~Nobody~

When I woke up, the first impression I got was how boring this place was. The entire room was made up of two colors; white and gray. I sat up in the bed and wondered where I was. Well, might as well figure out…

The moment I stepped outside, this guy in a black cloak gave me a black cloak just like his and told me to change into it. He said something about meeting "Xemnas." I was confused, but I did what he told me to.

After walking for what felt like miles (This castle is huge) the man – Saix – led me into Xemnas's room. Xemnas smiled at me, but there was something wrong about that smile. There was no warmth in it, no joy. I shivered as I sat down in front of his desk, and it wasn't from the cold.

"You seek answers," he murmured. "I can give you purpose."

Semi-transparent golden letters formed in front of me. They were backwards, but I just managed to read them. They spelled "Saori."

Wait, that's… my name, isn't it?

The letters suddenly began to spin around me at impressive speeds. I could just barely see Xemnas through the golden blur. He raised up a hand, and the letters suddenly stopped. This time, a large X was added into the mix. The letters spelled a new name. My new name.

Xorisa, the Revenant Angel.

.:In the Room Where Nothing Gathers:.

"Good tidings, friends. Today is a momentous day. I am pleased to announce that new comrade has been chosen to wear the coat."

I walked forward, stopping in the middle of the floor, far beneath the chairs where the others sat.

"Number XIII."

"I hate babysitting," declares the red-head.

His charge, a girl with shoulder-length raven-black hair and piercing green eyes, says nothing.

"Stop being such a zombie," Axel complains.

"…"

"Yeesh. Somebody's (not) a chatterbox today. On with the mission."

It was Xorisa's seventh day in the Organization. Shortly after being renamed, she had been welcomed into the ranks by the other twelve members. She had learned their names, they had learned her name. Then, for the rest of the week, Number XIII had spent most of her time spacing out. She had no memories of her past, and, being a Nobody, also had no emotion. Xemnas explained that she would probably not respond much for a while.

Exactly how long is a while, anyway?

"Alright. You know my name, right?"

"…"

I give her an exasperated look.

"You can at least string together two syllables."

"…A…xel," comes the uncertain reply. I practically beam at her.

"Finally!" I exclaim.

"Now, the mission is-"

"Not… Lea?"

I stop in midsentence, completely caught off guard.

"What did you say!?"

"Your name… isn't it Lea?" the girl asks me. How does she know that?!

"I… No," I say, confused.

"Oh."

For a long moment, there is awkward silence. I decide to just get on with the mission.

"Ahem. So. Missions are…uhh…They're, you know… Hrm."

How do you explain missions, anyway?

"You know what?" I say, embarrassed. "Talking is dumb. Let's just go ahead and get our hands dirty, shall we?"

Xorisa looks up at me, and I swear, she lifts an eyebrow. I turn away to cover up my embarrassment and state imperiously,

"Follow me."

The rest of the mission ("There's a treasure chest somewhere in these passageways. Our mission is to find it." "That's all?" "Yeah, don't hurt yourself.") passed uneventfully, until the end, where we had a bit of confusion with the chest.

"I found the chest. Now what?"

Upon hearing that, I introduced my palm to my face. Or, rather, my glove to my face.

"Uh, there's this thing with treasure chests. They have stuff in them," I inform her. Sheesh, does she lack common sense or something?

"So… I should open the chest?"

I barely suppressed the urge to bang my head against the wall as I told her,

"Yes, that is what we generally do with chests."

Man, am I glad I'm not babysitting her tomorrow.