HnH: Don't we all feel sorry for Roxas? And, it's ok, hanyou-samurai. All you need to do is copy where I type in Naminé and in word document(or whatever you use), paste it and right click it and add it to your dictionary. Then, whenever you type Namine you just right-click it and click on the option with the accent! Or, if that doesn't work, just keep on pasting... See? Simple!
Daisuke: -between no's- Uh...not really...
Warning: Roxas gets ticked off...A LOT in this chapter. So expect some minor bad words...Oh! Some minor Riku bashing. Oh, I overuse the caps lock. Hehehe...
Roxas: -suddenly appears- Hey! You can't make me do anything! Because you don't own me, or D.N.Angel or Kingdom Hearts, either! OR Airplane! (I used a scene from that in here, and that's when I bashed Riku)
HnH: -sigh- I know...but you're just so adorable and kawaii! -tackles Roxas- Anyway, thanks to everyone reading this story, especially everyone reviewing! Dose are mah homies. W3rd.
Wait, I'm With Which Band?
Chapter 8: Silent Band
'Two hours. Just two hours. Two more hours. Is that enough time? Two more hours until I reach her..' That was the only thing that ran through Roxas' head as he looked out the window of the plane. Sometimes Kairi would feel jolts of pain, especially in her neck area. Sora was sitting next to her, hugging her and telling her it would be ok. They had called Seymour and told him to cancel the P.M. concert. He had sighed, and then he agreed, considering how dire the situation was. He told them he'd handle it. Hopefully he did all of it, because Riku and Aur-
Suddenly bolting upright, Roxas looked around for their red-clad manager. After seeing Demyx(he almost missed the flight) try to teach a sleeping-but-with-eyes-open Zexion how to play Melody(the musician thought that he was awake), Luxord beating Xaldin at blackjack, Xigbar try to explain what 'surfology' was to a clearly bored Superior, Larxene and Axel making-out, Marluxia explaining how many types of flowers they were and what types of conditions they live in to Saix who was clearly banging his head against the window, Vexen teaching Yuna about alchemy, Sora 'taking care' of Kairi(asking how she was every millisecond and asking what she needed), and Hayner and Olette discussing their favorite color. (Holy Calamity...talk about a run-on sentence!)
And Roxas was sitting alone, looking out the window and thinking about Naminé. It's not that anyone didn't want to sit next to him, it's just that he didn't want anyone to sit next to him. No one really understood why, and Kairi even offered to sit next to him, but she was afraid that Sora and Riku would kill each other. It was just that...Roxas felt like they wouldn't make it in time, and he didn't want to break down in front of his friends. He didn't see their manager, or the girls' manager! Where could they have gone?
'Naminé...I swear to every Kami out there that if Selphie hurt you, I'm going to kill her!' He thought angrily. He couldn't really kill Selphie, but he so wanted to...after all, hurting a girl was illegal and he didn't want to get jailed. But it would be so worth it... Oh, when I say 'break down' I don't mean crying. I mean like getting out his keyblades and massacring everyone.
Just like that, everything disappeared from his mind and he heard Naminé's voice. 'Roxas...please, help me...' Then, the noise clouded his head again. He looked around in confusion. He wasn't her twin, so why did he hear her voice?
"Roxas! Did you hear that? Naminé just called for you!" Kairi said, turning around in her seat to face him. He nodded.
"Yeah, she sounded really pained and I couldn't hear her voice too well. What about you?" He asked, sighing. "I feel so helpless...I can't do anything for her right here! How'd they get to Destiny Islands so fast?" He had asked that a little louder than intended. Everyone in first class(the gang and the Organization) turned around and looked at him.
"The thing about the 13th Order...they were very, very rich. No one knows who or where they get their money from. They own a private plane that only seats fifteen people not including the pilot, which is Ansem. They travel a lot faster than a plane with a normal amount of people, like this one." Xemnas said, shaking his head. "I hope you all know how to fight. Once we get to Destiny Islands I fear it's going to be an all-out war."
"All-out war? I can't fight! Sora, Roxas, Tidus and Riku are the only people who can fight! And Tidus isn't even here!" Hayner said, shaking his head. "I don't own a gunblade like Seifer or anything!" Xemnas thought on this for a moment, then he looked at Zexion who nodded.
"Use my weapon. I have no idea how to wield it, anyway. I am a strategic thinker, not a warrior." The purple/gray-haired man said, handing Hayner dual swords. One was a beautiful white color that seemed to have a pale glow like the moon, and the other was a brilliant golden color, shining like that of the stars. "My swords Luna and Stella. You'll know how to use them. They'll be much better in your hands than they are mine."
"You said you were a thinker...could you give us a plan?" Yuna asked, looking over her shoulder at Zexion, who nodded.
"I was conjuring one up while zoning out Demyx and his boring instruction on how to play his banjo-" Zexion was cut off by Demyx.
