The red-haired Nobody cursed again as he looked up and down the white halls of Castle Oblivion. He leaned against a wall with a loud sigh of frustration.

"How hard is it to find one stupid room in this castle?" He muttered to himself. He looked down at the ground in thought, his eyes narrowing. His focus was anywhere but the world around him. It was on where the hell that stupid room was, and what his friends were up to without him. He didn't hear the footsteps that came closer and closer.

Y poked her head around the corner looking down the halls cautiously, looking to see if anyone was around. Her eyes widened seeing the red-haired Nobody that was presumed dead. She blinked a few times then shook her head as if trying to erase a delusion. Looking up again she saw Axel still stood muttering angrily to himself.

"Axel? What are you doing here?" Y asked as she walked towards him. Axel jumped his head snapping towards Y.

"Where did you come from?" Axel asked shocked. Y rolled her eyes unimpressed.

"The darkness. Where most Heartless come from." She replied sarcastically. "Now you answer my question, what are you doing here?" She placed her hands on her hips and tapped her foot as she waited for an answer.

Axel sighed. "I'm looking for some room that's supposedly hidden in the castle." He replied rubbing the back of his head.

"What kind of room?" Y asked rocking on her feet. She tipped her head to the side curiously.

"The kind I can't tell you about because if my boss finds out I mentioned it I'll get killed." Axel replied. He turned to walk away and continue his search. Y laughed a little.

"There's only one person alive who knows every secret of this castle. I might not be that person but I'm the closest you'll get." Axel froze considering her words. "So which room are you looking for?" Y asked. Her tone had changed losing the happy cheerful tone she usually had. Her voice was now pressing and demanding. A little scary in Axel's opinion.

"The Chamber of Waking," Axel replied not turning around. He stared at the ground waiting for Y's reply. Y looked at Axel with a calculating glare.

"Why are you after Ven?" She asked quietly. Axel looked over his shoulder at her confused.

"Is that who's in the chamber?" He asked. He turned his head away again and rubbed the back of his head. "I really don't know. I was just told to find it. The boss seemed pretty obsessed with it though."

Y sighed heavily and rubbed her neck nervously. "One, you're going the wrong way. Two, if I show you, you can't tell anyone else where it is." Axel looked at her and nodded. Y motioned for him to follow before turning and walking away. Axel followed her soundlessly. Y sighed looking down.

"I'm sorry about what happened to you and Isa." She whispered just barely loud enough for Axel to hear. Axel looked down at her shocked. His shocked expression changed to a small smile and a nod.

"I'm sorry about happened to you and your friends. Pretty crappy deal you got." He said quietly. "One is a vegetable, one is possessed, one wonders hell aimlessly, and you lost your heart." Y smirked and nodded.

"I'm not going to ask how you knew that." She said with a small grin. Axel shrugged as if it was no big deal.

"I have my ways." Axel said. Y laughed but it was quickly cut off.

"Here it is." Y said stopping in front of a set of doors.

*<3*

X sighed looking out over the vast barren land. There were cliffs and craters all around. Keyblades stabbed into the ground making what looked like a crossroad. He remembered training here with the first person that even came close to being considered a friend when X had first become a Heartless. A boy just as dark and moody as X. He had been created by their master for one purpose. He knew it and accepted it. He believed in that goal with every fiber of his being. He thought it would save him from his broken existence. But he had died for it. Died for a lie their master had told.

X had learned a lot here. How to control the darkness, how to summon other Heartless, not to believe or trust anyone, and what friends would do for each other. It always amazed him the lengths people would go for one another. He saw them desperately try to save someone they would be better off just to kill. They fought when there was no chance of winning. They did basically anything, even if it landed them in hell. Friendships were strong, but even the strongest friendships eventually crumble into nothing.

X jumped down from where he was standing to a lower cliff. He was still quite high up. High enough to see what he was looking for without getting too close. It was a suit of armor kneeling with a keyblade stabbed into the ground in front of it. X knew very well if he attempted to approach it would rise and attack him. Whether it did that to just him or to everyone it met was a mystery to X.

"I'm sorry Terra," X whispered. "It's my fault you're stuck like this. That old coot who took your body, he went and lost his heart. Guess that means he lost yours too." X continued. Though he was whispering it was still enough for the wind to carry his voice. Maybe the suit of armor could actually hear him.

Down on the ground X noticed something glint in the light fighting its way through the clouds. He jumped from cliff to cliff until he reached the ground. He knelt down and picked up the object. It appeared to be made of orange painted glass and metal. It was star shaped but broken in the middle making two arms of the star break off from the rest.

"I'll take this to Y. She'll fix it for you." X said looking up at where the suit of armor was. "That way when you come back you can still have it." He put the pieces of the star-like object into his pocket carefully. He sighed and looked at the ground.

"Please forgive me, Terra." X whispered before summoning a dark corridor and leaving the Keyblade Graveyard behind.

*<3*

Yuki trailed behind Hysui by a few paces. The older Heartless was moving through the halls of Castle Oblivion with purpose. What that purpose was had not been explained to Yuki.

"What are we looking for again?" Yuki asked looking ahead. Hysui gave an exasperated sigh.

"We are looking for the Memory Keeper." She answered. Yuki nodded slowly.

"What's the Memory Keeper?" She asked. Hysui sighed yet again.

"She is a Nobody with the ability to manipulate memories. Organization 13 has lost her and have asked for our assistance in finding her." Hysui explained. Yuki nodded again. Her eyebrows furrowed together as she thought.

"Why is she so important?" Yuki asked after a minutes silence. Hysui stopped walking and turned to face Yuki. Yuki stopped walking and looked at her curiously.

"Do you understand the significance of memories?" Hysui asked. Her facial expression clearly said she was annoyed.

"Um, as I'm lacking pretty much all of mine, no." Yuki replied earning another exasperated sigh from Hysui.

"For most Heartless and Nobodies like us, memories are the only thing we have to base our personalities off of. If we can control them we can change who a person is." Hysui explained very slowly as if talking to a young child. Yuki wasn't happy with being treated like that but chose not to say anything.

"Ok, but why do we need this Memory Keeper? Whose memory are we changing?" Yuki asked.

"I don't pretend to know what those foolish Nobodies are doing. Just do as your ordered." Hysui snapped then turned around and kept walking. Yuki rolled her eyes at her then followed.

They searched several floors with no results. The Memory Keeper was nowhere to be found. It was if she had vanished without leaving any evidence of her existence. Yuki had begun to wonder if Naminé was the Memory Keeper. If she was then Yuki knew for a fact she was long gone. She had probably left yesterday with the strange man and supposed hero. Yuki debated on mentioning this to Hysui but decided against it since she really wasn't happy with her at the moment. Or ever. But even her dislike of Hysui couldn't hold back the questions that had arisen in her mind. She didn't want to speak and anger her superior anymore, but curiosity gnawed at her. It was an internal war between curiosity and caution. Curiosity won.

"Hysui," Yuki said cautiously. The brunette turned and looked at Yuki calmly.

"What?" She asked.

"What was it like having a heart?" Yuki asked. She looked down at the ground trying to avoid the other Heartless' cold yellow eyes. Hysui sighed, though this one sounded softer, more wistful.

"It's not something that can easily be described. It was the greatest thing ever. I regret taking it for granted." Hysui replied. Her voice was soft for once.

"Do you remember feelings?" Yuki asked looking up. The softness in Hysui's voice made her less cautious than before.

"Yes, that's the only way I identify how I should react. Those memories tell me what is necessary to do in each situation." Hysui explained.

"So that's why memories are so important. They're what make us able to replicate what it's like to be human." Yuki said. Hysui nodded. Yuki thought for a minute considering what Hysui had said.

"Is that why I'm so different?" Yuki asked. Hysui nodded.

"That could be part of it." Hysui agreed. Yuki glanced at her.

"Part of it?" Yuki asked. Hysui waved the question off with her hand.

