This was written way after the first two, so it should be better. Things start to really pick up here, trust me. R&R plz. I disclaim these characters.
Chapter 3
•~Three Days Forward~•
Saix stood outside the Superior's door, listening for signs of life. Since the moon cycle was close to full, his hearing was incredibly powerful, but he heard nothing.
What could the Superior be doing in there for so long? The others were growing restless without missions assigned to them. No one wanted to have Xigbar bored. If Xigbar got bored, bad things happened.
Saix pricked his pointed ears. Still nothing. He heard footsteps down the hall, the sound of rain down in the city, knives clicking and chopping through something in the kitchen, and just about every other pointless noise in the Castle. But nothing from the Superior's room. Nothing at all.
He couldn't take it anymore. He growled and pushed open the door.
There was no one in the room. The bed was perfectly made, not a wrinkle in the surface.
Saix had never actually been in the Superior's room, so he took a moment to survey his surroundings. Almost nothing was different than the other rooms, except that it was huge and one long curved wall was a panoramic window with a view of Kingdom Hearts.
Saix felt a surge of power from being exposed to the light. His vision's edge tinted red. He blinked and shook the berserker rage from his mind.
There was a suit of armor and an impressive sword mounted in the corner and, surprisingly enough, an interesting black Keyblade displayed on top of a dresser. He was tempted to search it- and gave in. Nothing but robes, but in the top was a box. He opened it. There was a red-brown star charm made of seashells, an old ice cream winner stick, an oddly shaped buckle, and small stack of old photographs.
He picked up the pictures and spread them out. One of a blue-haired girl and a boy like Roxas sitting on a stone wall, smiling and laughing and holding some ice cream. One of the Roxas boy making a silly face. The bluenette laughing and pushing the Roxas boy. Both and a tan brown-haired boy. They were smiling and putting their arms over each other's shoulders. Another just like that, only they were making silly faces, and Lea and Isa were in the background, smiling and laughing. A picture of Lea and the Roxas boy. Isa and the brunette. Isa, making a silly face.
Saix found himself smiling as he put the box and photos back. He remembered that day, taking photos with Lea and the trio. He shook his head. He needed to focus. If he lost focus, he lost control. And if that happened, it was really bad.
His moon-enhanced eyes caught an important detail not noticed before; a single pane in the window was open. He ran over it and gazed out. A long rope hung down to the Dark City and the rain. The Superior was certainly acting strange. Saix grabbed the rope and began the long rappel down the Castle.
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Xemnas looked at every building in the Dark City but saw none. He sulked down the silent roads, the rain soaking him to the bone, but he didn't notice the cold.
There was so much on his mind, so many thoughts that contradicted each other, like they were coming from different people...like an argument. He felt two ways about things, like Aqua. Aqua. It had started when he met Aqua. He wanted nothing more than her safety, her happiness, her radiant aura...but he also wanted to destroy her, beat her, wring her beautiful neck. He didn't want to feel this way. He wanted to feel one way or the other. The conflicting thoughts. He felt like Xehanort again.
He looked around. Good and lost now. Heartless spewed from the shadows, screaming their hunger silently. Rain pounded down, flattening his hair to his head. He kept walking, Shadows gathering around him, dancing about before him, and then he tripped and splashed into the water. He realized his fatigue. He didn't want to move. Maybe he would finally fade into oblivion beneath the talons of darkness.
Xemnas- no, Xehanort- closed his eyes and willed sleep to come.
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Saix sprinted through the Dark City, following the Superior's trail, resisting the urge the get down on all fours. Rain pounded the ground, blasting like gunfire in his ears.
He stopped at a corner and sniffed, trying to discern the Superior's scent from the other ones; rain, minerals, darkness, nothingness, asphalt, metal...Xemnas. He followed the trail at lightning pace. He couldn't remain in the city for too long or he'd lose it in the moonlight.
Shadows burst forth and he kicked them away, but they kept coming. He couldn't take it. He shot off a pulse of raw energy, destroying all of the creatures. Uh-oh. He took off running after the Superior, skidding around corners, nearly howling a few times, and finally found him.
The Superior was laying prone on the ground, eyes shut. He looked horrible, robe and hair plastered to his body, skin paler than ever. Heartless swarmed him, looking for the warm, thumping thing that wasn't there. Saix shooed the darkness away and flipped over his Superior.
"Superior," Saix called. "Superior, wake up."
The Superior opened his eyes slowly, but there was a milky gray color inside of his pupils. He looked up at Saix, but didn't seem to see him.
Saix groaned and shook him. "Superior, snap out of it! Now!" He couldn't remain here much longer. There was a hole in the clouds.
The Superior seemed dazed, eyes rolling back and forth as Saix shook him. Saix was about to give up when he spoke. "Isa..."
Saix was surprised. Only Axel ever called him Isa. "Superior? Are you alright?"
The Superior focused his eyes on him. "Isa...I have to find Aqua...she's my friend...I need to kill her..."
Saix didn't understand. "Xemnas, what do you mean?"
"Isa..." Xemnas looked away. "Isa...I feel funny..."
Couldn't have had better timing. Saix snapped open a Dark Corridor, lifted his Superior up, and quickly walked through the Betwixt and Between to Xemnas' room. He set the silvernette down and took off his robe, then his shirt and boots and pants. He picked him up again and lied him in the bed, pulling the covers over his cold body. He sat at the foot of the bed, suddenly feeling the urge to curl up like a dog on it.
"What happened?" Saix broke the silence.
Xemnas' eyes remained cloudy as he looked past the Castle and into the nigh. "I left to find Aqua- so I could kill her." He paused, and his mood suddenly changed. "No, she's my friend. I won't let you kill her!" Another pause. "Sorry, Isa. My thoughts just came out..."
Saix nodded. "I thought as much. You went to find 'Aqua'..."
Xemnas nodded. "Yes. I didn't want to do this, but...I got myself lost. And you found me."
Saix nodded. "Thanks for telling me." He stood up. "Anything before I go?"
Xemnas' eyes widened and cleared. "Saix, get me the box from the top drawer!" he shouted frantically.
Saix covered his ears. "Not so loud, Superior. Not this close to the full moon!"
Nonetheless, he retrieved the box and gave it to Xemnas, who threw it open and retrieved a photo of the bluenette. He pointed at her. "If anyone, and I mean ANYONE, sees this girl, they are to report it IMMEDIATELY!"
Saix yelped like a struck dog and covered his ears. "Yes sir." A thin whine escaped his nose as he dashed out of the room the begin assembling mission for the Superior.