A/N: I'm back! O_O I haven't written anything serious in WAY too long, so this collection of fics is gonna be my New Year's resolution. =D

Basically this is the first of a collection of drabbles/oneshots that are gonna coincide with EVERY. SINGLE. Org 13 pairing date (aka 11th ofApril = Marluxia/Vexen). I'm Aussie but I'm posting them by American time as much as I can, and there will be a fic for each month (therefore this January, the 1st month, Xemnas) with each chapter being a pairing.

These aren't gonna be very long and probably aren't gonna be very good but I need something to get me back in the swing of writing. So enjoy, I hope. (And Xemnas/Xigbar writing is hard! X| )

Disclaimer: All characters and terms relating to Kingdom Hearts belong to Square-Enix and Tetsuya Nomura – not me! The only thing I did was string it together into a sorta plotline/personality report.

Style: Xemnas' drabbles will all be written in 3rd person because in my opinion, no one will ever get inside Xemnas' head. We're doomed to speculating from outside. And my A/N will end I promise! ( I think it's nearly longer than the fic!)

If Xemnas used skill with weaponry and ability to gather information unnoticed as a gauge, then he reasoned that Xigbar was probably the most useful member of his Organization. Other members like Lexaeus and Xaldin weren't built to gather information, while others like Demyx were too redundant in battle to qualify. Xigbar however, was as well-rounded as Xemnas could hope for; and the Superior expected it – he'd known Xigbar for a long time. The one-eyed Nobody's only negative aspects were his loud mouth and his slightly untrustworthy attitude.

Xemnas was aware that though he was loud, he would never betray secrets – he'd proved his loyalty again and again over the years – but that didn't stop him from attempting to keep important matters from the man. It wasn't due to a lack of respect for him, for even if wasn't able to 'feel' he still valued the man's many years of service. In fact, withholding information from Xigbar and letting him try to wheedle the information into his grasp had become something of a game for both of them.

But there were some matters that Xemnas didn't deem appropriate for Xigbar to hear, and it always unsettled him that Number Two came by this information so easily. With Xigbar, Xemnas had learned that one eye was better than two, much to his annoyance.

As a scientist, Xemnas was fascinated. But he always had to remind himself that Xigbar had never proved himself to be less than sharp. The man was smarter than he let on, and Xemnas knew he didn't like things kept from him, but the man never complained. There wasn't much Xemnas could do about that though, as he was aware that certain secrets might turn the man against him.

But Xigbar never tried to argue about his rank like other members, and the Superior knew it was because he understood: he wasn't trustworthy enough to be a second-in-command, but he was loyal, and that is all Xemnas required. He was the most useful member of Xemnas' Organization, and he needed that loyalty to achieve the Organization's goal.

To get their hearts.