A/N: I need review people! Please, at least tell me what I'm doing right or wrong.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasies, and other anime that I mentioned in this story.

Chapter Two:

Two boys and one beautiful orange horizon. The day was ending, and the boys didn't want it to. They sat atop of a leaning palm tree that was planted into an island platform right next to their island.

"Riku?", said a boy with spiky brown hair and brilliant sapphire eyes as he leaned against the tree.

"Hm?", answered the boy with silver hair and light blue eyes.

"Do you think it'll always be like this?", the spiky-haired boy asked.

"It seems like you asked me that before, Sora", he began softly. "I don't know…to tell you the truth…".

"Oh…", Sora sighed.

"What are you two boys doing up here?", asked a feminine voice behind them.

They both turned around at the time and spotted a girl with shoulder-length reddish hair and pretty sapphire eyes like Sora's. She had a very small frame and looked fragile to them. She smiled at them happily and walked over to them. Riku, the silver-haired youth, hopped off the tree and leaned against it instead.

"Just looking at the horizon. Why, Kairi?", Sora asked.

"Just wondering…", Kairi answered as she took Riku's spot on the tree. "Why don't you two call it a day and go home?".

"I'm pretty restless", Sora said as he sat up, looking at the girl.

"As usual…", Riku muttered, making Kairi laugh and Sora growl.

"I'm going home now…", Sora pouted.

"What's the matter, Sora? It seems that you've returned, but your sense of humor sure hasn't", Riku commented.

"I do have a sense of humor still!", Sora whined as he hopped off the tree, facing Riku.

"Yeah, yeah…", Riku teased as he walked off, waving his hand at them.

"Hmph!", said Sora as he crossed his arms with a slight attitude, making Kairi laugh even more.

Sora watched as Riku crossed the bridge to their island hut and to the boats. Kairi jumped down from the tree and touched Sora's shoulder lightly.

"Come on, Sora…the sun's setting…", Kairi said as she walked past him.

Sora sighed and followed her to the boats. Riku had already took off towards their home, and Kairi was right behind him. Sora reluctantly followed behind, and the sun slowly disappeared from sky.

Marluxia entered his castle doors slowly with a huge smile on his face. Larxene followed behind with her arms crossed. They both looked around the place as if it were all new to them. They noticed that the white walls were never touched, but still looked aged a little. Marluxia quickly located a strange dark orb in the corner of the entrance hall. Larxene looked at him strangely.

"Oh, so you're just going to leave?", she said as she put her hands on her hips.

"Larxene…", he said softly as he turned to face her. "Look around you. It is dark and time to sleep".

She looked around and noticed that his garden of plants hanging from the ceiling and on the windows were facing towards them.

"So?", she scoffed.

"Are you that daft? You've been here long enough to know that my plants only face inside when it's dark", he explained.

"Am I suppose to care about the-", she said as she turned back to face him, but he was gone.

She sighed and walked through the main door. She was shocked to see a young girl with long black hair and dark brown eyes staring out of a window by the fire place of the castle. The girl saw the blonde in the corner of her eye and turned to look at her. Her eyes widen in fear, and her mouth hung open as she saw the angry look on Larxene's face.

"Who the hell are you?", Larxene shouted.

"I-uh-I…", was all the girl could get out.

Larxene instantly teleported in front of her. Rage was clearly written on her face. She snatched the girl by her white long night gown and jerked her towards her. The girl shrieked and tried to struggle against her, but it was no use.

"Tell me who are you?", Larxene shouted in the girl's face.

"My-my name's Rinoa…", the girl said.

"Hm…care to tell me how such a punk like you end up in this castle?", she asked.

"I d-don't re-really k-know…", Rinoa answered, shaking.

"Well, then…I guess you're really useless…time to die…", Larxene smirked as she picked up the girl by her gown and threw her across the room towards the fire.

The girl yelled loudly in fear and closed her eyes shut. Before she could reach the fire, something snapped deep within her. She opened her eyes and saw that she was hovering in mid-air right before the blazing fire. Larxene scoffed and smirked, crossing her arms across her chest. Rinoa slowly landed back on her feet and looked back up at her blonde attacker.

