Author's Notes: Back to Chapter 2 with this really weird and strange trash fic – hooray! Bring out the champagne!
Let's get started and write something so I can sleep more easily at night… or not as I have loads to stuff to write and upload. Yeah, I know… enjoy!
Summary: The Memory Witch fixes the mysterious boy that ended up in her prison and in the process realizes that she her wish for company has come true – also, she gives him a name.
Namine released a soft sigh as she continued to monitor the unconscious boy that was resting on her knees and breathing slowly – his eyes were closed and he was resting completely.
The saving method that she performed earlier had worked – his heart was beating strongly once more and no longer in danger of it being snuffed out completely. It was good news… for now. She still felt like this was a bad idea – helping out someone that appeared in her prison by unknown means along with wearing an attire that once belonged to a boy who was in-between the light and darkness.
On the other hand, allowing this young boy's heart to extinguish would go against her very nature as a caring person even though she was classified as a Nobody or memory witch. It wasn't just the right thing…
Right now, she was sitting next to the unconscious boy who was still resting and keeping an eye on him – waiting to see when he would awaken so that she could find out who he was and how he ended up in this place she called a prison.
That was actually the main question on her mind – who was he exactly? He seemed just like any human being she had met but he wasn't Riku that was sure. A copy of the same dark suit that he wore while possessed by Ansem was present on the unknown boy… yet why?
Was he another manipulated lost soul that had been possessed by Ansem even though the man who controlled the Heartless was gone already? If so, how was it possible?
Another thing that bothered Namine was his heart – it was in-the-between: light and dark. Her theory about this boy being manipulated by Ansem was proving to be right… and yet something bothered her.
Who exactly was he? She had never seen this boy before nor had she heard about him – so who is it…? Hopefully she would get answers when he woke up if he ever did.
Though Namine had questions on her mind, she continued to keep an eye on the boy without moving – she had no idea why she was leaving her post and going back to do her own thing. Something in the back of her mind told her that it was a bad idea to stop watching him – not at least until he regained consciousness.
In a way, it was nice to have something else to do besides spending time alone in this prison and constantly drawing on her sketchbook – on top of that there was a very cute boy in her stead as well- Wait… what did she just think!?
Blushing appeared on Namine's cheeks as she wondered if she had imagined the words of what she thought in her mind… Ugh, damn blurting out – it was just a cute boy, nothing to- Ack, there it was again!
"No, no, no!" Namine told herself as she shook her head and pushing the saying in her mind away. Afterwards, she sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose – why did she blush…? There was no reason for it to happen… well, except for when thought that the boy was cu- No… just no. She didn't need to think that… need to think about something else. Anything if possible…
As she continued to pinch the bridge of her nose, her ears picked up a soft groan coming from behind her. Turning around, she saw that the boy's closed eyes and lips were twitching – was he… waking up? If so, then that means she'll be able to get her answers and find out who he is.
Walking back to where she was, she sat down and awaited to see if the boy would awaken – for some reason, she was now particularly curious about who he was and where he came from… along with finding if Ansem manipulated him or not.
She also wondered how the boy came to have golden-colored eyes instead of his normal ones. Probably another question that would be answered when he awoke…
Speaking of that, he shook his head slowly as he began to sit up and using his left gloved hand to rub the back. He let out a soft groan noise while Namine waited to see what he would do next.
Once done, he opened his eyes and looked around the place – confusion was displayed. He was no doubt wondering where he was… if she were to tell him that he was now stuck in this white prison alongside her, how would he react? Shock, anger, sadness… possibly just like how she was pretending to be right now since she was a 'Nobody' after all.
What she did next was unexpected – her pale fingers gently touched the muscle tissue-part of the mysterious boy's shoulder. He reacted almost immediately and turned around with a surprised look on his face – the golden eyes were still displayed.
Namine had no idea what to do next – either saying hello or keeping her mouth shut. She didn't mean to startle or scare the boy since he was still feeling confused about the mess he was in right now.
Perhaps introducing herself was in order…? No other idea popped into her head so maybe a name would be a start to a good conversation. Namine concentrated and took a deep breath.
Building up all the confidence she had, the blonde witch's lips twisted into a small smile and she spoke. "Hello."
But the 'Hello' didn't do anything except making the boy hide his face and himself completely as he twitched in fear much to Namine's surprise. Poor thing seems more scared than usual.
"No, no, no! Don't be scared! I won't hurt you! I just wanted to know if you are feeling well – that's all!" She explained yet the boy was still shaking in fear.
He definitely wasn't calming down – whatever made him twitch in fear was no doubt still there… but she didn't have a clue exactly what it was. It made Namine pity him… the poor boy.
Still, she had to try to calm him down so she can get some of her questions answered. Namine told herself that she can do this… she can!
With a deep breath released, she tried again with another talk. "Listen… I'm not going to hurt you or anything like that. I know that I'm a complete stranger to you and you don't trust me… but you can rest assured I don't harbor any evil intentions towards you. Please… just let me know if you are feeling well. I promise that I won't hurt you." She assured him and waited to see how he would react.
