Ok, here it is after a really long wait which I'm very sorry for. Hope you like it.

Acknowledgments

BFS: Thank you! I'm sorry for the wait.

Billie the fourth sage: Thank you! I did take your suggestion. Please don't be offended by the way I describe him, I like both him and Reno.

Chi Tsubasa Tenshi: Thank you! Sorry for the wait.

Between the Nightmares: Thank you! Sorry for the wait.

Taerga Live: Thank you! Aw, you're so nice. You're making me regret not ending this story with this chapter.

CodeLyoko: Thank you! Sorry for the wait.

K-Gforever: Thank you! I've got to work on fixing those errors.

Levi: Thank you! I'm getting there -mutters- somehow. -normal voice- Sorry for the wait.

Razori-chan: Thank you! I know Reno and Ias sounds odd but they won't last long. I just needed to get rid of Ias so Xemnas and Saix could have some alone time. ;)

Blubber Nuggets: Thank you! Norty does need to get laid, but the question is by who? You're right, The gavel should have hit someone.

New Favers

Johanna Bella

Desperati

Disclaimer I don't own Kingdom Hearts, becuase if I did, Xemnas and Saix wouldn't have died!


Saix should have known something was up. Just because his cousin hobbled home didn't mean Ias wasn't scheming. Saix knew that better than anyone and now Xemnas did as well. Cursing his weakness, the blue head stepped out of the kitchen, with a phone in hand, to find his boyfriend and cousin having an intense staring contest.

" What' s going on?" Saix asked looking from Ias to Xemnas. When he didn't receive an answer, he sighed and set the phone down on the coffee table. He then placed a firm hand on Xemnas' shoulder, drawing his lover's attention. Ias scowled.

" I think we'll finished this later," The older man said and turned away to sit on the far end of the couch. Now that the tension in the air has ceased, let's back up to when Ias came home.

He came home looked bedraggled, which was an unusual sight. His hair had slipped out of his ponytail and his clothes were rumpled. He stumbled over to the couch and collapsed on the cool red leather. Saix was seated on the other end of the couch, deeply engrossed in a book entitled 'Come What May' by Lomelindi. The blue haired boy looked up and raised an eyebrow at his cousin's untidy state.

" What happened to you?" He asked.

" I got into a fight. What does it look like?" Ias snapped.

" You were mobbed by fan girls," Saix said with a straight face.

" Ha, ha. Very funny. You're fucking hilarious," Ias said sarcastically.

" So how did you get in a fight?" Saix inquired.

" Well, I went to a club with that hot red head from this morning, when some stoner with silver hair shows up and picks a fight with me. After that he pulls the red head away and they walk off," Ias recounted with disgust.

" Wow." Just then a crash sounded from the kitchen, followed by a loud curse. Ias looked up.

" Are Aunt Bitch and Uncle Bastard home?" He asked. Saix shook his head.

" Nope. And I don't know why you insisted on calling them that. They like you now."

" I just like calling them that. So who' s in there?"

" Xemnas."

"Who's that?"

" You can't honestly tell me you don't know who Xemnas is." Saix asked looking surprised. Ias put a finger to his lips in thought then shook his head.

" Nope doesn't ring a bell." Saix sighed.

" My boyfriend?" He tried.

" Oh, yes, the N." Ias said with a frown.

" Sure." Saix muttered. As if on cue, Xemnas came out of the kitchen with a bowl of popcorn and two soda cans.

" Speak of the devil." Ias muttered.

" Ah, Ias, I thought I heard that annoying accent of yours." Xemnas said as he sat down next to Saix and handed him a can of soda.

"Well, aren't you being a good housewife. I change my mind, Saix, you don't need to get rid of him, he can stay as a housekeeper. That's all he'd be good for anyway." Ias said flippantly. " Or as a slave." He added, his eyes betraying a different meaning in his words.

" What did you say, bastard?" Xemnas snarled. Ias shot the silver head a frost glare.

" You heard me or has your hearing gone from listening to too much of that awful rap music?" Ias asked. Xemnas stood up abruptly, knocking the book out of Saix's hands.

" Who in hell gave you the right to insult me?" The silver head growled.

" No one gave me the right to insult you. I simply can because I'm white and you're black." said Ias, smirking as he did so.

" Why you..." Xemnas started when the phone rang. Saix sighed with relief and picked up the phone.

" Xemnas, it's for you." He said handing the hideous pea green phone over to his boyfriend. Xemnas took the phone while keeping his eyes on Ias.

" Hello?...Hey, Axel...Yeah, he came home...So how did he do?...Really? That's great...I should have known he'd expect that. Well, tell him I'll pay him later. Just ask Xigbar...Okay. Saix, Axel wants to talk to you." Xemnas said handing the phone back. Saix put the phone to his ear, then left to go to the kitchen.

" Axel, what was Xemnas talking about?"

" I can't really tell you, Saix."

" Why not?"

" Because I don't really know, myself."

