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Chains

Demyx was a shell of what he once was. Within the one month that Larxene had refused to look at him, he had turned into the thing no one thought possible – emotionless. Heartless is what the Nobodies were, yet Demyx always acted with "false" emotion. At least… Everyone assumed it was false. What they didn't know, was that Demyx believed they weren't heartless, but that their hearts were locked. He believed if they tried hard enough, they could un-lock the hearts they had supposedly lost… And he had. His first year being a Nobody he was like them – emotionless. That is, until he tried to feel. And that's how he figured out that he wasn't heartless. For 3 years, he felt. Now though, his heart was once again confined to that bleak abyss of what the rest of the Organization called heartless.

Larxene, on the other hand, had not changed a bit on the outside. Sadistic, cruel, she hadn't changed. No one saw the change on the inside though. While Demyx's heart was re-locked and chained, hers was disentangled from the chains that had bound it in her 3 years as a Nobody. She understood now how Demyx had managed to be so genuine and… Well, heartfelt, in his everyday actions. What she also understood is how empty he had become. Now that she knew the truth about Nobodies hearts, she also realized how easily the process could reverse. Of course, her pride was double now, and talking to him, saying she was wrong or apologizing would be like mental suicide.

Of course, she knew that's what she had to do.

And that is how Larxene found herself standing outside the blue door with an IX plastered on at eye level. Standing there, she realized how awkward the situation already was. There was nothing she could think of to say that would keep him from slamming the door once he saw who it was. Normally, Larxene was not one to give up so easily, but for once, she found herself turning around, and walking away… Right as the door opened.

Someone coughed in that attention-getting manner, and she turned around, finding herself face-to-face for the first time in a month with the one person she'd really rather have avoided.

For a few minutes, nothing was said. They stood there, sizing each other, possibly searching for the right thing to say. So, instead of saying anything, Larxene did the one thing she thought overrated. She hugged him.

Demyx gave no reaction except a grunt of surprise. He waited… and waited… and Larxene didn't let go. Sighing in exasperation and slight annoyance, he realized that she wasn't going anywhere.

"What do... What do you want?" He choked out, finding his voice expressing the wrong emotion. His voice portrayed something not of annoyance, but of anguish.

"You." Larxene let go of him and took a step back, a blush creeping over her cheeks. "Not like that, that didn't sound right. Err... I… I'm sorry." For just about the first time in her life, she was at a loss for words.

"Whoa! Dude, did I just hear right? Oh my God! Luxord, you got hear what I just heard!" A bout of laughter followed this sudden yell from around the corner. Once again, electricity sparked in the air, and Larxene let out a yell that could kill. She turned and raced around the corner to see Xigbar and Luxord leaning against the wall, laughing. The laughter stopped as soon as they saw who was hovering over them…

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU BOTH!" Their laughter turned to nervous giggles, which turned into blood-curdling screams as they raced down the hall with a Savage Nymph right behind…

Laughter was still going on though, in the place Larxene had been standing before Xigbars interruption.

And just like that, the rusting chains around Demyx's heart broke.

End of Chapter 2

-Blackwind92