I felt my ear twitch and my eyes opened wide. I heard a thumping sound coming from the hallway. I turned my head to look at my alarm clock. It read 4:00 am. There were nights where my senses were strangely acute, but then there were others where I could sleep through a train wreck. But I couldn't get past the thumping.
It was very awkward. I made them out the be footsteps, but they were so awkwardly timed. I sat up, and swung my legs out of the bed, making my way to my own door. Slowly but surely, I placed my hand on the doorknob, and turned it. I opened it slowly.
On the other side, a tall man with flowing white hair was standing right in front of me. His yellow eyes looked exhausted, yet furious at the same time as he glanced back into mine. His hair was in disarray around his face, and his black uniform was torn. He was sweating, and cuts traced the outline of his skin. He was bleeding, and the smell of it was very strong. When I felt his eyes focusing into my own, my core, I panicked and slammed the door!
I backed away from my door, realizing that I just slammed it in the face of my wounded superior. I rushed back to my door and opened it fully this time, looking around for him, but he was gone. I imagine he made it to his room. I turned back around into my room, but then I jumped; until I realized I was only seeing my own reflection in my mirror. I closed the door behind me and went into the bathroom; now that I was awake there was no chance of me going back to sleep.
Once I was fully groomed and dressed, I went to the library. I returned the books that I read, and picked out new ones. After that I went to the kitchen and made a light breakfast with coffee. Once I was done, I went to the couch to read my book, sipping as time went by. The story seemed fairly entertaining, but after a while my mind began to wonder. What on earth was wrong with me last night? What on earth was wrong with Xemnas a half hour ago?
I looked at my reflection in the mirror, noting that I still looked a little feral, but I'd calmed down a lot. There really was no explanation I could find, but I'd be damned if I went and asked Vexen for help. Maybe it was a side effect from training; surely my new body hadn't been used to so much movement so quickly, so it tried to adjust but giving me dog-like traits. Yeah…I didn't believe it either, but for the moment it would do.
Xemnas' figured danced through my mind; so bloody and beaten. What on earth could be powerful enough to do that to him? I didn't understand, he seemed so strong, so in control, so sexy…my penis gave a jolt as if to agree. I decided to get back to my book before I needed a treatment. I continued to read, not noticing the hours slipping by. I shifted a lot, trying to get comfortable. My coffee had run cold. I looked up from my book when I heard footsteps coming toward me.
"You're here early." It turned out to be my mentor, Zexion. I looked at the clock to see that it was time for my next day of training.
"Do you plan on trying to kill me again today?" I could speak again! Let the games begin…
"Dear Saix, if I was trying to kill you, I would've succeeded." He smirked, and I frowned a little. I closed the book and stood up.
"Are we going to the same place?" I asked, preparing to make the portal.
"Yes," he said, standing back. I concentrated, and then made the open door of black smoke appear in front of us. I walked through, this time completely comfortable with the darkness, making my way to the light on the other side. When we stepped through, the portal disappeared, and I let my arms fall at my sides. I turned, looking at Zexion waiting for him to tell me what to do.
"Today, you're going to learn your attribute. Watch closely." I watched as Zexion summoned his Lexicon. "Do you see that boulder over there?" I nodded. "My attribute is illusion. By the power of my attribute, I'm going to make that boulder appear to be a tree."
"Houdini's got nothing on you does he?" I said, but I looked over at the boulder, and there stood an ill-fittingly colorful tree, green leaves with sweet nectar and all. I looked over at Zexion, who canceled his illusion.
"We have no idea what yours is, though I assume it will be ice, seeing as Axel's attribute is fire; and you've got kind of an icy demeanor about yourself." He said smirking.
"Are you flirting with me? It'd help if you were a little more charming." I said.
"You wish, literally." An obvious pitch to my diary; Zexion must die. "Now then, this is very difficult to do, what you need to do is clear your mind of all thoughts, and find your center, meaning your mental place where you are most comfortable." I closed my eyes, clearing my mind of everything I could think to clear. "You need to relax, as if I'm not here. And once you find your center, you will need to look for strength. Whatever gives you strength will be obvious to you; you'll feel a pull toward it. When you know what it is, do what you can to bring it back with you."
I did as he said, closing my eyes. I closed my eyes, and found myself in a thick forest. It was dark, and I heard a high pitched howl. I looked around to see that I wasn't alone. There were wolves around me, snarling at me. This was where I was most comfortable?! I turned and ran as fast as I could, away from the pack. I danced through the trees, the dogs close in pursuit! Surely if I didn't snap out of this little trance I would be dog food!
I kept running forward, and realized that I now had a super-human jumping ability. I jumped from the ground and landed on a tree branch. The wolves barked at me from the base of the tree, and I looked around, frantic. I saw another branch, and leaped for it, then another, and another. I continued to leap until I couldn't see the dogs anymore. So what was I, some sort of plant guy? I didn't like the idea of being the team's Tarzan.
I jumped until I was out of the forest, and upon a grassy cliff. I walked forward, now exhausted and looked up into the sky. There in front of me, was a full moon, radiating toward my body. I fell to the ground in fear, looking at my skin bubbling. My nails grew, my hair lengthened, and my mouth hurt as my teeth began to shift. I panicked, I screamed, no I howled! My body was burning! I continued to scream and lash about, feeling my muscles bulge, until I heard it.
"Saix." I looked around. "SAIX!" I closed my eyes, clapping my hands to my head. "SAIX!" I opened my eyes, and Zexion stood in front of me.
"I can't do it. Don't make me do that." I said now panting for air, a little sweaty.
"Rest assured, you will have another chance at this, but I think that's enough for today." Zexion waved, and a portal appeared. I stood up from the ground, and walked through the portal, hurriedly. Once I made it to the other side, I took off to my room, flying right by Lea.
"Sai!" He was calling after me, but I kept going. I made it to my bedroom and closed the door behind me, sinking to the floor.