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An unlikely visitor

Who: Kairi and OU Xion, possibly room for other castmates later
Where: Castle Departure, morning
Summary: A fairy prank places Xion into Kairi's bed. Unfortunately for Xion, this isn't exactly the best place to be; Kairi has been on the look-out for her since the memory event, and hasn't been able to catch her until now...
Warnings: PG for Disney

[Waking up with someone else in her bed wasn't necessarily unusual for Kairi; both she and Naminé often suffered from nightmares, and would crawl into each others beds at night for the closeness and comfort. So as the redhead begins to emerge from slumber and feel another person next to her, she instinctively cuddles up closer, enjoying the warmth as she tries to soak up the last few minutes of sleep. However, when her eyes finally blink open, she's faced with a head of hair she certainly wasn't expecting: black.]

Xi...on...?

[It's still early, so the most Kairi has in her is a confused murmur, and she slowly pulls away from the other girl to stare down with confusion. That was certainly Xion, and too young to be the one she lived with... what in the world was going on?]

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[Xion isn't a cuddler. Mostly because she's always had her own bed and slept alone. Though, that is to say, the comforting heat of someone cuddling up to her is nice.

It also rouses her from her slumber, and she's face to face with another girl.

Quite literally, the girl she was just dreaming about. Even if she looks older, the face and eyes and voice are still much the same.

Needless to say, Xion scrambles backwards, wide awake and looking much like a frightened animal. Which is probably much attributed to her horrible bedhead. And her horrified sputters and pointing.]

...? Are you okay??

[She wasn't entirely sure what to expect from the young Xion, wasn't even sure if she'd know who she was to begin with, but that certainly wasn't the reaction she would've liked. Kairi tries to keep her body language and tone as non threatening as possible as Xion flings her self away, hands gripping the blankets gently.

She could figure out how in the world Xion got in her bed once she calmed down and didn't threaten to flee like a skittish kitten.]

[She's okay. Is she okay?

SORRY KAIRI give her a quick minute to give herself the run down and- yep, she's fine. Whole. In one piece.

Thankfully.

But that still doesn't explain where the fuck she is or why the hell she's here.

Xion also needs to stop backing up before she--

Nope, never mind, Xion just hit the floor with a thump and an indignant sound of surprise like she's under attack and the floor just commited treason against her.]

[!! ~~Jesus can we not leave you alone for two seconds Xion.~~

Kairi quickly throws herself forward over the bed, leaning over the side to look down on Xion's undignified heap of a self and offer her a hand, expression etched with worry.]

Are you okay?!

[Well this was off to a fantastic start, wasn't it? At least it wasn't the 13th hour, else Xion's inevitable bolt out the door would take a much worse turn...]

[Inevitable bolt out the door, you say? That is...

Actually correct. Xion scrambles upwards when Kairi moves. Sudden movements are not good things, you know, and she bolts towards the door, pushing and pulling on it until she finds a way to actually open it in her haste.

Good job.]

Xion, wait!

[JESUS GURL TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH. I hope you chose the right door though, there are three doors in this room and only one of them leads to the sweet sweet hallway... where you will probably proceed to get lost.

Which will it be, Xion. The hallway, the closet, or Naminé's room?]

[FUCKING CLOSETS MAN, and of course she isn't paying attention so she runs face first into clothes, and eventually, face first into the back of Kairi's closet.

That sure was the thunk of Xion's head hitting the wall.]

Edited 2013-06-24 18:41 (UTC)

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God, if she wasn't too busy worrying about Xion's well being, Kairi would've taken a moment to bask in the sheer second hand embarrassment and awfulness that was this situation in a nutshell. But instead, she's going to rush to the doorway and once again offer out her hand to Xion in the hopes that perhaps, just maybe, she'll actually take it this time.]

Please don't run! I just want to talk!

[For the love of god please stop running.]

[Not happening, Sorry, Kairi.

She thinks you tried to kidnap her or something and this isn't a good situation so.

Despite her now fully functioning headache from ramming headfirst into the back of the closet, she summons her keyblade, taking an aggressive stance.]

Stay back!

[Kairi puts her hands up and backs away a little, not wanting to respond in kind to her aggression ~~god it was way too early for this~~. She wasn't really worried about getting hurt or anything of the sort; the issue here was just getting Xion to calm down long enough to talk some sense into her. Let's try to approach this situation a little differently, shall we...]

