This is my newest non one-shot. For those of you who are readers of Don't Be Racist, don't worry I'm going to continue writing it. I just had to put something out while I work on the latest chapter. This is a little different from Don't Be Racist. For one, its kind of AU and kind of not. I haven't decided fully on what it is. Okay, the family came out of a comic where Demyx tells Vexen that they're brothers, on account that they both control water, basically, and are both blond. I decided to add Roxas because he was blond also but left Larxene and Luxord out becuase I have other plans for them.
Pairings: 411, AkuRoku and Zemyx, with mentions of SoRiku, Xemnas/Saix and Cleon.
My acknowledgments will all be in the next chapter of Don't be Racist, but I don't know when I'll get it out.
Trumpets blared as courtly heads turned toward wooden blue double doors. The stately procession moved slowly down the crimson carpet. Exotic dancers garbed in beautiful silks waltzed down the pathway followed by peacocks dressed in iridescent feathers. Following the birds, came the crown prince, an incredibly handsome boy whose blond hair was partially up and partially down.. His face was partially hidden by a blue and black checkered mask which complimented the puffy aqua blue shirt, black vest and loose blue pants. Behind him, came his older brother, a thin looking man, whose blond hair usually fell past his shoulder. Today, it was help up in a ponytail as its owner's green eyes glared out of a jet black mask that had orange feathers on the bridge of the nose. The rest of the man's attire consisted of a black tuxedo and horrid orange shoes. Behind him, came the youngest of the three, the black sheep of the family. Although today he was blushing furiously behind a white feathered mask. On top of this boy's short blond hair sat a white tiara. To compliment the tiara, the boy also wore a long sleeved white dress. The crown prince, in all his blue glory plopped ungracefully on to his throne then waved his hand to his brothers to sit on either side of him. He smirked as his siblings glared at him, then nodded to a man standing nearby.
" The birthday celebration for crown prince Demyx will now begin."The man announced in a squeaky voice, causing some of the party goers to snicker into their hands. Demyx winced.
" Thank you for that intro, Chip." He said and the music started playing. Demyx turned to his younger brother, who sat to his left." Come on, Roxas. Why don't you dance?" He asked with a smile. Roxas glared at him.
" When Vexen and I said we would help cheer you up, we didn't you mean you could dress us up!" Roxas said angrily.
" But it's my birthday." Demyx said whined with a pout.
" I don't care if its raining hailstones the size boulders. I'm never doing this again!" Vexen exclaimed. Demyx pouted again and turned to his older brother.
" Oh, come on, Vex, not you too?" Demyx said pitifully.
" You act surprised." Vexen said sarcastically. " I'm dressed up like a fucking penguin, Demyx. How can you think I would willingly do this again?" Demyx shrugged and slumped down in his throne. Vexen scowled behind his mask. "Don't slouch. Remember you're a prince." Demyx rolled his eyes.
" Just because you're my advisor doesn't mean you need to advise me." Demyx said with a laugh. Roxas frowned.
" Uh, Demyx, the advisor is supposed to advise." He said.
" Shut up, Cinderella!" Demyx snapped at him. " I know that. I was just joking. Now why don't you run along and go find some cute boys for us?" Demyx suggested. Roxas scowled and got up, wavering on his heels, causing both Vexen and Demyx to laugh quietly behind him as he stepped down the marble steps into the crowd. The people around him swayed gracefully with the music. Roxas walked through the crowd searching for anyone who looked remotely interesting. Unbeknownst to the blond or his brothers, someone found him to be interesting. A redhead wearing a jet black mask stood in the shadow of a pillar.
" Look at them all. Dancing happily in their attire of the finest cloths in all the universe while people are starving the streets." A slate haired boy spat as he looked with disgust through a silver mask.
" Those pampered princes have invited everyone from every world." the red head noted.
" Everyone, except us, right, Axel?" a pink haired boy asked, wearing a green and bright pink mask. Axel smiled.
