ok well this is a story that i'm writing with a friend of mine and i just wanted to put it up here to share it with the world. so here it is. please read and review! please?
disclaimer: i do not own kingdom hearts. if i did you would have to be eighteen to buy the video game. ^_^
oh and it get a little hot and heavy at the end so enjoy!
Bills. Rent. Food. Each one sucked up most of the money of the tenants of the small house. Each one split their money evenly when it came to paying but the money started to feel extra thin as vacation came to a rapid close. Xaldin sighed as he leaned back in his chair in the kitchen as he was figuring out how much each would have to pitch-in. Between the Brit, surfer, and himself, he felt he was the only one who would be responsible enough to figure the money out. "This rent is killing me he groaned and covered his face with his palms.
A blond man walked into the kitchen and went over to the fridgeto pull out a water bottle. "Hey Xal, what's got you so glum?" he asked and sat down next to him.
"These...friggin' bills! I hardly ever have enough money to put in the tank let alone have fun..." He growled and sat properly in his seat to look at his friend. "We need to figure out a better way for this to happen, Luxord. Do you want to stay in a dorm and share bathroom space with socially awkward people?"
Luxord took a drink from the bottle. "Hell no." he said and set the bottle down and then leaned on his elbows. "Why not bring in another tenet?"
Xaldin let out another gusty sigh in thought. "It's a little late to find one don't you think? I mean people will start coming, but they're probably all nice'n'cozy with dorm life..."
"You never know Xal. There's always a few incoming freshys that don't live in the dorms. Maybe we can snatch one." he said and grabbed his water bottle.
"Doubtful....Hey have you seen Xig around? He keeps dodging me when I keep asking for his half..." He twirled the pen in his hand absently.
"He doesn't get paid till next week." he said. "I'll go and try to find him for you. Don't stress too much Xal, you'll get wrinkles on that pretty face of yours." he said with a laugh as he walked out of the room.
"Great... Why can't he just set aside his half then spend to his hearts content?" Xaldin ran his fingers through his dred-locked hair and blushed slightly when he realized what Luxord had said. "Uh, yeah, no stress..." He muttered as he stood up and glanced back at the pile of bills. "I'm so poor..." The Junior whined.
* * *
The blond haired freshman looked around with a confused pout on his face and looked back down at the map of the campus. He looked back up just in time to jump away from a person speeding by him on a bike. He sighed then turned around to attempt to find his building again and ran into another student. He stumbled backwards and fell to the ground. "Oh!" he looked up. "I'm so sor-" he stopped when he saw the man he had run into. He was slightly scary but the eye patch was... attractive?
"Whoa! Sorry about that, little dude." The man with the eye patch offered his hand to help the stranger up. "Still getting used to the patch, I guess..." He shrugged and grinned down at him.
The blonde blushed when the man grinned and he took the man's hand. "No, it's my fault. I'm new I don't know where I'm going."
"Ohhh, freshy, huh? Where you trying to get to?" The black-haired man pulled him up quickly. "I'm Xigbar, by the way."
He gasped when the man pulled him up. "Oh um nice to meet you, I'm Demyx." he said "I'm trying to find the theatre building." he said and looked at his copy of the upside down campus map.
Xigbar pushed some of his hair behind his ear and looked at Demyx's map. "Ah, here's your first problem, the maps upside-down." Xigbar grabbed the map from him and pointed to the spot where they were. "We're right here, and the theatre building is--" All of a sudden Xigbar's cell -phone rang and he handed the map back to a slightly confused Demyx. "Sorry give me a sec." The surfer flipped open the phone and hardly had time to speak before he was being yelled at. "Yo! yo, dude, chillax. I'll get your money back when I get paid next week." More yelling. "I still owe you from--As if! Aw, please, Xally. I swear I'll pay you back, you can trust me!" the other one on the end hung up abruptly. "Sorry about that, where are you trying to get to again?"
"Um... the theatre building." he said and looked at the map. "I didn't think that this campus was going to be so confusing." he said with a pout on his face.
"Ah, yeah. The theatre building is way over there..." Xigbar frowned when his phone started to ring again and he ignored it. "After about a week you'll find the easiest way around campus soon enough."
"Oh um thank you." he said and looked at the man. "Are you going to answer that?" he asked.
"Nah, I'll just get yelled at some more..." Xigbar mused and the phone kept ringing. "But if I don't, my rent won't get paid..." His shoulder's slumped and he glanced at who it was before answering. "Oh! Maybe I won't get yelled at this time." Xigbar opened the phone and sat down on the curb. "Hey, Lux."
"Hey Xig. I just wanted to let you know that Xal's after your ass." he said. "And that we're looking for another roommate."
Demyx fidgeted with the map and looked down at the upperclassmen.
Xigbar smiled and nodded. "I know, I already got an earful...We need a new roommate, what for?" He frowned and glanced at Demyx.
"The cost of rent and the bills are getting to be too much. We need someone else to break the cost a little more.
"Ohhh...Hey maybe Xal, won't try to kill me next time I see him if I bring a friend." Xigbar chuckled. "Ok, I guess I'll see you later. Hopefully not maimed." The surfer shut his phone. "Demyx." He stood up. "Are you already in a dorm?"
"Um... no. I commute. Why?" he asked and watched the dark haired man stand up.
"Ohhh..." The taller man's shoulders slumped again. "Uh... Commuting's cool..." Xigbar looked around. "So you've lived here all
this time?"
"Oh. No I live like an hour away." he said. "My mom wanted me to stay at home as long as she could make me." he said.
"Huh..Don't you feel it's time to sort of get away though?" Xigbar asked.
"Well yeah but my mom wanted me to stay at home a little longer. Besides it's too late to get in a dorm." he said. "I do really want to get away from home."
"Well...there's room at my place, 'course you gotta pay rent but at least it's away...And close to the beach..." Xigbar smiled after thinking about the last time he surfed.
"The beach?" he asked with a smile. "I would love to live near the water." he thought a moment. "I can transfer to a pool down here for work."
"Lifeguard, huh?" Xigbar grinned. "You must love it when the hot chicks need your help."
Demyx blushed. "Um... well... actually." he looked down and fiddled with the map."
"Oh! You're shy..." Xigbar grabbed the map and pulled out a pen. "I'll give you my number if you need time to think about it."
"I'm not that shy... I just... I don't like... girls." he whispered and let go of the map.
Xigbar looked up slightly. "Did I hear you right? Don't like girls?" He asked as he wrote his number down.
Demyx nodded as his entire face was covered with a blush. This Xigbar guy was the first guy on this campus that he had found attractive. He didn't want to screw this up. "Um... yeah."
