Sora is important

"Hey, Ichigo!"

The soul reaper woke up to the sound. Axel nudged him.

"Time for the big-"

"WHAT THE HELL!" Ichigo hit Axel in the face, pushing him back. Axel landed on the floor, laughing.

"Sorry, I had to see your reaction. Anyways, we have to meet with a few of our other members in the basement."

"Ohhh..." Ichigo wiped his eyes. "So, I assume that Marluxia would flay us if we went to the basement without him knowing."

"What a vivid imagination...but yeah, he would be uncomfortable with us going down there. So, do you want to come with me?"

Ichigo nodded, grabbing his swords. "Just in case," he muttered.

"Yeah, yeah. Let's go!" Axel and Ichigo sneaked their way into the basement. Ichigo noticed some men working on a schedule.

"I will do the cooking, and you handle the garbage, Lexeaus," said the white haired man.

"Why me, Vexen?! EVERY TIME!"

"Calm down, Lexeaus." Zexion, the blue haired man looked at the big man. "We are being rude to our guests."

"Our-WHAT?!" Vexen croaked, having seen the two visitors show up.

"Hello." Ichigo looked at the schedule. It appears that Vexen does the shopping, Zexion does the accounting, and Lexeaus does all of the work.

"As you can see, we are planning for the week ahead," said Vexen. "The keyblade wielder approaches."

"Another keyblade wielder?" asked Ichigo.

"Yes. What makes him special, right?"

"Wait, I didn't-"

Vexen laughed. "Don't be sorry. I know what you meant. Still, what makes him special? He turned into a heartless and back into a human."

"Whoa." Ichigo widened his eyes.

"Yes. You can see how we need to see what makes him special. Marluxia is attracting Sora to this castle right now. Soon, he and his friends will show up."

"Okay..." Ichigo understood what he was saying, but he did not get what he was hinting towards.

"You see, this castle is special. It can manipulate memories. This castle is our new hideout to do research on the mind."

"Is that why Namine is referred to as a witch?" Ichigo began to piece together Larxene's words and her attitude to the girl.

"Yeah." Axel spoke for the first time since arriving in the basement. "She has the power to make these memories into whatever she draws." Then, Axel edges closer to Ichigo. "So...are you falling in love with Namine?"

"No!"

"Awww..."Zexion smiled. "You have gotten feelings for the nobody."

"You guys, lay off him," said Lexeaus. "We have to concentrate on Sora. He will arrive within the next day."

"Yeah, I have been meaning to ask, but..." Axel looked around. "Does someone have the time?"

"It's 11:30 pm. There should be clocks everywhere-"

"BUT MARLUXIA TOOK THEM OUT OF THE BUDGET!" cried Vexen. "OH, WE HAVE TO KEEP A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY FROM UNDERSTANDING WHEN NIGHT IS DAY AND NIGHT IS DAY. FUCK YOU, MARLUXIA, FUCK YOU TO HELL!"

Everyone was silent as Vexen composed himself. "Woah...you went a little crazy there," said Ichigo.

"Sorry, but I cannot deal with that prick. He disgusts me."

"Yes, but...many people feel that way about themselves," said Axel. "You should just jot down your anger on a journal, or a blog, or even websites...you know, like Fanfiction."

"Ok..." Vexen looked peeved.

"So, how do we proceed with Sora?" said Axel.

Zexion sat down, smiling. "We wait...and soon, we will regain our hearts."