A/N Brace yourself for part two!

-Chapter 18: Shatter pt 2, Betrayal-

I walk quietly, Riku and Kairi on either side of me, Demyx and Xigbar behind us, Sakura and Saix (his gun still trained to her head) is in the front of the procession. They think that she's the most dangerous one of us…and that's kind of true, her fighting skills are…

Well basically it makes me and Riku look like sissy girls. It turns us into whining babies…tiny girl dolls…pussies…

'Okay, okay, enough with the sissy stuff…I have to think of a way out of here…think, Sora, think!'

I look around, trying to see some kind of way out.

But there is none, even if Riku and I tried some wild rebellion type move, Xigbar and Demyx have guns.

'But that didn't stop Sakura…' I think to myself in shame; 'she fights and she fights…but no one ever helps,' I turn to Riku, his head bent. He made no move to save Sakura…he's too weak.

But I'm not weak. I can save her, I can save everyone; I just have to think of a plan…

-Namine-

"Uh oh…"

That's all I can say as I look around at the Organization members, they surround us from all sides. They're everywhere…

"Wrong room," Axel says with wide eyes. He tried to grab me and run, but Xemnas stops him with a simple click of his tongue.

"Now, now; Axel, you can't run. You just got here after all…and you wouldn't want your girlfriend to die while you were gone?" He looks at Larxene with a dark smirk. "She's too precious to die…aren't you?" The blonde girl has her head down, looking at something in her palm.

"What is that?" Zexion asks, stepping closer for a look.

"It's nothing!" Larxene says quickly, closing her hand into a tight fist.

"Oh it's…"

-Riku-

"…something," the voice of Xemnas reaches my ears. It makes me cringe, makes me want to hit something in blind furry…it makes me want to hide. So many emotions; triggered by just one person…an evil person.

The three Organization members guide us into a dark room, lit only by a single light bulb. The walls are covered in pictures of two people…one with spiky blonde hair, the other with soft brown; a man and a woman…Aerith and Cloud; both of them looking vibrant and ecstatic in their happiness. There are all kinds of pictures of them, the happy couple; but suddenly…Aerith disappears from them, the remaining pictures are farther away, of Cloud and his business colleagues; the smile on his face is gone, replaced by a cold and revolting scowl.

I was watching the news the day it happened…the anchor woman had been speaking to a broken Cloud. His eyes had held sadness…endless pain that stretched on and on, from here to oblivion. He had told the lady of how his wife, Aerith, had died last night, at the hands of a mysterious silver haired boy…

Xemnas.

The three organization members push us to the back of the room, where—

"AXEL! NAMINE! You guys are okay!" Sora says with a slight happiness.

But how long will they be okay? How long can we survive with a room full of murderers and mad men? How can we live when it's all about to end?

"Well, everyone's almost here…" Xemnas says, "Except…the guest of honor."

The black coated teenagers step aside, revealing a blonde haired man, clad in leather. He's handcuffed, and two men are holding his shoulders; Xaldin and Luxord.

"Oh…" Xemnas says, pointing his gun at Cloud. "I've waited so long for this moment…let me relish in it," he inhales, as if tasting the evil that he's about to commit. How can he just sit there calmly when he's about to consume an innocent life?

-Axel-

I stand there, frozen as I watch Xemnas about to do it…finally end it, finally destroy Cloud and burn Shinra to the ground. And all I can do is stand there, stand there and hope to god that he gets what he deserves some day.

I want him to die…that's the sad thing. I want it so bad, I can't stand it. I know that it's evil to want death, to beg for it…but I just do. I want him to pay for what he's done to me and Larxene, Roxas and Namine…all of them.

"This is how it ends…any final words, Mr. Cloud?" Xemnas says manically.

"I have a few," it is Marluxia who speaks; he punches Xemnas, right in the face. The silver haired mastermind spins in place, before falling.

A few Organization members; Zexion, Lexaeus, Demyx and Xigbar, move like lightning. They disarm the other members, pushing them to the ground; Lexaeus shoots me in the leg. A terrible agony shoots across my thigh, I cry out…

In the commotion, Xemnas crawls, to get his gun.

Just as he's about to grab it, Marluxia places a firm foot on it. "Here are your final words, Xemnas. Don't ever let your guard down. Do you hear me? But I guess it doesn't matter now."

"W-why, Marluxia…I thought you were my…" Xemnas looks up at his former companion with bewilderment. He can't believe that one of his own friends is doing this to him. That's what hurts him…makes him bleed.

"Because, Xemnas…the Organization is under new leadership. Oh and," he gazes down at Xemnas, pointing his pistol into the teen's forehead; "you're fired." He pulls the trigger, and the sound echoes all throughout the room, ringing and tearing and flaming and burning. I close my eyes, hearing a sound like squelching flesh.

Xemnas' head rests upon Marluxia's foot. The pink haired teen steps away, just as blood begins to flow about, in a thick and dark puddle or shining scarlet.

