Zexion walked away, and my mouth dried out. I didn't need a heart to realize that I was in over my head. This house and all of these men were all I had now; they were the only answers that I had. I looked over at Lea, holding his stomach; He was probably hungry.

"Hungry?" I asked.

He gave a little "heh heh…" and scratched the back of his head.

"I am to. Come on, I'll fix something up," I said, walking forward. We made our way to the kitchen, and I looked at the clock. It read 3:21, and I l glanced out the window. Everything looked the exact same; grey. I looked back, deciding to make a sub sandwich. I took out everything I needed, losing myself in the cooking process. Lea just watched.

I grilled the chicken and chopped up the vegetables, thinking of what was going to happen. Later tonight I would have to display whatever power I could muster. I wondered what it would feel like.

"Lea?"

"Yeah?"

"Does it hurt, when you use the fire?" I put some chicken on the grill, after I finished seasoning it.

"No not really," he said.

"How do you do it?"

"It just sort of happens. You just kinda…push it out," he said. He snapped his fingers and a flame lit between them. He snapped again and it blew out just like that. I'd hoped it would be that simple for me.

"I wonder what the others can do," I said, still cooking.

"All I know is what Lexaeus can do," said Lea.

"And what's that?"

"Rocks and stuff…" Lea said.

"So what, he shoots rocks out of his hand?" Suddenly the wolves didn't sound so bad…

"No. He would punch the ground or something and rocks would come out. Or jump up and down and make an earthquake." Wasn't that a yo-momma joke?

"I doubt he just pushes it out then," I said. This meant that I wouldn't know how to do whatever it is I could do. I finished up with the foot-long and cut it in half. I poured Lea a glass of cherry-cola, and fixed myself a cup of coffee. Lea came over and grabbed his food and drink. I carried my own and we went into the grey area. I sat down, and looked at my food. For some very strange reason, even without my heart, my body remembered the feeling of being nervous.

Lea plunged head first into his sub. It never bothered me how he ate; I took it as a compliment. But others compared it to a lion ripping apart an antelope. I picked up my half of the sandwich and bit into it. The food did help, so I continued eating. Lea made small talk to keep me occupied, and it helped, but I was still nervous. Even after we finished eating, we stayed out in the grey area just talking.

I looked back at the clock and it was already 7:30. I'd always hated how time could fly when you had something you didn't want to do, but when you were waiting for something, it took forever.

"I'll be right back." I said, getting up. I walked to my room and into the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and took a couple of steps back. The look in my eyes scared me. I looked like a dog; like I had rabies! I walked out to my calendar and looked up today's date. There on my calendar read "full moon." I smirked; there really was a God. Forget the whole heartless attack thing.

I walked back out into the grey area. Lea was there, but he wasn't alone. Zexion, Lexaeus, Vexen, and Xaldin were all there, as well as the one that I hadn't met yet.

"Hello," He said to me. I nodded back at him. "My name's Xigbar."

"Saix," I responded.

"Why so blue, blue?" I hoped he didn't think he was being clever. "More so, how so blue? None of us here have hearts, yet you still manage to look upset."

"He always looks that way," Lea said from the background. A smirk curved in Xigbar's mouth. I looked up at the stairs, feeling a presence. Xemnas came floating down the stairs, and that's when I noticed; his feet actually didn't touch the ground! All this time I wondered how he managed to walk so gracefully, when in all actuality, he was floating. What a fairy.

"I didn't realize that this would require an audience," I said to Zexion, who'd walked by me at the time. He pulled me to the side so no one could hear our conversation.

"Yes well you brought this on yourself. You say you can only do this with the moon, which is quite unheard of. You could say most of us are intrigued," he responded.

"And the others?"

"They want to see what Xemnas will do, should you fail."

"You're always so comforting," I said, as sarcastic as I could manage.

"Oscar Wilde once said 'The truth is rarely pure and never simple,'" was his smartass reply. He glided off to join the crowd and Lea came to my side.

"You nervous?"

"No." I wasn't lying, but I wasn't quite telling the truth either. Technically I wasn't nervous or worried, because I don't have feelings anymore, but I do remember what I'm supposed to feel in these situations.

"Good, you'll be fine," He said, slapping my shoulder.

"Hn," Was my reply. It was then that the entire room fell completely silent. Xemnas had cleared his throat.

"It's time," He said. He made a darkness portal, and proceeded through it, followed by Xaldin. One by one we all walked in through the portal. Lea went after I did. We made our way to Hollow Bastion, and just as the calendar said, there was a big bright circle right there in the night sky. My skin instantly heated up. The Organization members formed a circle in what appeared to be the order that they joined. I found it weird that I was number VII even though Leah awoke before I did. Or maybe I just wanted to stand between Lea, and Xemnas. Regardless, I stood where I belonged.

"Saix, I believe you have something to show us," Xemnas said. Xigbar smirked again. What was with him? I nodded. "Please, step forward."

I looked down at the ground, at my feet, and then back up. I walked out to the center of the circle. Back when I was human, my heart would've been beating through my chest, but nothing was there. I just looked around, pretending to be nervous. Once I was in the center of the circle, I took another breath, and looked over at Lea. He nodded at me; it was very reassuring. I looked over at Xemnas, and saw a look of anticipation in his eyes. He could be so…never mind. I looked over at Vexen, and then I wanted to look back at Xemnas. But finally, I craned my neck back, staring directly at the moon.

My skin ignited. I unzipped my uniform a bit to let some air in, but it didn't help. Everything hurt! My legs were throbbing, my bones shifted beneath my skin. I could feel my flesh ripple and stretch. I howled in agony! I fell to my knees, feeling everything whip around me, until I closed my eyes and buried them in my hands. When the pain settled, and my breathing slowed, I opened them again. My eyes were so sharp, I could see the goose bumps on Vexen's skin, and I was at a distance at which I couldn't have imagined seeing them before. I sniffed, but I got a whiff of every one's odor, rather than the general smell of the air. Lexaeus needed a shower; badly.

"Xaldin?" Xemnas asked.

"Yes my lord?"

"Do me a favor, and summon your lances. It's time to give Saix a test run," Xemnas said. My ears perked at the sound of that. I owed Xaldin for the bitch-slap he gave me back when we'd first met.

"Certainly," He said, walking forward. He opened his hand, and what looked like a spear, came into it. I snarled at him, taking off my glove. My hand was deformed! The veins were pumping through my skin, and my nails were much longer, and sharp enough to be considered lethal weapons. I took the other glove, and that hand looked much the same. At the rate this was going, I wouldn't need my Claymore.

Xaldin smirked; I could smell his arrogance. He thought this was going to be an easy one. Zexion had mentioned that Xaldin was second on the "Do Not Anger," list, only after Xemnas. I also noticed that he had the second highest chair in our court room. But I felt invincible in this new body. He thought this was going to be cake and ice cream, but he was quite wrong.

"He ran for me, and then jumped into the air, coming down on me with his spear aiming right for my chest, I easily turned, dodging the lance, but out of nowhere, another one appeared, aiming for my side. Two more flew by, and I flipped over them. He now had two lances in the air, and two in his hands."

"Holding back on him Xaldin?" Xemnas seemed intrigued.

"He looks so fragile my lord; I wouldn't want to break him so early." Fragile. My. Ass.

I roared at him, and he came at me at a blurring speed. I braced myself, and the floating spears stabbed at me, I dodged them, spinning, turning, ducking and jumping. Xaldin commanded the wind, as I felt the breeze ripple through my hair.

"This is amazing," I heard Lexaeus say.

"Why is that?" Lea asked. I was actually a little saddened. I thought Lea would be cheering me on!

"No one can keep up with Xaldin's spears, much less dodge them with such ease," was Lexaeus' reply.

"It looks like they're dancing together," Xigbar chided. In the midst of me eaves dropping, one of the spears slashed my arm. It cut, and I roared, now enraged! I lunged forward at him, going straight for his neck. He forced me back with his wind, but his face now had a look of panic. I liked that.

"My my, it seems you have to use all six after all, Xaldin," Xemnas said. Xaldin spat on the ground, and summoned forth two more spears. This was just unfair. I summoned my claymore, and wound it back, like a baseball bat. Xaldin however, was done playing games. The wind blew rapidly, and he began to float in the air. Everyone else covered their eyes at the gust and debris, but I stood, ready for his attack. The spears swirled at me in a hurricane. I tried my best to jump through the wind, but it whirled so fast that I couldn't manage to jump through. It was the ultimate attack, and defense.

"Do you like my new technique, Saix?" Xaldin asked. I snarled, looking at the now visible whirlwind. The lances spun so rapidly, and the tornado grew with every circle. I did notice one spot however, where the wind didn't blow. My new vision was very handy; I wouldn't have stood a chance in normal mode. I immediately jumped through it, like an animal through a hoop, and did a somersault on the ground. Xaldin's eyes widened and I growled, jumping up into the air. I caught on to Xaldin's wind gust, and now I was flying to. Once I was right up to reach, I swung at him with my claymore, sending him hurtling to the ground.

The wind instantly ceased, and I fell to the ground. I landed on my feet, but I wasn't done yet. Xaldin was just getting up, but I ran forward, maximum speed. The members all seemed shocked but at this point I didn't care; my instincts had consumed me! Tackling Xaldin, I knocked him skidding across the floor. I ran forward again, swinging my claymore at him wildly. He summoned a spear to block it, but when the two collided; his spear had a dent in it. Xaldin was furious.

I grabbed his spear, yanked it out of his hands and through it aside, and he punched me off of him. I fell, rolled over, and then climbed right back on top of him. One of my hands wrapped around his neck, strangling him. The other balled up in a fist was inches away from his head, ready to deliver the final blow when I heard…

"That's enough." A hand was over my own, and I looked up. Xemnas stopped me from leaving a permanent dent in Xaldin's skeleton. I snarled, but he didn't back away. Instead he just looked me in the eye. I saw the horror of my own death behind them, and whimpered like a puppy that had just been kicked in the balls. No matter how strong I was now, I don't think I'd ever be enough to take down Xemnas.