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"And... where do we find those Keybladers?" The confusion could be seen on her face. There were so many questions in her head right now. She knew what Keyblade Wielders were, but she didn't get why exactly they were needed. She also never understood why the Organization had been killed before, which made her a bit suspicious of their goal. Yet she'd never doubt Xemnas, her own father, which is why she never really asked before. Perhaps she would later.

Xigbar let out a loud laugh, "That's right, I never told ya what that means, did I? RTC, Return To the Castle. Or simply Return To Castle, as there isn't a second T." He swung his arm towards the side and nonchalantly opened a portal towards the Grey Area. The smirk was still plastered on his face as he said: "Kids first!"

"Why not? This place is boring with you around anyway!" The woman began to make her way towards the door. "Ta ta!" She said as she lazily waved her arm above her shoulder to say bye. Once at the door she grabbed Xathere's arm and dragged her along, "Don't worry, you'll get enough time to kiss that boy later."

Zexion lowered his book, holding it in just one hand as he placed his other one on his chin when he thought about that statement. "I suppose you're remembering something from your former life?"

Allayx stopped immediately with walking as she got the attention of those creatures. She had no idea if they'd attack her seeing she was human, so it would be better to stay on a distance. "I apologize for interrupting you, but I am afraid I'm... lost." Her voice was strong, yet filled with some shame. She didn't want to look stupid or annoying, not on her first day.

"Yeah, whatever... don't care, can't care." She chuckled, for the first time actually admitting she couldn't feel anything, no matter how she acted.
"RTC? Is that some kind of abbreviation or code?" Myrthe asked as she looked at the portal.

Lars nodded at the answer, simply taking it and not asking any further. Suddenly, Larxene passed them and grabbed the girl. Unfortunate, but he couldn't do anything about it.
Glancing inside, he waited for some kind of order from his own teacher.

"The moon you see is called Kingdom Hearts." Marluxia explained to her as he faced the girl. "We'll need it in order to regain our hearts." Although he knew there was more to the moon than that, he didn't tell her seeing he had no reason to. This was all she needed to know.

"Okay..." Jaxine understood that tone of his. It meant she should stop asking questions as he wouldn't answer anyway. A sigh left her mouth as she glanced back at the moon. There was no feeling though, and it was weird. Just the emptyness in her chest.
"I missed living with you, father." She eventually says, wanting him to know she did love him as a human. "Unfortunately I can't feel the joy of being with you again."

Xigbar followed after, ending up in the Grey Area as well. He closed the portal behind him and frowned when he saw Marluxia there. Sure, he had come back to the Organization as a loyal member, but something about the male still bothered the Freeshooter. "Hataxn, let me show you your room before we go off to the dining room." He said, more serious than normal. He didn't want his apprentice around that pinkhead. Without another word he began to walk into the dark hallway.

Larxene eventually let go of Xathere but didn't look down. "You are just as annoying as your mother, you know that? Always getting in trouble for no reason." It might not be true, but Larxene couldn't help but make a comment about one of the girl's parents. She was disgusted by the fact Nobodies could "fall in love". To her, it wasn't even possible.

"Hmm... if you remember anything else, tell me. I might be able to help you with your memories." Number VI said as he thought about it. If the two of them had been friends it wouldn't be that odd for both of them to have become humanoid Nobodies. Best friends often had a heart as strong as the other.

"Saïx." Allayx simply stated. She wanted to hang her head in shame, but that would make her look even weaker. Her cheeks felt hot as well, making her think she was blushing, yet once again ignored it. The only way to act like a Nobody was to surpress all her feelings and not show it, right?

"Sounds logical." Myrthe smiled and walked through the portal, guessing that's what he wanted her to do. Else he wouldn't have made it, right? As she stepped out she noticed she was in the same room as earlier that day. The only difference was the fact there were less people than before. About four, yet two seemed like they were leaving.

"Yes, sir." Lars said as he closed the door behind him and went towards the scientist. He glanced up at his mentor as he waited for his "orders".

