Jessica's Point of View

I had spent the night in the lab because I couldn't bring myself to leave. The following day, Xemnas found me. "What are you doing here?" He asked.

"I wouldn't expect you to understand," I snapped.

"I allowed you to react in such a manner because I knew it was a shock. However, as you continue to take that tone with me, my patience grows thin. Find a new attitude or suffer the consequences," Xemnas stated.

I used a lot of strength to stand up, though my legs still wobbled. I grabbed onto my father's chair to steady myself. "Consequences?! Most people I care about are dead, and you want to talk about consequences?! There is nothing that can hurt worse than that! There is nothing you can do that will affect me anymore! It doesn't matter if you lock me up here, send me away, or torture me! They're dead, and nothing you can do will change that!" I screamed.

"You have to the count of five to apologize for raising your voice at me," Xemnas stated. I glared at him as he began counting, refusing to back down. "One, two, three, four..." He took a long pause. "Five. Very well then." Xemnas walked over to a bookshelf and grabbed one of my father's notebooks before setting it on a table.

"Wait, what are you doing?" I questioned. Xemnas didn't pay me any mind. Instead, he opened the book and slowly began tearing out a page. "Wait, stop! Please! Please stop!" He continued at an agonizingly slow rate. "Please! I'm sorry I yelled and for what I said!" He let go of the page, which had been ripped out about three-quarters of the way.

"You see? That wasn't so hard," Xemnas said.

"How could you?" I shuddered. Tears fell down my cheeks.

"Don't start. I gave you every opportunity to prevent this from happening," Xemnas reminded. I collapsed to the ground in tears. "I hope you do not think I wanted to do that. However, I will not allow you to continue blaming everyone around you. We cannot say for certain what caused their deaths, but none of us who are left are at fault. I understand this is a difficult time for you, and therefore, I will allow you to do as you wish, but I will not tolerate disrespect to any of the remaining members of the organization." He offered me his hand. "Let's not fight anymore."

I hesitated. I didn't want to have anything to do with him after what he had done to my father's notebook, but a part of me knew that I shouldn't have yelled at him. I knew better than that. He even gave me a chance to apologize. Before, he had either punished me swiftly or not at all. Usually the latter. In the past, he let me get away with almost anything. I knew something had changed between us, but I couldn't figure out what. Then it dawned on me. He was trying to be a parent since my father was no longer around. Though his methods were extreme, which was nothing new, he knew how to get results. I didn't take his hand just yet. "So that's it then. You're just going to hold that over me for the rest of my life?" I questioned.

Xemnas let his hand drop and plopped down on the floor next to me. "I don't know. Things are different now," He sighed.

"They don't have to be," I tried.

Xemnas shook his head. "They do. Your father kept you straight, but now he isn't here. Instead, I am here, and I have taken it upon myself to make sure that your behavior is up to your father's standards in his stead."

"He wouldn't have wanted you destroying his property," I shot back.

"Did I or did I not keep the book in one piece?" There was a pause. "That wasn't rhetorical, Jessica. Answer the question."

"I'm not doing this," I grumbled. I tried to stand up, but Xemnas pulled me back to the floor, which wasn't hard to do since I was still readjusting to my legs. "Yes, okay? You didn't rip up the book even though you could have. Can I go back to my room now?" I huffed.

Xemnas stared at the wall. I could tell he was thinking. "You may. Let me help you," He offered.

"No!" I yelled. I sighed heavily and forced myself to keep my voice quieter. "No, thank you. I would rather go back on my own. I need to adjust to walking around anyway. I need to be able to withstand the force of gravity when I'm not underwater." I got up slowly and made my way to my room. Shortly after I made it out of the lab, Xemnas followed me. "Please stop following me." I made my voice as even as possible in case he decided to go back and rip the page out entirely.

"I'm just making sure you get to your room safely. Keep going," Xemnas urged.

I took several more steps before my legs gave out. Xemnas caught me. "I'm fine! Just leave me alone!" I shouted. My eyes widened as I realized I had lost my temper again. I wanted to preserve as much of my father's and Zexion's work as possible, and the thought of Xemnas destroying anything in that lab terrified me.

"You're very unstable. Please let me help you," Xemnas requested. He held out his arm for me to grab.

"I don't want your help right now. Please understand," I begged.

"Jessica, I do understand. However, I'm worried that you'll fall in this state. You are very weak, and I cannot have you getting hurt. Can you understand that?" Xemnas asked.

"If I fell, I would still be fine," I grumbled, but I held on to his arm anyway. I leaned on him as we walked back to my room. When I finally made it, I let go of Xemnas and walked to my bed by myself, where I practically collapsed from exhaustion. "May I have some time alone, now?"

"Yes. Do not overexert yourself. The Dusks are under orders to get you anything you need. Utilize them, and don't try walking around by yourself until you are stable enough to do so," Xemnas fretted.

"If I tell you that I'll follow your instructions, will you leave me alone?" I sighed.

He hesitated before answering, "I'll be in the Round Room if you need me." He left through a dark corridor.

"Where were you?" Luna wondered.

"The lab," I replied.

"You shouldn't do that to yourself. You're too weak for that right now. You have so many memories there of your father and Zexion," Luna commented.

"I know. I realized it was a mistake nearly as soon as I went there, but I couldn't bring myself to tear myself away from it. Luna, I don't know what to do." I started crying. Luna cuddled up next to me. I was grateful for my constant companion.

This chapter was pure evil and I thrived off of it.

Samantha: She'll see him in the next chapter. He's in a coma right now.