"HEY! HER NAME IS MELODY, AND SHE IS A SITAR!" He yelled, pointing a finger at him. Then, he looked back at Melody and started to rub her. "It's ok, Melody, he didn't mean it...Zexion is just a BIG, FATTY FAT MEANIE WHO HAS NO LIFE AND HE TAKES ENJOYMENT OUT OF PICKING ON POOR, DEFENSELESS SITARS NAMED MELODY WHOSE OWNERS ARE POOR, DEFENSELESS NOBODIES WHO LIKE SINGING HAPPY DAYS TO ANNOY THAT BIG, FATTY FAT MEANIE AND THEY ARE NAMED DEMYX! THAT IS CALLED DISCRIMINATION, AND I WILL PRESS CHARGES TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW! AN-"
"Alright, Demyx! We get the point!" They all shouted simultaneously. Which sounded kind of weird. In fact, they all did a double-take. Demyx could talk a lot if he wanted to. There wasn't a moment in the Musical Nocturne's life where he wanted to be quiet.
"I've got a plan, but my brother is a thinker, too, so I hope they'll just fall into our trap." Zexion said, and sighed. "Ok, here it is..."
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"You said you knew hypnotism, right?" Selphie asked, poking Zexion's twin, Ienzo. The only difference between the two is that his hair covered his left eye instead of his right. (I'm not sure which side Zexion has hair over, so I'm just saying it's his right) "Do you think you could hypnotize Roxie-kins for me?" Ienzo raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
"'Roxie-kins'?" He asked, shaking his head. "I need some object to hypnotize him with. I can't just say 'You will have permanent amnesia when I snap my fingers' like everyone thinks I can."
"Here! Take my pocket watch." Ansem threw Ienzo a golden pocket watch. "Remember, girlie, you keep your part of the deal and we'll keep ours. We give you Roxas, you get us Sora." Selphie nodded, rubbing the GIANT bruise on her left cheek that had occurred when Naminé had smacked her with her sketchpad.
"Don't worry! You can count on me! Oh, Roxie-kins! I can't wait to be together with you! Hey, where's Tidus? The sandy-haired kid? I didn't see where you took him." She asked nonchalantly, she was just bored and she didn't want to bug the 13th Order. They meant business, and Selphie didn't want to interfere. She had wanted to join, but she didn't have a younger twin so they wouldn't allow it.
"He's in Halloween Town. Eleaus, Briag, and Dilan should be taking care of Jack Skellington and whoever else lives there. That town makes a nice prison, you know?" Arlene, a white-haired version of Larxene, said.
"Oh, Arlene, darling! You're so smart! Much smarter than that creepy Ienzo! You're so adorable, you cute thang!" Said Marluxia's twin(wow, who would've guessed?) Arlmia(who had really hot, hot pink hair), running to Arlene and about to hug her when Dyme(his hair was wheat-colored) stopped her with his guitar.
"Hug her and you die." Dyme said. He wasn't at all like happy-go-lucky Demyx. Unlike Demyx, Dyme had never, EVER skipped around The Home That Never Will Be(that was it's full name, but they called it And Never Will Be sometimes), and he had never, EVER sang Happy Days before. He was more like some kind of morbid Axel or something.
"Oh, Dymie-wime! I know Mar would just loooove hugging you! See? I love hugging you! Not as much as I like sweet lil' Arlene there, but, still!" Arlmia said, hugging Dyme until he hit her over the head with his guitar.
"Stop. Hugging. Me. Now." He said. Arlmia started to cry and run away, wailing about how the world could be so cruel and no one loved her and Marluxia got all the love and the only thing she ever wanted was love. Not that anyone cared what she would say.
"Dyme, you're so sadistic! You need to be more upbeat-you should talk to Demyx more often." Arlene said, and Dyme just shrugged and 'hmphed'. After a while, Arlene spoke up once more. "Ienzo, what's the plan again? We ambush them at the airport or what?"
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Even if they found her in time, there would be no way to get the ambulance to the Usual Spot. There would be no way for her to get out of it. 'Am I going to die here?' Naminé asked herself, taking out her sketchpad and a pencil and flipping to an empty page. She wondered what to write. Should she write her will? No, no, she wouldn't...
Smiling a little, she tried to position herself so she could write in her notebook. Once she did so(with a lot of trouble, difficulty, and pain) she thought for a moment. 'What should I write? These may be the last words anyone will ever see from me. I should make them count.' Naminé thought once more, knowing what she was going to write now. She started to write, the words just flowing from her pencil. It was like she didn't even need to think, she already knew what she wanted to write.
