Saix shifted a little on the now blood-stained hay. He winced a slightly as the 'bandaging' scratched roughly against the gash.
"No." Zexion stated as the werewolf started to turn on his side. Firmly gripping his shoulders, Zexion pushed Saix down so he was lying on his back. "You're hurt. Stay down on your back."
Saix rolled his eyes, "I am fine, Zexion."
The human moved slightly closer to the wolf and looked to him, "Will you tell me now?"
"Tell you what?"
"What yours and Xemnas' history is all about. I mean Axel said something about it."
"Like I had said, it is a long story."
"I don't mind."
"Xemnas and I used to be best of friends. We were as close as two friends could be. Our mothers were friends, and that meant we were. Once we got older... We decided that we liked each other more than friends... Once we... Uhm, crossed that path, he started to get possessive. He was just as violent as he is now."
"Were you in love?"
Chuckling, Saix shook his head, "No. We were in love with the thought of being in love... But Xemnas was jealous. Very jealous. When he told me it was either him or Axel... It was not a very hard choice."
"You chose Axel."
Nodding, Saix returned to his story, "Xemnas was furious that I chose Axel over him. I told him I was leaving and it was not like he cared. I thought I was free to leave, I was very wrong. That night Xemnas said he wanted to talk to me. He trapped me in his tent... And he..." The werewolf trailed off and let out a sigh.
"Are you okay, Saix?"
The werewolf smiled, "Yes, fine."
"Will you be able to tell me the rest of the story?"
"I can try... Where was I..?"
"What happened that night."
"Ah, yes. Well, when he brought me into the hut, he said that he had to show me something. Turns out it was a blade, from your human society. Xemnas said he got it for me. I had no idea what he was going to do... He cornered me. He said that I would regret leaving him."
"Oh, Gaia..."
"Yeah, it hurt... The emotional pain more than the physical. With each cut he gave me, I got a stab to the heart. I lost so much blood I could not see straight. To try and finish me off, he gave me the 'X' scar. I only remember the crazy look he had, the pain and the sounds of my screams..."
"Oh my... Saix... Didn't he get in any trouble for that?"
Letting out a soft laugh, the werewolf shook his head, "No. Why would he? He has a higher rank in the pack. One convincing story and he could get away with murdering pups. He told the Elders that I mouthed off. He said that he had to teach me a lesson. Master Genesis said he was wrong, and that he should be punished for what he did. But the other two, Angeal and Sephiroth, said that they took Xemnas' side."
"They took his side? You don't seem like one that would mouth off, Sai."
"Problem was, I was unknown in the pack until that day. No one paid attention to me, I was not very important. No one ever wanted my help with anything, out of fear of my messing things up. Though, I cannot really blame them, I was really no help."
"I saw you hunt. You can do a lot if you put your mind to it."
Laughing again, Saix shook his head, "No. No, I was completely useless. I could not even catch a rat, forget about me hunting deer! I was useless. Useless, useless, useless!" The blue-furred wolf sat up and held his head in his hands, "Ugh..."
"Saix, calm down."
"Sorry... I just... I apologize..."
"Why?"
"My fault... Sorry..."
"What do you mean 'your fault'?"
"I just..." He lifted his head and looked to the skin-flap door, his ears folded back as his golden eyes narrowed. Lowering his voice, he whispered, "Zexion, hide. Someone is coming to bring me food, I do not want you to be seen."