Xigbar grinned and handed back the map back with a small message under his number. "Me too!" He laughed and patted him on the head when he noticed the blush.
Demyx's blushed deepened in color and he looked at the man. "Oh... well um... I'll be sure to call." he said and held the map to his chest.
"Talk to you later then." Xigbar grinned and waved at him as he continued to walk back to his home. 'That was easier than I thought.' He said to himself and looked back at the younger man who was rooted to the spot and he couldn't help but laugh again.
"Oh wow..." he breathed and leaned against the nearest wall. "Wow." he said again and looked down at the number and the message that read: Hope you come to stay with us. Call me, you're cute. "Oh god... he's kinda hot..." he said to himself.
* * *
After finishing up the bills in the kitchen Xaldin decided to try to relax by watching some TV. He landed on his couch and opened his coke and took a sip before he began to channel surf.
Luxord walked in and leaned over the back of the couch. "What cha up to Xal?" he asked and twirled one of Xaldins' dreds around his fingers.
"Trying to relax..." Xaldin mumbled and flipped through more channels. "I have to pay for Xigbar's rent, AGAIN."
"He'll pay you back." he said and continued to play with Xaldins hair. "I'll treat you to dinner tonight. How's that sound?"
"That'd be nice." The man on the couch took a deep breath. "We gotta find another roommate, I'm tired of lending money out to everyone..."
"I know you are. I'll start getting on Xigbars' ass too ok?" he said and ran his fingers through the dreds.
"Nah, it's fine." Xaldin turned around and pursed his lips. "I'm just still frustrated with summer..."
Luxord smiled down at him. "It's almost over, Xal. Classes start in just four days." he said and ran his hand over Xaldins shoulder. "Man, you are tense."
"Can you blame me? Everything is starting to pile up on me. I can't afford to be as carefree like you or Xigbar are."
"Maybe you should take on less hours at your job." he said and started to rub Xaldin's shoulder. "Let me give you a massage Xal, God knows you need it."
"If I take less hours that means even smaller cash flow, I just can't do that..." Xaldin sighed. "I probably do."
"Xal, I can take on more hours and put in a little more money. You work so hard, you need to have some time for yourself." he said and moved his hand up to rub the back of Xaldin's neck.
Xaldin nodded. "Thanks, Lux. I really appreciate it." He bent his head forward and laughed quietly. "I don't think I'd know what to do with free-time. I think I've forgotten the meaning of fun."
He chuckled and removed his hand from Xaldin. "Come on lets go to your room so you can be more comfortable."
A slight blush tinged Xaldin's cheeks but he quickly dismissed it as he stood up. "I must feel like a brick wall to you, don't I?"
Luxord smirked. "Sometimes a brick wall can be a good thing." he chuckled then walked out of the room.
Xaldin's eyebrows raised and he shook his head as he followed Luxord to his room. "Well I prefer something cushy rather than something rough." He said as he laid down on his bed and propped his
head on his arms.
Luxord smiled and crawled up on to the bed and straddled Xaldin's hips. "Something cushy huh?" he said and ran his hands up Xaldin's back.
Xaldin cleared his throat and nodded. "Yeah, you know...I may look like a brick wall but I..." He trailed off and shook his head, realizing what kind of position he was putting himself in.
"Hmm?" he leaned over pressed his hips into Xaldin's "You what Xal? You feeling ok?"
"Y-yeah, I'm fine. Forget it." Heat rushed to his face and he buried his head in his pillow in an attempt to diffuse it.
"You sure?" he asked and ghosted his fingers over Xaldin's neck. "Take your shirt off."
'Relax, Xaldin, It's just a massage. Don't get all excited over a friend being helpful.' He repeated in his mind over and over again as he pulled off his shirt. 'Just a massage.'
Luxord ran his fingers down Xaldin's back slowly. "But seriously Xal, cut back on your hours. It's just going to stress you out." he said and started to rub his lower back.
"Fine..." He mumbled through the pillow and turned his head so he could be heard more clearly. "I'll prolly find something just as stressful to do though."
"Well whenever you want a massage just ask." he said and moved his hands up Xaldin's back.
Xigbar walked into the house and closed the door behind him and looked around the room. TV was left on forgotten cola...where was everyone? He had good news to deliver to Xaldin. He heard some talking down the hallway and walked down to Xaldin's room. "Hey Xaldin, great news! I--" He turned into the bedroom and stopped mid-stride. "I uh..."
Luxord looked up and grinned. "Hey there Xigbar." he said and moved his hands up Xaldin's bare back.
Xaldin lifted his head in surprise and looked at the surfer. "I'll come by...l-later. Sorry 'bout that." Xigbar cleared his throat and turned to leave.
Xaldin blushed a mad shade of red and lifted his hand. "N-No, Xigbar what did you want to tell me?"
Luxord laughed and pushed Xaldin back down on the bed. "Not so fast, I'm not done with you." he said with a smirk.
"I'll tell you later man, geez!" Xigbar hated when he walked in on others. Especially when he wasn't expecting it.
"Xigbar, It's just a massage, what did you want?" Xaldin reasoned. "I found us a roommate. He just has to clear things up with his parents." Xigbar looked at Xaldin oddly.
"Just a massage? Xaldin babe, that hurts." he said with mock sadness and leaned down further so he was laying on Xaldin's back.
Inside Xaldin was screaming. "Like I said, I'll come back later. Next time shut the door..." Xigbar muttered and pulled the door closed. The violet-eyed man bit his lip.
Luxord chuckled and sat up. "Can't believe Xigbar bought that." he glanced down at Xaldin.
"Yeah..." He dumped his face back onto the pillow. "That's one worry off of my list." He grumbled.
He moved his hands up to Xaldin's shoulders. "Whoa, did you just become more tense? I have my work cut out for me."
Xaldin groaned and covered his head with his hands. "See what I mean? Lose one stress and my body finds another thing to stress about..."
"Well then maybe the stress and energy in your body just needs to be used up." he said and ran his fingers down Xaldin's sides.
"Yeah? And what do you suggest?" Xaldin wanted to look at Luxord but decided it'd probably be best if he hid his embarrassment.
"I suggest you get yourself laid." He said and started to put pressure on Xaldin's back.
"Yeah, lemme just go buy a whore with my non-existent money. I'll get right on that..." Xaldin blushed again and ran his fingers through his hair. Why couldn't he stop blushing?
"I'm not saying to buy a whore. I'm saying that you could use a boyfriend." he said and squeezed his shoulders.
