Almost completely opposite to Axel's relaxed position, Saix remains perfectly statuesque. Muscles tense, posed to stand in a hurry if nessessary. Of corse, this is typical of him. His eyes however hold no aggression. Perhaps if he had a heart right now, he'd want to appologise to his former best friend for those last days that led them to this forest. The series of betrayals on one side, and the hounding on the other... In the unspoken truth, he only had to continue to hold Xemnas's trust in the palm of his hand at that time, and it'd have been too dangerous to turn on him as well, even then. That, and keep Sora heading in the right direction to finish kingdom hearts. That was an unfortunate time at best.

But he never forgot how they were as somebodies.
From the ice cream to being kicked out of that castle by Xaldin's somebody.
He missed those times. Heck, he missed being able to relax and laugh.

He flashes a grin. "Well, who else can you trust to look out for you?" an attempted joke.
Had he really lost his sense of humor completely after becoming a nobody? Either way, he is trying.

Ears perked, he listens to Axel's idea. Once he finishes speaking, the luna diviner seems to relax slightly. "While I do have one concern, that does sound like a plan Lea. It's worth the shot." he agrees. "The concern though, is that there's a full moon soon. I might not fully be myself." he sighs, closing his eyes. "If we have to fight to pull this off, I'll need you to do me the favor of dishing out all you can if something goes wrong." he speaks quietly, concern barely making it into his near monotone.

"you're smiling" the fairy flicks an ear.
"is it a habit to pretend to feel what you cannot?" he questions softly, looking away once again.
"or do you do it to please others? to seem normal?..." a flick of his tail, sweeps over the stone.

if you do it for others. There's no reason to around me" he himself doesn't smile often.
"certain...feelings, are better felt than seen" he says simply.

"you don't? hm then you've made a promise not to go and die before then" his own smile is not light, not that of joy or merriment, it is more akin to a cat chewing on the wing of a bird.

"we fairies hold promises in high regards. Best not break it" a small laugh, though it's impossible to say what exactly he is laughing about. It holds little humour, but rather, the sound one might make while laughing about a past experience with someone recently deceased.

((it was a good post D< ))

"nobody intends to die early" he watches the other shift.

"growing restless? you who dances for the moon, how you can bear to be still at all is a wonder" his own muscles are twitching restlessly, but he is far too willing to stay to bother running off as he might with others.

"you say you have no heart" his ears turn.

"does that mean your heart does not beat either? or is it a different heart that you mean?" his own gaze seeks the ground.

"do you bleed?"

Well, who else can you trust to look out for you?

”Tch~” A sarcastic snort, and an aversion of green for just a moment. “Sora, clearly~”

It was a good question. Whilst he could certainly rely on Roxas, was it not the mentor's job to look after the student? That aside, the pair were often at loggerheads over offense and defense in certain situations, and sometimes matters required a more forceful approach than the blonde could possibly give. Xion was far too flakey. The others, with their fractured loyalties, weren't suitable. Saix and Axel were more upon a simitlar wavelength, the diviner in possession of a far more devious mind, without emotions to get in the way. When it came to this kind of thing, Saix was perfect. Like the stars at night.

Admittedly, Axel was hardly the innocent. He had chosen his path, to go after Roxas. That addicting sense of feel the blonde gave him, those many times beneath the streak of red. He knew Saix had been lodged between a rock and a hard place, but then, so had he. But, without hearts, there was no use dwelling on the past. Trust, would come to be affirmed. For now, this would do.

He could still practically feel the bruise from when they'd been chucked out on their asses. For a guy with a weakness to women's elbows, Xaldin sure did have mean upper body strength.

When Saix agreed to his plan, Axel’s grin returned. With their combined efforts, they’d be able to lead Xemnas off their trail. That grin was all but wiped completely when the diviner next spoke.

Why do I always get stuck with the icky jobs?

The flurry frowned, averting his eyes fully from the stag next to him. He’d remembered almost a similar demand coming from Xion. Why was he always expected to fight those he’d rather not? Even Axel had morals, and that went against one of the only ones he had. The fact that traces of concern... Worry, almost? Had made it into Saix’s tone made the fiery stag turn back, closing his eyelids over dulled lime, the flurry lowered his head to the ground, not particularly wanting to discuss what exactly he might have to dish out. He could read between the lines. And at this point, there didn’t seem to be an alternative.

