Kat: I'm so sorry! Wow, It's been a long time!

Disclaimer: I wish I owned Kingdom Hearts, but sadly, I don't.

Experiment VI:

The look of relief on Demyx's face turned to horror as he turned back to Zexion. Myde got out and walked behind him, leaning down to whisper,

"You don't have a father, do you?" The Nobody shook his head, confusion written on his face. Axel and Roxas had gotten out and were standing behind Zexion as well. Mrs. Hidero walked up to him gently placing a hand on his shoulder, using it to steer him inside.

A man stood there, with long silver hair and a black trench-coat on. He turned toward them as they walked in, and immediately Myde hid behind Demyx. Zexion took a step back, ending up pressed against Axel's chest. Sensing his discomfort the redhead placed an arm around his shoulders as a protection of sorts. The man's eyes landed on the small bluenette and he rushed forward to kneel in front of him, clutching his upper-arms.

"Ienzo! Are you ok? You aren't hurt anywhere?" He sighed, pulling the stricken boy into his arms, away from Axel. A grey cat slinked into the room and wound his way to sit at Zexion's feet. He looked up at the man with unblinking grey-blue eyes, causing him to take a step back.

"Is this your cat?" The man asked. Just then, Demyx took it upon himself to be the one to remove Zexion from his so-called "father's" arms. He gripped his best friend's wrist and pulled him to stand behind him.

"It's rude of you not to introduce yourself! Who are you?"

The man didn't answer, but watched as the cat slinked over to where the two boys were standing. Zexion leaned down to pick the cat up, holding it tightly. Demyx cleard his throat to get the silverette's attention, and the man jumped.

"Ezion, my name is Ezion." He told the blonde suddenly. The ca hissed burying itself into Zexion's chest. The bluenette folded in on himself, staying close to Demyx. Noticing what was going on Demyx's mother asked the man politely to leave, because he was scaring Ienzo. Of course Ezion refused to lesve without his "son". The police, who had come with Ezion and up until that point had said nothing, spoke up, pointing out that Ezion had the proper papers and now had full custody over the bluenette. Demyx opened his mouth to speak, but Axel slapped a hand over his mouth in warning. Roxas stared incredulously as Myde nearly grabbed Zexion when Ezion took him by the shoulder. Demyx didn't loosen his grip on the bluentte's wrist. The man glared and the blonde gave in. Zexion was allowed to go pack his clothes and belongings, and when he came back, it was to a silent tense room. Axel, Demyx, Myde, and Roxas were all glaring at Ezion.

As he walked back into the room Mrs. Hidero stood up and hugged him tightly.

"Now Ienzo, take care of yourself. Don't forget Fox's favorite toy." She said. Axel stood up and put his hand's on his shoulders.

"Look Zo, if anything happens, anything at all! Don't hesitate to call. I will drop anything in a second to come and help if I can." Axel finished his little speech and gave him a quick hug. Roxas hugged him for a while, then sat back down, his mouth a tight line. Myde did the same but took a little more time to whisper that he would help him escape. Finally Demyx stood up and pulled him into a tight hug, whispering so only he could hear,

"I promise that if you need me I will to help. I know he's not your real father, so Myde and I are already thinking of a plan. See you soon, Zexion." With that he kissed the top of his head and sat back down, almost crying. Ezion took Zexion's bags and held the door open for him then went out after him. As soon as they were gone, Demyx burst into tears, and Axel quickly went to calm him down.

Zexion stared at Ezion out of the corner of his eye, slowly petting Ienzo who was laying in his lap. The man had not been happy about bringing the cat along, but Zexion wouldn't go anywhere without his Somebody. Not that Ezion knew that. As the scenery rushed by Ezion finally explained.

"Ienzo, I am your father, but my name is not Ezion. I am not permitted to tell you my name, but I am able to tell you where I am taking you. Laboratory XIII, you know what that is, I know you do. Now, to the point, where is your Nobody?" He turned to him to see his reaction before looking back at the road. He was disappointed however, when Zexion made no movement, and sighed.

"Not going to tell me? I see. I know you both escaped. But now, when we arrive you will not be treated as an Experiment, but as a scientist. They would not mistreat my son." He smiled slightly, but it faltered when Zexion didn't return it.

'Ienzo, what's going on?' the bluentte asked his Somebody through their mind connection. The cat moved around, getting comfortable, before sitting up and staring at him inquiringly.

'As you know, he's my biological father. He is the creator of the Nobody Project. I do not however, know his name. Half of this is new to me as well. I've never actually met him before this, though I have seen pictures.' Zexion sighed and put his head in his hands only to have it pulled back up by his chin to see Ezion looking at him in concern. Neither said a word, and Ezion finally looked away to park the car and get out. Zexion followed, carrying his bags on his shoulders, and Ienzo in his arms.

"What is your cat's name?"

"Fox."

Ezion turned to look at him, his face asking the silent question of who named the cat. He pointed to himself and kept walking, going past him and towards the doors of Laboratory XIII. A Dogface stepped in front of him and growled, making Ienzo hiss and scratch at his face. The creature went to bite him, but Ezion stepped in between them and the jaws stopped an inch from his face. Zexion smirked and walked past them. Once inside, a scientist ran up and bowed to his father then smiled at him.

"Master, shall we show the Young Master to his room first, or to his ward?" the trembling man asked. Before Ezion had a chance to answer, Zexion cut in,

"Ward? What do you mean?"

The scientist looked between the two as Zexion glared at the silverette.

"You will be issued a Nobody to care for. He is quite young." Ezion turned back to the still waiting scientist, "Take him to his ward."

Zexion followed the man to a room in the back of the building. Thye hallways were all white, but once the door opened he was hit with an eyeful of red walls, red bed sheets, red everything. The bluenette's first thought was that he'd walked into Axel's room, but then realized that was impossible. A young red-haired boy was sitting on the bed, glaring at the two intruders.

"Who the hell is this? Another freak from the scientists convention?" The boys green eyes were glaring, but also showed fear. Zexion walked in a nd sat down on the ground beside the bed. The scientist gave the young boy a dirty look then left.

"Who're you?" The boy asked immediately, making Zexion jump.

"You can call me Zeo. I'm a friend, not a scientist. Who are you?"

The boy relaxed slightly, and stared down at him from his perch.

"I'm Lea, why are you sitting on the floor?"

"My adopted mother said that when talking to someone younger than you, to always sit lower then them, so as not to intimidate them." The bluenette smile gently as he spoke about Mrs. Hidero, which led him to think of Demyx. He sighed, then jumped up and stared at the boy,

"Who is your Somebody?"

Lea gave him an alarmed look, then shrugged.

"I have no idea. I just know I'm Lea and my Experiment number is eight." Lea jumped down to sit beside Zexion.

"Well, I'm the head scientist's son. Kinda." He shrugged and ruffled the kid's hair. Lea stared for a moment trying to comprehend his words.

"What do you mean, 'Kinda'?"

"Exactly what I said. Kinda."