" Then who would know?"

" Well, Xemnas, obviously and Reno, but he isn't talking."

" And why's that?"

" He's too busy snogging his ex."

" They got back together? When?"

" Today. That's all I know." Axel said. Saix could hear someone moaning from Axel's side.

" I see."

" And now, Roxas and I are going out." Axel said abruptly.

" Why?"

" Because I'd rather not be there when they start fucking each other."

" Oh yeah, he hasn't been laid in a while, has he?"

" Nope. Got to go." Before he hung up however, Saix heard Axel yell at Reno to get off Roxas. " You're tramatizing him." The younger red head exclaimed. Saix chuckled as he hung up and walked out of the kitchen to put the phone back in it's holder and to get where we started this chapter at.

A few minutes passed in which Saix and Xemnas had a whispered conversation, with Saix trying to get Xemnas to calm down enough not to try to kill Ias. Ias soon grew bored of the some amount of drama he had created and looked for other form of amusement. He noticed the bowl of popcorn sitting on the end table in front of Saix and smirked as an idea came to him. His ebony black eyes roamed over the rows of videos near the TV and spotted the one tape he wanted. He casually stood up and slunk over to the video rack and pulled down the video and then slunk back to his spot on the couch, unbeknownst to either Saix or Xemnas.

"Well, I'm in the mood for some TV, how 'bout you?" Ias said brightly, jumping up off the couch and displaying the video in his hand. When neither Saix nor Xemnas said anything, Ias pushed the VHS in to the player. " Well, I'm going to watch this and you losers are free to stay."

" What kind of movie is it?" Xemnas asked. He didn't see Ias smirk again.

" A funny movie." Ias said as he turned the lights off and grabbed the bowl of popcorn on his way back to his seat.

"What's it about?" Xemnas asked.

" Our family reunion." Ias answered. Saix's eyes widened and Ias smiled.

The screen showed a sunny park on which a whole crowd of people were gathered. Their hair were different colors but blue seemed to dominate most of all. The screen focused on two young boys. One looked like Saix, only younger, and the other looked exactly like Ias.

" How long ago was this?"

" Four years to be exact." Ias said, watching Saix's eyes narrow. " This is the summer our darling Saix came out of the closet."

" Really?" Xemnas asked looking at Saix. The bluenette nodded, but didn't say anything.

Young Saix kicked a soccer ball to young Ias. The two laughed as they took the ball up a hill, kicking it back and forth between the two of them. As soon as they were out of sight of the adults, but not the camera, Ias turned to Saix.

" You didn't need to act all perfect yesterday." He spat. Saix glared at him.

" You only have yourself to blame. You were the one who came out to Mom and Dad before telling your own parents." He retorted.

" I didn't have a choice! You made me tell them." Ias yelled.

" Well, you shouldn't have tried hitting on Demyx, then." Saix said with a smirk. Ias glared at him.

" That little blond wasn't even that interesting. I like smarter guys, anyway." Ias said with sniff. Saix merely rolled his eyes.

" Sure." He said and kicked the soccer ball down the other side of the hill. He and Ias watch the ball roll down and land on a small hill of leaves. Immediately growing bored, they sat down on the hill.

" So what about you?" Ias asked suddenly.

" What about me?" Saix asked.

" When are you going to tell your parents?"

" Hopefully never."

" Oh please, there's only so much time you can keep that a secret before your parents eventually find out." Saix laughed.

" And you would be the expert, wouldn't you?" He asked. Ias scowled.

" When are you going to tell them?" He asked impatiently.

" Why do you care?"

" Because you're my cousin and I care about you very much." Saix rolled his eyes with a snort.

" I doubt that."

" Whatever. But I saw you checking out that pool boy back at the hotel. I could introduce you, if you want." Ias offered.

" Why?" Saix asked suspiciously.

" Because my cousin can't be going into high school as virgin. I simply won't allow it."

" But you were a virgin when you went into high school." Saix pointed out.

"True, but I don't want you making my mistake."

" I won't because I won't let my parents know that I'm gay." Saix said confidently.

" If you want me to introduce you to that pool boy, you'd better." Ias hissed.

" Well, then, never mind. He's hot but not that hot."

" Fine then, I'll just use the tape to show them."

" No, you won't." Saix said and turned to the camera. " Axel, don't let him get the tape."

" Roger." Axel said and the tape cut off. Moments later, it cut back on to show a banquet dinner. Saix and Ias were seated at a large round table, next to each other while the adults talked about unimportant matters.

" I'll get that tape and show everyone." Ias hissed to Saix. The younger boy's eyes widened and he kicked him under the table. Ias winced and glared at him before digging into his food as a woman next to him glared at them. The camera came around behind Saix and Ias and zoomed in on their food. Suddenly, Ias grabbed the camera and jerking it away from Axel's grasp, he ran off with it. He stopped just outside the door and stuck the camera back into the room to watch the chaos. Saix nervously stood up.

