A/N: Alright well here's the next chapter. Its not as long as the last one, but its still pretty long. Anyway, enjoy!!

Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts is not mine.


Lexi sighed as she laid on her bed, staring at the ceiling. For some reason, she couldn't stop thinking about that boy Riku.

She had gotten back from her mission with Marluxia not too long ago, and decided to let her partner explain everything to Xemnas and Saix. She didn't know what her father would do with the girl, but she hoped he didn't hurt her or anything. And she would have stayed to find out, but she really didn't want to deal with Saix's looks any more than she had to.

But back to what was really bothering her…..Riku. She couldn't get him out of her mind. He interested her greatly, since she had never met another darkness user before. Plus….she really wanted to see if his eyes were as beautiful as the rest of his face. Sure it was dark, and she couldn't see very well, but from what she could see, well, she didn't hate it that's for sure.

"Why can't I stop thinking about him?" she groaned quietly, placing her arm over her face.

Hearing a knock on her door, Lexi moved her arm slightly as it opened and Roxas walked in. "Hey Lex, you hungry?" the boy stopped, seeing the way she was laying. "Are you alright?"

Lexi smiled and stood up. "Yeah. Don't worry." She walked over to the door and walked out, with Roxas following her.

"You sure?" he asked sounding concerned. Lexi was used to the fake emotions of the others around, since she's lived with a Nobody all her life, but it still confused her sometimes how they don't have emotions but then they can seem so emotional.

"Really I'm fine!" she said smiling at her friend. "I was just thinking…." She looked down at the ground as they walked. "…Do you know that boy….Riku?"

She sensed Roxas tense beside her, and when she looked up he was looking straight ahead. "Well….not really. I mean, the others know more about him than me. Apparently he caused a lot of trouble at Castle Oblivion." He looked at her confused. "Why do you want to know?"

Lexi shrugged and looked ahead again. "Just wondering is all." She could feel Roxas' eyes on her, and knew he didn't believe her for a second, so she decided to change the subject. "Do you know what happened to that girl Marluxia and I brought back?"

Roxas sighed. "They took her to the dungeon."

"What?!" Lexi said shocked, not liking that. Why would they throw her in the dungeon?

"Yeah. I guess Xemnas said she needs to be down there until we can get her to cooperate with us."

Lexi couldn't believe her father would do something like that! Ok so…maybe she could. But still…..she didn't like the fact that that poor girl was down there all alone. However, her thoughts were short lived, as Roxas opened the kitchen doors. Lexi sighed, deciding she'd talk about it with her father later, and followed her friend in, feeling her stomach growl.


Kurai had woken up not long ago, and found herself in a cold, dark cell. Needless to say, she was less than happy about this. Unfortunately, when she tried to use her powers to break free, she couldn't. Her powers didn't work at all, which just pissed her off even more.

"It's useless. You're just going to waste what little energy you have." A voice sneered, and Kurai glared up at the person as they walked up to the cell.

It was another girl, with short blonde hair that was partly in two small pigtails. She was carrying a tray with a cup of water and a bowl of something hot, but she looked completely annoyed at having to be there.

"Who the hell are you?" Kurai asked angrily, before noticing the black cloak the girl was wearing. That's when the memories flooded back to her. Searching the Radiant Gardens, being attacked by a sissy boy with pink hair, another girl showing up, then everything was blank. She let out a loud curse, causing the other girl to laugh.

"I guess you know where you are." She said opening the door and setting the tray down none too gently, so some of the water spilled. "Now eat up. Superior wants yo-"

However she didn't have time to finish, since Kurai had quickly grabbed her and slammed her into the wall of the cell. Suddenly she made a mad dash for the door, but as soon as she stepped out, she was thrown back in by some unseen force, and shocked quite powerfully. She fell back to the floor with a yell of pain, as the other girl stood up glaring.

"There's no way to escape from here." she said angrily. "You can't get out with the special barriers we set up. Now eat if you want to stay alive, not that I care either way." She walked quickly to the door before shutting it. After glaring at Kurai one more time, she walked off, or more like stormed off.

Kurai stared after her, glaring angrily. So there was no way to escape huh? Well she'd find a way, no matter what it took. There was no way in hell she was staying in this God forsaken cell for the rest of her life. She just had to wait for the right opportunity, and when it came, that's when she'd strike.


Lexi walked into the main room, only to hear Larxene complaining about something. The girl tuned this out however, since the Savage Nymph always complained about something or the other. Besides, she had something more important to do anyway.

