Well, another story. I'm on a roll here, huh? I get to finally replay Kingdom Hearts II since a friend is letting me borrow it, and I'm playing on Proud Mode. Just to see how hard Axel is. XP I've never died as Roxas before, but Axel kicked my butt.

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It was dark. So dark, he could barely see in front of him. A few windows made it so that he could see how far the corridor extended, but it was hard to make out the doors. Frowning, Roxas began walking down the long hallway, wondering where was he. The rest of the Castle had been lit with torches, why not here?

Soon, he came to a metal door. It glinted in the moon light, and it had a crystal doorknob. The blond frowned, wondering what was behind it. Something dangerous, or was it just precious? Unsure, he reached and opened it. He nearly had a heart attack when he went inside.

It was well lit by a light bulb hanging from the ceiling. The walls were a dark red and white carpet covered the floor. Dark wood rocking chairs were in the corners and a large black dresser next to the door. Shelves upon shelves of porcelain dolls and the rocking chairs had antique dolls in frills. All those glossy eyes were staring at him. At the fair wall there was another door.

"What the...?" Roxas looked around. Why a doll room?

"Roxas!"

The blond jumped. He didn't recognize the voice at all, and it sounded rather upset. Looking around, he hid in the dresser, crouching close to the ground and closing the doors, but leaving them open just enough to see through. The metal door opening, and a young girl ran in.

She was cute, maybe ten, with short cropped black hair and violet blue eyes. She wore a black dress, coming to her knees with black stockings. She wore no shoes, and was carrying a jacket.

"Roxas, where are you?" she called out, pouting slightly. "Daddy promised I could see you."

'Who...is she?' Roxas wondered, fighting the sudden urge to come from his hiding spot. 'And who's 'Daddy'? Oh God, does Axel have a daughter? Is she as psychotic as him?' Biting his lip, he watched as she looked around the room, hands trailing over the dolls.

"I know you're in here. Scissors can find you. And you don't want Scissors to find you 'cause only Daddy can get him to stop." She paused, waiting for him to say something. "Okay, fine."

The doll in her touch suddenly sprang out of the chair, it's skin and clothes melding together and turning completely black. It's eyes glowed a bright yellow and fingers sharpened into claws. Roxas shuddered. It seemed familiar but no name came to mind.

His mind stopped when it began crawling towards where he was hiding. The little girl noticed and she smiled, walking over. 'What if she finds me? Will she tell Axel?' She reached to opened the doors when she stopped, the back door opening.

"Xion, I told you not to go chasing after him." Axel said coldly.

'Xion' blinked. "B-but, I wanted to play with him."

Roxas felt his heart rate quicken when he saw the older man. The red head looked...frightening. Green eyes were cold and his black cloths had a dark stain. Smelling something metallic, Roxas knew it was blood and felt sick.

"I said no." Axel muttered, waving a hand and the black creature turned back into a doll. "Get back to your room. Don't bother him."

There was a pause before Xion left the room. Axel watched her leave before turning to where Roxas hid. "Come out, Roxas."

The blond paused. Should he? Axel obviously knew where he was, but what would he do? Was he angry? Hands shaking, he opening the dresser doors and stepped out, making sure to stay a good distance away.

"W-who is she?"

Axel grinned, and Roxas took a step back. He didn't trust this man, he wanted to run. But he knew that no matter where he ran, Axel could find him. And he would, if he wanted to.

"Well, technically, she's my daughter. But only half of my genes went into her." Axel shook his head, walking forward until he backed Roxas up into a corner. "I should warn you, Roxas. Xion isn't a normal little girl."

"W-what, now you want to help me?" Roxas demanded, but his voice cracked. "After dragging me here and not letting me leave?!"

The red head frowned, swiftly smacking him on the cheek. "If anyone in this castle gets to kill you, it'll be me, Roxas. Not Xion, and not Namine. Me."

Roxas gasped, falling to the floor. He looked yup at the other, the sick feeling increasing. 'K-kill me?! Since when does anyone want to kill me? I haven't done anything wrong!' He gently rubbed his redden cheek, blue eyes looking up at the other. 'I just want to go home!'

Axel's eyes softened as he crouched down beside him, reaching out and lightly grasping the blond's chin. "Why can't you remember, Roxas? Is it because you don't want to...or is it something else?"

"I...I don't know." Roxas whispered. "What am I suppose to remember? This place doesn't seem familiar at all..."

"You're suppose to remember me, Roxas." Axel muttered."The promise you gave me. And until you realize where your place is," Those green eyes suddenly darkened, making Roxas's breath hitch. "I can't stop them from hurting you."

Roxas sobbed, wrenching himself out of Axel's grip. "I...I just want to go home! Please! I didn't do anything wrong!"

