Trivial Matters
Using your brain burns calories too
The Land of the Dragons was a rather enjoyable place to visit. The wine was good, the food was good, the eyecandy was good… generally. Because he'd had the misfortune of getting an eyeful of a hairy asshole (in the most literal sense of the word) due to the lack of public toilets. Otherwise, it was a welcome change from the empty streets of the World that Never Was.
He was there on orders, of course, but Xemnas hadn't bothered to set a time frame. Being the master manipulator he was, he quickly let that fact slip to the rest of the Organization, casually remarking that he had to return with a cure. The faster he got back, the less time they had to admire Saix's new assets. Needless to say, he received enough bribe munny for a month-long vacation.
It wasn't as though he was neglecting his mission, Zexion mused as he sipped on some premium white tea. He'd followed the route on the map and dutifully checked up everything along it, starting from the very beginning. Xemnas said to be thorough, after all. What did it matter that he suspected that anything that could have caused the gender change would have been near the end of the route? He was just doing his job.
After discovering the source of the gender alteration, it was only natural for him to remain to observe the various properties, right? The (now very few) locals weren't exactly the most trusting of people, which wasn't too surprising, considering what Saix did the last time he was here. That was why he needed to stay a little longer, to gain their trust and to extract useful information. He certainly wasn't just slacking off, no matter how it looked.
Reclining in the hot spring, Zexion stared up at the cloudless blue sky and wondered if those idiots back home had discovered it yet. Probably. It was unfortunate that he wasn't there to see it, but he could just about imagine the reactions.
Firstly, there would be the shock. Come on, the very idea of Saix having sex with anyone was just ludicrous. Then, there would be the speculation, followed immediately by the betting. Xemnas would probably be the favourite, but, of course, they didn't know what he knew.
The ink was probably dry. Getting up and stretching, Zexion grabbed a towel and returned to the luxurious suite he'd chosen for accommodation. Written neatly on a sheet of rice paper was his contribution to the bet. This, he sealed into an envelope. On another sheet of paper was written strict instructions on how much his bet was to be and when they were allowed to open the envelope containing the name, though he fully expected that no one would care. Finally, he dropped the note and the envelope into another envelope, then summoned a Dusk.
"Deliver this to Number X," he told it. "Make sure it gets there alright."
The white creature did a little dance before disappearing through a portal. Zexion stepped back outside to claim his tea before getting dressed. There were things to do, sights to see and munny to spend. There was always munny for him to spend.
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Luxord stared at the piece of paper, perplexed. Well, if Zexion insisted… five thousand munny meant a huge potential gain. Even if it didn't really make sense to him, he'd allow it.
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A/N: So, who is the baby's father? It's the name written on Zexion's piece of paper. XD Feel free to speculate but let me give you some hints:
The Land of the Dragons is important.
The direction that Saix was heading while there is important. (refer to chap. 3)
There is a very famous Chinese story relating to that direction, and this fic was partly inspired by a certain part of it.
Happy guessing! (And don't whack me if you don't like the answer. D8)