Looking around for someone she wanted to talk to, she noticed none of her friends were in the room. She knew Axel was on a mission, and Roxas left after the two had finished eating, and Demyx was no where to be found. So she had to ask one of the other members, who all hated her. Taking a deep breath, she slowly walked over to Xaldin, who was reading something.

"Um….Xaldin?" she asked quietly. Out of all the members, he was probably one of the more scarier ones. Said Nobody glanced up annoyed, before looking back at his book. Not getting an answer, Lexi decided to just ask. "Do you know where my father is?"

Again she didn't get an answer. She knew not many of the others liked her, but she never understood why. She figured maybe it was because she had half a heart, when they had none. But sometimes, she'd rather have no heart at all, if it meant she wouldn't feel so upset at the end of the day after all the others had basically shunned her.

"Please Xaldin?" she asked again politely. "I really need to speak with him."

"He's in his room."

Lexi looked up shocked to see Xigbar walk past her and sit next to Xaldin on the couch. Xigbar always confused her. One minute he'd act like he didn't give a damn about her, then the next he was acting like they were friends.

The girl smiled grateful. "Thank you Xigbar!" she bowed slightly in respect-which she normally did to all of the members, even the ones who were really mean-before turning and walking quickly out of the room.


Maybe I could find a way to break the wall….Kurai thought as she sat in the back of the cell. She was contemplating ways to break out, but nothing was coming up. She sighed giving up on her latest idea, after realizing without her powers or her axe, she wouldn't be able to break down the wall or anything else for that matter. She was strong, but not that strong. "Dammit!" she yelled angrily.

Kurai froze, as she heard a door open. She watched quietly as footsteps came closer and closer, until someone came into view. This time however it was a boy, around her age, with light brown hair in a mullet, looking pretty scared. Seeing this, she glared at him, smirking when the boy flinched back.

"H-Here's some…more f-food…" he said nervously. Demyx didn't know why they sent him down here. Probably as a joke or something. It was obvious if anyone should come down and be near this girl it should be someone like Lexaeus or Xaldin. Not him, the wimpy one of the group.

Kurai watched as he slowly opened the door. She didn't try to run this time, not wanting a repeat of the pain from before. "What do you want with me?" she asked angrily as Demyx set the food on the ground.

He jumped slightly at her voice, but was able to stop the water from falling by putting his hand out, causing the water to freeze in midair. Kurai's eyes widened as he drew the water back into the cup. So she was the only one who couldn't use her powers down here? That was a useful tip. Maybe….

"Hey. You." She said harshly.

Demyx gulped and glanced at her nervously, stopping at the door. "Y-Yes?"

"Let me out of here, and I promise I won't hurt you when I do find a way to escape." Kurai said, hoping he was enough of a wimp that he'd help her.

Apparently he wasn't going to be swayed by her offer. "S-Sorry….I-I'm more afraid of…the others…than I am of you."

Kurai sent him a harsh death glare. "Really? Well you should be more afraid of me. 'Cause when I get out of here, I won't hesitate to kill you Nobody."

Demyx's eyes widened as she stood up and took a few steps towards him, and he quickly shut and locked the door before running off. Kurai glared after him for a few more minutes before sighing angrily. She had hoped after seeing his timidness that he would listen to her and help her out. Apparently whoever captured her was pretty scary if he was more afraid of them than her.

"Oh well. Guess I'll have to find some other way then." She said before laying back on the bench with her arms behind her head.


Lexi hesitated a few seconds, before knocking on the door. She wasn't afraid of her father, because she knew he would never hurt her, but she also knew he didn't like being bothered when he was in his room. She hoped he wasn't in a bad mood.

"Enter." She heard from inside, and slowly she opened the door and walked in.

The Superior's room didn't have much in it, aside from a bed, a desk, and book shelves filled with books and journal entries from research about Kingdom Hearts. There were also a few pictures on the desk, two of them being of Lexi. The third was of a beautiful woman, with long blonde hair and beautiful crystal blue eyes. Lexi had never met her mother, because she had died the day of her birth. But she knew, that even though Xemnas apparently didn't have feelings, he cared deeply about her. She could tell by the look in his eyes when he looked at the picture. Lexi always feared her father would blame her for her mother's death, but he never acted that way, so she had always hoped for the best.

"Is there something you need Lexi?" Xemnas asked, noticing his daughter standing in the doorway.

Lexi looked up and smiled, shutting the door behind her. "Actually Father, yes." She walked over and stood in front of his desk, where he was seated.

