A/N from A.C.: It seems as though Xemnas really has something against poor little Saix.

Saix guided his new pet to his hut, "Here is my home. You will sleep there." He pointed to a corner of the room with a clawed finger.

The boy nodded solemnly, "Okay…"

The wolf tilted his head, "What is wrong?"

"When… When do I get to go home..?"

Saix let out a dry chuckle as he settled down on his pile of hay. He curled up on his stomach, tail draped over his back paws and head resting on his front ones. Golden eyes watched Zexion, "You are not going home. You will be staying here."

"Wh- What? Why?"

"You belong to me. I will not let my possession leave."

Zexion slid down the wall of the hut to sit on the floor. He sighed, "I might as well be dead… Your elders or what ever you want to call them will kill me anyway…"

The wolf let his eyes fall half-lidded, "You will not die. I will keep you safe. You know, we are not as bad as we seem…"

"But I've heard all those stories…"

"Just because you hear stories of a certain species, does not mean that they are right. I mean, do you believe everything you hear of goblins? How about vampires?"

"Well… yeah. I mean, I didn't know you even existed until now…"

The wolf flicked the tip of his tail, "Well, obviously we do. You, my little pet, just did not discover us until I found you. Though, many humans before had found us."

"Yeah? What happened to them?"

Saix smirked, showing his blood-stained fangs, "We killed them, what else? I mean, yes, sure one or two escaped from us and created those ridiculous fairy tales about our kind, but who are they to pin that label on all werewolves?"

Zexion shook his head, "They shouldn't've just made stuff up… You don't seem that bad. Not as bad as what the stories say."

"No, we are not as bad as you humans say we are. Some of us are, sure. I am not, however. I will keep you safe from the others, do not worry."

"Okay… Thanks."

The little flap of a door made from animal skins on the hut opened up, Xemnas standing in the doorway. The big wolf turned his head to look Zexion up and down, smirking widely. The boy shrunk back into the wall of the hut, trying to get away from the burning amber eyes.

Saix snarled, "What do you want, Xemnas? Why are you here?"

"I merely came to check on you and your pet, Moonbeam."

The smaller of the two wolves stood up, on all fours, and moved to stand defensively in front of the human. "Leave. You are not an Elder yet, you are not even a Superior. You cannot just come in here without permission, Xemnas."

"Being who I am, I'm sure I can get away with it."

Saix let out a feral growl in the back of his throat, "You cannot always use your rank in the pack to your advantage!"

The larger wolf moved forward, dark amber eyes boring into golden ones. "Actually, I'm pretty sure that I can. I have been for years, and I will for years to come. Especially when I become the Superior, leader of the pack, and then even more so when I become an elder."

"You are so full of yourself, Xemnas!" Saix snapped out, "You cannot guarantee that you will become leader of the pack. Can you prove your dominance to Sephiroth? I doubt that, though, he is a war hero after all."

Xemnas snorted with pent up laughter, "Oh, please! Seph's getting old. He may have been a war hero but that was over fifteen years ago. He's not in top shape any longer."

"Oh? So you do think that you can beat him?"

"Of course."

Saix let out a deep chuckle, "I would love to see that."

Xemnas' eyes seemed to glow brighter as he let out a low snarl.

The smaller wolf narrowed his eyes, "You need to get out, Xemnas. I am tired."

The larger of the too, turned away, "Fine. But that human better not leave this hut. Or I will have the Elders kill it."