"Where the hell did he take him?"

Marluxia thought as he stormed down the hallway of The Castle That Never Was. "When I find out where he took him, I'll kill him." Marluxia soon reached a double door and slammed one open.

"It's called knocking." Axel said from his bed without looking up from his magazine.

"Now is not the time to be polite." Marluxia said as he stomped into the room.

"And why not?" Axel asked.

"Demyx has been kidnapped!"

"Who would kidnap Demyx?"

"Xigbar!"

"Huh?" Axel looked up from his magazine at Marluxia.

"Xigbar just took Demyx!" Marluxia shouted.

"Why would he take Demyx?"

"Does it look like I know! All I saw was Xigbar dragging Demyx out of the Hall of Light, and through a portal!" Marluxia said, a little out of breath.

"And what do you expect me to do?" Axel asked as he returned his attention to his magazine, but had it yanked out of his hands.

"What kind of friend are you?" Marluxia demanded.

"A neutral one." Axel replied, and was then hit on the head by the rolled up magazine. "There was no need for that." he said as he rubbed his throbbing head. Marluxia only glared at Axel angrily, magazine raised, ready to strike again. "Okay fine. I'll go find them." Axel got off his bed and left the room.

"Honestly." Marluxia said, tossing the magazine onto the bed and following Axel.

"Do you not trust me or something?" Axel asked as they walked down the hall.

"Why do you say that?" Marluxia asked, who was walking closely behind Axel.

"Well you're walking a bit to close to me."

"I'm just making sure you're actually doing something." Marluxia replied.

"Believe it or not, I don't abandon my friends." Axel said. "So where did you see him again?"

"Outside the Hall of Light."

"That was what, twenty minutes ago."

"Yeah. What are you getting at?"

"I think Xigbar should be back by now." Axel said, and turned the corner towards Xigbar's room.

"What do you know?" Marluxia called after Axel, and ran to catch up with him.

They soon reached Xigbar's room, and Axel knocked on the door.

"What?" Xigbar called from the inside.

"Give it up Xigbar, you've been busted." Axel said.

"Busted?" Xigbar asked.

"I know you took Demyx."

"Oh that." Xigbar opened his door and looked from Axel to Marluxia with his one eye. "What about it?"

"Where did you take him?" Marluxia asked.

"Guess there's no point in hiding it." Xigbar said as he leaned on his door. "I took him to Port Royal."

"You took him where?" Marluxia asked.

"So you were trying to get him drunk." Axel said.

"Not drunk. I just wanted to get him to drink."

"Why would you want that?" Marluxia demanded.

"He needs to stop acting like a kid and grow up." Xigbar stated.

"What is with you and trying to change people!" Marluxia shouted.

"Just trying to make the world a better place." Xigbar replied.

Marluxia groaned. "Where is he?"

Xigbar shrugged his shoulders. "Don't know. He got out of my grip and ran off when we got there."

"He's probably back in his room." Axel said.

"I'm going to go check." Marluxia said, then turned around and left in the same direction he had come.

"You know that wasn't going to work right?" Axel said. "Demyx isn't one for drinking you know."

"Hmph. Like you could do better." Xigbar said.

"I bet I can."

"Oh." Xigbar said, raising his eyebrow.

"I bet I can get him to drink on my first try."

"I'd like to see you try. But that kid's got a nose for alcohol."

"What?" Axel asked, confused.

"We were about fifty feet from the bar when he said that he could smell the alcohol." Xigbar said. "That nose of his is going to be a problem."

Axel chuckled lightly. "That's because you took him to a hard core bar. I need to be a bit more creative in my approach."

"Ha! If you manage to get him to drink, it will be a miracle."

"I bet you I can."

"What do you want to bet?" Xigbar asked.

"If I win," Axel said, "that eye patch of yours turns pink."

"Fine." Xigbar said. "But if I win, you spend a week in Atlantica."

Axel shuddered at the thought. "Fine, deal." Axel held out his hand.

"Deal." Xigbar grabbed Axel's hand and shook it.

"You better go do some shopping Xigbar." Axel sneered.

Xigbar chuckled. "You better get yourself some water wings."

AN: Really Axel? Are you honestly placing a bet? Poor Demyx.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts