Title: Twist of Irony (Working title, may change later, authoress is lazy)
Catagory: Kingdom Hearts II
Genres: Alternative Storyline, Romance/fluff, Drama, Angst, Action, Adventure, Humor
Rating: T
Notes: Second chapter is here! A little more has been revealed. (Hopefully. XD
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Chapter 2

Kairi looked around. It didn't feel as errie and as dark as it looked. She felt a bit more comfortable now. Axel stepped up beside her. "We've got to make a side-stop first, but I promise I'll take you to see Sora, okay?" He looked down at the girl.

Kairi smiled and nodded her head a little. "Sure."

Axel started to walk and Kairi followed him. Though the place seemed endless, the male seemed to know exactly where he was going.

"What did you mean when you said we were both searching for someone we care about?" She asked after a few moments of silence. The redhead sighed a little and looked over at her with a forlorn look. "I'm looking for my best friend," He replied, waving his hand out a little. "His name is Roxas."

Kairi looked a little saddened. "I'm sorry," She apologized. Axel shrugged and grinned a little. "Nah, it's okay. You didn't know." He chuckled a bit. "Anyway, Roxas went out to look for Sora, but he got in a fight with someone and they took him, so I've been trying to find a way to get him back."

The girl's eyes widened. "Oh that's horrible! I'm really sorry. I could help you look for him," She offered. Axel looked over at her with slight shock. He hadn't expected the girl to warm up so easily to him. Maybe he had chosen the right course after all in not using agressive actions to sway her.

"Are you sure you want to do that? I mean, I thought you'd want to see Sora and all," He replied smoothly, hiding his surprise. She looked over at him. "Well, I mean, after I see Sora. I want to see him, see if he's doing okay. I'm sure he won't care if I go with you to look for Roxas,"

Axel winced a little inwardly, but shrugged on the outside. "Well, we can't plan too far ahead, it's not good to do so. But hopefully, everything will turn out that way," He said with assurance. Inwardly, he knew different. But it convinced the girl and she nodded again.

He halted and Kairi stopped beside him. "This is our stop," He said cheeikly as he summoned an opening and walked through it. Kairi followed him.

When they came out, Kairi was met with a strange site. The entire place was bathed in darkness, and eerie moonlight. The moon itself was in the shape of a heart. They were right outside of a large castle at that. Axel grinned a little. "Home sweet home," He said cheerfully.

She stared with shock. "You live here?" She asked with awe. The redhead nodded. "Yeah, me and the others. There was thirteen of us, but now there's only half of that. And with Roxas MIA, well, it gets kinda lonely." Kairi sobered quickly and looked at the place again.

Axel went on. "Anyway, it may be large and fancy on the outside, but it's rather dull looking on the inside. I liked the other place better," He said as he made a face. "At least that place had more style and appeal to it." Kairi laughed a bit. Axel took her arm gently and tugged her a little. "Come on, let's go inside."

Kairi nodded and began to walk, letting the redhead lead her. When they stepped inside, she was awed at how much bigger it seemed on the inside compared to the outside - and the outside looked huge. It was mostly all white inside, the window designs in an odd shape.

"This is our fortress, The Castle That Never Was. The symbols represent who we are: Organization XIII." The male explained as they walked, waving his hand towards the oddly shaped windows and at other things. The redheaded girl was amused at how dramatic the other could be.

They stepped into a strange-like elevator and it lifted them up and then sideways to another corridor and they stepped off of the elevator and walked down it, before turning left.

"Ah, almost there!" The redhead said happily. They walked down another long corridor, and turned right and this time they were in a shorter hallway with doors lining each side of the wall. Each door was numbered and they walked down to the one marked IX and Axel knocked on it.

Shuffling was heard from inside, and a muffled 'coming!' was heard. There was more scuffling and then the door opened and a blond with oddly cut hair and soft brown eyes appeared, he too was wearing a coat of the same type. "Oh," The male said before grinning at the redhead. "Hiya, Ax!"

The redhead grinned back. "Hey, Demyx. Could you do me a favor?" He asked. The blond then caught sight of Kairi. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Axel, who's this?" He asked. Axel looked a little annoyed. "The favor I was going to ask you about. This is Kairi," He introduced. Kairi smiled a little and nodded. "Hello," She greeted politely.

Demyx stared for a moment before grinning for all he was worth and took the girl's hand and shook it. "I'm Demyx!" He said. Then, he looked back at Axel. "Could you keep Kairi company for me? The Superior wishes to see me," He said.

Demyx cringed a little but nodded. "Of course I will!" He said. Kairi looked at Axel questioningly. The redhead smiled reassuringly. "I will be back, and then we'll go, I promise. But it's really important I see our boss, or else." He made a motion with his finger, dragging it across his throat.

