Sorry if I made you cry last time. It was entirely my intention to, but I felt bad anyway. This chapter won't be nearly as sad.
I'm also posting it either the day before or on my birthday. Just putting that out there.
Continue on.
Play: Mystic Moon - KH 358/2 Days
Kirux walked out of his old room, in the Organization's castle. It had been a few hours since he left Castle Oblivion.
Since he told Xion he would have to leave, and go into hiding somewhere out there.
He didn't really know why he came back to this castle. He'd probably never see it again, after today.
But hey, might as well take one last tour around, right?
"I'm not gonna miss this place at all." He would keep telling himself. All the place reminded him was darkness, and you already know the reasons behind that.
But it also reminded him of her, and his other friends.
Xion, Roxas, Axel.
The only ones he ever trusted inside this place, and, for the most part, outside of it.
...
He didn't want to leave. If it were any other situation, he would stay in a heart beat.
But there are two problems there:
One: DiZ and Riku don't want to take any chances of the Organization finding out about what Kirux was really there for.
Two: He didn't have a heart.
Whatever he felt for Xion seriously conflicted with that, however.
...
It didn't matter. What's done is done, and now Kirux had to slip out like he was never there.
In all honesty, it more than likely would have been for the better if he never showed up in the first place.
'Quit it. You need to get out of here before somebody notices.'
...
Kirux began his walk to the exit of the castle. As he walked, he didn't dare try and take in the sights of the castle.
Those memories are things he wouldn't want to remember.
...
Dusks formed in front of him, blocking his path.
He sighed, "I really don't need this right now."
He summoned his Keyblade, and knocked all of the Dusks away. He didn't let it fade from his hand, as he continued walking.
As he continued, more Dusks continued to appear. He dealt with them as quickly as the first few, and continued to move throughout the castle. Once he got closer to the exit, he started running. Dusks were flying towards him as he ran away.
Some of the Dusks nearly got to him, as they jumped at him from his two sides. Kirux was lucky to dodge them, and he got away.
As he ran down the blue platform towards the city, the Dusks had all but given up. Kirux had outrun them, and was finally in the clear.
Stop: Mystic Moon - KH 358/2 Days
Play: Missing You - KH2
Once he reached the city, his pace went to a walk again.
His mind was racing, as he slowly walked further away from the castle.
What was his mind even on?
Well, that was pretty obvious.
Xion was all over his mind. He could not stop thinking about her, no matter what he did. She filled every single hole in his mind.
Kirux shook his head, "I've got to stop with this. It's over. She'll never look at me the same way again."
Kirux had all but lost hope with Xion, as well as his friends.
He was beginning to wonder if he was ever going to be able to go to the clock tower again. If he did, what would they say?
Could he even face them again, after abandoning them the way he did? Would Roxas and Axel still consider him their friend?
Would Xion even want to see him again?
...
'Forget about them. Forget about her. Whatever you had with them is gone now.'
But Kirux couldn't do it.
His friends were all he had ever had since he came to existence.
Axel was the one who trained him on his first day, and brought him up to the clock tower after.
Roxas was the one who tried to see the light in any situation. If Kirux was ever down, Roxas would pick him right back up.
And Xion, she was...well, everything. Kirux had grown towards her so much, the only thing he cared about at most points was her.
...
All Kirux had was darkness, but Xion had all the light he'd ever need.
He didn't need to have his own light.
His light was her.
He didn't need to have a heart to understand that Xion meant everything to him.
...
But now, all of his hopes and dreams of being with all of them were gone.
He'd put Xion on the path, and he would have to bring Roxas to them by force, most likely.
Axel was going to try and stop him from doing what he was told to do, there's no doubting that.
Their fates were all set. Xion and Roxas would return to Sora. Axel would either have to be sent away, or eliminated entirely.
Kirux didn't like any of it. No, like would be an understatement. He hated all of it.
DiZ was making him betray the only ones he cared about. All for some guy that Kirux didn't even know, and probably would never know.
...
And that was the worst of it all.
"I'm losing everything that I care about, and yet, I'm still out following orders for somebody."
He stopped, "Xion, Roxas, Axel. Most of my only friends, all of them will get hurt by what I'm supposed to do."
He put his hand over his chest, closing it tightly, "I guess, that just comes with being nothing but darkness. You can make connections all you want, but in the end, you'll just end up sweeping all of it away."
"All of it, gone. And for what?"
Kirux felt one, lone tear roll down from his left eye. He quickly wiped it away, and continued walking away from the castle.
"Seriously, where are they?"
Axel sat up then, returning to his original seat on the edge. Roxas was looking towards where they usually walk to get there.
Neither Xion nor Kirux had shown up yet.
Axel hadn't said anything about what had happened at Castle Oblivion earlier. But he hasn't seen Xion or Kirux since then.
He was worried, because he had no idea what Kirux's true motives were. He's clearly not with the Organization, and the more he thought about it, the more he began to question if he ever was. To be honest, Axel was always kind of suspicious about Kirux.
"Roxas."
"Yeah?"
"The reason Xion and Kirux haven't shown u-,"
...
He saw a figure appear behind Roxas.
It was Xion. Her face looked worn out and sad.
"Xion?"
"Hey Axel, Roxas."
"Where have you been? We've been waiting for a while now."
"I was...busy. Sorry."
Axel remained silent.
"Did you ever see Kirux today?"
...
Xion hesitated to answer, "Kirux,"
She sighed, then looked over at the two of them.
"Kirux is gone."
The other two gasped, "Gone? What do you mean?"
"She means he's either been eliminated or he deserted."
