I am back again updating this story. Had college and other writing I tried, but now I got back to this and had a great time writing it out!

Thank you all for being patient with me on this, I hope you enjoy this next chapter.

Ch.13

That night Saix was preparing for bed, the day had been long and he was ready for a good long sleep. After having to fill out reports right after returning and only having a little time to sit and relax, Saix just wanted to sleep. He could only hope that the next few days of adjusting back to normal would go easily.

But the sound of a portal appearing in his room distracting him from the pleasant thoughts of rest. He turned around and saw who he expected to see. He only person who would just barge into his room without knocking or even a warning… Axel.

"What is it?" Saix asked, before sitting down on his bed. If he couldn't sleep yet, he would at least relax his body a bit.

"It's about your report. Namine is just gone now? How do you lose track of one little child?" Axel asked before crossing his arms.

"Ah, that's why he is here," Saix thought to himself.

He had a feeling that Axel would no doubt come sooner or later to ask him about it. After all he had fabricated several things throughout the entire report. And a good few of those things left out where things that he wanted to keep to himself such as where Namine went or his interaction with the replica.

"I did not have the time to keep an eye on her. I had other, more important things to deal with than watching over her, and you know though," Saix answered as simply as he could.

"Sure, but did you even try and look for her? You remember why we wanted her right?"

"Yes I do remember, but as I already stated keeping track of her was not my priority," Saix stated, keeping his composure calm.

"Fine, whatever. I'll let that slide then, we can always get her back another time. On to the other matters… everything else was fine and detailed. I expected no less from you. But was is really that hard to locate where the chamber could be?"

"Why do you think it took me so long to return? The multitude of floors and vagueness of each makes everything feel like some sort of maze or puzzle. I lost my way so many times and to no avail."

"Ugh, so basically it was a lot of wasted time there," Axel grumbled. "Well… not entirely all wasted. Heh, the traitors were dealt with like you said, and that's good news for me. Less people to have to work with each day. Never did like Marluxia or Larxene anyways, especially Larxene. Boy she was a really-"

"Was that all you had to say Lea?" Saix said. He was quick to cut him off, making sure that he couldn't get the chance to say the choice words that he had in mind.

"No no, there was more of course. Less satisfying things though," Axel said as he took a few steps forward. His gaze sharpened while keeping his eyes locked onto Saix. "I expected better from you Saix. It's not like you to slack."

"I don't know what you mean," Saix replied.

"You know exactly what I mean. You slacked and I had to pick up the pieces. Or more like… dispose of said pieces," Axel chuckled softly.

Right away Saix knew what Axel had to be referring to. Zexion. He knew that the man had escaped and no doubt came running back to the castle. From that, it meant exactly what Saix imagined had happened… Axel dealt with Zexion, and it was no doubt in some dark or gruesome way. Saix could only hope that Axel would not joyously indulge in how he had to do the deed.

"Yeah, about that. How exactly did you let him get away like that?" Axel asked, though there was a heavy tone of announce in his voice.

"He went to go after Riku and I let him do that. But afterwards by the time I went looking for him, he had already left."

"And just what were you doing? I highly doubt you were sitting around twiddling your thumbs."

"Looking for the chamber of course," Saix lied. "There was that and making sure that Sora had properly defeated Marluxia. But even then the keyblade wielder had also disappeared after Marluxia was gone."

"Hmph, sure. But you still left me to deal with the bookworm. Do you know how surprised I was when he showed up in the middle of the night here? At first I thought it was you, but no… it was him and I could tell he had something on his mind to speak. He was ready to rat on your and that would ruin everything. So I had to think quickly to get rid of him without letting anyone else be alerted."

Axel chuckled a moment after, his expression changing into that cold and twisted smile. The one smile that seemed wrong for Axel to have… at least from how Saix remembered him as Lea.

"Even though you screwed it up, I should actually thank you. Getting the chance to dispose of him really brought my mood up. Though when we have the time," Axel lowered his voice even more than he already had. "You gotta tell me how Vexen went. I'd love to hear how you did it."

Saix shuddered slightly at Axel's tone, but he tried his best to keep his composure. He wasn't about to have Axel call him out to criticize him for his reaction.

"Perhaps another time then," Saix answered. "They are at least out of the way now."

"That's what I planned for. All of those members who I could easily get in the way are now dead and gone. So let's say that's a good note then to end it on."

"If you say so…" Saix said, still a little unnerved by how casual Axel was talking about the deaths of the other members.

"Anyways, that's all I got for now. Gotta get back to the usually work filing. Good talk though, just remember, don't let it happen too often where I need to pick up your slack. I won't be too happy if it becomes a regular thing," Axel replied, his tone dipping into a darker and colder tone. And then without another word he left the room through the dark corridor.

Once Saix saw that he was alone he leaned back and flopped onto this bed. Staring up at the ceiling, he let his mind wander over the situation that had just happened. "I cannot understand it. I know you are just doing your job Lea, but you seem to take it to such a severe extent. Have these years as a Nobody really changed you so much? Or is it just the work… I just wish I could know what it is."