"Mom, Dad, there's something I have to tell you." He said loudly. Everyone stopped eating and turned their attention to Saix. Saix's parents seemed unawares of what their son was about to tell them. Saix took a big breath.

" I'm gay." He said loud enough for everyone to hear him. The camera focused on Saix's mother as she fainted. The hall was a buzz while his neighbors stared horrified at him. Saix looked very smug with himself and smirked at Ias.

" Bastard" Ias muttered from behind the camera. " You're not supposed to be happy about it."

Just then, Saix's mom walked through the door. She took one look at Xemnas sitting on the couch with Saix, Ias slumped on the opposite end of the couch, and screamed. She rushed over to Ias and checked him to make sure he wasn't bleeding.

" Ias, sweetie, what happened? Did that N do this to you?" She asked. Ias smirked.

" No, Mom, Xemnas did-" Saix began when Ias cut him off.

" Yes, Auntie, that N jumped me on my way home and Saix didn't do anything about it." Ias said pitifully. Saix's mom glared at Xemnas as Saix's dad stepped into the house.

" Saix, we need to talk." Saix's mom said sternly to her son. Before starting she gently pushed Ias down. " There, now, Ias, lie down for a bit until I can get you some ice."

" This is the final straw. We can't allow this to go on. First, that N turns you gay and then he puts Seifer in jail. Now, he's beaten up Ias. From now on, he can't be seen with you." Saix's mom said angrily pointing to Xemnas.

" Bullshit! Forget about being seen with him, I don't want you to even talk to him." Saix's dad growled. Saix's eyes widened.

" You can't do that." He exclaimed.

" Who the hell says I can't?" His father asked.

" I do. You can't control me." Saix snarled.

" We're your parents, of course we can control you."

" No, you can't."

Then Saix's dad said those lines that pushed any rebellious teen of the house: " As long as you live under my roof, you will obey my rules."

" Then maybe I won't live under your roof." Saix snapped back. His mom looked taken aback by that statement.

" Saix, sweetie, you can't be serious." She said trying to reason with the boy. Saix shook his head.

" Sorry, Mom, but I've had enough of you, both." He said. His mom looked surprised then her eyes narrowed.

" What makes you think we haven't had enough of you?" She hissed. " You stomp around here thinking you're the shit, always getting in trouble everyday. Your father and I have been busting our asses to keep you in school and if it wasn't for us, you wouldn't be there now."

" You're right, mom. It's because of the two of you that I'm still in school." Saix said then smirked. "Which is why I should be thanking you." His parents and even Ias stared back, looking bewildered at him.

" Thank them? Why?" Ias asked.

" Because if it wasn't for them," Saix said and slipped an arm around Xemnas' waist, who had been forgotten in the arguing, " I never would have met Xemnas." Saix's mom and dad paled with shock. Then his dad's face turned bright red with anger.

" GET OUT!" He thundered. " GET OUT AND TAKE THAT N WITH YOU."

"My pleasure." Saix responded and turned to walk upstairs.

" Where do you think you're going?" His mom asked as the young blue head proceeded to pull his boyfriend up the stairs to his room.

" To get my stuff." Saix called over his shoulder.

" What makes you think you can rebel and steal from us?" His mom asked. Saix paused.

" What are you talking about? Those clothes are mine." Saix said turning around to face his mom.

" Who bought those clothes? We did, so those are ours." His dad informed him. Saix narrowed his eyes again and stormed upstairs, dragging Xemnas along with him. He went into his room and slammed the door behind. Xemnas stood by the door and watched as Saix walked over to his closet and pulled out clothes.

" Are you sure about this?" Xemnas asked. Saix stopped and looked over at him.

" Of course I'm sure. I've been wanting to do this forever." The blue head said testily.

" But where are you going to stay? Have you even thought about that?" Xemnas asked as Saix returned to packing. Saix stopped again and glared at him.

" Yes, I have. Why are you being so negative? I thought you'd want me to leave my parents house."

" Yeah, when you go to college. Saix, you still have about three months of school left."

" You're not being that helpful."

" Do you atleast know of a place to stay?"

" Yeah."

" Well then, there's nothing I can do." Xemnas said with a shrug. Saix stopped packing and turned around to face him.

" What do you mean?" He asked warily. Xemnas smiled and walked up to him.

" I mean there's nothing I can do but take you home with me."

" But what about your dad?"

" He won't mind and if he doe, he can just go to hell." Xemnas replied with a casual shrug.

" I'm not so sure,Xemnas. I have another place I can go to."

" Listen to me, Saix." Xemnas said holding his head in his hands. " If you go to my dad's house, someone they definitely won't like if they're anything like Seifer's mom, then they'll be pissed. Can you imagine the look on their faces?" Saix smiled and kissed him. He finished up his packing and turned back to face his boyfriend.

" Let's go." He said and picked up his suitcase. The two of them walked down stairs. Saix's parents were in the kitchen, arguing loudly. Ias was relaxing on the couch.