Xemnas put his pen down, and watched her carefully, waiting for her to continue.

Lexi took a deep breath before speaking. "I was just wondering….what did you do with that girl Marluxia and I brought back earlier?"

Her father hesitated before answering. "She's in the dungeon."

Lexi's eyes widened. So Roxas was right…. "But….why?" she asked. "Couldn't we just keep her in a room up here? I mean its way more comfortable."

Xemnas chuckled. "It's dangerous. She obviously won't be happy when she wakes up, if she's not already awake. And we don't know the full extent of her powers." Noticing the look on his daughter's face, he sighed. "And you aren't to go anywhere near her right now."

Lexi looked up shocked. Could he really read that from her face? She had started thinking about going to visit this girl and see what she was like. "But Father I'll be fine! Those cells are designed to neutralize the powers of anyone being held in them right?"

"True. But that doesn't stop her physical strength." He explained.

Lexi stared at her father before looking down. He was right about that. She wasn't strong at all. At least not physically speaking. Sure her powers were strong-she was one of the most powerful members of the organization, not that she was even really a member, she didn't even have a number-but when it came down to hand to hand combat, she'd probably lose to just about anyone.

"Lexi." The girl looked up and saw Xemnas motion for her to come over to him, so she quickly walked around the desk to stand in front of her father. He smiled at her. "I don't want you going anywhere near her for the time being, understood?"

Lexi sighed, but nodded, knowing there was no point in arguing. "Yes, Father."

Xemnas placed his hand lightly on her shoulder, with a caring look in his eyes, which was not normal for a Nobody. But Lexi noticed he only showed this emotion when he looked at her. "I am doing this for your own good. You know I want no harm to come to you."

Lexi nodded as she followed her father's gaze to the picture on the desk, of her mother. She wondered what initially drew Xemnas to this beautiful woman, since Nobodies apparently had no feelings. But by the way he looked at the picture, she could tell he really loved her.

"You should get to bed." Xemnas said, tearing his eyes from the picture and looking up at his daughter. "It's late. I want you to get your rest."

Lexi smiled and nodded. "Alright. Good night Father." She quickly hugged him, before walking out of the room.


In her room, Lexi paced back and forth quickly, weighing the pros and cons of what she wanted to do. She knew disobeying her father would not lead to anything good. He rarely got angry with her, but doing something he told her not to would definitely lead to an unhappy Xemnas, and that wasn't good for anyone in the organization.

But Lexi really wanted to speak to this girl that was so interesting that her father wanted her to join the Organization. What was it about her that was so different? Well, aside from the fact she could capture hearts without using a keyblade. Lexi only saw her for a few minutes when Marluxia was fighting her, but that didn't reveal anything about her other than she was a good fighter. Almost as good as Riku…..

She froze, realizing she was thinking of him again, as another thought came to her. Instead of seeing the girl, like her father banned her from doing, she could sneak out. Lexi was rarely allowed to leave the castle, the only times being when she was on missions, which were rarely solo missions. No one would notice she was gone, since it was late, and most of the others would likely be in their rooms.

Lexi thought for a few more minutes before deciding. Quickly, she made a dark corridor and glanced at her door, before walking through.


Kurai glared at the wall, as she tried to summon up her elemental powers. However, she had been doing this for a few hours now and nothing had happened yet. Plus she was starting to get tired from straining her body to do something it obviously couldn't.

"Dammit!" she said angrily crossing her arms. She had to find a way out of here! She hadn't even touched the three trays of food that were still sitting on the floor. A third person had come later that day after the wimpy kid, and brought her more food. However she didn't really say anything to him. He was actually kind of intimidating, being strangely large and muscular, with reddish-brown hair. He had said nothing to her, just set the food down and left.

"Having trouble with something?" a mocking voice said from the shadows. Kurai turned quickly and glared at the person standing in the doorway of the cell.

"You." She said angrily, recognizing the pink hair.

Marluxia smirked with his arms crossed, glancing at the not touched food, and taking a step into the cell. "You should probably eat some of that. We don't want you dying on us before we have a chance to use you."

Kurai's eyes narrowed. "Use me? And what exactly are you planning to use me for?"

"You don't know? I figured since you knew about us being Nobodies, you knew everything we were trying to do."

"Well I know the basics." Kurai answered reluctantly. She really didn't want to talk to this guy, since he's the one who beat her, but she wanted to know what these people-if they could even be considered people-wanted with her. "I know you guys are trying to obtain hearts. That's about it."