"There could be other parts," Hysui explained calmly. "We're yet to be certain of anything." Yuki nodded again though she didn't really understand. "Let's call it a day. It appears the Memory Keeper isn't here." Hysui said. Yuki nodded her head still thinking deeply. If she was different because of her lack of memories how did she know what each feeling was? Was it instinct? Without thinking, Yuki put her hand to her chest searching for a pulse. Still nothing. No heartbeat thumped against her hand. It was silent as it always was.

*<3*

Y had been the first to make it to the clock tower that day. She sat reminiscing her days with her friends. Her eyes drifted shut as she pictured the night sky she used to gaze up at with her friends. Almost unwillingly a memory surfaced taking all of her attention.

The stars above Y's head glowed like thousands of fireflies. She smiled as her eyes scanned the stars looking for one in particular. The night was quiet and calm with only the slightest breeze.

"Y, what are you doing out here this late? You should be in bed." A motherly voice chided. Y glanced over her shoulder at the blue haired girl who stood not far behind her. Y smiled sweetly then looked back up at the stars.

"I couldn't help it. The sky is so clear tonight." Y replied as the girl sat next to her. "Anyway, you shouldn't be out here either. Best practice what you preach." She said grinning.

"Well I'm older so I can do what I want." The bluette said poking Y's side making her giggle. Y tried to get away laughing.

"I don't think the master would agree." Y said in between giggles. The bluette gave a small laugh and stopped poking at Y. She leaned back looking at the stars.

"I guess you're right." She said calmly. "So what are you doing out here?" She asked looking at Y. Y sighed.

"I'm trying to figure out which one's my homeworld." She answered her eyes still scanning the sky.

"Hm, I wonder if it's possible to tell." The blue haired girl wondered aloud. Y glanced at her.

"Do you remember where you came from Aqua?" Y asked. Aqua shook her head.

"I've been here as long as I can remember." She said.

"Oh." Y said looking down.

"Hey, Y."

Y snapped out of her memory looking around confused. "I didn't do it." She said. X smirked behind her. He sat down beside her and reached into his pocket.

"I found this on my mission today. I know they were really important to you guys so I thought you might want to hold onto it for him." He said handing her the broken pieces of the star charm. Y looked at it in her hands silently. Her face was blank but her eyes looked to be holding back tears. She smiled and gently placed the charm into her pocket. She hugged X tightly though he didn't respond.

"Thank you." She whispered. X nodded and patted her back.

"Yeah, whatever." He said.

A few minutes later Roxas and Yuki showed up. It was silent that day. Not much was said between the four that were there. But the silence had its own way of conveying a message. It was thoughtful and heavy. Everyone was thinking about something. Something they saw as important.

*<3*

Tayressa had gathered the Heartless in the meeting room. Each was silent as they waited for their leader's words. Yuki looked between X and Y. X looked bored leaning his head on his chin. His eyes were glazed over as if he were thinking. Y was tinkering with some wires forming it into different shapes. She showed zero interest in what was going on. She was focused on the wires.

"We will be leaving Castle Oblivion." Tayressa announced catching Yuki's attention. The other Heartless all nodded understanding. "We will be returning to Castle Impia tomorrow. Gather your belongings and be prepared." She said. Without another word, she vanished in a portal of darkness. The other Heartless followed suit.

"Hey X!" Y called to her brother who was in the chair next to her.

"What?" He asked. He glanced up at her calmly. Something told Yuki he hadn't heard a word that was said.

"Where's Castle Impia?" Y asked. She had stopped tinkering with the wires.

"Hell," X replied casually. Y gave him a startled look. He laughed and shook his head. "It's in the realm of darkness. What most people refer to as hell." He explained before vanishing like the other Heartless. Yuki and Y followed seconds after him. Y was muttering under her breath about her annoying brother.

*<3*

Day 52- Memories,
Today I was looking for the Memory Keeper with Hysui. We couldn't find her but I found out that Heartless and Nobodies rely on memories to act human. That also might be why I'm so different. I don't remember anything.
We also were told we're going to be switching castles. We'll be going to one called Castle Impia tomorrow. I wonder what it's like.