He tried to think further on the subject, trying to understand and find a way to make sense. He wanted to know why there was such a change in his friend. Why over these years he had changed so much from what Saix knew him as. Sure there were theories and thoughts he had on the matter, but without any proper evidence he could never be too sure. The only thing he did know was that the change started when he noticed the color change Axel's eyes. But even then Saix wasn't sure what any of that really meant.

"There are just too many questions to this…" Saix then yawned, too tired to continue on with this thoughts. 'I feel as if I may never understand it, or at least not anytime soon."

Though Saix wanted to try and think more on the subject, no more thoughts came to his mind. Only the heavy dragging thoughts of sleep were circling around him now. So with not being able to keep his mind awake for much longer, Saix finally went to sleep.

For the following morning Saix woke back up, taking a few minutes to remind himself where he was. Castle Oblivion was over and he was back in The World that Never Was. He would resume normal missions again and fill out mission reports. It seemed much less intriguing than what had gone on in the other castle, but there were merits to being back.

One of the main ones being he could see Roxas again and enjoy peaceful evenings up at the clock tower. He truly had found himself missing the days of sitting up there and eating ice cream with his new friend. Now that he was back, he could do it once again, and this time Roxas had grown and was much more talkative.

When he got down to the Grey Room he heard what he expect yet didn't at the same time. Axel had paired him up with Roxas for the mission for today. There wasn't an exact reason as to why Axel said this, but from what Saix could tell was that he wanted to make sure that he still knew his stuff. Pairing him with Roxas for a mission was probably the best way to test that out in the field as opposed to any of the other remaining members.

When Roxas finally came along into the Grey Room, Saix made his way over to him. "Roxas, it seems today we've been paired up together for your missing."

"Wait? Really? But didn't you just get back? Should they let you rest or something?" Roxas asked curiously.

Saix chuckled softly. "It would be nice if things could be easy like that, but I'm afraid not. They want to make sure I am still good in the field after being away for so long. Putting me on a mission right away is the best way to test that."

"Oh, I suppose you're right. But hey! That means we get more time to catch up again, and go on a mission like we used to," Roxas started smiling at the news.

"That will be a good positive of this. I'll be waiting for when you are ready," Saix replied.

While Saix saw Roxas getting ready, Axel walked up to him. "Think you can handle a mission like this? I know it's been a while, but I'm sure you haven't forgotten the ropes."

"Of course, it's nothing out of the ordinary. I was not the one who lost my memories at Castle Oblivion after all," Saix muttered in return.

"Yeah yeah, whatever. Just making sure," Axel replied. "At least you won't have to do all the work now that zombie boy has improved a little."

Saix breathed out slowly, trying his hardest not to make a retort to Axel. He was growing tired of Axel's use of a demeaning nickname for Roxas. In fact he had already been tired of it since the moment Axel first starting using it even when Roxas truly was zombie-like. But still, to argue against Axel on his choice of nicknames was not a good choice. As much as Saix wanted to speak out on it, he kept it to himself.

After Roxas was ready, the two of them left to their destination, Agrabah. It all started off as a normal mission, or at least it was suppose to. They were just supposed to be collecting hearts from the Heartless, but before they could start on it, someone else came into the area.

Whomever it was was muttering aloud to themselves, talking about a lamp and something else about it granting wishes. All of it rang very suspicious to Saix, and once the strange man had left the area, he came to a decision. "Roxas, I believe we should follow after him."

"What? Why? Wouldn't that be going against what our mission is supposed to be?"

"Not entirely. As long as we do complete our mission by the end of the day it doesn't matter what we do in between. Besides, I have a feeling that man is not from around here."

"You mean…?"

Saix nodded. "He is from another world like us. It is clear that he doesn't fit in here… that part if very clear. And if we can gather some worthwhile information on him, it could prove to help us at some point."

"If you say so. I guess you are right though, we can still collect hearts as we follow him right? Or at least afterwards?" Roxas asked.

"Correct. But I believe for now it would be best to lay low and quiet, otherwise he may see us."

"Right."

They followed the strange man all the way out of the city and into the dessert. Out there they saw him come to a large cave entrance that had the head of a tiger. It was rather impressive to see just out in the middle of the desert, but it left so many questions.

"I didn't expect that to be here. How do you think it stays all detailed like that?"

"I would not know. Perhaps it is just one of the special things about this world," Saix answered.

"You think so?" Roxas asked as he looked over to Saix.

"Yes," Saix answered with a nod. "Though I think this is as far as we should go for today. This cave will most definitely need to be reported in, but explored another time. But it should hopefully be a well worth find."

"All right, so now we can get back to the real mission?"

"Yeah, let's do that," Saix said, though he kept his eyes on the cave entrance. "Though a small look inside wouldn't be too bad, right?"

Roxas smiled. "Since when did you want to go off from the mission so much?"