"Dear Roxas,"
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"Ok, guys. We're almost there. Keep the plan in mind. When all else fails, just attack like crazy. Remember, we've got more people on our side." Xemnas said. They were all in Marluxia's limo, driving to an abandoned part of the island. Zexion said that Ienzo was against hurting innocent bystanders, so they would probably chose a place without any pedestrians. Everyone was wearing an Organization cloak except Sora and Kairi. (They had brought extra cloaks just in case)
"These things are hard to move in. How do you guys do it?" Hayner asked, looking down at his cloak. "And these things are so...depressing looking! We look like Goths minus the freaky make-up and hair. Well, actually, Zexion looks like a Goth. I mean, his hair his purple!"
"I prefer the word 'gray' or 'blue', even. This is my natural hair color, I can't help it if I look like a goth. " Zexion said indifferently. "And these cloaks are supposed to look depressing. Unlike the 13th Order's cloaks, which are white."
"Are the Organization's Cloaks supposed to have smiley faces on them?" Olette asked, looking down at her cloak. In the middle of it, a big, yellow smiley face sticker was stamped. Demyx laughed nervously when everyone looked at him, knowing it was something that he would do.
"That was my spare cloak...But the smiley face is super-cool, don't you think?" He asked, and Olette shook her head, looking down again and taking off the sticker as Demyx gasped and lunged towards her. "DON'T TAKE FREDDY OFF!"He yelled and Olette screamed.
"AH! GET OFF OF ME! YOU'RE WORSE THAN SEIFER!" She shouted as Hayner came to the rescue(like always) and pushed Demyx away.
"We've arrived. Everyone, get ready. No one knows what we might see or what we might face. Especially you two, Yuna and Roxas. It's alright if you break down crying if your loved one's are dead." Marluxia said solemnly. Everyone blinked. Marluxia? Not using his nicknames? Marluxia? BEING SERIOUS? The gang came to one conclusion: the 13th Order must really mean business.
"Alright...ready?" Sora asked, and saw that everyone's weapons appeared except for Zexion, because he didn't fight anyway. Olette had a magical bow, that if she just thought of having an arrow in her hand she would, Yuna had her staff, Kairi, Sora, Riku and Roxas had their keyblades, Hayner had his swords, and you all know what weapons the Organization has. If you don't, Xemnas has some type of rip-off lightsabers, Xigbar has his guns, Xaldin has spears/lances, Saix has his Claymore, Vexen has his shield, Lexaeus has his tomahawk, Zexion had his brains, Axel has his chakrams, Demyx has Melody,(his sitar) Luxord has his dice/cards, Marluxia has his pink scythe, and Larxene has her kunais.
They got out of the car. Like Zexion said, the 13th Order was lined up, and so was Selphie. When the latter saw Roxas, she ran up to him and hugged him. "Roxie-kins! I've miiissed you sooo much! You wouldn't believe what the evil police at the jail did to me! The treatment was so horrible, an-"
"Where's Naminé?" Roxas asked, pushing Selphie off of him as everyone around them began to take up their arms and charged at each other. Selphie shook her head, a look of pure confusion upon her face.
"What do you mean? Didn't you miss me more than that..." She was going to insult Naminé, but she thought that wouldn't be the best idea right now. Maybe she would get away with a minor one...? "Than that...witch? Who cares about her, anyway? She can't even fight!" Roxas seemed to twitch, wanting to just smack her across the face, but that would be way out of line.
"How would you know if she can fight or not, unless you fought her yourself? Tell me where Naminé is. NOW." Roxas was losing his patience. Fast. He didn't have time for Selphie and her mind games.
"B-But I don't know She, uh...fought Ienzo! I was just watching the fight so that's how I know!" She lied, hoping that Roxas would go and talk to Ienzo who just punched poor old Zexion in the face! (-collective gasp-) Then, Ienzo would hypnotize Roxas and she and Roxas would live happily ever after! Who cared about that dumb blonde anyway? She just got in the way for...EVERYTHING! Selphie smiled deviously as she thought of the wedding she and her dear Roxas would have...oh, he would look so stunning in a tuxedo...
"You're lying." He said simply. Selphie let out a gasp of surprise and tilted her head to the side, mustering a positively adorable confused look that she had practiced hours on. However, it didn't phase Roxas like she hoped it would. "Tell me where she is. Now."
"I really think you should talk to Ienzo. He was fighting with her last!" Selphie said, blinking and the cute look washing away from her face. No! It wasn't going to end like this! Selphie would end up with Roxas, no matter what it took. Even if she had to act and dress up like Naminé- she didn't care anymore!
"I'm not going to fall for your little mind games, Selphie. Kairi saw you two fighting so tell me where she is!" Roxas said. That was it! He had it with Selphie. If she didn't answer him he might pull a Saix and go berserk. Couldn't she see that he had absolutely NO interest in her? Selphie was actually scared. Very scared of this ticked-off Roxas. This Roxas was much different, much...more aggressive than the sweet, kind and adorable Roxas we've all(I guess I should speak for myself?) come to know and love.
"The...the Usual Spot. That's where she is! Roxas, do you hate me now?" Selphie asked, following him to the ocean where he turned.
