Alicia: I live!

Fang/claps/ Yay!

Alicia: I had a writer's block for the longest time and I finally got over it. I give you chapter three of this fanfic!

Fang: Griffin Alchemist does not own Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, but she does own the two characters Shadow and Nightwing. They are her own creations.

Alicia: Wow. I didn't even have to ask him to do the disclaimer. Weeeeee! I also want to thank all of the people who reviewed. My fanfics live on reviews.

Fang: And it seems that your Lords of Darkness fanfic is dying. It only has two reviews.

Alicia: Yeah and I was working on the fifth chapter of it. /sighs/ I guess since I don't have my second naga lord it will just die.

Fang: Do you really need a second naga lord?

Alicia: Yes. It's part of the plot.

Fang: Does it involve a.) rape, b.) death, or c.) both.

Alicia: C, but I guess it won't happen and little Orcus, Marik, Yamiwill be all along.

Fang: Orcus/looks at the readers/ Please R&R Lords of Darkness.

Alicia: MaybeI should just put Fang in the fic and let Orcus have his way with him. Anyways, read and enjoy.


Chapter 3

Zexion appeared beside his bed and watched Marluxia sleep for a few moments. He then walked over to his black leather couch and plopped down onto it with a loud groan.

A young wyvern walked over to him and rubbed his snout against his hand.

He gently petted him on the head. "Don't worry about me, Nightwing. Soon everything will be fine. All the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place," he said with a smile.

Nightwing looked up at him. (What if Axel finds out about your plan?)

"If he does, then it will be too late for him. Once we get rid of Riku and Sora it will be his time to die."

Nightwing nodded, then walked over to the bed. He hopped up onto it and curled up beside Marluxia.

Zexion had drifted off to sleep, but he awoke suddenly. 'Something doesn't feel right.' He looked over at Marluxia and Nightwing, seeing that they were both still asleep. He looked around one last time, before lying back down. He sighed softly and draped his arm across his eyes. He had started to drift back to sleep when he felt a weight on his chest and heard soft purring. He moved his arm. Blue eyes met bright yellow ones. He looked at the black cat as it looked back at him, with unblinking eyes. "Who and what are you?"

The cat blinked a few times, before answering. (My name is Shadow and I'm a heartless that has come to this castle, seeking the one called Marluxia.)

"Why do you want to see him?" asked Zexion.

(I have my reasons,) he said and started to wash his face.

"You better not hurt him. I need him to complete my plan," he said with a hint of warning in his voice.

Shadow purred softly. (Don't worry. I won't hurt him. He has been through enough already.)

Zexion looked at him with suspicion. "How do you know about what happened to him?"

(I just do. I'm different from all the other heartless.)

"How are you different?"

(Well, I am-) He was cut off by a terrible scream.

They looked over at Marluxia who was screaming in pain.

Zexion shot up, knocking Shadow onto the floor, and ran to Marluxia. "Nightwing, what happened?"

(He just started to scream. It's like all of his wounds are opening up,) said Nightwing.

Zexion pulled back the covers and his eyes widened at all the blood. He quickly pulled Marluxia into a sitting position and unwrapped the bandages. "My gods! Nightwing, get my deck!"

Nightwing nodded and ran off to get his deck.

Zexion took a rag and pressed it against the deep wound, trying to prevent it from bleeding even more.

Nightwing soon returned with his deck and gave it to him.

Zexion first used the blizzard cards to numb the area around the wound, then used the fire card to seal the wound and the cure card to heal the other wounds and the fresh burn. He leaned against Marluxia with a sigh and rested. He slowly closed his eyes and listened to Marluxia's breathing and heart beat.

"Why?"

"I can't have you dying. We're going to escape this place and become somebodies."

Marluxia shook his head. "I meant why do you care about me?"

Marluxia's question caught Zexion off guard. 'Do I care? If I do, then how? We don't have a heart. Does someone need a heart to care about someone?' So many questions were running through his head and the only answer he could give was, "I don't really know."

Marluxia started to chuckle. "I thought you had all the answers." He looked over his shoulder at him.

Zexion pouted, sticking out his bottom lip. "I don't have all the answers." He then got up. "Well, I guess you'll be sleeping on the couch now since you ruined my bed." He gave a loud sigh as he started to take the sheets off the bed. "And I liked these sheets also."

Marluxia got up and stretched. "I don't see why you like them. They're an awful color."

"Well, excuse me, "Mr. Pink Scythe", I have style and I happen to like those colors," Zexion said as he pulled off the rest of the sheets and groaned loudly when he saw that the blood had soaked into the mattress. "Just great." He placed a hand over the blood and darkness flowed from his hand, covering the mattress. When the darkness was gone so was all the blood.

"Why didn't you use that on the covers and clothes?" asked Marluxia.

"Because, if I used a lot of dark powers the others will feel it and they might think of me as a threat. I'm known as the "Cloaked Schemer" for a reason. I do all my work behind the scenes. Now, lay down on the couch and if you get any blood on that leather I will rip you apart."

Marluxia snorted. "You can't really do that… Can you?"

Zexion smirked. "You don't know what I can and can't do."

Marluxia gulped and slowly layed down on the couch.

Shadow took this moment to hop up onto him and sit on his stomach. He curled up and soon drifted to sleep, all the while purring very loudly.

Zexion shook his head and sat on the bed. He watched as Marluxia started to drift back to sleep. He sighed and grabbed a pillow that wasn't covered in blood. He layed down and sighed.

Nightwing climbed up into the bed and snuggled up beside him. "What's bothering you?"

Zexion let out a long sigh. "What Marluxia asked me. Why do I care? How can a nobody care if they don't have a heart?"

"I don't really know. I'm just a heartless. Someone also without a heart. Get some rest. You're going to need it."

Zexion nodded and soon drifted into a dreamless sleep.

Nightwing sighed. "Your heart is closer than you think, Zexion." He touched the heartless symbol on his chest with his wing, then touched the place where Zexion's heart would be.


Alicia:How did you like it?

Fang: What did Nightwing mean by that?

Alicia/smirks/ I shall never tell. Review please. And chapter four might take a few weeks to get up, cause if I had a writer's block trying to finish this chapter then I will have one with chapter four, but be patient and I will get it up. I will also try to get more fluff into it.

Fang: Will the age old question be answered? Will she update Lords of Darkness?

Alicia: -- /pokes him/ When I get more reviews.