Roxas…. Was gone.

And something else too… Axel was not sure what he lad lost, but he knew it was something important.

He had to get it back, no matter what. No matter the price… He would pay it if needed.

He came up with a mad scheme… It made sense though right?! Roxas wasn't dead right!? He was inside of Sora!

So all Axel had to do was capture Sora, pull the two apart again and everything could be as it was! Right?!

Deep inside, Axel knew he was acting on a mad instinct, yet… He was past caring.

Why?! Why did everyone always go away?! NO! They couldn't be gone! He didn't want to be alone anymore!

Finally Axel had managed to put words on that feeling he had felt, ever since he became a nobody… He had been alone. The last ten years, as he acted out all these orders, he had been alone… He didn't like being alone.

That burning desperation seemed to fill every inch of Axels body, so much that he didn't even think when he came to take her… Kairi!

She was they key to get Sora! And Sora was they key to get Roxas! Just put it back! Put it back the way it was! Then he wouldn't have to feel like this anymore! It would be okay!

Axel groaned as he looked at the girl, he had put her in such a nice room to! There was a bed and free access to a bathroom! It was a nice place, why didn't she get it?!

Kairi looked at him with such fearful yet angry eyes.

"Stop it!" Axel demanded. "I'm just putting things right! Don't you get it?!" he asked, even as he spoke, even he knew he sounded like a mad person.

"What-ever you want with Sora, he wont help you." Kairi asked and Axel rolled his eyes.

"Sora this, Sora that. There are other people you know." Axel stated. "STOP CRYING!" he demanded.

Kairi though let go of a hiss.

Axels eyes widened by the act of defiance, then he hissed as he walked over to her lifting a hand, ready to slap the girl over the face how-ever… As his arms was lifted, Kairis face looked right back at Axel and his eyes widened… A memory flashed before him. That face!

His hand in the air was shaking, then it fell down.

"Sorry." he turned away making Kairi halt as she blinked in surprise.

Axel sighed deeply as he looked at his hands. What was he doing? This…. This was madness. What was he even trying to archive?

Just then, a dark corridor opened and wide-eyed Axel looked up, to see a black robed figure with blue hair stepping out.

Axels body froze as he stood and the blue haired man looked harshly back at him.

"So this is where you have been hiding. Axel." Saix spoke in a cold voice.

Axel swallowed as he took a stand, wiping out his chakras.

Wide-eyed Kairi looked from one to the other.

"You wish to fight me?" Saix asked. "Your.."

"We're not friends!" Axel cut him off not even allowing him to finish. "Not anymore."

Ones, in what seemed like a very long time ago, a small boy, no older than seven or eight years old, with bright red hair in spike was sitting in the shadow of a bush, he was hugging his legs as he was crying and sniffing.

Suddenly, the branches of the bush was parted and the red head looked up to see a stranger boy whom seemed to be around his own age.

This stranger had blue hair and light blue eyes that looked back at him. "So, there really was some one crying here." the stranger boy commented.

The red head swallowed, snot going down his nose.

The blue haired boy didn't look annoyed, but looked questionable at him. "Did something happen?" he asked.

The red head swallowed, then reached forward two hands and in it, was resting a tiny little brown bird. "This bird!" The red head exclaimed. "It got hurt! It can't even fly!" and his eyes welled up. "What do I do?!" he asked.

The blue haired frowned slightly then sat down in front of the boy, looking at the bird then gently reached forward his own hands making the red head look up with shocked eyes.

"Its wing.. It's a little bend." The blue haired commented. "I know where there is a vet, she can look at it."

The red haired boy looked up, his green eyes so big and wide and the blue haired amused shook his head. "Come on." he gently took the red haired boys shoulder and took him with him.

The vet the blue haired new seemed rather amused by the tiny bird, but took it and went away into another room, leaving the two boys alone in what looked like a waiting room. The red haired boy was wrapping his arms around himself as worry was etched into his face.

Suddenly an object was put in front of his face and the red head looked up to see, an ice-cream.

"Here." The blue haired boy offered. "While we wait."

The red haired boy swallowed, then finally accepted and took a bite, he blinked. "It's… kind of salty." he pointed out. "But it tastes good anyway!"

"It's called sea-salt ice-cream." The blue haired boy informed as he licked his own. "It's my favorite… I'm Isa by the way. What's your name?"

"I'm…. Lea." The red head replied.

"Nice to meet you Lea." Isa nodded his head slightly.

Lea blinked, then he gasped, before he smiled. "It's nice to meet you to! Isa!" he grinned a big fat stupid grin.