"You did so!" Axel snapped, standing back up. "You ran away, Roxas. You ran away and you forgot about me. About your promise. After all those others..." Axel stopped, frowning slightly. "I even tried again, Roxas. But he failed like the others. And Namine..." He smirked slightly. "Well, I can't seem to find any worth for her."

The blond boy gaped at him. Not only was he confused, but by the way he was speaking... "How can you say that?! She does everything you ask her to, because she's loyal to you! A-and I have no idea what you're talking about, but people aren't objects you can use until they lose their convenience!"

"Not everything." Axel said, raising an eyebrow. "And what do you care about the people here? As you said, you only care about returning home, even though you have no idea where that is. Face it, Roxas. You have no family, no home, only me."

"I'd rather die!" Roxas hissed, preparing himself to be hit again.

To his surprise, Axel backed up, chuckling. The blond stared at him, confused and slightly frightened as he began laughing manically. His long arms wrapped themselves around his stomach and he backed up into a wall. But as Roxas gaped at it, a giant black hole appeared in the wall and swallowed Axel up.

"You'll find that dying is the hardest part, Roxas!" Axel sneered as he disappeared. "But don't worry. I'll always be there to bring you back."

Silence met Roxas as he laid there on the floor. What had just happened? How did Axel leave like that?! He pushed himself to his feet and wen to the door he had yet to go through. He noticed that his hands were shaking as he opened the door, peeking through.

To his right, there was a dead end. But to the left, there was three stone steps before it opened up to what looked like a greenhouse. The glass room let in the moonlight, and Roxas noticed that it was a full-moon tonight. However, while there were plants, the blond noticed Namine tending to them with a large metal...cage thing in the far corner.

"You have disobeyed." She said emotionlessly, as always. "The Master has forgiven you, sir."

Roxas blinked. He felt bad knowing how Axel thought of her. She might be odd, but she did all the things she was suppose to in the Castle. The man was lucky to have her. What would she say if she knew? Did she already?

"I, however, sir..." Namine bent over and picked up a foot-long piece of glass. "...Have not."

Roxas felt his heart quicken as she walked over to him, raising the glass above her head. "W-wait, I haven't done anything!"

"You left your room, sir." Namine whispered. "You make the Master angry. I take....care of him, Master."

It seemed she wasn't even talking to Roxas anymore. She just turned to the windows and spoke, eyes never looking away from whatever she was staring at. The blond wondered if she was actually speaking to him or was just insane.

Deciding now was probably the best time to leave, he took off where he had come from. 'M-maybe I can hide in the dresser again. She wouldn't look there, right?' Glancing over his shoulder, he saw that she was briskly walking after him with the glass. Gulping, he shoved himself into the doll room, opening the other door before hiding in the dresser.

Just as he hushed his breathing, Namine walked in. She paused, glancing around slowly before continuing on through the door. Roxas felt himself shaking, wanting to continue looking for a way out but exhausted. It seemed things were in his favor, since he heard footsteps and Namine returned, looking for him again.

'I-if I had moved...' He couldn't continue the thought, in shock. He could've been dead now. And why was Namine so...angry that he hadn't stayed in his room? Did she listen to everything Axel said? 'Wait, when she said created...did Axel create her?It seems like a stupid idea now, but...of all the things that happen in this castle, I wouldn't be surprised,'

"Sir?" Namine called softly, still looking around. "Sir?"

'Stop calling me sir!' Roxas thought angrily. 'If you're trying to kill someone, stop with the formalities!'

"Namine, what's wrong?"

Roxas jumped when Axel once again appeared. The man had thrown off his hood, and for the first time, Roxas saw his face. He was...handsome. His eyes were even greener than the blond thought possible after only getting glimpses of them from the shadow of his hood and he had high cheek-bone with black teardrop tattoos on them. His hair was a blood red, spiking back and down his shoulders.

"Master, I cannot find him." Namine said, her voice almost inaudible.

Axel shook his head. "It's fine, Namine. Let him search around. Maybe something will trigger his memories."

Namine's lips slightly tipped downwards, but it was gone before Roxas could be sure. "Disobedience is not tolerated, Master."

The red head sighed, reaching and...hugging her. "Now now, Namine. Just keep up your work around the Castle. Let me worry about Roxas and his disobedience."

Roxas stared. Axel had said before that he thought Namine was useless, why was he suddenly being kind to her? Was it just to make her listen to him or was it something else? The blond felt his hands tighten into fists and wondered what he was feeling in his chest that suddenly made him so angry. Was it...jealousy? Why was he jealous of this?

"Master," Namine pulled away and bowed. "Cleaning time is now."

She walked back towards the greenhouse. Axel watched her leave before also leaving, though him through the weird black portal thing. Roxas frowned, wondering why Axel hadn't spoken with him this time. Surely he knew where he was hiding, he had before. Making himself comfortable at the bottom of the dresser, the blond decided to take a short nap.

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