"Believe me, If I could get a boyfriend I would, You know I'm shy about that..." Xaldin bit the inside of his cheek.
"I'll help you find one Xal." he said and started to rub out some of the knots in Xaldin's back.
"That should be interesting..." Xaldin groaned as the doorbell rang. "Let Xigbar answer it I don't want to..."
Xigbar got up from the couch and opened the door. "Oh, hey, Setzer what's brought you over here?"
"I need to talk to Xaldin." he said and shifted the little girl that he was holding in his arms.
"Uhhhh. Xaldin's kinda busy..." Xigbar shifted his attention to the little girl. "Whoa, is this little Annabell? She's gotten big!"
The little girl pressed closer to her father and looked at Xigbar with fear.
Setzer looked down at the girl. "Anna, this is Xigbar. You remember him."
The girl stared at him then a smile broke out on her face. "Xig Xig!" she cried and held out her arms to him.
Xigbar pulled her from Setzer's arms and grinned. "I keep forgetting about this stupid patch, DO I really look that scary?" He shook
his head. "What did you need Xaldin for, something happen?"
"Yeah something like that." he said.
Annabell smiled and poked at the patch. "Daddy! Daddy! Xig Xig is a pirate!" she said.
"Ah...I can go see if Xaldin's not as busy..." He handed Annabell back to her father and walked back to Xaldin's room. "Hey, uh Xaldin? Setzer's here with Annabell." Xaldin looked up.
Setzer walked into the house and went to sit on the couch. He put Annabell down on the ground and she ran off to follow "Xig Xig".
"Sorry, Luxord but this is probably something important." Xaldin frowned and looked for his shirt.
Luxord laughed and climbed off of Xaldin. "Chill Xigbar, we aren't doing anything." he said and opened the door.
Xaldin got up and grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head and opened the door. "Did he say why?" He glanced down and picked up Annabell. "Hey, where's your daddy?"
"Uncle Xally!" she squealed and hugged the black haired man. "He's on the couch."
Xaldin walked into the living room. "Setzer, What's up?" He shifted Annabell's weight to his hip.
"I need you to watch Annabell.... for a while." he said and stood up.
"What? Why can't you take care of her?" He asked quietly. "What did you get into?"
"I'm in some... debt." he said and sighed. "I can't take care of Annabell right now. It's safer for her to be with you right now."
"You gotta be kidding me..." Xaldin handed Annabell to Xigbar. "Debt? You're in debt? How the hell are you in debt!" He growled.
"Yeah look I didn't mean to let this happen but it did and I don't have the moeny to take care of Annabell." He said. "Please Xaldin, just until I can get out of debt."
"That money you got was for Annabell! You wasted it all away?" Xaldin grabbed Setzer by the arm and dragged him outside. "You gambled all of Tiffy's money away?"
"Look I'm sorry. I'm working on getting out of debt and I can still give you a little money every week to take care of Annabell but I can't give her the attention she needs right now."
"And you think that I can?? I have classes in less than a week! I have a job!" Xaldin couldn't keep his temper in check. "Do you ever think of others or are you just sitting around waiting for your next big win? I should have never let Tifa date you, you worthless idiot."
"Look there's a daycare about ten minutes away, they've been prepaid for about three months." he said. "just take her there at nine and she can be picked up anytime before seven."
Xaldin closed his fist and took a deep breath. "Did you think to bring some of her toys and diapers? Or did you gamble those too?"
"No. All of her things are in the car. Thank you for doing this Xaldin, I'll take her back as soon as I can." he said and went over to his car to grab two duffle bags.
"Someone must really hate me upstairs..." Xaldin grumbled and grabbed the bags from Setzer. "Say goodbye to Anna." He growled.
Setzer walked into the house and took his daughter from Xigbar. "Anna, you're going to be staying with Uncle Xaldin for a while ok?" Annabell looked up at her father. "How long?" she whispered.
Xigbar looked up at Xaldin mouthing 'What?' and he simply shrugged. "It shouldn't be too long, Anna...right Setzer?"
"Yeah. Just a few...weeks." he said and kissed Annabell's forehead.
Xaldin put down her duffel bags and knelt down beside her. "Listen, we'll be lots of fun. Time will fly by and he'll be back before you know it."
"Ok." she said and hugged her father. "I love you daddy."
Setzer held back his tears. "I love you too Bell."
Xaldin stood up and asked, "What's this daycare's name?" He sighed knowing that Setzer probably used the daycare to it's full potential.
"Kids will be kids." he said and set Annabell down. "Be good for your uncle ok?"
"Ok I know where that is." Xaldin recalled picking his niece up one time for a favor. "I guess I'll see you later."
"Thank you Xaldin." he said and bowed his head, then left the house.
Xaldin looked at Annabell with a frown as she watched her father leave. It wasn't like he didn't want her to be around but the timing was absolutely horrible. In the summer? Sure, he'd say yes. He took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh that was becoming part of his vocabulary.
"Hey um Xal? What's going on?" Luxord asked and walked over to his friends.
"Uh. This is Annabell, my niece...She's going to stay with us for a bit." Xaldin rubbed at his neck while still staring at the little girl.
"How long is a bit?" he asked and looked down at the little girl who was staring at the earrings in his ears. She walked over to him and held her arms up.
"I'm not sure..." He said quietly as he rubbed his eyes. "My brother-in-law can't take care of her..."
"What?!" he snapped. "And he expects us to take care of a little girl? How, we have classes."
Annabell pouted when she wasn't picked up and tugged on the blonds pant leg.
The Uncle leaned on the back of his couch and covered his face. "I can't just leave her with him. As much as I hate the guy, I owe Tifa something..."
Luxord sighed. "Alright well where is she going to sleep?" he asked at looked down at the girl. "What?"
"Up!" She said with a smile. "Up! Up!"
"She can sleep in my bed." Xigbar offered. "I can sleep on the couch or something."
"Nah, she can sleep with me. It's fine. That way if she has a bad dream I can take care of it." Xaldin replied
Luxord picked the girl up and thought for a moment. "I have a better idea." He said. "Lets doing some rearranging. We have three bedrooms right? Well Xal and I can room together and Xig and the new
kid. This little one can have the third. Besides no one really wants to room with a little girl and we were going to have to room up sooner or
later with a new tenet coming in."
"A-are you sure about that?" Xaldin asked quickly.
Xigbar's mouth went agape. "I-I told Demyx that we'd have room. He's totally gonna think I was hitting on him.."
Luxord laughed. "You weren't?" he asked. "Hey maybe you'll get laid this semester Xigbar." he laughed again.
