A/N: Hey there my fellow readers! This is a MarLar Fanfiction that is based on a song called "Beeswing" by Richard Thompson… im just making it longer and Kingdom hearts related! ^^ This story takes place in the actual Twilight Town in the game, but the characters are in an A.U. style!... if that confuses you, I think you'll get it as ya read it! I do not own anything!

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Chapter one: "I was 19 when I came to town."

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I leaned my head against the glass window in the backseat of the yellow cab I was in. The trees and houses that passed by all became a blur of quick colorful green lines speeding by. I let a quick sigh escape my mouth. I've been in this stupid cab for a little more than an hour – well, it seemed like an hour anyway. My destination was towards Twilight Town, I applied for a job at a dry cleaning place and to my displeasure I got it. I just turned 19 last month and since then my parents have been telling me "Marluxia, you have to get a job" or "Get off the couch Marly and go get a job already", They drove me so crazy that I promised them I'd get a job only for the summer. It sucks that this was the one time they actually remembered what I told them and like the average person… I greatly dislike work.

I pulled out my cell phone from my back pocket and flipped it open. It was a blank screen. Crap, I knew I should have charged it before I left. I flipped it closed and put it back in my pocket and decided to play with the hole in my jeans instead. I was so bored, I was almost considering taking a nap – but, im 19, and sleeping in cars was for little kids… right? But I had to fight to keep my eyes open. I lost, because they… just did not… stay… open.

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"Sir… excuse me sir… sir?"

I opened my eyes only to have the cab driver snapping his fingers in my face. "What… what ish it?" I slurred half asleep. When I looked out the window and saw the hotel that I was going to be staying at for the summer I had a feeling that it was in fact my stop. "So what do I owe ya?" I said while reaching for my wallet

"That will be eleven dollars and twelve cents please."

"Shoot… I don't even think I have that much" I laughed a little when I said this but quickly regretted my sentence as soon as I only found a ten dollar bill in the small wallet. "Sorry, but I only have a ten". I held out the green bill to him and waited for him to take it.

"Okay, I'll take it… but just this once" The driver then snatched the ten out of my hand "But if I see you again I'll pull you over and collect the rest okay?"

"Whatever" was all I could say to him as I opened the cab door and grabbed my backpack and suitcase and finally got out the small cramped cab. As soon as I got out I swung my backpack over my shoulder and kicked the car door shut and started walking towards the hotel door.

"Oh, and sir?" I turned around only to see the cab driver poke his head out the window. "And don't think I won't remember you, you're the only man that I've seen with pink hair" What was he gonna do? Stalk me till I pay up?

"And you're the only cab driver I know with long gray hair and an eye patch" I responded as I watched him give me a small smile and then drive off. Strange guy. I shrugged off our last conversation and once again started to walk towards the hotel doors.

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This was the crappiest hotel I have ever seen. It was small, dirty, old styled, and falling apart, and the only one I could afford. I swear once I get money I'll never have to step into crap like this ever again.

I walked over to the counter and rung the small bell on the desk to summon the manager. I must have been waiting for about five minute's before I rang the bell again. Still no one. It had to be the third time I rang that stupid bell before some silver haired man came to my assistance.

"May I help you sir?" the silver haired man asked me. He must have had colored contacts in or something, cause his eyes were like an intense pumpkin orange.

"Uh, yah… I'm Marluxia… I called earlier about my room" I said now leaning on the desk.

"Ah yes, Marluxia" He said as he flipped through some papers and then walked over to a rack of keys hanging on the wall behind him. He scanned the numbered keys and picked one out and walked back over to me. "Here you go" He spoke in a dull voice as he placed the key in front me and then left the room.

"Wait where's my-"It was no use. He was already gone. I guess cheap hotels get cheap management as well. I sighed and picked up the key and looked to see if I could find a room number on it. "Looks like im in room number eleven" I thought to myself as I saw the big eleven marked on the back of the keychain.

My next goal was to find it. I walked over to the elevator and pressed the up button a few times… nothing. I then decided to jab it until it decided to fallow my order… once again, nothing. "Does anything in this stupid hotel work?" I thought aloud. I gave up on the elevator and went up the stairs instead.

I walked around for a little bit until I finally found a door with an XI on the wood frame. I ran my hand trough my pink hair and then let it fall into my face before I put the key in and let myself in.

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Once I was unpacked I leaped on my unmade bed and shoved my face in the old stained pillow… it smelled badly, but that's beside the point! It was a pillow and not a car seat! I rolled over on my back with my arms spread side to side.

