A/N: Wow….I just cannot believe how many people have reviewed and added this story to their favorites! This is the first story that I have written that has I gotten so much attention so fast! Thank you, all of you! I feel so loved, and so does this story! Cookies for all of you! Anyhoo, school starts on the 23rd, meaning that you wont see lots of updates so quick anymore, but I'll do my best to update fast! Ok, so go on ahead and read the latest chapter! Enjoy!

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Axel: I don't understand why I have to do it…

JUST DO IT YOU PYRO HEADED FREAK!

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When Roxas joined the organization, the name Organization XIII made more sense, because there was now 13 members. What about me, you ask? Well…I don't really think you can actually consider me an actual member. I don't wear a stupid coat like everyone else does, and I'm not a Nobody. I just live here and go on missions with Axel mostly. I don't have a rank number, so that doesn't make me a member in my view. Anyways, it's been seven days in total since Roxas joined the organization. He hasn't really done much, considering he's only stayed in his room over the course of seven days. Axel said that when he first met Roxas, which was right after he got his new name, that Roxas was exactly like a zombie, acting like there wasn't anything going on around him. It was strange.

But, something that is even stranger is that just in the course of these seven days, there's a new member. Another one. While Xemnas introduced number XIV to us, I could tell that she was a girl, and a strange one at that. The entire time we sat there looking down at her, not once did she lift her hood up and let us see her face. And now that there was another member, making there fourteen members instead of thirteen, the name Organization XIII didn't make sense at all anymore. I'll never understand this place…

The next day, I found myself sitting in the Grey Area with Axel and several other members. We all turned our attention towards the doorway when we heard footsteps coming in, finding Roxas standing in the entrance. No one really paid attention for long, and they turned back to whatever it was they were saying or doing.

I, of course, kept my attention on the blonde, while Saix walked over to him, explaining how today was supposed to work, Roxas, of course staying silent the whole time. Axel and I had been standing against the glass wall when Saix turned to look at us.

"Axel and Hope will both be joining you your first time out. Isn't that right, you two?" Saix said, looking at us with a small smirk on his face.

Axel sighed, pushing himself off of the wall, frowning a little. "Oh boy…What, are you making us, the kid's mentor now?" He walked over to them, me close behind.

Saix turned his back towards us. "Surely you two don't mind showing Roxas here the ropes?" He turned and glanced at me over his shoulder. "And I know that Hope wouldn't mind helping someone that was new at the job. Isn't that right, Hope?" He smirked at me, causing me to frown at him. His words were a bit hurtful since he was referring to my friendly behavior towards everyone.

"Not at all…" I mumbled glancing down at my shoes.

"Good…Roxas, come and see me when you're ready to go." He walked off to the far side of the Grey Area, leaving us behind.

Axel laughed a bit as he turned to look at Roxas, "Well, you heard the man. Starting today, we're your babysitters."

"…." Roxas stayed quiet, looking down at the floor with an expressionless face.

Axel frowned at his silence. "Sheesh…Quit acting like a zombie, and let's get this show on the road." We walked away, leaving Roxas. Once we had moved far away enough, I elbowed Axel in the ribs. "Ow! What was that for?"

I glared at him. "For being so mean to him! A zombie? Seriously, Axel? What do you not understand about the concept of going easy on the newbie's?"

"Well, he's sure acting like a zombie…" I smacked him upside the head.

"Look, he's obviously confused as to why he's here…just don't be so awful to him, ok?"

He rolled his eyes. "Fine, whatever…"

Once we were all prepared and such, we approached Saix. He looked at me and Axel. "Teach him well, you two."

"Don't worry. We'll be sure he makes the grade." Axel assured Saix, before turning his attention towards Roxas. "C'mon, Roxas."

"….." Was all that was said.

"Hmm?" Axel hummed, turning his attention to whatever it was Roxas was looking at. "Hey, what's wrong? You worried about the new kid?" Indeed, Roxas was staring at the number XIV, who still had her hood up and covering her face. "What was that name again…."

