. He tried to look at her, but preferred to look out the window and turned away.
"As you know" he began "We 'Nobodies' are not real people. We only have a similar trait that comes from our original selves."
"Then, there was no real Namine then. Only a 'Nobody'"
"Right. You're actually the 'Nobody' of a girl named Kairi. But it was a long time ago when the first Namine came into the world."
"Where is this, Kairi?"
"I don't know." He replied and rubbed his hair "Neither do I know where anyone else's are. Most are, most likely, dead."
"So, what does this have to do with Roxas?"
"Well, he's, kind of, Sora's 'Nobody'"
Namine gasped with surprise. Sora was one of the few people she admired. He actually tried to stop the Organization from taking over. So the legend says. It was a shame what happened to him.
"But…" she began to question, "Why would the Organization make a 'Nobody' of him? That's kind of stupid considering what he tried to do"
"He was powerful, and had a good heart, so they figured his 'Nobody' would be useful to the Organization if he was on their side." He explained and turned to Namine. "You what to know the difference between the council members and you?"
She shrugged.
"Morals?" she stated.
He laughed.
"No, see you had a childhood. You began life as a newborn. All of the council members are made at 16. And are put right into the council. Roxas was normally the youngest."
He turned back to the window while she thought about his information.
"You ever heard about Kairi?" he asked
"Of course not"
"Well, she was one of the Princesses of Hearts, which was perfect when making you so you could have these abilities. But…."
Namine paid close attention to him as he took another deep breath. Something important was about to be said.
"But…. the Organization forgot one thing. Sora and Kairi loved each other. Their destinies were combined and they were in each others heart" he turned to her "The Organization didn't think about how their 'Nobodies' may react to each other"
Namine understood what he was trying to tell her and took a deep gulp.
"You mean" she began slowly "Me and Roxas?"
"Yeah. You and Roxas. All through out these past 50 something years, Roxas and Namine never really met or saw each other. Even when she went to his room cause he was always asleep. That loser. But that stopped 16 years ago, when they did meet"
Namine was on the end of her seat, waiting to hear what happened.
"So, what happened?" she asked
Axel began to chuckle.
"They fought a little at first. But, as time past, they couldn't get enough of each other" he leaned on the glass and looked down at the city of lights.
She began to smile herself. It was the same storyline as any fairytale.
"They fell in love" she concluded
"Yep, head over heels. I, sometimes, had to cover for them whenever he would disappear with her. It was kind of fun sneaking around too"
Namine raised an eyebrow with confusion.
"Sneaking around?" she repeated, "Why did they need to do that? Last time I checked, the Organization can be with anyone they want. I mean, how many maids have you been with"
"Hmm…" Axel thought, as if counting, but immediately stopped and turned back to her.
"Wait, we're getting off subject." He replied, "Point is, no council member can be with you"
"Why not?"
"Ask Xemnas" he shrugged "He made up the rule"
Namine rolled her eyes. Of course, leave it to him to make a rule like that.
"Ok, so why isn't he in the council now?" she asked
"Why else?! Like the idiot that he is, they got caught!" he exclaimed with a sense of anger.
He seemed to practically spit out the explanation and it made her wonder if there was more. That couldn't be the only reason to kick someone out. There had to be more, but she wasn't about to push him any further with his interview.
"So, why is he outside in Twilight Town?"
"I… don't … know." He groaned "And between us, that is why everything is so hectic around here"
"I knew something was up" she told herself and began to look around the room again. "So, this is his room?"
"Was" Axel corrected "It feels dead without him here though"
"You guys were best friends, right?"
"More like brothers. I mean, no matter how different our ages were, we were always there for each other."
There was a quick flashback in Axels mind and he smiled to himself. But he jumped back to the present and looked at the clock.
"You need to get going" he instructed
Namine looked at the clock and nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I still have 10 people to visit" she explained and got up to leave and began to walk to the door.
"Hey, Namine?" Axels voice questioned.
She turned back to still see him leaning against the large window, staring out of it.
"Yeah?" she replied
"Can you give this to him?" he asked and took the black skateboard that was leaning next to him and rolled it across the room to her. "I gave that to him a while ago. Maybe he can still use it"
She picked up the board and smiled.
"I will" she promised and left him inside the dim room.
OOOOO
It seemed like forever since Roxas' last encounter with Namine, even though it was only yesterday. After what happened, he found sleep even more difficult and couldn't concentrate on anything without thinking about her. He was nervous, worried, anxious, but mostly scared of what might have happened to her.
He waited at their normal meeting place for her while pacing back and forth in thought.
'It's ok' he kept repeating to himself 'It will be fine. You will see her again. You are acting this way for no reason'
He then turned to face the main gates with hopes but still no Namine. He rubbed his head in frustration.
'Oh, Namine, please be ok' he begged
Then, with perfect timing, he saw Namine come outside. She seemed to be carrying something big and black, but he ignored it and watched her walk towards his location.
Namine turned to see him and when her eyes landed on his, she beamed a smile and ran to him.
"Roxas!" she cried and dropped the object as she jumped into his arms. They began to embrace as if they would never see each other again.
"You have no idea how relieved I am to see you!" he exclaimed "I thought they would lock you up or something"
"Nope, in fact, I don't even have to sneak out anymore! They gave me permission to leave"
"You serious?!" he smiled "So we can be together?"
Namine replied by giving him a kiss. It almost knocked him off balance since it was unexpected.
When they broke apart, he found himself speechless.
"Is… that a … yes?" he questioned still in amazement.
"It means, nothing can separate us" she smiled and pulled herself closer in their hug.
It seemed like she could melt in his arms. She felt so safe with him. Secure, a live, and loved. It was a position that neither of them wanted to get out of. They never wanted to separate.
A Word From Moi.
Yeah, I had to give Axel a big mouth. There are some things that she needs to know, but there are a LOT of things that are yet to be said. So, what will happen next? Read and Review and the answer will come…. in the next chapter.
