Chapter 5

Roxas was sitting on his bed next to Xion who was currently signing her name on his cast, "How does that look?" she asked after finishing with the colorful swirly designs she drew around her name.

Roxas took a glance. It was very girly like, but he didn't mind all that much. Mostly because he liked her so much, "It looks good," he replied smiling at her.

"How long did Vexen say before you can get the cast off?" Xion asked while setting the pen down.

"Another week and a half," the boy replied with a sigh.

"Hopefully you'll be able to start going on missions again after that, you must be pretty bored."

Roxas shook his head, "Not really" he replied. "I've been keeping myself busy."

"With what?" Xion asked in surprise, wondering what you can do with a broken arm. There wasn't much that she could think of, except for watching television, but even that could get old.

"I've been playing Super Mario Sunshine," the boy replied motioning at the general direction of his TV and video game stuff.

"How can you do that with only one arm?"

"I manage," the blonde replied with a shrug.

Xion rolled her eyes, and shook her head, "I've never played video games before. Are they fun?"

"Yeah, lots of fun!"

Xion walked over to the TV and picked up the remote control, "Could I try?"

"Sure," the boy pointed to the gamecube, "Go ahead."

"How do you play?" Xion asked as she placed the controller back down and picked up a game with the title Legend of Zelda Wind Waker.

Roxas helped her put the game in, then spent the next half hour trying to teach her how to play. She was pretty good for a first timer, she managed to beat the first couple of mini bosses without too much trouble. After an hour she was completely into to the game, "Oh, I figured it out! You have to take the grappling hook then swing over the fence!" she squealed out excitedly.

Roxas laid on his bed watching her until he fell asleep. When he woke up again a couple hours later, he saw that Xion was still playing. He sat up rubbing his eyes, "Xion?"

"Hold on, he's almost dead," the girl replied viciously hitting the 'A' button the on the controller.

"But-" Roxas started but was cut off suddenly.

"Yes!" she shouted as the monster on screen died dramatically, "I finally killed that annoying boss!"

Xion stood up and did a victory dance while Roxas watched with a look that questioned her sanity. "How long have you been playing?" he eventually asked.

"I don't know, lost track of time," the girl replied in an unconcerned tone, and turned her attention back to the game.

"Didn't you say that you had a mission today?" Roxas asked.

She suddenly froze with a look of horror on her face. As if on cue, the speaker came on, "Number fourteen please report to the gray area," Saïx's voice said.

"Oh man!" she groaned loudly.

"He sounds angry, you better go," Roxas suggested wisely.

Xion didn't seem to be in the right mind at the moment, she decided not to follow her friend's sensible advice. "Uh... Nah, he can wait," she decided, then turned back to the game and continued playing.

Roxas stared at her. Did she have a death wish or something, she could get turned into a dusk not just for skipping out on a mission, but ignoring a direct summons. He sure didn't want one of his best friends getting turned into a dusk, so he didn't the only sensible thing he could think of. He unplugged the gamecube. Xion was on him like an angry cat, "What did you do that for? You realize that I didn't save right!" she screeched at him.

The blond backed up against the wall, fearing that she would summon her Keyblade and attack. He couldn't even fight her with one arm out of commission, "Xion you need to go see Saïx or you'll get turned into a dusk."

"I don't care," she screeched, the warning only seemed to make her more angry. "Do you realize how much I lost? Now I have to beat the entire forest Haven again!"

Before Roxas could reply a portal opened, making both light welders turn to there attention to it. Axel walked through with a cold glare locked onto Xion, "You know Saïx is waiting on you right? He's pretty pissed about you not going on your mission."

Xion looked at Roxas, then back at axel. The pyro didn't wait for her to respond, he grabbed her arm and dragged the girl through a portal. Roxas watched from a distance, looking a bit worried. Axel dragged her back to the gray area where Saïx was waiting, and both older members glared at the girl. "Explain yourself number Fourteen," Saïx ordered coldly.

To both their surprises, she glared, "I was busy with very important stuff."

"What is more important than your mission?" Saïx asked.

She thought for a moment, "I was on another mission."

Axel and Saïx looked at each other in confusion, or at least Saïx looked confused, Axel looked more suspicious. "What? I only assigned you one mission." Saïx said.

"It was off the record."

"Assigned by whom?" Axel asked crossing his arms over his chest in disbelief.

"... The king of red Lions" Xion replied after a moment of silence.

"Wha-" Saïx started to ask until Xion interrupted.

"Shhh... it's a secret, I'm actually not suppose to be telling you."

"But-"

"I need to hurry and get back to the mission," Xion said and ran off through a portal, leaving the two older members to stare at her in confusion.

Later at dinner Xion was missing, though Roxas had a feeling of where she was. He finished his soup, and stood up teleporting to his room. It was empty to his surprise, but on a closer look he saw that his gamecube was missing from where he usually had it. He blinked, it took him a few minutes to realize what had happened, then it came to him. Xion must have come into his room and stolen it. He reappeared in Xion's room, as expected the girl was in front of the television screen playing video's games. "Xion!" he yelled at her.

She was so surprised by his sudden presence that she jumped up with a screech, the controller slipping from her fingers, and landing on the ground with a clank. He walked over to her, "What did you do that for?" Xion asked angrily.

"What do you think your doing?" Roxas asked concern dripping from his voice. Xion looked pale with huge dark circles around her eyes, obviously from lack of sleep.

"I'm playing Wind Waker," she replied in a zombie like tone.

"Why?" he asked exasperated.

"Because its fun," she said innocently

"You missed dinner! You never miss dinner."

Her voice relaxed some, "Oh, I guess I lost track of time," as if on cue her stomach growled.

Roxas shook his head, "Xion look at yourself, what's happened to you?" She wasn't even listening to him anymore, just focused on the game.

Days went by, and Xion hardly left her own room, refusing to give the gamecube back to him. She stopped showing up for meals, and refused to go on missions. Roxas and Axel were able to cover for her by explaining to Saïx and the Superior that she was sick. Roxas brought her food every after every meal, though she hardly ate any of it, only managing to take a bite during cut scenes.

Roxas hoped that once she beat the game, then she'd be over it and it would be done. But unfortunately once the game was over, she decided that it would be fun to play the game all over again when Link is in his pajamas. By this time he realized that it was time to set her straight.

So about two weeks after she first started playing it, he walked over to the gamecube system, picked it up, and ripped the wires out. Xion was so sleep deprived that she didn't even realize that the screen went black, and continued hitting the 'A' button while anologing the stick around. Roxas stared at her a moment, and waved a hand in front of her face. She didn't seem to notice it, until he snapped his fingers, "Huh! Wha?" she asked staring at him in confusion. Then she looked at the black screen, "Hey, what happened to my game?"

She mechanically walked back over to the gamecube, plugged the wires back in, turned it back on, and began playing it again. Roxas decided to leave, knowing that he was going to need some help. He walked down the halls wondered who he should get to help. His first instinct would be to go to Axel, but he was about ready to take Xion over his knee and give her a walloping. Roxas didn't think that would help her much, so Axel was out of the question.

There was Demyx, but he'd probably say that he was too busy playing sitar or something. Maybe Luxord, he was good at gambling and might now what to do for people who are addicted to gambling, but he might charge money. Everyone else seemed to be too big of jerks to help him. Then a thought hit him, it was so perfect, he wondered why it took so long for him to think of it. Xion happened to be absolutely charmed by a certain member. There youngest member.

Roxas was currently dragging a protesting Neox down the hallway, "No! I don't want to do this, she'll kill me with her hugs."

"She's harmless," Roxas reassured.

"Last time I was in the same room with her, I was blue by the time she late me go, and it was only because Axel pulled her off me," Neox said as he desperately tried to pull out of Roxas's grip.

"I'll be the one to do it then!"

"NOOOO!" Neox struggled wildly.

Roxas finally reached Xion's door and opened it pulling the struggling child in with him, "Hey Xion!" he called. The girl didn't seem to notice that anyone came in, so with a sigh Roxas put Neox in front of the television.

Neox gaped at her appearance. The girl noticed him for the first time, and stared for a moment. Then turned back to look at the television screen for another moment, then looked back at Neox. She seemed to in an inner batter until finally she decided. "OH MY GOSH HE'S SOOOOO CUTE!" She scooped Neox into her arms, and hugged him as tight as she could.

Neox slowly changed color, and Roxas grabbed a hold of the girl and tried pulled her off him, "Xion you're suffocating the kid."

She whined and clung to Neox. After a few tried he finally got her off making the girl pout childishly. Neox collapsed on the ground trying to catch his breath, as soon as he did he just stood up and left. Xion looked at Xion and smiled, "Man I'm hungry," she announced.

"You should be, lets get some food in you," Roxas said and they both left the room.

Here's chapter 5, hope you enjoyed.