" Right, Marluxia. It's time we put an end to these stupid blonds." He said.
" Excuse me, but I'm also a blond." a girl said as her dark green eyes glared out of a golden mask.
" Sorry, Larx. I didn't mean you. You're the exception to the rule." Axel said with a wink to her.
" Whatever, let's just get this over with." The slate-haired boy said.
" Woah, Zexion. You see someone you like?" Axel asked with a wink. Zexion was thankful the mask hid his blush.
" No, Axel. I just don't like being here. The guards could come back any moment." He said firmly.
" Don't worry, little one." Marluxia purred in his ear. Zexion shoved the pink-head away. "Axel's covered the surveillance. The guards are too busy fucking each other to care." The pink head said with a chuckle. Axel watched as Prince Demyx stood up from his throne and disappeared into the crowd. Prince Vexen followed sometime later. Axel smiled as he watched 'Princess' Roxas flounder in the crowd as the band played faster music.
" All right let's move out." He said to the others. They nodded and separated. Axel made his way over to Roxas who was trying to dance without stepping on his dress. Axel stopped just short of Roxas, seeing Demyx and Vexen standing a little ways away laughing at their younger brother. Roxas glared at them then turned his back to him as he lifted his skirt and stormed off. Zexion, Marluxia and Larxene kept watch over the older brothers while Axel made a beeline for Roxas.
" Excuse me, sir. Would you like to dance?" Axel asked tapping the other boy on the shoulder. Roxas whirled around.
" For the last time, Demyx, I'm not gi-" He stopped after seeing Axel and stared dumbstruck at the redhead. He's hot. Roxas thought as he looked the red head up and down. " Sure." Roxas stammered. The red head smiled at him and held out a hand. Roxas took it and Axel led him to a more open space to dance. Axel kept his eyes on the blond in front of him, smiling when he saw Roxas' ears redden when Axel held him close. At the end of their third dance together, Axel lean forward to kiss Roxas on the lips. Almost there. Axel thought, when Demyx ran up to them and threw his arms around Roxas.
" Roxas, no!" He screeched. Roxas unbalanced by his brother's sudden appearance and hug fell over onto the floor where Demyx let him stay. Vexen walked over to them shaking his head sadly at Demyx.
" I'm sorry. Please forgive him. He isn't feeling well today." Vexen murmured apologetically. Axel smiled a charming smile.
" I'm feeling fine, Vex. I was just looking out for Roxas' lip-ginity." Demyx sputtered.
" What?" Vexen and Roxas asked at the same time.
" Gods, he's drunk." Vexen groaned as Demyx swayed slightly.
" I thought you were watching him?" Roxas asked angrily.
" I was. At least I thought I was. Demyx, where did you get alcohol?" Vexen questioned.
" From this really hot guy with pink hair." Demyx murmured before falling on top of Roxas. Roxas let out a shout of indignation as he tried to shove his older brother off of him. Vexen sighed and leaned over Demyx
"come on, let's get you to bed." Vexen said with a scowl before snapping his fingers. Two guards appeared. " Fetch some servants to take the prince to his chamber." Vexen ordered. The guards nodded and walked off. Roxas succeeded in pushing Demyx off and stood up with help from Axel.
" Let's go dance elsewhere." Roxas said to him. Axel nodded and the two walked off. Axe's jade green eyes glittered from behind his mask. Their plan was working perfectly. He and Roxas walked down a corridor and entered an exotic garden.
" Marluxia would love this." Axel murmured.
" Who's Marluxia?" Roxas asked. Axel started, not even realizing he had said that out loud. He recovered his cool, quickly.
" A friend of mine who loves flowers." Axel said easily with a smile.
" So what's your name?"Roxas asked edging close to Axel. Axel's easy smile turned into one of cockiness.
" What ever you want me to be." He said looking directly in to Roxas' eyes. The blond blushed again. Out of the corner of his eye, Axel saw Zexion engaging Vexen in conversation. Axel then leaned forward to remove Roxas' mask. Roxas put a hand over Axel's.
