Just want to wish all the mothers out there a happy Mother's day!

Chapter 7

Kixma walked slowly to the gate. How can Axel strike down one of our own? Vexen wasn't a traitor. Was Axel? No... This cannot be real. Axel couldn't have, and yet...

"Kixma," Axel grabbed her arm, "What are...?"

"How could you?" She snapped at him quickly. "Vexen? He... he has done nothing wrong!"

Axel pulled his sister into his arms. "I had to," he whispered into her ear. "Marluxia thinks I'm on his side. I had no choice in the matter."

Kixma didn't know what to say. She looked at her brother.

"Kixma, you may not understand, but Vexen, he really just got caught in the middle."

Kixma stepped away from him. "Vexen... he was just..."

"I have to protect you," he finally spoke. "I always have to be stuck with the icky jobs; Vexen had to... in order to protect you. The replica can't fall into their hands. Understand?"

Kixma nodded her head, "I understand, to prevent information in the wrong hands. Be safe okay," she left back to the basement floors. She wasn't sure if she bought his story or not.


"Vexen is no more," Kixma reported to Lexaeus and Zexion. She walked to her best friend. She didn't seem like herself. Not only had Axel been the one to do it, but her pride as healer was attacked as well.

"Yes," Zexion spoke, "His scent is gone. Axel struck him down. Something I find deplorable, agents of the organization striking each other down."

"Our problem is Sora," Lexaeus spoke, "Vexen proved to be no match for him, yet he still under Naminé's control."

"But we cannot eliminate Sora can we?"

"Correct, for our Superior, he is in dire need of the hero of light. When light loses sight of its path we may find use of the dark. What we must do is obtain the darkness."

"Riku... of course."

"The backup plan," Kixma spoke, "Now I see why."

Lexaeus nodded his head, "I'll go provoke the darkness."

"I'll keep an eye out,"

"Very well," he left.

Zexion sighed, "Who knows what your brother is thinking. Would you fight him to save one of us? To save me for example."

Kixma looked at him, "You know exactly what to say to cut me wide-open huh." She leaned against the wall. "If I could have been fast enough to know what was going on... but it doesn't matter. I was too late. Axel... just snapped his fingers..."

Zexion put his hand on his chin. "Yes, that is most shocking for you. What did he tell you?"

"That Vexen was caught in the middle of his double agent work... There was no going around it. Simple as that... Question is... what do I do now? Do I act like killing Vexen was no big deal?"

"Axel had a reason; you just have to believe in your brother. However, none of us can tell what he is thinking."

"He thinks outside the box," Kixma sighed, "I know Vexen and I weren't close outside that student teacher relationship, but... still hard to believe..."

"What's done is done," Zexion responded. "Not much you can do about it."

"I better get going; Lexaeus and Riku should have met by now." Kixma left to the basement floors.


Down in one of the exits, Riku and Lexaeus were fighting. Kixma watched, they seemed unaware of her presence. Where Lexaeus was slow and yet powerful, Riku was fast and light on his feet, being able to dodge most of the attacks. Riku was getting stronger too. Kixma had to wonder if her old mentor had notice her, since she cannot read his health. She noticed his limit break, so she casted curaga as fast as she could. However, she was too late... again.

Riku jumped in the air landing a head blow. Lexaeus waited until the last minute to use his limit break. His damn pride got in the way, meaning he did notice her. Stubborn old fool, how dare he? She could have saved him.

"You are the Superior's..." Lexaeus started to fade. He looked at Kixma conforming that he did indeed notice her. "Forgive me Kixma, Zexion. This was not a fight I should have started." He faded completely.

What was it about pride? Can't anyone put it aside when their lives were on the line? How was his pride on the line here? Not like he and Riku had some revenge thing going on. Kixma noticed that another blow to her own pride. Just what is she now? If the members are to prideful to share the health, then how can she be able to heal them? How can she save them? For years that's what she has done. She got paired up with someone on a high rank mission to help them take out the target. Healing, saving, what is she if she cannot even do that? That was her main job within the Organization in the first place.

Riku turned around. He looked like he was struggling with the darkness. His death eater sword rose up, and aimed at her. "Lexaeus had succeed." she spoke softly. She left within the dark portal before he could have hit her. 'Please, Riku, don't lose to the darkness,' she thought.