Another random thought of mine.

Love

"You know it isn't love."

"What do you know?" Axel hissed out.

Demyx frowned a little, glancing up from his sitar.

Saix continued in his smooth, even tone. "I know exactly the same as you. We are Nobodies. We do not have hearts therefore we do not have emotion. Love is an emotion."

Axel narrowed his eyes and turned angrily away. He stared out the large panoramic window Saix seemed so fond of. Suddenly he snorted and let loose a bitter laugh. "He is so damn hypocritical."

The Berserker tilted his head quizzically. "And who might that be?"

"You know damn well who I mean!" Axel shouted. Demyx actually jerked a bit at it. "The bastard leading us all around like sheep. We haven't accomplished anything! He won't freakin' tell us anything! He's got that secret room of his that no one's seen inside of but all of us have heard him talking to someone in there!"

Saix folded his arms but the calm expression never left his face. "Be careful what you say, Axel. I believe it was you yourself that routed out the last ones to say such things."

"I don't care any more!" The red-head pointed to himself. "See this? This is anger. If I can feel this why can't I feel love? Answer me that, Saix. If anger and hate and fear, all those negative emotions are perfectly acceptable, why not joy or love?"

"You are not feeling any of those emotions. What you think you feel is only the mind's memory of such things. Without the heart, there can be no true emotion of any kind. You only miss Roxas because your mind tells you you should. There is and never was an emotional connection between you."

Axel summoned a single chakram. "Don't you dare-"

"Roxas filled a biological need that is all."

Demyx swore Axel was going to toast the other Nobody. He could literally see flames in those green eyes. Axel went so far as to cock his arm back as if to strike.

Then the fight just drained out of him.

Saix smirked a little. "Even you cannot deny the truth. Let go of this, fixation. Roxas betrayed us and he disappeared because of it. Your mission now is to find the Keyblade Master and see that he continues to perform as necessary."

He turned. "It is nearly time."

He left and the moment he was out of sight, Axel was livid again. "Ugh! How- how dare he! Why am I still here? He didn't do anything to get Roxas back!"

"Why are you still here?" Demyx asked quietly.

Axel whirled on him in shock.

"Look, I never really believed any of the whole 'we don't have hearts, and therefore can't have emotion'. I know I feel things and maybe it is just because my mind remembers it but that doesn't change the fact that we feel them." Demyx smiled gently. "Roxas was always nice to me despite he frequent PMSing."

Number eight chuckled.

"And I know that deep down, he really cared for you. These guys, they just can't see it." The blonde shook his head. "Love is love no matter the source."

Axel clearly wasn't sure if he believed the other.

"You want to give Roxas' sacrifice meaning? Help Sora."

Axel considered his words for a minute. "Well, it would certainly be a step toward bringing these jokers down."

Demyx nodded and stood. "In the end, he's gonna take us all down."

"Sora?"

"Xemnas." He corrected.

Somehow Axel understood exactly what he meant. "Why are you encouraging me to do this?"

"I loved Roxas, too. Not the same way, but I did."

Axel noticed there was an odd glint to the musician's eyes. It was like he was resigned to something. "They find out you helped me and they'll destroy you too, Dem."

He smiled bitterly, raising a hand and opening a portal. "They're sending me to Hollow Bastion. They already have."

Axel met his eyes squarely. "Dem-"

"Keep Sora safe, Ax. Roxas is still there."