Me: welcome to part two of Melodious Nocturne! I hope you like my creation so far ;)
Xemnas: creation? what creation? all you did was retype what they already know!
Me: there is a reason for that…so…be quiet! sticks out tongue
Xemnas: sticks out tongue as well
Me: aaaaaannnywayz….let's get on with our story. First: I do not own kingdo---
Demyx: Wait! Is this part of the story gonna involve Axel hurting me again? That was really mean…
Axel: stop being such a baby. You're seventeen now so start acting like one.
Demyx: sniffles you're meeeeaan!
Me: riiiight…back to what I was saying: I do not own Josh Groban or Kingdom Hearts (sadly) but I do own all the games, drawings/photos, and a Demyx plushie!
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Part Two: No Heart In It
Five Years Later
Demyx lay quietly in his room, awaiting his next mission. He propped himself up and leaned against the wall and sighed; clearly he was bored. Ever since Roxas left, everyone turned cold on him. Technically, everyone but Roxas and Axel had always been cold to him. Ever since that day in the basement though, Axel hadn't given him a second glance, leaving Demyx lonely in Castle Oblivion. Demyx sighed again and in one swift movement of his hands, his trusty sitar appeared in a cluster of bubbles. Seeing that he wasn't going to receive an assignment just yet, he began plucking out his new song. No matter how hard he tried, though, he just wasn't able to fill his song with emotion like he used to. His song had no heart; just like him. As he played the tune, he silently sung the lyrics he had made for it in his head.
Where has that old
friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won't be
long
Till he opens his eyes, opens his eyes
Where is that
simple day
Before colors broke into shades
And how did I ever
fade
Into this life, into this life
And I never want to let
you down
Forgive me if I slip away
When all that I've known is
lost and found
I promise you I, I'll come back to you one day
Demyx let the first verse hang in the air when he heard a quiet knock on his door. 'Great', he thought with sarcasm, his sitar turning into another cluster of bubbles, 'another mission.' He grudgingly got off his bed and walked across his room to the door. Demyx was surprised by the unexpected visit from the Nobody on the other side of the door.
"Axel?" Demyx asked cautiously.
"Ah, Superior wants to see us," Axel said, nervously scratching the back of his head.
"Uh," Demyx was about say something but quickly decided against it and only nodded. With a wave of his hand, Axel walked through the portal. Demyx stared after Axel in a state of shock for a moment before quickly following him into the portal.
When Axel and Demyx arrived in the pure white meeting room, they were met by the impatient glare of Superior; Xemnas. Demyx shrunk away from the cold gaze while the pyro gave a confident "What's up?"
"You're late, as usual," Xemnas said with a tint of annoyance. Xemnas glared at them for a few more minutes before asking, "Do you know who Number Thirteen really is?"
"Yeah, our partner in crime; Roxas," Axel said, so sure of himself.
"But he's so much more than that," Xemnas continued. "He's Number Thirteen. Roxas. The Keyblade Holder. He is Sora's Nobody, destined to become a Somebody again. If Roxas is to join Sora, Kingdom Hearts may be at stake. We must prevent Roxas from ever seeing Sora; that's where you two come in. Your mission is to keep a watch over him and make sure he never finds out his true identity; bring him back to us if you can. His memories have been erased as you have already know. He is in Twilight Town; now go. You're dismissed," Superior said, ending his lecture. Both Demyx and Axel nodded and left the meeting room. Once out of earshot of Superior, Demyx grabbed a hold of Axels arm and turned him around.
"Why did Superior pair us for this mission?" Demyx asked, knowing that Xemnas well knew that both he and Axel hadn't been on good terms these past few years.
"Superior naturally assigned me for the mission, but I asked for a partner; he let me choose who I wanted to assist me," Axel said, grinning wildly. Demyx was taken aback by this answer, but didn't show it. His face was expressionless as he only nodded for an answer.
