..::Part XI::..

..::The Secretive Loner::..

"Break it up you – FOUR?! What's the meaning of this?!" A teacher shrieked, sure enough, Ms. Signe came bursting out of the front doors with the principle and the wrestling coach.

Students that assembled around the fight looked at the three adults heading their way before darting from the scene of the crime.

Though, not only had three of the staff came rushing out, the 'Disciplinary Committee' joined in.

"PETTY." Fuu's voice said without emotion, but I knew there was anger hidden in the depths of my sister as I struggled tirelessly against her tight hold on my arms from the back.

"GET OFF!" I was livid, that crazy feeling that swelled inside of me wasn't fading and the rage just kept growing, like poison ivy weaving its way inside of me and settling into my flesh, as if wanting to take hold of my actions.

They only did bad things.

"SILENCE." I don't know what I was thinking, hell, I didn't know what I was doing. However, that poison ivy crawled through my weakest point, the empty pulse.

It filled it with darkness, yet…not all the way. It gave me a sense of something 'unfinished'; incomplete. My skin ached with my unfeeling movements as I flailed, Fuu, I noticed with my crazed mind was having a hard time holding me back.

Where did this strength come from? I was NEVER stronger than Fuu, but I wasn't thinking this rationally at the moment. All I knew was that I was overpowering her and I was going to be free soon.

From that lurid prick where my heart should be.

I was numb to it all, my throat was hoarse and I could barely make out what people were saying my vision was blurred but my victims were in clear view of my brainless instinct. They weren't fighting like I was, after heart pounding moments they began to calm.

One boy was in the same hold as I was in, though the one holding him back was Rai. The dark-skinned boy looked heavily pleased; smug and confident as the boy went limp and mumbled something.

The principal and wrestling coach held the other two. Where had that French witch gone off to?

However, my mind didn't care, as soon as I felt that minute touch of freedom from Fuu's released grasp I leaped from that place and lunged at the leader of the trio – Trenton Hideler.

His eyes went wide as he spotted me in definite vengeance (though I do not remember for) as I neared him. Everything seemed to slow, like in a slow motion film.

But it all came to a crashing stop – literally.

One moment I was in the air, on my way to tear the bastard apart then the next, my body (face-first) went pelting into the moist, browning grass. I was horribly bruised up from that, I could also feel my cheeks bleeding and teeth throbbing, my nose no better. My legs were limp, as if now figuring how tired they were.

In fact, feeling instantly climbed into my Nervous system and I inwardly moaned with pain. Especially my arms, which were held and pressed firmly into the ground by someone attempting to push sense into my head.

"What the freakin' hell are you trying to pull Yen!?"

The voice was masculine, it might have been Seifer, but I didn't care. My eyelids drooped, and as my face was still carved into the ground, I passed out.


I woke the next day, feeling more out of place than I had the day before and possibly the rest of my life before in Twilight Town. I didn't understand it at first until I remembered my talk with Roxas; we weren't like people in Twilight Town.

There was definitely something different from us, something that made us stand apart from even Hayner, Olette and Pence.

Then there was that fight yesterday…

That morning, I felt something stirring within me. Something, terrible, wild and serene at the same time. That empty pulse was beginning to diminish now, though I still knew it was there, where my heart should be.

I put myself in a new wardrobe today, something that suited my mood; something dark.

Something that proved I wasn't the girl neither I nor anyone else knew anymore, the old Yen had gone.

I ended up dressing myself in a tight black vest with silver zippers and their trails along two of the top of my chest pockets as well as a tight turtleneck. A long-sleeved, white shirt beneath it and a pair of baggy, black jeans with a couple of chains. I didn't even know I owned this black stuff, but I admired the outfit anyway.

Slipping on a pair of my usual, every-day trainers I turned to the mirror. My hair was getting long; the white framed my face and lasts a little past my shoulders. Fuu's was shorter, just above the shoulders, but I planned a different style.

By the time I left that morning, it was noon and my albino features had stood out more than ever as I approached the Usual Spot.


Yo Yen,

We're off to Jackie's place, heard Tohru discovered a new dish! Meet us there when you get this okay?

Hayner, Olette and Pence


I sighed as I flipped the post-it note over, finding nothing on the back I put it down again and turned around. I had that eerie feeling I was being watched. I didn't like that.