"Finally out of that stupid cab" I sung to myself. After a while of looking at the ceiling I realized that… I had no idea how to get to work, I mean, I knew what it's called… just not how to get there. Crap. I decided to get up off my bed and wander around Twilight Town to find a quick way to work. I found my room key, stuffed it in my pocket and I was off to explore… well until I find the dry cleaning place that is.

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This place is to frikkin confusing! I found a souvenir shop, a cloths store, a train station, hair salon, even some nicer hotel and apartment buildings! But no dry cleaning place! I caught sight of a bench and lazily walked over to it and plopped down on the paint chipped seat.

"Where is that stupid place?" a thought aloud. All I could do was let out a small sigh and stare at the ground.

"Hey miss-"I looked up at a redheaded girl with big cerulean eyes in a school uniform. I gave her such a death glare it wasn't even funny… well, her reaction was pretty funny. "Holy crap!" she gasped as I looked at her "Im so sorry… I thought you were a girl, sorry" I didn't say anything for a while; I just kept my glare going. "Im seriously very sorry, I mean like- super sorry" she spazzed out again. I just kept my glare. "It's just t-that you have pink hair, a-and I just thought- but now I… sorry". She finished spazzing and apologizing and just looked at me. Looks like she wasn't going to leave until I said something back to her.

"Whatever. Just, what do you want?" I said; ending my death glare.

"Oh I was just wondering if you saw my sister anywhere, she has blonde hair, and eyes just like mine… oh! And her hair is always tossed over her shoulder." The girl finished explaining to me and awaited for yet another response.

"Nope, haven't seen her… but hey… can I ask you something?"

"Sure… what is it?"

"Do you know were Twilight Town's dry cleaners is?"

"I sure do! It's right down Culdrum Street." She said happily. You'd think that she would just leave since I was a stranger to her and had no clue were her sister was. I was about to say thank-you… but I had no clue were that was either.

"Okay, where is that?" I asked. But she then decided to give me a small smirk before she answered my question.

"I'll show you if you help me find my sister."

"But you don't even know me"

"So…" she said. It looked like I made her cry. I watched tears slowly form and fall down her cheeks. "But… why not? YOU OWE ME! I SAVED YOUR LIFE!"

What the hell was this girl talking about? I just met her… I don't even know her stupid name… I don't even give a crap about her name! She was still crying. I looked around Town and saw that people were staring. Crap! I hate it when eyes are on me!

"Can you believe that?, that girl saved his life and he won't help her?"

"He made that poor girl start crying?"

"What an evil man"

I listened to misunderstood comments that the townsfolk that started to spew out of their nosey mouths. They should mind there own business.

"Okay, okay… I'll help you… just shut-up" right after I said that I had realized that her tears were fake and she had gone back to her big cheesy grin.

"Okay!" She said happily. I had just lost some unknown game to a girl that looked like she was only 13 or 14 years old… I need some new skills against kids.

The crowd of people had started to leave now that she was all smiles and she lead me around town- this is my second around this stupid place!- and once again I found myself walking past the places I found earlier. It really brought me down when we walked past the nice hotel. I just stared at it until she dragged me by my wrist and lead me somewhere else.

"So… what's your name kid?"

"First of all, im not a kid, I'm 14 years old for your information."

"Okay then… so, 14 year old kid… what's your name?" I felt like a smart-alec when I said this. She just looked at me.

"My name's Kairi" She said "What's yours?"

"Marluxia" I responded as I laced my fingers behind my head.

"Can I just call ya Pinky?"

"No…" I scowled "but you can call me Marly"

"Yah know what Pinky?" She asked. I gave her a slight glare. "You should put your hair into a ponytail"

"Why the hell would I do that?"

"I dun no". I had a feeling that I was going to be seeing this girl a lot while I was staying here. Why can't summer just be over?

We continued walking around until Kairi stopped and looked at her cell phone screen. Probably reading a text.

"Oh! Looks like my sister was home all along." She said cheery. This had earned her another glare. She then put her phone away and gave me a big smile. "I can show you where the dry cleaning place is now"

"Thank you." Was all I could say as I watched her skip in a different direction. I had to run after her to catch up to her. Kairi sure was a strange girl.

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In a little while of skipping and running we had finally reached Culdrum Street and then to my new work place. She opened up the door to let me in first.

"Ladies first" She giggled.

"Then looks like neither of us can go in first" I said and imitated her giggle. It was my turn to receive a death glare. I walked in the dry cleaners and then my eyes landed upon… her.

A/N: well, that's the first chapter… if you like spoilers then go look up the lyrics! ^^ well… fav, Review (I love reviews!), alert… do whatever a reader must!