"Come on Dem," Axel laughed, playfully punching his arm. "Lighten up a bit. Have a heart," he joked. Memories from basement slowly seeped into Demyx's mind, taking over his thoughts completely.
"I don't have a heart," he said coldly. A worried expression took over Axels once giddy look.
"Demyx, what's wrong?"
"Why? Why did you choose me out of all the other members? Couldn't you have chosen Xaldin or Saix?"
"Because I don't care about them; you're the only one left that I truly care for. We're best friends," Axel said as if nothing's changed.
"How could you say such things?" Demyx shouted. "You don't know how to care! You don't even know how it is to feel!" Demyx took in a deep breath, calming his rage. You only remember what it's like…you don't care; we don't exist. You've told me yourself," he said, his voice turning into a whisper. Axel now realized why Demyx was so sensitive. He had been so cruel to his friend; it seemed being with him was only hurting Demyx more.
"Look," Axel sighed, truly not knowing what to say. Demyx looked at the ground, not wanting Axel to see his tear streaked face. Seeing that he was going to get no where right now, Axel opened up a portal to Twilight Town. "Come on; we'd best get going," Axel said, pulling his hood up. Demyx pulled his hood up in return and walked through the darkness after Axel.
When Demyx walked out of the comforting darkness, he found himself in a dense wood. Rays of blinding sunlight shone through the woods roof. There was a narrow pathway that stood out most in between the population of trees. Curiosity took over Demyx and he decided to go down the path; Axel following swiftly behind him. They cautiously made their way down the dim dirt way, blending with the shadows. When they reached the end of the path, both Nobodies dove into the safety of the trees; a gigantic mansion laid before them. It looked old and unused, broken tombstones lie about the front lawn with vines creeping up the stone walls and a large iron gate to keep people out; or in. But this was not the reason they hid for in front of the mansion stood someone dressed completely in black; hooded cape, black jeans, black boots, black gloves, with the hood up. He was dressed exactly like the Organization XIII members, but did not belong to the organization. Within seconds of arriving at the mansion, both members watched in curiosity as the cloaked figure opened a portal of darkness and disappeared through it.
"He can control darkness!" Demyx shouted in surprise. Axel nodded in agreement.
"This is a surprise. Something's going on, and I have a feeling it has something to do with this here mansion. Demyx, stay here and keep a watch while I go find Roxas. Please?" Axel pleaded.
"Alright," Demyx sighed. Axel grinned a 'thank you' in return as he left to find Roxas, leaving Demyx alone at the creepy haunted mansion. Demyx decided to take a look around the now deserted area, taking time to think through. He felt awkward being around Axel again. It was the first time Axel had spoken a word to him in years. That on day, when he said that none of the members existed, Demyx didn't believe him; but now he thought different. After dwelling on the subject for the past few years and asking questions to a couple of the older organization members, he realized that Axel may be right. He didn't have a heart, therefore he wasn't truly alive. He was an empty shell; a Nobody. He mattered to no one and didn't really care for anyone.
