A/N from A.C.: Oooh, deary. I hope Sai enjoyed his Zexy's mum and dad purposely have no names. Now, you will know why Zexy wasn't so concerned to get back home.

The blue-furred werewolf lay on the ground in the kitchen, curled up around Zexion's feet. The two humans, mother and son, were seated at the kitchen table. The slate-haired boy poked at his meatloaf with a fork and sighed.

"What's wrong, sweetie? Not hungry?"

"Nah… Not really. I'm worried for Sai when dad comes home."

"Sai? Oh, the dog. You named it?"

"Well… Yeah, I guess…" He watched Saix's ears twitch. "I couldn't just go and call him 'Dog' all the time."

"I'm sure he'll be fine. He's a dog, he can protect himself."

"Yeah… I guess you're right, mom."

The front door of the house opened up and Saix cracked an eye open. Zexion looked over at the man walking into the kitchen, "Hello, Father."

"Zexion… Back are you..? Unfortunate. It was so quiet here when you were gone."

"Shut up, old man. Leave me alone."

The father snarled and smacked his son across the face, "Don't tell me to shut up, you little bastard!"

Zexion's mother gasped and covered her mouth, watching as the slate-haired boy looked at the ground and went quiet.

Saix growled, folding his ears back. How dare this man hurt his mate?

The slate-haired boy's father glared at the werewolf, "What the fuck is that thing and why is it in my house?"

The wolf's growls got lower and more gravely, he bared his fangs at the man.

Zexion put a hand on Saix's head, stroking through the fur, "He's a dog, and he saved me in the woods."

"It's a disgusting animal. I want it out of my house."

The wolf growled ever lower, 'Disgusting animal, indeed!'

"Father, you can't just order me around! I'm not getting rid of him!"

His father moved forward, picking him up from his seat by the collar of his shirt, "I can tell you to do whatever the fuck I want to! I'm your father! I own you, brat!"

The boy's mother moved quickly, taking her son by the hand and pulling him away from his father, "Leave Zex alone!"

Saix got up from his spot and stood in front of his mate, baring his fangs, ears pressed flat against his head. 'I will teach you what happens when you hurt my mate!' He let out a deep growl and crouched down on his front paws.

The father dropped his boy and glared down at the wolf. "Get out of my house, mutt."

'Oh, he did NOT just call me that!'

"I said get out, you fuckin' mutt!"

'Okay. That is it. He will DIE.' The wolf jumped up and knocked the man to the floor, his jaws clamped onto one of the man's arms as his paws pushed at his chest. Blood made its way into Saix's mouth and let out a guttural purr, biting harder, shaking his head to try and tear at the meat.

The man screamed out in pain and kicked the wolf, successfully knocking him away.

Saix let out a yelp as his head smacked against the hardwood floor, sliding across the floor a small way. His eyelids fell shut as his back hit the wall of the room with a soft thud.

"Saix!" Zexion darted to the wolf's side and crouched down, shaking him slightly.

His ears twitched slightly and he cracked an eye open. 'Mate…'

The slate-haired boy let out a quiet sigh of relief and helped the wolf to his feet. "We're leaving, Saix. Meet me outside; I'm going to get some stuff from my room."

The wolf gave a faint nod, shooting a glare to the boy's father before limping slightly out of the house.