The next day in the World that never was saw Saix, as usual, assigning assignments to the members. However, he frowned when he noticed two very important members were not here yet.

"Where are numbers XIII and XIV?" the blue-haired Nobody looked at the redhead in the room who was looking over his assignment. Axel on his part simply shrugged, he hasn't seen Xion or Roxas either today which was in itself wired, but them not being here when it was routine to them at this point was even weirder… and a little worrying.

Saix's frowned harder and his glare intensified. He snapped his fingers and summoned two Dusks. "Get me, XIII and XIV, now, wherever they are!" The two Dusks went away to do as they were ordered...Only to come back seconds after to inform Saix that neither of them wanted to leave the bed.

Saix's eye twitched before storming off to get to the rooms of the two. Axel recognizing the danger that his two little friends were gonna be in followed Saix in order to prevent him from the blood path he was constructing in his head.

"Wait, Saix, just wait!" Axel called but he was too late, Saix had already kicked Roxas' door open, and got inside.

"Number XIII!" Saix, well Axel wouldn't call it yelling...he aggressively growled at the bed. Said bed only had a small bundle in it that shifted in the bed until even the pillow was over his head.

"What do you and XIV think you're doing?" And the angry growling continued.

"Sleeping." Was the only response. Saix's eyes narrowed and he started advancing at Roxas. Before Axel could stop him a voice made both of them freeze.

"Number VII! What do you think you're doing?!"

Axel and Saix both turned around to look at Xemnas standing there, glaring at both of them. The man's voice had had a hint of anger, which made the shock even bigger. Xemnas had never bothered to pretend to have any emotions before, perhaps a smirk or a satisfied smile, but he never showed anger. For a split second both Axel and Saix thought that they'd be turned into Dusks then and there.

"N-numbers XIII and XIV did not show up to get their missions for the day, and they refused-"

"Leave them be." Xemnas cut the blue-haired Nobody off.

Axel and Saix's eyes widened in shock. Axel's jaw particularly was about to fall, before he remembered yesterday's conversation about Roxas the Superior and Xion but...Axel was not really ready to believe. This was a hell of a shock.

"B-but…" Saix stuttered, still unable to believe what has transpired in the last five minutes.

"Superior?" A weak voice asked from the bed. All the turned their eyes to the blond who was now sitting on the bed rubbing his eye. "Am I needed?"

Saix opened his mouth to speak but Xemnas beat him to it. "No. Unless you or Xion are ready. Are you?" Xemnas' voice was back to his whispery quality, which made both Nobodies turn their heads towards him again.

Roxas shrugged, not meeting Xemnas eyes. "Roxas, you and Xion made a promise."

This time Axel's jaw did fall. A bigger surprise came when Roxas said he was still a little tired, and all Xemnas did is to nod, as if he knew exactly what this was about.

"Go back to sleep, XIII. You and XIV will get your missions later this day instead, if you both feel up to it." Roxas smiled gratefully at the silver-haired Nobody. He sent Axel a small one before throwing his head back at the pillow, and going back to sleep. Xemnas signaled for both Axel and Saix to get out of the room, which both of them hurried up to do.

"Superior, if you-"

"You will leave them be. Both of them," Xemnas said firmly, an order that promised punishment if disobeyed.

"But...but why?" Saix asked not content to leave good enough alone, Axel merely stayed because he was curious as all hell. When Roxas said that the Superior had taken actual time out of his day to simply chat him and Xion, he was not expecting this...this protectiveness. He didn't know if he was happy or creeped out by it.

"Because these are my orders. You will do well not to question them, am I understood?" He answered the hard edge was back in his voice. Xemnas turned and started to leave before Saix called.

"Superior! Will this be a regular occurrence?"

"I do not know yet. It depends on how far they can go," he answered mysteriously and continued to walk back to wherever he had been before.

A pregnant silence fell, with Axel's eyes shifting from Saix to -the getting further away by the second- Xemnas.

"Well I'm off," Axel said in a hurry opining a corridor before Saix can stop him. Needless to say, the blue-haired Nobody spent the day trying to ignore the frustration and anger he was feeling, because he did not feel, he did not get annoyed, especially at two little brats who were apparently getting spoiled by the superior for some unknown reason.

It took Roxas and Xion until afternoon to be rested properly and wake up. The black haired girl headed towards Saix only to get his glare for no reason that she's aware of. Xion flinched back in fear.