Just then the door opened and the lady vet came out making both boys jump up.

The woman smiled. "Your bird friend is fine, I just needed to fix the wing." she informed opening her hands revealing the little brown bird. "Could one of you open the window so we can let our little friend outside?" she asked.

At ones Lea jumped up and rushed towards the window opening wide open allowing the vet to walk over there and let go, immediately the bird to flight and flew away.

Lea grinned as he jumped up and down. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

Isa nodded. "I'm glad it turned out good, I'll better be going." he stated as he turned only to suddenly felt two hands grabbing his arm holding him back and he turned to see the other boy holding him.

"You're going already?!" Lea asked. "We have barely even hung out!"

Isa blinked. "You want to… Hang out?" he asked.

"Yeah!" Lea grinned. "We're friends now so!"

"Friends?" Isa asked. "We just met!"

"So?" Lea asked. "Unless.." his face faltered. "You don't want to be friends." suddenly his eyes were huge and puppy dog like.

"No! I mean, being friends sounds nice." Isa stated. "Su-sure. We can be friends!"

And Lea grinned happily as if this was the happiest moment in his life…. What on earth had Isa just gotten himself into?

Saix's eyes were locked with Axels green ones as they stood in that room, Kairi pressing herself against the wall.

"You turned your back on the organization." Saix commented. "Now I've been asked to dispose of you."

"Oh great! Then you can have a taste of what it feels like to be me!" Axel stated. "So sorry." he mocked in a sarcastic tone.

"I can reverse it though." Saix offered. "I can make it look like you were playing in our favor all along, that it was part of the plan." and he reached out a hand. "All you need to do, is to hand over Kairi. Then come back. With me." Slowly Saix reached a hand towards Axel, as if offering him to take his hand. "Lea." he spoke.

Axel looked at him, then he smirked, then suddenly, from his throat bubbled a laughter. "Haha… HAHAHAHAHA!" he laughed loudly.

Saix didn't even move.

"Lea?!" Axel asked. "You know something I just realized?" he asked. "What-ever thing Lea and Isa had together. That was between them, we how-ever…. Are not Lea or Isa. You… You are not Isa!" he stated as he pointed as Saix, a mad grin on his face tears running down his face. "For all this time, I let myself become a puppet for Isa, I became a traitor for Isa, I even killed for Isa!" he stated. "Trying to fool myself into believing Isa was still around. Telling myself we were still friends. But Isa… HE WAS DEAD ALL ALONG! HAHA! And I let myself become Saix's little pawn! Doing his bidding like a good pet! Pet and master, that is Saix and Axel! Isn't that funny?!" he asked. "You aint Isa! And the two of us, we were never friends!"

Saix… Wasn't even moving. He was standing absolutely still, he might as well could have been a statue as his golden eyes were fixated on Axel.

"I'm done. Saix." Axel stated as he held up his hands, chakra and flames rushing. "I'm done being your little tool. I am done fooling myself." he stated as he hissed, his eyes filled with raw emotion. "I'm done with you."

And suddenly Saix's eyes widened as he roared, a grant burst of energy erupting from his body, slamming away all furniture, both Kairi and Axel crushed into the wall.

Then Saix vanished and appeared above Axel with his grand sword, slamming it directly down towards Axel.

The only thing saving Axel being his fast reflexes as he raised his arms and send out a burst of flames slowing down Saix's attack.

Only for Saix to move and kick Axel to the side. And he rolled around, responding with a ball of fire.

It was absolute and complete destruction… And their witness, Kairi could only press herself against the wall as she saw it. Neither man seemed to be even capable of thought at that moment, how-ever the one whom was the scariest.

It was the blue haired one, completely consumed by rage, his eyes glowing in that white light, his face not even looking human as he went berserk, attacking merciless and finally…

Axel fell to the floor, beaten… he groaned as he reached up an arm but even that afford seemed to much for him, and then suddenly, Saix stamped on his head.

Axel hissed, then he looked up, up at the face that had ones belonged to his friend. "So what now?" he asked. "Gonna kill me?" he asked. "Like everybody else whom was an obstacle in your path." and he spat. "Take it from an expert, it's best just to do it quick."

Saix seethed as he looked at Axel with such a hateful glare… And then he removed his foot, walked over to Kairi and grabbed her, pulling her with him through the dark corridor that closed behind him.

Leaving Axel on the floor, beaten and defeated as he squinted his eyes. "Dammit… Couldn't make it that easy for me huh?" he asked.