" See ya." He called with a smirk. Saix paused at the door and turned back to Ias. He walked over calmly to his cousin and stood in front of him. Ias looked up at him. " What?" He asked. Saix punched him in the stomach once, twice then a third time for good measure. He walked out the door as Ias fell onto the floor coughing up blood.

" I've been wanting to do that for a long time." Saix murmured, causing Xemnas to smile.


When they arrived at Xemnas' house, Xehanort was sitting in the living room, watching a special on holiday cakes on the cooking channel. He quickly changed when he heard Xemnas come in.

" Smooth, Norty." Xemnas said with a laugh. " Next time, you might want to close the blinds before you start watching food porn." He went up to his room with Saix.

" Food porn?" The blue head questioned.

" It's just those foods that are really sugary that Norty can't seem to stop eating. He really likes cakes and will probably run out to the store tonight to buy some." Xemnas explained. Saix nodded.

" I see." He murmured but he sounded a little distracted. Xemnas walked over to him and wrapped his arms around Saix's waist.

" You okay?" Xemnas asked gently. Saix nodded and leaned his head against him.

" Yeah, I just need time to adjust." He murmured.

" Do you want me stay here?"

" When haven't I?" Saix asked and they say down on the bed then eventuall fell asleep.


The next day, Xemnas and Saix arrived at school, together, much to the interest of everyone.

" Oh, does this mean you two are serious?" Demyx asked. Saix scowled at him.

" What the hell are you talking about?"

" You two are holding hands and looking all lovey-dovey" Demyx explained pointing to their hands which they were in fact, holding. Saix looked down at their hands and shrugged.

" Oh well." He said simply. Xemnas smiled and kissed him on the cheek, causing the blue head to blush.

" Awwwwww." Axel and Demyx chorused and Saix glared at them.

" Come on Saix, you can't tell us that you two don't look adorable together." Demyx said with a snicker.

" You have five seconds to get out of my sight." Saix growled.

" Ha, I'd like to see you try, slowpoke." Axel taunted. Saix narrowed his eyes and ran toward him. Axel and Demyx took off through the parking lot. Xigbar and Xaldin passed them as they walked toward the school.

" Xigbar, Xaldin, what are you two doing here?" Xemnas asked.

" We came to see if you wanted to go on a little visit." Xigbar answered.

" A visit? Where?" Xemnas asked.

" To see an old friend." Xaldin said cryptically.

" Who? I don't know anyone in jail, do I?"

" This is a special case." Xaldin said. Xemnas thought about it for a moment.

" Sure, why not. When do you want to go?" He asked with a shrug.

" After school." Xigbar answered.

" Then why did you come in the morning?"

" Because we wanted to catch you before you two lovebirds went home." Xaldin answered simply.

" So are you going to come?" Xigbar asked eagerly.

" Yeah." Xemnas said then whistled. Saix stopped chasing Axel and Demyx and looked back at him. Xemnas waved him back over. Saix walked came over but not before flipping Axel and Demyx the bird, as the two laughed at him.

" Woah, you have him trained to come at your whistle?" Xigbar asked in amazement.

" Good boy." Xaldin said patting Saix on the head before his hand was batted away by Xemnas.

" Oh, I get it, he's yours." Xaldin said with a smile and a wink just as the bell rang. Xemnas said good bye to them, then he and Saix went to their first period.

In first period:

Mr. Valentine stood up after the second bell rang.

" Listen up." He called. " I need to grade your projects so do whatever you want. And no, Namine, we won't watch any Disney movies." He said to Namine before she could even raise her hand. He sat down and the students talked to each other in a low voices knowing how rarely they ever get free days in Mr. Valentine's classroom. Saix turned to Xemnas, who was writing in his notebook.

" What do you want to do after school, today?" The blue head asked, watching as Xemnas' pencil scribbled across the paper.

" Xaldin and Xigbar want to go visit the jail." Xemnas answered.

" The jail?" Saix said with a frown. " But Seifer's there. Are you sure you want to see him now?" Xemnas looked.

" I was wondering why they wanted to go there." He mused. " Oh well, this should be fun." He added with a smile.

" Then, what will you do after that?" Saix asked.

" Probably go home and do my homework."

" Yeah right." Saix said with a snort causing Xemnas to smile.

" I do my homework, besides I can't do it before I go to bed, now, because..." He trailed off smirking at Saix. The blue head blushed again and silently cursed himself for easily getting flustered around his boyfriend. Xemnas leaned forward and brushed his lips against Saix's. A brunette girl sitting in front of Namine saw them kiss and screamed.

" Mr. Valentine, PDA. Gay PDA" She shrieked. Mr. Valentine ignored her, the reason being the white cord that trailed from under his jet black hair to the black Ipod mini on his desk.

" Hey, bitch." Xemnas called. The girl looked back over at him. Xemnas grabbed Saix's head and kissed him again, he made a big show of it by purposely waiting to pull away. The girl screamed again, earning glares from most, if not all, of the people in the room.

