Chapter XIX



A/N: I'm currently replaying KH2FM as I go in chronological order for the games until the 29th. Damn, is the reader going to be angsty as hell when Sora wakes up and the Organization starts to taunt him.


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You stepped through the dark corridor to be met with construction, fountains, and people all around. You were home. You turned to Xigbar where he put on his hood and then flipped yours on as well. You lightly slapped his hand away as you fixed your hood yourself.


"Home sweet home, am I right?" He asked. You couldn't tell if Xigbar could see your face, but you were still confused. Why would he take you here for? There was nothing too grand about Hollow Bastion the way it was now.


"Why do we have our hoods on?" You asked as you pulled on your hood strings.


"I'm not sure about you, but it would be weird for anyone to see me, especially if they remember me." Xigbar started to walk and you followed a footstep behind.


"So?" You still didn't understand the dilemma. The Moogles had seen you after you had disappeared for a while and were relieved to see you. You didn't think of the people here to see you again to be weird.


"I'm dead, sweetheart." Xigbar chuckled. You gave a nervous laugh alongside him.


"Haha...yeah, dead." You hadn't thought of it before, but Xigbar was right. You died. That's how you create a Nobody. He had explained this to you before a while back. You lost your heart, it could have be a heartless, or it could have already been released by Roxas or Xion and already returned to Kingdom Hearts.


"You don't have any idea where we're going, do you?" Xigbar took a lot of twists and turns and went down alleyways. He must have been really trying to avoid someone. You just hoped that you wouldn't pass by your old synthesis shop where Zexion was hiding out.


"I don't remember any romantic spots here ever since it became Hollow Bastion." You scoffed. The fountains used to be really pretty. You would go there often with Isa and Lea when you finally learned how to climb and jump, but they were gone now.


"I'm sure you'll like it." Xigbar finally stopped in front of an older looking house. You could see cobwebs on the windows.


"What is this place?" You asked. Xigbar didn't answer. All he did was open the door with some keys from his pocket then walk in. He gestured for you to follow. He tried his best to wipe away any cobwebs in front of you as you walked in. He told you to stop where you were standing so he could close the door. He then opened a few curtains to let some light pour in. Surrounding you were many mirrors throughout the room. A few were covered. From what you could see, they were ordinary mirrors.


"I want you to see this one." Xigbar led you to a covered mirror and slowly took off the cover to avoid a lot of dust from coming up. He took off his hood and motioned for you to look.


"Whoa...you're...so young." You gasped. Xigbar's face looked around ten years younger. His hair was shorter and slicked back without his gray streak. You could also see both of his eyes staring you down. You shivered.


"This is me at like twenty-something. I was a pretty dashing fellow, I'd say." Xigbar checked himself out in the mirror as you tried to stop the pink hue from coming up to your cheeks. He did look way more attractive when he was younger. You didn't see Xigbar as someone who you would hold close in a romantic way as he was now, but maybe if the times were right...you'd probably fall for this younger one.


"Who's Terra?" You asked him as you had remembered the odd event from a while ago. Xigbar began to chuckle.


"Why, he's actually the one who did this." He pointed to his eyepatch as he turned to you. You slowly nodded. "That day you said his name, don't think too much of it. Number One was just testing something out on you."


"The Superior made me say that?!" You asked, shocked. You had no idea that he had the power to make you say things.


"He wanted to see if you could resist his power. You sorta passed." Xigbar put his hood back on.


"Why would he do that for?" You asked. You were Number Zero, you weren't special at all. You had lost your seat in the meeting room ever since Roxas had come into the Organization. Xemnas decided that thirteen seats were enough and you and Xion could listen from standing on the floor.


"No idea." Xigbar lied.


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"And where were you all day?" Demyx asked as you walked into the kitchen. He was sitting down at the dining table.


"I had...things to do. It's none of your concern where I'm at." You walked to the fridge and pulled out some sea salt ice cream from the freezer part. You sat down near Demyx.


"Well, I'd like to know where my girl is." Demyx pouted and crossed his arms.


"Whoa, whoa, whoa." You held your hands in front of you in defense, along with your ice cream. "One date doesn't make us official." You said.


"What?!" Demyx exclaimed. He then sulked. "Girls are so confusing..." You giggled.


