Akarui Siren

Marluxia shook his head, dragging his attention from the woman. While the idea – no, it was more than a mere idea ... it was a definite change – to become Superior was a main priority for him, finding a way to rid himself of the babysitting duty was increasingly important too. He did briefly wonder whether this had anything to do with the exercise Xemnas had made them all do. For some reason or other (Xemnas did not state), the Superior decided that it was essential for the members of the organisation to be able to care for a goldfish. Each member was given a goldfish and was expected to keep the fish alive for one week. Just one week. That was all.

Xigbar’s fish: Blackbeard.
Life span: three days.
Cause of death: Blackbeard did not like to stay and swim in the water like a regular fish; on the contrary, he preferred to fly on top of his bowl, or the ceiling of whatever room he was in at the time. Xigbar claimed not responsible for the death of Blackbeard.

Xaldin’s fish: Yellowbeard (cousin of Blackbeard).
Life span: four days.
Cause of death: Turned into sushi. Xaldin claimed not responsible for the death of Yellowbeard.

Vexen’s fish: Chlorine.
Life span: three days.
Cause of death: Ironically, chlorine poisoning. Vexen, being the inexperienced fish owner that he is, failed to realise that chlorine, a chemical used to sterilise water, is actually hazardous to fish. Vexen claimed responsibility for the death of Chlorine.

Lexaeus’ fish: Terra.
Life span: six days.
Cause of death: Unknown. Lexaeus left the fish unattended for five minutes and returned to find Terra lying belly-up. Lexaeus claimed semi responsible for the death of Terra.

Zexion’s fish: Fish – later named 007 James Pond.
Life span: seven days – the whole week! Despite the fact that Zexion claimed to be uninterested in Fish (007 James Pond), many of the organisation believed this to be a ruse, due to the fact that Fish (007 James Pond) managed to survived the week. Congratulations, Zexion!

Saix’s fish(es): Moonbeam.
Life span: seven days – the whole week! When asked whether he was replacing each fish once it died, Saix refused to comment. This idea became factual when Moonbeam mysteriously changed from a goldfish to a tropical fish overnight. Saix was applauded for his creativity and enthusiasm for the set task. Erm, congratulations, Saix...

Axel’s fish: Roxas – later named (by Roxas) Goldine – later named (by Axel) Rambo – the Flurry of Dancing Fish.
Life span: five days.
Cause of death: Overfed. What did you expect: Axel, being the one-track minded nobody that he is, to use his spectacular fire powers to boil the water and for poor Roxas/Goldine/Rambo to be fried? Axel claimed not responsible for death of Roxgobo (later merged together by Axel, much to Roxas’ dismay)

Demyx’s fish: Originally named Flounder but needed to be renamed due to copyright infringement. Demyx’s fish: Neptune.
Life span: Seven days – the whole week! Demyx was so excited to finally have a pet that he took extra special care of Neptune. He would go swimming each day with his new friend and made sure to feed him every day. It is unknown how Neptune grew to be so big, but he still lives in the pond outside, where Demyx visits every day. Big congratulations, Demyx!

Luxord’s fish: Bluebeard the Ace Joker (brother of Yellowbeard, cousin to Blackbeard – resident black sheep of the family).
Life span: Six days.
Cause of death: Depression from loss of family members. Fowl play was suspected. Bluebeard was buried outside with Blackbeard. Luxord claimed not responsible for death of Bluebeard the Ace Joker.

Marluxia’s fish: Marluxia, King of the fish.
Life span: seven days – the whole week! Despite there being many raised eyebrows about Marluxia’s choice in name, which he stated as giving a poor fish the recognition it deserved and considering the fact that many goldfish have a short life expectancy, he felt the need to humour said fish. When asked how he managed to keep Marluxia alive, he said that it was not a hard task to accomplish and that anyone with more than half a brain cell could achieve it. He also stated that years of experience in keeping flowers alive gave him an edge to life. Yes, congratulations, Marluxia.

Larxene’s fish: Tim.
Life span: Four days.
Cause of death: Executed by electrocution after Tim refused to perform simple tricks. How he survived four days is a mystery. Larxene eagerly claimed responsibility for the death of Tim.

Roxas’ fish: Flick.
Life span: One day and three hours.
Cause of death: Neglect. While Roxas was in the process of convincing Axel to change the name of his fish to Goldine (Roxas felt having a fish named after himself was too creepy), he failed to provide for his own fish, Flick. Roxas begrudgingly claimed responsibility for the death of Flick.

...

...

...

Finally, the fish that no one knew about:

Xemnas’ fish: Kingdom Hearts, which he shorted to Karts.
Life span: less than one day.
Cause of death: Suicide/accidental death. In addition, a bad owner who failed to meet any of the requirements that poor Kingdom Hearts (Karts) needed. Xemnas concealed the fact that he flushed Kingdom Hearts (Karts) down the toilet, however, to Xemnas it seemed as if Kingdom Hearts (Karts) had somehow jumped from his fish bowl into the toilet when the Superior was taking him for a bath. Was Xemnas that bad of a fish owner that Kingdom Hearts (Karts) would rather commit suicide than be with him? Xemnas claimed not responsible for the death of Kingdom Hearts, a.k.a. Karts.