Cruel Temptations

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Chapter 1: Memory

Empty sapphire eyes stared at the monitor, the empty eyes studied the flowing information. Zexion hated his new residence. Axel, Roxas, Larxene and Marluxia loved it but Zexion, Vexen and Lexaeus hated it, well mostly Zexion. Vexen loved the new lab. Lexaeus never really made new comments so he didn't say anything. Roxas and Axel loved each other or so they thought, nobodies can't eel and they know it. Marluxia loved to tease Zexion and he tried to avoid him usually. Zexion was truly tired of his work and as it finished he closed out all of the files. Zexion shut down his computer and got up. As Zexion was looking through his remaining files on his desk he heard foot steps coming down the stairs leading to his office. Zexion lifted his head up from the files.

"Yes, Marluxia?" Marluxia chuckled.

"How did you know it was me?"

"Only you would choose to make yourself known by walking in here rather than come through a portal."

"Right you are." Zexion put his files in his desk and turned around in the chair.

"What do you need?"

"I just wanted to see your work." Zexion looked at him suspiciously.

"Why?"

"I am curious." Zexion stood up.

"Well it must wait until tomorrow, I am very tired and I want to sleep." Zexion attempted to walk past him but Marluxia stopped him.

"What do you think you are doing!?" Marluxia smiled.

"If I must wait so be it, but let me take you to bed." Zexion was about to question it but Marluxia opened a portal and picked up Zexion into his arms. Marluxia walked in and went into the bedroom.

"Here we are in your room." Zexion was slightly annoyed but Marluxia set him in the bed and covered him up.

"See you tomorrow Zexion . . . Night, night." Marluxia walked out through a portal.

" . . . Night." Sleep came quickly and morning came too fast for Zexion. Zexion got up and in a attempt to avoid Marluxia he opened a portal to his lab. Zexion walked through and saw Marluxia standing there waiting with something in his hands. Zexion sighed and walked past him turning his computer on.

"Not even going to acknowledge me?" Zexion turned around.

"Why are you here?"

"I knew you would try and avoid me so I came directly here when I woke up."

"You didn't answer my question."

"I want to know about your experiments and I wanted to give you this." Marluxia handed him the object.

"A black rose?" Marluxia smiled.

"Yes, I saw you looking at them one day, the one time you acknowledge my talents." Zexion smiled and made a vase appear. Zexion put the rose in it and put a hand on Marluxia's shoulder.

"I know your many talents . . . Just like this one!" Zexion made a dagger appear and he stabbed Marluxia. Marluxia stared in horror at Zexion.

"Why . . .?" Zexion smirked.

"I know you're not real." Marluxia faded and Zexion chuckled.

"Come on out Marluxia." Marluxia stepped out of the shadows.

"How did you know it wasn't me?" Zexion tapped his nose.

"I can smell your scent, he might have fooled me, had you not been in the room . . . But . . . " Zexion pointed the knife at Marluxia and Marluxia gasped. " . . . why didn't you trust me, you made a clone for a reason, I hate when people don't trust me." Marluxia was nervous.

"I-I . . . You wouldn't understand." Zexion smirked.

"Try me." Marluxia sighed.

"I was afraid you might take the rose thing the wrong way." Zexion made the dagger disappear and burst into a fit of laughter. Marluxia blushed and Zexion sat down in his chair laughing.

"It's not funny!" Zexion continued to laugh but eventually stopped.

"So why are you here?" Marluxia sighed.

"As I said or rather my clone, to check on your experiments." Zexion turned around and entered his password.

"Yes, well, memories are my main experiment but there are others that I won't disclose to you until I confirm my theories." Marluxia pulled up a chair and took a seat next to Zexion.

"Can I see the memory experiment?" Zexion pulled up the file and Marluxia looked at it.

"Incomplete, what more do you need?" Zexion opened more parts of the file.

"Removing, altering or destroying a memory is easy and I have enough information on it but to recall memories is dangerous . . . Memories are delicate." Marluxia looked over at Zexion.

"Experiment on me then." Zexion shook his head.

"No, it is too dangerous, your mind . . . Your being could be lost." Marluxia was shocked at his concern.

"Just do it, I command you as lord of this castle . . . I appreciate your concern but I want you to do this." Zexion sighed and closed the files. Zexion got up and opened a portal.