" No, you remove yours first." Roxas said. Axel smirked.
" Yes, my prince." He said silkily and reached up to remove the jet black mask. At that moment an alarm went off. Axel's head whipped up and his eyes widened as he saw guards pouring into the dance hall. Axel watched Marluxia and Larxene hide while Zexion made his way over to Axel.
" Axel, lose the kid." Zexion said urgently. Roxas frowned.
" How dare you speak about me that way." He said angrily. Zexion shoot the blond a frosty glare that could have frozen fire.
" Let's go." Zexion said softly looking at Axel. Axel nodded and then kissed Roxas on the cheek.
" See ya, Cinderella." He whispered before he and Zexion disappeared into the crowd. Roxas stood there with a hand on his cheek and smiled. The guards found him there and quickly hurried him inside.
Roxas was sitting in Demyx's room with Vexen while the captain paced back and forth.
"Shit! How did this happen?" the guard snarled as he ran a hand through his silver hair.
" Sephiroth, it's okay." Roxas said gently. " Nothing bad happened."
" What do you mean, nothing bad happened? Your majesty, someone gave the crown prince alcohol. You know what that does to him. He'll be loopy all day tomorrow." Sephiroth groaned.
" Personally, I think he was born with wine in his veins." Sephiroth's second in command said, winking at Roxas. The blond smiled.
" Respect your rulers, Sora." Sephiroth snapped angrily. Sora frowned at him then stood to attention when the captain turned to glare at him. " Now, your majesties, I suggest you stay inside the palace for now. Who ever drugged the prince may do the same to you." Sephiroth warned. Roxas yawned. All these precautions bore me he thought. Vexen nodded.
" Thank you, Sephiroth. You'll be sure to post guards outside our bedrooms, correct?" Vexen asked. Sephiroth nodded stiffly. Vexen nodded in return and Sephiroth left. Roxas stood up with a sigh.
" Well, that was certainly a waste of my time. I'm going to bed." he said waving to Vexen. The other blond waved back and turned away to frown at Demyx, sleeping innocently in his periwinkle blue bed. Sora left with Roxas and the two walked together back to Roxas' room. " So why was Sephiroth all testy?" Roxas asked after a while. Sora giggled.
" He caught me and Riku." Sora answered simply. Roxas groaned.
" Again?" He asked. Sora nodded with a bright smile.
" Yep. He looked really mad this time." He said then suddenly frowned. " You think it might be because of his ex?" Roxas shrugged.
" Probably. You've seen the way he looks at Cloud."
" Yeah, but wait 'til he finds out about Leon."
" oh, then he'd flip his lid!" Roxas exclaimed. Sora laughed again.
" I would love to see that." He said happily.
" So what's your punishment?"
" Cleaning out the stables"
"That's not so bad."
" And clean up after the party." Sora added. Roxas winced.
" The party supposed to last for two more days." He said.
" And we can't be near each other for a week." Sora said finally. Roxas laughed and Sora pouted.
" It would serve the of you right for going at it like rabbits. Maybe, everyone would get some sleep for once." Roxas said, smiling.
" That's big talk coming from a virgin." Sora said slyly. Roxas colored slightly.
" I'm not a virgin." He growled. Sora laughed.
" Next thing I know, you're going to tell me you're going to see that hot red head I saw you with." Sora said. Roxas stared at him.
" How did you know?" He asked.
" I saw Demyx glomp you then saw you walk off with that red head. He was hot enough to make Riku jealous." Sora exclaimed. Roxas just rolled his eyes at this comment.
" Anyone can make Riku jealous. Even that one girl, Kairi." He said. Sora nodded his head.
" Yeah, but that red head was still hot."
" You're right." Roxas admitted.
" did you get his name?"
" No, he left before I could ask him. Wait, i do know his name. Before he left, some kid walked up to him and said 'Axel, lose the kid'"
" You know, I think his name is Axel." Sora said sarcastically. Roxas frowned at him.
