Alrighty, though I have been on vacation with limited wifi time, I did manage to try my best and get this chapter done. I am trying my very best to get through this part of the story, though I have been having a little writers block with it. But I have tried my best. Enjoy!

Ch.6

After Saix had his encounter with Sora, he kept mostly to himself. He would of course be in the room with the other members, but wouldn't say much of anything to them. He only was keeping his eyes on the crystal that was showing Sora's progress. It was one of his intentions to watch Sora, to learn about him. That was only one of the things he knew he had to do… and it was the most preferable task he had over the others. A much more pleasant and simple task that was far more interesting.

Saix found it to be most preferable when he was alone in the room for the moment. Not being bothered by the other members. He was already use to usually being on his own, so in those short moments he found a little relief. But he knew it couldn't always be that way, eventually he would have to carry out the other parts of the plan he was given.

Sora was making good progress and had just gotten through the third floor of Castle Oblivion. Saix watched the crystal carefully, paying close attention to everything. He was lost in his thoughts when a sly, female, voice snapped him out of it.

"You are rather intrigued by this Sora kid, aren't you?"

Saix looked up, away from the crystal. His eyes focused on the source of the voice; Larxene. Saix rarely ever talked to her, not only due to his quiet demeanor, but also because he truly did not like her. Out of all the members he probably despised her the most. Her attitude was cruel, sarcastic and cold. She almost was like Axel in how she treated others… but not as bad at Axel was.

Saix stared at her for a moment before answering her question. "Does that truly matter to you what I think of him?"

Larxene grinned, "Of course. You rarely show interest in anything at all. Yet here you are, simply captivated by this boy."

Saix raised an eyebrow. "Are you saying that you are more interested in how I am intrigued by Sora rather than you being intrigued by him?"

"I don't really know yet what I think of him, still hasn't shown us a whole lot. I still think what you see in him and how focused you are on him is far more entertaining."

Saix sighed as he crossed his arms. He figured Larxene would continue to hound him until she got her answers. So he just decided to give an explanation that he hoped would satisfy her. "As you know there was that time when Sora had became a Heartless. Becoming a Heartless means they are consumed by darkness and their mind and feelings are lost to it. But somehow… Sora did not lose any of that. He was able to hold onto his feelings, even as a Heartless. Only one other man has been able to accomplish something like that."

Larxene's eyes widened with interest, "Ah so that's it. It's the strength of his heart that makes you so interested, isn't it? You wonder about the strength his heart has and why the keyblade chose his heart."

Saix shrugged slightly, "Our mission is to do just that right? We are to unlock and discover the mysteries of the heart. It is nothing to truly get that excited about."

Larxene snickered before she went back to watching Sora in the crystal ball. Saix sigh once more as he could finally be left to his thoughts again. It was true that the strength of Sora's heart was very interesting… but that was not the only reason Saix found Sora fascinating to watch. There was still the fact that Sora was the Somebody of Roxas. And the differences between the two is what really drove Saix's curiosity everywhere. It was still a little hard to ever believe that Roxas really was the Nobody of Sora.

The only other thing that really kept his interest up was Namine. The mysterious girl with a special ability and connection to Sora. Saix would sometime glance over at Namine when she was working her magic, creating the memories for Sora to 'remember' and having him forget his old. It truly was something remarkable and unusual. But it somehow worked. More time had passed and Sora has exited the fifth floor. By now he had started to remember some of the memories Namine had created.

Larxene smirked again, "It's just as we intended it."

Saix slowly nodded, "The plan is moving along nicely."

"Now you had your fun on the first floor. So this time, it's my turn," Larxene said as she held out her hand.

Without batting an eye Saix pulled out the next card and tossed it over to Larxene. It did not matter to him that he couldn't face off against Sora again right now. He figured there may be another time for it later. Larxene grabbed hold of the card and gave a small kiss to it. She giggle sarcastically as he walked closer to Saix. She gently placed a hand on his face, causing him to tense up.

"You don't have to worry, I am not just going to give it to him," Larxene explained. Saix could see though the cold cruelness in her eyes as she spoke.

"Just… Don't break him," Saix muttered, turning his head to the side.

Larxene drew her hand back, smirking again. "Well… Do I detect a soft spot? A soft spot coming from you? The most boring and emotionless member?" She let out a laugh. "How funny. But, you don't need to worry. I'm not going to break the toy. I'm not dumb."

Saix ignored Larxene's comment at him, but he flinched at the way she had said 'toy'. Knowing that Larxene saw Sora that way didn't ease him any further. But he had to let that slide…. For now.

Saix breathed in, straightening his posture. "Larxene. Don't forget that Sora is the key. We do need him if… we're going to take over the Organization."

