Alexus's Point of View
I didn't come out of my room for the whole night. In the morning, Mr. Xemnas came into my room with my box of letters. "It has occurred to me that you haven't been reading these since we left them at home. Perhaps these will give you some information, though I'm not sure as I have not read them. I will be waiting downstairs for you whenever you are ready," He said. He set down my box of letters and left the room. I began reading the ones that I had neglected.
Dear Alexus,
It has been two weeks since I have died. It has also been two weeks since you moved in with your father. I hope you're behaving yourself. I know I taught you how to behave as best as I could, but I still worry that you've become quite the handful.
I honestly don't know much about your father anymore, but he is the only person I trust to care for you. I wouldn't have things any other way. I wish I could be there, my dear. I truly do. I love you so much. Always remember that.
With all my love,
Mama
I set it aside and opened the next letter.
Dear Alexus,
I'm sure you've noticed that my letters have become less frequent. They will be as time moves on and you learn how to live life without me. I know it seems like you'll never be the same again, and that may be true, but I have confidence you can get through this. You are my strong little Alexus. I believe in you.
With all my love,
Mama
I took a deep breath in an attempt to keep myself from crying and checked the list. I had three more before I was caught up. I pressed on and continued reading.
Dear Alexus,
It has been nearly a month, and I think it is time for you to know things about me. These things may surprise you, and I'm unsure where to start. I don't want to tell you all at once for fear of the truth being too much for you to handle. Perhaps I will begin with this.
I grew up in a world that wasn't like the one you grew up in. Before I was born, it was a peaceful village of fairies. It was a magical place, Alexus. Dulcie, Bess, and Myka lived there long before I did. We were all fairies. I wish I could remember a time when everything was peaceful, but by the time I was born, everything had become chaotic. I only know of this peaceful time from those who were around much longer. I hope to spare you from the struggles I have faced from a young age.
That is all for now.
As always, with love,
Mama
I didn't bother reading the other two. I ran downstairs with the letter in hand. "Mama's not making sense. I think her illness messed with her head," I said.
"What did she write?" Mr. Xemnas wondered.
"See for yourself," I replied, handing him the paper.
Mr. Xemnas read it over. "Everything here is accurate. Nothing seems out of order."
"But Mama wasn't a fairy. Aunt Dulcie, Aunt Myka, and Aunt Bess aren't fairies either," I pointed out.
"Is this all the information you have obtained from the letters so far?" Mr. Xemnas asked.
"Well, I haven't read all of them. I figured if it was all nonsense, what's the point?" I explained.
"I don't have a heart, and I fight black monsters and live in a floating castle, and you consider this nonsense?" Mr. Xemans pointed out.
"I guess that's true, but Mama couldn't have been a fairy. She didn't have any wings or a magic wand or any of that," I argued.
"Just keep reading. If it makes you feel more secure, think of it as a fictional story," Mr. Xemnas urged.
I trudged up the stairs, still trying to wrap my head around Mama being a fairy. I entered my room and began to read the next letter.
Dear Alexus,
I realize my being a fairy must be very confusing to you. I can only imagine how you've pondered that one this past week. Everything magical was taken away from me when I left home. The same goes for Dulcie, Bess, Myka, and even your aunt Ralene.
When I was banished, Ralene was banished along with me. She has despised me ever since.
The others had come after me a few weeks later, wanting to help me in any way they could. Myka even brought her newborn son along. I was and still am so grateful to them. They gave up so much just to be with me.
While I hope you can someday see my home, I hope it won't be anytime soon. I fear you would get dragged into the war as I did. It is horrifying to imagine you wrapped up in something like that.
Stay safe, my sweet girl,
Mama
My head was swimming with information, trying to pick it apart and figure out which parts of it were real and which parts were a delusion. I wasn't sure what to think. There was one letter left.
Dear Alexus,
Today, I will tell you about my home. If it becomes too upsetting for you, you may read this at another time. I come from a magical place called Pixie Hollow. It used to be a peaceful place, a land full of fairies and sparrow men. The day the elves came, the magic changed. No one knows how they got there, but they were evil creatures, to be sure. At least, that was what I had been taught.
A war broke out between the fairies and the elves. It was terrible. Before this time, fairies were only born through a baby's first laugh, but when enough fairies and sparrow men had died, they used other methods to regrow their population.
I was of the generation that was birthed by the methods that you are more familiar with. My parents were the rulers of Pixie Hollow. When the elves came, my mother and several other fairies had been given new powers. When she died, her powers transferred to my father. I will tell you more another time.
With all my love,
Mama
I went back downstairs. Mr. Xemnas was waiting for me. I wasn't sure what to make of Mama's letters. "If I ask you something, will you be honest with me?" I asked.
"Of course," Mr. Xemnas replied.
"Are you sure Mama wasn't delusional? Now she's saying her parents ruled over a magical fairy world called Pixie Hollow," I checked.
"She's not delusional. In fact, I lived in Pixie Hollow, too, once. I used to be an elf," Mr. Xemnas assured me.
"Mama wrote the elves were bad," I commented.
"Some of them were. My people believed that the fairies were bad. When my father had found out I was in love with a fairy, he banished me," Mr. Xemnas explained.
"Like Mama was banished?" I wondered.
"Yes," Mr. Xemnas said.
He opened the door, and we started on our way to see my aunts and Joseph one last time before they returned to Pixie Hollow.
I realize that I'm getting slightly away from Kingdom Hearts, but rest assured that I will be getting back to The Castle That Never Was and the Organization after the next chapter.