“...There’s no taking that order back later.”

((GOD DAMN, LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DOWNLOAD.

Aaaand off I go to my second lecture. Sorry for the monologue replyyy~! ♥ Btw, I was thinking-should we discuss what’s going to happen? Is this going to be like an event thing, what with these two fighting, and Axel having to stop Saix going completely nutso?))

Just what Roxas didn't want. He could have handled watching Sora but Riku? Definitely not. Just thinking about him made that all too familiar feeling of rage rise up in Roxas's chest.
Odd. He was supposed to feel nothing, wasn't he? Maybe the sensation was all just a figment of his mind. Maybe he was just fooling himself.
"Yeah, fine," Roxas said, rather grudgingly, "I'll try to stay out of sight." And out of fights. With a soft sigh, he rose to his hooves and stretched each limb one at a time. Clearly, he was just wasting time now.
Before he left, the blond stag turned to Saix one last time. "Saix, something has been bothering me about that heartless," He paused, wondering if he should just forget about it and be on his way. Too late now.
"I don't think using my hooves and antlers alone will take it down. I think...for this one, I'm going to need my keyblade." He decided to wait just long enough to hear Saix's reply, or for an order to quit wasting time.

((late reply is laaaate))

Though the concern seemed to remain, Saix shrugged. He'd have his arms crossed, if he still had arms. Watching Axel, the Luna Diviner is compelled to completely dismiss the possiblilty he had mentioned. Though he really had some level of unease for what might occur, he could attribute such to being around the paranoid members too often, too long. Maybe it would work out for him to just vent on a tree or something beforehand.

"Lea, don't worry about it. I'm probably around Xemnas too much. Next thing you know, he and Xigbar will be making tin foil hats and hiding under the stone bridge, begging for us to keep out of their heads." he scoffs, unimpressed at the higher numbered members gradual decline. It is funny though, that in a way, they are in their heads. The behavior of their leader and number 2 was becoming borderline embarassing, if a nobody could be embarassed.

"We should be able to pull it off without any... side effects. I just hope you'll be ready to act in the odd chance that you need to." he keeps his eyes on his former best friend. He knows the damage the both of them are capable of dishing out. The last thing he would want to do is go too far and force the other nobody to dissappear.

How he'd hate to know that he was sounding like the puppet at the moment. In fact if the idea came to him he'd probably retract every last word in a heartbeat. Not that he has a heart. His eyes brighten as a simple solution dawns on him like an epidomy, concern dropping off the nobody's mind next to instantly. "At best, we'll have to keep our 'fight' short and sweet. Just long enough to be convincing." he resolves, closing his freezing yellow eyes for a moment.

An ear flicks, almost as if agitated by something. Sharp yellow eyes turn away, looking into the forest. He could swear he heard something, or someone. Whoever it was had dissappeared. eyes narrowing slightly, he snorts and relaxes again. Did an untrustworthy member of the organization spot them? He couldn't say for sure.

(hehe, well I'm debating having him snap toward the end for only a few minutes if it takes very long. <3 In which case Axel would need to really work to not get impaled. XD;;;
My origional idea was that he'd try to get Axel to fight him like there was an intent to kill, to make it really convincing. DUNNOYET*HIDES*
That sounds like a lot of fun really... having him go nuts. XD; A good kick to the head might fix him though. XD)


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I'll respond to the rest tommarow. XD; I is tired.

It watches, oh it could have watched for hours.
But eventually its voice comes to a slow, soft halt as its song ends, ears twitching slightly before going still, like the wings of a dieing butterfly.
"you dance most wonderfully, as fine, if not better, than any fairy I've seen"

He is being honest, Fairies are not known to lie when it comes to compliments or other such things, there's no reason to, they are very blunt with such things in fact.

an antennea twitches, curles, then returns to normal, as if tasting the soft winds for any sign of deer attempting to sneak up behind it.

but there is nothing. And he is content.

