Eryn Goddess of Chaos: Wow, I'm on a roll. 3rd chapter already. xD I just have so much in store for it all I wanna do is write it!:D Glad you all enjoyed the last chapter. I'm going to try to make this one just as long. I'm sure you're all happy to hear that. :)
Oh yeah. Just a few comments since one of you brought up a really good error. I tend to fix those errors in my writing and give a logical, maybe even lame, depends on how you see it, explanation to that error. So that's what I'm going to do about the whole Castle Oblivion issue. And the time period is sort of wacky, Roxas hasn't come into the Organization yet but he will, eventually. Ugh. This makes me reaaally want to play the game Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Dx I'd like to know a bit more about Roxas' background but all I know about him is what came out in KH II. X.x Ugh. Guess I'll have to wing it then.
Now for some review responses!:D
ILoveRedHairYo: Lawl. XD Thank you Rilo. Haha. I can see that happening too. Well, pretty much all I said to you was said else where. XD But thanks for enjoying it.
jcola0823: Thank you!:D I'll end up posting a picture of that, too on my profile so you all can see it.:) Rilo is a wonderful artist and all credit of that drawing goes to her.
Trigga Happy Saiyanayo: Lol. I'm sure Marly got hit in the head with some bacon. Food was flying everywhere after all. And you got to have a food fight? No fair. D: I'd like to have one. I've never been in one at all. It sounds so much fun though. And thank you! It's funny mostly because of random conversations I have with Rilo about the Kingdom Hearts characters and then all of a sudden I'll say, "I should put that in my fic!" XD She gives me good suggestions.
Negative Cloud: I thank you for pointing out the heinous errors that have occurred in my fanfic and now I will give a somewhat full explanation as to why they are in Castle Oblivion rather than the Castle That Never Was. And as I said earlier, this is a sort of weird time period where Roxas has yet to join the Organization yet, but he is alive. Somewhere…He just hasn't been found yet? I have no idea. XD But he'll be entering the story somewhere along the way, so no worries.
Now, without further adieu, let the chappie begin! :D
Disclaimer: I do not in any way, shape, or form own Kingdom Hearts. I'd be very happy if I did, but I don't. Some of the dialogue doesn't belong to me either. I stole an idea from a Deviant picture I saw and had to clip it in. xD I couldn't help myself. It was too funny for words..
After taking that nice, long, relaxing soak in my wonderful bathtub, I climbed out of it, careful not to slip on any water that ended up on the tile. I really was like a pool…I could literally swim in it! I'm not joking. I'd never had a bath so relaxing like that before. It felt like heaven…
I dried myself off with a white towel with a purple swirl. Again, what is with the purple swirls?! It's driving me crazy! I'm going to end up asking Xemnas about this later when I get the chance to. I wonder…what time is it?
There was a clock sitting conveniently placed on the far end of the sink so water wouldn't splash all over it. The glowing red numbers read 3:30 pm. Wow. I'd been in the bath for that long? Well, I guess you can't blame me. It was relaxing, the best thing to ever happen to me. I closed my eyes and smothered my head with the towel then proceeded to rub it fiercely on my head to get all the water out of it. Once I felt it was dry enough, I stopped and threw the towel on the floor, only for it to disappear in a small, black portal of darkness…
What. The. Hell. Was my entire bathroom, and room, programmed to get rid of any dirty articles of clothing? How convenient. At least I won't have to make multiple trips to the laundry room that was 3 floors below. I know this because Axel told me while we were cleaning. I wanted to know the layout of the castle, where everything was. Some rooms were still a mystery, however. Not even Axel knew what some of them held, or, if he did, he didn't want to tell me. Curse him.
Ah well. I'll end up exploring it soon enough anyway. With that thought, I walked into my room and rummaged through the drawers for clothes to wear and ended up wearing a clean pair of jean shorts and a green shirt. I really loved green. Hm. That little dark portal thingie gave me an idea..