Not one bit.


"Holy…"

"Crap…"

Hayner and Pence stared at me like I had come back from rehab, their mouths ajar and eyes wide. They sat at a round, red table inside the glass windows of the store the Chans owned. Lovely images of the Chinese zodiac animals danced across the walls and people in the streets walked briskly to their destination. The temperature was dropping, seeing as winter was starting to hit them harshly.

I had only split my bangs and pushed them to either side, the rest cropped a little below my ears. After I hacked it all off, I figured boys had the right idea, despite how could it is it was a nice feeling to the back of my neck.

"Yen…?"

"What?" I said monotone.

Worry etched their faces, they knew very well what happened the day before, what had caused it and why I had ever acted that way they never stood a chance of finding out.

That's only because I don't know either.

"You're new…look…?" Pence were nervous, his brows furrowed as he looked at me, but I avoided any sort of eye contact. I was afraid what I might see in their eyes would trigger something, since all I remember from yesterday's fight was looking into Trenton's eyes…

"What of it?" I don't know why I bothered coming, it was pointless, with my new attitude I would be doing nothing but annoying others, in a bad way.

"Whoa, what happened to you?" It was Jade; her spunky attitude had always been a cross between inspiration and irritation. She was only twelve or so, but she acted like a five-year-old. Yet despite her nature, she was relatively good at finding out information.

A great spy she will be no?

"Killed someone, they killed me back, I went to Hell and was sent back from the fear I would take over the Underworld." I replied sarcastically, an amused smile making its way to my face, but I stopped short. That empty pulse had returned…

"I don't think that was what I was going for…" Jade muttered as she glowered at me, I shrugged. I gave her an answer; that should satisfy her.

But this WAS Jade we were talking about.

"Guys, got the food and is Yen here? I could've sworn-" Olette came around the corner and dropped her food, thankfully Roxas was there and had caught the tray before its content were splattered against the floor.

"Nice catch Roxas," Hayner couldn't help but say as Olette gaped at me.

Did I honestly look that different?

I had only cut my hair a little.

"What did you do Yen?" I could see fear in Roxas' eyes; I knew what he was thinking about. He was secretly thinking that he had caused this change, even if it was in a small way.

"I'm an agent from Hell-"

"She cut her hair and stole the Punk Reaper's wardrobe." Hayner put it bluntly, looking back at me as if he were an older brother with a demanding gaze.

"Agent from Hell?" Olette questioned, cocking her head as she sat down beside Hayner, Roxas next to her and Pence, they all looked up at me, as if I were a new girl they knew nothing about; how they looked at Serenity on her first day in the cafeteria…

"It's nothing, did you get something for me or do I have to go and get something?" I asked somewhat reluctantly. A gap between us had split; it was an awkward question despite the innocence of it.

"Um, yes! I got you something, here's your ------------ huh?" Olette gasped as she looked through the Chinese bag, she looked up at them.

"There's nothing in here!" Olette claimed.

"What, there was ---- in it a minute ago, wait?" Roxas sent her a questioning gaze.

"What the hell? What are you guys talking about?" Hayner asked, I sat down, curious too.

"I'm saying our ---- is gone!" Olette said, afraid, as the word she wanted wouldn't come out.

"So is the word!" Roxas said, he looked somewhat frazzled. "You do know what we're saying right?"

"----?" Pence tried, unable to say it either. I watched as Hayner followed, this time, I had no doubt. This was HEAVILY abnormal.

It was Organization XIII's doing.

I'm certain.

I went running outside, the door slamming back open behind me, I whirled around to see who was following me, but hesitated and straightened my figure.

"Roxas?" I questioned, looking at him. The snow was still coming down, at this rate we would have a snow day tomorrow…

"What happened? It was my fault wasn't it?" Roxas asked, uncertainly but he looked like he believed it was his fault.

"Nah, you just pointed out something I should've known is all." I said, then I quickly added "That fight…I don't know how it started, it wasn't you Roxas."

Roxas looked at me doubtfully.

"Well, isn't this cute?" The masculine voice of Seifer interceded, Roxas and I jumped and looked up at him, Fuu, Rai and Vivi behind him. "Roxas confessing his love? Please tell me you're going to reject him Yen? His look would be priceless."