“Yanno,” Giving a snort at the vision, Axel rolled his eyes. It was somewhat disappointing, the lack of a fight the other members were putting up. He could sense Saix’s frustration. Whatever little respect the fiery stag had held for the hierarchy was crumbling fast-at this rate, the upper-ups would overthrow themselves, and that was no fun. “That’d probably make them seem more sane. Don’t you go losing whatever marbles you have left on me, now, Isa~”

With icy orange watching him intently, Axel’s gaze slipped away again, unable to meet the other’s eyes. Axel could look after himself, but when Saix was in his enraged state, it was almost unstoppable. Like a tidal wave against a wooden shield. Like the actor he was, he put his grin back in its place, giving a confident toss of his head and lashing his tail restlessly, eagerly.

“You know me. Won’t be rid of me that easy.”

After all, the diviner was slow. Axel, on the other hand, was swift, speedy, like a brushfire tearing through fields of dry grain. But, whilst it all worked in theory, the practical application was always different. He didn’t particularly feel like fading away again, or having the blood of his close ally smeared upon his hands.

But, he was used to this. Controlled fights were one of the things he did best.

“Sounds like a date~”

Whilst Axel had been at ease, relaxing, even with his eyes closed for most of the duration of their meeting, he had been alert. Heightened senses were a given with the job description of ‘double agent’, and he had sensed someone not too far off. Sharp green had caught a glimpse of familiar long dirty-blonde locks, and the flurry’s knowing smirk had inched wider, sharp whites glinting in the sun-streaked clearing. When Saix seemingly perked up before snorting and relaxing again, Axel allowed his slender neck to lower his head back to the ground, dusty red lashes brushing closed, that smirk still in place.

“Vexen. Hardly a threat that cannot be handled if necessary.”

((SCRATCH THAT, had a few moments to spare so I cooked this up quickly. I hope it’s not too bad~! :B Tee hee, that actually sounds pretty fun-gives me a chance to try out determined super-speedy Axel moves, so we don’t end up with self-bbqing kebabs. And hay, that actually sounds really epic! I like that idea! Something really massive and convincing, so that all the suspicion is wiped, and they can go back to their supersecret meetings :B

I think it sounds super fun too! Tee hee! Oh lawd, Saix’s one weakness=hoof to the head. X MARKS THE SPOT *shot* ♥ Whatever happens, I’m sure these two can handle it! ♥

BTW SNAIL. THAT. WAS. EPIC. Just, wowzah ♥ YOU ALREADY KNEW I LOVED IT THOUGH Poor Vexen. BLAME SAIX *points* ))

((lolflattered))

The fairy's head dips slightly, honored by the compliment.
"thank you" he states softly. "your words mean much" his tail flicks, curling up again upon the stone.
He is unwilling to leave the nobody, though his eyes fall half closed as he dozes.
He trusts the nobody, which is odd for him above all else.

Maybe it's because he is so like the moon.

(*falls over from epic*)

Saix lets out a slightly worn out sigh, closing his freezing yellow eyes for at least the moment. [=aqua]"Can't have that now, can we." He states calmly, in regard to making the crazies look sane. The way the diviner figures, the higher ups would have to work to reclaim their air of sanity theirselves, or crumble over their own paranoia and disease. He would have no part of the madness. No part in the paranoia.

He may be subject to the lunacy the moon may give, but would not be touched by anything else.

He opens his eyes again the next time Axel speaks, yellow turning toward green. "I would hope not." he notes, flicking an ear lightly to bat away a pesky wasp. The flowers lining the area seemed to attract them a bit too readilly.

Looking back, he could finally spot Vexen himself. Vexen... such a sorry condition he had gotten into. Perhaps he could be used though. If not, well... they could easilly repeat the past, or let him deteriorate on his own. "He does know too much from the past though. He is a risk in spilling too much information." he acknowladges. He could easilly keep an eye on the academic. There was no reason for him to worry, so he doesn't.

At least unless he sees Vexen getting too close to Xemnas.

He returns to watching the gradual sunset. Strands of bright red still lace the darkening blue sky, leading into brilliant gold at the horizion line. Finally over the line of trees, that great white orb enters view. In truth, it's not uncommon to see the sun and moon at the same time, if you know where to look.
In a way, he and Lea were much the same. For the organization, they could be called the sun and moon. Seemingly opposites...
But the moon cannot be seen without the sun.