" I wonder where he went." He mused.
" Why?" Sora asked, then smiled. " Do you like him?" Roxas blushed.
" Maybe. " He murmured.
" Slow down, Cinderella. You just met the guy. You don't know what he does or anything." Sora warned.
" I know." Roxas said with as sigh. " But that just makes me want to learn more about him. For all we know, he may be a prince." Sora raised and eyebrow.
" Okay." He said slowly. " How about we get you out of that dress before you start thinking up names for your kids?" Sora suggested pulling at one of the sleeves of Roxas' dress. Roxas giggled, earning a frightened look from Sora before the brunette pushed the blond into Roxas' room. Roxas stumbled back over snow white carpet and collapsed in a satin heap near his bed. Sora helped him out of the dress and into nightclothes. Sora was Roxas' guard and friend so it wasn't hard to get the dress off and better clothes on. Plus, Sora had Riku, and with a boyfriend like Riku, Sora would never need to think about anyone else. Now if only Roxas had someone like Riku.
Axel and Zexion slipped into a back alley after sneaking out of the palace. Zexion rapped lightly on a small wooden door which opened almost immediately. Axel checked behind them before ducking after Zexion into a small tavern. Larxene and Marluxia along with a blue haired man, who Marluxia was flirting shamelessly with, were sitting in a large booth. The blue head looked disgusted with Marluxia's advances and stood up abruptly when he saw Axel and Zexion walk over.
" Axel, Zexion, there you are. I was worried you wouldn't show." The blue head said side stepping Marluxia. Axel nodded to the blue head.
" Nice to know you were worried, Saix. Although, I have to ask if it was more from greed than compassion." Axel said smoothly. Saix scowled.
" You know I don't care about the money." He said.
" I wasn't talking about the money. I was talking about the one who handles the money. Our boss." Axel said with a smirk when Saix blushed.
" Just tell Xemnas you like him." Zexion said calmly as he sat down beside Marluxia and slapped away the hand that ventured to rest on his thigh.
" No, you know the rule. Don't get involved with the client or the prey." Saix said stubbornly.
" But Xemnas isn't a client or victim." Larxene pointed out.
" Besides, if you don't, Marluxia wont stop messing with you." Axel reminded him.
" Why don't we just get Marluxia someone, then?" Saix suggested.
" No can do. You know Marly goes through guys like a sick man goes through tissues." Larxene answered. Marluxia winced.
" Thanks for the comparison, Larx." He said. Larxene smiled.
" That reminds me." Axel said and walked over to Marluxia before thumping him on the head.
" Ow, what was that for?" Marluxia asked angrily as eh rubbed his head.
" That for getting seen, you idiot. That prince remembered you because of your pink hair. It won't be long before they catch us all." Axel hissed.
" What do I care? Zexion has the worst recored out of all of us." Marluxia said with a snort.
" If I go down, fairy boy, I'm taking you with me." Zexion hissed in his ear. Marluxia paled, even in the warm tavern and nodded.
"Point taken."he murmured meekly. Zexion nodded before settling back against the booth while sipping a hot cup of tea. Actually, it was Marluxia's but the pink head was much too frightened to correct him. Saix unfolded a piece of paper from his pocket and laid it on the table, as the others gathered around him.
" Okay, the plan is simple. Infiltrate the castle, steal the crown and return it to Maleficent. " Saix explained.
" Easier said than done. Does Xemnas know what he's asking when he gives us these assignments?" Axel asked with a frown.
" I'm sure he does." Saix said uneasily.
" That's bull shit, Saix, and you know it. That bastard doesn't care two shits if we live or die." Zexion exploded.
" What's wrong with you?" Larxene asked as everyone stared at Zexion.
" I don't want to go back to that hellhole they call a palace." the smallest man said quietly.
" Well you're going to have to suck it up, Zexion." Came a voice behind them. Saix whirled around.