"Could we even have a stable relationship without hearts?" You asked. Demyx pondered for a moment.


"So are you telling me when we complete Kingdom Hearts then you'll be my girlfriend?" He looked excited. You punched Demyx on the shoulder.


"No promises." You smirked.


"Are we...allowed to go on another date?" Demyx asked as he scooted closer to you. He was almost resting his head on your shoulder.


"You never asked me for another one yet, have you?" You shoved the rest of your ice cream in Demyx's mouth. He immediately grabbed it by the popsicle stick and cried out as it was cold.


"Cold! Ah!" He held the ice cream as if it were super sticky. "Could we go on another one?" He finally asked.


"Sure." You then got up and started to walk out of the kitchen.


"I'll let you know when I think of a place!" Demyx shouted back at you.


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"It's too bad we have to picnic inside." You sighed as you started to take food items out of a basket. You and Zexion were on your living room floor on a picnic blanket with a basket filled with food that you made back at the castle.


"It's not very romantic, but it'd what we have to work with." Zexion said. You suddenly stopped setting things up and looked at him, bewildered. What did he say?


"Romantic?" You questioned. Zexion rolled his eyes.


"Oh don't tell me you're that dense, [Y/N]." Zexion started to help unpack items from the basket for you. "I've loved you when we were Somebodies. Without a heart, I can still remember what it felt like." Zexion explained.


"I...you...huh?" You were at a loss for words. You had never realized that Zexion was fond of you when you were growing up. You didn't even realize that Saix did either. Or Lea for that matter.


Zexion looked away from you. "You don't have to return the feelings. You probably don't know or remember what love feels like."


You blushed and looked away as well. "I...know what love is."


"Why him?" Isa asked you as you stared at Axel trying to spar with Ventus. He had come back to see you guys quickly because he said he probably wouldn't see you all again for a very long time.


"What do you mean, Isa?" You looked away from the fight to face him.


"You love Lea." You gasped in shock then crossed your arms. You shook your head.


"I do not." You looked away from Isa to try and hide your blush. How did he know? How could he tell?


"Don't lie to yourself, [Y/N]."


"[Y/N]?" Zexion waved a hand in front of your face to try and break you out of your trance.


"Ah! Zexion!" You slapped his hand away as you caught your breath. His hand as scared you once you came to.


"You said you know what love is?" Zexion raised an eyebrow. You slowly nodded your head.


"Y-yeah..." You could feel your cold cheeks heating up as a blush came to your face. "I guess...I could imagine being in love with you." Zexion's eyes got a little bit wide.


"Thank you." He smiled as he held one of your hands. You looked down at your intertwined fingers as you tried to think of what it would have been like if you and Ienzo could have normally grew up together, fell in love, got married, and had kids. It would have been the perfect story of childhood friends becoming forever lovers.


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"I've really missed you Roxas, you're sort of all I got right now." You said as you watched your feet dangle off the edge of the clocktower.


"What about Demyx?" Roxas asked. You looked back up to him and raised an eyebrow.


"Uh...what about Demyx?"


"You went on a date with him. He was so happy about it." Roxas waved around his ice cream before taking another bite out of it.


"It was just for fun..." You trailed off before you realized what Roxas was saying. "Wait, are you jealous?" You asked. Roxas looked away and took a bite out of his ice cream to avoid the question. Just then, Xion walked into view and sat down in her spot on the clock tower.


"Hey Xion!" Roxas said. You sighed.


"Roxas, you're avoiding the question." You tugged on his hood.


"Uh-oh, what did I walk into?" Xion asked as Roxas handed her an ice cream.


"Roxas is jealous that I went on a date with Demyx." You explained.


"Oooooh...what's a date?" You sighed. Poor Xion still didn't understand a lot of things about love or romantic things.


"Something that I'm about to ask Roxas on." You smirked. Roxas almost dropped his ice cream as he stammered.


"I- Uh- Me- Date?!" He exclaimed. You nodded your head.


"Why not?" You really didn't have much left to lose with Axel being gone, Saix not talking to you normally, and Zexion who could disappear any day now.


"Sure!" Roxas agreed.


"Wait, but guys, I still don't understand what a date is!"

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