Hmm.... PWNAGE!! :D
Disclaimers: Kingdom Hearts or anything I mention in here, besides (Ari and the pets) so far.... aren't mine!!!
Poem's by Edgar Allen Poe. THE RAVEN. All the random facts are from some web site. So might not be necessarily true.
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Zexion POV
^Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow - sorrow for the lost Lenore -
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore -
Nameless here for evermore.^
"Hmm?" I thought I... never mind. I turn back to the open book in my lap.
^And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
`'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door -
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; -
This it is, and nothing more,'
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
`Sir,' said I, `or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you' - here I opened wide the door; -
Darkness there, and nothing more.^
There it is again! What IS that noise?! I slip in my purple book mark and shut the book.
"Hello?" I call out. No response. I sit back down in the red armchair and try to get the noise out of my head.
^Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, `Lenore!'
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, `Lenore!'
Merely this and nothing more.
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
`Surely,' said I, `surely that is something at my window lattice;
Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore -
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; -
'Tis the wind and nothing more!'
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door -
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door -
Perched, and sat, and nothing more. ^
Hmm...... This guy's got issues. I think to myself. The noise!! I stand up, my Lexicon in hand. (his weapon, dudes and dudettes, is a book. Known as a lexicon AKA a dictionary........ AWESOME!! YOU GO ZEXY!!! :D)
"WHO'S THERE? Show yourself." I say calmly. A rustle and a small kitten appears from the top of one of the shelves.
A cat? He must be Demyx's. I pull a stepladder and place in front of the shelf. I start to climb it.
"Here kitten, kitten." I say, trying to coax it out of hiding. It trembles and ducks back toward the wall.
".... Silly kitten." I start reciting facts about cats to calm myself and the small cat.
"Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear.
A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees.
It may take as long as 2 weeks for a kitten to be able to hear well.
Their eyes usually open between 7 and 10 days, but sometimes it happens in as little as 2 days.
Cats have a special scent organ located in the roof of their mouth, called the Jacobson's organ.
Cats have 30 teeth (12 incisors, 10 premolars, 4 canines, and 4 molars), while dogs have 42. Kittens have baby teeth, which are replaced by permanent teeth around the age of 7 months.
When a cat drinks, its tongue - which has tiny barbs on it - scoops the liquid up backwards.
Cats purr at the same frequency as an idling diesel engine, about 26 cycles per second.
A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
Normal body temperature for a cat is 102 degrees F.
If a cat is frightened, the hair stands up fairly evenly all over the body; when the cat threatens or is ready to attack, the hair stands up only in a narrow band along the spine and tail.
Female felines are "super fecund," which means that each of the kittens in her litter can have a different father." I finish and the cat calms down. It reaches my outstretched hand and rubs his head against my arm.
"You're very cute. But such an odd color." I tell the lightly colored purple cat. He purrs and climbs onto my shoulder.
"I wonder what I should name you? I mean, Demyx has a pet, why shouldn't I? Especially such an intelligent looking specimen like yourself." I praise the kitten. He meows and curls up in the hood of my Organization jacket.
"Perhaps..... Lazarus? Maximilian?" I suggest. The cat meows in protest.
"No? Hmm..... I don't know if you're a male or a female...." I finish climbing down and remove the kitten from my hood. I examine it for a minute.
"Male." I confirm when I refer to the 'Immediate Guide to Pets' by Ima Notreel. (Read this out loud. SERIOUSLY. THEN you'll get the joke.)
"What about Poe? After the poem I was reading....." He glares at me.
"Touchy little thing aren't you?" I say fondly and place him on a table so I can finish the poem. He jumps from it and lands on my shoulder. He climbs up unto my head.
"Um....... Don't you think you'll be more comfortable somewhere else?" I ask. He nods and climbs down into my lap.
"...... Fine. Be there." I open the book back to the beginning of the poem.
^Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'^
The cat taps my wrist with his paw.
"Hmmm?" He taps it again.
"Yes?" He taps the book and then my wrist. I glance down and turn the page. He shakes back to forth happily. I continue reading.
^Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow; - vainly I had sought to borrow-^
"HUH?! CAN YOU READ?!" I shout surprised. The cat looks up from the page. He blinks.
"Can you read, little one?" I ask a little more calmly. He nods and turns back to the page. I slam the book shut. He mews in protest.
"What does this say?" I scribble down a number and show it to him. He taps my wrist three times. I've written the number 3!!!
"AMAZING!!! What about THIS?" I write a new number down in word form. He taps my wrist 5 times. HE'S A GENIUS CAT!!!!
"Hm....." I write down a number in Spanish. He taps my wrist once.
"You know Spanish.... What about German??" I write down 7 in German, he correctly taps my wrist 7 times.
"Konnichiwa?" I start speaking in Japanese. He cocks his head confused.
"..... The only other language I know and he doesn't.... Odd...." I smile and start to laugh. He purrs and gets on top of my head.
"Um..... I realize you're very comfortable up there, but you'll give me a crick in the neck." I grab him and hug the tiny kitten.
".... You still need a name.... Which one would you like?" I ask him.
"AWESOME!!! ZEXY TOO!!!" A bubbly voice says from the door way.
Oh no.... Not AGAIN!!!!
"Demyx..... What do you want?" I ask, trying to keep my temper under control. Number 9 comes in and grins.
" I got a cat too!! He's Demyx Junior... So yours.... Zexion Junior!! Or Zexy Two for short OR even Mini Zexy!" He sings.
"Zexion..... Junior?" I ask. The cat mews in agreement.
"HUH?! You LIKE the name?!" I ask him. He nods.
"IT'S SETTLED THEN!!!!" Demyx says happily. On his head, a sandy blonde cat mews in agreement. I get up.
"I'm going to find the Superior." I say and start walking away.
"HANG ON BUDDY! I'll come with you! I wanna ask him if I can keep my mini surfer kitty!!" Demyx pets the cat on his head which purrs again.
"Alright then..." I sigh and pick up a book to carry around. I had been meaning to give it to the Superior but I had forgotten.... I'm sure he'll find it interesting as he has a teenage daughter.......
"What book is that??" Demyx asks eagerly. I look up.
"Some stupid romance book...... Ari had asked me if I had it in the library so I've been meaning to give it to the Superior to give to her." I adjust my jacket a bit and Zexion Jr mews at me.
"Aww..... He's really cute... HEY!! Let's get him a mini book to carry around." Demyx says. I glance at him.
"What? Why?" I ask. He shrugs.
"Look what Dem's got." He pulls the cat off his head and now I can see the kitten has a sitar on his back.
"..............." I start laughing hard and I can't seem to stop!!!
"...............Dude..... I've never seen you laugh before....." Demyx says in surprise. I fall to the floor, clutching my stomach while howling with laughter. (It's not THAT funny dude! Geez.....)
"Are you done?" 9 asks when I start breathing semi-normally.
"Y-Y-Yes." I chuckle. I stand up and stretch.
"I'm fine now." I inform Demyx.
"You sure?" he asks.
"Yes." I smile and pick up the book. Zexion Jr climbs back on my head and we continue on our journey to the Superior's office.
"Superior??" I knock on the door when we get there. Sticking my head in, I can see no one's there.
"Hmm.... Maybe they went to the conference room!" Demyx suggests.
"I thought it was called Where Nothing Gather?" I whisper.
"Sooooo? It's our nickname for it!" Demyx whispers back. We start going there when we notice a silver puppy and brown puppy following us.
"....SORA?! RIKU?!" We shout in unison. They look up. Sora wags his tail and Riku growls at us.
"Here puppy puppy!" Demyx coaxes and holds his hand out. Riku snaps at his fingers, nudges Sora and the two run off.
".......Kay...." We head inside. A good part of the Organization's there.
"HIYA DEMYX!! HIYA ZEXY!!!" Xion greets us from her seat. She's holding a small black cat on her lap.
