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Chapter 29 – Suspended

It's been three days since I woke up. Axel has insisted Roxas wants to tell me something, but he hasn't tell me anything, I wonder what's up with them. Anyway, for some reason, Saix hasn't assigned me any mission since I woke up. He insists I'm a waste of time, of course I'm not! He's just angry because I hit him the other day he was fighting Roxas, I'm going to talk with Lord Xemnas about this if he doesn't assign me any mission!

Roxas, Axel and Xion were sitting on the couch of the Grey Area happily talking, they were enjoying their time until Saix appeared and started assigning everyone's mission.

-And lastly, Roxas. Go to Wonderland and collect hearts. Get going. –Saix ordered, Roxas sighed

-Yes, sir… -he answered with a sigh

-Wait! No mission for me again! –Xion asked angrily getting on her feet. Axel got on his feet also trying to calm her down

-Relax, I'm free also. We can go and play videogames! –Axel suggested with a smile, Xion rolled her eyes and ignored him

-NO! I want you to give me a mission, now! –she ordered, Saix just turned around

-I already told you. We're not going to waste our precious time in you anymore. –Saix added, Roxas, Axel and Xion glared at him, but only the girl replied

-But why!

-Lord Xemnas orders. –he answered again and left the room

-Then I'll talk to Lord Xemnas… -Xion told herself decided

-Are you sure it's a good idea? –Roxas asked concerned, Axel turned to Roxas

-Don't worry Roxas, I'll take care of Xion here. You go and complete your mission. –Axel said opening a dark corridor for Roxas

-But…but… -Roxas protested but Axel ignored him

-Everything is under control here, remember we're counting on you… -Axel continued and then pushed Roxas into the dark corridor and closed it before he complained even more. Xion giggled

-Was that really necessary?

-Not really. So, are you going to talk with Xemnas?

-I…don't want to go alone. Will you come with me? –she asked, Axel laughed

-Well, I guess it's my duty. After all, I'm in charge of you and Roxas. Let's go.

Meanwhile at Hollow Bastion, Roxas was walking through the streets of the town. His mind was completely absent because of Xion. In the last days, he had the opportunity to tell her he loved her, but he always chickened out on the last moment. He shook his head desperately.

-Stupid apparently inexistent feelings. –he sighed as he sat on one bench trying to forget he had a mission and focus his mind completely on Xion

-Hello Mister, can I sit? –a little girl with brown eyes and black hair asked

-Mmm…Sure. –Roxas replied to the little girl, she smiled and sit

-Much better, my legs were killing me. –she said relieved as she moved her legs, Roxas looked at her curiously.

-It must be hard to carry all that bags for a little girl. –Roxas pointed out, the little girl giggled

-Yeah… My friend's mom is sick and I volunteered to do shopping for them. It's the only way to thank everything they've done for me. –the little girl explained, Roxas nodded

-That's a good gesture. What's your name?

-My name's Izumi. –the little girl answered with a smile, Roxas giggled at this

-Mine's Roxas.

-Nice to meet you Roxas. I'm sorry but I have to leave. They're waiting for me. –the little girl said getting in her feet and trying to take all the heavy bags

-Want me to help you? –Roxas offered, the girl stare at him suspiciously

-I don't know. I was told not to talk to strangers.

-But you already talked to me! In any case, if you're supposed not to talk to strangers, how is it that you made friends? –Roxas asked remembering the picture of a dinosaur Xion showed him the other day

-You can't fool me! You saw that on Internet! –the girl laughed, Roxas laughed also when he saw her expression

-Besides, do I look like a bad guy to you?

-I guess not… Fine, but I got my eyes on you! –Izumi warned with her fingers, Roxas laughed and nodded

Axel was about to knock Xemnas office door, he turned to Xion and saw how nervous the girl looked even with her hood up. Axel blinked and then touched her forehead with his hand checking if she was sick or something…

-What's wrong? –Axel asked

-I'm…not to sure about this… -Xion explained with a gulp

-You want to go on a mission or not?

-Yeah… I want to feel useful. And I want a heart also…

-Then you don't have to be afraid. You have to be brave and believe in yourself, got it memorized?

-Got it memorized… -Xion answered still not convinced, Axel sighed and knocked Xemnas' door. When they heard Xemnas approval, Axel opened the door so that Xion could enter and then followed her.

-Number VIII. Shouldn't you be on a mission right now? –Xemnas asked ignoring Xion

-Not my fault, sir. Saix gave me the day off. –Axel explained, Xemnas nodded at this

-So what can I do for you?

-Well, I'm here because Saix has been ignoring my client here and hasn't assigned her any mission since she woke up. –Axel explained, Saix stare at Xion then who was even more nervous

-I know. Those were my orders.

-…Why? When I'll have a mission again? –the girl finally spoke

-Number XIV. You're on very delicate situation right now. Your recent failures make us think if its convenient for us to continue on the Organization or not. –Xemnas explained, Axel and Xion were surprised to hear this, Xion immediately protested

-What! But its not my fault everything has happened to me recently. I know I don't have the best mission performance, but I'll do my best. Please…

-Don't you think it's a bit drastic, Lord Xemnas? –Axel added

-We can't waste more time in your failures. –Xion closed her eyes in frustration

-…Please… I'll show you I can do any mission…I'll do anything you want. -the girl begged, Axel stared seriously at her feeling sad for the girl

-Anything? Why don't you leave my office then. Unlike you, I have work to do. –Xemnas said checking some papers in his desk. –Xion stare at him sadly, she nod quietly and left the room. Axel looked at her 'till she left the room, he then turned to Xemnas

-You can't be serious about expelling her from the Organization…

-As I said Number VIII, I have work to do.

-…Yeah. Sorry for taking your time. –Axel said leaving the room.

His first thought once he was out of Xemnas office was to search for Xion, his first guess was to search on her room. He knocked the door to the girl's room and entered, he found her sitting next to the window staring at the heart-shaped moon.

-…Why does nobody have faith in me, Axel? –the girl asked not taking away her sight from Kingdom Hearts

-Don't say that. I have faith in you. Roxas too.

-I know, but you can't change Xemnas' mind. Anyway, thanks for believing in me. –Xion said turning back to the window.

A few hours after lunch, Roxas returned from his mission on Hollow Bastion. Xion explained him her situation on the Organization and the possibility of her leaving the group. Roxas tried to comfort her but it was useless.

Axel decided to go and talk to Xemnas again trying to change his opinion about Xion, however things wouldn't show up the way he was expecting…

-So Roxas, how was your mission? –the girl asked trying to forget her current situation with the Organization

-Oh, well I met a little girl named Izumi today. She's really cute, oh, and she gave me this… -Roxas happily said showing him a collar with a heart in it…

-It's pretty… Like for a girl… -Xion replied staring at the collar

-Yeah… She said I could give it to my girlfriend or something… -Roxas shrugged, Xion smiled

-Too bad, you don't have a girlfriend, so you should give it to me! –she smiled taking the collar from the guy's grip and looking at it closer, Roxas got a little nervous

-Well…Umm…

-What's wrong, you don't want to give it to me? –she asked him

-N…No, its… its just…

-Great. This day can't get worse now. –Xion said disappointed giving back the collar and crossing her arms. Roxas tried to explain her but Axel interrupted them

-Hey Xion, I found a solution to your problem, but you're not going to like it… -Axel said with a smile, Roxas and Xion stare at each other and then at Axel

-Axel… What did you do? –the girl asked slowly

-I saved your butt. Lord Xemnas wants to talk with you two.

-Two! Why does he want to talk with me? I haven't done anything bad… -Roxas said freaked out, Xion stared angrily at him

-You're not helping…

-Save it for the honey moon, now lets go. –Axel said leaving the room being followed by the two teenagers toward Xemnas office.

They entered the office where Xemnas and Saix were waiting for them, as soon as the two Keyblade wielders saw Saix, they couldn't help but to glare at the Luna Diviner. As soon as everyone was there, Xemnas started talking…

-Axel, do you told them our terms?

-Not really, I wanted to give you the honors… -Axel replied with a smile, Xemnas sighed

-Fine. Xion, We've decided to give you another opportunity, but this one has a price. You'll have to prove us you're worth for the Organization.

-Good…And how I'll do that? –Xion asked not having a good feeling at what Xemnas was going to say.

-You'll have a battle. In that battle, you're going to show us all your abilities, strength, speed and magic spells, then, we'll decide if you're staying or not. –Xemnas explained, Xion smiled

-Fine. Who's going to be my opponent? –she asked excitedly

-Your opponent is going to be…Roxas. –Xemnas said, both Roxas and Xion opened their eyes like plates incredulous at what Xemnas had said

-WHAT! –both exclaimed simultaneously, but Xemnas ignored them and continued talking

-Our decision will not be affected if you win or loose the fight, as I said before, we only want to qualify your abilities to see if you can still be useful to us. -Xemnas added

-I'm not too sure about this… -Xion said not liking the idea to fight his best friend, Xemnas stared at the girl

-I thought you said you'll do anything to prove yourself… -Xemnas reminded

-I know…but, why do I have to fight Roxas?

-Because he's going to be tested as well. Our objective is to prove if you both are useful for the Organization and how much stronger you have gotten since your arrival. –Saix added, Roxas and Xion stared at each other

-Guys, that's not all. –Axel told them, both turned to him now

-What do you mean? –Roxas asked

-While you're fighting, you must completely forget you're friends and all that. If you don't fight seriously, Xion, you're going to be turned into a Dusk.

-WHAT! Why? –Xion asked more worried than before

-Because that's how it is. If you don't take your fight seriously, you're going to be turn into a Dusk, Number XIV. –Xemnas repeated, Xion gulped

-…Okay… -Xion said resigned

-The fight is going to be on 3 days. You're not going to have any missions so that you can fight on your best level without fatigue or injuries. –Saix informed, Roxas and Xion nodded

-You're free to go, then. –Xemnas said

Roxas, Axel and Xion nodded and leave the room. Roxas and Xion didn't said any word and they couldn't help but to look at each other, Axel was doing the same thing until he finally spoke.

-See? I told you I was going to fix everything! –he grinned, Xion glare at him

-Yeah… and thanks a lot.


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