"Shut it Seifer," I growled, my eyes narrowing on him.

"Ooh, what's with the trendy new look Yen? Trying to imitate Fuu now?" Seifer pressed, folded his well-built arms and peered at me with a smug look. I mentally growled.

Just don't look him in the eyes!

"What is it Seifer?" Roxas asked with a frown, he was as reluctant as I was not to start a fight, or maybe it was because of the fight I involved myself in yesterday…

"Nothing to do with you, or…maybe it is." Seifer said as he looked at Roxas then back to me, pointing a finger at his cheek and giving me a proud look.

"Think better next time will you?" Seifer remarked, he was referring to my cheek he tore yesterday when he rammed me into the ground. I applied a new bandage to it this morning, fortunately it had clotted…

"The day I'll take orders from you." I retorted, hands clenching into fists, Fuu eyed me, for once, she didn't seem to know how to read her sister. It was like I was a whole new thing to her that she wasn't sure how to analyze.

"What is it Sis?" I asked, looking at her, Fuu remained motionless without an expression, looking at me like a statue.

"STUPID." I couldn't say I wasn't taken back, Fuu could and had read me like an open book, even as confused as I was now. But the fact that she had no idea what was going on inside of me was reassuring; she would never figure THAT out…

"Whatever you say," I replied, giving a smug look of my own.

"So…anyway, mind telling me what's with the ---- problem?" Seifer asked, I blinked and gained an innocent expression. They couldn't say it either? Had Organization XIII effected all of Twilight Town?

"You can't say ---- either?!" Roxas exclaimed, Seifer, Fuu, Rai and Vivi started, all but Seifer and Fuu looked at each other.

They were all confused – but me.

"There's danger stalking you Yenchrx."

Really? I haven't noticed.

"I sensed something that might be of interest to you?"

He was obviously asking whether I wanted to hear the news or not.

And…?

"Someone in from the Order had been running around the Tram Common, dodging in and out of dark portals, it's as if no one sees them. I thought you would like to look into it?"

And you can't because?

"I'm on my own mission."

Fine…Tram Common right?

"There's no other."

Must you be so difficult? You can't just say 'right'?

"It's not in my manual to be easy."

As soon as Mewtwo tuned out of my head, I turned to Seifer, Fuu, Rai, Vivi and Roxas. All of whom were entertaining themselves over who was to blame for this.

"Why and how could I steal words?" Roxas questioned, as if testing Seifer's mental capacity.

"Listen! Seifer don't need proof to blame you y'know?" Rai went on the defensive as they all poised for a brawl, Vivi backing away cowardly, as was I.

"Sorry guys, loved to stay and kick your asses, but I need to place my attention elsewhere. Later!" I said as I bolted from the spot and for the Tram Common.

Ignoring Seifer and Roxas' cries.


The Tram Common was suspiciously silent and not a soul to be seen which was strange in it; I stepped on the brick platform, looking around for an Order member or something WAY out of the ordinary.

Strange things, strange things come out, come out wherever you are… I mentally chanted as I scanned the area, looking around the trolley tracks and the deserted stores.

Then I heard footsteps – fast ones.

I spun around to see a certain flame-head running past me several yards away.

"AXEL! WHAT THE FRIGGIN' HELL IS GOING ON!" Yeah, I wasn't in the best of moods that morning, not gonna be in the best of moods now. What was funny though, there was snow up to our heels and with every step Axel took, snow melted instead of just leaving an imprint of his boots.

Axel very well heard and turned his head. With a smirk he picked up his pace, his coat billowing behind him, me taking off after him.

"Hey! I'm not talking to air y'know!" I snarled, taking off of Rai, though nowhere close enough to catching Axel.

Without knowing however, he was leading me near where the bees inhabited in the summer. I ran in without thinking with no Axel to be found.

Stupid portals…he cheated… "You got off easy!" I shouted, punching the air and waving my fist like I could hurt it.

Suddenly, a tiptoe of a sound came, more followed and I froze. I lowered my arm and looked around.

There were about six, skinny white guys in jumpsuits around me, humping air in place. Well, that's what they looked like they were doing anyway. They appeared as if wearing very tight, white spandex jumpsuits; their faces sealed in a zipped-up hood.

Their movements were irregular and unpredictable too.

