Reno stared at the large castle in front of him, "Where to start?" He mused aloud, scratching his head as he held a conversation with himself. "I really should learn to finish gettin' the info before I just jump into this stuff. I don't even know where the hell to start lookin' for this kid!" He sighed and began walking forward when a voice behind him made him turn around.

"It's like you're jumping out of a plane without a parachute Axel." Demyx chuckled.

"I've done that before, except it was a helicopter." Reno grinned, remembering the incident fondly. He'd broken a few bones but he'd won the bet he'd made with Rude, and despite Rude wanting to kill him for taking his idea at a joke seriously he had enjoyed the experience. Falling was about as close to flying as he had ever gotten without a helicopter or plane. He felt a hollow pang through his chest as he remembered his best friend, something he knew would have made him cry if he still had a heart. "Ya know Demyx, somewhere out there my heart is crying."

Demyx snorted, "Sure whatever Axel. Wanna know why I'm here?"

"I figured Xemnas had just sent you to tag along." Reno shrugged nonchalantly, not really caring why Demyx had decided to show up.

"Good guess but not quite." Demyx wagged a patronizing finger in Reno's face.

"Gonna enlighten me then?" Reno crossed his arms in front of his chest, fighting the urge to slap the obnoxious brunette's hand out of his face.

"Course I am." Demyx laughed happily, "Superior wanted me to tell you where the kid was since you decided to run off before he could give you all the details."

"So where is he?" Reno asked, trying to patiently tolerate Demyx's antics.

"He's in the basement." Demyx walked towards the water that soaked the bottom of the castle entrance, "Superior said you need to make him want to be part of our group, he has to like you enough to want to join up. He says he might not know anything 'cause the kid's original self isn't a heartless anymore."

"He's not a heartless anymore?" Reno raised an eyebrow, he'd never heard of anyone being able to change back.

"That's what I said isn't it?" Demyx crouched down and traced his fingers through the water.

"How is that possible?" Reno stroked his chin, suddenly confused by the entire situation.

"Don't do that Axel, you look like Zexion when you do that." Demyx laughed, immersing his arm in the water, "And how should I know how he did it? I haven't done it so I can't tell ya."

Reno frowned and pulled his hand away from his face, "Kid's in the basement, get him to like me, stop touching my face, anything else you got to say?"

Demyx looked up from the water, "Don't get caught. We're still in trouble with the dragon-witch for the last time we messed with her business."

Reno snorted, "Fine, keep my head down and get the kid to like me. Has he got a name?"

"I don't know ask him when you get him!" Demyx laughed, playing with a small watery rabbit he had created.

Reno rolled his eyes and shot a ball of fire and the liquid rabbit hoping around Demyx, smiling as it sizzled, "Get going then."

Demyx whined, "You destroyed it!"

"If you've got nothing else to say then leave." Reno warningly formed another ball of fire in his palm.

Demyx eyed him warily, pulling a vortex up behind him, "Testy today eh?"

"You've got no idea." Reno snorted and let the fire fade into his hand as Demyx was swept away by the darkness. He turned back towards the castle, "You better not give me any trouble kid, I'm not in the mood today. The dragon-bitch is gonna have my ass if she finds me messing around in her castle again."

Author's Note: I updated faster this time! Yay! Hopefully more people will start reading this soon, it makes me sad that only a few people seem to like it. R&R!