Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Measure of Soul. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I don't own DITF, Code:000, Cloverworks, Trigger and a few others do.

Rex had many reasons to be scared of 'Zero' as she called herself, she was a better fighter then him, she was stronger than him, she was smarter on certain things and she was well aware of what she looked like in his armor.

The glare she gave him as he slowly trudged up to the girl was worse than being hit by a mountain.

"Captain." Val stated before Rex looked at her and then turned to the soldier.

"Val, take the diplomats where they need to go… I will catch up." He ordered, Val noticed the look in the girl's eyes and nodded before walking away.

Rex almost wanted to run with them, to shrink into the smallest ball of goo. He sighed.

He removed his helmet in time to be smacked as he winced from the hit, his purplish green skin turned red and he felt coppery blood on his lip.

"Hi Oni." He winced as he rubbed the spit and pain out of his face as his body began to heal the wound, something all Klaxo Sapiens could do… At least if the wound wasn't so damaging that it couldn't regenerate the injury.

"Rex… What are you doing here?" Zero said as the wolf captain turned to look at her.

"Business for the princess, You can…. We're fighting a war and losing… Your still mad like I'd thought you'd be… Can't blame you…" He said. Zero wasn't someone who he wanted to see mad, but he had screwed up.

"You broke your promise… And you left me behind, after our argument." Zero said, Rex looked at the ground.

"I'm well aware, I told you that you'd never have to see me again… And I broke that promise… I'm here on diplomatic business… If you want, just pretend I don't exist…." He said as he slipped his helmet on, he'd rather look at the woman he had let down time and time again with his armored eyes then use his real ones.

He was good at fighting and killing, bad at being a friend.

"No… You are here for the Humans? Then I'm coming with you… I might be mad at you, but our people come first." Zero said, Rex wanted to point out that Zero looked EXACTLY like a human for some reason.

But he wouldn't question it, he'd be lucky if they could even talk like friends again.

"That other wolf and those 2 well-dressed Klaxo Sapiens are who you'd want to follow… We're looking for someone important among the humans to talk to." He said and started to walk away; they would get suspicious of why he stopped to talk to Zero if he stayed for a much longer time.

He sighed and continued to march further into the city, he looked at Carnelian. The Klaxosaur continued to march the long way around the city, trying not to cause any damage or kill anyone as Val and the diplomats turned to see why the captain had walked away from them.

"I thought I said you should go on ahead, I was busy talking to someone…." He muttered, he sighed and continued to look around as Zero caught up to them.

"Who is this?" One of the diplomats asked as he looked at Rex and Zero.

"This is… Oni, she's volunteered to take us to the humans if she's allowed to lead us… She's going to be our guide." He stated before he turned and looked at Zero who looked over the other members of the group before smirking and nodding.

"Yes, I will guide you to the human leaders, but only if your let me… I've been to the government buildings before…" Zero said, looking at Rex who tried to avoid her gaze, she didn't hate him to death, but the look in her eyes told her the talk they were just having was far from over.

"Well then, if we are to be going, we should start, the rest of the Captain's unit here is supposed to arrive after we are settled in for the day and I would like to get at least to the humans before nightfall." The man said as Rex sighed and rolled his eyes.

"We're be there as soon as we can, sir… We're not really in a position to rush things since we're on unfamiliar land… Soldiers don't explore unfamiliar land till they know what their up against and I would like to continue that tradition of waiting and being cautious if it helps things." Rex said before Carnelian roared and got the group's attention.

He rolled his eyes and turned around before continuing to wait for Zero to tell them their next move.

He saw the same mischievous streak of mischief he had seen in her as a kid in her eyes. It mad him smile under his armor at the very least.

He had no idea what the next few months would bring.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done! Yes, I know Zero isn't as cold and emotionless as the series. I will explain why in a few chapters. Next chapter will also show more of Rex and Zero bonding and explain more of their past. until Monday or so, Lighting Wolf out!