The first official chapter! Yay! Enjoy! And please review! It seems like people favorite, but don't review and even though it makes me happy to see that people like my stories, I'd like input too. Even if it's just to say that you hated it or liked it or something, I love getting reviews. It makes me feel happy. : )

This chapter is kinda short and focuses mainly on Demyx, Sora, and Roxas.

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"Demyx! Come here!"

Demyx looked up from the sheet music he was looking at to see his father beckoning at him. "Demyx, have you gone to the surface lately?" Xemnas asked, leaning back in his chair with his chin resting in his hand.

"Uh…" Demyx bit his lip, his blue tail flicking nervously below him. "N-No. W-Why?"

Xemnas raised an eyebrow, a slight smirk playing on his face. "What is that music you're looking at so intently?" he asked, his eyes moving to the papers in his son's hands.

"N-Nothing," the blonde stuttered, hiding the papers behind his back.

Xemnas decided to forgo the matter for the moment, calling over Saix as Demyx swam away. "Saix, make sure my son doesn't get into any…trouble," he ordered.

"Yes, my king," Saix said, bowing his head before swimming off after the blonde.

"Demyx!"

The blonde smiled, turning to see his two younger brothers swimming toward him, smiles on their faces. "Roxas! Sora!" he exclaimed happily, bringing them both into a tight hug.

"Where have you been, Demy?" Sora asked with a smile, barely able to keep still in the water.

"Promise not to tell Dad or Saix?" Demyx asked, smiling back.

"Promise," Roxas agreed, both boys crossing their hearts for extra measure.

"I went to the surface again," the blonde admitted, the smile still on his face. "I found some great sheet music near the beach and—"

"The surface again?" Roxas interrupted, crossing his arms. "Demyx, that's forbidden! And you went near the shore?"

"What's this about Demyx going to the surface?"

The three mermen spun around, seeing Saix floating behind them with his arms crossed and an eyebrow raised. "No answer?" the bluenette asked.

"Please don't tell Dad!" Demyx pleaded, pulling the sheet music out from behind his back. "I just wanted to get this!"

"And this is?" Saix wondered, plucking the papers from his hands. His eyes glanced over them for a few seconds before handing them back wordlessly. "Demyx, what would your father say if he knew?"

"Please don't tell," Demyx begged. "If he knows, he'll confine me to the palace. H-He'll take away my music!"

Saix thought about it for a second, the X-shaped scar on his face twitching slightly as his expression softened. "Just this once," he promised, holding up a single finger. "I find out again and the king will find out."

"Sai-Sai, I think Dad is calling you," Sora said, using their nickname for the merman. "Better go see what he wants before he gets mad again."

Saix gave a slight nod, turning and swimming off in the direction of the palace again. "I still don't understand why you like going up to the surface, Demyx," Roxas said, turning to his older brother.

"Because it's so much fun!" Demyx exclaimed happily with a smile. "The music is so pretty up there and the humans…"

"Tch, humans," Roxas scoffed, crossing his arms. "Ugly things. They don't even have fins!"

"That doesn't mean they're ugly!" Demyx defended.

"Stop being so mean, Roxy!" Sora helped, lightly slapping his twin's shoulder.

"Just because someone doesn't have fins, well, that doesn't make them ugly," Demyx argued, crossing his arms. "And I'll prove it to you." He thought for a second before a smile broke out on his face. "Come on! Let's go! I'll prove it!"

Roxas and Sora looked between each other before shrugging and following their older brother. The three broke the surface of the ocean's waters near the beach on which a large castle sat, hiding behind a few large rocks. They watched together in almost silence as three humans walked out on the beach.