The red guy, Axel, looked at me with a look on his face. Then, all of a sudden, a white thing came flying around Axel, then above us. "…" He looked at them for a while. Then at me, who was being scared as hell because of what happened last time with these things, "You were yelling at these…?" He asked, pointing at one of them. I slowly nodded. He laughed, "You're scared of these things and you come to fight with us? You must be joking!" He laughed more. Ugh, his sense of humor is horrible.

Then, all of a sudden, something hit me right on the stomach! I couldn't even get a chance to scream in pain, instead, I fainted into the arms of 'number 13'. The last words I heard were mumbled, and then I closed my eyes, still having Axel's laugh echoing in my head.

Chapter IX: Name Yourself

I may not have the weapon to save the world, but I still have a heart. As long as you have a heart, you'll get through anything, even the deepest of darkness.

Don't be scared, I'll always be there for you.

I opened my eyes with shock, and got up from the ground. The room I was in was completely white, just like the room where I met King Mickey and Riku. The King!! Where is he!? I suddenly remember all these things coming to me like a videotape: The fight, the defeat, the fear of it all… Oh god, where am I? Where was everybody else?

And then I see King Mickey lying on the opposite side of me. I unsteadily run over to him. He groans as I move him on his back. His injuries aren't that bad, he might have gotten bruised here and there, but no blood. How about Riku though? I search around for him, but no sign of Riku. He's the one who needs an ambulance. He's the one who took a blow in the stomach. I scan through the room. It isn't that big, actually. There are three solid walls and one wall that's blocked with metal, but white, bars. …Could this be a jail cell? I walk to the side where the white bars stand. Even though I have these gloves on, the bars were freezing like ice. Now that I think about it, I only have my school uniform and this coat on. That's not warm enough… God, don't they have a heater around here?

Shaking my head to put aside the temperature problem, I look past what is beyond these bars. More white. God dammit!!

"……Ri…ku………?" With a gasp, I quickly turn to the King and run over to him. I kneel over him and look at him with worried eyes, "……Riku…?"

My eyes avert away, "…No. It's Olette," I took off my hood, "Remember me?"

The King weakly laughs, "Yes, Olette… Where's Riku? Is he here?" I shake my head, and he sighs. Then his next move was to get up, but I gently pressed him to the ground, "I have to find Riku,"

"No you don't," I said rather quickly, "He'll be okay, I'm sure of it," Actually, I wasn't TOO sure about that… I don't even know where he is, and I'm already deciding that he was fine? Yes, Olette, internal damage is just great! Blood coming out of your stomach is marvellous! He's going to be A-O-K!!

Shut up.

"Um, well, I wouldn't wake up if I were you. And anyways, we can't get out of this room… cell thing. So, it's better if you stay put,"

"Olette…"

"Yes?"

"Put your hood on," What with this hood thing? Is that all he cares about? "You might expose your identity if your hood isn't on," Well, it may come off sometime soon anyways… But I still put it over my head to make him satisfied, "Good…" He was breathing pretty heavy now, "I-I'm going to go back to rest… Wake me if something happens…" And he fell into a deep slumber.

"…Right……" I left him alone, he deserves that sleep anyways. I rest my own back on the side walls and looked at nothing, well, nothing in particular. I was staring at how the walls could be so whitewashed. I mean, with just one light, the whole room can brighten up because of how white this place is. It kind of gives me the creeps… But then again, I rather be in a white castle place than that darkened city where we were a few moments ago. Wait, what time is it again?

"Woke up already?"

The sudden voice startled me as I jumped a little from where I stood. Another man was standing, his arms crossed over his chest, was on the other side of the bars. I couldn't tell if he was one of the men that attacked us earlier. He also, like me, had his hood on. I back away slightly, wondering if I should wake the King.

"Haha, scared? …Well, you should be,"

UH! Well I never!!

"Worried about your friend?" I nod my head, and he chuckles, "Don't worry, he's in another cell,"

"H-he needs medical attention…" I start in a small voice, "Did you recover his wounds…?" I asked.

The man stayed quiet for awhile, and then rested one hand on his hips, "No," Just like that. So straight forward… "Why should we help an enemy?" He plainly asks, "Would you treat me if I was wounded?"

"…Maybe… But I don't know much about medical stuff…" I trail off, looking away from the man to the King. If I had the knowledge to medicine, then I could have helped the King.

He laughed again, "Well I don't really care if you treat me or not," He died his laughter down, "So," He started, "Who are you?" A straightforward question, and a hard one to answer on top of that. King Mickey told me to not reveal my identity, and to always keep my hood on to protect that. So what does that mean? I should I lie about my identity? But… that 'Axel' guy knows how I look like, or at least should remember.