Marluxia stood before his room on the thirteenth floor. He pressed his palm against it, and it opened. He walked in, and the doors snapped shut behind him. He saw his bed in its usually place by the huge patio and walked towards. His steps were silent, and as he grew closer to his bed, he noticed a huge lump on it. When he got to his bedside, his blue eyes fell upon a girl with long brown hair. By the figure of her body and young face, he could tell she was no older than twenty. He leaned over her, and she didn't flinch or wake up at all. He lightly kissed her forehead with his pale lips, and the girl stirred in her sleep. Brown eyes fluttered open and fell on a pair of sultry blue eyes. Her eyes widened as she let out a loud shriek. He quickly covered her mouth with the palm of his gloved hand.

"Hush…hush…You are not in danger…", he said to her in a soft tone, making her calm down.

He slowly removed his hand from her mouth. She instantly got up and tried to run off, but he grabbed her arm roughly and threw her back on the bed before she could take off. She moved away from him slowly as he got on the bed slowly. He finally grabbed her arms, pinning her down on her back with him on top.

"Why are you frightened?", he asked softly in her ear.

"I…", she said as she felt her cheeks heat up.

"What is your name?", he asked.

"Le-Len-Lenne…It's Lenne, sir…", she stuttered as he smirked.

"Lenne, you can sleep here if you wish", he said he rolled off her.

She stared at him, confusedly. He only stared back at her with amusement. He sensed something about this girl that was different from a regular mortal girl. He watched her as she lay on her side and fell back asleep slowly.

Marluxia heard yelling in the distance, and suddenly, the door flung open. He observed as his blonde companion, Larxene, dragged a struggling black-haired towards him across the floor.

"You never told me you had other women, Marluxia", she said with a smirk as she threw the girl on the bed beside him.

Lenne woke up instantly and looked over. When she saw the black-haired girl, she jumped up and went to her, touching her shoulder lightly.

"Rinoa? Are you alright?", she asked.

The girl lifted her head to look at the face of her best friend, "Yes…I'm fine…".

"Look here, girl. Is there any others with you? I know that it's not only just the two of you wretches", Larxene asked with a scowl.

"Yes…there's eight others, ma'am. If you want us to leave, we will. We never knew that someone lived here. It was empty when we got here", answered Rinoa.

"Yeah, yeah. Save me all that sucking up and get all your little friends out of here before you just so happen to find them missing…", Larxene threatened maliciously.

"No, no. Larxene, let's let them stay. There's nothingness outside the castle walls. Where would they go?", Marluxia said with an evil look on his face.

"I'm sure that the witch here could figure it out", Larxene said as she pointed at Rinoa.

"I'm no witch!", Rinoa yelled as she lunged at her quickly.

Larxene lifted up her hand and put an electric barrier around her. Rinoa couldn't stop herself in time, and she landed smack into the intensely powered barrier. She let out a bloodcurdling scream and landed flat on the ground. Smoke rose from her body, and Larxene let out an evil chuckle.

"No! Rinoa!", Lenne screamed as she flew to the side of her dying friend. "I'll heal you!".

Lenne quickly put her hands on the girl and closed her eyes tightly. She focused all her energy in her hands as she brought them up and clapped them. A white light emerged instantly from her hands, making them glow brightly. She put her hands back on her friend, and she glowed white as well. The glow of her hands stopped, and so did the glowing of Rinoa's body. Dark brown eyes fluttered opened as she came back to life. Lenne smiled gleefully and helped her friend back on her feet. The two black cloaked people stared at them in interest.

"Rinoa, you're not a sorceress?", asked Marluxia in his normal soft tone.

"No, I am not, sir. My friend, Lenne, here taught me only to protect myself with a barrier. That's all", Rinoa explained, blushing a little.

"You may stay here, girls, if you like", he said to them.

"Yes, sir", they both said quickly.

"Larxene, you are dismissed…", he told the blonde-haired girl.

"Tch…", was all she said as she walked out of the room.

"Girls, you may sleep in this room, tonight. I shall return…", he said as he got up and walked out of the room after Larxene.

The girls sat down on Marluxia's bed, giggling loudly. They both grabbed each other's arms in a tight grip with huge smiles on their faces.

"Do you see the one with the brown hair?", Rinoa cried. "He looks handsome!".