"Is this about me sleeping late? The Superior said I could," she said timidly, and Saix narrowed his eyes in response.

"It seems your uselessness had infected Number XIII as well. I don't know why we bothered with you in the first place."

Xion flinched again, and turned her head down, tears almost filling her eyes before she got a determined look on her face, she raised her head in defiance and glared back at the blue haired man.

"I'd reevaluate the meaning of the word useless, cause it seems to me the only people who are getting us any closer to Kingdom Hearts are me and Roxas. While all you do is bark orders."

"It seems you've grown insolent, Saix said, but Xion didn't back down, and kept glaring at him. "I have no mission for you today. Leave." Wordlessly Xion did, Saix glared at her as she disappeared from his sight.

"Well color me confused." Xigbar's voice cut Saix's line of thought, and his glare turned to the eyepatch-wearing Nobody. "Puppet seems to have more confidence against you than usual. I thought you'd do something more drastic to remedy that."

"I would, but the Superior might not approve."

Xigbar raised his eyebrow in confusion. Since when did Xemnas care how they treated Xion?

"Come again?"

Saix sighed but explained what had happened this morning anyway. Xigbar's eyes widened in surprise. "Hmm, well maybe I should pay our honored superior a visit. After all, if he's mellowing down thanks to the two kiddoes maybe we'll actually get more vacation days if we asked really nicely," Xigbar said with a playful smirk.

Saix narrowed his eyes. "You do realize the Superior leaves these decisions to me, and doesn't bother, right?"

Xigbar merely shrugged and left the room whistling. Saix sighed tiredly and went back to his paperwork, sometimes he just wanted to throw all the papers on his desk away and go back to bed, let the Organization burn itself to the ground. But no, no, he had to do his job. He just needed to smack his head on the wall a few times that's all.

"Saix?"

"And speak of the annoying little prats." Saix thought.

"Number XIII, finally awake I see?"

"The Superior said Xion and I could sleep in if we were still too tired."

"Too tired from what?" Saix growled narrowing his eyes again. Roxas opened his mouth to answer but paused for a second and then shrugged. Saix sighed. "Fine. Join Luxord in Wonderland. He'll be done soon, but a few hearts are better than none."

Roxas nodded and obeyed with no words, Darkness surrounded him instead of opening a corridor and he disappeared. Saix blinked a few times. "Since when could he do that?" The blue-haired Nobody whispered to himself confused.

In the corridors, Xigbar's mind kept reeling at the prospect that Xemnas part of Xehanort was… taking care of two kids… Was there a chance that Terra was taking control? Xigbar wasn't sure but decided to have fun with it anyway. He was curious to see where this leads, but he had to be sure he wouldn't get killed in the middle of the night by a restored very angry Keyblade Master.

"Hello Lord Xemnas!" The black haired Nobody called, as he came to see the Superior. As usual, he was hailing Kingdom Hearts which is a good sign...he hopes.

"Number II, what is it." Xemnas merely turned his head looking at Xigbar from the corner of his eyes, looking annoyed for being interrupted. Xigbar just gave him a smirk and crossed his arms.

"So, I've heard from our resident Ladder climber, -that's Saix by the way- that you've been giving the two kiddoes some...special treatment. Now, don't you think that's a little unfair for the rest of us who have been here for far longer?" Xigbar said, adopting a grieving look and waving his hands in emphasis.

Xemnas' eyes narrowed further at his second in command. "What I decide is none of your business."

"I'm just saying... both of the blond Kiddoes do remind us of a certain someone that was quite precious to half of you. I mean Terra isn't taking control is he?"

"There is no control to be taken, I am one person not two in one."

"Sure, sure." Xigbar shrugged. "It's not like I'd know...Oh, wait."

"Is that all?" Xemnas asked and turned back fully to Kingdom Hearts.

Before Xigbar could retort, Xion's scream was heard. Xemnas turned to the door in panic while Xigbar turned in surprise, both of them ran towards the scream.

Xion's door was flung open, Saix, Axel Xemnas, and Xigbar came in Axel and Xemnas with worried looks on their faces. They all froze as looking at the person looking at the mirror. She turned around and Xigbar saw a little girl, with short black hair and blue familiar eyes… with cat ears. Cat ears that twitched.

"Who the hell is that?" was the thought that went through Saix and Xigbar's heads.

