The blackness was overwhelming, swathing Saix in its heavy blanket of silence. He let himself go for a moment letting his shoulders droop and letting his mind wander. He had watched Axel's weekly meetings with Number XIII for a long time now, but he never tired of them. The love, the longing and the emotion he saw in both of their eyes. Vexen and Xemnas claimed that emotion was impossible for Nobodies, but Saix doubted that that was true. It was too…real. At least, he hoped that they were real, that there was a chance that he and…

He snapped back up. His concentration had broken, and he was no longer in the 'space between worlds,' but rather lying face up in one of the corridors of the organizations castle. He looked down towards his feet, and seeing no-one in that direction he sighed and looked up, where he saw a familiar face looking down at him with raised eyebrows.

" In any other place this would be considered…strange," Marluxia's voice was oily, smooth as he brushed a lock of radiant pink hair out of his face.

Saix nearly jumped out of his skin, and let out an incredulous "What the…" before stumbling up to his feet, backing away from the other man. Breathing heavily, he tried to regain some sort of composure and bit his lip before starting, "How long were you…"

"…standing there?" XI grinned and twirled a rose from an unseen pocket, "oh, long enough. I'm assuming from your…er… 'Entrance' that you were thinking about…him?"

Saix's face froze in abject horror, while Marluxia's grin grew until it threatened to split his face in half. He took a few steps back, did a small twirl on one foot and produced another rose before thrusting it into the centre of Saix's chest. "Mmm…" he murmured, giving the bewildered Saix a knowing wink and tracing the rose down his torso.

Breaking out of the trance, Saix snarled and grabbed the rose, crushing it in his fist. Marluxia gave a dramatic gasp and leapt backwards, the look of false horror soon being replaced by another smug grin. Taking a step forwards, Saix declared, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Really?" Marluxia looked absentminded to the bleached walls, before looking back, "Oh come on, who wouldn't feel that way. The power, the control he displays, who wouldn't be… intrigued by that. Besides, I've seen the way you look at him. You want him." Holding the words with delight, Marluxia stared deep into Saix's eyes, and raised a finger to his lips before adding, "Don't worry, I haven't told anyone. I am, of course, interested as to what you are going to… do."

Saix snorted, and looked away. Perversion aside, Marluxia did have a point. He was such a fascinating, magnanimous person and Saix did want him, so much. He couldn't really remember for how long he had felt this way, it was more a part of him now, but wishing was pointless. It was never going to happen.

"Nobodies have no emotion for longing, therefore I cannot want, so this is just a waste of my time," Saix muttered a textbook response and began to turn away.

"Has Vexen been feeding you that crap?" Marluxia called out, "well…ok then. If you don't want to feel emotions, fine. But just as a final statement, I've…what's the term… 'tapped' that, and…wow…"

Saix span around, fury dancing up in his eyes, but XI merely stared right back, unwavering, and continued, "If you want to feel emotions VII, then you have emotions. But believe me, living without emotions is so…boring…"

Saix looked down, stunned. Marluxia called started to walk away. "Now you know I love our little chats," he called out over his shoulder, "but this lallygagging has really taken away from my schedule."

"You have a schedule?"

"Of course! Demyx is sleeping with his door unlocked, and I happen to be in possession of his key!"

"You're going to lock him in?" Saix blinked incredulously.

"No silly…I'm going to lock us both in!" Marluxia finished as he turned the corner. A single rose petal falling from his hair, disappearing into nothingness before it hit the floor.

Saix turned, and began to make his way down the corridor in the opposite direction. Emotions…maybe XI did have a point. His mind kept flashing back to Axel and Roxas, and the…emotions he saw there. Maybe there was a chance he could, somehow, make him feel the same way….

Somehow…