"I-I…" I stutter, "You…… T-there's no need to know…" I finish with that, keeping my identity a secret for a while longer. Somehow my breathing gets faster.

"Huh… So you wanna play a little game huh? Okay then," Just like that, the six bars in front of the man vanished. He walked past the now just created pathway and stopped a few feet away from me, "Let's do this, if I tell you my name, you'll tell me yours, okay?" Before I could say anything, he pulled off his hood, revealing an all too familiar face, "Axel, number 8. Remember that," He grinned mischeiviously, waiting for me to do the same. I take another step back, shaking my head, implying that I won't take off my hood like he did. Axel cocked his head to the side, "Won't play by the rules, huh? Well little kids who won't obey the rules should get punished for it!" He suddenly appeared right in front of me, most likely to attack me. I shut my eyes tight, hoping that I won't feel too much pain. But his actions were totally different from what I had in mind. His hands grabbed my hood and it was taken off, my face revealed.

We both stood there silently, his hand still grabbing on my hood firmly. He just stared at me, and I looked away. I failed to keep my identity secret; I'm sorry King Mickey, Riku. With a good long minute, he finally let go of my hood, and walked away, back to where the bars were. He went to the other side, where he was just a while ago, and he recreated those six white bars where they used to be. Before he walked away, he looked over his shoulder and made a devilish grin, "Better put your hood back on, Olette,"

As his figure disappeared in front of me, I frowned. Not only did I know who he was, but he also knows who I am. I cast my eyes downwards to look at the comforting floor. Shaking my head and sighing, I put my hood back on, just like Axel ordered me to. I bit my lower lip, until I heard another sound of footsteps coming over to the cell. I hesitate to look up, but then at the last moment, I decide to pull my head up, ending up with seeing another black coated man. It wasn't a surprise. By this time, I already have guessed that everyone wore a black coat. This one looked like one of the ones that fought in the battlefield. The one who defeated King Mickey, the one who caught me

From Axel's push.

Was it Number 13?

This one didn't make the bars disappear, he only stood on the other side of the bars and stared. I couldn't see his face, nor his eyes, so I wasn't sure where he put those orbs on. Probably on King Mickey; he was probably congratulating himself for injuring the King…

Then he spoke up, finally, "So…" He started, his head towards me, "Who are you?" Does everybody feel this eager to know who I am? He continued on, "Is it you, Namine?" I slowly shake my head, wondering about who this Namine person is. He kept staring at me, "Kairi?" I shake my head again, "…Could it be you…… Sora…?"

I shook my head once more. He took a deep breath, his shoulders rising and back down. He let out the pump of air and the way he let it come out, he sounded like as if he was a bit irritated. Most likely because he couldn't get who the exact person was under this cloak.

"Well then, would you tell me who you are?" He asked, rubbing the back of his head.

I pause, thinking about telling him, but just remembered that these guys were enemies, and besides, Axel knows already. This one will soon find out sooner or later, right? So I shake my head once more, getting a groan out of him as a reply. I inwardly giggle for my accomplishment, but he all too soon stops his moaning and just like Axel, he makes those bars disappear.

I gasp with horror for he might do something to me. He stops a few feet away from me, and stares right at me, "Okay, I know you're a girl, or at least you sound like one. And from the looks of it, you're about 14 or 16 years old, given how tall you are. And… yeah, that's pretty much it," He looked up and down on my cloaked figure with his hand on his covered chin, "Are you going to give me any extra hints?"

This guy was pretty funny for a person who was on the bad side and knew damn well how to fight. But of course, I won't give any information about anything I know, "Nope," I say, shaking my head once more. I watch him as he rests his forehead to his one hand.

"Fine then," He released his head from his hand's grasp, "I'll find out sooner or later anyways…" He whispered it coldly, sending chills down my spine. The way he said made me want to cover my self up with tons of heavy blankets, or to hide myself from any harm. Just that one phrase made me think of that. I exhale a small amount of air and I get my courage up to ask if he would tell me his name. His response was another cold laugh. I frowned. "My name? You won't tell me anything about you, but you innocently think that I would tell you mine? You make me laugh," He laughed softer this time, but that bitter voice was still lingering.

He stopped his chattering and calmed down, stepping forward, "Okay, girl, let me tell you this then. We're something called the nobodies." He said in a mocking voice, as if he was telling this to a first grader.

"The… nobodies...?"

"Yep, the nobodies," With him this close to me, I can almost see his face, but his light bangs are covering his eyes. I can only barely see his mouth moving, "We're the non-existing,"

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A/N: mm… Roxas is a bit out of character… That's what's called "OOC", right? (Or not?) But I'm kinda guessing he's cold hearted, but at the same time to could be funny in a mocking, yet playful way when he's in the Organization… I don't know, don't listen to me. Tell me what you think he should act like… Maybe emo…