Xigbar stared at Luxord. "....Well...I guess I sort of...Luxord, that's not funny." He pouted and crossed his arms. Xaldin covered his face with his hand. Either Annabell was going to have to wear permanent earmuffs or she was going to have a bigger vocabulary by the time Setzer got her back.
Annabell giggled as she continued to play with the man's earrings. "Well shall we get to rearranging?" Luxord asked and set to girl back down on the ground. He glanced at Xigbar and smirked. "You like this little freshy don't you?"
"Look, dude, I just met the guy. He's cute, but other than that, that's all I know about the guy." Xigbar rolled his eyes. "I got a room to clean..." He shrugged and went into his room to clean up the messy room. "So, uh...Which room should we...rearrange to?" Xaldin asked Luxord as he grabbed the remote and switched it to some cartoons.
"Well, do you want to keep your room? Isn't yours bigger anyway?
Xaldin nodded. "Yeah, I guess..." He trailed off in thought. "Crap, what happens when you bring a friend over?"
"Well maybe I won't bring friends over anymore." he said and smirked at Xaldin. He ran a finger down Xaldins neck. "I might just help you with your stress levels." he said with a laugh and walked off towards his room.
Xaldin blushed a deep shade of red. "Y-yeah." He coughed and turned to go through Annabell's bags to look for a toy.
Xigbar walked back out to the living room. "Hey Xal can I borrow-" he stopped when he saw Xaldin's blush. "You ok dude?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, Xigbar." He pulled out a teddy bear and handed it to Annabell. "What did you want?"
"What's with you and Lux?" he asked. "Are you guys dating now or what?"
Xaldin bit his lip in thought. "Uhh...No?" He crossed his arms. "Luxord's just being his usual flirty self."
"Why don't just ask him out already? It's obvious that you're totally crazy about him." he said and crossed his arms.
"Luxord doesn't date people he just..." Xaldin groaned. "I don't want to make it awkward..."
"Ok Xal you're my best friend, so I'm going to give you some advice." he said and put a hand on Xaldin's shoulder. "Take a chance. It's impossible to make Luxord feel awkward. Besides don't you think that Luxord flirts with you more than anyone else?"
Xaldin looked at Xigbar seriously. "I'm too shy to ask for something like that..." His shoulders slumped.
"Want me to ask him for you?" he asked and squeezed Xaldin's shoulders. "Man come on, you're in love with him."
"Xigbar, don't." The black-haired man looked to the side. "Yes, I do lo--...Like him a lot but....I don't want to ask him."
"Why not?" he asked and sighed. "Fine. You'll come around sooner or later." he said and let go of Xaldin. "I just don't want you to get hurt by him. And I don't want you to lose him."
"Thus why I'm not going to ask him." Xaldin looked at Annabell again. "Besides it'll just be extra stress if it doesn't work out."
Xigbar sighed and shook his head. "Fine, suit yourself man." he said and went to go find the vacuum cleaner.
Xaldin ran his fingers through his dreds and stared at the TV in thought. When the commercials came on he walked around the couch and sat down beside her. "What kinds of food do you like?"
"Lots of stuff." she said and thought a moment. "I like mac and cheese. It's my favorite."
'That's easy enough to make...' "What about healthy food? Like vegetables and stuff?" He asked while a McDonald's commercial popped up with it's brainwashing song.
"I like all the veggies... cept lima beans. Yuck!" she made and face then smiled at Xaldin.
"Even brussel sprouts?" He asked her playfully and muted the commercials.
She smiled. "Yup." she giggled and climbed onto Xaldin lap. "You said we were gonna have fun right Uncle Xally?"
"Yeah." Xaldin nodded and looked down at her. "As much fun as I can be." He smiled.
"But you're always lots of fun Uncle Xally, and Xig Xig too." she smiled and hugged Xaldin.
"Did Daddy pack everything for you or did you help him out?" Xaldin reached behind the couch and grabbed one of the duffels.
"I helped cause I'm a big girl." she said proudly and tried to unzip the bag.
"You are, aren't you?" He helped her with the zipper. "Ok, then. What's in this bag?"
"Um my clothes." she said and pulled out a flowery dress. "This is my favorite."
"That's very pretty." Xaldin looked at it for a moment and glanced in the bag. "Would you happen to have a swimsuit packed in there?
She frowned. "No. I haven't learned to swim yet." she said. "Will you teach me Uncle Xally?"
"Sure thing. But we'll have to take you shopping for a swimsuit before you start to learn to swim." He could imagine it now. Helping his niece shop for clothes all the while attracting a bunch of college girls. Yay. "Did daddy, take you around the beach ever? You know, to make sandcastles?"
Annabell frowned. "We used to back when mommy was here." she whispered and tears gathered in her eyes.
"Ah, It's ok, Bell." Xaldin bit his lip, unsure of what to do. "Don't cry, we'll make sandcastles, too."
She looked up and sniffled and nodded. She reached into the bag and pulled out a wrapped up bundle. "Can we put this somewhere special Uncle Xally?"
Xaldin looked at the bundle. "What is it?" He tried to think of what a 'safe place' was to his niece.
The girl carefully unwrapped the bundle. "It's me and mommy." she said and held up the framed photo.
"Oh, yeah, we can put it by your bed." Xaldin stared at the picture and something caught in his chest. "Don't worry it'll be safe."
She nuzzled her face into Xaldin's chest. "I miss her." she said and closed her eyes.
Xaldin wrapped his arms around the small girl and nodded. "I do too." He took a deep breath to try to push down the knotting in his chest.
Annabell cuddled closer to Xaldin and fell asleep a few minutes later.
* * *
Demyx stared down at his phone and sighed again. "Come on Demyx, it's just a guy." he said to himself. "Besides if you don't call him you might never see him again." he sighed and flipped open the phone. He dialed the number and held it to his ear.
Xigbar just finished vacuuming his room and heard his phone, but couldn't seem to find it. "Dang it' where did I put that thing..." He frowned and looked at his newly made bed and noticed something was moving under it. "Oh..." Xigbar pulled the phone out from under the sheets and looked to see an unknown number. "Hello?" He asked after
answering the call.
"Um... H-hi." the blond said. "Is this Xigbar?" he asked and sat down on his bed.
"The one and only." Xigbar recalled the voice of the freshman and smiled. 'Too easy.'
"Um." he gulped. "T-this is Demyx. We met the other day." he said and fidgeted with the sheet on his bed.
"Yeah, I remember ya." He grinned. "So, I'm guessing this call can only mean one thing?"
Demyx blushed. "Y-yeah. I talked to my parents and they said it was ok." he said. "So I was wondering if you would like to um... you know get lunch?"
