I finally reached the room where Xemnas spends most of his time. The room, which is lined with thrones, some taller than the others, was where meetings were held. Xemnas remains in that room most of the time and thinks. I do not know what he thinks about, but the topic must obviously be significant, for he rarely left this God forsaken room. He was very active in the Organization, waking around the castle, checking on everyone, especially me. But all of this ended when Xion entered our Organization.

I pushed open the huge doors and found Xemnas, sitting on his throne, the tallest of them all. I expected him to be outraged when I entered, but he remained calm, and did not say a word. I was the first to speak. "Why is all of this happening?" He continued to stare at me for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, he answered my question, but not as I expected. "Roxas, are you blind? Xion was nothing, just like we are. But Xion was different; she did not have a purpose, unlike us. She bluntly followed directions, without thinking at all. Until she met the imposture, she was just a mere…puppet. But once the imposter tainted her mind against the Organization, we had to do something. Don't act as you were completely oblivious to the whole situation. You know what happened. You know what she was, and what she was capable of doing. So, Roxas, I would not get involved in such affairs, especially those that do not concern you."

I was now the one who fell silent. I did know that this was true, before I even entered. I just could not believe it. It was too much to process. "She mentioned someone named Sora many times. Who is he, and why is he so important?" I asked. Xemnas replied, "He is not important. At least, right now he isn't. So again, this does not concern you. I do believe that you should exit immediately, and make yourself scarce. You are now deemed a traitor, and if you do not leave, I will be forced to take care of this situation myself."

Anger now rushed through me, along with adrenalin. "This does concern me! Xion was my best friend! How can you not see that?" I yelled. His answer sent chills down my spine. "You cannot be "friends" with something that does not exist, Roxas." I screamed at the top of my lungs that it was not true, and that she was real, but the message did not seem to get through to my former boss.

Immediately, I called my two keyblades to my hands, and ran before the monster. He merely sat there, not moving, as I rushed towards him. In a few seconds, I was right in front of him. I raised my keyblade up and striked. But as I did, I heard a metallic sound echo throughout the room. I looked down to see Xemnas with his own keyblade in hand, defending himself. "I asked you to leave, Roxas. Now it seems that I have no other choice. Prepare to join your "friend".

Author's Note: …Merry Christmas!

Songs-

1: Pennyroyal Tea – Nirvana

2: Machinehead – Bush

3: California Christmas – Manafest

4: School – Nirvana

5: Polly – Nirvana

~Alpha101