"Do you even need to ask? What if Sora hurt me badly-very badly? Wouldn't you hate him for hurting your loved one?" He asked. Selphie blinked, but got what he was saying. She looked down, and waited for Roxas to dive in the water. Once he did so, she glared after him and clenched her fists.
"Selphie Tilmitt always gets what she wants! And no one tells her otherwise!" She sneered, walking away, maniacal laughter following her footsteps.
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"All My Love, Naminé." Naminé had just finished writing the letter to Roxas in her sketchpad. She sighed deeply, and placed it on top of her because of the small amount of water in the Usual Spot would make it wet and soggy and the words would become mixed and she wanted him to read all of it–not only that, but just understand it and appreciate it. Maybe not appreciate, but just...Hmm. She didn't really know what, really. She didn't want to die and leave everyone.
Now, she closed her eyes and waited for the inevitable. 'Who knows? Maybe death isn't so painful after all...' After a few minutes, she heard someone come and shout her name. "Naminé! Naminé!" 'Is that...Roxas? No! It couldn't be...Selphie told me that she was going to brainwash him! But it couldn't be Sora, or Kairi...' She thought.
"Please, don't die on me!" He shouted, then noticed her sketchpad and something was written in it. "Huh?...What's this?" He asked, mostly to himself as he picked it up and read the letter which she wrote to him.
Dear Roxas,
By the time you're writing this I'm probably already gone. I just want to thank you for everything. For being there for me, and...everything. I know you're probably going to go out with Selphie now and forget about me, but as long as you're happy, I don't care. I don't want to make you feel bad, but...I love you. I always will. I'll watch you from up in Heaven, so you'll never be alone. Please don't get depressed and isolate yourself. It's not the life I would like you to live.
All My Love,
Naminé
It was a short letter, yet, it meant the world to him. "No...Naminé! You can't go yet! I...I love you too!" Roxas shouted to her, then shook his head and clenched his fist. 'Selphie...I'm going to rip you apart for doing this to her!' But he knew what he needed to do. This wasn't some episode of The Key to Your Heart where the love of your life would just snap back into life.
Good thing he knew CPR. Roxas leaned down and started to perform it. He was kind of afraid he would kill her, since he had only done this on mannequins before, and not on real people. But it didn't matter. He was certified...after doing CPR for a good 15 minutes and getting nothing, he took out his caller-thing, and, even though it was wet and probably wouldn't function properly, he still pressed the red button that would contact Axel.
"Uh, I'm kind of busy right now!" He heard Axel shout in the phone. Roxas shook his head, Axel didn't even know it was his best friend on the other line.
"Gee, Axel, are you this rude to everyone?" Roxas asked, then decided to not let him answer. "I need you to get some medical supplies and bring them over here right now. I don't care if you're fighting, Naminé's more important!" After Axel told him he would be coming right away, he closed the phone and looked down at her. "I couldn't protect you...I'm so sorry!" He said, and then sighed, closing his eyes and thinking of something.
"It's...alright..." His eyes snapped open at the sound of Naminé's voice. Her eyes were open very slightly, and she sounded really weak.
"No, it's my fault that you're like this! Don't worry, the others are coming to help you! Don't talk right now, save your strength." Roxas said, and she nodded and closed her eyes. He saw her chest moving up and down so he knew she was still alive.(Not that he was looking at her chest intentionally, mind you)
"Roxas, buddy! I got the stuff you asked Axel for! Can you believe Axel was AFRAID of the water? I mean, I LOVE the water! It's so peaceful and the way the waves-" Roxas just zoned Demyx out, but he went over to him and grabbed the waterproof case that held all types of random medical supplies that any good First-Aid Kit would have. Demyx watched as Roxas began to wrap up all of Naminé's wounds and everything like that.
"Uh...isn't this all a waste? You're going to need to swim back to Destiny Islands and the hospital." Demyx asked, playing a little tune on Melody. Roxas shook his head and began to take off his Organization cloak. Demyx covered his eyes. "AH! AH! MY EYES! MY EYES!" He yelled. The 13th member of the Organization sighed. Demyx was SO immature!
"I'm wearing something under it, you idiot!" He shouted. Roxas was wearing his regular outfit under the Organization cloak. He placed(with much difficulty) the Organization cloak on Naminé...but, it didn't look that good on her. When she was at the Home That Never Was, he understand why she refused to wear the cloak. It didn't look bad on her, it's just...her blonde hair didn't go well with the black cloak. It was like looking at a mini version of Larxene. A prettier version of Larxene. Roxas shook his head, his mind clearing from his thoughts.
"Demyx...you said you were comfortable around water. I'm giving you permission to do this, so do you think you could...?" Roxas asked, and Demyx nodded and Melody disappeared within a mere thought. These days, everyone had that kind of 'power'. To make your weapon appear and disappear by will. It was kind of strange, but everyone within the Universe could do it.
