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The Exception to the Rule
Chapter Six: Out and About
"Where were you Helena?" Xemnas asks me casually as I stood in front of his desk.
"Oh, out and about, you know."
"No, I don't. I've heard you've been slacking off on your duties."
"I have not been slacking off!"
Xemnas looks at me coolly show no emotion, fake or otherwise. "Where were you?"
Flashback
I'm standing in front of a large tower outside of Twilight Town. I had been looking for Roxas, by looking for Sora, and I had heard whispers that he had come here and had gotten some valuable information. I figured it would be my benefit to see what that information was and if maybe I could learn something about myself.
I walked up the large door and pulled it open. No one was in the room so I continued going over to the stairs and walking up them. I was gasping for breath when I got to the top of the stairs. I slowly opened the door and stepped into the office.
"Hello?" I call out softly.
"The Organization is not welcome here."
"I'm not in the Organization." I reply. I open another door and see an old man standing in front of the large window.
"I just want some information." I continue.
"You are very intriguing." I stop walking into the room and look at him.
"Excuse me?"
"You aren't a nobody and yet, and yet," he pauses for a moment then continues," You are." He says.
"What?"
"I think that a part of your heart didn't flee your body when you were attacked, but enough of it was gone to separate you, and since for have a very strong will you became a nobody, but as I suspect you dwelled in darkness instead of returning here, like all of the other nobodies did. You are a puzzle miss."
"I was found in darkness. Am I like Roxas, or I mean, Sora?"
"No, a part of you has moved on, but I don't think that you would fade, but rather be rejoined with your heart." I tilt my head and look at him.
"Who are you?"
"I am Yin Sed."
End Flashback
I look at him. "That is none of your business. Now if that's all Sir, I must go, unless you have an assignment for me?"
"The Keyblade Wielder will be in Hallow Bastion." He didn't need to tell me what I needed to do; I knew what was expected of me.
"Wonderful!" I bow mockingly before exiting his office.
"Sir, Axel has Kairi."
"He's twice the traitor then."
"He hopes to lure Sora in, using her as the bait."
"Well we'll just have to find him then won't we?"
"Yes sir."
"Axel, he's going to Hallow Bastion." I whisper into the darkness of my bedroom. I knew he was there. My comment was met with a heavy silence.
"Axel, meet me there." I whisper again.
"I can't do that, it's not just me anymore."
"You have Kairi. Axel," I said more urgently, "don't do anything stupid."
"Trust me, Helena, I have it under control." I knew he had left but I couldn't help but muse out loud.
"Do you?"
"Helena?"
"Yea, Demyx?"
"Are you sad?"
"….Not sad, but lonely."
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"Helena! You're not a nobody! You can be whole!"
"But why can't I feel anything?"
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I walked down the streets of Hollow Bastion with these thoughts circling in my mind. I had a bit of my heart. Enough to be different, enough it seems to feel emotion in extreme cases; but not all the time like someone normal, or not at all like a nobody, I was even more suspended in between the nobodies. At least they knew where they stood, me I have no idea other than the fact that Xemnas has kept me around for some strange reason.
I run my gloved hands threw my red hair in frustration. What was the point? Why did I stay when I knew that I couldn't be whole through Xemnas's crazy plan? And that the only way I could be whole is threw my own demise? I could hang with Axel. I wonder if he'll show or, if he'll do something stupid. I pull up my hood as I come down to the ravine and that's when I see Demyx.
"Demyx? What are you doing here?" I ask. He turns around and looks at me grinning sheepishly.
"Orders, I'm supposed to try and bring back Roxas again, and if he doesn't come back to take him by force and to give it my all."
"That's suicidal!" He shrugs.
"Those are my orders and I need to follow them."
"You're always talking about bending the rules, you and Axel that is, bend the rules for once and don't fight, he's already beat you once, what makes you think that he won't again?"
"Why does it bother you so much?"
"I don't want to see another friend leave." He smiles at me.
"I knew that you liked me!" I raise an eyebrow at him.
"As a friend!" He quickly amends. I nod and sigh.
"You'll be careful, I mean if you leave I won't have anyone to hang out with and my god what horrible thought, I would be forced to be around Saix more often." I say with horror.
"That is a scary thought, don't worry I'll be as careful as I always am!" He waves and steps into a portal that he summoned.
"That's not very re-assuring." I mutter and continue down the ravine. I watch as the heartless attack each other but cower in fear of me and try to get away at the same time. I glare at them and continue on, and kill one the heartless that tried to attack me while my back was turned.
"These are dangerous times to be walking around alone." I hear someone say. I turn and look at the somebody who addressed me.
"Only if you're a heartless." I reply coldly, because just as the heartless knew, I was the most dangerous thing around at the moment.
"Oh yes, especially if you're a heartless." She agrees.
"Who are you?" I ask coldly. I recognized her from one of my missions but her name alluded me.
"I'm Maleficent." I look at her for a moment, then continued to walk on.
"I suppose you are the one who made this army?" I say with out any interest.
"Yes, I plan to rule all of Kingdom Hearts." She replied dramatically. I roll my eyes.
"Yea well good luck with that." I say with a cruel laugh.
"I could use someone like you, you would be of more use to me than that buffoon Pete."
"Well sorry I'm not out for hire right now, besides I doubt I'd be as much use to you as you think. Go try and take over the Light, you'll fail like Ansem did, because the Keyblader is to strong." I watched her face harden in anger.
"Attacking me would be a waste of your time, I believe that you should be 'commanding' your 'troops'." I walk away slowly knowing that she might not be able to get me now but that she will do it later.