Rixka awoke to a knocking on her door. She sat up groaning softly as she rubbed her eye. The door opened revealing Saix standing there.
"It's time to get up. You have a mission to do." He said "You'll be working with Xigbar. You met him yesterday." He continued as she got up fixing her cloak.
She looked up trying to remember. She remembered meeting three men. Four counting Saix. Which one could've been this Xigbar person…? She'd figure it out soon.
"Come on." Saix said walking out of the room. She quickly followed him staying close so she wouldn't get lost. It amazed her how big this place was… How did these people not get lost? She had no idea. She hoped she'd be able to walk the halls confidently soon though. She soon found they were back in that same room. And there was the red head from before. He was talking to another boy she didn't recognize. She tensed up and hid behind Saix when the red head caught sight of her.
"Well look here. It's Rixka! So good to see you again." He said walking up to Saix and Rixka. He turned to the blonde that had followed him. "Roxas! This is that cutey I was telling you about." Axel took Rixka's arm and pulled her out in the open. "Rixka, this is Roxas."
The boy Roxas nodded to Rixka. "It's nice to meet you." He said.
"Don't be getting any ideas, Roxas. This girl is all mine." Axel said pulling Rixka close. Rixka gave Saix a look that screamed 'help me'. She was starting to feel uncomfortable.
Saix took Axel's arm off of Rixka and pushed him aside.
"Hey! What gives?" Axel said glaring at Saix.
"You can introduce her to people later. Rixka has work to do." Saix said putting his hand on Rixka's shoulder.
Axel looked at Rixka. "I told you we'd hardly have any time together once your work started." He winked. "Don't worry. I promise to be here when you come back."
"You have work to do too, Axel, so don't plan on sitting here all day." Saix said brushing past Axel, pulling Rixka with him. Saix walked up with to a man with his hair tied back. When Rixka saw his face she recognized him as the one who had helped her yesterday. So this man was Xigbar… She was really going to try hard to start remembering names.
"Ah so I'm working with you today huh?" He said when he saw Rixka with Saix.
Saix pushed Rixka to Xigbar. "Take care of her. Make sure she is not harmed." He said as he turned and started walking away.
"Yea yea yea. She'll be fine. Come on." Xigbar said grabbing Rixka's wrist and opening a portal. "We're going to Twilight Town to eliminate some soldiers. It should be pretty easy." He glanced at her. "Think you can handle it?" He asked.
She was staring at the portal mesmerized by it. She blinked realizing he had addressed her and quickly nodded. "At least I hope I can…" She thought as they passed through the portal.
They emerged in a small square area with an alley leading to the town. Xigbar sighed and nudged her shoulder. "Come on kid. Let's get this over with." He said as he started walking. Rixka blinked watching him go then quickly caught up with him not wanting to be left behind.
Rixka followed Xigbar silently, lost in her thoughts. She wondered what a soldier looked like. She racked her mind but came up with a blank. *she sighed crossing her arms getting frustrated.
"What's wrong with you kid?" Xigbar asked, glancing at her after hearing her sigh.
She looked up at him blinking then realized he had heard her sigh she quickly looked away shaking her head no.
"What you don't wanna tell me? Fine with me. We gotta fight anyway." He said as his weapons appeared in his hands.
Rixka looked up and squeaked seeing the black shadow like things before her. They moved jerkily and it sounds like there was armor clanking together. She realized that these must be the soldiers she had to fight. She looked at her hands wondering what she would fight with. She had nothing with her… She closed her eyes tightly as the soldiers launched at them. Xigbar got in front of her shooting at them.
"Come on, kid! Can't you even summon your weapon yet?" He yelled, continuing to fight, continuing to protect her.
She looked at him not sure at all what to do. He wasn't helping her at all…. Couldn't he tell her how to summon her weapon? He had done it so easily. It couldn't be that hard to explain, could it?
Xigbar continued to fight as she backed up. She glanced back and squeaked seeing some behind her. "What do I do…?" She thought, turning to face them. She really needed a weapon but no matter how much she wanted one, one did not appear. It was extremely frustrating. She gasped and held up her arms, closing her eyes to defend herself as the three launched themselves at her. She waiting to be hurt but nothing came. She opened her eyes a little and saw Xigbar's gun close to her face. She looked up at him seeing him looking down at her.
"We're done." He said as his weapon disappeared. "Come on. Let's head back." He said opening a portal. He glanced back at her as she stayed in her spot. "Well? You coming, kid?" He asked waiting on her. She slowly followed him through the portal.
They returned to the large room she had first been taken to. This time there was a few people in the room, including Saix.
"Hey, Saix! We're back!" Xigbar called walking up to him with Rixka following.
Saix looked at them. "Well?" He said.
"Mission accomplished." Xigbar said with a nod.
"Good." Saix's gaze fell on Rixka. "And her?" He asked.
Xigbar sighed and shrugged. "Nothing. Not even the slightest hint she knew what she was doing."
Saix nodded. "I see. Hopefully that will change soon. For now I suppose we just let her get to know the others. At least Axel isn't here to scare her." Saix said turning away.
"Well…guess I'll see ya later kid." Xigbar said, messing up her hair as he walked away.
Rixka blinked. They had just left her. Did they expect her to know where the hell to go in this huge place? If they did they sure were in for a rude awakening. She didn't know where anything was. She still just couldn't remember… When would her memory return to her? Soon she hoped…
She sighed and sat down on one of the couches keeping her head down. Her mind started to wander as she sat there, no one paying any mind to her. She hadn't realized how much time had passed until someone shook her by her shoulder. She jumped, startled and looked up meeting the green eyes of…Axel…. She blinked realizing she could remember his name.
"Axel….." She said in almost a whisper.
Axel blinked then grinned. "Hey you remembered my name! That's great!" He stood up straight putting his hands on his hips. "So are you ok? You kinda….I don't know. Zoned out I guess. You weren't answering to anything I said."
She blinked but nodded.
"Well good. How bout I take you to your room? It's gotten kinda late." He said holding his hand out. She hesitated but took his hand letting him pull her to her feet. He grinned and wrapped an arm around her shoulders leading her away.
She looked up at him as he led her down the halls. She was glad he was acting….normal. Not creepy like before. It was relieving. She relaxed around him for the first time letting him guide her.
"Well here we are." He said as they stopped in front of a door. She nodded to him and opened the door stepping into the room. "Hey wait." Axel said causing her to turn to him. She blinked seeing him smirking. "Ya know maybe I could keep you company."
She blinked then shook her head quickly shutting the door. That was probably to be expected. He had to get one creepy thing out before letting her be for the night. She smiled a little as she laid down closing her eyes and ending the day.