"Of course, Roxas! I'm glad you trust me with your girl." Demyx said, and took Naminé and exited the Usual spot. Roxas followed. The only reason he hadn't taken her himself was because Demyx was a MUCH better swimmer than he himself was. Demyx could be an Olympic gold medalist for swimming if he wanted to, but his real passion was music.
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"You don't really want to fight us, do you? I mean, join us! It could be fun! And you and your girlfriend would be together!" Lea said to Sora and Kairi, avoiding a chakram that whizzed passed her and almost hit Dyme.
"No thanks. When Roxas joined the Organization he became an unemotional zombie. I don't want to get like that. Ever." Sora said, crossing his arms and shaking his head as Kairi agreed.
"I don't want to join you, either. I'm content just living my life without being in any gangs, thank you." Kairi said, placing her hands on her hips. "Besides, you guys are violent and ruthless! I don't want to be some thug! I would be some kind of masochist if I didn't hate you guys. After all, you hurt me and my sister!"
"That's true...but until you join us, or at least hand the girl over to us, you won't know where that kid is." Dyme said.
"That kid? Does he have sandy-colored hair?" Yuna asked. Dyme nodded, and then Yuna looked back at Kairi and Sora. "He means Tidus!"
"Yeah...and we won't get him back until one of your guys go over." Hayner said, he and Olette looking over at Sora and Kairi. In fact, all of the Organization looked at the two also. All of the Order, too! Everyone's eyes were on them, and it was a teensy bit uncomfortable having everyone's eyes on you. It felt like they were reading your mind, anticipating what you would do next, reading your soul, knowing your true intentions.
"So...you're saying that if Kairi and I go over to your 'side' and join your little Order you'll tell them where Tidus, the kid with the sandy hair, is?" Sora asked, looking over at Kairi and sighing a little when he saw her glare back at him.
"Sora! I'm not joining their stupid little gang! Ever! Nothing you can do will make me go over!" She said, crossing her arms with a stubborn look on her face.
"That's correct. Although with her, I don't think you'll find his location for a very long time to come." Ienzo said. Another thing they all noticed was that the fighting stopped completely. Yeah, sure, some weapons were still flying but it wasn't really heated battle anymore.
"Then..." Sora sighed again, looking over at Kairi who still had that stubborn look across her face. "I'm sorry, Kairi. Forgive me..." In one swift motion, Sora hit her over the head and she collapsed. Of course, before she hit the ground he caught her. Everyone gasped, not being able to believe what just happened. However, the Order looked happy and Lea grabbed Sora's arm and dragged him over to the other Order members. Then, they all waved(minus Sora because he was holding Kairi).
"He's in Halloween Town! See ya!" They all boarded a plane(that was conveniently nearby) and flew away.
"Well, that went well." Xemnas said, and everyone agreed.
"Yeah, but Sora hit her a little harder than he was supposed to. It looked like it, right? Either that or Kairi's a really good actress." Olette replied. Someone came up to them, and they turned around to see who it was. It was Demyx! Carrying Naminé? Wait, there was something wrong with that picture! Then, Roxas came up beside him. Oh, nevermind.
"Zexion, Naminé's not in a condition to fly. I'm going to stay here because she needs to get hospitalized. You guys can go to Halloween Town without us, and after you get Tidus you can come back here and get me and then we can go together to pick up Sora and Kairi. I know it's not a part of your plan and it'll take some extra time, but there's no way she's going." Roxas said, now holding onto Naminé. Zexion shrugged.
"It's Xemnas who makes the final decision. He decides what we do and what we do. After all, he is The Superior and the leader."He said. Xemnas' inner self pumped his fist. Finally! Some recognition! He wished he could hug Zexion right now, but everyone would think he was like Marluxia and he certainly didn't want that.
"Fine. Just wait at the hospital and don't go ANYWHERE else. Got that? If anyone attacks you, you have your caller and I trust you can defend yourself." Xemnas said, trying to keep his cool and not say 'HAHA! I'M SUPERIOR TO ALL OF YOU AND YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME! SO, THERE!'Roxas nodded, walking off. "We're off to Halloween Town!"
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"Oh, Kami-sama! You look soooo adorable, Axel!" Larxene shouted, hugging a very ticked-off looking Axel. Since they were in Halloween Town, they had costumes on. Axel was a rapper, and Larxene looked more like a sorceress than a necromancer. They all had their Halloween costumes on, and most of them were dull-colored, except for Olette's because she was a pop-star.(And her clothes were all sparkly and shiny and bright and flowy and stuff)
"Let's get this over with." Axel replied, clearly not happy with what he was. "They're holding Tidus somewhere. We should split up in groups of 5, 3 groups total. One group'll check out the graveyard, one will check around town, and the other group will search the outskirts of town. Let's meet back in three hours, ok? If you find anything, we all have our callers." They all nodded, separated into groups and went off in their merry way. Xemnas was depressed because he didn't even get to say the idea was valid...oh, well. Tough luck for him! Then, Axel looked around and glared at Zexion. "Hey! How come he's the only one who doesn't have a costume?"