Marluxia nodded slightly. "And by doing that, we need Kingdom Hearts, which is not complete yet. We have a keyblade wielder with us, and that along with Sora killing heartless has helped us immensely." He smirked. "But one of our members saw you the other day in Radiant Gardens. He told us you captured the hearts of heartless without using a keyblade. Is that true?"

Kurai's glare darkened. So they had been watching her? "Maybe. What if it is?"

"If it's true what he saw, then you're going to join us, and help us complete Kingdom Hearts." Marluxia said, not giving her a choice.

"What do you mean I'm going to join? I'm not joining your freakish group!" Kurai said angrily.

"It's not really your choice. Our leader wants you, so you're part of our group now. And you'll be helping us to capture hearts."

Kurai continued to glare at him. This guy was beyond a jerk. He was basically telling her she was now with this Organization thing whether she liked it or not. And without her powers, there was no way she could beat this guy, so it wasn't like she could try attacking him and running. Then again, she had nothing better to do with her time, so maybe joining wouldn't be such a bad idea. It'd give her some entertainment at least.

"Alright." She said after a few long minutes. "I'll join this stupid organization or whatever it is. But on one condition."

Marluxia chuckled. "You're joining no matter what. So what makes you think you get to make a condition?"

Kurai glared again standing up. "Well I'll be more cooperative if my condition is met."

Marluxia watched her for a few seconds, before sighing. "Fine. What is it?"

"I get to wear my normal clothes, not that stupid ugly coat you freaks where." She said eyeing his black coat.

Marluxia gave her a weird look. "Fine. I was expecting something more important than that, but whatever. You can wear your own clothes."

Kurai crossed her arms smirking. She may not like having to join the organization, but at least she got one thing she wanted. And besides, it might be interesting to see how Nobodies live. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all.


Lexi stepped out of the dark corridor and looked around. She had arrived on Sunset Hill, one of the places in Twilight Town. It was dark out, so there would be no one up here, and she could be alone, which she liked.

She smiled and was about to walk over to the bench, when she froze, now noticing someone else standing by it. Looks like she wasn't going to be alone after all. Lexi couldn't tell who it was, but she had an idea. The person was wearing a long black coat-the organization coat-and the hood was up.

Said person turned after a second, obviously hearing her. They didn't speak, but merely walked towards her. Lexi's eyes widened, not knowing what to do. Was he going to fight her? But surprisingly he just walked passed her, and created a dark corridor. She knew she only had seconds to act, if she wanted to speak to him.

"Riku?" she said hesitantly.

He froze, about to step into the dark corridor-probably shocked she knew his name-and Lexi knew she was right. It was him! She smiled. She hadn't been able to stop thinking about him since that mission with Axel a few days ago. And now that he was right here in front of her again, she wanted to talk to him.

Unfortunately it didn't seem like he wanted to talk, since he took a step into the corridor. "No wait!" Lexi said pleadingly, and again he froze-which confused her a little, since she didn't really expect him to listen to her. "Please! I…I'm not going to fight you or anything. I just want to talk to you."

He hesitated for a moment, before turning to face her as the dark corridor disappeared. Lexi smiled again, thankful and a little shocked that he believed her. She wanted to find out more about him, but first….

"Um…could you please take your hood off?" she asked cautiously. She watched as he stood there not moving. She wished the hoods weren't so dark on the inside, so she could see his face, and try to figure out what he was thinking.

Thankfully though, he reached up and pulled his hood off, revealing his long, wavy, silver white hair that she'd seen a few days ago. And just like before, his eyes were covered with a black blindfold. Lexi smiled, glad that he at least trusted her somewhat.

"I'm Lexi." She said still smiling, taking a step closer to him. She saw him tense slightly, and stopped, deciding she better use caution. Her interest to learn more about him was getting in her way of judgment. He could easily summon his weapon and attack her at a moments notice, and he was probably thinking the same about her. So, she decided to start off with an easy question. "So how come you're wearing one of our coats?"

"I told you before that's none of your concern." He said flatly, and Lexi sighed. She probably wasn't going to be able to get any answers out of him if he kept acting like this.

"You don't have to worry. I'm not here to fight. I actually snuck out of the castle to come here, so I'm not on a mission or anything." She said looking down at the ground.

"…..You snuck out?" Lexi's eyes shot up at his slightly amused tone. She could tell he was trying not to smile, and in turn she smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yes. I'm not allowed to leave the castle unless I'm on a mission, but it gets so boring in there sometimes that I just have to sneak out." She said.

