everyone loves the fair. even organization XIII. :D
honestly, this is my favorite story yet. i hope you enjoy it too. :D
a billion brownie points goes to my buddy Hanna (Xaldin). cause she helped me a LOT with this one. and i probably would never have even thought of doing this story without her help. she is amazing. you should thank her too. lol.

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Trip to the State Fair

mission: blend in, have fun. (it's Demyx's first time)

time: noon-ish.

"Where are we?" Demyx asked, still in awe.

"We seriously haven't taken you to the state fair before, Demyx?" Xaldin asked, surprised.

"N-no," Demyx stuttered, fascinated by the large spread of fun-ness laid out before him.

"It's not that big a deal, really," Axel murmured.

"Are you insane?" Demyx mouth dropped open, "This place is so amazing! Why don't we come here every year?"

Roxas shrugged, "Maybe it's because everyone looks at us weird. I mean, we're all wearing black cloaks in the middle of summer. You don't usually see that at the state fair."

"You're right," Demyx nodded, "We should totally hide our identities as the organization. I'm all over it." Demyx smirked and took off running towards a clothing exhibit.

"You've created a monster," Luxord mumbled, "I knew bringing Mr. Overexcited here would be a disaster. He's like a three year old."

Axel nodded seriously, "Yes… he is a dork," he threw a smirk at Luxord, "But he's our dork."

"What can we do?" Xaldin shrugged, "Can't live with him, but no way we're living without him."

"Ta-da!" Demyx reappeared in front of the organization, "Now I blend in with the crowd." Demyx was now wearing jeans and a t-shirt with a sitar on the front. He had spiked his hair up so he didn't exactly look like himself, "You guys should change too. I'll be right back."

Before anyone could protest, Demyx was gone. Once again, before anyone noticed what was going on, they had all changed clothes. Demyx had given all the organization members a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that fit their personality.

Xemnas rubbed the thighs of his jeans, "Pants are weird," he complained.

"Yeah, pants are manly," Axel joked, "I bet you haven't felt this manly in a while, Saïx."

Saïx glared at Axel, "I only agreed to change clothes so I could keep under radar. No need to attract unnecessary attention."

"Riiight," Roxas smirked.

"Let's go!" Demyx cheered and yanked on Axel's arm, "Let's go, let's go, let's go!"

"Calm down, Water Boy, we've got all day," Bruixe assured.

Demyx pulled his friends to a booth that caught his eye. The ring toss.

"I wanna play!" Demyx cooed, "Please, please, pleeeaaassseeee?"

"Alright," Xemnas agreed and gave some munny to the woman running the booth.

"Alright," the lady running the booth smiled at Demyx, "You have five rings. Just try and toss it on the bottles."

Demyx took the first ring, aimed, and fired. The ring bounced off one bottle, clinked on another, and fell between the two bottles. The next three tries kept the pattern.

"Rats," Demyx frowned and quickly smiled again, "You try!" he cooed and held the last ring out to Xigbar.

"Fine," Xigbar answered simply and took the ring. He aimed and effortlessly tossed the ring onto the bottle furthest away. He cracked a smile, "Ringer."

"Vexen?" Larxene asked and walked over to a booth, "What are you doing?"

Vexen watched carefully as the rubber ducks slowly swirled around the kiddie pool. Toddlers giggled as they picked up the rubber ducks and turned them over to see if they had the "lucky duck". If you picked the one duck with the red dot, you won.

"I've been watching," Vexen told her, "And if you take the volume of the pool and the number of ducks," Vexen continued to ramble on about the logic behind the kiddie game.

"Vexen, it's not a matter of winning, it's a game of chance," Larxene rolled her eyes, "The game is called Lucky Ducky."

"I don't believe in luck," Vexen mumbled. He kept his eyes on the little ducks swirling around and his brain on the math problem in his head.

"Whatever," Larxene sighed and walked away, "Marluxia!" she called and met up with him at a cotton candy booth.

"Hey, what color should I get?" he pointed at the cotton candy. He could either buy blue or pink.

"You should buy pink," Larxene hid a laugh, "It will match your hair."

Marluxia scowled, "Ha-Ha," he smirked as he thought up a comeback, "I least I don't look like I have antennae."

"Oooh!" Demyx smiled wide and pulled on Xaldin's sleeve, "I wanna fishy!"

"Alright," Xaldin agreed and gave money to the person at the booth.

"Throw the ball in the bowl and you win a fish," the teenage boy explained the rules unenthusiastically.

Demyx tossed the ball but it bounced off the side of the bowl.

"Aw," Demyx sighed, "I kinda wanted a fish…"

Xaldin examined Demyx's unnatural frown, "One second, Demyx," Xaldin walked over to the teenager, "I would like a fish please."

"Dude, you didn't win. Suck it up," the teenager mumbled.

Xaldin quickly summoned a lance and held the point to the boy's throat, "Give. Me. The. Fish."

"H-here!" the boy stammered and gave him the plastic bag.

Xaldin lowered his lance, "Thank you, sir," he smiled and turned back to Demyx, "Here's a fish."

"Thank you, Xaldin!" Demyx cheered, "His name will be…Chad."

Axel elbowed Bruixe in the arm, "Don't look now but, there's your boy toy," he whispered.

"Ooooh," Roxas cooed in laughter, "Bruixe and Riku, sittin' in a tree," he sang.

"Shut up!" she growled and threw a quick elbow in Axel's stomach. She glanced over to see Riku walking with Sora and Kairi.

"Ugh," Axel moaned softly and griped his stomach, "Why are you always so violent?"

Roxas smiled wide, "I don't think she's violent. She never hits me. I think it's just you, Axel."

"Hey, Riku," Bruixe called.

"Bruixe? Hey!" Riku called back with a wide smile.

She ditched Roxas and Axel and walked over to join Riku, Sora, and Kairi.

"We've been ditched," Roxas stated, trying to sound offended.

"Yeah…" Axel noticed, still holding his stomach, "Wanna go get an Elephant Ear?"

Roxas shrugged, "Sure."

"Aw!" Kairi grinned, hooked her arm with Sora's, and pointed, "Look at that stuffed monkey!"

Sora, turning a deep crimson as he noticed Kairi's arm linked with his, stuttered, "Um-huh…"

"It's so cute, Sora," she noticed and then laid her head down on his shoulder.

"Uh," Sora thought quickly, "I can win it for you," he said proudly.

"Oh," she looked up at him with wide eyes, "You don't have to do that."

"Really, it's no problem," Sora insisted with a crazy 'I'm in love' smile.

"Oh, thank you so much!" she blushed and walked hand-and-hand with Sora to the booth.

"She's got him wrapped around her little fingers," Riku mumbled to Bruixe as he shook his head at Sora. Sora was now throwing a ball at some bottles, determined to win the little plush monkey for his girl. Riku sighed, "That's pitiful."

"Yeah, pitiful," Bruixe agreed.

Bruixe had a quick idea, smirked, and softly placed her hand in Riku's. Riku quickly looked at her in surprise.

"Oh," she exaggerated, "Look at that." her gaze was far off.

Riku immediately followed her gaze, "What is it?"

"You can win a huge stuffed dog in that game," she pretended to show a little too much interest in the item. She followed what Kairi had done and softy put her head on his shoulder.

"D-do you want that?" Riku asked, eyes fixed on the stuffed dog as if it were a million dollar prize. His eyes looked back down to Bruixe who smiled a perfect, breathtaking smile at him.

"Would you win it for me?" She asked with a wide grin on her face.

"Of course," he said without a moment of thought.

As they walked over to the next booth, Bruixe threw a quick glance at Kairi. Kairi smirked and threw her a thumbs up.

"It works," Bruixe mouthed, a surprised expression on her face.

"Every time," Kairi mouthed back with a wicked smile across her face.

Riku quickly paid his way into the game. It was a simple basketball game. Shoot the ball in the hoop, win a prize. Riku bounced the ball once then shot at the basket. The ball went in with a small woosh sound.

"The dog," Riku pointed and the man working the booth handed him the giant stuffed animal. He turned and handed it to Bruixe, "Uh, here."

Bruixe took the dog, gave it a quick squeeze and then turned back to Riku, "You're right. That is pitiful."

"What is?" Riku asked and looked at her.

She shifted her eyes to Sora and Kairi. Sora was handing Kairi the stuffed monkey.

"Oh. Man," Riku froze, "You just…And I…"

"Yup," Bruixe smirked.

"That's not even cool," Riku mumbled.

Axel and Roxas walked over to the Elephant Ear stand.

"Two, please," Roxas ordered and pulled out the munny.

Axel peered through the window and eyed the burning tub of fat.

"…Can I try that?" Axel asked the server and pointed to the burners.

"Excuse me?" the woman stared at him.

"Can I try and make an Elephant Ear?" he repeated.

"Trust me, you don't wanna work here," she laughed.

"Oh, I think I do," Axel smirked and walked into the little stand.

"Axel…" Roxas mumbled then sighed, "Try not to burn anything. At least, don't burn mine."

Axel handed Roxas the non-burnt Elephant Ear then steamed his own in the tub of oil. The Elephant Ear steamed, but Axel held it under longer. He smirked as the burnt dough smell filled the air.

"Haha," Axel smirked, "It's not exactly fire but… close enough for enjoyment."

Roxas just nibbled on his Elephant Ear as Axel got carried away with the deep fryer.

"Lexaeus, are you going to partake in the fair games?" Zexion asked.

Lexaeus shrugged, "I don't see any I could win."

Zexion looked around and put on his 'thinking' expression. He smirked, "You could win that."

Lexaeus followed Zexion's pointed finger. The game was called 'Slammer Hammer'. Under the name, it said Ring the bell and you're a winner! He saw a man holding a hammer. The man forced the hammer down and a little light flew up the long pole. The man almost reached the top, but wasn't strong enough.

"Hmm…" Lexaeus hummed and walked over to the game.

"Here you are, Sir," the over enthusiastic man handed the hammer to Lexaeus, "Take a whack at it."

Lexaeus picked up the large hammer easily. So easily, some observers' jaw dropped. Lexaeus swung the hammer forcefully and a loud boom sound came when he hit the little platform. The little light flew up the pole and bashed against the top, causing the bell into a loud ring.

"Wow…" the man spoke, "Good job…"

"It's my pleasure," Lexaeus bowed, took one of the many giant stuffed animals, and walked off.

"Zexion," Lexaeus nodded towards a booth.

Zexion examined the gameplay. It was the game when the man puts the ball under a cup and then mixes up the cups and you have to guess what cup the ball is under. Zexion, the Cloaked Schemer, could win this foolish game.

they walked over to the booth and the man began mixing up the cups. Zexion watched carefully. At the last second, he saw a little red dot slip into the man's sleeve. If he would have been someone who was overexcited (like Demyx), hot tempered (like Axel), oblivious (like Roxas), or even smart mouthed (like Bruixe), he would have lost that game without question. Even Vexen, Mr. Smartie, wouldnt have seen that. It wasnt unexpected, but it was so fast that most people wouldnt catch where he slipped the ball into. It could have been a pocket, but it was in the elbow in the right arm.

Zexion softly tapped the man's shoulder up, letting the ball roll out of his sleeve. The man looked at Zexion, shocked.

Zexion cocked an eyebrow, "So... did i win?"

"Pick a card, any card!" a loud voice encouraged.

Almost in the same second as when the word 'card' was heard, Luxord's head was turned. He instantly switched directions and walked over to the man.

"I pick the ace of spades," Luxord told him.

"…Not like that. I'm going to guess it," the man explained.

"That's cheap," Luxord mused, "There isn't even a full deck here."

"Excuse me?" the man raised an eyebrow at Luxord.

"Count them, if you don't believe me," Luxord shrugged, "You'll find that there is only 48 cards here, not 52."

The man shook his head at Luxord, "Are you going to play or not?"

Luxord rolled his eyes, "Fine, what do I do?"

"Well, Mr. Gambler," Luxord laughed to himself at the irony, "For you, I will make this game a little more interesting."

"Enlighten me," Luxord crossed his arms.

"I'll pick a card and you guess what it is," the man smirked as if he had an obvious chance at winning.

"Fine," Luxord agreed, "And when I win, I want…"

"GET THE PANDA!" a scream came from behind.

"Hmm?" Luxord turned in surprise to see Xemnas standing behind him, "Excuse me?"

"If you win, you get that panda," Xemnas ordered.

"…Why?" Luxord couldn't help but ask.

"Because," Xemnas glared at the stuffed animal, "It has a heart on its stomach. I want that heart."

"…You know that's not a real heart, right?" Luxord looked at Xemnas with a dumbfounded expression.

"I know," Xemnas compromised, "That panda is a poser."

Luxord just shook his head, "Fine. If I win, I get the stupid panda."

"Fine," the man agreed and took out a card from the deck, "Guess my card."

Luxord examined the face down deck that was still incomplete, "You have the six of diamonds."

The man's jaw dropped, "You've gotta be kidding…"

"I won?" Luxord said in fake surprise and snagged the panda from the shelf, "Here," Luxord tossed the panda to Xemnas.

"I haven't won anything," Demyx complained.

"What about that?" Xaldin pointed.

He was pointing to the game when you have a water gun and shoot the target. Little plastic figures move along the top as you hit the target. It's like a race.

"Water…" Demyx said happily.

Demyx trotted over to the new game. He took a seat and paid his way into the new game. Xigbar saw the gun and immediately felt the need to challenge Demyx.

"Demyx, I'll play with you," Xigbar said and took a seat.

"Alright," Demyx shrugged, "But water is my element so… Be warned."

"Like the Freeshooter needs to be warned by the Melodious Nocturne," Xigbar scoffed.

Demyx shrugged and pointed his water gun at the target.

"Ready? GO!" the person who ran the booth called and sounded a buzzer.

The guns went off. Xigbar was holding his aim steady on the exact center of the target. He glanced over to Demyx who also was hitting the target right on center.

"How are you doing that?" Xigbar demanded, "You suck at hitting targets."

"I'm using water," Demyx smiled, "That changes everything."

The bell rung and sounds went off, claiming Demyx as the winner.

"OH!" Demyx cheered, "I actually WON! That's unbelievable!"

Xigbar grumbled, "Play again, Water Boy."

"What are you playing?" Saïx asked and took a seat.

"Just aim at the little X on the bull's eye," The person who was running the booth informed.

"Sounds easy," Saïx shrugged and picked up the water gun.

"So, we hit the X?" Axel asked and took a seat.

"I'm in," Bruixe claimed.

"Me too," Roxas added.

"Yup, me too,"

"I'm in,"

"Why not?"

"Me too,"

Before long, the entire organization was sitting in a row, playing the water gun game.

"Just aim for the X," the instructor repeated.

All at once, Axel, Roxas, and Bruixe exchanged glances. Bruixe looked to Demyx who was sitting a few seats down and passed him a nod. He smirked as he understood. No one had to say anything to know the new game plan. Of course Axel, Roxas, Bruixe, and Demyx would know what to do. Those four hung out so much, it was like they were all on one brain.

The instructor counted down, "Hit the X! 3…2…1… GO!"

On "go" Axel, Roxas, Bruixe, and Demyx all angled their water guns accordingly. The four streams of water, of course, hit Saïx perfectly in the center of his scar. The four burst out into immediate laughter.

The instructor, of course, shut off the water and re started the game.

"Pardon me," Xaldin coughed, "But, Saïx, I do believe you just got Pwnd."

"Like a NOOB!" Bruixe added with a laugh.

Not even Zexion or Lexaeus could keep a straight face. Even Larxene laughed.

Saïx, glaring, wiped the water from his face.

"Priceless," Roxas barked and slapped Axel a high five.

"We rock, Roxas," Axel added.

"If you can't play the game correctly, I'm going to have to ask you to leave," the instructor instructed.

"Uh, I better set out then," Bruixe stood up.

The organization went again, Xigbar still just as competitive. But in the end, Water prevailed.

"Vexen?" the group hadn't noticed that the Academic hadn't been at the water gun game and they all finally found him. Still at the Lucky Ducky game.

"I will find this stupid duck," Vexen swore and re-tried his math problem.

"That's easy," Demyx smiled, tossed his hand up casually so the water lifted up one duck from the kiddie pool. The duck landed in Vexen's hand.

Vexen flipped over the duck to see the lucky red dot on the bottom, "How did you…?"

Demyx shrugged, "I love this game," he smiled wide, "Oh," Demyx held up his plastic bag that contained a gold fish, "This is Chad. Anyway, can we go home now?"

The organization smiled, slipped on their cloaks, summoned portals, and went home.

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