Me: Ok…:cracks knuckles: Let's see if I can get Icy out of trouble and finish this day at the same time.

Iciclia: Icy?

Me: My nickname for you.

Gale: How the hell am I going to get this yellow off of me?

Me: Be good and let Iciclia give you a full drenching?

Gale: …ok…:goes to Iciclia:

Me: To explain about Icy almost turning Sera into a popsicle…Sera's powers are connected with her mind, so emotions affect her powers somewhat. If she loses control over her emotions (See chapter 2), her powers act unconsciously, having a different effect depending on the situation and the emotions used. Iciclia was feeling very guilty and cold inside; therefore, her ice powers reacted and made her cold on the outside too without her conscious control. Basically, it's a defense thing. The shield formed around her when she was scared, and the ice formed around her when she was guilty and feeling cold inside. You know how you feel when someone discovers something that should have been kept a secret? It's that feeling multiplied ten times within her. This is the main reason why Sera needs to control her temper so often. You shall see the results of Sera losing her temper in a future chapter.

Sera: You sound like a schoolteacher…

Me: I've been herding kids around a hot open-air museum today. My brain is still in teaching mode, sorta.

Sera: Ok…plus, she doesn't own anyone in this fic except herself and me.

Me: Thank you.

When Sera entered the door to the dining room, memories of the previous days pranks came back in full. Demyx was eating a cold dinner of sushi; Larxene and Axel were sat as far away from each other as possible; Saïx was no where to be found; Marluxia had bruises all over his face; Xaldin also sported a large bruise on his forehead; Zexion and Vexen were nowhere to be found as well; Lexaeus had a large medical boot on his right foot; Roxas was minding his hair more than usual; Xigbar was mumbling something about a bad day; Luxord was shuffling his cards more often than he usually did; Xemnas was wearing a hood over his head. The blue-haired girl suddenly wanted to run and hide as soon as possible. Unfortunately, she was seen by all 10 of them. Hiding was not an option anymore. Sera bolted out the door as Marluxia yelled, "Get her!"

She ran through corridor after corridor, forgetting that all of the members of Organization XIII could teleport. A lightning bolt nearly hit her shoulder, but was blocked by a sheet of ice that Sera had summoned. Fire nearly scorched her hair, but she doused it out quickly. Sera slammed into a final door and continued running in The World That Never Was just as it started storming for the first time in years.

While the others (except for Demyx) were quickly soaked, the rain seemed to not be able to touch her clothes or skin. When the ground became muddy, Sera used her ice powers to freeze the patch of mud in front of her (enough to not make the ground hard, yet not slippery) and unfreeze behind her for some stability while she continued to run. After a while, sounds of pursuit ceased and Sera fell to her knees when she was in a dry cave on the other side of the field that she had run in the previous day. I'm never pranking all of them at the same time ever again. She thought while taking in deep breaths of air. When her breathing was normal, she sat near the entrance to the cave.

Breathing in the smell of rain, she wondered how she was ever going to face the others again. I can't go back to the city, and I can't go back to Castle Oblivion…Sera thought sadly. Reminds me of when I was 10. Nowhere for me to go to, and no family or friends to help me out. Ester wasn't kidding when she said that history always repeats itself in some way. Sera smiled a little at memories of Ester, the woman who taught her everything she knew about thievery, as well as some of the other subjects 'normal' kids were taught.

Before Sera was finished reminiscing, a portal appeared behind her. A glove- covered hand grabbed her arm and roughly pulled the blue-haired girl into the vortex. A few seconds later, she was in the center of a large meeting hall with high-backed chairs all around her with the numbers I-XIII on them. Every member of Organization XIII filled the seats except for Zexion. He was the one who had pulled her into the portal. The seemingly one-eyed Nobody then teleported to his seat while glaring at her crossly, his one eye seeming to provide the hate of all of the members combined.

Sera gulped quietly, and then looked down at the floor in guilt. "I'm sorry I caused all of this trouble for all of you. All I wanted to do was have fun yesterday; I'm kind of stupid and reckless on my 'Wind' days. I couldn't really prank anyone at home without getting myself beaten up immediately afterwards, so I just wanted to prank you while I could. I promise not to prank all of you at the same time again." She apologized. "And, I'm also sorry for running away. It's a natural reaction from living on the streets for so long."

Xemnas, still in a hood, was silent for a minute or two. The other members in the meeting hall who didn't know Sera's background were a little stunned. Sera readied herself for what she thought the Superior was going to say. "I believe you need to go back to your own world. It's a shame we couldn't use such a talented person as you for our plans." Or something like that. Instead, Xemnas said firmly, "As long as you understand the consequences of your actions, then you will be forgiven. You must help Vexen in his lab for a total of 13 days. One for each prank you pulled."

Actually, it was 11 if you combine the ones for Larxene and Axel and Zexion and Vexen. Sera corrected mentally. She didn't voice her thoughts aloud, though. The blue-haired girl didn't need to be in any more trouble. Bowing gratefully to Xemnas, Sera walked out of the room and went into the kitchen to fix up something to eat. Getting in major trouble, as well as skipping breakfast and lunch made her famished. As she was preparing a small dinner for herself, Larxene came into the kitchen and leaned against the doorway. Sera ignored her friend and finished her three sandwiches (all turkey with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and mustard). She then filled a glass of water when the Savage Nymph spoke. "You were going to tell us about your past, when?"

"I didn't say everything about my past, only the details that were relevant to my apology." Sera answered simply. "Some things are better left unsaid. I learned that the hard way." The water wielder went past the blond, only to stop for a moment and say quietly enough for only Larxene to hear, "Some things are also better left unknown." Puzzled, the female Nobody was going to ask more questions, but Sera had already walked out of hearing range.

After Sera had finished her meal, she dressed for bed and tried to sleep. Unfortunately, she had nightmares for the first time in years that night. A peaceful rest wasn't what she was going to get tonight…

Me: Uh, I'm being kind of angsty because that's basically Sera's past in a nutshell.

Sera: Of course, Reader will make me tell about my past eventually.

Me: In the next chapter, it will be a bit funnier because Ember is going to be there.

Ember: Better watch out.

Me: Also included will be people making fun of Ember because she looks like Axel.

Ember and Axel: Hey!

Me: Uh, gotta go again…please review:runs off: