*Namine's POV*
"HEY! Newbie! C'mon, get up!" I stirred in my sleep as someone shook me.
"Huh?" I asked and sat up groggily.
"C'mon! We're in charge of your training!" A girl with cherry red hair said with her hands on her hips. She had short fangs. They were barely visible. She had no claws. I stretched sleepily.
"Who are you?" I asked as she grinned.
"I'm Kairi. I bet you met my dad huh?" She asked.
"Dad?" I asked confused.
"Yeah, Namine. My dad is Axel. My step parent is Demyx." She said. I stared at her.
"You know my name?" I asked wide-eyed.
"Yeah, news travels fast here. Anyway get dressed and go see my parents." She said as she left to attend to her own duties. I sighed. Today is going to be a long day…
Axel and Demyx were waiting for me, ready and energized.
"Hey! Ready to see who you'll be serving?" Axel greeted.
"Morning, Namine!" Demyx chirped happily from Axel's side.
"Morning. Who am I serving?" I asked. I hoped it wasn't a grouch. Axel and Demyx grinned.
"You're lucky." Demyx said.
"You're serving Roxas, the prince. We'll see him later after going over some things." Axel said grinning and walking toward the kitchen.
"This is the kitchen." Axel said dramatically bursting in.
"No duh…" I sighed.
"What was that?" Axel said as he raised a brow.
"Oh… nothing." I said innocently and quickly. He looked suspicious.
"Where are they?" I heard a girl's voice scream.
"Oh no… She's up…" Demyx sighed.
"M-my princess. Please calm yourself… You must not wake up the prince…" A long blonde haired old man said a little scared.
"Why's he so scared of the princess?" I whispered to Axel.
"He's not. He's scared what the prince is going to do when he sees his little sister crying." Axel whispered back. The princess indeed had wet streaks running down her cheeks.
"The prince seemed nice all over, though." I said.
"He actually has a nasty temper if rubbed the wrong way…" Demyx said joining the conversation.
"I want my cookies!" Xion cried.
"B-but you are not allowed to have sugar…" The blonde man said trying to soothe the young princess.
The young girl only screeched louder. Everyone covered their ears as the girl screamed bloody murder. I saw the look of fear on everyone's faces, as the door to the kitchen was kicked open. In the doorway was a frustrated looking blonde prince; he was glaring at everyone in the room.
"What the hell is going on here?" He asked in a calm voice but it laced anger.
"Um… your majesty. The young princess wanted cookies and I refused to give them to her." The blonde man said shaking slightly. Roxas' teeth glistened in the moonlight.
"…You mean to tell me, I woke up for THAT?" Roxas' glare darkened.
"Well, I-I didn't make her screech." The blonde prince turned toward his sister.
"Xion. You were screaming for cookies?" Roxas' glare had vanished when he turned toward her. Even Xion looked nervous.
"Yeah…" Xion looked down sullenly.
"Xion, please. Go to your room." Roxas said shaking his head.
"But-" Xion began.
"No buts. Just go." Roxas pointed toward the door and had a strict parent face on. He'd make good father one day. Xion walked toward her room and Roxas turned toward the blonde man.
"Vexen." Roxas said to him with an emotionless mask.
"Y-yes, my prince?" Vexen gulped.
"Good choice not giving her the cookies." Roxas nodded his approval and walked out of the kitchen. Vexen sighed with relief.
Axel, Demyx, and I quickly followed the prince outside.
"Sire. There's something we need to discuss." Demyx said.
"What would that be?" Roxas sighed.
"Well, the first one's about the servant and the next is about the meeting." Axel said nodding towards me.
"Oh yes, I've already decided she'll be my personal servant. As for the meeting, you'll come with me, Axel." He turned toward us.
"Wait, you mean I'm supposed to serve you?" In our world that was a high honor.
"Yes." Roxas said nodding as a grin appeared across his face.
"See, we told you, you were lucky." Demyx chirped at me happily.
"Yeah, the prince, here, will never make you do embarrassing things like other people here. Got it memorized?" Axel said pointing to his temple. I nodded.
"I would never do that. Anyway, for now, just go clean with the other servants and I'll call if I need something, understand?" He said while eyeing me. I nodded once and bowed. He nodded approvingly as he left.
"What meeting were you two talking about?" I asked Axel once the prince was out of earshot.
"The prince has a meeting with the king of the… freaks… Oh by the way, you're going too. It's tradition for personal servants to go." Axel said gritting his teeth.
"I don't understand why you and the… others… fight all the time." I spoke carefully. Axel's fangs were glistening.
"We would tell you, but…" Demyx sighed sadly.
"…But it's not our story to tell…" Axel finished the sentence. Axel was glaring down the hallway and finally walked off with Demyx hot on his heels.
I walked down one of the many hallways. I found Kairi along with some other servants some demons, and some were humans.
"Uh… Kairi?" I asked as I approached her and two others. The red head turned around.
"Oh, hey, Namine!" She said cheerfully.
"You're the newbie?" A spiky haired brunette asked as confusion took over. I nodded my head. His mouth twitched all the way into a broad grin.
"Well, I'm Sora and this is Riku!" Sora said as he pointed to himself and a silver haired boy. Riku in turn nodded.
"I'm Namine." I said smiling.
"So Namine, did you find out who you're serving or are you a maid?" Kairi asked me.
"Well, I'm serving the prince." I said flatly.
"The prince?" Sora asked flabbergasted. His fangs and eyes shone brightly as he grinned widely.
"Wow, you might actually get a break." Riku said as he smiled.
"Well that's awesome. Just don't get him angry or you're dead." Kairi said with all seriousness.
"Don't get lazy and don't make him mad." Riku said as all three crowded me.
"And what EVER you do, DON'T go into his room unless summoned." Sora said making a fake gagging noise.
"Why?" I asked curious and little frightened.
"Well, the last person who went in there with out permission never made it out. No one knows what happened to him. Man, I miss Donald…" Sora said sadly.
"But other than that, you should be fine!" Kairi said patting my back. I couldn't help but stare at them. They were all weird.
"What are you doing?" We all turned around to see the blonde haired demon prince.
"Good morning, my prince." The trio greeted cheerfully as they bowed.
The prince was now dressed in red and black robes lined with silver that shined like the moon. His eyes were glowing that beautiful blue light again.
"And you were doing?" He asked as he arched his eyebrow in a knowing gesture.
"Well, we… weren't doing our work." Kairi said nervously biting her lip.
"But we were helping the newbie out." Sora said confidently as he gestured toward me and grinned. He nodded.
"And I thank you for that, however your work needs to be done or I will consult your parents." He said this calmly, but I could also see a hint of anger in his eyes. His eyes were still glowing.
"Consult who about what?" Axel said coming up behind the prince with a mask of confusion.
"Nothing!" Sora and Kairi said quickly as they tried to distract Roxas.
"Your daughter and her friends are not doing their work. I personally don't care if they help out Namine, however they need to balance out their chores and their free time. Anyway, I am ready to go. I was coming to get Namine." Roxas explained as he walked down the corridor.
Axel looked at Kairi and Sora who were standing there whistling as if nothing happened. Axel shook his head and rolled his eyes before walking off after Roxas.
I could see the tiny hint of a smile play across his lips. I followed closely behind him.
*Roxas' POV*
I had to admit that Kairi, Sora, and Riku were really awesome. I always used to play with them when I was younger. Xion had still been a baby. They knew I would never do anything to get them in trouble. But ever since those stupid morons attacked, I've been losing my old memories. I've become almost an emotionless killer…
"Hey you ok?" Namine asked me carefully.
I could smell the familiar scent on her. It'd be a lie if I said I didn't know where she came from. She's with them… But…
"I'm fine. But I would like to know a little about you." I said as I waited for the cart to stop at our destination. She fidgeted nervously. We were the only ones in the cart. Axel was steering.
"O-ok." She said nervously.
"Where did you come from?" I needed to get the truth from her.