"Xemnas, I didn't know we had kept you waiting." The blue head said hurriedly folding up the paper. Xemnas held up one light brown hand before nodding his head to one of the men behind him. The man, whose black and white striped hair was held up in a ponytail, closed and locked the door to the tavern.
" Sit down." Xemnas said waving a hand to nearby chairs. Axel nodded and he and Saix sat down near the booth. Xemnas calmly sat down in a chair in front of them.
" So what's the deal, Xemmy?" Marluxia asked. Xemnas raised an eyebrow then sighed.
" I suppose it's better than Axel's nickname." He said. Then grew serious. " Our client is now offering 1 million munny for the crown." He said looking at them all. The pony tailed man leaned against the door as his one golden eye widened at this latest news.
" She must really want this." Zexion mused. " Why?"
" That's not our problem."Marluxia snorted.
" It may be." Zexion insisted.
" Zexion, if we picked which clients we'd serve because of our morals" Xemnas began and was accompanied by snickers at the word 'morals'. " Then we'd be dirt poor. This is a million munny. I know you'd like new books." Zexion sighed.
" I wish there was another way." He said gloomily.
" You think we chose to be poor?" Larxene asked. " Hell no. no one ever chooses to be poor. Now if you want to think about morals, imagine the look of horror on that princeling's face when he realizes his precious crown is gone." Larxene said with a wicked smile. Zexion smiled too.
" I can imagine that." He said wickedly.
" Good. Now everyone understand the plan?"
"What plan? We're basically going into the belly of the beats to get a piece of gold and velvet." Marluxia muttered. Xemnas frowned at him and he fell silent.
" Okay, if this goes well, all of us should have full pockets for a month." Xemnas said with a smile. The others nodded. Xemnas than stood up. " Come on, Xigbar. We have work to do." He said to the pony tailed man. Xigbar smiled at him.
" Finally some action." He said as Xemnas left. Xigbar turned back to Saix and winked. "Don't worry, I'll go easy on him." He said and left. Saix's eyes widened as the meaning Xigbar's statement sunk in. He nearly jumped out of his seat. He would have if Axel, Marluxia and Zexion had grabbed him.
"Chill, blue. He was only joking. If anything its your fault for making your crush so obvious." Larxene said, sounding bored as she drank from a mug of ale. Ginger ale. Saix scowled and he was released.
" It's not that obvious. Xemnas hasn't acknowledged me once." He said gloomily.
" Maybe he's waiting for you to make the first move." Zexion suggested.
" Maybe." Saix said simply.
" Lighten up. Why don't we make this interesting? Saix, I'll make you a deal." Axel said digging into his pocket. " I bet you that i can get the youngest prince to fall in love with me and if I do, you have to confess to Xemnas." Axel declared slapping 20 munny on the table. Saix raised an eyebrow.
" How will we know when you've won?" He asked.
" When I've slept with him, of course." Axel said without batting an eye.
" Of course."Saix said and rolled his gold eyes. " I'll give you a month. If you lose, not only do you have to give me half of your share from, this mission, but you also have to sleep with Marluxia." He said with a smirk. Axel, Zexion and Larxene, stared in horror at Saix. Axel even recoiled in revulsion.
" Saix, how could you hate me that much?" He asked. " I could get syphilis or yellow fever." He exclaimed. Marluxia frowned at him.
" I'm not as dirty as you think. And besides, yellow fever isn't an STD." He snapped.
" You would know." Larxene said with a laugh. Zexion shook his head.
" Okay everyone. We should get a good night's rest. If we're to infiltrate the castle we'll need all kinds of info. I think Marluxia, Axel and I should go ahead and earn their trust before letting Saix and Larxene in." He suggested.
"Why, shrimp?" Larxene asked looking annoyed. Zexion winced at the nickname.