Please calm down, Xion! I don't know how you got into my room, but it's okay! I'm a friend of Roxas and Axel!

[She hoped those names would be enough to get them going in the right direction...]

[Though the names do give her pause, and there's a quick second of relaxation in her posture before she tenses up again, moving forward as Kairi moves back.

She doesn't want to get trapped, after all.]

You're lying. I would have seen you.

I'm not part of the Organization, I know them from elsewhere.

[She doesn't move back any farther, still mostly blocking the doorway, but Kairi keeps her hands up to try and make Xion feel like she's in control of the situation; less likely to run that way.]

I'm a keyblade wielder too, you see...

Move

[Despite how frightened she is, she's- she's really, really trying to be commanding and authoritative. Probably doesn't help she not only fell flat on her ass but ran head first into a closet.

Mostly she just doesn't want to be stuck in the closet anymore ~~hehehe~~.]

I don't trust you.

[She sighs, but moves backwards out of Xion's way. While Kairi wanted to talk to Xion and befriend her like she had thrice by this point, she by no means wanted to force her when she was uncomfortable. After all, she didn't seem to even have any semblance of an idea of who Kairi was, and wasn't reacting kindly to mentions of her other friends. As much as it pained her, there's nothing she could really do about it.]

I'm sorry... just, my name is Kairi. We're from the same world, and I know you even if you don't remember me. I'd just like to talk to you sometime, alright? It doesn't have to be now, since you don't want to. I'm also a friend of Nano's, who I think you've met here... please just give me a chance sometime, okay? That's all I ask.

[Xion moves forwards cautiously, still expecting some sort of trick, or attack or something like that. Nothing is coming, but she's still cautious, still has her keyblade out and still poised to strike.]

Why? Why do you want to talk to me? What does she have to do with it?

Because you're my friend and I don't want to lose you.

[Might as well be blunt and upfront about it at this point. She's already lost her twice before in the past; it still stung especially hard whenever she thought about the Xion she left behind at Animus.]

Nano doesn't have anything to do with it, I'm just... I promise I'm not some creeper or something.

How can we be friends? I've never met you before in my life.

[however admittedly short that was. She also is avoiding the word seen, since, well.

Dreams and shit.

Also they never had icecream together >BT]

Someone explained to you how this world works, right? That it's outside of the time you're used to back in your own world, and it kind of pauses for you until you return home.

People from the same world, or worlds in our case, can also come from different points in time, sometimes further back or further forward than someone else. I'm from further forward than you are. Does that make any sense...?

[A pause. She wasn't sure if it'd be a good idea to explain that she had met three different versions of Xion by this point as well...]

That still doesn't explain why I should trust you.

[Because using that logic, anyone can claim to know her, to be friends with her. Be friends with Axel and Roxas too.

It's also not very hard at this point to notice that she's also moving towards another door. Slowly, at that. Please let it be the way out.]

[She's not gonna stop you if you do run. )x]

What reason would I have to deceive you, Xion?

I don't know.

[That's the problem. Xion has a keyblade herself, so who knows why the other girl would want her.

Maybe to collect hearts for her instead.]

[She sighs, pushing some of her hair out of her face.]

I don't know how I can prove I'm trustworthy to you, especially since no one you do trust is here to back me up. But... I hope you can at least give me a chance, all I want is to be a friend to you. If you need any help with things, either with stuff around Hinoto-ri or confusion about stuff back home, I hope you can feel confident with asking me. You can go if you want to, okay?

[The good news is, Xion considers what Kairi says.

For about half a second, before she's close enough to the next door to turn face, open it, and go run through.

GET HER OUT OF THIS SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE HERE SOMEONE HELP]

[And she slams right into Naminé, still half dressed, having heard the noises next door and had gotten up to investigate.]

Whoa--! [Ouch. She lightly holds onto her guest's arms for support, blinking.] Xion?

[Kairi will be back here attempting to frantically gesture at Naminé behind Xion's back as to exactly which Xion this is, and to be careful.

...Though gesturing probably wasn't necessary considering Naminé would get the gist of what she was trying to express just from their connection.]

[OH GOD THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. TOUCHING HER. HOLDING HER. Needless to say, she flails, trying to break away from Namine, and put her back up against a wall.

Kairi had it right. Skittish kitten indeed.]

[Naminé gives the smallest nod to Kairi before turning to Xion and-- ignoring how the girl is flailing wildly-- gives her a loose hug.

She misses Xion from Facility. She misses Xion from the Tower. She doesn't want another Xion to be wandering lonely and hurt.]

You know, we really aren't trying to trick you. Is there anything we can do to prove that to you?

Xion, this is my sister Naminé. I'm not sure if you remember her either or not... she also knows you from further down the line like I do.

[Hopefully Xion wouldn't take off like a rocket now oops]

[No, she doesn't know this one either.

But she is going stock still, sputtering sounds because she honestly doesn't understand physical affection of any sort and she thinks she's literally being grappled.

So, you know, the moment she manages to collect herself, Xion's going to try shoving Naminé away hard, to punch her, literally anything she can do to break free out of the girls grip.]

[Naminé releases her quickly to avoid getting punched in the face, her expression falling.]

Right, I guess the answer is 'nothing'.

[She tries to smile regardless.]

Don't think we won't keep trying, though. If you have questions about who you are, what you are, we're here to answer them. But more importantly, we're here for you if you need us. For anything at all.

[She gestures towards the door.]

That's the way out if you want to go.

Sorry for all the trouble, Xion. I'm still not entirely sure how you got here in the first place, I hope everything doesn't make you want to avoid us.

Have a nice day, okay?

[This is the complete opposite of how she would've wanted this to go, but... can't be helped. Best to let Xion go for now and if she felt like coming back, she would. There's nothing they could do to force the issue, especially if she didn't even remember Naminé. They couldn't bring forth memories that hadn't even been made yet, or hadn't been made by this particular Xion.

One step forward and two steps back.]

[That stings, Naminé. Especially with her defeat back home still fresh on her mind.

She inches towards the door, keeping her eyes locked on the pair of them in case they made any sudden movements.

Once opened, she quickly draws up a Corridor on the other side to get back home. Before she leaves, however, she fixes a glare at Naminé in particular.]

I'm a Nobody, and I'm me.

[Naminé looks right back. Not unkindly, but resolute and unwavering. She told Xion everything before, and she can do it again if need be, even if it's in the role of the antagonist that Xion seems to have meted out for her.]

You're much more than that, Xion. You're very special. Don't ever forget that.

[She considers saying something, her first instinct is to fight, to draw her weapon and attack, but..

Well, they seem to be letting her go. For now, anyways. And at the current moment, she's out numbered in an enclosed space. Not ideal for fighting.

She flees through the portal.]

[Naminé sighs deeply, sweeping her hair over her right shoulder and wringing the locks between her fingers.]

I pushed her too much.

It's alright, I wasn't any better.

[Kairi walks over to her sister and wraps an arm around her shoulders, giving a small squeeze.]

I think the demons are pulling pranks again or something; she woke up in my bed this morning, kind of startled us both.

[Naminé leans into Kairi's side, the tension draining out of her and leaving her tired.]

So that's what it was. And she's jumpy enough as it is... What should we do? After this she's going to be even harder to pin down.

The only person I know of that has any sort of contact with her is Nano... I think I'll leave her a message later to see if she'd be willing to look after Xion for us. There's not much else we can really do...

[Kairi rest her head gently against Naminé's, letting out a deep and worried sigh. She had only just woken up, yet she felt like settling back in for a long nap...]

Would it hurt her if you peeked into her memories? I have absolutely no idea what she knows or doesn't know, and I'm afraid of saying something bad next chance we get. From when Nano and her switched memories, I can at least tell it'd be a bad idea to badmouth the Organization...

Agh, would that be horrible of us? To look into her memories?

If she found out, she would be even angrier with us, especially me. No, it's better if we leave her alone. I remember what happens to her anyways, even though I shouldn't.

[She pauses as she mulls over the memories she has of Xion. Naminé's interactions with Xion during her time with the Organization are limited, but she's glad to actually be able to remember them at all. By all accounts she shouldn't be able to, after Xion returned to Sora. But then, these other worlds like the Facility and Hinoto-Ri are strange; time and space worked differently. Impossible things like remembering Xion and having more than one of any one person in the same place-- Naminé had always attributed it to that.]

If she doesn't know who I am, she hasn't met me to ask about what she is...and if you're right about her and the Organization, that means she's still working for them and hasn't thought about leaving them yet. So for her, it can't be very long after she was created.

She...might not even be close to Roxas or Axel yet.

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