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The Exception to the Rule

Chapter Three: The Spy

I was once again standing in front of Xemnas's black wood desk. I'm pretty sure that none of the other members, except for maybe Roxas and Saix, have had to see Xemnas as much as I have had to in the last week. But for once Xemnas wasn't alone, Saix was with him.

"You are to accompany Saix on his rounds of the worlds." I nodded.

"You may leave now."

Saix and I left the room. Most of the members did not like Saix. They didn't say why and I never ask.

"Come, we must leave!" Saix told me when I started to fall behind him. I lengthened my stride to match his pace.

"Where are we going?"

"To a world called Twilight Town. We are going to observe the happenings there."

"So, Xemnas wants me to be a spy." It wasn't a question.

"It would seem so." I had a 'feeling' that I was irritating Saix, but I couldn't imagine why.

"Hey, Helena!" Axel saw me as he came down a hall joining the one that Saix and I were walking on.

"Axel." Saix said stiffly.

"Saix." Axel replied with loathing.

"Where you going?" Axel asked me. I was about to answer when Saix cut me off.

"She is coming with me and that's all you need to know, now Helena come we must leave." I looked back at Saix surprised. Axel was scowling, but didn't reply, he just left. Saix summoned a portal and we stepped through.

"Why couldn't I tell him?"

"Because the other members do not need to know what does not concern them, besides Xemnas has specifically ordered that you are the only one besides Xemnas to know what happens on the rounds." He didn't say anything else for the rest of the time we were there. Saix wasn't a good spy at all. He had trouble observing, he had to put in his say no matter what. He also just had to make others suffer for his on gain and amusement. It disgusts me but I did learn something, how not to act as a spy.

"You need to report to Xemnas now Helena and remember, no one else is to know about this." Saix told me as we stepped out in front of Xemnas's office. I walked in quickly wanting to get it over with.

"You report?" Xemnas asked me.

"Nothing out of the normal."

"Good. Now then, you shall be doing similar missions for me. Only alone, no one is to know."

"Yes Xemnas, I know." I told him. I was annoyed; I mean I could understand what I was told I wasn't stupid.

"Good, until next time."

I left quickly. I saw Axel, Roxas, and Demyx in the hallway.

"Hey! You guys!" I waved at them and jogged to catch up.

"Heard you had a mission with Saix." Demyx said to me. I groaned.

"Don't remind me, it was horrible, I hope to never endure such a thing ever again."

Roxas chuckles, "Yes well we are talking about Saix, we told you he was-"

"A self righteous pansy?" Axel filled in for him.

"You did not!" I told them indignantly.

"Ok so we didn't." Roxas smiles and puts his hands behind his head.

"Oh, so now the truth comes out." I reply with a sigh. With in the weeks I've been here I've become friends with these three. They seemed to be the only ones for had a sense of humor, if you will.

"Anyway I have to go." I told them as we neared where my room is. I waved at them and left them as I entered my room.

I woke up with a start as I heard pounding on my door. I threw on my black cloak and opened my door. Axel stood on the other side, he was staring a head looking at me blankly.

"Axel? What's wrong?" I asked him quietly. He stared at me for a moment before replying.

"Roxas, he's left."

"We have to te-" I started. He shook his head.

"No not yet, later. Can I come in?" I looked at him before opening the door wider and letting him in. I didn't sleep that night, Axel didn't either, he just sat in my chair and stared at the heart shaped moon.

I stared across the desk at Xemnas. It was a week after Roxas had left. Axel didn't tell him and I didn't, but I have a feeling that Saix found out some how.

"You want me to what?" I asked, not sure if I had heard him correctly.

"I want you to retrieve Roxas."

"I can't," I groped for a reason. "I'm not ready yet, I need time."

"Fine, I'll send Axel, he should be able to search until you are prepared." I nodded.

"You will tell Axel his assignment." I nodded again.

I walked out into the hallway down to Axel's room. I knock on the door three times before he answered. He looked at me quizzically.

"Xemnas has a new assignment for you; you're-" I stopped briefly then continued, ", to find Roxas."

"Fine." He snapped and closed the door on my face. I rubbed my gloved hands over my sleeved arms and walked away into my room.

Everyday when I woke up for months it was the same thing.

"Are you prepared?" Xemnas would ask me.

"No." I would reply.

"Until later then." He would dismiss me until the next morning or until whenever he needed me next. I didn't know why I refused to look or why I didn't want to but I had a feeling that it was in my own best interest not to look until I was made to. ThenAxel finally found him.

"Axel has found Roxas, you are to accompany him this time and bring Roxas back."

"Yes Xemnas."

"So you're actually coming this time." Axel said to me.

"Yes, so where did you find Roxas."

"In Twilight Town, it seems that his memory is gone, so that's why I suppose that Xemnas is finally forcing you to go."

"Or to keep you from doing something you'll regret."

"Or that." He said quietly.

I opened a portal and looked at Axel.

"Come on, let's go get Roxas."

-End Chapter-