-1"Wooooow…" Serenity stood in open mouthed wonder at the sight of the large castle that dominated the skyline of the World That Never Was. "Do you two live here?" She asked Axel and Roxas, pointing at the aforementioned castle.

"Yeah." Axel responded shortly. "Let's go. I've got a bunch of stuff I want you to do. Want to watch Roxas?"

Roxas looked from Serenity's slightly insane eyes to Axel's completely insane eyes. "No. I think I'll um…take a nap! Yeah, I'm going to take a nap!" He slowly backed up the ramp that lead to the Castle That Never Was, before turning and running into it's dark depths.

"It's okay, Axie-poo. We don't need Roxas. We can have all SORTS of fun with just the two of us." Serenity whispered, trailing her hand up and down Axel's chest.

Axel shoved her hand away from him. "'Axie-poo'? I told you once, my name's AXEL. That's A-X-E-L."

"Got it memorized? I LOVE that line!" Serenity clapped her hands together.

"Bitch, don't steal my catchphrase! Even Roxas isn't allowed to say it." Axel warned her. "And what kind of 'fun' are you talking about? Unless you think washing my clothes is fun."

"What? I never said I'd wash your clothes!"

"You did agree to do whatever I told you to, right?" Serenity nodded glumly. "Well, I'm telling you to wash my clothes. If you don't want to, I can always open up a portal and send you back. Though I can't guarantee just WHERE that portal will take you…" Axel smirked.

Serenity sighed. "Fine. I'll wash your clothes." She suddenly perked up. "Ohmaigawd! This means I get to TOUCH your clothes! That's ALMOST as good as touching YOU!" Serenity exclaimed.

"Riiiight. Let's go." Axel said, before leading the way into the castle. Together, they walked past door marked I through VII

"Who lives in these rooms?" Serenity asked. Axel resisted the almost overpowering desire to set her on fire then and there.

"Other members of the Organization."

"Right. Those other guys." Serenity said dismissively.

After what seemed like hours of walking to Serenity (but what had really been less than fifteen minutes), they reached the door marked VIII. "Alright. We're here." Axel unceremoniously announced.

"Really? I was expecting something more…grand." Serenity said, staring at the otherwise unmarked door.

Axel looked from the door to Serenity. "Why?"

"Because you're my favorite, silly!" Serenity opened her arms wide, attempting to gather Axel into a crushing hug.

He stepped away from the overeager girl. "Don't touch me." Axel told her, glaring at Serenity while opening his door.

Serenity eagerly looked inside the room. Much to her disappointment, the room was basically bare. A bed was the only feature on the left side of the room. In the center of the back wall was a large arched window overlooking Kingdom Hearts. The right wall was dominated by a black dresser, next to another door leading to a mysterious destination. Axel crossed the room to the door, opened it, and pointed Serenity inside. Looking in, she saw a veritable mountain of clothes.

"I don't like doing laundry." Axel said, shrugging. "I hope you do Because you have to wash all of this. By hand."

Serenity, who had been dreamily staring up at Axel, suddenly snapped out of her daydream. "What?! By hand?!"

"Marluxia left a bunch of flowers in his cloak last time he washed his clothes. We haven't gotten around to getting the washing machine fixed. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have very important things to do. With that said, Axel grabbed a book off the top of the dresser, flopped down on his bed, and began to read, leaving Serenity alone in her task.

Alone, except for Roxas, who was busy in his room practicing his Menacing Glare on his reflection.