Roxas - Life in the Organization* Chap. 1

First Day: 7:30 a.m.
Dear Diary, I've just become a member of the Organization, and I'm scared slightly. This is my first day with them, and breakfast is in twenty minutes. I wonder if I'll make any new friends at all? I doubt it, everyone seems so cold.
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Roxas closed his diary and ran his fingers over the leather cover. It was about the only precious thing that he had in this place other than his cell-phone, and his favorite stuffed animal, Panna. It was a purple dog with a buttons for eyes and floppy black ears. He rubbed Panna's smooth head and then shoved up under his pillow when he heard footsteps. "Roxas," it was Xemnas, the leader of the Organization. He had been the one to encourage him to join. Roxas had no other choice, he'd felt lonely and lost as he wandered endlessly in the dark abyss.
"Time for breakfast," he said, opening the door and motioning for Roxas to follow him. Roxas nodded and pulled on his leather gloves and grabbed his knee-high boots. He then followed Xemnas out into the dining room, where the rest of the members were stationed. "You may sit over there - next to Larxene." he said, pointing to an empty chair at the end of the table, where a young blonde woman sat, shaking salt onto her boiled egg.
"Hi," Roxas said shyly as he grabbed a plate and some silverware and carefully picked his food. "Hello. I'm Larxene." she said, giving him a bright smile. Roxas smiled back. Larxene seemed nice. Across the table from him was a pink-haired man who was arranging some silk flowers into a vase. Roxas stared at him. He'd never seen a guy with pink hair. "Hi, you must be Roxas?" the man asked, looking back at him. Roxas blushed and nodded, averting his eyes. "I'm Marluxia."
Marluxia started making introductions. "That guy over there with the red hair, his name is Axel. He's Luxord, Demyx, Saix, Vexen, Zexion, Xigbar, Xaldin, and then our leader, Xemnas." Roxas nodded. Marluxia kind of intimidated him; he was so charismatic and a bit dominating that Roxas felt like a plain green flower next to his vibrant red one. Demyx seemed goofy a little, Roxas summarized as Demyx spilled ketchup on his pant leg. "Oops." he said, wiping it off. Axel hadn't even glanced Roxas's way, he was busy staring off into space. Vexen looked like the type of person that would teach college science classes as he read his National Geographic magazine. Roxas looked at Saix for a while. He wasn't very friendly, he was actually a bit cold when he talked. And he never looked at you, he acted like he was talking to the wall. Saix noticed Roxas watching him and looked back. There wasn't even the slightest expression of 'hi' in his face.
Roxas smiled a little, but it died on his face. Saix didn't return it. Roxas then stopped trying to make friends with Saix and watched the other members. Xigbar was kind of loud, he noticed as he did a 'heads-tails' game with Zexion, who was obviously causing the penny to land on tails more frequently so that he got more points. Xaldin was cool, but he wasn't around often so Roxas didn't know him to well. He saw Axel looking at him with his head in his hand. Roxas smiled. And, for the first time, Axel gave him a lopsided grin that actually was friendly instead of cheesy. Roxas and Axel went back to eating their food, and Roxas thought about the others. He would talk to Xemnas if he wasn't so proper. Roxas had told him about not being comfortable within the Organization, and all he'd said was, "Just be nice and say a couple of hellos, and you'll make some friends soon."
Roxas then noticed that Xemnas had disappeared while he was eating. "Hey, where did Xemnas go?" Roxas asked.
"He always leaves about this time, y'know. He just kind of melts and slinks out of here without anyone noticing." Axel explained as he wiped his hands. "If you want to talk to him, he'll be down in the computer room working." Saix added in his calm voice, looking past Roxas like he was invisible. Roxas shrugged and drank some of his water. Larxene put her feet up on the table. Roxas noticed she was the only one with high-heels on her boots and pointed toes.
"Larxene, put your feet down." Xaldin said as he handed Zexion some of his eggs. "Why? I need to stretch my legs." she snapped, her usually happy-go-lucky green eyes flaring like electricity. "Because, you'll give someone E.coli." Demyx said, throwing one of Luxord's dice between him, Axel, and Luxord.
"Oh, shuddup, Blondie." Larxene hissed.
"Don't have a food-fight." Saix said as he watched the dice sail through the air and into Axel's hand. "And stop throwing that thing, we're not third-graders." he added a bit viciously.
"Saix, you know, you will never make a good leader." Axel said as he juggled six dice. Saix's eyes had a savage expression in them when Axel said that. "Well, I feel like I'm the only person here who's not throwing dice."
"Don't you sleep with a pink bear?" Demyx asked, and he and Axel snorted with laughter. "You two give me migranes. I'm leaving." Saix stood up angrily and glared at the two. "Bye, temper." Axel taunted, waving after Saix's disappearing figure.
Roxas watched him leave. "Is he always like that?" he asked as everyone stood. "Yeah, always snorting black smoke." Axel waited for Roxas to stand up and he and Demyx left with him. "He's savage actually. I said something about his precious blue hair and he tried to cut my throat." Demyx giggled. "I HEARD that." Saix came out of nowhere carrying a book. He glared at Demyx, then Roxas. "Roxas, Xemnas wants to see you, so you're coming with me."
"Uh, oh. Save yourself from the raging bull." Axel whispered. Roxas nodded and followed Saix, wondering what Xemnas wanted...

 

This is getting interesting! :D I like the way you write. It's simple an consise, but you uderstand everything :)

Keep it up! :D

 

Thank you! :D I'm glad that the story is interesting, and to hear that people are actually enjoying my works. Thanks! :D

 

*laughs at Roxas having a diary and a stuffed animal*

great story! :) :)