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What Are Those Scratches?
Chapter II: Xion Speaks… A Bit

Vanitas' POV

"Vanitas, your mission is to find Xion and bring her back here, I don't care how. She could be passed out, tied up for all I care. But she has to be alive." Xehanort said.

"Yeah, I'll get to it." I said.

"You're hesitant, whatever, take this." I turned around and caught a black coat.

"What's this for?" I asked.

"Secrecy, you can use your Keyblade to bring her back." Xehanort said.

"I'd rather not." I said before putting it on anyways.

Xion's POV

I started writing something down. Hey I'm gonna go change out of these clothes of yours are a bit too big.

I showed it to Roxas. "Oh okay, do you know where the bathrooms are?" Roxas asked. I shook my head. "Okay, I'll show you." I follow Roxas as he leads me through the mall. I totally despise shopping. People we walk by seem to stare at my arms: I knew what they were looking at, my scars.

A group of girls walked by, one stopped. "Hey, what happened to your arms?" The platinum blonde asked.

I just looked at them for a second. "She doesn't talk about it. Actually she doesn't really talk at all." Roxas said.

"Oh, I didn't see you Roxas." The platinum blonde said.

"Naminé this is Xion." Roxas said.

"Hello Xion, it's nice to meet you." Naminé held out her hand. I grabbed it and we shook hands. "But are you alright those scars look nasty." I pulled my hand away after she said that. "Oh, I didn't mean it like that." Naminé said.

I turned away. "It's nothing." I said. Roxas and Naminé were equally shocked that I spoke. I walked over to the bathroom which I could see across the hallway. I walked in and the two women who were washing there hands looked at my… Guess what, my arms.

"Are you okay dear?" One asked. I nodded my head before going into a stall. When I got out Naminé was waiting for me. I kind of ignored her and went to look in the mirror. I hated V-necks they showed way too much cleavage, actually any cleavage is too much for me. I guess they're better than scoop-necks.

I was wearing the dark green one, and the black skinny jeans, great they just say, this is my butt, look at it. I also put on the knee high boots; they went over the skinny jeans. "So Xion could you tell me what those scars are, please I only want to help." Naminé said. I shook my head.

*Sigh* "If you keep everything to yourself it'll only hurt more, do you know that Xion?" Naminé asked. I turned around to look at her. Her eyes really did tell me she cared, but if I told her, everything I've trained for would fall apart. Nobody is supposed to know about the Keyblade or the Heartless.

Naminé realized I wasn't gonna answer. "The only reason I know that is because it happened to me." Naminé said. What could she possibly be talking about? She's never went through what I went through. I started to write down something else on the notepad. What could you possibly know about what I've been through?

I showed it to Naminé. "I probably never went through, what you went through, but holding all the pain inside will only hurt you more in the end." Naminé said.

"What could you possibly know? Holding the pain in makes sure nobody else has to feel it." I spat in my fragile voice, because I never used it.

Naminé looked shocked for a second but regained her composure. "No, if you tell us we can ease the pain until it's gone." Naminé said.

"Scars don't go away." I said simply before brushing passed Naminé. I walked out of the bathroom and Roxas was waiting outside.

"Hey I want to show you something. Come on Xion it'll be fun." Roxas said and grabbed my hand, and pulled me along.

~~x~~

Soon enough we got to our destination outside, a candy shop? It looked like. We entered the shop and Roxas went straight for the front counter. Roxas was about to say something. "I know what you want Roxas, you don't have to tell me every time." The brunette girl looked to me. "And what do you want to have?" There was an awkward silence for about a minute.

"Selphie, she doesn't talk, but I wanted to let her try some sea-salt ice cream." Roxas said. Just the sound of the name was weird. Salt, in ice cream, what has this world come to?

The girl Selphie giggled a bit. "Sure thing Roxas you want your new girlfriend to try sea-salt ice cream, just like you did with Kairi." Selphie said.

"Wha-What… I don't like her… I mean we're not dating." Roxas stuttered multiple times. I found myself laughing my butt off.

Selphie joined in on the laughter. "Sure Roxas, the girl isn't denying it. So I think you two are dating." Selphie said.

"But we aren't. I'm serious." Roxas turned to me. "Come on, back me up." Roxas said. I shook my head, this was too funny. *Sigh* "Whatever" Roxas gave up.

"Okay, here you go you two love birds." Selphie said with a big grin, pulling out two ice cream bars that were colored blue. I took one and Roxas took the other.

