It had been anything but a quiet and peaceful night in castle oblivion, much like every other night the thirteen members had to endure while living with each other. Demyx clearly didn't know about the invention of headphones, Vexen's experiments often exploded and went up in smoke, Luxord would cuss heavily whenever he got unlucky and lost a game of blackjack to someone as stupid as Xigbar, and Siax yelled at everyone and anyone that disturbed his attempt to spend a romantic night with Xemnas. More than half of the thirteen had a love interest with another member of the organization, whether or not those feelings were mutual, it often didn't stop them. Siax took pride in his ability to nail the Superior, but the others would accuse him of kissing up; behind his back of course. No one found it funny or weird how most of the castle slept with its other members, but instead it kept the organization entertained during their usually boring assignments to help Xemnas take over the worlds. As seriously as the organization took this goal, they knew how to have fun and enjoy a nice summer.
"Demyx to the Superiors office!" a loud speaker echoed into every room, hall, and corridor in castle Oblivion.
"Don't go," Zexion begged with his arm wrapped tightly around his boyfriends waist, who was also holding him.
"Sorry Zexy, but if I don't go, Siax will go all berserk on me. I'll be back soon."
"What do you think they want?" Zexion's one visible eye that wasn't hidden behind his slate hair asked with an annoyance of the situation. Demyx shrugged and stood his tall body up from the loveseat he had just been enjoying. He teleported right outside of Xemnas' office and knocked a little tune until Siax opened it.
"Get in." The scarred blue hair man ordered.
"Demyx, for this year's summer kick off, you're in charge of cleaning the pool before the party. Also, don't forget that Luxeaus can't swim, so don't let him go in unless YOU want to give him CPR. And you're the official DJ so prepare for that." Xemnas didn't turn around from his desk to face Demyx or Siax, and when he finished talking, Siax shoved Demyx out the door.
"Sheesh, so much for a thank you." Demyx griped. "Now that's just plain rude." Demyx stuck his tongue out to the security camera on the ceiling right outside the Superior's office door, about to moon him when the loud speaker boomed once again.
"Demyx stop being immature. And Axel, to the Superior's office. NOW! And whatever it is you just put on fire, put it out!"
Demyx giggled like a little girl when he heard Siax's words. Four seconds later, Axel's warp hole opened up a foot away from Demyx, his best friend in the entire organization.
"So Demy, what did we get blamed for this time?" Axel smirked, assuming that since both he and Demyx were summoned to see Xemnas, than they must have been in trouble for one of many pranks they often pulled on everyone who dwelled in the castle.
"Nothing, Xemnas gave me my summer assignment. I'm guessing you're next."
"Only one way to find out." Axel grinned ear to ear as he tapped the door with the back of his knuckles.
"Axel, just what exactly did we catch you lighting on fire?" Siax folded his arms as he began his interrogation inside the office.
"Oh, it was nothing, just incinerating the garbage behind the kitchen." The twisted smile on Axel's face said otherwise, but Siax had other pressing matters on his mind to focus on, and Xemnas' lover or not, he still had to execute his work as Superiors personal assistant.
"Alright then. Now," as Siax instructed a laughing Axel, for which Siax could not explain the reason why, Xemnas let out a low growl and got up from his chair to open his door.
"DEMYX STOP THAT AT ONCE!"
What Siax couldn't at first see was what Axel and Xemnas saw from the security monitors: Demyx mooning them point blank.
"What the? Demyx! Pants on now!" Siax summoned his weapon, but the melodious nocturne had warped somewhere else before he could do any damage.
"What took so long?" Zexion whined when Demyx proudly strode back into the smaller boys room after opening the unlocked door.
"Just having some fun with Siax. Now, where were we?" Demyx sat back down near his boyfriend to cuddle as Zexion read to Demyx.
"NO! Again?" Demyx put his head in his hands.
"Demyx, it's no surprise. Every damn book Harry Potter gets his life threatened, decides to try to be brave, does something stupid, breaks the rules, and gets rewarded for it as a hero. By the fourth book, it's no shocker that someone wants him dead." Zexion rolled his eyes at what he found to be the most over-repetitive story line, but it's what Demyx loved, so he endured it.
"So…he's not going to die?"
"Demy there are more books to the series after this. If he dies somewhere in the first four, what are the rest going to be about?" Zexion used to find Demyx's innocent optimism cute, but there were times when he wished the boy would just read more.
"Hmm, good point. Ok, go on." Demyx snuggled close to Zexion when a harsh rapid knock was on the door.
"Coming." Zexion sighed as he stood to answer the door. It had been an established rule that they could not warp into anyone's room but their own, not even their boyfriends room, although some still did in secret. The closest they could get was right outside the door, and if this rule were ever broken, their ability to warp would be suspended for a whole week. No one really opposed this rule, since it was created due to the fact that many members walked in on a couple in the act or even just a single member enjoying himself, so the rule was done more as a favor. However, it was still new enough that they hated having to actually get up and open doors that were before ignored.
"Demyx!" Axel shouted, moving right past Zexion and into the shorter boys room without even looking at him.
"Axel, stop getting him into trouble!" Zexion folded his arms and glared at the tall, thin red-head. His hair was as intense a red as a burning flame, and his eyes were as dangerous as tempting precious stones, but he was most known for his curiosity and fun loving nature that often came with many risks of consequences.
"I came to deliver an order from Xemnas, cool it Zexion." Axel snapped his fingers and a small flame came between them.
"Axel, no need for that, leave him alone. Now, what is it?" Demyx stood up, just as tall as Axel, but appearing a bit shorter since Axel's jet spikes went out and up, versus Demyx's mullet version of a Mohawk.
"Xemnas gave me a list of items to pick up for the party, and as punishment for scaring his eyes with your ass, you have to help."
"But Axel, Zexion is reading to me and I have to figure out who's going to win the goblet of fire!"
"Has that old wizard, Dumbledore, died yet?"
"He…dies?" Demyx asked Zexion with huge puppy eyes and Zexion turned with fists to Axel.
"There is no greater sin than spoiling a good book!"
"Aww, and what are you going to do about it? Fight me? Now, let's go Demyx, I have things I need to set ablaze and I can't until Xemnas is happy; that way it's more fun to piss him off again." Axel opened a portal and Demyx kissed an angry Zexion's cheek goodbye to join the overly happy pyro.
"Ok I'll go to Halloween town, and you go to Atlantica. We should finish in about an hour if we hurry." Axel handed Demyx his half of the list and within the next hour the two were back in Castle Oblivion.
"Are you sure you got everything?" Siax glared at Axel and Demyx when they turned in the supplies to his personal office.
"Yes Siax, now just take it so we can leave." Axel rolled his eyes and grabbed Demyx's arm to leave before giving Siax a chance to oppose.
"Wait, Axel, stop!" Demyx said in an aggressive whisper as they walked down a corridor.
"What is it?" Axel turned around, his hand still on Demyx's wrist.
"It's Roxas, he looks so sad!" Demyx whispered in an even quieter tone.
"Roxy, you ok?" Axel had never spent much time with the shortest, newest, and youngest member of the organization, but he couldn't ignore Demyx's concerning nature that told him to ask Roxas.
"I'm fine, whats it to you anyway?" Roxas retorted, standing on a balcony overseeing the backyard.
"Hey if you're going to be an ass, I will too." Axel got in a fighting stance when Demyx playfully slapped his arm.
"We know it's hard to get used to this place, but we never see you except for mandatory meetings and breakfast." Demyx offered his friendship and care to anyone who didn't already have it.
"Look I'm fine on my own." Roxas began walking down a hall that came from Zexion's room, which was his only 'friend' in the castle, since he was usually just as quiet and calm as Roxas.
"Wonder whats eating him." Axel groaned, biting an apple.
"What the? Where did you get that from?" Demyx wondered aloud when Axel shrugged him off and began walking slowly towards his own room, Demyx trailing behind him.
"I feel bad for Roxas, he's all alone."
"His damn fault." Axel ate away.
"He's Zexion's best friend though, and I think that's his only friend."
"I've seen him around Marly a couple times, but who wants to hang out with that creepy freak who hits on nearly everyone?"
"Who are you calling a creepy freak?" Marluxia appeared right behind Axel.
"Oh hey Marly! How's it going?" Axel winced.
"I've never hit on you Axel, although I'd much like to hit you." Marluxia drew a fist.
"Look, I didn't mean it like that, I just," Axel backed up.
"Cool it Axel," Marluxia laughed and to Axel's displeasure, he turned back into Zexion, who had the ability to disguise appearances and voices.
"Zexion? Grr, you owe me!" Axel stomped off while Demyx laughed and kissed his boyfriend.
"Hey Axe, whats the plan for today's prank?" Demyx ran to catch up to Axel, with Zexion slowly dreading doing the same.
"Hmm, well Zexion's got me thinking. The two most desperate and lonely people here are Marluxia and Larxene; and Roxas but no one wants to be with that selfish prick."
"Who are you calling a selfish prick?" Roxas asked from behind the tall pyro, who glanced around and smiled when he didn't see Zexion.
"What do you think I'm stupid? You cant get me twice Zexion."
"Zexion? What are you talking about?" Roxas crossed his arms.
"Look I know its you so change back already; looking at 'Roxas' is pissing me off."
"Hey guys, oh hey Roxas, here's the book you asked for." Zexion walked past Axel and to Roxas to hand him a thick book.
"You, you're really Roxas?" Axel felt so embarrassed and it showed on his face.
"Thanks," Roxas said to Zexion before giving Axel a dirty and sorry look as he walked away.
"You just got your ass served to you." Demyx said, partly amused and party embarrassed for his best friend.
"Eh, he'll get over it. Anyway, since Zexion owes me and he makes a very believable Marly, I think he should disguise himself again and go to Larxene, flirt with her and lead her on, and then ditch her. When she looks for Marly again, the real Marly, he'll be totally lost!"
"Good idea! Can you Zexy, pretty please?" Demyx flashed big blue puppy eyes at his boyfriend, who sighed.
"Fine, if I must conform to something so childish just to keep you happy, I will."
"YAY! Thanks Zexy!" Demyx giggled and Axel told Zexion exactly what to say and do. "Got it memorized?"
"Yea yea, I'll be back soon." Zexion changed into Marluxia and warped off, returning fifteen minutes later with red lipstick kiss marks all over his face and an angry harsh glare at the two boys waiting in his room.
"How'd it go?" Axel asked, half predicting the story as he laughed.
"She really is a lonely bitch. She'll be looking for Marluxia any second now so I need to wipe this makeup off." Zexion smudged the lipstick and smeared it across his cheeks.
"Well that was a pretty good prank, good enough for the rest of the day. I'll catch you two later," Axel waved goodbye and warped to his room before Zexion could unleash his anger.