Me: ciao mia belle, I'm back!
Demyx: and so are we!
Xemnas: unfortunately.
Nicole: don't start mansex. No one wants to here you whine.
Melody: I wanna know what happenssss!!!
Me: so do i!
Xemnas: you wrote this thing, remember?
Me: yeah but its just as exciting reading the finish product.
Xemnas: riiiighhhhttt…
Demyx: WanderingChild24 does not own any of us. Except for Melody.
Melody: I'm her alter ego!
Demyx: shhhhhhhhh story time!
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Part 12: Enlightenment
Sora remained silent as he and his three friends sought out the remaining Organization members. Donald and Goofy walked by his side, concerned about their friend.
"Sora…" Donald questioned when he heard the teenager give a heavy sigh.
"I just don't get it; it's not like her…" he mumbled.
"She seemed really upset," Donald stated.
"Yeah," Sora sighed.
"Sora, Melody is still our friend; no matter what she has chosen to do," Goofy pointed out.
"You know," Sora began turning to his friends with a smile, "you're right. Melody is our friend. I have to apologize to her; we have to go find her."
"Let's go!" Donald jumped excitedly. All three ran back into the portal. "Where should we start looking?" Donald asked.
"We'll start at the entrance of the castle. Maybe we'll even find Riku and Kairi," Sora said, leading the way back to the beginning of the castle.
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Demyx pulled away and wiped away another tear rolling down Melody's cheek. "Melody, what's wrong?" he asked, concerned by her tears.
"Axel…" she was able to choke out, struggling to keep her tears at bay.
"What about Axel?" he asked, now worried about his friend.
"He's gone…" she whispered, starring into her lap.
"What?" Demyx asked, a feeling of dread coming over him. "How?"
"He went to help Sora get into the castle…" she said quietly, meeting his gaze. "Sora found me in the castle. He said Axel is gone."
"No," Demyx said in disbelief. "Axel…" Melody could see how much the Nobody in front of her was hurting and wrapped her arms around him, attempting to comfort him. She was shocked when she was roughly pushed away and watched as Demyx stood, little sparks of lightening emitting around his now clenched fists.
"Demyx?" Melody asked worriedly.
"You!" he hissed. "You did this; it's your fault he's gone!" he accused.
"W-what?" Melody stammered, pushing herself against the wall behind her, now frightened by the Organization member.
"If it weren't for you and your cousin, Axel would still be alive!"
"Demyx, no!" Melody pleaded. "I don't know what happened!"
"You destroyed him, just like how I'm going to destroy you," Demyx growled, the sparks growing more frantic around his hands.
"Demyx..." Melody said, pain finding its way into her heart. He really did want nothing to do with her; he wanted her destroyed. She was a fool to believe that he actually cared about her still. She lowered her head, hiding her face so that he wouldn't see the tears slowly finding their way down her face.
Demyx looked down at the girl cowering before him, her body pressed against the wall and her small form slightly shaking. This was the same girl that had made him smile for the first time in years, the same one who saved his life; the same girl he'd risk his life for any day. The sparks quickly diminished as he came to his senses, realizing that he truly never wished to hurt her in any shape or form.
"Melody…" he whispered. She hesitantly met his gaze, unsure of his intentions. "I'm…" he began. "I'm so sorry…please forgive me…" She looked at him with a bewildered expression; what had changed?
"Demyx, I-" but she never got to finish. Demyx opened a portal of darkness and ran into it, not giving her a chance to speak. "Demyx, wait!" Melody shouted, standing up and running after the Nobody into the dark fog.
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"Maybe she's in here," Goofy said, opening a door that led into a massive hall; The Hall of Empty Melodies. All three had a look around the room, finding their search unsuccessful.
"She's not in here," Sora sighed. "Not in here, no," came a voice from somewhere above the trio. "But she is in the castle." With that said, a cloaked figure emerged from the darkness. "Unfortunately, I can't let you look for her any longer." The figure dropped its hood, revealing the Organization member to be Xigbar.
"What do you mean?" Donald challenged.
"I'm supposed to stop you," Number Two said, a pair of laser guns appearing in his hands.
"What?" Sora asked, taken aback.
Sorry, kid. Orders are orders, ya know?" Xigbar said nonchalantly.
"We won't let you stop us!" Sora said, keyblade in hand and ready for a fight.
"Yeah!" Goofy and Donald agreed, following Sora's act.
"Alright, kid, but your time is up."
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Melody couldn't see a thing; she had no idea where Demyx had gone. "Demyx!" she called out, taking small, careful steps deeper into the unknown. "Demyx come back!" She heard and saw nothing. She reached out her hands feeling for something; anything. "Why me?" she whined, realizing she had no idea where she was taking herself.
"Fancy finding you here," came a chilling voice from behind. Melody whirled around, but could see nothing but the darkness surrounding her.
"Not here; not now," Melody mumbled, feeling light headed. "Go away!" she shouted towards the voice.
"Why, Princess, such brave words for someone who's all alone and so…powerless." Melodys' whole body went numb; he knew.
"No…" she whispered, taking a step back.
"Yes; I know all about how you gave Demyx your powers to save him." Melody was truly frightened; no one would be saving her this time, she knew. "How unfortunate for you." Melody began to slowly back away from the sound of his voice, hoping to create space between them. "You're mine," he growled into her ear.
"No!" Melody shouted, ready to run but was roughly pulled back. Xaldin held her forcefully to his body while his hand grasped her throat.
"Oh yes, my dear child," he said while Melody attempted to struggle out of his vice-like grip. "You are powerless against me; there is no point in trying to escape." Melody couldn't break his hold; every time she tried he only grasped her throat tighter.
"Demyx!" she managed to choke out as an attempted cry for help. Why did she have to be the Princess? Why did she have to give up her powers and be brought into this chaos? A small part of her wished that she had never followed Demyx into the darkness that day; then she wouldn't be where she was now. But then Demyx wouldn't be in her life…
"I'm sorry, Princess," Xaldin said, all too happy. "Your dear Prince won't be saving you this time."
"Think again, Xaldin," came Demyxs' voice.
"What?!" Xaldin questioned in shock, making the mistake of loosening his grip in his surprise. Melody was finally able to squeeze out of his grasp and just ran, not knowing where. "No!" Xaldin shouted out angrily. "I won't let you get away!" Melody panicked; she was surrounded by darkness. She ran further and further into the darkness, intent on getting away from the psychotic Organization member. Suddenly, a pair arms wrapped around her waist from behind and pulled her back into their body. She was about to scream when a hand covered her mouth, muffling her cries for help.
"Melody," the captor whispered into her ear. "Melody, calm down it's me," he said, gently removing his hold on her and turning her around.
"Demyx?" she questioned, unsure.
"Yes, Demyx," he assured her. "You're safe now."
"Don't be so sure," came Xaldins' voice from behind them. A sudden flash of orange light illuminated the darkness, causing both Demyx and Melody to jump a bit in surprise.
"Demyx, get her out of here. I'll deal with Number Three," came a familiar voice.
"Axel?" Melody questioned in disbelief.
"Hey, kid. I'll catch ya later," he said, once again illuminating the dark space around them. "Go now!" he ordered. Demyx wrapped a hand around her wrist and pulled her through the darkness. Within seconds they were tumbling back into the room they were once in.
"You okay," Demyx asked, helping Melody sit up.
"Yeah, I'm okay," she said, brushing her self off. "So where are we exactly?" she asked, looking at her surroundings. The room was a shade of sky blue with a bed sitting on one side and an instrument case sitting at the end of the bed. Other then those two objects, the room was completely empty.
"This is my room in the Castle," Demyx said, helping her up and having her sit on the bed. He took a seat next to her and sighed.
"Demyx, is Axel still alive?" Melody questioned, remembering what had just happened in the darkness.
"In a way; he's only alive in the darkness," he explained, a hint of sadness found in his voice. "That's why Xaldin was in there. He had been defeated by your cousin, but the darkness allows him to live on."
"Oh," Melody said, taking note that the darkness was now even more dangerous than before. There was an awkwardness between the two that Melody wasn't used to. She had to find a way to fix things.
"Demyx," she began after a few minutes of sitting in silence. "Did you really believe that I'd side with Sora?" Demyx stared at her for a moment before sighing and hanging his head.
"For a moment, I did. All I have done since we've met was bring the Organizations chaos into your life. I wouldn't have blamed you if you wanted to destroy us along side your cousin," he stated quietly. "I never truly meant what I said about destroying you; I could never hurt you," he said, looking at her once again.
"I could never hurt you," she responded, leaning into him and listening to his breathing.
"I heard what Xaldin said," Demyx whispered suddenly.
"About what?" Melody asked confused.
"Did you really give up your powers to save me?" he inquired. Melody sat up again, her body suddenly feeling light with nerves.
"You weren't supposed to find out about that," she mumbled.
"Melody, why did you do that? Why give up your powers to save me?" Demyx questioned, not understanding. "You barely even knew me then."
"I just couldn't let you fade away," she said quietly, staring into her lap. "It was my fault that you got hurt. I wonder if we would be better of if we had never met each other…." she said sadly.
"No, Melody," Demyx whispered, cupping her face and making her meet his gaze. "I am so happy I met you. And now that I have you, I never want to lose you. You mean the world to me," he said, pulling her into an embrace.
"Demyx…" Melody whispered at a loss for words.
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Me: hope you enjoyed this long (but not as long as last time) awaited chapter.
Xemnas: at least she got it up in less then two years.
Me: Xemnas, im gonna kill you.
Demyx: ~whispers~ runnnnnnn
