A/N: Here's the next chapter. Hope you creatures enjoy it. If more of you guys don't start reading and reviewing, then I'm gonna stop posting chapters till I get at least two reviews. and that goes towards all fanfictions of mine. but a total of two reviews for each story u readers want updated, 'kay? and if u want to see anything in any of the stories don't be afraid to mention it in ur review. Now, onto WYG! ^__^

Warnings: Emotion overload.


Chapter three

"So," I said, "what do you want to know?" I said, wary of their true intentions.

"What we want to know is what happened last night. You were fine yesterday, and then I find you this morning tangled in your sheets, beaten black and blue. You know, you can ask for help if you need it."

I could hear the pleading in his voice, like he wanted to be bothered with my problems.

That was odd, even for Axel.

"Ok, but where should I start?"

I'll let him run this interrogation, for now.

"How about you start with last night and end with how I found you. Sound good?"

He talks to me like I'm seven, but I don't mind.

"Fine. At about 1 this morning, I heard someone open my door and come in. I was so tired that I didn't care and tried to fall back asleep. But right as I was about to, whoever it was picked me up, continually beat, dropped, and then kicked me, only to repeat the cycle. Finally, he threw me onto the bed where he-he-he…………" I couldn't say it.

Larxene got up from where she was and came to sit next to me.

She wrapped an arm around me and pulled me into a hug.

Then she did something no one's done to me since you died.

She rubbed my back soothingly and whispered calmingly in my ear, "Shuuuush, Demyx. You don't have to say it, okay? No one's making you. We know what you're talking about. Now, calm down. You'll be just fine, 'kay?"

At her last words, I broke down for the trillionth time in three months.

I was so lost in everything that I didn't feel as Larxene moved and was replaced by Axel's strong hands lifting me up for the third time in one day.

I welded my eyes shut with free-flowing, salty tears.

I was still crying when Larxene made a portal and Axel, still holding me like a baby, stepped through and into his room.

I knew it was his room because of the familiar scent of burnt wood and embers that you told me you always smelt when he was around.

I heard Larxene step through and close the portal.

Axel walked a few paces in a straight line and, after pausing for a minute, gently set me on his bed.

"Hey, Dem, can you hear me? You're going to sleep in here for a while, okay? I'll be back with some food in a little bit, but until then just try to get some sleep." I heard him use his most gentle voice that usually only Roxas heard.

After he had finished addressing me, I heard him and Larx conversing in quick, curt sentences and finally agreeing on something before another portal was opened and one left.

Whoever was still present pulled a chair out, sat down, and I heard slightly elevated breathing fade to a calm, monotonous, even tone.

It was so calming that it lulled me into a deep, almost dreamless sleep.

Or at least it should have.

If my life had still been "normal", I would be sleeping in my own room and last night wouldn't have happened.

As soon as I drifted off to sleep, a nightmare worse than anything in the world wraps its cold tendrils around me, slowly but surely drowning me in its embrace.

I screamed and thrashed as last night replayed endlessly for, what seemed like, months.

Vaguely, I could feel someone's hand touching my forehead and hear a voice shouting worried, wavering tones to anyone who could hear.

Finally, I didn't want to fight it anymore and let the nightmare steal me from reality.

Before I was stolen, I heard a familiar but bodiless voice scream "NOOOOOOOO!!!" and run from the room.


A/N: Who expected Larxene to be motherly?!? Next chapter to be up after conditions at the start are met if i go through with threat. R&R, please!!! And if u can spare the time, give that small Go button at the bottom a little lovin, 'kay?