This was written for LJ's 15pairings community. Enjoy.
Of all the worlds to which Xigbar had travelled, of all the heartless beings he had encountered, Demyx was by far the most fascinating.
Xigbar would watch, hidden, as Demyx strummed his sitar, eyes closed, opening up worlds of emotion that were otherwise forbidden to Nobodies. Xigbar was only ever able to catch glimpses of these worlds whenever Demyx smiled or cried as he played. At these moments, Xigbar was like a camera, carefully capturing every movement, expression, and sound and locking them away in his memory.
Demyx's songs were never the same. Each time he played, something would change; even the smallest note tweak would change the song's feeling. Demyx's hands would glide with familiarity across the strings, transforming the normally clumsy boy into something elegant and mysterious. He was like the sea; shallow for as far as could be seen before suddenly plunging into deep, hidden depths.
Music taking pure leaps and spirals, Xigbar watched, fascinated as Demyx threw off his restrictive Organization cloak and pieced back together the jigsaw that was his heart. Xigbar longed to join him. Usually he cared nothing for visiting different worlds, but Demyx's worlds were different. Demyx's worlds could actually give him a heart.
Finally, one night, as Demyx sat on his balcony looking up to the sky, Xigbar gave in. The music pulled him out of the shadows, the moon revealing him to Demyx as it bathed him in light.
But Demyx didn't jump in fright. He didn't glare down at Xigbar for spying on him. He didn't even blink. He simply smiled and held out his hand, inviting Xigbar to sit with him and step into his world. And then he began to play.
Xigbar was thrown into the sea by the nostalgic song. Around him, the water was a beautiful royal blue and on the seabed the colourful coral served as a home for all sorts of amazing sea life. He watched, smiling, as Demyx flipped and dived happily, revelling in his freedom. He looked at Xigbar with blue, tear-filled eyes as they were swept through the water by the tune's current. Xigbar felt at peace and yet strangely empty as he was taken through this lively world.
Demyx turned away, and the melody changed.
Xigbar was forcefully hoisted out of the sea and thrust into a loveless world by the dark song. All around him, so much larger than him, were smiling masks and hidden weapons and false promises and loneliness. He wanted to hide, to curl up in a concealed corner and close his eyes to the perpetual darkness.
But then, Demyx looked at Xigbar again, and slowly, the darkness seemed to fade away and the skies cleared as the sinister song transformed into a nocturne.
Without breaking their gaze, Demyx took Xigbar's hand and pulled him up, breaking through their starry prison guards and dancing along the constellations blissfully as finally, together, they reached out and touched Kingdom Hearts.
And the music did not stop as Xigbar leaned in and claimed Demyx's lips in a kiss.
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