Axel watched quietly from the window at the clear night enveloping the Castle. He side glanced to the young Nobody bundled on his bed soundly sleeping away the wares of the day. He sighed and looked back to the window. "I should be getting to bed too."

"This early? It's only ten." Sauntering in to the room, by way of ceiling, was the notorious Sharp Shooter.

"Do you mind? This isn't your room." Axel glared up at the one eyed man.

"Neither is it yours." Xigbar looked down at the easily annoyed pyro.

"That doesn't matter. You'll wake Demyx."

"Oh, so you're actually taking responsibility for the kid?"

"Doesn't concern you. Out."

"Ah ah. Wolf man would be even less pleased if I came back with my hands full."

"I don't understand your metaphors." Axel crossed his arms.

"It wasn't a metaphor." Xigbar hopped from the ceiling with grace and elegantly landed on the tips of his toes as if he were the weight of a feather. In his hands he held a folded sheet of paper with a wax Nobody insignia sealing it. "Guess what?"

"No way." Axel recognized the seal from long ago. He snatched the paper from Xigbar and was almost tempted to burn it.

"Oh you know it. Time for his first mission." Xigbar nodded towards the sleeping Demyx.

"But he just barely managed surviving an attack from Saix! Plus he doesn't have an element yet!" Axel was furious. He knew that this was Saix's doing.

"Tough luck. Everyone has to do it." Xigbar looked to Demyx and took a moment just to get a good look at him, never having seen him with his hood down before. "It'll be a shame. The kid's pretty cute, in a dumb innocent looking way."

"Do you know where they're sending him?" Any information he could get to help Demyx he would gladly appreciate.

"Nope. Don't know a thing. The only one who knows anything is Xemnas, Saix and the kid when he opens it. But, seeing as he has no battle experience, no element, no experience traveling to other worlds, he's not going to have it easy. That cute face of his will get even more messed up."

"You're not helping. This is obviously Saix's doing so he could get killed out there!" He really, really wanted to burn the assignment.

"Whatever paranoia you have, you better at least use it to teach him how to properly open a dark portal. Maybe then he'd be able to make a quick getaway before he's murdered." Xigbar shrugged casually.

"How the hell am I supposed to do that!?"

"Mmm…" Demyx stirred.

"Good job, woke up your kid."

"Nnn… Axel?" Demyx looked dazed, still half asleep.

"Uhh…go back to sleep, Demyx. It's nothing." Axel quickly said.

"Nothing but your demise." Xigbar added.

"Zip it!"

"Huh?"

"Better tell him now."

Axel sighed heavily. Demyx was awake now and looking between Xigbar and Axel with a slight confusion to his eyes. Axel was expecting him to scream at the intruding Nobody any second now.

"Oh, you're… um…"

"Xigbar. Good to see you're awake."

"Y-yeah…"

Axel felt his jaw drop. No scream, only friendly chat.

"Well, good luck." Xigbar was gone before either of the young Nobodies could say anything more.

"Good luck? Wh-what did he mean?" Axel could already see Demyx start to tremble. He handed the envelope to him. "Wh-what's this?" Demyx's nerves grew ever more.

"That… is your first mission." Axel said slowly.

"M-mission…?"

"Yeah… every Nobody has to do them. Since it's your first mission it pertains to you, and is specially sealed to open to your blood."

"Bl-blood… f-first…?" Axel saw the way the young one's face went pale, the way his body went stiff.

"Demyx, stay with me." Axel held Demyx's shaking shoulders. "Demyx it really isn't all that bad. Though you did get yours earlier than when I did. No doubt Saix is behind it." Just the sound of the Berserker's name made Demyx whimper. "Hey hey, I'm going to help you through this, alright?"

"C-could you do it with me? Demyx practically pleaded.

Axel shook his head. "I can't. It's supposed to be a solo mission to get you started and used to what we do. Course if you can't even open a dark portal then I have no idea how you're going to get anywhere."

"Dark portal?" He was asleep, in a nice dreamless sleep. Now he's awoken and been thrown back in a corrupted horrifying dilemma.

"Right… I should really teach you that." Axel stood away from Demyx and centered himself in the middle of the room. A deep inhale and he rose his left arm with palm pointed forward. His emerald eyes gleamed with his concentration. A dark mist started to swirl around his open palm. While Demyx looked frightened at the mist steadily swirling faster, Axel remained still until a whoosh of air and only the slightest, and barely audible sound, or a tear announced the black0blue-purple dark portal swirling open.

Demyx stared with awe and fear. He didn't think he would be able to pull off such a task. Axel explained to him that because they were basically made of darkness they were able to tap in to the darkness a world had, some more than others, and open a portal. The most any Nobody could do was open a dark portal in front of them, but Xemnas, the Superior, and Saix could do more. Saix was able to open a portal around himself easily without needing to lift his arm and Xemnas, well, he's the Superior of the In-Between; he controls nothingness and darkness up to his glowing Ethereal Blades.

Demyx shook his head; already doubting himself before even trying. With the roll of his emerald eyes Axel pulled the sitarist from the bed and stood him straight next to him. He showed him how to hold his hand, told him to feel the darkness around and within him, to let himself see it, and a portal would open. Demyx shook his head again.

"Demyx come on, just try it." Axel tried to encourage him.

"How can I even do this I can't control an element yet?" That was the main concern behind Demyx's doubt.

"Demyx this is different from an element. This is something you have already. Try it will you?"

The young Nobody groaned. He begrudgingly held his arm as Axel instructed. He thought about darkness, as Axel told him to. He felt like crying, as his brain wanted him to. He thought himself looking a fool standing there with nothing happening. He was ready to snap his arm back and crawl under his sheets to hide his shame. Axel sensed what he wanted to do too and held Demyx's arm in place with a deep angled glare that plainly said "suck it up and do it" without having to exchange words. Demyx gulped, looked to Axel's open portal and closed his eyes. He wanted to open the portal. He wanted to see the darkness he was supposed to. He wanted to do something right the first time for once. But the most he wanted was to stop himself before he cried.

"Demyx."

"I-I'm trying."

"Demyx."

"I-I really am!"

"Demyx, open your eyes stupid."

Ocean green eyes widened in shock. There, smaller and not as firm looking, stood an open portal next to Axel's. He had done it. He had really done it!

"Told you." Axel let Demyx's arm drop causing the frail portal to close and closed his own.

"I did it… I actually did it…" Demyx smiled. He had finally done something right. He tried again. After some delay another portal opened. It was still small but not as shaky as the first. With some practice he should be able to open a standard size portal, Axel told him. Demyx nodded, smiling still. He could practice this for hours. He opened another, then another, a soft laugh slipping from his nose. Axel couldn't help the smile that grew while watching the younger Nobody easily entertain himself with such an easy task. But the smile fell upon seeing the sealed mission report mocking the light of the mood. He took the envelope up from the bed; he had to know where Demyx was going.

He slid close to the hyped up Nobody slowly. He watched his movements as a cat would a fish in a tank. He waited, then snatched when Demyx's arm moved back.

"Ow!" A sharp prick to his thumb. Demyx jerked back his arm and jumped seeing the drop of blood forming from his thumb.

"Sorry, I had to know what they were sending you off to." Axel looked impatiently to the envelope. It now had a blood coated needle tip sticking out from the middle of the was insignia. The bloody needle tip cracked down the middle, then down the middle of the halves, then again for the quarters until shards broke apart and pit in place in the indented seal of the insignia. Demyx's blood on the shards glowed and the seal broke.

"What was that?" Demyx's voice was muffled around his thumb trying to stop the blood.

"It was how you had to open the seal. Remember what I said? It was connected to your blood." Axel read over the mission detail so quick he could have burned the paper.

Wonderland. Demyx was to go to Wonderland and make a map of it. It sounded simple, but Wonderland was no place to wander around. Anywhere you turn you're bound to run in to some character who makes little sense or sometimes a new path would open up where a wall was once or even the road could be entirely erased by a broom faced dog! Anyone who goes there does what they're supposed to and comes back via way of portal because they know their way back would be completely different than their way going.

"He wants you to get lost." Axel concluded to himself.

"What?"

"I'm not going to let him have the upper hand that easily,"

"Axel?"

"Demyx I am going to help you with this some way even if I'm not supposed to."

"Uh… um… okay?" Demyx wasn't entirely sure what had happened but he was pretty sure he wasn't going to be alone tomorrow.

"I should explain about world traveling through portals."

When a portal is simply opened, Axel started to explain to Demyx, it has no set point so it only opens to the void. It's the center of Nothingness where mindless Nobodies are born. But when given a guide a secret door to the distant sealed worlds opens to them. In order for these hidden doors to open for the Nobodies first, they must go to the world. At least one Nobody must have entered the world by accident or by searching for doors in the void. When a new door is open the finding Nobody opens a portal to allow others to go through it so in the future they could travel there on their own. A Nobody is only limited to what they've seen. Since Demyx has never been to Wonderland some Nobody would have to open the portal for him but he should be able to return to the Castle as long as he focuses on one particular room he wishes to teleport to and keeps his mind from wandering.

All of this seemed a bit much for Demyx to take in and it was clearly expressed by the creases on his forehead and small frown on his pale lips. Axel sighed and refolded the mission report.

"It'll make more sense when you're experiencing it first-hand. Tomorrow you'll leave first and, once I'm sure no one will suspect anything, I'll follow. This mission is impossible on your own but if we split it amongst us we'll show them up."

The next day Demyx stood nervously next to Axel. Ax Axel had expected a Nobody was to open the portal for Demyx to Wonderland, unfortunately that Nobody was Saix. The hatred glimmering in his cold yellow eyes along with the straight face he was putting down made Demyx tremble. If it wasn't for the warm hand on his shoulder he would have bolted the instant he saw the blue wolf.

"You've read the mission report, yes?" Saix kept his professional tone, though it was obvious is threatened to slant to a bitter growl. Demyx nodded his answer, hood up, still uncomfortable to show his face in the public. "Then you understand without needing me to explain it." Not that Saix had planned to begin with. Saix opened a portal with only a nod of his head. "This will take you to Wonderland, it is your responsibility to return once you complete your mission. Only, when you finish it." Saix made the final point clear.

"He knows, I explained everything to him already." Axel huffed. "He'll get it done easy."

"What lovely confidence." With a rough grab Saix yanked Demyx from his spot next to Axel and shoved him through the portal.

"Hey!" Axel snapped. He stepped forward but only a yelp from Demyx was heard before the portal closed. "What nerve do you have to just shove him through like that!?"

"It's his responsibility now. Whether he returns or not is not my problem to worry." Saix walked past Axel. From the corner of his eye he caught the glimpse of a smug smirk from the blue bastard.

"I should have seen that one coming." Axel told himself. He listened. He had to be sure he was alone before he dared try and break the rules. Truth though as far as he knew only him and Saix had gone through this, hell even he might have been the only one. "Right." With a quick flick of his wrist he opened a portal to Wonderland. "Time to keep him alive."

Demyx fell head first in to a patch of flowers when he came out of the portal. He had expected to slam on the ground from his stumble but instead he landed in a soft hold.

"Oh do be careful. What may be down now could very soon be up. Or maybe even sideways." A light tone spoke to him. A soft leaf touched his cheek and he immediately bolted up from whatever was holding him.

"A-ah…" A yellow flower was looking at him. Looking. Talking. The flower blinked once and Demyx ran.

"Wait do you know where you're going?" The monster flower called after him. Demyx ignored the flower for the life of him and kept running. Axel had told him to be careful of anything strange but a talking flower was beyond strange.

"I hate this place already…" Demyx whined. He finally stopped in the depth of the forest to catch his breath. "Ah… right… the mission thing…" He looked around where he was lowering his hood as he did. He'd never been to a forest before, in this life at least. It didn't seem odd. Leaves on trees, bushes here and there, umbrella birds, platypus horns, more birds writing signs. "Wait… something is off…"

"Hehe~ took you long enough to realize." A teasing phantom voice spoke.

Demyx instantly went stiff. The odd animal life was one thing, but this voice talking to him out of nowhere was starting to be too much for him. "Axel…"

"Axel? Oh no that's not my name. What is my name though I wonder?" A laugh echoed out and Demyx felt a weight rest on his shoulder. When he turned to look nothing was there. The weight was now on his head along with a bright pink tail waving in front of his eyes. "Up here~"

Demyx screamed at the ghost tail falling back on his rear.

The phantom voice laughed as the owner of the tail, and equally pink cat, came in to form. "You're a jumpy one aren't you? A real hoot if I may say."

"Wh-wh-who…?"

"Cheshire cat if you want my name. More of a title really. And you?"

Demyx remained silent. He wasn't too keen on giving his name to this ghost cat.

"Please? I won't hurt you. I'm only a simple cat, not a ghost~" The Cheshire Cat grinned, seeming to know what Demyx was thinking about. That shocked him alright.

"D-Demyx…" He finally said. "U-um c-could you get off my head… please?"

"Since you so kindly gave me your name." The Cheshire Cat easily hovered off of Demyx's head and on to a nearby branch. Demyx stood and patted the dirt from his cloak. He started to walk. "I wouldn't go that way~"

"Wh-why?"