"XIV?" Xemnas asked softly trying to calm her down.

"XIV? Are, are we seeing the same person right now?"

"Superior, Axel... I... I don't know what happened." fear and unshed tears were in her eyes, her tail...she has a tail now, was wiggling around.

"Come here, XIV," Xemnas whispered. The girl, -Xion, it was Xion- ran towards the silver-haired Nobody and hugged him. Xemnas put his hand on the small of her back, and with the other started stroking her head. If anyone in that room had had a heart, they would've gotten heart attacks by now.

"It's alright," Xemnas whispered still stroking her head.

"You're not mad?" she asked whimpering a bit.

Xemnas shook his head. "No, of course not." the black haired girl buried her face in Xemnas' chest, hugging him tighter. "Do you know how this happened?" Xemnas asked, she shook her head, still buried in the Superior's chest.

"Very well. As far as I can see this isn't a pressing matter. We'll deal with this when XIII comes back."

Xion let go and backed off a bit, she nodded, now calmer than she was after Xemnas' reassurance. "Yes, Superior."

Xemnas nodded back then left, with no words. Xion's attention went to the rest of the people in her room. Spotting Axel she ran towards him and hugged him with a smile, her ears perked up, twitching.

Axel smiled at her, and hugged her back, and started stroking her head, the black haired girl purred, and Axel just didn't wanna stop hugging her. "How about we go sit in the Grey Area until Roxas comes back?" he said leading her out, with his hand on her back. She nodded happily walking beside Axel.

Saix and Xigbar just stayed frozen in Xion's room before Xigbar just yelled. "What the hell just happened?!"

Xion sat across Axel's lap, purring happily as he kept stroking her hair. It didn't take long for Luxord and Roxas to come back. Strangely enough, Luxord looked...Guilty, as if he did something bad enough that his poker face couldn't stay in place, and Roxas's hood was on. Axel stopped stroking Xion's hair, and remover her gently. Xion let out a pathetic sound that drew Luxord and Roxas' attention.

Luxord's eyes became wider. Axel raised his eyebrow.

"You too?" Roxas asked. Xion cocked her head to the side, not sure what he meant. Roxas let out a sigh and removed his hood. For everyone to see two yellow cat ears on top of his head and Roxas' pouty face. Axel's eyes widened, looking from Roxas to Xion.

"It was Luxord' fault," Roxas explained pointing at the Gambler with his thumb, Luxord just sighed and nodded.

"...Maybe we should call the Superior," Saix suddenly said, sounding tired.

"Do you purr too?" Asked Xigbar with a grin on his face as he came closer to the blond.

Xemnas was informed of Roxas and Luxord's arrival and Roxas' condition. He headed to the Grey Area, only to see Roxas hissing at Saix.

"XIII," the silver-haired Nobody called. Roxas immediately stopped and everyone's attention went to Xemnas. He gestured for both Xion and Roxas to come closer, which they did.

"So you two have been affected together," he commented.

"You don't seem to be that surprised," Xigbar pointed out.

"I surmised that that was the case when Xion was changed seemingly with no reason."

"Well I guess, but how did you know it would affect her like that?" Xigbar did not let that go.

"Certain information that had become apparent last night," he finally answered.

"You mean...they were with you last night?" Saix asked. "Why weren't we informed?"

"I do not have to reveal all of my plans, especially when they don't concern you," Xemnas answered. "Do we need to find a cure to this or is it simply temporary?" He asked turning to Luxord.

Luxord sighed. "The...cat said temporary, but it will take a few days, a week at best."

Xemnas nodded. "Very well, then we do not need to worry about a thing," he said and started to scratch Roxas' chin. The blond boy purred with a big smile on his face. "Just be sure not to break whatever it is that could be broken, understood?"

Xion nodded. "We promise." Xemnas stopped stroking Roxas' chin, and the boy was disoriented for a few seconds before smiling back at Xemnas promising the same as Xion.

In another world in an abandoned mansion, looking at Sora through a computer by Namine Diz and Riku.

"...Why is my best friend a cat?!" Riku asked in a panic.

"I...don't know," answered the blond haired girl.

"I don't think Sora needed to be cuter than he already is. How is that fair?" Riku's voice was ready to crack at this point. Namine shrugged having no idea what's going on, but she could tell that nothing bad happened to Sora, so she merely left to draw again leaving Riku to look at the monitor.