Lenne's smile slightly faded, but it was still there, "Yes, he was. Rinoa, it's funny how you almost died back there, but you still don't quit talking about boys".

"Lenne, you know it's been years since we've seen one", Rinoa said.

Larxene was heated. Her pale cheeks were a fierce red color, and her eyes dulled over in a darker color. Her arms were crossed as she stomped down the hall in rage. Marluxia followed her silently as quick as he could. She never knew he was behind her at that moment.

"I can't believe he's getting soft on me! What happened to the strong, bag guy that I fell in love wit-…", she thought, stopping right in the middle of the hall. "Did I just say I loved him? Hmph! Never…He uses flowers for power for Christ's sake! Flowers!".

"Dear, Larxene…you should really think things through before making judgments", said the calm, soothing voice of Marluxia behind her.

She felt him grab her shoulder firmly and turned her around, "Marluxia…".

"Don't talk to those girls like that again. They'll obey my orders easier if you don't yell at them. That sorceress will be really useful", he said with a hopeful gleam in his eyes.

"What are you planning this time?", Larxene asked.

"What do you think?", Marluxia replied with an evil smirk.

"Let me guess…another plan to overthrow the obsolete Organization?", she asked as he nodded.

"First, we need that pesky Keyblade wielder and ask him where are their whereabouts", he said.

"Why?", she said, turning her full attention on him.

"I do not sense the rest of the members like I used to. I do not see in the locator either", he answered. "I plan to use the girl to go after him".

"What of the other girls?", she asked.

"Worthless, but without them, Lenne would be reluctant", he explained.

"Nice…", she stated.

"Maybe we could find our other two trusted companions, Zexion and Lexaeus", he said with a slight growl.

"Would you like to assign that task to me?", she asked.

"Sure…you can start tomorrow", he said as he touched her cheek lightly with his hand.

She felt her "heart" stop, but she refused to show any emotion on her face. He stared at her curiously to observe her reactions. She stared back into his cold blue eyes. He used his fingers to caress her cheek before he removed it and walked away.

She retreated back to her room. On her bed, she saw a silver-haired girl with a strangle purple oval on her forehead. She was snoring loudly, and it disturbed Larxene very much. She lifted her leg and kicked the side of the silver-haired girl harshly. The girl yelped as she woke up instantly. With quick cat-like reflexes, she jumped on all fours, looking around the room to see who kicked her. When her eyes fell on the blonde nymph, she gasped. She quickly smiled and hopped the bed to hug her. Larxene's eyes widened as she felt arms around her waist. Her arms were in the air, making it seem like she didn't even want to touch the silver-haired youth.

"I'm so glad you're here! We have a new girl to play with and be friends with!", she said happily as she let the blonde go and reach her hand out to shake hers. "The name's Silvia".

"Get out of my room!", Larxene shouted loudly. "What do you even think you're doing here?".

"I don't know, ma'am. I'm sorry, but I didn't know this was your room", she said shyly.

"Just get out or would you just like to be burnt into a crisp right now?", she threatened.

"But I have no where to go…", she pouted.

"Sleep on the floor or couch. I don't care! You're NOT sleeping on MY bed ever again though!", Larxene shouted as she hopped on her bed.

Marluxia entered the room, hearing the giggles of the girls he left momentarily. He gave them a fake smile as he approached them. Lenne blushed a cherry red at the sight of the brown-haired man, and Rinoa got up quickly from the bed. She chuckled quietly as she rushed past him out of the door. He came towards her silently and sat on the bed. She didn't budge and neither did she remove her gaze from his, until he smiled at her. She hastily turned her gaze to the floor. He smirked and got up from the bed, unzipping his long black cloak. She watched him from behind as he took off the jacket, revealing his toned, muscular chest and back that had her hypnotized. He felt her eyes on him and closed his eyes as he threw the cloak on a chain in the corner. Now the only article of clothing he had on left were his black pants that fit him perfectly. When he turned around, she quickly got up to run out of the room.

"We've discussed this before, haven't we? I let you stay in my room, on my bed, and yet you still run", he smirked as he looked at her, stopping her in her tracks.

She slowly made her way back to the bed and laid down, making her back face him. He got in the bed too and held her in his arms. She whimpered softly out of shock and fell asleep instantly in his warm arms.