"Its called self-defense, give it a shot Yen!" I heard Axel shout I peered up to see Axel crouching on a roof, looking down at me. He pulled out a Struggle bat and threw it at me. I caught it by the handle, but it did almost throw me back on my butt.

"Hey-" I was going to demand he come down here and lend a hand, but he seemed as content as a cat snoozing in the sun up there on the roof.

"JERK!"

"It's Axel! Got it memorized!" He said with a snide smirk.

"I wished I didn't!" But I didn't have much time to think anymore as one of the white things attacked, I somehow maneuvered over with agility I didn't (or never) believed I had possessed till now.

"You may be unfamiliar, but your counterpart bodes well with this sort of action, better get used to it!" Axel shouted out.

"Is that supposed to be advise?!" I cried as I somersaulted of the way and swiped at one with the struggle bat, but to no avail, the thing didn't hit them! It went through them!

"Helps if you summon the right weapon!" Axel advised.

"Oh! That's loads of help! Let me tell you!" I retorted, I turned back to the struggle bat as Axel laughed above me. Summon the right weapon? What was he talking about?

I heard the ground lose wind and looked up to see another white guy lunge at me, instinctively I wound the bat to the side, where it began to glow an unusual and unexpected (all together) light before I pulled it out around me, where it hit the opponent and sent it crashing to the ground where it burst and well, died.

On the balls of my feet now, I gasped. In my right hand was a blade of some sort. About four feet long, looked quite like a key and gleamed metallic pink, embroidered into the hilt was a tidal wave moving out of the hilt and around the end of the blade connected to the hilt till it hit the center of it, where it strongly resembled a wave crashing onto rocks. The wave and the hilt was a dark magenta, amber jewels gleamed outside of the grasp part and the teeth at the end were severely jagged. At the bottom of the hilt, I noticed, a large shark tooth hung.

"The keyblade," Axel breathed out with a whistle. "That's a beauty if I ever saw one, more original than Roxas' that's for sure."

Roxas has one of these? Is he serious? Was this what made us different, being these keyblade wielders?

The Secretive Loner…it's name… It didn't give many offensives, it was too heavy to be used in a repetitive attack strategy, and I thought it over as I measured the weight out in my hand.

All the while, the white jumpsuits pranced around me, making no signs of attacking, as if waiting for a fair chance to get at me when I was prepared.

"If this will hit them…that's all that matter to me." Maybe with this! I could settle some peace with this abnormality in town. With that in mind, I launched out at the nearest enemy.

Within a half an hour (I had no idea how to fight, so I just swung the blade as carefully as I could, as it was heavy and I hardly had any brawn) I collapsed to the ground, the blade my support as my knees gave out.

"Well…" Axel said as he reappeared down at my level, clapping his hands with amusement.

"You were controlling them weren't you?" I growled, Axel gave a shrug with a confident smile.

And you knew about it didn't you Mewtwo? I mentally thought, hoping it was sent to Mewtwo.

"All the more for you to practice." Axel said before stepping back into a sudden dark portal. I stayed put, breathing heavily.

Practice? For what?


A/N:

All righty! You have to admit the common Dusk appears to being 'humping' as they walk, I noticed that when Axel kidnapped Kairi...mon, I wonder if that was on purpose ((shivers)) So yeah, Chenry was a keyblade weilder, but like Yen, I'm not sure whether to state if Chenry already knew that, to make it easier I might leave it at that. So, you'll have to guess that the keyblade is based on the world right? Byozone City isn't much of a water-based world...hm...I'm not telling! So, we have Christmas, I believe I'm skipping Easter...Valentines and maybe White day perhaps? Tell me what you guys think 'kay? And I'm eager to her to meet Sora and the gang, Riku, Robin Hood (haven't forgotten him) and the Hallow Bastion crew so we're going to speed this up a little! And I kind of want Chenry back seeing as we're going to have some drama! It'll be more apparent as we go along!

I don't remember if I ever did a disclaimer! Though, once I do one, I'll never do it again because I think it's a waste of space and once you mention it, you guys already know we don't own so and so and we own so and so. Yeah...

I don't own Kingdom Hearts no matter how much I wish I did! I do, however own Yen and Chenry!

Jingles: Neither does she own me, she just likes to carry me around like a stuffed animal!

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Later ya'll!