"Yo guys. Hmm... Two more cats!! Write that down Roxas!" Axel instructs from his throne.
"SAY WHAT?! I AIN'T WRITIN' DOWN SQUAT!!" Roxas protests. A red cat and a blonde one are playing around on the floor beneath his throne. Axel jumps down and walks to us.
"Cool... An emo kitty!" He grins and pats my head. I smile pleasantly and kick him in the shin.
"Emo nothing!" I retort back. He grins and pulls out his chakras.
"You two! KNOCK IT OFF, OR BOTH OF YOU ARE GOING TO GET IT!" The Superior commands from his own seat.
"Yes Superior." I bow slightly and Corridor to my chair.
"Dude, you don't gotta listen to him!! HE GOT A HAMSTER!!" Axel howls in laughter. Xion and Roxas start to snicker. Larxene grins and pats her own blonde cat in her lap, while trying not to crack up. Hamster??? I notice a small silver animal on his shoulder. Ohhh...... Aww, it's kinda cute. In a weird, Superior like way.
"IF YOU DON'T STOP BRINGING THAT UP, I'LL STRANGLE YOU!!!" Xemnas yells. Ari peeks out from behind his chair and waves.
"HIYA ZEXION!!" She calls.
"Oooh! Your girlfriend's callin' ya Zexy!" Axel and Larxene tease. My face goes hot.
"IS NOT!!!" I throw some illusions at the both of them, ones that made them both fall off their seats, gasping for breath. My cat meows in agreement and jumps down to join the other 5 or so cats playing on the floor. Lexaeus comes in, holding the leash of a..... HOLY PLATO!!!!
"DUDE!! WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?! A BEAR?!" Axel yells. Lexaeus says nothing but pats the giant dog on the head.
".... IT'S HUGE!!!!" Xion says happily and jumps down to pet it. Roxas stops her.
"HELL NO! IT'S GONNA EAT CHA!!" is his protest.
"It's a dog." Lexaeus says in a voice that reminds me of an avalanche or some other natural disaster involving rocks.
"YAY!! LEXY JR!!" Demyx squeals and wraps his arms around the giant animal. Zexion Junior and Demyx Junior run out and jump onto the dog's back. They look immensely proud. All the rest of the kittens follow their example and start playing around the dog.
".........IT'S A BEAR!! I SWEAR IT IS!!" Axel says again.
"..........." Lexaeus glares at him angrily.
"N-N-No offense buddy. It's just.... really really big....." Axel stammers.
" I like him!" Demyx says.
"R-R-Right...... He'S SOOO COOL!!" Xion shouts and gives the dog a big hug.
"..............................................................." Lexaeus smiles and pats her cat on the head.
"Cute." He says. Xion grins and nods.
"ADORABLE!"
"WILL YOU TWO STOP ADMIRING YOUR PETS FOR 5 MINUTES AND HELP US FIGURE THIS OUT?!" Superior shouts angrily.
".........Figure what out?" I ask.
"This... whole... pet thing?" Roxas suggests with a shrug. Superior nods.
"We can't keep ALL of them. Naturally-" Everyone immediately protests.
"YOU SAID I COULD THESE TWO!!!" Roxas shouts.
"I'm NOT giving up Xion Junior!" Xion growls.
"WAAAAAAH!!! DEM DEM'S STAYING!" Demyx sobs.
"Larxene's stayin'! I GODDAMN DARE ANY OF YOU TO SAY OTHERWISE!" Larxene snarls and starts sending electricity through her arm.
"Um.... I'd like to keep mine." I say red faced.
"SSE?! EVERYONE WANTS THEIRS!! Let us keep em Superior!" Axel begs.
"If each and every one of you pays for their own...... I'll let them stay." Superior sighs.
"WHHOOOOO!!" Everyone cheers.
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Yeash...... ZEXION!! for such a quiet guy, you sure do talk a lot...... *mildly pissed off*
ALRIGHT! XIGGY NEXT!!! *puts on pirate hat and eye patch*
HERE WE GO MATEYS!!!! *waves Jolly Roger*