Chapter 22: I Don't Know Anymore
Zexion pinched the bridge of his nose.
"XV, could you please stop repelling my illusions." He asked in a calm yet annoyed manner.
"I'm not trying too, I swear!" Tryxel said with full honesty.
Zexion sighed.
"I am not one for patience, this will never work… You're not going to that graveyard." He said.
"WHAT? Am too!" the girl said, indignantly.
"You'll get hurt, XV…" he said softly. She almost didn't hear what he said. She got closer to him and he backed away. She sighed.
"Oh, what do you care? I've been trying, Number 6, apparently that doesn't account for anything." She said, portalling out of the room.
Zexion cringed at the way she emphasized the word 'trying' and called him by his number. He was in no way, shape, or form dumb or slow.
He sighed again.
"Tryxel…" he whispered, following a portal in the path of her scent.
Demyx ran into the Gray Area.
"People! People! Someone, anyone! LISTEN!" he yelled in horrified excitement.
Saix, Larxene, and Xaldin were in the room at the time and turned their attention to the screaming blonde.
Demyx blushed at having the full focus.
"Uh, um, oh yeah! I was wandering through the castle, cause I haven't in forever, and I went to the Proof of Existance room cause the stones are really pretty, and then, then, and then, I was looking, and, and, LEXAEUS!" he exclaimed, frantically waving his arms around.
"… Excuse me, what?" Saix asked, tilting his head slightly.
"His stone! It turned red!" Demyx responded with much energy.
The three looked at each other, eyes wide.
"So, he… died… again?" Larxene asked, face laced with amusement.
"Should we tell the Superior?" Xaldin asked.
"I will do so. Everyone else just, keep your mouths closed." Saix said and took a portal out of the room.
"This is crazy. I must tell everyone!" Demyx yelled, running out of the room.
"He is ridiculous." Larxene said, shaking her head as Xaldin nodded.
"What is the matter with you two? We do not attack our own, especially at the dinner table." Xemnas scolded.
"I'll have you know, I was the attackee, not the attacker." Axel pointed out.
"No one likes a tattle tell, Number 8. And who started it does not matter. This will not continue or there will be dire consequences, understood?" the Superior stated finally.
"Yes Superior." Roxas whispered, feeling very much like a 3 year old. Axel saluted him in which the older man growled at.
"Just go." Xemnas said, and with that, they all exited the office.
"Superior." Saix's voice was heard just as they cleared out. "About Number 5..."
"Tryxel!" Zexion shouted at said girl once he found her in Halloween Town. "I see you've been working on shadow travel." he said.
"Why did you come here?" Tryxel said quietly. He noticed she looked way more cat-like in the dark, perhaps from the world's odd ability to change appearance.
"I, you were upset. So I decided to find you and um, make sure everything was in order with you." Zexion answered.
Tryxel didn't answer and just stared up at the moon.
"XV?" Zexion said, the girl turned to him slightly.
"I apologize. I will try to be better." he said, putting his head down. He suddenly felt arms wrap around him, causing him to blush.
"I just can't stay mad at you." Tryxel said, finally letting go. "Should we go back to the castle?" she asked.
"I believe so." the slate haired boy answered.
He seemed to contemplate something for a moment then grabbed her hand. He smiled as Tryxel looked slightly shocked.
"Let's go."
"Riku, how'd you know so much about Roxas?" Sora asked the silver-haired boy.
"I have my ways." Riku said.
Sora sat there silently as did Riku.
They were in a new world since they were to be tested for the Mark of Mastery which had yet to take place.
"Why don't you tell me anything anymore? Ever since we came here…" Sora was then cut off by Riku.
"Because, Sora, I can do what I want. And I've explained to you before. You're too damn naïve. I'm protecting you." he snapped.
"No, you're full of shit." Sora said shakily. He was pissed now. Getting up, he glared at Riku one last time.
"And you claim to be my best friend. What happened to no secrets? Or did you forget about that too?" he said. Riku winced as Sora left the room, slamming the door in the progress.
Axel sat in the window sill of his room.
He overestimated friendship.
He had always been the two-faced one, but never to Roxas. Always fair to the blonde. He didn't understand.
A warp sound rang through the door.
"Well speak of the devil." Axel said. "Get out."
"Axel, hear me out." Roxas said stepping forward. Axel summoned a flaming chakram.
"I won't thin twice about killing you. Since you so obviously were ready to kill me." the redhead threatened.
"Axel, look, people say a lot of things they don't mean when they're angry. I was just venting. What you read… I'd never kill you." Roxas pleaded.
"You wouldn't, but your damn Samurais have been after me when I go out. So you must have actually trained them, right?" Axel said, still holding the chakram.
He then threw it suddenly, causing it to pierce the wall. Roxas jumped and was now shaking severly as Axel summoned the second one.
"Next time, I won't miss." he hissed. "Get the fuck out, Number 13!" he yelled.
Roxas left without another word and Axel sat in tense silence.