" Eww, get a room!" she yelled in disgust.

" Why don't you go screw yourself." Saix snarled, shooting the girl a frosty glare. The girl froze as she stared at him. Then she fell out of her chair and scrambled over to Mr. Valentine's desk. Mr. Valentine pulled the ear plugs from his ears and calmly looked up at her.

" Yes, Selphie, what is it?" He asked patiently.

" Mr. Valentine, those two gay guys were kissing!" she declared pointing at Xemnas and Saix. Mr. Valentine sighed.

" Xemnas, were you kissing Saix?" He asked.

" Yes," Xemnas said calmly.

" Ok, now what's the problem Selphie?" Mr. Valentine asked her. She gaped at him.

" Mr. Valentine, he just said he was kissing that other guy." she said slowly, wondering if Mr. Valentine had misheard her.

" I'm know that Selphie. I heard him say it."

" But, Mr. Valentine, that's PDA, shouldn't they get in trouble?"

" For kissing?"Mr. Valentine asked.

" Yeah, and because they're gay." Selphie answered.

" No, they won't get in trouble."

" But why not?"

" Because, 1. I didn't see them and PDA can only be enforced by a teacher, and 2. I don't care. But you will get in trouble if you don't sit back down. I have little patience with homophobes." Mr. Valentine said testily. Selphie gulped and ran back to her seat. Through out the rest of the period, she made sure she didn't look at either Xemnas or Saix. Not that either cared too much.


In second period, Xemnas and Saix worked with Demyx and Axel in a lab that required them to burn different salts and record the colors. The reason the four of them needed to work together was because Axel was a pyromaniac, and loving fire, would repeatedly burn things that weren't meant to be burned.

" Ow, Axel, that's my hair!" Demyx yelled. Like, Demyx's hair for a example. So, Saix and Demyx held the red head down while Xemnas burned the different compounds and recored the results. After he was done, he took over for Demyx, allowing the blond to copy down the information for himself and Axel. Axel tried to get out of Saix and Xemnas' grasp.

" Come on, you guys. This is manhandling. Let me go so I can do the lab." Axel whined.

" No," Xemnas said firmly. Axel scowled and tried pulling away again.

" Axel, do you want us to tell Roxas how bad you've been." Saix asked. That made Axel stop.

" Come on, Saix, don't use my boyfriend against me." He said sounding annoyed.

" Why not? you've used Xemnas against me." Saix answered calmly.

" He's right." Demyx added.

" When did he use me against you?" Xemnas asked.

" Doesn't matter." Saix said quickly and tightened his grasp on Axel's arm when the red head opened his mouth to tell him. Xemnas frowned but the bell rang before he could ask his question.

Third period passed quickly since nothing interesting happened in history. It's already been done so what's the use talking about? At least that was Axel's philosophy and Demyx agreed with him on that.


For lunch, the cafeteria personnel decided that last Friday's lunch was still good and thus served it for lunch on Monday. Naturally, very few people ate it. Axel groaned as he rubbed his empty stomach.

" Man, this bites. Can't we go get some real food?" He asked. Demyx shook his head.

" Can't. We're not allowed off campus." He said, as he nibbled on a piece of apple he managed to swipe from Larxene's lunch. Xemnas stood up suddenly.

" Where are you going?" Saix asked.

" To get food." The silver head answered then walked over to his brother.

" But you can't. You know we're not allowed off campus during school hours." Saix said as he caught up to him.

" That's never stopped me before." Xemnas replied with a wink as he stopped in front of Xehanort's table. " Norty, come on, we're getting food." Xehanort stood up.

" Okay. I'll be back guys." he called to his friends.

" Ansem, where are you going?" Ienzo asked.

" I'll be right back, little chibi, okay?" Xehanort asked gently. Ienzo nodded and the two brothers left without another word to Saix. Saix returned to the table, looking a bit peeved.

" What happened?" Axel asked as the blue-head sat down angrily.

" He refused to tell me how he was getting food and then just left." Saix answered angrily.

" Aw, poor puppy." Demyx cooed, earning a glare from the bluenette " Don't worry, I'm sure Xemmy will be back soon."

" I'm not a puppy and don't call him 'Xemmy'" Saix snapped.

Getting off campus had been surprisingly easy for the two twins, as well as getting their food. The hard task was getting back into the school. Luckily, they were used to sneaking into school and made it onto the school grounds. Infact, they were walking down the hallway to the cafeteria when they were stopped by a hall monitor.

" You two, hold it right there." The boy yelled. The two continued walking as if they hadn't heard him. Xemnas stopped as he felt a hand on his shoulder. Xehanort also stopped and the two turned around to face the boy. He was much younger then them, probably a sophomore or a junior, judging by his lack of fear or nervousness. " I told you two to stop. Why didn't you?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest.