"Simple, I'm a goth and that doesn't require any changing." Zexion said indifferently, really not caring whether or not Axel wanted to throw his chakrams at him and slice and dice him. "It's not my choice. We automatically change, we don't get to choose who we are."
"How come I'M not a goth?" Axel wondered aloud grumpily, hoping the Kami-sama would magically change his clothing. As long as he didn't become nude boy...He was ok with anything, really, besides a rapper. Did Kami-sama really hate him so much? Ok, so what if he burned down the stupid apartment! His neighbor didn't believe he was a pyro! It was THEIR fault!
"Would you really dye your hair black, gray or purple, Axel?" Zexion asked, looking at him. Instead, Axel pointed an accusing finger at Zexion.
"AHA! You admitted your hair was purple! You said you preferred blue or gray, not purple! Ha!" Axel said, crossing his arms. "What now, pretty boy?" Zexion looked at everyone.
"Did I say my hair was purple?" He asked. They were all about to say yes, but Zexion quickly handed them out five dollars each, and they all said 'no' simultaneously. Axel looked shocked, but he glared at Zexion. "Anyway, could you really dye your hair, Axel?" Axel gasped, then held his hair.
"NO! NOT MY HAIR! Never! You won't take it from me!" He snapped. Everyone started to back away slowly from him. No one ever knew Axel was that...obsessive over his hair! Sure, he had his fair share of fangirls like every other male in Kingdom Hearts(though, honestly, I have NEVER met a Marluxia or Xemnas fan in my LIFE) but Axel actually cared about his looks? This was new. Zexion snorted, shook his head and crossed his arms.
"Point made. Axel could never be a goth." The Cloaked Schemer said, nodding his head. Axel sighed, then shrugged his shoulders.
"Hey, at least I'm not a school girl who got 'her' hair put into braids!" Axel laughed, pointing to Vexen who growled. "What's the matter, Ice Princess? Scared to ruin your school uniform?" He laughed even more. No one laughed because the joke he made wasn't even that funny.
"AXEL, I'M GOING KILL YOU!"
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"Take me back, back to the kin! Take me back, back to the kin! All over it's better when I, I will return!" Tidus sang. Since he was born in Hawaii(remember, he moved to Destiny Islands in the second grade) he knew Hawaiian and 'kin' was like 'hood'. He was singing a song he heard once, and being in prison, it really fit. "I love the tropical moon and the lazy palm trees. Oh, take me back, back to the kin! Take me back, back to the kin! All ov-"
"SHUT UP! You're SO ANNOYING!" Dilan shouted, ready to strangle Tidus for being so annoying. "You've been singing the SAME EXACT SONG for the past HOUR! Don't you know any other songs?" Tidus shook his head and Dilan cried out in frustration. "I wish we kidnapped someone quieter..."
"If I be quiet, will you let me out?" Tidus asked hopefully. Dilan shook his head, and Tidus took a deep breath and screamed, "TAKE ME BACK! BACK TO THE KIN! ALL OVER IT'S BETTER WHEN I, I WILL RETURN!" Dilan held his ears.
"AH! MY EARS! THEY'RE BLEEEEEEEDING!" He yelled, collapsing to the floor and rolling around. Briag, Eleaus and Tidus looked at him with a very interesting expression on their faces. Finally, Briag and Tidus laughed out loud until they laughed so hard no noise came out anymore. Eleaus just looked at Dilan with an eyebrow raised. Finally, after laughter, tears, and puzzling/interesting looks and Dilan screaming some more, Eleaus picked him up and set him on his feet. He still had his ears plugged, but when he unplugged them Tidus started screeching again. Everytime Dilan would remove his hands from his ears, Tidus would start shrieking.
It went on like that for a long while, but the sight was so funny(although Eleaus didn't get what was so humorous) Briag or the Silent Hero's twin didn't bother to duct-tape Tidus' mouth.
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"This place is so creepy, Hayner! Let's just find Tidus and get out! I don't like it here!" Olette exclaimed, hugging Hayner's arm. Since she was wearing a microphone-headpiece thing(you know what I mean) her voice went through the whole graveyard and Axel, Larxene and Demyx looked at them. "Sorry!" She squeaked, her headpiece making it sound louder. Suddenly, they heard a groan and Olette tightened her grip on Hayner's arm and screamed.(which sounded incredibly loud) "Kami-sama! I think I interrupted the dead and their peaceful and eternal sleep!" She shrieked.
"Olette, calm down..." Hayner said, instructing her to take a deep breath. "If it makes you so worried, take the microphone off." Olette shook her head.
"I can't...while we're here, our outfits are automatically put on us, remember? I don't want to see what happens when we try to take them off!"She whispered, and shivered, holding onto Hayner's arm as tight as she could.