Larxene quickly pressed a finger to his lips, "I know you're in on it too…But keep it under your hood… at least until the time is right." She then waved goodbye and left through a dark corridor.

Once she was gone, and Saix was left alone in the room, he couldn't help but smirk every so slightly. He had heard what he wanted to hear. Though he still did not like the other parts of the plan, he was glad that it seemed to be moving along well. Once this was all over, he could return to The Castle that Never Was. He could return to his daily missions… and enjoy ice cream on top of the clock tower with Roxas. It felt like so long ago since he had done that. He missed it.

Saix watched as Sora progressed through one more floor. Once he exited the sixth and was making his was up to the seventh when Larxene appeared. Watching closely, he saw as Sora remembered more of Namine. She had even used her powers to change the charm Sora had on him. She made it so Sora believe it was from her. Saix was astounded at the strength her powers held, being able to do things like that.

Though Sora had forgotten everything when he first entered Castle Oblivion, he quickly had been regaining his strength. His battle with Larxene proved that he was getting back to his original power. The battle didn't last for too long, and Sora came out as the winner. After Larxene had her battle with Sora, she quickly returned back to the room.

She let out a sigh after exiting the dark corridor, stretching her back."Whew… Throwing that battle wore me out."

Saix raised an eyebrow. The smallest temptation to mock Larxene came to mind, but he decided to keep it to himself. He just shrugged, giving no verbal comment.

Larxene lowered her eyebrows in suspicion as she stepped closer to Saix, "What? You got something to say?"

"Perhaps," Saix commented in his usual emotionless tone. He thought it wouldn't be the worst thing if he toyed with Larxene for a bit.

Larxene scrunched up her nose, "What is it? Say it!"

Saix closed his eyes and calmly replied, "It does not matter."

"What were you thinking. I know you have something you want to say," Larxene pestered on.

"If you must know… I was thinking that…" Saix paused for a moment before he continued. "It did not look like you threw that fight."

Larxene glared as she gasped, "What?! You think I just lost to the boy?"

"It did look that way," Saix answered while the slightly smirk form on his face.

Larxene's glare grew more furious. "Ugh! How dare you! You think something like throwing a fight is easy? You don't seem to understand the nuances of-" She took in a breath to continue her rant, but before she did, a different voice interrupted.

"An ungainly effort."

"Huh?" Larxene questioned as she turned around to see Vexen coming out of a dark corridor. Larxene frowned as she gritted her teeth. "Vexen!"

"How could you be humbled by someone of such limited significance? You shame the Organization." Vexen stated as he walked further into the room. Larxene only have a growl as a response.

"Vexen," Saix started, ignoring Larxene's angered glares at the higher ranking member. "What brings you up here? Is there something you need?"

"I've come to lend you a hand. You obviously believe this Sora has much potential, but I remain unconvinced he is truly worth such coddling. I think an experiment would show if he really is of any value to us," Vexen replied.

Larxene crossed her arms, "Hmph. Well, here we go again. It's just an excuse so you can carry out your little experiments. That's all.

"I'm a scientist. Experiments are what I do, yes," Vexen responded.

Saix eyed Vexen. He knew him well enough that Vexen had his reasonings for wanting to help. All of which, probably had to do with his research of course. Vexen was not a suspicious member, but there was something about his research that could possibly be questioned.

"It does not matter what you do, you may do as you please. If testing Sora is that, then so be it. But I do see that testing Sora, is an easy cover up for testing your valet." Saix stated.

Vexen scoffed, "Valet? He's the product of pure research."

"What he actually is, is a toy," Larxene replied, smirking.

Saix frowned a little at that again. It still bugged him how Larxene casually marked Sora as just some 'toy'. It concerned him a little...or what he remembered feeling concerned was like.

Vexen glared over at Larxene, "Hmph. You should just learn to be quiet."

Larxene turned her head away without a response back.

There was a moment of uneasy tension in the air. No one spoke for bit. Soon Saix cleared his throat, bringing the attention of the other two members on him.

"Vexen, if you do truly wish to help, than you will need this of course," Saix held up the world card. Vexen smiled as he took hold of the card and looked it over.

Larxene scrunched up her nose. "I can believe you're just going to give it to him," she muttered.

"Vexen is a higher ranking member than both of us. If he wishes to give us something to watch, then let him do so."

To Saix, it didn't really matter what Vexen did. It only mattered if his plans could still be carried out in the long run. Saix would complete his missions eventually in time. He knew once he did so, he could finally go back. He wanted to go back. He did find it strange at first to be missing something. But he did in fact find himself to be missing the time where he could just sit around after his missions and eat ice cream.

And that wraps up that. I have tried to add in as much as I can for these parts, though I was originally going to go through the CoM novel adaption for stuff to add...I forgot to bring it with me on vacation XD. Either way I tried my best and I hope you all liked it. See you all next time!