A minute had passed… two… three… he finally stopped twitching and slowly turned to look at her with his beautiful golden eyes. "…H-hello." He spoke softly – his tone was in-between a child and a teen.
Alright, it was a good start so far which made Namine's lips twitch into a small smile. "Hello as well. Are you feeling well so far?" She asked but he only gave a nod before staring at the floor and his dark-styled boots.
He was still feeling uneasy but at least he was engaging in a conversation – that's a start.
"W-where am I…?" He asked as Namine wondered how she should answer that question – what was she to say?
Stuck in this prison that she called a room or just say that this was her room with no exits whatsoever… none of the answers she had would be good. Ugh, curse this damn fate!
In any case, she decided to answer the question but with tactfulness. "You're in my room – well, if you can classify this as a room with its white color and such."
"Oh… o-okay." He replied.
He definitely wasn't fit for large amounts of talk from the looks of it… who could blame him? He was still feeling scared…
"H-how did I end here…?" He asked before Namine replied. "That's… actually a question I wanted to ask. Do you remember how you came my room?"
He didn't answer that question unfortunately… from the look of things, he might be suffering from amnesia or something similar to that. It made her sigh… this isn't going like how she imagined.
"I'm sorry…" He apologized but she shook her head and replied. "Its fine… I was expecting that something like this could happen. At least I was able to save you and your heart from dying."
"D-dying…?" The boy asked as the blonde nodded slowly. "Yes… your heart was very weak when you arrived here unexpectedly… I managed to save you in the nick of time before something bad happened. Turns out that the method I applied earlier had worked like a charm." She explained.
In response to that explanation, the boy gave a slow nod to the girl. "Tha-thank you for saving me… I definitely feel my heart beating more easier and quicker." He told as she smiled gently.
"It's the least I could do… plus, it just felt like it was the right thing to do in a situation. Say… can you at least tell me who you are please?" She asked yet the boy remained silent and lowered his head again.
It took Namine another minute or two to realize why he wasn't answer… her face morphed into a surprised and shocked one. "Wait… are you… are you telling me that you don't have…?" She asked to see if she was correct in her theory about the boy.
It was confirmed in the form of a nod. "Yes… I don't have a name… at all. When I came into the world… I was dubbed 'Replica'. That's all…" He answered.
Namine pretended to feel the following emotions inside of her – anger, sadness, frustration and pity. The poor boy… coming into this world with no memories and being dubbed as a 'Replica' – what the hell!?
How could anyone do this to him!? From the looks of things, he wouldn't hurt a fly at all! Someone definitely destroyed his memories and didn't even bother to give him an actual name… it really made the blonde angry and sad.
Everyone had a right to exist no matter what was told to her by DiZ – the old her would be ashamed but it was all in the past… this was the present. Even the Riku Replica regardless of the 'fake' memories and promise he made with her… this life was a cruel one indeed.
No… NO! This wasn't going to be like the past screw-ups that occurred during Castle Oblivion or DiZ – from now, it was her time and chance to do something right for a change.
And she'll start being a better person by helping this 'Replica' no matter what… first, a name for the boy… Hmmm…
'Hmmm… what to pick for him… it has to be name that I can remember easily… he isn't Riku, that's for sure… hmm… something with an 'R'… 'Ruse'… 'Ruxe'… no… hmm… 'Rumo'… 'Ruwe'… hmm… 'Rumen'… Ah-ha! Got it!" Namine thought in her mind as she smiled once more before looking at the 'Replica' again.
"I've got it! I'll call you… Rumen; Rumi or Ru for short. A name that should be very easy to memorize… what do you think?" She asked with the smile still there.
'Replica' or Rumen as Namine now called him thought about it for a few seconds… then he looked at the blonde and nodded with a small shy smile. "R-rumen… I like it… t-thank you…" He thanked her as she continued to smile at her.
"It's no trouble… before I forget, I'm Namine." She introduced herself properly.
"C-cute name." He blurted out as she blushed a bit and looked at him with a surprised look. "T-thank you… yours as well." She admitted.
In her mind, she was happy that she had given the boy a name since she wanted to start doing things right for a change. The fact that she was forced to do bad things in the past made her angered and sad even though she was a 'Nobody' but no longer… this was the present.
Now she was going to help Rumen and do whatever she can to make his life in this prison a little bit more comfortable... a little bit weird of how she thought of this that way.
At least she had some company- Wait… she had company… she wasn't alone anymore… she could finally talk with another human being… it made her very happy… no longer alone.
She wanted this feeling to remain in her for good – it was going to… fate wasn't going to screw her up any longer – no DiZ or Organization to keep her down!
Time for a change in pace… for once.
Next time:
Namine: I don't have much to offer in here… but would you like to see me draw stuff?
Rumen: Y-yes… I'd love that.
Namine: Don't say that! You have a right to live, regardless of what others think about you!
Rumen: Will… you stay with me?
Namine: I'm not going anywhere and I will help you.
Rumen: T-thanks, Namine…
Namine: Anytime, Ru.