" I'm sorry, officer, but we thought you talking to those other kids." Xehanort answered. The boy shot him a quizzical look.

" What other kids?" He asked.

" Those two white kids." Xehanort said pointing farther down the hallway.

" What white kids?" the monitor asked peering down the hallway.

" Those white kids. Don't tell me you don't see them." Xehanort said looking annoyed.

" I don't see any white kids." the monitor said looking confused.

" Of course not. You don't see white people but you see us." Xemnas said with a snort. " Unbelievable, some people are so racist!"

" I'm not racist!" The monitor exclaimed.

" Why are we the ones always getting stopped in the hallway?" Xehanort asked, ignoring the monitor.

" I know. Just last week I got questioned for stealing the calculators from the Algebra classroom. I don't even have Algebra!" Xemnas exclaimed.

" You think that's bad, well, I got stopped in the hallway because they thought I stole some girl's purse. But while the teachers was questioning me, in the hallway, mind you, the real thief walks by with the purse in his hand. Even says hello to the teacher and he doesn't get caught." Xehanort said with a scoff.

" And now you're stopping us. Two innocent black kids and ignoring the white kids who are skipping class." Xemnas said turning back to the monitor.

" But why are you two not in class?" The boy asked.

" We went to the bathroom." Xehanort said simply.

" Together?" The boy asked. Xemnas smiled and slipped an arm around Xehanort.

" Yep." He said.

" But aren't you two brothers?"

" Brothas. You know, black slang for friends." Xemnas explained.

" Oh." The monitor said simply.

" Now, why don't you just walk away and we'll forget this little incident of racism." Xehanort suggested, smiling nicely. The monitor nodded and walked back down the hallway. The two waited until he had turned the corner before sprinting to the cafeteria.

Xemnas emptied the contents of his bag on to the table and then collapsed in the the chair beside Saix, all while laughing his head off.

" What's so funny?" Saix asked, still looking peeved at being left behind. Everyone at the table grabbed the boxes of Chinese and Italian food. Yeah, Land of Grapes and Dragons was a weird restaurant. Xemnas leaned against him as his laughter subsided.

" I'll tell you in P.E." He said simply and grabbed a box of teriaki chicken and dug in.


During fourth period, after sufficiently stuffing their faces, Axel and Demyx didn't feel like running around. So they sat on the bleachers with Xemnas and Saix, who was being unusually quiet.

"Saix, what's wrong?" Xemnas asked looking concerned.

" Tell me where you went." Saix answered sharply.

" Land of Grapes and Dragons. You can tell that from the boxes."

" Then why couldn't I come with you?"

"Because I need Xehanort in order to play the race card."

" Race card?"

" Yes, you know, that ploy that minorities like to use against white people to get out of doing something." Xemnas explained calmly.

" But why didn't you just threaten them? Most hall monitors are lower class men, anyway.

" True, but we didn't need him telling anyone about this." Xemnas explained. He slipped an arm around Saix' waist. " Is that what you were mad at? Man, you're starting to PMS as bad as Norty." Saix smiled.

" No one can PMS more than him." Sax said and they both laughed until Xemnas kissed Saix on the cheek again. But this time, Saix didn't blush, he merely leaned his head on Xemnas' shoulder.

" Okay, I have to ask. What happened between the two of you?" Demyx asked as he and Axel watched the soap opera behind them.

" What do you mean?" Xemnas asked.

" Did something happen that made you two realize you love each other and are meant to be together for the end of time?" Axel asked.

" No, I just left my parents house." Saix said.

" And went where?" Demyx asked.

" Xemnas' house." Saix said. Demyx and Axel exchanged knowing glances causing Saix to frown. "What?"

" So you've moved in together, huh? Does that mean you've said 'I love you'?"

" Where'd you get that from?" Saix asked looking horrified. Xemnas looked concerned.

" You don't love me?" He asked. " Because I love you." Saix opened and closed his mouth then hung his head.

" Saix?" Demyx asked looking surprised. Saix raised his head with a smirk and kissed Xemnas on the lips.

" I'm only kidding. I love you too." He said smiling at Xemnas.

" Really?" Xemnas asked as he raised an eyebrow.

" Of course." Saix said with a roll of his gold eyes. " I wouldn't have done half the things I did for you, if I didn't at least care about you."

" Not to mention you slept with me." Xemnas added. Saix shook his head.

" That was more from lust then love."

" Because I'm sexy?" Xemnas asked.

" Damn straight." Saix answered with a smirk

" Bow chicka wow wow" Demyx muttered to Axel, who nodded.

" Shut up, Demyx." Saix said with a scowl.

" Alright, ladies, enough tea time. Let's actually do something today." The coach called to them.

"Hey," Demyx yelled as he stood up. " I'm not a lady, Saix is." He said and dodged a kick from the blue head.

" What makes you say that?" Saix asked.

"Well, you are bottoming" Demyx said knowingly.

" Yeah? So are you." Saix pointed out.