"Well, let's just check around here. We wouldn't want any mummies or zombies to get Olette, now, would we?" Axel said, winking to Xemnas and Larxene, telling them to follow his lead. He knew that Hayner wouldn't follow his lead even if he tried to beat the pulp out of him to do so. He just seemed like that kind of kid.
"Yeah...after all, I've heard that zombie's wrath are supposed to be really scary. Hayner, are you sure you want to hang around her? Halloween Town is known for some disappearances recently and I've heard rumors that the ground sometimes swallows people who disturb the Graveyard up! I'm sure they're just rumors, though. So don't worry about it!" Larxene said, even though all of it was a lie. It sounded completely true, though. Olette had bought it, too. It was obvious by the way she was shivering and(if it was even possible) gripping Hayner's arm tighter.
"Don't worry, Olette. I'll protect you." Hayner said, although he could practically suffocate because Olette was squeezing his arm so hard. He shot a cold, piercing glare at Larxene, Axel and Xemnas, who didn't want to blow their cover, so they said nothing.
"Let's just check around here some more." Xemnas said lazily, not about to partake in something he didn't issue. After all, Larxene and Axel didn't respect his authority. He let Hayner and Olette slide because they weren't apart of the Organization and didn't know that Xemnas was the figure of Superiority and he could get very cranky when people didn't listen to him. (Or call him names other than Xemnas.;) )
Olette gulped and stayed as close to Hayner as possible.(who, despite enjoying the close-ness, didn't want her to be scared of false rumors) She didn't want anything to come up and drag her back down into the earth, like Larxene said she would. Oh, curse these stupid costumes! It's not like she wanted to be a pop-star!
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"Huh? I hear singing! In...Hawaiian? I think Tidus is Hawaiian! Let's go check it out!" Yuna shouted. She, Xigbar, Lexaeus, Saix, and Xaldin were checking around town, and her keen ears heard some singing that seemed to be inside a building. She went inside the building she thought the singing was coming from(the other four following) and to her suprise, Tidus was behind bars shrieking a song.
When the four arrived, they raised their eyebrows at the interesting sight. Dilan was rolling on the floor plugging and unplugging his ears, Briag was laughing so hard he was crying, and Eleaus stood there, not knowing what was so funny. When Tidus saw Yuna, he immediately stopped singing. Eleaus and Briag turned to face their counterparts.
"How was, like, the waves on the way here, bro? Were they like, so totally tubular?" Briag said. Even though he and his brother 'hated' each other, they still liked to talk to each other. "I thought, like, you had to get over a tsunami to get here."
"We almost went under the waves, dude. It was so totally awesome! We were all like 'whoa' because the tsunami was so totally narley, dude!" Xigbar said. Lexaeus and Eleaus stared at each other, seeming to use 'silentology' to communicate. Xaldin was just watching a still rolling-around Dilan with plugged ears. Saix crossed his arms, looking bored.
Yuna took this as her chance. Her staff whipped out and she smashed(with amazing force) one of the bars. It actually made a dent(she smashed sideways) and Tidus climbed out. "TIDUS! I MISSED YOU!" She hugged him. Tidus' face turned crimson, as he was not expecting this. He hugged her back.
"I missed you too, Yuna..." Tidus smiled, though. The girl he had a crush on missed him...now he was kind of hoping he would get kidnapped more often. After all, this was a dream come true! Could the day get any better?
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Demyx, Zexion, Marluxia(unfortunately), Vexen and Luxord were checking the outskirts of town, looking for anything unusual. Marluxia was following Zexion around like a dog, Demyx was crying because his costume(the grim reaper) didn't have to do with having sitars. So, he couldn't call out Melody! (Aw, poor him) He wished he could switch costumes with Olette...but nooooo! He couldn't be the pop-star, now, could he? He couldn't be his life's dream, now could he? Of course he couldn't!
"Hiya, Sexy Zexy!" Yelled Marluxia, who was a gypsy/belly-dancer. Zexion's eyes narrowed and he turned around. Sure, he was used to 'Zexy' but not the adjective before it. He grabbed Marluxia's throat and began choking the crap out of him.
"What did you call me?" He asked dangerously. Demyx suddenly got over his depression and Vexen and Luxord suddenly thought that Marluxia getting strangled was much more interesting than finding Tidus.(Aw...poor Tidus!)
"Help!" Marluxia managed to say. However, none of the guys helped him. In fact, Luxord(being a pirate) poked Mar with his real, shiny, hook. Vexen just watched, mentally pumping his fist. Demyx also poked Marluxia, but this time it was his grim reaper's scythe.
Aw...poor Marluxia...
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"And this is our dungeon! Sora, if you would?" Arlene said, she had been giving Sora a tour of The Home That Never Will Be,(Kairi was still unconscious) and they reached the dungeons. Sora gave Arlene a blank look, and she sighed. "Throw Kairi in there! Don't worry, you can see her later. Maybe after..."
"After...?" Sora asked, a little hesitant to throw Kairi in the dungeon after what Arlene said. When they came to bail him out, he would have to be able to get to Kairi as quick as possible.
"After we perform our experi-I mean...after we...after we...after we hear one of your songs! Yeah, that's it! We want to hear one of your famous songs!" Arlene said nervously. Sora raised an eyebrow. Something was really suspicious about this place...
"Would it be ok if I put her in my room instead?" Sora asked. That way if they(meaning the Organization and the gang) came earlier than expected, he'd be able to get her easy. Besides, Kairi wasn't actually unconscious, although Sora was afraid he hit her harder than he was supposed to. Arlene sighed, but Sora looked so kawaii(more than usual, but not as cute as Roxas) that she couldn't say no.
"Fine...man, Ansem's going to kill me..." She muttered, then straightened and smiled brightly as if nothing were wrong. "Well, that's the Home That Never Will Be! If you have any questions don't be afraid to call any one of us, ok? Just...stay away from Arlmia..."
"Alright." Sora(somehow) finally found his way to his own room, and set Kairi down. He made sure the door was closed before he shook her shoulders gently. "Kairi? You awake?" Kairi nodded and her eyes opened. She rubbed her head.
"You hit harder than you were supposed to, meanie! I actually passed out for a few moments, there." She said, giving him a playful punch in the shoulder. Sora smiled uneasily.
"But you're ok, right? Oh, I'm sorry, Kairi!" He said, but was glad she was alright enough to talk. Unlike Naminé...Speaking of her, he wondered if Kairi if she still felt any pain from her twin. "Hey, Kairi, are you alright? You're not feeling anymore pain from your sister, are you?"
Kairi shook her head. "No...it's mostly a numb feeling. I don't think she's in pain anymore." Then, she closed her eyes and thought of nothing, like Larxene had instructed. What she saw made her gasp. "Oh, no...!"
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"So...we're supposed to record an album in Japan's studios while are bands aren't here?" Auron asked. He had Seymour on phone, and Riku and he where actually in Japan's studios. "So we're supposed to make an album to help calm the rage of Japan? Alright, sir...Right away!"
"Just so you know, I can't sing." Riku said, but then thought of an idea. "What if we made an album like..."
(A Few Hours Later)
"I'm proud of our album. Especially number three." Auron said, holding out the newly published album with a picture of them on it. "Making an album isn't as hard as I thought." The album's title was 'Silent Night' and the songs were...
1. Silence
2. Silence remix
3. Silence feat. Riku
4. Silence dance remix
5. Silence techno remix
6. Silent and Clean
7. Silent Slide
8. Silence (extended version)
9. The Silent Song
10. The Silent Song Song
11. My Silence
Each song was about three minutes long, except number eight where it was about six minutes long. Each song taped silence. No noise, no nothing. Just silence. And yet, people were buying it like crazy! Of course, studies showed that mostly girls bought the albums, but, still...
"Surely, girls like me better." Auron said. Riku gasped.
"DON'T CALL ME SHIRLEY!"
"I didn't call you that!" Auron replied, shaking his head. He never knew the teen could be this idiotic...he knew Riku doing rap was bad! Rap, standing for, Retards. Attempting. Poetry.
"Yes, you did! And I quote 'Shirley, girls like me better."
"I said 'Surely!'"
"Exactly! My name's not Shirley!"
"I know it's not! How can you name someone after an adverb?"
"...What the hell is an adverb?" Riku asked. They were fighting, and this time Riku was acting very...stupid.
"At least I can say I, surely, am not as dumb as Riku!" Aruon said, trying not to fight with Riku, but he was just acting like an idiot today!
"Now you're calling yourself Shirley?"
"What? No, I'm not!" Auron said, shaking his head and crossing his arms.
"Yes, you are!" Riku said, pointing his index finger at Auron in an accusing manner. Or, that's what he thought he did. What he actually did was flip the old man off!
"HOW DARE YOU FLIP ME OFF! YOU ARE DEAD!" Auron shouted, enraged. How dare he flip him off? Auron took his sword out and started to swing at Riku, who took out Way to Dawn and dodged easily. After fighting for five minutes and getting nowhere, Auron sighed. "Riku...may I be frank with you?"
"YOU JUST SAID YOU WERE SHIRLEY!"
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My line isn't working. -shrug- I'm sorry for the obnoxiously huge chapter, so I decided to put that little scene between Riku and Auron there as an apology. Actually, it was intended to be longer, because I wanted to put what was happening with Roxas and Naminé...
But, SHIRLEY, you guys can wait, right? Sorry for all you Riku fans out there! And...I have one(I think two...I'm not sure) vote so far. I need four(or three) more if you all want me to write a side story!
Shirley, you'll review? Please and thanks!