"Deserted? Why would Kirux want to leave the Organization?"
Axel shrugged, "Beats me. But, whatever he's doing, the boss is not going to be happy."
"Axel," Xion said, "What do you think they'll try and do to him?"
"In all honesty, they'll hunt him down and take him out. At least, they'll try to. Kirux isn't a pushover, and the darkness he holds is waiting to be used at any moment."
Roxas looked down, "Why...do you think he would have left? Is it something we did?"
"No." Xion spurted out, "It can't be. Kirux wouldn't abandon us like that. He's our friend."
Xion looked back at the two of them, "I think...we should go out and find him. Try and get some answers."
"Where would we look?"
"Everywhere."
Axel shook his head, "I don't think that would work. If something happened that was so severe that he ended up leaving, then he's probably going to avoid us as much as possible."
Xion didn't like that.
Once again, Axel was not helping her.
She shook her head, "Well, I am going to look for him. And I won't stop until I find out why he's gone."
She ran off, avoiding Roxas' call to her.
...
Axel looked down at his feet. Everything was falling apart, all because of what Kirux was doing.
What is he up to? What has he been up to?
Axel would have to find out, whether it be the easy way or the hard way.
Xion was sitting on her bed, back at the castle. She had her head resting on her knees.
Her mind was on Kirux, as it had been since he left her at Castle Oblivion.
...
She just didn't understand.
Why did he have to leave? What purpose did it serve? And who told him that he would have to?
Xion wiped her eyes. She had been crying, a lot. Her and Kirux had grown so close together, that him leaving would have been heartbreaking, if she had a heart.
She cared about Kirux more than anything else in the world. All that she wanted was to be with him, along with Roxas and Axel.
But now that was gone, and Xion's world had become one massive nightmare.
All because Kirux abandoned the Organization.
...
"Kirux," she said to herself, looking out her window.
"What am I gonna do?"
...
She didn't know where to go, or what to do.
He had always been the one there to guide her.
He was always there for her, no matter what.
...
Without him, Xion was nothing. Nothing but a worthless puppet, a fact that she had learned with his help.
She closed her eyes.
Kirux. If you can hear me.
Please. Tell me. What do I need to do, just so I can see you again?
Stop: Missing You - KH2
"So, what happens now?"
"The puppet now knows the truth. In only a matter of time, she will find our way to us. With more of your guidance, of course."
"Right. But what about Roxas?"
"Roxas will be brought here as well. Unfortunately, bringing him in will not be so easy."
"So you're saying that he'll have to be brought in by force."
"Precisely."
...
Riku shook his head, "I don't like it. Is there any other way that we can get the memories without hurting either Xion or Roxas?"
DiZ turned around in his chair, "I wish there was. I truly do. But, this is the only way if Sora is to awaken anytime soon."
Riku put his head down, "Alright."
He walked out of the room, leaving only Kirux and DiZ.
"I've left the Organization, just like you said. But, I don't understand how this will help us in the long term."
DiZ didn't respond at first, but he eventually said, "I simply do not want to risk our plans falling into the hands of the Nobodies. They must never know about what we are trying to do."
"Yeah, well Xion knows, and she's still trapped inside that place."
"You want to go and rescue her, I'm assuming."
Kirux nodded, "That's exactly what I'm saying."
"Kirux. You are a special one. Nobodies are not supposed to have any feelings, nor establish any sort of connections with anything."
"But in your case, you have developed a special connection with the puppet, one that cannot be severed by anyone."
Kirux didn't say anything.
"I must warn you. These connections will not bring you anything but hurt and pain. If I were to provide any advice, I'd say to avoid any contact with the puppet that is not apart of our mission."
...
Kirux shook his head, "Whatever you say."
He walked out, heading towards Namine's room. When he arrived, she was already sitting there, waiting for him.
"Man, you're good."
She smiled, a smile that reminded Kirux all to much about Xion.
"Please. Sit down."
Kirux sat in one of the chairs, "Namine. I need to ask you something. Something important."
"What is it?"
"I need to know what I can do to save Xion."
Namine was not fazed by his question, and he continued, "I know that she'll have to return to Sora, once this is all over. But, I don't want to live in a world without her, Namine."
"Is she important to you?"
"Xion is everything to me. Roxas and Axel may be my friends, but she is all that I care about."
He put his hands together on the table, "I don't want to think about, or live, in a world without her."
Namine processed all of that, "Your connection with her is strong, almost as strong as Sora and Kairi."
"But I will let you know, that the only way for you to rescue her from Sora, is to dive into Sora's heart."
"How would I do that?"
"You have the Keyblade, and the connection you two have is strong enough where you two could reach each other from any distance."
"All you'd have to do, is follow the connection, and you'll find her in his heart."
...
Kirux processed that.
Now, he's got a plan if things go south.
"Thank you, Namine. I owe you one."
...
He stood up, and left the room.
Namine looked back down at the table, more specifically, her drawing.
She had two dark figures, one falling and one reaching towards that one.
The one falling had black hair, and the one above had brown hair.
It was Xion and Kirux.
...
Namine knew that Kirux would stop at nothing to save Xion if he had to.
She was worried that his own dedication to her would cause his downfall.
All she could do was hope that DiZ wouldn't do anything.
As of the time I'm putting up this chapter, it is 12:12 AM ET, June 23rd. I am now officially seventeen years old.
No, no time for confetti. That chapter was really sad and depressing, and I'm sorry about that. I completely lied at the beginning.
But, I do hope you enjoyed. So, goodnight.
-Broncozfan623