Dlbn: Hey there everyone! Time for another update of Hell is for High School. This is my favorite chapter to have written, especially right before the break.

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000

Zexion ran into Axel in the Grey Room after Detention had let out.

"Hey, Zexion." Axel said. "Heard about Xemnas. Harsh."

"You're telling me." Zexion crashed onto the couch, his bag on the side of it. "Demyx is asleep, so I'm gonna do my homework in here. I'm already behind, not to mention that Xemnas is probably going to have another mission night for us tonight."

"It sucks to be you." Axel laughed.

The door opened and Saïx walked in. He noticed Axel and Zexion and said nothing as he turned back to the door.

"Be a man and just sit down, Saïx." Axel growled. "Don't act like you don't see us."

"Not acting." Saïx said. "I just didn't want to intrude."

"Bullshit."

"Woa, Axel, chill out." Zexion ordered, pulling a textbook from his bag.

"I'm not going to just stand here and take this." Saïx commented.

"So leave." Axel scoffed. "Run away with your tail between your legs to Xemnas and complain about how I was mean to you."

Axel put his feet up on the coffee table.

"Don't do this here, you two." Zexion moaned, rolling his eyes.

"What did you say?" Saïx turned viciously.

"You heard me."

Saïx stalked up to Axel, and the redhead shot to his feet, as if anticipating an attack from Saïx.

"You know what? I'm sick of your attitude." He growled. "All I did was tell Xemnas that something was your fault and you've been mad at me ever since!"

"All you did? I haven't seen head or tails of you in weeks since that day." Axel growled. "Are you afraid to come near me because you know you need to apologize?"

"Apologize? To you? Ha!" Saïx laughed. "I'm second in command here. There's nothing you can to do me."

"Watch me."

Chakrams appeared in the pyro's hands in bouts of flames. Saïx stood back, but Axel had already swung both Chakrams. Each one cut across Saïx's face, between his eyes. Saïx cried out in pain and put his hands up to where he had been cut. When he pulled them away, Zexion could see blood. Dark marks from where he'd been cut formed an 'x' between Saïx's eyes, blood dripping down his nose. Saïx growled and called forth his Claymore, but Zexion was to his feet.

"Enough, both of you." He scolded. "Saïx, go to the infirmary. Have Vexen give you some stitches. Those look deep."

Saïx growled at the shorter Nobody and then at Axel. Axel's green eyes were cold as he watched his now scarred friend disappear into a dark portal. He sneered as his Chakrams vanished. He stalked out the door, slamming it hard behind him. The next time Zexion saw Axel, dark teardrops were permanently painted into his face.

000

Zexion stared at the clock as he sat in detention the next day. It was only an hour a day, but it was still a headache, and it was going by slowly. There were a few kids in the detention room with him, none he knew, but they were either asleep or listening to iPods. Since he didn't have an iPod, nor was he tired, all Zexion could do was stare at the clock.

"You're gonna have a hard time in here if you only watch the time." One of the kids near Zexion said. "I suggest bringing something to do to keep you occupied."

Zexion looked at the boy. "Like what?"

"I don't know." The kid shrugged. "Whatever you like to do. Bring a book or a piece of paper to draw on or something."

Zexion cocked an eyebrow. The kid muttered something and went back to staring out the window. Zexion sighed. He could take out his Lexicon and read it while he was there, but he didn't want anyone seeing it. It would just give Xemnas a reason to extend his detention and, most likely, give him more missions to work him senseless as a twisted punishment. What was up with Xemnas anyway? He'd been acting even stranger in class today. Instead of a lecture, he'd simply told everyone to work on a packet that he gave out, which was about 25 pages at the least, and said they could work together. However, when students talked, even if it was about the packets, he would tell them to be quiet and refuse to let conversations continue. Could he have been upset about what had happened to Saïx? If he was, it was Axel's fault. He should be punished, not the students or the other members. Xemnas was hard to figure out. He'd been talking to himself the night before, but Zexion was too annoyed, if that was even possible as a Nobody, with the detention Xemnas had given to confront him about it. Zexion had been called into the office earlier to talk about the detention, and the Principal had said that he thought what Xemnas asked was too long. He had reduced it to just being until the end of the week. Zexion looked at the clock again. Half an hour left.

000

Once detention let out, Zexion sat in the grey room with the other members. Saïx was leaning against the wall with his arms folded across his chest, staring at the floor. He'd only look up to glare at anyone who either looked in his direction or walked past him. Xemnas was absent from the room again. Axel was spinning his Chakrams around on either side of the chair he was sitting in. Saïx wouldn't even look in his direction. No one had asked about the scar on Saïx or the tattoos on Axel, but somehow Zexion knew that they had all figured it out. Demyx played his sitar softly, sitting next to Zexion on a couch. The newer Nobody was leaning against his boyfriend, which Zexion had to admit he enjoyed. Xigbar and Xaldin were arguing over something from their math class and Vexen was tinkering with some invention, as Marluxia sat at his side and picked at his fingernails at his side. Lexaeus was seated on the other side of Zexion, quiet as usual. Luxord was playing with cards he had somehow obtained, apparently trying to do a card trick with Lexaeus. The door opened and Xemnas finally walked in. He sent a cocky smirk to Saïx, to which the former winked. Lexaeus exchanged a look with Zexion; they were obviously up to something.

Xigbar raised an eyebrow.

"Something we should know?" The shooter asked. "Or are we going to be kept in the dark about that, too?"

Xemnas gave him a look, but it was his only response to the question.

"Mission assignment time." He informed. "Speak to Saïx, he'll let you know."

The others exchanged a look. Axel scoffed.

"I'll be on the roof." Xemnas seemed to direct that at Saïx.

He left through a dark corridor that closed when he left. Everyone looked at Saïx, expecting him to hand out orders. He didn't move.

"Well?" Zexion asked.

"Orders are as follows." Saïx said. "Zexion and Xigbar, go and see if you can find out any more information on the Chamber of Waking and the Chamber of Repose. Demyx, go with Vexen to Castle Oblivion and do research. Xaldin and Marluxia go to this new world we found." Saïx held out a card, but neither Nobody took it. "Okay, then. Lexaeus, Luxord, and Axel, go and scour for any heartless infestations near your school. Xemnas doesn't want any more people becoming Nobodies. We're crowded enough." Saïx waited for a moment. "Dismissed."

The others got up without a word. Zexion watched Xaldin walk over to Saïx and pluck the card from his hand before slinking out. It seemed that if Xigbar was mad at Saïx for usurping him, then Xaldin probably was too. Demyx kissed Zexion goodbye quickly, though Zexion personally wanted it to go longer, and left with Vexen, discussing something about the Replica. Xigbar sidled up next to him without Zexion being much aware of it.

"Ready to go?" Xigbar asked. "I wanna get out of here, get done, and get back."

"I know what you mean." Zexion nodded. "Let's go."