"Stop chasing me!" I yelled after the man who had claimed to be Lexian.
I managed to get away from him by entering a room. The room was dark and cold. Too cold....I sent up a little flame which gave both light and warmth to the room. Suddenly I recognized the room!
"It's Axel's room!" I said happily, "Axel! Axel are you here?"
I lit all the torches, but I didn't see Axel. I felt a tinge of irritation. Where had that baka gone off to and just left me all alone...he was my mentor....he probably went off with Roxas somewhere....
I began to go through his room, but found new luggage there. Books were aligned on the shelf just as they had always been, and I began to go through them.
"I guess I can train myself for today...." I said going through the books, "Now lets see...."
Suddenly a book dropped from the shelf. It was entitled Axel's journal first year.
"Hm....." I said picking it up. I flipped to the last page but it was merely a training day a few months ago...I had to find his recent one....I began to go through his old books and such when someone opened the door. For a moment I felt a panic that the psychopath from before had come back and I readied a fire ball.
The lady who entered gave me a surprised look but nothing more.
"Hey Tris-Kun, what are you looking for?" she asked kindly.
Tris-kun? Why was someone shortening my name? I didn't trust her one bit and kept the fire in hand at all times. If she was going to try and catch me, I was going to burn rubber right out of there....I had to think of something to say that would excuse me from being in Axel's room.
"I thought Axel's journal would be hiding here, so I was looking. Who are you?" I asked trying to to bare my teeth.
"I'm Akane, but you can call me Venus-chan. Let's find anyone who knows you." she smiled and reached for my hand. I felt an awkward tinge run though me. Why didn't she have an X in her name? Was she normal? What was she doing in the tower if she was normal??
Suddenly I heard some movement from outside. I grabbed Akane's hand and allowed her to walk me out. We walked a short time, and all the while I was getting more and more lost. Soon we ended up at a center tower.
Lesser nobodies and heartless looked up as we came close. When I realized they were sorcerer nobodies I felt a jolt of excitement. That meant that Xemnas was around! We were going to see Xemnas! I wanted to pull away right then and run to see Xemnas, but Akane's hand tightened on mine.
The nobodies and heartless glared at me and Akane. Why didn't the recognize me? I reached out to pet one, but it backed away. Akane shot a death glare at them, and lava formed all around her. The nobodies and heartless stepped aside. I walked inside the tower.
As we walked in I felt another shock wave run through me. This man wasn't Xemnas! She betrayed me! I wanted to pull away and run for it right then and there.
"What brings you here, Akane?" The man asked his face still hidden by the cloak.
"Well, #10 clearly knocked out Triskix's memory, so he's now 9 years old and he wants to find Axel." she explained.
What in the world was she talking about? What memories? I was just a kid! What was with all the crazies in here? Did they all just invade and take over the Castle while I was asleep??? I had to find Axel no matter what...
"I see. Until Triskix has his memory, you will be his teacher and caretaker. Understand?" the man said looking at me.
I felt the unquenchable need to punch that man.
"Yes, leader-sama." she bowed, then she grabbed my by the hand and began walking again.
"Who was that?" I asked wanting to know the name of the one I would later kill for whatever he had done to the castle....
"The leader. I don't know who he is..." she answered.
"Well you're useless," I mumbled to myself...
Back in Axel's room which Akane now said was her room, a book was lying on the floor. It was Axel's journal. His latest one. Akane picked it up ahd gave it to me. She began to look around for who knows what in her small fridge.
Now's my chance to get away.... I though. I tiptoed away from her and backed myself up to the door. I quietly opened the door and walked out. As soon as I got out I began running again.
"I have to get out of this mad hole!" I yelled running down the stairs. Suddenly the guy who said he was Lexian saw me.
"There you are!" he yelled.
"Oh crap!" I yelled as I turned and ran, "No! Get away!"
I was running blindly when suddenly I hit a wall that seemed to come out of nowhere. A piece of glass was sticking out of it and as I hit it, it stabbed me.
A flood on random thoughs moved through my head. What were they? I saw a dozen or so images before they faded into the back of my subconscious.
"What was that?" I asked.....
