A day or so had passed, and it was evening again.

The sun had (as far as they could tell) just set; the clouds hanging up were streaked and tainted with a dreary version of normal sunset colors. It was still rather hot, but not stiflingly so. However, the few small breezes that chanced through the city were very much welcome.

In the Organization's hangout, Demyx, Kuxir, and Xed were together in the girl's room, chatting carelessly and enjoying themselves.

Her room was very basic: a bed, a window, and a small closet. Not too much space. The walls were covered with her drawings, sketches, and doodles that she did during her free time. It wasn't much, but it was home to her.

The three were talking about the rumored romance between their leader and his right-hand kiss-up, a blue haired gold-eyed scar-faced man by the name of Saix, when all of the sudden the black haired teen went silent, looking around.

"Hey…did you guys hear that?" he asked. The girl and the boy grew quiet, straining their ears to try and detect what their friend was hearing.

Tap…tap…tap…tap…

"Yeah…" Demyx said, slowly. He raised an eyebrow. "What is that?"

"It…" Xed said slowly, thinking, "…it sounds like it's coming from the window…"

Kuxir stood up and walked over to the window, opening it with little difficulty. The stupid thing never did stay securely closed. Scanning the dark streets below, his eyes adjusted enough to make out someone standing down there.

"Who's that?" he looked back at his companions.

Xed walked over to the window and looked out. Upon seeing the spiked mass of blonde hair, she recognized him immediately.

"Roxas?" Surprise filled her voice, and her eyes.

He looked up at her, smiling. "Hey, Xed."

"Roxas, what are you doing here??" she hissed, her surprise quickly melting into dread. All it would take would be for someone to come in, or to walk out there, or to hear them…

"Roxas?!" The mullet boy exclaimed, jumping off her bed and squeezing between the two younger teens for a better look.

Kuxir threw Xed a shocked, disapproving look. "What is the meaning of this??"

Roxas called from down below, "I…couldn't really keep my mind off of you…" The teen was glad he was mostly concealed in the darkness. He could feel himself blushing. "So I came by to see you. Come take a walk with me?"

The brunette bit her lip. Should she…?

Her friends could see the question in her eyes.

"You're not seriously going with him, are you??" Demyx asked, absolutely shocked. "He's from The Disorder! He's dangerous!"

"He's…he's not like that…" Xed said, trying to defend the blonde. Kuxir crossed his arms.

"If Xemnas catches you, you're in deep *hit!"

"If he catches me." She threw a faint smirk at them. "But he won't…now will he?"

The boys exchanged uneasy glances, before turning back to her.

"Xed…" Demyx said, worriedly.

"I'll be fine. I promise." She smiled at him, reassuringly. "I know what I'm doing."

"If you don't come back soon…" Kuxir started, "…we're getting help. We mean it."

The girl smiled brightly, and stepped out of the window, making her way down the fire escape and into the dark jaws of night.

000

As the evening drew on, the pale light of the moon above illuminated the streets surprisingly well. The two teens walked in silence for a while, enjoying the cool of nighttime and the quiet of the city as most of its residents were either inside their homes, or asleep.

Eventually, the girl found the silence to be too silent, and decided to break the ice. "So, what's your story?"

He looked at her, oddly. "…my story?"

"You know…your deal? Like, why're you in The Disorder?" She kicked a piece of glass along the sidewalk, listening as it scraped and slid across the concrete. "You don't seem like a gangster, to be honest."

Roxas raised his arms, locking his fingers behind his neck. "To be honest? I just wanted something to do…it seemed cool to me at first, but when I realized what I just got myself into, it was too late." He grinned faintly. "I mean, it's not totally awful, I've got Axel there with me." He added in quickly, "he's my best friend."

Looking at him, she said, "I feel like there's a 'but' coming on…"

The boy sighed. "Yeah. But…the stuff you have to do…the way you have to act…it's too over-the-top. I mean, I don't get this division *hit they've got going on."

"Me neither. It's pretty stupid."

He smiled a little more. "So, what's your story?"

She looked down. "Well…it was the only thing for me to do. I don't have parents or a job or anything, so that means no place to live. Xemnas saw me steal something, and I guess he was impressed or something because he offered me a place to stay if I joined The Organization. So…I did."

"That's rough…"

Xed shrugged. "Everything worked out, though...well enough, anyways."

The silence returned for some time. Roxas thought for a moment.

"Hey…come with me." He said, turning into an upcoming alley. She looked a bit apprehensive, but he smiled at her. "It's okay. Just trust me, alright?"

She nodded, and with that followed him.

000

"Wow…what a view…"

"I know. It's my favorite place to go to just…get away from it all, y'know what I mean?"

The teens now stood on top of a building, with a great, clear oversee of the entire city. It was located near the center basketball court, more towards The Disorder's side of the Island.

He sat down, near the edge but not on it. Xed followed suit.

"How'd you find this place?"

"I got *issed at Axel over something I can't remember now, and I just…ran. Ran and climbed things. Eventually I got here." He looked out to the skies. "I guess I never really came back down."

Xed smiled. "Who would want to come down?"

He returned the smile. "Exactly…"

Things, once again, became silent, but this time not awkwardly so. They spent a short amount of time, or perhaps a long amount of time, just looking at each other, their eyes locking and never letting go.

"You…you have very nice eyes…" the boy admitted, seemingly trance-like. He watched as a faint but cute blush rose to her cheeks. It made him smile even more.

"You have nice eyes yourself…" she said, returning the compliment shyly.

The space seemed to close in ever so faintly between them, before they realized this and shattered the moment, looking away as the silent air grew once again awkward. The blonde lay back onto the rooftop, putting his hands under his head. "So...uh…" he searched for something to talk about. "What…colors do you like?"

The brunette lay down beside him, turning over on her side to look at him. "I like any color, really. Especially paired with black. You?"

"Blue and tan. And sometimes green."

They smiled at each other, as if a secret had been shared although it hadn't. And somehow, they found more and more things to talk about. Small things, but things nonetheless. And somehow, they two fell asleep accidentally when they ran out of tings to say.

000

Kuxir had been called away to do something for the only woman in The Organization, and ill-tempered, blonde named Larxene.

Leaving Demyx to watch for Xed's return.

Hours had passed. At least two, maybe even three. Another minute that went by increased his worrying more and more.

The blonde bit his lip. Where was she?

More time passed. Then more time passed. Demyx couldn't handle this; Xed could be in serious trouble. He walked out hastily into the hallway, to the first room he could reach: that of the dirty blonde, acid-green-eyed Vexen.

Since his door was always locked, he pounded on the door, rushed. He bit his lip harder. "Vexen! I need to talk to you! It's important!"

He could hear the man moan in annoyance behind the door. "What is it, Demyx?" he snapped.

"It's…its Xed…"

The door unlocked instantly.

000

A drop of water hit her face, arousing her from her sleep.

"Huh…what?" she murmured blearily. More drops fell from the sky. It was drizzling. Rubbing her eyes, she assessed her situation. Lying on something hard…a rooftop…here with Roxas…

Here with Roxas!!

Xed sat up quickly. "Darnit! Roxas, wake up!!"

The boy opened his eyes quickly. "What? What??"

"We fell asleep!!" she was beginning to panic. The skies looked darker than before. They must have been out here for hours… "We need to get back before someone comes looking for us!"

They both jumped to their feet, and began their decent down to the streets once again.

000

They ran quickly. The rain was falling harder. They splashed through puddles as they traversed the darkening city streets and alleys as fast as they could. The rain distorted their sight and hearing, disadvantaging them further.

"Wait!" Roxas grabbed her hand and pulled her back into the alley they were about to run out of.

"What—"

"Shhh!"

They grew quiet and, through the hard rain, they could make out a pair of voices, one belonging to a man, and the other to a woman. Though the brunette didn't recognize them, the blonde did.

"*hit…that's Ralexen and Brixag…"

"Who?"

"They're from The Disorder…look, Xed," he said urgently, looking into her eyes, "go back through his alley and make a right, and then keep going until you reach your hangout. I'm going to wait for them to pass and slip out and head back to The Disorder's place. Okay?"

She frowned. "But…Roxas…"

"No buts! Go!"

Hesitantly, she ran off, following his directions. He watched her run, listening to the splashing she made, and when she was completely from his sight and hearing, he slipped out and ran himself.

000

Climbing up the slippery ladder was hard work, but Xed eventually made it back to her window. Prying the broken window open, she pushed it up and slipped back inside, trying to make as little noise as possible.

"Xedramon."

She cringed.

…oh no…

Turning around slowly, she looked over at her shoulder to see the tall, tanned man standing above her, his menacing gold eyes dead fixed on her.

"X-Xemnas…"

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Drama!

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"What the HELL were you thinking???"

"You better not let Xradenom hear of this."

Tapping at the window.

"Who cares about them? This is about us."

Until next chapter.