A/N: I'm so sorry it took so long to get this out! As usual it took me forever to figure out how to get this started. lol. But after I started it it was pretty easy to write. So, 4thespada-ulquiorra and I hope you like this!

Disclaimer: We do not own Kingdom Hearts, just Lexi and Kurai.


Kurai grinned in amusement as she watched Roxas glare at where Lexi and Riku had just disappeared through a dark corridor. That had been a lot more fun than she originally thought. She had just wanted to goad the two boys into a fight for her own amusement, but she didn't expect them both to actually get as angry as they did. She also found it an added bonus that Lexi was so distraught, she hadn't really thought about that at the time.

"What's wrong Roxas? You seem a little upset." The dark haired girl said grinning at the Nobody who was still looking pretty ticked.

He turned to her angrily, taking his frustration out on her. "Why did you tell them I like Lexi? She's just my friend!"

"Oh give me a break kid." Kurai said rolling her eyes. "Like I said, I see the way you look at her all the time, how you treat her like she's the most important thing in the world." She grinned again when the boy looked away, giving her proof she was right. "Just admit you love her-well, as much as you can anyway. How do you feel stuff without a heart?"

Roxas glared at her once more, before looking down, a saddened look crossing his face. "That's exactly why she could never be with me."

"What?" the dark haired girl asked, mildly interested and confused.

"I can't really love her, like you said. Besides, its obvious she has feelings for Riku. So I'm happy with just being friends."

Kurai stared at the younger boy a second, watching as he stared at the ground. It was obvious he wasn't happy being just friends, and after another moment, she decided on something else that would help amuse her and pass the time.

"I'll help you get her."

Roxas' head snapped up to see the dark haired girl grinning at him mischievously. "What?"

"I can tell you're lying when you say you wanna just be friends. All I gotta do is feed the girl some lies about Riku, and I can get her to forget all about Riku and fall for you." She said, jumping off the rock she was sitting on and landing gracefully on her feet.

The boy watched her with a shocked expression for a few seconds, before giving her an annoyed and slightly irritated look. "I could never do that to her. I can tell she's happy with Riku, and as long as she's happy, that's all that matters."

Kurai shrugged, not looking bothered. "Fine, whatever you say. But the offer's still there." She paused. "You're pretty noble for a Nobody you know?"

Roxas gave her another annoyed look, before glancing around. "We should probably try to collect some hearts while we're here. It'll give us something to do while we're waiting anyway."

Again, Kurai shrugged and followed the other boy who had started to walk away. She decided she'd have to find something interesting to do once they returned to the castle. Maybe she could start helping Marluxia take over the organization.

This could be a lot of fun. She thought grinning, as she prepared to attack some heartless that had just appeared.


Lexi glanced over at Riku, as the two sat on top of the train station tower in Twilight Town. They hadn't spoken since going through the portal, and the white haired girl was beginning to think today wouldn't be as fun as their meetings normally were. She could tell Riku was angry about Roxas, and she wished Kurai hadn't said anything about the other boy's supposed feelings for her-which she still didn't know if she believed or not, and she wasn't sure if she wanted to. Roxas having feelings for her would complicate things a lot.

"I'll kill that damn Nobody if he so much as touches you."

Lexi glanced over startled, surprised at Riku's tone-and the fact that his loud voice was the first sound she had heard in a while. "Wh-what? Riku you can't do that!" She knew the silver-haired boy would probably make good on his promise if given the chance. "We're just friends!"

"You heard Kurai, Lexi." Riku said, looking over at her-and she found it hard to concentrate for a moment when she looked into his eyes.

"Yes but you said before you can't always trust her right?" Lexi said after regaining her focus.

The boy watched her a second before looking up at the sky. "I don't want to take any chances on losing you to someone else."

Lexi's eyes widened, as she felt a blush creep up onto her cheeks. Did he really just say what she thought he did? "You…what?"

Riku turned to her and smiled-and Lexi had to catch her breath, again. "I don't want to lose you, Lexi. I really like you. I figured that was obvious."

She was too happy to pay attention to his playful tone at the end. Lexi kind of figured he liked her, but to actual hear him say it was completely different. She smiled blushing again and looked down shyly. "I…I like you too, Riku. And you won't lose me. Not ever…"

"Well, I can't be sure." The boy said, looking a lot happier now than he had been. "Like I said, I'm not taking a chance. You're too important to me."

Lexi smiled, blushing even more as she felt her heart flutter. Getting up some courage, she slid over so she was closer to Riku, and leaned into him. "And like I said, you'll never lose me."

As Riku put his arm around her, Lexi didn't think anything could ever make her happier than she was at this moment in time.


Kurai leaned against a boulder as her and Roxas waited for Lexi to return. The two had killed some heartless while they passed the time, and since they both were able to collect hearts, Saix should be damn well grateful they worked on their day off. Hell, he should be happy she worked at all.

"Where are they? They're late!"

Kurai glanced over and noticed the young Nobody standing with his arms crossed, looking agitated. It was clearly obvious he didn't want Lexi spending time with Riku, and Kurai found this quite amusing.

"Relax. I'm sure they'll be back soon." She grinned, knowing what she was going to say would definitely make the boy mad. "Unless they got caught up in doing something fun, then they'll probably be gone for a while still."

Thankfully for her, it seemed Roxas understood her insinuation, as she noticed the boy's hands clench tightly, and his eyes narrowed greatly. "Lexi wouldn't do that!"

The dark haired girl raised an eyebrow amused. "Oh yeah? And why not?"

"Because….because she just wouldn't!" The boy stuttered, only causing Kurai to become more amused.

Unfortunately she was cut off from saying anything as a dark corridor appeared nearby. The two looked over as Riku and Lexi walked out, both wearing pretty different expressions than they were when they left. They both looked like they were the happiest people in the universe, and Kurai figured they very well could be.

"Oh look, seems like they weren't having too much fun." She grinned, earning a glare from Roxas and mildly confused looks from the other two.

Lexi didn't pay too much attention to what the dark haired girl said, instead choosing to look at Roxas, hoping he wasn't still angry. "I hope you two weren't bored waiting for us."

Roxas opened his mouth to say something, but Kurai cut him off. "Nah, we had a lot of time to bond and become best buddies."

Roxas glared at her a second, before smiling slightly at Lexi. "We decided to collect some hearts while we were waiting. Are you ready to go?" He added, narrowing his eyes at Riku, who glared right back.

Lexi, not wanting another fight like earlier, decided to intervene. "Yes. I am." She looked up at Riku and smiled. "I guess I'll see you later?"

The silver haired boy decided to ignore the other boy, and turned to Lexi, smiling. "Definitely." He glanced at Kurai. "You won't have an escort next time will you?"

The dark haired girl rolled her eyes. "Roxas has to come with her, idiot. Otherwise Xemnas won't think they're on a date." She grinned slightly at Riku's annoyed look at that. "But I haven't decided if I'm going to come or not. Since it seems like you don't want me to I just might have to chaperone these two again. I mean, we can't have them doing anything they shouldn't right?"

"I'll try to figure something out!" Lexi said quickly, not wanting the others to fight. She hated when the people she cared about fought. She looked up at Riku. "We can meet at Twilight Town next?"

Riku nodded once, glaring at Roxas. "Remember what I said Roxas. Lay one finger on her, and you're dead."

"Is that a threat?" Roxas asked, returning the glare.

"No. It's a promise." Lexi's eyes widened, before she grabbed Riku's arm, as she noticed him take a step forward.

"Riku don't! Please!" she pleaded.

Fortunately he decided to listen to her, as he relaxed slightly. Lexi sighed, thankful things seemed to be calming down.

"Fine." He glanced at the other two, before smiling down at Lexi. "I'll see you later then."

She smiled back, as he created another dark corridor. "Yeah." She watched as he gave her another smile, glanced at Kurai and Roxas again, then walked through the portal as it disappeared.

Kurai grinned at the other girl's slightly dazed expression. "So, you ready to go then?"

"Huh?" Lexi said slightly confused, turning to look at her friend. "Oh, yeah. Sure."

"Then lets go." Roxas said, his tone sounding annoyed as he opened a portal back to the castle.

Lexi turned her confused look to the boy, not used to him being like that towards her. She remembered what Kurai had said earlier, about him having feelings for her, and wondered briefly if that was true. She really hoped it wasn't….

"Yeah lets go. You can think about your lover boy later." Kurai said, grinning again at the reactions from the two younger teens- Lexi's blush and Roxas' glare.

Roxas walked through first, after giving Kurai one last glare. Lexi sighed, deciding she'd eventually have to talk to her friend to set things straight, otherwise things might begin to get very awkward between them. And the last thing she wanted was to lose one of the only few friends she had.


Sometimes this castle is so lame. Kurai thought as she walked through the halls of the Organization's castle. It had been a few days since she accompanied Lexi and Roxas on their "date". She decided she wouldn't go with them again after all. It may have been kind of fun, but she could think of better ways to spend her time.

Kurai stopped in the hall, noticing a door to her right that said "XI" and underneath "The Graceful Assassin". And this was the perfect way to spend her time. She walked over and opened the door without bothering to knock, and looked around, not all that entirely shocked by what she saw. There were flower pots in the room with some really pretty flowers in them, not that she ever really cared for plants that much. The walls were tinted a light pink, and the rest of the room had flowery and vine designs on some of the dressers and such. She had to admit it wasn't as girly as she thought it'd be.

"Haven't you heard of knocking?" Kurai looked up, just now noticing the Graceful Assassin sitting on the end of his bed, glaring at her with his scythe in his lap. It looked like he was polishing it or something.

"No not really." She said, grinning as he rolled his eyes annoyed.

"What do you want?"

Kurai shrugged, still looking around. "Seriously dude, what's with all the flowers?" she asked, ignoring his question.

Marluxia gave her an annoyed look. "I happen to like them, now answer my question."

The dark haired girl continued looking around for a few more seconds before grinning at him. "I figured we could start working on taking this place over."

"What?" This apparently caught the pink haired Nobody off guard.

"I told you before I'd help you take over the Organization, right?" Kurai asked, walking over and sitting next to him on the bed. "So, lets go."

Marluxia stared at her, not entirely sure what to think. "You were….serious?" When she shrugged, he added "Why?"

"Because I hate being treated like a dog who's supposed to bark at Xemnas' command. I told you I don't like being controlled." Kurai frowned at the wall a second, before turning to him and grinning again. "Besides, it sounds like fun."

Number XI watched her for a few moments, as she looked around his room again, obviously trying to find something else to make fun of. There was something very strange about her, but he didn't entirely hate it. "You know, you're very different than any other girl I've ever met." He said smiling.

Kurai looked over at him, eyebrows raised slightly. "Oh yeah? And is that a good or bad thing?"

"It could go either way." The Graceful Assassin said smirking, and suddenly Kurai felt something strange in her. She thought her heart might have skipped a beat, but no. She had to have imagined it. She wasn't the type to have those kinds of feelings for anyone. Especially not a Nobody. But still, as she watched the pink haired man continue to polish his scythe, she couldn't help but feel she didn't mind being around him as much as she used to.


Lexi laid in her bed, staring at the ceiling, as she thought about her dates with Riku. Her heart skipped a beat every time she thought about him. She was even more excited now that he seemed to not wear his blindfold around her anymore, and she was glad she could see his crystal blue eyes every time she saw him.

But now, whenever she went to meet with him with Roxas, she couldn't help feeling awkward between the two. Both boys would glare at each other the moment they met, and Lexi would have to try to diffuse the tension and leave with Riku as quickly as she could. They both seemed to hate each other more each time they saw each other.

