A/N: Okay, I went to reading my reviews for this story since I haven't in a while and apparently, people are getting injured as they read this. I'm glad I'm giving you laughs but please be careful of your surroundings.
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Xin was wandering around the castle that never was. She was just wandering not trying to get anywhere. When she came across two French style doors. She looked up at the sign.
"The garden that never was. Why is everything never was?" she said to herself.
She sighed and went through the double doors. It was dark and there were all kinds of flowers everywhere. Roses, gardenias, and all sorts of other flowers.
"This place is amazing!" Xin said as she sat on a stone bench by a large pond with some kind of flowering purple tree beside the bench.
"So, you like it?" Marluxia asked appearing from nowhere.
"Oh, hey Marly, yeah I love it."
"Do you like flowers?"
"Well, yeah, don't most people?"
He chuckled.
"What's so funny?"
"You."
"How?" Xin whined, "I just haven't seen flowers in so long."
"Really?"
Xin motioned for him to sit on the bench beside her. He did. He watched her every move as she gazed upon the stars and the full moon.
"Tell me, how much do you know about flowers?"
"They tell me I know quite a lot."
"Really?"
"Yep."
"Okay, what's your favorite flower?"
"Hmm, probably a lady banks rose."
Xin watched the water as a koi fish splashed in the water.
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The next morning, Xin woke up wonderfully to the sound of music. It sounded like a guitar. Then as she opened the door, she smelled breakfast. Guess what. They led her to the same room.
"Breakfast!" Xin cheered as she sat next to Axel.
"So, how was last night?" the red head crooned.
"Oh, what so because Marly and I were talking last night automatically means we did something? Cause, we didn't so, bah!"
"Marly? What's with the nickname?"
"Demyx. Speaking of whom, where is he?"
Axel nudged his head in the opposite direction to where Demyx was playing his guitar thing.
"Oooh, Demmy, what's that?" Xin cheered glomping the boy.
"It's my suitar," he says grinning.
"Yay! Is it like a guitar?"
He cocked his head to the side, "I guess you could say that."
Xin jumped up and down clapping her hands.
"You play?"
Everyone seemed astonished when Xin nodded happily. Demyx handed her a sleek black guitar out of nowhere and hands it to her. She tuned it just right for her song.
"Oh, yay!"
She begins playing and singing a sad tune.
I know why the caged bird sings,
I know why it beats its wings,
Cause in all that it is it has but one wish, to be free and fly once again.
I can hear the lone wolf cry,
I can see its misty eyes,
All that it wants is a place for renaissance, so it may sing to the moon once more.
I can see the phoenix fly,
I can hear its icy lies,
All that it needs is a place for it to sleep, so that it may sing again.
Who knew~ who knew~
Who knew that the dragon was tame?
With a firey heart and a soul untamed,
Who knew it could behave?
The song had a ghostly hint to it and everyone sat in awe. Her voice would float from the words. It left a mystic feel in the air and a lonely tune. The applause she got was great, even Saix and Xemnas were clapping.
She blushed; she wasn't much of a center of attention person. However when she wanted your attention, she would get it.
After Axel choked on Xaldin's supposedly 'bad' cooking. Demyx laughed and Xaldin got mad. Even though he didn't show it. Apparently, the pyro can't cook so he shouldn't be complaining.
After the morning commotion, Xin decided to try and find a library. Sometimes, she enjoyed solitude, even though she got enough of it chained to a wall. She wandered through the hall of empty melodies, through various hallways and corridors.
Eventually, she found her way to the library. She memorized the quickest way to the area. She opened the large double doors. Books were stacked to the roof. Rows and rows of bookshelves covered the room. There was one open area with a couple of sofas, a table, and single chairs.
Xin pulled up a chair and a random fantasy/ adventure book and began reading. After a little bit, she heard shuffling. She looked up to see Zexion peeking up from his own book.
"Hey, Zexion."
He just kind of stared at her. He didn't answer, he just stared. Until, a book came into contact with his face. Then, he just glared.
"Talk, damn it!"
"Why? We're in a library after all."
Xin sighed. She really needed something to get her mind off being in total silence because "emo boy" didn't feel like talking. She got up, looking for a spell book so that she could 'test it'.
She quickly found one. It had a spell that she thought would be fun to test. So, she did. She came up behind him and used the wonderful spell. Zexion was no longer Zexion but, he was now a blue haired cat. She grinned. Zexion the cat continued to read.
"Hey, kitty," Xin crooned.
"I am not a cat."
"If you say so, but you might want to look at this," Xin said as she handed him a mirror.
He sat there horrified. He. . . Was a cat.
"What the hell did you do to me?" he snapped.
"Well, what does it look like?"
He hissed. His little kitten fangs exposed. She picked him up anyways. He clawed and bit her so she would let go. She ignored him. She didn't consider it as pain. She's been through worse.
Then, she found Demyx, Axel, and Roxas in the main room.
"Hey guys, come here."
They came just to see what she was blabbering about. She sat Zexion onto the white sofa that Saix cleaned the other night.
"Hey, it's a cat. Where'd you get it?" Demyx asked.
"I found him in the library."
"Damn it, change me back already," Zexion hissed.
"And it talks too!" Demyx cheered.
"Is it just me or does that cat sound exactly like Zexion?" Axel asked.
"That's because I am Zexion!"
"But why a cat?"
"Because, I didn't think of any other animal that would suit him best," Xin explained.
The group laughed a little until Zexion shot them a sharp glare. Xin giggled.
"Really, if you think about it. He's silent, smart, and fun stuff like that. Cat."
Roxas nodded in agreement, "She's right."
"Just change me back, please."
"No, this is your punishment for ignoring me," Xin growled.
Zexion jumped on her head, "I'm gonna get you for this," he crooned in her ear.
"I will turn Saix into a dog so he can get you before you can get me."
A cold, gloved hand placed itself on Xin's shoulder. Xin turned around quickly.
"What will you be doing to me?" Saix asked.
"Um, hey Saix. It was just a threat. A simple empty threat."
He glared at her, his piercing gold eyes boring into her soul. Zexion hoped off of her head and back onto the couch.
"Well, Zexion, it's time for you to go to your kennel. You've been awfully bad today."
"I have not," Zexion hissed. He scratched her face and ran away.
"Well, I guess he's not going to change back into a human any time soon," Xin sighed.