" Well, at least I don't look like a girl." Demyx said, fingering his blond mohawk.

" Well, I'll have you know, that last time Xemnas and I slept together, he was on the bottom." Saix snapped.

" T.M.I." Axel exclaimed throwing an arm over his face. " I do not need to know about my friend's sex life. But just so you know, I'm getting more than both of you." Axel bragged and sprinted to the track. The other three ran off after him while the coach shook his head sadly after them. He was getting way too old for this.


After school, Xemnas and Saix waited for Xaldin and Xigbar, who pulled up in a beat up station wagon.

" Where are you going, the beach?" Xemnas asked as he and Saix climbed in the car.

" Ha, ha, that joke has only been used like what? 500 times already?" Xigbar asked with a roll of his eye.

" Actually, the 500th time was 5 months ago. This is the 525th time." Xaldin pointed out. Xigbar merely flipped him off and drove out of the parking lot. The drive to the jail was quick. Xigbar walked straight up to the front desk and slammed a paper in front of the receptionist, a brunette whose hair was pulled into a ponytail with a blue ribbon. The woman glanced warily at Xaldin before examining the paper.

" Go through the double doors and its the first hallway on your left." She instructed pointing to her right. As they walked away, Saix took a look back to see the woman checking him out.

" Didn't we see her in the restaurant and the ice cream parlor?" Saix asked. Xaldin took a look back.

" Yeah, she was the same person." He confirmed. " I wonder why she's working here."

" Maybe she got fired for flirting with the customers." Xemnas muttered darkly. Xigbar smirked and nudged Xaldin.

" Looks like Xemmy's jealous." The pony-tailed boy whispered to Xaldin.

" About time. I was beginning to think Saix was the only jealous one." The braided boy whispered back. They stopped at an intersection.

" Okay, Xemnas, you and Saix continue on down this hall. The number is 56. We'll see you guys later." Xaldin instructed and without waiting for a word from Xemnas or Saix , he and Xigbar turned left and walked away. Xemnas shrugged and walked down the hallway. Inmates came to the bars to jeer at them as they passed. Xemnas stopped short in front of one particular cell, with the number 55 printed above it, and Saix bumped into him.

" Why'd you stop?" Saix asked, but Xemnas ignored him. Instead, he walked slowly to the cell, peering inside at the person slumped on a cot in the far corner.

" Ansem?" Xemnas breathed. The figure on the cot raised his head and smirked at Xemnas.

" Hello, Xemnas." He said. The man looked a lot like Xemnas, except that this Ansem looked much older. " How' s Xehanort?" He asked. Xemnas' eyes narrowed and Ansem chuckled. " Still the same, huh?"

" He's never been the same after what you did to him, bastard." Xemnas hissed.

"Come now, Xemnas. Why are you calling me that when you know you and Xehanort are the bastards for living with that white man?" Ansem said with a smile but his eyes held only malice.

" You never did like my dad." Xemnas snarled.

" How could I? He's not your real family." Ansem said angrily.

" At least he doesn't try to hurt us." Xemnas snapped.

" It wasn't my fault."

" That's bullshit and you know it." Xemnas yelled. Ansem smirked.

" You two could have good little boys and stayed quiet and then I wouldn't even be here." Ansem looked behind Xemnas. " Who's he?" He asked nodding toward Saix.

" That's none of your business." Xemnas snapped. Ansem smiled.

" Oh, you usually never bring out the claws unless he's important to you." He threw Saix a disgusted look before turning his gaze back to Xemnas. " So where are the other two stoogies? "

" That's also none of your business."

" Hey, Ansem, who are you talking to?" A voice called from behind Xemnas. Xemnas turned around and frowned at Seifer, who glared back at him. "Oh, it's the N."

" You know my cousin, Seifer?" Ansem asked.

" Yeah, I know him." Seifer muttered darkly. " He was the one who help put me away."

" Oh, then I should thank you, Xemnas. If it wasn't for you, I would never have met him." Ansem purred. Xemnas glared at him then turned on his heel and left. " Tell, Xehanort I said 'hi'." Ansem called after him with laugh that rang through the prison. The laughter seemed to chase the pair as they went back to the intersection where they had separated from Xigbar and Xaldin. Saix vaguely remembered the number of Seifer's cell read 56. They were waiting for them and looked up when the pair arrived. Xemnas didn't say a word to either of them and angrily walked through the doors and out of the building. The ride to Xemnas' house was silent, without even the radio to fill the silence. When Xigbar stopped outside Xemnas' house, the silver-head didn't budge.

" Saix, go check to see if Norty's in there, will you?" Xaldin asked. Saix nodded and got out. He came back shortly.

" The house is empty." He reported. Xemnas got out silently and the other three followed him. He finally came to a stop in his room and sat down heavily on his bed. Saix came and sat down beside him and Xemnas leaned against him. He looked like he really need comfort, and Saix was only too happy to comply.