"Follow me." Marluxia was confused but followed Zexion into the portal. The area was completely black, Marluxia was nervous so he stayed close with Zexion. Zexion led him to a door of pure gold, Zexion took his necklace off which had a head of a lion at the end of it, Zexion unlocked the door.

"Prepare to meet member X." Marluxia tilted his head.

"Luxord . . . I already know him." Zexion shook his head.

"No, the unknown member of the organization, he volunteered for my memory experiment and it made him crazy. When his memories came back they drove him crazy, the recall of his memories that fast was too much." Zexion opened the door and the two went in to the room. A man with long purple hair with golden tips sat in a corner holding his knees.

"I may have to finally release him from this hell." Marluxia felt pain in his chest.

"What is this pain Zexion?"

"That is the effect of this room, his memory recall effected this room and now we feel what he feels, he may have to be . . . Destroyed." The man looked up and smiled.

"Zexion , you came back!" The man jumped up and ran to Zexion hugging him. Marluxia felt a twinge of jealousy.

"Xellius, it has been too long, I am so sorry." He smiled and kissed Zexion on the lips.

"It' fine . . . You're here and that is all that matters." Zexion nodded.

"Xellius . . . This is Marluxia, tell him that to have memory recall is bad . . . Tell him what it did to you." Xellius looked at Marluxia.

"It freed me." Zexion grabbed Xellius's shoulders.

"No tell him the pain it caused you." Xellius's eyes darken from the jade color they were.

"Let go . . . I am free and you . . . You left me all alone." Xellius was angry now.

"This is what I meant Marluxia, his mind is destroyed and now he has no control of it." Xellius made gauntlets appear around his wrist, they had two sharp claws extending from them.

"Now you will be trapped in darkness." Xellius charged Zexion. Marluxia stepped forward but Zexion pushed him back.

"This is my fight, not yours." Zexion made a katana appear in his hand. Zexion charged Xellius. Xellius had a lot of anger in his eyes. The two fought with passion. Zexion held off Xellius but Xellius was too strong. Zexion pushed Xellius off and slashed through him. Zexion made the sword disappear and grabbed the falling Xellius. Xellius began to fade away.

"I love you and I always will Zexion." Thunder crashed and it began to rain inside the room. Marluxia looked around wondering how it was possible. The room transformed into a field with black and red roses, Zexion leaned down and kissed Xellius one last time before he faded away.

"Goodbye . . . I love you too." Zexion got up and walked out closing the door. Marluxia followed Zexion back into the lab. Zexion sat down and put his head into his hands.

"What was all of that about?" Zexion shook his head and opened a portal from his chair and leaving to his room. Marluxia tried to follow but couldn't get in. Over the next few days no one could find Zexion, he stayed locked up in his room. Marluxia tried to get in but Zexion wouldn't allow it. Marluxia sat outside the door to his room, Vexen walked up and smirked.

"Oh the mighty Marluxia can't get in, how ashamed you must feel."

"Bite me Vexen, I need to speak with him, it's very important." Vexen frowned.

"While I do hate you, trust that I will convey the message when I see him tomorrow." Marluxia nodded and got up walking away.

The next day, Marluxia sat in his private garden room, it was a beautiful area with tree's and flowers everywhere, there was a lake and a waterfall. Marluxia sat against a tree and looked up when he saw Zexion walk to him.

"Hello, I'm ready to talk now." Marluxia looked up and smiled.

"Good . . . Sit down." Zexion took a seat next to Marluxia.

"Xellius was never known by the organization, not even the superior knew, he was my lover and apprentice . . . We were going to take over the organization." Marluxia was shocked.

"What happened?"

"He said he wanted to do the experiment and when I recalled the memories they flooded in so fast that it crashed his mind, if I had slowly allowed it in then he would have been fine."

"Why is the recall like that?"

"Memories aren't like one little thing at a time but is in fact in intricate chain link, if the chain is not put back slowly it can overload the mind and destroy you."

"And that's what happened to him then?" Zexion nodded.

"Yes . . . He went into a fit and I locked him in that room and tried to find a way to help but I couldn't." Marluxia held him as he poured out his heart.

"I'm so sorry." Zexion felt comfort and closed his eyes sleeping.

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