Marluxia kept himself quiet as well, thinking about what they should do next. He eventually decided on going to the dining room already. There was still a bit of time left before they would all join for dinner, yet there was no harm in being early.
"Follow me." He simply said as he opened a portal towards the area where they would all meet that evening and walked through.

"It really is." Jaxine sighed as she went quiet, not sure what to say or do next. She couldn't even feel the need to do something. Crossing her arms, she thought about everything, but mostly about what Xemnas' exact plans were.

Xigbar led the boy towards the hallway with all the bedrooms. He stopped in front of a simple door and opened it for Hataxn, "Here ya go, your kingdom for the next few months! It's beside mine, so if ya need anything feel free to stop by so now and then!" The grin had returned to his face as there was no need to worry right now. They were alone, for as far as he knew.

"How pathetic! Being sorry for being yourself. You can't even stand your ground, can you?" Larxene's pace quickened, hoping the apprentice couldn't keep up with her. The moment she sees Xemnas, the Savage Nymph decided, she'll let him know how displeased she is with this noob!

Zexion sighed and got up, putting his book back where it belonged. He'd find it again next time, if he still needed it. "We should head to the dining room." He stated as he opened a portal for both him and Nechax.

"I was." Allayx nodded, wondering how in the worlds she ended up in the lower levels of the castle. "Yet I suppose I should make my way towards the dining room now. Saïx told me we were summoned for dinner..." She had a feeling it would be better to go there now, instead of being late and disappointing her master.
At this moment, she was a bit more at ease. The man she was talking to didn't seem that bad. Not yet, at least.

Myrthe chuckled at Axel's comment, "Whatever you say, spikyhead." The nickname had come out of nowhere, yet she liked it, so she decided to keep it for later use.
Noticing the other two people had left the place, she said with fake surprise: "Wow, they didn't like company, I guess?"

Lars sighed, knowing very well how dangerous it was to do so. He reached behind the machine and tried to find the plug. After a few seconds he found it and tried to take it out, yet the slightest touch already gave him a small shock. He flinched at the pain and wondered how else he could take it out.

Marluxia stepped out of the portal and waited for Shaxirma. He noticed the table had already been prepared by dusks, who were running around and finishing the last things. It wasn't usual for Xemnas to put so much effort into something.

Jaxine gave him a confused look, "Better than before?" Her voice was really quiet, merely a whisper. She wasn't quite sure if she was supposed to ask or not.
"Alright." The girl nodded as she walked through the portal without hesitating. Coming out of it, she examined the large dining room with a huge table in the middle. She recognized the lesser Nobodies that were running around, yet as far as she knew this wasn't usual.

Xigbar was leaning against the wall as his apprentice looked around. "Ya done lookin', 'cause I suppose we should head to the dining room now. Don't wanna leave 'em wait, right?" He opened a portal right before Hataxn, which of course led to the dining room.

"Ugh, not even keeping up your side of the conversation. Boring!" Larxene said loudly as they finally reached the big doors that went to the place where they would all eat dinner. They were wide open so people could easily walk in. Normally they were closed though, but Larxene liked this treatment a lot better. The moment she spotted Marluxia, she immediately went over towards him to say hi.

Zexion followed after Nechax and closed the portal behind them, like they always did as leaving them open would be dangerous and inconvenient. He glanced around the place, noticing people slowly filling the large room. Gesturing towards two seats, he said to his apprentice: "These are our designated seats. Yours is the one on the right."

Allayx saw the male starting to walk away into the direction she came from. She wasn't sure if she was supposed to follow or not, but that soon became clear as he told her to catch up. Taking a few big steps, she was close behind him. He seemed to lead her towards where she wanted to go, and luckily they were going to walk.
"Thank you for the help... sir." She said, as she had no idea what his name was.

"Spikeyhead." Myrthe simply repeated. "You know, because of all those spikes. How do you even get your hair that way!? I can't even get mine in a ponytail!" To give an example of that, she took her golden hair in her hand and tried to make one, but the most of the hair fell as soon as she lifted it. She smiled up at him, "See?"

Lars glanced around at his master, "I don't mean to be disrespectful, sir, but this is quite a dangerous task and touching the plug could cause instant death. I'm sure a scientist like you knows that."
He turned back to the machine and the plug, closing his eyes for a moment to think. Suddenly, he felt some kind of power in his hand and as he opened his eyes he noticed the plug had been taken out of the wall. Taking a few steps back he gave his hand a confused look, not quite sure how he did it without touching the thing.

Marluxia was about to show Shaxirma their seats as he noticed Larxene coming his way. He frowned, wondering why she'd meet up with him in such an open place where everyone could listen to their conversation.
Glancing down at his apprentice, he said: "You should take a seat while I deal with number XII." The Graceful Assassin gestured towards a chair while he said that.

((Thought I'd reward you with a really long post. x3))

"Yes, sir." Jaxine replied, knowing she shouldn't question any further. They had entered a public area now, or at least... that's what she called it when others were around. There were a lot of people already there.
The girl followed her father without a word as he led her to the head of the table and pulled out her chair. She was a bit surprised at the kind gestured but smiled, whispering a "thanks". Sitting down, she ganced around the room, not sure if this was everyone or if more people had to come, yet this was soon answered as a new portal opened.

Xigbar closed the portal and used his power over space to teleport next to Hataxn. A lot easier then walking all the way to the portal, right? He looked around the area, smirking at all the apprentices. They still looked so lost.
He went towards his seat, gesturing for Hataxn to follow. Once they reached their places he pointed at the chair on his right side, "That'll be yours."
The Freeshooter then looked up at the Superior, "Hey there, Xemnas. Had a fun first day, I hope?" And on the leader's side, a whole new face, "And that's the lucky princess, I suppose! Not everyone gets to be our Superior's favorite, ya know!"

Larxene stopped right in front of Marluxia, "We need to talk. And soon. I can't believe they gave us apprentices, especially me! What in the worlds am I supposed to do with her!?"
"Calm down, XII. We'll talk later. As for now, simply teach your apprentice everything you know." He hinted on turning the newbies into traitors as well, but seeing others could be listening he made it sound as normal as possible. Without another word he went to his seat next to Shaxirma's, while Larxene walked back to her apprentice.

Zexion noticed his apprentice's attention immediately went to the Princess. Not surprising, he seemed to have something with her. Perhaps some kind of connection. Number VI, however, simply summoned his Lexicon to read while waiting for them to be complete. It wasn't like Nechax needed him right now.
Meanwhile, he focused his smell to find that dark scent he had noticed before.

Allayx kept in a sigh as the silence was making her feel uncomfortable. Somewhere she was afraid how much he knew, if Xemnas would have told anyone about who she really was. Shrugging it off, she followed the male through a lot of hallways until they eventually reached two big doors that were wide open, voices and sounds coming from inside. Saïx was standing close to those doors and she couldn't help but give a small smile which luckily wasn't visible thanks to her hood.
Stopping right in front of him she looked up and waited for an order. It scared her to think that soon she would have to eat dinner with only Nobodies, meaning she was the only one who could feel. Yet she didn't show it.

"It surely does!" Myrthe laughed a bit at the comment. She was a rather cheerful Nobody, yet she didn't know it wasn't normal.
"As am I." She happily walked through the portal, not sure what to expect. Walking out, her mouth fell open. They were in a huge room, with a huge table and a lot of people were already there. "I'd love this place if it wasn't for the dull colors..."

Lars turned back to face the male, "The plug came out, yet I didn't even touch it, sir." He still looked a bit confused, yet knew he most likely had to let it go. It wouldn't be anything important, right?

Jaxine faced the male called Xigbar, who had made a remark about her being the Superior's favorite. She wondered if he still knew who she was as they had known each other in Radiant Garden, yet was aware of the fact she changed a lot since they last met.
After being silent for a few seconds to think about the best reply, she said: "Thanks for the compliment, I suppose, but shouldn't you be paying more attention to your own apprentice?" She gave a quick look at the boy, then turned back to Xigbar. "He seems rather lost..."