I just stared at mine for a moment. "Go on, try it." Roxas said. This has to be a joke. He hasn't even taken a bite yet, so this has to be a joke. I raised the ice cream bar to my mouth and took a bite.

It was delicious; no it was heaven on an ice cream bar. "It's salty, but kinda sweet too." I commented in awe.

"So it's good, right?" Roxas asked before taking a bite of his. I nodded.

*Ahem* I turned to see a woman and her little boy waiting for me and Roxas to move. Selphie notice this too. "Oh sorry, I will get to you two in a second." Selphie turned back to me. "So you have a name?" She asked.

"It's Xion." Roxas answered for me.

"Okay, bye Roxas, bye Xion." Selphie waved as we left, sea-salt ice cream in our hands.

~~x~~

Axel waved at us and walked over. "Hey guys." He saw the sea-salt ice cream. "Roxas seriously you got Xion sea-salt ice cream without me?" Axel said me and Roxas noticed the popsicle stick stuck inbetween his teeth.

"Yeah, and it looks like you got sea-salt ice cream without me." Roxas said and pointed to the stick.

"Yeah, well I wanted to see her reaction." Axel said.

"Whatever, what are we gonna do now?" Roxas asked.

"Xion, you said you don't have a home. So I was thinking maybe, that I would adopt you." Axel said. He's not serious, is he? I never had anyone that wanted me in a family, no one. And here was Axel, a complete stranger that I just met. My legs felt weak all the sudden. I pulled Roxas and Axel into a big group hug. I cried, tears of joy. Why do I keep crying, I never cry never, never, never. I never cry from emotions, only pain.

"Hey, hey, hey you're alright. Huh… You're smiling? Wait, you actually like the idea, we can go do it now, but umm… I'm gonna need your full name." Axel said. I started writing it down. Xion Hikari Mizu

I showed Roxas and Axel. "Xion Hikari Mizu… That's a nice name." Axel commented.

"Okay I know Hikari means light and Mizu means water. But what does Xion mean? Funny my last name is Hikari." Roxas said. I wrote down one word, Remembrance.

Roxas looked at it. "Remembrance, huh… Remembrance Light Water: Remembrance of Light and Water." Roxas concluded. That's exactly what Vanitas said when I met him.

~~x~~ Memories

"Hey can you tell me your name?" The ravenette boy asked me he was perhaps seven years old. I parted my lips but closed them soon after. "Oh, I guess you don't talk much." The boy hung his head.

"It's Xion Hikari Mizu." I said lifting up the older boy's chin, I was five years old and I hated it when people were sad.

"Shiyon Hikari Mizu… Remembrance of Light and Water… I'm Vanitas." The boy had a grin on his face now. (Okay guys I know they spell it Shion, but I spell it Shiyon, because that is how it's pronounced "she-yawn" How mutter fluking Xemnas pronounces it, AKA Mansex.)

~~x~~ Back to the Present (Half an Hour Later)

"Xion Hikari Mizu… According to all official files she doesn't exist. Then again she hasn't talked, so how do I know you two aren't lying?" The man said from his desk as he searched through files on his computer.

"My name is Xion Hikari Mizu." I said.

"Oh so she speaks. Do you know where we are?" The man asked.

"No, not really, I don't know where we are." I said.

"Hmm… do you remember how you got here?" The man asked.

"No" I said and shook my head.

"Okay well, can you tell me where you got those scars all over your arms?" He asked.

"I truly don't remember." I lied. Whew, all those trainings for lying, sure are helpful now.

"I've come to the conclusion, Xion you were brought here illegally by traffickers, that would explain you not remembering, and maybe all those scars. Mr. Kasai you could perhaps pay for her documentation as a citizen. That would then make you her legal guardian." The man said.

"So that explains some stuff, but Xion is it true that you don't have a family?" Axel asked.

"Yeah, my family died when I was little." I said, shit since when did I talk this much?

"Yeah I'll pay for all the documentation, Umm… how much does that cost?" Axel asked.

"It only cost about a 10,000 Munny." The man said. (Munny is actually based off yen guys so don't worry it's not that much.)

"10,000 Munny, that's actually pretty easy. Yeah I'll pay for her documentation as a citizen." Axel said.

Xion's Name: Xion Hikari Mizu, Remembrance Light Water.
Axel's Name: Axel Atsui Kasai, Axel Hot Fire.
Roxas' Name: Roxas Yami Hikari, Roxas Darkness Light.

That's it for this chapter. Bye, hope you guys enjoyed.