" You and Saix are the clean up crew for a reason. Anyone who saw you could automatically point you out. Besides, if Marluxia appears on the day we strike, they'll heighten security." He explained with a shrug. The others nodded then one by one snook out of the tavern in the dark and quiet night.
Roxas was jerked awake the next morning, out of a particularly enjoyable dream involving a certain red head, by his brothers. Well, actually, Demyx. Vexen stood by the door smiling in amusement at Demyx's antics.
" Roxas, wake up!" Demyx whined as he jumped up and down on Roxas' bed. Roxas sat up quickly and dealt Demyx a punched to the stomach that knocked him off the bed. " What was that for?" Demyx asked darkly.
" That was for making me wear that dress you, bastard." Roxas hissed as he climbed out of bed. Demyx grinned.
" Vexen already got me for that." He said sheepishly. " But it was my birthday and I enjoyed it. Anyway, who's Axel?" He asked. Roxas froze just short of his closet.
" What?" He asked trying not to let his voice squeak. Demyx and Vexen exchanged glances.
" Axel. You were muttering his name when we came to wake you up." Vexen said as he raised an eyebrow.
" No, Vex, he wasn't muttering anything. He was moaning it." Demyx said with laugh. Roxas felt his cheeks heat and buried his head in the closet. " I think little Roxy's embarrassed." Demyx cooed from his seat on the floor.
" I think little Roxy has a crush." Vexen said with a smirk.
" Shut up." Roxas yelled, his voice muffled by the clothes.
"Why? It would be good for you, squirt. Vexen's supposed to be the only virgin in the family." Demyx said another laughed as he rolled away to avoid being kicked by his older brother.
" Shut up. I don't know why you're so happy you lost yours when you were 17." Vexen said with a scowl.
" Hey, Roxas is 17." Demyx said in excitement. Roxas threw a shoe at Demyx's head, but the blond ducked and the offending shoe hit Vexen instead.
" I'm 19, idiot." Roxas shouted as he whirled around. Vexen tossed the boot back at Roxas, looking slightly disgusted.
" Why haven't you had that cleaned? There's manure on it." He said with sniff.
" Nothings wrong with manure." Roxas said with a frown.
" Everything wrong with cow dung." Vexen said with a wrinkle of his pale nose.
" Cheer up, penguin." Demyx said happily, earning a glare from Vexen. " Winter's almost here. One more month and the air will be cold."
" It's not coming fast enough." Vexen grumbled. Roxas rolled his eyes and pulled out civilian clothing.
" Roxas, you're not going out again, are you?" Demyx whined. Roxas nodded simply.
" Yeah I-" He began when someone knocked on the door. " Come in." Roxas called as Demyx grabbed Vexen and pushed him into the closet. The door opened and a tall red head entered. He had familiar jade green eyes, bright red hair and wore a thin red shirt and black pants that clung tightly to his body. Roxas couldn't stop his eyes from wandering up and down the man's body.
" Your majesty." The man said in a smooth voice. Roxas practically swooned when the man spoke. But he didn't when he realized he heard the voice before. He stepped closer and peered up at the man's eyes. There was something familiar about them. It was the man's triangular black tattoos that brought his name to Roxas' lips.
" Axel?" He asked hesitantly. Axel smiled.
" I'm glad you remember me, Prince Roxas." He said with another bow.
" What are you doing here?" Roxas trying not to let the excitement show in his voice.
" I work here." Axel said. Roxas couldn't help showing his disappointment.
" Oh." He said simply. Axel frowned.
" Is something wrong?" He asked.
" I just thought you may have come here to..." Roxas trailed off as he looked everywhere but at Axel.
" To see you? But, I did come here to see you." Axel said. Roxas looked at him with surprise.
" Really?" He asked eagerly.
" Yes." Axel murmured and leaned forward to kiss him. Roxas stepped forward to meet his kiss when Demyx stumbled out of the closet. Axel scowled as he pulled away with out even kissing Roxas. Roxas frowned in disappointment and glared at Demyx and Vexen, who stepped calmly out of the closet while straightening his wrinkled white shirt.
" So you're Axel." Demyx exclaimed as he bounded up and stuck out a hand. Axel shook it firmly. Roxas frowned when he saw Demyx smile. This wasn't one the blond's normal happy smiles. No, Roxas knew these smiles meant death or at least humiliation. He wasn't disappointed. " Roxas has told us so much about you." Axel raised an eyebrow.
" Really? We only just met." He said as he released Demyx's hand.
" Oh, you should hear the way he talk about you. Why, he wouldn't shut up! All he could say was your name, poor parrot." Demyx said as he shook his head sadly. Roxas silently pleaded to Vexen to help while the other blond smirked and sat down on the untidy bed.
" Really? What does he say?" Axel asked, the inevitable question.
" Well all he can say is your name." Demyx explained.
" No, Demyx, I wouldn't say he says Axel's name, more like.. What would you call it?" Vexen spoke up. Roxas stared in horror at Vexen while Demyx smiled.
" Oh yes, he moans your name." Demyx said with a wink. " So take good care of him." And with that the flamboyant blond left the room followed by a chuckling Vexen. Roxas turned away from Axel, groaning softly. He turned back around when he heard Axel laugh.
" He is a very interesting individual, isn't he?" Axel asked. Roxas nodded. Axel stepped up to him and slipped a hand under Roxas' chin to hold his head up. " But not as interesting as you." He murmured before pulling away and leaving the room. Roxas was left standing in his room holding a dark brown shirt in his hand, feeling very confused, happy and angry all at the same time.
Demyx whistled as he walked though the halls of the palace. Vexen had wandered off somewhere. But that wasn't the least of his worries. He had all the servants running ragged to entertain the diplomats from the other worlds who thought they could spend all of Demyx's hard earned tax money. Well, the blond ruler had something planned for these insolent dogs. Demyx's train of thought was ground to a screeching halt when a man passed him. Demyx's sea green eyes followed as the man walked purposely down the hallway in front of him. The man had slate colored hair, but the most impressing thing was how short he was. Demyx decided to find out his name and ran after him. Placing a hand on the man's shoulder caused him to whirl around unexpectedly and knock Demyx over. The blond sat startled on the floor, wondering what happened.
" I'm sorry." The man said simply and held out a hand. Demyx took it and marveled at the slim fingers until he was pulled up.
" Thanks. What's your name?" Demyx asked looking the man up and down. Now Demyx could see his face, well part of his face was concealed by his hair which covered the right side of his head.
" Zexion." The man said simply. Attitude aside, this guy is hot! Demyx thought. Zexion bowed and then left without another word. Demyx decided to follow, forgetting all about the foreign diplomats in favor of this new servant.
Marluxia followed Vexen as he walked through the hallways of the castle, down to the basement. Creepy. Marluxia thought as Vexen stopped by a door. Vexen walked stiffly down creaky wooden steps into a black abyss. Marluxia poured a special solution meant to soften wood then followed after Vexen. Vexen proved to be a very boring person. Marluxia thought. All he did was sit in front of beakers with a clipboard and write down things. Sometime later, Vexen got up and left. Marluxia waited then followed after him. Just as Marluxia was thinking about ditching the blond in favor of one of his brothers, he suddenly found himself pinned against a wall with a foot long syringe at his neck.
" I thought I had shadow." Vexen hissed glaring at Marluxia through emerald green eyes. Marluxia could only gap at him.
" How?" He whispered.
" My stairs always creak. They didn't creak when I went back up so I knew something had to be up." Vexen explained gently pushed the end of the syringe so that a bead of ice blue liquid appeared on the tip. " I'm warning you. Stop what ever you're doing and get the hell out of here. If I catch you again, I'll inject this poison into your skin."
" What kind of poison is it?" Marluxia asked intrigued despite his situation. Vexen looked surprised. No one had ever asked what kind of poison he had.
"Grayanotoxin." He said. Marluxia smiled.