Kairi's eyes widened a little before she nodded. "Okay, you'd better go see him, then." Axel gave a small salute as he grinned and turned. "You two have fun!" He walked down the hall again and dissappeared.

Kairi turned back to the blond and Demyx flashed her his 1000-watt grin. "So, do you like music?"

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Axel walked down the corridors, smirking smugly. Oh he was way too clever this time! He'd get Roxas back, and then they could go back to normal, and who cared about what happened to Sora? Their world was better off without him, anyway.

He walked down one of the large halls and opened the door at the end and strided in smugly, facing with another member in a cloak. Their hood was up and their back was turned, however. But Axel knew who it was by their aura and stance alone.

"Superior," He said smoothly with a low bow.

The figure turned towards him. "Ah yes, Axel." The voice was slightly deep and commanding. Inwardly it made Axel cringe, but he'd never show it to anyone.

"I've been hearing that you've been acting without orders of the Organization. I hope you aren't thinking of turning on us, are you?" The voice asked. Axel shook his head. "No, boss. Not at all. I just want to get Number XIII back, that's all. No disrespect to you, Superior; but if I have to do it without the Organization's approval, I will."

The figure chuckled. "For one without a heart, you sure act like you care. How very interesting." Axel made a face. "Being around Roxas made me feel like I had a heart. And I know it's the same for everyone else! What Sora is to the world, Roxas is to us, sir. Even I know you felt something when you were around him." He said, green eyes glinting in challenge.

Another chuckle. "Indeed, I did," The voice answered, before the figure walked over to a chair and sat gracefully down in it. "Tell me, Number VIII, how do you plan on getting XIII back?"

Axel smirked arrogantly. "Very carefully,"

This earned a loud, dry laugh. One without humor. "Your sarcasm never fails to...amuse me," They said.

Axel gave a half-head bow. "Glad I can please you, Superior."

"Very well then," The figure replied. "Continue your plans to retrieve XIII, but try not to let too much harm come to the Keybearer, for we still need him for our plans." The voice said, tone sounding sinister almost.

Axel smirked and bowed again. "As you wish," He replied smoothly before turning to walk out the door. On his way out, he passed another cloaked member and smirked smugly at them. "Looks like you failed to boot me out this time, VII."

He could sense the quiet rage boiling underneath the other figures' quiet demeanor, and he walked away with a laugh.

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Kairi was sitting on Demyx's bed, watching the blond play his sitar with lots of skill. He was very funny, and he was rather klutzy, but it sort of fit him. He could control water and had summoned these odd creatures that were white and wore pink, and they danced around to his music.

He kept her very entertained. She clapped when he finished one of the songs he had written. "You're very good!" She praised. This made the blond duck his head in what would be embarassment as he put a hand behind his head and rubbed his neck a little. "Really? You think so?" He asked.

She nodded. "Sure I do! I really liked it!" This made the blond beam widely. "Thank you! None of the others liked my playing except for Roxas and Axel. But Axel...doesn't seem to care as much now." He said.

Kairi looked at him. "Why's that?" She asked. The other shrugged and brushed the sides of their hair away. "I think it's because he really misses Roxas," He answered. "I mean, they were best friends. Attatched at the hip. Nothing coul seperate those two. Except for what happened and all," His voice lowered quietly and Kairi nodded in sympathy.

Demyx was smarter than most thought. He knew what to give away and what not to the girl. Obviously Axel didn't tell her that much, but she seemed to trust him anyway. Easier to manipulate, he guessed. Still, some part of him knew it was wrong. But since he couldn't feel, he couldn't feel the guilt that would be there.

He sat his beloved sitar aside and grinned at the girl. "So, what was Axel gonna do when he came back?" He questioned. The redheaded girl seemed to brighten. "He's going to take me to see Sora," She said with a happy note. Demyx winced inside. That wasn't going to be a plesant experiance.

"That's good. I met him, too. While I was looking for Roxas. I mistook him to be him and we kinda had a fight," He said with a false embarassed tone.

Kairi looked a little intrigued. "How can you mistake Sora for anyone? Sora stands out with most people," She said. Demyx shrugged. "Well, Roxas' attitude is different than Sora's, but just the spikes...Roxas has plenty of spikes, too. Except his sway off towards the right more, and he's blond, not brunette. But they have the exact same colour of eyes. It's eerie." He said.

Kairi frowned for a moment, and tried to visualize the person in her head. After a moment she gasped, causing Demyx to look up with what would be concern. "What's wrong?" He asked.

She looked a little shaken at him, her eyes were wide. "I think..." She said quietly.

"I think I've talked to him."

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TBC
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Sorry for the cliffhanger! Please don't kill me! The next chapter's already half-way finished. So hopefully it won't be too long until the next one comes out. Review please!