-Sakura-

I look around, at Sora, Namine, Kairi, Riku, Axel, and Larxene. All of them just stand there, eyes glistening with horror. What they just saw…it's…

Death.

Horrible, sickening, grey and destructive. It's the end, complete and final. And it has come for Xemnas.

This is it…the Grim Reaper, the big bad, the ultimate sacrifice…

"Subdue them," Marluxia says; a smile on his face. "It's almost over." He turns to Cloud, who has moved in front of us, as if to protect us with his body. "I guess I should complete Xemnas' final wish…to pay my respects," he smiles a twisted smile. And then I know, without a doubt…Marluxia is absolutely insane.

"You'll pay for what you've done," Cloud says in a quiet voice, "they always do."

I let my shoe fall from my foot, I wait as Marluxia raises his gun, I wait as he places a finger on the trigger…I wait a second before the shot, before I send my shoe flying. The little black converse sails into Cloud's head, and its surprising momentum knocks him to the ground.

The bullet collides with the wall.

I hold my ears, the sound echoing through my mind.

"How dare you!" Marluxia shouts, his voice breaking into a girly shriek on the last word. "We'll SEE how you like it then, you bitch," he points his pistol at me this time.

Now I'm out of ideas…I stand there, complete shock on my face. I saved a life…just to lose mine.

"Sakura, no!" Riku and Sora shout at the exact same time. But I try to ignore them; I close my eyes, willing whatever's coming to come.

After all the pain, all the suffering…after the enchantments and the spells…after all the emotions…it's finally over. I can finally rest…

"No, not again!" someone yells, just as Marluxia laughs in a sickeningly insane sort of way.

I feel someone tackle me, just as the earsplitting shriek of the bullet cascades into my mind.

I hit the ground, my eyes flashing open. There's no pain in my chest, no blood pouring down my face. Nothing, I'm completely unharmed…but who saved me?

I look up…and scream.

-Axel-

'No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!'

"LARXENE!" she is standing there, where Sakura used to be, her eyes clouded over with pain. Her hands grasping at a place near her heart. Blood is pumping down her chest.

"Why?" Marluxia asks, confused. "You could've lived…"

"It's what…friends…do…" she whispers, and her hand unclenches. It all happens in slow motion then, a black star falls from her fingers, hitting the floor with a small ping.

She falls then, her body hitting the ground with a thump.

"NO!"

I crawl towards her, pain shooting through my leg, cementing it in agony from where I was shot. I reach her, just as Marluxia and the others hear sirens.

"Boss," Zexion says, "it's time to go."

"Yes, of course," Marluxia says, distractedly. And then, just like lightning, the traitorous Organization members leave.

But I can't hear any of that…every thing is in slow motion, all of the others, frozen in place with shock. The loyal Organizers, getting to their feet…Larxene…slowly dying.

"No, please, no! Don't die on me, Larx. Don't you dare die on me." I meant for it to be forceful, a command to God, to let her survive, but it comes out as a whisper, impossibly feeble in this dark world.

"I-I…don't think…I…have a choice…no choice…"

"Please, don't…I'm sorry…I'm sorry I couldn't save you," I choke out, as tears begin to pour down my face. I don't even try to wipe them off.

I can feel it…an invisible fire twisting and turning in Larxene's chest. And it's being snuffed out.

"A-Axel…don't," she whispers, "I…love you…"

"No, no please…"

"I'm sorry…I just…I had to say it one last time…"

"Don't apologize…it's going to be okay, I promise…someone get an ambulance!" I scream out. Kairi hurriedly pulls out her cell phone and dials.

"I-it's no use, they…made it so there would be n-no…reception," I notice Cloud, looking at the dying teenager with sad eyes. He felt like this once…not so long ago…this is how it must have been like to watch her—Aerith, die…

"Hurry!" Kairi says, into her phone. Thank god, it's working, "We need an ambulance…"

"You're going to be okay," I tell her.

"N-no…I'm not," she tries to smile, but she's shaking far too much. "I-I'm sorry Axel…" her eyes begin to droop.

"Don't! Please don't! I love you! I've always loved you! I always will…" but she isn't responding, she's drifting further and further away…"God is in the rain…" I whisper, her classic phrase.

"C-Christ…is in…the fire…" she whispers back, her energy slowly trickling away.

"Hurry, get here fast, someone's been shot…"

A/N CLIFF HANGER ALERT! Sorry that it's so short. Yeah, this is the climax of the story. Gosh…I hope I pulled this off right…

Please tell me it doesn't suck! Well, I mean, be honest and all…

The next chapter will be the after math. You'll have to wait to see if Larxene survives in the next chapter. I mean, I know it sounds like she's going to die, but you may be surprised.

I bet you thought that someone in the KH gang (da good guys). But it was actually Marluxia who betrayed Xemnas!

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