" How did you manage to isolate that? Did you use honey or the rhododendrons themselves?" He asked, intrigued. Vexen looked very confused now.
" How did you know that? Were you reading my notes?" He asked nervously. Marluxia smirked.
" I wouldn't need to read you notes to know that Grayanotoxin comes from the honey made from rhododendrons, heather, azaleas and cranberries." He said knowingly. Vexen stepped away from him, looking amazed. Marluxia took the opportunity to grab the syringe from Vexen's lax grip and pin the blond against the wall he, himself, had been up against. Vexen looked startled.
" So you know about grayanotoxins. Tell me what else do you know?" Marluxia purred in his ear, sending shivers down his spine. Vexen flinched and tried to push Marluxia away but the pink head refused to move.
" I know a lot of things." Vexen growled. " Ask me something in particular."
" What family are azaleas, and cranberries in?" Marluxia asked after a while. Vexen smiled proudly.
" That's easy, Ericaceae." Vexen said smugly.
" Correct." Marluxia said looking impressed. " Now what about Muscarien poison?" He asked. Vexen frowned.
" I thought you were asking only about plant poisons. Muscarien are found in several different species." Vexen said.
" Can you name a few?"
" Inocybe and Clitocybe." Vexen answered easily. Marluxia couldn't believe he knew that. " Now you tell me. Why is water dropwort so dangerous?" Vexen asked. Marluxia frowned. I don't know! He thought angrily.
" I don't know." Marluxia said. " Why?"
" It looks like parsnip and tis roots don't taste bitter so there is nothing that stop anything from eating it." Vexen answered smugly. Marluxia leaned forward and Vexen caught a strong whiff of some flower that he couldn't identify.
" I'll have to play with you later." Marluxia whispered in his ear before kissing it. Vexen froze and didn't notice when Marluxia walked off with his syringe.
Vexen was still stunned as he sat down to eat with Demyx and Roxas. Halfway through the dinner, Vexen suddenly realized (1) He didn't have his syringe, (2) The pink head was same one Demyx had mentioned last night and (3) He didn't even know the pink head's name.
" Shit!" Vexen yelled. Demyx accidentally spilled his ice cream. He had finished early and was already dining on ice cream.
" What's wrong?" Roxas asked urgently. Vexen looked up at him and shook his head distractedly.
" Nothing, I just met someone." He said with a blush.
" What a coincidence, so did I."Demyx chimed in happily. If Vexen wasn't currently in the process of trying to remember whether the pink head had mention his name throughout their conversation, he would have found it very suspicious that all three of them ran into three new guys on the same day.
That thought didn't occur to Zexion, neither to Axel or Marluxia. How were they to know, besides Axel that the princes had taken a liking to them? Zexion hadn't even noticed that Demyx had followed him around for the entire day. Marluxia hummed to himself as he balanced Vexen's syringe in his hand.
" We should try to do better, tomorrow." Zexion mused as he stared out the small window of their cramped room.
" Sure thing, Zex." Axel said. Marluxia didn't answer. Zexion turned to frown at the pink head.
"What are you up to?" Zexion asked with a frown.
" Nothing, just wondering. Is Axel the only one allowed to seduce one of the princes?" Marluxia asked thoughtfully.
" No, why?" Zexion asked warily.
" Because I want the oldest one." Marluxia said simply. Axel scrunched up his nose.
"He's ugly, pale and thin. Why would you want him?" He asked.
" He interests me."Marluxia said with a shrug. Axel sighed.
" Whatever you say, Marluxia. Just remember our rule." Axel reminded him.
" Never fall in love." The three of them said together.
That's it. Yay, I finally have Sora as a semi main character. For some reason my muse doesn't like Sora. I don't know what's wrong with him. Anyway, yeah, I'm stepping away from Xemnas/Saix for this story. But I'm not stepping completely away. I doubt this will be as popular as Don't Be Racist, but I'm still going to update it along with DBR.