"Number XIV, Xion." Saix answered.

"Right, I knew that." Axel stated, grumbling a bit.

"Xion…" Roxas muttered, looking back down at the floor.

Axel chuckled, "Got it memorized, Roxas?"

"…Yeah."

Axel raised an eyebrow at his answer. "You sure? How 'bout my name, then?"

Roxas, who still had his face turned away from us, answered quietly. "It's Axel."

Axel grinned widely before grabbing my shoulders and thrusting me forward in front of Roxas. "And her name?"

Roxas looked up at me with sky blue eyes. "Hope."

I smiled and nodded my head as Axel continued. "And our boss's name?"

"Xemnas."

Axel smiled, laughing a bit. "Very good, Roxas! No way you're gonna forget his name, right? Now, let's get moving." Axel stated, extending an arm out and opening a dark portal. The both of us walked in first, Roxas following right behind us.

The trio ended up in the underground tunnels of Twilight Town. Once they had walked out of the portal, Axel turned to Roxas. "All right, let's start by talking about what we do on missions." Axel began, clearing his throat. "Ahem. Missions are…uhh…They're, you know…Hrm."

Roxas stared down at the ground, while Axel scratched the back of his head, trying to think of how to word it. Hope looked between the two before shaking her head with a loud sigh. "Missions are tasks that the organization assigns to us that they expect us to carry out and complete." Hope explained, smirking at Axel.

"I knew that!" Axel exclaimed.

"Uh-huh, sure you did." Hope said, smirking at him while rolling her eyes.

Axel frowned at her. "You know what? Talking is dumb. Let's just go ahead and get our hands dirty, shall we?" Axel asked, a sly grin on his face, "Follow me."

Hope ran after him while Roxas stayed where he was, watching as the two older adults jumped and landed on the top of the platform, looking back at Roxas. "We want you to jump up here to reach us! C'mon!" Hope shouted. Roxas did as she had asked, and grabbed the ledge of the stair, pulling himself up and next to Axel and Hope. Hope smiled at him. "Good job!"

Roxas gave her a small smile of his own, thanking her. "Thanks."

Axel interrupted their conversation. "But don't go thinking you can just run and jump your way through every mission. You've gotta BE AWARE."

Roxas cocked his head to side, a confused expression gracing his face. "What…what do you mean?"

"You hafta look around. Sometimes what you're after is sitting right under your nose. Got it Memorized?" Axel asked, putting a finger to his temple.

Roxas nodded his head slightly. "Y…yeah, I think so."

"All right, then, time for a road test!" Axel exclaimed.

"A…a road test?" Roxas asked, clearly confused.

Hope smiled at him. "That's what Axel likes to call it. Here's what you have to do: There's a treasure chest somewhere in one of these passages. We want you to find it."

"That's all I have to do?" Roxas asked.

"I know, don't hurt yourself," Axel mumbled sarcastically, "Anyway, remember to look around."

"Right." Roxas said before running off and ahead, Axel and Hope walking behind him at a slow pace.

"Just like I said: He's like a zombie!" Axel exclaimed quietly.

Hope elbowed him in the side, turning to glare at Axel. "Stop saying that! It's not his fault that he doesn't understand a lot of things. That's why we're here to help him."

Axel was about to say something back, but was interrupted by Roxas. "Axel, Hope…what's this?" Roxas asked the two, pointing to the dark 'x' thing blocking off a tunnel.

"A barricade. It means you're not supposed go this way." Axel answered.

"You mean there's nothing down there?" Roxas asked.

Axel nodded. "Yeah, that's the gist of it. They're set up to keep us on task. That, or out of trouble. I mean, hello, look at it. Big, menacing X? I'll take the beaten path, thanks."

Hope giggled at his statement before they continued on through the passages, until reaching the one that held the treasure chest. They stopped and Roxas stared at it for a moment before turning around to face them. "Is this the chest?"

"Sure is! Well done." Axel praised, patting Roxas on the head.

"Good job, Roxas." Hope said, patting the boys shoulder.

"….."