And that was another problem. Roxas. Lexi still wasn't sure if what Kurai had said before was true, but the boy had been mostly avoiding her since being called out on his feelings. The only time she saw Roxas anymore was when they were going on their "dates". Apparently this hadn't gone unnoticed by Xemnas, since her father had called her to his room and asked her about it. She hastily told him everything was fine, and that her and Roxas were as happy as they could be. Though that may have been true about herself, she wasn't so sure the same went for Roxas.

Suddenly, Lexi sat up quickly, coming out of her thoughts as a dark corridor appeared in her room. She immediately got ready to summon her fans, not sure what to expect. What if Saix was coming to hurt her for something she did? But then he'd probably just bust down the door or something.

Thankfully, it appeared she had nothing to worry about, since her face immediately lit up as she saw a head of silver walk out of the portal just as it closed. "Riku!" she said happily, but her happiness quickly changed to shock and worry. "What are you doing here? If my father's awake he'll know you're here! Somehow he can sense dark corridors in the castle!"

"Relax, it's late, everyone should be sleeping." He said, giving her a look telling he thought she should be doing the same.

She smiled sheepishly. "I couldn't sleep. But what are you doing here?"

"Well I didn't get to see you today, so I figured I'd drop by." He smiled, looking around her room. "It's very….white in here."

Lexi smiled, her heart fluttering as she thought about the fact that Riku came to see her because they didn't meet today. She never thought he'd actually come straight here. "I know. That's why I hate it so much in here." She sighed and looked down. "My father tries to keep me here as much as possible."

"He seems really protective of you." Riku said, walking over and sitting next to her on the bed-which caused her heart to speed up slightly. "How come?"

Lexi shrugged. "I'm not really sure. I think it has something to do with my mother though."

"Your mother?" he said, sounding interested. They had never really talked about their parents before, she figured Riku didn't like to talk about them, and the same went for her.

"Yes." Lexi leaned over and grabbed the picture off her desk, handing it to him. "She died not long after I was born, and my father has been raising me ever since. I guess he thinks it's the least he could do after what happened to her…."

"You….say she's dead?" Riku asked, a slightly confused look on his face.

Lexi nodded. "Why?"

"She can't be. I've seen her before." He said, and Lexi's eyes widened shocked.

"What? But that's impossible."

Riku looked up at her, a serious look on his face. "I'm not kidding about this Lexi. This woman is alive. She lives in Radiant Gardens, and owns a flower shop."

The Half Nobody stared at him shocked and confused. She couldn't understand what Riku was saying. There was no way her mother could be alive. "But she can't be! My father told me…"

She trailed off, not sure what to think anymore. When she was younger, she had asked her father why she didn't have a mother, and he had told her she did, but she went away, and left him to look after her. When she was a little older, she had asked again, and he had confirmed that her mother had died when she was a couple days old. But….what if he lied?

"Lexi?" The girl looked up at Riku, and saw the worried look he was giving her, but she just couldn't believe it. Her father never lied to her.

"No! You're lying! My mother is dead! My father would never lie to me!" she argued, her voice becoming slightly hysterical.

Riku sighed and gave her a hard look. "I'm not lying Lexi. I'm just telling you what I saw. The woman in this picture is alive. Whether you believe me or not is your choice." He handed her the picture back and stood up. "But you need to open your eyes and realize your father isn't as perfect as you think he is."

Lexi stared at him wide eyed with shock, as he made another dark corridor, and disappeared in it. She couldn't believe what just happened. Did she really just have her first fight with Riku? She looked down at the picture in her hand, trying to put all of this together. If Riku was wrong, then he was lying to her. But why would he do that? And if he was right, then her father had been lying to her her whole life.

Why does everything have to be so complicated in my life? She thought, as the fell back on her bed, knowing she wasn't going to get any sleep tonight.


A/N: Well, I hope you liked this chapter! I tried to put in a little more KuraiXMarluxia romance, since someone asked for it, but 4thespada-ulquiorra doesn't want their relationship to move too fast, so i put as much as I could!^.^ Anyway, please review and let us know what you think and we'll try to get the next one out soon!