I sat quietly awaiting Axel's response, though it seems my question had upset as he lost the earlier joyful laid-back expression. He sighed staring up at my plain ceiling, " You know (y/n), it's hard to tell you my job without telling you some icky details about my past. Are you sure you wanna sit through that story?" Axel still hadn't looked at me so I couldn't tell if I should press on or not.   Sigh, my curiosity will forever get the best of me     "Sure, if you don't mind telling me it." I listened as Axel told me about his childhood, how his name wasn't always Axel, but Lea, about a boy named Isa that was a close friend growing up, subject X, and about the he and Isa becoming guards to know what happened to her. " I'm sorry Axel.. Did you ever find out what happened to her?" I asked gently placing my hand on his shoulder. He shook his head and sighed," That all led up to us becoming a part of my job and me becoming a special type of heartless." I pulled my hand back,  A heartless?! I have never heard of a human becoming a heartless    "What do you mean a special type of heartless? I didn't think that humans could become heartlesses." He looked at me, eyes slightly laced with worry," D-Don't worry (y/n), I'm not the monster from the shadows. Something happened to me in that castle and my heart was stolen and I become a hallowed husk of what I used to be. I wasn't the only one that this had happened to, it happened to many of us and the only way we know how to get our hearts back is to collect hearts from the bad heartless in order to create kingdom hearts." I looked at him more thoroughly this time, he didn't seem like a bad guy from the short time I've known him, he even readied himself for a fight to aid me in my brief heartless battle. He gazed back at me, hope filled expression, hoping that I wouldn't run.   He looks like a puppy, begging for its master to stay with him    "Alright but tell me what your job is and who you work for." I said with slight caution. His eyes darted to the floor then back up to me. " I work for a group called Organization XIII but don't let the name fool you, there was thirteen of us at one time but not anymore. Now to answer your other question, I work for a guy by the name Xemnas." I nodded to show my attentiveness. "I'll tell you about the member, past ones and current ones, if ya wanna sit around and listen to me ramble for a little bit longer." I nodded, "I've got time." He chuckled, flashing a bright smile.   Heh, I like that smile, full of childlike mischief and joy    "I'll go in order andsay if they're still a member or not. First, we have number I, Xemnas. Xemnas is the leader of the originalOrganization XIII, ranked first as the "Superior of the In-Between".The in-between is the place us Nobodies reside in The Castle That Never Was,which floats above The World That Never Was. Xemnas uses the power of to phasethrough solid matter and wield a pair of "ethereal blades", two redbeams of light generated from his palms. He also commands the Sorcerer Nobodies.Xigbar is number II. Xigbar, when he had a heart, was a former guardsman atRadiant Garden, and he bears the title of Freeshooter. He wields a pairof ray guns called arrow guns that can be combined to form a . He also commandsthe Sniper Nobodies, and manipulates to himself,levitate, and alter his surroundings in battle. Kind of cheating if you askme." I laughed at Axel's comment, which brought another smile from him. "NumberIII is Xaldin another former guardsman. He is nicknamed the"Whirlwind Lancer since he uses the to manipulatehis six . He commands thelance-wielding Dragoon Nobodies. Number IV was Vexen, he was terminated. He wasa mad scientist and researcher of the heart. Also known as the "ChillyAcademic" , he had the power to control ice and carried a large in battle.Number V was Lexaeus, the Taciturn Stalwart, was a former castle guard atRadiant Garden. His weapon is an "axe sword", a massive with anextended blade that he uses to shatter rocks and shake the area itself with hiselemental power of . He was terminated. Number VI was Zexion who was the youngest Nobody in theOrganization for the longest time. I think he was an orphan and Vexen was hisguardian in his past. He was known as the Cloaked, he uses to mimicothers' appearances and create duplicates of himself. At first wethought he didn't have a weapon but later we found out it was a lexicon. He was terminated. Number VII is Saïx, which is Isa'sNobody, he is also known as the Luna Diviner and is Xemnas' right-hand man. Heuses a and the powerof the moon to enter some kind of berserk state of mind. He now has anX-shaped facial scar. Our intention was to get him to be Xemnas' right hand manso we could find out what happened to Subject X." His expression lost some ofits joy but he flashed a cocky smile as he continued on. "Number VIII is yourfavorite member (Y/n), its me. I'm the Organization's personal assassin. Iunfortunately was tasked with the icky job of disposing the terminated membersbecause Xemnas suspected the as traitors. As you already know (y/n), I was also the bestfriend and mentor to Roxas. He gave a good reminder of what human emotions feltlike before he left..." His voice, though barely noticeable, broke when he spokeof Roxas. I got down on my knees and placed my hands on Axel's shoulder. Helooked up at me, I could see small tears brimming in his eyes. "Axel, it'll bealright." I raised up on my knees and gave him a hug from were he was sittingon the floor.

            I don't think he knows that I heard but I heard him faintly whisper,"Thanks (Y/n)." I let go and he clears his throat and continues on. "I'm knownas the Flurry of Dancing Flames since I use the power of to emblaze my s, that and I am kindof flaming hot. I also command the Assassin Nobodies. Number IX is Demyx, he isthe Organization's agent, alsoreferred to as the Melodious Nocturne. He's an easygoing andself-professed slacker, and sucks at fighting but can drop a "sick beat" if yaneed it. His weapon is a that he uses tocontrol and createduplicates of himself, and he commands the Dancer Nobodies. Number X is Luxord,a courteous gambler, he's known as the Gambler of Fate. He speaks in rhetoricand gaming-related metaphors and has control of the Gambler Nobodies. His weapon is a special deck ofplaying cards. Number XI was Marluxia,he was known as the Graceful Assassin and used a for a weapon. Ihonestly though he was a girl because of his pink hair and power over that produceflurries of petals. Anyway, he controlled the Reaper Nobodies. I terminatedhim. Number XII Larxene, known as the Savage Nymph. She was ruthless andsadistic and wielded a set of and the power of lightning to fight. Shehad command over the Ninja Nobodies.Terminated. Number XII was Roxas, he commanded the Samurai Nobodies.Xemnas gave him the title of Key of Destiny and used him and his keyblade tocollect hearts to form kingdom hearts."  "Hey, you don't have to talk about Roxas okay?" I told Axel and he nodded, standing up to stretch. I did the same then began to head back down stairs with Axel following behind me.