Author's Note: Thanks again for the reviews everyone, and slightly by request, I've quelled my angsty muse and added a little happy to the mix. I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: No. I don't own Kingdom Hearts II, nor do I seek profit off of any of my fiction. It is simply for entertainment purposes alone, and not meant to be distributed at a price. Besides, who would buy this crap anyway?

There were always quiet moments in the Castle that Never Was, even when the Organization had all its members there. Some days Saix wouldn't be going berserk, Larxene wouldn't be screaming at anyone, and Marluxia wouldn't be threatening lives if his plants got trampled accidentally. Everything would be perfect and calm, and everyone would be off doing their own thing quietly.

Those days sucked hard.

If there was one thing Demyx really didn't like, it was silence. It was just so boring! What good was having ears if there was nothing to hear? And to a musician like himself, he appreciated every sound, even if it was just Larxene chewing him out for taking all the hot water for his showers. So what if he liked staying in there a little longer to sing another song? To have total quiet and calm was a horrible thing, and he wouldn't stand for it. Those were times that people would be doing nothing but maybe reading or sleeping, and what kind of fun was that?

Today was one of those days that Demyx felt it was his musical responsibility to make some noise.

It started out all right; Xigbar was walking past Demyx's room (completely coincidentally) when he heard the first few chords play out. He shook his head with a small smile on his face and went back to his room, where he could wait for the eventual storm to blow over.

Suddenly a blast of music filled the halls as Demyx played his sitar, full volume. A wave of irritation and amusement went through the castle as everyone eventually heard the Melodious Nocturne earn his name. Chords wove together to form a beautiful piece of music, and a few people listened as he sang along. Axel was humming along unconsciously, Roxas was doing his best not to tap his feet to the beat, and Lexaeus smiled as he set down his book to enjoy the concert.

Zexion felt the vibrations through the floor and was once thankful to Vexen for having the intelligence to sound-proof the lab, and he continued to read his book secretly waiting to see which one of the members shut Demyx up.

Others were doing their best not to maim the kid as he ruined their peace with another impromptu ballad. Luxord frowned as his card castle collapsed, Xemnas stopped writing as he gave an annoyed glance to the floor beneath him, and Larxene shot a glare that probably would have killed Demyx if she was looking straight at him. All three knew that someone would stop him before long though, so they took no action of their own. If there was ever a time for Demyx to feel relieved and not know why, now would surely be it.

Xaldin shrugged as the kid had his fun and went outside to train; why should he be bothered if Demyx was bored? Despite his usually short temper around everyone, he felt no need to stop him. After all, he was playing a good song. And Marluxia? He was happy Demyx was playing; his plants liked music and it helped them grow nicely.

Saix twitched in annoyance as he heard a muffled lyric through his floor, and groaned. He really didn't want to kill the kid - maybe just maim him a little - but these spontaneous rock star fits had to stop, and they had to stop now. He had a terrific headache and every passing note was making it and his attitude worse. He walked out of his room and down the stairs to confront Demyx, and probably beat him with his damn sitar. Saix stopped when he reached the kid's door, and actually had to stop himself from laughing.

Demyx may have had good intentions to make some music, but he certainly didn't think about what to do if someone came down to stop him. That much was apparent as number nine was dancing around singing and playing happily, only clad in blue boxers and a black t-shirt. He struck a rather dramatic superstar pose as he hit the last chord of the song and cheered for himself for doing such a good job.

He never expected to see someone standing right there watching him, and when he saw it was Saix of all people, he made a very strange sound of surprise and toppled over onto the floor in shock. "S-Saix! What are you doing here?"

The Luna Diviner gave Demyx a slightly annoyed look before replying, "I came here to inform you that if you didn't stop playing, you would be picking pieces of your sitar out of your hair," he gave him a once-over before adding, "But since you stopped I have no reason to; just keep in mind that there are others who hold the quiet very dearly, and wouldn't think twice about feeding your instrument to a wood chipper."

Demyx gulped and nodded, sitting up and holding his precious weapon close. Saix sighed and turned to leave, but glanced back. "Next time the mood to play strikes you Demyx, please put on some pants."

The kid flushed a billion shades of red and Saix walked away with a smirk on his face, not even remember having a headache at all.