"Hey Xig!" Axel called, squirming his way through a crowd of people to reach his friend. The young, pepper-haired man looked over and smiled, uncrossing his folded arms to shake hands with the red-head.
"Hey Axel. What are you doing here?" Xigbar asked, folding his arms back and turning back to the stage before them.
"I just came to watch my boyfriend. He's the drummer for this band coming on stage now."
"Really, I didn't know Roxas had that much talent."
"Aw, c'mon Xiggy, don't be that way."
"Alright, alright. Just tell me what this band is." Axel gave a short sigh. Xigbar was so hard to work with sometimes.
"It's a band made up of a guy that just moved here to be with his emo-rocker boyfriend, the emo-rocker boyfriend, the bassist Xaldin, and Roxas. I think tonight they are doing a benefit for families affected by drunk or angry drivers. However they'll be doing a Muse cover that is far from the topic."
"Huh, This should be interesting then." Xigbar laughed sarcastically as the man in charge of the event waked out onto the stage.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome! Since you all know what this benefit is about, I won't waste any time telling you." The man said, trying to get everyone excited. It worked well, the whole crowd was yelling and calling out joyously. "Allow me to introduce tonight's entertainers, Musical Illusion!" Fan girls everywhere cheered as the lead singers stepped out on stage. Xigbar, previously uninterested, suddenly found him staring at the sandy blonde-headed singer. He had the weirdest mullet-hawk thing going with his hair, but it fit him. He was just… adorable. The pepper-haired man just couldn't take his eyes off the musician.
"Xigbar?" Are you ok, man?" Axel asked, concerned about his friend's sudden lack of disinterest.
"What's his name?" Xigbar asked quickly, pointing to the singer. "The blonde one with the funny hair."
"Demyx? He is one of the singers, the guy with the short-ish slate colored hair is his boyfriend." Axel answered with a smile.
"Demyx." The pepper-haired man repeated, still staring. What he wouldn't give just to meet the man.
"I wonder who gets to go backstage and meet them all later." The red-head said, interrupting his thoughts.
"What?"
"Remember, they took our names at the gate? That was for a drawing. One lucky person gets to go meet them all backstage." Axel explained. As the man doing all the introductions announced that they'd now have the drawing, he pointed up they in a see-told-you-so kind of manner.
"Which one of you wants to draw?" The introduction man said. Demyx hopped up beside him excitedly.
"Me, me, me, pick me!" He said energetically. The man laughed and held out the bucket to Demyx and the blondes hand dove in as if it's existence depended on it. Xigbar couldn't help but laugh. He knew his name wouldn't get draw, but maybe he could meet the guy some other time. He was so happy and energetic, it was a nice change from the people like Axel and Vexen.
"The winner is…" The introduction man started as Demyx handed him the little folded up paper. "Xigbar!"
"Whoa, wasn't expecting that…" Xigbar laughed, a hint of nervousness in his voice.
"Of hundreds of people here and Xigbar gets it. Just my luck." Axel sighed jokingly, looking over at his friend.
"Yeah, ya jealous?" The jokester returned, his normal everything-is-a-joke attitude returning. Axel just shook his head and looked back to the stage, and saw that the band was about to start. Xigbar also returned his eyes forward, but he was focusing on Demyx. The musician strapped on what looked like a sitar and took his place, scanning the crowd and eventually noticing the man close to the front that was staring at him. He smiled and waved at the curious man until his boyfriend glared at him. Xigbar felt his heart jump at little when he waved and smiled. Finally everything quieted down and the music began. The into music was appealing, but when the lyrics started it became more interesting, as Demyx started singing.
I know you've suffered
But I don't want you to hide
It's cold and loveless
I won't let you be denied
Demyx finished the first verse just in time for Zexion to pick up on the bridge, giving a seamless transition between singers.
Soothing
I'll make you feel pure
Trust me
You can be sure
As the bridge drew to a close, Demyx looked up from his sitar and the two began the chorus together.
I want to reconcile the violence in your hear
tI want to recognize your beauty's not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart
Xigbar was impressed by the duet, but he was more impressed with the sandy-haired singer when the pattern repeated again.
You trick your lovers
That you're wicked and divine
You may be a sinner
But your innocence is mine
Please me I want to reconcile the violence in your heart Please me I want to reconcile the violence in your heart
Show me how it's done
Tease me
You are the one
I want to recognize your beauty's not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart
Show me how it's done
Trust me
You are the one
I want to recognize your beauty's not just a mask
I want to exorcise the demons from your past
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart
The music concluded and the crowd went wild. What a fitting song to sing with your boyfriend… Xigbar thought, almost bitter. He wasn't sure why he suddenly felt so much hatred towards the slate-haired man whose name he didn't even know. Not that it mattered, not like he cared. He was going to get to meet them all here in a minute and all the questions would be answered. The announcement man came back on stage and praised the band, thanked everyone for coming, and called Xigbar to head backstage. The pepper-haired jokester cracked a smile at Axel and took off, leaving the red-head there alone. Axel sighed and shook his head. This wasn't even going to turn out anywhere close to good… he could already tell.
Xigbar finally made it through the crowds of people and to the backstage area. At first, he started to think it wasn't even worth it. He meet Zexion, Xaldin, Roxas… big deal. Then came the real prize. The blonde he had been focused on so much came bouncing up, happy as can be. Here was the 'problem' though, he had no shirt on.
"Hi! I'm Demyx!" He chimed cheerfully, holding out his hand. When he noticed that Xigbar wasn't taking his hand, he remembered that he was still shirtless. "Uh, heh, sorry. I got so excited and happy about meeting someone k\new that I didn't put my shirt back on. I can go put it back on if you'd like."
"Huh? What? No, no. You are fine. I don't mind looking at what I'm seeing. I'm worried with all the hotness though, I might melt." Xigbar returned, his trademark smile flashing across his face as he extended his hand. "The name's Xigbar."
"Nice to meet you Xigbar! And thanks for the complement." Demyx said, smiling. Then he looked over both shoulders and leaned closer to whisper. "Don't let Zexion hear you say that though. He can get jealous some times for no reason."
"I bet. With someone like you, I would too."
"Really? I just moved here and I'm not sure what everyone thinks of me yet…"
"Oh yeah, people will love you. Hey, how about I give you my number and address, and you can drop by and visit." Xigbar said, pulling out a card and writing the information down.
"That'd be great! Maybe you can introduce me to people! Zexy won't. Something about wanting to keep people away from me." Demyx said, taking the card from Xigbar and putting it in his pocket.
"Yeah. You free tomorrow? Me and my buddy Axel were going go-kart racing. Maybe you'd like to go?" Xigbar suggested. Yeah, like he'd wanna go go-kart racing… he probably OWNS a track… he growled in his head.
"Sure! Sound fun! What time?" What the happy answer he received. It threw him off a bit, but quickly he gain his composer and managed to give him the time.
"Uh, 10 in the morning. Just meet me at my house and you can ride with me."
"Sweet! Oh, Zexy is calling me, I better go. See you tomorrow Xigbar!" And with that, Demyx took off. Xigbar stood there a moment longer before turning to leave.
"Yeah… Tomorrow…"
Well, there is chapter 1. Hope you enjoyed it! Next chapter, coming soon!
Song is "Undisclosed Desires" by Muse.