"They haven't finished the signs yet. You'll get lost without them~ but then again, it's more fun to be lost isn't it?"

"I don't think so… I have to make a map of this place…" The Cheshire Cat burst in to laughter. "Wh-what now?"

"A map? Oh poor you of this mad place? You'll soon go mad yourself. You might make a good addition to the Hatters. They're as mad as can be." Another laugh from the cat.

Demyx was enjoying this less and less. The mad cat made it worse. "It wasn't my choice, I just have to do it."

"Following rules, maybe you would do better with the Queen of Hearts. Value your head though hah!"

Demyx huffed and walked. He couldn't listen to the cat anymore.

"Have fun~ I'm sure to see you again~"

"I really hope not…" Demyx continued on just catching a glimpse of a hammerhead and pencil face bird finishing up the signs as the insane cat had said.

A portal opened not too far from where Demyx first started his mission. Hurriedly the red haired eight member of the Organization left the portal before any from the side of where he came noticed what he was doing. He had to find Demyx, determined to help him with his first mission. Mainly to throw Saix off. "Where is he? I thought I told him to wait for me." Axel sighed. "If he is already lost…"

"Lost are we? Now that's no good here you know."

Axel turned to the voice and grimaced. It was that annoying cat again. "Now's not the time for your games. I'm looking for someone."

"Short, blue eyes, messy blond hair and scared of everything?" The Cheshire Cat asked from his spot on a flat rock. The description made Axel stop short in his steps.

"Yeah. Look if you saw him tell me without any confusing riddles."

"No riddles? Now that's no fun. Riddles keep the madness going." The Cheshire Cat cackled at his joke.

"Ugh… This is serious! He doesn't know anything about this place!"

"Neither do the citizens here~"

"That's it, I'm finding him myself." Axel stomped away. He hated this place just because of that cat. Said cat, though, wasn't about to leave him alone. He had found his way on Axel's shoulder, his tail swinging on its own over his head.

"You're going the wrong way~"

"Not listening." Axel forced himself to ignore the annoying cat.

"Okay~ though the way he was going he's going to find trouble soon~"

Axel slowed his walking. "What do you mean?"

"The Queen of Hearts doesn't like newcomers after all~"

"Crap." Axel reached to grab the pink cat from his shoulder but his fist only clenched air. "Hey!"

"Over here~" The Cheshire Cat was now floating over a flower bed. "If you want to find him just follow the Momeraths~"

"The Momeraths?"

From the flower bed the Cheshire Cat hovered over small creatures with pom poms on their head, eyes and looked similar to two fingers when they walked hopped out and started for the forest. The group formed an arrow and waited.

"Momeraths~" The Cheshire Cat repeated once more before disappearing, his big white grin being the last to fade.

"Momeraths…" Axel went towards the arrow. When he was too close the little Momeraths moved ahead keeping the arrow formation. "Looks like a risk, but it's a start." Axel muttered to himself as he followed the odd creatures.

Demyx ran. Black and red cards followed him in suit, axes and spears pointed to him with the goal to launch through him. Demyx had just discovered a talent of his, finding trouble fast and easy it seemed almost superhuman. He didn't quite understand himself how he landed in this situation. He had been traveling through the forest and then all of a sudden he was in a hedge maze that lead out to an exquisite rose garden. But he had bumped in to a rather large and furious woman that instantly ordered for his head to roll. Flight instincts took over and he ran.

Cries of:

"Get him!"

"Off with his head!"

"His head will roll!"

Followed him as he ran. The direction he was going he wasn't sure. As far as he knew it was different from where he came and much more open so the cards following him could keep their eye on him easy.

"Just my luck! Just my luck! Just my luck!" Demyx repeated in his head over and over. He was running short on breath much to his fear. He had been keeping ahead of the waddling cards easy but he was slowing to a point of daring to try and fight them. Maybe. Definitely not. Running was safer till he found somewhere to hide.

A spear flew fast the side of face cutting his cheek. He squeaked and put more speed to his run. Not the smartest choice. His legs buckled under the strain of running far more than they were used to and fell out from under him leading him in to a rolling tumble. The cards behind him yelled with success that their prey had fallen. Demyx tried to stand but his legs were weak. He submitted and waited for the worse.

"Demyx stay down!" A voice called to him.

