Yep, still don't own KH, or Alice in Wonderland.

Saix woke up several hours later. The first thing he noticed was that he had a mild headache. The second thing he noticed was that he was surrounded by flowers. Where the hell am I? How did I get here? Wait. Flowers. I'm in the greenhouse. What the hell am I doing here? He looked up through the glass ceiling at Kingdom Hearts and had no idea what time it was. No one was around, and if he was in Marluxia's greenhouse he expected to see him around here somewhere. Maybe it's the middle of the night and he's sleeping. He rose slowly, trying to make sense of things and trying not to aggravate his headache. Where did this blanket come from?

Then he slowly remembered the events of the previous day. Holy shit, that herb…it made me "feel" so strange, but I'm not supposed to "feel"…I went to ask Marluxia about it, and then… He got that far and everything started blurring out for him. I hope I didn't hurt anyone. He scanned his surroundings and found no signs of battle and no bloodstains, so he at least had that going for him. Then it occurred to him – Oh shit, the Superior! I hope I didn't miss any meetings or missions! And if I did, what excuse could I give him? If I told him the truth he'd think I was an irresponsible stoner! With this frightening thought he stumbled out into the hallway in the direction of the Superior's office, still slightly delirious simply from not knowing what was going on.

Marluxia was coming back to the greenhouse after getting a light snack. He had been watching Saix for quite some time and his body had been arguing with him. I hope he's still sleeping. I was only gone for a minute. Then he saw someone walking towards him. Now who could that be this time of night? Then he saw that telltale blue hair and his fears were confirmed. Aw shit, I hope he didn't get into any trouble. I wonder if he slept off his high?

"Saix!" Marluxia whispered loudly at the diviner.

Saix cringed. That small noise alone felt like a train crashing into him. "Marluxia, not so loud," he said, facing the assassin. At first glance he wondered, Wait, wasn't he a flower earlier? He quickly shook off that ridiculous thought and asked him what he really needed to know. "What the hell happened?" He hoped nothing would aggravate his berserker side, as his hangover would not agree with that.

Marluxia lowered his voice even further. For all he knew Saix would be extremely angry with him, but he'd be even angrier if he didn't get answers. "Well Saix," he began, "you were kinda high," he said cautiously, looking away.

Saix looked at the ground. If I had a heart I'd be embarrassed. "How did that happen? I remember – wait a minute," he said slowly, trying to keep his headache in check while trying to figure out this mess, "You gave me flowers, and one of them had a potent smell, and…" he snapped up, remembering that it made him feel. Well, maybe it was an illusion of feeling, but it was pretty close. He wanted to be able to feel more than anything. He wanted a heart. But that was beside the point.

"Saix," Marluxia whispered, "it's 3:30 in the morning. Let's take this back to the greenhouse before we wake anyone up."

As they headed back Saix asked, "How long have I been out? Hours? Days? Did I miss any assignments?"

Marluxia chuckled. "Just since last night. Don't worry, you didn't miss any missions. And Xemnas didn't find out."

Saix decided that was a very good thing. He was still in favor with the Superior. He had to find little things to be grateful for, given the circumstances.

They went through the door that Saix had left open and took a seat on one of the benches lining the wall. Hopefully seeing this place will trigger some memories, Saix thought. "Ok," he started, "so I got an herb from you, and then I went to ask you about it. Then what happened?"

"You came to me here at the greenhouse, and after getting a bit worked up about it you ate it."

Saix was shocked. So that explains what happened. "I must have had a different reaction when I ate it," he said as he started to remember. "What was that herb anyways? And why did you give it to me?" he asked suspiciously.

Marluxia looked down, fearing the worst. He'll probably find out the truth one way or another, so just tell him. "It was a mutated form of cat nip for berserkers," he said avoiding all eye contact.

Saix just looked at him, trying to convey all of the disgust, horror and shock he would've felt had he a heart. "What the hell?! What am I, some kind of experiment?!" If he wasn't so hung over he might've had a bloodfest right there, but his body wanted to move as little as possible.

"Now, just hear me out," Marluxia started, holding his hands up and inching back, fearing the worst, "I just wanted to do something nice for your unbirthday. Sorry, I meant birthday, old habits you know... I wanted you to feel – well, as much as a nobody can – so I created this herb to give you a bit of a boost. I didn't mean for you to eat it. That was all you."

Saix looked back, vaguely remembering the events of the past twenty-four hours. He remembered that when he was only smelling it, he actually "felt" pretty good, even if he was a little confused because he had no idea what the herb was. It wasn't until after he ate it that he lost all ability to function. "You know what, you're all right," he said with the faintest of smiles. "I guess you did have good intentions." And with that, he got up and left. Besides, even though the whole thing could've been a disaster, he still felt. And that meant more to him than anything.

Marluxia was left there, slightly puzzled. Did he just smile? Maybe the berserker nip did work! He thought triumphantly. He didn't get mauled, so he thought it was a pretty good conversation. Maybe I will make another batch…

Yes, another Alice in Wonderland reference! If you can pick it out, you get a cookie! Or some berserker nip.