Chapter 2

Irix's POV

A few moments later, Seifer fell onto his knee and heavily took breaths. "Hmph."

I looked at Roxas with the biggest of smiles and ran up to hug him. Rai and Fuu stood in front of Seifer.

"Seifer's just not feelin' so hot, y'know!" Rai said.

"When is he hot?" I narrowed my eyes and my friends snickered.

"Tournament decides." Fuu stated.

"Hey, Roxas, Irix!" We turned to Pence, who was holding his camera. Roxas held the struggle bat over his shoulder and I hugged his neck. His free arm went around my waist. There was a flash and we relaxed.

"You two need to get a room!" Hayner commented and I glared at him.

Then a grey kind of creature came in and snatched the camera away in and the... thing... cartwheel around a corner.

"What was that?" Hayner asked.

"The thief." Olette stated and we started running. I ran ahead with Roxas not too far behind me. We got to the woods and looked around.

"There!" Roxas pointed at the thing and ran after it. I was about when I saw a guy in a black coat. He was just staring at me. I gulped and backed away.

"Who are you?" I asked and he opened a portal behind him.

"Piri..." was all he said and he walked through the portal. Did he know the girl in my dream?

Roxas's screams filled the air.

"Hold on! I'm coming, Roxy!" I ran towards the mansion. Roxas was on the ground with a key-like weapon and the thief in front of him. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?"

It turned to me. It was a creature with a thin and sinuous body shape, a large head and was a light grey.

"The Time Duchess has the last piece, according to Superior."

"...Pardon?" I asked and it roared at me. "Well, whatever! How dare you hurt my boy!" It ran towards me.

"Ice!" Roxas yelled.

I gasped and put my hand up for protection, "Stop!"

I waited for a hit from it but nothing came. I opened my eyes and saw that blowhard was frozen in time.

"Wha-" that's when another key-like weapon showed up in my hand. It was like Roxy's but mine was black and dark grey and on the end of the keychain was white star. The creature unfroze and just stared at me. I simply took the key and whacked it with it. I smirked as it hit the wall gates of the mansion and disappeared. Roxas walked up to me.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"What the hell just happened!" I shouted and he shrugged. I looked at where the thief was and saw the pictures. I picked up one and looked at it. it was one of me, Roxas, Hayner, Olette, and Pence. "Well, at least we got these back. Let's go."

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We stood in a circle and looked at a picture of Roxas and the armour shop's owner.

"What's that?" Hayner asked.

"I was his first customer when he took over the shop, so we took a picture." Roxas answered.

"And to think he doubted you..." I crossed my arms.

"Well, it's a nice photo!" Olette said and everybody's eyes widened.

"Did you just say photo?" I grinned. I said it too! "Hey, I said it too!" I giggled like a little girl.

"Gosh, you even sound like a kid!" Hayner said and I slapped his shoulder.

"Haha, very funny!" I said, sarcastically.

"So, Roxas, tell us about the thief." Pence said.

"Actually, the pictures were just lying there."

"Aw, how are we suppose to prove that were not ones who took them?" Hayner growled and looked at a photo. "Oooooh, it's a girl with Roxas." he said in a low tone.

"What!" I snatched the photo and looked at it, "Is that the owner of the accessory shop? Why were you with her?" I said looking at Roxas.

"It's not what you think!" he blushed in embrassment.

"I bet you like her." I gave the photo back to Hayner and he gulped.

"Not really... I already have a cutie in my life." he said and I raised an eyebrow. He rolled his eyes and wrapped arms around my waist, "Oh, come on! Don't play dumb. It's you!"

I giggled, "I know! I just wanted you to say it!" I picked up a photo and saw me with Seifer. I growled, "What a jackass."

"Huh?" Roxas looked at the photo. He gasped, "Why is he with you?"

"The bastard simple asked to take a picture with me. Of course, this is right before he asked me if I would cheat on you." I growled, "Hope I face that thing in the tournament." everyone snickered.

"He likes you." Olette said, "He never asks a girl to take a picture with him." me and Roxas scoffed.

"Yeah, I'm completely aware of that," I murderously muttered, "It will never happen, though."

"Believable, who would date him?" Hayner said and we laughed.

"Have you guys noticed the pictures are of Irix and Roxas?" Pence pointed out.

"So, that's why everyone thought it was us!" Olette realized.

"He didn't accuse us after all!" Hayner said.

"Yeah, but Roxy kicked his butt to another world!" I giggled.

"Heh, the pictures are of me and Ice?" Roxas asked.

"See." Hayner showed a picture a picture of me and Roxas kissing.

"Look." Olette had one of Roxas on the ground while I was beating Seifer with his own struggle bat.

"Right?" Pence had the one we had earlier. The one were all five of us were at the gates. "What if the thief wanted to steal the real Roxas and Irix?"

"Come on, get serious!" Hayner said, "Why would any steal a bonehead like Roxas and get away without Irix killing them?"

"Gee, thanks!" Roxas and I said in unison and we all laughed. When the laughter was gone, the bells of the clock tower chimed. It was time to go home.

"See ya, Olette!" I said as me and Roxas headed out.

"Bye, Irix!"

We stopped in front of the door of our house. Roxas unlocked the door and invited me into his room.

"Man, today was exciting, wasn't it?" he smiled as he got the clothes he was going to wear and rushed to the bathroom.

I sighed and looked out the window. I suddenly heard another girl's voice and I blacked out.

"Where am I?"

"Huh? Who's there?" I asked.

"Me... but how are you?" she sounded cheeky.

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No one's POV

Restoration at 12%

"Organization miscreants, they've found us." a man in red said as he sat in front of several computers.

"But... why the Nobodies steal photographs?" a man in an organization coat asked.

"Both are nothing but data to them." the man answered. "The fools could never tell the difference. We are running out of time. Lumina said if Sora takes Irix to Piri, then she will awake... maybe. If that is true, Naminé must make haste."

"Why Sora?" the man in black asked.

"Lumina said they share a unusually connection that a siblings has. He is the key to saving her." he lowered his head, "But it may not work..."

"Piri..." the other man worried for the girl's life.