The two teens stood there quietly for a few minutes, neither knowing what to say. Lexi had a million questions to ask him, but she didn't know where to start. Fortunately-or unfortunately, depending on how she wanted to look at it-Riku decided to start with the questions. "Why are you in the Organization?"

Lexi's eyes widened slightly at his question. "What?"

"You don't seem like a normal Nobody." Riku said, stating what she already knew. Of course she wasn't a normal Nobody.

She smiled. "You're right. I'm not. I'm only half." At his shocked expression, she giggled. He's probably never heard that one before.

"How can you be only half a Nobody?" he asked, clearly confused.

"Well, my father is a Nobody, and he met my mother who was a….Somebody, I guess you could say." Lexi said smiling.

"'Was'?" he asked, not missing the past tense she used when talking about her mother.

"Yes. My mother died right after I was born." She said. "And to answer your first question, I'm in the Organization because my father is the leader."

This obviously shocked him more than anything. "Your father….is….Xemnas?"

Lexi nodded still smiling. But she decided since he was asking all these questions about her, she could afford to ask one about him. "Why do you cover your eyes?"

Riku froze at that, and hesitated before answering. "That's none of your business."

"Well can I see them then?" she asked.

"No." he said flatly, and her hopes fell a little. She had hoped he would have said yes, so she could see what his eyes looked liked.

She thought for a second, trying to come up with some way to keep him around. She really liked talking to him, though she barely knew anything about him. Maybe it was because she was glad to know someone who wasn't a Nobody, and to know someone else who didn't completely hate her.

"Do you wanna take a walk with me?" she asked smiling, and Riku just stared at her, probably trying to figure out what she was up to.

"Why?" he asked slowly.

Lexi shrugged. "'Cause I really don't want to go back." She walked over to him quickly, but lightly, ignoring when his body tensed. She took his hand and smiled up at him. "Come on!" she said before pulling him down the slope into the other part of the town.

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She pulled him all the way to the main part of town, and surprisingly he didn't really fight her. He was probably as curious about her as she was about him. Finally she stopped pulling him and let go of his hand, looking around.

"This has always been one of my favorite towns to come to on missions. It has the best ice cream. Have you ever had it?" she asked smiling up at him.

Riku looked down at her shaking his head. "I don't come here to eat ice cream. I have something I need to do."

"Really? Like what?" Lexi asked curious, but his answer was obvious.

"It doesn't concern you."

She sighed. "Alright then." Lexi looked around smiling. "Lets see…oh! I can show you a really cool place to sit! You can see all of-" she was suddenly cut off by Riku's hand over her mouth as he quickly pulled her into an alley.

She couldn't help the slight blush she got when she noticed he was holding her against him. She glanced up at him confused, but he just peaked around the corner. What confused her most though, was why he bothered to try to hide her. If someone was here that was his enemy, why didn't he just run off himself, and leave her there? That's what most of the Organization members would do…..

Riku had leaned over far enough to peak out, that Lexi could see slightly too. And when she did, her eyes widened. It was Xigbar! What was he doing out here this late? Unless…..uh oh.

Lexi gently pulled Riku's hand away from her mouth. "You have to go." She whispered. "He's looking for me. If I go out there he'll leave."

Riku let go of her, and looked down at her confused. "Will you be in trouble?"

She smiled at the concern in his voice. "Probably. But it'll be ok. I've snuck out before."

He hesitated, but nodded before creating a dark corridor, and got ready to go through.

"Wait!" Lexi said quietly, and Riku turned to her. "Will I…see you again?"

The small smirk that appeared on his face made her thankful it was dark out, and he couldn't see her cheeks darken. "Probably." He said shortly, before walking through, the dark corridor disappearing behind him.

Lexi smiled slightly, before taking a deep breath, preparing to face her doom. Slowly she walked out of the alley, and towards the awaiting sharpshooter.

He turned hearing her walking up and glared. "There you are. You've caused a lot of trouble at the castle you know."

"I'm sorry." Lexi said looking down at her feet.

"The boss has been worried sick. And he's been taking it out on Saix, who, should I say, is not too happy with you." Xigbar said.

Lexi sighed. "I know."

The sharpshooter stared at her for a few seconds, before sighing and creating a dark corridor. "Well go on then."

The Half-Nobody stared at it, before taking a deep breath and walking through, to what could possibly be her death, after the Luna Diviner got through with her.


A/N: Ok well review please and let me know what you think!!!! :)