It took Demyx a second to process the familiar tempo to the voice that had called him. He threw himself down to the ground in time for a fireball to fly over him and crash in to the leading card. Axel leapt over him, chakrams in a blaze and rushed to the cards. Clashing of metal on metal and high pitch cries as the cards fled with their corners burning sounded behind Demyx. The cards soldiers stood no chance against the flaming red head. Silence soon took over the quiet place they were in.

Demyx looked back at the hard panting. Axel's flames were gone but he still clutched his chakrams tightly least the cards decided to bring backup. The young Nocturne sat up on shaky arms.

"Axel…" He breathed in relief. He really had come to help. Hearing the gentle call of his name said man turned to face the other. He smiled. "I told you to wait for me, didn't I?"

Demyx let out a strained laugh. "I know… sorry but when I got here I landed on a talking flower and-"

"Stop. I think I heard enough. This place freaked you out and you found trouble." Axel gave his interpretation of what he could only imagine had happened since Demyx got here.

"That… sounds about right… heh… I didn't expect to have murderous cards after me…"

"Can't trust this place."

"I found that out the hard way…" Demyx looked to Axel and tilted his head. The red head arched a brow at the questioning look the younger one gave him.

"What?"

Demyx said nothing but chose to point instead. Popping out from Axel's hood was a number of set of eyes staring back at him. They blinked in unison. Axel followed Demyx's gloved finger and sighed.

"They insisted on coming with me." Axel started to explain.

"They are…?"

As if to answer Demyx's question the dozens of Momeraths that had helped guide Axel hopped out from the hood in which they were cradled in and toddled over to the new face. Demyx stayed still. These small creatures didn't look dangerous, and if Axel was carrying them then he didn't see them as a threat either. The Momeraths surrounded Demyx, staring up in wonder at him, Demyx returning the look. Axel stayed back to allow the two shy creatures to make their silent greeting.

One brave orange Momerath separated from the bunch and hoped up on Demyx's leg. His little feet scuttling he hurried over and up Demyx's body till he was perched on his shoulder, Demyx remaining ever the more still. The Momerath noticed the cut to Demyx's cheek. His eyes lowered in a sad expression and nuzzled the injured cheek. The soft pom on his head tickled Demyx's cheek. He tried not to move but the more the Momerath nuzzled the less he could resist.

His sudden giggle spooked the Momerath causing it to pop in to an orb of fluff on defense. Demyx looked to his shoulder. Carefully he scooped the poof in his palm. He talked light and low.

"I'm sorry I scared you. You're so soft it tickles."

The little Momerath peeked out from under his waving fluffy locks. Demyx smiled reassuringly. In some way, he saw himself in this little creature. Unsure, scared, but willing to try. Slowly, the Momerath popped back up and pressed the top of his head to Demyx's nose electing a light giggle from him. He repeated earning the same results. The Momerath's eyes seemed to sparkle at the innocent laugh.

Seeing their friend safe in the hands of this human they surrounded him. For an instant Demyx thought they were going to hurt him. The thought was quickly wiped when they all teamed up and started to tickle him with their pom pom heads. Demyx laughed. The little guys were eager to make him laugh. He fell back allowing better reach for the Momeraths. Demyx's sweet and light laugh filled the empty space and he squirmed, helpless under the Momerath's tickling.

Axel was chuckling himself. These Momerath's were different from the other citizens in this crazy world. If they made Demyx laugh then that was a positive already. Maybe they could help them. He went over to the pile now swarmed on top of the giggling sitarist. With no hesitation he scooped up the Momerath he had pinpointed to being their leader, having always been the tip of the arrow that guided him. The blue and green Momerath looked to him with confusion, his eyes wanting to go back to the tickle pile.

"Sorry I interrupted you, but I have a favor I want to ask, if it isn't too much trouble." Axel asked politely, different than how he normally spoke.

The Momerath seemed to look him over and consider his question before nodding.

"You see, my friend and I need to make a map of this place, the only thing is, and we get lost every time here. Do you think you guys could guide us around so we could get a really accurate map done?" The Momeraths were their best hope for this.

Understanding their dilemma and its eyes sparkling with joy the leader Momerath nodded eagerly. Something clicked in Axel's head that these guys liked being guides, when they trusted the people they led. Relief swept across Axel's face.

"Thank you so much." He whispered to the Momerath leader. "Hey Demyx."

"Wh-wh-what is it? Hehe!" Demyx asked through laughs.

Axel chuckled at the breathless Nobody. "These little guys are going to help us with your mission."

"Th-they are?" Demyx finally sat up. In his arms he hugged the group of Momeraths.

"I trusted these guys to lead me to you, we can trust them to help us make that map." Axel set the Momerath leader in the pile Demyx held snug in his hug. "Bet when you show up back at the Castle with the map Saix will go ballistic. But he won't be able to do anything about it since you did your mission." Axel grinned. "Right?"

Demyx nuzzled the Momerath's and nodded. "Yeah." His smile was soft but behind the smile it hid a pained expression from remembering his encounters with Saix.

Axel stood and offered his hand. "Let's get this done fast."

Demyx let the Momeraths free from his arms and took the offered hand to help him stand. "Really fast. The only thing I like about this place is these little guys."

"Momeraths. And they are cute I guess. You guys ready?" Axel asked the group.

The leader Momerath stood proud and signaled to his companions to make their arrow formation.

"Got the blank map ready?"

Demyx rustled in his cloak pockets for the blank map and pen. "Yup!"

"Lead the way, Momeraths."

Saix glared with fury hunter eyes at the parchment he held clenched in his fists. He would burn the map he was staring at if he could. How could it have been possible? The damn useless Nobody was supposed to get lost, or even better killed, in that mad place. But no, here he was waiting quietly oozing fear as he waited for what Saix had to say about the map he had to turn in.

"Tell me." Saix tried to keep his voice from turning in to a snarl. "How did you manage this?"

Thankfully Demyx had his hood up. If Saix had seen the flash of guilt and the way he was biting his lip apprehensively the wolf, who was barely containing his rage, would know he had a sneak solution to his mission.

"I-I j-just did what you said…" Demyx's voice was a faint whisper.

Saix grit his teeth. He had to control himself. "That answer is not sufficient. Did you have help with this map?"

"N-no." Demyx willed his voice not to falter. "No one helped me…" Demyx looked up to meet Saix's flaming yellow eyes. Axel had told him that to be convincing he had to keep eye contact. Any falter and Saix would know. He was fearing the mad seventh member knew already by the way his lip curled to expose his sharp fang.

"I don't believe you. This mission was near impossible." The wolf tried again to find the truth in the cowering frame he was staring down.

"I'm telling the truth! I got lost a few times but… the creatures helped point me the right way. Y-you never said I couldn't ask anyone from the world to help me!" Did he want to die? What was he challenging?

"Why you-"

"Easy there wolf boy." Saix was cut off mid snarl by the Sharpshooter standing next to him. He couldn't care less how Demyx got the mission done, he just didn't see it fair that Saix make a big deal out of it since it seemed to not have gone as he wanted it to. "The kid is right. You never said anything about not using world citizens for the mission. The only rule is not for one of us to help him. He was smart to have taken advantage of what he could."

"Silence." Saix growled that time. He looked back to Demyx sharply. "I am still suspicious of how you did this. But you did complete the mission. You pass, for now. Out of my sights."

Demyx was all too eager to do that. As he hurriedly left Xigbar pat his shoulder reassuringly. Demyx hurried out from the Grey Room and to his room. He wanted to get to safety, and to Axel.

Once back to his room he lowered his hood and smiled. A warm smile greeted him back.

"He still gave you a hard time, huh?"

"If it wasn't for Xigbar he probably would have found out." Demyx ran a hand through his messy hair blowing some of his bangs from his eyes.

"Damn pirate, now we owe him. Lucky he doesn't know it." Axel snorted. Demyx chuckled at that. He walked to his bed and collapsed with a sigh. "I'm grateful to the Momeraths."

"Who know small puff balls would end up useful to us."

"I'm grateful to them." Demyx repeated. "And you. I was able to get past my first mission."

Axel chuckled. "Yeah well, they won't be there to help you with other missions."

Demyx groaned. "More missions…" His hand went to the scrape on his cheek. "I better learn to avoid trouble or I'll get really hurt…"

"Just run away real fast." Axel teased.

Demyx pouted. "I can fight too…"

"Sure." Axel chuckled and dodged a pillow that was thrown his way, bubbly laughter joining his laugh.

AN: Aaaaaand I finally was able to finish a chapter to this fic! So much going on but I haven't forgotten my lovely readers. Writing is always on my mind so I hope I wrote a good enough chapter for you. Writing about how the portals go was basically my understanding of it from the games along with my own twists. I'm curious what your interpretations of portaling is. Also, I love the Momeraths! They'll be making a come back in this fic so watch out for that. I'll keep writing and updating as fast as I can! Don't be afraid to ask me anything by the way, or even request a fic too. Until next time!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts.