I did it again and wrote out a new chapter! Finally I got where I wanted to go with it!

And I just need to say a big thank you to all of those who support me and send me many good thoughts! I wouldn't be able to get through it if not for all of your support. Big thanks specially to tmart.x13 and Luna Lillyth for helping discuss and theory out so much for this story. But still a HUGE thank you to every one of you!

Ch.12

Saix searched back and forth and in every possible direction that could, and no matter what he did, he could not find a results. He knew he had been searching for days now, yet there was still nothing more that he could find anywhere in Castle Oblivion.

"Surely there must be something more to this… I wouldn't have been tasked with this if I were doomed to fail at the start," Saix thought to himself as he continued to look around.

It had been days now since the battles at Castle Oblivion took place. Now it was only an empty, desolate castle. Namine had gone off with Riku and his new 'twin' with Sora to somewhere safer. Where that was Saix didn't know, but it wasn't his business anyways. But they were safe and out of the Organization's radar, at least as far as Saix could tell.

That is how he hoped it could stay. He didn't want them to get too deeply involved again with the Organization, but he knew that inevitably it would end up like that. He could only hope… hope as much as a Nobody could.

It had been over a month now, probably around a month and a half since Saix had left for Castle Oblivion. And still at the end of each day, he had no further results or progress than when he started. By this point it was starting to feel like a lost cause, and he wasn't too sure how much longer he would go on for it.

Once he did at least two more searches, he finally figured it was time to conclude his time at the castle. Now that it would be over he could finally return back to The World that Never Was and resume more normal missions.

"I wonder if anything has changed since I took my leave. Surely Roxas has improved by now… I wonder how he is doing on his own…" Saix let these thoughts float around his head while he prepared to leave.

Though at first he thought it odd that the first person he thought of back there was Roxas. He was only the Nobody of Sora and Saix barely even knew him for a month. So why was he the first person Saix thought about seeing again… opposed to a certain other.

"Maybe it's perhaps my curiosity has grown now that I've encountered Sora. To see such a stark difference between the two of them… makes me wonder so much about their situations. Maybe there is more about this than I originally thought."

Once he had all of the things he needs, he left the castle and started his way back to The World that Never Was. The closer he got, the more his thoughts changed. They went from thinking about Roxas and wanting to see him… to wondering what Axel was going to have to say to him.

"First priority has to be reporting to Axel… otherwise I may not hear the end of it. I can only imagine what he will have to say," Saix thought as he sighed to himself.

Saix arrived back at the castle by early morning, though by the darkened skies of The World that Never Was, no one would be able to tell. But Saix had no reason to think of the time, all he needed to do was report in like he was expected to do.

He kept a steady pace as he first headed to the Grey Room. Though it was early in the morning, he knew by this hour Axel would have already been awake and in the room, waiting for the other members to come for their missions.

When he got down there he saw Axel was in fact in the room, currently sitting on one of the couches, writing away on some papers. But when Saix stepped in the room his head snapped up and he was met with those harsh, amber eyes.

"It's about time you got back," Axel said as he state up. "Been wondering if you actually had made it or not."

Saix breathed out slowly, keeping his composure still and calm. On the inside he felt a little bit disappointed. Axel didn't bother to greet him. Not even a smile to see his return. It only was straight to business. But that was how it was nowadays… Saix thought he had gotten used to it by this point. But for some reason he had expected their reunion to go a little bit different.

Maybe there was still part of him hoping to see Axel smile… like he used to. To have him be open and friendly like when he had first met him years ago when they were Somebodies.

"So you going to get that paper work start then?" Axel said, pulling Saix from his thoughts.

"The paperwork? Oh yes, for what happened. Of course, I'll get to it as soon as I can," Saix responded.

"If you say so, but it better get done. I've dealt with enough already with the Dusks reporting back the minimal results. So much crap to deal with, but I know you will give me a good in depth report as always," Axel replied. "Since you just got back today, I don't have any mission for you. So hey, great time to get that report started."

"I suppose," Saix said. Honestly, he just wanted to get back and rest and save the report for the night. But Axel was hard to persuade on something like that. He would have to just get it done before he got to do anything like relaxing.

"Bring it up to me when you finish, I would honestly like to get this whole thing done with. Though there is still a lot to deal with," Axel's eyes narrowed in on Saix after he said that.