"Give me a piece of chocolate!" I shouted out to the room. And, much to my surprise and joy, it worked. Out of a small, black hole in the ground, a chocolate bar appeared and began floating over said hole. It hovered at least 4 feet in the air. I stared at it in amazement. My eyes practically bugged out of my sockets and, if it could, my jaw would've hit the floor. My room was at my command. How awesome is this?! I wonder if I could get some heavy artillery out of this too…Xemnas was really out to impress me. Why? I still have no idea, but right now, it doesn't matter. I can get practically anything I want! Whoo!!
I cried out in happiness and took the chocolate bar. The portal of darkness receded when it was no longer needed. I peeled off the wrapper in haste then took a huge, but happy, bite out of my precious chocolate. Now I really did feel like I was in heaven. I was in my glory. I had everything I needed right here in my room. The only thing I didn't have was human company. Well, I guess now it'd be considered Nobody company.
I turned my head when I heard a knock at my door. "Come in!" I called. The door opened to reveal Axel in all his glory, now in a cleaner Organization cloak. "What's up?" I asked.
"I see you figured out how to work your room," he replied, amused.
"Damn straight I did. Check this out!" I pointed at my half eaten chocolate bar. "I got me some chocolate," I said with a goofy grin on my face. He chuckled.
"I can see that. Your room only gives you snack foods, so if you want a real meal, you'll have to go down to the kitchen to do that," he informed me.
"I kinda figured. It's no loss. I need the company anyway. I can't keep myself locked in my room forever. Oh yeah. This is sort of a random question, but why are we here in Castle Oblivion?" I inquired.
"Hm? Oh. I'd forgotten you knew so much about us. Anyway, we're here because it was just easier to get to your world and check up on you. You see, we Nobodies may be able to conjure portals to take us to any world in the universe, but it does take its toll on our bodies when that particular world is very far away, like yours. It's completed isolated from the other worlds and in a very hard to reach place. The Castle That Never Was was convenient because it was easier to reach other worlds we needed access to. For the moment, we no longer need that access, but we'll eventually end up going back once this castle isn't needed," he explained.
"So then, Marluxia and a few of you guys are going to end up staying behind to look after the castle?"
"Something like that. I don't think you'll move though, just over half of the Organization will. Zexion, Larxene, Lexaeus, Marluxia, Vexen, and I will be staying behind."
"Aw. So I won't be able to see Demyx anymore?" I nearly cried. Demyx was like my new best buddy! I couldn't be separated from my ray of sunshine! Which is pretty much what he's like to me. My own personal sun that keeps me cheerful and sane in this loony castle.
He scratched his head in thought. "Well…I could probably convince him to stay. Though you'd convince him better than I would. He seems to really like you."
That made me happy. "Well, duh. He's my friend, now. 'Course he's gonna like me," I responded.
"I honestly don't know why. You're nothing but a brat…" muttered Axel. I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Bite me," I remarked. Axel suddenly gained a devilish look. Holy shit, that look almost had me drooling. He may be a complete asshole half the time, but that doesn't mean he's not hott. Unfortunately for me, my hormones sidetracked me and I suddenly found myself on the ground with Axel on top of me.
I grunted and tried to kick him off me by getting my knee under his stomach. "Get your fat ass off me. You're heavy." His smirk only grew wider. Wanna know what happened next? HE BIT ME! THAT MOTHER BIT ME!
I yelped in surprise. "GET OFF ME!" I yelled. His teeth were still clamped into my skin when Demyx suddenly decided to enter my room. Oh for the love of Christ. I can only imagine what will happen next.
"Rilo I--" He was cut off at the site of Axel lying on top of me, biting the joint between the neck and shoulder. He froze and his eyes nearly bugged out of their sockets in shock. I think we scarred the poor guy. My pissed off expression should've given him a clue, but was he paying attention to that? Noooo. Ugh. I hate you Axel. HATE!
"I-I'll just b-be leaving now," he stammered and slammed the door behind him in his haste to get out of my room. I nearly screamed in frustration. Dammit Demyx, it's not what it looks like!!
"Axel?" I said sweetly. "Will you kindly STOP BITING ME AND GET THE HELL OFF!!" I shrieked.
He sat up and held his ears, wincing at the volume. "Ok, ok, you stupid banshee. Heh. The look on Demyx's face was priceless," he said amused.
I only cursed him. "Yeah, for you. It was because of you that he got the wrong idea! Do you know what will happen if he blabs that to anyone? Think of the humiliation! The wise cracks! All the jokes that will be made BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T GET OFF ME WHEN I TOLD YOU TO!!" I moaned and buried my head in my hands.
He just stared at me. "Oh come on it's not that…." He suddenly got an idea of what I meant. I dunno what went through his mind, but his expression immediately turned to horror.
"Oh shit." He nearly ran out the door, completely forgetting about his Nobody power to create portals which would've been much faster. "DEMYX! WAIT A MINUTE!" I heard him cry down the hall. I peeked my head out the door and saw a smoke trail resulting from how fast Axel was running.
I nearly whistled when I realize the reason why Axel was running that fast. "RUN LIKE THE WIND AXEL!" I cried out into the hallway.
At this point, I saw Zexion walking down the hall in all his emoness. Though he's not my type, he's really not that bad looking. He looked over in my direction and raised an eyebrow at my previous outburst. I chuckled nervously and ran off in the direction Axel went. "WAIT FOR MEEEEE!!"
Zexion just stared at my running figure then shook his head and went off on his merry little way.
I came to a split in the hallway and looked left and right, puzzled. "Alrighty…which way now?" I did what I usually do during multiple choice tests when I don't know the answer. Eeny meeny miny mo.
I pointed my finger and went through eeny meeny miny mo in my head and came upon the choice of going….LEFT! Alrighty, I'll go left.
So that's the direction I went. I wondered down the hallway for quite a while, passing an occasional door, when my curiosity peaked and I just had to go into one of the doors to see what lay inside it. I completely forgot about looking for Axel, I was still mad at him anyway, and opened the door to one of the rooms.
It was a big, white circular room with matching white columns lined along the walls. In the center, a large blue orb floated in the middle of the room, sparking occasionally. Cautiously, I walked over to the glowing blue orb, tentatively reaching out to touch it. A current of warmth flowed through my finger tips, up my arms and right down to my toes. I shut my eyes as that same current passed through my head, painfully. It was almost like getting a headache, and yet it felt…pleasant? The sparks grew bigger then suddenly, it stopped. The headache then dissipated and left a warm feeling of pleasure.
I opened my eyes and whipped my hand away from the orb as if I'd been bitten and held it against my side. "Ow!" I yelped as my hand shocked me. Lifting it to my face, I saw a faint spark dancing along my finger tips. As an experiment, I pointed my forefinger at the wall and concentrated on that particular finger. A small bolt of blue electricity shot from my finger and hit the wall. I gaped in amazement.
"Cool…" I muttered inaudibly. "So…do I have somewhat weak super powers now or something?" I asked aloud.
"You could say that," a voice replied. I stared around the room and turned around to see Zexion with his arms crossed, a small smirk playing about his lips. Staring at him curiously, I crossed the room and stood in front of him, expecting an explanation. He gave me one. "That orb was an experiment for newer Nobodies. It was supposed to amplify your powers, or, bring them out so we may have use of them. That orb has never been tested on humans; however, we do know that it uses up your life force. The power you just received will drain your life force if you continue to use it. Lucky for you, you already have your own power and that power you have will expel the one you received from your body before it drains your life force. So, no need to worry," he said smirking. All I could do is gape.
"So…this…power drains my life force?" I asked. "Why?"
"Its use was for Nobodies. Nobodies have a different life force than humans because we are only the shells left over. Human life force would be considered to you as your soul. For us, it's different. Nobodies don't exactly have souls, and yet we're alive," he smiled wryly. "Not having a soul is hardly even living. A soul is also like a heart. A heart holds your emotions, your soul holds your very being, what you used to be when you were human."
A sad look passed over my face. "You miss being human, don't you Ienzo?" I said, using his real name. He stared at me, a bit shocked that I'd know his real name, before he became a Nobody, and nodded.
"We all do," he remarked, "but there's nothing we can do. All we can do is gather hearts and use those hearts to make ourselves whole again. Though some of us don't want that, like the Superior. He wants power, that's all," he shook his head and I got the notion that he felt Xemnas was a total idiot for wanting what he did. All villains should know by now that whenever you try to get power, you never succeed. There's always someone in your way, no matter who they are.
"So, that orb thing. How does it work?" I questioned
"Well, it jump starts your powers and amplifies them until your powers grow in and the body has no use of it anymore. There are only a two of us who've used it. Larxene and Demyx. Everyone else who tried died right then and there. The death rate is particularly high, but only for Nobodies it seems. The weaker ones die, and the stronger ones receive more power. Larxene and Demyx aren't particularly strong, but it did help with their powers. They hadn't been able to use them until they touched that orb."
I stared at my hands and suddenly got an evil idea into my head. I could shock Axel with these powers. Maybe not too much since it apparently saps my life force, according to Zexion, but…I could shock him just enough to get back at him for biting me. An evil grin crept over my face. Zexion stared at me warily, as if I was a loose canon just waiting to go off on him. Luckily for him, he wasn't my target so he had nothing to worry about. I don't think I could hurt Zexion anyway; he's too cool for that.
"What are you thinking?" he asked me cautiously. My grin grew wider.
"I just wanna zap Axel a little bit. It's sort of…payback you could say," I said simply.
"For what?"
My face turned red. "Uh…Something he did to me…" I responded vaguely.
"What did he do?" he said, attempting to press the answer out of me. WELL I WASN'T GIVING IT TO HIM! Suddenly, a knowing smirk tugged at his lips.
"NOTHING HAPPENED!" I yelled sharply, my face turning redder than my hair.
"Oh? Is that so? Then why are you being so defensive?" he spoke smugly. He got me there.
"Because it's embarrassing. That's why," I mumbled.
"What's so embarrassing about it?"
"Will you please drop the subject? I really don't want to talk about it…" I whined. He just wasn't giving me a break here! Ugh. Go away Zexy! He seemed to read my mind and shrugged, then left. What an interesting conversation we had. It went from being explanatory, to depressing, to embarrassing all in the time span of about 10 minutes. I sighed and left the room in my quest to find Axel. I still needed to get my revenge on him.
So I set off in search of the red head. A couple of hallways and staircases later, I ended up in some random hallway on god knows what floor. I blinked then groaned. "THIS PLACE IS LIKE A FREAKING MAZE!!" I moaned in despair. "Why can't there be a map of this place the one in Harry Potter," I grumbled. A Marauder's map of this place would be perfect, then I could at least locate everyone.
Fortunately, I didn't need one because Axel just happened to be walking down this same hallway. Though, as soon as he saw me, he froze then started backing away slowly. Hehe, he didn't know yet what wrath I could inflict upon him and yet he still fears me. The thought made me grin with glee. This is where the chase began.
I had it all planned out. I'd tackle him from behind them give him a nice little shock on his backside then run like hell back into my room armed with a hose. Well, ok. I don't know where I'd get a hose, but maybe my magic floor will conjure me one! I somehow doubted it though.
But I followed through with my plan. As soon as Axel took off, I followed right after him and I did manage to catch up enough to tackle him. He landed on the tiled ground with a big "Oof!"
"Ow," he groaned, his voice muffled by the ground. I giggled evilly. Yes, I actually giggled. I was giddy with excitement at being able to use powers, even if they were minor ones that took away years of my life. Eh, who cares? What do I have to lose anyway? Nothing. Nothing at all.
I got into a more comfortable position on his back and one finger to his hip then ZAP! His body convulsed in pain for a second or two then he somehow knocked me off his back and ran around screaming in pain. What a baby! It wasn't even that hard. I don't think it was anyway…
I still couldn't help but laugh anyhow. I giggled hysterically for a while until Axel calmed down then he tackled me. Ouch.
Yet again, he was on top of me. He began straddling me and stared at me evilly, those eyes of his dancing like the fire he controlled. Green fire is what those eyes looked like. I was hypnotized by them. I couldn't help it. They were too beautiful for me not to look away. I was, unfortunately, trapped by my desire to kill him and my desire to kiss him. I'd never kiss him though, it'd just inflate his ego even more and the Organization doesn't need that. Neither do I for that matter.
A tiny flame alighted itself on his forefinger. I had a vague idea of what he was going to do to me. Wonderful. I'll get a nice little burn on my side. He bent down to whisper into my ear, "I don't know what the hell you did, but I'll be doing the same thing to you."
At that exact moment, want to know who came down the hallway next? Zexion himself. At least know he knows why I wouldn't tell him jack shit. His surprised look changed into one of amusement.
"So, this is why you wouldn't tell me? You were having a love affair with Axel?" he remarked a bit too smug.
I growled in response. "He wants to burn me, not make love to me, Zex."
He twitched at the nickname. Axel's expression turned into a grin. "Ya know…Zex sounds an awful lot like—"
"SHUT UP!" he snapped at the red head. Axel was a bit taken aback, unused to Zexion using that tone of voice, let alone yelling at someone. It was a bit unusual for the dark haired Nobody.
I only snickered. Zexion glared at me and I immediately shut up. No need to have a homicidal Nobody on my case. I already have Axel after me. Speaking of which…
I stuck my finger into his side and zapped him again, lighter this time, to get him off me. It was safe to say it worked. Very well I might add. Then he sat right back down on me again. THE NERVE OF HIM!!
"Ow! Will you stop doing that?!" he yelled then realized something. "How are you doing that, anyway?" he asked me suspiciously as if I somehow got my powers from Larxene. They were practically the same, only weaker than hers were.
"I touched this blue orb thingy and it gave me electrical powers for a while," I responded.
"I'm surprised you didn't die. You're human," he said.
"Thanks for pointing that out, Captain Obvious," I said sarcastically. I stared off in Zexion's direction, then realized he was gone. He never made a sound when he left…
"Hey, Zexion is gone," I pointed out quietly. Axel raised an eyebrow then looked in the direction Zexion had been.
"Hm. He does that all the time. We'll be talking with him and when he's not included in the conversation, he just takes off as if he has something better to do. It's better to just leave him alone."
"He seems so sad though," I noted.
"He's emo," Axel said dryly.
"I didn't mean like that, you nimrod. I meant that he misses being human. I can see it in his eyes. Dark, mysterious, but with a hint of sadness there," I muttered with a far away expression. Of course I wouldn't miss being human, I still am human. But I do miss home. And it doesn't matter if you're a Nobody or if you're human, everyone misses their home, no matter who or what they are.
He scoffed. "You're reading too much into this. But I do agree with one thing. Every one of us misses being human and Zexion is no exception. It's only Xemnas and Saix who'd rather stay they way they were," he said darkly.
I knew the reason why. They're idiots, though, because Sora ends up kicking their asses in the end, but everyone else dies as well…Demyx, Larxene, Zexion, Luxord….and Axel. They all die. The thought suddenly made me depressed. Axel stared at me in concern.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Yeah…I'm fine," I said in a not-so-fine way when it suddenly hit me. Axel was still on top of me. I decided to point that fact out to him. "Uh, yeah. Hi. You're still on top of me. Can you get off now?" I said angrily.
He laughed sheepishly. "Hehe…right." Got off me and helped me to my feet.
"Ya know, we need to stop doing this to ourselves. I mean, people will get the wrong idea!" I shouted.
He nodded in agreement. "Unfortunately," he grinned, "it's just too much fun not to." I only groaned in response.
"Lucky me, I get to have an egotistical red head tackling me every day. Fun," I said sarcastically.
He chuckled then wrapped his arm around my waist then whispered almost seductively in my ear, "Aww you know you love me." He grinned. I weaved my way out of his arms and slipped away from him, grinning back.
"You wish."
Eryn: Whew. That was long. Not as long as I wanted it to be but I had to end it here or my brain would implode. And that wouldn't be a good thing. I'm not quite used to typing up very long chapters. However, I do hope you enjoy it nonetheless. This story just seems to be writing itself. Heh. Well, I bid you all farewell. Until the next chapter which I will try to make equally as long. :)