"Um…" She said nervously biting her lip.
"You don't have to tell me. You can tell me when you trust me." I said smiling. She sighed. I could tell it was in relief.
"Yo! We're here!" Axel said as he opened the back door. "Ready to go and tear some heads?" Axel's grin grew wide. I chuckled while Namine stared at us like we had just eaten a rabbit whole.
"He's joking." I said as I put a prince face on.
We walked through the golden doors of the Angels lair. It was completely touched by the sun. Axel had made a low growling sound from deep within his throat. He had a calm façade on. My eyes burned as they glowed from my ability. My eyes shine and with it I can look into people's hearts. I got it from my mother.
My stomach turned and I felt disgusted as I saw the freaks walk around the castle. Some bowed and curtsied. Some just gave us menacing scowls as we passed. Their eyes burned through me but I growled and showed my fangs and they backed off. I learned at a very early age how to defend myself from these freaks. I also learned how to block out the glares and scowls that seemed to pierce me.
We walked down the hallways until we came to the meeting room. The king along with his two servants was stationed in the throne room. The servants sent me glares and the king had his 'pleasant' smile on. He put it on at every meeting, but we all knew the meeting was all but pleasant.
"Ah, welcome friends." The king said oddly cheerful. He didn't have a hint of venom like he usually did. I nodded my head at him. Axel and Namine bowed to show their respect. Axel had everything but respect for this man in front of us.
"Hello." I said as I nodded as I waited for him to give the word to start the meeting.
"Now, for the issue of the treaty we wanted… What's your answer?" The king asked as we sat down at the throne and meeting room. I growled at the mention of a fore mentioned peace treaty.
"No. I've decided that we will not have a treaty." I said as I kept my face calm. Axel growled beside me. The king's brows furrowed.
"And may I ask why not?" He asked with a serious confusion.
"Because I said so. I don't feel it's best for our kingdom." I said as commanding as I could.
"But this would add to your supplies and your economy would become stronger." The king tried to reason. But I was not easily convinced.
"No. Your version of 'helping' us is just an excuse to own us." I growled through clenched teeth. The king chuckled.
"You are just paranoid my friend. This is the best course of action. It will help you and your kingdom." The king said getting slightly frustrated that I kept refusing his "kind" offer.
"We may be different then you, but you and your people having been trying for centuries to own us. We are not pets!" I growled through clenched teeth. Anyone could feel the venom in my voice. Everyone in the room flinched as some of my power seeped through my cloak.
"If you were half the king your father was, someone might actually care about you!" The king yelled as he stood up that was the last straw.
Before I could tell what happened the king of the Angels was thrown against the wall. Blood covered his face, but he was still standing. The wall was cracked even though the wall was made out of solid marble.
I could feel the anger and regret inside me boil to its exploding point. Because of my negative feelings, my dark power grew and surrounded me. My eyes glowed a vicious blue. The power was slashing at everyone through my control. Axel was trying to hold me back.
"Roxas… wait! You can't kill him!" Axel said trying even harder to hold me back. My arms were pinned to the small of my back. He said my name only to calm me down.
"Don't you ever talk about my father! You have no right to speak about him! You can't even say his name!" I seethed the venom as I glistened my fangs at the man. Namine was currently huddled in the corner.
"You… will pay… for this…" He seethed with the venom from his core.
Axel just growled an incoherent threat. He ushered Namine out after he led me out.
I was to busy seething to realize that all of my subjects in the castle had gathered in the throne room. Axel explained what had happened, discreetly leaving out the treaty part. Once I looked around the room I noticed Namine had put her soft hand on my shoulder. I was grateful for the comfort but I didn't glance at her. I scanned the room and I saw the faces of my servants change from worry, shock, then to concern. The Angels and Demons have met for centuries but there was never a fight there before. I was starting to believe maybe he was right.
Maybe I'm not cut out to be a king…
Maybe I'm just a disgrace…
KH: Ok so some of the characters are different. Roxas is very out of character. I'll only tell you this once and don't remind me!
ROXAS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY!