The first thing that returned to me was the sense of being in a body...and the pain that came with it. I ached as if I'd just run three marathons non-stop. Draining yourself of energy will do that to you, I thought dryly.
Once I figured I was pretty much alive--or, as alive as a Nobody can get, all of my other sense came flooding back. With a huge gasp, I jumped out of the bed and into a low crouch, the unfamiliar surroundings making me growl instinctively.
The two Nobodies in the room looked over to me, silent. I recognized the girl as Amaterasux, and relaxed a little. But the other one I didn't recognize, with his orange spiky hair and bright orange eyes. Cautiously, I edged closer to him, sniffing the air around him. He stepped back, a little unnerved, and then I remembered.
"Ximh...right? Orange spikes," I said, waving at his hair.
"Um, yeah," he said, "I carried you here from the arena. I...didn't know where your room was, so I figured..." He trailed off.
"Thank you, then," I said with a smile, and turned to leave.
"Wait," Ximh called as I opened the door. He glanced at Materux, who was already reading again. "Can I talk to you? She kinda won't stop reading."
I narrowed my eyes at him and said, "Talk to me about what?" I didn't have the patience to converse with some bored teenager. I needed to get proper rest. When he didn't answer me right away, I walked out the door, and he followed me.
"I need to know...who I am," he said quietly. "What I am."
I stopped in my tracks and studied Xmih carefully. He was a young Nobody; I could tell by his scent. He probably hadn't had much experience with Nobodies or Heartless, or couldn't remember anything from the life of his Other. I sighed. Much as I didn't feel like talking, my instincts were telling me to protect this one. And in order to protect him, he'd have to know.
"Come with me," I said, leading us to my room.
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KitKat: Yay! Rex is back! ^_^
Rexikat: ...I kinda liked being unconscious. I didn't have to deal with you.
KitKat: Hey! 
