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Marluxia's POV
HAHA!
No more will I be made fun of because of my hair… because I CHANGED IT!
Yes, now it is… BLUE!
"You still look like a fag." Seifer walked by. I fumed.
o.o.o
I went up to Sephiroth's room with a boom box. Lately I've been working on a song for him.
"What happened to your hair?" He raised an eyebrow. I guess I should've just left it pink…
"Anyway… Sir, I wrote a song for you."
"Oh God." He rolled his eyes and sat back in his chair.
"I call it… One Winged Angel." I said happily and pressed play.
I really think he likes it!
o.o.o
Zexion's POV
Demyx picked up his suitcase and headed towards the door. "I'll… be going now."
"But… why?" I asked.
He couldn't answer me. He gave me one last disturbed look and left.
I went up to the library. Maybe I could get lost in a book to hide my pain. I know he left because of what I did to him… I'm such an idiot!
Sora came into the library as well. He seemed to be looking for something to read. (He can read?) He also didn't look too happy.
"Oh, hey Zexion…" Sora said. Yup, he was depressed.
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's just… Axel."
"Oh."
There was a short silence.
"Hey… Sora?"
"Hm?" He looked up.
"How would you like to go on an adventure?"
"An adventure?"
When I get pissed or depressed, I like to take it out on others for my own amusement.
"Yeah." I opened my book. "Want to know what's inside the book?"
Like a child, Sora slowly nodded. He seemed very interested.
"Well then…" And I sucked him into my book, laughing my ass off in the process. As I calmed down a bit, Demyx's face appeared in my head once more. Those feelings of angst returned…
'To be… or not to be… that is the question…'
I picked up Catcher and the Rye and started reading…
o.o.o
Riku's POV
I found my true target.
Kairi… she was an independent woman with a feisty side. Not only that, she was freaking hott.
That's my type.
I didn't have to worry about Sora. There was no competition there.
Kairi sat at the edge of the pool with her feet in the water. Her bikini strap had fallen off her shoulder but she didn't seem to mind. Neither did I.
o.o.o
Kairi's POV
I wanted to just relax for a while and try to take my mind off of things. The pool was so calming.
Of course I was worried about Axel, but I was also worried about Sora. Even though he's the most idiotic person I've ever met in my life, I was starting to see first hand the affects all of us have on him. I know he cares about everyone in the house a lot more than they probably care about him. I've tried over and over to get past the fact that he acts like such a child and like him again, but I just couldn't. Sadly, I don't think he'll ever grow up…
o.o.o
Riku's POV
I feel like such a pervert watching Kairi like this in secret…
It was time to go and talk to her.
I was cool—I knew how to talk to a girl… I'd be fine.
"Hey there." I said, sitting down next to her and putting my feet in the water.
"Oh, hey Riku."
She didn't say anything else, making me feel this was a bit awkward.
"How… are you?" I asked.
"I'm okay."
Ack, this isn't going anywhere.
"I'll… see you later."
o.o.o
Sephiroth's POV
Times when One Winged Angel plays:
When I wake up.
When I'm in the shower.
When I'm eating breakfast.
When I'm lecturing.
When I'm on the phone.
When I'm in my room.
When I'm… DAMMIT IT PLAYS ALL THE TIME!
"WOULD YOU SHUT UP?" I yelled at the imaginary orchestra behind me.
"Sir!!" There was a frantic knock at my door. It was Genesis.
"What?"
"There's… a bunch of police outside…"
"Eh?"
I followed him downstairs. Reno, Roxas, Squall and Terra were already down there looking out the windows and such. Sure enough, police were here. They knocked on the front door. I went over and opened it.
"We have a warrant for your arrest." Said the puny man. "We're going to need to search the house. Everyone must leave."
"You can't arrest my master!" Genesis yelled, but I shushed him.
"Go ahead. I have no objections. Genesis, this is your chance to impress me. I leave everything to you."
"W-What?! Wait!"
They handcuffed me and took me to their car. Oh yeah, they were afraid of me.
o.o.o
Genesis' POV
So all the responsibility was just put on me…
I WON'T LET THE MASTER DOWN!
I looked over at Roxas and the others. Gulping, I wasn't sure how I was going to do this. I wasn't… I wasn't ready for this! Oh, Sir… why must you put all of this pressure on me?
"I'll… go gather everyone else." Roxas said after a long, awkward silence and left.
o.o.o
Roxas' POV
I found everyone but Sora. Worried about my brother of course, I searched all over the house three times before concluding that he just wasn't here.
"You won't find him." Zexion said.
Immediately I knew what happened. "BRING HIM BACK!" I grabbed Zexion's shirt.
"He'll find his way out…" Zexion glanced over at Squall, who cowered.
"Now then!" Genesis spoke up, "Listen! The Master has been arrested by that stupid Mayor's doing and has left me in charge! So… don't disobey me!"
"No one's going to listen to you." Zexion said.
"You will obey me!"
I stepped forward. "Look, guys… as much as we all don't want to acknowledge it… Sephiroth did put Genesis in charge. Let's all just chill out and try to work together… that's what the master has been trying to teach us, right? How to be a family?"
No one was listening.
Kairi and Namine came over to me. They both had worried looks on their faces.
"Our father is a powerful man…" Namine started.
"W-Wait!" Terra and a few others came over to us. "That mayor is your father?!"
"Yes!" Kairi said. "But… we have nothing to do with him!"
"I knew you two were going to be trouble for us the moment you stepped into this house…" Terra stomped off.
"But… it's not our fault!" Kairi yelled.
"Don't worry about it." Riku patted Kairi's back, making her feel a bit awkward.
"Um, we need everyone to leave now." A few policemen appeared at the door.
"Ohh… what are we going to do?!" Marluxia cried.
"Alright! Um… line up!" Genesis tried to regain order, but failed. Everyone was on their own at this point.
The limos took us all to a nearby hotel in the same town. None of us had any idea what to do other than to go with the flow of things. Genesis went up to the desk and got six rooms for us all, two or three to a room. Since Axel nor Sora was here, I was left with whoever was left over.
Kairi and Namine shared a room, of course. Terra and Seifer took the room across from them. Zexion was stuck with Reno for the time being and everyone else but Marluxia seemed to have found someone to room with. Guess I was stuck with him…
"Oh, darling… isn't this nice?" Marluxia opened the curtains, bringing immense amounts of light into the room.
"Uh huh…" I said, completely uninterested. My mind was elsewhere…
Axel…
…Sora…
o.o.o
Sora's POV
So there's a JUNGLE inside of Zexion's book!
I walked around admiring the view. There were birds of many colors, bugs of many shapes and sizes and even a panda! Zexion's book world is awesome!
"Huh?" I saw someone over in the distance. Could it be who I thought it was?
I ran over to the girl. "Olette? What are you doing here?" Yup, it was her. She looked up at me with tears in her eyes.
"Zexion told me I'd find friends… he lied to me!" She covered her face and cried.
"Oh… well duh." I said as I started to walk off.
"Wait! Where are you going? You're just going to leave me here?!"
I saw a very peculiar plant and completely zoned her out.
"Hey! This thing is cool!"
Vines came out of the sides. And it had a mouth!
"Sora! Are you listening to me?!" Olette ran up to me, but I shushed her.
"Look! Isn't this plant awesome?"
She gasped. "Sora! That's a Venus Fly— AHH!"
Olette fell to the ground and slid towards the plant. Finally realizing that the plant had grabbed her, I reached for her hand and tried to save her. However, the plant was too strong. As Olette got closer and closer, the chance of her staying alive was a million to one.
"OLETTE!" I yelled. Her hand was slipping. She screamed and cried out for help.
"SORA! DON'T… LET GO!"
"Okay." I let go over her hand and she was eaten by the plant. I must've not have heard her correctly. Why would she tell me to let go? Silly girl.
Her last words were, "YOU IDIOT!"
o.o.o
Zexion's POV
I was sitting there on the bed when suddenly the book in my coat rumbled. I pulled it out and opened it. A flash of light caused me to fall backwards. When I opened my eyes, I saw Olette on top of me, knocked out. She was all dirty and had a bunch of scratches. Her clothes were torn. And… she was quite slimy might I add.
"Eww! Girl cooties!" I pushed her to the side.
"Mmm…" She struggled in her sleep. "No… don't… why didn't you… let me die… damn you… Sora…"
I poked her with a pen I got from the table. She moved. I freaked out and moved closer to the edge of the bed. Reno came out of the bathroom.
"What the hell? Who's she?"
"I-It's not what it looks like!"
"Damn, just because you pick up a hooker doesn't mean you have to hide it. Damn, you must've… fucked… her… up…" Reno went around to the other side of the bed. I gave him a confused look. "She's cute."
"Reno, she's that girl that lived in the library… remember?"
He blinked a few times and then laughed like an idiot. He was acting kind of weird—like he was completely out of it or something.
"Alright, what are you smoking?"
"Hahahahaaa…" He went over to the other bed and fell over.
o.o.o
Sephiroth's POV
They took me to a high security prison out in the middle of nowhere and dressed me into an orange jumpsuit. Still handcuffed, I walked down the hallway getting freaked out looks from everyone. They filled out a few papers. I waited out in the hallway. I had no reason to escape these fools. I wasn't afraid at all.
"Do you know why you're here?" Asked Officer Pork.
"Could it have something to do with the murder of Aerith Strife?"
"That's correct. Now then, we will show you to your cell."
There were all kinds of crazy men here. I could've sworn many of them I had seen and treated before…
Well, damn.
"Cell 785. Get in there!" Officer Pork yelled, trying to sound all tough. "Hey, pussy!" He yelled at the guy that was already in there, "try to be nice to the new guy!" I slowly made my way into the small space. He closed the barred door and locked it shut, making an ugly face at me before walking off. I looked over at my cell mate. He was a shady fellow with long, black dreads and a mustache. He sat in the corner with his arms crossed and his eyes closed.
"So… what are you in for?"
"I rape men."
Immediately I felt uncomfortable, but I was a psychiatrist. I could handle this…
"Oh… pleasant…" I said sarcastically, sitting down on the hard bunk bed.
"I like long hair…" He grinned.
"If you value your life, I suggest you stay away from me."
"I'm not afraid to die. So what happens to you is of no concern to me. I will be reborn… and I will come back and feast upon your flesh…"
I blinked a few times. So he's a cannibal as well. Great.
"So… what's your name?"
"Is my name that important to you? Fine then, if you must know so you can have something to scream when I'm yanking your beautiful long hair…"
"That's enough…"
For the first time in my life, I was scared. I mean, I've dealt with drug attics, murderers, alcoholics, schizo's… but… damn.
"HEY! FAGGOT!"
"WHO'S THE NEW BITCH?"
"I BET HE'S TASTY!"
"I BET HE'S GOT AIDS!"
As the others yelled countless insults from their cells, I just tried to ignore it.
Nighttime came. People quieted down a bit, but there were still loud ones that yelled out random remarks from time to time like they were having episodes from Nam or something.
Xaldin, my cell mate just sat there in the corner. He looked like he hadn't moved in days, giving me a bit of relief.
I don't know how I'm going to survive this.
I hope the children are okay…
o.o.o
Kairi's POV
Namine and I couldn't sleep at all that night. If my father really was out to get Sephiroth, if what happened was true… if Sephiroth really did kill our mother…
I don't know what we'd do.
I mean, we've become so close with everyone in the house that by now… by now they felt like the family we never had. Sure, Sephiroth definitely looks capable to murder… but did he really?
"Kairi… I just want to go back to the way things were…" Namine sniffled.
"You really want to go back to living with Aunt Tifa and being shunned from the community?"
"It was better than having to worry if you were living with a murderer every day!"
"You know damn well you were having fun in that house."
"Yeah… but…"
"Plus… you fell in love."
"I did not!"
"Stop denying it. Anyway… I know it's a scary thought… but I really… honestly I don't think Sephiroth did it. I think there's more to the story."
"But…"
I was always taking care of my sister. I had to assure her that everything was going to be alright, but for some reason I just couldn't get anymore words out.
o.o.o
Morning came. Everyone gathered downstairs for breakfast.
"Today… we're just going to lay low. Nobody is allowed to leave the hotel." Genesis said.
"What?!" We all beamed.
"Who knows what that mayor will do to us with our master gone!"
"He has a point." Reno cut in. "Up until now… who's been protecting us?"
We all seemed to agree, but of course none of us wanted to be stuck here in this boring hotel all day either.
"Let's just… wait for a bit to see what happens." Genesis said.
"This is fucked up!" Seifer stomped over to the stairs and went back up to his room. The rest of us remained there without saying a word.
"I'm going back up too." Reno took his leave, followed by Squall, Tidus, Terra and Marluxia. Genesis waited around a little longer before following. Roxas, Namine, Riku and I stayed in the dining area.
"I guess… all we can do is stay here like he said…" Namine said, staring at the ground with a sad look in her eyes.
"Namine…" Roxas put his arm around her and tried to comfort her.
"It's just… not fair…"
o.o.o
That night, after a long boring day in our rooms, Namine and I went straight to bed. I couldn't sleep once again, but it looked like Namine had already drifted off to sleep. There was a knock at the door, which made me jump.
"Kairi? Namine? It's me… Roxas…"
I got up and looked through the eyehole just to make sure. I let him inside.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Ehh…" He looked over at Namine, who was in her bed. I looked at him strangely.
"Are you okay?"
"Y-Yeah…"
Namine woke up and saw us. "Oh… Roxas… what are you doing here?" She yawned.
Um… I thought we could… go outside for a while. I want to talk… to you two…"
"To both of us? Why outside?" I raised an eyebrow.
"It's… too… I don't like the atmosphere in here. I want some fresh air."
Still wondering why Roxas was acting so strange, Namine and I decided to follow him down to the lobby and out the back door to where the pool area was. It was kind of chilly.
Roxas walked over to the side of the pool and stared at the water. I saw him clutch his fists.
"Well… what I wanted to talk about was…"
He turned his head slowly. All of a sudden, something hit me and I fell to the ground. The last thing I remember was seeing Roxas… or the person I thought of to be Roxas… running towards me…
o.o.o
A/N: Ahh, that's another benefit for characters that look exactly the same! Haha! Anyway, I feel like I've lost a few reviewers, which makes me sad. But that won't stop me from writing this awesome story for those awesome people that continue to follow and review. Thanks guys! By the way, my goal is to use all the non-disney characters but the end of this story. If there's anyone besides Hayner and Pence that I'm still missing, let me know! Final Fantasy characters count as well, of course.
Review, please!
Zexion: Bastards…