Though the words were not stated, Saix could only figure what he meant about. Zexion. Saix did not know what happened to the man after he left Castle Oblivion, but from Axel's tone… it was clear that the situation had been taken care of. And Saix wasn't too sure how he felt about it currently being a vague subject.

"Yes, I understand," Saix said, having only those words come from his mind.

"Good. Now get to doing that paperwork. If you want to save some time for the day to relax, you better get to it now," Axel said before going back to his spot on the couch.

Saix wavered there for a moment, watching Axel carefully. "Lea… whatever became of you…"

Saix had spent the entire morning in his room, writing away as much as he could for the reports. He of course had to leave certain details out, such as going after Vexen, but he found reasonable explanations to give that would cover for it.

Once he finished everything that he could, he looked to the time. It was already late afternoon. Saix let out a long sigh as he went to gather up all of his papers. At least now he could use the rest of the evening to finally get that rest he wanted. Or at least do something much more peaceful then write out paperwork all day.

Back in the Grey Room, Axel was still there, but now he had moved to the other couch. He had more papers in his hands than before and was writing vigorously on his clipboard.

Without a word Saix walked up and placed the stack of papers neatly down next to Axel.

The redhead barely even glanced at him this time. "How about that, you actually finished before I thought."

"You thought it would take me longer?" Saix asked while raising an eyebrow.

"I mean it was a lot of things you had to cover. But I guess I've forgotten how good you are with your reports. I've missed seeing them… the other members still are so-so… and Demyx… ugh hell you know he hasn't changed much. I've been really tempted to try using more threatening methods again. You know it worked for a few weeks when I did some light threatening."

"I would not call nearly burning off his mullet as 'light threatening'," Saix replied before shifting slightly.

It was always a bit unnerving when Axel started to talk about hurting the other members. The way he talked about it and how he smiled when thinking of it… it was sickening. Whatever prompted him to think in such horrible harsh was Saix wasn't too sure of. He knew it had to do with Axel becoming 2nd in command, for that was when the change started to show, but other than that he had nothing else to go off of.

Axel ended up shrugged, passing off Saix's comment as casual. "It's whatever. I'll figure out a way to keep him on his toes. It's a fun challenge, heh. But you know, surprisingly the zombie boy has improved in his reports. Quite an accomplishment for him. Even the other zombie is actually showing a feasible amount of something."

"The… other zombie?" Saix asked.

"You know the other new member. The mask head. I haven't figured out the perfect nickname yet, but I'm sure it will come to me in time," Axel responded.

Saix breathed out a long and slow breath. He could see that Axel was having far too much fun thinking about all of this. Questioning Axel on it further would only encourage him to speak more cruel towards others, and Saix was not in the mood to have to hear any of that.

"If that's all you need from me then, I'll be heading off," Saix replied.

"Yeah, okay. Do whatever you want for the rest of the day. I'll read over the report later and come to you if I need more."

Saix took his leave without another word. No point in saying goodbye when he wasn't ever greeted properly. But now that it was out of the way Saix opened up a portal and headed inside. Shortly after a bit of walking he exited out into Twilight Town by the Side Street.

Twilight Town was the one place that was on his mind where he knew he could get some peace and quiet. The one place where he could feel most relaxed and let his tense mind wind down. And if his hunch was right, Roxas was most likely on a mission in town. If he was then that could prove to lighten up his day.

Saix started to walk, but soon enough he heard footsteps coming the other way. He stopped, waiting to see who it was. And sure enough as his suspicion was right, Roxas was walking around the corner.

As soon as Roxas turned fully and now was facing across from Saix, he stopped dead in his tracks. His eyes widened, looking completely caught off guard by the sight that he was seeing.

Saix smiled slightly as he walked closer. "Roxas, it's been a while hasn't it? It's good to see you again."

"S-Saix!?" Roxas finally sputtered out. "You're alive… I mean you're back?"

"Now why wouldn't I be?"

"A-Axel… he said that you were gone like all the rest. Everyone was annihilated at Castle Oblivion. Axel had said that no one survived…"

Saix crossed his arms. "Is that what he said? Well it seems he may have embellished it far too much. I'm perfectly fine as you see."

"Yeah, you're right. But I was really worried that you weren't coming back," Roxas replied with a shake of his head.