"I sometimes find myself very curious to explore mysterious places. Doesn't everyone?" Saix replied giving a small smile in return.

"Yeah, let's go then."

The two proceeded into the cave and as they expected, they found some Heartless roaming about. The room of the cave they were in was small and didn't seem to have much else in it. Though they looked around until they found some pillars that hid pull switches, from there they entered another room that was still filled with Heartless.

As they fought, Saix watched Roxas carefully. Not only to make sure he was handling the Heartless, but to also study his fighting techniques. Since his meeting with Sora, Saix had become more curious about the differences and similarities between the two.

The two of them sure did have a similar way of fighting, but Roxas had started to develop his own way to go about things. While Sora seemed to be fairly good between magic and using the keyblade, Roxas mainly used the keyblade. He would create a series of attacks and moves when attacking groups of Heartless or even a single one.

Once the quota was filled they turned around and headed back, but made sure to keep note of everything that they had discovered in the cave. Now done with their missions they left Agrabah and headed right over to Twilight Town for their ice cream.

"You've improved a lot, I'm very impressed," Saix replied. "Though I know it is just due to time and you working hard, but I do see the change in you since your first few days."

"Thanks," Roxas replied before biting into his ice cream. "I guess I see a change in your to."

"Hm? What do you mean by that?" Saix asked, not exactly sure what Roxas meant. Was there some change or was Roxas just more aware of him now than before?

"Well I mean, you seem more relaxed than what I remember from before. And a bit more talkative, or curious or something. I don't really know what I meant…" Roxas trailed off after letting out a sigh.

"Oh, it's all right Roxas, I think I may understand what you are trying to get at. I think my trip to Castle Oblivion proved to be educational for myself in ways I hadn't really realized."

"Huh? How so? Can you tell me anything about it?" Roxas asked quickly, suddenly seeming curious about it.

"Ah… I am afraid not. It is still highly confidential," Saxi said.

"Oh… okay, I understand," Roxas replied a bit solemnly.

In truth, Saix wished he could talk to Roxas about it. There was a lot of things that had happened that he would have liked to explain to another. There was Axel… but parts with Namine and the other children still would have to be left out. If he could tell about it to Roxas, Saix wondered how he would react. If he were to tell about Sora, would it cause some stir in memories for Roxas? Or would he be confused about it? The more Saix thought about it, the more questions started to form. So he tried his hardest to push them away before they grew to be too much.

Roxas spoke up again after a few more bites of ice cream. "But I know at least you made it back. I'm still really glad you weren't terminated."

Saic couldn't help but chuckle a little. "I am glad as well for that. Now didn't you say that Xion was going to come up here some time?"

"Yeah… but I guess she isn't coming today," Roxas replied before sighing slightly.

"I suppose not, but there is always tomorrow, right?" Saix asked.

"Yeah, maybe she will be back tomorrow."

"Let's hope for the best," Saix said before he finished his ice cream.

Once they had finished, the two of them returned back to the castle. With their reports finished up they handed them to Axel and began to head off. Just before Saix could leave the Grey Room, Axel placed a hand on his shoulder and stopped him.

"Hey quick thing, tomorrow at some point I will need you to fill out more paperwork for Castle Oblivion. Just some more details on things from what you know, okay?"

"All right then, if that is the case. What is there though? I thought I detailed out as much as I could."

"Yeah I know you did, but Xemnas just wants a little more about where you searched and for how long when looking for the chamber. That's all he really cares about right now. I'll give you the papers sometime tomorrow, okay?"

Saix nodded. "Okay, I understand."

Roxas's Diary Entry: Day 72

Saix and I went to Agrabah today. We were going to have a normal mission, but then it kind of went off differently. But it was a good kind of different case I got to see that Saix actually can be curious sometimes. He seems a lot more different though since coming back from Castle Oblivion, I just can't explain it. But there is some change in him, I think, but I think it is a good change… whatever it is.
But today it was just the two of us for ice cream.
I wonder when Xion can join us and the three of us can ice cream together.

Secret Report: Saix

It's hard to begin to explain the thoughts on the matter. So much has happened within only a few short months, yet it also feels like no time at all. Still at the same time whether the time flow is fast or slow, things have changed.
The years of being here, I never could find much conversation with other members. Nothing ever felt right to get into anything that was a serious talk. Aside from Lea, I would keep to myself on things. But now even he seems too far to really talk to about things… but perhaps that is just how we are as Nobodies. We are distant and quiet over things that would normally evoke emotion.
But Roxas… is different. He will say what is on his mind when he wants to. Maybe it is because he is still young in terms of a Nobody, or perhaps given the technicality of he, being Sora's Nobody, it makes him rather special.
I am not exactly sure which would be more plausible. For all I know it could be a barrage of choices. But maybe one day I could find out.

Yeah I did cover over a bit of the mission at least, just because I had the thoughts on the matter. And Saix's reports are as full as words as ever.

Let me know what you thought though! I got something really good planned through for the next chapter :)