"That's it," he said out loud. "I'm done with pretending to care!" he shouted, slamming his fist into the palm of his hand. He leaned against one of the many decaying walls, arms crossed and fuming. Demyx stayed there for quite a while, battling arguments inside his head and loosing miserably. He sighed in defeat and called upon his sitar to relieve his stress. Before he even played a note, though, he was interrupted by a shrill cry for help. Demyx looked up, not sure if he were just imagining things. When another cry for help emitted from the woods, he knew he wasn't. He was about to go help the person in need, but remembered what he had said earlier. "No," he told himself again. "I don't care." Another scream. "Not caring," he whispered, failing to concentrate on his music. More shouts. 'Not caring, not caring, not caring.' One heart wrenching cry. "Fine! I'll help!" Demyx shouted more to himself than anyone. "But only out of curiosity; not caring. Demyx began walking in the direction the cries for help were coming from; the woods. He cautiously walked down the narrow pathway, intently searching for lurking danger. Once halfway down the path, he saw a flash of yellow dart between the trees; a trail of heartless following close behind. Without warning, the yellow figure rammed into the Nobodies chest, showing thing the figure was only a sixteen year old girl. The girl backed away from Demyx, fearing that it was one of the heartless. She was wearing a knee length yellow dress with a thick white belt around her waist, her coffee brown hair was cut short with many layers with her bangs aimlessly falling over her green cat-like eyes that seemed to have small flecks of gold when caught in the suns light; Demyx found the young girl very attractive. His examination of the girl's attractiveness was cut short though when a heartless came out of nowhere and attacked her from the side. With Demyx's quick reflexes, though, the heartless had no time to hurt her. Five more heartless sprinted through the trees and Demyx finished them off effortlessly. Once making sure that it was clear, Demyx held out a helping hand to the fallen girl. She hesitantly grasped his hand and allowed him to help her up. They stood there in silence for a moment, the mysterious girl hanging her head shyly. Demyx thought best to leave and continue to scout the mansion, so he turned and began walking down the narrow pathway once again.
"Wait!" the unknown girl called out, grasping his sleeve. Demyx turned around, making sure his surprise of her speaking to him was well hidden by an emotionless voice.
"What do you want?" he asked in a voice to make the girl reconsider holding him back.
"Thank you; for saving me," she said kindly, smiling up into his handsome face. Demyx nodded and began walking again only to be stopped in mid-step once more.
"Aren't you going to tell me your name?" she asked sweetly.
"Why should I? You haven't told my yours, so I don't have a reason to," Demyx said more harshly then he meant to.
"Oh," she said, ashamed by her rudeness. "My name's Melody. Melody Singer," she said, once again a smile pouring over her perfect features. "Now you have to tell me your name!"
"Number Nine," he said, referring to his organization member name. Melody scrunched up her face in distaste.
"Surly you have to have another name other than a number." Demyx sighed, seeing that the girl wasn't going to let him leave until he gave her what she wanted.
"The name's Demyx," he said. Demyx couldn't help the smile the ran across his face when the girls happiness seemed to gain by his name.
"Such a unique name!" she said excitedly. "Thanks for sharing it with me."
"Can I go now?" he asked, his smile fading and his features becoming cold once again. He tried to turn again, but as usual she held him back.
"Please, don't go!" she said, now desperate. "I don't know where I am! You can't just leave me here!"
"Yes, I can," Demyx said, opening a portal of darkness. His curiosity for the girl was now long gone and he thought he should check in on Axel; Kingdom Hearts knowing he can never do anything right. He was a mere foot away from stepping into the portal when Melody whispered,
"Please, take me with you."
"Sorry; I already have a melody for my song," Demyx said, taking another step.
"Don't you have a heart?" Demyx once emotionless mood was now replaced with the anger of his past. His hands formed into tight fists and his body stiffened with his rage.
"Unfortunately for you, I don't," he spoke through gritted teeth, walking all the way through the darkness that proved his non-existence; leaving Melody with no choice but to run in after him, scared to be left alone.
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Xemnas: what a bore!
Me: don't make fun of my writing! I have issues with rushing into my plots…
Demyx: well, you did want to post the second chapter in celebration of you finally beating KH2…
Xemnas: yeah and it took her like what 22 days to complete?
Me: that's only because I was mentally challenged while fighting Xigbar…
Nicole: haha I only took two minutes to beat him!
Xigbar: yeah and she took a week and half to beat me. You must be mentally challenged…but you don't compare to Demyx
Me: why do you say that?
Xigbar: just look at him everyone looks
Nicole: uh Demyx, why are you tying a cord around your tongue?
Demyx: shrugs and manages to say boredom
Me: alrighty…while I try prying the cord off of Demyx's tongue without cutting it off, please review…only if you want to…flames are welcome! Thanks for reading! 3