"I suppose that is one way he could put it. Though that worry was only his mind thinking it for him, but I'll let him keep it that way. Feels more… natural in conversation rather than point out he shouldn't be able to feel that," Saix thought to himself.

"So now that you're back, do you want to get some ice cream?" Roxas asked after a moment.

"I think that would be nice. I have missed it a lot," Saix said.

"Then meet me at the clock tower! I'll go and buy some!" Roxas said before running off towards the area of Twilight Town that had the shops.

Saix found himself smiling again, it was such a strange thing to be doing, but he didn't mind it. After the long time at Castle Oblivion he was thankful to be back to see Roxas again. Not wanting to keep Roxas waiting, Saix headed off to the clock tower to meet at their special spot.

Once up there Saix took his seat and looked out over the town with the sunset casting a beautiful light. He truly had missed this. He sighed deeply and let the rest of his stressful thoughts fade away for the time being. Soon enough Roxas came up holding two ice creams in his hand. He handed one to Saix before sitting down next to him.

They started to eat in silence, but eventually Roxas found himself staring at Saix ever so often. "So you just got back?"

Saix shook his head. "No. I arrived in the morning, but I checked in with Axel who had me fill out paperwork about the mission."

"Ooh. So you've been back this whole day and I didn't even know it…"

"It's not surprising that you didn't know. It's not like Axel would be one to announce my arrival."

"That's true I guess. But you finished all that work then?" Roxas asked before biting back into his ice cream.

"Yeah… After everything I went through and spending the entire day filling out paperwork, I needed a good place to relax. A place where I can sort out my thoughts in peace," Saix said. A gentle breeze came over them and Saix closed his eyes, feeling relaxed once again.

"Oh… do you need some time alone?" Roxas asked, not wanting to bother Saix too much if he was stressed.

Saix shook his head. "It's okay Roxas. You being here and talking to me helps. Having someone to talk to that can understand you is rather beneficial."

"Ooh yeah. I know what you mean. When you first left I went up here by myself, but it was kind of lonely. But then I brought Xion up here after a little while, and that did help."

Saix looked at Roxas with a curious glance. He already had figured and seen first hand now that Roxas had improved so much since he last saw him, but this was not something he had thought about. Roxas had made friends with the other keyblade wielder. And now that left further questions in Saix's mind.

"If Roxas has improved his mind since his first days, does that mean the same for Xion? Hmmm… very interesting."

"That sounds very nice of you do that. I hope you two have been getting along," Saix responded.

"Yeah we have, and we're friends now. And…" Roxas trailed off for a moment. "If it's okay with you, maybe all three of us can have ice cream together?"

This was yet another thing Saix had not expected to hear today. Not only had Roxas made friends with Xion, but now he wanted all of them to spend their time after work eating ice cream together? Saix wasn't against it, he knew that much. But the idea of it being mentioned never had crossed his mind. The overall fact though was that he wasn't a people person. Being in a crowd of people wasn't something he favored… though this was only one other person to eat ice cream with. It didn't sound too bad at all.

"She can join us, I don't mind. I think it would be nice to know her anyways."

"Great!" Roxas exclaimed. "I can't wait to tell her!"

Saix smiled at Roxas's energy. The rest of the day was really turning around for him now that he was back. Back to a familiar way of doing things and he was glad for them. He truly had missed this. Just a simple evening eating ice cream with a friend.

Roxas Diary Entry: Day 71

After I finished my mission today Saix showed up. I wasn't expected it, but it turned out he had been back since the morning and I didn't even know it! It was really shocking 'causeI thought he was gone. But it was really nice to see him again!
We went back up to have ice cream like we used to. Our conversation was still fairly small like they were before, but I still really missed them.
I was feeling really tense before about him not coming back, but now that he is all that sensation is gone.
I'm just happy he is back

Secret Report: Saix

It is my first day back writing these since I left for Castle Oblivion. More time has gone by then I originally realized, but I can understand. So much time and effort had been put into Castle Oblivion and the plans… but that all went south rather fast. But that is aside from the point.

Now that I am back I can resume normal missions again. And on top of that go back to having ice cream after work with Roxas. I truly did not expect to miss that so much. Finally going back up there and having ice cream in that tranquil location relieved much of my mind. I can only hope things can stay like that for a while, but I know that these types of things can never stay simple for long.

Now we have returned back to the 358 story and CoM has finished! Woo! But there is still so much more to go on this!