Xigbar gave a small chuckle, "Yeah, you're right. I should be paying attention to him... yet here I am, talking to you! Odd thing, eh?" He decided to play with the girl's head a bit, see if she'd be just like Xemnas or not. And to see if the Superior would interrupt the two of them. If he did he most likely cared more for her than for most members in the Organization, who he'd simply leave to their fate of being toyed with. Yet the leader could also choose to see how his apprentice deals with it. Either way, he didn't feel like ending this conversation just yet.

"I'm taking over from here, big guy!" Larxene said as she noticed Lexaeus hadn't left her apprentice yet. "She doesn't need fatherly advice, you know. I'm taking good care of her, don't worry."

Zexion noticed the dark scent getting stronger as Saïx, Xaldin and a new apprentice entered the room. It seemed to come from the apprentice, which he didn't find surprising.
He observed the apprentice as she took off her hood. It seemed to be a rather young but mature looking girl. He noted her eyes had an odd yellow'ish color, perhaps a bit orange like. Wasn't that a color only people from the Darkness had? He really would have to discuss her and the so called "princess of heart" with the Superior.

Silently she watched the conversation between the two, feeling ashamed by the fact she got lost. The two men didn't seem to get along at all.
As they entered the room, she followed without a word. It was best to stay quiet for now and apologize to her master later when they were alone again.
Seeing they were about to eat dinner, Allayx reached up and slowly took off her hood. She had learned from her parents it wasn't polite to not show your face when eating dinner with others. After the hood was down she reached to take her black hair out of her clothes as it began to annoy her, while waiting for Saïx to give her any instructions.

"Glad you do! Who designed this place anyway?" Really, who would want to make their place to live this boring?
She was shown her spot by Axel and smiled, sitting down next to a man who seemed to have light blonde hair and a moustache. Perhaps she should call him ''moustache face''?
"Hey there!" Her voice was still as happy as ever, hoping this guy wouldn't be boring.

"Yes, it is." Lars sighed, being a bit annoyed. He just told Vexen he got it out, right?
All of a sudden, the scientist began to freak out about something. Late? Why were they late? Only one way to find out. Without asking he walked through the portal, and ended up in a big room with a lot of people. It looked like they were supposed to eat together. So that's what they were late for?

Jaxine sighed, "It's not odd as you simple choose to talk to me, which is in my opinion the wrong choice. Yet seeing I'm not your leader for as far as I know I suppose that doesn't matter." Her face was serious as she looked at him, not sure what Xemnas would think of all this. Yet keeping her mouth shut wouldn't make it any better, which is why she chose to say whatever sounded best to her.
Meanwhile, she noticed a black haired male sitting down next to her. He was quite familair as well yet she couldn't remember his name at the moment.

"Don't worry! Your opinion matters to me, princess! It looks a lot like Xemnas' anyway." His trademark smirk was still on his face. "I must say though, you're smarter than I expected." She did act a lot like the Superior himself, he had to admit. Quite boring, but understandable as she was the his apprentice. He wouldn't choose a hyper one, now would he?
The Freeshooter glanced up at his leader, "Aren't I right, boss dude?"

Lars sat on the empty seat next to Vexen. It was the closest to him that was still empty, so he figured it would be his place. He found it even more logical as he noticed there was a young and, or lost looking person next to an older looking, experienced one. All apprentices had to sit next to two elders, it seemed. Once again, quite logical, he thought.

Larxene grabbed Xathere's wrist and roughtly pushed the girl onto her place. "Now, I don't want to see you chit-chatting with your daddy anymore. We have no time for that, understood?" The woman sat down herself in-between her apprentice and Luxord. Luckily, the pokerface was paying more attention to Axel's apprentice than her's.

Allayx quickly sat down on the chair next to Saïx, then glanced around the table. She found another young looking male had his gaze focused on her. His appearance seemed to be around the age of the apprentices, yet she knew he wasn't one of them as he had been on one of the thrones earlier that day.
After a short moment, however, he looked away towards the leader and whatever was going on there.
Allayx stayed silent as she waited for anything to happen, yet she couldn't deny she was somewhat nervous at the moment. How hard it was to keep her emotions in check.