"Totally! Where at?" He asked excitedly and thought of some places around campus.
Demyx was taken aback. Xigbar seemed rather excited to meet with him. "Um well where ever." he said and raised a hand to his chest in a lame attempt to slow down his rapidly beating heart.
"How about some pizza, then around campus?" He put back his sheets and sat on the bed.
"T-that sounds good." he smiled. "I um... I'll be there in an hour." he said. "Where do you want to meet?"
"Meet you outside of Pizza Pagoda then, its near the place we met." Xigbar fiddled with his coverlet.
"R-right." he said. "I'll see you then." he said and held back a giggle of excitement.
"Mmk. See you in an hour." Xigbar shut his phone and shoved it into his cargo pants. He walked outside of his room and started to sit down to watch TV. "Hey Xal, I'm gonna--" He stopped when he saw a sleeping Annabell in his roomate's arms. "She's out..." Xaldin nodded and kept his eyes on the TV. "Anyway, I'm gonna go see Demyx at the Pizza Pagoda in a bit to discuss stuff."
Xaldin smiled and looked at his best friend. "Are you sure this isn't a date?" he asked.
"Yeah. It's just a meet and greet. That's all it is." Xigbar shrugged and watched the TV.
"Oh really." he looked back to the TV. "So what's he look like?" he asked.
"He's small, has big teal eyes. Blond hair...kinda skinny..." Xigbar tried to think more about him. "Funny guy, blushes a lot."
"Do you like him?" he asked and glanced over at Xigbar. "Maybe it's you that's making him blush."
"He's cute. I pointed it out, just like I do when I see anyone cute." Xigbar shrugged. "Is there something wrong with that?"
"No. There's nothing wrong with that. Maybe he likes you Xigbar." he said and glanced down at Annabell to make sure that she was sleeping.
"Hm. I...didn't really think about that." Xigbar frowned. "So I guess he really did think I was hitting on him...Not that I mind. But I'd really like to get to know him before..."
Xaldin laughed. "Before you what Xigbar?" he asked and looked at him. "Not that you're going to have much time to get to know him. You're sharing a room with him after all."
"Before I do something I regret." He sighed. "Sharing a room with him will definitely be less complicated if we decided to date..."
"Well then ask him out." he said and put an arm around Annabell. "I'm sure he would say yes. You're a good looking guy Xigbar."
"I'm sure he'd say yes too, that's the scary part..." Xigbar sighed. "Ok then yeah, I'll ask him."
Xaldin smiled. "Good for you. I hope he makes you happy." he said and looked down at Annabell again.
Xigbar glanced at the girl. "So how is she doing? She seems to be ok." He watched her.
"She misses Tifa." he said and glanced at his watch. "This must be her nap time." he stood up with Annabell in his arms. "I think I'm going to let her sleep in my bed. I'm sure it's a lot more comfortable than I am."
"No offense, but it probably is, you're always so tense." Xigbar settled in the couch. "I think Luxord is in your room, just to let you know."
"Well rearranging can wait for a few hours." he said and walked down the hall to his room. "Hey Lux, I'm putting Anna down for a nap."
Luxord looked up from pushing Xaldins bed across the room to make room for his own.
Xaldin walked over to his bed and pulled back the sheets and placed her in his bed, tucking her in. "I need to go over to Setzer's and get her her own bed..." He sighed.
"Are you going to be ok with this Xal? I mean a kid is a whole lot of extra stress." he said.
"Yeah, I'm fine with it." Xaldin shrugged and sat on the edge of his bed. "I think I would have more stress knowing that Annabell is stuck with Setzer and given the attention she deserves."
"You'd be a good dad." he said with a smile. "And don't forget that me and Xig are here. We'll help you out with her."
"You seemed a little, unhappy with my decision to do this..." Xaldin rubbed the back of his neck.
"I just wanted you to relax and then you get this piled on top of you. It doesn't really seem fair to you." he said and put his hands on Xaldins shoulders and started to massage them.
Xaldin let out a deep breath. "Crap hits the fan, what do you do? You pick it up and keep living. That's what you do."
Luxord stepped closer to Xaldin. "It's easier when you have someone to help you through it." he whispered.
Xaldin ran his fingers through is dreds and frowned. "I know..." He looked up at Luxord and bit his lip. "I apparently have a screwed destiny, because I'm not lucky enough to get what I want." He muttered, the knot in his chest resurfacing. "I can't have what I want because I'm too shy to ask for it, or too embarrassed." He felt vulnerability blossoming from the knot. "I hold all of it in. I just don't know how to get it out of my system." He tried to push the emotion away but it simply pushed back. "I know it would be easier to have someone else...But...I just can't do it."
Luxord moved his hands up to Xaldin's face and leaned in so their foreheads were touching. "Xaldin. Tell me what you want." he whispered and caressed the mans cheek with his thumb.
Xaldin blushed as he looked into Luxord's eyes. "I-I'm just too shy..." He whispered quietly.
"Xaldin." he said the other man's name sternly. "Tell me what you want." he repeated as he stared back into Xaldin's eyes.
The man sitting on the bed didn't know what to say, he was paralyzed within his roommate's grip, he had almost forgotten how to breathe. He bit his lip again and looked away from Luxord, casting his
eyes to the ground. "I can't ask for that." He said quietly.
"And why not?" Luxord asked, taking back his hands. "Don't you deserve to be happy?" he placed a finger under Xaldin's chin and lifted his head. "Don't we both deserve to be happy?"
Xaldin nodded slightly, still unable to see Luxord's penetrating gaze. "Do you mean to tell me that you're unhappy too?"
Luxord sighed. "I'm unhappy because of how miserable you are. Xaldin why are you doing this to yourself?" He kneeled down in front of Xaldin. "Look at me."
The black-haired man shifted his perspective to include Luxord. He felt like a child being scolded with the look he was given now.
Luxord smiled up at him. "Xaldin don't be so miserable anymore." he said and leaned up to touch their lips together.
Xaldin's eyes widened and he almost backed away, the logical side of his brain telling him that this wasn't happening while his creative side rolled around in absolute glee.
Luxord wove his fingers into Xaldin' hair and pulled him closer deepening this kiss. He smirked into the kiss as he pushed his tongue past Xaldin's lips.
Xaldin closed his eyes ignoring the logic and allowing the bliss to overtake him as he wrapped his arms around the blond man's neck.
Luxord stood up while pulling Xaldin with him and tugged on the dreds gently. He pressed his tongue against Xaldins and moaned quietly into the kiss.
The tug caught him by surprise and he gasped slightly. Xaldin pushed back on the intruding tongue in response for the tug.
The blond moaned again and unwillingly pulled out of the kiss. "Annabell is trying to sleep." he whispered and continued to play with the other man's hair.
Xaldin dropped his hands and licked his lips, somewhat unsure if what happened had actually occurred. By then the bliss had curled into a ball with the logic screaming at it, telling it that 'it should not have happened', and 'that it would regret it later'. Xaldin removed his hands from Luxord and nodded slowly. "Sorry..." He apologized, now looking at the floor between them.
"Hey." he lifted Xaldin's head and touched their lips together again. "Don't say sorry. We just shouldn't be doing this in a room where a little girl is taking her nap." he said with a chuckle.
"You're right..." Xaldin turned to look at his niece. "I shouldn't have done that though..." The logic was drowning out the bliss.
"What are you talking about? What do you mean you shouldn't have done that?" Luxord sighed. "You really don't want to be happy do you?" he let go of Xaldin and turned to the door.
Xaldin reached for Luxord's arm and grabbed it. "I don't wanna be hurt..." He blurted out.
Luxord turned and looked at Xaldin, then grabbed the man's wrist and pulled him out of the room and down the hall to his own room. "You think that I would hurt you?"
"I..I don't know that's why I've never dated anyone...." Xaldin wrenched his wrist free and crossed his arms.
"Then how do you know that you'll get hurt?" he said. "Love isn't just happiness and roses Xaldin, there's always some kind of pain. But I would never do anything to hurt you." he said.
Xaldin sighed. "I know...I'm sorry..." He looked at Luxord. "I tend to listen more to what my brain says...and only find the bad things."
"Well what bad things is your brain saying about me?" he asked and crossed his arms with a smirk on his face.
Xaldin blushed slightly. "I don't know, you're pretty open about what you do, and you flirt all the time...I guess I'd get jealous."
He laughed and uncrossed his arms. "Good. I'd be worried if my flirting didn't make you jealous." he said and smiled at Xaldin.
"I guess I just need to learn to let go of things, don't I?" He smiled slightly and lifted a hand to the back of his neck.
Luxord grabbed Xaldin's hand and kissed it. "And I'll need to learn to not be such a flirt." he said.
Xaldin laughed slightly. "I think that'll take more work."
Xigbar walked down the hallway. "Hey guys, I'm gonna go meet-" Xigbar's shoulders slumped. "Will you guys just date already? I'm tired of running into you two like this." Xaldin blushed and bit his lip. "Anyway I'm going to go meet Demyx...for lunch." He eyed Xaldin.
Luxord chuckled and put an arm around Xaldin's waist to pull him closer. "Will do. And you have fun with that little freshy of yours Xigbar."
Xigbar frowned. "Demyx is going to think I'm a total sleaze..."
Xaldin smiled. "It'll make it easier, I swear..."
"Oh? Are you going to ask him out Xigbar?" he asked and smiled. "Good luck then." he said.
* * *
Xigbar stood outside Pizza Pagoda and watched a few of his classmates walk in and out. How the hell was he going to ask the poor freshman out? 'Hey? I'm your new roommate, will you date me?' "Fantastic..."
Demyx looked around and smiled when he saw Xigbar. He looked down at himself and the outfit that had taken him twenty minutes to pick out. A blue striped polo and blue jean shorts with blue sandals. He ran a hand through his hair to make sure that every strand was in place then stepped around the corner and tapped Xigbar on the shoulder.
"Ah, Hey, there." Xigbar turned around and smiled at the smaller man. He couldn't help but think about how cute he looked. "After you." Xigbar gestured to the door.
Demyx smiled and stepped through the door. "Thanks." he said quietly. He glanced back at Xigbar and smiled. 'Calm down Demyx. It's not like this is a date or anything.' he thought to himself and took a deep breath then let it out.
'This is a meet and greet, Xigbar, don't do anything stupid.' Xigbar sat down at a table and smiled at Demyx as he took his own seat. "You're looking cute today." 'Shit.' Xigbar inwardly winced. 'What else can I say to totally make him feel uncomfortable? Your ass is amazing?' Xigbar tried to push himself out of the gutter by shoving his attention to what kind of pizza he would order. As his eye roved past the menu his thoughts slowly slid back to their natural habitat. 'Uh-huh. Nice and round, can't wait to get my hands on his--Meat! Yeah, I want maybe a meat lover's....mmm.' Xigbar was starting to make himself blush and that only made him hide even more in the menu. 'This was a bad idea...'
Demyx blushed at the other man's compliment and picked up the menu. "Thanks." he said sheepishly and started to look over the menu. After a quick look he decided on the vegetarian pizza. "So um... do I have to room up with anyone? If I do that's cool. I mean I think it would be fun to room with someone." he said and set down the menu.
Xigbar forced himself to put down the menu as he cleared his throat. "Uh, yeah...I was worried that maybe you would have issues with that. You'd be rooming with me though." Xigbar bit his lip.
Demyx's face became a deep red and he looked down at the table. "Yeah that's fine." he fiddled with his silverware and gulped. "C-can I move in today? I can't wait." he said and looked up with a smile.
"Y-yeah, that should be fine, it might take a while but you can totally move-in today." He smiled. 'Yeah, can't wait to fuck you either....' Xigbar couldn't believe what he was thinking, he had barely known the guy and he was already thinking about what he could do to him.
Demyx rubbed the back of his neck. "Should I um... bring my own bed?" he asked and started to play with the napkin.
'You could stay in my--' "Y-yeah, we're a little short on beds, I'm afraid..." Where could Xigbar divert his attention? He dug in his pockets for anything and found a pen residing in his left pocket.
Demyx nodded then bit his bottom lip. "Um... Xigbar... do you uh... you know... have a boyfriend?" he asked and closed his eyes.
"Huh?" The taller man's eyebrows raised. "No...I do not have a boyfriend..." He pulled out his pen and grabbed his napkin to attempt to draw something. "Why?"
"Oh um..." his blush deepened. "No reason really. Just curious." he said with a little nervous laugh and continued to toy with the napkin.
"Do you have a boyfriend back at home?" He asked off-handedly as he began to draw something, not exactly sure of what it as yet.
Demyx looked up and shook his head. "No. I wasn't really looked at that much." he said.
"Really? How is that even possible? You live in an uptight part of town or something?" Xigbar looked up from his drawing and looked at Demyx oddly. 'Who *wouldn't* want a piece of that?'
"Well sort of. There really aren't that many guys like me from where I live." he said and glanced down at the napkin he was tearing apart.
"O-oh..." Xigbar mentally smacked himself for thinking like that towards the poor guy, he probably was still a virgin. "Whoa hold on there, you're not gonna have a napkin if you keep shredding it like that..."
"Oh." he took his hand away from the paper napkin and put his hands in his lap. "So um.... How much is rent?" he asked.
"It's not too bad...maybe like a hundred dollars or so...but since you're coming it may be smaller than that." Xigbar trailed off. 'What the fuck did I just say? Might be smaller??'
"Um ok... that shouldn't be too bad." he gulped again. "So um... what kind of guys do you like?
"Now there's a topic with too much detail...Uh. I guess any guy really, as long as they share the same interests as I do..." Xaldin's comment about asking him out came to the front of his mind. "I really like to get to know them..." Xigbar was running his mind in circles. 'Yeah like to get to 'know' them alright...'
Demyx smiled. "Ok so what are you into?" he asked and rested his elbows on the table and put his chin on his hands.
"Well I love art, but surfing is my passion." Xigbar frowned slightly as he looked at his napkin. "I like rock, and video games too, though." 'I also like sex....lots of sex...'
"Surfing?" he asked with excitement. "I love to surf." he said and clasped his hands together. "Maybe we can go together sometime." he said with a smile.
"I'd love to...but I can't for awhile, my doctor would have a conniption if I did..." The frown deepened as he rubbed at one of his many scars.
"Is that why you have the patch on your eye?" he asked. "What happened?"
"Yeah, I'm usually good about not smashing my face into rocks but I had a little trouble with a rather pointy one about a month ago...I didn't really notice it until Xaldin told me there was something wrong. You'd think I would know if I was blind in one eye..." Xigbar smiled.
"You're blind in that eye?" he asked and reached across the table to touch the patch. He stood up then leaned over the table. He lifted the patch and pressed a gentle kiss to the corner of Xigbar's eye. "There. I kissed it and made it better. Maybe now we can go surf soon." he said as he sat down with a smile on his face.
'Omigod! Did he just do that??' "U-uh..." A slight tinge of red graced his face as he stared, shocked at what had happened. 'Is this kid even *aware* of what he just did?' Xigbar's heart was racing.
A blonde haired girl walked up to the table. "Hey there, can I take your order?" she looked at Xigbar and raised an eyebrow. "You ok Xigbar?" she asked.
"Uhhh..." 'Close your mouth, you idiot and say something!' "Uh yeah, I'm fine, Namine...I-I think we're gonna split a pizza?" Xigbar felt stupid for not actually discussing food.
"Oh um...Xigbar? I'm a vegetarian." he said and bit his lip. Namine looked at Demyx and smiled. "He's so cute Xigbar. Is he your boyfriend?" she asked, causing Demyx's face to go red.
"Oh, oh, uhm. N-no he's a new roommate, just discussing stuff with him for lunch..." Xigbar's mouth became very small. "C-can we have a half veg, and meaty? I'd like a coke, too..."
"Sprite please." Demyx said then held out his hand. "I'm Demyx, nice to meet you." he said.
Namine took his hands. "Namine, nice to meet you too Demyx." she said then wrote down their order and winked at Xigbar before leaving.
"She's nice." he said and looked back at Xigbar.
"Yeah she's a nice gal, sometimes doesn't know when to keep quiet or not but I like her, she speaks her mind. I like that about people." 'And if you spoke your mind you'd have everyone thinking you we're some kind of creep.'
"So... What are your roommates like?" he asked and started to mess with his napkin again.
Xigbar grinned. "Well there's Xaldin, who has somewhat of a perma-stormcloud over him all day long but he's a really nice guy, and then there's Luxord. He's a total flirt with anyone that comes close to him...Oh yeah, and Annabell, but she's somewhat of a long story..."
"She?" he asked nervously. "You have a girl living with you?" he asked.
"Yeah. Whatever Xaldin says goes, I mean... It is his house." Xigbar glanced back at the shredding napkin. "Why do you keep doing that? Is something bothering you?"
"No it's just I get a little nervous around guys I..." he cut himself off and look down at his lap.
"Guys you what?" Xigbar leaned back in his chair and smiled.
Demyx gulped. 'Come on he thinks you're cute so just tell him that you like him.' He looked up slightly. "Guys that I like..."
"Oh! If It's any consolation, I like you too." Xigbar bit his tongue to let anything else fall out of his mouth. 'This happens, every time, Xig, just stop it before anyone gets hurt.'
Demyx lifted his head to stare at Xigbar. "You do?" he shook his head slightly. 'He's thinking of liking you as a friend Demyx don't freak out.'
"Yeah, you're a pretty cool guy, you like to surf which equals awesome in my book." He chuckled.
'Oh wow his laugh is so hot...' Demyx gulped again and looked back down at his lap. 'Just friends Demyx, just friends.'
"So what about you? What things do you like, so far I know surfing and some kind of theatre..." He flipped his napkin over to start a new drawing.
"Well, um I play the sitar and I'm into musical theatre..." he trailed off. 'Just friends...' he said again in his head and his heart throbbed. 'When did he come to like Xigbar this much?'
"Ohhh, like musicals and stuff..." He fiddled with the napkin. "So yeah, My room is a big enough for two people to live in..."
Demyx stood up quickly. "Excuse me for a minute." he said and walked off quickly to the bathroom.
Xigbar watched Demyx leave and frowned. "I don't think I said anything..." He mumbled.
Demyx looked at himself in the mirror and wiped away the tears that were in his eyes. "Stop it Demyx! You're going to be living with him so you have to get used to the fact that he just wants to be...friends." he forced out the last word.
Namine came up to the table and set down their drinks. "Where's Demyx?" she asked.
"I-I...he went to the bathroom but he kinda went in a hurry..." Xigbar shrugged. "I swear I didn't say anything we were just talking.."
She put her hand on her hip. "What were you talking about?" she asked.
"You know, just getting to know him and telling him about the house..." Xigbar tried to think of something. "The last thing I said was my room was big enough to have two people live comfortably."
"Hmm well maybe you should go check on him if he doesn't come back soon." she said and walked away.
"Ok...." Xigbar looked back at the picture he had drawn earlier and it had morphed into some crazy wave...or something else, he wasn't sure. He then flipped it to the logo side and smiled at the picture behind Pizza Pagoda. His design was the one chosen for the family owned restaurant. With a glance back at the bathrooms he shrugged and stood up, if nothing was wrong he could come up with an excuse for going there.
Demyx splashed his face with water then dried it off with a paper towel. "Maybe he just... really wants to get to know me. That could be a good thing..." he sighed and dropped the paper towel in the trashcan.
Xigbar opened the door to peek in for Demyx. He *seemed* to be ok. He let go of the door and hurried back to his seat in case anyone found it odd that he was peeping into the men's restroom.
Demyx took a deep breath and let it out. "Ok lets go." he said and walked out of the bathroom and back to his seat. "Sorry about that."
"No, it's fine....Drinks are here." He smiled again. "Do you have any other questions about the house? I could take you over there real quick after lunch and I can take Luxord's truck to help you out."
"Oh sure, that's be great he said and took a sip of his sprite.
"Cool then, I'll pay for lunch. I usually just bring the leftovers back home anyway." He smiled at Namine who brought their pizza, setting it between them.
* * *
Xigbar pointed to Xaldin's house. "There it's that one, sorry again about you driving me. I like to walk everywhere..."
"No it's cool." he said and pulled up to the house and turned off the car.
Xigbar got out of the car and opened the door to the house. "Hey, Lux. Can I borrow your truck. Demyx want's to move-in today."
Luxord looked up at him. "Um sure but Xaldin is borrowing it right now. You two better put gas in it." he muttered.
Annabell stood from playing with her toys and ran over to Xigbar. "Xig Xig!" she said and hugged his leg. "Up! Up!"
Demyx walked up and looked at the girl with confusion.
Xigbar picked the little girl up and smiled at her. "Ok that's Luxord and this little rug rat is Annabell." He grinned and poked her in the nose.
Annabell laughed and hugged Xigbar. Demyx walked up and looked at the little girl. "Oh she's a kid. Who's is she?" he asked.
"Uh...That's where that long story begins. She doesn't 'belong' to any of us but she's Xaldin's niece." Xigbar smiled and shifted her weight to his hip.
"Oh. Well she sure is cute." he said and tickled the girl. "Hello there. I'm Demyx." he said.
Annabell laughed and squirmed in Xigbar's arms. "Tickles!"
Xigbar put the girl down so she could play with her toys and pushed some loose bangs from his face. "I guess I should show you my room." Xigbar glanced at the blond who was watching TV oddly. For someone flirtatious as he, he'd hardly looked at Demyx.
Luxord stood up from the couch and held his hand to the other blond. "The names Luxord." he said. He thought that Demyx was adorable but he was trying to cut back on the flirting... for Xaldin. Demyx smiled and shook Luxord's hand. "I'm Demyx. Nice to meet you."
Xigbar shrugged slightly and started to walk to his room and opened the door. "I've still got to move some random things like posters but the furniture is vaguely where it should be."
Demyx walked in and smiled. "Wow. I love it. I have the same poster." he said as he pointed to a movie poster.
"Really? That's cool, it's a good movie." He leaned against his closet and looked around. "You don't have to hide any random stuff, I don't really care...I mean if you're one to hide things, don't let me stop you." He laughed.
"No, I don't really have anything to hide." he said and glanced at Xigbar and smiled.
Xigbar was staring intently at Demyx. He licked his lips and walked over to Demyx and grabbed his face with his hands gently as he pulled his face to his own to kiss him.
"Hmm?!" Demyx gasped into the kiss and he hands shot to Xigbars' shoulders. After a moment his eyes closed and he pressed himself closer to the older man.
Xigbar smiled through the kiss and gently pushed him against the wall as he pushed his tongue into Demyx's mouth forcefully.
Demyx opened his mouth and moved his hands down Xigbar's chest and lifted up his shirt.
Xigbar pressed his tongue against the younger boy's and traveled his hands down his neck.
Demyx moaned into the kiss and nipped at Xigbar's tongue. The blond pushed his hands up Xigbar's shirt and ran his fingers over his nipples.
Xigbar groaned and pressed his body closer to the blond to exact more pressure from the touch.
Demyx bit down gently on Xigbar tongue and continued to move his fingers over Xigbar's nipples. The blond pressed a knee into Xigbar's crotch to apply a little pressure and create more friction between the two of them.
Xigbar pulled back his tongue slightly and placed his left hand on Demyx's right and held it there as he moaned.
Demyx whimpered at the loss of Xigbar's tongue and flicked his tongue towards Xigbar's to regain the connection. The fingers of the hand that Xigbar was holding pinched the hard nub of flesh.
Xigbar gasped and squeezed Demyx's hand tightly. He pulled away and looked down at the smaller man with a somewhat shocked expression. "Ah...I-I'm so sorry...." Xigbar backed away quickly and covered his mouth. "Please, slap me."
Demyx panted and looked up at the older man. "W-what?" he asked. "Why would I want to slap you?"
"Because I like...totally attacked you?" Xigbar bit his lip. "Just slap me and I won't do it again...I think..." he mumbled the last part.
"Attacked me?" he paused. "Well..... what if I want you to do it again?" he whispered and fidgeted with his fingers.
"You're kidding, right?" Xigbar stared at Demyx oddly. "If you don't...I won't know wh--" Xigbar's brow furrowed in frustration. "I w-won't stop."
Demyx stepped closer to Xigbar and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. "Then don't. Please... don't stop..." he said in a sensual whisper.
"I-I cant! Don't tease me like this, I don't..." Xigbar slithered out of Demyx's grasp. 'C'mon, you know you want it, Hell, he's offering it! Just do it.' The voice in his mind purred.
Tears formed in his eyes. "Why not? Do you not find me attractive?" he asked.
"No!" Xigbar yelled. "W-wait, that's not what I meant!" He walked back over to Demyx. "Yeah, you're attractive! But that's the problem."
Tears slipped from his eyes. "W-which is it? You're confusing me! What's wrong with me that you don't even want to touch me?" he cried. "I tried so hard to impress you…" he looked down and tears fell from his cheeks staining the carpet below. "I have to go…" he whispered and ran out of the room.
"Shit, no..." Xigbar chased after Demyx. "Stop putting words in my mouth, Demyx." he grabbed his wrist and frowned. Xaldin had just gotten back and was busy shoving a mattress through the door.
Demyx yanked his arm away from Xigbar. "Please don't touch me." he said softly, tears still streaming down his face.
Xigbar crossed his arms. "Listen, I'm sorry about that. There's nothing wrong with you, it's just me." Xaldin frowned in understanding, mouthing the word 'Great.'
The blond wrapped his arms around himself and closed his eyes. "I have to go." he repeated and darted out the door.
Xigbar growled quietly cursing himself. "Screw it, I'm surfing... Maybe this time I'll do the world a favor and just drown." He shook his head and turned to go to his room.