Destruction Hearts

Chapter 2:

The Thirteenth Organization

I had heard their names before. I really did not know what to make of them, they were dressed like us, and they seemed to know me. At least they better have known me, otherwise I would have had some more issues to deal with. We followed them into a strange blinding light, and it seemed moments later were in a mysterious city.

The city was strange because there was no real noise there. People should have been bustling about people should have been somewhere. As far as the eye could see there were just well lit sky scrapers. We followed the other three carefully. The blonde girl… Larxene I believed, was making eyes at Roxas and as far as I could tell he did not like it one bit. For some reason I did not like it either.

I felt a strange need to be near the boy, and an odd sense of safety when we were side by side. He had been so lost in his curiosity in the boy and his feelings toward him that he did not notice that they had finally reached a point of destination. They entered a large white castle, and followed their leaders towards a great hall where there were thirteen tall chairs, nine men sat upon them, each looking as bored as the next. Except for their leader who looked exceptionally handsome in a regal sort of manner. They all seemed to wake up at the entrance of us though.

"Axel!" The leader shouted and I instinctively bowed. He had a twisted grin, something that made you feel dissatisfied at the very look of it. "It looks like when you disobeyed it worked out in your favor. For once. The heartless, those creatures that attacked your young friend." He made a sweeping hand motion to indicate Roxas, as if I was a fool.

"Yes sir. Thank you sir." I said. I was degraded. No wonder I hated this guy. I didn't think I knew him very well, but I knew we had butted heads before.

"Hah. You look so pitiful Axel! Groveling before us like a weak fool." Larxene was smirking at me from above. I would take humiliation from the leader, but not from a subordinate.

In one sweeping movement I jammed my blades into her gut, they were set ablaze so that no blood fell to the ground. She screamed in agony and I made the blades disappear. There were two very large wounds where they had been.

"Leraxene." The leader spoke coldly. "How can you make fun of Axel when he has brought us this, our thirteenth member." Again he motioned to Roxas, the whole room erupted in a noisy chatter. The leader raised his hand and everyone immediately stopped talking.

"My name is Xemnas, and we are the Thirteenth Organization." The room had a stillness, Larxene was still in a ball sobbing quietly into her robes. Roxas looked unimpressed by what was going on. "I have great plans for you my child. Wonderful and interesting things for you to do. You see you are the key to our grand plan."

This is when Roxas broke the silence that he had so well kept. "What exactly is this 'plan'?" His voice was cold and fairly annoyed. "Am I to benefit from this 'plan' or are you and your eleven followers just going to benefit." This time anger was in his voice. Suddenly his two blades appeared in his hands. He jumped up to the area where the regal looking man sat. The blades were held to the mans neck and everyone except me and Larxene who was still sobbing.

"I am sorry I did not tell you this sooner. I see you have Axels temper, Roxas." He said, his voice as calm and dead as Roxas's had been. "You see we are all what the normal world calls 'nobodies.' Nobodies my dear boy are souls so strong they had to manifest into solid bodies when an abnormal enemy claims the body and heart. In this case this abnormality is a creature called a heartless. However it takes a very powerful heart to wield the weapons you wield." He looked at the blades, now quivering in Roxas's hands.

"Where you come in with your weapons is simple. You kill the endless amounts of heartless who come for your blades. This will be easy, and if difficult Axel will help you. When the hearts are freed they will form a pure kingdom. Based off of the emotions of the heart. We will become whole again, we will be humans finally." I should have been offended by the fact that he had appointed me to a job he thought I had no desire to do. I did not mind though.

Roxas climbed down and stood beside me. "I will accept this task." His voice had an odd confidence to it. I thought it was a façade.

"Good, now off to bed. Go up a couple of flights of stairs and you will find your rooms." Xemnas waved his arm towards a flight of stairs that seemed to strangely appear out of nowhere. "Meeting adjourned."

We walked silently to our rooms, and when Roxas got to his, he stopped. "Axel. Please, stay with me tonight." His voice was shaky.

"Sure." My voice was oddly excited. He smiled and opened his door. The room was spacious. He shut the door and locked it. I began rummaging about for pajamas. There was only a pair for him. I decided it was best to sleep in my robes.

Then I heard some sobbing. It was Roxas. He was crying softly. I heard him whimper and I could not bear it. He did not deserve to cry. He was the only one in that room that was innocent. It sounded like he had just been created. This task was to much for him.

I walked up to him and sat beside him on the ground. "Hey, are you okay?" I asked. He shook his head. His face was wet with tears. He was sobbing hard now, and even sniffling a bit.

"I am so scared Axel!" His voice was cracking at an alarming rate. He was shaking and sobbing so hard that I did the only thing that I could think of. I held him. I held him for almost an hour before he finally moved to his bed. I helped him there and began to get ready for a night on the floor. "Please Axel. Don't leave now. Hold me until I fall asleep, stay with me in bed tonight."

I obliged. It was nice, warm. I held him comfortably in my arms. He kissed me on the cheek, snuggled up to me and was out cold in minutes. I however was not so lucky. What was his reasoning for kissing me on the cheek? Why was I so attracted to him? Was this really attraction? Could a heartless being have emotion? I finally fell asleep, after pondering these questions well after midnight.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update folks. Things are busy even in summer. I will try and update quicker next time. Promise

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Mr. Flourish