Myrthe chuckled at Axel's action before smiling at the man next to her, "My name is Myrthe, feel free to call me that!" She held out her hand towards him as she often did when meeting someone new. "And if you don't tell me your name I'll simple go with moustache face." A playful grin was on her face as she said that.

The doors from the dining room were just closed before a young Nobodies nose. He quickly opened them again and ran inside, "Sorry I'm late, boss man. But ya know, the Heartless were quite hard to beat today and well yeah, I had to make a run for it! We should be happy I'm still alive, right?" The blonde's sitar was still in his hand and his coat looked torn up as he casually walked over towards his seat.
"Hey Saïx! Who's that girl next to ya? She new?" Demyx sat down next to the blue haired Nobody, curiously looking at the black haired girl next to him.

(( Yay, Demyx came! To make up for my lack of Zexion in this post. x3 ))

Jaxine gave a small smile as she was being called smart by both Xigbar and Xemnas. They were smart themselves, so it was a real honor.
The girl noticed another member had entered and when he sat down, all places seemed to be occupied, meaning everyone had to be there. And she was right, Xemnas began his short speech and she listened. After he was done they were finally allowed to eat. The girl waited patiently for the dishes to reach her, then took some food and passed them on.

Xigbar couldn't deny he wasn't a bit surprised at the fact Xemnas actually complimented a newbie. Of course, it was his apprentice, yet even then he would have expected the Superior to not go easy on her.
He shrugged if off and leaned back in his chair as their leader gave his speech, then let them eat. The Freeshooter took some food and passed it onto Jaxine. He then glanced over at his apprentice to see if he understood what he had to do.

Zexion listened to Xemnas' speech, wondering what the Superior's plans were this time as he talked about not falling again. Last time it wasn't the numbers that had led them to their defeat. At least, Zexion didn't think so.
As the food was passed on to him he took what he needed and gave the dishes to the apprentice on his right.

Lars quietly took it and carefully placed some food on his plate, making sure to make a good impression on the others. He handed it to Vexen next, as this seemed to be what they had to do with it.
After doing so, he took his cutlery and began to eat without saying a word. Little did he know that Vexen was still keeping an eye on him, and his thoughts wandered off to completely other things.

Larxene yawned in a mocking way as Xemnas was finally done talking. Why did that guy have to ramble so much? Didn't he have anything better to do?! As they finally got their food she smirked and took as much as she'd need, then passed it onto the others. It looked better then normal, at least.

Allayx listened to the conversation between Saïx and the other Nobody who seemed to be called Demyx. She calmly took the dishes that were given to her and took some of it, then handed the food to the person next to her, which seemed to be a tall and very muscled male.
Turning back to her plate, she noticed she didn't really like what they were serving, but didn't complain and began to eat in a good mannered way. She wondered if Nobodies had the same problem of not liking food or if they couldn't care much with their lack of emotions.

"I suppose so, some people here look really grumpy!" Myrthe didn't notice the annoyed looks she got, nor did she care. "How 'bout you? You don't look like one of the bad people around."
Once she had food, there was only one thought in her mind: "FOOD! Delicious FOOD!" She quickly began to eat, noticing she didn't HAVE to be good mannered... Axel wasn't, so why would she?

Marluxia observed his apprentice. She seemed to have more table manners than anyone in the Organization, making him wonder again about her past life.
Once he had his food as well he gracefully began to eat. There was a reason for his name in the Organization.

Demyx answered Saïx with his mouth full of food, "Not true! You said I had to defeat an easy Heartless, but that thing was HUGE!" Using his arms he emphasized the word "huge". Some of the food in his mouth spat around as he was talking. "If I didn't leave it would've KILLED me, Saïx..." He completely forgot about the new girl as he explained about his mission.

((Ah, I didn't really understand at first what they were supposed to do EXACTLY, so I just did what thought they had to do, haha. ...Lots of post are about getting food, passing the dishes and starting to eat... yeah. ))