" What happened?" Saix asked after a while. Xigbar and Xaldin looked at each other then looked at Xemnas for confirmation. Xemnas nodded.

" Go ahead and tell him." He mumbled. Xigbar took a deep breath and started...

" Well, judging by Xemnas' bad mood, you probably met Xemnas and Xehanort's cousin. He's their only living relative and offered to take them in after finding them, about three years ago. They idolized him, thought he was so perfect. Well, he was. He had good grades in school and never had a shortage of girlfriends or boyfriends, for that matter. But he always had the worst luck. One day he got in trouble with some drug dealers. They said he would be debt free if he gave them Xemnas and Xehanort. He did. Some guys came to the house when Xemnas and Xehanort were home alone and took them away. When they were told that Ansem had betrayed them, they didn't want to believe it. They got away, somehow, and went straight to the police. The police arrested the dealers and Ansem and then Professor Ansem, that's your teacher, picked them up and took them back home. To this day, Xehanort refuses to believe he was betrayed by his own cousin while Xemnas has hated him ever since." A stunned silence followed this telling. Saix rubbed Xemnas' back gently and Xemnas closed his eyes.

" Wow." The blue head whispered. Xigbar and Xaldin left soon after that.


The next day, Saix found he couldn't sit up. Xemnas was using his chest as a pillow and refused to move even after the alarm went off.

" Xemnas, time to get up." Saix said softly. Xemnas stirred.

" No, Norty, don't eat that sushi. I want to get some sleep tonight." Xemnas muttered. Saix smiled and he tried moving him, but found Xemnas' arms were wrapped firmly around his waist. Xehanort peeked into the room and smiled.

" He's still not up?"He asked. Saix shook his head.

" He did this yesterday, too." The blue head muttered as he tried to loosen Xemnas' grip. Xehanort snickered.

" Good." He said and pulled out a scrapbook.

"What's that?" Saix asked.

" Just a book of pictures our dad collected when we were young." Xehanort said smiling mischievously. He opened the book and showed Saix a picture of two little boys, about 5 or 6, dressed in corduroys, smiling at the camera. Little Xemnas smiled cheekily as he leaned on little Xehanort's head.

" Cute." Saix said with a small smile.

" And this is the most embarrassing picture of them all." Xehanort said with a snicker. The picture showed, Xemnas, looking about, 13 or 14, dressed in a fluffy white dress holding a bouquet of white roses with a veil perched on top of his silver hair. Xehanort stood beside him in a tuxedo. Xemnas looked quite flustered to be in the dress while Xehanort looked very proud of himself. Seeing the picture and the expressions on the two boys faces' made Saix laugh. This woke Xemnas up. He raised his head and blinked at Xehanort and the book in his hands.

" What's that?" He mumbled. Xehanort smirked.

" Nothing, just a picture of Xemmy on her wedding day." The white haired boy said. It took a moment for Xemnas to registered what Xehanort had said but after he did, he tackled his brother to the floor, last night's visit completely forgotten.

" Why you little. I told you to never show those pictures to any one." Xemnas roared. Xehanort laughed while his brother shook him roughly.

" But, Xemnas, I thought those pictures were cute." Saix said making Xemnas pause to stare at the blue head.

" You did?" Xemnas asked in disbelief. Xehanort took this opportunity to pushed his brother off and scramble out the door. Xemnas narrowed his amber eyes and took off after him. Saix leaped off the bed and grabbed Xemnas around his waist to stop him before he had progressed more then a few steps from his room.

" What's the big deal? I liked those pictures." Saix whispered in his ear.

" Really?" Xemnas asked relaxing slightly

" Yes, I've never seen pictures like those. Why didn't you show those to me earlier?"

" Because they're embarrassing." Xemnas explained, trying to think straight but that was getting harder to do the longer Saix held him.

" I don't think so." Saix said he kissed Xemnas' ear.

" Saix, you need to let go of me." Xemnas insisted.

"Why? I like holding you like this."

" Bcause you know how sexy you are in the morning." Xemnas explained. Saix moved a little so he could nibble on Xemnas' ear.

" And you're not?" The blue head asked and kissed him on the nape of his neck. Xemnas hissed with pleasure.

" Saix, please don't molest me in the morning. I'm not that awake and the bed looks very good right about now." Xemnas murmured. Saix smirked and kissed him on the lips before releasing him.

" Fine, we'll finish where we started when we get home." He said, give Xemnas on last kiss on the cheek before stepping into the bathroom and closing the door. Xemnas hit his head against the wall with a groan. Looking down, he noticed a slight bulge to his pajama pants and groaned again.

" Just great, as if I really need another reason not to go to school today." he muttered.


You remember how I said this chapter would be the last chapter? Yeah, well I lied. This is not the end, as I was writing this I thought that I could actually carry this thing over for one more chapter and actually hit 13! So for this chapter, you checked up on Seifer, left that devil house, learned more about both Saix and Xemnas and had a little comic relief splashed in for good measure. As always, please review!