The three stood there in silence for a moment before Axel got a confused look on his face. "Um…what are you waiting for?"

Roxas looked up at him. "The mission was to find the chest. Aren't I done?"

Axel let out a sigh and scratched the back of his head, while Hope giggled a bit. "Uh, Roxas…There's this thing about chests…"

Hope grinned widely, "You open them and get the stuff inside, silly!" she exclaimed, finishing for Axel.

"So I should open the chest?"

"Yes, that is what we generally do." Axel explained.

Roxas did as his mentors asked him, opening the chest and taking out the potion that was inside, pocketing it before Hope could exclaim, "Great! Now our mission is complete!"

"Good work! You can keep what you found. All right, time to RTC." Axel said, moving off, Hope trailing behind him.

"RTC?" Roxas asked, wondering what they meant.

"It's short for Return To The Castle. See? RTC!" Hope explained, grabbing a hold of Roxas' arm and dragging him with her after Axel. "Lead the way!"

Once Roxas had lead us back to the dark corridor, Axel applauded. "Bravo. So whaddaya think? Got the hang of the whole mission business?"

Roxas face remained blank as he stared at the ground and nodded, mumbling "Uh-huh."

"I'm sorry, speak up? Cooouldn't quite catch that." Axel said in a teasing manor.

"I said…." Roxas began, his voice a bit louder this time.

"Hmm?" Axel mumbled, a grin on his face.

Roxas turned to look at us, "I could have done that blindfolded."

Axel laughed a little, "Ha-ha! I dunno if I want a blindfolded zombie on the loose….All right, smart aleck, you did good. And no successful mission is complete without a little icing on the cake. C'mon." I smiled when Axel said that, knowing what he was talking about. I walked after him, only stopping when Roxas called back for us.

"But…don't we have to RTC?" The little blonde asked, a confused look on his face.

Axel turned to glance at him over his shoulder, "Later. Don't you remember our hangout?"

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"Here ya go! The icing on the cake!" Axel explained as he handed Roxas and Hope their ice-cream. Roxas took it in his hands and stared at it, while Hope and Axel took a bite out of theirs, happily eating it while staring out at the horizon. "You remember what this ice-cream is called?" Axel asked Roxas while taking another bite from his ice-cream.

Roxas looked down and frowned in thought. "Umm…"

"It's sea-salt ice cream. C'mon, I already told you once. Get it memorized, man!" Axel exclaimed.

Hope watched as Roxas lifted the ice cream to his mouth and took a small bite out of it, smiling as he swallowed it. "It's really salty…but sweet, too."

Axel laughed. "Ha ha, Roxas, you said the same exact thing the other day." Hope rolled her eyes, taking another bite of her ice cream, only to spit it out and cough when Axel slapped her back. "Hope here said the same thing when she first tried it, too!"

"I did? I don't remember that…" Roxas mumbled.

Hope whipped her head around to glare at Axel. "You dummy, you made me choke! Are you trying to kill me?"

He gave her a sheepish look, not replying to her question. "Hey, what has it been, a week since you showed up?" Axel asked, the question directed at Roxas.

Said person looked down at his hands. "Maybe."

" "Maybe"?" Axel repeated, a frown coming onto his face. "C'mon, you must remember that much!" He exclaimed, throwing his hands up for emphasis.

"…"

"Don't worry, Roxas. It's ok that you don't remember, because today is where it all begins anyway." Hope reassured, giving him a gentle smile.

"Yeah?" Roxas asked, looking up at her expectantly.

Axel answered for Hope instead. "Sure! Here you are, out in the field, working for the Organization…Today, you're one of us."

Hope nodded in agreement. "What he said."

Roxas gave a small nod. "I guess it's a start."

Hope gave him a smile, taking a bite from her ice-cream. "Yeah….it is."

A/N: Gah, I'm so sorry for the long wait! Please forgive me! I've been busy getting ready for school, which starts next Monday, and I really don't wanna go, but I have to… T-T Please leave a review if you enjoyed! LATER TATERS!